Elements that build Sanskrit
Dec 2nd, 2006 | By admin | Category: factsThere are 50 letters in this language which was taken from the Vedas. ‘GNYA’ letter would make it 51. In general, people would call it as ‘MATRUKA’- (meaning: VISWAMALA.). Therefore it is said that the shadows of the Parashakthi (Supreme Power) are these 51 letters.
If the whole creation is created by the Supreme Power, and if the sound is the source of the creation, then these 51 letters represent their roopas (forms).
Siksha shastram tells that these 51 letters represent the body parts of that supreme power (ParaShakti). It briefs us about which letter corresponds to which part of the body. When observed deeply, one could find that there are 51 important Sathya temples corresponding to those 51 Sanskrit letters in our country (India). This is the opinion of the Kanchi Acharya Swamy (before).
By Veena
