Syllables Mapped Onto The Human Body

the word for syllable in sanskrit is

akSara mfn. imperishable ; unalterable ; m. a sword L. ; S3iva L. ; Vishn2u L. ; (%{A}) f. see %{a4kSarA} below ; (%{am}) n. a syllable ; the syllable %{om} Mn. ; a letter [m. Ra1matUp.] ; a vowel ; a sound ; a word ; N. of Brahma ; final beatitude religious austerity , sacrifice L. ; water RV. i , 34 , 4 and i , 164 , 42 [3,3] ; Achyranthes Aspera.

I love that. Imperishable.

Here is the map of the syllables on the human body. If you are very still as you vocalize, you can feel them in the part of the body. This also has meaning in Ayurveda. To connect with a certain body part you may chant the seed syllable.

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There are a lot of deeper meanings here as well, of Agni and Soma, of the chakras, the five elements and more.