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| Title: | Spectral analysis of the Vedic mantra Omkara |
| Authors: | Devi, Heisnam Jina
Swamy, N V C
Nagendra, H R |
| Keywords: | Spectral analysis
Vedic mantra
Omkara |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2004 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.7: G10K 115/02. |
| Abstract: |
It
has been recognised for quite some time that Mantras or sacred words have
beneficial effects on human beings and even plants. In a previous study, the
authors have demonstrated the effect of Agnihotra mantra chanting at sunrise
and sunset on the germination of rice seeds. Scriptures also mention that
mantras like Om, Gayatri and Mrityunjaya have
benefited humanity quite a lot.
This paper is an
attempt to identify quantitatively the signal characteristics of mantra sound
patterns. It is a pilot study and appears to be one of the first of its kind in
the world. The study has confined itself to the identification of the
predominant frequencies and their subharmonics of A-kara, U-kara, Ma-kara and
Om-kara.
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| Page(s): | 154-161 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.03(2) [April 2004]
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