Desire of vedas - Significance of Om from Chandogya upanishad

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Om Prayer from Chandogya Upanishad

ॐ तदेतन्मिथुनमोमित्येतस्मिन्नक्षरे सँसृज्यते यदा वै मिथुनौ समागच्छत आप यतो वै तावन्योन्यस्य कामम् । ६ । ॐ

Hymn as Romanized text

Om tadetanmithunamomityetasminnakShare sa~MsRujyate yadA vai mithunau samAgacChata Apa yato vai tAvanyonyasya kAmam | 6 | (tad etan mithunam om ityet asmin akshare sa~msRujyate, vai mithunau samAgacChata Apa yato vai tAvanyonyasya kAmam | ) Om

Meaning of the Prayer Hymn:

Union of the foresaid couple (Rk and Sama) happens in the syllable Om, like the way in union the couple coming together fulfill the desire of each other.

Notes:

1. anyonyasya kAmam - mutual desire This section is on the Udgita upasana in Chadogya upanishad. In the earlier hymn the close relationship between Rk and Sama was explained. In this hymn nicely brings out quoting the union of the couple the desire of both Rk and Sama is in extolling the "Om" - the Udgita. Omkara is the manifestation of God. Worshipping that Omkara is the essense from vedas. 2. c.f. உய்யுநெறி காட்டுவித்திட்டு ஓங்காரத்து உட்பொருளை ஐயன் எனக்கு அருளியவாறு ஆர் பெறுவார் அச்சோவே - மாணிக்க வாசகர்