Passage 2

In English

For the prosperity of the whole world, the primary basis is the goddess of speech. From speech comes the word, and from the word comes the meaning. Thus, speech is the basis for the total meaning that we see around us in the world and so for the entire material world. It is in this context that we call all matter by the name or meaning of a word. When we utter a word, say , it means a piece of cloth and this in itself is the meaning of the word. In this world, every material that can be perceived is inter-linked with a word and the meaning of the word indicates the material of . So means the material item indicated by this word. For the word, the basis is the speech and the speech is the basis for all matter in this world. This is what has been explained by the word . This word of the Veda has been called by another name and that is . Those who are well-versed in the fill their hearts with the contents of the Veda and at the time they do the , they utter the from the depths of their hearts and this ability has been called . This has been called because the words which constitute the are within their mind. If these very ideas are expounded in words, it will be called . The ultimate form of this in one’s mind and what comes out as one’s word are called the stream of .