Passage 17

In English

By the title Brahmanaspathi, we have to understand that Brahman is the master, and that he is in full control of the Manthras. The world is made up of all the material items that we see around us. Matter has arisen out of words. The meaning of the various words arises from the words themselves. We learnt that Brahman is responsible for the sounds that emerge. If, therefore, the meaning of the word Brihaspathi is that Brahma is the master of this whole world, we come to the conclusion that Brihaspathi is only an alternative name for Brahman. In this way, if we recognise the true meaning and interpret each of the names appropriate to Brahman, we can easily understand the presence of Brahman everywhere and the significance of these names.