The Purana Index v1.c5.s6.139

v1.c5.s6.139

Omkāraprāpti—characteristic of; this is trimātrā with consonant and vowel; Om placed in the head resembles the moving of ants in the body; Praṇava is bow, ātmā arrow, Brahma, the aim to be shot at, without faltering; Om is three Vedas, three worlds, three fires, the three steps of Viṣṇu; Akāra is Akṣara, Ukāra is Svarita, Makāra is pluta; its head is heaven; more efficacious if performed monthly for many years than sacrifices like Aśvamedha; a hymn to Rudra. Vā. 20. 1-9, 32-33.