[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [The Purana Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951) › v1.c5.s6.139 # The Purana Index v1.c5.s6.139 The Purāṇa Index v1.c5.s6.139 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c5.s6.139](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.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. - [Previous: v1.c5.s6.138](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s6.138) - [Next: v1.c5.s6.140](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s6.140) - [Up: v1.c5.s6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s6.139](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s6.139) · Pramāṇa