The fifty ninth mantra of the Thirumandiram explores the fact that sound is primarily in the form of ideation or thought in the state preceeding the vocalised sound.
பண்டிதர் ஆவார் பதினெட்டும் பாடையும்
கண்டவர் கூறும் கருத்தறி வார்என்க
பண்டிதர் தங்கள் பதினெட்டுப் பாடையும்
அண்ட முதலான் அறஞ்சொன்ன வாறே. 3. 59.
Agamic Truths In 18 Languages
In eighteen various tongues they speak
The thoughts which Pandits alone know;
The Pandits' tongues numbering ten and eight
Are but what the Primal Lord declared. 3.59.
Com – In eighteen various tongues they speak The Pandits (learned ones in possession of wisdom) are those who know the eighteen languages. The thoughts which Pandits alone know Those wise ones (described above) are capable of fully understanding the truths spoken of by the Agamas. The Pandits' tongues numbering ten and eight All the eighteen languages, that the wise ones know, Are but what the Primal Lord declared speak of and reveal the truths that have been declared by Siva, the Primal Lord, who is the seed cause of the whole universe.
* All languages are in the form of sound in their gross aspect. However, in the subtle aspect (i.e. before being expressed as sound), they are all in the form of ideas/thoughts. In this subtle aspect, there is no difference between the languages (as is obviously present in the gross aspect). Thus, the truth in the stage of idea/thought is able to be expressed without change (i.e. without deviating from the original truth in the idea/thought) of meaning, through any language – when conveyed by the wise one’s who have understood the subtle truth of the Agamas.
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