OṀ PŨRṆABHŨMYAI NAMAH:
OṀ (AUM)-POOR-ṆA-BHOO-MYAI—NA-MA-HA
ॐ पूर्णभूम्यै नमः
(Pūrṇah: Full, Infinite, Complete)
In Hindu culture and tradition pūrṇam signifies completeness, sacredness and fullness. Based on the pūrṇam, the sunna– the zero was recognized and written in our Gaṇitaśhāstram. The zero as a symbol has changed the world with the most recent being invention of computers based on binary code for which, the zero and the one are the numbers used. Our ancient seers and sages realized that Parabrahman is full, complete, infinite, and pūrṇam.
We recite the śhanti' mantram from the Ȋśhāvāsyopanishad– 'OM!
Pūrṇamadah, pūrṇamidam, pūrṇāt pūrṇa…pūrṇamevāvaśishyaṫe, meaning- 'this is full, that is full and whatever here is full. When you add or deduct from the full, what remains is full'. The infinite nature of the Parabrahman was explained with this hymn. That Infinite has no beginning or end. Jīva is also full and is nothing but Parabrahman.
The land which recognized the fullness of Brahman is our 'Pūrṇa Bhūmi'. | Unsplash
That Parabrahman is pūrṇam, is symbolized with a circle that we recognize as zero. When you place a zero after a number, the value of that number increases. The more zeros you add to that number, the bigger the value is. On the other hand, when you place a zero before a number, no matter how many zeros you add, the value is going to stay the same. If you multiply any big number you want with zero, the value is going to be zero. What a wonderful concept our ancient sages thought of! The fullness and auspiciousness of that pūrṇatvam came to their realization during deep meditation or tapas. Even western philosophers and psychologists came to our country and learned about the pūrṇam and wrote books, and started teaching in prestigious universities about this concept as graduate and postgraduate research material. Only those who understand the deeper meaning of pūrṇam can appreciate its depth of knowledge.
We use pūrṇam as an auspicious ide:- pūrṇakumbham in rituals, festivals, marriages and temple activities. When someone is honored in a function, priests receive them with pūrṇakumbham.
The land which recognized the fullness of Brahman is our 'Pūrṇa Bhūmi'.
(Keywords: Hindu, culture, brahman, parabrahman, zero)