004 - Sharada Consonants

Consonant (Vyanjan व्यंजन) characters in Varnmala (वर्णमाला) - are written as (Devnagri followed by Sharada scrip); 

003 - Sharada Vowels

When the characters of Sharada script are arranged in the traditional order, they constitute a series of syllables which may be regarded as the basis of the phonological system. Each character represents a syllable and is called Akshar (अक्षर) and the series of characters in the syllabary is called Varnmala (वर्णमाला), consisting of vowels (swar स्वर) and consonants (vyanjen व्यंजन).

Vowel (Swar स्वर) characters in Varnmala (वर्णमाला) - A vowel which constitutes a syllable is written with a vowel character; 

Sharada script vowels (swar स्वर) ---

Youtube link : Sharada Script Learning - Vowels

The Vowel characters are referred to as Akaar, Aakaar, Ikaar and so on. These are related to the their positions of articulation. In the next blog I will try to record the Vowel Signs which may be added to a consonant character to represent a syllable.

 Sharada ई 

1. एक बिंदु --- मुख (भगवती का)

2. दो बिंदु ---  दो स्तन

3. शरीर (भगवती का)

002 - OM ॐ 𑇄

ॐ OM - a mystic syllable, considered the most sacred mantra in Hinduism. It appears at the beginning and end of most Sanskrit recitations, prayers, and texts. Om (or Aum) Sanskrit: ॐ, ओम्, is a sacred sound, syllable, mantra, and an invocation in Hinduism. 

Form of OM in Sharada script is 𑇄. It gives completely a unique feeling when I write the symbol on paper - the experience is overwhelming. Holding my breath on each stroke neutralizes all emotions, the flow and the formations create a blissful atmosphere where one can experience the presence of Absolute. The lines, angles, curves, distribution and depths all work together creating an environment where nothing else matters. The power of sacred being is enormous and cannot be expressed in words.

ॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं महासरस्वती देव्यै नमः

𑇄 𑆎𑆁 𑆲𑇀𑆫𑆵𑆁 𑆑𑇀𑆬𑆵𑆁 𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆱𑆫𑆱𑇀𑆮𑆠𑆵 𑆢𑆼𑆮𑇀𑆪𑆽 𑆤𑆩𑆂
 

Youtube Link https://youtu.be/tZqrpFflNCc

001 - Jai Maa Sharada

 Om Shree Ganeshaye Namah 

 Jai Maa Sharada 🙏

I have always had a desire to learn the pious 'Sharada' script - read and write. I feel truly blessed getting the opportunity to learn the divine script from 'Core Sharada Team' foundation. The script is truly mesmerizing especially when one starts to learn the basics of the language vowels, consonants, numerals and then take it a step forward in forming simple words, conjuncts, sentences, paragraphs and gradually dive into learning to identify, read and write the centuries old handwritten shlokas, holy scriptures, Religious texts from Purans, Vedas etc. 

Personally for me, I am fascinated by individual alphabets formations, how intriguing, complex, bold and beautiful these are when those are written in ink with pen and paper. Now-a-days the electronic media and facilities are abundant however, it gives me completely different feeling that I cannot express in words - how the ink flows from the pen (qalam) creating impressions on blank canvas, sometimes a stroke gets perfectly drawn and sometime not so in harmony. 

I keep trying on a daily basis - started with writing the divine 'OM', both in Sharada as well as Devanagari scripts, displayed below...

With the grace and blessing of Mata Sharada (Mata Saraswati), I plan to record and share the composition-writing of alphabets, vowels, consonants, word formations, simple sentences and some basic shloka's, religious texts. I hope this can be useful for our younger generations who seek to know more and would like to stay connected to their roots. 

May Mata Sharada bless all. Jai Maa Sharada.