Significance of Numbers – Sankhya Viśhiṣhṭa 0

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Sankhya Viśhiṣhṭa 0

Significance of number Zero

Numeral 0 References Brief explanation
ŚhūnyaThe numeral 0India ‘s great contribution
Śhūnya In Arithmetic1+0, 1+00, 1+000, Etc…
01, 001, 0001 …Etc…
In a sequence – where the numeral has Power
In a sequence – where the numeral is Powerless
Śhūnya MudhrāThis is a pose or gesture in Yoga.
In Samskuth, Śhūnya means Zero or Sky. Mudhr ā means gesture.
Keep the middle finger at the mount of Venus and press it with thumb . Hold it for 40 to 60 minutes daily. This prevents and cures deafness, pain in the ears and other problems with hearing.
Śhūnya with regards to the worldMahā Pralaya meaning dissolution of the universe.The final dissolution is equated to the concept of Śhūnya.
Śhūnya in the Upaniṣhads

Pūrṇāth Pūrṇamidham Sarvam

This is the whole because it came out of the whole- is the meaning of the above phrase taken from the invocation

“Om pūrṇamadhah pūrṇamidhaM pūrṇāth pūrṇamudhachyathe Pūrṇasya pūrṇamādhāya pūrṇamvāvaśhiṣhyathe” of Iśhāvāsyopaniṣhad, the first of the ten principal Upaniṣhads in Indian philosophy.

The Upaniṣhads are the philosophical treatises of the ancient Indians.

They reflect on all aspects of the individual life with the primary focus on one attaining the Self within.

In this context, the concept of zero as the whole is emphasized.

Śhūnya in creationAccording to Indian (Hindhu) Mythology, The Supreme Self created the universe from one ‘whole –complete entity’ and this is the Śhūnya.The revelation of Divinity and the Cosmic Egg from which arose all creation are attributed to Śhūnya in this context.
Śhūnya in the hymnsVīraha Viṣhamaha Śhūnyo is part of one verse in the hymn Viṣhṇu Sahasranāmaha – A hymn of One thousand names of Lord ViṣhṇuOne of the names in this hymn is Śhūnya where the Lord is described as the personification of the Whole.