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other four senses e.g.. Only through the sense of touch / skin, he can see. smell, hear and taste. Of course, the attainment of such extrasensory power i.e. labdhi seems to be improbable/impossible in the present day world. Some people, therefore, may not believe it, but for this reason it is not proper to make the statement that such extrasensory powers do not exist.
Therefore, the power of direct experience of the colour of sound attained by Dutta, must be some special type of labdhi. According to the Jaina theory of karma, this extrasensory power of Dutta. must have been attained by annihilation-cum- subsidence of matijñānāvaraniya karma (karma covering the empirical knowledge of soul), because this type of karma covers the knowledge received through the five senses and mind. This kind of karma obstructs the direct knowledge received through sense-organs. When the cover of this type of karma is removed, one naturally receives direct knowledge through sense-organs.
Shri Dutta's extrasensory perception of the colours of Samskrita letters and the colours of Samskrita letters shown in the books of ancient tantric/mystic science are not in agreement at many places. Moreover, even in the books of tantric/mystic science the descriptions of the colours of Samskrita letters are not in mutual agreement. But these references certainly prove that ancient sages and monks and distinguished tantrikas i.e. special kind of worshippers experienced colours of sound.
Shri Dutta is an engineer in 'Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited'. He has, therefore, attempted to analyse his extrasensory perceptions according to scientific methods. He has taken pains to determine the colour of every letter. He has also tasted his experiences of colour of sound by comparing them to the rules of sandhi (euphonic coalition of letters) and dissolution of sandhi in grammer of the Samskrita language. He has also shown the graphic method of showing wonderful power of various mantras and names by well-arranged tables through knowing the different colours of each letter (a vowel or a consonant) of Samskrita alphabet and its glitter and intensity.
According to him, assemblance of coloured particles produced by sound united with one another and underwent a transformation into an assemblance of particles of a different colour. They perhaps followed the rules of sandhi (combination of letters) of the Samskrita language. In his article, he has given illustrations of this transformation. On the basis of his expereinces he says that the Samskrita language is very scientific.
Really speaking, the languages of the world
other than Samskrita,
Arhat Vacana, October 99
