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The Primordial Sound-Adi Shabda—and the
Creation of the Universe
The primordial sound is self-existent and all manifestation is from this essential Sound. It is life-principle of the entire
creation.
In the Rig Veda it is said: Ekoham bahusyami.
[In God the will (vibration) arose,] I am one, let me be
тапу. From the divine will (vibration) the primordial sound manifested and the cosmos was created, unfolding from subtle to gross. The Bible speaks about this as well, in both the Hebrew and Christian testaments. This Genesis account of creation, fundamental to both Judaism and Christianity, begins with the voice of God speaking (vibrating):
God said (sound vibrated), 'Let there be light.'
And in the following days, various forms of creation unfolded.
The Gospel of John refers to this primeval sound:
In the beginning was the word, the word was with God, and the word was God.
In a parallel telling, the Koran Sharif says:
God said Kun (be) and so it (the creation] happened.
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