Sankhya Viśhiṣhṭa 0
Significance of number Zero
| Numeral 0 | References | Brief explanation |
| Śhūnya | The numeral 0 | India 's great contribution |
| Śhūnya In Arithmetic | 1+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 Mudhrā | This 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 world | Mahā 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 creation | According 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 hymns | Vīraha Viṣhamaha Śhūnyo is part of one verse in the hymn Viṣhṇu Sahasranāmaha - A hymn of One thousand names of Lord Viṣhṇu | One of the names in this hymn is Śhūnya where the Lord is described as the personification of the Whole. |
