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Why is pronunciation so important in Sanskrit?
Sanskrit is highly respected in India as their sacred, divine, mother
language. To honor this tradition it is important to spend a little
time to learn at least the basics of pronunciation.
reading Sanskrit words rendered in English letters with no diacritical
marks, and pronouncing them as an English word, almost always results
in poor pronunciation, and often the expression of a completely
different energy.
Here are some blatant examples: mala means "impurity" and in Ayurveda
translates to "feces, urine or sweat" mālā means "necklace of beads,
garland, rosary" OR ananda means "unhappiness" while ānanda means
"enhanced happiness, bliss"
chanting a mantra, especially a single-seed "bija" mantra (click here
for examples), releases specific energy into the world. The more the
sound (̥śabda), intention, meaning (artha) and visualization (yantra)
align, the more powerful the desired effect will be. Even if the
mantra is recited mentally, it is still based on the audible sound.
chanting divine names of gods and goddesses invokes the energies they
represent.
If these are mispronounced, then the resulting vibration may shift
into something that is not intended.