यथा शिखा मयूराणां नागानां मणयो यथा।
तद्वद् वेदांगशास्त्राणां गणितं मूर्ध्नि संस्थितम् ॥
-- (वेदांग ज्योतिष - ५)
(जिस प्रकार मोरों के सिर पर शिखा और नागों के सिर में मणि सर्वोच्च स्थान में होते हैं उसी प्रकार वेदांगशास्त्रों में गणित का स्थान सबसे उपर (मूर्धन्य) है।
पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पूर्णमुदच्यते ।
पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ॥
That is infinite, and this (universe) is infinite. The infinite proceeds from the infinite. (Then) taking the infinitude of the infinite (universe), it remains as the infinite alone.
This ancient shloka from from the Isha Upanishad describes the cosmic order.
Maths can be bamboozling. With all its symbols and letters. It looks like it's written in another language - and it is. MATHEMATICS is the Language of Universe. Numbers are like words, pluses and minuses are like full stop and commas, and equations are like sentences. The greatest poets, authors, and playwrights light up the world with their beautiful arrangements of words. Yet, when it comes to mathematics. The Universe is a better writer than all of them combined. Even Shakespeare had nothing on Nature... .
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