I’ve really fallen in love with frogs, well, my whole life. Frogs have always shown up in folk lore and have a large place in ancient history.
This article, not the most resourceful, but has some helpful bits here and there.
“The word “Manduka” is Sanskrit for frog, literally meaning the “Frog Upanishads”. The book explains the meaning of the sound AUM as three stages of consciousness – A: Wakefulness; U: Dream state and M: deep sleep.
This Upanishad describes how yogis and munis leap from like “manduka” and vault themselves from the waking and dream states straight into the consciousness of the third state of bliss “sushupti”.
https://www.wordzz.com/frogs-part-indian-culture/
This article, not the most resourceful, but has some helpful bits here and there.
“The word “Manduka” is Sanskrit for frog, literally meaning the “Frog Upanishads”. The book explains the meaning of the sound AUM as three stages of consciousness – A: Wakefulness; U: Dream state and M: deep sleep.
This Upanishad describes how yogis and munis leap from like “manduka” and vault themselves from the waking and dream states straight into the consciousness of the third state of bliss “sushupti”.
https://www.wordzz.com/frogs-part-indian-culture/