Pronunciation guide · page vi

1Guide to Hindi Pronounciation

2To maintain the integrity of the divine couplets revealed

3by Shri Maharaj Ji we have adopted the following

4methodology of transliteration and pronunciation:

5अ

6a as u in but

7आ

8ā as a in far

9इ

10i as i in pin

11ई

12ī as i in machine

13उ

14u as u in push

15ऊ

16ū as u in union

17ए

18e as a in evade’

19ऐ

20ai as a in mat; sometimes as ai in aisle with

21the only difference that a should be

22pronounced as u in but, not as a in far.

23ओ

24o as o in go

25औ

26au as o in pot, or as aw in saw

27ऋ

28ṛi s r in Kṛiṣhṇa

29: ḥ which is a strong aspirate also lengthens

30the preceding vowel and occurs only at

31the end of a word. It is pronounced as a

32final h sound