The ‘a’ stands for the state of wakefulness (जागृत/जाग्रत अवस्था), that we experience with our mind and indriyas or sense organs. AUM is made of three mātrās or letters : ‘a’, ‘u’ and ‘m’.
Mandukya Upanishad is important because it digs deep on the most auspicious word to Hindus - AUM. So literates have reasons to believe it is connected with this great seer. The Mandukeyas also appears in the Bhagavata Purana as the receivers of a branch of the Rig Veda from Indra. His name is mentioned in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad along with the Mandukeyas, his disciples. It is however believed that this Upanishad is attributed to a sage called Manduka, son of Manduki. The name Mandukya may seem bit strange as the word manduk literally means Frog in Sanskrit. Muktikopanishad, which discusses other Upanishads give high marks to Mandukya Upanishad by saying that the Mandukya Upanishad alone is enough for salvation. It has twelve verses, which mainly elaborates on AUM, the word most celestial to Hindus. The Mandukya Upanishad is the shortest of the Upanishads.
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