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Om,

 

Today being Maha Shivaratri, the mind is to be made

attached to Shiva, in a world where there are no

wants, therefore no need of food or sleep. One needs

to be GudaKesha (conquerer of sleep) today, so that

one can seek Hrikesha (the conquerer of all senses).

 

 

... shivamaanasapuujaa ..

 

rat_naiH kalpitamaasanaM himajalaiH s_naanaM cha

divyaambaraM

naanaarat_navibhuuShitaM mR^igamadaamodaaN^kitaM

chandanam.h .

jaatiichampakabilvapatrarachitaM puShpaM cha

dhuupaM tathaa

diipaM deva dayaanidhe pashupate hR^itkalpitaM

gR^ihyataam.h .. 1..

 

 

O ocean of mercy, O master of bound creatures, I

have imagined a throne

of precious stones for You, cool water for You to

bathe in,

divine robes adorned with many jewels, sandalwood

paste mixed

with musk to anoint Your body, jasmine and

champaka flowers and

bilva leaves, rare incense, and a shining flame.

Accept all these which I have imagined in my heart

for You, O God. 1

 

 

sauvarNe navarat_nakhaNDarachite paatre ghR^itaM

paayasaM

bhakShyaM paJN_chavidhaM payodadhiyutaM

rambhaaphalaM paanakam.h .

shaakaanaamayutaM jalaM ruchikaraM

karpuurakhaNDojjvalaM

taambuulaM manasaa mayaa virachitaM bhak_t_yaa

prabho sviikuru .. 2..

 

 

Sweet rice in a golden bowl inlaid with the nine

jewels, the five

kinds of food made from milk and curd, bananas,

vegetables,

sweet water scented with camphor, and betel

leaf\-\-\-

I have prepared all these in my mind with

devotion.

O Lord, please accept them. 2

 

 

chhatraM chaamarayoryugaM vyajanakaM chaadarshakaM

nirmalam.h

viiNaabherimR^idaN^gakaahalakalaa giitaM cha

nR^ityaM tathaa .

saaShTaaN^gaM praNatiH stutirbahuvidhaa

hyetatsamastaM mayaa

saN^kalpena samarpitaM tava vibho puujaaM

gR^ihaaNa prabho .. 3..

 

 

A canopy, two yak-tail whisks, a fan and a

spotless mirror, a viiNaa,

kettledrums, a mridang and a great drum, songs and

dancing, full prostrations,

and many kinds of hymns\-\-\- all this I offer You

in my imagination.

O almighty Lord, accept this, my worship of You. 4

 

 

aatmaa tvaM girijaa matiH sahacharaaH praaNaaH

shariiraM gR^ihaM

puujaa te viShayopabhogarachanaa nidraa

samaadhisthitiH .

saJN_chaaraH padayoH pradakShiNavidhiH stotraaNi

sarvaa giro

yadyatkarma karomi tattadakhilaM shambho

tavaaraadhanam.h .. 4..

 

 

You are my Self; paarvatii is my reason. My five

praaNaas are

Your attendants, my body is Your house, and all

the pleasures of

my senses are objects to use for Your worship. My

sleep is

Your state of samaadhii. Wherever I walk I am

walking around You,

everything I say is in praise of You, everything I

do is in devotion to You,

O benevolent Lord! 4

 

 

karacharaNa kR^itaM vaak_kaayajaM karmajaM vaa .

shravaNanayanajaM vaa maanasaM

vaaparaadham.h .

vihitamavihitaM vaa sarvametatkShamasva .

jaya jaya karuNaabdhe

shriimahaadevashambho .. 5..

 

 

Whatever sins I have committed with my hands,

feet, voice, body, actions,

ears, eyes, or mind, whether prohibited by the

scriptures or not,

please forgive them all. Hail! Hail! O ocean of

compassion! O great

God! O benevolent Lord! 5

 

 

Shloka taken from

http://sanskrit.gde.to/mirrors/puja/texts/smaanasa.htm

 

 

 

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namaste.

 

Today is shivarAtri, the most auspicious day for

devotees of Lord Shiva. Chanting shrirudram eleven

times today, fasting and keeping all-night vigil

purifies the mind. And part of shrirudram is

mahAmr^ityunjaya mantra and this post is about

this mantra.

 

This mantra is chanted when someone is sick. And

the mantra chanted, knowing the full meaning, is

considered potent to overcome untimely death and

to prolong life. Although one can never establish

one-to-one correlation, I have seen instances when

group-chanting of this mantra has resulted in

miraculous recovery in very hopeless situations.

 

The mantra is

 

Om

tryambakaM yajAmahe sugandhiM puShTivardhanam.h

urvArukamiva bandhanAn mr^ityor mukshIya mA amr^itAt

 

We adore the Supreme, who is the possessor of the three

eyes, who is the enhancer of fragrance and nourishment.

May we be liberated from the meshes of death, as a fruit

is liberated from the bondage of creeping vines, and may

we be led to immortality.

 

This hymn, part of the vedA-s, is in praise of Lord shiva

and was revealed to the r^iShi-s during their vision of

the SELF. This is called mahAmr^ityunjaya mantra, meaning

conqueror of death. When we meditate on this mantra's

deeper meaning and adore the SELF in the form of Lord

shiva with proper understanding, we will attain the

highest goal of human life - liberation.

 

Lord shiva is the Absolute SELF presented in a personified

form. Lord shiva's form is a highly mystical and poetic

representation of the nirguna brahman. Lord shiva's head

is covered with matted locks, matted locks representing

the mysteries of spiritual life. He has the river Ganges

flowing from His head, the river representing wisdom. He

has a crescent moon on the forehead, the crescent moon

being a symbol of mastery over the mind. In most people,

the mind waxes and wanes like the moon. In Lord shiva,

the moon always remains in crescent phase, indicating

eternal control of the mind. The snakes on Lord shiva's

body represent cosmic powers. The ashes that cover Him

represent vairAgya, dispassion. Lord shiva is the embodiment

of sannyAsa, renunciation.

 

Now, the meaning of mahAmr^ityunjaya mantra.

 

tryambakam: means the three-eyed God. While the two eyes see

the practicality of the world, the third eye transcends this

world and represents the intuitive vision that destroys the

world-process. [Another interpretation of tryambakam may be:

tristraH ambikam yasya: one who possesses three powers, kriyA

shakti, icchAshakti, jnAnashakti].

 

yajAmahe: we propitiate, worship that deity. YajAmahe indicates

surrender, offering of our indivdual ego (born of ignoarance)

at the altar of the deity. This is the highest offering.

 

sugandhim: means fragrance. Just as the fragrance of the rose,

jasmine and other flowers delight the heart, so too, with the

unfoldment of spirit, the lotus of the heart blooms and a

celestial frangrance emanates from the heart in the form of

cheerfulness, serenity, love, compassion, satisfaction and

other divine qualities. If we have these impressions, our

personality will have a divine fragrance. This is the spiritual

aroma, the saints leave behind after they discard their body.

This is the fragrance of the soul.

 

It is due to the lack of fragrance of the soul that a human

suffers from various diseases of the body and the mind. The

greatest of these diseases is avidyA - ignorance.

 

puShTivardhanam: means increase of nourishment. The divine

SELF is He who increases fragrance (sugandhim) and nourishment

(puShTi). Our personality has four great factors: reason, emotion,

will and action. When we receive Lord shiva's grace, these four

become well-balanced and puShTi, or mystic nourishment is

enhanced.

 

Just as a fruit on a creeping vine ripens day by day, even

our individual soul acquires maturity in the world-process

and becomes integrated. When a fruit develops, nature enhances

ripeness and fragrance in the fruit. Similarly, as we grow and

mature, we are like a fruit on the vine. Lord shiva causes the

fruit to ripen. A saint is like a ripened fruit in the vine of

the world-process.

 

urvArukamiva: means a vine-like plant that bears fruit like a

cucumber or a pumpkin. As the fruit grows, it is sustained by

the plant, but when it is mellowed with sweetness, when it

becomes fully ripe, it drops off spontaneously and detaches

completely from the mother vine and not to be attached again.

Similarly, every individual is like the growing cucumber (or

pumpkin) in the creeper of the world-process. The world-process

is like a vine or creeper because it has many branches and it

catches hold of everyone through entanglements. By Lord shiva's

grace, we mature, through personality-integration, develop divine

virtues and when the moment of ripeness comes, we detach away from

the world-processes, never to return back again for re-birth.

 

bandhanAn mr^ityormukshIya: means liberate us from the bondage

of death. Death is the symbol of darkness that hampers the

unfoldment of the spirit. AvidyA or ignorance is the source

of death.

 

mA amr^itAt: means "lead me to immortality". A common fruit

falls down and perishes. But the fruit of the soul that grows

on the creeper of the world-process, having been liberated,

falls into the ocean of bliss. The soul acquires perfection

by transcending the mind, the intellect and the senses.

 

The mahAmr^ityunjaya mantra is a short one, but a very potent

one. It bestows upon its devotees the enjoyment of the world

as well as liberation. It fulfills human desires and aspirations,

awakens love for the supreme and decorates the soul with excellent

virtues and liberates it from birth and death.

 

May we repeat this mantra regularly with insight, feeling and

devotion and may we be eligible to receive the blessings of

Lord shiva.

 

Reference for this article: Advice to householders by Swami

Jyotirmayananda

 

 

Regards

Gummuluru Murthy

 

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The Shiva Mahimnah Stotra was written by Pusphadantha

who composed it to please Shiva after he incurred th

wrath of Shiva by treading on some flowers which had

been offered for worship.

Here are some extremely beautiful shlokas from it.

 

"mahoxaH khaTvaaN^gaM parashurajinaM bhasma phaNinaH

kapaalaM chetiiyattava varada tantropakaraNam.h |

suraastaaM taamR^iddhiM dadhati tu

bhavadbhuupraNihitaaM

na hi svaatmaaraamaM vishhayamR^igatR^ishhNaa

bhramayati || "

 

"O giver of boons, a great bull, a wooden club, a

tiger skin, ashes, a human skull, these are your only

possessions, though by the mere casting of eyes, you

gave to the gods great treasures they enjoy. Indeed,

the mirage of sense-objects cannot delude one whose

delight is in the Self."

 

"bahula rajase vishvotpattau bhavAya namo namaH

prabala tamase tat.h saMhAre harAya namo namaH |

jana sukhakR^ite sattvodriktau mR^iDAya namo namaH

pramahasi pade nistraiguNye shivAya namo namaH "

 

"Salutation to Brahma in whom rajas preponderates for

the creation of the universe, salutation to Rudra in

whom tamas preponderates for the destruction of the

same. Salutation to Vishnu in whom sattva

preponderates for giving happiness to people.

Salutation to Shiva who is effulgent and beyond the

three attributes."

 

asita giri samaM syAt.h kajjalaM sindhu pAtre

sura taruvara shAkhA lekhanI patramurvI |

likhati yadi gR^ihItvaa shAradA sarvakAlaM

tadapi tava guNAnAmIsha pAraM na yAti

 

"O Lord, if the blue mountain is the ink, the ocean,

the ink pot, the branch of the heavenly tree is the

pen, the earth, the writing leaf, and by taking these,

if the Goddess of learning writes for eternity, even

then the limit of Your virtues will not be reached."

 

 

Om Om Om.

 

 

 

 

 

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Thank you Gummuluruji for posting the great Shiva Mantra. It is among my

favorites. In the 1950s, my father had some health concerns and wrote a

letter to Swami Sivananda. Swami Sivananda as many know was formerly a

medical doctor and continued dispensing advice on health issues even after

he became a monk at the age of 37. Along with advice on diet and herbal

medicinal recommendations, Swami Sivananda also included the

mahAmr^ityunjaya mantra in the response to my father's letter and advised

that it should be repeated for good health and prosperity. To this day, my

father repeats it with great faith. Swami Sivananda has given many of the

classic mantras in his book Japa Yoga and explained the science and

psychology of mantra practice. Japa Yoga also contains some wonderful

Krishna Mantras and explains the Gayatri Mantra as well. Thanks to Anandaji

for his posts on Shiva Ratri as well.

 

Love to all

Harsha

 

 

Gummuluru Murthy [gmurthy]

Wednesday, February 21, 2001 4:59 PM

advaitin

Re: Shiva Ratri

 

 

 

namaste.

 

Today is shivarAtri, the most auspicious day for

devotees of Lord Shiva. Chanting shrirudram eleven

times today, fasting and keeping all-night vigil

purifies the mind. And part of shrirudram is

mahAmr^ityunjaya mantra and this post is about

this mantra.

 

This mantra is chanted when someone is sick. And

the mantra chanted, knowing the full meaning, is

considered potent to overcome untimely death and

to prolong life. Although one can never establish

one-to-one correlation, I have seen instances when

group-chanting of this mantra has resulted in

miraculous recovery in very hopeless situations.

 

The mantra is

 

Om

tryambakaM yajAmahe sugandhiM puShTivardhanam.h

urvArukamiva bandhanAn mr^ityor mukshIya mA amr^itAt

 

We adore the Supreme, who is the possessor of the three

eyes, who is the enhancer of fragrance and nourishment.

May we be liberated from the meshes of death, as a fruit

is liberated from the bondage of creeping vines, and may

we be led to immortality.

 

This hymn, part of the vedA-s, is in praise of Lord shiva

and was revealed to the r^iShi-s during their vision of

the SELF. This is called mahAmr^ityunjaya mantra, meaning

conqueror of death. When we meditate on this mantra's

deeper meaning and adore the SELF in the form of Lord

shiva with proper understanding, we will attain the

highest goal of human life - liberation.

 

Lord shiva is the Absolute SELF presented in a personified

form. Lord shiva's form is a highly mystical and poetic

representation of the nirguna brahman. Lord shiva's head

is covered with matted locks, matted locks representing

the mysteries of spiritual life. He has the river Ganges

flowing from His head, the river representing wisdom. He

has a crescent moon on the forehead, the crescent moon

being a symbol of mastery over the mind. In most people,

the mind waxes and wanes like the moon. In Lord shiva,

the moon always remains in crescent phase, indicating

eternal control of the mind. The snakes on Lord shiva's

body represent cosmic powers. The ashes that cover Him

represent vairAgya, dispassion. Lord shiva is the embodiment

of sannyAsa, renunciation.

 

Now, the meaning of mahAmr^ityunjaya mantra.

 

tryambakam: means the three-eyed God. While the two eyes see

the practicality of the world, the third eye transcends this

world and represents the intuitive vision that destroys the

world-process. [Another interpretation of tryambakam may be:

tristraH ambikam yasya: one who possesses three powers, kriyA

shakti, icchAshakti, jnAnashakti].

 

yajAmahe: we propitiate, worship that deity. YajAmahe indicates

surrender, offering of our indivdual ego (born of ignoarance)

at the altar of the deity. This is the highest offering.

 

sugandhim: means fragrance. Just as the fragrance of the rose,

jasmine and other flowers delight the heart, so too, with the

unfoldment of spirit, the lotus of the heart blooms and a

celestial frangrance emanates from the heart in the form of

cheerfulness, serenity, love, compassion, satisfaction and

other divine qualities. If we have these impressions, our

personality will have a divine fragrance. This is the spiritual

aroma, the saints leave behind after they discard their body.

This is the fragrance of the soul.

 

It is due to the lack of fragrance of the soul that a human

suffers from various diseases of the body and the mind. The

greatest of these diseases is avidyA - ignorance.

 

puShTivardhanam: means increase of nourishment. The divine

SELF is He who increases fragrance (sugandhim) and nourishment

(puShTi). Our personality has four great factors: reason, emotion,

will and action. When we receive Lord shiva's grace, these four

become well-balanced and puShTi, or mystic nourishment is

enhanced.

 

Just as a fruit on a creeping vine ripens day by day, even

our individual soul acquires maturity in the world-process

and becomes integrated. When a fruit develops, nature enhances

ripeness and fragrance in the fruit. Similarly, as we grow and

mature, we are like a fruit on the vine. Lord shiva causes the

fruit to ripen. A saint is like a ripened fruit in the vine of

the world-process.

 

urvArukamiva: means a vine-like plant that bears fruit like a

cucumber or a pumpkin. As the fruit grows, it is sustained by

the plant, but when it is mellowed with sweetness, when it

becomes fully ripe, it drops off spontaneously and detaches

completely from the mother vine and not to be attached again.

Similarly, every individual is like the growing cucumber (or

pumpkin) in the creeper of the world-process. The world-process

is like a vine or creeper because it has many branches and it

catches hold of everyone through entanglements. By Lord shiva's

grace, we mature, through personality-integration, develop divine

virtues and when the moment of ripeness comes, we detach away from

the world-processes, never to return back again for re-birth.

 

bandhanAn mr^ityormukshIya: means liberate us from the bondage

of death. Death is the symbol of darkness that hampers the

unfoldment of the spirit. AvidyA or ignorance is the source

of death.

 

mA amr^itAt: means "lead me to immortality". A common fruit

falls down and perishes. But the fruit of the soul that grows

on the creeper of the world-process, having been liberated,

falls into the ocean of bliss. The soul acquires perfection

by transcending the mind, the intellect and the senses.

 

The mahAmr^ityunjaya mantra is a short one, but a very potent

one. It bestows upon its devotees the enjoyment of the world

as well as liberation. It fulfills human desires and aspirations,

awakens love for the supreme and decorates the soul with excellent

virtues and liberates it from birth and death.

 

May we repeat this mantra regularly with insight, feeling and

devotion and may we be eligible to receive the blessings of

Lord shiva.

 

Reference for this article: Advice to householders by Swami

Jyotirmayananda

 

 

Regards

Gummuluru Murthy

 

 

 

 

 

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Gummuluru Murthy wrote:

> bandhanAn mr^ityormukshIya: means liberate us from the bondage

> of death.

 

A small grammatical point : mukshhiya - is not a request (expressed by a verb

in the imperative mood like raksha, gamaya, paahi, traahi etc). The root verb

is muc- 6U. The atmanepada aashiirling first person singular form is mukshhiiya-

expressing a wish - may I be released. Both the nouns bandhanaat and mR^tyoH

are in the pancami vibhakti (fifth case declension) meaning from bondage, from

death. The whole phrase means - may I be released from bondage/mortality.

>

> mA amr^itAt: means "lead me to immortality".

 

The word maa ,in some other contexts is used as an alternative form of maam

meaning

me . But here it does not mean me. It is the negative particle not; as in maa

kuru - dont

do.

The phrase therefore means "not from immortality".

Both the phrases taken together are explained as:

"aham tryambaka prasadena mR^tyoH mukshhiiya - mocana-yukto bhuuyaasam.

AmR^tat cirajiivitat svargaader va maa mukshhiiya."

By the grace of tryambaka, may I be released from the bandhana of mR^tyu and

not from amR^tatva.

> A common fruit

> falls down and perishes. But the fruit of the soul that grows

> on the creeper of the world-process, having been liberated,

> falls into the ocean of bliss.

 

The reference to urvaakamiva (like the urvaaka fruit) has a special

significance.

In the case of fruits like mango or coconut, or any other fruit, they grow on a

tree

or plant and remain attached to the tree or plant. When the fruit is ripe it

gets

detached from the tree and falls down to the ground under gravity, while the

tree

or plant remains where it was. But in the case of a pumpkin, it grows on a

creeper.

The creeper grows along the ground and the pumpkin stays on the ground while

it continues to be attached to the creeper. When the fruit is ripe, the creeper

severs

its connection with the fruit and moves away, while the fruit remains where it

was

on the ground ! Thus it is the bondage that moves away from the fruit and not

the fruit

that has to move away to get its release as in the case of other fruits.

 

Similarly, I wish my samsaara bandhanam will be severed (will no longer tie me

down) ;

and I should be successful in realising and retaining my amR^tatva, which is my

real nature.

> May we repeat this mantra regularly with insight, feeling and

> devotion and may we be eligible to receive the blessings of

> Lord shiva.

 

Many people including me, habitually chant this mantram when we wear the

vibhuti(holy ash) on our forehead.

 

 

Regards

V.M.Sundaram

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On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Harsha wrote:

> Thank you Gummuluruji for posting the great Shiva Mantra. It is among my

> favorites. In the 1950s, my father had some health concerns and wrote a

> letter to Swami Sivananda. Swami Sivananda as many know was formerly a

> medical doctor and continued dispensing advice on health issues even after

> he became a monk at the age of 37. Along with advice on diet and herbal

> medicinal recommendations, Swami Sivananda also included the

> mahAmr^ityunjaya mantra in the response to my father's letter and advised

> that it should be repeated for good health and prosperity. To this day, my

> father repeats it with great faith. Swami Sivananda has given many of the

> classic mantras in his book Japa Yoga and explained the science and

> psychology of mantra practice. Japa Yoga also contains some wonderful

> Krishna Mantras and explains the Gayatri Mantra as well. Thanks to Anandaji

> for his posts on Shiva Ratri as well.

>

> Love to all

> Harsha

>

 

namaste shri Harshaji,

 

As I said in my earlier post, we may not be able to put a direct

correlation between improvement of health and chanting of this

mantra. However, I have seen with my own eyes at least three

instances where the patient has miraculously recovered with

chanting of this mantra with *deep faith*.

 

The most recent example is the following: A member of the congregation

of our local hindu temple suffered a heart attack and had to undergo

quadruple bypass heart surgery a few months ago. The case was beyond

critical and practically no hope was given for survival. Swami

Viditatmanandaji of Arshavidya gurukulam was visiting us at that

time and he organized group chanting of this mahAmr^ityunjaya mantra

121 times every day for three days with the health of this friend

in mind. Whatever we say, whether the mantra has a direct effect

or not, the patient has miraculously recovered even to the

astonishment of the medical staff at the hospital. We only have

to conclude that the mantra has its effect, although the deep

meaning of this mantra is beyond physical well-being and death.

 

The thing about mantrA-s is: they are only as potent as our

deep faith in them. If we chant without any faith, they are simply

words. But if we have faith and chant them without involvement of

our ego, mantra has its potent force. This is what the upanishads

also say. We become what we want to become. If we are devoted

to the SELF, we will ataain the SELF-knowledge. If we are interested

in swarga-loka and do karma-s accordingly, we attain swarga-loka.

KaTha upanishad has a nice verse on this. The required ingredient

in all these is the deep faith.

 

Regards

Gummuluru Murthy

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OM

Pranam

Please let me know if you need a copy of the Great Blessed

book Japa Yoga by the great benefactor of mankind Sri Swami

Sivanandaji Maharaj, and it will be mailed to you wthout

obligation.

Pranam

OM

 

>

> On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Harsha wrote:

>

> > Thank you Gummuluruji for posting the great Shiva

Mantra. It is among my

> > favorites. In the 1950s, my father had some health

concerns and wrote a

> > letter to Swami Sivananda. Swami Sivananda as many know

was formerly a

> > medical doctor and continued dispensing advice on

health issues even after

> > he became a monk at the age of 37. Along with advice on

diet and herbal

> > medicinal recommendations, Swami Sivananda also

included the

> > mahAmr^ityunjaya mantra in the response to my father's

letter and advised

> > that it should be repeated for good health and

prosperity. To this day, my

> > father repeats it with great faith. Swami Sivananda has

given many of the

> > classic mantras in his book Japa Yoga and explained the

science and

> > psychology of mantra practice. Japa Yoga also contains

some wonderful

> > Krishna Mantras and explains the Gayatri Mantra as

well. Thanks to Anandaji

> > for his posts on Shiva Ratri as well.

> >

> > Love to all

> > Harsha

> >

>

> namaste shri Harshaji,

>

> As I said in my earlier post, we may not be able to put a

direct

> correlation between improvement of health and chanting of

this

> mantra. However, I have seen with my own eyes at least

three

> instances where the patient has miraculously recovered

with

> chanting of this mantra with *deep faith*.

>

> The most recent example is the following: A member of the

congregation

> of our local hindu temple suffered a heart attack and had

to undergo

> quadruple bypass heart surgery a few months ago. The case

was beyond

> critical and practically no hope was given for survival.

Swami

> Viditatmanandaji of Arshavidya gurukulam was visiting us

at that

> time and he organized group chanting of this

mahAmr^ityunjaya mantra

> 121 times every day for three days with the health of

this friend

> in mind. Whatever we say, whether the mantra has a direct

effect

> or not, the patient has miraculously recovered even to

the

> astonishment of the medical staff at the hospital. We

only have

> to conclude that the mantra has its effect, although the

deep

> meaning of this mantra is beyond physical well-being and

death.

>

> The thing about mantrA-s is: they are only as potent as

our

> deep faith in them. If we chant without any faith, they

are simply

> words. But if we have faith and chant them without

involvement of

> our ego, mantra has its potent force. This is what the

upanishads

> also say. We become what we want to become. If we are

devoted

> to the SELF, we will ataain the SELF-knowledge. If we are

interested

> in swarga-loka and do karma-s accordingly, we attain

swarga-loka.

> KaTha upanishad has a nice verse on this. The required

ingredient

> in all these is the deep faith.

>

> Regards

> Gummuluru Murthy

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