Vaidika vs Naama Mantras

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Dear devotees,

 

I have seen elsewhere in another mailing list, a distinction made

between "Vaidika" and "Naama" mantras. The idea is that the former

require that the chanter have the proper pronunciation,

qualification, etc, while the latter is merely composed of the

Lord's names and thus does not require any special qualification.

 

I am interested to know if Srila Prabhupada has recognized such a

distinction in his writings - i.e. that all mantras made up of the

Lord's names do not require special qualification, while Vaidika

mantras which are not made up of the Lord's names do.

 

Of course, implicitly we have to understand that there are such

differences, since we know that most Vedic mantras do require some

qualification, while mantras like the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra do

not. Still, this is the first time I have heard of anyone formally

stating the distinction, and I am interested to know if Srila

Prabhupada or any of our AchAryas have done the same. I am also

interested to know if the shaastras refer to such a distinction

explicitly.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

- K