Ashtakshara mahamantra chating for un-initiated devotees

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Jai Shri Krishna

 

I undersatnd that those devotees who have not recieved upavitam or

panchasamskaram should only recite tantric mantras and not recite

vedic mantras.  The ashtaksara mahamantra with the pranava prefix is 

considered vedic thus unitiated devotees should not chant this. 

However by chanting without pranava the namo narayanaya mantra has 7

akshara, and not 8?? Can anyone thereofre exlplian how this mantra can

be recited by unitiated devotees????

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Sri:

 

Wouldnt that be completely contrary to what

Emberumanar did in Thirukoshtiyur?

 

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan.

 

--- tesh_tel <tesh_tel (AT) (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

 

> Jai Shri Krishna

>

> I undersatnd that those devotees who have not

> recieved upavitam or

> panchasamskaram should only recite tantric mantras

> and not recite

> vedic mantras.  The ashtaksara mahamantra with the

> pranava prefix is 

> considered vedic thus unitiated devotees should not

> chant this. 

> However by chanting without pranava the namo

> narayanaya mantra has 7

> akshara, and not 8?? Can anyone thereofre exlplian

> how this mantra can

> be recited by unitiated devotees????

>

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It is "Om Namo Narayanaya"

The Narayana Upanishad of the Krishna Yajur Veda states that the Narayana Mantra is the crowning message of the Sama-veda. The Upanishad explains — In the beginning one vibrates "Om," then "Namo," and thereafter "Narayanaya." Om has one syllable; Namo has two syllables; Narayanaya is five syllabled. Together these make the eight jewelled syllable Narayana-mantra. One who recites this Narayana-mantra is free from fame with a pure heart and attains all: life, offspring, wealth, health and cows. Thereafter that person achieves to immortality, the spiritual world. Indeed he achieves the spiritual world. In this way it is understood.