Guest guest Posted November 29, 2000 Report Share Posted November 29, 2000 Mahamantra-vyakhya Explanation of the Maha-mantra hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare (1) The Lord's divine qualities revealed in the Mahamantra harati tri-vidham tapam janma-koti-satodbhavam papam ca smaratam yasmat tasmadd harir iti smrtah The Lord is known as Hari because He takes away the sins and three types of suffering accumulated over millions of births, of those who remember him. krsir bhur-vacakah sabdo nas ca nirvrti-sucakah tayor aikyam param brahma krsna ity abhidhiyate The root krs indicates the supreme attractiveness of the Lord, the suffix na indicates the supreme joy. Thus, the name Krsna indicates the Supreme Brahman who is the acme of these two characteristics. ramante yogino'nante satyananda-cid-atmani iti rama-padenasau para-brahmabhidhiyate The yogis take pleasure in the Supreme Self which is existence, knowledge and bliss absolute. Therefore that truth, known as the Param Brahman is also called Rama. (Rama- tapaniyopanisad, 1.6) (2) Mahamantrasya madhuryamayi vyakhya The Lord's intimate qualities revealed in the Mahamantra vijnapya bhagavat-tattvam cid-ghanananda-vigraham haraty avidyam tat-karyam ato harir iti smrtah The Lord is known as Hari because he takes away the ignorance of his devotees by revealing to them the actual nature of the Supreme Lord and his personal spiritual form. harati krsna-manah krsnahlada-svarupini ato harety anenaiva sri-radha parikirtita Because she steals Krsna's mind, because she is the incarnation of Krsna's joy, Radha is also known by the name Hara. anandaika-sukha-svami syamah kamala-locanah gokulanandano nanda-nandanah krsna iryate The dark, lotus-eyed lord, the only master of the highest joy, who brings pleasure to Gokula, the son of Nanda, is known as Krsna. vaidagdhya-sara-sarvasvam murta-liladhidaivatam sri-radham ramayan nityam rama ity abhidhiyate Krsna is also known as Rama because the joys of conjugal life are the essence of his being, because he is the titulary deity of loving sports incarnate, and because he brings pleasure to Srimati Radharani. (3) Mahamantrasya yugalasmaranamayi vyakhya Remembering the Divine Couple through the Mahamantra mano harati krsnasya krsnahlada-svarupini tato hara sri-radhaiva tasyah sambodhanam hare Because she steals Krsna's mind and because she is the embodiment of Krsna's divine joy, Radha is known as Hara. Hare is the vocative form of that name. apagrhya trapam dharmam dhairyam manam vraja-strinam venuna karsati grhat tena krsno 'bhidhiyate Because he robbed the women of Vraja of their shame, their religious principles, their self-possession, and their pride, and through the playing of his flute drew them out of their homes and into the forest, he is known as Krsna. ramayaty anisam rupa-lavanyair vraja-yositam manah-pancendriyaniha ramas tasmat prakirtitah Krsna is glorified by the name Rama because he constantly causes the Vraja cowherd women's minds and senses to enjoy the charms of his beauty. There are two other esoteric explanations of the Maha-mantra by Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami called the Sri Harinamartha-ratna-dipika and Gopala Guru Goswami's explanation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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