Sri Panca Tattva mantra

[Guest guest]

My Guru Maharaja intimated that Srila Prabhupada had instructed as

such, and there is anecdotal evidence to this effect.

 

Ys., Rama Kesava dasa

 

 

 

 

On Sunday, March 14, 2004, at 09:42 pm, Nrsimhananda (das) ACBSP (ITV

Los Angeles - USA) wrote:

 

> Where is the instruction that we should chant this mantra before each

> and

> every round? Anyone?

>

[Guest guest]

>Where is the instruction that we should chant this mantra before each and

>every round? Anyone?

 

Many years ago (probably 1981) I heard Vegavan prabhu from Sweden say that

Srila Prabhupada did not chant the Panchatattva mahamantra before each

round. Vegavan prabhu apparently made this observation, when he was serving

as Srila Prabhupada's personal assistant.

 

ys Yadunandana das

 

 

I would also tend to confirm that although I didn't make a habit of

sitting and listening to Srila Prabhupada chant; but my impression was that

he did not chant the pancatattva mantra immediately before each round of

Hare Krsna (of course he could have been chanting it silently). At any rate

there is certainly no harm in doing so and I have always done so, throughout

the period I was traveling with Srila Prabhupada although I have no idea

whether Srila Prabhupada heard me.

 

Your humble servant,

Hari-sauri dasa

 

 

Well, we have the evidence that Srila Prabhupada himself didn't do it. All his

japa chanting recording proves that. But as we know there are no hard rules in

the matter of chanting the holy name, so if somebody wants to chant the Panca

Tattva Mahamantra with each round what's the harm with that.

 

ys Jagat-caksur dasa

 

 

Devotee (2): Prabhupada, you've..., we've been reading your

Caitanya-caritamrta comments, and in the Seventh Chapter and Eighth Chapter,

that you've been emphasizing very much this mantra,

sri-krsna-caitanya

prabhu-nityananda

sri-advaita gadadhara

srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda

You've asked your disciples to chant Hare Krsna mantra at least sixteen

times round on the beads. Can this mantra also be chanted afterwards, in

addition, also on the beads?

 

Prabhupada: No, no. I have advised that, that sri-krsna-caitanya, this

Panca-tattva, must be chanted, but that is kirtana, and this is japa.

Sixteen rounds, it is called japa. So, kirtana, when there is chanting, if

you chant the Hare..., sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu, then it becomes very

clear. There will be no offense. So therefore our process is, first of all

chant Hare Krsna, er, sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu-nityananda sri-advaita

gadadhara srivas..., you get some strength, then chanting, very..., it will

be easy.