NAMA SANKEERTANA .

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Dear all,

Radhe Krishna! "NAMA-SANKEERTANA" is the panacea for all problems and ills afflicting this world. It is said in Bhagavatam and Narayaneeyam that, whatever was being achieved by Tapas in Kritha Yuga, Yajnas in Treta Yuga, floral offerings and poojas in the Dwapara Yuga is achieved by, simple worship of the Lord by just chanting His names, in Kali Yuga. For Namasankeertanam, there are no restrictions or any ritualistic vedic practices to be followed. Anybody can do it at any time, while travelling, commuting to office, while taking bath or anything else one does. This blessing of the Jeevas getting rid of their problems, and finally gaining salvation, when their term in this world comes to an end, just by chanting the names of the Lord is special to Kaliyuga. Poet Narayana Bhattatiri, in his Narayaneeyam, in dasakam 92, sloka 6 says :Jatah Treta-krithadau, api cha kila kalau sambhavam kamayanthe !Deivat thathreiva jatan, vishaya-visha-raseih ma Vibho, vanchaya-asman!!"Those who were born in the Treta and Kritha Yugas desire for birth again in Kali-yuga (because it is much easier to get salvation in this Yuga just by chanting His names.) We are fortunate to have born in this Yuga just by our destinies. God! Kindly do not offer temptations to us by showing sensual pleasure (and creating interest in them) and trap us, (diverting our minds from You)!"It is my humble opinion that all Hindus, following the tenets of our religion, should fix up a time like the Sandhyas (say, 5. 45 to 6. 30) morning and evening and devote this time only to chanting His names. After all, the Sandhyas are meant only for worshipping the Lord, and unfortunately people do not realise this. Here is something we all should learn from other religions, like Christians going to Church every sunday and muslims doing "namaz" five times a day stopping all other work . It was really amazing to see a muslim traveller in the train I was travelling once, when he pulled out a bed-sheet with a mariner's compass stitched on that, spread it on the floor of the train, determined the direction, and did his namaz facing west !I was one travelling in the train from Mughal Sarai to Allahabad . It was a nice experience to see people in the compartment reading out Vishnu Sahasranama in unison!Let us just chant "Namo Narayana", "Hare Krishna",or any other mantra we like, depending upon each one's favourite God . One need not be boisterous or causing disturbance to others when we do this. We can quietly do it in our minds.Om Namo Narayanaya !!!K.V. Gopalakrishna