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THANK YO 4RND. YOU HAVE RELEIVED OF A GREAT AMBIGUITY. BUT STILL... I NEED SOME OF VIEWS ON THE FOLLOWING... EVERYONE KNOWS WELL THAT LORD'S NAMES HAVE THIER OWN EFFICACY. THEN WHY IS THERE A NEED TO CHANT THE BALASRUTHI AFTER CHANTING THE NAMES ? WHAT'S THE FAULT IF BALASRUTHI IS NOT CHANTED ? THE REMAINIG VIEWS OF GODDESS PARVATI, ARJUNA,LORD RUDRA, BAGAVAN ARE ALL A MUST, I UNDERSTAND.. WHY SHUD THE USES OF THE NAMES OF AN UNIVERSAL ALMIGHTY BE REPEATED AND REMINDED ? PLZ CONSULT UR DAD AND WELL KNOWN PANDITS AND HELP ME ON THIS LNE PLZ,... regards,Ganesh kumar

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Dear Sri. Ganesh Kumar and others!

Radhe Krishna!

 

I do not know what was the background of the query. But I thought I

will only answer to the point of "Phala-sruti", the narration of the

fruits of chanting the Stotra or Mantra.

 

Even Vedas offer Phalasruti for performing the rituals enumerated in

the Karma-kanda. Quoting Bhagavatam Chapter 3, Verse 44 of The

Skandha XI, where the Nine Yogiswaras give their sermon to King Videha,

it says "PAROKSHA-VADO VEDOYAM BALANAM ANUSASANAM--KARMA-MOKSHAYA

KARMANI VIDHATTHE HYAGADAM YADHA." (JUST LIKE THE ATTRACTIVE SPEECH OF

PARENTS TO PERSUADE THEIR CHILDREN TO TAKE MEDICINE, THE VEDIC

SENTENCES IMPLY AN INDIRECT PURPOSE, AND NOT THE HEAVENLY FACILITIES

THEY SEEMINGLY OFFER. AS A MEDICINE IS GIVEN TO CURE A DISEASE, SO

THE KARMAS (RITUALS) ARE ORDAINED IN THE VEDAS IN ORDER TO FREE A MAN

FROM KARMA (WORLDLY SELFISH ACTIONS) AND NOT TO CONTINUE INDULGING IN

THEM.)

 

So also are the stotras like Vishnu-sahasranama, Nama-sankeertanas

etc., in the Kali-yuga, which yield the same effects as performing

penance in Krita yuga, sacrifices in Treta-yuga, Poojas and flowery

offerings in Dwapara-yuga etc.

 

The Phala-sruti enunciated after every stotra is just like offering a

candy to the child for taking the medicine. But for the candy, the

child may not take the medicine, and the disease may not get cured.

Even so, people may not chant the stotras and worship God, but for the

results enumerated there. But what is to be understood is that the

very chanting of the Lord's names is curative of all ills and woes

afflicting mankind. Once this basic philosophy is understood, there

is no need of reading out the Phala-sruti. Those practising

Nishkama-bhakti, devotion to te Lord without expectation of the fruits,

i.e., devotion for devotion's sake, there is absolutely no need of

reading the Phala-sruti.

 

Regards

K.V. Gopalakrishna.

 

 

 

 

Ganesh Kumar wrote:

 

 

 

 

THANK

YO 4RND.

YOU HAVE RELEIVED OF A GREAT AMBIGUITY.

BUT STILL...

I NEED SOME OF VIEWS ON THE FOLLOWING...

 

EVERYONE KNOWS WELL THAT LORD'S NAMES HAVE THIER OWN EFFICACY.

THEN WHY IS THERE A NEED TO CHANT THE BALASRUTHI AFTER CHANTING THE

NAMES ?

WHAT'S THE FAULT IF BALASRUTHI IS NOT CHANTED ?

 

THE REMAINIG VIEWS OF GODDESS PARVATI, ARJUNA,LORD RUDRA,

BAGAVAN ARE ALL A MUST, I UNDERSTAND..

 

WHY SHUD THE USES OF THE NAMES OF AN UNIVERSAL ALMIGHTY BE REPEATED AND

REMINDED ?

PLZ CONSULT UR DAD AND WELL KNOWN PANDITS AND HELP ME ON THIS LNE

PLZ,...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

regards,

Ganesh kumar

 

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