[Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] CHANTING OF THE WORD NARAYANA

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Dear Seemaji and other friends,

 

One need not have doubts about the Mahamanthra. Any name of the Lord

is a Mahamanthra. Say "Narasyanaya Namah", "OM Namo Bhagavate

Vasudevaya" or "Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare," etc, or any

other Nama of the Lord that you like. . Everything is a

Mahamanthra. When Sage Garga was requested by Vasudeva to perform

the naming of Lord Krishna, he told, "To this boy who is the

incarnation of the Supreme, and has thousand or infinite number of

names, how can I, a mere mortal, give him "a" name ? Finally, out of

sheer necessity, he named Him "KRISHNA", which is synonymous with

"Sat-chit-ananda" or "Existence-Knowledge-Bliss."

 

But Gurus have a right to perform. To the totally ignorant, Gurus

have to instruct chanting a particular name so that they do not go out

of the way. Take the case of Valmiki who was a totally ignorant

person. Sage Narada had to instruct him to keep on repeating

"Mara-Mara" so that it automatically becomes Rama-Rama. Dhruva was a

child and wanted to do penance. But he did not know where to go and

what to do for performing penance. Sage Narada had to instruct him how

to go about, and asked him to repeat the "Dwadasaksharee-manthra"( the

Manthra which has 12 syllables) -- "OM NA-MO BHA-GA-VA-THE

VA-SU-DE-VA-YA"

 

So kindly shed all doubts and call the name of God, the name whichever

appeals to you with ardent Bhakti or devotion (concentrated love to the

Lord), and He will answer your prayers.

 

Love

KVG.

 

Seema Warrier wrote:

 

 

I have a doubt.

Why is Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare, Hare Krishna Hare

Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare called as mahamanthra? Which of

these is to be recited?

Jai Sree Krishna

Seema

 

guruvayur ,

"Ramakrishnan Ranganathan"

<knowrk wrote:

>

> Definitely, the word Narayana is the path to salvation. Im glad

that you

> have put this in a mail along with Ajamila Moksha Katha for the

ignorant to

> realize the bliss of Sri Hari.

>

> OM NAMO NARAYANAYA!!!!!!

> OM NAMO BHAGAVATHE VASUDEVAYA!!!!

>

>

> On 12/18/07, P.R.RADHAKRISHNAN <pallassanas wrote:

> >

> >

> > "OM NAMO BHAGAVATHE VASUDEVAYA OM VISWASMAI NAMAH"

> >

> > Friends.

> >

> > The word NARAYANA, if simply uttered without Bhakthi or

devotion

itself

> > will give us SALVATION. Now think, how much we will be

benefitted

if

> > we utter it with utmost devotion !. AJAMILA MOKSHA shows the

power of

> > uttering the word with out BHAKTHI.

> >

> > This has been described in DASAKA 22 "AJAMILOPAAKHYAANA" in

> > Narayaneeyam. " sa mrithyukAlE yamarAjakinkarAn ,

> > bhayankarAmsthreenabhilakshaya biyA, purA manAk thwath

sthuthivAsanA

> > balAth, juhAva nArAyana nAmakam sutham"

> >

> > The meaning of this stanza is that ' when he saw the demon

faced

yama

> > kingaras, as death approached him since he had some belief in

Lord

> > Narayana during his older days and due to instinct he called

the

name of

> > NARAYANA which was the name of his son.

> >

> > Again, " durAshayasyApi thadAsya nirgatha,

thwadIyanAmAksharamAthra

> > vaibhavAth, purO/bhipEthurbhavadIyapArshadAh,

chathuthurbhujAh

pItha

> > patA manOramA: " I have also seen in certain versions of

NARAYANEEYAM

> > instead of "thadAsya nirgathA"

> >

> > written as "tadAthwa nirgathA " meaning due to fear of death,

 

came out

> > of the mouth automatically.

> >

> > The meaning if the above verse is', although by nature he was

of

bad

> > character, since he uttered YOUR name unknowingly, when he

saw the

> > KAALA DOOTHAS, YOUR DOOTHAS who were wearing yellow silk

attire

and

> > handsome came to the spot.

> >

> > The 8th verse reads " anEna bhO ! janmasahasrakOtibhi:,

kruthEshu

> > pApEswapi nishkruthi: kruthA, yadagrahInnAma bhayAkulA harE-,

 

rithi

> > prabhO , thwath purushA babhAshirE."

> >

> > The meaning is the KINGARAAS of MahA vishnu told to the Yama

kingarAs "

> > although this person meaning AJAAMILA, has done SIN during

more

than 100

> > JANMAS , all the SIN which he has done, has vanished by his

uttereance

> > of the word "NAARAYANA"

> >

> > Further it is said that AJAMILA lived thereafter for some

more

days

> > chanting BHAGAVATH BAJANS, and there after was taken to

VAIKUNTAM.

> >

> > Friends, please chant NARAYANA, it will save you from all

sins.

> >

> > " OM NAMO NARAYANAYA "

> >

> > P.R.RADHAKRISHNAN

> >

> >

> >

>