Guest guest Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Pranamam to all,Can anyone educate me the difference between mantram/stotram and chalisa?Thanks,AnuroopOm Namo Narayanaya Om Namo Narayanaya Om Namo Narayanaya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Dear Aunuroopji, I asked the same question of difference between a manthra and stotra to my father. (He is no more) So he told me the below answer. I do not hink it was a very researched answer. But he explained to me briefly and I was satisfied with his answer. The difference may be more than what he explained. But I am sharing what he told me. Manthram is usually short and used to invoke the presence of God. Usually mantraas are repeated a minimum of 108 times and almost all of them are from Vedaas. Beeja manthraas are used in Poojaas. Mruthyunjaya manthram, Gayatri manthram etc are from vedaas and we never mention about the author's name. Some manthraas are also used after invocation. Stotraas are stutis or verses praising the god/goddess after invocation and usually they are longer than manthraas. Most of the time, we know who wrote it. For example, Govinda damodara stotram written by Vilwamangalam or leelashukan, Kanakadhaara stotram by Sankaraacharyar etc. Description of the greatness of the God/goddess. or kaeshaadi paada varnanam etc include in stotraas. I do not know about chalisa. I was wondering whether it s a Hindi word for stotram. Now all of us are using the words " manthra " , " stotra " . and " sthuthi " left and right with out giving importance to what they really mean, it has become difficult to differentiate. I do not know whether this explanation answers your question correctly, but I just shared my limited knowledge about this. I am sure somebody else can throw more light on this. Regards and prayers savitri On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 10:40 PM, Anuroop R <anuroopr wrote: Pranamam to all,Can anyone educate me the difference between mantram/stotram and chalisa?Thanks,AnuroopOm Namo Narayanaya Om Namo Narayanaya Om Namo Narayanaya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Hari-Om. Prayers that praise the aspects of the divine, such as Vishnu, Devi, Siva, are stotras. The storas are uttered loud whereas japa is the silent chanting of similar prayer. As for mantra, In Bhagavat gita, Bhagavan Sree Krishna says: " Among rituals,I am the ritual of Mantra repetition. " (Hare Krishna Hare Rama is the Maha mantra.) Other means of pryers are means of attaining Him, whereas mantra is his very being. Mantra meditation is the repetition of group of auspecious words which create sound vibrations that awake love of the almighty within our hearts. jai shree krishna ! guruvayur , " Savitri Puram " <savitriopuram wrote: > > Dear Aunuroopji, > > I asked the same question of difference between a manthra and stotra to my > father. (He is no more) So he told me the below answer. I do not hink it was > a very researched answer. But he explained to me briefly and I was satisfied > with his answer. The difference may be more than what he explained. But I am > sharing what he told me. > > Manthram is usually short and used to invoke the presence of God. Usually > mantraas are repeated a minimum of 108 times and almost all of them are from > Vedaas. Beeja manthraas are used in Poojaas. Mruthyunjaya manthram, Gayatri > manthram etc are from vedaas and we never mention about the author's name. > Some manthraas are also used after invocation. > > Stotraas are stutis or verses praising the god/goddess after invocation and > usually they are longer than manthraas. Most of the time, we know who wrote > it. For example, Govinda damodara stotram written by Vilwamangalam or > leelashukan, Kanakadhaara stotram by Sankaraacharyar etc. Description of the > greatness of the God/goddess. or kaeshaadi paada varnanam etc include in > stotraas. > > I do not know about chalisa. I was wondering whether it s a Hindi word for > stotram. > > Now all of us are using the words " manthra " , " stotra " . and " sthuthi " left > and right with out giving importance to what they really mean, it has become > difficult to differentiate. > > I do not know whether this explanation answers your question correctly, but > I just shared my limited knowledge about this. I am sure somebody else can > throw more light on this. > > Regards and prayers > > savitri > On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 10:40 PM, Anuroop R <anuroopr wrote: > > > Pranamam to all, > > > > Can anyone educate me the difference between mantram/stotram and chalisa? > > > > Thanks, > > Anuroop > > > > Om Namo Narayanaya Om Namo Narayanaya Om Namo Narayanaya > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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