Guest guest Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 Hello All, As we all know some mantras are referred to as " mahamantras " I had a list of maha mantras some where but I am now not able to find it in my library. If my memory serves me right there are 5 of them, four of them being 1. gayathri 2. Maha mrithyunjaya 3) sri ram jai ram.......4) hare ram....hare krishna......... and I cannot remember the fifth one. Is it " om namah shivaya " by any chance? can anyone throw some light on this? Regs, Anita Explore and discover exciting holidays and getaways with India Travel http://in.travel./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Namaste Ms Anita ji, //3) sri ram jai ram.......4) hare ram....hare krishna// = Do not qualify as mahamantras, for they are derived or created ones.....similarly the popular Hanuman chalisa.... The mahamantras are the ones, which are directly given to devotee by the God/Goddess...... ... a variety of these slokas/mantras are those inspired by the devotee when he gets vision of the God/Goddess.... example: mantras which are attributed to Sri Adi Shankara - Kanaka Dhara Mantram... If you carefully observe the mantras including Vishnu & Lalita Sahasranamavali are all are devotee inspired mantras..... Shanti mantras - are also mahamantras. Remember " Times Music " had a CD of Mahamantras....{www.indiatimes.com } With regards, Sreeram_Srinivas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 HI, What I know about mahamantras is what I gleaned from a book by chinmaya mission which I have since donated to a mandir along with a lot of other books.. Japa yoga by swami shivananda of divine life society is a good book but does not mention any mahamantras. Regs, Anita --- On Mon, 1/6/09, sreeram srinivas <sreeram64 wrote: sreeram srinivas <sreeram64 Re: Mahamantras Monday, 1 June, 2009, 1:25 AM Namaste Ms Anita ji, //3) sri ram jai ram.......4) hare ram....hare krishna// = Do not qualify as mahamantras, for they are derived or created ones.....similarly the popular Hanuman chalisa.... The mahamantras are the ones, which are directly given to devotee by the God/Goddess. ..... ... a variety of these slokas/mantras are those inspired by the devotee when he gets vision of the God/Goddess. ... example: mantras which are attributed to Sri Adi Shankara - Kanaka Dhara Mantram... If you carefully observe the mantras including Vishnu & Lalita Sahasranamavali are all are devotee inspired mantras..... Shanti mantras - are also mahamantras. Remember " Times Music " had a CD of Mahamantras. ...{www.indiatim es.com } With regards, Sreeram_Srinivas Bollywood news, movie reviews, film trailers and more! Go to http://in.movies./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Dear Anitaji, Japa Yoga by Swami Sivananda is the finest book on Mantras which one can possess. It does mention about Mahamantras. It mentions clearly how much number of times one should recite, how much time it takes to recite those mantras in slow speed, medium speed and fast speed and also if I remember well, the Purashrcahan method also. We do not need much knowledge about these. What we already have must be digested and applied. I mean any Mantra which we like if we are able to recite a particular number of times daily and regularly is known as " Application of Knowledge correctly " . rest collection of knowledge does not make much sense, for it can bedone for the next hundred Life times, and yet one would be wanting more. This want of man to collect " Knowledge " is also known as one of the " Vasanas " which must be dispensed with, at one or the other point of his Life, if one wishes to progress spiritually. because there is no end to gaining knowledge. Application of known knowledge is what is required much more than collection of knowledge. best wishes, Bhaskar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Namaste Ms Anita ji, To my memory the book published by Chinmaya Mission consists of the following mantras: {Daily prayers} 1) Mahamrutyunjaya 2) Ganesha Stotram 3) Sharada stotram 4) Saraswati stotram 5) Gayatri 6) Shanti mantras 7) Laxmi stotras {morning wake up + before and after meals} 8) Two more are there in this book.... memory failing here.... that book costs Rs. 10 or so.... can be purchased again from Chinmaya Mission on Lodhi Road opposite to Meterological Bhavan. With regards, Sreeram_Srinivas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Namaste Ms. Anita ji, Alternatively, you can buy the book of sanskrit mantras from Chinmaya Mission. This compedium costs Rs.75-100 and contains all important mantras that one recites in an YEAR...!! This includes popular Lalita + Vishnu + ... sahasra namavali... the point No.8 in my earlier post = Lingasthakam is given in the Rs.10 book of daily prayers... With regards, Sreeram_Srinivas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 HI,Just before I logged in and saw your mail, I had checked out the book myself. In the list it mentions only 2 mantras 1) gayathri and 2) shri krishna mantra as maha mantras. Yes, it is a wonderful book. I have enjoyed reading it. Try reading his book "Mind, its mysteries and control " if you haven't already. It is a masterpiece on "MIND". regards, Anita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Dear Sreeramji, Books are one of my bigger weaknesses..And I have a whole lot of them. My husband and my daughter too love books and we have a small library itself at home which is a space of 7X8' packed wall to wall with books. I had so many books on spiritualism and religion, I donated a few boxes to a dhyan mandir being built at my native place in my grand father's memory. It has not been inaugurated yet as my aunt who had spearheaded the project suddenly passed away in oct last of a heart attack. Now it has become every bodys and nobodys business.....Thanks all the same. Regards, Anita--- On Mon, 1/6/09, sreeram srinivas <sreeram64 wrote: sreeram srinivas <sreeram64 Re: Mahamantras Date: Monday, 1 June, 2009, 6:59 AM Namaste Ms. Anita ji,Alternatively, you can buy the book of sanskrit mantras from ChinmayaMission. This compedium costs Rs.75-100 and contains all importantmantras that one recites in an YEAR...!! This includes popular Lalita +Vishnu + ... sahasra namavali...the point No.8 in my earlier post = Lingasthakam is given in the Rs.10book of daily prayers...With regards,Sreeram_Srinivas Cricket on your mind? Visit the ultimate cricket website. Enter now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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