Japa Yagna

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In Chapter 10 (Verse 25) of Gita Krishna says that

among sacrifices I am Japa (repetition of Lords name).

 

While there is no ambiguity in the scriptures about

the importance of Japa which on its own is capable of

taking an aspirant from start to finish on the

spiritual path, my question is why was it mentioned as

a sacrifice (Yagna) by Lord Krishna? Why not as a

spiritual practise ?

 

Also does it mean that Japa was accorded a higher

status than meditation as a spiritual practise? And

the other thing is that while Krishna spoke

extensively on the technique of meditation there is no

mention of technique of Japa. Now I am not questioning

the wisdom of Krishna and he knew best what to talk

but it is just a curiosity for an answer.

 

Regards

 

Dev

 

 

 

 

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Namaste,

 

There would seem to be at least 2 reasons for this

glorification:

 

1. yajna has the constraints of time, place, and materials.

 

2. meditation has the possible constraints of time & place.

 

japa is the CONSTANT thought-flow ['tailavat'] on the divine :

 

['tasmaat sarveshhu kaaleshhu maam anusmara'

 

'yo maaM smarati nityashaH'

 

'yatkaroshhi yadashnaasi yajjuhoshhi dadaasi yat.h .

yattapasyasi kaunteya tatkurushhva madarpaNam.h ..']

 

In other words, it is an uninterrupted 'maanasa-puujaa', which is

regarded as the highest form of worship.

 

 

Regards,

 

Sunder

 

 

 

 

 

Ramakrishna, DEVINDER AHUJA <devahuja> wrote:

> In Chapter 10 (Verse 25) of Gita Krishna says that

> among sacrifices I am Japa (repetition of Lords name).

>

> While there is no ambiguity in the scriptures about

> the importance of Japa which on its own is capable of

> taking an aspirant from start to finish on the

> spiritual path, my question is why was it mentioned as

> a sacrifice (Yagna) by Lord Krishna? Why not as a

> spiritual practise ?

>

> Also does it mean that Japa was accorded a higher

> status than meditation as a spiritual practise? And

> the other thing is that while Krishna spoke

> extensively on the technique of meditation there is no

> mention of technique of Japa. Now I am not questioning

> the wisdom of Krishna and he knew best what to talk

> but it is just a curiosity for an answer.

>

> Regards

>

> Dev

>

>

>

>

> Find a job, post your resume.

> http://careers.