Kilakam - Reply to Message 2724

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Dear Latha:

Below is a list of definitons and concepts on Kilakam:

1) "kîlakam — the central support" http://vedabase.net/sanskrit/k/kilakam

2) "Every Mantra has a Rishi who gave it to the world; a Matra or

metre which governs the inflection of the voice; a Devata or a

supernatural being; the Bija or seed which gives it a special power;

the Sakti or the energy of the form of the Mantra; and the Kilakam or

the pillar which supports and makes the Mantra strong." Adhyaya

X: Mantra Yoga (http://www.yoga-age.com/amrita/mantra.html)

3) "PILLAR (KILAKA) : Pillar (Kilaka) is the will-power that an

aspirant must gain to regularly practice the mantra until it becomes

automatic" http://www.jyotishweb.org/mantras/mantra_piller.asp

4) "The Kilaka - PillarThe Kilaka is at first, the driving force, the

persistence and will power that the discipline needs to pursue the

Mantra. But when the power of the Mantra begins to take on a self

generating "flywheel motion", the Kilaka becomes a very fine thread

joining the discipline to the mantra, to the power of the mantra, to

the Guru and to the deity, until all are manifest as one. "

http://www.cyberastro.com/products/vedicremedy/mantra_element.asp

The Kilkama is basically what plugs the Mantra-Chaitanya (Chaitanya

means "consciousness", or "life" or "higher force." ) that is hidden

in the Mantra. As soon as the plug is removed by constant and

prolonged repetition of the Name, the Chaitanya that is hidden is

revealed. The devotee gets Darshana of the Ishta Devata. (Compiled

and edited by Jose Rosa from "Japa Yoga by Swami Sivnanda")

It is said that 125,000 recitations of a mantra will bring Mantra

Siddhi, the realization of a notable level of benefit from the

mantra.

I hope this helps

Jose

 

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