inherent pranayam

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I found this interesting article when I was looking up more info on

anushtup chanda. I thought some of you might find it interesting.

Click through to the Time magazine article.

 

The article doesn't discuss the specific poetry meter of anushtup

chanda, but it does discuss other poetry meters and I would assume

each would have its own benefits, on top of the benefits of chanting

and hearing the Sanskrit mantras themselves.

 

Pramans,

 

Surya

 

 

Vishnu Sahasranaamam

I have been, let us say, 'enjoined' to sit through numerous Vishnu

sahasranaamam gatherings. People recite verses describing the

thousand names of Vishnu in Sanskrit, but most of the people I have

seen have no idea of the meanings of those verses. The apparent

pointlessness of the exercise has certainly crossed my mind. This is

pretty contextual in the case of most recitations of the Indian

scriptures by most Hindus, since a lot of people recite the

scriptures, often daily, but with only a vague idea of what the words

mean. Does rote recitation get you anything? Does it bring you closer

to God? Especially in this typo-ridden world.Time magazine has this

snippet by David Bjerklie on the recitation of epic Greek poetry,

such as from the Iliad and the Odyssey. While the dactylic hexameter

is probably pretty unpopular these days, it at least serves to

abstract away the religious aspects of the chanting from the

cardiorespiratory patterns. Chanting in the anushtup chanda, the

meter for the Vishnu sahasranamam, better turn out to be good for the

heart. Especially since I am also enjoined to avoid red wine.The

authors of the study taught healthy volunteers to recite passages

from Homer while walking and lifting their arms with each breath. The

result was an increase in the synchronization of certain

cardiorespiratory patterns that are believed to be favorable to the

long-term prognosis of cardiac patients. There was less of this

synchronization with controlled-breathing exercises alone and almost

none during normal, spontaneous breathing.