सुनकर तुलसी के वचन सखियां हुयीं प्रसन्न
चली करने सुर्य-पूजन,
विधि के अगोचर ऐसे उपहार लेकर
पूज-तैयारी में हुयीं मगन ।
Tag Archives: Mahamantra
An interesting inspirational story :)
When Yudhishthir Maharaj was ruling this planet, Bhimsen used to help in solving the problems of people; therefore whoever had any questions/problems would come to Bhimsen and ask him for help. One day, one citizen came and asked Bhimsen that … Read more >
Chant and be happy
Radhe Radhe
CHANT & BE HAPPY
“I can do all things through KRISHNA which strengthens me.”
The road To success is not straight.
There is a curve called Failure,
a loop called Confusion,
speed bumps called Friends,
red lights called … Read more >
Chapter 13 : Thakur Sri Haridas’s unique relish of the Mahamantra
The foremost preacher of the Holy Name – Nâmâchârya Thâkur Sri Haridâs has given a most wonderful explanation of the Mahâmantra. The devotees of Lord Goursundar will surely relish it.
“ekdin haridâs nirjone boshiyâ,
mahâmantra jope harshe premâbishto … Read more >
Chapter 10 : Can we beg tiny blessings from Harinam ?
The Eighth Offense
“dharma-vrata-tyâga-hutâdi sarva-shubha-kriyâ-sâmyam-api-pramâdah”
Meaning – “It is an offense to equate the result of the Holy Name with the outcomes of righteous conduct, fasting, sacrifices, and other religious activities.’
This belittles the glory of the Holy Name, … Read more >
Chapter 9 : The sixth and seventh offenses
The Sixth Offense – harinâmni kalpanam –
Srimat Jiva Goswâmipâd has explained this as –
“The Holy Name has incomparable glory. To prove that it is not so great, one may put forth some imaginary meaning of the Holy Name. … Read more >
Chapter 4: Should we chant the Mahamantra loudly or not ?
We have already learnt that Sri Bhagavân’s name is eternal, conscious and blissful just like Sri Bhagavân. From this point of view all His names are equal. Yet if we analyze the glory of the Holy Name we can … Read more >
Chapter 3: Glory of chanting the Holy Name
All scriptures such as the Vedas and the saints have openly extolled the glory of chanting the Holy Name. The Rig Ved has stated –
“om âhasya jânanto nâma chidviviktan mahaste vishno sumatim bhajâmahe om tatsadityâdi.” – (1.156.3)… Read more >
Chapter 1: What is ‘nâm’ (Name)?
Srimat Jiva Goswâmipâd has written in Sri Bhakti-Sandarbha –
“‘Nâm‘ is a sound used to identify certain object.”
Shabda-Kalpa-Droom (a Sanskrit dictionary) says –
“Sound is of two types –
- That which cannot be pronounced (just as a