![]() ![]() ![]() Nama mantras are popular for various reasons, like This follows the yogic idea of uninterrupted God-thought like the flow of even the thinnest fall of oil (taila dhara vat) does not break because of viscosity, unlike the fall of drops of water which lose such continuity. It is about transcendence through continuous rememberance and devotion for God. Nama mantra is an approach to salvation, and not just a class of mantras. For instance Sankara’s disciples in Carpata Panjarika, an addendum to Dwadasa Manjarika (the famous Bhaja Govindam) say “naama smaranaad anyam upayam nahi pasyaamo bhava tarane” (to cross the ocean of happening, we do not see of any better way than the uninterrupted rememberance of God’s name). ![]() Name of God is said to be undifferentiated from God Himself, and chanting His name is therefore very effective in pleasing God.įor this reason many of the seers like Sankara and Ramanuja have emphasized uninterrupred rememberance of God and chanting the names of God. While it needs tapas yoga and yajna in the other three yugas, in kali yuga one can get salvation merely by rememberance of God’s name. As the name suggests, they are centered on the names of devatas.Īccording to Puranas like Bhagavata, Nama mantra is the most effective and easiest way of obtaining the grace of a devata in Kali Yuga. Nama mantras are the most popular and widely used class of mantras. ![]()
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