Radhe Radhe
Hope all is well. Its that time of the year - Some call it Makar Sankranti or Uttarayana.
For Lovers of Bhagavata - they relate Uttarayana to the day Shri Bhishma Pitamaha left this world - with LORD Krishna standing verily in front of him.
It was just before Shri Bhishma Pitamaha departed that he spoke the Vishnu Sahasra Nama (1000 Names of Vishnu) to Dharma-Raja Yuddhishthara. And what more - The Lord himself was audience to this.
It was just before Shri Bhishma Pitamaha departed that he spoke the Vishnu Sahasra Nama (1000 Names of Vishnu) to Dharma-Raja Yuddhishthara. And what more - The Lord himself was audience to this.
Many Mahatmas have opined that Shri Vishnu Sahasra Nama is more revered then Shri Bhagavat Gita itself.
Vedas are the Supreme-Most. Mahabharata being the essence of all the scriptures is known as the fifth Veda. It embeds in itself both the Karma Kanda and Jnana Kanda. That being the case, Sri Vishnu Sahasranama is very sacred as it is considered to be the essence of Mahabharata itself! Yudhishtira, a mumukShu, had a doubt – ko dharmaH sarva dharmANAM bhavataH paramo mataH – what is the best path? Karma, Jnana, Bhakti, Sharanagati ??– and in the answer to this Shri Bhishma said – Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, the Samanvaya of all of the above is the best way to liberation. shAstreShu bhArataM sAraM tatra nAma sahasrakam. And Guess what - It is said that… sri rAma rAma rAmeti rame rAme manorame
sahasra nAma tat tulyam rAma nAma varAnane
(As stated by Lord Siva to PArvati - if you just chant the name "RAma", it is equivalent to chanting the 1000 names of Sri MahA Vishnu").
So it is said that concluded that - the Holiest of all Names "RAMA" is the essence of all Shastras" - Lord Shiva is SHAKSHI (Proof) of this Himself.
So as the Master would say - let RAMA NAMA forever be an ornament on our lips. Let us chant RAMA NAMA lovingly.
Divine poet, composser and singer Tyagaraja, who recited Rama Nama, 960 million times and had His darshan, has said: "The life letter of the five letter word 'Nama Sivaya' is 'MA'. Similarly the life letter (Jeevaksharam) of the eight letter word 'Narayanaya' is "RA". It is the combination of these two aksharas (letters) that produced the nama 'RAMA'. "
These two letters called life giving letters, the soul of these two powerful Mantras are put together to form the taraka Mantra Rama. Without these two letters, these manthras become ineffective. Any one chanting this taraka manthra is equivalent to worshipping both Lord Sri Maha Vishnu and Lord Shiva.
What more can be said: It is said that Rama Nama is mightier than Rama himself.
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When Guru's grace descends upon one, he will see God. Chanting Name of God continuously will invoke the grace of Guru.@ Maharanyam - Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji ============================
TIll the next time we meet in the name of LORD! ys Deepak
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
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