11/19/2023 0 Comments Aum namo bhagavate vasudevayaThen comes kara (hands) and anga (parts of body) nyasas which are done like this ( I am intentionally omitting almost all mantras & giving only a few as samples as the full procedure should only be learned from the GUru) : The above rishyadi nyasas give the rishi, chanda and devata of the mantra as prajapati, gayatri and vasudeva respectively. Yatha sirasi prajapataye rishaye namah, mukhe gayatricchandase namaha, Then the procedure for pithanyasa, rishyadi nyasa, kara-anga nyasas are laid down: "kalpapAdapa-swarupa" that is, japa of this mantra fulfills all Om namo bhagavate vAsudevaya, this 12-lettered mantra is PradhAne Vaisha Ve Tantre Mantrohaya SurapAdapah | The Vaisnava Agama shastras provide the following procedures for chanting this mantra:Ītha VAsudeva Mantrah : Pranavo Hritbhagavate VAsudevAya Kirtitah | And, this is valid for not just for this mantra but for every other mantras too. One can't simply start chanting it by taking it from a book. One of the powerful mantras of Vishnu is the dwadashaksra mantra or the Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya mantra. Resting on bed : no, sleeping no, eating: yes(if you follow food discipline and eat prasadam, then food is ambrosia) Time discipline Since I don't follow it I cannot comment on it, but one thing for sure sandhya kala and bramha muhurata are best timingsįor travelling only bodily discipline is enough(while travelling even Dwijas are exempted from doing Sandhyavandanam). The basic rules of japa must be followed, Vaishnava means one who has tan(body),mana(mind), atman(soul) everything dedicated or surrendered to Shriman Narayana.Ī Vaishnava must maintain sattva, it can be maintained by sattvik food and everyday life discipline is must.Įveryday life discipline includes a specific place to chant(clean, neither too hot nor too cold, noise free zone) must be chosen, an asana of choice mostly kusha asana.īodily discipline basic sanitation, regular bathing, and achmana, celibacy, and following Dharma as in Dharma Shastras. Or can any one chant this anywhere at anytime (while travelling, eating, Slipping, resting on bed) as we can do namasmaran. The mantra is open to all, and anyone who is sincere Vaishanva can recite(do japa) it. The mantra Om Namo Bhagwate Vasudevaya is very first verse of Shrimad Bhagwatam, Shrimad Bhagwatam is a smriti, so there are no restrictions on who is eligible to recite. Posts with unsourced content may be edited or deleted.Īny Sincere Vaishnava can chant it regardless of caste creed or sex While editing, I thought it would be a good book both for a beginner as well as for those who are dedicated to study yoga and Vedanta.Want to improve this post? Add citations from reputable sources by editing the post. I have taken the liberty to re-edit a few portions to maintain the continuity of thought. Swamini Ramananda, one my disciples, transcribed, edited and presented them without disturbing the classroom format.īeing a series of talks on one single mantra, repetition is inevitable. Keeping my audience in view, I covered every aspect of that mantra. Sri Mukesh had already taught the mantra to the students of the camp. He was ably assisted by Pundit Sri Mukesh Desai, an exponent of Hindustani classical music and Susanne Kemmerer, a teacher of yoga and a trained physiotherapist. Sri Ramanand Patel, an outstanding teacher of yoga as well as a student of Vedanta, conducted the camp at our ashram in Rishikesh, on the banks of the River Ganga. In February 2004, I gave a series of talks to a group of students and yoga teacher from the US, on the mantra ‘Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya’. “In whom dwells the entire jagat, whose being lends existence to the very jagat, who is a source of blessing, unto him, Bhagavan Vasudeva, our salutation.”
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