Courtesy: Smt.Saroja Ramanujam
Srimadbhagavatham says, 'kalou nama sankirthanam' the surest easiest
way to get release from bondage in kaliyuga is through namasankirthanam.
... This does not mean that you must know music or be capable of singing .Even repeating the name of God is namasankirthanam.
The Vishnushasranama is a boon to mankind as it contains thousand namas so that each one can select any one that appeals to him.
More than that is the words of Lord siva toParvathi
'raamaraamethi raamethi rameraame manorame
Sahsranama thaththulyamram raamavaranane.'
Ramanama is equivalent to the thousand names of Hari.
Sant Kabir has said 'yo mukh raam nahim vomukh dhool bhari,'
In his mouth where Rama is not throw mud.
Our elders have named their children with God's names so that one can say the holy name at least unintentionally.
But nowadays we hear all sorts of names most of them meaningless or with negative meanings (like niSaa meaning 'night') just because they sound nice.
I do not find fault with it as it is the will of the parents to give whichever name they want to their children but it rules out namasankirthan unless one consciously does it.
In this troubled times the name of the Lord is only protection and we should
resort to it in every walk of life.
Cultivate the habit of exclaiming Krishna or Rama or any name in whatever you do even if silently if you are shy to say aloud. Then your subconscious mind will get hooked on to the Lord and gradually it will percolate through your conscious mind.
way to get release from bondage in kaliyuga is through namasankirthanam.
... This does not mean that you must know music or be capable of singing .Even repeating the name of God is namasankirthanam.
The Vishnushasranama is a boon to mankind as it contains thousand namas so that each one can select any one that appeals to him.
More than that is the words of Lord siva toParvathi
'raamaraamethi raamethi rameraame manorame
Sahsranama thaththulyamram raamavaranane.'
Ramanama is equivalent to the thousand names of Hari.
Sant Kabir has said 'yo mukh raam nahim vomukh dhool bhari,'
In his mouth where Rama is not throw mud.
Our elders have named their children with God's names so that one can say the holy name at least unintentionally.
But nowadays we hear all sorts of names most of them meaningless or with negative meanings (like niSaa meaning 'night') just because they sound nice.
I do not find fault with it as it is the will of the parents to give whichever name they want to their children but it rules out namasankirthan unless one consciously does it.
In this troubled times the name of the Lord is only protection and we should
resort to it in every walk of life.
Cultivate the habit of exclaiming Krishna or Rama or any name in whatever you do even if silently if you are shy to say aloud. Then your subconscious mind will get hooked on to the Lord and gradually it will percolate through your conscious mind.
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