Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:
Srimath Varavara Munaye Nama:
Dear Sri. Balaji Swamin,
Kindly accept adiyen's humble pranams. It is beyound doubt and with no
ambiguity vedas and upanishads have specified the supremacy of Sriman
Narayanan. It is also clear that the means to attain Him is only Him. And
chanting His divine names (which are nothing but His auspicious qualities)
must be the only past time of all the chetanas.
Having stated this, it is well known to all of us that the various
vaishnava sampradhayams have different variations of approaches and put
emphasis on different mantrams and practices. In this regard, the Hare Krishna
mantram is something Sri Vaishnavas do not follow. In each school, our
poorvacharyas have prescribed us specific steps to be followed. Anything not
mentioned or accepted by them is not only to be against your own acharyas, but
that practice would be fruitless. Hence, with due respect to Gaudiya Vaishnava
and their beliefs and practices, adiyen beg to differ with you in requesting
followers from other schools of Vaishnavam, especially Sri Vaishnavas, to
chant different mantras.
Adiyen
Ramanuja Dasan.
Sampath Kumar Padmanaban
Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadikale Saranam
Jeeyar Thiruvadikale Saranam
Balaji A <balajimails@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: harE krShNa! AzhwArgaL
thiruvadigaLE sharaNam!
Dear Sri Ramkumar, very perfectly said and I want to add few more lines.
Dear Sri Anoop, anything we follow, must be questioned as, "Why should I do?
Why should I not do?" So the same thing we must apply here and think, "Why
should I chant the holy names of lord hari and this harE krShNa mahA manthram
specifically? Why not other manthrAs 108 times?" The answer is:
In kalisantharaNa upanishadh, it is stated:
harE krShNa harE krShNa krShNa krShNa harE harE
harE rAma harE rAma rAma rAma harE harE |
ithi shOdashaka nAmnAm kali kalmaSha nAshanam
nAthaha paratharOpAyaha sarva vEdhEshu dhrshyathE ||
(Proof Link: http://www.hindunet.org/alt_hindu/1995_Jan/msg00223.html )
"This collection of sixteen names (of lord nArAyaNa) destroys the evils of
the Kali Yuga. There is no, any other effective means (of liberation) if we
look in all sections of the Vedas." - lord brahma to shrI nAradha, in
kalisantharaNa upanishadh.
[Note: Some consider first harE rAma and then harE krShNa. And some
consider, first harE krShNa and then harE rAma. However you chant, it doesn't
matter and kindly don't bother too much about this. You will get the same
result in whichever way you chant. To read full history for the reason for
reversing, kindly read in the following link:
http://www.hindunet.org/alt_hindu/1995_Jan/msg00223.html ]
So it is recommended to chant this at least 16 rounds (108 x 16 rounds) as
our past devotees has specifically stressed "at least 16 rounds are must". And
in general time also, if possible one can continue the same. Or else a person
can always utter the holy names of lord viShNu, as stated in brhadh nAradhIya
purANam:
harErnAma harErnAma harErnAmaiva kEvalam |
kalou nAsthi kalou nAsthi kalou nAsthyEva gathiranyatha ||
(Proof Link 1:
http://www.bvashram.org/articles/93/1/Prophecy-of-the-Golden-Age )
(Proof Link 2: http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/aug97/0031.html )
(Proof Link 3: http://www.sssct.org/Discourses/2004/ramanavami.htm )
"In the age of Kali there is no other way to achieve the supreme, other
than by chanting the holy names of Lord Hari. There is no other way, no other
way, no other way."
So once if something is stressed for 3 times, one has to take seriously. It
is like "Order! Order! Order!". So kindly do practice continuous chanting of
the holy names of lord hari/viShNu, so that we all can go that undying and
everblissful world where there is no birth, no death, no pains, etc. as
confirmed by lord krShNa in BhagavadhgItha in so many shlOkams:
One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities
does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world,
but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna. (BhagavadhgIthA 4.9)
After attaining Me, the great souls, who are yogis in devotion, never return
to this temporary world, which is full of miseries, because they have attained
the highest perfection. ( BhagavadhgIthA 8.15)
>From the highest planet in the material world down to the lowest, all are
>places of misery wherein repeated birth and death take place. But one who
>attains to My abode, O son of Kunti, never takes birth again. ( BhagavadhgIthA
>8.16)
Yet there is another nature, which is eternal and is transcendental to this
manifested and unmanifested matter. It is supreme and is never annihilated.
When all in this world is annihilated, that part remains as it is. That
supreme abode is called unmanifested and infallible, and it is the supreme
destination. When one goes there, he never comes back in this material world.
( BhagavadhgIthA8.20-21)
Those who know the Supreme Brahman (God) pass away from the world during the
influence of the fiery god, in the light, at an auspicious moment, during the
fortnight of the moon and the six months when the sun travels in the north,
never returns in this material world. ( BhagavadhgIthA 8.24)
One who is free from illusion, false prestige, and false association, who
understands the eternal, who is done with material lust and is freed from the
duality of happiness and distress, and who knows how to surrender unto the
Supreme Person, attains to that eternal kingdom. That abode of Mine is not
illumined by the sun or moon, nor by electricity. One who reaches it never
returns to this material world. ( BhagavadhgIthA 15.5-6)
So initially, continuously chanting may be bit difficult and you may find
cuts or gaps in between the chants. But once you practice this activity for
just 1 to 2 months continuously, your chanting comes automatically with your
breath. Try to concentrate on the chanting. If not possible, don't get
frustrated.
Because in shrImadhBhAgavatham 1.1.14, it is stated, "Living beings who are
entangled in the complicated meshes of birth and death can be freed
immediately by even unconsciously chanting the holy name of Krishna, which is
feared by fear personified."
(Proof Link: http://srimadbhagavatam.com/1/1/14/en)
So I request everyone to chant on the holy names of lord krShNa and harE
krShNa mahA manthram and just depend primarily on these two, instead of
depending on any other means for any kinds of solutions.
- Balaji - The Servant of Devotees!
Azhvar EmberumAnAr JeeyAr ThiruvadigalE Saranam
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