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Radian · Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 19 Location: NEW YORK , USA

CHANTING IS ONE OF THEM BUT THE ONE WHO CHANT MUST CHANT WITH LOVE AND A GOOD MIND AND CONCENTRATE TO LORD KRISHNA AS YOU CHANT,BUT IN THE BHAGAVAD-GITA CHAPTER 9.26 LORD KRISHNA SAYS IF ONE OFFERS ME WITH LOVE AND DEVOTION A LEAF,A FLOWER,FRUIT OR WATER, I WILL ACCEPT IT.

varadaraja sharma · Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 53

Radhe Krishna,
"Kalakhepo na kartavyaha Ksheenamayuhu Kshane Kshane
Yamasya Karuna naasthi karthavyam hari Keerthanam"

In kaliyuga the only simple way realising god is to chant his name. Kali sandarana upanishad has given what is to be chanted:

"Hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare
Hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare"

The above verse is sung by mahaprabhu with tears in his eyes. A good lot of bhakthas cutting across many sampradayas sing the praise of god invoking the above verse. Although this verse is not below any manthra, to call it mahamanthra is factually incorrect.

the definition of mantra is :
"Mananath thrayathe ithi manthraha"

A collection of "Aksharas" repeated again and again in mind is called manthra. "Gayathriyo na paro manthraha" is a praise of "Gayathri" that there is no manthra which is abov "Gayathri".

Neverthless, the name of god is not less than anything else since that is the only thing which can uplift any and everybody without any restrictions as to kala, niyama or varthamana.

Then again,

is it that only chanting of "hare rama .... .... Hare hare" would lead anyone to salvation?

The last shloka of "Bhagavatha" says :

"Nama sankirthanam yasya sarva papa pranashanam
Pranamo dhuka samanaha tam namami harim param"

Which means the chanting of the name of god would absolve human beings of their sins and would take them to the lotus feet of lord hari. Here, it is simply stated that chanting of the name of god would take a person to his abode. I know many persons who simply chant "Ram". I feel they would also reach the abode of lord.

Radhe Krishna

rakeshsingh2 · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 7

Chanting is not the only way to get the Krishna Prem. Was Arjuna dear to Lord Krishna because of the chanting only, or the Meerabai, Surdas was dear to Krishan just because of chanting? The answer is no, we can't just get Krishna's mercy just by chanting we need to surrender to him & ask his mercy from your heart. Of course, chanting is not bad it is very good but should be done from heart not like talking/eating/laughing & chanting.