Repetition of the Lord’s name is really a meditation on Him

Nama Article 1st February 2009

 

Meaning

 

What is the use of knowledge whose mind does not dwell on Hari,

And whose tongue speaks of everything but Hari.

He is a pitiable person who takes birth as a human

And yet fails to seek the awareness of Unity.

How could that person find rest in the name of Hari?

Unless the Guru sweeps away the sense of duality,

 

How could he who has no knowledge relish the sweetness of chanting God's name?

Jnanadev says: Repetition of the Lord's name is really a meditation on Him;

By chanting Hari's name, All illusion is dissolved.

 

 

Transliteration

 

vishhNuviNe.n japa vyartha tyaache.n GYaana . raamakR^ishhNii.n mana naahii.n jyaache .. 1..

upajonii kara.nTaa neNe.n advaya vaaTaa . raamakR^ishhNii.n paiThaa kaisaa hoya .. 2..

dvaitaachii jhaaDaNii guruviNa GYaana . tyaa kai.nche.n kiirtana ghaDe naamii.n .. 3..

GYaanadeva mhaNe saguNa he.n dhyaana . naamapaaTha mauna prapa.nchaache.n .. 4..

 

Abhang

 

विष्णुविण जप व्यर्थ त्याचे ज्ञान ।

रामकृष्णी मन नाही ज्याचे ॥ १ ॥

उपजोनि करंटा नेणे अद्वैत वाटा ।

रामकृष्णी पैठा कैसेनि होय ॥ २ ॥

द्वैताची झाडणी गुरुविण ज्ञान ।

तया कैसे कीर्तन घडे नामी ॥ ३ ॥

ज्ञानदेव म्हणे सगुण हे ध्यान ।

नामपाठे मौन प्रपंचाचे ॥ ४ ॥

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare