He fixed his mind exclusively on the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu and employed his words by Chanting His Divine Names and recounting the virtues of Lord Vaikunta

Nama Article 11th April  2015

Srimad Bhagavatham 9:4:17 & 18

वासुदेवे भगवति तद्-भक्तेषु च साधुषु

प्राप्तो भावं परं विश्वं येनेदं लोष्ट्रवत् स्मृतम्

स वै मनः कृष्ण-पदारविन्दयोर्

वचांसि वैकुण्ठ-गुणानुवर्णने

करौ हरेर् मन्दिर-मार्जनादिषु

श्रुतिं चकाराच्युत-सत्-कथोदये

Bhagavatha Ambareesha attained supreme devotion to Lord Vasudeva and His pious devotees by virtue of which all this untold wealth was regarded by him as clod of earth.

He fixed his mind exclusively on the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu and employed his words by Chanting His Divine Names and recounting the virtues of Lord Vaikunta, his hands in sweeping the temple of Sri Hari and so on, his auditory sense in hearing the excellent stories of the immortal Lord.

Please check these: Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

Remembering the Hare Rama Maha mantra always is Punya (Virtue), Forgetting Hare Rama Maha Mantra is sin

All rituals are corollaries of the these two basic rules – "Always remember Sri Krishna. Never forget him

God's name on one's lips is itself salvation, disregard (of the name) know to be perdition.

Remembering Rama is the greatest gain and forgetting Him is the biggest loss"

Sri Hari, the bestower of salvation, gives beauty, health, wordly possessions and appropriate enjoyments to those who constantly medidiate on Him.

Those who Chant the Divine Names of Hari, Udupi Krishna blesses them with adequate food.

If you want God alone, why do you accept the existence of anything else ?

If someone forgets the Beloved Lord, even for an instant, what sort of devotion is that?

As your heart beats as you sleep, dream or being awake let your tongue always Chant the Divine Names of Hari.

If you become that anxious on forgetting to chant the Divine Name even for a second, then you are blessed.

One should constantly repeat the names of God irrespective of any activity that he might be involved in

We should Chant and remember the Divine Name every breath we intake and we need not try to do anything else.

kalakshebo na kartavyah, kshenamaayuh kshane kshane, yamasya karuna naasti, kartavyam hari kirtanam.

Every moment of your life should be taken as His gift.  Be rest assured that every incident that happens is by His grace and happens for your well-being.

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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

Who will forget Lord, the very Self of the entire creation, who bestow all desired boons upon those that have sought shelter with You by Chanting the Divine Names?

Nama Article 10th April  2015

Srimad Bhagavatham 11:29:5

तं त्वाखिलात्म-दयितेश्वरम् आश्रितानां

सर्वार्थ-दं स्व-कृत-विद् विसृजेत को नु

को वा भजेत् किम् अपि विस्मृतयेऽनु भूत्यै

किं वा भवेन् न तव पाद-रजो-जुषां नः

What man who is conscious of good offices done by you to Your devotees can possibly turn his back on you, the Ruler and the Beloved, the very Self of the entire creation, who bestow all desire boons upon those that have sought shelter with You by Chanting the Divine Names?

What man will as a matter of fact go in for something (other than You, even though gifted by you) which is conducive to good fortune alone and later on, to forgetfulness about you?

Please check these: Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

Remembering the Hare Rama Maha mantra always is Punya (Virtue), Forgetting Hare Rama Maha Mantra is sin

All rituals are corollaries of the these two basic rules – "Always remember Sri Krishna. Never forget him

God's name on one's lips is itself salvation, disregard (of the name) know to be perdition.

Remembering Rama is the greatest gain and forgetting Him is the biggest loss"

Sri Hari, the bestower of salvation, gives beauty, health, wordly possessions and appropriate enjoyments to those who constantly medidiate on Him.

Those who Chant the Divine Names of Hari, Udupi Krishna blesses them with adequate food.

If you want God alone, why do you accept the existence of anything else ?

If someone forgets the Beloved Lord, even for an instant, what sort of devotion is that?

As your heart beats as you sleep, dream or being awake let your tongue always Chant the Divine Names of Hari.

If you become that anxious on forgetting to chant the Divine Name even for a second, then you are blessed.

One should constantly repeat the names of God irrespective of any activity that he might be involved in

We should Chant and remember the Divine Name every breath we intake and we need not try to do anything else.

kalakshebo na kartavyah, kshenamaayuh kshane kshane, yamasya karuna naasti, kartavyam hari kirtanam.

Every moment of your life should be taken as His gift.  Be rest assured that every incident that happens is by His grace and happens for your well-being.

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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

கானமே கண்ணா கண்ணா - என்ற கானமே ஹரி நாமமே கானமே கைவல்யமே தரும் கதி உனக்கென்று நிதி எனக்கின்று துதியருள் தந்த குரு பதமலரடிகளின்

Nama Article 9th April  2015

ஊத்துக்காடு வேங்கட கவி

பல்லவி

த்யானமே பரம பாவனமே

தகு மென்ற ஞானம் கனிவொடும் தந்து தானாகி நின்ற குருபதமலரடிகளின் (த்யான)

அனுபல்லவி

கானமே கண்ணா கண்ணா - என்ற

கானமே ஹரி நாமமே

கானமே கைவல்யமே தரும்

கதி உனக்கென்று நிதி எனக்கின்று துதியருள் தந்த குரு பதமலரடிகளின் (த்யான)

சரணம்

ஒன்பது வாசலாம் கோட்டை - இதற்கு

உத்தமன் போட்டான் ராஜ பாட்டை

முன்பிருந்தார் செய்த அவக்கேட்டை - போக்கி

மூவுலகம் எட்டுமாறு பாடினான் ஒரு பாட்டை

மத்யமகாலம்

அன்பு கலந்திட அழகு துலங்கிடும் ஆயிரம் தூணால் ஆனது கூடம்

ஆடியும் பாடியும் ஹரி குண மணந்த அடியவருக்கென திறந்த கவாடம்

இந்திரிய மென்னும் அஞ்சு படி ஏறி சிந்தை எனும் சிம்மாஸனம் போடும்

என்னையன் வந்து அமருவான் பாரும் இணையேது கூறும் குருபத மலரடிகளின் (த்யான)

Meditating on the Lotus feet of the Master is the best purification who bestowed the greatest wisdom out of sheer compassion.

Mediate on the Lotus feet of the Master who has blessed that Chanting the Divine Names of Hari "Kanna Kanna" would alone bestow salvation and is the only wealth.

To release us from the prison fort which has nine gates, the Master has laid down a supreme path, which has removed the grievous affliction. The Master has made this Chanting of Supreme Names reach the three worlds.

Mediate on the Lotus feet of Master who has blessed us with the bliss of love and our clear intelligence as throne we reach the fort, by climbing on our five senses, which has thousand pillars which is open for devotees where we can Chant the Divine Names.

Please check these: Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

The Magic of the Guru's Love

You may be the worst sinner, highly undisciplined; you may have committed all kinds of atrocities; yet, if a mahatma declares, "Oh, he is my child", that will suffice for you

Guru's boundless grace is immeasurable, limitless and infinite.

If we surrender ourselves absolutely without any reservation to the Guru, He will save us from all sorrow and show us the way to salvation

When a disciple leads his life with the clear understanding that it is the Guru who is running his life - adverse or otherwise, completely emptying the mind of personal likes and dislikes, seeing everything as Guru's leela, attains realization

The best offering that a disciple can give to the Guru is realizing that nothing else can equal his grace.

When can one earn Guru krupa? When God decides to bless a person, he receives Guru's grace. One has to be blessed with Bhakti; and that is blessed only by God/Guru.

To collect people living around one's home and help them chant the Lord's Name is verily service to the Guru. Or to follow the special instruction given to him/her by the Guru is verily 'service' to the Guru.

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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

Let us cling to His glorious Name with all love and faith, and let Him do what He pleases with us.

Nama Article 8th April  2015

Swami Papa Ramdas

Let us cling to His glorious Name with all love and faith, and let Him do what He pleases with us. Ours is to realise our immortality

Please check these: Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

When one is afflicted with sorrow, if he persists in prayers and not question the Lord as to why He is putting him into grief, when the difficult times pass, the Lord is pleased and rewards him with a special gift of His grace.

You should not only accept from the bottom of your heart the situation that the Lord keeps you in but also be grateful to Him for that because it is verily the Lord's blessing!

When there is true love, even adversities appear to be blessings

To forget God's Name is adversity; ever to think of His Name is prosperity.

At that stage you realise you do dhyana without any effort on your part, that dhyana is your real nature. Till then, effort is necessary

The common question that arises in everyone is 'What is essential to attain God – Grace or effort?'

In the other paths, you take some effort and then wait for God's grace. In Bhakti, you depend only on the grace of God and nothing else. That makes Bhakti an easier way to attain the end-state

To remain in the Holy Feet of the Guru as a 'nobody' (zero); to remain like a doll in his hand. This is the only effort that can be taken by us

Likewise, God takes hold of his devotee and removes all the hurdles in his/her way.

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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

Lord Vishnu’s holy name grants devotion for the lotus feet of the spiritual master

Nama Article 7th April  2015

Lord Vishnu's holy name grants devotion for the lotus feet of the spiritual master

Veda Vyasa

विष्णोर्नामैव पुंसाः शमलमपहरत्पुण्यमुत्पादयच्च

ब्रह्मादिस्थानभोगाद्विरतिमथ गुरोः श्रीपदद्वन्द्वभक्तिम् ।

तत्त्वज्ञानं च विष्णोरिह मृतिजननभ्रान्तिबीजं च दग्ध्वा

संपूर्णानन्दबोधे महति च पुरुषं स्थापयित्वा निवृत्तम् ॥

Lord Vishnu's holy name removes sin, establishes piety, makes one disinterested in the attempt to gain an exalted post like that of Lord Brahma, grants devotion for the lotus feet of the spiritual master, brings transcendental knowledge of Lord Vishnu, burns the seed of repeated birth and death, and places the saintly devotee in complete awareness of perfect transcendental bliss.

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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

O' mind, you do not recite the Divine Names, Where else is the refuge of support for us?

Nama Article 6th April  2015

அருணகிரிநாதர் அருளிச் செய்த கந்தர் அலங்காரம்

படிக்கின் றிலைபழ நித்திரு நாமம் படிப்பவர்தாள்

முடிக்கின் றிலைமுரு காவென் கிலைமுசி யாமலிட்டு

மிடிக்கின் றிலைபர மாநந்த மேற்கொள விம்மிவிம்மி

நடிக்கின் றிலைநெஞ்ச மேதஞ்ச மேது நமக்கினியே.

O' mind, you do not recite the Divine Names of ThirumurugapperumAn who abides in Pazhani;

You do not pay homage to the sacred feet of devotees, who recite the sacred names of the Lord of Pazhani;

You do not call upon the Supreme Being of the world 'MurugA';

You do not become a poor person merely by giving food to those who ask for alms so that they will not become weak because of hunger;

You do not sob and dance in ecstasy to be blessed with eternal bliss.

Where else is the refuge of support for us?

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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

कृष्णश् चैतन्यरसविग्रहः - Name of Krishna and Krishna Himself are identical

Nama Article 4h April  2015

Padma Purana - Veda Vyasa

नाम चिन्तामणिः कृष्णश्

चैतन्यरसविग्रहः ।

पूर्णः शुद्धो नित्यमुक्तो

ऽभिन्नत्वान्नामनामिनोः ॥

The holy name of Krishna is transcendentally blissful. It bestows all spiritual benedictions, for it is Krishna Himself, the reservoir of all pleasure. Krishna's name is complete, and it is the form of all transcendental mellows. It is not a material name under any condition, and it is no less powerful than Krishna Himself. Since Krishna's name is not contaminated by the material qualities, there is no question of its being involved with maya. Krishna's name is always liberated and spiritual; it is never conditioned by the laws of material nature. This is because the name of Krishna and Krishna Himself are identical

Please check these: Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

Feeling that these Forms alone will not suffice for redemption of the world He also became the Divine Names such as 'Hari!' 'Siva!' and is ever alive in these Names.

If you Chant God's Name, meditation of His form is automatically achieved. And if you meditate on His form, Chanting His Names automatically happens.

So the Lord's form is attained only by the deserving but his Name is attained even by the undeserving.

It is verily the Name of the Supreme One - the one who creates, sustains and rests it in Himself

Name and the Named are but one

God, Guru, Srimad Bhagavatam and God's Divine Name --- all are one and the same.

The Divine Name of the Lord ('Bhagavan Năma') has the power to redeem one and all.

God's Name is superior than God's form

Thus we are able to comprehend to a certain extent that there is no difference between the Name of the Lord and the Lord. Don't we?

Each Name has a form. Each Form has a name

Manusmriti stressing that the Word is the origin of all Forms

Hence mantras are not only mere combination of words or descriptions of God but they are God themselves.

All these forms of worship are rendered futile unless accompanied by the 'sound' aspect in the form of Mantras. If we were to worship the Supreme Brahman in the form of sound chanting the Divine Names of Lord alone is enough.

So that the utterance of a group of letters, which is the mantra, produces, by the process of permutation and combination of these letters, a new form of energy which gets infused into our system

The omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient Lord understands his worship and out of sheer mercy makes the 'jeeva' realize Him through the idol.

But there is no period of beginning for the Divine Names of "Rama" and "Krishna" and they will never ever disappear.

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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