Constant repetition of Ram-mantram will give you the needed strength and courage to overcome all weaknesses

Nama Article 15th May 2015

Swami Papa Ramdas

Constant repetition of Ram-mantram and practice of meditation will give you the needed strength and courage to overcome all weaknesses of the mind and the heart.

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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

Kindly bless me to seek henceforth Your devotess who praise Your holy name and prostrate at their feet.

Nama Article 4th May 2015

அருணகிரிநாதர் அருளிய திருப்புகழ்

ஊனுந் தசையுடல் தானொன் பதுவழி

     யூருங் கருவழி ...... யொருகோடி

ஓதும் பலகலை கீதஞ் சகலமு

     மோரும் படியுன ...... தருள்பாடி

நானுன் திருவடி பேணும் படியிரு

     போதுங் கருணையில் ...... மறவாதுன்

நாமம் புகழ்பவர் பாதந் தொழஇனி

     நாடும் படியருள் ...... புரிவாயே

கானுந் திகழ்கதி ரோனுஞ் சசியொடு

     காலங் களுநடை ...... யுடையோனுங்

காருங் கடல்வரை நீருந் தருகயி

     லாயன் கழல்தொழு ...... மிமையோரும்

வானிந் திரனெடு மாலும் பிரமனும்

     வாழும் படிவிடும் ...... வடிவேலா

மாயம் பலபுரி சூரன் பொடிபட

     வாள்கொண் டமர்செய்த ...... பெருமாளே.

The body consisting of flesh and muscles comes along with nine portals

and takes millions of births through the womb. (To end the miserable birth cycle)

whatever holy writings that I read, the music I practise and all other learnings I acquire,

kindly make me realise their significance; for that, I have to sing Your glory;

I have to willingly pay obeisance to Your hallowed feet

keeping Your grace in my mind in the morning and in the evening;

and kindly bless me to seek henceforth Your devotess who praise Your holy name and prostrate at their feet.

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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

Whatever the time be, you must do Japa every day. It is not good to forgo it any day.

Nama Article 3^rd May 2015

Source: Teachings of The Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi

What a lot of work I did when I was your age! And yet I could find time to repeat my Mantra a hundred thousand times everyday! 

True it is that there is no hard and fast rule about the time of Japa, yet morning and evening are the favorable periods. Whatever the time be, you must do Japa every day. It is not good to forgo it any day.

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

Catch hold of this divine Name and go on doing your work in the world.

Hanuman worked tirelessly for Rama. He also performed incessant Rama japa. We should also be like this.

Nothing we earn today would come with us to the final destination but only the Divine Name WILL

While you concentrate on your studies and prepare yourself for your future, you also need God's grace.

At the same time performing activities without spiritual practices is meaningless. We should learn to be like Hanuman by balancing both types of activities.

To achieve this goal I try to chant His name but am not able to do it continuously because it is involved in worldly activities

Chanting the Name of Răma, Hanuman crossed the ocean! -- and, lifted the mountain!

Mountain sized sorrows melt away like the fog!

Keep Chanting, even while engaged in the activities of the world

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

Keep the Name of the Lord spinning in midst of all your activities. Have intense faith in God, and in His Name, know that they are not different.

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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

Mahaperiyava would say, “Today is Nrisimha Jayanti. There would be grand celebration in Ammalu Ammal’s home!” Kirtans on God, in Kannada, began to pour forth from her.

Nama Article 2^nd May 2015

Source:

May 2^nd 2015 is Narasimha Jayanthi. Lord Narasimha has incarnated just to make the words of His devotee Prahlada, who was Chanting His Divine Names, true.

Ammalu Ammal was born in a Kannada speaking Madhwa family. Married as a child she lost her husband within a few years of her marriage making her a child widow. In those days widows were not treated kindly. As she grew up the torture of those around her pushed her to attempt suicide by jumping into the neighborhood pond. But Bhagavan forbid her from committing suicide. Lord Nrisimha appeared before her and blessed her, "Do not attempt suicide. You shall always get the basic requirement of food and clothing." Ammalu Ammal asked for a boon 'let me know no hunger'. The Lord granted it to her and from thence onwards she has lived only on a glass of curd/milk and fruit a day, until her death at the age of 104 in 2010. She used to forgo even these on Ekadasi! She led an energetic life all through. She performed bhajan every day of her life. She would cook variety of dishes herself in the coal oven and offer her Lord Panduranga and give the Prasad to others while she herself ate nothing! Her celebration of Nrisimha Jayanti is well known. She would, singly, prepare 108 varieties of sweets and savouries apart from the regular food to be offered to Lord Nrisimha! Mahaperiyava, on Nrisimha jayanti day would remember her, wherever he happened to be camping. He would say, "Today is Nrisimha Jayanti. There would be grand celebration in Ammalu Ammal's home!" Kirtans on God, in Kannada, began to pour forth from her. Tens of thousands of kirtans have poured forth from her.

As she grew up Ammalu Ammal was totally engrossed in Bhagavata dharma, always singing and dancing for her Lord and lovingly worshipping Him in various ways. Krishna who she could see played a lot of Lila with her.

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

May their mind resort only to that which is good by Chanting the Divine names; and may our thought as well as the thought of others be fixed on You with out any motive

"Hare" refers to Lord Narasimha.

An offense committed against the sadhus who have become one with Lord Krishna and who look at all with an even eye, certainly recoils soon on the offender

Little Prahlad by the Grace of His Guru Sage Narada, had an inexplicable love in Chanting the name of Lord Narayana. Prahlad's unstinted faith was the reason for The Lord to appear in a pillar.

I am not selfish. I will not feel elated, 'Oh! Lord is calling me,' and follow you. Crores of people are slogging in 'samsara'. What is the way out ('gati') for all of them?

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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

You have shown us the way of remembering the Lord of Brindavan by Singing His Divine Names and Dancing in joy.

Nama Article 26th April  2015

ஊத்துக்காடு வேங்கட கவி

பல்லவி

கண்கண்ட தெய்வமே - எங்கள்

கதி நீயே குருநாதா கழலே துணை என்ன

கைமேல் பலன் ஆகுமே இதுவே மெய்மெய் எனலாகுமே (கண்)

அனுபல்லவி

பண்கொண்ட குழலூதும் பரமனடி காட்டி

பக்தியில் முக்தியில் பாட்டினில் ஆசையூட்டி

கண் என்ற குரல் காட்டி காலில் சதங்கை மாட்டி என்

எண்ணமெல்லாம் ப்ருந்தாவனத்திடை யோட்டும் (கண்)

சரணம்

சிந்தை கடலாடி விந்தை மிகவான பேரின்ப முத்து ஒன்று பெற்றேனே உடனே

பாடும் பணி செய்ய கற்றேனே

நந்தகோபன் மனை வந்து பிறந்தவனை நாதா என்று சொல்ல பெற்றேனே உடனே

ஆதியந்தம் எல்லாம் அற்றேனே

மத்யமகால ஸாஹித்யம்

இத்தனைக்கும் யாரென மிகையாகா

எங்கள் குருநாதனருள் அல்லவோ இதை

எத்தனையும் சொன்னாலும் அத்தனை அமுதூறும்

ஆனந்த நிலை என்று சொல்லவோ. (கண்)

Oh Master! You are the Lord who is visible to our eyes and Your Lotus feet is the only refuge and the rewards we got are there to been seen by all. This is the truth, this is the truth.

You are the one who showed the way by pointing to the Lotus feet of the one who plays the flute and you have created and nourished our desires in Bhakthi and salvation.

You have shown us the way of remembering the Lord of Brindavan by Singing His Divine Names and Dancing in joy.

I have been gifted with a pearl of bliss and was immediately blessed with the gift of Divine work of Singing your Divines Names forever.

I have been blessed to call the one who is born in the house of Nandagopa as the Sole protector and was immediately blessed with pure bliss which has no beginning and end.

Whatever I tell is not exaggeration and whatever more I tell it would spring the Divine nectar of bliss in me.

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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

They in whose heart, who remember the Divine Name, resides Hari, the fountain of all good, never meet with evil at any time, in any of their undertakings.

Nama Article 25th April  2015

Source: Sahasranama Bhashya by Adi Sankara

सर्वदा सर्वकार्येषु नास्ति तेषाममङ्गलम् |

येषां हृदिस्थो भगवान् मङ्गलायतनो हरिः ||

They in whose heart, who remember the Divine Name, resides Hari, the fountain of all good, never meet with evil at any time, in any of their undertakings.

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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

No amount of intellect or genius can help as does Guru’s Grace. Guru’s Grace can bestow knowledge on a person in no time.

Nama Article 24th April  2015

Wish you all happy Sankara Jayanthi and Ramanuja Jayanthi

Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

In Sringeri Sankara was met and served by a deeply devoted disciple Giri who later became Totakachãrya, showing to the world what devotion to the Guru can do. Though dull headed, Giri, loved his Guru Sankara very deeply. He served Sankara with deep love. One day Giri was late in returning from washing his Guru's clothes. Though it was time for the class to begin and all the students had arrived Sankara waited for this lovable disciple of his. When the disciples wondered and questioned about the delay in beginning the class, Sankara said, "Giri has not yet come!" The whole class burst out laughing. The compassionate heart of the Guru melted with deep warmth as the others laughed at his lovable disciple and the Grace sprung forth from him and engulfed Giri who was still on the banks of the river. The class of scholars was wonderstruck when in a few minutes time 'the dull head' came into the hall clapping and singing the praises of his Guru in eight stanzas in Totaka metre. No amount of intellect or genius can help as does Guru's Grace. Guru's Grace can bestow knowledge on a person in no time. Since that day Giri came to be known as Totakacharaya as the hymn was composed in Totaka metre.

Source:

Sri Koorathazhwar was a great disciple of Sri Ramanujacharya. He was a very learned person and a scholar, and although senior to Sri Ramanuja in age, was an epitome of Acharya bhakti and humility. One day, when he and many other disciples were with Sri Ramanuja, a deaf and dumb man came to seek the Acharya's blessings. Sri Ramanuja was intensely moved on seeing the plight of that man who could neither say nor hear the Divine Name of the Lord. Tears filled the eyes of Sri Ramanuja as his compassion poured on a soul who could not attain Vaikunta in that birth simply because of his circumstances. Then Sri Ramanuja asked all his disciples to leave the room immediately and close the door behind them, so that he could be alone with the deaf and dumb man. All the disciples, including Koorathazhwar, left the room. However Koorathazhwar was curious to see what his acharya was going to do. So he peeped in through a window. He saw his acharya place his feet on the head of the deaf and dumb man and bless him, saying that now he would attain Vaikunta. When Koorathazhwar saw this, he broke down and began to cry, lamenting his own fate. Regretting all his learning, scholarship and intellectuality, he cried wishing he had been born deaf, dumb and a simpleton so that he would have had the great fortune of having his Acharya's feet placed on his head, thus attaining life's highest goal so simply and easily!

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

TO THE UTTER SURPRISE OF EVERYONE, THE BOY WHO HAD NOT SPOKEN A WORD EVER SINCE HE WAS BORN, OPENED HIS MOUTH AND REPEATED AFTER SRI SWAMIJI, 'R A M A' !

Immediately that dumb boy gained divine knowledge and started dancing, singing the Divine Names, `Rama' and `Krishna'

His mother, corrected him saying that, uttering Rama Nama once would do!

The dassi came to have a darshan of Bodhendral and after prostrating to him she left this world through Kabala moksham in front of her guru like how a yogi leave this world

Bhagawan Nama cured plague in a city

Divine Names' are not mere names - Bhagavan Nama Bodhendral

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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