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| Interpretation of “Ráma” and “Náráyańa” | |
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| Speaker | Shrii Shrii Anandamurti |
| Date | 1978 September 25 |
| Place | Patna, India |
| Topic | One should use only his Ista mantra and no other mantra |
| Included in | Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 2 |
| Location in Sarkarverse |
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Interpretation of “Ráma” and “Náráyańa” is a discourse given by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti on 1978 September 25 in Patna, India. This discourse is the seventeenth chapter of Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 2.[1]
Synopsis
Tathápi mama sarvasva Ráma kamalalocana.”
So, all the propensities of the mind should be guided unto a singular entity with a singular name only using one’s own Iśt́a mantra and not any second mantra. That is why Hanumána says, “I always use the word Ráma and never Náráyańa. I don’t know who Náráyańa is.”
So every sádhaka should know that the only mantra in the universe is his Iśt́a mantra. He knows no other mantra.
Anandamurti starts the discourse by introducing a story in which Hanuman was asked why he uses only the name rama and never the name narayana although both have the same meaning. He then explains the words Narayana and Rama, which both mean Parama Purusa. Hanuman says: “Shriináthe Jánakiináthe cábhede Paramátmani, Tathápi mama sarvasva Rámah kamalalocanah.” - different words which carry the same meanning and despits that one should only use His personal combination of words and sound, His own Ista Mantra, which is why Hanuman will never use the word Narayana, but only the word Rama, although they carry the same meaning. Anandamurti goes on explaining that all propensities should be goaded towards one singular entity, using only one name, only one mantra and not any other.[1]
References
| Preceded by Mind and Cognitive Faculty |
Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 2 1978 With: Pratyáhára Yoga and Paramágati |
Succeeded by Interpretation of “Ráma” and “Náráyańa” |