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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
{{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=In mythology it has been said that Rávana is a ten-faced demon. The ten-faced demon is nothing else but the base propensities of the mind, which function in all the ten directions. “Marańam” means “death”. When you take shelter in Parama Puruśa, Rávana dies. So in Him lies the death of all evil forces, all depraving propensities. Hence, He is “Rávanasya marańam”, He is the death of Rávana. Here also, Ráma means Parama Puruśa.|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}} | {{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=In mythology it has been said that Rávana is a ten-faced demon. The ten-faced demon is nothing else but the base propensities of the mind, which function in all the ten directions. “Marańam” means “death”. When you take shelter in Parama Puruśa, Rávana dies. So in Him lies the death of all evil forces, all depraving propensities. Hence, He is “Rávanasya marańam”, He is the death of Rávana. Here also, Ráma means Parama Puruśa.|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}} | ||
Anandamurti starts the discourse by describing various names for [[Parama Purusa]]: ''Gopala'', ''Govinda'' (unit consciousness) and ''Krsna'' (without His presence | Anandamurti starts the discourse by describing various names for [[Parama Purusa]]: ''Gopala'', ''Govinda'' (unit consciousness) and ''Krsna'' (without His presence I can't exist and a few other meanings). Anandamurti then explains that ''Narayana'' and ''Madhava'' mean the shelter and the husband of the Operative Principle consecutively. Anandamurti goes on saying that Hari means the entity who stills the sins of devotees with the purpose of lessening their burden. One meaning of Rama is that by taking His shelter, all evil forces get obliterated.<ref name="AV4"/> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||