vishnu-mantras

Authorized sacred sounds chanted to worship the Supreme Lord.

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MANTRA SIDDHI: psychic power acquired through repetition of Mantra

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Mantra Shastra (Sanskrit). Brahmanical writings on the occult science of incantations.

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Mantra-sastra (Sanskrit) The hymn portion of the Vedas; all the parts of the Vedas which are different from the Brahmanas (theological interpretations).

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Mantra period (Sanskrit). One of the four periods into which Vedic literature has been divided.

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santha-mantra:

santha-mantra (shaantha-manthra). Mantra for peace.

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mantra-japa:

mantra-japa (manthra-japa). Repetition of a mantra.

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mantra-krit:

mantra-krit (manthra-krith). Creator of mantras.

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maha-mantra

the great chant for deliverance: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

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gopala mantra

A confidential hymn, in ten syllables, to Krishna in His original form as a young cowherd. Although chanted by the main character in Brihad-Bhagavatamrita, Srila Sanatana Goswami does not divulge the words of the mantra anywhere in Brihad-Bhagavatamrita or his commentary on the work. Those who want information on it may consult the Krama-dipika of Keshava Bhatta.

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Mantra-tantra-sastra (Sanskrit) A scripture on the science of magic and incantation.

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Mantra Period One of four periods into which Vedic literature has been divided, used especially to describe the Vedic hymns and sacrificial formulas. Some chronologists speculate that this period ended some 20,000 years ago -- but may be as old as a million years into the past.

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Mantra yoga:

The yoga of the divine word, the science of sound, integral to Siddha yoga. The path to union through mantra yoga is based on repetition of a sacred mantra and contemplation of its meaning.

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Mantra (Sanskrit) That portion of the Vedas which consist of hymns as distinct from the Brahmana and Upanishad portions. The mantras considered esoterically were originally as magical as they were religious in character, although the former today is virtually forgotten, although remembered as a fact which once was.

In the composing of the mantras the rishis of old knew that every letter had its occult significance, and that the vowels especially contain occult and even formidable potencies when properly chanted. The words of the mantra were made to convey a certain hid meaning by certain secret rules involving first the secret potency of their sound, and incidentally the numerical value of the letters; the latter however was relatively unimportant. Hence their merely verbal significance is something quite different from their meaning as understood of old.

The language of incantations or mantras is the element-language composed of sounds, numbers, and figures. He who knows how to blend the three will call forth the response from the regent-god of the specific element needed. For, in order to communicate with the gods, men must learn to address each one of them in the language of his element. Sound is "the most potent and effectual magic agent, and the first of the keys which opens the door of communication between Mortals and the Immortals" (SD 1:464).

The hidden voice or active manifestation of the latent occult potency of the mantras is called vach. The would-be magician attempting to evoke the "spirits of the vasty deep" by uninstructed chanting or singing of any ancient mantras will never succeed in using the mantras effectively in a magical way, until he himself has become so cleansed of all human impurities as to be able at will and with inner vision to enter into communion if not direct confabulation with the inner realms.

The Scandinavian runes in certain respects correspond to the Hindu mantras.

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Mantra:

The names of God; sacred words or divine sounds invested with the power to protect, purify, and transform the individual who repeats them. A mantra received from an enlightened Master is filled with the power of the Master's attainment.

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Mantra Yoga Meditation (MYM, Mantra Yoga Meditation technique): Form of silent meditation introduced to the West by Swami Guru Devanand and promoted by the Dr. Guervaz Ayurveda Center, in New York City. MYM guides one toward experience with the innermost part of one's cosmic existence.

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mantra-sastra:

mantra-sastra (manthra-shaasthra). The science of the Vedic sacred formulae.

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Mantra Tantra Shastras (Sanskrit). Works on incantations, but specially on magic.

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Vaishnava food mantra:

Vaishnava food mantra: One of the mantra's the Vaishnavas use to offer their food to Krishna is:

namo brahmanya-devaya

 go-brahmana-hitaya ca

 jagad-dhitaya krishnaya

 govindaya namo namah

'My obeisances unto the godhead of the brahmins always concerned about the cows, the brahmins and the entire universe, unto Krishna, Govinda, my respects.'

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Mantra: A sacred chant used in Hindu tradition to embody the divinity invoked; it is said to possess deep magical power.

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Mantra

A word or phrase that is to be chanted repetitively in an effort to empty the mind and attain "cosmic con-sciousness" (oneness with God and the universe).

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Mantra:

A word or phrase which has a sacred meaning, and is often repeated over and over with a view to achieving greater spiritual understanding and growth. Often a mantra will be a phrase in Sanskrit, or the name of a Hindu deity such as Krishna or Shiva. An example of a mantra is:" Om Namaha Shivaya"..

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