1/27/2024 0 Comments Aum namo bhagavate vasudevayaLose yourself, consciously, in the vibrations of the words, and surrender to Krishna.Whilst chanting, you will begin to feel Lord Vishnu's grace overflowing you, as your soul comes in contact with the universal soul.Close your eyes and repeat the mantra 'Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya' 108 times - I will explain why 108 is an important number whilst chanting mantras in another article.Sit down in a quiet place in a comfortable position, preferably with your back straight and legs crossed.'Om, I bow down to the supreme divinity that lives in all beings.' It is thus a name of Krishna.Ī literal translation of the word is 'the God who lives in all beings' 'Vasu' means 'life in all beings', and 'Devaya' translates to 'God'. In the Bhagavad Gita - that which is considered to be the equivalent of the bible in Hinduism I will write a full article on it soon - Arjuna calls Krishna 'Vaasudeva' on numerous occasions - Vasudevaya is a gramatically correct way of saying Vaasudeva in this mantra. It is a way of emphasising the divinity in someone who is considered to be God. The term 'Bhagavate' refers to someone who is blessed or divine. Saying 'Namo' before a word in a mantra indicates complete spiritual surrender on the practitioner's part to that which follows in the mantra. Namo means salutation, surrender, and to bow down to it is a sign of total worship and admiration. There is however no literal translation of Om into English. By constant repetition, Om raises our awareness to a level on which we regain unity with the all - what Hindus call Brahman. Pranava is another name for it, which translates to both the giver of life and the controller of life energy. Having such a powerful vibrational nature, Om alone can make our practices more effective with its high pranic energy. Also being called the vibration of the universe - the sound of the void - it is widely used in mantric practice as a part - a beginning or ending - of a larger mantra. It is considered by many to be the primordial sound of the universe, from which all life emanates. Om, sometimes written as 'Aum', is the most sacred sanskrit syllable in Hinduism, which also appears in Buddhism. This mantra is repeated by practitioners as a means of attaining spiritual freedom - moksha - and a way of breaking free from the bondage of samsara - the recurring cycle of life and death we are trapped in. This mantra is called a 'maha mantra' - the great mantra - since it worships the supreme - Vishnu and his avatar, Krishna. 'Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya' is a twelve syllable mantra for worshiping Lord Krishna - an avatar of Vishnu. A mantra is a sacred word/syllable/phrase of which repetition has the ability to transform our lives.
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