![]() ![]() Because this mantra is so pure and sacred, it must not be touched by the lips of anyone who has material desires. At the present time I can find no one but yourself who is fit to receive the mantra, for whoever chants it is certain to go to Vaikuntha at the time of death. Now I know that you are worthy to receive it, for you are pure and firmly fixed in devotion to the lotus feet of the Lord. “Only Lord Visnu Himself is aware of the glories of this mantra. Therefore, when Ramanuja came before him again, he spoke to him in a kind way. When some people informed Gosthipurna of Ramanuja’s condition, he was moved by pity for the young devotee. In this state of dejection, Ramanuja began to shed tears of despair. When his appeals had been denied on eighteen separate occasions, Ramanuja began to feel that there must be some great impurity in his heart and that it was for this reason that Gosthipurna would not bestow his mercy upon him. Time and again Ramanuja approached him, but repeatedly Gosthipurna refused his request. The guru, Gosthipurna began to consider the matter deeply, but still he was unwilling to give the mantra to any person. ISBN 978-8-2.Once Ramanujaacarya aproached his guru to recive secret mantra initiation. Researches Into the Nature and Affinity of Ancient and Hindu Mythology. An outline of the religious literature of India. ^ a b c d e f g Paul Deussen (Translator), Sixty Upanisads of the Veda, Vol.sfn error: no target: CITEREFTinoco ( help) Narayanasvami Aiyar, Thirty Minor Upanishads, University of Toronto Archives, OCLC 248723242, pp. ^ Paul Deussen (Translator), Sixty Upanisads of the Veda, Vol 2, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120814691, pages 558–565.A person who recites this Upanishad expiates sins and attains communion with Narayana. ![]() Ĭhapter 5 states that the one who worships with the formula, "Om Namo Narayanaya", goes to Vishnu's heaven, Vaikuntha, becomes free from birth and samsara. The mantra to study, states the text, is Om Namo Narayanaya, which is of 1-2-5 syllable construct, which when studied delivers one a long life and all material and non-material desires. Chapter 3, 4, and 5: Narayana Mantra Ĭhapters 3 and 4 state that studying the Narayana Upanishad is the path to fearless life, achieving immortality, becoming a part of Brahman. Chapter 2: Narayana is the one God Ĭhapter 2 declares that Narayana is one without a second, eternal god, same as Brahma, Shiva, Sakra, time, the corporal, the uncorporeal, the inner, the outer, this whole universe, what was, and what is to be. Everyone is born from Narayana, and ultimately merges back into Narayana. From him were born Brahma, Rudra, Prajapati, the twelve Adityas, Indra, the eleven Rudras, the eight Vasus, the meters of verses, all sages, and all beings. He created the elements of the universe, namely the wind ( Vayu), the light ( Jyoti), the water ( Apas), the fire ( Agni), the ether ( Akasha) and the Prithvi (earth). The Upanishad asserts in Chapter 1 that Narayana created the prana (life essence, breath), the senses, and the mind (Chit and the consciousness). Chapter 1: Everything was born in Narayana, everything ends in Narayana The Upanishad is short, and has five chapters. The text, suggests Deussen, is probably compiled from passages from different era and texts. ![]() The Narayana Upanishad asserts that "all gods, all rishis, and all beings are born from Narayana, and merge into Narayana". The text is classified as one of the Mantra Upanishads. The Narayana Upanishad posits, " Om Namo Narayanaya", an eight-syllabled mantra, as a means of reaching salvation, which is communion with Vishnu. The Upanishad is, states Paul Deussen, among those that can be described as "cult of formula", where meditation shifts from objects and philosophy to that of a specific formula. It is one of the 14 Vaishnava Upanishads, and it recommends the bhakti of Narayana (Vishnu). It is written in the Sanskrit language, attached to the Krishna (Black) Yajurveda. It is listed as number 33 in the early 19th-century Henry Thomas Colebrooke anthology. The Narayana Upanishad ( Sanskrit: नारायण उपनिषद्) is one of the minor Upanishads, listed as number 18 in the extended anthology of 108 Upanishads recited by Rama to Hanuman in Hindu literature. ![]()
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