1:36nihhatya dhārtarāṣṭrān naḥ kā prītiḥ syāj janārdanapāpam evāśrayed asmān hatvaitān ātatāyinaḥ1:37tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣṭrān svabāndhavānsvajanaṁ hi kathaṁ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava In Śloka 36 and 37, Arjuna
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Namaskaram Swamiji. i have been initiated with the purascharanam and aksharalaksham recitation of the vetekkarran moola mantram, however is it okay if my istha devatha is another form(Ganapathy)? Since all Gods are ONE, is it okay to chant the vetekkaran mantram focussing on Ganapathy? Secondly, by chanting this mantra is it considered as meditation also or i will still have to do meditation separately? Thank you.
Posted by Ravi on August 5, 2009
Dear Ravi,
While you are reciting the Lord’s name, your mind should feel the presence of the Lord with you. The chanting and feeling of the presence – if both go together – then the subject (Chaithanyam) and the object (manthram) unite and ultimately take you to the experience of your divine presence. Even in Bhagavath Gita, Lord Krishna emphasizes the importance of ‘bhavana’. Bhavana has got two phases. One is imagination and the second is feeling. You can imagine any form of the Lord while chanting the mantram; but understand that it is only temporary. Feeling is deeper than imagination. You can not imagine your own Chaithanyam; that you can feel only. The more you feel, the closer you are. That alone takes you to the ultimate experience of God!
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