Holy Names of the Lord by: Anupama Devi Dasi. Prayers To Gurudeva om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave.

Holy Names of the Lord

by:

Anupama Devi Dasi

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Prayers To Gurudeva

om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namaha

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Bhagavan and his Manifestations

•Brahma Jyoti•Paramatma •Bhagavan

brahmeti paramātmetibhagavān iti śabdyate - S.B 1.2.11

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But How to invoke Him?

Calling Him or chanting by His holy names!

Names and things in material World

•Everything in this world has a name so it can be identified

•So, a thing and its name are different things..

Krishna and His Name

•But in the Spiritual world, Krishna and His name is the same!

•The holy name is not of this world

•Souls covered by the modes of nature can’t utter the pure name (Chintamani Nama)

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Holy Names are Merciful

When one calls His Name from His heart, it comes as Suddha Nama.

It does not matter for what purpose you call. He is bound to come.

But when He comes, we should be intelligent to ask what is really worth.

You want Krishna, or something else?

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Nama Prabhu

•Who is Nama Prabhu? •He is the name of the Lord •Who is his consort?

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Sloka-1 from Shikshashtakamceto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha davagni-nirvapanam sreyah-kairava-candrika-vitaranam vidya-vadhu-jivanam anandambudhi-vardhanam prati-padampurnamrtasvadanam sarvatma-snapanam

param vijayate sri-krsna-sankirtanam Who Is

Vidya?

What is the end result of chanting Hare Krishna?

Krishna Prema!

Hare Krsna Hare KrsnaKrsna Krsna Hare HareHare Rama Hare RamaRama Rama Hare Hare

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Different kinds of Holy Names

•General Names▫God, Ishvara, Allah,..

•Primary Names▫Rama, Krishna, Narasimha, Narayana…

•Prema Nama▫Radha Ramana, Yashoda Nandana,..

[Rādhika Ramanā Ramya Nayanā Nanda Nandana Krishna He, Nanda Nandana Krishna He] (2,1)… (Rādhika)

[Gopikā Prānā Gokula Dharanā Govinda Rāmā Krishna He, Govinda Rāmā Krishna He] … (Rādhika)

[Mohita Muralī Madhura Vadanā Mohana Madanā Krishna He, Mohana Madanā Krishna He] … (Rādhika)

References

•Hari Katha from Gokul Bhajan•Shiksashtakam by Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu

Keep Chanting! Hare Krishna!

THANK YOU!

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