Guest guest Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 It gives me immense pleasure to chant Shlokas and I have learnt quite a few over the years like Vishnu Sahasranamam, Mukunda mala, etc...My day begins with a shloka and ends with a sholka.. However, I'm not able to convince my husband to learn a few Shlokas. According to my understanding Shloka is a verse, phrase, proverb or hymn of praise, offered as prayer to Gods. But, this is definitely not very convincing to him. So, I wanted to open this topic for discussion. Your opinions are welcome. Tx, Ranjani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 Dear Ranjani: You enjoy chanting Shloka's. That is wonderful. I hope you understand what they mean. The pleasure would literally become thousand fold once you understand them. However, if you do not know what they mean then what you are reciting has no meaning. In that case why should your husband even attempt to chant them academically. Vishnu Sahara naam is not a shloka. This a compilation of 1000 names of vishnu. Name is "NOUN". If it hoped that understanding the meaning of these names and realizing their significance as you find their application through out your lifetime may be beneficial. Most pf our vedic and puraaNic compositions are poetic. The primary purpose for that was for the preservation of that knowledge. It is always easy to remember a poetry than the entire passages of prose. I would therefore highly recommend you to learn what these "SHLOKA's" mean. Chanting without understanding only leads a saadhaka to become proud of his saadhana thus can potentially negate the saadhana itself. There is a famous shloka that precisely warns saadhaka about the academic chanting practices. mantraartha mantra caitanya yo na jaanaati saadhakaH, shatalaxa prajatpopi, tasya mamtro na sidhyatii. Hope this helps. Regards, Dr. Yadu , "run_jini" <run_jini> wrote: > > It gives me immense pleasure to chant Shlokas and I have learnt quite > a few over the years like Vishnu Sahasranamam, Mukunda mala, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 Hi: The meanings can be found at this link. http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/Homepages/shivkuma/personal/music/vishnu-sahasranamam-me\ anings.htm But, this still does not respond to my query as to: why should one chant shlokas? Ranjani ymoharir <ymoharir wrote: Dear Ranjani: You enjoy chanting Shloka's. That is wonderful. I hope you understand what they mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 This was answered in my previous post. # 5612 ############## Name is "NOUN". If it hoped that understanding the meaning of these names and realizing their significance as you find their application through out your lifetime may be beneficial. Most of our vedic and puraaNic compositions are poetic. The primary purpose for that was for the preservation of that knowledge. It is always easy to remember a poetry than the entire passages of prose ############## When one recites these "names" we can relate to the specific attributes of Lord Vishnu. Hopefully with sufficient practice we may start emulating them into our personal life and saadhana. I hope this answers you question or I am not able to understand the real purpose of your question? Regards, Dr. Yadu , Ranjani Raghuveer <run_jini> wrote: >> But, this still does not respond to my query as to: why should one chant shlokas? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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