'The Greatness of Mahamantra' - Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Swamigal

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Radhe Krishna To all,His Holiness Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Swamigal was the 35th Jagadguru of Sringeri Sri Saradha Peetam.Born

on November 13, 1917 the young Srinivasa was an illustrious student. At

the age of 14, he was ordained into Sanyasa Asrama by the then

Peetadhipati and Jivan Mukta Sri Chandrasekara Bharati.An great

tapasvi and and yogi, Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Swamigal was an able

administrator too. He traveled across the country spreading the ideals

of Sanathana Dharma and Sri Adi Sankara. A beautiful

compilation of the Acharya's discourses has been published in a book

called 'karuNai kaDal thandha kanivAna muthukkaL'. The following is a

short excerpt from this book. 'The Greatness of Mahamantra'The

Divine Name of the Lord rescues even the wickedest of the wicked. Fire

when touched, either knowingly or unknowingly, burns the hand.

Likewise, it is the nature of the Divine Name of the Lord to destroy

the sins of the one who utters it. Therefore, regardless of the time

and work we are involved in, we should always keep chanting the Divine

Name of the Lord mentally.All are desirous of doing Mantra

japa. There is a Mantra for this. This Mantra can be chanted in any

manner. It has been said that this Mantra can be chanted by all –

whether one is of pure mind or not, whether one follows religious

discipline or not.Well! What is that Mantra? It is verily"HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE!HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE!"All

can chant this Mantra. Regular chanting of this Mantra would earn the

blessings of the Lord, purify us and we would attain the purpose of

life. Nevertheless, commonly, what do people do? They eat, sleep,

loiter around and finally die. Animals lead this kind of life. Is there

any difference between the animals and us if our lives were also spent

in the same way? Therefore, we should always be chanting the Divine

Name of the Lord.-------------------------------Today April 20th is Sri Ramanuja JayantiToday

is Sri Ramanujacharya's Jayanti. Let us reminisce this great Vaishnava

Acharya who dedicated His life towards taking Bhakti (devotion) to all

the classes of the society. Let us pray to 'Ethiraja' who boldly gave

the Divine Name to every one irrespective of caste creed and religion

for the liberation of mankind, to give us more and more Bhakti and

taste in the Divine Name.Pl click the link... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba6My7vKAEoRegards & Chant The Maha mantra:Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare HareHare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare HareSource: http://www.namadwaar.org/home.php