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The mantra was often used by Mahatma Gandhi. [6] Neem Karoli Baba encouraged the constant repetition of "Ram" in order to become closer to God, saying: "By taking the name of Ram, everything is accomplished." A popular mantra is Shri Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama [7] (often prefixed with "Om"), which was popularised in western India by Samarth ...
A mantra (Pali: mantra) or mantram (Devanagari: मन्त्रम्) [1] is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or phonemes, or group of words (most often in an Indo-Iranian language like Sanskrit or Avestan) believed by practitioners to have religious, magical or spiritual powers.
Third Chapter: This chapter, 109 shlokas long, is known as Rama Mantra Mahatmaya Varnanam. In this chapter a detailed glorification of Sri Ram Mantraraj (The Mantra King of Rama, i.e. Ram Shadakshar Mantra, rāṃ rāmāya namaḥ) is described as well as how the mantra of Rama came to this earth. [7]
[citation needed] It is considered one of the most destructive, powerful, and irresistible weapons mentioned in Hinduism. [ citation needed ] Only a handful of gods and warrior-heros, namely Parashurama , Rama , Meghanada , Bhishma , Drona , Karna , Ashwatthama , Arjuna , and Lakshmana , were said to have possessed the knowledge to invoke this ...
The syllables in the mantras vary from 1 to 24, and evolves mantras like Om Ramaya hum phat swaha and Om srim Rama Dassarathaya Sita vallabbhaya sarvabhita daya namah. [6] Out of these mantras those with two to six syllables are claimed by the text to be most beneficial, states Lamb. [6]
According to Hindu tradition, he is stated to have written most of the Mandala 3 of the Rigveda, including the Gayatri Mantra (3.62.10). The Puranas mention that only 24 rishis since antiquity have understood the whole meaning of —and thus wielded the whole power of — the Gayatri Mantra.
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The guru imparts initiation of sacred Ram mantra into the disciple's ear. They apply an upward-pointing tilak (urdhva pund) on the forehead. Complete devotion and immersion in devotional songs (bhajans) is the tradition's way of life. Most saints lead a life of renunciation (paramhansa) within this tradition. [27]