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Purashcharana (Sanskrit: पुरश्चरण, romanized: Puraścaraṇa) is a preliminary ritual action in Hinduism that is performed for the mastery of the mantra associated with a given deity.
Nyasa (English: placing; literally, "deposit" or "setting down" [1]) is a concept in Hinduism. It involves touching various parts of the body while chanting specific portions of a mantra . [ 2 ] This imposition of mantras upon the body is considered as the assigning or locating of divinity inside one's own body.
The text of the mantra (albeit with some typography issues and/or typos) is quoted in the beginning of the official music video for Light of Transcendence, [15] the first track on the 2018 album Ømni by the Brazilian power metal band Angra. In 2024, the mantra was used in the lyrics for "Shanti", a song by Zedd from the album Telos.
Mantras originated in the Vedic tradition of India. The most basic mantra is Aum, which in Hinduism is known as the "pranava mantra," the source of all mantras. Mantra japa was a concept of the Vedic sages that incorporates mantras as one of the main forms of puja, or worship, with the ultimate goal being moksha (liberation).
Prayer (Sanskrit: प्रार्थना, romanized: prārthanā) is considered to be an integral part of the Hindu religion; it is practiced during Hindu worship and is an expression of devotion . The chanting of mantras is the most popular form of worship in Hinduism. The Vedas are liturgical texts (mantras and hymns). Stuti is an ...
The power of a mantra lies in its ability to produce an objective, perceptible change in the yogi who repeats it correctly. In the yoga tradition, Aum is the most sacred of holy words, the supreme mantra. Aum is also called the Pranava, a Sanskrit word which means both controller of life force (prana) and life-giver (infuser of prana).
Shanti Mantras are invoked in the beginning of some topics of the Upanishads. They are believed to calm the mind and the environment of the reciter. Shanti Mantras always end with the sacred syllable om (auṃ) and three utterances of the word "shanti", which means "peace". The reason for the three utterances is regarded to be for the removal ...
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