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The Panchadasi is a basic text which introduces into central doctrine of Advaita Vedantic philosophy. Deeper concepts are dealt in more advanced treatise- the Upanishads , the Brahmasutras and the Bhagavad Gita .
The panchakshara (Sanskrit: पञ्चाक्षर) literally means "five syllables" in Sanskrit, [2] referring to the five syllables of na, ma, śi, vā, and ya forming the mantra Om Namah Shivaya. [3] This hymn explains the significance of these five syllables and their affiliation with the deity. [4]
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.
Swāhānanda in his commentary on Sloka IX.80 of Panchadasi explains that knowledge once arisen cannot be prevented but meditation depends on the will of the meditator; [8] and with regard to the conceptions for meditation (vijñāña), Badarayana clarifies:-
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 ...
Lopamudra, (Sanskrit: लोपामुद्रा) also known as Kaveri, Kaushitaki and Varaprada, [1] was a philosopher according to ancient Vedic Indian literature. She was the wife of the sage Agastya who is believed to have lived in the Rigveda period (1950 BC-1100 BC) [citation needed] as many hymns have been attributed as her contribution to this Veda.
Within the Gaudiya tradition, a mantra formed from the names of the five members of the Pancha Tattva is often spoken or sung as a means of devotional worship, or japa. Often, this mantra is sung or chanted prior to the Krishna mantra. [citation needed] jaya sri-krishna-chaitanya prabhu nityananda sri-adwaita gadadhara shrivasadi-gaura-bhakta ...
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.