28th July 2019
ENERGY IN HYMNS/ MANTRAS
KEYWORDS :: Hymns, Mantras, Energy, Meaning, Chanting Style, Esoteric
Last week we reflected on the Energy Created, Conserved and Distributed in Temples and mentioned its dependence on the chanting of mantras. This week we shall learn on the mantras and its energy.
Sound is sacred and powerful which connects us, heals us and expands our hearts. A mantra is a series of words chanted in a religious tradition to invoke spiritual qualities. Mantra chanting is an ancient key that unlocks and opens us up to mysterious sounds in another level reaching to the entire universe and has the transformative power. Mantra effects and affects all the fivefold levels - Physical, Emotional, Intellectual, Social and Spiritual.
Three main types of mantras are - Beeja (seed), Saguna (With Shape), and Nirguna (without Shape).
Beeja mantras correlate the God/Goddess with all the chakras. Saguna mantras invoke the God/Goddess as an individual person in Shape/Form. Nirguna mantras originate from the Vedic texts with no deities or personalized aspects of God in a specific form or meaning to them.
The power of mantras is directly proportional to the number of times they are repeated and this is called mantra Siddhi. The practice of repeated chanting of a mantra silently or aloud - sitting in a comfortable position, with closed eyes - is considered as the easiest form of meditation. Paying careful attention to the speed and rhythm of your chanting, pronouncing correctly, knowing the esoteric meaning of the mantra will make the mind focused on letting the thoughts flow. Some people use a Mala (a string of beads) to count a series of 108 repetitions of the mantra.
There are esoteric moola mantras for every deity in a temple. The chanting of the first mantra – “Agamarthanthu Devaanam, Gamanaartham thu Rakshasam” (meaning let Godly energy get in and let Demonic energy get out) has the power to change the energy and it happens only when the priest is able to invoke it. The priest gains that ability from his daily rituals like Sapta-Sudhi (7 cleanliness process) which is by the mantra - Prana-pana vyano dhana samana me sudhyantham… and Gayatri mantra.
We reflected on the mantras and Hymns and it is for Energy in Temples and Special Pujas etc. But for the daily life, it is more of daily prayers and we shall reflect on it in the coming week.
----- Next Week 4th August 2019 - Prayers in Daily Life ------
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