Mahamantra, Maha-mantra, 惭补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: VedaBase: 艢r墨mad Bh膩gavatam 9.14.48惭补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶�):鈥擮峁僰膩ra is a mantra, or 尘补丑腻-尘补苍迟谤补, and Hare K峁涐梗峁嘺 is also a 尘补丑腻-尘补苍迟谤补. Unless one is a br膩hma峁嘺, one cannot utter o峁僰膩ra and get the desired result. But in Kali-yuga almost everyone is a 艣奴诲谤补, unfit for pronouncing the 辫谤补峁嘺惫补, o峁僰膩ra.
Therefore the 艢膩stras have recommended the chanting of the Hare K峁涐梗峁嘺 尘补丑腻-尘补苍迟谤补.
鈥淗are K峁涐梗峁嘺, Hare K峁涐梗峁嘺, K峁涐梗峁嘺 K峁涐梗峁嘺, Hare Hare /
Hare R膩ma, Hare R膩ma, R膩ma R膩ma, Hare Hare鈥�
The purpose of pronouncing o峁僰膩ra is to address the Supreme Personality of Godhead, V膩sudeva (o峁� namo bhagavate v膩sudev膩ya).
Simply by chanting the Hare K峁涐梗峁嘺 mantra, one becomes free from the bondage of material existence and thus becomes eligible to return home, back to Godhead.
: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd Edition惭补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶�) refers to:鈥擲ixteen names of the Lord that contain the potency of all other mantras; also known as the hare k峁涐梗峁嘺 尘补丑腻-尘补苍迟谤补. (cf. Glossary page from Arcana-d墨pik膩).
Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts惭补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶�) is the name of a Mantra discussed in chapter 3 [third book] of the 闯帽腻苍腻尘峁泃补蝉腻谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟补: a P膩帽car膩tra text representing a sectarian glorification of K峁涐梗峁嘺 and R膩dha (i.e., the cult of Radha-Krishna) dated among the latest of the Sa峁僪it膩-type works.鈥擜ccordingly, Vy膩sa turns here to the 10-syllabled 尘补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补 (鈥�gop墨janavallabh膩ya sv膩h膩鈥�) and to the 10-syllable mantra to Madhus奴dana. He gives here corresponding 苍测腻蝉补-concentrations for use with the first of these, along with its chandas-meter, the 诲别惫补迟腻-presiding deities, and the various purposes for which it might effectively be employed; as well, he gives a syllable-by-syllable analysis of the 鈥渕eaning鈥� of the mantra (1-25). He then turns to an 18-syllable mantra (鈥�kl墨峁� k峁涐梗峁嚹亂a govind膩ya gop墨janavallabh膩ya s膩dh膩鈥�) in closing (26-27), saying it is similar to the preceding.
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: academia.edu: Is the Jain Mantra for an Enlightened Soul Arha峁� or Arhra峁�?1) 惭补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶�) refers to the 鈥済reat mantra鈥�, according to 艢ubhacandra鈥檚 J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va (11th-century), an influential Digambara text describing mantric purification rites.鈥擜ccordingly, while describing a lotus diagram with a Mantra for the Arhat (i.e., 鈥榞reat mantra鈥欌��尘补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补): 鈥淭hen he [the meditator], with unwavering focus, imagines a beautiful, sixteen-petalled lotus in his navel. He should imagine the 尘补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补 filling the pericarp of the lotus [and] a line of vowels [蝉惫补谤补尘腻濒腻: a 膩 i 墨 u 奴 峁� 峁� 岣� 岣� e ai o au a峁� a岣�] shining in each of the petals. The syllable (补办峁谤补) 艣奴苍测补 (ha) is covered with a ra [and] ornamented with a line (办补濒腻) and a dot. It fills the directions with millions of rays, shining like the splendor of the moon. [The meditator] should imagine a column of smoke slowly rising from the ra (repha) of the mantra, then a spark, and then a blazing fire. The fire grows continuously. It slowly burns the eight-petalled lotus situated in [his] heart. A powerful fire that arises from meditation on the 尘补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补 burns the eight petals that represent the eight types of karma鈥�.
2) 惭补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶�) refers to the 鈥済reat mantra鈥�, according to Hemacandra鈥檚 Yoga艣膩stra, an influential 艢vet膩mbara text in Sanskrit describing the lay-path to liberation which was composed at the request of the C膩lukya ruler Kum膩rap膩la.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hen he should envision a sixteen-petalled lotus in his navel that has in the pericarp the great mantra (尘补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补) [and] a series of vowels on the petals. In this 尘补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补, there is a syllable [ha] on which a ra, a dot, and a crescent are extended. [The meditator] should imagine a column of smoke slowly rising from the ra (repha) of the syllable. He should imagine an uninterrupted series of blazing fires, continuously throwing out sparks. Then, with these flames, he should burn the lotus located in the heart. The fierce fire, which emanates from meditation on the 尘补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补, burns the eight petals [of the lotus] that face downward and represent the eight types of karma鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary尘补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶傕い啷嵿ぐ).鈥攎 (S) The great Mantra of the deities respectively; as 驳腻测补迟谤墨 is the 尘补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补 of Brahmans. Ex. ma0 膩tmapr膩pt墨c墨 kh膩峁嚹� ||.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary惭补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶�).鈥�
1) any sacred text of the Vedas.
2) a great or efficacious charm, a powerful spell.
Derivable forms: 尘补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补岣� (啶す啶距ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶班).
惭补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and mantra (啶え啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭补丑腻尘补苍迟谤补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶�):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-尘补苍迟谤补] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] m. any very sacred or efficacious text (of the Veda etc.), [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] a great spell, very eff掳 charm (used [especially] against a serpent鈥檚 venom), [K膩dambar墨; G墨ta-govinda]
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Mantra, Maha.
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