Remembering the Divine Couple through the Mahamantra

Mahamantrasya Yugala SmaraNamayi Vyakhyaa

POWERFUL MEANING OF THE HARE KRISHNA MAHAMANTRA BY SRILA JIVA GOSWAMI

Posted by Krishna Rupa Devi dasi on March 14, 2011 at 7:46pm in Krishna http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/forum/topics/powerful-meaning-of-the-hare There are three Holy Names that make up the Maha-Mantra, Hare, Krishna, and Raama.

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Thappalampuliyur Radha Kalyanam 2010

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1. Hare is a powerful word that directly addresses the energy of the Lord. 2. Krishna is the name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Krishna is the possessor of every quality in and out of the universe. He also possesses these qualities in an unlimited quantity. 3. Raama means the reservoir of pleasure. By chanting this Mahamantra and doing service to Krishna, anyone can be linked to this reservoir and get unlimited happiness. While engaged in namasankirtana one should chant with deep feeling, full faith, firm determination, and the realization that Radha-Shyamasundara are personally present in the mahamantra with all of their transcendental beauty, qualities, and pastimes. Such performance of nama-sankirtana will surely bring the desired result of Krishnaprema.
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Remembering the Divine Couple through the Mahamantra

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Mano harati Krsnasya Krsnahlada-svarupini l Tato Haraa Sri-radhaiva tasyah sambodhanam Hare ll
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Because She steals Krsna's mind and because She is the embodiment of Krsna's divine joy, Raadhaa is known as Haraa. Hare is the vocative form (used to call someone) of that name, Haraa.

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Apagruhya traapam dharmam dhairyam manam vraja-streeNaam l VeNuna karshati gruhaat tena krsno 'bhidheeyate ll

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Because He robbed the women of Vraja of their shame (traapam), their religious principles (dharmam), their self-possession, and their pride, and through the playing of His flute drew them out of their homes (gruhaat) and into the forest, He is known as Krsna.

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Ramayati anisham (ramayatyanisham) rupa-laavanyair vraja-yoshitaam l Manah-pancendriyaneeha Raamas tasmaat prakeertitah ll Krsna is glorified by the name Raama because He constantly (anisham) causes the Vraja cowherd women's minds(manah) and senses (five, pancendriya) to enjoy (ramayate) the charms of His beauty.

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The Maha Mantra

Swami B.G. Narasingha Jun 4 2008 - Krishna Talk 79 The following is extracted from writings of Swami B. G. Narasingha, see link given here http://gosai.com/writings/the-maha-mantra The conception of the maha-mantra as a whole, as well as each of its constituent parts (Hare, Krsna and Rama), are uniquely different in Gaudiya Vaisnavism than in any other spiritual tradition of India. Sri Caitanya's highest conception of things is always svayam bhagavan, krsna-lila, radha-govinda-lila. That is the real purpose of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's advent and teachings. In that consideration, the Hare Krsna mantra does not mention the rama-lila of Ayodhya at all. There is no connection with that in the highest conception of the Hare Krsna mantra.

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And the inner conception of the mantra is responsible for our spiritual attainment. When one pronounces the Name of Rama, if he means Dasarathi Rama, his attraction will take him there, to Ayodhya; if he means Parasurama, he will be attracted to another place. And if Raama means Radha-ramana Raama, he will go to Goloka. The inner conception of the devotee will guide him to his destination." (Loving Search For The Lost Servant) The Names in the maha-mantra are Hare, Krsna and Rama. The followers of the Sankaracarya school, as well as those of the Ramanuja and Madhva schools, conceive the Name of Hare to be the vocative case of Hari. Thus for them Hare means Narayana, Raama means Ramacandra and Krsna means the avatar of Narayana [not Krsna the avatari, or source of Narayana]. For the Gaudiyas, Hare is the vocative case of Hara, the internal pleasure potency of Krsna. Thus Hare means Srimati Radharani.

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From Sanatkumara Samhita

http://www.mvtindia.com/history/radhakrishna.htm The above link has a discussion by Prabhupada about the love of Radha and Krishna.

http://www.stephen-knapp.com/prayers_to_sri_sri_radha-krishna.htm The above link discusses the conversation between Narada and Lord Shiva about Radha and Krishna. The two mantras given below from this Samhita.

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'Gopijana-vallabha-charanau sharanam prapadye.' I take shelter of the feet of He who is the gopi's beloved. This mantra has three compound words, five individual words and sixteen syllables.

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'Namo gopijana-vallabhabhyam.' Obeisances to the divine couple, who are dear to the gopis. This mantra has two words and ten syllables.

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