Namajapa

2. iwVK Zûfòc gòaòe-

3. 1) g±e CyûeY bò^Ü ùjùf Zû’e CyûeY _ea©ðú _âbûaùe
K’Y bò^ÜZû @ûùi?
2) ùcûùZ RùY _âgõiû Kùf ùcû bòZùe K’Y NùU?
3) ùcûùZ RùY ^ò¦û Kùf ùcû bòZùe K’Y NùU?

4. • The word is a sound expressive of the idea.
• The Word has power—even the ordinary written word has
a power.
• If it is an inspired word it has still more power.
-Sri Aurobindo
o When someone calls you names or heaps insult you find it excruciating to bear. You
become inflamed and uneasy.
o When someone praises you, you feel happy.
o The spectrum of human reactions to the words and things around us is endless.
o When anyone shouts, "Scorpion! Scorpion!", "Snake! Snake!", you reflexively jump
in fright.
o If such situations can arouse feelings of fear, anger, joy, then …..

7. • Chanting (japa) means repetition of some letter,
word, mantra or sentence.
• Nama japa means repetition of Divine’s Name
and
• mantra japa means repetition of a mantra.

9. • Santh Tulsidas has said,
नामु सप्रेम जपत अनयासा ।
भगत होहहिं मुद मिंगल बासा ।।
सुहमरि पवनसूत पावन नामू ।
अपने बस करि िाखे िामू ।।

10. • There is no
difference between
Naama & Nami.
• (Satyabhama tried to
balance Krishna with
gold and precious stones,
but could not do it. Then
Rukmini put a tulsi
leaf with the name of
Krishna on the scales.
That balanced the Lord.)

11. • Skand Puranas :
"I pray to the infinitely powerful Lordwhose holy name andremembrance
relieves me of all mental and physical afflictions."
• Padma Purana :
Hari nama kirtan is the nectar behindwhich even the devas try to drink.
The Almighty permanently resides in the place where Hari Nama Kirtan is
performed. Hari Nama Kirtan alone is enough to attract the God himself (in
most other cases we can only attract His grace).
• Dr. Benson, Harvard University:
metabolism in a human changes .

12. • Dr. Benson, Harvard University:
metabolismin a human changes .
o In an issue of Span magazine, 1976, he says that experiments show
that the metabolism in a human changes when he retires for the
night. Blood pressure and other body processes operate without
any fluctuations. The individual awakens fresh and invigorated.
o This particular situation is attained through 20 minutes of 'japa',
twice during the day.
o Chanting the Lord's name corrects all erratic body processes and
thus enabling good health.

13. (The Name is God, the Guru, the all in all. Indeed, the power of God‘s Name is
simply marvellous. It can take man to the summit of spiritual experience. It grants
one eternal freedom, bliss and peace. The Name has the power to tear up the veil
of Maya or ignorance and bring you face to face with God or Truth. The Name is
not different from Him. The Divine Name is greater than any philosophy in the
world. It is the key by which you can unlock the gates to the kingdom of immortal
peace and bliss.
– Samartha Rama Das
• “Absorb yourself in chanting God's name. This will forge armour that will make
you invincible to all miseries.” –Shastri Sadhu Shri Hari Das

15. Let us Concentrate on this Chanting

16. ("Naham Vasami Vaikunte,Nahi Yogi Hridaye,
Yatra Mad Bhakta Gayanthe Tatra Thistami Narada!"
aûaûRú cjûeûR, ...
 Namajapa has a great power in it.
-Sri Aurobindo

18. (Once Namadev was travelling to Gujarat where he was close to the temple town
of Nageshwar. This town houses the famous Shiva temple which is one of the 12
Jotirlinga Kshetras. It was the auspicious day of Shivaratri and a huge number of people
thronged to the temple to have darshan of Lord Shiva. Surrounded by a host of devotees,
Sant Namadev stood at the entrance of the temple and lost himself in Nama Sankirtan
(singing the Divine Names of the Lord). As the crowd swelled, the temple authorities tried
to drive away Namadev and his devotees and objected to their Kirtan. At once, Namadev
abided by the words of the temple priests and stepped away from the entrance. However,
how could they stop their Nama Sankirtan? They moved towards the back side of the
temple and continued with the Kirtan.
• At that very moment, Lord Shiva turned Himself around in order to listen to
Namadev’s Nama Sankirtan! Even today, Shiva’s vehicle - Nandi - in that temple is
located on the back side of the temple!)

20. A. At least while chanting, no new impressions about other things
are created on the subconscious mind. -Bhaktaraj Maharaj
• As far as it is necessary to work in the subconscious
for that, the Name must be effective there. (LOY)
B. Repeating The Lord’s Name, is the best path to follow in the
waking state which can be continued in Sleeping state also.
iû]ûeYZü RûMâZ @aiÚûùe ù~Cñ^ûc
C_ùe RùY GKûMâ jêG ^òâû @aiÚûùe
ZûjûKê _ê^eûaé©ò Keò[ûGö Kò«ê
^òâûùe cû’uê WûKòaû ùKak @_eòjû~ð¥
bûùa GK _ê^eûaé©ò ^êùjñ – Gjû jó
@û«ei©û ~ûjû aò_ùe aû @ûag¥KZûùe

21. C. When chanting is in progress, the conscious mind does NOT
accept impulses coming from the centers like the desire &
instinct centre, like & dislike centre, temperamental
characteristic centre, etc. of the subconscious mind. If this
continues for quite sometime then impressions in these centers
start decreasing.
D. The power of concentration increases.
E. One can acquire control over a particular element like the tej
(absolute fire) element …and can acquire a supernatural power
accordingly.

22. F. If one chants the Lord’s Name while performing an action
(karma), then that action becomes a non-action, i.e. no accumulated
account (sanchit) is generated from it.
- Saint Bhaktaraj Maharaj
G. Nama Japa purifies the mind of the seeker, which is the
fundamental requirement for Spiritual Progress.
(through the chanting of the name, one's attachment to God
grows day by day, and joy fills the soul, one has nothing to fear. ...
The grace of God will certainly descend.
- Paramahansa Ramakrishna in GSR, 204.

23. ^ûcR_ C_fa¨]ô aòhdùe (gâúcû K’Y
KjòQ«ò )
ùMûUòG aû êAUò aûK¥ùe _âKûg

24. cêñ c¤ C_f²ò KeòQò ù~ GA geúee iû]^û fûMò
cª @ZýûagýK û
KûeY ùKak R_e jó geúe C_ùe ejòQò iò]ûikL
Kâòdû û
cêñ g ahðe Kû~ýð @Ì ùKùZûUò cûiùe
KeòQò û
–gâúcû

26. 10) ‘cû’ Gjò ^ûce
Zû_ô~ð¥ K’Y?

28. cû’u ^ûcùe iû]ûeYZü _ì‰ð gqò ejòQò;
Kò«ê ùPZ^ûe ùKùZK iÚòZòùe ~êMà^ûc e
`k_âZû [ûA_ûùe û
~êMà^ûc – “gâú@eaò¦-cúeû”
ù~Cñ ^ûcùe @ûaûj^ Keû~ûC ^û KûjóKò
ùKak cû’u gqò jó Zûjûe C©e òGö _âùZ¥K
^ûc bMaû^u ùMûUòG aòbûaKê iì·G Gaõ

30. Gjò ù~ûMe Pûaò aû bò•ò ic_ðY Z[û @bú_þiû û ‘cû’
Gjò ^ûcR_ùe @bú_þiû Gaõ ic_ðY ijR jêG Z[û c^-
_âûY-geúeùe gê¡Zû @ûùi û ùZùa @«eûcôûu RûMeY
jêG û ùi RûMâZ ùjùf @bú°û Ke«ò û Zûueò
@bú_þiûùe C¡ßðeê bûMaZú gqò @aZeY Keò iû]Ku i•
ûùe eì_û«e Kâòdû @ûe¸ Ke«ò û bûMaZú gqòu eì_û«e
Kâòdû _â[c @aiÚûùe @ûùÉ @ûùÉ jêG û ùi icdùe aûjý
aòPûe iû]K c^ùe _âùag Keò bûMaZú gqòu eì_û«e
KâòdûKê aýûjZ Kùe û ùi icdùe iû]K aòPûe ijòZ GK ^
ùjûA bûMaZú gqòu Kâòdû iùw ùijò Éû^ùe Rßòjû IV

31. If the sadhak does not repeat The Mother’s name as mentioned
above, but does work for The Mother in the beginning stages of his
sadhana, his work becomes Divine work because he has already
accepted the aim to realize the Divine in a transformed mind, life and
body.
But this is not very fruitful since the sadhak does not remain
conscious and does not surrender consciously. It may take him many
years to remain conscious while working and to surrender
consciously.
Ma—this Nama-Japa, brings forth consciousness quickly and
makes surrender easy.
-Sri Aurobindo

32. (1) iZZ aûe´ûe @û_Yuê iàeY Keòaû –
cû’u C©e – bf
(2) @û_Yu ^ûcKê R_ Keòaû –
cû’u C©e – Zûjû ùag¨
iûjû~¥Kûeú ùja
(3) ¤û^e aò iûjû~¥ ^ò@û~ûA _ûeòa –
cû’u C©e – ¤û^e @b¥ûi ^[ôùf
G[ôfûMò @]ôK KÁ
KeòaûKê _Wÿòaö
@ûùc cû’u _âZò Kò_eò
Cù^àûPòZ ùjûA_ûeòaû?

33. - aûaûRú
..... ^òeûgû, bd, KûZeZûùe iû]Kue aê¡ò bâc ùjûA~ûGö
 Kò«ê ùi ~ò ‘cû’ – Gjò ^ûce @ûgâd ù^A[û’«ò ùZùa ùi cjû^¨
@ûKâcYùe aò aòPkòZ ^ ùjûA aiò cû’u ^ûc iàeY Ke«òö
~ò éXÿ ^òÂû aògßûi ij ^ûc iàeY KeûjêG, ùZùa
cûZâ ùMûUòG cò^òU¨ùe cûZégqòue _âKûg jêGö
 iaê_âKûe @§Kûe, jZûgû, ^òeûg ìe jêGö
 Zûue êAMêY bMaZ¨ aògßûi, @ûiÚû, ^ûc _âZò gâ¡û,
@ûMâj aùXÿö
 baòh¥Z @ûKâcYKê bd eùj ^ûjóö aû]ûaòNÜ @ûiê[ôaû iù©ß
iû]K cû’u C_ùe aògßûi beiû eLô @û^¦ùe ù~ûMcûMðùe
@Mâie jê@«òö

34. Kcð icdùe

35. cñê icû]ô @aiÚûùe [ôfûùaùk c¤ R_ Keò_ûùe, icû]ôùe
[ôfûùaùk cñê R_ Keò ·fò_ûùe, KûeY ùiùZùaùk KòQò c¤,
geúee ùKøYiò êaðkZûKê @^êba jêG ^ûjóö
Kò«ê Kû~ð¥ geúe C_ùe ùjaû @ûag¥K! ùZYê cñê
CVò_Wÿòfò Gaõ R_ Keòaû @ûe¸ Keòùfòö
Zû’_ùe _âùZ¥K g±e CyûeY ijòZ Kò @ûùfûK, iµì‰ð gqò!
GK gqò ~ûjû iaêKòQòKê @ûùeûM¥ KeòòGö
cñê Kæû«, @iêiÚ @aiÚûùe R_ @ûe¸ Kfò Gaõ iùZR I iêiÚ
ùjûA ùi[ôeê aûjûeò @ûiòfòö
ùZYê ù~Cñcûù^ Kj«ò ù~ ùicûù^ R_eê KѨû«, iuêPòZ I
gì^¥ ùjûA ù`e«ò, Gjû aêSû~òa ù~ ùicûù^ R_Kê VòK¨ bûùa

36. • The aim of Sri Aurobindo’s yoga: transformation of the sadhak’s mind, life
and body into Divine Truth and Principles and to realize the Divine in the
transformed mind, vital and body.
 With a little effort though, if the sadhak repeats The Mother’s name, Ma,
he can do the Divine work and offer it at Her feet right from the beginning
of sadhana.
 The Mother has said that in all actions, one has to “Remember and Offer”.
Unless you remember, you cannot offer. By doing Nama-Japa of Ma, one
can remember Her.

38. - aûaûRú
geúe eì_û«e ~¥_ò icÉ a¥qòu Rúa^e fl¥, ~ûjûe
_âû¯ò iKûùg icÉ a¥qò @mûZeìù_ icÉ Kcð cû¤cùe
~ûZâû Keê@Q«ò,- Gjû GùZ ÆÁ, GùZ aûÉa ùjaû
iù©ß ù~Cñcûù^ Gjò fl¥ i´ù§ iùPZ^ ^ ùjùa,
ù~Cñcû^ue @«eûcôû RûMâZ ùjûA ^ [ôa,
ù~Cñcû^ue _ûeòaûeòK Rúa^jó iaðÊ, ùicûù^ aò
^ûcR_ Kùf iùw iùw _ûeòaûeòK iû]ûeY Rúa^ùe
iêLgû«ò I @û^¦ _âû¯ Keò _âi^ÜZûùe ejò_ûeòùa,

39. - aûaûRú
cjûeûR

41.  As soon as the Supramental Force touches the sadhak or he
advances a little on the path of yoga, peace, light, ananda,
knowledge descend from above in a little measure into the
sadhak’s mind, life and body (nature and movements like lust,
anger, etc. will be transformed);
 A divine Name or a Mantra (like the So’ham) can enter the
adhara and move in the breathing as in your experience.
–Sri Aurobindo

42. Kkò,aû, _âZòaû jêG @jõ I Êû[ð ù~ûMêñ ö
@jõ I Êû[ðeê @ûùi Bhðû, aòùeû]ö
Kò«ê ^ûcR_ _âbûaùe Kâcgü @ûce @jõ, Êû[ð
I _âZòKìk eò_ê gê¡ jê@«òö ùi[ôùe ^ûce _âKûg
_ùWÿö ^ûce _âKûgùe @mû^-@§Kûe Kâcgü
_eòa©òðZ jê@«ò Gaõ bqò, mû^e _âKûgùe lêâ
@jõ, Êû[ð Kâòdû Keò_ûe«ò ^ûjóö

43. _âgÜ - Kò«ê @ûùc ù~Cñcûù^ GK _ì‰ðûw iò¡ò ·jêñ
ùicû^u _ûAñ Gjòiaê cª I Gjò ù÷^¦ò^ R_ K’Y aûÉaùe GK
iûjû~¥ ^û GK iúcûa¡Zû?
gâúcû’u C©e : Gjû @ûYòòG GK gévkûö Pò«û
ùlZâùe ù~ùZ ^êùjñ, a¥qò Êbûaùe Gjû @ûYòòG _ìeû_ìeò
GK @aùPZ^ûMZ gévkûö...
Gjû _ìeû_ìeò GK ùbøZòK gévkûö @]ôK«ê cñê
ùLôQò ù~ R_e @aùPZ^û C_ùe, ^òù½Z^û C_ùe, RWÿ
C_ùe, geúee - ùKûhûYêMêWÿòK C_ùe GK iwV^Kûeú
_âbûa ejòQòö G[ô_ûAñ icd @ûag¥K, Kò«ê ^òe«e
_ê^eûaé©ò Kùf _eòùghùe Gjûe _âbûa C_f²ò Keòùjaö
CûjeYÊeì_, _âZòò^ _ò@ûù^û @b¥ûi Keòaû bkò

44. 12) R_ ùKCñ icdùe
Keòùja?

46. cêñ ùcûe cªKê ^òe«e R_ Keò[ûG –
ù~ùZùaùk cêñ RûMâZ [ûG I G_eòKò
^òâûKûkùe c¤ û G_eòKò cêñ ù_ûhûK
_ò§ê[ôfûùaùk, LûC[ôfûùaùk, Kûc
Keê[ôfûùaùk, @^ýcû^u ij K[ûaû• ðû
Keê[ôfû ùaùk cêñ GjûKê @ûaé•ò

47. • Knowingly or unknowingly has its effect.
• Whilst doing 'japa' visualise the Divine Mother and Sri
Aurobindo & on Thy significance.
• Fix the hours for Nama japa.
(Hanumanji- Pupil doing japa while defecation - Slap- Sri Rama)
• Select a definite place.
• Be seated in a steady pose because this helps to steady
the mind and aids concentration.

48. - aûaûRú
• ^ûcR_ùe aògßûi ùjC aû ^ ùjC, @ûMâj [ûC aû ^ [ûC,
iû]K ^ûcR_ Kùf ùi[ôùe aògßûi ^òbðeZû @ûùiö
• cû’uVûeê Zûu ^ûc _é[K¨ ^ [ôaûeê cû’u C_iÚòZò eùjö
• iZZ ‘cû’-^ûc R_ Keòaû ßûeû iû]K iZZ iùPZ ejò_ûe«òö
• ^ûcR_ ù~ûMñê KÁiû¤ iùPZ^Zû ajêZ iek, ajêZ ijRùe
@ûùiö
• iùPZ^Zû ejòùf ic_ðY Gaõ @bú°û ijRùe ùjaûKê fûùMö
• cû’u C_iÚòZòùe iû]Ke ÊûbûaòK aògßûi jêGö
• Gaõ ^ûcR_ iùw iùw “cñê Zêce @ûgâòZ i«û^” ]ûeYû
Keòaûe @iêaò]û jêG ^ûjóö iû]K ^òR Êbûa, eêPò
@^êiûùe ^ûcR_ ijòZ Gjò ]ûeYû eLô_ûe«ò @[aû
‘Psychic’(@«eûcôû) RûMâZ ùjaû iKûùg @bú°û

49. Sri Aurobindo: The japa is usually successful only on one
of two conditions
• if it is repeated with a sense of its significance, a dwelling of
something in the mind on the nature, power, beauty,
attraction of the Godhead it signifies and is to bring into the
consciousness,-that is the mental way;
1
• or if it comes up from the heart or rings in it with a certain
sense or feeling of bhakti making it alive,-that is the
emotional way.
2

50. • a third way, the reliance on the power of the mantra or name in
itself; (but then one has to go on till that power has sufficiently
impressed its vibration on the inner being to make it at a given
moment suddenly open to the Presence or the Touch.)
3
(Grand Coronation of Rama- Invitation of Vivishana- their Return-Broken bridge-
leaf containing name Rama)
• Japa with breathing: cñê ^ògßûi-_âgßûi ij ^ûcR_ KeòaûKê
C›ûjòZ Kùe ^ûjó KûeY Zûjû _âûYûdûc _eòö _âûYûdûc @Z¥«
gqògûkú, Kò«ê ZûjûKê ~ò VòK¨ bûùa Keû ^~ûG
aû]ûaò_©òKê aé¡ò Kùe Gaõ Pec ùlZâùe geúeùe ùeûM iéÁò
Kùeö

51. - aûaûRú
ùgûAaû icdùe ^ò ^ @ûiòaû _~𥫠Z[û ^òâû bûwòaû
iùw iùw ^ûcR_ Keòùaö
CVò cêjñ ù]ûAaû, Rk _òAaû, û« i`û Keòaû, ckZ¥ûM
Keòaû, iÜû^ Keòaû, fêMû ù]ûAaû, ùbûR^ Keòaû, @^¥
iùw K[ûaû©ðû Keòaû Z[û ù~ùKøYiò Kû~ð¥ Keòaû icdùe
^ûcR_ @aòeûc KeòaûKê ùjaö
Gjû iKûùg éXÿ iuÌa¡ Gaõ iZZ iZKð ejòaûKê ùjaö cêL
ù]ûAaû _ìaðeì iûa]û^ ùjùaö ùiicdùe Ròjßû R_ Keò_ûeòa
^ûjó, cù^ cù^ R_ Keòaû CPòZö
Rk _òAaû Gaõ ùbûR^ Keòaû _ìaðeê ‘cû’– ^ûcR_ a¦ ^
ùjaûKê iRûM ùjùaö Rk _òAaû icdùe Ròjßû I IÂ Kòâdûgúk
^ ùjûA ‘cû’– ^ûcR_ ·fòa; ùijò_eò ùbûR^ icdùeö

52. - gâúcû
R_ Keòaû I ^ Keòaû c¤ùe _û[ðKý
aûÉa _lùe ù~Cñcûù^ cªR_ Ke«ò I
ù~Cñcûù^ Ke«ò ^ûjó, ùicû^u c¤ùe [ôaû
_û[ðKýKê Zêùc ZZþlYûZþ ùLô_ûeòa û
ù~Cñcûù^ cªR_ Ke«ò ^ûjó, G_eòKò
ùicû^ue ¤û^ I GKûMâZûe GK KùVûe @býûi
[ôùf aò ùicû^u PZêü_ûgßðùe KòQò
KêjêWò@û I @ÆÁZû ejò[ûG û
@^ý _lùe ù~Cñcûù^ R_ @býûi Ke«ò Gjû

53. - gâúcû
 iaêVê éXc^û aýqò jó aòRdgâú cŠòZ jêG û
 ahðK _ìùað ù~ùZùaùk cêñ ùcûe R_ @ûe¸ Kfò, ùcûùZ
aûZûaeYùe _ìeò ejò[ôaû icÉ i¸ûaý @iêaò]û, aòùeû], KêiõÄûe I
aû]û ij iõMâûc KeòaûKê _Wò[ôfû û G_eòKò ù~ùZaùùk aòPeû
Gjò geúe R_ ^òcù« G_ûL ùi_ûL Pfûaêfû KeòaûKê @ûe¸ Kfû,
ZûKê aòbò^Ü aÉêeûRò ij ]KÑû LûAaûKê ùjC[ôfû- Gjûe
gßûiKâòdû ùMûkcûk ùjûA~ûC[ôfû, Kûg @ûe¸ ùjûA~ûC[ôfû û
cêñ geúeKê ]eò GA K[û Kjòfò- “iûa]û^ ùjûA gêY û Zê ~ûjû
Azû Zû’ Keò_ûeê, cêñ Kò«ê iò]û ùgh _~ýð« ~ûCQò, KòQò aò
ùcûùZ @UKûA _ûeòa ^ûjòñ; G_eòKò ~ò ùcûùZ gùKûUò [e
Gjò cªKê R_ KeòaûKê _ùW aò” – Gjû Kjòaû _~ýð« Gjò geúe iaê
òMeê @ûKâcYe i¹êLú^Ü ùjC[ôfû û
G_eò Keòaûe _eòYûc aûÉaùe @û½~ýðR^K `kùjfû, ù~_eò