[Advaita-l] Re: Advaita-l Digest, Vol 33, Issue 23

[Santhosh Nair]

Dear Krunalji and Natrajji,
Thank you for your responses. I have not learned mantras from anyone nor do I know sanskrit. I have stopped chanting the mantras now. However I chant Vishnusahasranama, which I believe does not have any special pronounciation style because I have heard a lot of ordinary people reading this and other sahasranamas such as Lalita sahasranama and Shiva Sahasranama. I had made a mental promise to God that I will read this for 1 month. So is it okay do so? Please help me with this also.

Thank you again,
Santhosh


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>Date: 24 Jan 2006 11:07:57 -0000
> From: "Santhosh  Nair" <santhosh_twin at rediffmail.com>
>Subject: [Advaita-l] Effects of incorrect Mantra Pronunciation
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>Hi,
>I have a doubt about mantra recitiations. Some people say that if someone pronounces the words in a mantra incorrectly, it could bring adverse effects. Is this true? I used to chant mantras (Gayatri, Mahamrityunjaya, etc.) And I think I did this in an incorrect manner (including the position, diretion i faced, and the timing. If it has any ill-effects, is there somethiig I can do to correct it? Currently I chang only Vishnusahasranama and Narayaneeyam (3dasakas/day), at 7 am.
>Please do let me know because now I am suffering from various physical problems.
>
>Thank you.
>
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>Message: 3
>Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:43:58 +0530
> From: "Neelakanta, Nataraja" <nataraja.neelakanta at sap.com>
>Subject: RE: [Advaita-l] Effects of incorrect Mantra Pronunciation
>To: "Santhosh Nair" <santhosh_twin at rediffmail.com>,	"A discussion
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>Dear Mr Santhosh,
>
>Its true that wrong chanting of mantras will bring in adverse effects.
>Its definitely true with upadesha mantras that are to be done on a daily
>basis. Mantras from Samhita are also very powerful. One has to be very
>very cautious about chanting of mantras. Direction and timing do not
>matter. To cite an example, during the wish for birth of a person who
>can kill Indra (Vritrasura), mantra was incorrectly chanted. The meaning
>got changed to wish for birth of a person who can be killed by Indra.
>
>Be careful while chanting mantras, concentrate on swara, take your own
>time to do so. After a practice, one can chant without any issues.
>
>BR,
>nattu
>-----Original Message-----
> From: advaita-l-bounces at lists.advaita-vedanta.org
>[mailto:advaita-l-bounces at lists.advaita-vedanta.org] On Behalf Of
>Santhosh Nair
>Sent: Tuesday, 24 January 2006 4:38 PM
>To: advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org
>Subject: [Advaita-l] Effects of incorrect Mantra Pronunciation
>
>Hi,
>I have a doubt about mantra recitiations. Some people say that if
>someone pronounces the words in a mantra incorrectly, it could bring
>adverse effects. Is this true? I used to chant mantras (Gayatri,
>Mahamrityunjaya, etc.) And I think I did this in an incorrect manner
>(including the position, diretion i faced, and the timing. If it has any
>ill-effects, is there somethiig I can do to correct it? Currently I
>chang only Vishnusahasranama and Narayaneeyam (3dasakas/day), at 7 am.
>Please do let me know because now I am suffering from various physical
>problems.
>
>Thank you.
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>Message: 4
>Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:21:28 +0000
> From: "Krunal Makwana" <krunalmakwana at hotmail.com>
>Subject: RE: [Advaita-l] Effects of incorrect Mantra Pronunciation
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>namo nArAyan
>
>Dear Santoshbhai,
>
>It is correct that by chanting a mantra incorrectly can lead to adverse
>effects. This is why vedic suktams and etc were not available to anyone and
>everyone. The verses were passed down from generation to generation from
>GUrU to adhIkAri SISya. The knowldge of the Veda is and should be imparted
>on the masses of people but at the same time to keep the authenticity of the
>Vedas, the vedas have to be kept safe from people who try and abuse it. For
>this reason Veda vyAsji mAhArAj gave the world the pUrAnas and ItIhAs for
>everyone to read.
>
>If i am not mistaken while a pupil is learning sanskrit, he comes across
>vedANga, the six limbs of the Vedas, namely:
>
>sikSa
>vyAkarana
>nirUkta
>chhanda
>kalpa
>jyotiSa
>
>According to mundaka upaniSad these have to be studied by a student of
>vedas. Even mistakes may take place not just on the pronunciation but also
>on the beat of the mantras (chhanda) and etc which would still lead to an
>adverse effect.
>
>All of the above have to be given high regard when chanting Vedic mantras
>especially. I may be wrong here and the members may correct me, but once
>when i was at an ashram and discussing vedic mantras' i was told that if the
>pronunciation or other aspects of chanting were incorrect than you commit
>the sin of killing a cow due to the mistake commited in chanting. I
>personally have not found a citation of that but if the members could
>enlightment me if that is correct or not.
>
>My opinion and i stress this is my opinions, is that if mistakes are made in
>reading stotras, pUrAnas, ItIhAs or other smR^iti texts that is fine BUT
>mistakes should not be made while chanting Vedic suktams or what have you.
>
>I hope this clarifies things for you, if i have said anything that goes
>against the grain i hope the learned members will enlighten me as to where i
>went wrong and shower the true meaning. After all, life is a big learning
>process.
>
>Warm regards,
>
>Krunal
>
> >From: "Neelakanta, Nataraja" <nataraja.neelakanta at sap.com>
> >Reply-To: A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta
> ><advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
> >To: "Santhosh Nair" <santhosh_twin at rediffmail.com>,"A discussion group for
> >Advaita Vedanta" <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
> >Subject: RE: [Advaita-l] Effects of incorrect Mantra Pronunciation
> >Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:43:58 +0530
> >
> >Dear Mr Santhosh,
> >
> >Its true that wrong chanting of mantras will bring in adverse effects.
> >Its definitely true with upadesha mantras that are to be done on a daily
> >basis. Mantras from Samhita are also very powerful. One has to be very
> >very cautious about chanting of mantras. Direction and timing do not
> >matter. To cite an example, during the wish for birth of a person who
> >can kill Indra (Vritrasura), mantra was incorrectly chanted. The meaning
> >got changed to wish for birth of a person who can be killed by Indra.
> >
> >Be careful while chanting mantras, concentrate on swara, take your own
> >time to do so. After a practice, one can chant without any issues.
> >
> >BR,
> >nattu
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: advaita-l-bounces at lists.advaita-vedanta.org
> >[mailto:advaita-l-bounces at lists.advaita-vedanta.org] On Behalf Of
> >Santhosh Nair
> >Sent: Tuesday, 24 January 2006 4:38 PM
> >To: advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org
> >Subject: [Advaita-l] Effects of incorrect Mantra Pronunciation
> >
> >Hi,
> >I have a doubt about mantra recitiations. Some people say that if
> >someone pronounces the words in a mantra incorrectly, it could bring
> >adverse effects. Is this true? I used to chant mantras (Gayatri,
> >Mahamrityunjaya, etc.) And I think I did this in an incorrect manner
> >(including the position, diretion i faced, and the timing. If it has any
> >ill-effects, is there somethiig I can do to correct it? Currently I
> >chang only Vishnusahasranama and Narayaneeyam (3dasakas/day), at 7 am.
> >Please do let me know because now I am suffering from various physical
> >problems.
> >
> >Thank you.
> >_______________________________________________
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