[Advaita-l] Fw: chanting knowing the meaning whether necessary

[rita roy]

I guess u r correct upto no.8. Whether some of the mantras are totally
meaningless , I have doubts.

On 26/06/2008, narayan iyer <z1e1b1r1a at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> --- On Fri, 6/20/08, narayan iyer <z1e1b1r1a at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > From: narayan iyer <z1e1b1r1a at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: chanting knowing the meaning whether necessary
> > To: advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org
> > Date: Friday, June 20, 2008, 11:05 AM
> > Pranams,
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> > I was watching with interest the discussion on the above
> > subject.  I have certain doubts on the subject.  I
> > understand
> > that the mantras have the following meanings:
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> > 1. Literal meanings
> > 2. Philosohpical meanings (as expanded in upanishads)
> > 3. Interpretive meaning (when used in conjunction with
> > rituals)
> > 4. Contains beej-aksharas or Seed letters, which the
> > chanters may not know.
> > 5. Each letter stands for some tattva (as explained in Sri
> > Devi
> >    Bhagwatam for Gayatri/Savitri meanings)
> > 6. Contains Para, Pashyanti, madhya aspects etc. which
> > ordinary
> >    humans may not grasp
> > 7. The mantras may be containing coded meanings
> > 8. The utterances causes mystic vibrations.
> > 9. Mantras may have no apparent meanings (as expl. in PM)
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> > I request the learned members to respond to the above and
> > say
> > whether the above is correct.
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> > I would like to thank Dr. Yadu for the interpretative
> > meaning for
> > namakam "Ya aNneshu vividhyanti...".  I never
> > thought on the lines
> > suggested by him.
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> > with regards
> >
> > narayan iyer
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rita roy chowdhury