[Advaita-l] Question/Clarification on Chanting Vaidika mantras

[Venkatesh Murthy]

Namaste

You are saying we can do everything blindly without asking questions and
without knowing why we are doing it. Nice. May God bless you. But I
disagree.

On Mon, 30 Oct 2017 at 3:36 PM, R Krishnamoorthy <srirudra at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dears
> Meaning of the manthras is not a must but their pronounciations
> [ucharanam] and swaram are very important .One can refer to Deivathin Kural
> a compendium of Sri Mahaswamigal's pravachanas from time to time.
> R.Krishnamoorthy.
>
> On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 12:54 PM, Venkatesh Murthy via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
>> Namaste
>>
>> Knowing the meaning is required at least to explain to youngsters or
>> curious persons why we doing a ritual and what the Mantras are saying.
>> Otherwise it will be like a blind following the blind doing blindly all
>> the
>> traditional rituals. If meaning of Veda Mantras is not important why we
>> should read Bhashya of Sayana?
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 4:01 PM, Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan via
>> Advaita-l
>> <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>>
>> > This is from the pANinIya shikShA and repeated in many other shikShA-s.
>> A
>> > commentary I have read on one of the other shikShA-s (forget which one
>> now,
>> > might be the vyAsa) is perceptive. He says that the artha here refers to
>> > the accents, udAtta, anudAtta, etc., since these are crucial to the
>> > meaning. Understanding the actual meaning is secondary.
>> >
>> > In fact, understanding the meanings in Vedic mantra-s is secondary to
>> the
>> > point of almost irrelevance. Correct chanting is paramount.
>> >
>> > Rama
>> >
>> > On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 12:26 PM, Venkatesh Murthy via Advaita-l <
>> > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Namaste
>> > >
>> > > Giti Sighri Sirahkampi Tatha Likhitapathakah
>> > > Anarthajno lpakanthasca Sadete Pathakadhamah   - From Sage of Kanchi
>> > >
>> > > "Giti" means one who chants a mantra as he likes setting it to tune,
>> as
>> > it
>> > > were, like a raga. The Vedas must be recited only in accordance with
>> the
>> > > tones appropriate to them. “Sighri" is one who hurries through a
>> hymn. To
>> > > derive the full benefit from the mantra the right matras must be
>> > maintained
>> > > in the chanting. "Sirahkampi" denotes one who keeps shaking his head
>> as
>> > he
>> > > chants. Likhitapathaka is one reading from a book. Anarthajna is one
>> not
>> > > knowing meaning of Mantras. Alpakantha is one with inaudible or weak
>> > voice.
>> > > These six are defective persons in chanting.
>> > >
>> > > If you see many Purohits today they are saying Mantras without knowing
>> > the
>> > > meaning. There may be other defects also. But we call them for
>> functions
>> > > and pay Dakshina also. All this happening because of Kali Yuga
>> influence.
>> > > In this age all religious activities are for filling stomach and
>> making
>> > > money.
>> > >
>> > > On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 9:34 PM, Vēdānta Study Group via Advaita-l <
>> > > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > hariH om
>> > > >
>> > > > Namaste All,
>> > > >
>> > > > During ucchAraN of vaidika mantras, is nodding the head or moving
>> eyes
>> > > > up/down as a bodily support advisable to help modulate svaras? Or is
>> > one
>> > > > supposed to enunciate the svaras without the assistance of bodily
>> > > > movements? Could someone please clarify, and also, if possible,
>> provide
>> > > the
>> > > > pramANa where these instructions are given?
>> > > >
>> > > > Namaste,
>> > > > Prashant
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