[Advaita-l] Meaning and significance of mantra

[H S Chandramouli]

Pranams Sri Sadananda Ji,

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Pranams and Regards

On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 6:59 PM kuntimaddi sadananda <
kuntimaddisada at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Chandramouliji - PraNAms
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> Thanks for the clear explanation. With your permission, I would like to
> post to the other list on facebook lists.
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> Hari Om!
> Sadananda
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> On Sunday, August 26, 2018, 9:06:02 AM EDT, H S Chandramouli <
> hschandramouli at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 8:21 PM kuntimaddi sadananda via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
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> PraNAms to all
> Wanted to know the meaning and significance of kamokaarsheet mantra.
> It is supposed to be for prayaschittam.
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> Pranams.
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> << कामोकार्षीन्  मन्युरकार्षीन्  नमो नमः >>
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> << kAmokArShIn manyurakArShIn namo namaH >>
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> From MahAnArAyaNa Upanishad, this is a japam meant for getting rid of kAma
> (desire) /manyu (anger),  and the  results (karma/phala) accruing due to
> actions done  due to them.  During our routine activities in life, we
> invariably commit a number of sins, voluntarily or involuntarily, which can
> be attributed to desire (kAma) and anger (manyu). And due to this we are
> bound by karma, their results. The japam reminds us to be wary of desire
> and anger, and be ever vigilant not to indulge in actions which have their
> roots in these, desire and anger. Through this japam,
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> << kAmokArShIn manyurakArShIn namo namaH >>,
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> both these Desire (kAma) and Anger (manyu) are addressed as devatAs, and
> we  plead  that we may be spared from the results  of these actions  which
> have been done prodded  as we are by the devatAs, Desire (kAma) and Anger
> (manyu).
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> Elaboration << कामः करोति नाहम् करोमि कामः कर्ता नाहम् कर्ता कामः कारयिता
> नाहम् कारयिता एष ते काम कामाय स्वाहा >>
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> << kAmaH karoti nAham karomi kAmaH kartA nAham kartA kAmaH kArayitA nAham
> kArayitA eSha te kAma kAmAya swAhA >>
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> << Desire is doing the act, not I (Self). Desire is the agent of doing
> the act, not I. Desire causes the doer to act, not I. Oh  Desire,
> fascinating in form, I bow down to Thee in reverence >>
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> Similarly for manyuH  << मन्युः करोति नाहम् करोमि मन्युः कर्ता नाहम् कर्ता
> मन्युः कारयिता नाहम् कारयिता एष ते मन्यो मन्यवे स्वाहा >>
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> << manyuH karoti nAham karomi manyuH kartA nAham kartA manyuH kArayitA
> nAham kArayitA eSha te manyo manyave swAhA >>.
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> << Anger is doing the act, not I (Self).Anger is the agent of doing the
> act, not I. Anger causes the doer to act, not I. Oh Anger, fascinating in
> form, I bow down to Thee in reverence >>.
> Regards
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