[Advaita-l] Meaning and significance of mantra

[Raghav Kumar Dwivedula]

Namaste
I have heard it said that the word manyuH and krodhaH are not synonyms
although their meanings are close and in some contexts are used
interchangeably.

krodhaH = anger in all its variants particularly that under whose pressure
a person is liable to even violate dharma.

manyuH = righteous anger as when seeing dharmic actions, such as a child
being harmed etc. The anger of Shiva or Rama towards Asuras was of this
kind which made them use force at the service of dharma. Or , a more
topical example would be, the anger that arises when scholarly distortion
and calumny from left-leaning academia is directed at the sanAtana dharma !

Similarly the word kAma is not always negative or a pApakArayita as when
Sri Krishna says that "dharmAviruddho bhuteShu kAmo'smi bharatarShabha". (
"I am kAma which is unopposed to dharma, in all living beings, O Arjuna")

Om
Raghav





On Mon 27 Aug, 2018, 2:37 PM Dev Babu via Advaita-l, <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> PraNAms to All
> KAmo KArusheen -- JapA has a close connection to Srimad Bhagavad Gita Ch.3
> - Sh.37.  As in Sh.36, Arjuna asks Lord Krishna
> "Why everybody commit sins knowingly as though it is their default
> operating system? "
>
>
> Krishna Says," It is due to KAma and kroDha,  the inherent defect of Rajo
> guna and know this to be your enemy"
> Hence kAma and Krodha = Manyu:
> While explaining the effects of Rajo Guna's inherent fault,
> Pujya Swami Omkarananda in His Talks, hence recommends KAmO karusheen
> Japa's  for
> *Rajo-Guna - Nivrutti -  Dispelling the effects of Rajo Guna:*
> This Japa also bestows the seeker with "*Guilt feeling removal" *to
> increase His VairAgyam.
> Little that I have heard from Pujya Swami ji, if it benefits you all.
>
> Harih Om
>
> On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 12:51 AM kuntimaddi sadananda via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > PraNAms to all
> > Wanted to know the meaning and significance of kamokaarsheet mantra.
> > It is supposed to be for prayaschittam.
> > Hari Om!Sadananda
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