[GHHF] Bala Samskar Kendras – Teachers talked about the importance of Taraka Mantra to cross the Ocean of Samsara.
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Taught about the importance of Tarka Mantra
RAMA NAMA is the only Mantra that is called ‘Taraka Mantra’. The word ‘taraka’ means the one that helps us cross. It helps us cross the cycles of birth and death. RAMA is formed by union of beeja aksharas (RA and MA) taken out of two Maha Mantras namely NAMO NARAYANA and NAMA SHIVAYA. These two syllables, in fact, give sanctity and meaning to the Maha Mantras.
When RA is removed from Narayana it becomes Na Ayana (meaning no goal, path or abode) and when MA is removed from Nama Shivaya it reads as Na Shivaya ( meaning no auspiciousness or eternal value). Significantly it is the only Taraka Mantra which does not need to be prefixed with the syllable Aum.
In a world full of problems, the only solution is chanting name of God. Hindu scriptures have clearly stated that unwavering devotion and following dharma is the only solution to problems in Kali Yuga – the present age. Rama Nama is called Taraka mantra as it is the very cure for the disease of worldliness.
Our problems start when we deviate from the path of Dharma. Deviating from the path of Dharma means we are moving away from Rama. Take the path of Dharma and start worshipping Sri Rama with Taraka Mantra.
Sri Ram, Jaya Ram, Jaya Jaya Ram
Sri Ram Jaya Ram Jaya Jaya Ram
This mantra can be chanted anywhere, anytime and in any situation. It builds confidence in facing problems in life. For a spiritual aspirant, this mantra helps in staying focused in spirituality.
By chanting the Taraka Mantra, a person can purify oneself in thought, word and deed.
It is stated in the Skanda Purana and Padma Purana that Shiva chants the Rama Taraka Mantra in the ears of a person dying in Kashi and thereby giving the person Moksha.
The Taraka Mantra is the name of Lord Rama himself. As the great Tamil poet Thyagaraja sings, 'Ra' is a syllable taken from the Ashtaksharam of Lord Vishnu - Om Na Mo Na Ra Ya Na Ya, and 'Ma' is taken from the Panchaksharam of Lord Shiva - Na Ma Shi Va Ya. The result is 'Rama', the beeja mantra of Lord Rama as named by Sage Vasishta.
The essence of the mantra is such. Sage Vishwamitra had done constant upasana and attained Sakshatkara over all the devatas of all the mantras. He gifted the outcome of these mantras to Rama be initiating him into it. With the utterance of this mantra Lord Rama attained Sakshatkara of all the devatas much sooner than the time sage Vishwamitra had taken. As the devatas appeared in front of Lord Rama while he did his upasana, Lord Rama did "avahanam", imbibing them into his being, and absorbed them into his heart. In this way, Lord Rama imbibed all the devas into himself. The Taraka mantra is the Rama mantra which is equivalent to worshiping all the devatas within him.
Ra in Rama is found in the ashtakshari (8 syllables) mantra of Om Namo Narayanaya. Ra is also the beeja mantra for Agni or fire, and could also be pronounced as Rum, Rm. Ra and Ma are jeeva-aksharas, or life giving syllables.
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