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Name of God for Jewish YHWH Jews do not wish to utter the name of God… Whhy? www. gokulbhajan. com Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies 2
Names of God in Hebrew www. gokulbhajan. com Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies 3
Kannaiah is also a name of God for Jews! www. gokulbhajan. com Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies 4
Name of God in Islam Muslims do not tolerate misusing the name of God… Why? www. gokulbhajan. com Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies 5
But Which One? Old Testament: Yahweh (also God of Jews) New Testament: Father of Jesus! Who is the Father of Jesus? www. gokulbhajan. com Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies 6
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RADHA-KRISHNA www. gokulbhajan. com PARVATI-SADA-SIVA Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies SITA-RAMA 8
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu – Nama Sankirtan Movement
Lord manifested immense power in His names. . www. gokulbhajan. com Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies 10
Story: Faith in Lord’s Nama www. gokulbhajan. com Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies 11
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Types of Nama • Gauna Nama (Secondary names) Jagadisa, Jahova, Brahman, Ishwara, Allah. . • Mukhya Nama (Primary names) Rama, Narayana, Narasihma, Krishna, . . • Priya Nama (Dear names) Nanda-nandana, Sita-Rama, Yasoda-nandana, . • Prema Nama (highest) Radha-Ramana, Radha-Krishna, . . www. gokulbhajan. com Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies 15
Power of Lord’s Name! Sri Siksastakam #2 Nāmnām akāri bahudhā nija-sarva-saktis Tatrārpitā niyamitah smarane na kālah Etādrsî tava krpā bhagavan mamāpi Durdaivam îdrsam ihājani nānurāgah O Bhagavan! You eternally manifest Your innumerable names. You have invested those names with powers of their respective forms. ……. .
What is that Power of Lord’s Name? www. gokulbhajan. com Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies 17
Is there anything to compare to the power of Lord’s Name? www. gokulbhajan. com Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies 18
One may give 10 million cows in charity at solar eclipse…
Each kalpa is divided into 14 manvantara (each lasting 306, 720, 000 years) 1 Kalpa = 4. 32 billion years One may live in Prayaga (of Ganga) for a Kalpa
One may perform 10, 000 yajnas, . . www. gokulbhajan. com Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies 21
And. . give sumeru mountain amount of gold. .
www. gokulbhajan. com All those cannot compare to even 1/100 th of benefit. Gokul from Govinda’s name! Bhajan &chanting Vedic Studies 23
Go-koti dānam grahņe khagasya Prayāga gangodaka kalpa vāsah Yajñāyutam meru svarna dānam Govinda kirter na samam śatāmśaih (Skanda Purana) One may give 10 million cows in charity at solar eclipse; one may live in prayaga of Ganga for a kalpa; or one may perform 10, 000 yajnas and give sumeru mountain amount of gold; but these cannot compare to even 1/100 th of benefit from chanting Govinda’s name.
Hare Krsna Hare Rama Hare Lord Caitanya came to distribute Maha Mantra freely to www. gokulbhajan. com Gokuleveryone! Bhajan & Vedic Studies 25
Pure Nama! Who can Chant? . . and Levels of Bhaktas Seva-prayojaniya-vyavahara – Seva with desire for benefit Bahiranga Bhakta – Externally devoted Antaranga Bhakta – Internally (confidentially) devoted www. gokulbhajan. com Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies 26
Pure Nama and kinds of Bhaktas • Kanishtha Adhikari • Madhyama Adhikari • Uttama Adhikari • Pasyanthi Vak • Madhyama Vak • Vaikari Vak • Para Vak www. gokulbhajan. com Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies 27
Story of a Washer Man … www. gokulbhajan. com Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies 28
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Everyone is so busy… No time to remember God! www. gokulbhajan. com Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies 32
Sree Ramam Jaya Jaya Raghu Ramam (2) Raghu Ramam Jaya Jaya Subha Ramam (2) Subha Ramam Jaya Jaya Sree Ramam (2). . . www. gokulbhajan. com Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies 36
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