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References to the Mahamantra
The
mahamantra is the Great Chant of Deliverance. The
origin of the mahamantra has a transcendental origin,
as the mahamantra is non-different from Lord Krsna.
Many scriptures have cited the glories of the mahamantra.
hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare
hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare
iti sodasakam namnam kali-kalmasa-nasanam
natah parataropayah sarva-vedesu drsyate
The
sixteen names of the Hare Krsna mahamantra: hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare, hare rama
hare rama rama rama hare hare destroy all the
inauspiciousness of the age of Kali. This is the conclusion of all the Vedas.
(Kali-santarana Upanisad
from Krsna Yajur Veda)
hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare
ratanti halaya vapi te krtartha
na samsayah
Hare
krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare: Whoever chants this mantra, even neglectfully, will
attain the supreme goal of life. Of this there is no doubt. (Agni Purana)
harir eva samaradhyah
sarva deve suresvarah
hari nama maha mantrair
nasyatpapa pisacakam
All
the grievous sins of one who worships Lord Sri Hari,
the Lord of all lords, and chants the holy name, the Mahamantra, are removed. (Padma
Purana, Svarga Khanda 50.6)
hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare
hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare
sodasaitani namani dvatrimsad varnakani hi
kalau yuge maha-mantrah
sammato jivatarane
varjayitva tu namaitad
durjanaih parikalpitam
chandobaddham susiddhanta viruddham nabhyaset padam
tarakam brahma-namaitad brahmana gurunadina
kalisantaranadyasu sruti-svadhigatam hareh
praptam sri brahma-sisyena
sri naradena dhimata
namaitad-uttamam srauta-paramparyena brahmanah
utsrjyaitan-maha-mantram ye
tvanyat kalpitam padam
mahanameti gayanti te
sastra-guru langhanah
tattva-virodha-sanprktam
tadrsam daurjanam matam
sravatha pariharyam
syadatma-hitarthina sada
hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare
hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare
Hare
krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare, hare rama
hare rama rama rama hare hare: This
sixteen-name, thirty-two syllable mantra is the mahamantra
in the age of Kali by which all living beings can be delivered. One should
never abandon chanting this mahamantra and take to
other so-called purificatory processes which are
practiced by rascals, or engage in chanting other metrical compositions of the
name of Krsna that are against the pure conclusions of the scriptures, or are
filled with rasaabhaas. About this divinely spiritual
mahamantra, which delivers one from material
existence, the original guru, Lord Brahma, has said, kali-santararadi
sruti, "The srutis
have declared this mantra to be the best means of deliverance in the age of
Kali". Having all heard this from Brahma, the sons and disciples of
Brahma, beginning with Narada, all accepted the Hare
Krsna mahamantra and, having meditated on it,
attained perfection. (Ananta-samhita)
Ananta-samhita is a Pancaratra agama, part of the pancaratra corpus known collectively among Gaudiya Vaisnavas as the Narada Pancaratra)
Mahamantra is further mentioned in CC Antya 9.56, CB
Madhya 23.76-77, Narada Pancaratra etc.
hare krsna krsneti krsneti mukhyan
mahascarya-namavali-siddha-mantran
krpa-murti-chaitanya-deva
upagitan
kadabhyasya vrndavane syan krtartha
When
will my heart become satiated by perfecting the chanting of the Hare Krsna mahamantra in Sri Vrindavan Dham, which the most merciful Sri Chaitanyadeva
personally chanted and distributed to the fallen souls out of compassion? This
wonderful mahamantra is mixed with the
mellows of love and is the chief and the perfection of all other
mantras. They are full of spiritual energies and glories. (Sri Vrindavana Mahimamrta by Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati 17.89)
UPDATED: April 1, 2009