[Advaita-l] Question/Clarification on Chanting Vaidika mantras

[R Krishnamoorthy]

Dears
Meaning of the manthras is not a must but their pronounciations [ucharanam]
and swaram are very important .One can refer to Deivathin Kural a
compendium of Sri Mahaswamigal's pravachanas from time to time.
R.Krishnamoorthy.

On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 12:54 PM, Venkatesh Murthy via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste
>
> Knowing the meaning is required at least to explain to youngsters or
> curious persons why we doing a ritual and what the Mantras are saying.
> Otherwise it will be like a blind following the blind doing blindly all the
> traditional rituals. If meaning of Veda Mantras is not important why we
> should read Bhashya of Sayana?
>
> On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 4:01 PM, Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan via Advaita-l
> <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > This is from the pANinIya shikShA and repeated in many other shikShA-s. A
> > commentary I have read on one of the other shikShA-s (forget which one
> now,
> > might be the vyAsa) is perceptive. He says that the artha here refers to
> > the accents, udAtta, anudAtta, etc., since these are crucial to the
> > meaning. Understanding the actual meaning is secondary.
> >
> > In fact, understanding the meanings in Vedic mantra-s is secondary to the
> > point of almost irrelevance. Correct chanting is paramount.
> >
> > Rama
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 12:26 PM, Venkatesh Murthy via Advaita-l <
> > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Namaste
> > >
> > > Giti Sighri Sirahkampi Tatha Likhitapathakah
> > > Anarthajno lpakanthasca Sadete Pathakadhamah   - From Sage of Kanchi
> > >
> > > "Giti" means one who chants a mantra as he likes setting it to tune, as
> > it
> > > were, like a raga. The Vedas must be recited only in accordance with
> the
> > > tones appropriate to them. “Sighri" is one who hurries through a hymn.
> To
> > > derive the full benefit from the mantra the right matras must be
> > maintained
> > > in the chanting. "Sirahkampi" denotes one who keeps shaking his head as
> > he
> > > chants. Likhitapathaka is one reading from a book. Anarthajna is one
> not
> > > knowing meaning of Mantras. Alpakantha is one with inaudible or weak
> > voice.
> > > These six are defective persons in chanting.
> > >
> > > If you see many Purohits today they are saying Mantras without knowing
> > the
> > > meaning. There may be other defects also. But we call them for
> functions
> > > and pay Dakshina also. All this happening because of Kali Yuga
> influence.
> > > In this age all religious activities are for filling stomach and making
> > > money.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 9:34 PM, Vēdānta Study Group via Advaita-l <
> > > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > hariH om
> > > >
> > > > Namaste All,
> > > >
> > > > During ucchAraN of vaidika mantras, is nodding the head or moving
> eyes
> > > > up/down as a bodily support advisable to help modulate svaras? Or is
> > one
> > > > supposed to enunciate the svaras without the assistance of bodily
> > > > movements? Could someone please clarify, and also, if possible,
> provide
> > > the
> > > > pramANa where these instructions are given?
> > > >
> > > > Namaste,
> > > > Prashant
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> > > -Venkatesh
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