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Should Stotras and Mantras be recited aloud?
Is it true? chanting mantra without moving lips and tongue gives more effect?Why restriction on taking images and publishing 'some' mantrasShould we chant mantras before eating food?Combining and mixing mantrasIs reciting Vedic Mantras without being preceded by “Om” condemned somewhere in Vedas or in other scriptures?Which one of the following two Sankalpa Mantras is correct?Correct way to chant Lord Shiva's nameFrom where do priests get invocation(Avahana) and other Mantras related to Shirdi Sai Baba?Are Mantras really Locked?Why does Devi Mantras contain the name of the Demons She slayed?Is there a variation of Madhurashtakam with Mathura in it?
Should Stotras, such as Ganpati Stotra, Durga Stotra, etc., and Mantras be recited aloud or can they be recited just in mind? Also, does the absolute correct pronunciation of words in Stotras matter?
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Should Stotras, such as Ganpati Stotra, Durga Stotra, etc., and Mantras be recited aloud or can they be recited just in mind? Also, does the absolute correct pronunciation of words in Stotras matter?
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I think this is a duplicate which @Rickross has answered already!
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No @AkshayS I had only answered for mantra japa .. for stotras I did not answer previously .. stotra recital must be done loudly, quite contrary to mantra japa
– Rickross
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Should Stotras, such as Ganpati Stotra, Durga Stotra, etc., and Mantras be recited aloud or can they be recited just in mind? Also, does the absolute correct pronunciation of words in Stotras matter?
scripture mantras stotra
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Should Stotras, such as Ganpati Stotra, Durga Stotra, etc., and Mantras be recited aloud or can they be recited just in mind? Also, does the absolute correct pronunciation of words in Stotras matter?
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I think this is a duplicate which @Rickross has answered already!
– Akshay S
yesterday
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No @AkshayS I had only answered for mantra japa .. for stotras I did not answer previously .. stotra recital must be done loudly, quite contrary to mantra japa
– Rickross
yesterday
add a comment |
I think this is a duplicate which @Rickross has answered already!
– Akshay S
yesterday
1
No @AkshayS I had only answered for mantra japa .. for stotras I did not answer previously .. stotra recital must be done loudly, quite contrary to mantra japa
– Rickross
yesterday
I think this is a duplicate which @Rickross has answered already!
– Akshay S
yesterday
I think this is a duplicate which @Rickross has answered already!
– Akshay S
yesterday
1
1
No @AkshayS I had only answered for mantra japa .. for stotras I did not answer previously .. stotra recital must be done loudly, quite contrary to mantra japa
– Rickross
yesterday
No @AkshayS I had only answered for mantra japa .. for stotras I did not answer previously .. stotra recital must be done loudly, quite contrary to mantra japa
– Rickross
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Stotras
Stotras should never be recited in mind. In Stotras' case there should be loud recital.
In Mantra Japa, the best form is Manasa Japa (the silent chant). Loud Mantra Japa is considered as the inferior kind of Japa.
Manasaa yah smaret stotram vachashaa vaa manum japet |
Ubhayam nishphalam devi bhinna-bhaandokadam yathaa ||
O Devi! The act of reciting Stotras in mind and the act of repeating Mantras loudly are both fruitless just as is the act of storing water in a pot which has a hole in it.
Kularanava Tantram 15.57
Mantras
For Mantras, the rule is exactly the opposite as already shown in this answer.
Ucchair japohadhamah prokta upaanshur madhyamah smritah |
Uttamo
mAnaso devi trividhah kathitah japah ||
O Goddess, the loud japa is considered as the worst kind, the
whispering japa (upanshu) is the middling kind and the japa that is
done completely in the mind (maanasa), is the best form of japa. These
three are said to be the kinds of japa.
Kularnava Tantram 15.55
That's why Stotra recital must always be done loudly.
The rules for reciting Mantras are many many and all of them can not be covered in one answer. In comparison, rules of Stotra recital are only a few and simple to follow.
The following verses are from the Varaahi Tantram, quoted in both Tantrasaarah and Ahnik Krityam:
Pranavanchaadime datvaa stotram vaa samhitaam pathet |
ante cha
pranavam pranavm dadyaadi-tyuvaachaadi-purushah ||
Stotre cha
samhitaayaancha shlokamantyam dviruccharet |
Manasaa na smaret
pathedakaagramaanasah ||
One should chant OM before and after reciting a Stotra or a Samhitaa.
And, one should never recite Stotra in mind; one should recite it
loudly with a concentrated mind.
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By mantras you certainly mean beej mantras @Rickross
– Pratimaputra
yesterday
i think the OP asks for the general mantras like dhyana and pranama mantras and these can be chanted aloud
– Pratimaputra
yesterday
Dhyana sloka etc one shd chant loudly .. also, no, my answer is not only about Bija mantra, even for Vedic mantras it is applicable @Pratimaputra
– Rickross
yesterday
@Pratimaputra See the manu Smriti verse quoted in this answer .. Manu of course is talking about Vedic mantras
– Rickross
yesterday
add a comment |
According to the Stavakusumajnali published by Nagpur Ramakrishna Math
stotras are part of vachik (vocal) puja (worship) called 'Bangmoyee puja' and should be chanted with correct chhanda and pronunciation and audible clear voice, understanding the meanings of the stotras and contemplating on the 'bhava' (page 4-5).
For those who are are able to pronounce correctly but have devotion, the scripture says
murkho vadati vishnaya dhiro vadati vishnave/ubhayos tulyam artham cha bhavagrAhi janArdanah (Narada-pancharatra)
meaning that the uneducated one says visnaya and the learned says vishnave.To God both are the same as He accepts the devotion alone.
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Stotras
Stotras should never be recited in mind. In Stotras' case there should be loud recital.
In Mantra Japa, the best form is Manasa Japa (the silent chant). Loud Mantra Japa is considered as the inferior kind of Japa.
Manasaa yah smaret stotram vachashaa vaa manum japet |
Ubhayam nishphalam devi bhinna-bhaandokadam yathaa ||
O Devi! The act of reciting Stotras in mind and the act of repeating Mantras loudly are both fruitless just as is the act of storing water in a pot which has a hole in it.
Kularanava Tantram 15.57
Mantras
For Mantras, the rule is exactly the opposite as already shown in this answer.
Ucchair japohadhamah prokta upaanshur madhyamah smritah |
Uttamo
mAnaso devi trividhah kathitah japah ||
O Goddess, the loud japa is considered as the worst kind, the
whispering japa (upanshu) is the middling kind and the japa that is
done completely in the mind (maanasa), is the best form of japa. These
three are said to be the kinds of japa.
Kularnava Tantram 15.55
That's why Stotra recital must always be done loudly.
The rules for reciting Mantras are many many and all of them can not be covered in one answer. In comparison, rules of Stotra recital are only a few and simple to follow.
The following verses are from the Varaahi Tantram, quoted in both Tantrasaarah and Ahnik Krityam:
Pranavanchaadime datvaa stotram vaa samhitaam pathet |
ante cha
pranavam pranavm dadyaadi-tyuvaachaadi-purushah ||
Stotre cha
samhitaayaancha shlokamantyam dviruccharet |
Manasaa na smaret
pathedakaagramaanasah ||
One should chant OM before and after reciting a Stotra or a Samhitaa.
And, one should never recite Stotra in mind; one should recite it
loudly with a concentrated mind.
answered yesterday
RickrossRickross
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By mantras you certainly mean beej mantras @Rickross
– Pratimaputra
yesterday
i think the OP asks for the general mantras like dhyana and pranama mantras and these can be chanted aloud
– Pratimaputra
yesterday
Dhyana sloka etc one shd chant loudly .. also, no, my answer is not only about Bija mantra, even for Vedic mantras it is applicable @Pratimaputra
– Rickross
yesterday
@Pratimaputra See the manu Smriti verse quoted in this answer .. Manu of course is talking about Vedic mantras
– Rickross
yesterday
add a comment |
Stotras
Stotras should never be recited in mind. In Stotras' case there should be loud recital.
In Mantra Japa, the best form is Manasa Japa (the silent chant). Loud Mantra Japa is considered as the inferior kind of Japa.
Manasaa yah smaret stotram vachashaa vaa manum japet |
Ubhayam nishphalam devi bhinna-bhaandokadam yathaa ||
O Devi! The act of reciting Stotras in mind and the act of repeating Mantras loudly are both fruitless just as is the act of storing water in a pot which has a hole in it.
Kularanava Tantram 15.57
Mantras
For Mantras, the rule is exactly the opposite as already shown in this answer.
Ucchair japohadhamah prokta upaanshur madhyamah smritah |
Uttamo
mAnaso devi trividhah kathitah japah ||
O Goddess, the loud japa is considered as the worst kind, the
whispering japa (upanshu) is the middling kind and the japa that is
done completely in the mind (maanasa), is the best form of japa. These
three are said to be the kinds of japa.
Kularnava Tantram 15.55
That's why Stotra recital must always be done loudly.
The rules for reciting Mantras are many many and all of them can not be covered in one answer. In comparison, rules of Stotra recital are only a few and simple to follow.
The following verses are from the Varaahi Tantram, quoted in both Tantrasaarah and Ahnik Krityam:
Pranavanchaadime datvaa stotram vaa samhitaam pathet |
ante cha
pranavam pranavm dadyaadi-tyuvaachaadi-purushah ||
Stotre cha
samhitaayaancha shlokamantyam dviruccharet |
Manasaa na smaret
pathedakaagramaanasah ||
One should chant OM before and after reciting a Stotra or a Samhitaa.
And, one should never recite Stotra in mind; one should recite it
loudly with a concentrated mind.
answered yesterday
RickrossRickross
53.8k378191
By mantras you certainly mean beej mantras @Rickross
– Pratimaputra
yesterday
i think the OP asks for the general mantras like dhyana and pranama mantras and these can be chanted aloud
– Pratimaputra
yesterday
Dhyana sloka etc one shd chant loudly .. also, no, my answer is not only about Bija mantra, even for Vedic mantras it is applicable @Pratimaputra
– Rickross
yesterday
@Pratimaputra See the manu Smriti verse quoted in this answer .. Manu of course is talking about Vedic mantras
– Rickross
yesterday
add a comment |
Stotras
Stotras should never be recited in mind. In Stotras' case there should be loud recital.
In Mantra Japa, the best form is Manasa Japa (the silent chant). Loud Mantra Japa is considered as the inferior kind of Japa.
Manasaa yah smaret stotram vachashaa vaa manum japet |
Ubhayam nishphalam devi bhinna-bhaandokadam yathaa ||
O Devi! The act of reciting Stotras in mind and the act of repeating Mantras loudly are both fruitless just as is the act of storing water in a pot which has a hole in it.
Kularanava Tantram 15.57
Mantras
For Mantras, the rule is exactly the opposite as already shown in this answer.
Ucchair japohadhamah prokta upaanshur madhyamah smritah |
Uttamo
mAnaso devi trividhah kathitah japah ||
O Goddess, the loud japa is considered as the worst kind, the
whispering japa (upanshu) is the middling kind and the japa that is
done completely in the mind (maanasa), is the best form of japa. These
three are said to be the kinds of japa.
Kularnava Tantram 15.55
That's why Stotra recital must always be done loudly.
The rules for reciting Mantras are many many and all of them can not be covered in one answer. In comparison, rules of Stotra recital are only a few and simple to follow.
The following verses are from the Varaahi Tantram, quoted in both Tantrasaarah and Ahnik Krityam:
Pranavanchaadime datvaa stotram vaa samhitaam pathet |
ante cha
pranavam pranavm dadyaadi-tyuvaachaadi-purushah ||
Stotre cha
samhitaayaancha shlokamantyam dviruccharet |
Manasaa na smaret
pathedakaagramaanasah ||
One should chant OM before and after reciting a Stotra or a Samhitaa.
And, one should never recite Stotra in mind; one should recite it
loudly with a concentrated mind.
answered yesterday
RickrossRickross
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Stotras
Stotras should never be recited in mind. In Stotras' case there should be loud recital.
In Mantra Japa, the best form is Manasa Japa (the silent chant). Loud Mantra Japa is considered as the inferior kind of Japa.
Manasaa yah smaret stotram vachashaa vaa manum japet |
Ubhayam nishphalam devi bhinna-bhaandokadam yathaa ||
O Devi! The act of reciting Stotras in mind and the act of repeating Mantras loudly are both fruitless just as is the act of storing water in a pot which has a hole in it.
Kularanava Tantram 15.57
Mantras
For Mantras, the rule is exactly the opposite as already shown in this answer.
Ucchair japohadhamah prokta upaanshur madhyamah smritah |
Uttamo
mAnaso devi trividhah kathitah japah ||
O Goddess, the loud japa is considered as the worst kind, the
whispering japa (upanshu) is the middling kind and the japa that is
done completely in the mind (maanasa), is the best form of japa. These
three are said to be the kinds of japa.
Kularnava Tantram 15.55
That's why Stotra recital must always be done loudly.
The rules for reciting Mantras are many many and all of them can not be covered in one answer. In comparison, rules of Stotra recital are only a few and simple to follow.
The following verses are from the Varaahi Tantram, quoted in both Tantrasaarah and Ahnik Krityam:
Pranavanchaadime datvaa stotram vaa samhitaam pathet |
ante cha
pranavam pranavm dadyaadi-tyuvaachaadi-purushah ||
Stotre cha
samhitaayaancha shlokamantyam dviruccharet |
Manasaa na smaret
pathedakaagramaanasah ||
One should chant OM before and after reciting a Stotra or a Samhitaa.
And, one should never recite Stotra in mind; one should recite it
loudly with a concentrated mind.
answered yesterday
RickrossRickross
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answered yesterday
RickrossRickross
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By mantras you certainly mean beej mantras @Rickross
– Pratimaputra
yesterday
i think the OP asks for the general mantras like dhyana and pranama mantras and these can be chanted aloud
– Pratimaputra
yesterday
Dhyana sloka etc one shd chant loudly .. also, no, my answer is not only about Bija mantra, even for Vedic mantras it is applicable @Pratimaputra
– Rickross
yesterday
@Pratimaputra See the manu Smriti verse quoted in this answer .. Manu of course is talking about Vedic mantras
– Rickross
yesterday
add a comment |
By mantras you certainly mean beej mantras @Rickross
– Pratimaputra
yesterday
i think the OP asks for the general mantras like dhyana and pranama mantras and these can be chanted aloud
– Pratimaputra
yesterday
Dhyana sloka etc one shd chant loudly .. also, no, my answer is not only about Bija mantra, even for Vedic mantras it is applicable @Pratimaputra
– Rickross
yesterday
@Pratimaputra See the manu Smriti verse quoted in this answer .. Manu of course is talking about Vedic mantras
– Rickross
yesterday
By mantras you certainly mean beej mantras @Rickross
– Pratimaputra
yesterday
By mantras you certainly mean beej mantras @Rickross
– Pratimaputra
yesterday
i think the OP asks for the general mantras like dhyana and pranama mantras and these can be chanted aloud
– Pratimaputra
yesterday
i think the OP asks for the general mantras like dhyana and pranama mantras and these can be chanted aloud
– Pratimaputra
yesterday
Dhyana sloka etc one shd chant loudly .. also, no, my answer is not only about Bija mantra, even for Vedic mantras it is applicable @Pratimaputra
– Rickross
yesterday
Dhyana sloka etc one shd chant loudly .. also, no, my answer is not only about Bija mantra, even for Vedic mantras it is applicable @Pratimaputra
– Rickross
yesterday
@Pratimaputra See the manu Smriti verse quoted in this answer .. Manu of course is talking about Vedic mantras
– Rickross
yesterday
@Pratimaputra See the manu Smriti verse quoted in this answer .. Manu of course is talking about Vedic mantras
– Rickross
yesterday
add a comment |
According to the Stavakusumajnali published by Nagpur Ramakrishna Math
stotras are part of vachik (vocal) puja (worship) called 'Bangmoyee puja' and should be chanted with correct chhanda and pronunciation and audible clear voice, understanding the meanings of the stotras and contemplating on the 'bhava' (page 4-5).
For those who are are able to pronounce correctly but have devotion, the scripture says
murkho vadati vishnaya dhiro vadati vishnave/ubhayos tulyam artham cha bhavagrAhi janArdanah (Narada-pancharatra)
meaning that the uneducated one says visnaya and the learned says vishnave.To God both are the same as He accepts the devotion alone.
answered yesterday
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According to the Stavakusumajnali published by Nagpur Ramakrishna Math
stotras are part of vachik (vocal) puja (worship) called 'Bangmoyee puja' and should be chanted with correct chhanda and pronunciation and audible clear voice, understanding the meanings of the stotras and contemplating on the 'bhava' (page 4-5).
For those who are are able to pronounce correctly but have devotion, the scripture says
murkho vadati vishnaya dhiro vadati vishnave/ubhayos tulyam artham cha bhavagrAhi janArdanah (Narada-pancharatra)
meaning that the uneducated one says visnaya and the learned says vishnave.To God both are the same as He accepts the devotion alone.
answered yesterday
PratimaputraPratimaputra
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add a comment |
According to the Stavakusumajnali published by Nagpur Ramakrishna Math
stotras are part of vachik (vocal) puja (worship) called 'Bangmoyee puja' and should be chanted with correct chhanda and pronunciation and audible clear voice, understanding the meanings of the stotras and contemplating on the 'bhava' (page 4-5).
For those who are are able to pronounce correctly but have devotion, the scripture says
murkho vadati vishnaya dhiro vadati vishnave/ubhayos tulyam artham cha bhavagrAhi janArdanah (Narada-pancharatra)
meaning that the uneducated one says visnaya and the learned says vishnave.To God both are the same as He accepts the devotion alone.
answered yesterday
PratimaputraPratimaputra
7,219642
According to the Stavakusumajnali published by Nagpur Ramakrishna Math
stotras are part of vachik (vocal) puja (worship) called 'Bangmoyee puja' and should be chanted with correct chhanda and pronunciation and audible clear voice, understanding the meanings of the stotras and contemplating on the 'bhava' (page 4-5).
For those who are are able to pronounce correctly but have devotion, the scripture says
murkho vadati vishnaya dhiro vadati vishnave/ubhayos tulyam artham cha bhavagrAhi janArdanah (Narada-pancharatra)
meaning that the uneducated one says visnaya and the learned says vishnave.To God both are the same as He accepts the devotion alone.
answered yesterday
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edited yesterday
answered yesterday
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I think this is a duplicate which @Rickross has answered already!
– Akshay S
yesterday
1
No @AkshayS I had only answered for mantra japa .. for stotras I did not answer previously .. stotra recital must be done loudly, quite contrary to mantra japa
– Rickross
yesterday