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Re: The Kalisantarana Upanishad of the Krishna Yajur Veda
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To: alt-hindu@cis.ohio-state.edu
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Subject: Re: The Kalisantarana Upanishad of the Krishna Yajur Veda
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From: Vijay Sadananda Pai <vijaypai@rice.edu>
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Date: 26 Jan 1995 21:56:50 GMT
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From news@larry.rice.edu Thu Jan 26 16: 44:50 1995
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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Organization: Rice University, Houston, Texas
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References: <3g4bq8$ds1@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
anand hudli <ahudli@silver.ucs.indiana.edu> wrote:
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> the Vishnu Sahasra Nama. His Acyutashtaka is a sublime panegyric packed
> with the glorious names of Vishnu.
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> acyutam keSavam rAmanArAyaNam
> kRShNadAmodaram vAsudevam harim
> Sridharam mAdhavam gopikAvallabham
> jAnakInAyakam rAmacandram bhaje || acyutAShtaka verse 1
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> I worship Acyuta, Kesava, Narayana who is Rama, Damodara who is
> Krishna, Vasudeva, Hari, Sridhara, Madhava, the beloved of the
> Gopis, and the Lord of Seeta, Ramacandra.
Wow, I didn't know that was by Sankaracarya! What does the rest
of the Acyutastaka sound like? This mantra that you listed is commonly
sung at the end of the arati in many temples in Maharastra, followed
by "Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare"
(which you address below)
Even at the famous Siddhivinayak (Ganapati) temple in Bombay they chant
those mantras.
> Tr: When a brahmana chants this mantra of sixteen names, for a
> total of one and one half crore times, he becomes free from
> the sin of killing a brahmaNa. He overcomes the sin of
> neglecting his domestic fire.
Wow! 1.5 crore times works out as follows
Rounds/day Years of Chanting
174 (eg Haridas Thakur) 2.20
64 (eg Srila Prabhupada) 5.95
16 (eg ISKCON initiates) 23.78
10 38.05
6 63.42
4 95.13
2 190.3
I guess we had _all_ better be more serious about our chanting, huh?
> Anand
> ahudli@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
Thanks, Anand. I am always glad to see one of your postings!
Yours,
Vijay
