Importance of chanting God's name in this Kali Yuga
Paths of liberation in different yugas
It is given in Vishnu purana that we can attain liberation by Mediation in Krita Yuga,Yagna's in Treta yuga,Ritual worship in Dwapara yuga and Chanting of Lord's name in Kali yuga.
Qualities of People in this Kali yuga
Living only to please their senses.
Have no truthfulness,tapas,mercy,Dhana guna(Donating nature)
Always dominated by Anger,Selfishness,ego etc
All the above qualities are influenced by Kali
Easiest way to get rid of this Kali
But it's not that easy for everyone to chant God's name, all we need to have is 'punya' (good karma).Just look at ourselves,how frequently do we remember him?
We hardly think of him..it is because of our works that dominates us,we literally run like machines in our daily lives.
How is chanting God's name beneficial to us?
Artha vishanna,sidhilascha Bheethaa,
Vyadhishu,Goreshu cha varthamana,
Narayana sankeerthana Sabdha mathram,
Vimuktha dukho,Sukhino Bhavanthu.
It says.. just by mere utterance of the name Narayana he gets rid of all our worries ,diseases, sorrows and internal fears.
What else do we require?why do we strive so hard in our lives when all is taken care by the mere utterance of Lord's name.
Story of Ajamila from Bhagavatam(Importance of 'Nama')
Ajamila is sacred Brahmin who used to perform all his austerity, has good vedic knowledge,serve his parents,treat Gurus,Agni and Guests with high respect,loyal to his wife.
He has nice character and behavior, he never find faults in others,treat everyone one friendly,speak less and is truthful.
One day his father sent him to the forest to bring things required for austerities,there he was attracted by a prostitute of low caste,he insisted her to marry him,things changed from then, he left his parents and wife,he stopped doing his austerities, turned into a robber to maintain his family,followed unrighteous path.
A day has come when he was seriously ill and about to die,out of love towards his younger son he called out his name as Narayana, Narayana Narayana,to his surprise he happened to see the Yama dhutas(messengers) near him who were about to take his life were opposed by Vishnu dhutas who appeared soon after chanting the name Narayana.Yama dhutas enquired why they were stopping them from taking this person's life who is very sinful ,had done many wrongful deeds and is unrighteous,Vishnu dhutas explained that he uttered God's name Narayana though he did not intend God, the mere utterance of name has the power to destroy all the sins he has done so far.
He had done many good deeds earlier in his life which made him utter God's name during his last breath.
To remember God's name in our last minutes is very difficult.So we need to intentionally include God's name in our daily life as a habitual word in conversations,in singing, jovially, when we fall or if something bite us,in extreme sun or cold either knowingly or unknowingly.
When Ajamila was about to talk to them they both disappeared.
Later he regretted for what he had done,went to a sacred place,approached a guru and obtained liberation.
Why do God's name has so much power?
Because God himself manifested in sound form.Each and every sound vibration in God's name has power in it.Only the one who chant God's name will know how powerful it is.
Are there any studies to prove it?
Studies are being conducted which shows that chanting creates a positive vibration in the body, mind,influence the thought process, decreases the diseases and increases the longitivity of life.
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