PHRASES IN THE GITA - 118

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PHRASES IN THE GITA - 118

यज्ञानां जप यज्ञो(s)स्मि ...  (अध्याय १० - श्लोक २५)

யக்ஞானாம் ஜப யக்ஞோ(அ)ஸ்மி ...  (அத்யாயம் 10 - ஶ்லோகம் 25)

Yagyaanaam Japa Yagyo(s)mi ...  (Chapter 10 - Shlokam 25)

Meaning :  Among the Yagyas , I am Japa Yagyam ...

Brahma Nityam Yagye Pratishthitam ... said Shri Krishna in the third Chapter and declared that Yagya is the abode of Brahman .  Yagya is manifested form of Brahman .  Yagya is the Form of worship of Brahman .  Yagya is the way of journey towards Brahman .

Japa Yagya is esier among the various Yagyas .  Costly Dravya or materials offered to Fire are not required .  Elaborate arrangements are not required .  Complicated procedures are not required .  Organs given by God are enough to conduct Japa Yagya .  Vocal Chord and the Manas for Japa Yagya (repetition of the Mantra) .  Hand and Manas for Japa Yagya through writing .  Eyes and the Manas are enough for the Parayana or reading type Japa Yagya .  Ears and the Manas are enough for Shravana or listenig type Japa Yagya .  Thus , Manas is inevitable participant in Japa Yagya .  Presence of Manas and Active involvement of Manas ...  Japa Yagya in the absence of Manas is mechanical , lifeless and is worthless .

There is a suggestion to enforce presence of Manas while doing Japa and avoid mechanical repetition of Japa Mantras .  Movement of lips and the tongue and audible repetition of Names during Japa is lowly .  Must be avoided .  Japa may or may not be audible , but if lips and tongue move then it is mediocre .  Best is silent repetition of names without movement of lips and the tongue .

The number 27 lakhs is a significant number in Japa Yagya .

As we continue with Japa , the body , every cell in our body starts resonating the Japa Mantram .  Shri Anjaneya broadcast the sound form of Rama names from each and every hair on his body .  (Rom rom me Ram) .  Even the dried cow-dung cakes (used as fuel in villages) made by Vittala Devotee JanaBai , when dusted , made sounds Vittala Vittala .  It is said that a neighbouring woman had an argument with JanaaBai on ownership of cow-dung cakes .  JanaBai's cakes could be identified by the sounds of Vittala Vittala resonating from the cakes made by her .Swami Ramateerth was a great soul who visited the USA and made tremendous impact on the Amerikan society .  Continuous and rhythmic sounds of Ram , Ram emanated from his body , when he slept .  'Bharat is a Hindu Rashtra' .  This was the blabber under the influence of high fever of Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar , who founded the organization RSS .

We do the Japa in the beginning and in due course , Japa happens .  We reach a stage whence Japa goes on continuously within us , in our wakeful state and in sleep too .  Gita has blessed me with such wonderful experiences .

Both the Japa (the Practice) and the Sadhak plunged deeply in Japa (the Practitioner) cause trenmendous impact on Nature .  Shri Ramayana says that RshyaShrunga Rshee caused rains and resultant blooming and blossoming of the green , wherever he laid his feet on .  I , an ordinary sadhak , experienced rains on at least one of the three or five days of my stay at a place for Gita talks .  This happened at almost all of the three hundred odd places I went , including a few towns of scanty rains in Arabia .  (This is no credit for me but for the Japa Yagyam)

"Yagyaanaam Japa Yagyo(a)smi" .. says Shri Krishna .  I am Japa Yagya or meditative repetition among the various Yagyas .