Friday, June 15, 2012

Nama Japa and its importance - a quick story

There was a hunter who was in his deathbed. His son was standing next to him. His son was seeking advice from his father as to how he should earn a living. In reply the hunter mentioned, “Prahara Samhara Aahara”. Prahara means to hunt, Aahara means to bring, Saamhara means to kill and  Aahara means to eat. So the hunter advised his son to go for hunting. 

Now observe hunter's 3 last said words. If we remove the prefix of all three words and only focus on the suffix, it is “hara”, it verily means Lord Shiva. Saying the three words, the hunter passed away. Immediately Lord Shiva’s sub-ordinates [Shiva Ganas] came to take the hunter to Kailasha since he chanted His Name, even though unknowingly, before he died.


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