Ashtaksharamanthra removes the fear of death, it is highly propitious among the hymns, it represents supreme Lord Narayana, it is highly confidential, it is not perceivable through senses, it provides long life, wealth, virtuous offspring, possession of cattle, knowledge and fame to the worshiper, whoever recites this sacred Ashtakshara would attain Dharma, Arththa, Kama, and Moksha, it is prescribed in the Veda itself. The Ashtakshara Manthra provides all kinds of Siddhis to worshiper, it removes nightmares, fears from Asura, Pishacha, Uraga and Brahmarakshas, fears from serpents, thieves, and wicked people, whoever reads or listens to it will remain devotee of Lord Vishnu. Oh! Dhvijoththama, it is always appropriate to follow the duties and responsibilities of Swadharma. Eight lakhs will attain the state of Nirvana, Seven lakhs will attain the appearance of Lord VishnuĨ. Six lakhs will attain eternal presence of Lord Vishnu on their intellect 7. Five lakhs will attain supreme wisdom and knowledgeĦ. Four lakhs will attain nearness to Lord Hariĥ. Whoever reads or listens to it for one lakh times will attain Athmashuddhi/purityĤ. Oh! Dvijothama, whoever recites or listens to the Ashtakshara on each Dvadashi for hundred of times after ablution and following austerities, veneration of supreme Lord with fresh alluring flowers of various fragrances would attain the supreme abode of Lord Narayana, worshiper would be freed from extreme perils, and this auspicious hmyn should be recited with utmost devotion always.ġ. It should be recited before initiating any deeds it should be recited thousands of times after ablution. Oh! Vipra, whoever recites or listens to this sacred hymn after abultions would be relieved from sins, it should be recited while performing charity, fire sacrifices, while travelling and meditation. Whoever recites or listens to it during the hours of dusk would get relieved from all the sins, recitation of this highly propitious hymn is equivalent to penance, it provides Moksha as well as heaven to worshiper, it is the essence of Veda, it is highly confidential as well, it is highly auspicious hymn beloved of Lord Vishnu as well as the devotees of Lord Vishnu, therefore it should be recited always. The sacred hymns of Ashtakshara ‘Om Namo Narayana’ is capable to fulfil all the desires of the worshiper, righteous who yearns for Moksha would attain the same, it represents highly auspicious Pranava in sacred Veda, supreme Lord Vishnu symbolizes wealth, he eradicates all the sins of the worshiper, Ashtakshara is highly propitious among the sacred hymns, hence it should be recited always. Sri Vedavyasa speaks “Oh! Dhvija, Ashtakshara Manthra is highly auspicious among the sacred hymns, whoever recites or listens to it would be relieved from all kinds of miseries and sorrows of the wordly existence, it removes the worldly bondages of the worshiper, Oh! Dhvija, it should be recited with utmost faith and devotion meditating upon supreme Lord Vishnu who is wielded in Shankha and Chakra, on the lotus like place in the middle of eyebrows, Ashtakshara manthra can be recited in a place of utter silence, or in the shrine of Lord Vishnu or inside the water with intense faith, Ashtakshara Manthra symbolizes Lord Narayana, it has Gayathri as Chandhass, Paramathma is Lord Narayana, Omkaram represents white as well as dark blue, Nakaram represents crimson color, Rakaram represents the color of vermilion, Yakaram represents yellow, Nnakaram represents fire, Yakara represents various colors. Sri Shuka speaks “Dear father, Kindly narrate the highly propitious hymns of Lord Vishnu which could eradicate all the miseries and sorrows of the worldly existence.” Purascharana sankhya for ashtakshari is 8 lakhs that has to be quadrupled in kali yuga as quoted in Narayana samhita.Īyana – tAnyeva ca ayanam tasya tEna nArayanahīesides the above some verses from nArayana atharvasIrshOpanishad must be contemplated to understand the meaning of ashtakshari without which accomplishment is difficult as quoted by samhitha grantha.īelow is a rough translation picked up from some other blogs but the original sanskrit version of the text can be referred here. These are some excerpts that I would want to keep a note of. Narayana samhitha is a pancharatra text that goes into great details describing the narayana mantra. The most relevant excerpt is from narasimha purana. These are some of the resources available to learn about the mahima of narayana ashtakshari.
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