Sanaathana Saaradaa — 11 : THEOSONICS – Dynamics of Divine Name – Part 1

SriSaaradaa Dayaa Kowmudi :—
22–09–2017: Friday.

Sanaatana Saaradaa~11.

THEOSONICS – Dynamics of Divine Name – Part 1

William Shakespeare, in his “Romeo and Juliet”, in Act-ll: Scene:2, observes as under:

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet;”

The meaning of the above quote is clear. As a man of letters, Shakespeare’s statement may be true. But a Botanist may refute this under the light of the science of botany, by clarifying that the botanical name “Rosa” can never be replaced by any other name under the rule which says: “nomen conservandum“. It simply means : “a name that should not be changed“.

So, in this ever-changing world, two opinions on only one object of a dramatist and a scientist may diametrically contradict each other. From spiritual view point, above two ideas are relative opinions that can hold good as long as they are strictly confined to those two areas of applicability. Beyond that they can never claim any absolute status on any account. But when it comes to the domain of spirituality, with a particular reference to the “Mystical Science of Devotion“, the entire value-system of our experiential physical world totally remain subservient to our mystical understanding wherein the following transmutation slowly takes shape:

“The very metaphysical presuppositions differ: space does not conform to Euclidean geometry, time does not form a continuous unidirectional flow, causation does not conform to Aristotelian logic, man is not differentiated from non-man or life from death, as in our world“.(Walter Goldschmidt in his “Foreword” to “The Teachings of Don Juan” by Carlos Castaneda.). So, in our worldly sciences “the name” is not “the thing” exactly, which it stands for. But in our mystical Devotional Science ” the Name” is the very same “Thing”, Which It represents. This is the quintessence of Nama/Mantra contemplation or Naama Smarana Yoga or Mantra Japa Yoga. To some extent we examined Japa Yoga, however peripheral it is.

Now we explore, the rudimentary realm of Naama Smarana Yoga.This ancient science is thoroughly expounded by some North-Indian Yogis like Lakshmidhara in his “Bhagavan-naama kowmudi“, Purushottama in his “Bhagavan-naama maahaatmyam“, Raghunathendra yati, Muralidhardas, and so on while by South-Indian Yogis like Sridhara Venkatesa Ayyaavaal, Sri Bodhendra yati and Sri Upanishad Brahmayogi in their fully authoritative works on the subject, with various names.In a series of articles we try to grasp the cardinal philosophy Naama Smarana/Samkeertana Yoga.

(To be continued)

Swasti ||