13 May 2013

Japa: Should you chant silently or loudly?

Prahalad Maharaj says in Naradiya Purana:

japato hari-namani sthana-sat-gunadhikah
atmananca punaty-uccair japan srotrn punati ca

'A person who chants harinama loudly is one hundred times superior to one who chants quietly. A person who chants quietly only purifies and benefits himself. Whereas, one who chants loudly certainly benefits himself, plus he purifies all who hear him, such as birds, beasts, insects, trees and plants. Such living entities cannot chant Krishna's names, but they can be delivered from the ocean of birth and death simply by hearing harinama.'

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