जप
Japa
Repetition of sacred mantras
📜Understanding Japa
Japa is the meditative practice of repeating a sacred name or mantra, either aloud, in a whisper, or silently in the mind. This repetition serves multiple purposes: it concentrates the wandering mind, purifies the heart through the vibration of sacred sound, and gradually transforms the practitioner by saturating consciousness with divine qualities. A rosary of beads (mala) with 108 beads is traditionally used to count repetitions while keeping the mind focused.
🕉️Related Shlokas(15)
Gita 17.15
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 17
True speech-austerity is the rare art of speaking truth that heals rather than hurts - words that are simultaneously honest, kind, and beneficial.
Gita 7.21
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 7
Whatever form you choose to worship with sincerity, Krishna Himself strengthens that very faith.
Gita 17.23
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 17
The sacred triad OM TAT SAT - three words that name the unnameable Brahman, the mystical formula from which all Vedic wisdom, spiritual knowledge, and sacred ritual emerged in the beginning.
📖Related Stories(15)
Ajamila Saved by Holy Name
→Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 6, Chapters 1-3
Ajamila, a fallen brahmin who lived 88 years of sinful life, called out to his son named Narayana at death. This inadvertent chanting of the Lord's name summoned Vishnu's messengers who rescued him from Yamaraja's servants.
Birth of the Golden Avatar Chaitanya
→Chaitanya Charitamrita, Adi Lila, Chapter 13
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born in Mayapur, Bengal in 1486 during a lunar eclipse while devotees chanted the Hare Krishna Mahamantra. His golden complexion and auspicious marks indicated he was an incarnation of the Lord.
💬Related Dialogues(8)
Krishna Reveals Karna's Birth Secret
→Krishna & Karna
Loyalty and gratitude can be stronger than blood relations. Karna knew the truth but chose honor over advantage. Sometimes the 'wrong' choice morally is the 'right' choice personally — and we must live with that complexity.
Krishna Explains Why the Gita Was Spoken on a Battlefield
→Krishna & Arjuna
Deep teaching requires deep openness, which often comes through crisis. Wisdom is not in remembering words but in living questions. Revelation is momentary; integration is lifelong. The goal is not to return to the peak but to bring something from it to the valley.