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'{{EngvarB|date=April 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}} {{Vaishnavism}}{{italic title}} [[File:Bhagavan Vishnu.jpg|thumb|"Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya" is a Mantra of [[Vishnu]].]] '''''Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya''''' ({{audio|Om_Namo_Bhavate_Vasudevaya_Pronunciation.ogg|listen}}) (in [[devanagari]]: ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय) is one of the most popular [[Hindu]] [[mantra]]s, and the most important mantra in [[Vaishnavism]]. It is called the '''Dwadasakshari Mantra''' or simply '''Dwadasakshari''', meaning the "twelve-syllable" mantra dedicated to [[Vishnu]] and Lord [[Krishna]] both.<ref>{{cite book |title=Bhāratīya Saṃskr̥ti, Volume 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qa8aAAAAMAAJ |author=Prabhakar Balvant Machwe |publisher=Bhāratīya Saṃskr̥ti Saṃsada |page=212 |year=1983}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Krishna: A Sourcebook |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2n4VDAAAQBAJ |author=Edwin F. Bryant |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=354}}</ref> It has two traditions—[[Tantra|Tantric]] and [[Puranic]]. In the Tantric Tradition, the Rishi of the Mantra is [[Prajapati]]; in the Puranic Tradition the Rishi is [[Narada]]. Both, however, say it is the Supreme Vishnu Mantra. Sharada Tilak Tantram says: {{cquote|"Dvadasharno mahamantrah pradhano Vaishnavagame"— The twelve lettered mantra is the chief among vaishnava mantras.}} Similarly, this is the ultimate mantra in [[Shrimad Bhagavatam]]. This twelve syllable mantra<ref name="Studholme2002">{{cite book |author=Alexander Studholme |title=The Origins of Oṃ Maṇipadme Hūṃ: A Study of the Kāraṇḍavyūha Sūtra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5VlulOGhZ3EC&pg=PA177 |year=2002 |publisher=SUNY Press |isbn=978-0-7914-5389-6 |pages=177}}</ref> is known as a Mukti (liberation) mantra and a spiritual formula for attaining freedom.<ref name="Om Namo Bhagavate vasudevaya">{{cite web |title=Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya |url=http://spiritualsoul.net/group/mantra/forum/topics/om-namo-bhagavate-vasudevaya?xg_source=activity |access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref> The mantra can also be found in the ''[[Vishnu Purana]]''. ==Meaning== ''Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya'' means "''Om'', I bow to Lord Vāsudeva or Lord Vāsudev or Lord Vishnu".<ref name="Walters2002">{{cite book|author=J. Donald Walters|title=The Art and Science of Raja Yoga: Fourteen Steps to Higher Awareness : Based on the Teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zh9DJU6CvLAC&pg=PA251|access-date=24 June 2012|date=1 March 2002|publisher=Crystal Clarity Publishers|isbn=978-1-56589-166-1|pages=251–}}</ref> According to Dada Bhagwan, a Vasudeva is a being who has evolved from an ordinary human being (nara) into God (Narayan).<ref name="Vasudeva">{{cite web|url=https://www.dadabhagwan.org/path-to-happiness/spiritual-science/know-bhagavad-gita-as-it-is/om-namo-bhagavate-vasudevaya/ |title=Who Is a Vasudeva?}}</ref> [[File:Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya.jpg|thumb|Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevaya in [[Devnagari]], this Mantra is used for invocation and dedication to Lord Vishnu]] {| class="wikitable" width="60%" |- bgcolor="#C2D4F2" !Term!!Devanagari!!Listen!!Meaning |- | [[Om]] ||<center>ॐ</center>|| {{audio|Om.ogg|Om}}||Refers to the Supreme Infinite [[Brahman|Spirit]] or [[Bhagavan|Person]]. [[Om]] represents the [[Shabda]] [[Brahman]]. |- | [[Namaste|Namo]] ||<center>नमो (namo)</center>||{{audio|Namo Pronunciation.ogg|Namo}}||Salutation, worship, a common spoken valediction or [[Salutation (greeting)|salutation]] originating from the [[Indian subcontinent]]. 'Namo' नमो is the [[Sandhi]] form of 'namas' नमस्, neuter [[nominative case|nominative]] singular. |- | [[Bhagavata|Bhagavate]] ||<center>भगवते</center>||{{audio|Bhagabate_Pronunciation.ogg|Bhagavate}}||1. God in [[Sanskrit]], someone who is considered God (or equally powerful, merciful). 'Bhagavate' भगवते is the [[dative case|dative]] of 'bhagavat' भगवत्.<br/>2. Bhagavate is one who is becoming divine.<ref name="Chanting Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya chant blg">{{cite web|title=Chanting Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya|url=http://sacralweb.blogspot.in/2008/10/chanting-om-namo-bhagavate-vasudevaya.html|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref> |- | [[Vāsudeva|Vāsudevā]]ya ||<center>वासुदेवाय</center>||{{audio|Vasudevaya_Pronunciation.ogg|Vāsudevāya}}||Vasu means "Life in all beings" Devaya means "God". This means God(life/light) who lives of all beings. Other meaning for Krishna is also known as [[Vāsudeva]] (Krishna), because He was the son of [[Vasudeva]]. In the [[Bhagavad-Gita]], [[Arjuna]] called Krishna by the name Vaasudeva multiple times. 'Vāsudevāya' वासुदेवाय is the [[dative case|dative]] of 'vāsudeva' वासुदेव. |} ==Importance== ''Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevaya'' means "prostration to [[Vāsudeva]]" who is variously understood as Krishna an incarnation of Vishnu."<ref name="The Significance of Mantra-Japa Sadhana Kr">{{cite web|title=The Significance of Mantra-Japa Sadhana|url=http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/disc/disc_90.html|publisher=swami-krishnananda.org|access-date=14 April 2012|author=Swami Krishnananda}}</ref> Krishna Himself asked His devotees to completely surrender to Him: {{cquote|सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज । अहं त्वां सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः ॥१८- ६६॥ <br/>'''Translation''' Abandon all varieties of duties or desires and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear. [Gita 18/66]}} Krishna also proclaimed "Everybody should recite "Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevaya" mantra daily whenever possible so that I will stand by them. I respond to the call of the heart immediately and invariably. See Me in your duties. I am committed to those who are committed to their duties. Believe in putting faith in Me and make Me your own".<ref name="Autobiography Of Parampoojya Leelavati Karve">{{cite web|title=Autobiography Of Parampoojya Leelavati Karve|url=http://www.yogeshwar.org/om.htm|publisher=yogeshwar.org/|access-date=4 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041610/http://www.yogeshwar.org/om.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Popular culture== *[[Dhruva]] used this as his mantra in his penance. Dhruva was initiated by [[Narada]] into chanting.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dhruva|url=http://www.vaniquotes.org/wiki/Prince_Dhruva_was_initiated_by_Narada_into_chanting%E2%80%A6_om_namo_bhagavate_vasudevaya,_and_Lord_Vasudeva_incarnated_Himself_as_Prsnigarbha,_the_Personality_of_Godhead_with_four_hands,_and_awarded_the_prince_a_specific_planet_above_the_seven_stars|publisher=Vaniquotes|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref> *[[Swami Vivekananda]] used this phrase multiple times in his lectures and letters.<ref name="Swami Vivekananda Letters">{{cite web|title=Swami Vivekananda Letters|url=http://www.vivekananda.org/newSVLetters.asp|publisher=Vedanta network Boston|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="Swami Vivekananda letter the 15th February [1893]">{{cite web|title=Swami Vivekananda letter the 15th February [1893]|url=http://www.ramakrishnavivekananda.info/vivekananda/unpublished/i_your_highness.htm|publisher=Ramakrishna Vivekananda Info|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref> *[[Swami Sivananda]] suggested to repeat mantras like [[Om]] or "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya".<ref name="20 Instructions by Swami Sivanananda">{{cite web|title=20 Instructions by Swami Sivanananda|url=http://www.writespirit.net/authors/swami_sivananda/writings_sivananda/20%20Instructions/index.html|publisher=Writespirit|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref> *[[Vedanta]] philosopher [[Dayananda Saraswati (Arsha Vidya)|Dayananda Saraswati]] wrote a book named "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya".<ref name="Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya by Swami Dayananda Saraswati">{{cite web|title=Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya by Swami Dayananda Saraswati|url=http://www.vedicbooks.net/namo-bhagavate-vasudevaya-p-3650.html|publisher=vedicbooks.net/|access-date=4 May 2012}}</ref> * [[Willow Smith]] and [[Jahnavi Harrison]] put this mantra into their song Gajendra from their collaborative album RISE ==See also== {{Contains special characters|Indic}} *[[Hare Krishna (mantra)]] *[[Dwadashaakshara Mantra]] *[[Svayam Bhagavan]] *[[Bhagavata Purana]] *[[Om Tat Sat]] {{Clear}} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} {{Krishna}} [[Category:Hindu mantras]] [[Category:Krishna]] [[Category:Vaishnavism]]'