“Om + Name + Namah”?
🌼 In Nāma Japa
Why do we chant:
“Om + Name + Namah”?
Examples:
> Om Nārāyaṇāya Namah
Om Śivāya Namah
1️⃣ “Om” — The Primordial Sound (Praṇava)
What does Om mean?
Om is the sound-form of Brahman
The sound that existed before creation
The symbol of Sat–Chit–Ānanda
(Existence–Consciousness–Bliss)
The Upaniṣads declare:
> Om is the name of Parabrahman
Therefore:
We begin nāma japa with Om
So that our japa rises
from the individual level to the Brahman level
📌 Inner meaning:
> “I am not chanting as a limited individual,
but in remembrance of Brahman.”
2️⃣ The Name — The Attribute-Form of the Deity
Examples:
Nārāyaṇa — the One who supports and pervades all
Śiva — the auspicious, blissful reality
Lakṣmī — completeness and abundance
🔹 In Aṣṭottara and Sahasranāma,
each name represents:
a divine quality
a power
a truth
📌 Inner meaning:
> “May this divine quality shine within my inner being.”
3️⃣ “Namah” — Surrender of Ego
This is the most crucial part 🌺
What does Namah mean?
Sanskrit breakdown:
> Na + Mama
Na = not
Mama = mine
📌 Complete meaning:
> “This is not mine”
“I am not the doer”
“I surrender my ego”
Therefore:
While chanting,
even the feeling “I am a devotee” dissolves
4️⃣ Why “Om” at the beginning and “Namah” at the end?
Because nāma japa follows a complete spiritual sequence:
Component Meaning
Om Remembrance of Brahman
Name Contemplation of divine qualities
Namah Dissolution of ego
📌 In essence:
> Beginning with Brahman →
abiding in divine qualities →
ending with ego-surrender
5️⃣ The Ultimate Meaning from the Advaitic Perspective 🌼
At the culmination of japa, this truth must be realized:
> Om — That is Me
Name — That is My own nature
Namah — There is no separate “me”
Which means:
> The one who chants
the act of chanting
and the deity being chanted
👉 are all one and the same
🌸 This is perfect japa in Advaita Vedānta
🌺 In One Simple Statement:
> Om — Remembrance of Parabrahman
Name — Contemplation of divine attributes
Namah — Dissolution of ego
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