“Namah” – Why we say it?

“Namah” – Why we say it?

In the mood of humility ‘Ma’ – represents ahanakara and ‘na’ represents negation of ahankara. This is a translation of namah from Padma Purana. Thus, by uttering namah one negates one’s independent attitude. The jiva is dependent on the Lord. He lives with dependence. Therefore, one should completely reject the idea of accomplishing anything by one’s own capacity. It doesn’t mean you don’t make effort, but you don’t depend on your effort alone. That is bhakti. While you are making effort for Krishna, example of mother Yashoda trying to bind Krishna with all the ropes and always the rope falls two inches short. In this connection Jiva Goswami tells in Gopal Champu, mother Yashoda went to the store rooms of all the cowherd people and brought miles of ropes but still the rope was two inches short. So, she was puzzled why two inches. So Viswanath Chakravarti says these two things: – effort or endeavour the living entity does, and mercy is what Krishna does. When you put these two together then you get the right combination and namah is trying to accomplish anything simply relying on your capacity alone. Its maya, its atheistic, it’s the world we know and to get to the world we know besides the world we know very well. Namah – negation of false ego. It’s a small point explained in Bhagavad gita also one should never consider to be the cause of the action, one should never consider the resultant action, and one should never consider oneself in inducing others to act. Just like in material life we are doing things and for getting the results of the things and making others to do things what’s left if you take those away you don’t have material life anymore. And what fills the place is well carried out by material nature. And material nature is under Krishna’s direction. So, depend on Krishna. Or “karta aham iti manyate” in maya we are thinking we are the karta, the doer. When you say namah consciously meditate on the meaning, it’s a small thing but important thing. This is dhinatva the quality of dina. Nothing is left to be accomplished by the ability of the Lord. Consigning one’s body to the Lord, one should serve Him. The four kumaras are really interested in the Lord’s lotus feet. Because that is the mood of service and his feet are sweet.