Question:
Hari Om..is the only mantra were Om comes after the God's name...why so??
Curioustoknow
2008-02-05 09:38:49 UTC
Never have I heard Om being recited after any deities name, except hari..why is that so??
Nine answers:
deito
2008-02-05 10:03:27 UTC
Beautiful Simon, I am so inspired. Thank you dear brother.



Now the answer follows :



My dear sister, you have asked why the special placement of OM after "Hari". But for **all** other Deities, why "OM" is before there name.



am I correct my dear Lotus in understanding your question ? , if i am the answer is that always the OM represents the manifestation with respect to the absolute, who is "Hari" dear Lotus.



OM is Turiya and Hari is Turiya Teetha Brahma-Purusha.



Om is the all creative force. The Brahman. and Hari is "Brahma Purusha" and OM is himself, it is in him this OM, called as Pranava, the all creative creation force present.



He himself is Brahman, and he Radiates Brahma Jyothi, which great yogis realize in the highest state of Nirvikalpa Samadhi after turiya.



and this is OM.



and after realizing this, the ultimate is the Turiya-Teetha and that is the eternal permanent existence and that is service to Hari.



just know that he himself is OM. Pranava is nothing other than him.



what simon wanted to say is "Hari OM Tat Sat Chit-Ananda", This is complete form, and it is the only mantra Where OM is Preceded By Deity. Meaning Hari is not Deity, but he himself is the source of OM.



meaning Hari is the Pranava OM, who is tat , sat and chit and who is ananda ( bliss ).



So, Hari Om = Hari is OM.



But in case of other deities, OM is them, meaning they are manifested from OM.



This also explains why all other deities meditate on OM and Krishna, but Hari meditates only on himself. This is also confirmed by Sri Adi Shankara-Charya , Lord Brahma and Lord Shiva themselves and many many more.



I can give you slokas, but the post will get very very long. :)



Lord Bless,



-- Deito





Harirnama Harirnama Harirnama Kevalam.
synthia
2016-05-24 19:25:46 UTC
'Hari' represents the manifest universe and life. 'Om' represents the unmanifest and absolute reality. By the word 'reality', I mean total existence. You may even use the word God. Reality, existence, God, Brahman, the absolute are all synonymous terms pointing to one being, but they do not really define it. This reality has two stages. One is the absolute, the other is manifest. This gross universe, the millions of suns, moons and stars, space, that which is beyond it and beyond this little earth, as far as we can go, are all manifestations of that reality, not a creation of reality. Take yarn from it, and then a shirt ,The cotton has become the shirt, it has not created the shirt. The cotton has transformed itself into a shirt. In the same way, there is a great invisible force. Nobody can see it and nobody has seen it, except for a few people who we call avatars. The manifest reality, this world, is represented by the mantra 'Hari'. 'Om' is the unmanifest reality, the unseen, invisible, uncreated aspect of the absolute. '. So, 'Hari Om Tat Sat' means 'That is Truth'. That which I see with my eyes and that which is beyond my eyes are both the same, not different. The creator and the creation are not two. The creator has not created creation, but has manifested or transformed himself into creation.
Scr4ub-screen
2008-02-05 09:49:24 UTC
Not exactly have you ever heard "Om Namah Shivaya".So its also associated with lord shiva.

But here are some interesting details of the meaning of hari om.... Hari is also a name of Lord Vishnu(from the Vishnu Sahasranama) Chanting the name of Hari has a great spiritual effect. It has a tremendous spiritual vibration and is effectively used in japa (repeating prayers) and kirtan . Hari means "the remover." When one remembers His name and repeats it, sins, karmas and bad astrological effects are steadily erased. This is the power of the name of Hari. The name also has the force to reduce ignorance. The reduction of illusion culminates in the deathless state when birth and death cease. The most famous mantra is Hari OM. Its essential meaning is that Hari is OM. As OM is the primordial cosmic vibration from which sprang the entire cosmos and all creation, we can thus understand a fraction of the greatness of Hari. Hari Om is a universal mantra and contains within itself the cosmic vibration.



"I remove the sins of those who remember Me

I take what is offered in holy sacrifices

My complexion is blue in colour

Therefore I am known as Hari."



Lord Krishna from the Mahabaratha
Vishal
2008-02-05 09:46:58 UTC
I think it may have to do with Vishnu (or Hari) being the only deity in the Hindu pantheon that is completely Om by virtue of his ability to sustain life. I might be wrong, that's just the only explanation that I can think of.
2008-02-05 09:54:54 UTC
I'm studying Hinduism right now, so, I might not be the Expert you need; but isn't the mantra "Hari Om tat sat"?



Isn't that like saying "Hari [Vishnu] is Om[Totality] tat sat [is the Truth]"?



Peace.



ST



PS,



Dang, I knew I'd forgotten sumpin'.



Yup, deito is right, it's "Sat-Chit-Ananda" at the end.



Sorry, but, I'm just a beginner.



Om Shanti, shanti, shantihih.
2008-02-05 09:43:47 UTC
The transliteration is "hare om" or praise be to om.
2008-02-05 09:42:00 UTC
Oh hai
Tomasi T
2008-02-05 09:47:38 UTC
WHAT MANTRA ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT/ THE ONLY MANTRA i KNOW IS A RAY FISH
notnot
2008-02-05 09:41:50 UTC
i don't get it.


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