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Mantras chanted for a particular resul
Mantras are chanted for various purposes.
When a person chants a mantra for a particular result then they are called sakâma.
Kâma means desire. Sa prefix gives the meaning “with”, that means mantra chanting
done with desires. The scripture accepts such worship. In the Bhagavat Gita Lord
Krishna says that the devotees are of four types: arta, artahrti, jignayasu and jñani.
1. Arta is one who is afflicted with troubles,
2. Artharti is one who wants to achieve some ends in life,
3. Jignayasu is one who is actively pursuing for the ultimate knowledge,
4. Jñani is one who has gained the ultimate knowledge.
The scripture accepts that all these four types of people ultimately will reach the final
beatitude of life, namely Moksha or Liberation or Enlightenment. Given this
background the scripture feels that there is nothing wrong in taking to some means to
achieve the ends through prayers. When a person fails to achieve a thing through known
means then he takes to the means called prayer by surrendering to the unseen Universal
Intelligence. Mantra chanting is a prayer and hence can be used for that purpos
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