i was told by someone of the Sikh faith to repeat these words as a protection chant in the mornings. unfortunately he was not able to properly translate what the phrase meant. I'm curious about the words... hoping i do not chant a curse instead of a prayer. thanks.
2007-04-08 01:42:09 · 4 answers · asked by adazhia 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, i am not sikh. It was one of those out-of-the-blue things where I got stopped by an old sikh guy who warned me about some spirit that was around me... and that I needed to say this prayer as protection. (He didn't speak english very well.)
2007-04-08 18:40:47 · update #1
Do people get sponsored to give the 'hare krishna' answer on here?
Here's my answer:
baba=father
nadak= first guru of sikhism
Hari=name for a god - usually Vishnu or Shiva. In this it probably means lion, a very significant symbol in Sikhism. It is used as a name for God, by Sikhs (see my various sources)
jape=prayer
So you are saying: 'father Nadak God Prayer' Not terribly significant, but what the heck - it does sound good.
2007-04-08 04:49:25 · answer #1 · answered by katinka hesselink 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...when beavertail points to moon, man gets bit on kneecap by toothless squirrel...
just kidding
Japa means chant and Jape is chants.
Baba means father or elderly respectable person and ji is added to baba as respect, for example, Krishnadas Babaji, Jagannath Babaji, Gaura Kishora Das Babaji, Vamsi Das Baaji etc... Guru Nanak is the sikh leader. Hari is one of the holy names, which indicates the name of Krishna who removes all inauspiciousness and steals the hearts of His devotees. So, baba nanak hari jape means Baba chants the holy name of Hari.
The word Hara is the form of addressing the energy of the Lord, and the words Krishna and Rama are forms of addressing the Lord Himself. Both Krishna and Rama mean the supreme pleasure, and Hara is the supreme pleasure energy of the Lord, changed to Hare in the vocative. The supreme pleasure energy of the Lord helps us to reach the Lord.
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA
KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA
RAMA RAMA HARE HARE
The word Hare is the form of addressing the energy of the Lord, and the words Krishna and Rama are forms of addressing the Lord Himself. Both Krishna and Rama mean the supreme pleasure, and Hara is the supreme pleasure energy of the Lord, changed to Hare in the vocative. The supreme pleasure energy of the Lord helps us to reach the Lord. . .
These three words, namely Hare, Krishna and Rama, are the transcendental seeds of the maha-mantra. The chanting is a spiritual call for the Lord and His energy, to give protection to the conditioned soul. This chanting is exactly like the genuine cry of a child for its mother's presence. Mother Hara helps the devotee achieve the Lord Father's grace, and the Lord reveals Himself to the devotee who chants this mantra sincerely. . .
2007-04-08 09:05:25 · answer #2 · answered by SG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Japa means chant and Jape is chants.
Baba means father or elderly respectable person and ji is added to baba as respect, for example, Krishnadas Babaji, Jagannath Babaji, Gaura Kishora Das Babaji, Vamsi Das Baaji etc... Guru Nanak is the sikh leader. Hari is one of the holy names, which indicates the name of Krishna who removes all inauspiciousness and steals the hearts of His devotees. So, baba nanak hari jape means Baba chants the holy name of Hari.
The word Hara is the form of addressing the energy of the Lord, and the words Krishna and Rama are forms of addressing the Lord Himself. Both Krishna and Rama mean the supreme pleasure, and Hara is the supreme pleasure energy of the Lord, changed to Hare in the vocative. The supreme pleasure energy of the Lord helps us to reach the Lord.
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA
KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA
RAMA RAMA HARE HARE
The word Hare is the form of addressing the energy of the Lord, and the words Krishna and Rama are forms of addressing the Lord Himself. Both Krishna and Rama mean the supreme pleasure, and Hara is the supreme pleasure energy of the Lord, changed to Hare in the vocative. The supreme pleasure energy of the Lord helps us to reach the Lord. . .
These three words, namely Hare, Krishna and Rama, are the transcendental seeds of the maha-mantra. The chanting is a spiritual call for the Lord and His energy, to give protection to the conditioned soul. This chanting is exactly like the genuine cry of a child for its mother's presence. Mother Hara helps the devotee achieve the Lord Father's grace, and the Lord reveals Himself to the devotee who chants this mantra sincerely. . .
2007-04-08 09:05:03 · answer #3 · answered by Gaura 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hi
i was juss wondering if you are a sikh or not?
umm i am and ive never heard anyone say tht before specifically in the morning..the words litterally mean Guru Nanak God Recite.........i think..i mean im pretty sure at least lolz its just ive never heard tht b4...but if you did want to recite something (at any time of the day) i would have to say just say "Waheguru" (waah-hih-goo-roo) which means wonderful god.
++ sikhs don't believe in "protection chants".....sikhs don't chant "waheguru" because they ONLY want protection; they chant it because they believe god is wonderful.
2007-04-09 00:26:40 · answer #4 · answered by -*{P}rincess;;<33__ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋