33-598: Hare Rama Hare Krishna may refer to: Hare Krishna (mantra) , consisting of the words Hare Rama and Hare Krishna , a Vaishnava (Hindu) mantra/chant praising the god Krishna International Society for Krishna Consciousness , a Hindu (Krishnaist) religious organization, members of which chant the mantra Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971 film) , an Indian Hindi-language film directed by and starring Dev Anand Hare Rama Hare Krishna (2011 film) , an Indian Kannada-language film directed by C. V. Ashok Kumar Hare Rama Hare Krishna ,
66-582: A Hare Krishna sticker on the back of the headstock of Eric Clapton 's 1964 Gibson ES-335 ; the sticker also appears on Gibson's 2005 reproduction of the guitar. Produced by Harrison, Radha Krishna Temple 's recording "Hare Krishna Mantra" was issued as a single on the Beatles' Apple record label in 1969. The single was a commercial success, peaking at number 12 in the UK, and led to the Temple devotees appearing on
99-487: A Renaissance in Bengal, different from the more well-known 19th-century Bengal Renaissance . Salimullah Khan (b. 1958), a noted Bangladeshi linguist, maintains, "Sixteenth-century is the time of Chaitanya Dev, and it is the beginning of Modernism in Bengal. The concept of 'humanity' that came into fruition is contemporaneous with that of Europe". Noted Bengali biographical film on Chaitanya, Nilachaley Mahaprabhu (1957),
132-462: A shortened form of Balarama , Krishna's first expansion." The mantra is repeated, either sung out loud ( bhajan ), congregationally ( kirtan ), or to oneself aloud or mentally on prayer beads made of tulasi ( japa ). A. C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada describes the process of chanting the Mahamantra as follows: Krishna consciousness is not an artificial imposition on the mind; this consciousness
165-842: A temple in Los Angeles. He belonged to the circle of guru Prabhu Jagadbandhu with teachings similar to the later ISKCON mission. His followers later formed several organisations, including now defunct the Order of Living Service and the AUM Temple of Universal Truth. Another prominent missionary was A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977), a representative of the Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati branch of Chaitanya's tradition. Prabhupada founded his movement known as The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) to spread Chaitanya's teachings throughout
198-1012: A year he took a vow of saṃnyāsa (renunciation) and changed his name to Kṛṣṇa Caitanya under his guru Keśava Bhāratī. His mother then asked him to at least live in the city of Puri so that he would not be too far from Bengal. After becoming a renunciate he spent his time converting and instructing followers in the tenets of Kṛṣṇa bhakti and engaging in communal saṁkīrtana . Notably he is said to have debated and converted followers of Advaita Vedānta . He spent two months in Vrindavan in c. 1515 where he instructed Sanātana Gosvāmī and Rūpa Gosvāmi . The last two decades of his life were spent in Puri where he focused on immersing himself in devotional yearning for Kṛṣṇa and his consorts, mainly Rādhā. He died c. 1528-1534. Works on Chaitanya: Chaitanya's epistemological, theological and ontological teachings are summarised as ten root principles called dasa mula. From
231-633: Is All-Attractive" and "He who is the Source of All Pleasure". In the hymn Vishnu Sahasranama chanted by Bhishma in praise of Krishna after the Kurukshetra War , Krishna is also called Rama . It is sometimes believed that "Rama" in "Hare Rama" means " Radharamana " or the beloved of Radha (another name for Krishna). The more common interpretation is that Rāma refers to Rama of the Ramayana , an earlier avatar of Krishna. "Rama can also be
264-677: Is celebrated as Gaura-purnima . He is also called Nimai because he was born underneath a Neem tree. Chaitanya was born in a Brahmin family as Viśvambhara Mishra aka Nimāi, the second son of Jagannātha Mishra and his wife Śacī Devī, the daughter of Nilambara Chakrabarti, both Brahmins of Sylhet region. Jagannātha Mishra's family were from the village of Dhakadakshin in Srihatta (Sylhet) (now in Bangladesh ). The ruins of their ancestral home still survive in present-day Bangladesh . According to Chaitanya Charitamrita , Chaitanya
297-570: Is composed of three Sanskrit names: Hare , Krishna , and Rama . It is a poetic stanza in anuṣṭubh meter (a quatrain of four lines ( pāda ) of eight syllables with certain syllable lengths for some of the syllables). The mantra as rendered in the oldest extant written source, the Kali-Saṇṭāraṇa Upaniṣad , is as follows: Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare When followers of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu teach and practice
330-516: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hare Krishna (mantra) The Hare Krishna mantra , also referred to reverentially as the Mahā-mantra ( lit. ' Great Mantra ' ), is a 16-word Vaishnava mantra mentioned in the Kali-Saṇṭāraṇa Upaniṣad . In the 15th century, it rose to importance in the Bhakti movement following
363-446: Is the original energy of the living entity. When we hear the transcendental vibration, this consciousness is revived [...] This chanting of 'Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare' is directly enacted from the spiritual platform, and thus this sound vibration surpasses all lower strata of consciousness – namely sensual, mental, and intellectual [...] As such anyone can take part in
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#1732790540548396-712: Is to be seen in all the Vedas. Emic tradition claims that the mantra was popularized by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu roughly around 1500 A.D. when he began his mission to spread Harinam publicly to "every town and village" in the world, traveling throughout India, and especially within the areas of Bengal and Odisha . Some versions of the Kali Santarana Upanishad give the mantra with Hare Rama preceding Hare Krishna (as quoted above), and others with Hare Krishna preceding Hare Rama , as in Navadvipa version of
429-482: The Saṃsāra (mundane existence) of Kali . He shakes off (the evil effects of) Kali through the mere uttering of the name of Lord Narayana , who is the primeval Purusha . Narada asks to be told this name of Narayana , and Brahma replies: Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare; these sixteen names are destructive of the evil effects of Kali. No better means than this
462-430: The vocative form of Hari , another name of Vishnu meaning "he who removes illusion". Another interpretation is as the vocative of Harā , a name of Radha , Krishna's eternal consort or his energy ( shakti ). According to A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada , Harā refers to "the energy/shakti of Supreme Personality of Godhead" while Krishna and Rama refer to Supreme Godhead himself, meaning "He who
495-450: The Mahamantra, it is rendered with the name Krishna first. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Pronunciation of mantra in IPA ( Sanskrit ): [ɦɐreː kr̩ʂɳɐ ɦɐreː kr̩ʂɳɐ kr̩ʂɳɐ kr̩ʂɳɐ ɦɐreː ɦɐreː ɦɐreː raːmɐ ɦɐreː raːmɐ raːmɐ raːmɐ ɦɐreː ɦɐreː] This mantra has multiple interpretations. "Hare" can be interpreted as
528-692: The Rubettes have recorded music tracks about Krishna Consciousness. In a 2010 experimental study involving both devotees and non-devotees, singing vowels like "ah" and "eh" was found to be more joyful than singing vowels like "oh" and "uh", possibly due to a facial feedback effect. The practice of chanting the Hare Krishna mantra is recommended in the Puranas , the Pancharatra , and throughout Vaishnava literature in general. For example: All
561-517: The Western world. Beginning in New York City 1965, he encircled the globe fourteen times in the final eleven years of his life, thus making 'Hare Krishna' a well-known phrase in many parts of the world. The Hare Krishna mantra appears in a number of famous songs, notably those of George Harrison . His first solo single " My Sweet Lord " topped charts around the world in 1970–71. Harrison put
594-585: The chanting without any previous qualification. Traditional The mantra is first attested in the Kali-Saṇṭāraṇa Upaniṣad (Kali Santarana Upanishads ), an Upanishad, which is commented on by Raghunandan Bhattacharya in his work Harinamarthah-ratna-dipika . In this Upanishad , Narada is instructed by Brahma (in the translation of K. N. Aiyar): Hearken to that which all Shrutis (the Vedas ) keep secret and hidden, through which one may cross
627-536: The devotees chanting Hare Krishna in his song "Pastime Paradise". Less well-known recordings of the Hare Krishna mantra include versions by the Fugs on their 1968 album Tenderness Junction (featuring poet Allen Ginsberg ), by Nina Hagen , in multiple songs by English psychedelic rock band Quintessence (produced by John Barham , a frequent collaborator of George Harrison) and by Hüsker Dü on their 1984 album Zen Arcade . Kula Shaker , Boy George , and members of
660-959: The grievous sins are removed for one who worships Lord Hari , the Lord of all lords, and chants the holy name, the Maha-mantra. When the sixteen names and thirty-two syllables of the Hare Krishna mantra are loudly vibrated, Krishna dances on one's tongue … [Anyone] can immediately become eligible to perform Vedic sacrifices if he once utters the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or chants about Him, hears about His pastimes, offers Him obeisances or even remembers Him." Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Traditional Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ( Bengali : মহাপ্রভু শ্রীচৈতন্য দেব ; Sanskrit : चैतन्य महाप्रभु , romanized : Caitanya Mahāprabhu ), born Vishvambhara Mishra ; IAST : Viśvambhara Miśra ; 18 February 1486 – 14 June 1534)
693-635: The late 19th century and was institutionalised by Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati in his Gaudiya Matha in the 20th century. In the 20th century the teachings of Chaitanya were brought to the West for the first time by Baba Premananda Bharati (1858–1914), the author of Sree Krishna—the Lord of Love (1904)—the first full-length treatment of Gaudiya Vaishnavism in English. In1902, he founded the short-lived "Krishna Samaj" society in New York City and built
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#1732790540548726-494: The manuscript. The latter format is by far the more common within the Vaishnava traditions. It is a common belief that the mantra is equally potent when spoken in either order. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada , a devotee of Krishna in disciplic succession, on the order of his guru, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati , brought the teachings of Chaitanya from India and single-handedly took the responsibility of spreading them around
759-635: The popular British music chart television programme Top of the Pops . The Broadway musical Hair has a song, "Hare Krishna", containing the mantra, along with some additional lyrics. The mantra also prominently appears in Jesus Loves You 's " Bow Down Mister " (1990) and in the Pretenders ' "Boots of Chinese Plastic" from their 2008 album, Break Up the Concrete . Stevie Wonder used
792-441: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hare Rama Hare Krishna . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hare_Rama_Hare_Krishna&oldid=1259484321 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
825-465: The teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu . This mantra is composed of three Sanskrit names – " Krishna ", "Rama", and "Hare". Since the 1960s, the mantra has been made well known outside India by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and his movement, International Society for Krishna Consciousness (commonly known as the Hare Krishnas or the Hare Krishna movement). The Hare Krishna mantra
858-433: The very beginning of Chaitanya's bhakti movement in Bengal, Haridasa Thakur and others, Muslim or Hindu by birth, were participants. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa , the great sage of Dakshineswar , who lived in the 19th century, emphasised the bhakti marga of Chaitanya, whom he referred to as "Gauranga." ( The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna ). This openness received a boost from Bhaktivinoda Thakura 's broad-minded vision in
891-471: The working title of Jalsa , a 2008 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Trivikram Srinivas Hare Rama Hare Krishna , another title for Varudu , a 2010 Indian Telugu-language film See also [ edit ] Hare Krishna (disambiguation) Hare Ram , a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film "Bhool Bhulaiyaa", or "Hare Ram Hare Ram", the title track of the 2007 Indian comedy horror film Bhool Bhulaiyaa Topics referred to by
924-739: The world. Saraswata gurus and acharyas, members of the Goswami lineages and several other Hindu sects which revere Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, including devotees from the major Vaishnava holy places in Mathura District, West Bengal and Odisha, also established temples dedicated to Krishna and Chaitanya outside India in the closing decades of the 20th century. Chaitanya's influence on the cultural legacy in Bengal , Odisha and Manipur , has been significant, with many residents performing daily worship to him as an avatar of Krishna. Some attribute to him
957-517: Was a promising Sanskrit scholar and once defeated Keśava Bhaṭṭa of the Nimbārka school in a debate on Sanskrit prosody. In 1508-1509 he left Nabadvip to go to Gaya to perform śrāddha , a ritual homage to his dead father. There, he met an ascetic named Īśvara Purī, who initiated him using a mantra for Kṛṣṇa worship. After this meeting Viśvambhara abandoned all scholarly and domestic pursuits and had no interest except hearing and speaking of Kṛṣṇa. Within
990-466: Was an Indian Hindu saint from Bengal and the founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism . Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's mode of worshipping Krishna with bhajan - kirtan and dance had a profound effect on Vaishnavism in Bengal . He is considered the chief proponent of the Vedantic philosophy of Achintya Bheda Abheda . However, the concept of inconceivable difference in non-difference, known as achintya-bhedabheda,
1023-480: Was born in Nabadwip (in present-day West Bengal ) on the full moon night of 18 February 1486, at the time of a lunar eclipse. While still a student, his father died, and he soon married Lakṣmīpriyā. He travelled to east Bengal to become a scholar and support his family, but his wife died in his absence. He then married Viṣṇupriyā , the daughter of paṇḍit Sanātana Miśra. Viśvambhara, also known as Nimāi Paṇḍit,
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1056-680: Was developed later by Jiva Gosvami in his book Bhagavat Sandharbha. Mahaprabhu founded Gaudiya Vaishnavism ( a.k.a. the Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya ). He expounded Bhakti yoga and popularised the chanting of the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra . He composed the Shikshashtakam (eight devotional prayers). Chaitanya is sometimes called Gauranga ( IAST : Gaurāṅga ) or Gaura due to his molten gold–like complexion. His birthday
1089-504: Was directed by Kartik Chattopadhyay (1912–1989). A Bengali film based on Chaitanya's demise, Lawho Gouranger Naam Re , will be directed by Srijit Mukherji where Parambrata Chatterjee will be seen portraying Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. In 2024, speaking at the commemorative event for the 150th birth anniversary of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati , Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi called Chaitanya Mahaprabhu “the touchstone of love for Krishna. He made spiritualism and meditation accessible to
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