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nama-japa

नामजप nāma-japa

The repetition of a divine name; japa performed on the nama itself rather than on a longer mantra, and the characteristic practice of much bhakti.

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  • What is a Mantra? Worship

    And there is nama-japa , the simplest of all, the repetition of a divine name, "Rama, Rama," "Krishna, Krishna," carried through an ordinary day.

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