How sweet is the name of the Lord!
How soothing and elevating are the names of Hari, Rama, Krishna, Shiva. There
is an unfathomable depth and charm in the Lord’s name. It is beyond the futile
explanation of the limited intellect. It is a thing knowable only through
experience.
There is a mysterious power in the
name. There is an inscrutable shakti in God’s name. All the divine potencies
are hidden in the Lord’s name. It is the seed of the tree of spirituality and
destroyer of the impurities of the mind. It bestows supreme peace, eternal
bliss and infinite knowledge. It infuses divine love in the heart of one who
recites it. It is the fountainhead of all happiness.
God and His name are identical; they are
inseparable. He dwells where His name is sung. The whole atmosphere becomes
sanctified. Peace, purity and bliss prevail there. His name carries the message
of love. His name frees the soul from affliction, unrest and bondage. His name
knows no barrier or distinction. His name purifies the lower self and elevates
it to sublimity of universal consciousness and the transcendent Godhead