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'''Nama Japam''' or '''Nama Sankeertanam''' is the ''[[japa]]'' (repetition) or ''[[Sankirtana]]'' of ''nama'' (name) of the Almighty. The devotee chooses ''[[Ishta-deva]]'' or ''[[Ishta devata]]'' (Sanskrit ''{{IAST|iṣṭa-deva(tā)}}'', literally "cherished [[Deva (Hinduism)|divinity]]" from ''iṣṭa'' "desired, liked, cherished" and ''[[devatā]]'' "godhead, divinity," or ''[[deva (Hinduism)|deva]]'' "deity") and picks up a name of the Ishta deva to repeatedly [[chant]] the name vocally or in the mind any time, anywhere. Devotees can form a group and do sankeertanam or singing together of name of the Almighty.<br />
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The trinities of Namasankeerthanam ''[[Bodhendra Saraswathi]]'',''[[Sridhara Venkatesa Ayyaval]]'' and ''[[Marudanallur]]''Sadguru Swamigal compiled the Bhajana Sampradaya. Namasankeerthanam also gained momentum through stalwarts such as Pudukottai Gopalakrishna Bhagavathar and ''[[Haridhos Giri]]'' who popularized it with adherence to paddathi(tradition). <br />
''[[Gita Govinda]]'',''[[Tarangini (music)]]'',''[[Abhang]]'' and Namavalis(''[[Tempo]]'') are few common genres. <br />
Devotional songs were sung by ''[[Mirabai]]'',''[[Surdas]]'',''[[Samarth Ramdas]]'',''[[Sant Eknath]]'',''[[Chokhamela]]'',''[[Purandara Dasa]]'' and several other saints. <br />
It is believed that Namasankeerthanam helps overcome the effects of Kali and karmic impressions in ''[[Kali Yuga]]''. <br />
It is an inclusive form of ''[[Bhakti]]'', agnostic to gender and caste differences.<br />
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[[Bhishma]] considered chanting of the ''[[Vishnu sahasranama]]'' the best and easiest of all dharmas, or the means to attain relief from all bondage.<ref>[http://www.stephen-knapp.com/thousand_names_of_the_supreme.htm "Thousand Names of the Supreme"]</ref><br />
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[[Adi Sankaracharya]], the [[Advaita]] enlightened master, in verse 27 of his hymn, [[Bhaja Govindam]],<ref>[http://www.kamakoti.org/shlokas/kshlok19.htm Bhaja Govindam: kamakoti.org<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> said that the [[Gita]] and Vishnu sahasranama should be chanted and the form of the Lord of [[Lakshmi]]-Narayana should always be meditated on. He also said that the Sahasranama bestowed all noble virtues on those who chanted it.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/12/16/stories/2005121603040200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070121173325/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/12/16/stories/2005121603040200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 21, 2007 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=On the Buddha in verse | date=December 16, 2005}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Annamacharya sankeertana]]<br />
* [[Ram Nam]]<br />
* [[Bangla Kirtan]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.namadwaar.org/articles/ramanama.html Significance of Nama Sankeertanam]<br />
* [http://news.iskcon.org/ ISKCON]<br />
* [http://www.bharatadesam.com/spiritual/padma_purana.php Summary of Padma Purana]<br />
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