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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Congregational chanting in Hinduism}}<br />
[[File:Mha Sankeertan.jpg|thumb|290x290px|Painting of a namasamkirtana, Gita Press, Gorakhpur.]]<br />
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The '''namasamkirtana''' ({{Langx|sa|नामसङ्कीर्तन|translit=Nāmasaṅkīrtana}}),<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nijenhuis |first=Emmie te |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T6WODwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1 |title=Kīrtana: Traditional South Indian Devotional Songs: Compositions of Tyāgarāja, Muttusvāmi Dīkṣitar and Śyāma Śāstri |date=2018-11-12 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-39188-8 |pages=1 |language=en}}</ref> also rendered '''namajapa''' ({{Langx|sa|नामजप|translit=Nāmajapa}}) is the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] practice of congregational chanting of the names and other sacred expressions associated with a given deity. More commonly practised by members of the [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnava]] tradition, the namasamkirtana is characterised by devotees chanting the names of God in a religious gathering, in an expression of ''[[bhakti]]'' (devotion) and in a bid to achieve devotional ecstasy. This practice is regarded to have become popularised by the traditions that centred around [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu|Chaitanya]], [[Vallabha]], and [[Vithoba]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pillai |first=S. Devadas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P3uD22Ghqs4C&pg=PA177 |title=Indian Sociology Through Ghurye, a Dictionary |date=1997 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7154-807-1 |pages=177 |language=en}}</ref> The practice is regarded to be a common form of [[bhajan]]a.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sharma |first=Manorma |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wjJ6ASaqFGAC&pg=PA180 |title=Music Aesthetics |date=2007 |publisher=APH Publishing |isbn=978-81-313-0032-9 |pages=180 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Description ==<br />
In [[Vaishnavism]], the chanting of any or all of the names of [[Vishnu]], either with or without the help of a ''[[japamala]]'' (rosary), is regarded to offer ''[[Punya (Hinduism)|punya]]'' (religious merit) to the chanter, and is hence an important part of ritualistic worship.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Monier-Williams |first=Sir Monier |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lscX55ssDNsC&pg=PA105 |title=Brahmanism and Hinduism: Or Religious Thought and Life in Asia |date=2004 |publisher=Cosmo |isbn=978-81-7755-873-9 |pages=105 |language=en}}</ref> Chanting the names of Vishnu is regarded to be a method of salvation in the [[Kali Yuga]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Grimes |first=John A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qcoUFYOX0bEC&pg=PA157 |title=A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English |date=1996-01-01 |publisher=SUNY Press |isbn=978-0-7914-3067-5 |pages=157 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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According to [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]], the loud chanting and singing of the name of God is regarded to be conducive to attaining salvation, since it is considered to represent a more expressive love of God and thereby constitutes a greater spiritual experience.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Beck |first=Guy L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZgybmMnWpaUC&pg=PA201 |title=Sonic Theology: Hinduism and Sacred Sound |date=1995 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |isbn=978-81-208-1261-1 |pages=201 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rosen |first=Steven |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4IrQkw5x2o4C&pg=PA275 |title=Vaisnavism |date=1994-11-30 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |isbn=978-81-208-1235-2 |pages=275 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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The recitation of the names of Vishnu is a central theme of many texts, such as the [[Thiruppavai|Tiruppavai]] of [[Andal]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d_Zd6hWJFJkC&pg=PA83 |title=The Secret Garland: Antal's Tiruppavai and Nacciyar Tirumoli |date=2010-09-30 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-983094-7 |pages=83 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Bhajan]]a<br />
* [[Ram Nam|Ramanama]]<br />
* [[Japa]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Bhakti movement]]<br />
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