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Key to recitation of Mantras
JVB women's wing motto is to do something creative and useful which will help in the spiritual upliftment and wellbeing of the community. It is primarily through faith-aided by strong will power - that one achieves one's goals in life. The Mantra Calendar for 2006 is a step in this direction.
It is important that mantras are recited correctly and with full faith. with this in mind and with the realization that some people have no knowledge of Hindi and Sanskrit, a key to transcription and pronunciation is given below. These mantras are reproduced from Acharya Mahapragnyaji's book'Mantra Eak Samadhan'.
1.aa (vowel sound as in cut)
2.
a (vowel sound as in alms) 3. i(short vowel sound as in sit) 4.1 (long vowel sound as in see) 5.3u (short vowel sound as in put)
6.ū (long vowel sound as in pool)
7.Te (vowel sound as in lake) 8.tai (vowel sound as in lie) 9. ato (vowel sound as in coat) 10. atau (vowel sound as in owl) 11.
(nasalization) 12.:(visarga) pronounce 'h' while expelling the breath)
1) Navin and Geeta Sanghrajka.
5) Vijay and Jyotsna Patel.
13. ka (k as in book) 14.
15. ga (g as in girl)
16. gha (aspirated ga)
17. cha (ch as in chair)
18.
chha (aspirated cha)
ja (j as in jodge)
19.
kha (aspirated ka)
20. jha (aspirated ja)
21.zta (as in cat)
22. tha (aspirated ta)
23. da (as in kid)
24. dha(aspirated da)
25. na (retroflex n- the tip of the tongue is curled back and touched the hard palate)
With Best Compliments
2) Dinesh and Ila Sanghrajka 6) Amit and Rina Kothari.
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26. a ta (t is a dental sound like the italian t)
27. tha (th as in kith) 28. da dental d sound)
29. dha (aspirated da) 30. na (n as in can) 31.
pa (p as in cap)
32. pha (aspirated pa)
33. ba (b as in dub)
34. bha (aspirated ba) 35. ma (m as in come)
36. ya (y as in yes)
37. ra (r as in run)
38. la (I as in lunch) 39.a va (v as in save)
40., sha(sh as in ship)
41. sa (s as in miss)
42. ksha (combination of K and sha)
43. ha (h as in hair)
3) Subhash and Vandana Bhandari. 4) Raman and Sushila Shah.
From Well Wishers.
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