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1-Brahm Puraan,  2-Padm Puraan,  3-Vishnu Puraan,  4-Shiv Puraan,  5-Bhaagvat Puraan, 6-Naarad Puraan,  7-Maarkandeya Puraan,  8-Agni Puraan,  9-Bhavishya Puraan, 10-Brahm Vaivart Puraan,  11-Ling Puraan,  12-Varaah Puraan,  13-Skand Puraan, 14-Vaaman Puraan,  15-Koorm Puraan,  16-Matsya Puraan,  17-Garud Puraan,  18-Brahmaand Puraan
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Mantra By Subramaniam. "Aum Namah Shivaya Group", Jun 24, 2009 Read detailed description of   Mantra here What is a Mantra? Which is the most powerful Mantra? How are Mantras to be learnt? How Mantra are to be chanted? etc. etc. I want to share some of my thoughts and understanding in this regard. A Mantra can be said to be a word-symbol or symbols representing and expressing, as nearly as possible, the particular view of God and the universe they stand for. When the Mantras that are of the nature of symbols, syllables etc is given to the disciple or Saadhak by an illumined Guru, it becomes a living seed. The Guru, by his spiritual power, gives life to the word and at the same time awakens the spiritual power latent in the disciple. That is the secret of Guru`s initiation. A Mantra is an aid to meditation. There are three types of Mantra: - (1) The first category include those that invoke the low powers of nature and are called as Taamasik Mantra. (2) The second category of Mantra excite and manifest might and power and are called Raajasik Mantra. (3) Lastly, those that are of quiet and purely spiritual types are called Saattwik. All the Mantra again fall under two classifications: - (a) those that need only to be chanted and there is no need for one to know their meaning and (b) those Mantras that are of the nature of an invocation and the devotee must necessarily know the meaning of those Mantras. In the absence of knowledge of meaning of the Mantra he will not be able to bring his mind to play upon the Divine theme constantly. The Vaidik Mantra are both in prose and poetry. The Mantra in poetry are Metrical Mantra and are called "Rik" and the Mantra written in prose are called "Yajus".

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