Shiva's Nama-bhajan
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has described Shiva's attachment to hearing Krishna's name in chapter forty-three of his Nectar of Devotion:
When the great sage Narada was chanting the glories of the Lord, the bluish line on the neck of Lord Shiva disappeared. Upon seeing this, Gauri, the wife of Lord Shiva, suspected Lord Shiva of being someone else disguised as her husband, and out of fear she immediately left his company.
Krishna tells Shiva to Marry
Shiva is not only attracted to hearing Krishna's name, but he is also very attached to chanting it. This fact is illustrated in many different Vedic literatures. The Brahma-vaivarta-Purāna (1.6.4-16)
recounts a discussion between Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva:
Krishna once summoned Shiva, who is famous as the best of the yogis, and told him, "You should ac-cept the goddess who rides a lion as your wife."
Hearing Krishna's words, Shiva smiled and meekly replied, "I am unable to accept the god-dess of nature, because she will distract my mind from Your devotion and obstruct the path of serv-ing You. She can overshadow true knowledge. She is passionate and can increase one's lusty desires. She can destroy one's austerity. She is the storehouse of illusion. She is the strong base of terrible worldly bondage, and attachment to her leads to evil ways, destroys noble ideas, and diverts one from the noble path.
"O my Lord! I do not wish for a wife. Please give me my desired benediction. My desire to render devotional service to You is always increasing. I am never satiated by chanting Your names and serving Your lotus feet.
tvan-nama pañca-vaktrena gunam ca mangalālaydım
svapne jagarane śaśvad gāyan gāyan bhramāmy aham
"O my Lord, may I constantly sing Your most auspicious names and qualities with my five mouths as I wander about in dream or in wakefulness. (12)
ākalpa-koți-koțim ca tvad-rūpa-dhyāna-tat-param
bhogecchā-vişaye naiva yoge tapasi man-manah
"Material enjoyment, yoga, and austerities do not appeal to my mind, for I wish to eagerly meditate on Your enchanting form for millions of kalpas. (13)
tvat-sevane pūjane ca vandane nāma-kirtane
sadollasitam eşāṁ ca viratau viratim labhet
"My happiness is uninterrupted while serv-ing You, worshiping You, offering prayers to You, and chanting Your names. But when these activities are finished, my happiness is also finished. (14)
smaraņam kīrtanam nāma-gunayoḥ śravanam
japah tvac-caru-rupa-dhyānam tvat-pādam
evābhivandanam samarpanari catmanaś
ca nityam naivedya bhojanam varam
vareśa dehīdam navadhā-bhakti-lakşanam
"O Lord! O giver of benedictions! Please bestow on me the nine forms of devotional service so that I may constantly remember Your pastimes, chant and hear Your glories and qualities, medi-tate on Your attractive form, offer obeisances at Your lotus feet, surrender fully to You, and eat the remnants of Your foodstuffs." (15-16)
Parvati's Vow of Chanting
In the sixth canto, chapter 254, of the Padma Purāņa, Bhagavan Vyasa recounts how Parvati once appealed to the great sage Vamadev to initiate her into the worship of Lord Vishnu. Thus requested by the goddess, Vamadev gave her the Visnu-sahasra-nāma-stotram. Parvati then began to daily wor-ship Vishnu in the morning by chanting the Vişnu-sahasra-nāma. A few days later, Par-vati offered her obeisances to the sage and returned to her abode. There, on a charming peak of Mount Kailasa, Shankar Mahadeva was seated after having worshiped Lord Vishnu on the dvādaśī day. Seeing that his wife had returned, he told her, “O goddess worshiped by all of the three worlds, come and eat with me."
I Parvati replied, “O my lord, you may go ahead. I dshall take my meal only after I have completed my chanting of the thousand names of Vishnu.”
Smiling, Lord Shiva said, “O Parvati, you are fortunate and blessed. You are Vishnu's devotee. O goddess, without good fortune it is very difficult to obtain devotion to Vishnu.
rāma rāmeti rāmeti rame rame manorame
sahasra-nāma tat-tulyam rāma-nāma varānane
"I am reciting, 'Rama', 'Rama', 'Rama'. I de-light in the name of Rama, which attracts my mind. O woman with a lovely face, Rama's name is equal to the thousand names of Vishnu. (20)
ra-kārādini nāmāni śrņvato mama
pārvatī manaḥ prasannatām yāti
rāma-nāmābhiśankayā rāmety uktvā
mahādevi bhunksva sārdham mayādhunā
"O Parvati, whenever I hear a name that be-gins with the syllable 'ra' my mind becomes pleased, expecting it be be the name of Lord Rama. O goddess, chant the name of Rama and come and eat with me." Parvati uttered the holy name of Lord Rama and then took her meal with Shankar."(21)
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
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