5 Holy Names-What do they mean?

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 klm178

Message 1 of 3 , Jul 5, 2003

 What is the meaning of each of the 5 holy names, jot niranjan, onkar,
rarankar, sohung, sat nam? I know that each is supposed to be the
name of the ruler of 5 of the inner realms. However, what do the
words themselves actually mean?
 onitamo
Jul 8, 2003
 -- In santmatcharanradhasoamifacts@[Link], klm178
<no_reply@y...> wrote:

> What is the meaning of each of the 5 holy names, jot niranjan,

onkar,

> rarankar, sohung, sat nam? I know that each is supposed to be the
> name of the ruler of 5 of the inner realms. However, what do the
> words themselves actually mean?

Hi,
I have also analytic mind and tried to find what is the meaning of
mantras.
(one person wrote somewhere that if you try to understand what mantra
means it is like analizing joke word by word and than you miss the
point of joke..) but I did it and found as much as this:
1. this are not the names of some ` rulers of this 5 planes'
as
initiator said to my group when I was initiated.I understood some of
them are words with meaning,not the names of a person…but it can
be
tthe name [Link] [Link] is common male indian name..
jot=light (Joty)
Niranjan
if you read this beautiful Kabir's poem
[Link] you will understand
[Link] first in Sanskrit (or hindi) and lookat the translation.
(Ram Niranjan…=.. Untainted Ram..)..
Onkar…
(I asked during initiation if this was not Omkar because I heard this
term in hindu religion [Link] was `no'…) often they
don't know
themselves who are initiators what and where this words comes…
"The root of Onkar is traceable to the Hindu sacred syllable Om,
also
written as Aum.
..There is One and only One God who is transcendent as well as
immanent.."
[Link]
m
Definition: A symbol of the unity of God, found on Sikh Gurudwaras.
Ek Onkar means "God is one," and the symbol is derived from the
Sanskrit OM.
[Link]
EK Onkar The most significant word used in the Sikh teachings. EK
Onkar are the first two words of Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and also
Mool Mantar.
Literally, Ek means 'ONE' emphasizing the oneness of God, which is
the basics of Sikhism. Onkar means The Onkar is derived from the
Sanskrit word Om which consists of three syllable sounds representing
the trinty of Bramha, Vishnu and Shiva. Onkar therefore means GOD in
His entirety

Rarankar –
Here is something interesting..I copied one excerpt from this
page…
it is some sort of yoga..
[Link]
"..The concentrations on the various chakras in the body are
associated with the utterances, of different Mantras or code words.
Similarly the code word for different sounds produced when the life
force (Pranas) reaches various points in the head are repeated by the
aspirants and there ends their meditation. These audible sound are
Niranjan, Om, Soham, Shakti and Rarankar which are heard when the
consciousness reaches the tip of nose, the Trikuti, the Bhanwar
Gupha, a spot between the Gupha and the top of the head and lastly he
Brahma Randra or the tenth gate respectively. As the practitioner's
consciousness reaches the head region, he also hears the…"
Sohang
(sohung) ...comes from so-hum (soham)(sanskrit mantra)
[Link]
so hung = I am as Thou are
Sat = Truth
Naam = Name
 Nick
Message 3 of 3 , Jul 8, 2012
5 holy names

Thanks for your answers to the question on the 5 holy names and their meanings. I am a former
member of MSIA (Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness, founded by the American John-
Roger Hinkins). MSIA devotees use the same cosmology and mantras as Sant Mat. Well,
actually, it's the same but slightly out of sequence. The sequence is Jot Niranjan, Ra Rankar, Om
Kar (note the Om, not On), etc. I am curious to know how the mantras are taught in the Sant Mat
tradition. Group instructed, or by personal initiation? In MSIA, it's done via private initiation.
The initiate has to "earn" each mantra as he pierces each spiritual realm through silent repetition
of the "tones" for two hours each day. The first two mantras (names of the lords of the Astral and
Causal realms, respectively) are imparted at the first initiation, which is earned through studying
monthly discourses and chanting Hu or Ani-Hu for the first two years. The third mantra (Mental
realm) is given when the initiate is deemed to be ready. Ditto the fourth and fifth mantras
(Etheric and Soul realms). Can anyone tell me how the mantras are imparted in the Sant Mat
tradition?

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