{"id":73079,"date":"2025-08-30T02:13:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/?p=73079"},"modified":"2025-08-29T10:34:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T05:04:03","slug":"meaning-of-a-mantra-and-about-arati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/meaning-of-a-mantra-and-about-arati\/","title":{"rendered":"Meaning of a Mantra and About Arati"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/prabhupadadancingdeities.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-50146 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/prabhupadadancingdeities-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/prabhupadadancingdeities-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/prabhupadadancingdeities-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/prabhupadadancingdeities-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/prabhupadadancingdeities-1320x870.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/prabhupadadancingdeities-820x540.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/prabhupadadancingdeities-410x270.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/prabhupadadancingdeities.jpg 1424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><b>Meaning of a mantra and about arati<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question:<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">Jai Shree Krishna,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">A meaning of Shree Krishna Sharana Mamah is requested. Also, please, let me know why Aarti is offered at the end of every darshan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Answer:<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">As far as your questions go, briefly \u201csri krishna saranam mamah\u201d means \u201cI take shelter in Lord Sri Krishna\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">As far as aratrika goes, after the Lord has taken bhoga and converted it to prasadam he has become satisfied. The devotees want to see him and honor him. Aratrika is the occasion when the devotees can worship their beloved Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">This is a section of the book \u201cOn a Silver Platter\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">To buy the complete book<\/span>,\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kadachaeditions.com\/art\/on-a-silver-platter-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">click here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meaning of a mantra and about arati Question: Jai Shree Krishna, A meaning of Shree Krishna Sharana Mamah is requested. Also, please, let me know why Aarti is offered at the end of every darshan. 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