ASHTAKSHARMANTRA

For every Pushti soul, Ashtakshar Mantra is the ultimate and supreme mantra that is bestower of the highest attainments. Whenever anyone remembers and repeats 'ashtakshar mantra' deeply in the heart, he will experience supreme peace. Ashtakshar is not an ordinary mantra for obtaining mundane fruits but a supremely divine mantra bestowing the ultimate attainments. Each letter is embodied with divine powers and every vaishnav should repeat it unceasingly with a pure heart to attain those precious fruits. It destroys egotism, awakens the pure sentiments of 'das bhava', serving Prabhu as humble servant and bestows firm dedication to Prabhu's lotus feet. Ashtakshar mantra has not been created by anybody but it is wondrously and divinely manifested in 'Golok Dham'.

Once Shri Thakurji and Shri Swaminiji, assumed the play of reciprocal maan-lila i.e. annoyance in love and emotions in their forest garden in Golok Dham, out of their own divine will, which got intensified to an extent beyond all limits. The beauty of Thakurji's hidden feminine aspect radiated on His lotus face, similarly the beauty of Swaminiji's hidden masculine aspect radiated on Hers. From the eternal union of these two hidden aspects, the burning fire of their passionate desire for reunion emerged in the shape of Shri Vallabh who witnessed the divine couple's entire lilas.

Shri Vallabh approached Swaminiji and with the utmost delicated sentiments of love escorted her into the presence of Thakurji. At the exalted moment of their ecstatic reunion, Shri Vallabh gazed towards them and pronounced, 'Shri Krishna Sharanam Mama', which means, 'Shri Swaminiji and Shri Krishna, I surrender to you' In this way 'Ashtakshar Mantra' got manifested. He, who is the reunited form of the divine couple, is exceedingly beloved to all the devotees of Golok Dham. Therefore, the name Shri Vallabh was given as; Vallabh means 'dearly beloved'.

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