Hari Om

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Hari Om written in the Devanagari script.
This article is about the Hindu mantra. For the song by Ravi Shankar, see Chants of India.

Hari Om (

romanized: Hari Om) is a Hindu mantra. Similar to the sacred mantra Om, Hari Om is chanted by adherents during the beginning of auspicious activities or during meditation. It is also employed as a greeting.[1]

Painting of Vishnu, surrounded by his consorts, Sridevi and Bhudevi
, by M V Dhurandhar.

Description

Hari is an epithet of the Hindu deity Vishnu, who is the addressee of this mantra.[2][3]

According to the Agni Purana, remembering the name of Hari is described to cause the expiation of a person who has committed a sin, and the repetition of the mantra Om is stated to offer the same result.[4]

It is regarded to be allow the chanter to achieve moksha.[5]

See also

References

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  3. ISBN 978-1-4828-4708-6
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  4. ISBN 978-81-208-3895-6
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  5. ISBN 978-0-8069-6517-8
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