| "There are so many prescribed mantras for liberation. Oṁkāra-sarva-vedeṣu. Every Vedic mantra begins with oṁkāra, and He is Kṛṣṇa. Vedic mantra . . . we chant Vedic mantra. There are many, many Vedic mantras in Upaniṣad and tantras, saṁhitā. So the begins with the combination of alphabets a, u, ma—oṁ. Oṁ tad viṣṇuṁ paramaṁ padaṁ sadā paśyanti sūrayaḥ (Ṛg Veda). Everything. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Every Vedic mantra begins with the oṁkāra. Some of them are very much fond of chanting oṁkāra instead of Hare Kṛṣṇa. So there is no objection. Kṛṣṇa says, praṇavaḥ sarva-vedeṣu (BG 7.8). Praṇava means oṁkāra."
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