Rama's name is often chanted or sung within the many traditions of Hinduism. In Mahabharata, Shiva states that uttering "Rama" three times is equal to pronouncing the thousand other names of God. "Ram Naam Satya Hai" (transl. The name of Ram is the truth) is commonly chanted by Hindus while carrying a dead body to be cremated. This recitation implies that …

  Swami Turiyananda (1863-1922) was a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, and one of the earliest monks of the Ramakrishna Order. He was born as Harinath Chattopadhyay in a small village in present-day Bangladesh, and was attracted to spiritual life from a young age. As a young man, Turiyananda traveled to Calcutta (now Kolkata) to …