Bhakthi is Namakeerthanam and Namakeerthanam is Bhakthi!

By HH Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamigal - The way to get "eternal happiness" in a simple way is bhagavannamakeerthanam.

This greatness of the namakeerthanam is what azhwar keeps telling in the tirumalai. Whatever be the type of jeevan, even if he is dirty and had several sins, what is the greatness with the namakeerthanam is that it will cleanse him, give him kripa and also grant him moksha. You dont have to search for methods to cleanse yourself, remove your sins and attaining mukthi. Namakeerthanam is to cleanse your mind as well as to attain Mukthi. One is very thirsty and desiring for water and say if this is not given to him, he will lose his life and just to preserve his life and breathing he needs water. But with he same water when he returns from outside back to his home, he cleans himself with the same water. He takes a bowl of water, washes his legs, washes his hands, washes his face, washes his eyes, washes his mouth and then drinks the same water also and says "appada!" and gets back his life again. Will we say that the water is different for the one he used fir washing his hands and legs and the other he drank. Both are essentially water. 

What water purified him was also gave him life.

=== "Likewise the namakeerthanam purifies yourself as well gives you mukthi" ====

Whether you do Dhyana Yogam, Karma Yogam, Gnana Yogam its fine but namakeerthanam is MANDATORY. Do Namakeerthanam. Radhe Radhe!