Hari Om
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Hari Om ({{Langx|sa|हरि ॐ|translit=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.{{Cite book |last=Knapp |first=Stephen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O9upBAAAQBAJ&dq=Hari+Om+mantra&pg=PA75 |title=The Power of the Dharma: An Introduction to Hinduism and Vedic Culture |date=2006-06-05 |publisher=iUniverse |isbn=978-0-595-83748-9 |pages=75 |language=en}}File:Vishnu by M V Dhurandhar.jpg and Bhudevi, by M V Dhurandhar.]]
Description
Hari is an epithet of the Hindu deity Vishnu, who is the addressee of this mantra.{{Cite book |last=Feuerstein |first=Georg |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Knp7nmz8qgMC&pg=PT128 |title=The Path of Yoga: An Essential Guide to Its Principles and Practices |date=2011-03-22 |publisher=Shambhala Publications |isbn=978-0-8348-2292-4 |pages=128 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Kumar |first=Tumuluru Kamal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uYCAEAAAQBAJ&dq=Hari+Om+Vishnu&pg=PA48 |title=Hindu Prayers, Gods and Festivals |date=2015-04-21 |publisher=Partridge Publishing |isbn=978-1-4828-4708-6 |pages=48 |language=en}}
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.{{Cite book |last1=Shastri |first1=J. L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nm_tDwAAQBAJ&dq=Hari+Om+destroy+sins&pg=PA491 |title=The Agni-Purana Part 2: Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Volume 28 |last2=Gangadharan |first2=N. |date=2013-01-01 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-3895-6 |pages=491 |language=en}}
It is regarded as allowing the chanter to achieve moksha.{{Cite book |last=Altman |first=Nathaniel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QrnElx2ytfQC&pg=PA72 |title=The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Meditations & Blessings |date=2000 |publisher=Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |isbn=978-0-8069-6517-8 |pages=72 |language=en}}