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Someone told a priest that he wants to pray in reverse and the priest told him this:

You are praying like Om Namah Shivay currently. So you need to pray now Shivay Namah Om.

So my question is what is reverse chanting and what does it signify?

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  • yeah I heard the same reverse chant by many people. I think you mean "chant" but not "worship".. :) – Mr_Green Jul 09 '14 at 05:24
  • Reverse worship sounds like a taunt. Like reverse cleaning would be smearing :-) – MKaama Jul 09 '14 at 05:24
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    i don't know about it @MKaama you may mean something but i want to understand it – Just code Jul 09 '14 at 05:26
  • @MKaama check this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gEx3ldOUBs – Mr_Green Jul 09 '14 at 05:26
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    at least by semantics both, 'Om namah shivaya' and 'Shivaya namah om' are same. – Vineet Menon Jul 09 '14 at 05:34
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    Also, changing the word order in Sanskrit does not reverse the phrase, meaning stays the same, because word relationships are indicated by inflection. Word order gets customarily changed in Sanskrit poetry. – MKaama Jul 09 '14 at 05:37
  • @MKaama, you might put that as an answer.. I too think the same. Check my comment. But I don't know if there is any ritualistic significance to it. – Vineet Menon Jul 09 '14 at 05:38
  • Sanskrit sentence meaning remains same even if we are changing its order. http://forum.aryanways.in/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1501 – compyutech Apr 27 '17 at 17:22
  • Is the question about whether Sanskrita meaning changes with word other or not. Or is the question about- what is the result and purpose of chanting a mantra or Shloka in reverse order of words? –  Oct 05 '17 at 05:44

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Changing the word order in Sanskrit does not reverse the phrase meaning. Meaning stays the same, because word relationships are indicated by inflection.

Word order gets customarily changed in Sanskrit poetry. Example:

namas te gaura vānī šrī mūrtaye dīna tārine
rūpānuga viruddhāpasiddhānta dhvānta hārine

and

gaurāvirbhāva bhūmes tvam nirdeštā saj jana priyah
vaišnava sārvabhaumah šrī jagannāthāya te namah

in both verses "namah te" and "te namah" mean the same thing, "I bow down before you".

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Om Namah shivaya indicates positive energy. If any body chants the reverse that means "Yavashih Mana Mo" its a negative energy. Generally used in voodoo or Black magic. For any query watch Vikramaditya YouTube channel on black magic.

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