Mantra, Kirtan And Stotra: Sanskrit Chants

Juergen chants the mantra Namah Shivaya Namah Shivaya. "Namah" means prostration. "Namah Shivaya" means "the prostration before Shiva". You can find this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 2. Come along to sing this bhajan "Namah Shivaya Namah Shivaya". You listen in this podcast a live-recording from the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg, Germany.

The Die Sarvesham Mantras Sarvesham Mantras are prayers for peace prayers for peace in the world and the welfare of all beings. When you pray for others, then that can open your heart and your mind is filled with compassion. The positive vibrations created by these mantras can be helpful to heal and purify the astral atmosphere around us, and in this way they bring peace and consolation to all. You can find the Sarvesham mantras in Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 801. They are sung in a Yoga Vidya Satsang before the Arati: Om Sarvesham Svastir Bhavatu Sarvesham Sarvesham Shantir Bhavatu Sarvesham Purnam Bhavatu Sarvesham Mangalam Bhavatu Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah Sarve Santu Niramayaah Sarve Bhadrani Pasyantu Ma Kaschid-Dukha-Bhag-Bhavet Asato Ma Sat Gamaya Asato Ma Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya Mrityor Maamritam Gamaya Om Purnamadah Purnamidam Purnamadah Purnat Purnamudachyate Purnasya Purnamadaya Purnameva Vashishate Om Shantih Shantih Shantih Om Frieden Frieden Frieden.

The mantra or kirtan Devi Devi Devi is an invocation and admiration of the divine mother in manifestation of Durga. The Goddess Durga represents motherhood, cosmic energy - she is the consort of Shiva and symbolizes the feminine aspect of the Absolute. You can find this bhajan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 304. Enjoy this recording and how Atmamitra chants the mantra "Devi Devi Devi".

Vani Devi chants the mantraOm Tare Tuttare Soha during a satsang at the Ashram Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg, Germany. You can find the lyrics of this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as no. 550: Om Tare Tuttare Soha. Tara, specifically the Green Tara is the manifestation of the female-devine wisdom in a human being and presents the active-passionate compassion. If you chant or recite this mantra in your thoughts, whispering or loud, it can help you to prevent you from tribulations on your way to liberation. The practice of Green Tara helps to overcome fear and anxiety, but devotees also believe that she can grant wishes, eliminate suffering of all kinds and bring happiness. You can find the text of this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 550: Om Tare Tuttare Soha // Om Tare Tuttare Soha // Om Tare Tuttare Soha.

Sundaram chants the kirtan Namostute Namo Namah and as second part of this presentation Om Shanti Om. The mantra Namostute Namo Namah is not published in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook - but it is very easy to sing along Namostute Namo Namah - and Om Shanti Om is very easy too, just let be open your heart with joy. love and peace. Sundaram works as musician and yoga teacher, vocal trainer - find more information about Sundaram at www.sundaram.de, subscribe for free his newsfeed via facebook or and if you like check out his music on Sundaram @ iTunes.

Sukadev chants the "Nirvanashatakam" - six educational verses to freedom or nirvana written or composed by Shankara (also Sankara or Shree Shankaracharya) - during a saturday evening satsang at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg, Germany. You can find an English translation of this kirtan in our Yoga Vidya Online Community - click here - or you can find the lyrics in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as No. 404. Om Shanti.

Katyayani chants the mantra "Jay Jay Hanuman" during a satsang at Yoga Vidya Ashram Bad Meinberg, Germany. You can find this mantra in the Kirtan Songbook at No. 210. More mantras like this can be found at Yoga Vidya Mantra Podcast - Om Shanti Om.

Vishwanath chants the mantra "Om Shri Krishna Jay" during a satsang at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Om Shri Krishna Chaitanya Prabhu Nityananda Hare Krishna Hare Ram Radhe Govinda You can find the lyrics in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 178, too.

Satyadevi chants the spiritual "May the Love we Share" at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg, Germany. You can find the lyrics of this spiritual in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as no. 561: May the love we share May spread it´s wings Fly across the earth And bring our joy to every soul That is alive May the blessings of the universe Shine on every one So that we all see god´s light Light within Lokāh Samastāh Sukhino Bhavantu May all the beings in all the worlds be happy Salam Aleikum Aleikum A Salam Salam Aleikum Aleikum A Salam Salam Aleikum Come along to sing "May the Love we Share" at home or wherever you are, Om Shanti, yours Omkara.

Sundaram chants the kirtan Jay Jay Hanuman at the 8. Yoga Vidya Music Festival 2012. The mantra Jay Jay Hanuman can be found in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook at No. 210. - Get be inspired by this recording of this chanting for new vitality and heart opening. Find more information about Sundaram at www.sundaram.de, on facebook and if you like on iTunes.

Satyaa and Pari chant the very famous Maha Mantra at the 8th Yoga Vidya Music Festival 2012. More information and music from Satyaa and Pari can be found on their homepage www.satyaa-pari.com.

In this recording you can listen an excerpt of Fantuzzi's concert at the 8th Yoga Vidya Music Festival 2012. He sings an interpreation of the classical kirtan Shiva Shiva Shambo. - More about Fantuzzi and his music can be found on his website www.fantuzzimusic.com. Even though Fantuzzi will [probably] not be part again of the upcoming ninth Yoga Vidya Music Festival so also this time fantastic artists will perform again at the next Yoga Vidya Music Festival from 9th to 13th May 2013. Om Namah Shivaya.

Thomas chants the Gayatri Mantra during a satsang at Yoga Vidya Ashram Bad Meinberg. You find the text for this mantra Yoga Vidya Songbook as No. 610: Om Bhur Bhuvah Swah Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat Enjoy how Thomas chants this fantastic mantra at the Yoga Vidya Satsang in Bad Meinberg. For more mantras, kirtan and infos cleck out our Mantra & Kirtan podcast on www.yoga-vidya.de In our series of presentation of Yoga Vidya Podcasts I want to introduce Mantra Video Podcast. This partner channel consists of Kirtans chanted in Yoga Vidya Satsangs. Some of the Kirtans are the same as here in the Mantra Audio Podcast. In the Mantra Video Podcasts you also have the Visuals: You see those who are chanting. Here is the RSS Feed: http://mantra-video.podspot.de/rss

Satyaa and Pari sing very lovely at the 8th Yoga Vidya Music Festival 2012 the kirtan Om Shri Maha Lakshmi Ye Swaha. That's music for an enthusiastic sing-along. More information and music from Satyaa and Pari can be found on its website www.satyaa-pari.com.

Sundaram chants the Shiva Kirtan called "Nataraja Nataraja" during a concert at the 8. Yoga Vidya Music Festival 2012. "Nataraja Nataraja" is a very powerful and dynamic mantra which revered Shiva with one of his thousand names: "Nataraja" – the dancing god. Due to the short simple text you can sing along very easily. You can find more mantras of Sundaram at iTunes / Sundaram  or just visit us at the nineth Yoga Vidya Musikfestival from 9th to 12th May 2013, there Sundaram will be heard live with many other kirtan musicians.

Yoga class seminarists chant the mantra Raghu Pati Raghava Raja Ram during a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg, Germany. The mantra Raghu Pati Raghava Raja Ram is sometimes called Ram Dhun and it is a very popular bhajan (Hindu devotional song) in India as well it was one of the favourite bhajans of Mahatma Gandhi and was sung by Gandhi and his followers as they walked during the 241 mile Salt March to Dandi. You can find this bhajan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 205. But here, too, are the complete lyrics and harmonics to sing-along Raghu Pati Raghava Raja Ram:   Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram Raghupati Ra ghava Raja Ram G-C C C CDCB- A- A- B-D DFEF Pathita Pavana Sita Ram D D# D C A#-A- D#D C Ishwar Allah Tere Naam CE E E ED C DEFE F Sabko Sanmati De Bhaghavan D DF G G#G F D# D D Raghupati Raghava Raja Raam D G G G F D# D D C DFEF Pathita Pavana Sita Ram D D# D C A#-A- D#D C

The Mahamantra is the great mantra for love and joy in the so-called Kali Yuga, in the Iron Age in which we live. There is a mantra in praise of Hari (Vishnu), Rama and Krishna. The Maha Mantra is one of the most popular mantras at Yoga Vidya - and many other traditions. Enjoy this recording and singing by Atmamitra!

Om Namo Narayanaya is the invocation of the energy of Vishnu to see God in all beings and the entire manifest universe. Om Namo Narayanaya is a kirtan and mantra for world peace. In this recording you hear the Om Namo Narayanaya Singen, how it will be celebrate just as in a Yoga Vidya Ashram usually an hour before the evening satsang. Om Shanti ...

Adults and children lead the mantra chanting of a Shiva kirtan at the Yoga Vidya Ashram Bad Meinberg: Shiva Shiva Shiva Shambho. The singing is very enthusiastic - the participants begin to dance in joy. More mantra recordings you'll find on this blog and on the webpages of Yoga Vidya and the Yoga community. You can find many other mantra recordings as well at mantra.podspot.de which you can subscribe as a RSS feed for free from mantra.podspot.de/rss.

In this recording you can listen an excerpt of Fantuzzi concert at the 8th Yoga Vidya Music Festival 2012. He sings an interpreation of the classical kirtan Om Namah Shivaya. - More about Fantuzzi and his music can be found on his website www.fantuzzimusic.com. Even though Fantuzzi will [probably] not be part again of the upcoming ninth Yoga Vidya Music Festival so also this time from 9th to 13th May fantastic artists will perform again at the next Yoga Vidya Music Festival 2013. Om Namah Shivaya.