Mantra, Kirtan And Stotra: Sanskrit Chants

An inspiring mantra chanting with David Ma & Friends. They chanted a kirtan "Govinda Hare" during a satsang at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg, Germany. The first part of kirtan is: Govinda Hare Om Hare Hare Gopala Hare Om Hare Hare The text for Kirtan can not be found in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft - if you want to know about mantra chanting, meditation, yoga and ayurveda, you'll find it on the website - just use the Google site search and Google website translator - of Yoga Vidya.

Shambunath from Yoga Vidya Center Bayreuth chants the Kirtan "Deva Deva Sivananda" during a satsang at Yoga Vidya: Deva Deva Sivānanda Dīna Bandhu Pāhimām Chandravadana Mandahāsa Premarūpa Rakshamām Madhura Gītā Gānalola Jnānarūpa Pāhimām Samastaloka Pūjitāya Mohanānga Rakshamām Divya Gangā Tīravāsa Dāna Shīla Pāhimām Pāpaharana Punya Shīla Paramapurusha Rakshamām Bhaktaloka Hridayavāsa Swāminātha Pāhimām Chitswarūpa Chidānanda Namah Shivāya Rakshamām Sadguru Jay Sivananda Sadguru Jay Pahimam Sadguru Jay Sivananda Sadguru Jay Rakshamam You can find the text for this Kirtan in Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as No. 353 - if you want to know about mantra chanting, meditation, yoga and ayurveda, you'll find it on the website of Yoga Vidya.

Full of devotion Janin Devi and Friends are chanting a kirtan written by Swami Sivananda the Mantra Jisa Hala Me: Jisa Hāla Me Jisa Desha Me Jisa Vesha Me Raho Rādhā Raman Rādhā Raman Rādhā Raman Kaho Jisa Karma Me Jisa Dharma Me Jisa Marma Me Raho Rādhā Raman Rādhā Raman Rādhā Raman Kaho Jisa Yoga Me Jisa Roga Me Jisa Bhoga Me Raho Rādhā Raman Rādhā Raman Rādhā Raman Kaho You can find the text for this Kirtan in Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as No. 62 - if you want to know about mantra chanting, meditation, yoga and ayurveda, you'll find it on the website of Yoga Vidya. More about Janin Devi can be found on their artist website at www.janindevi.com

Bharata chants the mantra "Krishna Govinda " during a satsang at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Topic of this kirtan is the glory of Lord Krishna as incarnation of Govinda and Krishna is found in the embodiment of the divine love. You can find the lyrics of this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as no. 151: "Krishna Govinda Govinda Gopālā Krishna Murāri Manohara Nandalālā " Come along to sing "Krishna Govinda" at home or wherever you are, Om Shanti, Omkara.

The Mantra recited is Om Namo Narayanaya. It is chanted for World peace in the Sivananda and Yoga Vidya Ashrams everyday. More on Sivananda Ashram: www.sivanandaonline.org

Bharata chants the mantra "Rama Bolo" during a satsang at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg, Germany. You can find the lyrics of this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as no. 201: "Rāma Bolo Rāma Bolo Bolo Bolo Rām // Sītā Bolo Sītā Bolo Bolo Sītā Rām // Hanumān Bolo Hanumān Bolo Bolo Hanumān // Shiva Bolo Shiva Bolo Bolo Shiva Rām" Come along to sing "Rama Bolo" at home or wherever you are, Om Shanti, Omkara.

Gauranga and Kai chant the mantra "Krishna Govinda" during a satsang at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg, Germany. The lyrics of this kirtan are: II: Krishna Govindā Govindā Krishna Govindā Govindā:II II:Hey Gopāla Rādhā Krishna Govindā Govindā:II II:Hey Gopāla Hey Gopāla:II II:Hey Gopāaaaaaaaaaala:II - you can find the lyrics in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as no. 151. Om Shanti, Omkara.

Atmaram and Gopi from the Yoga Vidya Center Mainz are chanting the mantra "Shri Ram Jaya Ram" during a satsang at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Very slow and touching in the beginning, later dynamic and with strong rhythm. Shri Ram Jaya Ram performed by Atmaram and Gopi, accompanied by harmonium, percussion and cello. The lyrics of this kirtan are: Shrī Rām Jaya Rām Jaya Jaya Rām Om Shrī Rām Jaya Rām Jaya Jaya Rām Jaya Sītā Rām Jaya Jaya Hanumān Satgurudev Sivānanda Bhagavān - you can find the lyrics in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as no. 202. Easy to singalong and very heart-opening. Come along to sing "Shri Ram Jaya Ram" wherever you are, Om Shanti, Omkara.

Nilakantha chants the mantra - - a lovely vedantic hymn that explains our true nature: absolute existence, absolute bliss, absolute knowledge, pure consciousness, the stainless and guiltfree observer of All - - "Sachara Chara Pari Purna" - I am one with the divine - during a satsang at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg, Germany. You can find the lyrics of this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as no. 400: "Sachara Chara Pari Purna Shivoham Nityananda Swarupa Shivoham". Come along to sing "Sachara Chara Pari Purna" wherever you are, Om Shanti, Omkara.

Darshini Devi chants the mantra "Shri Guru Charanam" during a satsang at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg, Germany. You can find the lyrics of this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as no. 363: Shri Guru Charanam Shri Hari Sharanam Come along to sing "Shri Guru Charanam" wherever you are, Om Shanti, yours Omkara.

Sukadev Bretz, founder and director of Yoga Vidya, recite three times the mantra Om Gange Cha Yamune Chaiva // Godāvari Saraswati // Narmade Sindhu Kāveri // Namastubhyam Namo Namah - You can find many mantra chantings and recitations at mantra.podspot.de. All mantras and kirtans with translations can be found at the webpages of the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook.

Listen to Om Namo Narayanaya, a mantra for peace in the world. You'll find the text in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as No. 606. The recording was made in the Samadhi Shrine at the Sivananda Ashram Rishikesh. The chanting is quite elevating. Enjoy!

Second of three stanzas of the text of the arati, which is celebrated in the Sivananda tradition at the end of a long puja. This Arati is used since the mid-90s in the Sivananda Ashram for the evening Arati of a satsang. This mantra is an invocation to God as a vivid light behind the sun, moon, stars, fire and any lights. The text can be found at Rajadhi Rajaya Arati. Recitation by Sukadev Bretz, founder and director of Yoga Vidya - many mantra recitations are published at mantra.podspot.de - all mantras and kirtans with translations can be found at our online Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook.

Second and third verse of the arati, which is recited in the Sivananda tradition during the great puja. In the ashram of Swami Vishnu-devananda, this text is also recited at the end of the Jaya Jaya Arati text. This is an invocation of the divine light. Full text and translation at Rajadhi Rajaya Arati. Recitation by Sukadev Bretz, founder and director of Yoga Vidya - many mantra recitations are published at mantra.podspot.de - all mantras and kirtans with translations can be found at our online Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook.

Satyadevi chants the mantra "Krishna Krishna Mahayogin" at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg, Germany. You can find the lyrics of this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as no. 604: Krishna Krishna Mahāyogin Bhaktānām Abhayamkara Govinda Paramānanda Sarvam Me Vasha Māna Ya Come along to sing "Krishna Krishna Mahayogin" at home or wherever you are, Om Shanti, yours Omkara.

All three verses of the text of the arati, which is celebrated at the Sivananda tradition at the end of the puja. The text of Arati is mostly used in the Sivananda Ashram at the end of an evening satsang nowadays. Full text can be found at Rajadhi Rajaya Arati. Recitation by Sukadev Bretz, founder and director of Yoga Vidya - many mantra recitations are published at mantra.podspot.de - all mantras and kirtans with translations can be found at our online Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook.

The first part of the text of the arati, which is recited during the pujas of the Sivananda tradition. You can find the full text in our Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook. Recitation by Sukadev Bretz, founder and director of Yoga Vidya - many mantra recitations are published at mantra.podspot.de - all mantras and kirtans with translations can be found in our online Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as No. 804b.

Vishwanath sings the hymn of the "Nirvanashatakam" during a 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. The Nirvanashatakam are six educational verses to freedom or nirvana by Shankara (also Sankara or Shree Shankaracharya). In each verse, Shankara tells us what we are NOT. We are not the body, we are not the intellect, we are not our thoughts and we are not our prana. Instead we are Sadchidananda (also Satchidananda) thus Absolute Bliss, absolute Knowledge and absolute Existence. Only Brahman, the Absolute is real, everything else is a temporary dream or Maya, the illusion. Om Shanti, yours Omkara.

The "Yogena Chittasya" is an invocation of the blessing of Patanjali. This mantra is often recited as an introduction of meditation, yoga classes, Ayurvedic treatments and lectures on the Yoga Sutras. Recitation by Sukadev Bretz, founder and director of Yoga Vidya - many mantra recitations are published at mantra.podspot.de - all mantras and kirtans with translations can be found at Yoga Vidya Songbook.

Sukadev recite the Om Swasthi Prajabhyah – Mangalam Charana as blessings at the end of the puja and arati. These Svasti Vache Mantras are also known as Mangala Charana as "goodwill to all beings". This text is recited at the end of a long puja in the tradition of Swami Sivananda. It is also sung at the Sivananda Ashram in Rishikesh at the end of an evening satsang. You can find the complete text of this recitation in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook. Recitated by Sukadev Bretz, founder and director of Yoga Vidya Germany. Many mantra recitations are published at < a href="http://mantra.podspot.de" target="_blank">mantra.podspot.de. You'll find all mantras and kirtans with translations at Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft.