Mantra, Kirtan and Stotra: Sanskrit Chants

Shaktipriya sings Shri Krishna Govinda in a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. "Shri Krishna Govinda" is a particularly popular kirtan. Chanting Mantra with Shri Krishna Govinda is especially meditative and touches the heart. In the first verse Krishna is called as Govinda, as a good shepherd. Krishna is Natha, great master. He is Narayana, in all beings. And he is Vasudeva, the light of all creatures...

Daniel sings the Lakshmi Narayana Kirtan in a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg. The Lakshmi Narayana Kirtan, also called Shriman Narayana or Shrimad Narayana Kirtan, is a cheerful, quite brisk Kirtan. The Lakshmi Narayana Kirtan helps to quickly regain energy, to get joy...

Sukadev sings the mantra Shri Ram Jaya Ram in a Saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Rama is worshipped as Ram, and Ram is on the one hand the abbreviation of Rama, as it is in Hindi, but Ram is also the Bija Mantra of Rama, Bija, the seed mantra. Rama is Shri, Shri means "happy" and "respect". When Shri is before a name, it is always an expression of respect and at the same time of closeness...

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Tobias sings the mantra Om Namah Shivaya on a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Here is the text to sing along: Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya For more kirtan and mantra vocal recordings click here. All seminars on mantra and music can be found here. Further information about yoga, meditation and ayurveda can be found on the internet pages of Yoga Vidya.

Hagit Noam and Ishvara sing the Gayatri Mantra in a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. The Gayatri Mantra is considered the holiest mantra of the Vedas. The Gayatri Mantra is the invocation of the Divine as Cosmic Light. It is a mantra for spiritual clarity, it is a request for enlightenment, it is a request also for decision making and it is a request for new energy...

Vani Devi sings the mantra "Shankara Karunakara". You can find it in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan booklet under number 264. In this Kirtan the longing of man for the experience of God's love is expressed. Shankara Karunakara invokes the Divine as God and Goddess. Sing along and let your heart be touched. Here is the text: Sankara Karunakara Parameshvara Jagadishvara // 1 // Shankari Karunakari Parameshvari Jagadishvari // 2 // For more kirtan and mantra vocal recordings click here...

Keval chants the mantra Jaya Jagad Ambe in a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. With this mantra the divine mother of the universe is honoured. Here is the text to sing along: Jaya Jagad Ambe Hey Ma Durga For more kirtan and mantra vocal recordings click here. Further information about yoga, meditation and ayurveda can be found on the internet pages of Yoga Vidya.

Vani Devi sings the mantra Jaya Durge Kali. You can find it in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan booklet under the number 307. Jaya Durge Jaya Durge Jaya Durge Kali is a Durga-Kali kirtan that fills you with energy, joy and confidence. It is a kirtan that helps one to feel and experience the presence of the divine mother. In this kirtan Durga is called, Kali is called and Amba is called. So the manifestations of the divine mother...

Ruzan sings an Armenian song in a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg. Sing along and let the mantra music open your heart! For more kirtan and mantra vocal recordings click here. All seminars on mantra and music can be found here. Further information about yoga, meditation and ayurveda can be found on the internet pages of Yoga Vidya.