Mantra, Kirtan and Stotra: Sanskrit Chants

Sonya chants Gurur Brahma during a kirtan session at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. More mantra kirtan mp3 recordings can be listen at y-v.de/mantra-kirtan - or as videos at my.yoga-vidya.org/members/Mantras/videos Here is the text to sing along: Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnur Gurur Devo Maheshvarah Guruh Sakshat Param Brahma Tasmai Shri-gurave Namah "Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu" is perhaps the best known of the Guru Shlokas...

Ramani chants Jay Hanuman during a satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. More mantra kirtan mp3 recordings can be listen at y-v.de/mantra-kirtan - or as videos at my.yoga-vidya.org/members/Mantras/videos Hanuman is one of the most popular aspects of God in India. Hanuman, son of the wind, is also called the monkey god. He is considered an incarnation of Shiva. He is a great devotee of Rama and Sita, incarnations of Vishnu and Lakshmi...

Group Mudita chants Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu during a satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. More mantra kirtan mp3 recordings can be listen at y-v.de/mantra-kirtan - or as videos at my.yoga-vidya.org/members/Mantras/videos Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu is a Sanskrit mantra which means: “May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all...

Jula chants Jay Durge during a satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Durga is one of the most important goddesses. Originally, she was worshipped as the embodiment of the elemental force that simultaneously gives life and takes life away. Later she was given the role of Shakti, the impersonal Absolute, the female counterpart to the great male deity. In this capacity she also became the consort of Shiva. Durga is a very strong goddess...

Shankari chants Om Namah Shivaya during a concert at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. More mantra kirtan mp3 recordings can be listen at y-v.de/mantra-kirtan - or as videos at my.yoga-vidya.org/members/Mantras/videos If you are interested in seminars with music, you can find here seminars on mantra and music. For more kirtan and Mantra vocal recordings click here. For more information on Yoga, meditation and Ayurveda can be found on the internet pages of Yoga Vidya.

Jay Ambe Jagadambe is a tribute to women, to Shakti, to nature. A hymn of praise to the feminine power, which we invoke here in its various energetic forms. As we chant, we can immerse ourselves in the all-encompassing love and justice of the divine Mother. Jai/Jaya: Victory, entry, triumph, long live she! If you are interested in seminars with music, you can find here seminars on mantra and music. For more kirtan and Mantra vocal recordings click here...

Om Namah Shivaya, performed by the Sat Chit Ananda Express. This kirtan is part of a concert by the Sat Chit Ananda Express that took place in Horn-Bad Meinberg a few months ago. Om Namah Shivaya is a common greeting in yoga. "Om" is Om , the all-embracing. "Namah" means more or less "greeting to" and "Shivaya" means "to Shiva". So Om Namah Shivaya means obeisance to Shiva. But what does Shiva mean? Shiva has many different meanings. "Shiva" literally means "the loving one, the kind one...

OM! Enjoy this powerful Kirtan live session with Sarada chanting Om Shri Ram - and experience joy, happiness and radiance! Rama is a god in Hinduism. He is considered the seventh incarnation of the god Vishnu. He incarnated in the world to restore righteousness and justice in the world. Rama is often depicted in paintings or murti (statues) with his wife Sita and his servant and worshiper, the monkey god Hanuman...

Enjoy this powerful mantra, a kirtan in praise of Rama and his wife Sita, sung and played by Shankara. ????sītā is an avatar or incarnation of Lakshmi, the goddess of abundance. Lakshmi and Vishnu incarnate on earth as Sita and Rama. Sita is known for her devotion and purity and is the central female character of the Ramayana. ????rām/rāma is an avatar or incarnation of Vishnu, the Lord of the universe...

This song is performed by Group Mudita and was part of a concert held in Bad-Meinberg. Hari Om is sometimes used as a greeting, but can also be chanted. It could be loosely translated as "I greet the divine in you. I turn to you with love." OM comes from the Vedanta tradition and stands for Cosmic Unity. By greeting each other with Om, one is aware that both are ultimately one. The selves of both who greet each other are one. And the whole world you are in is a cosmic whole...