Mantra, Kirtan And Stotra: Sanskrit Chants

Participants of the four-week intensive yoga teacher training sing the song: May the Love We Share. Sing along! Open your heart. Further explanations of this Kirtan can be found online in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft Blog at May the Love we Share. Here is the complete text to sing along: 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 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.

Listen to the singing and harmonium playing of Ishwara as he sings the mantra Tumi Bhaja Re Mana on a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Here is the text to sing along: Tumi Bhaja Re Mana, Tumi Japa Re Mana Om Shri Ram Jaya Ram, Japa Re Mana Tumi Bhaja Re Mana - Oh spirit, praise Rama, praise Rama, connect with Rama, this is how this kirtan begins. The lyrics of the Tumi Bhaja Re Mana Kirtan most likely come from Tulsidas, probably also the melody. Further explanations of this Kirtan can be found online in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Booklet Blog at

Listen to the beautiful singing of the "League of Yogis" as they sing the Maha Mantra on a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Here is the text to sing along: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare The Maha Mantra is the great mantra to make the divine experiencable. It opens the heart, leads to the experience of bliss, joy and love. Further explanations of this Kirtan can be found online in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft Blog at Maha Mantra. 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.

Listen to this beautiful singing by Allgäu Yoga Teachers: Kailash Ki Shakti Shiva Shankara Ki Jaya Jaya Yamuna Ki Jaya Jaya Ganga Ki Jaya Om namah shivaya Namah Shivaya Find your local Yoga Vidya Center here: www.yoga-vidya.de/center. Here you can find an english yoga seminar. Intensive 4-weeks International Yoga Teachers‘ Training. Yoga Vidya Kirtan Book: shop.yoga-vidya.de. Free Online Kirtan Book: blog.yoga-vidya.de/kirtanheft-online. Seminars on Mantra and Music: yoga-vidya.de/seminare/interessengebiet/mantras-und-musik/

Bernardo sings an archaic version of the Shiva Mantra accompanied by drums. Sing along: Jaya Shiva Sankara Om Namah Shivaya! Jaya Shiva Shankara addresses Shiva in its friendly loving aspect: Shiva means kind, Shankara is the one who does good. Further explanations of this kirtan can be found online in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Booklet Blog at Jaya Shiva Shankara. 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.

Ramdas chanted in a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany, the Maha Mantra Hare Krishna. You surely know this mantra - if not you can read the text here and sing along: Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare / Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare // The Maha Mantra is the great mantra to feel and experience the Divine. It opens your heart and leads you to the experience of love and joy. Further explanations of this Kirtan can be found online in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Booklet Blog on Hare Rama Hare Krishna. 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.

Sumukhi sings the Kirtan Ambe Jagadambe - to be found under number 329 in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan booklet - on a Saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Ambe Jagadambe Jagadambe Jaya Jaya Ma - these are the words of this Kirtan for the worship of the Divine Mother. Amba means mother. Jagad is the world. Ambe Jagadambe calls the Divine Mother, the Mother of the Universe. Here is the text to sing along: Ambe Jagadambe Jagadambe Jay Jay Ma 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.

Wolfgang sings together with a guitar group the Kirtan Ganesha Sharanam - to be found under number 263 in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft - in a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg. Ganesha Sharanam means "I take refuge in Ganesha". Ganesha is the elephant-headed god who stands for awakening and comfort. Ganesha gives courage and trust. Here is the text to sing along: Ganesha Sharanam Sharanam Ganesha 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.

Chitra chants the mantra Yamuna Tira Vihari, number 156 in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Booklet, during a Saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Yamuna Tira Vihari is a wonderful Kirtan who worships Krishna and Rama. This kirtan goes to the heart and at the same time expresses a great longing for the experience of God. And it expresses a certainty: God cares for us. Here is the text to sing along: Yamuna Tira Vihari, Vrindavana Sanchari Govardhana Giridhari, Gopala Krishna Murari // 1 // Dasharatha Nandana Ram Ram, Dashamukha Mardana Ram Ram, Pashupati Ranjana Ram Ram, Papa Vimochana Ram Ram // 2 / Manimaya Bhushana Ram Ram, Manjula Bhashana Ram Ram Ranajaya Bhishana Ram Ram, Raghukula Bhushana Ram Ram // 3 // 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.

A group of yoga teachers from Leipzig chant the Gayatri Mantra, found under number 610 in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Booklet, 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. Here is the text to sing along: Om Bhur Bhuvah Svaha Act Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat 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.

Saradevi, Maitreya and Theresa sing a Taize song, namely "Ubi Caritas" in a Saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Here is the text to sing along: Ubi caritas et amor, ubi caritas deus ibi est. The meaning is simple: "Where love and goodness is, there is God". 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.

Satyavati sings the Kirtan Deva Deva Sivananda in a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany, to worship Swami Sivananda. This Kirtan expresses the deep reverence we have for Swami Sivananda. Swami Sivananda is the inspiring force behind everything we do at Yoga Vidya, we feel guided by Swami Sivananda, we feel that Swami Sivananda is ultimately working through everything that happens at Yoga Vidya, or at least we ask that we feel that way. Here is the text to sing along: Deva Deva Shivananda Dina Bandho Pahi Mam / Chandra-vadana Manda-hasa Prema-rupa Raksha Mam // 1 // Madhura-gita-gana-lola Jnana-rupa Pahi Mam / Samasta-loka-pujaniya Mohananga Raksha Mam // 2 // Divya-ganga-tiravasa Dana-shila Pahi Mam / Papa-harana Punya-shila Parama-purusha Raksha Mam // 3 // Bhakta-loka-hridayavasa Svaminatha Pahi Mam / Chit-svarupa Chidananda Shivananda Raksha Mam // 4 // Sadguru Jay(a) Shivananda Sadguru Jay(a) Pahi Mam / Sadguru Jay(a) Shivananda Sadguru Jay(a) Raksha Mam // 5 // For

Shakti and Arjuna chant a Ganesha Kirtan in a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg. 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.

Yoga Vidya center managers sing the Kirtan Durge Jay Jay Ma in a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg. Durge Jay Jay Ma is a Kirtan for the worship of Durga, the divine mother. Here is the text to sing along: Durge Durge Durge Jay Jay Ma Durge Durge Durge Jay Jay Ma Jagad Ambe Jay Jay Ma Jagad Ambe Jay Jay Ma 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.

Sing a version of some Krishna mantras and the Maha Mantra, sung by Madhavi on a Saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. The Hare Rama Hare Krishna Mantra is considered the great mantra. The Maha Mantra is the great mantra to make the Divine experienceable. It opens the heart and leads to the experience of love and joy. Here is the text to sing along: Govinda Jaya Jaya Gopala Krishna Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare 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.

Shakti, Birgit and Arjuna sing a Devi Kirtan on a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg. The Kirtan is Jago Ma Shankari Ma Abhayankari Ma Devi Dayakaro Shiva Ramana. Here is the text to sing along: Jago Ma Jago Ma Shankari Ma Shankari Ma Abhayankari Ma Devi Daya Karo Shiva Ramana 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.

Shaktipriya sings the Kirtan Sivananda Namah Om in a Saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Sivananda Namah Om - Jaya Gurudev is a kirtan in homage to Swami Sivananda, one of the great yoga masters of the 20th century. One can turn very longingly to the Guru, the Master. One can meditatively expect or ask for his blessing. Or one can let the power of the Guru work very dynamically, joyfully and gratefully. Here is the text to sing along: Sivananda Namah Om Jaya Gurudev Om Guru Jaya Guru Devaya 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.

Listen to a seminar group as they sing the kirtan Shiva Shiva Shiva Shambho on a Saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Singing Mantra with Shiva Shiva Shiva Shiva Shambho can go very deep to the heart. One begins the Shiva Shiva Shambho kirtan mostly very calm and carried, very meditative. With each repetition you get a bit faster until everyone is clapping, drumming, maybe even dancing and getting into ecstasy. Shiva literally means "the loving", "the kind", "the lucky". Shiva is Shambho, and Shambho also means "the one who brings happiness and prosperity and who is also happiness and prosperity". He is Mahadeva, the great God. So these are simply three names sung in succession, "Shiva Shambho and Mahadev", three of the most popular names of Shiva, which can express love, goodness and greatness. Here is the text to sing along: Shiva Shiva Shiva Shambho Mahadeva Shambho For more kirtan and mantra vocal recordings click here. All seminars on mantra and music can be found here. Fur

Narendra sings the Lakshmi Narayana Kirtan in a Saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. The Lakshmi Narayana Kirtan, also called Shriman Narayana or Shrimad Narayana Kirtan, is a cheerful, quite brisk kirtan. Typically you start this kirtan relatively fast and then become even faster in rhythm. The Lakshmi Narayana kirtan helps to get energy and joy back quickly. Here is the text to sing along: Shrīman Nārāyana Nārāyana Nārāyana Lakshmī Nārāyana Nārāyana Nārāyana Sītā Rāma Kaho Rādhe Shyāma Kaho Sītā Rāma Kaho Jaya Rādhe Shyāma Kaho Sītā Rām Jaya Rādhe Shyām 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.

Chitra sings the Kirtan Om Bhagavan in a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. "Om Bhagavan" is one of the most popular kirtans at Yoga Vidya. "Om Bhagavan" is a kirtan with simple lyrics and simple melody, it is a rhythmic kirtan that you start very slowly and can accelerate more and more. "Om Bhagavan" is a kirtan for the worship of the Guru, the spiritual teacher, a Kirtan, which can be repeated especially to invoke Swami Sivananda's blessing, Swami Sivananda's presence. Here is the text to sing along: Om Bhagavan Shri Bhagavan Ananda-bhagavan Sivananda-bhagavan // 1 // Om Gurudev Shri Gurudev Ananda Gurudev Sivananda Gurudev // 2 // 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.