Chant Book

Kirtan
Sivananda Chant Book

Which chant on which day?
Sunday Rāma
Monday Śiva
Tuesday Subrahmanya / Ganesha
Wednesday Krishna
Thursday Guru
Friday Devi
Saturday Hanuman
Satsang: Sequence of the Chants

½ - ¾ hour silent meditation page
Jai Ganesha 11
Some Bhajans 17-75
Shānti Mantras in the morning 80
Guru Prayers in the morning 82
Sunday Prayers on Sundays 84-96
Om Namo Nārāyanaya
Reading
Om Trayambakam 97
Peace Chants 98
Universal Prayer 99-117
Ārati 118
Concluding Mantras
Om Namo Nārāyanāya Dasoham Tava Kesava
Om Dum Durgāyai Namaha
Om Hrim Mahālakshmyai Namaha
Om Aim Saraswatyai Swahah
Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya
Om Namo Bhagavate Vishnudevanandaya
Sri Rāma Rāma Rāmethi Rāme Rāme Manorame
Sahasranāma Tattulyam Rāmanāma Varānane
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Contents
Which chant on which day? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Satsang: Sequence of the Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Concluding Mantras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Introduction to Kirtan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Daily Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-15
Jaya Ganesha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Śivāya Namah Om . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Is there not a nobler mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Swami Vishnu Devananda’s Favourite Bhajans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vande Gurudev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Yamuna Theera Vihari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Swami Sivananda’s Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-23
Chidānand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Song of Aridity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Song of Salutation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Song of the Eighteenities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Song of Will (Bhajo Rādhe Krishna) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Sunāja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Vishnu Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-27
Hari Bol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Jaya Jagadisha Haré . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Nārāyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Shriman Nārāyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Krishna Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-35
Achyutastakam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Bansuri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Bhajamana Govinda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Bhajo Rādhe Govinda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Gopālā Ganalolā Muralimohana Nandālalā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Gopālā Gopālā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Govinda Bolo Hari Gopālā Bolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Govinda Jaya Jaya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Govinda Krishna Jai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Govinda Nārāyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Haré Rāma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Haré Rāma Gopālā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hari Hari Bol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
He Rādhe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hymn to Lord Krishna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Keshava Mādhava Nārāyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Krishna Govinda Gopālā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Krishna Govinda Govinda Gopālā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Krishna Keshava Pāhimām . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Krishna Krishna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Krishna Krishna Govinda Janārdana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Mukunda Mādhava Hari Hari Bol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Panduranga Vittalā Hari Nārāyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Radha Krishna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Rādhe Bolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Rādhe Rādhe Govinda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Rāmakrishna Hari Mukhunda Murāri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sri Krishna Chaitanya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Vithalā Hari Vithalā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Vithalā Vithalā Hari Vithalā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Hanuman Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rāma Pujari Jaya Hanuman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Veera Māruti Gambheera Māruti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rāma Lakshmana Jānaki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Hanuman Chalisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rāma Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-47
Ātmarāma Ānanda Nāma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ātmarāma Ānandarāmana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ayodhyā Vāsi Rām Rām . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Bolo Śrī Rām . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Hari Nārāyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Jaya Sita Rām . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Raghupati Rāghava Rāja Rām . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rām Rām Bhajamana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rāma Bolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Rāmachandra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sitārām Nāma Bhajo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sri Raghunātha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sri Rām Jaya Rām . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Tumi Bhaja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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Ganesha Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Ganesha Sharanam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Jaya Ganesha Deva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Śiva Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-53
Bolo Bolo Sabmil Bolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Hara Hara Mahādeva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Jaya Siva Shankara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Natarāj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Om Namah Śivāya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Sāmba Sadāsiva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Shambho Mahādeva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Shambho Shankara Sadāsiva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Shankara Karunākara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Shankara Shankara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Śiva Shambho Hara Hara Shambho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Śiva Śiva Mahādeva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Śiva Śiva Shambho Shankara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Śiva Śiva Śiva Shambho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Śivāya Namah Om . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Śivāya Parameshwarāya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Subrahmanya Subrahmanya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Devi Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-59
Amba Amba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Amba Parameshwari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Amme Nārāyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Bhaja Mā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Bhajamana Mā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Devi Devi Devi Jagan Mohini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Durge Durge Durge Jaya Jaya Mā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Durge Jaya Jaya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Gauri Gauri Gange Rājeshwari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
He Amba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Jai Jai Bolo Ananda Amba Mataki Jai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Jaya Durge Kali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Jaya Ho Mata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Jaya Mā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Kāli Durge Namo Namah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Kāli Mā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Namostute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Om Aim Hrim Klim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Om Durga Pāhimām . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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Om Mata Om Kali Durge Devi Namo Namaha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Om Om Om . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Om Shakti Om . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Veena Pāni Pustaka Dharini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Veena Pustaka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Sāmba Sadāsiva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Guru Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-64
Deva Deva Sivananda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Guru Brahma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Guru Deva Deva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Guru Hamāre Man Mandir Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Guru Mahima . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Gurudeva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Jaya Gurudev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Jaya Guru Omkāra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Satchidānanda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Sivananda Bhagavān . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Sivananda Namah Om . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Nāma Kirtan (Jai Guru Jai Guru Jai Guru Jai) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Vedantic Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65-66
I and my Father are One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Sachara Chara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Suddhosi Buddhosi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Nirvānsatakam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
English devotional chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68-73
Amazing Grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Day by Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Door of my Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Happiness runs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Heavenly Father . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Kumbaya my Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Love Love Love Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Most Blessed Mother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
No hand will I hold but Thy hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
One fine morning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Prayer of St. Francis of Assissi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Rejoice in the Lord always . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Return again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Shānti is the Ocean, I am One with Thee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Sing Thee the Name of the Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Smile with the flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
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Take my Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Tis a Gift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
We all come from God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
We are One in the Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
We are walking in the Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Hebrew chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-75
121st Psalm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Halelu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
He-nay Mah Tov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Kol Ha'Olam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Mee Ha'eesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Shma Yisrael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Special Chants / Prayers / Mantras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-79
Dhyāna Ślokaḥ (Gajānanam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Brahmarpanam (Prayer for Meals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Guru Parampara (Nārāyana Padmabhavam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Loka Samasta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Surya Namaskar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Shānti Mantras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Guru Prayers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Sunday Prayers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84-96
Prema Mudita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Ādi Divya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Nāma Rāmayana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Brahmā Murāri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Lingāstakam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Jaya Jagadisha Haré . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
He Prabho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Concluding Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97-121
Concluding Mantras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Mahā Mrutyunjaya Mantra (Om Trayambakam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Peace Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Universal Prayers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99-117
Ārati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Dedication Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Ganga Ārati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
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Foreword
Mantra Chanting (Kirtan) is supposed to be the easiest and most joyful
technique towards God Realization. Our Masters Swami Sivananda and
Swami Vishnudevananda always emphasized the need of a synthesis of
all Yoga practices: Asana (Postures) and Pranayama (breathing exercises),
relaxation and proper diet for the development of the physical body and
the awakening of the energies. Selfless service to remove egoism. Mantra
chanting and worship for the sublimation of emotion into devotion and
selfless love. Study of the scriptures and introspection for the transcending of
the intellect, and meditation to go deeply within and come to the true nature
of our being: the Self, God, the Truth.
This Chant Book is intended to assist you in the Mantra Chanting. You will
find the text of most of the Kirtans that are chanted in the Sivananda Yoga
Centers. We have also included some illustrations, pictures, explanations,
translations, a fairly detailed Table of Contents as well as an Index with all the
chants in alphabetical order at the end of the book.
The Sivananda Yoga Centers have already edited numerous versions of the
Sivananda Chant book, sometimes smaller, sometimes bigger. We have to
compromise between including everything, and still keeping it compact,
handy and affordable for all.
Mantra Chanting is the most joyful if done in a group. But of course Kirtan is
uplifting also if done alone in your meditation room, while you are working,
driving, walking etc. If you want the notes for the chants, please contact our
Headquarters in Val Morin, Canada for the Chant Book with notes. There is
also a cassette “Mantra Chanting with Swami Vishnudevananda” available in
all Sivananda Yoga Centers. We also recommend the cassettes “Satsang with
Swami Sivananda” for chants with the original voice with Master Sivananda
as well as the numerous cassettes made by Hari in our center in Wilton
Manors (Fort Lauderdale).
For more detailed explanations about Mantras, Kirtan and Yoga in general
we recommend “Meditation and Mantras” by Swami Vishnudevananda,
“Bhakti Yoga”, “Japa Yoga” and “Bliss Divine” by Swami Sivnanda. Most
explanations in this chant book come from these sources.
We hope you enjoy the chanting as much as we do. If you have any
suggestions and comments please contact the Los Angeles Center. You will
find all addresses of Centers and Ashrams at the end of this Chant Book.
Yours in the service of our most revered Master Swami Sivananda and our
beloved teacher Swami Vishnudevananda.
Your Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers
Introduction to Kirtan 9
Introduction to Kirtan
EXCERPTS FROM BHAKTI YOGA BY SWAMI SIVANANDA
Mind is a peculiar combination of various moods, temperaments, whims and
fancies, a strange mixture of various sentiments, emotions etc. Therefore the
rishis of yore designed various methods to control the mind. One method
they described is the path of bhakti, devotion or unselfish love. The innate
nature of all beings is to love an external object. We cannot but love or
cherish something in the heart. The Absolute alone exists. Love for external
things is an unconscious internal urge to become unified with everything.
Bhakti yoga, love for love’s sake, includes such practices as puja (ritual
worship), hearing the stories of the Lord and especially kirtan (one of the
nine modes of bhakti), is the easiest, surest and quickest means of God-
realisation. One can realise God through kirtan alone. Kirtan is singing of
God’s name with devotion (Bhava), love (Prem) and faith (Shraddha). Singing
about the Lord is usually known as bhajan in most parts if India. In sankirtan
people join together and sing God’s name collectively in a common place
with accompaniment of musical instruments such as harmonium, cymbals,
drums, etc.
The Sanskrit verb ‘krit’ means praising. Such singing has a benign effect on
both the physical and subtle bodies. It is an excellent method of soothing
the nerves and directing the emotions to a positive goal. During kirtan a
special spiritual power comes from the Indweller of your heart; it purifies the
mind and the heart. Sattva flows from the Lord to your mind. Kirtan gives
you strength to face the difficulties in the battle of life; it is a powerful mental
tonic. There is a power in every word. Even as the name of a thing brings that
object to mind, the name of God generates godconsciousness in the purified
mind. It becomes the direct cause of the realisation of the highest perfection
of God.
There is infinite shakti (power) in kirtan. It will remove all impurities from your
mind. Vedantins say that there are three kinds of obstacles to Self-realisation
- impurities, restlessness and ignorance. To remove them they prescribe
selfless service, worship and meditation. Sankirtan alone can achieve all of
these together. Kirtan removes the impurities of the mind, steadies it and
checks its tendency to vacillate, and ultimately it tears the veil of ignorance
and brings the sadhaka face to face with God. In this Kali Yuga (Iron age),
Kirtan alone is the best yoga; it is the prescribed method of devotion. When
the mind is intent on singing the Lord’s names and glories, worries and stress
are released. The devotee feels the presence of God and thins out his ego. The
heart opens and purifies.
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Kirtan is a very effective method of devotion for another reason. Humans are
erotic beings by nature. We love and love; we cannot exist without loving. But
most love is only passion, or is selfish; is not pure divine love. We crave sweet
music. Music melts the heart of even the most stone-hearted person. If there
is anything in this world which can change the heart of a person in a very
quick time, it is music. This very method is made use of in kirtan bhakti, but
it is directed towards God instead of towards sensual enjoyments. Human
emotion is directed towards God, and our love for music is not destroyed.
Music is Nada Yoga, the yoga of sound. The various musical notes vibrate
in the subtle channels (nadis), purifies them and awakens the psychic and
spiritual power dormant in them.
Kirtan opens the heart, fills the mind with purity, and generates harmony
and Divine Love. The person who chants the name of God forgets the body
and the world. The devotee enters into the super-conscious state by singing
devotional music. The chanting of Kirtan, even mechanically done, produces
many positive beneficial effects. When done with devotion and awareness, its
benefits are immeasurable. Kirtan will enable you to realise the Infinite here
and now. Kirtan will save you from delusion. Therefore sing the names of the
Lord always.
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Daily Chants
Swami Sivananda emphasised the vital importance of supporting Yoga
practices with the proper mental attitude (Bhava) Chanting (Kirtan) he
himself strictly adhered to this principle. In the daily chants we invoke all
the different aspects and functions of God, thus creating a strong feeling of
devotion and a very pure vibration.
Jaya Ganesha
In devotional chanting several factors are important: (1) the correct
pronunciation, (2) the devotional attitude and (3) awareness of the meaning.
Jaya Gaṇeśa Jaya Gaṇeśa Jaya Gaṇeśa Pāhimām
Sri Gaṇeśa Sri Gaṇeśa Sri Gaṇeśa Rakshamām
“Jaya”, victory to Lord Gaṇeśa (the elephantheaded deity). Dear Gaṇeśa,
Lord of Auspiciousness (Śrī), please save and protect us from all obstacles.
“Pāhimām” means save me, and “Rakshamām” means protect me.
Visualise an elephant moving through the jungle; he easily removes any
obstacles which may block his path. Thus, on any venture, we ask the
Lord to remove all obstacles on our path.
Śaravaṇabhava Śaravaṇabhava Śaravaṇabhava Pāhimām

Subrahmaṇya Subrahmaṇya Subrahmaṇya Rakshamām
Śaravaṇabhava (also known by the names Subrahmaṇya, Kārtikeya,
ṣaṇmukha and Murugan) is the leader of the army of the gods whose
job it is to destroy all demons. Lord Śaravaṇabhava drives away all evil
influences such as lust, anger, greed etc. He ensures victory in both inner
and outer battle.
Jaya Sarasvatī Jaya Sarasvatī Jaya Sarasvatī Pāhimām

Sri Sarasvatī Sri Sarasvatī Sri Sarasvatī Rakshamām
Sarasvatī is the patroness of the arts and wisdom. Invoking her name
bestows creativity, intelligence, a pure intellect, self-control and success
in studies and scholarly projects. She is Brahmā’s (the Lord of creation)
consort and partakes in the creation of new ideas and things.
Jaya Guru Śiva Guru Hari Guru Rām

Jagad Guru Paraṃ Guru Sadguru Śyām
Om Ādi Guru Advaita Guru Ānanda Guru Om
Cid Guru Cidghana Guru Cinmaya Guru Om
Next, the Guru is saluted. We see him as the personification and
transmitter of the teachings of God in the form of Śiva, (the auspicious),
Hari, (Viṣṇu the preserver), and Rāma. He is the world (Jagad) teacher,
the highest (Paraṃ) Guru, true (Sad) Guru and who is Kṛṣṇa (Śyāma).
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He is beginningless (Cdi), the Guru of Oneness (Advaita = non-dual), the

bestower of Bliss (Vnanda), Knowledge Absolute (Cid, Cidghana), and the
one who is an embodiment of Pure Consciousness (Cinmaya).
Knowledge, in this case spiritual knowledge, is inherited, or passed on
from the spiritual preceptor to the student, or from the Guru to the
disciple. The Guru is an embodiment of God and all His divine qualities.
Haré Rāma Haré Rāma Rāma Rāma Haré Haré

Haré Kṛṣṇa Haré Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Haré Haré
This is known as “Mahā Mantra” meaning “Great Mantra”. Hari (Viṣṇu) in
the forms of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa is repeatedly addressed. It is said to be the
most powerful one in this Iron Age (Kali Yuga). It is for this reason that
the mantra should always be sung in its entirety and not broken in any
way. This mantra can be chanted to help bring about peace in the world.
It also brings purity to the mind and the heart of the chanter.
Sadguru Nātha Sri Guru Nātha

Jaya Guru Nātha Sivananda
Sivananda Sivananda
Sivananda Sadguru Deva
Salutations to Master Sivananda.
Sadguru = The Guru who realised the truth.
Nātha = Master, Deva = Divine.
Vishnudevananda Vishnudevananda
Vishnudevananda Sri Guru Nātha
Salutations to Swāmī Vishnudevananda.

Haré Kṛṣṇa Haré Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Haré Haré
Om Namah Śivāya Om Namah Śivāya
Prostrations to Lord Śiva.
Śiva is the Lord of ascetics and recluses. Śiva, the cosmic dancer, presides
over the destructive energies which break up the universe at the end
of each age. This is the process of the old making way for the new. In
a more personal sense, it is Śiva’s energy which destroys one’s lower
nature, making way for positive growth. He is part of the Hindu Trinity.
Brahma and Viṣṇu, the other two parts, are associated with creation and
preservation.
Daily Chants 13
Om Namo Nārāyaṇāya Om Namo Nārāyaṇāya

Om Namo Nārāyaṇāya Om Namo Nārāyaṇāya
Prostrations to Lord Viṣṇu.
Nārāyaṇa is a name of the preserver of the world. After the creation, it
is the energy of Viṣṇu which maintains order in the universe. It is Viṣṇu
who regularly takes on a human form and incarnates on earth to benefit
mankind. It is through His grace that righteousness is able to prevail.
Repetition of this mantra confers love, prosperity, power, glory and
harmony. We often chant this mantra to bring more harmony and peace to
the world.
Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya

Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya
Prostrations to Lord Vāsudeva. Bhagavān means Lord, referring to Viṣṇu.
Vāsudeva, meaning the son of Vasudeva, is a name of Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is one
of the most loved of all deities because he draws the hearts of all people
towards him.
He is considered a world teacher, since he is the source of the Bhagavad
Gītā, one of the classic yogic texts. People are drawn to Kṛṣṇa because of
his simplicity, playfulness and joyful nature.

Om Namo Bhagavate Sadguru Nāthāya
Salutations to Master Sivananda. Salutations to our Divine Master, an
embodiment of Truth.

Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Guru Nāthāya
Salutations to Swāmī Vishnudevananda.
Sri Rām Jaya Rām Jaya Jaya Rām Om

Salutations to Rāma, the seventh incarnation of Lord Viṣṇu, the incarnation
of righteousness and divine conduct.
Āñjaneya Āñjaneya Āñjaneya Pāhimām

Hanūmanta Hanūmanta Hanūmanta Rakshamām
Salutations to Hanūmān, who is also called Āñjaneya. He is the perfection
of devotion. He is the greatest and most selfless devotee of Lord Rāma.
He is considered to be a semi-deity, for he is the son of the wind-god. He
symbolises energy, strength and courage.
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Dattātreya Dattātreya Dattātreya Pāhimām

Dattaguru Dattaguru Dattaguru Rakshamām
Salutations to Dattātreya. Dattātreya is an incarnation of Brahmā, Viṣṇu
and Śiva. He is one of the original Gurus of Advaita Vedānta.
Śaṅkarācārya Śaṅkarācārya Śaṅkarācārya Pāhimām

Advaita Guru Advaita Guru Advaita Guru Rakshamām
Śaṅkara, the great Master (Ācārya), was the great propagator of Kevala
(unconditioned) Advaita (nondualistic) Vedānta, and the founder of the
order of Daśanāmī Swāmīs, which our organisation follows.
Kṛṣṇaṃ Vande Jagad Guruṃ Sri

Kṛṣṇaṃ Vande Jagad Guruṃ Om
Again, Kṛṣṇa is addressed as the world (Jagad) teacher (Guru). Here we
salute (Vande) Him and say “It is to Thee that we owe all knowledge”.
Ānando’ham Ānando’ham Ānandaṃ Brahmānandam

I am bliss I am bliss bliss absolute bliss I am.

Prostrations to Lord Śiva (the auspicious).
Śivāya Namah Om (After Om Namah Śivāya)
Śivāya Namah Om Śivāya Namaha

Śivāya Namah Om Namah Śivāya
Śiva Śiva Śiva Śiva Śivaya Namah Om
Hara Hara Hara Hara Namah Śivāya
Samba Sadasiva Samba Sadasiva
Samba Sadasiva Samba Sivom Hara
Śiva Śiva Shankara Hara Hara Shankara
Jaya Jaya Shankara Namami Shankara
Bhum, Bhum, Bhum, Bhum
Namah Śivāya
Om Namah Śivāya Om Namah Śivāya,
Daily Chants 15
Is there not a nobler mission (After Haré Rama)
Is there not a nobler mission than eating, drinking and sleeping?

It is difficult to get a human birth,
therefore try your best to realise in this birth.
How can you expect real Shānti, if you waste your time
In cards and cinemas? In cards and novels?
In scandal backbiting? And idle gossiping?
When your throat is choked at the time of death
who will help you for your salvation?
Time sweeps away kings and barons
Where is Napoleon? Where is Nehru?
Time sweeps away presidents and vice presidents
Where is Gandhiji? Where is Kennedy?
Be up and doing Yogic Sadhana
you will attain immortality
Be up and doing japa and meditation
you will attain supreme peace
Be up and doing asana and pranayam
you will attain supreme health
Eat a little, Drink a little Talk a little, Sleep a little
Do Asanas a little, Pranayama a little
Do Japa a little, Meditate a little
have Satsang a little, read a little, sleep a little
Haré Rāma...
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Swami Vishnudevananda’s Favorite bhajans 17
Swami Vishnudevananda’s
Favourite Bhajans
Swamiji is the founder of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers in the West.
He is our beloved teacher, who introduced us to the science of Yoga. He
studied with Master Sivananda for 12 years. When leading Satsang, he
usually chants the following two chants, dedicated to Krishna and to Master
Sivananda. Swamiji often tells us that he is doing is due to the grace of God
and Master Sivananda, and he only tries to be an instrument.
Vande Gurudev
Vande Gurudev Jaya Jaya Gurudev
Jaya Sri Gurudev Jaya Jaya Gurudev
Vande Gurudev Jaya Jaya Gurudev
Jaya Sri Gurudev Sivananda Gurudev
Vande Gurudev Vishnu Swami Gurudev
Jaya Sri Gurudev Vishnu Swami Gurude
Yamuna Theera Vihari

Yamuna Theera Vihāri
Vrindavana Sanchari
Govardhana Giri Dhari
Gopālā Krishna Murāri
I Who sports at the banks of Yamuna river Who moves in Vrindavan
Who lifted the Govardhana mountain He is Gopālā (protector of the cows),
Destroyer of demon Mura.
Dasaratha Nandana Rām Rām

Dasamukha Mardana Rām Rām
Pashupati Ranjana Rām Rām
Papa Vimochana Rām Rām
Rām is the son of Dasaratha. Rām is the destroyer of ten-headed Ravana.
Rām is the delight of Lord Śiva. Rām is the dispeller of all sins.
Mani Maya Bhooshana Rām Rām

Manjula Bhashana Rām Rām
Rana Jai Bheeshana Rām Rām
Raghu Kula Bhooshana Rām Rām
That Rām who is adorned with jewels That Rām whose speech is so
melodious victorious on the battlefield, who is a terror on the battlefield,
who is the crest jewel of the Raghu clan.
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Swami Sivananda’s Chants 19
Swami Sivananda’s Chants

Swami Sivananda lived 1887-1963. After a successful practice as a medical
doctor, he renounced the world, practiced yoga and meditation intensely
and attained God-Realization. He then dedicated his life to the awakening
and guidance of spiritual seekers. He wrote more than 200 books. Especially
inspiring are the songs he composed. When aspirants listened to his powerful
voice, they felt a tremendous inner peace and strength. It is still Master’s
energy, love, and grace that guides us all.
Chidānand
Chidānand, Chidānand, Chidānanda Hoom
Har Hāl Me Almast Satchidānanda Hoom
Knowledge Bliss, Knowledge Bliss Bliss Absolute
In All Conditions I Am Knowledge Bliss Absolute
Ajarānand Amarānand Achalānanda Hoom
Har Hāl Me Almast Satchidānanda Hoom
I Am Without Old Age, Without Death, Without Motion
In All Conditions I Am Knowledge Bliss Absolute
I Am Without Fear, Without Worry
Bliss Absolute, Existence Absolute
Knowledge Absolute
Independent, Unchanging, Non-dual Ātman
Immortal Ātman, Advaita Ātman
Eternal, Pure, Perfect, Knowledge Absolute
Bliss Absolute, Existence Absolute
Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize

Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize
Be Good, Do Good, Be Kind,
Be Compassionate
Adapt, Adjust, Accommodate
Bear Insult, Bear Injury, Highest Sādhanā
Bear Insult, Bear Injury, Highest Yoga
Enquire ‘Who Am I ?’
Know Thy Self And Be Free
You Will Soon Attain Immortality
Om Tat Sat, Om Tat Sat, Om Tat Sat Om
Om Shānti, Om Peace, Om Shalom Om
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Song of Aridity
Avidity, Cupidity, Stupidity
Audaucity, Turbidity, Instability
Angularity, Eccentricity, Irritability
These are the obstacles to Samadhi
These are the impurities of the mind
Song of Salutation
Rāma Rāma Rāma Rāma Rāma Rāma Rāma Rāma Rāma
Shri Rāma Rāma Rāma Jai Jai Rāma
Rāma Rāma Rāma Rāma Rāma Rāma Rāma Sita Rāma
He who dwells in the heart of Bhaktas
He who destroyed Lanka Ravan
He who ate the fruit of Shabari
To Him I give my salutations
Rāma Rāma Rāma
He who dwells in Mount Kailas
He who is called Tripurari
He who drank the cup of poison
Rāma Rāma Rāma
He who dwells in the Holy Land,
He who is called Jesus the Christ
He who taught on the shores of Galilee,
Rāma Rāma Rāma
He who dwelt in Ananda Kutir
He who is Swami Sivananda
He who is our beloved Gurudev
Rāma Rāma Rāma
He to whom the whole world is His family
He who is called Swami Vishnu
He who works for the peace of humanity
Song of the Eighteenities

Serenity, Regularity, Absence of Vanity
Sincerity, Simplicity, Veracity
Equanimity, Fixity, Non-irritability
Adaptability, Humility, Tenacity
Integrity, Nobility, Magnanimity
Charity, Generosity, Purity.
Practise daily these eighteenities
You will soon attain Immortality
You’ll abide in Eternity and Infinity
You’ll behold Unity in Diversity
Brahman is the only real entity
Mr so-and-so is a false non-entity
You cannot attain this in the university
By Yoga Sadhana you can attain immortality
Om Tat Sat, Om Tat Sat, Om Tat Sat, Om
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Song of Will
Bhajo Rādhe Krishna Bhajo Rādhe Shyāma (x2)
Om Om Om Om Om Om Om Om Om Om Om Om (x2)
Soham, Soham, Soham Sivoham (x2)
I am That I am, I am That I am (x2)
I am neither body nor mind immortal self I am (x2)
I am not this body, this body is not mine
I am not this mind, this mind is not mine
I am not this Prāna, this Prāna is not mine
I am not these senses, these senses are not mine
I am not this intellect, this intellect is not mine
I am not these emotions, these emotions are not mine
I am That I am, I am That I am
I am That I am, I am That I am
I am witness of three states, existence absolute
I am witness of three states, knowledge absolute
I am witness of three states, bliss absolute
I am witness of three states, bliss absolute
I am Satchidānanda, I am Satchidānanda
Existence, knowledge, bliss absolute
I am mind of all minds, Prāna of all Prānas
I am soul of all souls, self of all selves
I am Ātman in all beings, apple of all eyes
I am sun of all suns, light of all lights
I am Pranava of all Vedas, Brahman of Upanishads
I am silence on forests, thunder in all clouds
I am velocity in electrons, motion in science
I am effulgence in the sun, wave in the radio
I am support of this world, soul of this body
I am ear of all ears, eye of all eyes
I am power in electricity, intelligence in mind
I am brilliance in fire, penance in ascetics
I am reason in philosophers, will in Jñanis

I am Prem in Bhaktas, Samadhi in Yogis
Bhajo Rādhe Krishna Bhajo Rādhe Shyama
Bhajo Rādhe Krishna Bhajo Rādhe Shyama
Will is atmabal, will is dynamic
Have a strong will and realize Ātman
Your will has become weak through various desires
Destroy them to the root by Vivek Vairag Tyag
My will is powerful, I can blow up mountains
I can stop the ocean waves, I can command elements
I can command nature; I am one with the cosmic will
I can dry up the ocean like Muni Agastya
My will is pure and strong, no one can resist
I can influence people, I always get success
I am whole and hearty, I am always joyful
I radiate joy and peace to a million distant friends
I am Yogi of Yogis, I am emperor of emperors
I am King of all Kings, Shah of all Shahs
I can heal millions from a long distance
This is due to will, therefore develop attention
Develop patience and have command of temper
Control the Indriyas and practice meditation
Have power of endurance and practice celibacy
All these will help you to develop your will
Sunāja
Sunāja Sunāja Sunāja Krishna
Tu Gita Wāla Jñāna Sunāja Krishna
Pilāja Pilāja Pilāja Krishna
Tu Prema Bhara Pyāla Pilāja Krishna
Dhikāja Dhikāja Dhikāja Krishna
Tu Mohause Moorti Dhikāja Krishna
Sunāja Sunāja Sunāja Krishna
Tu Gita Wāla Jñāna Sunāja Krishna
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Vishnu Chants 25
Vishnu Chants
Lord Vishnu is the preserver of the Universe. He is the embodiment of the
qualities of mercy, goodness, and the all-pervading power which preserves
and maintains the Universe and the Cosmic Order. He is the balance between
creation and destruction. In his left hand he holds the symbols of creation:
the Lotus, the matter of this universe, and the Conch, pure creative energy.
In his right hands he holds the symbols of destruction: the Mace as a gross
physical destruction and the Disc as subtle destructive energy. Vishnu uses
all of them to preserve righteousness and to help the devotee in his path
towards perfection. He incarnates numerous times to save the earth and to
shower his blessings upon us.
Hari Bol
Hari Bol Hari Bol Hari Hari Bol
Keshava Madhava Govinda Bol
Gopālā Bol Govinda Bol
Śiva Bol Śiva Bol Śiva Śiva Bol
Śiva Shankara Sri Mahadeva Bol
Nilakantha Bol Mahadeva Bol
Jaya Jagadisha Haré

Om Guru Jaya Guru Nārāyana Nārāyana Om
Nārāyana Nārāyana Om Guru (x2)
Nārāyana Nārāyana Om
Om Jaya Jagadisha Haré (x5)
Glory to the Lord of the Universe (x3)
Om Jaya Jagadish Haré (x2)
Nārāyana
Nārāyana Nārāyana Jaya Govinda Haré
Nārāyana Nārāyana Jaya Gopālā Haré
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Krishna Chants 27
Shriman Nārāyana
Shriman Nārāyana Nārāyana Nārāyana
Lakshmi Nārāyana Nārāyana Nārāyana
Surya Nārāyana Nārāyana Nārāyana
Badri Nārāyana Nārāyana Nārāyana
Sitā Rāma Kaho Rādhe Shyāma Kaho
Sitā Rāma Kaho Jai Rādhe Shyāma Kaho
Shriman Nārāyana
Sriman Nārāyana Nārāyana Nārāyana
Bhagavan Nārāyana Nārāyana Nārāyana
Lakshmi Nārāyana Nārāyana Nārāyana
Guru Nārāyana Nārāyana Nārāyana
Sriman is a name of Nārāyana (Lord Vishnu). Bhagavan means Lord.
Lakshmi (the wife of Vishnu) an Guru (Master) are repeated in this chant.
Krishna Chants
Krishna is the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu. His purpose on Earth was
to establish order, which he did by setting down the code for right conduct
in the Bhagavad Gita. His life is a shining example of the Gita in action. As a
child he enchanted all by his mischievous deeds and miracles. As adolescent
he attracted the heart of all by his flute. The flute symbolizes the sound of the
soul, with which God, our own Self, calls us to go within. Is also symbolizes
that if we want to be God’s instrument we must become as hollow as a
flute empty of all egoism: “not my will, but thine, my Lord”. Krishna killed
numerous Asuras (demons, our bad qualities) and always appears in the
moment of need. Whereas Rāma is man as God, Krishna is God as man. In
him is found supreme knowledge and the embodiment of Divine Love.
Achyutastakam
Achyutam Keshavam Rāma Nārāyanam
Krishna Damodaram Vasudevam Harim
Sridharam Madhavam Gopika Vallabham
Janaki Nayakam Rāmachandram Bhaje
Achyutam Keshavam Satyabhamadhavam
Madhavam Sridharam Radhika Radhitam
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Indira Mandiram Chetasa Sundaram

Devakinandanam Nandajam Sandadhe
Vishnave Jishnave Sankhine Chakrine
Rukminiragine Janakijanaye
Vallavivallabhayarchitayatmane
Kamsavidhvanṣine Vanṣine Te Namah
Krishna Govinda He Rāma Nārāyana
Sripate Vasudevajita Srinidhe
Achyutananda He Madhavadhoksaja
Dvarakanayaka Draupadirakṣhakȧ
Rākshasaksobhitah Sitaya Sobhito
Dandakaranyabhu Punyata Karanah
Lakshmanenanvito Vanaraih Sevito (a)
Agastya Sampujitoraghavah Patu Mam
Dhenukaristakanistadriddveshiha
Keshiha Kansahrdvansikavadakah
Putanakopakah Surajakhelano
Balagopalakah Patu Mam Sarvada
Vidyududyotavat Prasphuradvasasam
Pravrdambhodavat Prollasadvigraham
Vanyaya Malaya Sobhitorahsthalam
Lohitanghridvayam Vārijaksam Bhajé
Kunchitaih Kuntalairbhrahjmanananam
Ratnamaulim Lasat Kundalam Gandayoh
Harakeyurakām Kankanaprojjvalam
Kinkinimanjulam Shyamalam Tam Bhaje
Achyutasyastakam yah Pathedistadam
Prematah Pratyaham Purusah Saspriham
Vrittatah Sundaram kartrivisvambharam
Tasya Vasyoharirjayate Satvaram
Krishna Chants 29
Bansuri
Bansuri Bansuri Bansuri Shyāmaki,
Bansuri Bansuri Bansuri Shyāmaki
He Rāma (x4)... He Krishna (x4)... He Allah (x4)... He Jesus (x4)...
He Buddha (x4)
Oh my Lord, be with me
Oh my Lord, set me free
I am Thine, all is Thine (x4)
Oh my Lord give Darshan (x4)
Bhajamana Govinda
Bhajamana Govinda Gopālā
Govinda Gopālā Gopālā Gopālā
Govinda Bolo Hari Gopālā Bolo (x2)
Bhajo Rādhe Govinda

Bhajo Rādhe Govinda Gopālā Tera Pyara Nam Hai
Gopālā Tera Pyara Nam Hai
Nanda Lala Tera Pyara Nam Hai
Gopālā Ganalolā Muralimohana Nandālalā

Gopālā Radha Lolā Murali Lola Nandālalā
Keshava Mādhava Janārdana
Vana Malā Vrindāvanam Pala
Murali Lola Nandalālā
Gopālā Gopālā
Gopālā Gopālā Gokula Nandana Gopālā
Yadukula Tilaka Gopālā
Yadava Nandana Gopālā
Gopālā Gopālā Devaki Nandana Gopālā
Venu Vilola Gopālā
Vijaya Gopālā Gopālā
Gopālā Gopālā Radha Vallabha Gopālā
Navanita Chora Gopālā
Nanda Kumara Gopālā
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Govinda Bolo Hari Gopālā Bolo

Govinda Bolo Hari Gopālā Bolo
Radha Ramana Hari Gopālā Bolo
Govinda Jaya Jaya

Govinda Jaya Jaya Gopālā Jaya Jaya
Radha Ramana Hari Govinda Jaya Jaya
Sri Rāma Jaya Jaya Sri Krishna Jaya Jaya
Sita Ramana Hari Raghurama Jaya Jaya
Shankara Jaya Jaya Shankara Jaya Jaya
Uma Ramana Śiva Shankara Jaya Jaya
Govinda Krishna Jai

Govinda Krishna Jai Gopālā Krishna Jai
Gopālā Balabala Radha Krishna Jai
Krishna Jai Krishna Jai Krishna Jai
Krishna Krishna Krishna Krishna Krishna Jai
Gopika Mala Hari Pyari Mayi Mira Mano Vihari
Madhana Mohana Muralidhari Krishna Jai
Krishna Jai Krishna Jai Krishna Jai
Krishna Krishna Krishna Krishna Krishna Jai
Govinda Nārāyana
Govinda Nārāyana Gopālā Nārāyana (x2)
Govinda Gopālā Nārāyana (x2)
Hari Govinda Gopālā Nārāyana (x2)
Haré Rāma
Haré Krishna Haré Krishna Krishna Krishna Haré Haré
Krishna Keshava Krishna Keshava Krishna Keshava Madhava
Rāma Raghava Rāma Raghava Rāma Rāma Haré Haré
Krishna Chants 31
Haré Rāma Gopālā

Haré Rāma Gopālā
Bhaja Govindam Mama Kevalam
Bhaja Govindam Mama Kevalam
Bhaja Govindam Mama Jivanam
Hari Hari Bol

Hari Hari Bol Haré Hari Hari Bol
Keshava Madhava Govinda Bol
Sri Krishna Govinda Haré Murare
Hey Natha Nārāyana Vasudeva
Sing the names of Hari (Krishna). Sri Krishna, Govinda, the killer of a
demon named Mura and who is our grad Lord Nārāyana.
He Rādhe
He Rādhe Rādhe Rādhe Shyam
Govinda Rādhe Sri Rādhe
Govinda Rādhe Rādhe Shyam
Gopālā Rādhe Rādhe Shyam
Hymn to Lord Krishna

Sri Krishna Govinda, Haré Murare
Hey Natha Nārāyana Vasudeva (x2)
Gurudev Gurunath, Saranam Nāma Om
Gurudev Gurunath, Saranam Nāma Om (x2)
Sri Gurudev’s feet are my only refuge
Sri Gurudev’s feet are my only refuge (x2)
Keshava Mādhava Nārāyana

Sri Ramana Vedapārayana
Bhavabhaya Harana Nārāyana
Sri Lakshmi Rāmana Nārāyana
Ātmārāma Nārāyana
Ananta Shayanā Nārāyana
Sri Ramana Vedapārayana
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Krishna Govinda Govinda Gopālā

Krishna Murali Manohara Nandalālā
Krishna Govinda Gopālā

Krishna Murali Manohara Nandalala
Krishna Keshava Pāhimām

Krishna Keshava Krishna Keshava
Krishna Keshava Pāhimām
Kishna Keshava Krishna Keshava
Krishna Keshava Rakshamām
Raghu Rām Raghu Rāma Raghu Rām Raghu Rāma Raghu Rām
Raghu Rāma Pāhimām
Raghu Rām Raghu Rāma Rāghu Rām Raghu Rāma Raghu Rām,
Raghu Rāma Rakshamām
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara
Chandrashekara Pāhimām
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara
Chandrashekhara Rakshamām
Śiva Shankara Śiva Shankara
Śiva Shankara Pāhimām
Śiva Shankara Śiva Shankara
Śiva Shankara Rakshamām
Gurudev Sivananda Gurudev Sivananda
Gurudev Sivananda Pāhimām
Gurudev Sivananda Gurudev Sivananda
Gurudev Sivananda Rakshamām
Krishna Chants 33
Krishna Krishna
Ehi Mudam Dehi Me Sri Krishna Krishna
Pahiman Gopālā Bala Krishna Krishna
Nanda Gopa Nandana Sri Krishna Krishna
Vrindavana Chandra Sri Krishna Krishna
Radha Mana Mohana Sri Krishna Krishna
Madhava Dayanidhe Sri Krishna Krishna
Bhakta Pari Palana Sri Krishna Krishna
Bhakti Mukti Dayaka Sri Krishna Krishna
Gopijana Vallabha Sri Krishna Krishna
Gopa Kula Palaka Sri Krishna Krishna
Sarva Loka Nayaka Sri Krishna Krishna
Sarva Jagan Mohana Sri Krishna Krishna
Krishna Krishna Govinda Janārdana

Krishna Krishna Govinda Janārdana
Krishna Govinda Nārāyana Haré
Achyutānanda Govinda Mādhava
Satchidānanda Nārāyana Haré
Mukunda Mādhava Hari Hari Bol

Mukunda Mādhava Hari Hari Bol
Keshava Mādhava Hari Hari Bol
Rāma Bol Rāma Bol Rāma Rāma Bol
Krishna Bol Krishna Bol Krishna Krishna Bol
Rādhe Bol Rādhe Bol Rādhe Rādhe Bol
Hara Bol Hara Bol Hara Hara Bol
Hari Bol Hari Bol Hari Hari Bol
Panduranga Vithalā Hari Nārāyana

Panduranga Vithalā Hari Nārāyana
Bhajo Nārāyana Govinda
Hari Narāyana Bhajo Nārāyana
Nārāyana Hari Govinda
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Radha Krishna
Radha Krishna Karuna Lola Rādhe Govinda
Rādhe Govinda Murali Govinda
Rādhe Rādhe Govinda Murali Gopālā
Rādhe Govinda Murali Gopālā
Rādhe Bolo
Rādhe Rādhe Rādhe Bolo
Rādhe Govinda Bolo
Śiva Śiva Śiva Bolo Śiva Shankara Bolo
Vishnu Vishnu Vishnu Bolo
Vishnu Nārāyana Bolo
Śiva Śiva Śiva Bolo Sivananda Bolo
Vishnu Vishnu Vishnu Bolo
Vishnudevananda Bolo
Rādhe Rādhe Govinda

Rādhe Rādhe Rādhe Rādhe Rādhe Govinda
Vrindāvana Chandra
Anantanātha Dinabandhu Rādhe Govinda
Pandarinātha Pānduranga Rādhe Govinda
Vrindāvana Chandra
Anantanātha Dinabandhu Rādhe Govinda
Rāmakrishna Hari Mukhunda Murāri

Rāmakrishna Hari Mukhunda Murāri
Panduranga Panduranga Panduranga Hari
Sri Krishna Chaitanya

Sri Krishna Chaitanya Prabho Nityananda
Haré Rām Rādhe Shyam Rādhe Govinda
Haré Krishna Haré Krishna Krishna
He Rādhe Rādhe Rādhe Shyam Govinda Rādhe Sri Rādhe
Govinda Rādhe Rādhe Sham Gopālā Rādhe Rādhe Sham
Krishna Chants 35
Vithalā Vithalā Hari Vithalā

Panduranga Vithalā Vithalā Vithalā Nām
Vithalā Vithalā Nāma Bhajo Hari Vithalā
Vithalā Hari Vithalā

Vithalā Hari Vithalā (x4)
Panduranga Vithale Hari Nārāyana (x2)
Hari Nārāyana Bhajo Nārāyana (x2)
Hari Nārāyana Suno Nārāyana (x2)
Hari Nārāyana Likho Nārāyana (x2)
Hari Nārāyana Japo Nārāyana (x2)
Hari Nārāyana Tapo Nārāyana (x2)
Hari Nārāyana Gavo Nārāyana (x2)
Hari Nārāyana Kaho Nārāyana (x2)
Vithalā Vithalā Vithalā Vithalā (x4)
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Hanuman Chants 37
Hanuman Chants
Rāma Lakshmana Jānaki
Rāma Lakshmana Jānaki
Jaya Bolo Hanumāna Ki
Rāma Rāma Bol Jaya Rām
Rāma Bol Sitā Rām Jaya Rām
Pāvana Rāma Rāma Bol
Sri Raghurāma Rāma Bol
Rāma Pujari Jaya Hanuman

Rāma Pujari Jaya Hanuman
Brahmachari Jaya Hanuman
Dukha Samhari Jaya Hanuman
Bhava Bhaya Hari Jaya Hanuman
Veera Māruti Gambheera Māruti

Veera Māruti Gambheera Māruti
Dheera Māruti Ati Dheera Māruti
Dhoota Māruti Rāma Dhoota Māruti
Bhakta Māruti Parama Bhakta Māruti
Hanuman Chalisa
Sri Guru Charana Saroja Raja Nija Manu Mukuru Sudhari
Taking the dust of my Guru's lotus feet to polish the mirror of my heart.
Baranaun Raghubara Bimala Jasu Jo Dāyaku Phala Chāri

I sing the pure fame of the best of Raghus, which bestows the four fruits
of life.
Buddhi Heena Tanu Jānike Sumiraun Pawana Kumāra

I don’t know anything, so I remember you, Son of the Wind.
Bala Budhi Vidyā Dehu Mohin Harahu Kalesa Bikāra

Grant me strength, intelligence and wisdom and remove my impurities
and sorrows.
Jaya Hanumān Gyāna Guna Sāgara,
Jaya Kapeesha Tihun Loka Ujāgara
Hail Hanuman, ocean of wisdom,
Hail Monkey Lord! You light up the three worlds.
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Rāma Doota Atulita Bala Dhāmā,

Anjani Putra Pawanasuta Nāmā
You are Ram's messenger, the abode of matchless power,
Anjani's son, "Son of the Wind."
Mahābeera Bikrama Bajarangee,
Kumati Niwāra Sumati Ke Sangee
Great hero, you are a mighty thunderbolt,
remover of evil thoughts and companion of the good.
Kanchana Barana Birāja Subesā,
Kānana Kundala Kunchita Kesā
Golden hued and splendidly adorned with heavy earrings and curly locks.
Hāta Bajra Aura Dwajā Birājai,
Kāndhe Moonja Janeu Sājai
In your hands shine mace and a banner,
a sacred thread adorns your shoulder.
Shankara Suwana Kesaree Nandana,
Teja Pratāpa Mahā Jaga Bandana
You are an incarnation of Śiva and Kesari's son,
Your glory is revered throughout the world.
Bidyāwāna Gunee Ati Chātura,
Rāma Kāja Karibe Ko Ātura
You are the wisest of the wise, virtuous and very clever,
ever eager to do Ram's work.
Prabhu Charitra Sunibe Ko Rasiyā,
Rāma Lakhana Seetā Mana Basiyā
You delight in hearing of the Lord's deeds,
Ram, Lakshman and Sita dwell in your heart.
Sookshma Roopa Dhari Siyahin Dikhāwā,
Bikata Roopa Dhari Lankā Jarāwā
Assuming a tiny form you appeared to Sita,
in an awesome form you burned Lanka.
Bheema Roopa Dhari Asura Sanghāre,
Rāmachandra Ke Kāja Sanvāre
Taking a dreadful form you slaughtered the demons,
completing Lord Ram's work.
Lāya Sajeevana Lakhana Jiyāye,
Sri Raghubeera Harashi Ura Lāye
Bringing the magic herb you revived Lakshman,
Shri Rām embraced you with delight.
Hanuman Chants 39
Raghupati Keenhee Bahuta Barāee,

Tuma Mama Priya Bharatahi Sama Bhāee
The Lord of the Raghus praised you greatly
"You are as dear to me as my brother Bharat!"
Sahasa Badana Tumharo Jasa Gāwain,
Asa Kahi Sripati Kanta Lagāwain
"Thousands of mouths will sing your fame!"
So saying Lakshmi's Lord drew you to Himself.
Sanakādika Brahmādi Muneesā,
Nārada Sārada Sahita Aheesā
Sanak and the sages, Brahma, and the munis,
Narada, Saraswati and the King of serpents.
Yama Kubera Digapāla Jahānte,
Kabi Kobida Kahi Sake Kahānte
Yama, Kubera, the guardians of the four quarters,
poets and scholars-none can express your glory.
Tuma Upakāra Sugreevahin Keenhā,
Rāma Milāya Rāja Pada Deenhā
You did great service for Sugriva,
bringing him to Ram, you gave him kingship.
Tumharo Mantra Bibheeshana Mānā,
Lankeshwara Bhaye Saba Jaga Jānā
Vibhishana heeded your counsel,
He became the Lord of Lanka, as the whole world knows.
Yuga Sahasra Yojana Para Bhānu,
Leelyo Tāhi Madhura Phala Jānu
Though the sun is millions of miles away,
you swallowed it thinking it to be a sweet fruit.
Prabhu Mudrikā Meli Mukha Māheen,
Jaladhi Lānghi Gaye Acharaja Nāheen
Holding the Lord's ring in your mouth,
it's no surprise that you leapt over the ocean.
Durgama Kāja Jagata Ke Jete,
Sugama Anugraha Tumhare Tete
Every difficult task in this world becomes easy by your grace.
Rāma Duāre Tuma Rakhawāre,
Hota Na Āgyā Binu Paisāre
You are the guardian at Ram's door,
no one enters without your permission.
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Saba Sukha Lahai Tumhāree Sharanā,

Tuma Rakshaka Kāhu Ko Dara Nā
Those who take refuge in you find all happiness,
those who you protect know no fear.
Āpana Teja Samhāro Āpai,
Teenon Loka Hānka Ten Kānpai
You alone can withstand your own splendor,
the three worlds tremble at your roar.
Bhoota Pisācha Nikata Nahin Āwai,
Mahābeera Jaba Nāma Sunāwai
Ghosts and goblins cannot come near,
Great Hero, when your name is uttered.
Nāsai Roga Hare Saba Peerā,
Japata Nirantara Hanumata Beerā
All disease and pain is eradicated
by constantly repeating of your name, brave Hanuman.
Sankata Ten Hanumāna Churāwai,
Mana Krama Bachana Dhyāna Jo Lāwai
Hanuman, you release from affliction all those
who remember you in thought word and deed.
Saba Para Rāma Tapaswee Rājā,
Tina Ke Kāja Sakala Tuma Sājā
Ram, the ascetic king, reigns over all,
but you carry out all his work.
Aura Manorata Jo Koee Lāwai,
Soee Amita Jeewana Phala Pāwai
One who comes to you with any yearning
obtains the abundance of the Four Fruits of Life.
Chāron Juga Paratāpa Tumhārā,
Hai Parasidha Jagata Ujiyārā
Your splendor fills the four ages,
your glory is renowned throughout the world.
Sādhu Santa Ke Tuma Rakhawāre,
Asura Nikandana Rāma Dulāre
You are the guardian of saints and sages,
the destroyer of demons and the darling of Ram.
Ashta Siddhi Nau Nidhi Ke Dātā,
Asa Bara Deena Jānakee Mātā
You grant the eight powers and nine treasures,
by the boon you received from Mother Janaki.
Hanuman Chants 41
Rāma Rasāyana Tumhare Pāsā,

Sadā Raho Raghupati Ke Dāsā
You hold the elixir of Ram's name and remain eternally his servant.
Tumhare Bhajana Rāma Ko Pāwai,
JaNāma JaNāma Ke Dukha Bisarāwai
Singing your praise, one finds Ram,
and the sorrows of countless lives are destroyed.
Anta Kāla Raghubara Pura Jāee,
Jahān JaNāma Hari Bhakta Kahāee
At death one goes to Ram's own abode, born there as God's devotee.
Aura Devatā Chitta Na Dharaee,
Hanumata Se-ee Sarva Sukha Karaee
Why worship any other deities, from Hanuman you’ll get all happiness.
Sankata Katai Mite Saba Peerā,
Jo Sumire Hanumata Bala Beerā
All affliction ceases and all pain is removed
for those who remember the mighty hero, Hanuman.
Jai Jai Jai Hanumāna Gosāee,
kripā Karahu Gurudeva Kee Nāee
Victory, Victory, Victory Lord Hanuman,
bestow your grace on me, as my Guru!
Jo Sata Bāra Pāta Kara Koee,
Chootahi Bandi Mahā Sukha Hoee
Whoever recites this a hundred times
is released from bondage and gains bliss.
Jo Yaha Parai Hanumāna Chalisa,
Hoya Siddhi Sākhee Gaureesā
One who reads this Hanuman Chalisa
gains success, as Gauri's Lord (Śiva) is witness.
Tulasee Dāsa Sadā Hari Cherā,
Keejai Nāta Hridaya Mahān Derā
Says Tulsi Das, who always remains Hari's servant'
"Lord, make your home in my heart."
Pawanatanaya Sankata Harana Mangala Moorati Roopa
Son of the Wind, destroyer of sorrow, embodiment of blessings.
Rāma Lakhana Seetā Sahita Hridaya Basahu Sura Bhoopa
With Ram, Lakshman and Sita, LIVE IN MY HEART, King of Gods!
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Rama Chants 43
Rāma Chants
Rāma is the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu, whose purpose was to
establish righteousness in the world. Shri Rāma is always pictured holding
his bow (with which he protects the good and slays the evil demons, our bad
qualities). He is often seen standing next to his wife Sita (Nature) and his
devotee, Hanuman (the monkey god, representing the mind which is most
easily controlled by devotion to Lord Rāma and constant repetition of His
name). Lord Rāma teaches, by example how to live an ideal life in the world.
He is the perfect man in all respects – as a ruler, husband, son, father, and
friend. The great epic Ramayana, written by the great sage Valmiki, is the
story of Rama’s incarnation on earth.
Ayodhyā Vāsi Rām Rām

Ayodhyā Vāsi Rām Rām
Dasaratha Nandana Rām Rām
Patita Pāvana Jānaki Jivana
Sitā Mohana Rām
Rāma lived in a town called Ayodhya. He was the son and joy of King
Dasaratha. He is the sanctifier of the fallen. Sita, his wife, walked into fire
to prove her loyalty to her husband. She was Rama’s life force and was
enchanted by Rama.
Ātmarāma Ānanda Nāma

Ātmarāma Ānanda Nāma
Ānanda Mohana Sri Parāmdhāma
Māyā Virāma Mānasa Prema
Sundara Nāma Sagunabhirāma
The name Rāma gives bliss to the soul and attracts the mind; it is the
highest abode of bliss, where illusion stops and the mind is filled with love.
The beautiful name possesses positive qualities.
Ātmarāma Ānandarāmana
Achyuta Keshava Harinārāyana
Bhavabhaya-Harana Vandita-Charana
Raghukula-Bhushana Rajiva Lochana
Ādinārāyana Ānantashayana
Satchidānanda Satyanārāyana
Achyuta Keshava Harinārāyana
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Bolo Sri Rām

Bolo Sri Rām Jaya Rām Jaya Jaya Rām
Sri Rām Jaya Rām Jaya Jaya Rām
Bolo Sri Rām Jaya Rām Jaya Jaya Rām
Jaya Sita Rām

Jaya Sita Rām, Jaya Sita Rām
Jaya Hanuman, Hari Hari Bol
Hari Nārāyana
Hari Nārāyana Hari Nārāyana
Hari Nārāyana Hari Rām Rām Rām
Ayodhyā Vāsi Sri Rāmachandra
Ānanda Rupa Jaya Jaya Rām
Raghupati Rāghava Rāja Rām

Raghupati Rāghava Rāja Rām Patita Pāvana Sitā Rām
Sitā Rām Sitā Rām Sitā Rām Jaya Rādhe Shyām
Rādhe Shyām Rādhe Shyām Rādhe Shyām
Jaya Rādhe Shyām
Ishwara Allah Tere Nām Sabako Sanmati De Bhagavān
Krishna Jesus is Thy name, love thy neighbour as Thyself
Jesus Moses... Moses Mohammed... Mohammed Allah...
Allah Buddha... Buddha Guru Nanak... Durga Mary...
Mary Rādhā... Rādhā Sitā...
The paths are many but the truth is one
Love thy neighbour as thyself
The names are many but God is one
Love thy neighbour as thyself
Rām Rām Bhajamana

Rām Rām Bhajamana Haré Haré
Haré Rām Rām Bhajamana Haré Haré
Raghupathi Rāghava Rājā Rām
Patita Pāvana Sitārām
Rama Chants 45
Rāma Bolo
Rāma Bolo Rāma Bolo Bolo Bolo Rām
Sitā Bolo Sitā Bolo Bolo Sitā Rām (x2)
Hanumān Bolo Hanumān Bolo Bolo Hanumān (x2)
Śiva Bolo Śiva Bolo Bolo Śiva Rām (x2)
Rāma Rāma Rāma Rāma Rāma Rāma
Rām, Rāma Rāma Rāma Rāma
Jaya Sitā Rām
Chant the name of Rama, Sita, Hanuman, Śiva.
Rāmachandra
Rāmachandra Raghu-Veera Rāmachandra Rana-Dheera
Raghu-Veera, Rana-Dheera (x4)
Rāmachandra Raghu-Nātha Rāmachandra Jagannātha
Raghu-Nātha, Jagannātha (x4)
Rāmachandra Raghu Rāma Rāmachandra Parām Dhāma
Raghu-Rāma, Parām Dhāma (x4)
Rāmachandra Mama Bandho Rāmachandra Daya Sindho
Mama Bandho, Daya Sindho (x4)
Sitārām Nāma Bhajo

Sitārām Nāma Bhajo
Mādhura Mādhura Rāma Nāma Bhajo
Sitārām Hari Nāma Bhajo
Rām Rām Rām Hari Nāma Bhajo
Sri Raghunātha
Sri Raghunātha Jai Raghunātha
Sharanam Sharanam Sri Raghunātha
Sri Rām Jaya Rām Jaya Jaya Rām Om (x2)
Victory to Rāma of Raghu Dynasty. I take refuge in you.
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ganesha Chants 47
Sri Rām Jaya Rām

Jaya Sitā Rām Jaya Jaya Hanumān
Sadguru Sivananda Bhagavān
Sriguru Vishnudevananda Bhagavān
Victory to Rama, Sita, Hanuman and our Masters Swami Sivananda and
Swami Vishnudevananda.
Jaya Jaya Rām Govinda Haré Haré (x4)

Sri Rāma Rāma Rāma Rāma
Rāma Rāma Rāma
Rāma Rāma Rāma Rāma Jaya Sitā Rām
Tumi Bhaja
Tumi Bhaja Re Mana
Tumi Japa Re Mana
Om Sri Rām Jaya Rām
Japa Re Mana
Let our minds worship and chant the name of Rama.
Ganesha Chants
Ganesha Sharanam
Ganesha Sharanam Sharanam Ganesha
I take refuge in Lord Ganesa (the son of Śiva), who removes all obstacles.
Vighnavināyaka Sharanam Ganesha

Vilambita Sutra Sharanam Ganesha
Musika Vāhana Sharanam Ganesha
Modaka Hastā Sharanam Ganesha
Cāmara Karna Sharanam Ganesha
Pārvati Tanayā Sharanam Ganesha
Jaya Ganesha Deva

Jaya Ganesha Jaya Ganesha
Jaya Ganesha Deva
Mātā Tumi Pārvati Pita Mahādeva
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Siva Chants 49
Śiva Chants
Śiva is the Lord of Auspiciousness. He is the representation of the universal
power of destruction in which all existence ends and from which it arises
again. He is usually pictured in a meditative pose holding a trident, and
wreathed by snakes. The river Ganga (Ganges) coming from his hair. The
trident symbolizes the 3 Gunas, the three qualities of nature that Lord Śiva
has under full control. The snakes represent the different inner and lower
forces that Śiva has under control. Instead of poisoning him they serve him
as ornament. The snakes also show the fact that Śiva welcomes all, even
the lowliest as His devotees. The Ganges symbolizes the whole of creation
(Shakti) that flows from Śiva’s head (Sahasrara Chakra representing the
supreme unchangeable consciousness). Sometimes Śiva as Natarāja is
dancing the universal dance of creation, preservation and destruction.
Mostly he likes solitude for meditation. He is sitting on a tiger skin showing
that he has conqured the lower nature. He is having the paraphernalia of a
sadhu (begging monk): Japa Mala (rosary), begging bowl and Yoga Danda
(stick). His female aspect is Durga, the universal mother.
Bolo Bolo Sabmil Bolo

Bolo Bolo Sabmil Bolo Om Namah Śivāya
Jut Jatā Me Gangā Dhāri
Trishula Dhāri Damaru Bajāve
Dama Dama Dama Dama Damaru Bajā
Goonj Uttao Namah Śivāya
Goonj Uttao Namah Śivāya
Hara Om Namah Śivāya
Hara Om Namah Śivāya
Chant ”Om Namah Śivāya”. Bow to Śiva who is holding the river
Ganga in his hair, who is holding a trident and beating the drum. I bow to
Śiva who has lighted the auspicious fire.
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Hara Hara Mahādeva

Hara Hara Mahādeva Shambho
Kashi Viswanātha Gange
I pray to the great Lord Śiva (Har, Mahadeva and Shambu). Who abides in
a templein kashi, a town on the banks of River Ganga. He is the Lord of
the universe.
Jaya Śiva Shankara

Jaya Śiva Shankara Bhum Bhum Hara Hara
Hara Hara Hara Hara, Hara Bol Haré
Śiva Śiva Śiva Śiva, Śiva Ādi Sundara
Hara Hara Hara Hara, Hara Ādi Sundara
Hey! Parameshwara, Dayā Karo
Natarāj
Natarāj Natarāja Sivananda Natarāja
Śivaraj Śivaraja Sivananda Śivaraja
Natarāj
Natarāj Natarāja Nartana Sundara Natāraja
Śivarāj Śivarāja Śivakāmi Priya Śivarāja
Chidambaresha Natarāja
Parthi Purishwara Natarāja.
Śiva, the King of Dancers, is the best dancer (dancing the dance of
creation and destruction of the universe). He is beloved by Pārvati, the
great dancer, the Lord of the earth.
Om Namah Śivāya
Om Namah Śivāya Śivāya Namah Om
Nandi Vahana Namah Śivāya
Sada Lola Hara Namah Śivāya
I bow to Śiva, who has Nandi (the bull) as his vehicle.
I bow to siva, the destroyer of restlessness
Siva Chants 51
Sāmba Sadāsiva
Sāmba Sadāsiva, Sāmba Sadāsiva
Sāmba Sadāsiva, Sāmba Sivom Hara
Om Māta Om Māta Om Sri Mātā Jagadamba
Om Mātā, Om Mātā, Om Sri Mātā Jagadmātā
Uma Parameshwari, Sri Bhuvaneswari
Ādi Parā Shakti, Devi Māheshwari
Shankara Karunākara
Shankara Karunākara Parameshwara Jagadishwara
Shankari Karunākari Parameshwari Jagadishwari
Shankara Shankara
Shankara Shankara Pārvati Manohara
Chandramouli Shekhara Chandra Shekhara
Nandi Vāhana He Nāga Bhushana (x2)
Pāhi Pāhi Pāhi Pāhi Pāhi Shankara (x2)
Shambho Mahādeva
Shambho Mahādeva Chandra Chooda
Shankara Sāmba Sadāsiva
Gangā Dhara Hara Kailāsa Vāsa
Pāhimām Pārvati Rāmana
Shambho Shankara Sadāsiva

Shambho Shankara Sadāsiva
Ambuja Nayana Nārāyana
Kailāsa Vāsā Sadāsiva
Vaikuntha Vāsā Nārāyana
Pārvati Ramana Sadāsiva
Lakshmi Ramana Nārāyana
Nandi Vāhana Sadāsiva
Garuda Vāhana Nārāyana
Naga Booshana Sadāsiva
Naga Sayana Nārāyana
Hara Om Hara Om Sadāsiva
Hari Om Hari Om Nārāyana
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Śiva Shambho Hara Hara Shambho

Śiva Shambho Hara Hara Shambho
Bhavanāsa Kailāsa Vilāsa
Pārvati Pate Haré Pasu Paté
Gangādharan Śiva Gauri Pate
Śiva Śiva Mahādeva

Śiva Śiva Mahādeva, Namah Śivāya Sadāsiva
Śiva Śiva Mahādeva, Namah Śivāya Sadāsiva
Nārāyana Hari Nārāyana Hari Nārāyana Hari Om
Narāyana Hari Narāyana Hari Nārāyana Hari Om
Om Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om
Om Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om
Om Krishna... Om Durga... Om Jesus...
(or other names of the Divine)
Bhagavān Sri Sivananda Bhagavān Sri Sivananda
Bhagavān Sri Sivananda Om (x2)
Bhagavān Sri Vishnu Swami Bhagavān Sri Vishnu Swami
Bhagavān Sri Vishnu Swami Om (x2)
Guru Mahārāj Gurudevo Guru Mahārāj Gurudevo
Guru Mahārāj Gurudevo Sadguru Sivananda
Sri Guru Vishnu Swami
Prostrations to Śiva, the great God. Praise to Rama, Krishna, Lord Vishnu,
the Divine Mother and Jesus. Praise to Master Sivananda our great and
beloved teacher.
Śiva Śiva Shambho Shankara

Śiva Śiva Shambho Shankara
Hara Hara Hara Mahādeva
Gangājata Dhara Gauri Manohara
Parthi Puri Parameshwara
Śiva is the auspicious (Śiva), the mild (shambo) one, the bringer of joy
(Shankara), the destroyer (Hara), the Great God (Mahadeva). He holds
the Ganga in his hairs an conquers the heart of Gauri (Durga). He ist the
highest Lord (Parameshwara)
Siva Chants 53
Śiva Śiva Śiva Shambho

Śiva Śiva Śiva Shambho Śiva Śiva Śiva Shambho (x2)
Mahādeva Shambho Mahādeva Shambho (x2)
Śivāya Namah Om
Śivāya Namah Om Śivāya Namaha
Śiva Śiva Śiva Śiva Śivāya Namah Om
Hara Hara Hara Hara Namah Śivāya
Samba Sadasiva Samba Sadasiva
Samba Sadasiva Samba Sivom Hara
Śiva Śiva Shankara Hara Hara Shankara
Jaya Jaya Shankara Namah Me Shankara
Śivāya Namah Om Śivaha Namah
Śivāya Parameshwarāya
Śivāya Parameshwarāya
Chandrashekarāya Namah Om
Bhavāya Guna Sambhavāya
Śiva Tāndavāya Namah Om
Salutations and prostrations to Śiva, having the names: Parameshvara
(supreme God), Candrashekhara (a form of Śiva, who has the moon
(Candra) as his crown), Gana (Śiva’s attendants), Sambhava (the producer
of attendants), and Tandava (the dancer of violent dancing).
Subrahmanya Subrahmanya
Subrahmanyam Subrahmanyam Shanmuganātha Subrahmanyam
Subrahmanyam Subrahmanyam Kārtikeya Subrahmanyam
Śiva Sharavanabhava Subrahmanyam
Guru Sharavanabhava Subrahmanyam
Hara Hara Hara Hara Subrahmanyam
Śiva Śiva Śiva Śiva Subrahmanyam
Subrahmanya is the son of Śiva. He is commanding the army of the Devas
(angels, representing the higher mind) in their victory over the Asuras
(demons, representing the lower mind).
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Devi Chants 55
Devi Chants
Devi is God in the female form as the universal mother. Consciousness, also
called Brahman, Śiva, Atman, Purusha is the static, male pole. Creation, also
called Maya, Shakti, Prakriti is the dynamic, female pole. For many it is easier
to approach God in a female form: As the relationship towards the earthly
mother is usually stronger than towards the father, it is easier to come close
to Durga than to Śiva. Devi is manifested as the physical, astral and causal
universe, uses the powers of creation, preservation and destruction. She
is present in the individual as Maya (illusion), Avidya (ignorance), Trishna
(craving) and Krodha (anger). She is also present as Viveka (discrimination)
and Mumukshutva (yearning for liberation). As the Devi Mahatmya puts
it, she is both the cause for bondage (Bhukti) and liberation (Mukti) of the
individual. As everything is her manifestation, nothing is possible without her
grace.
Amba Amba
Amba Amba Jai Jagadamba
Jai Bhuvaneshwari Jai Jai Mukamba
Mata Mata Jai Jaganmata
Jai Parameshwari Jai Vishwamata
Shakti Shakti Jai Śiva Shakti
Jai Kameshwari Jai Mahashakti
Devi Devi Jai Mahadevi
Jai Chamundeshwari Jai Gauridevi
AmbA Parameshwari
Amba Parameshwari Akhilāndeshwari
Ādi Parāshakti Pālayamām
Sri Bhuvaneshwari Rāja Rājeshwari
Ānanda Rupini Pālayamām
Satchidānanda Rupini Pālayamām
Mā Mā Mā Mā
Ānanda Mayi Mā Pālayamam
Satchidānanda Mayi Mā Pālayamam
Amba, oh highest Goddess, Goddess of the whole universe, primordial
energy of the universe, take care of me.
Goddess of the universe, great queen, whose form is bliss.
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Amme Nārāyana
Amme Nārāyana Devi Nārāyana
Lakshmi Nārāyana Badri Nārāyana
Bhaja Mā
Bhaja Mā Mā Mā Mā Ananda Mā
Mā Mā Mā Mā Ananda Mā
Ananda Mayi Mā Ananda Mā
Mā Mā Mā Mā Mā Mā Mā
Mā Mā Mā Mā Mā Mā Mā
Sri Guru Jai Mā Sri Guru Mā
Bhajamana Mā
Bhajamana Mā Mā Mā Mā (x2)
Ānanda Mayi Mā Mā
Ānanda Rupi Mā Mā
Ānanda Rupi Mā Mā
Ānanda Mayi Mā Mā
Devi Devi Devi Jagan Mohini

Devi Devi Devi Jagan Mohini
Chandikā Devi Chanda Munda Hārini
Chāmundeshwari Ambike Devi
Durge Durge Durge Jaya Jaya Mā

Durge Durge Durge Jaya Jaya Mā (x2)
Karuna Sagari Mā (x2)
Kali Kapalini Mā (x2)
Jagadodharini Mā (x2)
Amba Jagadodharini Mā (x2)
Durge Jaya Jaya

Durge Jaya Jaya Durge Jaya Jaya
Durita Nivarini Durge Jaya Jaya
Durge Jaya Jaya Durge Jaya Jaya
Bhava Bhaya Harini Bhavani Jaya Jaya
Devi Chants 57
Gauri Gauri Gange Rājeshwari

Gauri Gauri Gange Rājeshwari
Gauri Gauri Gange Bhuvaneshwari
Gauri Gauri Gange Māheshwari
Gauri Gauri Gange Mahāshakti
Gauri Gauri Gange Mahākāli
Gauri Gauri Gange Mahālakshmi
Gauri Gauri Gange Pārvati
Gauri Gauri Gange Saraswati
He Amba
He Amba He Amba He Amba Bol
Ishwara Satya Chit Ānanda Bol
Sāmba Sadāsiva Sāmba Sadāsiva
Sāmba Sadāsiva Bol
Pālaka Preraka Satya Pathi Bol
Amba Amba Jai Jagadamba
Akhilāndeshwari Jai Jagadamba He Amba
Jai Jai Bolo Ananda Amba Mataki Jaya

Jai jai Bolo Ananda Amba Mataki Jaya
(Durge... Lakshmi... Saraswati... Ganga... Shakti...) Mataki Jaya
Amba Mataki Jaya (x2)
Jaya Durge Kali

Jaya Durge Jaya Durge Jaya Durge Kali
Jaya Mata Jaya Mata Jaya Maha Kali
Jaya Amba Kali Jagadamba Kali
Jaya Ho Mata
Jaya Ho Mata Jaya Jagadamba
Raja Rajeshwari Sri Paratpari
Jaya Mā
Jaya Mā Jaya Kali Durge Mā Kali Mā
Jaya Mā… Durge Mā
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Kāli Durge Namo Namah

Kāli Durge Namo Namah (x2)
Umā Pārvati Ānanda Mā (x2)
Rāja Rājeshwari Ānanda Mā (x2)
Kāli Mā
Kāli Mā Kāli Mā Kāli Mā Kāli Mā
... Durga... Lakshmi... Saraswati... Mary... Mother
Be with Me... Set me Free...
Namostute
Namostute Namostute
Jaya Sri Durge Namostute
Namostute Namostute
Jaya Sri Durge Namostute
Kāli... Lakshmi... Saraswati... Jagadamba...
Om Aim Hrim Klim

Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundaye Viche Namaha
This is the Mantra of Shakti. Aim is the Bija Mantra of Saraswati, Hrim the
Bija Mantra of Durga, Klim the Bija Mantra of Lakshmi. Chamunda is a
name of Kali.
Om Durga Pāhimām
Om Durga Pāhimām Om Durga Rakshamām
Om Durga Pāhimām Om Durga Rakshamām
... Devi... Shakti... Kali... Lakshmi... Mother... Mother... Mary
Oh Mother save me, oh Mother protect me
Oh Mother save me, oh Mother bless me
Om Mata Om Kali Durge Devi Namo Namaha

Om Mata Om Kali Durge Devi Namo Namaha (x2)
Shakti Kundalini Jagadambe Mata (x2)
Hey Mā Durga Hey Mā Durga (x2)
Kali Durge Namah Śivāya (x2)
Devi Chants 59
Om Om Om
Om Om Om Om Om Om Om Om Om Om Om Om Om Om
... Devi... Shakti... Kali... Lakshmi... Mother... Mother... Mary (x14)
Om Shakti Om
Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Shakti Om (x2)
Brahma Shakti, Vishnu Shakti, Śiva Shakti Om
Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Shakti Om
Icchā Shakti, Kriyā Shakti, Jñāna Shakti Om
Devi Shakti, Māyā Shakti, Guru Shakti Om
Ādi Shakti, Mahā Shakti, Parā Shakti Om
Om shakti, Om Shakti, Om Shakti Om
Sāmba Sadāsiva
Sāmba Sadāsiva, Sāmba Sadāsiva
Sāmba Sadāsiva, Sāmba Sivom Hara
Om Māta Om Māta Om Sri Mātā Jagadamba
Om Mātā, Om Mātā, Om Sri Mātā Jagadmātā
Uma Parāmeshwari, Sri Bhuvaneswari
Ādi Para Shakti, Devi Māheshwari
Veena Pāni Pustaka Dharini

Veena Pāni Pustaka Dharini
Devi Kalyani Pālayamam
Pālayamam Devi Pālayamam
Pālayamam Devi Pālayamam
Veena Pustaka
Veena Pustaka Dharini Amba
Vani Jaya Jaya Pāhimām
Shakti Dayini Pāhimām
Bhukti Dayini Pāhimām
Bhakti Dayini Pāhimām
Mukti Dayini Pāhimām
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Guru Chants 61
Guru Chants
On the spiritual path guidance is necessary. We invoke the energy of the Guru
who is truly in our own Self. But as long as we are caught in this Maya, we
need to tune to a real person who will guide us through many obstacles.
Deva Deva Sivananda

Deva Deva Sivananda Deena Bandhu Pāhimām
Chandravadana Mandahāsa Premarupa Rakshamām
Sivananda is the God of Gods, Brother of the Humble, may He protect me.
Moon-like face, mild smile, embodiment of love, may He protect me.
Madhura Gita Gānalola Jñānaroopa Pāhimām

Samastaloka Poojitānya Mohanānga Rakshamām
Who delights in singing sweet songs, embodiment of wisedom, may he
protect me. Who is adored by all beings, who is of charming limbs, may he
protect me.
Divya Ganga Teeravāsa Dāna Sheela Pāhimām

Pāpaharana Punya Sheela Paramapurusha Rakshamām
Who resides on the banks of the Ganges, who is generous, may He protect
me. Who removes sins, who is full of virtues, Supreme Purusha, may He
protect me.
Bhakta Loka Hridayavāsa Swāminātha Pāhimām

Chitswaroopa Chidānanda Namah Śivāya Rakshamām
Who abides in the hearts of the devotess, the Lord, may He protect me.
Who is the embodiment of consciousness and bliss, Salutations to the Lord
Śiva, may He protect me.
Guru Brahma
Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu Gurur Devo Maheshwaraha
Gurur Sakshat Param Brahma Brahma Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha
Sivananda Sivananda Sivananda Pāhimām
Sadguru Devo Sadguru Devo Sadguru Devo Rakshamām
Vishnu Swami Vishnu Swami Vishnu Swami Pāhimām
Sri Gurunatha Sri Gurunatha Sri Gurunatha Rakshamām
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Guru Deva Deva

Guru Deva Deva (x2)
Guru Sivananda Deva (x2)
Guru Vishnu Swami Deva (x2)
Guru Hamāre Man Mandir Me

Guru Hamāre Man Mandir Me
Guru Hamāre Pyar
Sare Visva Ka Vo Hai Data
Nārāyana Bhagavān
Om Guru Dev Jaya Guru Dev
Guru Hamāre Tan Man Sab Hai
Guru Hamāre Pyar
Jñāna Bhakti Ka Vo Hai Data
Om Guru Dev Jaya Guru Dev
Guru Hamāre Dhan Dhaulat Hai
Guru Hamāre Pyar
Sare Vishva Ka Jñānapradata
Guru Mahima
Guru Mahima Guru Mahima
Apāra Mahima Guru Mahima (x2)
Kimvachaneeyam Guru Mahima
Kimvachaneeyam Guru Mahima
Guru Mahima...
Anoraneeyan Guru Mahima
Mahato Maheeyan Guru Mahima
Guru Mahima...
Satchidānanda Guru Mahima
Sri Sivananda Guru Mahima
Guru Mahima...
Satchidānanda Guru Mahima
Vishnudevananda Guru Mahima
Guru Mahima...
Guru Chants 63
Gurudeva
Gurudeva Gurudeva Jaya Gurudev
Sivananda Gurudev Jaya Gurudev
If you want to be like Him
You must follow Him (x2)
Not my will but Thy will my Lord
Not my will but Thine (x2)
Jaya Guru Omkāra

Jaya Guru Omkāra
Jaya Jaya Sadguru Omkāra
Brahma Vishnu Sadāsiva
Hara Hara Hara Hara Mahādeva
Jaya Gurudev
Jaya Gurudev Jaya Jaya Gurudev Jaya (x2)
Jaya Gurudev Jaya Jaya Sivananda
Jaya Gurudev Jaya Vishnudevananda
Jaya Sitārām Jaya Jaya Sitārām Jaya
Jaya Hanumān Jaya Jaya Hanumān Jaya
Jaya Śiva Shankara Jaya Jaya Shankara
Jaya Śiva Shankara Jaya Jaya Shankara
Satchidānanda
Satchidānanda Guru Satchidānanda
Satchidānanda Guru Satchidānanda
Ānanda Guru Om, Sivananda Guru Om
Ānanda Guru Om, Sivananda Guru Om (x2)
(replace ‘Guru’ with Gita... Krishna... Rāma
Śiva... Brahma... Jesus... Lakshmi... etc.)
Sivananda Bhagavān
Om Bhagavān Sri Bhagavān
Ānanda Bhagavān Sivananda Bhagavān
Om Bhagavān Sri Bhagavān
Ānanda Bhagavān Vishnu Swami Bhagavān
Om Om Om Om Om Om (x2)
Rām Rām Rām Rām Rām Rām (x2)
64 Guru Chants
Sivananda Namah Om
Sivananda Namah Om Jai Gurudev
Om Guru Jai Guru Devāya
Vishnu Swami Namah Om Jai Gurudev
Om Guru Jai Guru Devāya
Nāma Kirtan
Jai Guru Jai Guru Jai Guru Jai
Jai Guru Jai Guru Jai Jai Guru Jai (x3)
Sri Rām Jai Rām Jai Jai Rām
Sri Rām Jai Rām Jai Jai Rām (x3)
Sitā Rām Jai Rāja Rām Jai
Gauri Shankar Sitārām (x3)
Śiva Durga Śiva Durga Durga Durga Śiva Śiva
Śiva Kali Śiva Kali Kali Kali Śiva Śiva (x3)
Jai Hara Mano Rāma Jai Śiva Rāni
Jai Kali Jai Durga Jai Mā Bhavāni (x3)
Jai Guru Jai Guru Jai Guru Jai
Jai Guru Jai Guru Jai Jai Guru Jai (x3)
Jai Guru Rāja Rām Haré Krishna Haré Rām
Jai Guru Rāja Rām Haré Krishna Haré Rām
Jai Mā Jai Mā Jai Mā Jai
Jai Mā Jai Mā Jai Mā Jai (x3)
Jai Bhagavān Jai Jai Sivananda
Jai Bhagavān Jai Jai Sivananda (x3)
Lakshmi Nārāyana Lakshmi Nārāyana
Lakshmi Nārāyana Rām
Rādhe Govinda Rādhe Govinda
Rādhe Govinda Shyām
Sri Rāma Rāma Rāma
Vedantic Chants 65
Vedantic Chants
Vedanta means the “end of knowledge”. Vedanta tells us that we are not this
cage of flesh, nor this futile mind or limited personality, but the universal
all-pervading Self, untouched by pleasures and suffering. Vedanta says that
the is world is unreal, Brahman alone is real, and the individual self is one
with Brahman alone is real, and the individual Self is one with Brahman, the
Absolute.
I and my Father are One

I and my Father are one said he, Soham Soham
Soham Soham Soham, I and my Father are One
I am the Way the Truth and the Life, Soham Soham
Soham Soham Soham, Soham Soham
SacharaChara
Sacharachara Para Poorna Sivoham
Nityananda Swaroopa Sivoham
Anandoham Anandoham
Anandam Brahm Anandam
Sākshi Chaitanya Kootastoham
Nitya Nitya Swaroopa Sivoham
Suddhosi Buddhosi
Shuddhosi Buddhosi Niranjanosi
Samsara Maya Pariva Chidhosi
You are pure. You are intelligence. You are stainless. You are untouched by
samsara (birth and death) and Maya. You are pure consciousness.
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Nirvānsatakam
Six Verses for Liberation by Jagadguru Sankarāchārya
(Song of the Soul)
Mano Buddhi Ahamkāra Chittāni Nāaham

Na Cha Shrotrajihve Na Cha Ghrānnetre
Na Cha Vyoma Bhoomir Na Tejo Na Vāyuh
Chidānandaroopah Shivoham Shivoham
Na Cha Prānasamgno Na Vai Panchvāyuh
Na Vā Saptadhātur Na Vā Panchkoshaha
Na Vāk Pānipādam Na Chopasthpayoo
Na Me Rāgadweshau Na Me Lobhamohau
Mado Naiva Me Naiva Mātsaryabhāvah
Na Dharmo Na Chārtho Na Kamo Na Mokshah
Na Punyam Na Pāpam Na Saukhyam Na Duhkharm
Na Mantro Na Tirtham Na Vedā Na Yagnaha
Aham Bhojanam Naiva Bhojyam Na Bhoktā
Na Me Mrutyushankhā Na Me Jātibhedaha
Pitā Naiva Me Naiva Mātā Janmahna
Na Bhandhur Na Mitram Guru Naiva Shishyah
Aham Nirvikalpo Nirākār Roopo
Vibhutva Vyāya Sarvatra Sarvendriyānām
Sadā Me Samatvam Na Muktir Na Bandhaha
Vedantic Chants 67
Translation (to be sung on the tune of Soham Soham)

I am neither ego nor reason, I am neither mind nor thought.
I cannot be heard nor cast into words, nor by sight, nor smell ever caught.
In light and wind I am not found, nor yet in earth and sky.
Consciousness and Joy incarnate, Bliss of the Blissful am I.
I have no name, I have no life, I breathe no vital air,
No elements have moulded me, no bodily sheath is my lair.
I have no speech, no hands and feet, nor means of evolution
Consciousness and Joy am I, and Bliss in dissolution.
I cast aside hatred and passion; I conquered delusion and greed,
No touch of Pride caressed me, so envy never did breed.
Beyond all faiths, past reach of wealth, past freedom, past desire.
Consciousness and Joy am I, and Bliss is my attire.
Virtue and vice, or pleasure and pain are not my heritage,
Nor sacred texts, nor offerings, nor prayer, nor pilgrimage:
I am neither food nor eating, nor yet the eater am I
Consciousness and Joy incarnate, Bliss of the Blissful am I.
I have no misgiving of death; no chasms of race divide me,
No parent ever called me child; no bond of birth ever tied me,
I am neither disciple nor master; I have no kin no friend.
Consciousness and Joy am I, and merging in Bliss is my end.
Neither knowable, knowledge nor knower am I, formless is my form,
I dwell within the senses but they are not my home:
Ever serenely balanced, I am neither free nor bound,
Consciousness and Hoy am I, and Bliss is where I am found.
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English devotional chants

Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace! How sweet the sound.
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind, but now I see.
Twas Grace that taught my heart to fear,
And Grace my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear,
The hour I first believed!
Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come.
Tis Grace hath brought me safe thus far.
And Grace will lead my home.
The Lord has promised good to me.
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil
A life of joy and peace.
Day by Day
Day by Day
O dear Lord three things I pray
To see thee more clearly
To love thee more clearly
To follow you more nearly
Day by Day
English devotional chants 69
Door of my Heart
Door of my Heart, open wide I keep for thee
Wilt thou come? Wilt thou come?
Just this once come to me.
Will my days fly away

without seeing thee my Lord?
Night and day, night and day,
I searched for Thee night and day.
Happiness runs…
Happiness runs in a circular motion
Thought is like a little boat upon the sea
Everybody is a part of everything anyway
You can be happy if you let yourself be.
Heavenly Father
Heavenly Father, ley us adore Thee,
Heaven and earth are full of thy glory;
All of creation repeats thy Name,
Hallelu Hallelu, Halleluya
Heavenly Mother of Power and Beauty,
To love and to serve Thee is our Blessed Duty,
All of creation obeys Thy name,
Heavenly Master of Wisdom and Kindness,
Rescue Thy children from darkness and blindness
All of creation will follow Thy name,
Brothers and Sisters in Love come together,
With strength of the spirit no sorrow can sever,
All of creation is our eternal home,
Hallelu Hallelu Halleluya
Kumbaya my Lord
Kumbaya my Lord Kumbaya (x2)
Someone’s singing my Lord Kumbaya (x2)
… praying… crying… laughing
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Love Love Love Love

Love Love Love Love
This Brothers (Sisters) is our goal;
To Love one another As I love Thee
For God Loves us all.
Most Blessed Mother

Oh Blessed Mother, My heart is on fire,
To love and to serve thee is my only desire
Ave ave ave Maria, Ave ave ave Maria
Oh Blessed Master, My heart is on fire
To love and to serve thee is my only desire
Śiva Śiva Sivananda, Śiva Śiva Sivananda
Vishnu Vishnu Vishnudevananda
No hand will I hold but Thy hand

No hand will I hold but Thy hand…
O my Lord, my God, I will not be deceived;
No hand will I hold buy Thy hand.
No name will I call…
No voice will I hear…
No face will I see…
No love will I crave…
One fine morning

One fine morning, when my work is over,
Gonna fly away home.
Fly away home to my soul, fly away home.
Prayer of St. Francis of Assissi

Make me a channel for your peace
Where there is hatred let me bring your love,
Where there is injury your pardon Lord,
And where there’s doubt, true faith in You.
Make me a channel for you peace,
Where there is despair in life, let me bring hope
Where there is darkness, only light
And where there’s sadness every joy.
Oh Master grant that I may never seek

So much to be consoled as to console
To be understood, as to understand
To be loved as to love with all my soul.
Make me a channel for you peace
For it is in pardoning what we are pardoned
In giving that we receive
And in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Rejoice in the Lord always

Rejoice in the Lord Always and again I say rejoice!
Rejoice in the Lord Always and again I say rejoice!
Rejoice! Rejoice! and again I say rejoice (x2)
Return again
Return again, return again.
Return to the land of your soul.
Return to who you are
Return to what you are
Return to where you are
Born and reborn again.
Shānti is the Ocean, I am One with Thee

Shānti is the ocean, Shānti is the ocean I am One with Thee
Once a tiny drop and now a mighty sea
Oh Peace, I am One with Thee
Ānanda is the Ocean…Oh Peace, I am One with Thee
Prema is the Ocean…oh Love, I am One with Thee
Brahman is the Ocean… Oh Lord, I am One with Thee
Sing Thee the Name of the Lord

Sing Thee the name of the Lord (x4)
Praise praise the name of the Lord (x4)
Halleluya Halleluya Halleluya (x4)
Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya Sivanandaya (x2)
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Smile with the flowers

Smile with the flowers and sing with the birds
Let the Lord bring you a song without words
Talk with the rainbow, the wind and the sun,
God is Love, God is Love, man and nature are One. (x2)
Laugh with the laughing brook, dance with the sea
The ocean of love longs to fill you and me;
Open your heart let if flood through your soul;
God is Love, God is Love, we are part of the Whole. (x2)
Joy is my birthright and bliss is my name,
The light of the Lord alone kindles the flame;
Dive deep within, find the silence and peace,
God is Love, God is Love, may His Grace never cease. (x2)
Take my Life
Take my life and let it be consecrated Lord to Thee
Take my hands and let them move at the impulse of Thy love
Take my feet and let them be swift and beautiful for thee
Take my moment and my day, let them flow in ceaseless strain
Take my silver and my gold, not a mite shall I withhold
Take my mouth and let it be filled with messages from Thee
Take my voice and let it sing always only for my King
Take my intellect and use any power Thou shalt choose
Take my will and make it Thine, it shall be no longer mine
Take my hear it is Thy own, it shall be Thy royal throne
Take my love, my Lord I pour at Thy feet its treasure store
Take myself and I will be ever only all for Thee
Sri Rām Jaya Rām Jaya Jaya Rām (etc.)
Tis a Gift
Tis a gift to be simple, Tis a gift to be free.
Tis a gift to be where you ought to be.
And when we find ourselves in a place that’s right,
Twill b in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gained,
To bow and to bend we will not be ashamed.
To turn, to turn will be our delight,
Till by turning and turning we come round right.
We all come from God

We all come from God. And unto God we return.
Like a stream flowing to the ocean.
Like a ray of light returning to the sun.
We are One in the Spirit

We are One In the spirit. We are One in the Lord (x2)
And we pray that our unity may this day be restored
And they’ll know we’re God’s Children by our love,
By our love, yes, they’ll know
we’re God’s Children by our love.
And we will all walk together We will walk hand in hand (x2)
And together we’ll spread the news
that God is in the land.
And they’ll know we’re God’s Children
by our love by our love
yes they’ll know we’re God’s Children by our love.
We are walking in the Light

We are walking in the Light, in the Light, in the Light,
We are walking in the Light, in the Light of God.
In the Light (x7)… of God
Nous marchons dans la lumière…de Dieu
Caminandos en la luz… de Dios
Wir wandern in dem Licht… von Gott
Bo Nel-cha-Ba-Zohar Bo Nel-cha Bezohar Hashem
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Hebrew Chants
121st Psalm
Esah Enai El Heharim Me’ayin, Me’ayin Ya-vo Ezri (x2)
Ezri, Me’eem Hashem Oseh Sha-mayim V’Ah-retz (x2)
I lift my eyes up, unto the mountains
From where, from where my help comes
My help comes, from the Lord,
Creator of Heaven and Earth (x2)
Halelu
Halelu, Halelu, Halelu, Halelu Hodoo L’Ashem (x2)
Hodoo L’Ashem, Halelu-u
Hodoo L’Ashem, Halelu-u Hodoo L’Ashem, Halelu-u
Hodoo L’Ashem
Praise the Lord, thank the Lord.
He-nay Mah Tov

He-nay Mah Tov U-mah Na-eem
Shevet Ahim Gam Yahad
How good it is for brothers and sisters to sit together.
Kol Ha’Olam Kulo

Kol Ha’Olam Kulo Gesher Tsar Me’od, Gesher Tsar Me’od,
Gesher Tsar Me’od.
Ve’ha-eekar, Ve’ha-eekar, Lo Le-Fahed Klal.
The whole entire world is a very narrow bridge
And the main thing is not to be afraid at all.
Hebrew Chants 75
Mee Ha’eesh
Mee ha’eesh Ha’hafetz Haim
Ohev Yamin, Ohev Yamin, L’irot Tov
Netzor Leshonha Merah
U’Sfahtey-ha Mee’Da-bear Meermah
Soor Merah Ve’Aseh Tov
Bakesh Shalom, Ve’rodfeyhu
He who seeks life
And loves his days to see the good
Restrain they tongue from evil
And thy lips from speaking falsehood
Flee from evil and do good
Desire peace and seek it.
Shma Yisrael
Shma Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Ehad
Hear O Israel the Lord our God the Lord is One.
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Special Chants / Prayers / Mantras
Dhyāna Ślokaḥ (Gajānanam)
At the beginning of any class, lecture, or even personal sadhana, we chant
the Dhyana Slokas. This helps to tune the mind to the divine in its different
aspects. It makes us feel like instruments, and helps to remove the tamasic-
rajasic ego. Divine guidance is necessary for any sadhana to be successful.
The Dhyana Slokas follow nearly the same sequence as the Daily Chants
(Jai Ganesha, etc.). First we invoke Ganesha to remove all obstacles, then
we ask Subrahmanya to give us strength and destroy all negative forces,
internal and external. Next is Saraswati, we pray to Her to give us Divine
Knowledge. Then we ask the teacher (Guru) to guide us always. Finally, we
invoke the Divine Mother Durga, Narayani to bring auspiciousness for all our
undertakings.
Gajānanaṁ Bhūta Gaṇādi Sevitam
Kapittha Jambū Phala Sāra Bhakṣitam
Umā Sutaṁ Śoka Vināśa Kāraṇam
Namāmi Vighneśvara Pāda Paṇkajam
I prostrate myself before the lotus feet of Vighneśvara (Gaṇeśa), the son
of Umā, the cause of destruction of sorrow, who is served by the host of
Bhūta-Ganas (angels), who has the āce of an elephant and who partakes
of the essence of Kapittha and Jambū fruits.
Ṣaḍānanaṁ Kuṇkuma Rakta Varṇam

Mahāmatim Divya Mayūra Vāhanam
Rudrasya Sūnuṁ Surasainya Nātham
Guhaṁ Sadā’haṁ Śaraṇaṁ Prapadye
I always take refuge in Guha of six-āces (Subrahmaṇya), who is a deep
red colour like Kuṇkuma, who possesses great knowledge, who has the
divine peacock to ride on, who is the son of Rudra (Śiva), and who is the
leader of the army of the Devas (gods, angels).
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Yā Kundendu Tuṣāra Hāra Dhavalā

Yā Śubhra Vastrāvṛtā
Yā Vīṇā Vara Daṇḍa Maṇḍita Karā
Yā Śveta Padmāsanā
Yā Brahmācyuta Śaṇkaraḥ Prabhṛtibhir
Devaissadā Pūjitā
Sā Māṁ Pātu Sarasvatī Bhagavatī
Niśśeṣa Jāḍyāpahā
May the Goddess Sarasvatī, who wears a white garland like the Kunda
flower, the moon and the snow, who is adorned with pure white clothes,
whose hands are ornamented with the Vīṇā (classical stringed-instrument)
and the gesture of blessings, who is seated on a white lotus, who is
always worshipped by Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and other Gods, and who is the
remover of all inertness and laziness, protect me.
Om Namaśśivāya Gurave
Saccidānanda Mūrtaye
Niṣprapañcāya Śāntāya
Sri Sivanandaya Te Namaha
Sri Visnudevanandaya Te Namaha
Salutations to Guru Śiva (Sivananda) who is the embodiment of Existence,
Knowledge and Bliss Absolute, in whom worldliness does not exist,
who is ever- peaceful. Salutations to Sivananda, Salutations to Swāmī
Vishnudevananda.
Om Sarva Maṇgala Māṇgalye

Śive Sarvārtha Sādhike
Śaraṇye Tryaṁbake Gauri
Nārāyaṇi Namo’stu Te Nārāyaṇi Namo’stu Te
I salute the Divine Mother, who is addressed as Nārāyaṇī (the spouse of
Nārāyaṇa), Śaraṇye (the spouse of the protector Śiva), Trayaṁbake (the
spouse of the Three-eyed Lord Śiva) and Gauri, who brings auspiciousness
and who fulīlls all the desires of the devotee.
Om Saha Nāvavatu Saha Nau Bhunaktu

Saha Vīryaṁ Karavāvahai Tejasvinā Vadhītamastu
Mā Vidviṣāvahai
Oṁ Shānti Shānti Shānti
Om. May That protect us both, teacher and disciple. May that cause both
to enjoy (the Bliss of Liberation). May we both exert (to īnd out the true
meaning of the Scriptures). May our learning be brilliant. May we never
hate each other.
Om, Peace, Peace, Peace.
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Brahmarpanam (Prayer for Meals)

Brahmarpanam Brahmahavir Brahmagnau Brahmanahutam
Brahmaiva Tena Gantavyam Brahmakarma Samadhina
Brahman (God) is the oblation; Brahman is the melted butter (the
offering); by Brahman is the oblation poured into the fire of Brahman;
Brahman verily shall be reached by him who always sees Brahman in
action.
(Gita 4.29)
Guru Parampara (Nārāyana Padmabhavam)

Nārāyana Padmabhavam Vāshishtham,
Shaktim Cha Tatputra Parasharam Cha.
Vyasam Shukam, Gaudapadam Mahantam,
Govinda Yogindramathasya Shishyam.
Shri Shankaracharyamathasya
Padmapadam Cha Hastāmalakam Cha Shishyam.
Tam Trotakam Vārtikakaramanyān,
Asmad Gurum, Kartika Karam Anyan Santatam Ānatosmi.
Shruti Smriti Puranam Alayam Karunalayam
Namami Bhagavadpādam, Shankaram Lokashankaram
Shankaram Shankaracharyam, Keshavam Badarayanam,
Sutrabhashyakritau, Vandé Bhagavantau Punah Punah
Ishvaro Gurur Atmeti, Murtibheda Vibhagine,
Vyomavad Vyapta Dehaya, Shri Dakshinamurtaye Namah.
Loka Samasta
Loka Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu (x3)
May the whole world attain peace and harmony.
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Surya Namaskar
Om Mitraya Namaha
Prostrations to Him who is affectionate to all.
Om Ravaye Namaha
Prostrations to Him who is the cause for change.
Om Suryaya Namaha
Prostrations to Him who induces activity.
Om Bhanave Namaha
Prostrations to Him who diffuses light.
Om Khagaya Namaha
Prostrations to Him who moves in the sky.
Om Pushne Namaha
Prostrations to Him who nourishes all.
Om Hiranyagarbhaya Namaha
Prostrations to Him who contains all wealth.
Om Marichaye Namaha
Prostrations to Him who possesses rays.
Om Savitre Namaha
Prostrations to Him who is fit to be worshipped.
Om Arkaya Namaha
Prostrations to Him who is the reproducer of everything.
Om Adityaya Namaha
Prostrations to Him who is the son of Aditi.
Om Bhaskaraya Namaha
Prostrations to Him who is the cause of lustre.
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Shānti Mantras
Shānti Mantras help to create a vibration, of peace. Peace with all physical
beings, with our teacher, with the Devas or angels as well as the different part
of our body.
On the spiritual path guidance is necessary. We invoke the energy of the Guru
who truly is in our own Self. But as long as we are caught in this Maya, we
need to tune to a real person that will guide us through many obstacles.
Oṁ Śaṁ No Mitraḥ Śaṁ Varuṇaḥa
Śaṁ No Bhavatvaryamā
Śaṁ Na Indro Bṛhaspatiḥ
Śaṁ No Viṣṇururukramaḥ
Namo Brahmaṇe Namaste Vāyo
Tvameva Pratyakṣaṁ Brahmāsi
Tvāmeva Pratyakṣaṁ Brahma Vadiṣyāmi
Ṛtaṁ Vadiṣyāmi Satyaṁ Vadiṣyāmi
Tanmāṁ Avatu Tadvaktāraṁ Avatu
Avatu Māṁ Avatu Vaktāraṁ
Om. May the Sun be good to us. May the God of the waters be good to
us. May Aryamà (the head of manes) be good to us, may the King of Gods
and the Preceptors of Gods be good to us. May Viùõu of great strides be
good to us. Prostrations to the Supreme. Prostrations to Thee, O Wind!
You are indeed, the visible Brahman. I shall proclaim Thee as the visible
Brahman. I shall call Thee just. I shall call Thee Truth. May That protect
me. May That protect the teacher.
Oṁ Sahanā Vavatu Saha Nau Bhunaktu

Saha Vīryaṁ Karavāvahai
Tejasvi Nāvadhītamastu Mā Vidviṣāvahai
Om. May That protect us both, teacher and disciple. May that cause both
to enjoy (the Bliss of Liberation). May we both exert (to find out the true
meaning of the Scriptures). May our learning be brilliant. May we never
hate each other.
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Oṁ Āpyāyantu Mamāṅgāni
Vākprāṇaścakṣuḥ Śrotramatho
Balamindriyāṇi Ca Sarvāṇi
Sarvaṁ Brahmaupaniṣadaṁ
Māhaṁ Brahma Nirākuryāṁ
Māmā Brahma Nirākarot
Anirākaraṇamastu Anirākaraṇaṁ Me Astu
Tadātmani Nirate Ya Upaniṣatsu Dharmāḥ
Te Mayi Santu Te Mayi Santu
Om. May my limbs, speech, life-force, eyes, strength and all my senses
grow vigorous. All these are the Brahman of the Upaniùads. May I never
deny Brahman. May Brahman never reject me. May there be no rejection
by the Brahman. Let all virtues cited in the Upaniùads abide in me,
delighting in the Self. May they abide in me.
Oṁ Bhadraṁ Karṇebhiḥ Śṛṇuyāma Devāḥ

Bhadraṁ Paśyema Akṣabhir-yajatrāḥ
Sthirairaṅgai Stuṣṭuvāgṁ Sastanūbhiḥ
Vyaśema Devahitaṁ Yadāyuḥ
Svasti Na Indro Vṛddhaśravāḥ
Svasti Naḥ Pūṣā Viśvavedāḥ
Svasti Nastārkṣyo Ariṣṭanemiḥ
Svasti No Bṛhaspatir Dadhātu
Om. Gods! May we, with our ears, hear what is auspicious. O may we,
with our eyes, behold what is auspicious. May we enjoy the life allotted
to us by the Gods, offering our praise with our body strong of limb. May
Indra, the powerful, of hoary fame, grant us prosperity. May He, the
nourisher and possessor of all wealth, give us what is good for us. May
the Lord of swift motion be propitious to us, and may Bçhaspati (Guru of
Gods) give us what is auspicious.
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Guru Prayers
Brahmānandaṁ Paramasukhadaṁ
Kevalaṁ Jñāna Mūrtiṁ
Dvandvātītaṁ Gaganasadṛśaṁ
Tatvamasyādi Lakṣyaṁ
I prostrate myself before the venerable guru, who is Brahman, who is
Bliss, who is the giver of supreme happiness, who is the Absolute, who
is the form of Knowledge, who is beyond the duality of opposites, who is
(vast) like ether, who is attainable through assertions like “Tat Tvam Asi
- That Thou Art”.
Ekaṁ Nityaṁ Vimalamachalaṁ

Sarvadhī Sākṣibhūtaṁ
Bhāvātītaṁ Triguṇa-rahitaṁ
Sadguruṁ Taṁ Namāmi
I prostrate to that sadguru, who is one, eternal, pure and changeless, who
is the witness of all the states of mind, who transcends modifications, who
is devoid of the three modes (of Nature/Prakṛti).
Caitanyaṁ Śāśvataṁ Śāntaṁ

Nirākāraṁ Niranjanaṁ
Nādabindu-kalātītaṁ
Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha
Prostrations to that Sri Guru, who is Consciousness, eternal, peaceful,
formless, spotless and beyond Nàda (sound), Bindu (point or space) and
Kàla (time).
Gurur Brahma Gurur Viṣhnuḥ

Gurur Devo Maheśvaraḥ
Gurur Sākṣāt Paraṁ Brahma
Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha
Prostrations to that Sri Guru, who is himself the gods, Brahmà, Viṣhnuḥ
and Maheśvara, and who is verily the supreme Absolute itself.
Ajñāna Timirāṇdhasya Jñānāñjana Śalākaya

Cakṣur Unmīlitaṁ Yena Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha
Prostrations to that Guru, who with an anointing stick of knowledge, opens
the eye of him who is blinded by the gloom of ignorance.
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Dhyānamūlaṁ Gurormūrtih
Pūjāmūlaṁ Gurorpadaṁ
Mantra Mūlaṁ Guror Vākyaṁ
Mokṣhamūlaṁ Gurorkṛipā
The form of Guru is the root of meditation. The feet of Guru are the root
of worship. The word of the Guru is the root of all Mantras. The Grace of
Guru is the root of salvation.
Oṁ Namah Śivāya Gurave Satchidānanda Mūrtaye

Niṣprapañcāya Śāṇtāya
Sri Sivanandaya Te Namaha
Sri Visnudevanandaya Te Namaha
Om. Prostrations to the Guru Swamī Sivananda, who is Śiva (bliss and
auspiciousness), who is the embodiment of Existence-Knowledge-
Bliss, who is free from world-consciousness, who is peaceful. We offer
prostrations to You and to Swamī Visnudevananda.
Mātā Ca Pārvatī Devī Pitā Devo Maheśvaraḥ

Bhaṇdhavāḥ Śiva Bhaktāśca Svadeśo Bhuvanatrayaṁ
Om Namah Pārvatī Pataye Hara Hara Mahādeva
The Goddess Pàrvatī is my mother. The God Śiva is my father. All the
devotees of God are my friends.
Salutations to the husband (Pataye) of Pàrvatī, who is Śiva.
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Sunday Prayers
Sunday Prayers are very beautiful chants. They seem to be difficult in the
beginning. But are a good exercise in concentration; singing them creates a
lot of joy in the heart.
Prema Mudita
This chant is in praise of Lord Rama, encouraging us to always sing his name.
Prema Mudita Manase Kaho
Rāma Rāma Rām
Sri Rāma Rāma Rām (x3) = Chorus
Repeat the name of God (Rāma) with a mind filled with love and joy.
Pāpa Kaṭe Duḥkha Miṭe

Lete Rāma Nām
Bhavasamudra Sukhada Nāva
Eka Rāma Nām
(chorus)
By repeating His name, sins and miseries are extinguished. The name of
Rāma is the only boat to cross the ocean of Samsāra.
Parama Śānti Sukhanidhāna

Divya Rāma Nām
Nirādhāra Ko Ādhāra
Eka Rāma Nām
(chorus)
The divine name Rāma is the abode of supreme peace and bliss. Rāma
Nām is the only support of the supportless.
Parama Gopya Parama Iṣṭa

Mantra Rāma Nam
Santahṛdaya Sadā Basata
Eka Rāma Nām
(chorus)
Rāma Nām is the most secret and fruitful mantra. Rāma ever dwells in the
hearts of sages.
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Mahādeva Satata Japata

Divya Rāma Nām
Kāśī Marata Mukti Karata
Kahata Rāma Nām
(chorus)
Mahādeva (Lord Śiva) always chants the divine name Rāma. Śiva grants
liberation to those who die at Kāśī (a town on the banks of the river
Gangā) or who chant the name of Rāma.
Mātā Pitā Bandhu Sakhā

Saba Hi Rāma Nām
Bhakta Janana Jīvana Dhana
Ek Rāma Nām
(chorus)
The divine name of Rāma is our mother, father, brother, friend and Rāma is
in all. Rāma Nām is the life treasure of his worshippers.
Ādi Divya
(It may be chanted once slowly and then once faster)
This is a chant in praise of the Divine Mother Kālī, asking for her
protection.
Ādi Divya Jyoti Mahā Kālī Mā Namah (x2)

Madhu Śumbha Mahiṣa Mardinī Mahā Śakta Ye Namah (x2)
Brahma Viṣṇu Śiva Svarūpa Tvaṃ Na Anyathā (x2)
Carā Carasya Pālike Namo Namah Sadā (x2)
Salutations to the great Mother Kālī who is the first divine light shining in
the universe. We prostrate unto you, the great power and destroyer of
demons named Madhu, Śumbha and Mahiṣa. O Mother! You are really a
form of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva and you are the protector of animate and
inanimate being. Many salutations to you.
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NĀMA RĀMĀYANA
The Ramayana, India’s most ancient and glorious epic poem, is related in this
song. Usually sung on Sunday nights, the story of the Sri Rāma incarnation
contains the essence of all sacred scriptures. It is a reservoir containing the
nectar of immortality, an inspiring story which has loomed large for centuries
over the destinies of millions of people and will continue to do so for ages to
come.
Rama, the jewel of the solar dynasty, was born as the son of King Dasaratha
and his Queen Kausalya. The sage Viswamitra cherished Him as his most
precious wealth. Even as a young boy, Rāma destroyed many demons like
Maricha and Tataka and protected the sacrificial rites of the sages. Rāma
resurrected Ahalya, who had been cursed and turned to stone. Rāma
delighted King Janaka of Videha, broke the bow of Trymbaka (Śiva) and
married Janaka’s daughter Sita, the daughter of Mother Earth. Rāma went
to the forest to obey His father’s words. When His brother Bharata, the son of
Kaikeyi, requested Rāma to return, Rāma bestowed His sandals on Bharata.
Rāma punished the demoness Surpanakha by mutilation, destroyed the
host of demons headed by Khara and Dushana and chased the golden deer
that fascinated Sita. When Sita was abducted by the ten-headed demon
Ravana, Rāma went in search of the Her. He gave salvation to Jatayu, the
king of vultures, ate the fruit offered by the woman sage Sabari and is ever
remembered by the monkey leader Hanuman. Rāma liquidated all obstacles
while searching for Sita and marched forth for the destruction of Ravana. He
gave refuge to Ravana’s brother Vibheeshana. Using great stones, Rama’s
army of monkeys and bears built a bridge across the sea. Rāma decapitated
Kumbhakarna and killed his brother Ravana. Rāma rejoiced to see Sita again
and ascended the aerial vehicle to return to Ayodhya. He fulfilled Bharata’s
expectation (to return at the stipulated time) and became the shining jewel
of Ayodhya.
O Rama, You are the protector of all beings!
O Rama, You are the support of all the worlds!
The esoteric meaning of the Ramayana is this: Ravana represents Ahankara
or egoism. His ten heads represent the ten senses (five organs of knowledge
plus five organs of action). Ravana’s city of Lanka, the nine-gated city,
represents the physical body. Vibhishana corresponds to the intellect. Sita
is peace. Rāma is Jñāna (wisdom). To kill the ten-headed Ravana is to kill
egoism and curb the senses. To recover Sita is to attain that “peace which
passeth all understanding,” which the Jiva (the individual soul) has lost on
account desires. To recover Sita is to attain Jñāna (Knowledge) and have
darshana of Rama, the Supreme Self.
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Nāma Rāmayana
Sri Rām Jai Rām Jai Jai Rām (x8)
Śuddha Brahma Parātpara Rām
Kālātmaka Parameśvara Rām
Śeṣa Talpa Sukha Nidrita Rām
Brahmādyamara Prārthita Rām
Chaṇḍa Kiraṇakula Maṇḍana Rām
Śrīmad Daśaratha Nandana Rām
Kausalyā Sukha Vardhana Rām
Viśvāmitra Priyadhana Rām
Oh Supreme Self! Greater than the great! Rāma!
Nature of Time! Great Lord! Rāma!
Rāma, sleeping happily on Ādiśeṣa bed
Rāma worshipped by Brahma and the other Gods
Rāma, jewel of the solar race
Rāma, son of blessed king Daśaratha
Rāma, enhanced happiness of Kausalyā
Rāma, the treasure of sage Viśvāmitra
Ghora Tāṭakā Ghātaka Rām

Mārīcādi Nipātaka Rām
Kauśika Makha Saṃrakṣaka Rām
Śrīmad Ahalyoddhāraka Rām
Gautama Muni Sampūjita Rām
Sura Munivara Gaṇa Saṃstuta Rām
Rāma, killer of the fearful demoness Tāṭakā
Rāma, killer of demons Mārīca and others
Rāma, protector of Viśvāmitra’s Yajña
Rāma, reviver of blessed Ahalyā
Rāma, worshipped by the sage Gautama
Rāma, praised by all the gods and sages
Nāvika Dhāvita Mṛdu Pada Rām

Mithilā Pura Jana Mohaka Rām
Videha Mānasa Raṭjaka Rām
Tryambaka Kārmuka Bhanjaka Rām
Śītā Arpita Vara Mālika Rām
Kṛta Vaivāhika Kautuka Rām
Bhārgava Darpa Vināśaka Rām
Śrīmad Ayodhyā Pālāka Rām
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Rāma, with soft feet washed by the boātman

Rāma, the enchanter of the people in Mithilā
Rāma attracted the mind of Janaka
Rāma broke the bow of Śiva
Rāma has the garland offered by Sītā
Rāma celebrated his marriage
Rāma, remover of Paraśurāma’s pride
Rāma, protector of the blessed Ayodhyā
Śuddha Brahma Parātpara Rām

Kālātmaka Parameśvara Rām
Agaṇita Guṇagaṇa Bhūṣita Rām
Avanītanayā Kāmita Rām
Rākā Candra Samānana Rām
Pitṛvākyāśrita Kānana Rām
Priya Guha Vinivedita Pada Rām
Tatkṣālita Nija Mṛdu Pada Rām
Oh Supreme Self! Greater than the great!
Soul of entire time! Great Lord! Rāma!
Rāma, embodying countless good qualities
Rāma, beloved of the daughter of the earth (Sītā)
Rāma, with a face like a full moon
Rāma, exiled to the forest on father’s word
Rāma with feet adored by dear guh
Rāma with tender feet washed by Him
Bharadvāja Mukhānandaka Rām

Citrakūṭādri Niketana Rām
Daśaratha Santata Cintita Rām
Kaikeyī Tanayārthita Rām
Viracita Nija Pitṛkarmaka Rām
Bharatārpita Nija Pāduka Rām
Rāma, pleasure to the sage, Bharadvāja…
Rāma had a place to live on Chitrakūṭa hill
Rāma always thought of father Daśaratha
Rāma, requested by the son of Kaikeyī
Rāma, performed funeral rites of his father
Rāma, gave his sandals to Bharata
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Daṇḍakā Vana Jana Pāvana Rām

Duṣṭa Virādha Vināśana Rām
Śarbhaṅga Sutīkṣṇārchita Rām
Agastyānugraha Vardhita Rām
Gṛidhrādhipa Saṃsevita Rām
Paṭchvaṭī Taṭa Susthita Rām
Rāma, uplifting the dwellers of daṇḍakā forest
Rāma, destroyed the evil demon Virādha
Rāma, served by Śarabhaïga and Sutīkṣṇa
Rāma, nourished by sage Agastya’s well-wishes
Rāma, served by the king of vultures
Rāma resided happily in Pañcavaṭī
Śūrpaṇakhārthi Vidhāyaka Rām

Kharadūṣaṇa Mukha Sūdaka Rām
Sītā Priya Hariṇānuga Rām
Mārīcārti Kṛdāśuga Rām
Vinaṣṭa Sītānveṣaka Rām
Gṛdhrādīpa Gatidāyaka Rām
Rāma caused pain to demoness Sūrpaṇakhā
Rāma killed Khara, Dūṣaṇa and other demons
Rāma went after the deer, dear to Sītā
Rāma killed Mārīca with the arrow
Rāma searched for his lost wife, Sītā
Rāma, gave salvation to the vulture king
Śabarīdatta Phalāśana Rām

Kabandha Bāhucchedana Rām
Hanumat Sevita Nijapada Rām
Nata Sugrīvā Bhīṣṭada Rām
Garvita Vāli Saṃhāraka Rām
Vānara Dūta Preṣaka Rām
Rāma ate the fruits offered by the hermit Śabarī
Rāma cut off the arms of the demon Kabandha
Rāma, with feet served by Hanumān
Rāma blessed the noble Sugrīva
Rāma killed the proud Vālī
Rāma sent the monkey messenger
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Hitakara Lakṣmaṇa Saṃyuta Rām

Kapivara Santata Saṃsmṛta Rām
Tadgati Vighnadhwaṃsaka Rām
Sītā Prāṇadhāraka Rām
Duṣṭa Daśānana Dhūṣita Rām
Śiṣṭa Hanūmad Bhūṣita Rām
Rāma, together with good-natured Lakṣmaṇa
Rāma, constantly remembered by Hanumān
Rāma removed all obstacles on His path
Rāma, the life-support of Sītā
Rāma, insulted by the evil ten-headed Rāvaṇa
Rāma, worshipped by virtuous Hanumān
Sītāvedita Kākāvana Rām

Kṛta Cūḍāmaṇi Darśana Rām
Kapivara Vacanāśvāsita Rām
Rāvaṇa Nidhana Prasthita Rām
Vānara Sainya Samāvṛta Rām
Śoṣita Saridīśārthita Rām
Sītā narrated the story of the crow saved by Rāma
Rāma did behold Cūḍāmaṇi (jewel) sent by Sītā
Rāma was consoled by Hanumān’s words
Rāma, marched on destroying evil Rāvaṇa
Rāma was surrounded by the monkeys
Rāma, frightened the Lord of the Ocean
Vibhīṣaṇābhaya Dāyaka Rām

Parvata Setu Nibandhaka Rām
Kumbhakarṇa Śiracchedaka Rām
Rākṣasa Saṅgha Vimardaka Rām
Ahimahirāvaṇa Cāraṇa Rām
Saṃhṛta Daśamukha Rāvaṇa Rām
Rāma gave refuge to Vibhīṣaṇa
Rāma built the bridge with hills and stones
Rāma cut off Kumbhakarṇa’s head
Rāma killed millions of demons
Rāma killed Ahimahi Rāvaṇa
Rāma killed the ten-headed Rāvaṇa
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Vidhi Bhava Mukha Sura Saṃstuta Rām

Swasthita Daśaratha Vīkṣita Rām
Sītā Darśana Modita Rām
Abhiṣikta Vibhīṣaṇanata Rām
Puṣpakayānā Rohaṇa Rām
Bharadvājādi Niṣevaṇa Rām
Rāma, praised by all the Gods, like Brahma and Śiva
Rāma, watched by father Daśaratha in heaven
Rāma was pleased to see Sītā
Rāma bowed by corronated Vibhīṣaṇa
Rāma, climbed the areal vehicule, Puṣpaka
Rāma worshipped by Bharadvāja
Bharata Prāṇa Priyakara Rām

Sāketapurī Bhūṣaṇa Rām
Sakalasvīya Samānana Rām
Ratna Lasat Pīṭhāsthita Rām
Paṭṭābhiṣekālaṅkṛta Rām
Pārthiva Kula Sammānita Rām
Rāma is Bharata’s life and pleasure
Rāma bedecked the city of Sāketa
Rāma, surrounded by all his own people
Rāma sitting on a diamond-studded seat
Rāma, bejewelled for the coronation
Rāma was honoured by all the rulers
Vibhīṣaṇārpita Raṅgaka Rām

Kīśa Kulānugrahakara Rām
Sakala Jīva Saṃrakṣaka Rām
Samasta Lokā Dhāraka Rām
Rāma, was given an image of Raïganātha by Vibhīṣaṇa
Rāma blessed the race of monkeys
Rāma, saviour of all beings
Rāma, supporter of all worlds
Rāma Rāma Jaya Rājā Rām

Rāma Rāma Jaya Sītā Rām
Sri Rām Jaya Rām Jaya Jaya Rām (x8)
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Lingāstakam
“The Linga is the outward symbol of the formless being, Lord Śiva, who is the
indivisible, allperading, eternal, auspicious, ever-pure, immortal essence of
this vast universe, who is the undying Soul seated in the chambers of your
heart - the pure, immortal essence of this vast universe, who is the undying
Soul seated in the chambers of your heart, who is your Indweller, innermost
Self or Atman, and who is identical with the Supreme Brahman”.
Swami Sivananda
Brahma Murāri Surārcita Liṅgam
Nirmala Bhāsita Śobhita Liṅgam
Janmaja Dukha Vināśaka Liṅgam
Tat Praṇamāmi Sadāśiva Liṅgam
Liṅgam, the symbol of Lord Śiva, is adored by Brahmā, Viṣṇu and all Gods.
Taintless, shining, beautiful is the Liṅgam. Destroyer of the miseries that
follow birth. I salute the Liṅgam of the eternal Śiva.
Deva Muni Pravarārcita Liṅgam

Kāma Dahana Karuṇākara Liṅgam
Rāvaṇa Darpa Vināśaka Lingam
The Liṅgam that is adored by the gods and the great sages. That denotes
the destruction of the god of lust, ocean of mercy, the vanquishing of
Rāvaṇa’s (a demon) pride, to that Liṅgam of the omnipresent Śiva, I
prostrate.
Sarva Sugandhi Sulepita Liṅgam

Buddhi Vivardhana Kāraṇa Liṅgam
Siddha Surāsura Vandita Liṅgam
To the Liṅgam that is anointed with fragrant substances, such as sandal
paste, that enhances the intellect, and that is worshipped by Siddhas
(seers), gods and Āsuras (demons), I offer my salutations.
Kanaka Mahāmaṇi Bhūṣita Liṅgam

Phaṇipati Veṣṭita Śobhita Liṅgam
Dakṣa Suyajña Vināśana Lingam
The Liṅgam that is adorned with gold ornaments, and precious items, that
shines with the Lord of the serpents that encircles it, and that destroyed
the sacrifice performed by Dakṣa, to That I offer my salutations.
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Kuṅkuma Candana Lepita Liṅgam

Paṅkaja Hāra Suśobhita Liṅgam
Sañcita Pāpa Vināśaka Liṅgam
The Liṅgam that is smeared with vermilion and sandalwood paste, that
shines with garlands of lotuses, and dispels the accumulated sins of
devotees, to That I offer my salutations.
Deva Gaṇārcita Sevita Lingam

Bhāvair Bhaktibhirevaca Liṅgam
Dinakara Koṭi Prabhākara Liṅgam
The Liṅgam that is worshipped by the host of gods with great devotional
feelings, and that shines with the brilliance of crores of suns, to That I
offer my salutations.
Aṣṭadalopari Veṣṭita Liṅgam

Sarva Samudbhava Kāraṇa Liṅgam
Aṣṭa Dāridrya Vināśaka Liṅgam
The Liṅgam that is seated on an eight-petalled lotus, that is the cause
of all creations, that destroys all forms of destitution, to That I offer my
salutations.
Suraguru Suravara Pūjita Liṅgam

Suravana Puṣpa Sadārcita Liṅgam
Parātparaṃ Paramātmaka Liṅgam
The Liṅgam that is worshipped by the preceptor (Bçhaspati) of the Gods,
and the chief of the Gods (Indra) who are always offering flowers from
the heavenly gardens to Thee, the greatest of all beings, having nature of
supreme spirit, to That I offer my salutations.
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Jaya Jagadisha Haré

Om Jaya Jagadisha Haré
Swami, Jaya Jagadisha Haré
Bhakta Jano Ke Sankata (repeat)
Kshana Men Dur Kare
Oh Lord of the Universe, Victory be to you.
Of Liberator of sins, Glory be unto you.
Jo Dhyave Phala Pave

Dukha Vinase Mana Ka
Swami, Dukha Vinase Mana Ka
Sukha Sampati Ghara Ave (repeat)
Kashta Mite Tana Ka
You dispel the troubles of your devotees in just a moment. Those who
worship you reap the fruits of their actions, and all their sufferings are
taken away.
Matapita Tuma Mere

Sharana Gahumai Kisaki
Swami, Sharana Kisaki
Tuma Bina Aur Na Duja (repeat)
Āsa Karumai Kisaki
Let the happiness and the wealth reach our home, the mind liberated of its
sufferings. You are the mother and the father for me. I have no one else
but you for shelter.
Tuma Purana Paramatma

Tuma Antarayamni
Swami, Tuma Antarayami
Parabrahma Parameshvara (repeat)
Tuma Saba Ke Swami
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Tuma Karuna Ke Sagara

Tuma Palana Karata
Swami, Tuma Palana Karata
Mai Murakha Khala Kami (repeat)
Kripa Karo Bharata
You are the infinite Lord and you are in my heart. You are the Ultimate
Source and Lord of all.
Tuma Ho Eka Agochara

Sabe Ke Pranapati
Kis Vidhi Milun Dayamaya (repeat)
Tumako Mai Kumati
You are the ocean of compassion and Ruler of the Universe. I am ignorant
and a seeker of pleasures. Grace me.
Dina Bandhu Dukha Harata

Tuma Rakashaka Mere
Swami Tuma Rakashaka Mere
Apane Hatha Badhao (repeat)
Dvara Padamai Tere
You are the unseeable and Lord of All I am evil-minded. How do I get in
tune with you?
Vishaya Vikara Mitao

Papa Haro Deva
Swami, Papa Haro Deva
Shraddha Bhakti Badhao (repeat)
Santana Ki Seva
You take away the problems of innocent ones. You are my saviour. Please
raise your hands and bless me. I have fallen at your door.
Jaya Jagadisha Ke Arati

Jo Koye Nara Gave
Swami, Jo Koye Nara Gave
Kahat Sivananda Swami (repeat)
Sukha Sampati Ghar Avé
Erase all instinctual impulses and sins from me. Let me be more sincerely
devoted to you and help me to serve my Master Sivananda.
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He Prabho
This is a very beautiful kirtan, filled with devotion, asking the Lord for His help
on the spiritual path.
He Prabho Ānandadātā Jñāna Hamako Dījiye
Śīghra Sāre Durguṇoṃko Dūra Hamase Kījiye
Lījiye Hamako Śaraṇameṃ Ham Sadācārī Banen
Brahmācarī Dharmarakśaka Vīra Vratadhārī Banen
Premase Hama Guru Janoṃkī Nitya Hī Sevā Kare
Satya Bole Jhūṭha Tyāge Mela Apasameṃ Kare
Nindā Kisīkī Hama Kisīse Bhūla Kara Bhī Nā Kare
Divya Jīvana Ho Hamārā Tere Yaśa Gāyā Kare
O Lord, giver of bliss, give me knowledge.
Quickly take my bad habits very far from me.
Take us into your refuge. Make us virtuous.
May we become brahmacārīs (religious students),
protectors of righteousness, heroic and observers of vows.
May we always serve our Gurus (teachers) lovingly.
May we speak the truth, reject untruth and may we live unitedly.
May we never hurt or disrespect anyone, even by mistake.
May our life be always divine and let us sing your praises.
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Concluding Chants
Concluding Mantras
Om Namo Nārāyanāya Dasoham Tava Kesava
Om Dum Durgāyai Namaha
Om Hrim Mahālakshmyai Namaha
Om Aim Saraswatyai Swahah
Sri Rāma Rāma Rāmethi Rāme Rāme Manorame
Sahasranāma Tattulyam Rāmanāma Varānane
Mahā Mrutyunjaya Mantra (Om Trayambakam)

is a life-giving Mantra. In these days, when life is very complex, accidents are
an everyday affair; this Mantra wards off deaths by snakebite, lightening,
motor accidents, fire, cycle, water, air accidents and accidents of all kinds.
Besides, it has a great curative effect for diseases. It should be repeated before
any travel.
It is also a Moksha-Mantra and bestows liberation. It is a Śiva Mantra. The
Mantra should be repeated 3, 9, 27 or 108 times, especially on your birthday.
This will bestow on you health, long life, liberation and prosperity.
Oṁ Trayaṁbakaṃ Yajāmahe
Sugaṅdhiṁ Puṣti Vardhanaṁ
Urvā Rukam Iva Bhaṅdhanāt
Mṛityor Mukṣīya Mā’mṛtāt (x3)
We worship the fragrant, three-eyed Lord Śiva, who enhances prosperity.
May He liberate us from the bondage of death like the water melon (which
separates effortlessly from the vine), let Him not turn us away from
immortality.
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Other Peace Chants

Oṁ Sarveṣāṁ Svastir Bhavatu
Sarveṣāṁ Śāntir Bhavatu
Sarveṣāṁ Pūrṇaṁ Bhavatu
Sarveṣāṁ Mangalaṁ Bhavatu
May auspicousness be unto all.
May peace be unto all.
May fullness be unto all.
May prosperity be unto all.
Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinaḥ

Sarve Santu Nirāmayāḥ
Sarve Bhadrāṇi Paśyantu
Mā Kaschit Dhukha Bhāk Bhavet
May all be happy.
May all be free from diseases.
May all enjoy prosperity.
May none suffer from sorrow.
Oṁ Asato Mā Sat Gamaya

Tamaso Mā Jyotir Gamaya
Mṛityor Mā Amṛtaṁ Gamaya
Lead me from the unreal to the reall.
From darkness to light.
From death to immortality.
Oṁ Pūrṇamada Pūrṇmidaṁ
Pūrṇāt Pūrṇam Udachyate
Pūrṇasya Pūrṇam Ādāya
Pūrṇamevāvaśiṣyate
That Brahman is full. This creation is also full.
From the Brahman this creation has come.
When this creation is merged in the Brahman.
What remains is again full.
Om Peace Peace Peace.
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Universal Prayer
Written by Swami Sivananda, the Universal Prayer expresses the sentiment
that God is One whatever name we call Him/Her by, whatever form we see
Her/Him in. It is a prayer that may be recited by followers of any religion or
creed.
O adorable Lord of mercy and love,
salutations and prostrations unto Thee.
Thou art omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient.
Thou art Satchidānanda.
Thou art existence, knowledge and bliss absolute.
Thou art the indweller of all beings.
Grant us an understanding heart, equal vision,
balanced mind, faith, devotion and wisdom.
Grant us inner spiritual strength to resist temptation and to
control the mind.
Free us from egoism, lust, anger, greed, hatred and jealousy.
Fill our hearts with divine virtues.
Let us behold Thee in all these names and forms.
Let us serve Thee in all these names and forms.
Let us ever remember Thee.
Let us ever sing Thy glories.
Let Thy name be ever on our lips,
Let us abide in Thee for ever and ever.
Om Bolo Sadguru Sivananda Maharaja Ki – Jai
Om Bolo Sadguru Vishnudevananda Maharaja Ki – Jai
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Prière universelle – franÇais

O Seigneur adorable de miséricorde et d’amour,
Nous Te saluons et nous nous prosternons devant Toi.
Tu es omniprésent, omnipotent, omniscient.
Tu es Satchidānanda.
Tu es existence, connaissance, béatitude.
Tu es l’Être intime de touts les êtres.
Donne-nous un coeur compréhensif, une vision sereine,
un esprit harmonieux, la foi, la dévotion et la sagesse.
Donne-nous la force spirituelle intérieure,
pour résister à la tentation et maîtriser notre esprit.
Délivre-nous de l’egoïsme, de tous les désirs immodérés,
de la colère, de la haine et de la jalousie.
Emplis nos coeurs de vertus divines.
Que nous Te voyions dans tout ces noms et toutes ces formes.
Que nous Te servions dans tout ces noms et toutes ces formes.
Que toujours nous pensions à Toi.
Que nous chantions toujours Ta gloire:
Que Ton nom soit toujours sur nos lèvres.
Que nous demeurions en Toi pour l’éternité.
Universelles Gebet – deutsch

Oh anbetungswürdiger Herr, voll Barmherzigkeit und Liebe,
Gruß Dir, in Demut gebeugt.
Allgegenwärtig bist Du, allmächtig, allwissend.
Du bist Satchidānanda.
Sein ist Dein Wesen, Wissen und Seligkeit,
Im Inneren aller Wesen wohnst Du.
Gib uns ein verstehendes Herz, die rechte Einsicht,
ausgeglichenes Gemüt, Vertrauen, Hingebung und Weisheit.
Lege in uns geistige Kraft, Versuchungen zu widerstehen,
Denken und Wollen zu beherrschen.
Befreie uns von Selbstsucht, Lust, Zorn, Gier und Hass,
erfülle unser Herz mit göttlichen Tugenden.
Lass uns Dich erschauen in all den Namen und Gestalten.

Lass uns Dir dienen in all den Namen und Gestalten.
Lass uns allezeit Deiner gedenken.
Lass uns stets Deine Herrlichkeit singen.
Lass Deinen Namen stets auf unseren Lippen sein.
Lass uns in Dir bleiben alle Zeit.
oración universal – Español

Oh adorable Dios de Misericordia y Amor,
Te saludamos y nos postramos ante Ti.
Tú eres Omnipresente, Omnipotente y Omniscente.
Tú eres Satchidānanda.
Tú eres Existencia, Conocimiento y Bienaventuranza absolutos.
Té estás en el crazón de todos los seres.
Danos visión clara, mente equilibrada, fe, devoción y sabiduria.
Danos fuerza espiritual para resistir la tentación y sabiduria.
Libranos de la cólera, la avaricia, la lujuria, el odio, el deseo y los
celos.
Liena nuestros corazones con virtudes divinas.
Déjanos adorarte bajo todos los nombres y todas las formas.
Déjanos servirte bajo todos los nombres y todas las formas.
Déjanos recordarte siempre.
Déjanos cantar tus glorias.
Deja que tu nombre esté siempre en nuestros labios.
Déjanos morar en Ti por los siglos de los siglos.
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Preghiera Universale – italiano

Oh adorabile Signore di misericordia e amore,
Ti salutiamo e ci prostriamo davanti a te.
Tu sei onnipresente, onnipotente e onnisciente.
Tu sei Satchidānanda.
Tu sei esistenza, conoscenza e beatitudine assoluta.
Tu sei l’essere intimo in tutti gli esseri.
Donaci un cuore comprensivo, una visione serena,
uno spirito armonioso, la fede, la devozione e la saggezza.
Donaci la forza spirituale per resistere alla tentazione
e controllare la nostra mente.
Liberaci dall’egoismo, la lussuria, la collera, l’avidità,
l’odio e la gelosia.
Riempi i nostri cuori con le virtù divine.
Fai che ti vediamo in tutti i nomi e tutte le forme.
Fai che ti serviamo in tutti i nomi e tutte le forme.
Fai che ti ricordiamo sempre.
Fai che cantiamo le tue glorie.
Fai che il tuo nome sia sempre sulle nostre labbra.
Fai che viviamo in te per l’eternitá.
UNIVERSELE GEBED – afrikans

O, Ānbiddelike God van genade en liefde,
In eerbied kniel ek voor U en groet U Heer
U is alomteenwoordig, almagtig en alwetend.
U is die lewensgees, kennis en absolute gemoedsrus.
U is Satchidānanda
U is Die Siel van alle wesens.
Gee vir ons ‘n hart wat verstān, ‘n o렳onder bevooroordele om
die wārheid te kan herken, ‘n gebalanseerde verstand, geloof,
toewyding en wysheid.
Skenk ons siel ‘n innerlike sterkte om die kwade te kan weerstān
en om ons verstand te kan kontroleer.
Bevry ons van egotisme, wellustigheid, kwade gevoelens,
begeerte, hāt en jaloesie.
Vul ons harte met goddelike gedagtes, geregtigheid en wārdes.
Lāt ons U sien in al U name en vorme.

Lāt ons U dien in al U name en vorme.
Lāt ons U altyd onthou.
Lāt ons altyd U glorie besing.
Lāt U nām altyd op ons lippe wees.
Lāt ons gehoorsām wees ān U, vir ewig en ewig.
Universal Prayer – arabic

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Universal Prayer – danish

Oh elskede barmhjertighed og karlinghedens Herre,
Ydmygt in bajer for Dig.
Du er kraften i alt og allestedsncervcerende.
Du er Satchidānanda.
Du er eksistensen, videnskaben og det Absolutte.
Du er det inderste i alle vasener.
Giv os et forstående hjerte et balanceret syn og sind, tro,
tilbedelse og vison.
Tildel os inder spirituel styrke, så vi modstår fristelse, så vi kan
kontrolere vores sind.
Fri os fra egoisme, lyst, vrede, grådigned, nad og jealousi.
Fyld vores hjerter med Guddommelige dyder.
Lad os se Dig i alle Dine navne og former.
Lad os tjane Dig i alle Dine navne og former.
Lad os altid have Dig i Vor bevidsthed.
Lad os altid synge Din herlighed.
Lad altid Dit navn være på vore laber.
Lad os blive hos Dig i al evighed.
Paidir Comhchoitianta – gaaelic (irish)

A Thiarna den Trócaire is den Ghrá,
Fáiltiú is Cloíteacht Leat.
Is Té atá Uileláithreach, Uilechumhachtach agus Uilefhiosach.
Is Tú Satchidānanda.
Is Tú Beatha, Eolas agus Aoibhneas Iomlán.
Is Tú atá ina Áitritheoir do Chách.
Tabhair Dúinn Croí Tuisceanach Fís Chothrom, Intinn, Creideamh,
Deabhóid agus Eagnaíocht Chothrom.
Tabhair Dúinn Láídreacht Spioradáltacht Inmheánach chun Cathú
a Dhiúltú.
Agus Chun an Intinn a Smachtú, Saor Sinn ón Féinspéis
Ainmhian, Fearg, Saint, Fuath agus Éad.
Lior ár gCroíthe le Suáilci Diaga.
Lig Dúinn Thú a Fheiceáil ins na Ainmneacha agus Foirmeacha

Seo Uilig.
Lig Dúinn a Bheith Umhal Duit ins na Ainmneacha agus
Foirmeacha Seo Uilig.
Lig Dúinn Cuimhne Ort de Shíor.
Lig Dúinn D Ghlóire a Chanadh de Shíor.
Lig D’Ainm a Bheith de Shíor ar Ár mBeola.
Lig Dúinn Maireachtáil Ionat Trí Shaol na Saol.
Universal Prayer – Greek

O kirie larefte apo efsplaxnia kai agapi.
Se xairetame kai proskiname enopion sou.
Eise pantaxou paron, pantodynamos kai pantognostis.
Eise iparxis (iparchis), gnossi, makariotis.
Eise Satchidānanda
Eise to monadiko on metaxi olon ton onton.
Dosse mas mia nohimona kardia, mia galinia orasse, ena
harmonico pnevma, tin posti, tin afossiossi, tin sofia.
Dosse mas tin esoteriki dynami ya na antexoume ton pirasmo kai
na elenxoume to pnevma mas.
Apalaxe mas apo ton egoismo, apo tis ametres epithimies, apo tin
orgi, to missos kai ti zilia.
Gemis tis kardies mas me thia (sia) agnotita.
Na se vlepoume se ola ta onomata kai se ola ta schimata.
Na se ipiretoume pandou.
Na se skeptomaste pantote.
Pantote na imnoume ti doxa sou.
To onoma sou na ine pantote sta xili mas.
Kai na imaste mazi sou os tin eoniotita.
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Universal Prayer – hebrew
Universalna molitva – hrvatski (croatian)

O obožavani Gospode milosti i yubavi,
Pozdravljajuci i kljanjajudi se Tebi.
Ti si sveprisutan, svemogué i sveznajué.
Ti si Satchidānanda.
Ti si egzistencija, Znanje i blaženstvo apsolut.
Ti bivaš u svim bićima.
Daj nam srce buno razumjevanja, jednaku viziju, miran um, vjeru,
posvećenost i mudrost.
Daj nam unutašnju duhovnu snagu da odolimū napastim(a) i da
vladamo u mom.
Oslobodi nas egoizma, pohote, ljutnje pohlepe, mržnje i
yubomore.
Ispuni naša srca sa božanskim krepostinia.
Neka vidimo Tebe usvim imenima i oblicima.
Neka služimo Tebe usvim imenima i oblicima.
Neka se uvijek sjedomo Tebe.
Neka uvjek pjevamo Troju slavu.
Neka uvijek bude Troje ime na naśim usnicama.
Neka budemo zauvjek u Tebi.
Universal Doa – indonesia

Oh Tuhan yang penuh kasih dan cinta,
Hormar dan sembah kutujukan pada Mu.
Ergkau adalah omnipresensi, omnipotensi dan omniscient.
Engkau adalah Satchidānanda.
Engkau adala keberadān, pengetahuan da berkat nyata.
Engkau adalah penghuni tiap makhluk.
Berikan kami hari yang pengertian, pandangan sama, pikiran
seimbang, iman, penyembahan dan kebijaksanān.
Bebaskan kami dari egoisme, nafsu, kemarahan, keserakahan,
kebencian dan iri hari.
Isi hari kami dengan kebijakan Ilahi.
Biarkan kami menyanjungMu dalam segala Nāma dan bentuk ini.
Biarkan kami melayaniMu dalam segala Nāma dan bentuk ini.
Biarkan kami mengigatMu selalu.
Biarkan kami menyanyika kemuliānMu selalu.
Biarkan namaMu selalu berada di bibir kami.
Biarkan kami bernaung dalamMu selama-laman-ja.
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Universal Prayer – japanese
vispārējo lūgšana – Latvijas (latvian)

Ak, Pielūdzamais žēlsirdības un mīlestības kungs,
Pazemtgi sveicinām tevi.
Tu esi visuresośs, visvarośs un viszinośs.
Tu esi Satchidānanda.
Tu esi pilnīga esantba, apzina und svetlaime.
Tu esi visu dzivo būtnu gars.
Dod mums sprotośu sirdi, skaidru skatu, līdzsvarotu prātu, tictbu,
dievbijibu und gudrību.
Dod mums iekśēju gara spēku pretoties kārdinājumam un
kontrolēt prātu.
Atbrīvo mūs no egoisma, kaislībām, dusmām, mantkārtbas, naida
und greizsirdības.
Piepildi mūsu sirdis ar dieviśkajām vertībām.
ļaut mums ieraudzīt tevi visos śajos vārdos und formās.
ļaut mums kalpot tev visos śajos vārdos und formās.
ļaut mums vienmēr aīcerēties tevi.
ļaut tavam vārdam vienmēr būt mums uz lūpām.
ļaut mums dzīvot mūžīgi mūžam.

Universali Malda – Lituania

Mes sveikiname Tave, gailestingasis meilės Dieve,
Garbiname Tave ir Tau lenkiamės.
Tu esi visagalis, visur esantis ir viska žinąs.
Tu esi Satchidānanda.
Tavo esmė yra būtis, žinojimas ir palaima.
tu viską laikai savyje ir esi manyje.
Suteik mūsų širdžiai supratimo, tikrovės suvokimą Ramybę
tikėjimą pasišventimą ir išmintį.
Suteik mūsų dvasiai stiprybės, kad atsispirtume pagundoms
Ir valdytume savo mintis.
Ištaisvink mus nuo savanaudiškumo, aistrų, godumo ir pykčio,
Pavydo ir neapykantos.
Pripildyk mūsų širdis dieviškųjų dorybių.
Leisk mums regėti Tave visuose varduose ir pavidaluose.
Leisk mums tarnauti Tau visuose varduose ir pavidaluose.
Leisk mums visad Tave prisiminti.
Leisk mums visa giedoti Tau garbę.
Leise mūs lūpoms kartot Tavo vardą.
Leisk mums likt Tafyje visada ir per amžius.
az egyetemes ima – magyar (HUNGARIAN)

Ó a könyörületesség és a szeretet imádnivaló Ura!
Mélyen reborulva légy üdvözölve.
Te vagy a Mindenható a Mindentudó és a mindenhol Jelenlévő.
Te vagy a Lét a Tudás és a tökéletes Boldogság.
Te lakozol minden lényben.
Áldj meg minket megértő szívvel, jó belátással, tiszta elmével,
hittel, odādással és bölcsességgel.
Áldj meg minket lelki erővel, hogy ellenálljunk a kísértésnek és
uralkodjunk az akaraton.
Szabadíts meg az önzéstől, a vágytól, a haragtól, a kapzsiságtól, a
gyülölettől és a féltékenységtől.
Töltsd meg szívünket Isteni erényekkel.
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Hadd lássunk Téged minden névben és formában.

Hadd szolgáljunk Téged minden névben és formában.
Hadd emlékezzünk mindig Rád.
Hadd énekeljük örökké a Te dicsőséged.
Hadd legyen a neved örökké az ajkunkon.
Hadd maradjunk örökkön-örökké Te benned.
Universeel gebed – Nederlands

Oh ānbiddelijke Heer van Genade en Liefde,
Gegroet en geëerd zÿt U.
U bent Alomtegenwoordig, Almachtig en Alwetend.
U bent Satchidānanda.
U bent het Bestān, het Bewustzÿn en de Absolute Zaligheid.
U woont in alle wezens.
Geef ons een begripvol hart, de gelÿke visie, een evenwichtige
geest, geloof, toewÿding en wÿsheid.
Geef ons innerlÿke, geestelÿke kracht om verleiding te weerstoon
en onze geest te bedwingen.
Bevrÿd ons van egoïsme, Lust, weede, hebzucht, hāt en jaloezie.
Vul onze harten met Goddelÿke deugden.
Lāt ons U eeuwig herinneren.
Lāt ons eeuwit Uw glories zingen.
Lāt Uw nām eeuwig op onze lippen blÿven.
Lāt ons in U zÿn voor eeuwig en eeuwig.
Universal bønn - Norsk

Ærverdige Herre av barmhjertighet og kjærlighet,
Vi hilser deg ydmykt.
Du er allstedsnærværende, allmektig og allvitende.
Du er Satcidaananda.
Du er hele eksistensen, visdom og ypperste salighet.
Du er nærværende alle steder.
Skjenk oss et generøst hjerte, klarsynthet, balansert sinn, tillit,

tiltro og visdom.
Skjenk oss indre styrke for å motstå fristelser og kontrollere
sinnet.
Befri oss fra egosime, sinne, begjær, gjerrighet, hat og
misunnelse.
Fyll våre hjerter med gudommelighet.
La oss se ditt nærvær klart.
La oss tjene deg.
La oss alltid minnes deg.
La oss alltid synge din lovsang.
La ditt navn for alltid være på våre lepper.
La oss hvile i deg for evig tid.
modlitwa uniwersalna – polski

O Czcigodny Panie Łaski i Miłości,
Pozdrawiamy Cię i kłaniamy się tobie.
Tyś jest Wszechobecny, Wszechpotężny i wszechwiedzący.
Tyś jest Satchidānanda.
Tyś jest Istnieniem, Wiedzą, Szszęściem Absolutnym,
Ty mieszkasz w każdym stworzeniu.
Daj nam zrozumienie serca, Właściwy wgląd, wyważony umysł,
Wiarę, oddanie i mądrość.
Daj nam wewnętrzną siłę duchową by oprzeć się pokusom i
kontrolować umysł.
Uwolnjj nas od egoizmu, żądzy, gniewu, chciwości nienawiści i
zazdrości.
Napełnij nasze serca boskimi cnotami
Poswól nam widzieć Ciebie we wszystkich imionach i formach.
Poswól nam służyć Tobie we wszystkich imionach i formach.
Poswól nam zawsze pamiętać o Tobie.
Poswól nam zawsze opiewać Twą chwałę.
Niech Twoje imię będzie zawsze na naszych ustach.
Poswól nam zamieszkać w Tobie na wieki.
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Oração Universal – Português

Ó Adorável Senhor de Misericórdia e Amor!
Saudações e prostrações diante de Ti.
Tu és Onipresente, Onipotente e Onisciente.
Tu és Satchidānanda.
Tu és Existência, Consciência e Bem-aventurança Absolutas.
Tu és o Residente Interior de todos os seres.
Concede-nos um coração compreensivo, visão imparcial,
mente equilibrada, fé, devoção e sabedoria.
Concede-nos força espiritual interior para resistir às tentações e
controlar a mente.
Livra-nos do egoísmo, da luxúria, da ganância, do ódio, da raiva e
da inveja.
Preencha nossos corações com virtudes divinas.
Deixa-nos adorar-Te em todos esses nomes e formas.
Deixa-nos servi-Te em todos esses nomes e formas.
Deixa-nos sempre relembrar de Ti.
Deixa-nos sempre cantar as Tuas Glórias.
Deixa que Teu nome esteja sempre em nossos lábios.
Deixa-nos permanecer em Ti para todo e sempre.
Universal Prayer – (russian)

Universal Prayer – Sankskrit

Viśvaprārthanā
Karuṇāmayā Premasvarūpa Ārādhanīya Lokanātha
Bhavadbhyaḥ Asmākaṃ Anantakoṭi Praṇāmāh
Parabrhma Sarvaśaktaśca Sarvavyāpī, TvamevaTvameva
Saccidānandaḥ ||
Sarvabhūtānāṃ Sraṣṭā,devādidevā, Jagannivāsa, Pariśuddhiṃ,
Snehaṃ, Nirmalahṛdayaṃ Ca Asmabhyaṃ Dadātu, Samasthāṃ
Jīvarāśim Samatvena Brhmasvarūpatvena Draṣtuṃ Viśvāsaṃ,
Śraddaṃ Vivekaṃ Buddhiṃ Snehaṃ Ca Asmabhyaṃ Dātuṃ Kṛpā
Bhavatu ||
Māyāśktiṣu Pralobhaneṣu Ca Vaśībhavituṃ Aśakyaṃ Manaḥ,
Vairāgyaṃn Ātmīayaśaktiṃ Preraṇāṃ Ca Dadātu ||
Bhogecchā-Durāgraha-Vidveṣādi-Manomālinyād-Asmān Mocātu ||
Asmākaṃ Hṛdayeṣu Divyaṃ Aiśvaryaṃ, Acañcalāṃ Śktiṃ
Yogaśaktim Ca Pūrayatu ||
Sadā Tvaṃ Smartuṃ Asmabhyaṃ Śaktir Bhavatu ||
Tava-Guna-Gāthāḥ Sadā Gīyamānāḥ Bhavantu Tvayi Sadā Sadā
Asmat Sānnidhyaṃ Bhavatu ||
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univerzalna molitev – Slovenski

O čudoviti oče usmiljenja in ljubezni,
z u so ponižnostjo ti pokljanjamo uso slavo.
Usemogoćhi, use vedni, usprisotni,
vsestkanski Satchidānanda.
Većha Luć ki goki u usakem bitjce.
Oćisti nasa srca, da bodo razumevajoća, preženi temo, da
bomoimeli enak pogled, umikjene misli, vero, ponižnost,
skromnost, haklonjenost in razsuetljenye.
Pomagaj nam ohraniti vero, pomagaj nam premagati
usepreizkušnje, in toj nam obstkani, da bomo znali umikiti naše
misli in jih usmerjati vroti Tebi.
Osvo bodi nas sebićnosti, poželenja, jeze, požrešnosti, sovraštva
in ljubosumja.
Napolni naša srca z Božjimi urlinami.
Davoli, da te bomo vedno slavili v teh imenin in oblikah.
Davoli, da ti bomo z veseljem služili v useh imenin in oblikah.
Dat nam razsvet, ltente.
Da boš vedno v naših mislih in naših srcih.
Davoli, da ti bomo većno peli slavo.
Naj bo tvoje ime većno na naših ustnicah.
Daj, da bomo imeli vero vate na vekomaj.
Univerzalna molitva – српски (serbian)

O divni Boze, pun milosti i ljubavi,
pozdravljamo Te i klanjamo Ti se.
Ti si sveprisutan, svemocan i sveznajuc.
Ti si Satchidānanda.
Ti si Postojanje, Znanje i potpuno Blazenstvo.
Ti boravis u svim bicima.
Dodeli nam razumno srce, jednaku viziju, uravnotezen um, veru,
posvecenost i mudrost.
Dodeli nam unutrasnju spiritualnu snagu da se odupremo
iskusenju i da kontrolisemo um.
Oslobodi nas sebicnosti, pozude, besa, zavisti, mrznje i ljubomore.
Ispuni nasa srca bozanskim vrlinama.
Neka Te vidimo u svim ovim imenima i oblicima.

Neka Te sluzimo u svim ovim imenima i oblicima.
Neka Te se uvek setimo.
Neka uvek pevamo Tvoje slave.
Neka Tvoje ime bude uvek na nasim usnama.
Neka zauvek boravimo u Tebi.
Allomfattande bön – svenska

Åh ärevördige Herre av barmhärtighet och kärlek,
vi hälsar Dig å ödmjukast.
Du äro allestädes närvarande, allsmäktig, och allvetande.
Du äro Satchidānanda.
Du äro existens, visdom och yttersta salighet.
Du äro närvarande i alla varelser.
Skänk oss ett förstående hjärta, klarsynthet, balanserat sinne,
tillit, tilltro, och visdom.
Skänk oss inre andlig styrka för att motstå frestelser och
kontrollera sinnet.
Befria oss fran själviskhet, lust, ilska, girighet, hat, och svartsjuka.
Fyll våra hjärtan med Gudomliga förtjänster.
Låt oss se Dig i alla dina namn och former.
Låt oss tjäna Dig i alla dina namn och former.
Låt oss alltid minnas Dig.
Låt oss alltid sjunga Din lovsång.
Låt Ditt namn för alltid vara på vara läppar.
Låt oss vila i Dig i evigheters evighet.
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Universelles Gebet – Schwizerdütsch

Oh erwürdigä Gott, voller Bahrmherzigkeit und Liäbi,
In Demuät verbügt, grüässet mir Dich.
Satchidānanda,
Sii isch Dis Wesä, Wüssä und Seligkeit.
Allgägäwärtig bisch Du, allmächtig, allwüssänd.
Im Innärä vo allnä Wesä wohnsch Du.
Gub üs äs Herz wo verstaht, di rächti Isicht, usglichnigs Gmüät,
Vertrauä, Higab und Wisheit.
Leg i üs geistigi Chraft, Versuächigä zwidderstah, Denkä und Wollä
zbegerschä.
Befrey üs vo Selbstsucht, Gier, Zorn und Hass,
erfüll üsäs Herz mit göttlichä Tugendä.
La üs Dich erblickä i allnä Nöme und Gstaltä.
La üs Dir dienä i allnä Nöme und Gstaltä.
La üs allzit a Dich denkä.
La üs immer Dini Herrlichkeit singä.
La Din Name immer uf üsnä Lippä si.
La üs i Dir blibä – allzit.
Unversal Prayer – tamil

Unversal Prayer – thai

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Ārati
Lights are waved while mantras are chanted. This denotes that the Lord is
Jyoti Swarupa (whose real form is light). The devotee says: “O Lord! Thou art
the Light in the sun, moon and fire. Remove the darkness in me by bestowing
your Divine Light. May my intellect be illumined”.
Lighting of camphor denotes that the individual ego should melt like the
camphor, and the Jivātman (individual soul) should become one with the
Supreme Light of Lights.
Prasad is the sacred offering of the Lord. The devotee offers sweet, rice, fruits,
milk and other such articles. After offering them to the Lord they are shared
among the devotees. The mental Bhava (attitude) is very important.
Don’t neglect outward symbols. They are very beneficial. When viewed from
the right angle of vision you will find that they play an important part in your
material as well as spiritual life.
Jaya Jaya Āratī Vighnavināyaka
Vighnavināyaka Sri Gaṇeśa
We wave the light for victory to Vighnavināyaka (Gaṇeśa) who is the
remover of calamities and who is all-auspiciousness.
Jaya Jaya Āratī Subrahmaṇya

Subrahmaṇya Kārtikeya
We wave the light of victory to Subrahmaṇya, whose other name is
Kārtikeya.
Jaya Jaya Āratī Veṇugopāla

Veṇugopāla Veṇulola
Pāpavidūra Navanīta Chora
We wave the light of victory to Veṇugopāla, (Gopālā, a form of Kṛṣṇa, the
player of the flute), who longs for his flute. He is the remover of sins and
was a thief of butter (when he was a child).
Jaya Jaya Āratī Venkaṭaramaṇa

Venkaṭaramaṇa Saṅkaṭaharaṇa
Sītā Rāma Rādheśyāma
We wave the light of victory to Venkaṭaramaṇa the remover of calamity (a
form of Viṣṇu, whose temple is on the Venkaṭa mountain), and to Sītārāma
and Rādheśyāma (different incarnations of Viṣṇu with their consorts – Sītā
and Rāma, Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa (Śyāma)).
Jaya Jaya Āratī Gaurī Manohara

Gaurī Manohara Bhavānīśaṅkara
Sāmba Sadāśiva Umā Maheśvara
We wave the light of victory to Gaurī manohara (Śaṅkara) and various
other forms of Lord Śiva.
Jaya Jaya Āratī Rāja Rājeśvarī

Rāja Rājeśvarī Tripura Sundarī
Mahā Lakṣmī Mahā Sarasvatī
Mahā Kālī Mahā Śakti
We wave the light of victory to Rāja Rājeśvarī… these are all different
names of the Divine Mother.
Jaya Jaya Āratī Āñjaneya

Āñjaneya Hanūmānta
We wave the light of victory to Āñjaneya (son of Añjanā), Hanūmān.
Jaya Jaya Āratī Dattātreya

Dattātreya Trimūrti Avatāra
We wave the light of victory to Dattātreya, Trimūrti avatāra – a sage who
is an incarnation of the trinity, Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva.
Jaya Jaya Āratī Adityaya

Adityaya Bhāskarāya
We wave the light of victory to Āditya (the Sun)
and Bhāskara (the Sun).
Jaya Jaya Āratī Śanaiścarāya

Śanaiścarāya Bhāskarāya
We wave the light of victory to Śanaiscarāya (the planet Saturn).
Jaya Jaya Āratī Śaṅkarācārya

Śaṅkarācārya Advaita Gurave
We wave the light of victory to Sri Śaṅkarācārya, the celebrated guru of
non-duality
Jaya Jaya Āratī Sadguru Nātha

Sadguru Nātha Sivananda
We wave the light of victory to Swāmī Sivananda.
Jaya Jaya Āratī Vishnudevananda

Vishnudevananda Vishnudevananda
We wave the light of victory to Swāmī Vishnudevananda.
Jaya Jaya Āratī Agastya Munaye

Agastya Munaye Śrīrāmapriyāya
We wave the light of victory to the sage Agastya, who was very dear to
Lord Rāma.
Jaya Jaya Āratī Ayyapā Śwāmine

Ayyapā Śwāmine Dharma Shāstavē
We wave the light of victory to Ayyapā Swāmī, who was the son of Viṣṇu
and Śiva, and ruled the religions.
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Jaya Jaya Āratī Jesus Gurave

Moses Gurave Buddha Gurave
Jaya Jaya Āratī Muḥammad Gurave
Guru Nānak Gurave
Samasta Gurubhyo Namaha
We wave the light of victory to Jesus, Moses, Buddha, Mohamed, Guru
Nanak (the Guru of the Sikh religion) and to all Gurus and prophets.
Jaya Jaya Āratī Veṇugopāla

Om Na Tatra Sūryo Bhāti
Na Candratārakam
Nemā Vidyuto Bhānti Kuto’yamagniḥ
Tameva Bhāntam Anubhāti Sarvam
Tasya Bhāsā Sarvamidam Vibhāti
Om Gaṅge Ca Yanume Caiva
Godāvari Sarasvatī
Narmade Sindhu Kāveri
Namastubhyaṃ Namo Namaha
“Neither the sun shines there, nor the moon, stars, and lightning. So from
where does its light come? When That shines everything shines after That.
By its light everything else is lit.” Seven holy rivers are invoked (to sprinkle
their waters): Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Godāvarī, Sarasvatī, Narmadā, Sindhu,
Kāverī.
Dedication Song
Tvameva Mātā Ca Pitā Tvameva
Tvameva Bandhuśca Sakhā Tvameva
Tvameva Vidyā Draviṇaṃ Tvameva
Tvameva Sarvaṃ Mama Devadeva
O God of Gods, Thou alone art my mother, father, relative, friend, learning,
wealth and everything.
Kāyena Vācā Manasendriyairvā

Buddhyātmanā Vā Prakṛtessvabhāvāt
Karomi Yadyat Sakalaṃ Parasmai
Nārāyaṇāyeti Samarpayāmi
Whatever actions I perform with my body, speech, mind, senses, intellect,
my nature or my emotions, all these I dedicate to the Supreme Lord.
Sarva Dharmān Parityajya

Māmekaṃ Śaraṇaṃ Vraja
Ahaṃ Tvā Sarva Pāpebhyo
Mokshayishyami Mā Śucaḥ
Abandoning all duties, take refuge in Me (the Lord) alone, I will liberate
thee from all sins, grieve not.
From Bhagavad Gītā XVIII, 66.
Ganga Ārati
Om Jaya Gange Maiyā Maiyā Jaya Gange Mātā
Jo Nara Tumko Dhyātā (x2)
Mana Vānchita Phala Pātā
Chandra See Jyoti Tumhāree
Jala Nirmala Ātā Maiyā Jala Nirmala Ātā
Sharana Pade Jo Teree (x2)
So Nara Tara Jātā
Putra Sagara Ke Tāre Saba Jaga Ko Gyātā
Maiyā Saba Jaga Ko Gyātā
Kripā Drishti Tumhāree (x2)
Tribhuvana Sukha Dātā
Eka Hee Bāra Jo Teree Sharanāgati Ātā
Maiyā Sharanāgati Ātā
Yama Kee Trāsa Mitākara (x2)
Paramagati Pātā
Ārthi Māta Tumhāree Jo Nara Nita Gātā
Maiyā Jo Nara Nita Gātā
Arjuna Vahee Sahaja Me (x2)
Mukti Ko Pātā
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Index
121st Psalm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
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Achyutastakam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Ādi Divya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Amazing Grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Amba Amba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Amba Parameshwari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Amme Nārāyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Ārati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Ātmarāma Ānanda Nāma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ātmarāma Ānandarāmana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ayodhyā Vāsi Rām Rām . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
B
Bansuri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Bhaja Mā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Bhajamana Govinda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Bhajamana Mā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Bhajo Rādhe Govinda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Bhajo Rādhe Krishna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Bolo Bolo Sabmil Bolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Bolo Śrī Rām . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Brahmā Murāri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Brahmarpanam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
C
Chidānand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Concluding Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Concluding Mantras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 97
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Daily Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Day by Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
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Dedication Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Deva Deva Sivananda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Devi Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Devi Devi Devi Jagan Mohini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Dhyāna Ślokaḥ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Door of my Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Durge Durge Durge Jaya Jaya Mā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Durge Jaya Jaya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
E
English devotional chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
F
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Gajānanam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Ganesha Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Ganesha Sharanam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Ganga Ārati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Gauri Gauri Gange Rājeshwari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Gopālā Ganalolā Muralimohana Nandālalā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Gopālā Gopālā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Govinda Bolo Hari Gopālā Bolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Govinda Jaya Jaya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Govinda Krishna Jai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Govinda Nārāyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Guru Brahma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Guru Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Gurudeva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Guru Deva Deva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Guru Hamāre Man Mandir Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Guru Mahima . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Guru Parampara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Guru Prayers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
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Halelu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Hanuman Chalisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Hanuman Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Happiness runs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Hara Hara Mahādeva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Haré Rāma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Haré Rāma Gopālā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hari Bol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Hari Hari Bol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hari Nārāyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
He Amba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Hebrew chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
He-nay Mah Tov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Heavenly Father . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
He Prabho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
He Rādhe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hymn to Lord Krishna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
I
I and my Father are One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Introduction to Kirtan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Is there not a nobler mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
J
Jai Guru Jai Guru Jai Guru Jai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Jai Jai Bolo Ananda Amba Mataki Jai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Jaya Durge Kali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Jaya Ganesha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Jaya Ganesha Deva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Jaya Gurudev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Jaya Guru Omkāra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Jaya Ho Mata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Jaya Jagadisha Haré . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Jaya Jagadisha Haré (Sunday Prayer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Jaya Mā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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Jaya Sita Rām . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Jaya Siva Shankara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
K
Kāli Durge Namo Namah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Kāli Mā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Keshava Mādhava Nārāyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Kol Ha'Olam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Krishna Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Krishna Govinda Gopālā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Krishna Govinda Govinda Gopālā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Krishna Keshava Pāhimām . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Krishna Krishna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Krishna Krishna Govinda Janārdana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Kumbaya my Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
L
Lingāstakam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Loka Samasta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Love Love Love Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
M
Mahā Mrutyunjaya Mantra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Mee Ha'eesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Most Blessed Mother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Mukunda Mādhava Hari Hari Bol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
N
Nāma Kirtan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Nāma Rāmayana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Namostute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Nārāyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Nārāyana Padmabhavam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Natarāj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Nirvānsatakam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
No hand will I hold but Thy hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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Om Aim Hrim Klim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Om Durga Pāhimām . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Om Mata Om Kali Durge Devi Namo Namaha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Om Namah Śivāya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Om Om Om . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Om Shakti Om . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Om Trayambakam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
One fine morning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
P
Panduranga Vittalā Hari Nārāyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Peace Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Prayer for Meals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Prayer of St. Francis of Assissi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Prema Mudita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
R
Radha Krishna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Rādhe Bolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Rādhe Rādhe Govinda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Raghupati Rāghava Rāja Rām . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rāma Bolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Rāmachandra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Rāma Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rāmakrishna Hari Mukhunda Murāri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Rāma Lakshmana Jānaki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rāma Pujari Jaya Hanuman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rām Rām Bhajamana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rejoice in the Lord always . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Return again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
S
Sachara Chara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Sāmba Sadāsiva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 59
Satchidānanda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Index 127
Satsang: Sequence of the Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Shambho Mahādeva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Shambho Shankara Sadāsiva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Shankara Karunākara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Shankara Shankara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Shānti is the Ocean, I am One with Thee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Shānti Mantras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Shma Yisrael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Shriman Nārāyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Sing Thee the Name of the Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Sitārām Nāma Bhajo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Śiva Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Sivananda Bhagavān . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Sivananda Namah Om . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Śiva Shambho Hara Hara Shambho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Śiva Śiva Mahādeva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Śiva Śiva Shambho Shankara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Śiva Śiva Śiva Shambho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Śivāya Namah Om . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 53
Śivāya Parameshwarāya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Smile with the flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Song of Aridity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Song of Salutation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Song of the Eighteenities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Song of Will . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Special Chants / Prayers / Mantras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Sri Krishna Chaitanya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sri Raghunātha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sri Rām Jaya Rām . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Subrahmanya Subrahmanya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Suddhosi Buddhosi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Sunāja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sunday Prayers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Surya Namaskar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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Swami Sivananda’s Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Swami Vishnu Devananda’s Favourite Bhajans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
T
Take my Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Tis a Gift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Tumi Bhaja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
U
Universal Prayers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
V
Vande Gurudev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vedantic Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Veena Pāni Pustaka Dharini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Veena Pustaka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Veera Māruti Gambheera Māruti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Vishnu Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Vithalā Hari Vithalā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Vithalā Vithalā Hari Vithalā . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
W
We all come from God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
We are One in the Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
We are walking in the Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Which chant on which day? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Y
Yamuna Theera Vihari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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Transliteration and Pronunciation Guide
ā car
d (close to) father
dh (close to) breathe hard
ḍ duck
ḍh godhood
ḥ Aspiration of the preceding vowel
ī meet
O ṁ home
ṁ Nasalisation of the preceding vowel
ṅ sing
ñ bunch
ṇ thunder
ṛ rig
ś shove
ṣ bushel
s sir
t (close to) think
th (close to) pathetic
ṭ touch
ṭh ant-hill
ū pool
kṣa worksheet
jñ No English equivalent
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way for attaining God.”
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Satsang: Sequence of the Chants

Om Mata Om Kali Durge Devi Namo Namaha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Śaravaṇabhava Śaravaṇabhava Śaravaṇabhava Pāhimām

Jaya Sarasvatī Jaya Sarasvatī Jaya Sarasvatī Pāhimām

Jaya Guru Śiva Guru Hari Guru Rām

He is beginningless (Cdi), the Guru of Oneness (Advaita = non-dual), the

Haré Rāma Haré Rāma Rāma Rāma Haré Haré

Sadguru Nātha Sri Guru Nātha

Haré Rāma Haré Rāma Rāma Rāma Haré Haré

Om Namo Nārāyaṇāya Om Namo Nārāyaṇāya

Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya

Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya

Om Namo Bhagavate Vishnudevanandaya

Sri Rām Jaya Rām Jaya Jaya Rām Om

Āñjaneya Āñjaneya Āñjaneya Pāhimām

Dattātreya Dattātreya Dattātreya Pāhimām

Śaṅkarācārya Śaṅkarācārya Śaṅkarācārya Pāhimām

Kṛṣṇaṃ Vande Jagad Guruṃ Sri

Ānando’ham Ānando’ham Ānandaṃ Brahmānandam

Om Namah Śivāya Om Namah Śivāya

Śivāya Namah Om (After Om Namah Śivāya)

Śivāya Namah Om Śivāya Namaha

Is there not a nobler mission (After Haré Rama)

Is there not a nobler mission than eating, drinking and sleeping?

Yamuna Theera Vihari

Dasaratha Nandana Rām Rām

Mani Maya Bhooshana Rām Rām

Swami Sivananda’s Chants

Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize

Song of the Eighteenities

I am reason in philosophers, will in Jñanis

Jaya Jagadisha Haré

Indira Mandiram Chetasa Sundaram

Bhajo Rādhe Govinda

Gopālā Ganalolā Muralimohana Nandālalā

Govinda Bolo Hari Gopālā Bolo

Govinda Jaya Jaya

Govinda Krishna Jai

Haré Rāma Gopālā

Hari Hari Bol

Hymn to Lord Krishna

Keshava Mādhava Nārāyana

Krishna Govinda Govinda Gopālā

Krishna Govinda Gopālā

Krishna Keshava Pāhimām

Krishna Krishna Govinda Janārdana

Mukunda Mādhava Hari Hari Bol

Panduranga Vithalā Hari Nārāyana

Rādhe Rādhe Govinda

Rāmakrishna Hari Mukhunda Murāri

Sri Krishna Chaitanya

Vithalā Vithalā Hari Vithalā

Vithalā Hari Vithalā

Rāma Pujari Jaya Hanuman

Veera Māruti Gambheera Māruti

Baranaun Raghubara Bimala Jasu Jo Dāyaku Phala Chāri

Buddhi Heena Tanu Jānike Sumiraun Pawana Kumāra

Bala Budhi Vidyā Dehu Mohin Harahu Kalesa Bikāra

Rāma Doota Atulita Bala Dhāmā,

Raghupati Keenhee Bahuta Barāee,

Saba Sukha Lahai Tumhāree Sharanā,

Rāma Rasāyana Tumhare Pāsā,

Ayodhyā Vāsi Rām Rām

Ātmarāma Ānanda Nāma

Bolo Sri Rām

Jaya Sita Rām

Raghupati Rāghava Rāja Rām

Rām Rām Bhajamana

Sitārām Nāma Bhajo

Sri Rām Jaya Rām

Jaya Jaya Rām Govinda Haré Haré (x4)

Vighnavināyaka Sharanam Ganesha

Jaya Ganesha Deva

Bolo Bolo Sabmil Bolo