Mantra, Kirtan and Stotra: Sanskrit Chants

Mahadev leads the Maha Mantra: Hare Krishna Hare Rama kirtan chanting during a satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. To sing along you can find the maha mantra in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as number 2. Things to know about the Maha Mantra can be found in German in the Yoga Wiki: Mahamantra.

Spring Groove sings the mantra Jay Jay Ma Durga Kali and is accompanied by fellow musicians. Jay Jay Ma Durga Kali is sung very soulful by Spring. This piece was recorded during a concert in the morning at the 9. Yoga Vidya Musikfestival. More from and about Spring Groove on her website springgroove.com.

Ramashakti sings during a saturday evening satsang the mantra Kali Durga Namo Namah. Kali stands for the transformation transforming devine energy in you. To sing along you find the text for this bhajan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as number 305: Kālī Durge Namo Namah Kālī Durge Namo Namah Umā Pārvatī Ānanda Māyi Kālī Durge Namo Namah Mā Kālī Durge Namo Namah Kālī Durge Namo Namah (Kālī Durge Namo Namah Kālī Durge Namo Namah Rāja Rājeshwari Ānanda Mā Tripura Sundari Ānanda Mā Māhā Shakti Ānanda Mā Mā Kālī Durge Namo Namah Kālī Durge Namo Namah)

Shakti from Yoga Vidya Speyer sings the mantra Deva Deva Sivanandaduring a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. You find the text in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as number 353. Here is the complete text to sing along: Deva Deva Sivānanda Dīna Bandhu Pāhimām Chandravadana Mandahāsa Premarūpa Rakshamām Madhura Gītā Gānalola Jnānarūpa Pāhimām Samastaloka Pūjitāya Mohanānga Rakshamām Divya Gangā Tīravāsa Dāna Shīla Pāhimām Pāpaharana Punya Shīla Paramapurusha Rakshamām Bhaktaloka Hridayavāsa Swāminātha Pāhimām Chitswarūpa Chidānanda Namah Shivāya Rakshamām Sadguru Jay Sivananda Sadguru Jay Pahimam Sadguru Jay Sivananda Sadguru Jay Rakshamam

Yoga Siddhi sings in a very groovig way the mantra Govinda Jaya Jaya together with Juergen and other yoga friends. The recording is from a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. You can find the text for this bhajan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 157: Govinda Jaya Jaya Gopāla Jaya Jaya Rādhā Ramana Hari Govinda Jaya Jaya

Hatha Yoga Pradipika Guru Parampara recitation with Sukadev and participants of a seminar on Yoga Hatha Yoga Pradipika. There are verses from the Hatha Yoga Pradipika recites all the names of hatha yoga gurus. The recitation of these verses is recommended in particular at the beginning of an intensive practice of pranayama, mudra, bandha and other hatha yoga practices such as asanas, kriyas and meditation. The full text of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, if you would like to recite the text, too, you can find the text of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika Guru Parampara Stotram in the Yoga Vidya yoga wiki.

Spring Groove, sings the mantra Krishna Govinda together with other musicians at the 9. Musikfestival at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg, Germany. Would you like to sing along but you need the text for this mantra, then you'll find it in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 151: Krishna Govinda Govinda Gopālā Krishna Murāri Manohara Nandalālā More from and about Spring Groove on her website springgroove.com.

Sacinananda Swami sings the mantra Jaya Sita Ram and is accompanied by some fellow musicians. Dive with Sacinananda Swami into the cosmos of sound. Jay Ram Sita Ram Jay Sita Ram. More about Sacinananda Swami on his website www.sacinandanaswami.com

Spring Groove gave with fellow musicians at the 9. Yoga Vidya Musikfestival a morning concert. Here you can listen a recording from this morning concert, in fact: Om Namah Shivaya. You can find the text for this mantra in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as No. 2. More about Spring on her website springgroove.com.

A group of yoga aspirants sing the mantra Shiva Shiva Shiva Shambho to the worship of the divine Shiva. By listening and singing along you can feel joy and lightness. You'll find text for this bhajan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 261: Shiva Shiva Shiva Shambho Mahadeva Shambho

Vani Devi and Ute sing during a satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg the Ganesha Gayatri mantra. You'll find the text in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook (16. Edition) under No. 613: Om Tatpurushaya Vidmahe Vakratundaya Dhimahi Tanno Danti Prachodayat.

Janajanmadi Das sing in a Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany together with participants of an Ayurvedic health consultant training the Gayatri Mantra, which you can find in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as No. 610. Janajanmadi Das was trained at the Seva Academy for Ayurveda specialists, completed in addition trainings te become a Prana healer, yoga teacher and Vastu consultant, and practices since 20 years various yoga systems. He gives seminars at Yoga Vidya.

Radhika and Juergen sing during a staturday evening satsang the Maha Mantra. You'll find it in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook under No. 2 - as part of the Jaya Ganesha: Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare Jürgen is a staff member at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg and Radhika is the founder and director of Amara Yoga. She regularly gives seminars at the Yoga Vidya Ashrams.Click here: for seminars with Radhika and click here: for seminars with Juergen.

Shila, a little girl, sings the mantra Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha and accompanied her singing with a guitar. You can find the text in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook under the number 550. In the Yoga Vidya ashram in Bad Meinberg live a lot childrenn and teens. And of course we always get a visit from parents with their children. More (in German) about Yoga for Kids

Yoga Siddhi and Amba sing in a very groovy way, the last verse of the Gajananam during a Yoga Vidya satsang. The divine mother Narayani would like to serve all beings. She is the female aspect of Vishnu. You can find the text for this Kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 603: Om Sarva Mangala Mangalya Shive Sarvartha Sadhike Sharanye Tryambake Gauri Narayani Namostute

Together with Vani Devi the graduates of a yoga teacher training from March 3rd 2013 sing the mantra Raghu Pati Raghava Raja Ram. To sing along you can take this text: Raghu Pati Rāghava Rājā Rām Patita Pāvana Sītā Rām Jaya Sītā Rām Jaya Sītā Rām Jaya Sītā Rām Jaya Rādhe Shyām Sītā Rām Sītā Rām Sītā Rām Jaya Rādhe Shyām Rādhē Shyām ... Jaya Rādhē Shyām or open the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook with number 205. Om Shanti.

Graduates sing after successful completion of their yoga teacher training the song "I 'm one with the Love" - the recording was made on March 30th 2013. To sing along you can find the text in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 542: I’m one with the love of the mother I’m one with the love of God I’m one with the love of the father I’m one with the love of God Ave Maria … Kyrie Eleison …

People of a Kirtan course instructor training sing during a saturday evening satsang the song Shabbath Shalom - enjoy the power and joy of this presentation. Schabbat Schalom means in Hebrew peaceful sabbat.

Sundaram chants during a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany, the song Hanumanji, a song for devotion of Hanuman. Sundaram comes regularly to the seminar center of Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg as well to the other Ashrams near the Nordsee an in the Westerwald to gives concerts and seminars. More about Sundaram on his website www.sundaram.de, on facebook facebook and on Sundaram @ iTunes.

Shakti sings in a saturday evening satsang the mantra Jay Bajarangavali. You can find this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook under the number 212. Much joy while singing along.

Spring Groove chants the mantra Ra Ma Da Sa accompanied by two other musicians during a morning concert at the 9th. Yoga Vidya Musikfestival 2013. You can sing along this kirtan very easily because Spring introduce you into this bhajan. More about Spring on her website springgroove.com. Check out if Spring will be part of the 10. Yoga Vidya Music Festival on Yoga Vidya Musikfestival. Great musicians will be there ... from May 29th to June 1st. 2014 in Bad Meinberg, Germany.

Shankari chants during a Yoga Vidya Satsang the fifth verse of the Gajananam from the Dhyana Shlokas – in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook you'll find it as number 603: Om Sarva Mangala Māngalye Shive Sarvārtha Sādhike Sharanye Tryambake Gauri Nārāyani Namostute. In English it means: Worship the three-eyed mother Narayani. She brings you bliss and fulfills all wishes of the seeker (both material and spiritual).

Hare Krishna chanted by Sacinananda Swami and friends during the Yoga Vidya Musicfestival 2013. It was a fantastic concert during this piece was recorded. More infos about Sacinananda Swami can be found on his website www.sacinandanaswami.com - more infos about the Musicfestival from May 29th to June 1st 2014 are available on: Yoga Vidya Musicfestival.

Swami Brahmarupananda from the Vedanta Center Greater Washington DC, recites the Sadhana Panchakam, a text written by Sankara, or called Adi Shankara or Shankaracharya. More informations about the Sadhana Panchkam can be found in German in the Yoga Wiki with the keywords Sadhana Panchakam.

Darshini Devi chants the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra or also called Om Tryambakam - Moksha Mantra. In addition, she intoned the prayers for peace. To sing along you'll find the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook under the number 800 and 801. It reads in a simplified transliteration: Om tryambakam yajamahe sugandhim pushtivardhanam urvaarukamiva bandhanan mrityor mukshiya maamritat.

Janin Devi - accompanied by a band - chants during the Yoga Vidya Musicfestival 2012 the mantra Jaya Jagad Ambe Ma, which can not be found in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook. Listen to the soothing sounds of: Jaya Jagad Ambe Ma Durga. More about Janin Devi and her music can be found on her artist website www.janindevi.com. More inspiring and uplifting Mantra-Chantings from various artists are on the webpages of Yoga Vidya in the Mantra and Kirtan Podcast. More infos about the 10th Yoga Vidya Musicfestival.

Narendra sings in a saturday evening satsang the mantra Jaya Radha Madhava, a kirtan for devotion of Lord Krishna, the god, who stands for bliss and joy. His purpose is to instate and reinstate the devine order on earth. To sing along you can find this mantra in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook under the number 166: Jaya Rādhā Mādhava Kunjabihāri Jaya Gopijanavallabha Girivaradhāri Yashodanandana brajajanaranjana Yamunātīravanachāri. Narendra ends the bhajan with the Maha Mantra, the Hare Rama, Hare Krishna. Have fun singing along.

Nilakantha chants in a saturday evening satsang the kirtan Sachara Chara Pari Purna Shivoham. A lovely vedantic hymn that explains our true nature: Absolute Existence, Absolute Bliss, Absolute Knowledge, Pure Consciousness, the stainless and guiltfree observer of All. I am one with the divine. You can find it in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. To sing along is here the text: Sacharā Chara Pari Pūrna Shivoham Nityānanda Swarūpa Shivoham Ānandoham Ānandoham Ānandam Brahm Ānandam Sākshi Chaitanya Kutasthoham Nityā Nitya Swarūpa Shivoham This mantra "Sachara Chara Pari Purna Shivoham Nityananda Swarupa Shivoham" means: "I am purna, wealth, accomplishment with, from the transcendent" Shivoham: I am Shiva. "Shiva" means literally "the auspicious one". "Shiva" means, too, loving and kind. Deep inside I am - and everyone else - this auspicious, this Loving, the good and the transcendental. I am Nitya, the eternal.

Narendra chants in a Yoga Vidya satsang the kirtan Jaya Ganesha. You'll find the text in the Kirtan Songbook under the number 2. The Jaya Ganesha is a very popular bhajan in the Sivananda und Yoga Vidya yoga center. In the Jaya Ganesha Kirtan we call the various divine aspects and energies within us and around us. We open our hearts to love and devotion. In this sense, we wish you a lot of pleasure while listening or singing along the Jaya Ganesha.

Yogis and Yoginis from the Yoga Vidya Ashram Westerwald, Germany, chanting the mantra Shiva Shiva Mahadeva. You'll find the complete text of this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 255. In this recording you can listen only the first verse Shiva Shiva Mahādeva, which is chanted in a very intensive and with full devotion. Listen carefully and feel yourself comfortable through this special recording from the center of Yoga Vidya Westerwald and be happy to sing along.

Carlotta sings during a saturday evening satsang the mantra Shivaya Parameshwaraya. You'll find it in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 258: Shivāya Parameshwarāya Chandrashekharāya Namah Om Bhavāya Guna Sambhavāya Shiva Tāndavāya Namah Om English translation of this mantra: I bow to Shiva, the supreme god who wears the crescent moon on his forehead. I bow to Shiva, who generates and destroys by his dance the properties of nature (gunas). Here are the chords to accompany this kirtan with a harmonium: CEA............CFA.......CEA Shivaya Parameshvaraya ............DFA....................CEA..CEG Chandrashekaraya namah Om CFA.............................CEA Bhavaya Bhavaya Guna Sambhavaya .........DFA......CFA....... CEA..CEG Shiva Tandavaya Namah Om .........DFA.......CFA........CEA Shiva Tandavaya Namah Om

Narendra sings and guides the mantra Om Purnamadah Purnamidam during a satsang. You can find this kirtan as part of the prayer for peace in the Yoga Vidya kirtan songbook as No. 801: Om Pūrnamadah Pūrnamidam Pūrnāt Pūrnamudachyate Pūrnasya Pūrnamādāya Pūrnamevā Vashishyate. - Om Shanti

Vishwanath chants during a Yoga Vidya satsang the mantra Om Namah Shivaya, which is a Panchakshara Mantra. You'll find it in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as part of the Jaya Ganesha under the No. 2. Om Namah Shivaya is a greeting, which we use very often between or under Yoga friends. "Om" means Om, which includes all. "Namah" means "Greetings" and "Shivaya" means "to you, Shiva".

Atmamitra sings very powerful and dynamically the Hare Krishna bhajan, which is also known as the Maha Mantra. You'll find this mantra as part of the Jaya Ganesha under the number 2 in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook. More about the Maha Mantra can be found in the Yoga Wiki looking for the keywords Maha Mantra. Om Shanti

Narendra guides the kirtan Om Guru Om Sivananda Guru Om during a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. The text isn't published in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook, therefore the text to sing along (Narendra gives the text in the beginning of this kirtan recording): Om Guru Om Sivananda Guru Om Om Guru Om Satchidananda Bhagavan.

Sukadev chants during a satsangs the Mantra Krishna Krishna Mahayogin. You'll find it in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 604: Krishna Krishna Mahayogin Bhaktanam Abhayamkara Govinda Paramananda Sarvam Me Vasha Manaya. The Krishna Krishna Mahayogin mantra is a mantra for confidence, courage and success. As well it is a mantra for protection, a mantra against negative influence and negative vibrations, thoughts and so on.

Bharata chants the mantra Shiva Shiva Shambho, which can be found in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 261. Here is the text for to sing along: Shiva Shiva Shambho Shiva Shiva Shambho Mahādeva Shambho Mahādeva Shambho This kirtan is a song for the devotion to Lord Shiva.

Satyadevi chants during a saturday evening satsang the Maha Mantra: Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare. This mantra is called the Maha Mantra (Great Mantra) for the Kali Yuga - the age of Iron, where we are at the moment or time. This mantra gives us bliss and joy, purity in our hearts. It can also be sung for the peace in the world. Hari is one of the names of Vishnu.

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Sundaram chants in his inimitable way, emphasizes very rhythmically, the mantra Om Namah Shivaya. We have published earlier another version of "Om Namah Shivaya" with Sundaram, but we hope you will enjoy this version, too. Om Namah Shivaya is a mantra from Shiva, the destroyer of all negativities. Shiva symbolizes our true self, which gives us the power, to overcome our negative traits. Repeating this mantra gives us the power, to be regular in our spiritual practice. Shiva also stands for the overcoming of bad karma. "Namah" means "worship the". The text for this mantra can be found in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 266. Sundaram is musician, yoga teacher and vocal coach. He also offers this year in the Yoga Vidya seminar houses yoga and mantra seminars - you can read more about Sundaram and listen more songs by Sundaram at www.sundaram.de - you can keep you informed via the news feed of his Facebook page, where he currently can be heard live or where he will give his seminars. Finally, if you like, you can listen Sundaram's music on this iTunes pages.

Jürgen chants the mantra Govinda Hare. Govinda is an epithet of Krishna, meaning Lord of the cows and / or protector of the world. Govinda is probably one of the most popular names of Krishna while mantra chanting. Sing-along you will find this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook under the number 182 and here as text to sing along: Govinda Hare Gopāla Hare Hey Prabhu Deena Dayala Hare

Narada sings for worship of Shiva the Kirtan Shiva Shiva Mahadeva. Some words about Shiva: Shiva is regarded as Loving and Kindness, - but also as destroyer. You can find the Shiva Shiva Mahadeva Kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 255: Shiva Shiva Mahādeva Shiva Shiva Mahādeva Namah Shivāya Sadāshivā Shiva Shiva Mahādeva Namah Shivāya Sadāshivā Kālī Kālī Mahāmāyā Namah Kālīke Namo Namah Durgā Durgā Mahāmāyā Namah Durgāyai Namo Namah Guru Maharāj Gurudeva Guru Maharāj Gurudeva Guru Maharāj Gurudeva Satguru Sivānandā Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Shiva Shiva Mahādeva Shiva Shiva Mahādeva Namah Shivāya Sadāshivā Shiva Shiva Mahādeva Namah Shivāya Sadāshivā

Bharata chants to worship the power of Shakti the mantra Om Shakti Om. You can find this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 311: Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Brahma Shakti, Vishnu Shakti Shiva Shakti Om Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Icchā Shakti Kriyā Shakti Jnāna Shakti Om Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Devi Shakti Māyā Shakti Guru Shakti Om Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Ādi Shakti, Parā Shakti, Māhā Shakti Om Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Shakti Om .

Participants of a kirtan instructor training chant during a saturday evening satsang in an enthusiastic way the mantra satyanam kevalam. The text of this kirtan is easy to sing along. It is Satyanam Kevalam, Satyanam Kevalam, Satyanam Kevalam, Satyanam Kevalam. Lot of joy by listening and singing along.

Govinda from the Sri Ganesha Hindu Tempel in Berlin chants with full devotion the mantra "Jay Jay Radha Mana Hari Bol" during a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg. His ecstatic chanting thrill every listener immediately. Jay Jay Radha Hari Bol Mana. Are you interested to participate a seminar with Govinda, you'll find here: seminars with Govinda. - Om Shanti.

Amba and Maitreya chanting as part of the birthday celebrations of Sukadev's 50. birthday the mantra Krishna Krishna Mahayogin – do you like to sing along but you do not know the text of this kirtan, you can take this text Krishna Krishna MahāyoginBhaktānām AbhayamkaraGovinda ParamānandaSarvam Me Vasha Māna Ya Or you'll find the kirtan as No. 604 in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook. This Mantra is for trust (confidence) courage and success. It is a mantra for protection, a mantra against negative external influences such as negative vibrations, thoughts, etc.

Yogateacher of the graduation on February 9th 2013 showcase a special song during the satuarday evening satsang - the song “Yoga Blues Im Sonnengruss“. Enjoy this german song, which can not be found in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook.

Om Namah Shivaya is one of the most popular Mantras. Listen to Stefan leading the Om Namah Shivaya Kirtan at Yoga Vidya, Germany.

Thomas chants the mantra Om Tare Tuttare during a satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. You can find the text for this kirtan as No. 550 of the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook - would you like to sing along this Mantra while you listen this podcast - here is the short text: Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha.

We are One In Harmony – Singing Celebration chanted by alumnae of a yoga teacher seminar during a satsang at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg on february 9th 2013. You can't find this bhajan at the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft. Here is the text to sing along: We are one in harmony, singing in celebration We are one in harmony, singing in love We are one, singing in celebration. We are one, singing in love.   We are one in harmony, singing in celebration We are one in harmony, singing in love We are one, singing in celebration. We are one, singing in love.   We are one in harmony, singing in celebration We are one in harmony, singing in love We are one, singing in celebration. We are one, singing in love.