Mantra, Kirtan And Stotra: Sanskrit Chants

Sundaram chants the kirtan Namostute Namo Namah and as second part of this presentation Om Shanti Om. The mantra Namostute Namo Namah is not published in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook - but it is very easy to sing along Namostute Namo Namah - and Om Shanti Om is very easy too, just let be open your heart with joy. love and peace. Sundaram works as musician and yoga teacher, vocal trainer - find more information about Sundaram at www.sundaram.de, subscribe for free his newsfeed via facebook or and if you like check out his music on Sundaram @ iTunes.

Sukadev chants the "Nirvanashatakam" - six educational verses to freedom or nirvana written or composed by Shankara (also Sankara or Shree Shankaracharya) - during a saturday evening satsang at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg, Germany. You can find an English translation of this kirtan in our Yoga Vidya Online Community - click here - or you can find the lyrics in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as No. 404. Om Shanti.

Katyayani chants the mantra "Jay Jay Hanuman" during a satsang at Yoga Vidya Ashram Bad Meinberg, Germany. You can find this mantra in the Kirtan Songbook at No. 210. More mantras like this can be found at Yoga Vidya Mantra Podcast - Om Shanti Om.

Vishwanath chants the mantra "Om Shri Krishna Jay" during a satsang at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Om Shri Krishna Chaitanya Prabhu Nityananda Hare Krishna Hare Ram Radhe Govinda You can find the lyrics in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 178, too.

Satyadevi chants the spiritual "May the Love we Share" at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg, Germany. You can find the lyrics of this spiritual in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as no. 561: May the love we share May spread it´s wings Fly across the earth And bring our joy to every soul That is alive May the blessings of the universe Shine on every one So that we all see god´s light Light within Lokāh Samastāh Sukhino Bhavantu May all the beings in all the worlds be happy Salam Aleikum Aleikum A Salam Salam Aleikum Aleikum A Salam Salam Aleikum Come along to sing "May the Love we Share" at home or wherever you are, Om Shanti, yours Omkara.

Sundaram chants the kirtan Jay Jay Hanuman at the 8. Yoga Vidya Music Festival 2012. The mantra Jay Jay Hanuman can be found in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook at No. 210. - Get be inspired by this recording of this chanting for new vitality and heart opening. Find more information about Sundaram at www.sundaram.de, on facebook and if you like on iTunes.

Satyaa and Pari chant the very famous Maha Mantra at the 8th Yoga Vidya Music Festival 2012. More information and music from Satyaa and Pari can be found on their homepage www.satyaa-pari.com.

In this recording you can listen an excerpt of Fantuzzi's concert at the 8th Yoga Vidya Music Festival 2012. He sings an interpreation of the classical kirtan Shiva Shiva Shambo. - More about Fantuzzi and his music can be found on his website www.fantuzzimusic.com. Even though Fantuzzi will [probably] not be part again of the upcoming ninth Yoga Vidya Music Festival so also this time fantastic artists will perform again at the next Yoga Vidya Music Festival from 9th to 13th May 2013. Om Namah Shivaya.

Thomas chants the Gayatri Mantra during a satsang at Yoga Vidya Ashram Bad Meinberg. You find the text for this mantra Yoga Vidya Songbook as No. 610: Om Bhur Bhuvah Swah Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat Enjoy how Thomas chants this fantastic mantra at the Yoga Vidya Satsang in Bad Meinberg. For more mantras, kirtan and infos cleck out our Mantra & Kirtan podcast on www.yoga-vidya.de In our series of presentation of Yoga Vidya Podcasts I want to introduce Mantra Video Podcast. This partner channel consists of Kirtans chanted in Yoga Vidya Satsangs. Some of the Kirtans are the same as here in the Mantra Audio Podcast. In the Mantra Video Podcasts you also have the Visuals: You see those who are chanting. Here is the RSS Feed: http://mantra-video.podspot.de/rss

Satyaa and Pari sing very lovely at the 8th Yoga Vidya Music Festival 2012 the kirtan Om Shri Maha Lakshmi Ye Swaha. That's music for an enthusiastic sing-along. More information and music from Satyaa and Pari can be found on its website www.satyaa-pari.com.

Sundaram chants the Shiva Kirtan called "Nataraja Nataraja" during a concert at the 8. Yoga Vidya Music Festival 2012. "Nataraja Nataraja" is a very powerful and dynamic mantra which revered Shiva with one of his thousand names: "Nataraja" – the dancing god. Due to the short simple text you can sing along very easily. You can find more mantras of Sundaram at iTunes / Sundaram  or just visit us at the nineth Yoga Vidya Musikfestival from 9th to 12th May 2013, there Sundaram will be heard live with many other kirtan musicians.

Yoga class seminarists chant the mantra Raghu Pati Raghava Raja Ram during a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg, Germany. The mantra Raghu Pati Raghava Raja Ram is sometimes called Ram Dhun and it is a very popular bhajan (Hindu devotional song) in India as well it was one of the favourite bhajans of Mahatma Gandhi and was sung by Gandhi and his followers as they walked during the 241 mile Salt March to Dandi. You can find this bhajan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 205. But here, too, are the complete lyrics and harmonics to sing-along Raghu Pati Raghava Raja Ram:   Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram Raghupati Ra ghava Raja Ram G-C C C CDCB- A- A- B-D DFEF Pathita Pavana Sita Ram D D# D C A#-A- D#D C Ishwar Allah Tere Naam CE E E ED C DEFE F Sabko Sanmati De Bhaghavan D DF G G#G F D# D D Raghupati Raghava Raja Raam D G G G F D# D D C DFEF Pathita Pavana Sita Ram D D# D C A#-A- D#D C

The Mahamantra is the great mantra for love and joy in the so-called Kali Yuga, in the Iron Age in which we live. There is a mantra in praise of Hari (Vishnu), Rama and Krishna. The Maha Mantra is one of the most popular mantras at Yoga Vidya - and many other traditions. Enjoy this recording and singing by Atmamitra!

Om Namo Narayanaya is the invocation of the energy of Vishnu to see God in all beings and the entire manifest universe. Om Namo Narayanaya is a kirtan and mantra for world peace. In this recording you hear the Om Namo Narayanaya Singen, how it will be celebrate just as in a Yoga Vidya Ashram usually an hour before the evening satsang. Om Shanti ...

Adults and children lead the mantra chanting of a Shiva kirtan at the Yoga Vidya Ashram Bad Meinberg: Shiva Shiva Shiva Shambho. The singing is very enthusiastic - the participants begin to dance in joy. More mantra recordings you'll find on this blog and on the webpages of Yoga Vidya and the Yoga community. You can find many other mantra recordings as well at mantra.podspot.de which you can subscribe as a RSS feed for free from mantra.podspot.de/rss.

In this recording you can listen an excerpt of Fantuzzi concert at the 8th Yoga Vidya Music Festival 2012. He sings an interpreation of the classical kirtan Om Namah Shivaya. - More about Fantuzzi and his music can be found on his website www.fantuzzimusic.com. Even though Fantuzzi will [probably] not be part again of the upcoming ninth Yoga Vidya Music Festival so also this time from 9th to 13th May fantastic artists will perform again at the next Yoga Vidya Music Festival 2013. Om Namah Shivaya.

Janin Devi and Kai chant the spiritual song "We are one in the spirit" during a satsang at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany. The lyrics of this kirtan can be found in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as no. 527: We are One in the spirit. We are One in the Lord. (2x) And we pray that all unity may one day be restored. And they’ll know we are God’s Children by our love, By our love, Yes, they’ll know we are God’s Children by our love. Come along to sing "We are one in the spirit" wherever you are, Om Shanti, yours Omkara.

Chanting to elevate the soul. Darshini Devi chants the kirtan Govinda Hare which cana be found in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 167: Govinda Hare Govinda Hare Gopāla Hare Shrī Krishna Hare Jay Bābā Jay Jay Bābā Jay Om Sai Rām Om Sai Rām This kirtan is invoking the presence of Krishna and Vishnu, the Divine Love. The recording is taken during a satsang at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg, Germany. Darshini Devi is accompanied in this kirtan with a violin played by Yvan - Darshini Devi herself plays harmonium. More from and about Darshini Devi can be found on her website www.darshini-devi.de.

Atmamitra from Yoga Vidya Center Diepholz chants the mantra "Jaya Shiva Shankara" during a satsang at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg, Germany. You can find the lyrics of this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as no. 250: "Jaya Shiva Shankara Bham Bham Hara Hara Hara Hara Hara Hara, Hara Bol Hara Shiva Shiva Shiva Shiva Shiva Athi Sundara Hara Hara Hara Hara Hara Athi Sundara He! Parameshwara Dayā Karo" Come along to sing "Jaya Shiva Shankara" at home or wherever you are, Om Shanti, Omkara.

Sundaram chants the kirtan Jay Radha Krishna at the 8. Yoga Vidya Music Festival 2012. Get be inspired by this recording of this chanting for new vitality and heart opening. More information about Sundaram can be found at www.sundaram.de, on facebook and if you like on iTunes. Incidentally, Sundaram also promised to play at the 9th Yoga Vidya Music Festival 2013th So again, it can be very inspired ...