Mantra, Kirtan And Stotra: Sanskrit Chants

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.

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,

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.