Mantra, Kirtan and Stotra: Sanskrit Chant‪s‬ Sukadev Bretz www.yoga-vidya.de

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

Here is the text to sing along:

Shiva Shiva Shiva Shambho
Mahadeva Shambho

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Narendra sings the Lakshmi Narayana Kirtan in a Saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. The Lakshmi Narayana Kirtan, also called Shriman Narayana or Shrimad Narayana Kirtan, is a cheerful, quite brisk kirtan. Typically you start this kirtan relatively fast and then become even faster in rhythm. The Lakshmi Narayana kirtan helps to get energy and joy back quickly.

Here is the text to sing along:

Shrīman Nārāyana Nārāyana Nārāyana

Lakshmī Nārāyana Nārāyana Nārāyana

Sītā Rāma Kaho Rādhe Shyāma Kaho
Sītā Rāma Kaho Jaya Rādhe Shyāma Kaho

Sītā Rām Jaya Rādhe Shyām

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Chitra sings the Kirtan Om Bhagavan in a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany.

"Om Bhagavan" is one of the most popular kirtans at Yoga Vidya. "Om Bhagavan" is a kirtan with simple lyrics and simple melody, it is a rhythmic kirtan that you start very slowly and can accelerate more and more. "Om Bhagavan" is a kirtan for the worship of the Guru, the spiritual teacher, a Kirtan, which can be repeated especially to invoke Swami Sivananda's blessing, Swami Sivananda's presence.

Here is the text to sing along:

Om Bhagavan
Shri Bhagavan
Ananda-bhagavan
Sivananda-bhagavan // 1 //

Om Gurudev
Shri Gurudev
Ananda Gurudev
Sivananda Gurudev // 2 //

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Listen to a seminar group as they sing the Kirtan Krishna Krishna Mahayogin on a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. This mantra is a mantra of trust and courage: Krishna is invoked to take away all bhayas, all fears. Krishna is Govinda, the good shepherd who brings great joy to a Paramananda. He makes sure that everything is for the best - Sarvam Me Vashamanaya.

Here is the text to sing along:

Krishna Krishna Mahayogin
Bhaktanam Abhayankara /
Govinda Paramananda
Sarvam Me Vasham Anaya //

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Ruzan sings an Armenian fairy tale in a Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Listen and hear to the sounds and voice of Ruzan.

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Hagit Noam and Ishvara sing "I'm One with the Love" on a Saturday night Satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. I'm One with the Love is one of the most popular songs at Yoga Vidya, a song that goes very deep to the heart.

Here is the text to sing along:

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 …

For more kirtan and mantra vocal recordings click here. All seminars on mantra and music can be found here. Further information about Yoga, meditation and Ayurveda can be found on the internet pages of Yoga Vidya.