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This Track is a dedicated to our beloved Teacher & Master Swami Sivananda “Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya” is the invocation of Swami Sivananda. We ask this great master to assist us, to help us, to inspire us. “Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya” is a mantra that every disciple of Swami Sivananda can repeat daily, it is a mantra with which one can connect with Swami Sivananda. “Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya” can also be used as a Dhyana Moksha mantra, a mantra for meditation, it is a mantra that can also lead to enlightenment, it is also a mantra that one can take initiation into, that is why it is also a Diksha Mantra. “Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya” consists of four words: Om means Om, cosmic sound. Namas means “reverence to”, which becomes “Namo” before “Bhagavate”. Bhagavate means “divine” also means “the manifestation of the divine” also means “venerable”. And so it is: “Homage to Sivananda, Swami Sivananda, who is a manifestation of the Divine.” Or: “Homage to the venerable Swami Sivananda.” Sivananda is…
This Track is a dedicated to our beloved Teacher & Master Swami Sivananda “Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya” is the invocation of Swami Sivananda. We ask this great master to assist us, to help us, to inspire us. “Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya” is a mantra that every disciple of Swami Sivananda can repeat daily, it is a mantra with which one can connect with Swami Sivananda. “Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya” can also be used as a Dhyana Moksha mantra, a mantra for meditation, it is a mantra that can also lead to enlightenment, it is also a mantra that one can take initiation into, that is why it is also a Diksha Mantra. “Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya” consists of four words: Om means Om, cosmic sound. Namas means “reverence to”, which becomes “Namo” before “Bhagavate”. Bhagavate means “divine” also means “the manifestation of the divine” also means “venerable”. And so it is: “Homage to Sivananda, Swami Sivananda, who is a manifestation of the Divine.” Or: “Homage to the venerable Swami Sivananda.” Sivananda is…
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SIVANANDA MOKSHA MANTRA
ListenedThis Track is a dedicated to our beloved Teacher & Master Swami Sivananda “Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya” is the invocation of Swami Sivananda. We ask this great master to assist us, to help us, to inspire us. “Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya” is a mantra that every disciple of Swami Sivananda can repeat daily, it is a mantra with which one can connect with Swami Sivananda. “Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya” can also be used as a Dhyana Moksha mantra, a mantra for meditation, it is a mantra that can also lead to enlightenment, it is also a mantra that one can take initiation into, that is why it is also a Diksha Mantra. “Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya” consists of four words: Om means Om, cosmic sound. Namas means “reverence to”, which becomes “Namo” before “Bhagavate”. Bhagavate means “divine” also means “the manifestation of the divine” also means “venerable”. And so it is: “Homage to Sivananda, Swami Sivananda, who is a manifestation of the Divine.” Or: “Homage to the venerable Swami Sivananda.” Sivananda is…
MAHA MANTRA
ListenedHare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishan Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Spiritual translation: “Om honor to the divine in his manifestations as Vishnu, Krishna and Rama” It is the mantra that addresses Hari, Rama and Krishna. Hari is of course Vishnu, Hari means “yellow”, Hari also means “radiant”, Hari also means “who attracts the hearts of all”. Rama means “the one who is full of joy”, Krishna means “the black”, “the dark” and therefore “the mysterious”. And so “Hare Rama Hare Krishna” is the aspect that connects all three aspects of Vishnu, Rama, Krishna and Hari. In the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, Rama is also seen as the lover of Krishna. And sometimes Hari is also referred to as Shakti, Shakti of Krishna. So, there are different interpretations of these three names. At Yoga Vidya we assume that Hari is Vishnu, Rama is the seventh incarnation of Vishnu and Krishna is the eighth incarnation of Vishnu. Originally the mantra actually began with Rama beginning, “Hare Rama Hare Rama,…
OM BHAGAVAN
ListenedOm Bhagavan Shri Bhagavan Ananda Bhagavan Shivananda-Bhagavan Spiritual translation O Swami Sivananda, you are great joy, you have my deep admiration. “Om Bhagavan” is one of the most popular kirtans at Yoga Vidya. “Om Bhagavan” is a kirtan with simple lyrics and a simple melody, it is a rhythmic kirtan that you start very slowly and can speed up more and more. “Om Bhagavan” is a kirtan for worship of the Guru, the spiritual teacher, a kirtan that can be repeated especially to invoke Swami Sivananda's blessings, Swami Sivananda's presence. It is also a kirtan to thank Swami Sivananda. Bhagavad means “worthy of worship”, Bhagavad means “the one who should be worshiped”. And so Swami Sivananda is Bhagavan, someone to worship. “Oh Swami Sivananda, you are worthy of worship.” Swami Sivananda is Ananda, Ananda means “full of joy”. Swami Sivananda is present everywhere and so one says, “O Swami Sivananda, I worship you. O Swami Sivananda, you give me bliss. O Swami Sivananda, you manifest yourself in me as bliss.…
OM NAMO NARAYANAYA
ListenedWith “Om Namo Narayanaya” God is worshiped in every single being. “Nara” actually means “creature” and “Narayana” means the one who resides in all creatures. Yoga assumes that every person has God within them - without God a person could not exist at all. “Om Namo Narayanaya” is a mantra for world peace. We can only strengthen peace in the world if we start with ourselves and treat ourselves peacefully. Then we can also show kindness and tolerance towards others and activate the powers of charity, help and commitment. If we always revolve around our own axis, ponder our own issues and judge ourselves for our behavior, our experiences and our actions, we also judge others. It is important to see life as an experience in which we can grow and evolve into our true being. Jesus says in the Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are the peaceable, for theirs will be the earth.” So if we want to master the world, we need peace. And we also need peace in order to accept ourselves and the world. The principle of Narayana can…
RAGHUPATI
ListenedRaghupati Raghava Raghupati-raghava Raja Ram Patita-pavana Sita Ram Sita Ram (jaya), Sita Ram Sita Ram Jaya Radhe Shyam Spiritual translation Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram We worship the Divine, the great Lord of the universe. Oh God, you are the comfort of all the fallen. You manifest yourself as Sita and Rama, as Radha and Shyama (Krishna). Please give us all insight, oh God. Ishwara and Allah are your names - Let us love all people. “Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram” is a particularly popular kirtan. It also comes in different melodies. There are two main melodies in use in Yoga Vidya. There is the melody that Swami Vishnudevananda liked to sing and also Swami Sivananda and as you also find it in the film with Mahatma Gandhi, that is a song that Mahatma Gandhi liked to sing. And then there is another version that Krishna Das made popular and that many at Yoga Vidya also sing. Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram has different parts. The first part is the classic one, which is a mixture of Sanskrit and Hindi, it's more…