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Old 30-08-2020, 06:28 PM
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This is one of my favorite Shiva chants from Shankaracharya.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHWCnqlBBlo

The lyrics (in Sanskrit with English translation) are included on YouTube.

I am not mind, nor intellect, nor ego,
nor the reflections of inner self (chitta).
I am not the five senses.
I am beyond that.
I am not the ether, nor the earth, nor the fire, nor the wind (the five elements). I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss,Shiva,love and pure consciousness.

etc. etc. etc.

Very nice indeed, thanks for sharing, also nice that everything in the bhajan is stated in the negative.

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Old 30-08-2020, 06:31 PM
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Excellent ! That's my kind of chant. Pure Bhakti ! Thanks for sharing. Namaste.

Om! Brahma or Almighty God
Bhuh embodiment of vital spiritual energy (Pran)
bhuvah destroyer of sufferings
swah embodiment of happiness
tat that
savituh bright, luminous like the Sun
varenyam best, most exalted
bhargo destroyer of sins
devasya divine
dhimahi may imbibe
dhiyo intellect
yo who
nah our
prachodayat may inspire

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Old 31-08-2020, 01:03 PM
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Very nice indeed, thanks for sharing, also nice that everything in the bhajan is stated in the negative.

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Actually, not everything in the bhajan is stated in the negative. The refrain at the end of each stanza is the key AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENT.


"Chidananda Rupa Shivoham Shivoham"

(I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss,Shiva,love and pure consciousness.)
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Old 31-08-2020, 01:05 PM
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Excellent ! That's my kind of chant. Pure Bhakti ! Thanks for sharing. Namaste.

Om! Brahma or Almighty God
Bhuh embodiment of vital spiritual energy (Pran)
bhuvah destroyer of sufferings
swah embodiment of happiness
tat that
savituh bright, luminous like the Sun
varenyam best, most exalted
bhargo destroyer of sins
devasya divine
dhimahi may imbibe
dhiyo intellect
yo who
nah our
prachodayat may inspire

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I say the Gayatri Mantra several times daily in addition to my other bhajans and affirmations.

I LOVE the Gayatri Mantra and the version I posted is particularly lively.
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Old 31-08-2020, 01:09 PM
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Bhajan to Kali, Destroyer of Evil, Ego, and Negativity

Bhajan to Kali, Destroyer of Evil, Ego, and Negativity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTONKvpU5UI

(English translation is in the video. This too is bhakti.)
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Old 31-08-2020, 01:18 PM
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Chandrashekhara Astakam - Bhajan to Lord Shiva

This is a beautiful devotional bhajan by Rishi Maarkandeya to Lord Shiva.

It is one of my favorites as Maarkandeya is my yoga/Hindu namesake so it has a very personal appeal to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_KBkGfRXPY


Here's a link with the translation. Essentially, it's an "I seek refuge" in Lord Shiva bhajan with an ending refrain to each stanza "So what can the God of Death (Yama) do to me".

https://sathyasaiwithstudents.blogsp...ht-verses.html
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Old 31-08-2020, 01:31 PM
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Aarti to Lord Shiva - One of my favorite Bhakti bhajans

Aarti to Lord Shiva - One of my favorite Bhakti bhajans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DrtxtddwWU
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Old 31-08-2020, 06:53 PM
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Govinda, Taken from the Goddess of Fortune Album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ7JjVTfQyc

Govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi
Govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi
Govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi

Veṇuḿ kvaṇantam aravinda-dalāyatākṣam-
Barhāvataḿsam asitāmbuda-sundarāńgam
Kandarpa-koṭi-kamanīya-viśeṣa-śobhaḿ
Govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi

Govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi
Govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi
Govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi

Ańgāni yasya sakalendriya-vṛtti-manti
Paśyanti pānti kalayanti ciraḿ jaganti
Ānanda-cinmaya-sad-ujjvala-vigrahasya
Govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi

Govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi
Govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi
Govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi

Govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi
Govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi
Govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi

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One of my goals for the near future is to video a guitar cover version. There is a good version on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/YmIsbHrIdEI

Sri Gurvastakam. This one, though it’s actually a happy hymn, makes me cry like a baby. Damn you George for using a minor key (Cm).

https://youtu.be/Ju8--JWpYW4
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One of my goals for the near future is to video a guitar cover version. There is a good version on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/YmIsbHrIdEI

Sri Gurvastakam. This one, though it’s actually a happy hymn, makes me cry like a baby. Damn you George for using a minor key (Cm).

https://youtu.be/Ju8--JWpYW4

This is my personal favorite version of Govinda. I remember this chant being done with regularity when I saw Prabhupada and his devotees in person in New York City many years ago. This chant brings back great memories.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxoApw1s4XI



EDIT: I just noticed that this also happens to be the same version that Joe Mc posted earlier in this thread.
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This is my personal favorite version of Govinda. I remember this chant being done with regularity when I saw Prabhupada and his devotees in person in New York City many years ago. This chant brings back great memories.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxoApw1s4XI



EDIT: I just noticed that this also happens to be the same version that Joe Mc posted earlier in this thread.

Yes, that’s the version on the Goddess of Fortune album. Pia does a nice one too.

https://youtu.be/5obOz3FUMNw
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