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Panduranga, Devaki and Harishakti perform and chant the kirtan of the „Gayatri Mantra“. This is a very powerful mantra for the worship of the Divine radiant light. Gayatri represents the Divine Light, the mother of the Vedas and the wife of Brahma the Creator.
Thus we read: „Om, we want to look at the desirable radiance of Savitri. May He enlighten our understanding.“ Savitri represents the feminine part of the solar deity Surya, which symbolizes the divine, all-pervading levels of the light, Brahman.

More Infos (in German only):

• about the meaning of the Gayatri Mantra: wiki.yoga-vidya.de/Gayatri_Mantra
• more about Surya and Savitri: yoga-vidya.de/Bilder/Galerien/Surya1.html
• explanatory notes on the Gayatri Mantra by Sukadev.

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Devadas, Satyadevi und Anandini chant the kirtan „Shivaya Parameshwaraya“. The translation of this mantra into English : „I bow to Shiva, the Most High God, which carries the crescent moon on his forehead. I bow to Shiva, who created and destroyed through his dance the properties of nature (gunas).” If you like to sing this kirtan, you’ll find in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as number 258.

More Infos:

• website of Devadas: www.info-yoga.de
• website of Anandini: www.anandini.de
• Seminars with Satyadevi at Yoga Vidya: yoga-vidya.de/seminare/leiter/satyadevi-bretz.html

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„Om Bhagavan„, which can be found in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook under the number 354, chanted by Amrita during a staturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg, Germany. Om Bhagavan is a kirtan for the devotion of the guru and it means so much as „Om venerable Guru, you are pure bliss.
More info (in German only):
* Swami Sivananda
* What means Bhagavan
* Notes and infos on Om Bhagavan.

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Jayani chants in a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg, Germany, the „Maha Mantra„. The Maha Mantra (word-for-word „great mantra“) is sung for Krishna and Rama – and in this way for joy, love and truthfulness in all aspects of life. Om Shanti

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Katyayani chants during a staturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg, Germany, a kirtan as obeisance of the guru, the spiritual master. This kirtan is a invocation of Swami Sivananda. Yoga Vidya stands in the spiritual tradition of Swami Sivananda.

– Seminars with Katyayani at Yoga Vidya.

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„Jay Jay Ma“ chanted by Kavita. – Ma means Durga, also all manifestations of the Devine Mother, Devi, the female strength. More Infos in German about Ma: wiki.yoga-vidya.de/Ma – and here a link about seminars with Kavita at Yoga Vidya. Om Shanti

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Gauri (vocal) and Johannes (guitar) play and sing during a saturday evening satsang the song or kirtan „Om Namah Shivaya“ with some lyrics in German. In this recording Shiva is worship as the one, who gives us happiness and bliss. Om Namah Shivaya is a devotional greeting to Shiva, which is also used to greet your friends and other people – like „Namasté“ which means: „I greet the devine in you“. More about the meaning of „Om Namah Shivaya“ can be found on our Yoga Wiki – sorry only in German. Om Namah Shivaya!

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Bhajan Habu chants during a saturday evening satsang the kirtan „Hare Krishna“ and accompanies his singing with a guitar. This kirtan is a Krishna kirtan and worshiped Krishna, who is the bliss and joy and stands as the divine behind all beings and things. To inspire joy and bliss in all of us, we can celebrate daily a short Krishna Puja – and of course chanting Mantras! You can find the text for this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as number 2 – which is part of the Jaya Ganeshas. Om Shanti

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A group of new graduated yoga teacher chant on the day of their examination the mantra „Jisa Hala Me“ during a satsang at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg, Germany.

Jisa Hala Me is a kirtan written by Swami Sivananda and it means: „In what circumstances you’re, always praise the beloved Krishna„. You can find the text for this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 62.

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Kavita sings during a satsang at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg, Germany, the mantra „Sachara Chara Pari Purna„. Here is the text or lyric for this kirtan to sing along:

„Sacharā Chara Pari Pūrna Shivoham
Nityānanda Swarūpa Shivoham
Ānandoham Ānandoham
Ānandam Brahm Ānandam
Sākshi Chaitanya Kutasthoham
Nityā Nitya Swarūpa Shivoham“.

You can find this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbookunder the number 400. The meaning is: I’m Out abundance, fulfillment of Para, from the transcendent. – By this kirtan is expressed, that we are in a physical body, which restricts us. Even so the mind and emotions and thoughts and or character restrict us. But on another level we are limitless, or self is the limitless. Shivoham means: I am Shiva. I am Nitya, the eternal. Om Shanti

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Ramashakti sings „Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate and Realize“ – a slogan by Swami Sivananda – in combination with the Gayatri mantra during a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. The Gayatri Mantra can be found in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 610. Om Shanti.

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Matthias sings the mantra Shri Ram Jaya Ram in antiphony with other yoga aspirants during a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. You’ll find the text for this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 202. Matthias sings a short version of this mantra: Shrī Rām Jaya Rām Jaya Jaya Rām – and at 6.21 min he change to the Gopala Gopala Kirtan. – More infos (in German) about or on yoga and meditation can be found on the webpages of Yoga Vidya.

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A group of children singing in the Saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg, Germany the mantra „Devi, Devi, Devi“, which you can find in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook under the number 304. With this mantra you call the Divine Mother, to show us the right way to overcome the variability of the ocean. Om Shanti

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Devadas sings during a Yoga Vidya Satsang at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg the Maha Mantra – it is one of the best mantra to develop bliss and love. With this mantra you call God in its aspects as Hari (Vishnu), Rama and Krishna. Swami Sivananda appreciated this mantra beyond all measure and so in every Satsang of the Sivananda tradition is the Maha Mantra sung. You can find the Maha Mantra in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 2 as part of the Jaya Ganesha.

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Jayani and Johannes sing in a saturday evening Satsang at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg the mantra „Jaya Sita Ram“ and accompany the singing with wonderful sounds of guitars. You can find the Kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft under the Nummmer 206. The name „Rama“ literally means „one who is pleased.“ Rama incarnated on Earth to establish justice and righteousness again. He is sure that we are what we are beginning to make as much as possible. Hanuman is Rama’s faithful follower, Sita is the wife of Rama.

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The members of the Yoga Vidya Band „Akashari“ sing during a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany, the mantra Rama Bolo. You’ll find this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 201. The word „Rama“ has a special healing effect for our body and mind; Rama represented perfectibility, pureness, equilibrium and calmness etc. More infos about Mantras, yoga can be found on the webpages (infos in German) of Yoga Vidya.

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Graduated new yoga teachers sing the Mahamantra in a different way – as a blues – really refreshing. Hear, listen and enjoy this recording and sing along the maha mantra: Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare. Om Shanti

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Harilalji and his wife Meera chant the Guru Stotram on Guru Purnima day in July, 2014, at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg. A very wonderful chant with much spiritual energy. Harilalji is a regular teacher at Yoga Vidya. To see his website go to www.arshayoga.org. You’ll find the text of this recitiation in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 690

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You can listen a recording with Sundaram and friends – the kirtan Namastasyai which is Song 691 in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook. The recording was taken by the first Mantra Summer Camp at Yoga Vidya Westerwald. You can listen the following musicians:

Assen Haydutov – Percussion, Udu
Ananda Danilo Steinert – Percussion
Marvin Dillmann – Percussion, Djembe
Sundaram – Vocal, Harmonium
Anne-Christin – Vocal
Govinda Mathias Roth – Bass
Benjamin Vogt – Guitar

More Infos on yoga-vidya.de/westerwald – more infos about Sundaram on sundaram.de. Enjoy!