Other Chants
Other Chants - these will be announced when we are chanting them.
Asato Ma Sad Gamayaa
Asato ma sad gamayaa
Tamaso ma jyotir gamayaa
Mrtyor ma-amritam gamayaa
Lead me from untruth to truth
Lead me from darkness to light
Lead me from the fear of death to the nectar of immortality.
Bhagavan Namah
Bhagavan Namah(a), Bhagavan Namah(a)
Adinatha Sharanam
Oh Lord, I bow to you, Oh Lord, I’m calling your name
I take refuge in Adinatha
Nityananda Sharanam
Shivo‘ham Shivo‘ham
I take refuge in Nityananda
I am Shiva, I am Consciousness.
Bolo Hare Narayana
Bolo Hare Narayana, Narayana
Lakshmi-Narayana, Bolo Hare
Sing praise to Narayana, Narayana
Lakshmi-Narayana, Sing praise!
Narayana, Narayana, Narayana, Bolo Hare
Maha Lakshmi, Maha Lakshmi, Lakshmi Devi, Bolo Hare
Narayana, Narayana, Narayana, Sing praise!
Honored Lakshmi, Divine Lakshmi, Sing praise!
He Nityananda
He Nityananda, He Nityananda
Hail to Nityananda, Hail to Nityananda
Nityananda, Nityananda, Nityananda Hare
Nityananda, Nityananda, Nityananda, Hooray!
Jaya Shiva Shankara
Jaya Shiva Shankara
Shiva Parameshvara
Hail to Shiva (outside and inside); Shankara (Shiva as teacher)
Paramasheva (The supreme and ultimate Lord).
Nataraja Nataraja
Parvatipati Shambho
Nataraja (Shiva dancing the universe into existence.)
Parvati’s Lord (the beloved of the Goddess);Shambo (the one who bestows peace).
Karishye ‘Vachanam Tava
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Karishye ‘vachanam tava (Bhagavadgita 18.73)
Asmi dasah(a)
Krshna Krshna Hare Krshna
I will do your bidding.
I am your servant.
Krshna, Krshna. Hail to Krshna.
1. Samatvam yoga uchyate, , Krishna uvacha (Bhagavadgita 2.48)
"Yoga is evenness of mind,” Krishna says.
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2. Yogah(a) karmasu kaushalam, Krishna uvacha (Bhagavadgita 2.50)
“Yoga is skill in action,” Krishna says.
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3. Duhkha samyoga viyogam
yoga samj~nitam (Bhagavadgita 6.23)
Yoga is the dissolution of union with pain.
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4. Yam samnyaasam iti prahur
yogam tam viddhi (Bhagavadgita 6.2)
Yoga is renunciation (purposeful action without expectation or need).
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5. Tyagac-chantir anantaram, Krishna uvacha (Bhagavadgita 12.12)
“Peace immediately follows renunciation,” Krishna says.
OM Guru Mere Guru
OM Guru Mere Guru
OM Guru, My Guru
Jaya Guru OM
Hail to the Teacher of Truth
OM Guru OM
OM Guru OM.
Purno'ham
Purno'ham Shivo'ham Svaroopo'ham
I am completely full and perfect, I am Shiva, I am my own true form.
Nityanandaya Nityanandaya
Shivo'ham Shivo'ham Shivo'ham
I am eternal bliss, I am eternal bliss.
I am Shiva, I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
Radha Krishna Radha
Radha, Radha Krishna Radha
Radha Krishna Radha
Radha—a woman who loved Krishna with her whole being
Krishna— a God-man, incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Shree Ganesha Namaha
Shree Ganesha Namaha
Sharanama Ganesha
I honor you, Great Lord Ganesha
I take refuge in you.
Ganapati Ganapati Ganapati OM
Ganapati, General of Shiva's Army, I call your name again and again. OM.
Shree Ma Jai Ma
CHORUS:
Shree Ma Jai Ma (x2)
Namo nama.h
Revered Mother, Hail to Mother (x2)
I offer salutations, I bow to you.
1. Shree Ma Jai Ma, Shree Ma Jai Ma namo mama.h
2. Chiti Shankari, Chiti Shankari namo nama.h
Chiti - the Self-Knowing Creative Power of the Universe
Shankari - the Goddess as Teacher
3. Uma Parvati, Uma Parvati namo nama.h
Uma - the Yogini who was so dedicated to Shiva that she became a Goddess
Parvati - the Mountain Goddess, wife of Shiva
4. Kali Durge, Kali Durge namo nama.h
Kali - the Destroyer of Demons (outer and inner demons)
Durga - the Protectress
5. Maha Lakshmi, Lakshmi Devi namo nama.h
Lakshmi – the Goddess of Wealth
Devi – Divine Being
6. Shree Saraswati, Vaag Devi namo nama.h
Saraswati - Goddess of Knowledge
Vaag Devi - Goddess of Speech.
Tadaa Drashtuh Svaroope 'Vasthanam
Tadaa drashtuh svaroope ‘vasthanam (Yoga Sutra 1.3)
In the moment your mind becomes still, the Bliss of pure Being arises and fills you from within.
Shivo’ham Shivo’ham
I am Shiva. I am Shiva.