Mantra, Kirtan and Stotra: Sanskrit Chants

Vani Devi sings the hymn from the “Nirvanashatakam” during a satsang at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg. You can find the complete text in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Booklet under number 404. In the six stanzas on liberation by Jagadguru Shankaracharya, you can discover both what you are not and what your true nature is: namely, Being, Knowledge, and Bliss. The Nirvanashatakam kirtan consists of six instructive verses on freedom - or Nirvana - written by Shankara (also Sankara or Shri Shankaracharya). In each verse, Shankara explains what we are not. We are not our body, we are not our intellect, we are not our thoughts, and we are not our prana. Instead, we are Sacchidananda (i.e., Satchidananda). Only Brahman, the Absolute, is real; everything else is a temporary dream, an illusion - Maya. Lyrics: Mano-buddhy-ahankara-chittani Naham Na Cha Shrotra-jihve Na Cha Ghrana-netre / Na Cha Vyoma-bhumir Na Tejo Na Vayuh Chidananda Rupah Shivoham Shivoham // 1 // Na Cha Prana-sanjno Na Vai Pancha-vayuh Na Va Sapta-dhatur Na Va Pancha-koshah / Na Vak Pani-padau Na Chopastha-payu Chidananda Rupah Shivoham Shivoham // 2 // Na Me Dvesha-ragau Na Me Lobha-mohau Mado Naiva Me Naiva Matsarya-bhavah / Na Dharmo Na Chartho Na Kamo Na Mokshaha Chidananda Rupah Shivoham Shivoham // 3 // Na Punyam Na Papam Na Saukhyam Na Duhkham Na Mantro Na Tirtham Na Veda Na Yajnah / Aham Bhojanam Naiva Bhojyam Na Bhokta Chidananda Rupah Shivoham Shivoham // 4 // Na Me Nrityu-shanka Na Me Jati-bhedaha Pita Naiva Me Naiva Mata Cha Janma / Na Bandhur Na Mitram Gurur Naiva Shishyaha Chidananda Rupah Shivoham Shivoham // 5 // Aham Nirvikalpo Nirakara-rupo Vibhutvach Cha Sarvatra Sarvendriyanam / Sada Me Samatvam Na Muktir Na Bandhaha Chidanandarupah Shivoham Shivoham // 6 //

“Jaya Shri Krishna Chaitanya” honors Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and his closest disciples and companions. Jaya means “invocation of,” and Shri Krishna Chaitanya is the great founder of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. The Hare Krishna community is also part of this tradition. This mantra is also known as the Pancha-Tattwa Mantra, as it invokes the five companions of Shri Krishna Chaitanya. They are considered aspects of Chaitanya. It is recommended to always sing this kirtan first, before reciting the Maha Mantra. Swami Sivananda had great devotion to Shri Krishna Chaitanya, even though he came from a different tradition. One can first recite this mantra and then sing the Maha-Mantra—that is, the great mantra, the “Hare Rama Hare Krishna” mantra. Here you can hear a recording featuring Satyananda and Aziza from a Yoga Vidya Saturday evening satsang in Bad Meinberg on May 3, 2025. Lyrics: Jaya Shri Krishna Chaitanya, Prabhu Nityananda / Shri Advaita Gadadhara Shrivasadi Gaurabhakta Vrinda // 1 // Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare / Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare // 2 // If you are interested in seminars with music, you can find here seminars on mantra and music. For more kirtan and Mantra vocal recordings click here. For more information on Yoga, meditation and Ayurveda can be found on the internet pages of Yoga Vidya.

“Serve, love, give, purify, meditate, realize” is a kirtan that succinctly describes the teachings of Swami Sivananda. Swami Sivananda loved to sing this kirtan. “Serve, love, give, purify, purify” refers to the various yoga practices. By practicing yoga, we purify ourselves. We also do so by working on ourselves. By serving, loving, and giving, we purify ourselves. And then “purify” and “meditate” follow naturally. Therefore, serve, love, give, purify, meditate—and then comes: realize. The more we serve, love, and give, the deeper our meditation becomes. Here you are listening to a recording featuring Kamala Devi from a Yoga Vidya Saturday evening satsang in Bad Meinberg on December 6, 2025.

Shankara Stefan & friends chant “Krishna Krishna Mahayogin” during a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. “Krishna Krishna Mahayogin” is a traditional mantra from the Bhakti tradition and a loving invocation of Krishna, the embodiment of joy, devotion, and divine love. “Mahayogin” means “great yogi” and evokes the all-encompassing, unifying power of consciousness that Krishna embodies. In many spiritual traditions, Krishna is regarded as a symbol of love, compassion, and the divine play of life. Chanting his name is said to open the heart and strengthen the connection to inner joy. Chanting mantras together can create an atmosphere of connection, peace, and lightness. Lyrics ... Krishna Krishna Mahayogin Bhaktanam Abhayankara / Govinda Paramananda Sarvam Me Vasham Anaya // If you are interested in seminars with music, you can find here seminars on mantra and music. For more kirtan and Mantra vocal recordings click here. For more information on Yoga, meditation and Ayurveda can be found on the internet pages of Yoga Vidya.

“Om Namah Shivaya” is one of the best-known and most powerful mantras in the Indian tradition. It is dedicated to Shiva, the symbol of transformation, consciousness, stillness, and inner freedom. The Sanskrit phrase roughly translates to: “I bow to the highest consciousness within me and in the universe.” Here you can listen to a recording featuring Vallabha from a Yoga Vidya Saturday evening satsang in Bad Meinberg on March 8th, 2025. Lyrics: Om Namah Shivaya Namah Shivaya If you are interested in seminars with music, you can find here seminars on mantra and music. For more kirtan and Mantra vocal recordings click here. For more information on Yoga, meditation and Ayurveda can be found on the internet pages of Yoga Vidya.

Madhuka sings the kirtan “Jay Bajaranga Bali.” You can find this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Booklet under number 212. “Jay Bajaranga Bali” invokes the power, devotion, and strength of Hanuman. It is a powerful, energizing, and joyful kirtan. It awakens the spirit and instills a sense of optimism. Jay Bajaranga Bali is a Hanuman kirtan. Here are the lyrics to sing along: Jay Bajaranga Bali Jay Bajaranga Bali Jay Hanumana Ki Jay Mahavira, Jay Hanuman Jay Gurudeva, Karo Kalyan If you are interested in seminars with music, you can find here seminars on mantra and music. For more kirtan and Mantra vocal recordings click here. For more information on Yoga, meditation and Ayurveda can be found on the internet pages of Yoga Vidya.

Group Mudita chants Shri Ram Jaya Ram at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Here is the text to sing along: Shri Ram Jaya Ram Shri Ram Jaya Ram, Jaya Jaya Ram Om Shri Ram Jaya Ram, Jaya Jaya Ram Shri Ram Jaya Ram - this is how various kirtans begin, and many other kirtans include a verse with Shri Ram Jaya Ram. Ram stands for Rama, the highest joy. Jaya means victory, triumph. Shri means happiness, radiance, brilliance. May Rama triumph within us; may the divine blessing shine within us and through us. If you are interested in seminars with music, you can find here seminars on mantra and music. For more kirtan and Mantra vocal recordings click here. For more information on Yoga, meditation and Ayurveda can be found on the internet pages of Yoga Vidya.

Tina sings the kirtan “Narayana Hari Om.” “Narayana Hari Om” is both: a Vishnu kirtan and a Krishna kirtan. In “Narayana Hari Om,” God is invoked as the Preserver, as the one who dwells within all beings, as the one who is full of love and is the highest truth. God is the Good Shepherd. And even though God’s workings are mysterious, we can still trust in His guidance. If you are interested in seminars with music, you can find here seminars on mantra and music. For more kirtan and Mantra vocal recordings click here. For more information on Yoga, meditation and Ayurveda can be found on the internet pages of Yoga Vidya.

Katyayani sings during a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany, the kirtan “Om Dum Durgayai Namaha”. “Om Dum Durgayai Namaha” is a powerful, sacred mantra dedicated to the Hindu goddess Durga. It is a Dhyana Moksha mantra and is used to seek protection, overcome obstacles, and invoke divine energy for strength and prosperity. If you are interested in seminars with music, you can find here seminars on mantra and music. For more kirtan and Mantra vocal recordings click here. For more information on Yoga, meditation and Ayurveda can be found on the internet pages of Yoga Vidya.

Suguna and Sabina are chanting Om Namah Shivaya at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. If you are interested in seminars with music, you can find here seminars on mantra and music. For more kirtan and Mantra vocal recordings click here. For more information on Yoga, meditation and Ayurveda can be found on the internet pages of Yoga Vidya. “Om Namah Shivaya” is the Panchakshara Mantra of Shiva. “Om Namah Shivaya” is a Dhyana Moksha Mantra, a mantra for meditation, a mantra that leads to liberation. “Om Namah Shivaya” means: Om – infinite sound, Namah means “homage, greeting to,” Shivaya means “to Shiva.” And Shiva means “the auspicious one,” “the benevolent one,” “the loving one.” One could also say: “Homage to cosmic love, to the consciousness that is everywhere.” “Om Namah Shivaya” can also be repeated specifically to let go, to let go of thoughts, to deepen meditation, and to go within.

Om Shakti Om is a dynamic, energetic kirtan for Shakti, the cosmic energy. In this kirtan, Shakti, the cosmic power, becomes tangible and palpable. Let yourself be carried away by the dynamics of this Om Shakti Kirtan. Performed by Sundaram & Friends at the Yoga Vidya Easter Concert 2024 More at www.sundaram.de and sundaram.de/shop/

Hagit Noam sings the Ganesha Gayatri Mantra and Om Gam Ganapataye Namah. Let yourself be enchanted by Hagit's wonderful singing! She is a specialist in early music and interprets well-known mantras in an inspiring way. Hagit regularly gives seminars and concerts at Yoga Vidya. Om Tat-purushaya Vidmahe Vakra-tundaya Dhimahi / Tan No Dantih Prachodayat // followed by the Ganesha Mantra Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha (number 699 under Ganesha in the kirtan booklet) Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha. If you are interested in seminars with music, you can find here seminars on mantra and music. For more kirtan and Mantra vocal recordings click here. For more information on Yoga, meditation and Ayurveda can be found on the internet pages of Yoga Vidya.

asato ma sad gamaya tamaso ma jyotir gamaya mrtyor mamrtam gamaya performed by Shankara – vocals, harmonium Ramani – vocals, egg shaker Immanuel – djembe Asato Ma Sat Gamaya, is an ancient verse from the Vedas. It is a peace mantra, and it is also a prayer where we ask to experience the highest. The entire text of Asato Ma means: lead us from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from mortality to immortality. "I try not to sing, but to be sung. Not to put anything in the way of every sound that may come, to become empty, to become still. Back to the source. Hari Om Tat Sat." (Shankara) www.shankarayoga.de You can share the audio with others, to spread love and harmony.🌍💞 This way you actively help to spread yoga around the world. You can also support us with a donation which helps us keep our association alive. 🙏 Mantra/ kirtan chanting is a wonderful practice to open the heart and to feel divine presence Follow us on our other online channels: ⚛️ Facebook: www.facebook.com/YogaVidya/ ⚛️ Instagram: www.instagram.com/yogavidya_de/ Om Shanti

Shankari Susanne Hill singt einen Kirtan in einem Samstagabend Satsang bei Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Here is the text to sing along: Aham Prema - I am Love Hare Krishna Hare Rama - Maha Mantra If you are interested in seminars with music, you can find here seminars on mantra and music. For more kirtan and Mantra vocal recordings click here. For more information on Yoga, meditation and Ayurveda can be found on the internet pages of Yoga Vidya.

Children of a yoga seminar for kids sing during a satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany the mantra Gopala Gopala Devaki Nandana Gopala Gopala Gopala Gopala Devaki Nandana Devaki Nandana Gopala Devaki Nandana Gopala - you can find a similar songtext in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft under the No. 171. - Om Shanti!

Bharata chants to worship the power of Shakti the mantra Om Shakti Om. You can find this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook as No. 311: Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Brahma Shakti, Vishnu Shakti Shiva Shakti Om Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Icchā Shakti Kriyā Shakti  Jnāna Shakti Om Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Devi Shakti Māyā Shakti Guru Shakti Om Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Ādi Shakti, Parā Shakti, Māhā Shakti Om Om Shakti Om Shakti Om Shakti Om .

Mahadev chants the mantra "Raghu Pati Raghava". The text of this kirtan can be found in the Yoga Vidya Kirtanheft as no. 205. Come along to sing the kirtan "Raghu Pati Raghava" at home or wherever you are in front of your Mac or PC. Peace and love, yours Omkara. Recording from Yoga Vidya Ashram Bad Meinberg.

Juergen chants the Shiva Mantra "Jaya Shivaya Shankara" during a satsang at Yoga Vidya Ashram Bad Meinberg. You can find this mantra in the Kirtan Songbook at No. 250. More mantras in our Yoga Vidya Mantra Podcast www.yoga-vidya.de Om Shanti - yours Omkara

Narendra chants the Guru mantra "Shri Guru Charanam" during a satsang http://mein.yoga-vidya.de/page/yoga-vidya-satsang at Yoga http://www.yoga-vidya.de Vidya Ashram Bad Meinberg. You can find this mantra in the Kirtan http://mein.yoga-vidya.de/profile/YogaVidyaKirtanheft Songbook at No. 363. More mantras like this one can you find at http://www.yoga-vidya.de/de/service/blog/category/podcast/mantra/ Om Shanti - yours Omkara

Bharata chants the mantra http://www.yoga-vidya.de/Yoga--Artikel/Mantras.html "Ganesha Sharanam" during a satsang at Yoga http://www.yoga-vidya.de Vidya Ashram Bad Meinberg. You can find this mantra in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Songbook http://mein.yoga-vidya.de/profile/YogaVidyaKirtanheft as No. 263. More mantras like this one can you find at http://www.yoga-vidya.de/de/service/blog/category/podcast/mantra/ Om Shanti - yours Omkara

Janin chants the mantra "GOVINDA HARE, GOVINDA HARE, GOPALA HARE, HE PRABHU DEENA, DAYALA HARE" during a Satsang at Yoga http://www.yoga-vidya.de Vidya Ashram Bad Meinberg. This mantra is devoted to Govinda, God of compassion. You would like to find more mantras like this please explore our mantra podcast at http://www.yoga-vidya.de/de/service/blog/category/podcast/mantra/ Om Shanti Om yours Omkara