JAI ŚIVA ŚAṄKARA PARAMEŚVARA JAI ŚIVA ŚAṄKARA HARI OṂ OṂ NAMAḤ ŚIVĀYA Victory to Śiva the auspicious one, the supreme lord Victory to Śiva the auspicious one, remover of sorrows of the world Om salutations to the auspicious one jai: victory to, celebration of śiva: literally “good”, “auspicious” śaṅkara: another name of Śiva, literally “causing …
RĀDHĀRĀṆĪ KI JAI MAHĀRĀṆĪ KI JAI BOLO RĀDHĀ GOVINDA KI JAI BOLO RĀDHE ŚYĀM Victory to queen Rādhā, glory to great queen Rādhā Sing glory to Rādhā and Govinda (Kṛṣṇa) Chant Rādhā and Śyāma (Kṛṣṇa) rādhā: the milkmaid (Gopī) dearest to Kṛṣṇa, considered an incarnation of the goddess Lakṣmī, literally “prosperity” or “success” rāṇī: queen …
“Angels Gather Here” is a song that I wrote in 2011, on a yoga retreat at Caballito de Mar in Benissa, Southern Spain. At the front door, my attention was drawn to a wind chime made up of sea shells and driftwood with a sign at the top that read “Angels Gather Here”. One afternoon, …
JAYA JAYA HANŪMĀN JAYA JAYA RĀM JAYA JAYA HANŪMĀN JAYA SĪTĀ RĀM HARE RĀM HARE RĀM RĀMA RĀMA RĀM HARE ŚRĪ RĀM JAI RĀM JAI JAI RĀM Victory to Hanūmān, victory to Rāma Victory to Hanūmān, victory to Sītā and Rāma Viṣṇu, Rāma, Viṣṇu, Rāma, … Glorious Rāma, praise Rāma, victory to Rāma jaya: conquest, …
DEVAKĪNANDANA GOPĀLA GOPĀLA GOVINDA GOVINDA GOPĀLA HARE KṚṢNA HARE KṚṢNA KṚṢNA KṚṢNA HARE HARE HARE RĀMA HARE RĀMA RĀMA RĀMA HARE HARE Son of Devakī, cowherd, chief herdsman Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Rāma devakī: mother of kṛṣṇa nandana: son gopāla: another name of Kṛṣṇa, literally “cowherd” govinda: another name of Kṛṣṇa, literally “chief herdsman” hare: vocative …
JAYA JAYA KĀLĪ MĀ JAYA KĀLĪ MĀ KĀLĪ BOLO KĀLĪ BOLO BOLO BOLO MĀ Victory to mother Kālī, chant mother Kālī jaya: conquest, victory, triumph kālī: deity of time, death, and change, slayer of ignorance, ego and darkness, consort of Śiva, fierce aspect of the goddess Durgā mā: mother, divine mother bolo (Hindi): say, sing, …
JAI GAṆEŚA JAI GAṆEŚA JAI GAṆEŚA PĀHIMĀM ŚRĪ GAṆEŚA ŚRĪ GAṆEŚA ŚRĪ GAṆEŚA RAKṢAMĀM OM GAM GAṆAPATAYE NAMAḤ GAM GAṆAPATAYE NAMO NAMAḤ Victory to Ganesha, savior and protector, lord of the troops, remover of all obstacles. I bow to your name. jai: victory to, celebration of gaṇeśa: son of Śiva and Pārvatī, the elephant-headed deity …
