Bhakthi Related Thread

[Ancient Indian]

I want to dedicate this thread to bhakthi related poems, music and videos.

I request posters to keep that in mind.

 

[Ancient Indian]

Art of Living is good place to start. Sri Sri doing great things.

 

[Ancient Indian]

Soundarya Lahari composed by Adi Sankaracharya.

It means waves of beauty. Mother's beauty is not meant to be expressed in mere words.

 

[Ancient Indian]

Shivananda lahari composed by Sankaracharyha Bhagavatpada.

In this, he praises the lord in all great available chandas of sanskrit.

 

[Ancient Indian]

Shivoham composed by Shankaracharya Bhagavatpada.

Shivoham means I am the shiva. It is key to Advaita philosophy.
After Aparokshanubuthi stage, the aspirant reaches Shivoham stade.

In this stage, you hold all the Creation inside of you. You nurture it.

 

[Ancient Indian]

Mukunda Mala Stothram comsed by Kulashekar alwar.

Alwars are key part of Bhakthi movement in southern India. They composed beautiful songs for the Lord of Consciousness. They are even accused of alteration of Bhagavata Puranam.

One of the slokas:

O Lord Filled with The Six Celebrated Qualities!
I Am Not Interested In The Acquisition of Wealth Or In The Pleasures of The OTher Worldly Life.
I Am Not Attracted By Sensory Pleasures At All.
Whatever That Will Happen as A Result of Purva Karmaas,let It Happen!
The Only Thing That I Pray For is The Steady and Undiminishing Devotion At Your Lotus Feet In Every One of My Births.

 

[Ancient Indian]

Bhaja Govindam composed by Shankara Bhagavathpada.

In this work, he tells a brahman who is more concerned about grammar than God, to do bhajana of Lord.
One of the classics sung by M.S. Subalakshmi.

 

[Ancient Indian]

Hanuman Chalisa sung by Balakrishna Prasad Garimella, our Asthana gayaka of TTD.

 

[Ancient Indian]

Complete Bhagavat Geeta sung by Sri Vidyabhushana.

 

[Ancient Indian]

Other notable songs by him. Different language though. I don't know its meaning.

 

[Ancient Indian]

Some telugu padyalu. Very famous in older generations. It is about greatness of varanasi.

Seems like dravidians were in love with Aryan cities in those days.

 

[Ancient Indian]

A Poem By swamiji,

Kali The Mother


The stars are blotted out,
The clouds are covering clouds.
It is darkness vibrant, sonant.
In the roaring, whirling wind
Are the souls of a million lunatics
Just loosed from the prison-house,
Wrenching trees by the roots,
Sweeping all from the path.
The sea has joined the fray,
And swirled up mountain-waves,
To reach the pitchy sky.
The flash of lurid light
Reveals on every side
A thousand, thousand shades
Of Death begrimed and black-
Scattering plagues and sorrows,
Dancing mad with joy,
Come, Mother, come!
For terror is Thy name,
Death is in thy breath,
And every shaking step
Destoys a world for e’er.
Thou Time, the All-destroyer!
Come, O Mother, come!
Who dares misery love,
And hug the form of Death,
Dance in destruction’s dance
To him the Mother comes.

 

[Ancient Indian]

It is sri suktham.
excerpt form it.

12.1: (Harih Om. O Chiklita, Invoke for me your Mother) As Chiklita ( referring to Moisture represented by Water ) Creates Loveliness in all things by its presence, similarly O Chiklita (now referring to Chiklita, the son of Devi Lakshmi) you Staywith me,
12.2:And by your presence bring your Mother, the Devi who is the Embodiment of Sri (and essence of all Loveliness) toDwell in my Family.

 

[Ancient Indian]

Good old Bhajan for a change.

 

[Ancient Indian]

Gayathri Manthra with meaning.
People say that, this manthra can give moksha if we recite it in correct way.

 

[Ancient Indian]

One of Annamayya songs on Lord Srinivas.
It has all basic vishnu Nama. We can get some punya by listening to the song alone.

 

[Ancient Indian]

Iskon Bhajan. It is very good one. Goes easy on ears.

 

[Ancient Indian]

Art of Living Bhajan. Swami Nithyapragya leading from front.

 

[Ancient Indian]

Another Krishna Bhajana mala.

Voice is so good. No art work though.

 

[Nuvneet Kundu]