Ardas Prem
A prayer for Divine Love

This album is a collection of some of my favourite Shabads (mystical Sikh poetry), that I have recorded over the past 8 years or so. This is likely my last album as the artist Bachan Kaur, and is a big Thank You to this incredible tradition. 

Settle in ~ soar between the rhythms and melodies of these meditations on Divine love. You will hear a spectrum of lo-fi meditative renditions and improvisations, alongside explorative, electronic compositions.

A special thanks to Harman Singh and Nora Wright who played tabla, Dilruba and harp on three tracks. 

I lay these songs at the feet of the Guru and the Sangat. 
For the beings of ALL faith and humanity, on the path of the heart. 
May we awaken our innocence, love, compassion, healing, liberation and wholeness again and again, forever and ever … 

🪷💛🙏🏽💛🪷
Bachan Kaur
Madeleine


A side note: 
I am not a Sikh (or any religion). 
Simply a mystical girl who found this sacred path as a teenager, spiritually awakening. 
The songs of this faith gave me a language to express my devotion. I am forever grateful for its beauty, sacredness and the wonderfully generous, humble, inspiring Sikh people I have met in my life. Thank you. 


CREDITS:

Original Gurbani lyrics are all from the Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

(you can view the lyrics, Gurmukhi, transliteration and English translations under each track)

Vocals, composition, production, mixing and mastering by Madeleine - Bachan Kaur, 2023.

Tabla (track 4): Harman Singh (@harmansg)
Dilruba (track 7): Harman Singh (@harmansg)
Harp (track 8): Nora Wright

Album art: Madeleine Sullivan (Bachan Kaur)

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Ardas Prem

GOD AND ME ARE ONE ✅ Kundalini Yoga Mantra-Marta Millán Yoga

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My Beloved (Temple of the Heart)

"So Purkh Niranjan, Har Purkh Niranjan, Har Agamaa Agam Apaaraa"

"That Primal Being is Immaculate and Pure.
The One Primal Being, is Immaculate and Pure.
The One is within all and beyond all.”

So Purkh - Primal Innocence

View original Gurmukhi Lyrics here:
https://www.igurbani.com/shabad/yiye?verse=c8bw


jis simarath sabh kilavikh naasehi pitharee hoe oudhhaaro ||
Remembering Him, all sins are erased, and ones generations are saved.

so har har thumh sadh hee jaapahu jaa kaa anth n paaro ||1||
So meditate continually on the Lord, Har, Har; He has no end or limitation. ||1||

poothaa maathaa kee aasees ||
O son, this is your mother's hope and prayer

nimakh n bisaro thumh ko har har sadhaa bhajahu jagadhees ||1|| rehaao ||
That you may never forget the Lord, Har, Har, even for an instant. May you ever vibrate upon the Lord of the Universe. ||1||Pause||

sathigur thumh ko hoe dhaeiaalaa santhasang thaeree preeth ||
May the True Guru be kind to you, and may you love the Society of the Saints.

kaaparr path paramaesar raakhee bhojan keerathan neeth ||2||
May the preservation of your honor by the Transcendent Lord be your clothes, and may the singing of His Praises be your food. ||2||

anmrith peevahu sadhaa chir jeevahu har simarath anadh ananthaa ||
So drink in forever the Ambrosial Nectar; may you live long, and may the meditative remembrance of the Lord give you infinite delight.

rang thamaasaa pooran aasaa kabehi n biaapai chinthaa ||3||
May joy and pleasure be yours; may your hopes be fulfilled, and may you never be troubled by worries. ||3||

bhavar thumhaaraa eihu man hovo har charanaa hohu koulaa ||
Let this mind of yours be the bumble bee, and let the Lord's feet be the lotus flower.

naanak dhaas oun sang lapattaaeiou jio boondhehi chaathrik moulaa ||4||3||4||
Says servant Nanak, attach your mind to them, and blossom forth like the song-bird, upon finding the rain-drop. ||4||3||4||

Poota Mata Kee Asees - Mother's Blessing

This is a classic Shabad from the Sikh tradition…
A meditation and reminder of the great One that creates and holds all things.
That One that is the ever-present Father, Mother, Sibling and Friend.

To me, this song helps me to feel the innocence and liberation of being a child of the Divine…
It awakens the beauty of being able to let go, surrender and call upon a force greater than myself to heal, hold, align, nurture and love.

It also awakens in me, an inquiry I have within most spiritual traditions…the age old question of personal and Divine will :)

When I get to the line “All things are your doing, we can do nothing ourselves”…
I am brought into a profound state of contemplation.

Yes - it is liberating, humbling and redemptive to Surender oneself to the will of the “Divine”.
Yet simultaneously, I feel that this orientation to life can lead us to become complacent, avoidant or detached from the present world and suffering.
It risks denial of our own agency to tend to our lives and create change and choices in ourselves and the world in...  more
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Unfortunately I cannot figure out how to get Bandcamp to show the original Gurmukhi Script:)
Here is the Roman Transliteration and English Translation of this Shabad.
To view the beautiful original Gurmukhi Script, go the following link:
https://www.igurbani.com/shabad/avnv?verse=qsn3

Maajh mehalaa 5 ||
Maajh, Fifth Mehl:

Thoon maeraa pithaa thoonhai maeraa maathaa ||
You are my Father, and You are my Mother.

Thoon maeraa bandhhap thoon maeraa bhraathaa ||
You are my Relative, and You are my Brother.


Thoon maeraa raakhaa sabhanee thhaaee thaa bho kaehaa kaarraa jeeo ||1||
You are my Protector everywhere; why should I feel any fear or anxiety? ||1||

Thumaree kirapaa thae thudhh pashhaanaa ||
By Your Grace, I recognize You.

Thoon maeree outt thoonhai maeraa maanaa ||
You are my Shelter, and You are my Honor.

Thujh bin dhoojaa avar n koee sabh thaeraa khael akhaarraa jeeo ||2||
Without You, there is no other; the entire Universe is the Arena of Your Play. ||2||

Jeea janth sabh thudhh oupaaeae ||
You have created all beings and creatures.

Jith jith bhaanaa thith thith laaeae ||
As it pleases You, You assign tasks to one and all.

Sabh kishh keethaa thaeraa hovai naahee kishh asaarraa jeeo ||3||
All things are Your Doing; we can do nothing ourselves. ||3||

Naam dhhiaae mehaa sukh paaeiaa ||
Meditating on the Naam, I have found great peace.

Har gun gaae maeraa man seethalaaeiaa ||
Singing the Glorious Praises of the Creator, my mind is cooled and soothed.

Gur poorai vajee vaadhhaaee naanak jithaa bikhaarraa jeeo ||4||24||31||
Through the Perfect Awakening, congratulations are pouring in-Nanak is victorious on the arduous battlefield of life! ||4||24||31||
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from Ardas Prem, released November 13, 2023
Original Gurbani poem: Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Vocals, composition, production, mixing and mastering by Bachan Kaur, 2023.

Tabla: Harman Singh (@harmansg)

Album art: Madeleine Sullivan (Bachan Kaur)

Thoon Mera Pita Thoonhai Mera Mata - Divine Protection

This beautiful Poem is one my of my all time favourite Shabads and comes from the Sufi Mystic Bhagat Kabir. He was a contemporary of Guru Nanak in breaking down old patterns of caste, idolatry, ritual and superstition. His poetry is shared in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh Scriptures) and is a beautiful example of the diversity of spiritual faiths and paths present in the scripture. That is exactly why I love this song, as it speaks to the inclusion and unity of all paths, faiths and beings in this mysterious and beautiful blossoming life.
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Maulee dharatee mauliaa akaas ||
The earth is in bloom, and the sky is in bloom.

GhaT ghaT mauliaa aatam pragaas ||1||
Each and every heart has blossomed forth, and the soul is illumined. ||1||

Raajaa raam mauliaa anat bhai ||
My Sovereign Lord King blossoms forth in countless ways.

Jeh dhekhau teh rahiaa samai ||1|| rahaau ||
Wherever I look, I see Him there pervading. ||1||Pause||

Dhuteeaa maule chaar bedh ||
The four Vedas blossom forth in duality.

Si(n)mirat maulee siau kateb ||2||
The Simritees blossom forth, along with the Koran and the Bible. ||2||

Sa(n)kar maulio jog dhiaan ||
Shiva blossoms forth in Yoga and meditation.


Kabeer ko suaamee sabh samaan ||3||1||
Kabeer's Lord and Master pervades in all alike. ||3||1||
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from Ardas Prem, released November 13, 2023
Original Poem: Bhagat Kabir

Vocals, composition, production, mixing and mastering by Bachan Kaur, 2023.
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Maulee Dhartee - Blossoming

This version of "Bhand Jameeai" is about celebrating the unique qualities of a woman, her power to bring all life into being and nourish creation. No human is alive that did not come through a woman (at least not that I know :)

Soft vocals, ambient sounds, crisp clacks and solid beats…
May you reflect, enjoy and contemplate the full spectrum beauty of the Feminine.  Her sharp bold courage, gentle loving kindness, and everything in between.   Thank you woman, you are so beautiful and divine in every way 🌸🙏🏽🌸

May the feminine in all beings, all faiths, cultures and lands be cherished, respected, protected, listened to, and loved.

For all and any who have been connected to 3HO or kundalini yoga….
I dedicate this first single to all the woman and girls who were abused, manipulated or taken advantage of in any way.
May the healing and empowerment continue breath by breath, hand in hand 🙏🏽

Love,
Bachan ~ Madeleine

Here is a link to this Shabad from the Siri Guru Granth Sahib:
www.sikhitothemax.org/shabad?id=1748&q=bjbn&type=7&source=all&highlight=21284
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Transliteration

Bhand jammee-ai
bhand nimmee-ai
bhand mangan vee-aaho.
Bhanda-ho hovai dos-tee
bhanda-hu cha-lai raahu.
Bhand mu-aa bhand bhaalee-ai
bhand hovai ban- dhaan.
So ki-o man-daa aakhee-ai jit ja-meh raa jaan.
Bhanda- ho hee bhand oop-jai, bhandai baajh na ko-ay.
Naanak bhandai baa-hraa ayko sachaa so-ay.
Naanak bhandai baa-hraa ayko sachaa so-ay.
Jit mukh sadaa salaa hee-ai bhaagaa ratee chaar.
Nanak tay mukh ooj – lay tit sa-chay dar-baar.


(English Translation, adapted by Bachan Kaur)

From woman, all humans are born;
within woman, we are conceived;
to woman one becomes engaged and married.

Woman becomes a friend;
through woman, future generations are born.
When woman dies, one seeks another woman, to woman we are bound.

So why do we call her bad?
From her, all great ones are born?
From woman, even woman is born;
without woman, there would be no one at all.

O Nanak, only the infinite is without a woman.
Blessed and beautiful is the mouth that continually praises the Source of all.
O Nanak, those faces shall be radiant in the Court of the Divine.
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Original Words come from the Sikh Holy Scriptures, the Siri Guru Granth Sahib. This section is: Raag Aasaa - Guru Nanak Dev Ji - Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji - Ang 473

You can find it here: www.sikhitothemax.org/shabad?id=1748&q=bjbn&type=7&source=all&highlight=21284
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from Ardas Prem, released November 13, 2023
Original Poetry: Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Vocals, composition, production, mixing and mastering by Bachan Kaur, 2023.

Bhand Jameeai - Feminine Respect

This passage is sung before the final prayers of any devotional Sikh service as a prayer of supplication and humility.
It comes from Sukhmani Sahib in the "Siri Guru Granth Sahib", the sacred scriptures of the Sikhs. It was composed by the 5th Guru, Guru Arjan Dev Ji and is a very soothing prayer to support connection with the great doer of all things and surrender to the care and protection of the Divine.

You can view the Gurkmukhi Script and Translation of this Shabad here:
www.igurbani.com/shabad/jbuk?verse=r0lf
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Tu Thaakur Tum Peh Ardās || 
You are our Master; to you, I offer this humble prayer.

Jio Pind Sabh Tayree Raas || 
This body and soul are all your belonging.

Thum Maata Pithaa Ham Baarik Thaerae || 
You are our mother and father; and we are your children.

Tumaree Kirpaa Meh Sukh Ghanayrey ||  
In your grace, we experience ultimate peace!

Koe Na Jaanay Tumraa Unt || 
No-one knows your infinite vastness.

Oochay Tey Oochaa Bhagavant || 
O highest of the high, most generous God,

Sagal Samagree Tumaray Soothr Dhaaree ||  
The whole creation is strung on your thread.

Tum Tey Hoe So Aageyakaaree || 
That which has come from you is in your will.

Tumaree Gath Mith Tum Hee Jaanee ||  
You alone know your existence and vastness.

Nanak Daas Sadhaa Kurbaanee ||
Nanak, Your slave, is forever surrendering to you. ||
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from Ardas Prem, released November 13, 2023
Original Poem: Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Vocals, composition, production, mixing and mastering by Bachan Kaur, 2023.
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Toon Thakur Tum Peh Ardaas - Invocation

Mannai surat hovai man budh
Mannai sagal bhavan kee sudh
Mannai muh(e) chota naa khaa-e
Mannai jam kai saath na jaa-e
Aisaa Naam niranjan ho-e
Je ko mann jaanai man ko-e

Pauree 13

Get you off my mind (Lofi Project #1)

when u notice all the character of your city is gone from corporate greed but u try to hold on to the last whispers of uniqueness that are dwindling into the ethereal void

a stranger in my own city

Here is some music for aquarian sadhana as prescribed by Yogi Bhajan. Use it in your daily practice or just to meditate to. 

Wah Yantee

The incense burns on the grass, I slept through my class
Where my friends are meditating, they are truly connecting
The frogs are singing over there, the birds are flying high up in the air
The trees hold a fresh florescent green, so lovely to be seen

I see you in the garden of eden
This truly is the garden of eden

A million thoughts are running through my mind, a million thought of every kind
I let them come I let them go, coz that's not the real me you know
Free like that bird that's high up in the sky, free to do what I like
And I like to make you smile for a long long long while

The clouds roll by, the sun rays paint the sky
The clouds roll by, the sun rays paint the sky
The multi-colours of the earth they catch my eye
I breathe deep and happily sigh

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Garden Of Eden

From my album "There's no Place like Om"
All vocals, instrumentation, arrangements, production, recording by Mary Isis.
Received and recorded on the powerful Total Solar Eclipse, August 21st, 2017. 
Contains the powerful Mantra: 
Sarvamangala Maangalye
Shivey Sarvaatha Shaadhike
Sharanye Tryambike Gauri
Narayani Namostutey

This mantra invokes and gives praises to the Divine Mother through the form of Devi Narayani,  the Most Auspicious Giver of Blessings, Comfort and Protection, the Radiant Golden One that lives within All Hearts that sincerely wish to attune with this Divine Love.

There's no place like Om

MAA (Sarve Mangala)

Ek Ong Kar

Solar

The sound of Bachan Kaur’s voice can make you forget what you’re doing and remember who you are.

Diverse cultural, spiritual and musical influences infuse her sound, weaving a tapestry of kaleidoscopic luminescence. 
You'll hear multiple languages dance between sparse dreamy electronica, organic earthy acoustics, soul stirring poetics, and the occasional boom and clack. Bachan’s sincerity invites you into the mystical nature of your soul where complexities, dissonance and sorrows are welcomed and soothed. Mother earth and the human heart are the bread and butter of this artist’s intention and you can taste it in every song.

Bachan has self-produced and released 8 albums alongside singles and musical videos that are cherished in yoga studios, sacred ceremonies and earbuds around the globe. Primarily a visual artist, her sound breathes with the immersive quality of a painter chasing rainbows while singing lullabies.  She collaborates frequently with electro world music producers, so be sure to check some of those out. In 2023 she's sharing a collection of devotional Sikh songs, as an ode to the sacred influence of this spiritual path in her life. Stay tuned ! ✨

So Purkh - Primal Innocence

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