Śrī Rāma Dhun

raghupati rāghava rājā rāma
patita pāvana sītā rāma

The Lord of the Raghus, the descendent of the Raghu dynasty, King Ramacandra! The purifier of the fallen! Glories to Sri Sri Sita Rama!

sundara vigraha meghaśyāma
gańgā tulasī śālagrāma

The beautiful deity forms are dark as a thunder cloud! Glories to the Ganga, Tulasi Devi, and Salagrama Sila!

bhadra giriśvara sītā rāma
bhagata janapriya sītā rāma

The auspicious Lord of the Mountain, Sita Rama! The Ones dear to the devotees, Sita Rama!

jānakī ramanā sītā rāma
jaya jaya rāghava sītā rāma

The beloved of the daughter of Janaka! All Glories to Sita Rama! All glories, all glories to the descendent of the Raghu dynasty! Sita Rama!

Music by Abhiram Das Prabhu. Chanted by Sudarshan Prabhu, Rai Kishori D.D. & Bhakti Lalita D.D.

Śrī Rāma Dhun | Orchestral Rendition

A song of devotion to Krishna by Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur.

Atma - Samarpane — Bhakti Lalita Devi

New recording from episode 10 of the Hari-Katha Podcast where Bhakti Lalita, with Abhiram Prabhu on mrdanga & Yuvati on karatals, chant the Dāmodarāṣṭakam, an ancient Sanskrit song composed by Satyavrata Muni. Bhakti Lalita tells the backstory and meaning of the song which is chanted daily during the holy month of Damodar (Kartik). Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WijVsKJbixI & Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bhakti-lalita-devi/episodes/r-Dmodarakam--Wisdom-Story--Song-e2qttuk

Sri Damodarastakam -- New Release!

Bhakti Lalita Devi — Sri Radhika-stava (radhe jaya jaya madhava-dayite)

Bhakti Lalita - Ekachakra (akordha paramananda nityananda ray)

Bhakti Lalita Devi — Govinda-viraha (je anilo prema-dhana)

Bhakti Lalita Devi - Bhajan-giti (bhaja re bhaja re amar)

Bhakti Lalita Devi - Thakura-vaishnava-gana

Bhakti Lalita Devi - Savarana-sri-gaura-mahima (gaurangera duti pada)

Bhakti Lalita Devi - Namastakam Song 8 (narada muni bajaya vina)

Bhakti Lalita Devi - Nama-Sankirttan (hari haraye namah krishna)

Bhakti Lalita Devi - Sri Sri Gurvvashtakam (samsara-davanala-lidha-loka)

Bhakti Lalita Devi - Sri Nrsimha Pranam (namas te narisimhaya)

New release! A collection of Bengali songs featuring "Bhajahū Re Mana” composed by the great 16th century Gaudiya-Vaishnava poet Govinda Dās Kavirāj from the book “Padāvalī". In his song Govinda Dās advises the mind, kamala-dala-jala, jīvana ṭalamala, bhajahū hari-pada nīti re, "life is tottering like a drop of water on a lotus petal”, to give up the futile pursuit of temporary worldly happiness and to worship the abode of fearlessness: the divine feet of Lord Hari. Other songs include those by Śrīla Rūpa Goswāmī, Śrīla Bhakti Vinod Ṭhākur and Śrīla Narottam Dās Ṭhākur. Chanted with devotion by Bhakti Lalita Devi & Co.

Bhakti Lalita Devi - Bhajahu Re Mana

Bhakti Lalita Devi - Pita-barana kali-pavana gora

Bhakti Lalita Devi  - Savarana-Sri-Gaura-pada-padme

Bhakti Lalita Devi - He Deva Bhavantam Vande

Bhakti Lalita Devi - Kabe habe bolo acapella

Śrī Śrī Jagannāthāṣṭakam is an ancient Sanskrit composition written by Śrī Śaṅkar Āchārya, an incarnation of Lord Shiva who appeared on this earth from 788-820 AD. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would chant this composition in great ecstatic joy. The Jagannāthāṣṭakam are eight verses (“āṣṭakam") glorifying Lord Jagannāth, a unique and ecstatic form of Lord Kṛṣṇa,

mahāmbhodhes tīre kanaka-rucire nīla-śikhare
vasan prāsādāntaḥ sahaja-balabhadreṇa balinā
subhadrā-madhya-sthaḥ sakala-sura-sevāvasara-do
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me (3)

“Residing on the shore of the great ocean, within a large palace situated upon the crest of the brilliant, golden Nīlachala Hill, along with His powerful brother Balabhadra, and in the middle of Them His sister Subhadrā, Lord Jagannāth bestows the opportunity for devotional service upon all godly souls. May that Jagannāthā Svāmī be the object of my vision.”

Chanted in Raga Jhinjhoti in Bangla Ektal by Bhakti Lalita Devi with mṛdaṅga played by Sudarshan Prabhu and karatals by Anukrishna Devi Dasi. Cover design by Pavan Krishna Prabhu. Brought to you by the service of Anantadev and Gaura Govinda Prabhu's at Theistic Media Studios.

Jagannathastakam

Karttik, 2013.
Thailand, Chiang Mai.
Theistic Media Studios.

Bhakti Lalita Devi - Damodarastakam (happy motif)

All Glory to Śrī Śrī Guru-Gaurāṅga! 

śrī-svarūpa-rāya-saṅga-gambhirāntya-līlanaṁ
dvādaśābda-vahni-garbha-vipralambha-śīlanam
rādhikādhirūḍha-bhāva-kānti-kṛṣṇa-kuñjaraṁ
prema-dhāma-devam eva naumi gaura-sundaram

“Diving deep into the reality of His own beauty and sweetness, Kṛṣṇa stole the mood of Rādhārāṇī and, garbing Himself in Her brilliant luster, appeared as Śrī Chaitanya Mahāprabhu. For the last twelve years of His manifest Pastimes, He was deeply absorbed in the mood of union and separation, and shared His heart’s inner feelings with His most confidential devotees. In the agony of separation from Kṛṣṇa, volcanic eruptions of ecstasy flowed from His heart, and His teachings, known as Śikṣāṣṭakam, appeared from His lips like streams of golden lava. I fall at the feet of Śrī Chaitanya Mahāprabhu, the golden volcano of divine love.”

-Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣak Śrīdhar Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj, "Śrī Śrī Prema-dhāma-deva-stotram” [54] 

Encoded in the ancient language of Sanskrit and expressing an intensity of divine love never before seen in this world, the deep meanings of the Śikṣāṣṭakam are an impenetrable treasure, inaccessible to anyone who cannot also feel what is expressed therein. Therefore, several hundred years after Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's appearance, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura crafted each verse into a Bengali song that clarifies and elaborates the meaning while exemplifying the feeling expressed in each. Song by song, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda illustrates the progression of the pure hearts’ love for Kṛṣṇa to the highest stages of union-in-separation. 

On this most auspicious occasion of Śrī Gaura-pūrṇimā, the divine appearance of Śrī Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu, we humbly present this offering of Śikṣāṣṭakam. Chanted in the traditional ragas by Bhakti Lalitā Devī, with mṛdaṅga played by Sudarshan Prabhu and karatals played by Anukrishna D.D. and Kanika D.D.;  brought to you by the tireless service of Anantadev Prabhu and with the much appreciated assistance of Gaura Govinda Prabhu at Theistic Media Studios; recording began during the holy month of Kartik when Śikṣāṣṭakam is customarily chanted. Cover design by Pavan Krishna Prabhu.

Maha-mantra

Bondhu-gon! Sunoho vachana mora

Anadi karama-phole

Prabhu tava pada-juge

Sri-krishna-kirtane jodi manasa tohara

Tuhu doya-sagara tarayite prani

Pita-barana kali-pavana gora

Siksastakam sanskrit verses

Śrī Śrī Jagannāthāṣṭakam is an ancient Sanskrit composition written by Śrī Śaṅkar Āchārya, an incarnation of Lord Shiva who appeared on this earth from 788-820 AD. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would chant this composition in great ecstatic joy. The Jagannāthāṣṭakam are eight verses (“āṣṭakam") glorifying Lord Jagannāth, a unique and ecstatic form of Lord Kṛṣṇa, 

mahāmbhodhes tīre kanaka-rucire nīla-śikhare
vasan prāsādāntaḥ sahaja-balabhadreṇa balinā
subhadrā-madhya-sthaḥ sakala-sura-sevāvasara-do
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me (3)

“Residing on the shore of the great ocean, within a large palace situated upon the crest of the brilliant, golden Nīlachala Hill, along with His powerful brother Balabhadra, and in the middle of Them His sister Subhadrā, Lord Jagannāth bestows the opportunity for devotional service upon all godly souls. May that Jagannāthā Svāmī be the object of my vision.”

Chanted in Raga Jhinjhoti by Bhakti Lalita Devi; Music composed and remixed by Abhiram Thakur Prabhu; Anukrishna Devi Dasi on the violin; Cover design by Pavan Krishna Prabhu; Sound engineering by Anantadev Prabhu and Gaura Govinda Prabhu at the Theistic Media Studios.

Sri Sri Jagannathastakam (Orchestral Rendition)

ŚRĪ MAṄGALA-GĪTAM
Composed by Śrī Jayadev Goswāmī

śrita-kamalā-kucha-maṇḍala dhṛta-kuṇḍala
kalita-lalita-vana-māla!
jaya jaya deva hare [1]

O You who are sheltered in Kamalā’s bosom! O You who wear earrings! O You who are adorned with a charming forest garland! May You be victorious! May You be victorious! O Deva! O Hari!

dinamaṇi-maṇḍala-maṇḍana bhava-khaṇḍana
muni-jana-mānasa-haṁsa!
jaya jaya deva hare [2]

O You whose ornaments resemble the orb of the sun! O conquerer of material existence! O swan dwelling in the minds of the sages! May You be victorious! May You be victorious! O Deva! O Hari!

kāliya-viṣadhara-gañjana jana-rañjana
yadu-kula-nalina-dineśa!
jaya jaya deva hare [3]

O dispeller of the poisonous Kāliya! O delight of the people! O sun above the lotus of the Yadu dynasty! May You be victorious! May You be victorious! O Deva! O Hari!

madhu-mura-naraka-vināśana garuḍāsana
sura-kula-keli-nidāna!
jaya jaya deva hare [4]

O destroyer of Madhu, Mura, and Naraka! O You whose seat is Garuḍa! O origin of the suras’ play! May You be victorious! May You be victorious! O Deva! O Hari!

amala-kamala-dala-lochana bhava-mochana
tribhuvana-bhavana-nidhāna!
jaya jaya deva hare [5]

O You whose eyes resemble flawless lotus petals! O liberator of material existence! O treasure of the palace of the three worlds! May You be victorious! May You be victorious! O Deva! O Hari!

janaka-sutā-kṛta-bhūṣaṇa jita-dūṣaṇa
samara-śam-ita-daśa-kaṇṭha!
jaya jaya deva hare [6]

O You who are decorated by Janaka’s daughter! O victor over vice! O You because of whom joy has arisen in the throats of ten (heroines) amidst a battle (of love)! May You be victorious! May You be victorious! O Deva! O Hari!

abhinava-jaladhara-sundara dhṛta-mandara
śrī-mukha-chandra-chakora
jaya jaya deva hare [7]

O You who are beautiful like a fresh rain cloud! O lifter of Mandara! O chakora of the moon of the face of Śrī! May You be victorious! May You be victorious! O Deva! O Hari!

tava charaṇe praṇatā vayam iti bhāvaya
kuru kuśalaṁ praṇateṣu
jaya jaya deva hare [8]

We offer obeisance at Your feet. Considering this, please bestow good fortune upon we who are offering obeisance. May You be victorious! May You be victorious! O Deva! O Hari!

śrī-jayadeva-kaver idaṁ kurute mudaṁ
maṅgalam ujjvala-gīti
jaya jaya deva hare [9]

May this auspicious and radiant song of the poet Śrī Jayadev create delight! May You be victorious! May You be victorious! O Deva! O Hari!

Translated by Sripad B.K. Tyagi Maharaj, link: https://premadharma.org/sri-mangala-gitam/

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