Prayers of the Heart, chanted by Bhakti Lalita Devi, is a collection of devotional songs written in Sanskrit and Bengali languages. They were composed hundreds of years ago by the Vaishnava saints Narottama Das Thakur, Lochan Das Thakur and Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur. Timeless in nature, infused with devotion, and resonating with deep meaning and divine substance, these compositions illustrate the natural humility, surrender, and feelings of separation of these towering personalities. Nonsectarian and universal in appeal, these songs will uplift and inspire all who hear their transcendental vibration.

Bhakti Lalita Devi — Prayers of the Heart

Bhakti Lalita

madhura

bhajan

Шримати Бхакти Лалита Деви

Bhakti Lalita Devi Dasi

Gaudiya Bhajans

Avatara Sara

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

Bhajans And Kirtan from Festival of the Holy Name 2013 in Chicago

Bada Haridas Prabhu - Hari Hari Biphale Janama Gunainu

Ukulele Jiva Jago

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 - 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)

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

Bhakti Lalita Devi - Mahamantra

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

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)

This is a song composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

Jiva Jago

Sri Nityananda Nistha - von der CD "Nitai's Mercy"
Recorded at Steps2rec Tonstudio, Schweiz


Sri Nityananda Nistha - Nitai's Mercy