12 - Mother Sita Abducted & Lord Ram’s Lamentation

Adhyasa Bhashya is Adi Shankara’s introduction to the Brahma Sutras. Swami Sarvapriyananda gives a brief overview of this commentary, over three sessions. 

Reference material for this series:
- Adhyasa Bhashya in Sanskrit: https://arshavidyacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Swamini-Svatmavidya/collateral/Adhyasa-Bhashya.pdf
- Swami Gambhirananda's translation:  preamble in chapter 1, section 1 of https://a.co/d/hEj8iQr
- Translation of the lectures of Dr. Mani Dravid Sastri: https://sanskritdocuments.org/sites/snsastri/adhyasabhashya.pdf


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Adhyasa Bhashya 1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

This track is the part of our live performance in iSoulClub / Moscow on 29th June 2015. It presents ensemble of two Indian bansuri bamboo flutes in musical dialogue called "jughalbandi" based on the scale of Raag Bhoopali.

Raag Bhoopali (live in Moscow 29-06-2015)

Hell Canto

On 7.10.23, Palestinian forces, led by Hamas, broke down the fence separating the Gaza enclave from Israel and unleashed a savage day of slaughter and kidnapping that ended with 1,195 dead on the Israeli side and 251 taken as hostages. The Israeli response was just as savage but much longer lasting and much, much more devastating. It resulted (at the time of writing) in around 72,000 deaths (70,000 - most likely, many more - Palestinians, largely non combatants, and 2,000 Israelis, largely soldiers) in Gaza, as well as at least 170,000 Palestinians injured, compounded by a genocidal policy of starvation and destruction of civil order. A response that has destroyed most of Gaza and accelerated the expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank - where there have been around 1,000 Palestinian deaths caused by Israeli settlers and the IDF since October ’23. There have also been many deaths and injured in Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Yemen.

The horrors of the Unholy Land felt near at home, and like the invasion of Ukraine, pushed me to give some kind of personal response - however pointless and inadequate - beyond following and sharing news and commentaries. Already far into Luna rising, a text and electronica album about Ukraine and Russia, I didn't feel capable of responding with texts so I embarked on a wordless album called Hell Canto.

The parameters are the same for each of the Hell Canto pieces. I’d call the methodology a way of comprovisation, of making sound poetry, derived from vocal improvisations and electronic manipulations. In November '25, having recorded 50 pieces, decided to stop adding more - also the fragile and unlikely October '25 ceasefire remains in place though in practice the word ‘ceasefire’ is a bad joke, with no sign of real peace and humanitarian and political solutions on the horizon. I’ve listened through the 50 pieces and chosen 27 that I’d like to be included in the album and 23 which are orphans for the time being at least. The 27 pieces come to a total of 80 minutes which might be too long for a CD. It’s not sure yet. Anyway, for now there are 2 Soundcloud playlists - the 27 in the draft order for the album, and the 23 which for now are in order of recording.

Raining Spiderling
Istanbul, December 2025

Withered womb (mix 3.1)

'Solitude' is a piece full of romance, born out of the healing energy of love. Malkauns, a very expressive midnight raga, brings the listener into a tranquil, meditative space, with touches of a melancholic mysterious longing and a state of deep gratitude.

Solitude

This bhajan was performed live by Ananda Lila in Gopal Bhatta Goswami Samadhi Mandir, Vrindavan / India on 14th March 2016

Vande Kṛṣṇa Nanda Kumāra (live in Vrindavan 14-03-2016)

Shri Krishna Sharanam Mama  - Divine Chants Of Krishna

Savare Aijaiyo Jamuna - Pandit Kumar Gandharva

Zakir Hussain & Rakesh Chaurasia
October 12, 2012
Louisville, KY @ The Bomhard Theater - The Kentucky Center

Zakir Hussain - tablas, vocals
Rakesh Chaurasia - bansuri

This is the last 6 minutes of the performance. Download the full recording here: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=424233

Zakir Hussain & Rakesh Chaurasia 10/12/12 Louisville, KY @ The Kentucky Center

Navaratna Keertanas of Bhadrachala Ramadasu. Arranged and performed by Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr. Sri Nedunuri Krishnamurthy.  Supporting vocalists: Malladi Brothers, Smt K Seshulata, Smt Neeta Chandrasekhar, Smt Lalitha Vijaykumar.  Accompaniments: Sri BS Narayanan on Violin, Sri MLN Raju on Mridangam, Sri Meduri Srinivas on Veena and Sri Panduranga Mutalik on Sitar. 

Presented by Sri Nendraganti Krishna Mohan, Sri Chakra Cement Ltd, Hyderabad.

3 - Paluke Bangaramayena (Anandabhairavi ragam)

BK Dr.Damini is Devotional Singer ,Rajyoga Meditation teacher and has been Practicing ancient technique of RajaYoga Meditation.

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Zakir Hussain & Rakesh Chaurasia 10/12/12 Louisville, KY @ The Kentucky Center

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