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Contemporary Bhajan

Harecalmim

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"You could become a great horseman
And help to free yourself and this world
Though only if you and prayer become
Sweet lovers.
It is a naive man who thinks we are not
Engaged in a fierce battle,
For I see and hear brave foot soldiers
All around me going mad,
Falling on the ground in excruciating pain.
You could become a victorious horseman
And carry your heart through this world
Like a life-giving sun
Though only if you and God become
Sweet lovers."
Like A Life-Giving Sun
by Hafiz

Manipuri Hare Krishna by The Hanumen

Achutam Keshavam

Lisbeth Scott has one of the most beautifully unique and widely heard voices of her generation.

As a vocalist and songwriter on literally hundreds of film soundtracks, her credits include "True Blood", "AVATAR", "The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", "Munich" and the "Shrek" series.

The music on "Om Sweet Om" was created specifically to accompany yoga flow created  by Jo Tastula on the first of her series of Yoga DVDs entitled "High Vibrations" to be released later this year. The stunning landscape and Tastula's visionary approach to the poses deeply inspired Lisbeth's music.  This is a collection of unexpected and traditional sounds and features Scott's performances on piano, harmonium, guitars, dulcimer, and voice. Special guests Suzanne Teng (world flutes), Tina Guo (cello), Greg Ellis (percussion), David Trasoff (sarode) and  Nathan Barr (voice, cello, recorder) add their breath taking artistry to the musical exploration of an inner landscape that is at once lush and spacious. The music is intended to heal, to open hearts, to connect to the divine, to flow with the breath, and to journey to the center of the self.

Om Sweet Om

Gayatri

Lisbeth Scott - "Gayatri" from "Om Sweet Om"

This recording of Bhaja Hu Re Mana ("Oh Mind, Please Worship Nanda Nandana"), is a traditional Gaudiya bhajan originally written by Govinda Dasa Kaviraja at some time in the late 17th century. Traditionally it is sung in Raga Bhairavi in Tintal but here is a contemporary version.

Arrangement: Mohini Murti Devi Dasi and ...Ekendra Dasa
Lead Vocals: Ekendra Dasa
Response Vocals: Malika Des Fours, Amber McRae, Mohini Murti Devi Dasi, Seva Kunja Devi Dasi
Editing, Producing: Ekendra Dasa
Recorded at Go-run-ga Studios, ISKCON New Govardhana, Australia

LYRICS:

bhajahū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana
abhaya-caraṇāravinda re
durlabha mānava-janama sat-sańge
taroho e bhava-sindhu re

śīta ātapa bāta bariṣaṇa
e dina jāminī jāgi re
biphale sevinu kṛpaṇa durajana
capala sukha-laba lāgi' re

e dhana, yaubana, putra, parijana
ithe ki āche paratīti re
kamala-dala-jala, jīvana ṭalamala
bhajahū hari-pada nīti re

śravaṇa, kīrtana, smaraṇa, vandana,
pāda-sevana, dāsya re
pūjana, sakhī-jana, ātma-nivedana
govinda-dāsa-abhilāṣa re

Translation:

1) O mind just worship the lotus feet of the son of Nanda, which make one fearless. Having obtained this rare human birth, cross over this ocean of worldly existence through the association of saintly persons.

2) Both in the day and at night I remain sleepless, suffering the pains of the heat and cold, the wind and the rain. For a fraction of flickering happiness I have uselessly served wicked and miserly men.

3) What assurance of real happiness is there in all of one's wealth, youthfulness, sons, and family members? This life is tottering like a drop of water on a lotus petal; therefore you should always serve and worship the divine feet of Lord Hari.

4) It is the desire and great longing of Govinda Dasa to engage himself in the nine processes of bhakti, namely hearing the glories of Lord Hari and chanting those glories, constantly remembering Him and offering prayers to Him, serving the Lord's lotus feet, serving the Supreme Lord as a servant, worshiping Him with flowers and incense and so forth, serving Him as a friend, and completely offering the Lord one's very self.

Bhaja Hu Re Mana by Zubhayachaka

These recordings are from the 12 hour Kirtan hosted by ISKCON New Govardhana, Australia on the 25th of July 2010, organized by Krishapada Dasa and Sitapati Dasa from Kirtana Australia kirtanaustralia.com. Recordings by Ekendra Dasa (Wild Mind Productions)

Janardan Kewin - Hare Krishna Maha Mantra

mad monk

Agni is playing mrdanga, I'm on guitar, my son Narayan is playing mandolin. Recorded with a Tascam DR 07 portable digital recorder. Nothing fancy.  October 2012 at the Krishna Road Temple.

Agnidev and Mitra

"Like a monsoon cloud, the holy name showers pure nectar into their ears. Due to great ecstasy, all the devotees enthusiastically dance to their heart's content. All the inhabitants of the universe become maddened upon entering these intoxicating showers of divine sweetness. Some people cry, some dance, and others become fully intoxicated within their minds." - Bhaktivinoda Thakur

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare...

5. Monsoon - Shyamananda Kirtan Mandali

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.21

kṛṣṇāya vāsudevāya
 devakī-nandanāya ca
nanda-gopa-kumārāya
 govindāya namo namaḥ

Word for word: 

kṛṣṇāya — the Supreme Lord; vāsudevāya — unto the son of Vasudeva; devakī-nandanāya — unto the son of Devakī; ca — and; nanda-gopa — Nanda and the cowherd men; kumārāya — unto their son; govindāya — unto the Personality of Godhead, who enlivens the cows and the senses; namaḥ — respectful obeisances; namaḥ — obeisances.

Translation: 

Let me therefore offer my respectful obeisances unto the Lord, who has become the son of Vasudeva, the pleasure of Devakī, the boy of Nanda and the other cowherd men of Vṛndāvana, and the enlivener of the cows and the senses.

Purport: 

The Lord, being thus unapproachable by any material assets, out of unbounded and causeless mercy descends to the earth as He is in order to show His special mercy upon His unalloyed devotees and to diminish the upsurges of the demoniac persons. Queen Kuntī specifically adores the incarnation or descent of Lord Kṛṣṇa above all other incarnations because in this particular incarnation He is more approachable. In the Rāma incarnation He remained a king’s son from His very childhood, but in the incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, although He was the son of a king, He at once left the shelter of His real father and mother (King Vasudeva and Queen Devakī) just after His appearance and went to the lap of Yaśodāmāyī to play the part of an ordinary cowherd boy in the blessed Vrajabhūmi, which is very sanctified because of His childhood pastimes. Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa is more merciful than Lord Rāma. He was undoubtedly very kind to Kuntī’s brother Vasudeva and the family. Had He not become the son of Vasudeva and Devakī, Queen Kuntī could not claim Him to be her nephew and thus address Kṛṣṇa in parental affection. But Nanda and Yaśodā are more fortunate because they could relish the Lord’s childhood pastimes, which are more attractive than all other pastimes. There is no parallel to His childhood pastimes as exhibited at Vrajabhūmi, which are replicas of His eternal affairs in the original Kṛṣṇaloka, described as the cintāmaṇi-dhāma in the Brahma-saṁhitā. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa descended Himself at Vrajabhūmi with all His transcendental entourage and paraphernalia. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu therefore confirmed that no one is as fortunate as the residents of Vrajabhūmi, and specifically the cowherd girls, who dedicated their everything for the satisfaction of the Lord. His pastimes with Nanda and Yaśodā and His pastimes with the cowherd men and especially with the cowherd boys and the cows have caused Him to be known as Govinda. Lord Kṛṣṇa as Govinda is more inclined to the brāhmaṇas and the cows, indicating thereby that human prosperity depends more on these two items, namely brahminical culture and cow protection. Lord Kṛṣṇa is never satisfied where these are lacking.


Ekendra Dasa - Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.21

Krishna Das - Kainchi Hare Krishna

Here's a song from Madreya Prabhu that we recorded a couple of years ago in Australia. Today being the celebration of Lord Rama's appearance, I thought it timely to release. If you like it, please share it around your network. Jaya Sita Rama Laxman Hanuman!

A Perfect Love

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3.N.Y Kirtan remix

Here's another song we recorded with Madreya in 2011. I think it's the English translation of the Narasimha Prayers from the temple song book.

All Glories to Lord Narasingha

The original from Vidyabhusana prabhu is of course a lot cooler-but  what to do-I like doing mash-up remixes in my spare time!

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A Perfect Love

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