The title of the poem means the “purpose of life is life itself”. Replying to the much asked question, “What is the purpose of life?”, Sadhguru has often answered that life is too big for any purpose – this is the essence of “Uyir Nokkam.”

Here is the English translation of the refrain:

The blossoming of flowers is life’s intent
The growing trees are life’s intent
Desires which surface in you are life’s intent
What dwells deep within your heart is also life’s intent

Uyir Nokkam - Sadhguru (LIVE - Mahashivarathri 2014)

On July 14, 2011, the Guru Pournami day, people from far and wide came to honor Sadhguru and receive his Grace at the Isha Yoga Center. A group of people from a village near Kothagiri offered devotional songs to Dhyanaliga and Sadhguru on this night. Dhyanalinga Selvom is one such song.

Dhyanalinga Selvom

Track 2 of the Ye Devi CD. This Audio CD has chants that were specially made for the Linga Bhairavi Consecration which took place from 28-30 January, 2010 at the Isha Yoga Center, India. Ye Devi is available for download at the Isha Download Store. www.ishafoundation.org/IDS

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'Sri Subrahmanya Bhujangam'  composed by Sri Aadi Sankara 

Subramanya Bhujangam is a stotra sung under inspiration by Sri Aadi Sankara at Tiruchendur. Aadi Shankaracharya composed this stotra (hymn) in the Bhujanga meter (cycle of 5) in enumeration of Lord Subramanya, also known as Lord Muruga, a great divine serpent.  When he meditated upon Sri Subramanya, he became aware of a self luminous light shining in his heart and the words just flowed from his mouth.
The term 'Bhujangam' indicates the shape and movement of the 'serpent'. 
The verses in this stotram are composed like the movement of a serpent. 

This is the first verse, extolling the virtues of the cute yet powerful Baby Ganesha. 

सदा बालरूपाऽपि विघ्नाद्रिहन्त्री
महादन्तिवक्त्राऽपि पञ्चास्यमान्या ।
विधीन्द्रादिमृग्या गणेशाभिधा मे
विधत्तां श्रियं काऽपि कल्याणमूर्तिः ॥१॥

sadA bAlaroopApi vighnAdri hanthri, 
mahAdanthi vaktrApi panchAsyamAnyA
vidheendhrAdhi mrigyA gaNeshAbhidhAme, 
vidhatthAm shriyam kApi kalyANamurthi

Meaning:
Though He always sports the appearance of a child, He can crumble the mountains of obstacles. Though He is elephant-faced, He is honored even by his five-faced father, Shiva . Lord Brahma, Indra and the other Devas seek him to fulfill their aspirations. He is known as Ganesha and He is endowed with boundless glory. May He bless me with prosperity!

Strotram, sung by Swaravanshi
based on original sung by Bombay Jayashree,

'Sri Subrahmanya Bhujangam'  Strotram - Verse I Chant in Bhairav

GreenHands

After the Project GreenHands (PGH) Guiness World Record achievement in 2006, Sounds of Isha toured extensively around Tamil Nadu and parts of India raising awareness of the effort and helping to raise much needed funds to reach the target of 110 million trees planted. The 6 songs on this album were specially conceived for the occasion. They bring together a mix of traditional Southern Indian music with notable influences from the cultural diversity of the members of Sounds of Isha. A lively album that will get anyone in the mood for dancing!

33Minutes - Released 2007

Now available for purchase at the Isha Download Store

Oru-Kodam One-Pot

Presenting a Sounds of Isha rendition of a poem by sage Kudhambai, who exalts the eternal vastness, a divinity that cannot be contained nor destroyed, and throbs within each of us. 

Lyrics and Meaning: 

குதம்பாய்

அண்டத்துக் கப்பால் அகன்ற சுடரினைப் 
பிண்டத்துள் பார்ப்பாயடி குதம்பாய்
பிண்டத்துள் பார்ப்பாயடி.

தீர்க்க ஆகாயம் தெரியாத தன்மைபோல் 
பார்க்கப் படாதானடி குதம்பாய்
பார்க்கப்படா தானடி.

வெட்டவெளிக்குள் வெறும்பாழாய் நின்றதை 
இட்டமாய்ப் பார்ப்பாயடி குதம்பாய்
இட்டமாய்ப் பார்ப்பாயடி.

தாவார மில்லை தனக்கொரு வீடில்லை 
தேவார மேதுக்கடி குதம்பாய்
தேவார மேதுக்கடி.

என்றும் அழியாமை எங்கும் நிறைவாகி 
நின்றது பிரமமடி குதம்பாய்
நின்றது பிரமமடி.

Brahmam

That which is beyond all physical, see it resonating within you.
As you cannot see the vast space, so can you not see it.
See it in the emptiness as that-which- is-not.
When you can’t contain its vastness, what is the use of your knowledge?
That which is indestructible, that which permeates everything, that is the Brahmam.

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Kudhambai

Presenting today's #NadaAradhana. A violin instrumental piece. 

Nada in Sanskrit means “sound” and Aradhana signifies “devotional offering”. Nada Aradhana is an intuitive synthesis of vocals and instruments performed twice daily in the Dhyanalinga at the Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore.

An enchanting mix of singing bowls and assorted natural musical instruments in conjunction with voices, Nada Aradhana is a live offering that enables listeners to slip effortlessly into a receptive mode, making them available to the energies and Grace of the Dhyanalinga, and allowing them to experience deep states of meditation.

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Nada Aradhana - Violin

Presenting this #NadaAradhana offering, a Sitar instrumental piece. 

Nada in Sanskrit means “sound” and Aradhana signifies “devotional offering”. Nada Aradhana is an intuitive synthesis of vocals and instruments performed twice daily in the Dhyanalinga at the Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore.

An enchanting mix of singing bowls and assorted natural musical instruments in conjunction with voices, Nada Aradhana is a live offering that enables listeners to slip effortlessly into a receptive mode, making them available to the energies and Grace of the Dhyanalinga, and allowing them to experience deep states of meditation.

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Nada Aradhana - Sitar (June 2018)

This song by Anthony Daasan and Sounds of Isha celebrates the spirit of harvest in a catchy energetic tune. Watch it being performed live at #Mahashivratri2020

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