Mantrapuṣpam - With seemingly simple rhythmic and repetitive words, this mantra in fact conveys a much deeper symbolic message of the blossoming potency of the Supreme Truth. An extract from the Yajurveda, this mantra is a celebration of the true understanding of the source of the powers of the Moon, Sun, Wind, Fire, Rain, Time etc.

Mantrapuṣpam

Bhū or bhūmi is the globe or earth on which we live. It is a glorious place in the cosmos, for we find the marvel of life here. In the vision of the Vedas, Bhū is a divine entity, a devatā, one of the various forms of Īśvara's manifestation. (Swami Tattvavidananda Saraswati)

Bhū Sūktam

Daśaśantayaḥ - 10 Śanti mantras (mantras for peace) from the Taittirīya Āraṇyaka.

Daśaśāntayaḥ

Perteneciente al Atharva Veda, en esta bella Upaniṣat se llega a afirmar que Gaṇeśa es la última realidad o Brahman, y se le iguala al mismo sonido primordial OM.

Om̐ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ  
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः

Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa

The Nārāyaṇa upaṇiṣat unfolds the upāsana (meditative means) of reaching Nārāyaṇa and asserts that all humans, ṛṣi-s (visionary poets) and all beings are born from and resolve into Nārāyaṇa.

Nārāyaṇa Upaniṣat

One cannot really think of poetry without Chandas or Metres. Chanda is as important as the speech world itself. It is an essential part of poetry and it is this part that makes poetry different from the prose. A Chanda or metre means ‘a fixed and balanced system of the measures of sound, matra’ It is the ‘ordered measures of the poetic spirit’ and is the ‘right physical basis for the poetic movement’. This lecture demonstration deals with various aspects of Chandas by presenting a true picture of Chandas and their deeper values. It explains the applicability of the Chandas by linking the study of Metrics with healing, with Nature, with Music, with the philosophy of creation etc.

Chandas - The Rhythm of Sanskr

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Medha Sūktam from the Mahānārāyaṇa Upaniṣat. Only those persons who are blessed with the right intelligence by which they can wean themselves from the pleasure of useless and harmful talk achieve inner illumination. They alone devote their faculty of speech for receiving and communicating knowledge of the Supreme.

Medha Suktam

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The systematic repetition of Agni mantras of the Ṛg Veda allow you to understand and develop contact with Agni, also manifested as the psychological power of Will in human beings. The mantras of the Vedas are not useful in mere rituals, but have a deeper meaning which through recitation and meditation, reveal their meaning to us.

Recitation (Mysore saṃpradāya) of the first 9 mantras of the Ṛg Veda revealed to Ṛsi Madhucchandāḥ Vaiśvāmitraḥ

Rig Veda

Agni Mantras - Developing Will Power

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This hymn of 5 mantras appears in the Mahānārāyaṇa Upaniṣat of the Yajur Veda, of which 4 mantras are also in the Ṛg Veda and addressed to Agni.

The Warrior Goddess Durga is seen as having the lustre of Agni, the leader of our journey to perfection. We pray that Agni leads us to happiness overcoming all states of grief. We take refuge in Her, the Warrior Goddess Durga, who is skilled in saving and takes us across difficulties with grace.

Durga Suktam

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From the 7th Maṇḍala of the Ṛg Veda (recited Yajur Veda tradition) dedicated  entirely to the mantras of Ṛṣi Vaṣiṣṭha, Bhāgya Sūktam is a morning mantra also known as prātaḥ sūktam or morning hymn. Let us call Bhaga, who is strong and victorious, powered by all that is true, right and good to come and displace ignorance and all falsehood in us. 

Bhaga has a wealth of Truth, come and manifest for us the knowledge and energy for this Truth. May the dawn bring to us Bhaga.

This mantra features the famous words Bhagavān and Bhagavantaḥ, used to signify the supreme person in later times, especially in the Bhakti literature.

Bhagya Suktam

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The Śrī Sūktam is one of the more popular Vedic hymns, used extensively in ritual worship in temples and homes as well as a sādhana, or daily meditative practice of recitation for tuning into the energy of Lakṣmī, who stands for all that is beautiful, gracious and enriching in man and his surroundings.

Śri Suktam is now included in the Ṛg Veda, but is considered a pariśiṣṭa sūkta or a khila sūkta (an appendix) to the 5th Manḍala. Therefore, you will find in this hymn various possibilities for svara (idamittham) My recitation follows the teachings of my Guru from Trayee Veda Vidyalaya in Bangalore.

Śri Sūktam

❁ Mònica se dedica al estudio y transmisión de la cultura védica y otras enseñanzas tradicionales de la India (Yoga, Āyurveda, Canto Védico)

❁ Iniciada en el canto védico por su maestra Shantala Sriramaiah, discípula de Sri M.S. Sreenivasan (The Challakere Brothers) perteneciente a la tradición Mysore Sampradāya (Karnataka, India).

Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa

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