Jai Brahmarishi Mohanji!!  This recording is an offering to my Guru and World Teacher, Brahmarishi Mohanji, and is for the benefit of anyone who feels a connection with him.  I'm very grateful for his Blessing and Inspiration and all credit for the existence of this track goes to him. 

This track is available for purchase on my website at this link: nateshkirtan.com/store.

The words to this chant were composed by Devadas AC, of Palakkad, Kerala (India). Though he later expanded it to multiple verses, I created this composition at Mohanji's request when only this one verse existed. 

The words are: 

Guru Mohana Nayanam Sharanam
Guru Mohana Vadanam Sharanam
Guru Mohana Charanam Sharanam
Bhava Sagara Tharanam

Meaning: I seek refuge in the Guru's Eyes, I seek refuge in the Guru's Face, I seek refuge in the Guru's Feet, That I may be carried across the ocean of worldly existence.

While you may certainly enjoy just listening to the chant, I invite you to chant along as chanting is a very powerful sadhana and will deepen your connection to Mohanji.

If you are not already familiar with this powerful, transformational spiritual teacher, I invite you to visit his website: www.mohanji.org.

Lovingly offered with deep gratitude and humble pranams to Shri Brahmarishi Mohanji's lotus feet.  Jai Brahmarishi Mohanji!!

Credits:

Words: Devadas A.C.
Vocal: Jelena Fassbender and Natesh
Bansuri: Steve Gorn
All other music and production: Natesh

Guru Mohana - Album Mix

Jai Brahmarishi Mohanji!!  This recording is an offering to my Guru and World Teacher, Brahmarishi Mohanji, and is for the benefit of anyone who feels a connection with him.  I'm very grateful for his Blessing and Inspiration and all credit for the existence of this track goes to him.  

This track is available for purchase on my website at this link: https://nateshkirtan.com/store.

This is an "Ode to Lord Dattatreya" written by Mohanji, and it means "Everything is Datta" (Dattatreya). One morning in Palakkad, Mohanji informed me that he was going to "write something for Datta" and would like me to compose the music.  Then he handed me the words all printed out in what seemed like 5 minutes later.  The words all refer to different aspects of existence (e.g., time, land, Earth, Heaven) and declare that they are all "Datta".

The words are:

Sarvam Datta Mayam, Shree Guru Sarvam Datta Mayam 
Mano Buddhi Ahankara Chittam, Sarvam Datta Mayam
Brahma Vishnur Shankarasarvam, Sarvam Datta Mayam 
Kaalamdesham Bhoomiswargam, Sarvam Datta Mayam 
Brahmam Pancha Bhootam Satyam, Sarvam Datta Mayam
Jaagrat Swapna Sushuptitureeyam, Sarvam Datta Mayam 
Sarvam Datta Mayam Shambho, Sarvam Datta Mayam 
Sarvam Datta Mayam Hari Om, Sarvam Datta Mayam  
Sarvam Datta Mayam Maataa Durgaa, Sarvam Datta Mayam 
Sarvam Datta Mayam, Shree Guru Sarvam Datta Mayam


While you may certainly enjoy just listening to the chant, I invite you to chant along as chanting is a very powerful sadhana and will deepen your connection to Mohanji.

If you are not already familiar with this powerful, transformational spiritual teacher, I invite you to visit his website: www.mohanji.org.

Lovingly offered with deep gratitude and humble pranams to Shree Brahmarishi Mohanji's lotus feet.  Jai Brahmarishi Mohanji!!

Credits:

Words by Brahmarishi Mohanji
Music and production by Natesh

Sarvam Datta Mayam - Album Mix

Jai Brahmarishi Mohanji!!  This recording is an offering to my Guru and World Teacher, Brahmarishi Mohanji, and is for the benefit of anyone who feels a connection with him.  I'm very grateful for his Blessing and Inspiration and all credit for the existence of this track goes to him.  

This track is available for purchase on my website at this link: https://nateshkirtan.com/store.

The Mohanji Aarati existed with a traditional melody for many years before I met Mohanji.  Although a follower asked me if I would compose an original melody for the aarati shortly after I met Mohanji, it took a couple years and multiple requests before I felt ready to take on such a daunting task.  Aarati is a traditional form of expressing devotion.  



While you may certainly enjoy just listening to the chant, I invite you to chant along as chanting is a very powerful sadhana and will deepen your connection to Mohanji.

The words are: 

Yogiraaj Parabrahma Shri Sacchidanand Sadguru Brahmarishi Mohanji Maharaaj Ki Jai  

Jai Jai Jai Aarati Shree Mohanaji Ki
Bhagavana Brahma Vishanu (2x) 
Maheshvaraaje Ki, Jai Jai Shree Swamiji

Mathe pe laala chandan
Shobhita sunahari, Swami shobhita sunahari 
Gale me rudraaksha maala (2x) 
Shobhita balihari, Swami shobhita balihari  

Bhaktajana charanakamal, seva... aaaa, Aarati Mohana Swami ki 
Bhoga lagave saba mil (2x)
Swami Mohan ki (2x)

Vishwanatha dharate dhyan 
Sharana hai tumhari (2x)
Sunkara deena prarthana (2x) 
Vipata hari hamari, Swami vipata hari hamari

Tuma sunahari prakashini, Datta Tapovana ke Swami (2x) 
Tuma ho jaga kalayani (2x)
Tumhi srushti ke Swami (2x) 

Tere charno me amritadhara 
Hara pala Swami bahe (2x)
Shanti mile hara pal (2x) 
Tere charano me, Swami tere charano me  

Sankatamochana banakar 
Dura dukha karana, Swami dura dukha karana 
Apane bhakton ka haatha (2x) 
Thame tuma rakhana, Swami thame tuma rakhna  

Jai Jai aarati Shri 
Mohanji ki, Swami Mohanji ki 
Bhagavana Brahma Vishanu (2x) 
Maheshvaraaje ki, Maheshvaraaje ki  

Jai Jai Jai Aarati, Shree Mohanaji Ki 
Bhagavana Brahma Vishanu (2x) 
Maheshvaraaje Ki, Jai Jai Shree Swamiji  

Yogiraaj Parabrahma Shri Sacchidanand Sadguru Brahmarishi Mohanji Maharaaj Ki Jai

If you are not already familiar with this powerful, transformational spiritual teacher, I invite you to visit his website: www.mohanji.org.

Lovingly offered with deep gratitude and humble pranams to Shree Brahmarishi Mohanji's lotus feet.  Jai Brahmarishi Mohanji!!

Credits:
Esraj: Monnie Ramsell
Melody, all other music, production: Natesh

Mohanji Aarati (2018) - Album Mix

Jai Brahmarishi Mohanji!!  This recording is an offering to my Guru and World Teacher, Brahmarishi Mohanji, and is for the benefit of anyone who feels a connection with him.  I'm very grateful for his Blessing and Inspiration and all credit for the existence of this track goes to him.  

This track is available for purchase on my website at this link: https://nateshkirtan.com/store.

This chant is the main Mohanji Gayatri Mantra with my musical interpretation and arrangement.  Those who are connected with Mohanji will already be familiar with the mantra and now have the opportunity to enjoy it in a different form. There are 54 rounds of the mantra in total.

The mantra:

Om Parabrahmane Vidmahe
Shiva Tattwaaya Dheemahi
Tanno Mohana Prachodayaat

While you may certainly enjoy just listening to the chant, I invite you to chant along as chanting is a very powerful sadhana and will deepen your connection to Mohanji.

If you are not already familiar with this powerful, transformational spiritual teacher, I invite you to visit his website: www.mohanji.org.

Lovingly offered with deep gratitude and humble pranams to Shree Brahmarishi Mohanji's lotus feet.  Jai Brahmarishi Mohanji!!

Credits:
Music and production: Natesh

Mohanji Gayatri Mantra

Jai Brahmarishi Mohanji!!  This recording is an offering to my Guru and World Teacher, Brahmarishi Mohanji, and is for the benefit of anyone who feels a connection with him.  I'm very grateful for his Blessing and Inspiration and all credit for the existence of this track goes to him.  

This track is available for purchase on my website at this link: https://nateshkirtan.com/store.

This is a mantra honoring Brahmarishi Mohanji as a reflection of both Shiva and Parabrahma.  The words:

Om Shri Shivaaya Parabramaaya Mohanaaya Namah

While you may certainly enjoy just listening to the chant, I invite you to chant along as chanting is a very powerful sadhana and will deepen your connection to Mohanji.

If you are not already familiar with this powerful, transformational spiritual teacher, I invite you to visit his website: www.mohanji.org.

Lovingly offered with deep gratitude and humble pranams to Shree Brahmarishi Mohanji's lotus feet.  Jai Brahmarishi Mohanji!!

Credits:
Vocals: Judith Cramer and Natesh
Bass Guitar: Benj Clarke
All other instruments and production: Natesh

Om Shri Shivaya

Om!  I created this track as a 'soundtrack' for a 20-minute meditation.  It features my chanting of the mantra 'Om' with some random overlapping and a variety of effects, all over a backdrop of the sound of ocean waves and a tamboura drone that's been 'fattened up' with some droning synth pads.  I find the end result to be very transcendental and I hope you do, too.  Of course it also works beautifully as a backdrop for yoga nidra and shavasana in general!  I do recommend listening through headphones whenever possible.  I've made the track downloadable and if you'd like to make a donation for it, you may do so by clicking on the Donate button on this page of my website: http://www.nateshkirtan.com/bliss_of_kirtan_music_book/.  All donations very welcome and very much appreciated.  I also have 60-minute and 30-minute versions posted to Soundcloud.  May your meditations be blissful!  Om!

Please Note:  I updated this track on the afternoon of Oct. 27, 2015, so if you downloaded the older version I invite you to replace it with this one.  The sequences are more varied and I tuned up the "Om's" a little bit.  I think it's a definite improvement!

Om (20 minute)

I composed this chant to Shirdi Sai Baba at the direction of Brahmarishi Mohanji in Chennai in December, 2016.  He gave me the words to use, starting with the mantra that was the favorite of Ganeshananda Giri Baba, and asked me to be prepared to chant it at a special book release function for Ganeshananda, who had taken samadhi earlier in 2016.  He had been the last remaining direct disciple of Shirdi Sai.  We ended up chanting it the next day, and the day before the special function, at his mahasamadhi shrine, in Sriperumbudur (near Chennai).  As we were chanting, a group of cows came up as close to us as they could, separated by a ditch, and seemed to have been drawn by the chanting.  As soon as we stopped, they left single file back to the area where they had been grazing.  This short recording comes from a video of a rather spontaneous kirtan we did at the end of a public satsang with Mohanji during the retreat with him in Sedona in March, after he had given shaktipat to all present.  It's just me chanting with my guitar and the group responding (and someone chanting noticeably out of tune), but I wanted to make the chant available for people to hear.  Om Sai Ram!

Om Shri Sai Sharanam Mama (Live at Mohanji Sedona Satsang)

Jai Brahmarishi Mohanji!!  This recording is an offering to my Guru and World Teacher, Brahmarishi Mohanji, and is for the benefit of anyone who feels a connection with him.  I'm very grateful for his Blessing and Inspiration and all credit for the existence of this track goes to him.  

The track is an updated mix from the original version I created and posted on Soundcloud and is available for purchase on my website at this link: https://nateshkirtan.com/store.

The words are a mantra that invokes Mohanji's Grace and Blessing: Om Shree Bhagavan Shree Brahmarishi Mohanji Namaha Om.  There are 54 repetitions of the mantra (at a constant tempo of 108 beats per minute ).  

The track begins with Mohanji's beautiful, deep, resonant voice powerfully chanting three Oms, which is followed by some lovely esraj playing by Monnie Ramsell and then the main mantra chanting begins.  

While you may certainly enjoy just listening to the chant, I invite you to chant along as chanting is a very powerful sadhana and will deepen your connection to Mohanji.

If you are not already familiar with this powerful, transformational spiritual teacher, I invite you to visit his website: www.mohanji.org.

Lovingly offered with deep gratitude and humble pranams to Shree Brahmarishi Mohanji's lotus feet.  Jai Brahmarishi Mohanji!!

Credits:

Inspiration / Grace Bestowing / 3 Oms*: Shree Brahmarishi Mohanji
    *Audio of Mohanji chanting 3 Oms © GuruLight 

Esraj: Monnie Ramsell
Everything else: Natesh

Shree Mohanji - Album Mix

Jai Brahmarishi Mohanji!!  This recording is an offering to my Guru and World Teacher, Brahmarishi Mohanji, and is for the benefit of anyone who feels a connection with him.  I'm very grateful for his Blessing and Inspiration and all credit for the existence of this track goes to him.

The track is an updated mix from the original version I created and posted on Soundcloud and is available for purchase on my website at this link: https://nateshkirtan.com/store.

I wrote this chant in November, 2016, shortly before leaving for my second trip to India and knowing that I would be spending 10 days with Mohanji at a retreat in Shirdi. I invite you to find inspiration in this uplifting chant.

The words are:

   He Mere Mohanji Jaya Jaya Mohanji
   Datta Natha Parabrahma Raajayogi Mohanji
   Jaya Jaya Sadguru Brahmarishi Mohanji

While you may certainly enjoy just listening to the chant, I invite you to chant along as chanting is a very powerful sadhana and will deepen your connection to Mohanji.

If you are not already familiar with this powerful, transformational spiritual teacher, I invite you to visit his website: www.mohanji.org.

Lovingly offered with deep gratitude and humble pranams to Shree Brahmarishi Mohanji's lotus feet.  Jai Brahmarishi Mohanji!!

Credits:

Esraj: Monnie Ramsell
Response vocals: Eos Yolanda, Lata Ganesh, Monnie Ramsell, Viktor Turman, Natesh
Everything else: Natesh

He Mere Mohanji - Album Mix

May all the beings in all the worlds be happy!  This is the simple translation of this chant ancient mantra that sends blessings out into the Universe, though some people say ". . . be happy and free".

The music itself is simply me chanting the words and playing guitar, with an electronic drone I had playing when I recorded it, and came from a YouTube video which is available at this link:  https://youtu.be/Lig4ODtKp2c.  I've done some simple editing to the audio from that video in order to make it a longer recording to chant with (about 16 minutes vs. less than 9 on the video, and thus the word "Extended" in the title).  Unlike my studio-recorded kirtan album and more recent self-produced Mohanji chants, there is no intricate production here:  simply my voice, guitar and the electronic drone.

Words to the chant:

Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu

Meaning:  This well-known mantra for blessing and affirmation means "May All Beings in All the Worlds Be Happy!"

A live recording of this chant from our kirtan events in Sedona is available at this link, and can be downloaded by donation:  https://natesh.bandcamp.com/track/lokah-samastah-sukhino-bhavantu-june-2012.

My website is http://www.nateshkirtan.com.  Happy chanting!

Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu (Extended)

Natesh has been chanting in the kirtan tradition for over 40 years, first connecting with this transformational spiritual practice in 1979.  He has led regular kirtan in Sedona, AZ, since 2004 and has led kirtan at BhaktiFest, ShaktiFest and other festivals. He's composed over 200 chants since 2004 and his chants have been called “some of the most beautiful melodies I’ve heard" and his singing "deeply soulful." His Bliss of Kirtan album has evoked comments like "stunningly beautiful for the ear and for the soul" and "a lovely and profound offering."

In 2016, Natesh became deeply connected with Brahmarishi Mohanji (www.mohanji.org) and has composed a number of chants dedicated to Mohanji, some of which are here on Soundcloud.

Mohanji Gayatri Mantra

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