Sri Prahlad das - 01

Sri Prahlad das - 02

Śrī-Guru-Pūrvācārya-Gaṇera Mahimā
The glories of our spiritual master and the previous ācāryas

sārā viśve harināma bilāilā, gītā-bhāgavata subhāṣya racilā,
aṣṭottara śata mandira gaḍilā bhaktivedānta svāmī
prati deśe deśe śrī-kṛṣṇa-cetanā, diyā śikhāilā ghucāte yātanā,
kṛpā-śrī-mūrti abhaya-caraṇa prabhupāda praṇami

I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda who distributed the holy names of Lord Hari throughout the world. He erected 108 temples and composed excellent commentaries on the Gītā and Bhāgavatam. In order to rescue the populace from the torments of material existence, he distributed and taught Kṛṣṇa consciousness in every land.

vartamāna guru āvirbhāva-vāsare, pūrvācāryera guṇa kīrtana kare,
pūrvācārya smṛti utsave tānra mahimā karaye gāna
ācāryagaṇera māhātmya smarile, hṛdaya bhāsibe bhakati salile,
śrī-gaurāṅgera priyajana kathā rahe sadā amlāna

On the auspicious appearance day of our current spiritual master we sing the glories of the predecessor ācāryas; on festivals commemorating the previous ācāryas we sing his glories. By remembering the glory of the ācāryas, the heart will float in the waters of bhakti for topics of Śrī Gaurāṅga’s dear associates remain fresh forever. 

siddha bābājī jagannātha nami, yānra nirdeśita gaura-janma-bhūmi,
mahāmantra āge kahe smaraṇīya pañcatattva nāma
gauravana āra śrī-vṛndāvana, abhinna bali karilā gaṇana,
tabu kahe sukhasādhanāra bhūmi śrī-navadvīpa-dhāma

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Siddha Jagannātha dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja who pointed out the location of Lord Gaura’s place of birth. He instructed that the holy names of the Pañcatattva be remembered before the chanting of mahāmantra. He considered that the forest of Śrī Gaura (Navadvīpa-maṇḍala) to be nondifferent from Śrī Vṛndāvana. Yet he instructed that Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma is the place of transcendentally blissful sādhana. 

bhakativinoda caraṇe praṇati, dhāma unnayana, mahimā vijñapti, 
karilā nityānanda-nāmahaṭṭa punarāya sthāpana
āula-bāulādi-apasampradāya, caitanya-virodhī matera vidhāya,
śāstra-rāśi dekhi vaiṣṇava dharma karilā saṅkalana

I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura who developed the holy Navadvīpa-dhāma, preached its glories and reestablished Lord Nityānanda’s Nāma-haṭṭa. He eradicated the teachings of the Āula, Bāula and other apasampradāyas that opposed Lord Caitanya’s pure teachings. Studying the scriptures, he composed books on Vaiṣṇava-dharma. 

gaurakiśora bābājī praṇati, vairāgya bhāvera ujala-mūrati, 
vipralambha-rase nāma divā-rāti vinaya bhāvete raya
aśikṣita bali bhāviyā nijere, śuddha bhaktati loke śekhābāre,
śiṣya siddhānta sarasvatīre śakati sañcāraya

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrīla Gaurakiśora dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja, the brilliant personification of the mood of renunciation. Day and night, he chanted the holy names in the ecstatic mood of separation from Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa in humility. Considered himself an illiterate, he empowered his disciple Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī to teach the world pure devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. 

sarasvatī-prabhupāde praṇati, śrīvāsāṅgana yogapīṭhādi unnati, 
navadvīpa-parikramā dala kari cauṣaṭṭi maṭha gaḍe
vaiṣṇava upanayana-yogya haya, viprāpekṣā tānra beśī guṇa kaya, 
jāta-gonsāira apasiddhānta sadā khaṇḍana kare

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Prabhupāda who developed Śrīvāsāṅgana, the Yoga-pīṭha and other places in Navadvīpa-maṇḍala. He organized the Śrī Navadvīpa-maṇḍala-parikramā in groups and established 64 Gauḍīya Maṭhas. He said that Vaiṣṇavas are eligible for receiving the sacred brāhmaṇa thread as they are more qualified than brāhmaṇas. He constantly refuted the deviant philosophies of the caste gosvāmī community. 

ādeśa karilā abhaya-caraṇe, gaura-kṛpā diyā pāścātya-tāraṇe,
bhakati grantha likhiyā karaha duniyāte vitaraṇa
bhaktativedānta svāmī prabhupāda, kṛṣṇa-bhāvanāmṛta dānilā agādha,
guru-tuṣṭi lāgi sakali karilā kari ātma-samarpaṇa

He ordered his disciple Abhay Charanaravinda to deliver the West by distributing Lord Gaura’s mercy. He directly ordered, “Write books on devotional service and distribute them profusely all over the world.” Thus Bhaktivedānta Swami Prabhupāda freely distributed Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and did everything to satisfy his spiritual master in absolute self-surrender. 

gaḍilā eka paricālaka-maṇḍalī, sthāpana karilā bhitti āpani,
vaidika-tārā-maṇdala-mandira māyāpure manoramā
nirdeśa karilā vaidika-nagarī gaurāṅga-sevā divā-vibhāvarī,
viśva-bhakta-gaṇe āniyā karaye navadvīpa-parikramā

He formed a Governing Body Commission to manage his International Society for Krishna Consciousness and laid the foundation stone of the attractive Temple of Vedic Planetarium in Māyāpur. He instructed that a Vedic city be established there for engaging in the service of Lord Gaurāṅga day and night. He also brought devotees from all over the world to participate in Navadvīpa-maṇḍala-parikramā. 

dhari pūrvācāryagaṇera ādarśa, āgāite nāhi kabhu vimarṣa,
bhakta tairi kari kahilā tādera kṛṣṇa-sevā-prasāra
āniyā śrī-bhagavānera vāṇī, nirviśeṣa-vāda karilā hāni,
vigraha-sevādi śikhāya gṛhe paddhati karibāra

Holding the ideals of his predecessor-ācāryas in his heart, he was never morose to move ahead in his service to them. Making many devotees, he ordered them to expand their service unto Lord Kṛṣṇa. Bringing forth the teachings of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he destroyed the philosophy of impersonalism and taught how to worship the Deity form of Lord Kṛṣṇa at home. 

pūrvācārya-gaṇe anusaraṇa, ei chila tānra saphala-sādhana,
sahayogīgaṇe cira kṛtajñatā jānāya sneha-mākhā
sakala pūrva ācārya-gaṇa, kṛpāśīṣa kari śire dhāraṇa,
tāndera mahimā kīrtana kare (e) dāsa jayapatākā

The success of his endeavors was due to his following the previous ācāryas and he conveys his affectionate gratitude to those who cooperate with him. This servant named Jayapatākā holds the merciful blessings of all previous ācāryas on his head and sing their glories.

Śrī-Guru-Pūrvācārya-Gaṇera Mahimā Kīrtan By Kamala Gopāl Dāsā

"Nitai Gauranga" Kirtaniyas feat. MC Yogi - Kirtan, ecstatic Mantra chanting meets electronic dance music in this joyful music presentation by Kirtaniyas, world renowned Kirtan chanters and MC Yogi, Yoga's favorite hip-hop artist. 

Sing along... "Nitai Gauranga, Nitai Gauranga, Nitai Gauranga, Gaura Hari!"
lyrics
ajanu-lambita-bhujau kanakavadatau 
sankirtanaika-pitarau kamalayataksau 
visvambharau dvija-varau yuga-dharma-palau 
vande jagat priya-karau karunavatarau 

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Shri Gauranga Mahaprabhu and Shri Nityananda Prabhu, whose long arms extend to Their knees. They have splendid golden complexions, and They inaugurated the congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord. Their eyes resemble the petals of lotus flowers. They are the maintainers of all the worlds, the best of the brahmanas, the protectors of the religious principles for this age. They bring happiness to the people of the world and are the most merciful of all incarnations.
credits
released 08 August 2013 
Produced by Kirtaniyas: Nitai "KrsnaBoy" Prem, Vijay Krsna & Sarasvati Dasi 
Composed by Kirtaniyas: Nitai "KrsnaBoy" Prem, Vijay Krsna & Sarasvati Dasi 
Mixed by Robin Livingston 
Lyrics by Kirtaniyas & MC Yogi 
Mastered by Louis Henry Sarmiento @ Sonic Vista Studios

Donation download

KIRTANIYAS Feat. MC Yogi - Nitai Gauranga

This is the first CD in our Bhajan series; a small collection of Kirtans composed by our Vaisnava Saints rendered in very sweet and beautiful melodies. 
The Kirtaniyas offer this devotional CD at the lotus feet of their beloved Gurudeva - Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja and for the pleasure of all. 
Just one week after the divine departure of our Srila Gurudeva, this album was recorded in a very simple enviroment in Sri Vrindavan, India by The Kirtaniyas: Vijay Krsna das, Sarasvati dasi, Rasika dasi and engineered and mixed by Kishori Mohan Das. We are also very honored to feature Kishori Mohan Das and Sudevi dasi (vocals, mridanga, Karatalas) on the album, we look up to them as our older brother and sister

Mahamantra - (Bhajan series 1)

Kirtan 3 - Kadamba Kanana Swami - December 2014 - Mayapur, India

Narottama Dasa Thakura: Gauranga Karuna Koro

Badahari Pr Bhajans - Om Purnam

Narasinghadev - Madi Das & Nalina Kaufman

Radhe Jai - Madi Das, Carmella Gitanjali Baynie & Ananda-Amrita

Shri Radhe - Madi Das & Chaytanya

09 Sita Ram - Madi Das & Gaura Mani

07 Radhe Jai - Madi Das, Carmella Gitanjali Baynie & Ananda - Amrita

2015 - 04 - 12 Kirtan Mela 2015 - Hare Krishna Kirtan Day 03 - Kadamba Kanana Sw Mauritius

In Vrindavan - Kirtaniyas feat Sandipani Muni school

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/in-vrindavan-single/id1032659019 

Sandipani Muni school (Vrindavan Food for Life) link: http://www.fflvrindavan.org/en/donate.html 

“In Vrindavan” is a new Music Video and Single by the Kirtaniyas featuring children from Food for Life Vrindavan, an all girl’s charity school run on donation basis in Vrindavan, India. 

This release is part of a fundraising effort to bring support and attention to the school’s projects and to encourage learning of Kirtan, sacred mantra singing. 

*Personal statement from Vijay Krsna, band and project leader, founder of Sriyam Records:

"I've visited India over 14 times and spent a total of three years of my life in this sacred land of Vrindavan. Its culture offers so much to the world from agriculture, Dharma, community and music amongst other things, all in their most essential forms - Bhakti Yoga. This song was inspired by folk songs of the land, which speak about walking through Vrindavan’s flower groves and forests in fellowship, singing to its Divine couple - Radha and Syama (a name of Krishna), who are the epitome of pure love and beauty, the sacred river Yamuna that provided water to the land and its people. This way of life has been kept alive through the hearts of the people in the community who have imbibed its moods of pure love and devotion (Bhakti) and carry it with them, sharing Bhakti through their acts of selfless service but the benefit of One and all.

Each time I visit the Food for Life school in Vrindavan, I am a witness to the impressive development of its projects and values. I see how their schooling has cultivated love and compassion in the hearts of these children. Their school day starts in a way that I could only have dreamed about when I was a child : a good kirtan with cheerful, inspirational singing and dancing. This is a place where children are taught to honor their elders and have respect for one another, where folding hands in a prayer is a beautiful thing, rather than something to be ashamed of… We can certainly learn a thing or two in our Western society from such an establishment. Whilst this school might not be comparable to most Western schools with regards to facilities, what these children have taught me is that their education and upbringing can certainly offer us lessons in gratitude. “In Vrindavan” is me giving something back in return and I give thanks for the opportunity to serve in this way.” 

Released through Sriyam Records
www.facebook.com/sriyamrecords 

Produced by: Vijay Krsna & Sarasvati Dasi
Composed by Vijay Krsna
Mixed by Rob Cummings - Hot Milk studio - Berlin, Germany
Lyrics by Vijay Krsna
Mastered by Louis Henry Sarmiento @ Sonic Vista Studios

Directed by Andre Wagner photography
Produced by Vijay Krsna & Sarasvati dasi
Director of Photography: Andre Wagner
B camera: Bahurupa dasi
Edited by Nila Vanwolf
Shot in Vrindavan, India.
Special thanks to: Food for life Vrindavan, Rupa Raghunath, Charles Visvambara Towle
In Vrindavan press release: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WRERu7vWVr7j_UZgolAvNn63DJQRUBe4TZP-dg2zgVQ/edit

In Vrindavan feat. Sandipani Muni school kids

Short clips from my debut album, available to purchase online on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and on Mantralogy.com



Like a River (Govinda Damodara)

Recorded live at Manly Yoga in August 2010

KC

Sunaina