Welcome to our virtual kirtan gatherings of YouTube playlists featuring various artists singing (mostly) in the traditional call-and-response format. Each program plays for 45 to 75 minutes. Namaste _/\_ (Please note: We do not create the videos for the site, only collect them into playlists for your convenience and enjoyment, so we have no control over content, quality, ads, etc.)
Both as it turns out, starts the evening of the 6th, ends on the 7th.
The holy festival of
Janmashtami is celebrated annually with much pomp across the nation.
Also known as Gokulashtami, Shrikrishna Jayanti, Krishnasthami, and
Krishna Janmashtami, the festival falls on the Ashtami Tithi of
Krishna Paksha in the month of Bhadrapad.
Janmashtami marks
Lord Krishna's birth anniversary. On this day, devotees of Lord
Krishna worship his toddler form, called Bal Gopal and Laddu Gopal.
10 videos play for 59 minutes
1 पुत्र प्राप्ति
के लिए हर रोज सुबह सुने :
Krishna Chalisa | Krishna Ji Ke Bhajan | Krishna Bhajan 10:31
Singer/Composer:-
Rakesh Kala
2 मेरे
घर आजा कान्हा | Krishna
Janmashtami Song | Janmashtami Bhajan | Laddu Gopal Ke Bhajan 6:49
I was introduced to this lovely woman's chants and songs yesterday. Her name is Tinna Tinh. In watching her YouTube channel, I discovered the Usinsa Vidjaya Dharani and immediately felt the need to share widely. I sincerely hope that you will play this every day at whatever time you feel is suitable - I suggest morning - because putting this purifying energy into the world is a wonderful thing for all beings.
If you want to learn to chant along, the Sanskrit text is below (along with English translation). It's rather long, but quite beautiful. Of course, chanting yourself isn't necessary to the energy being sent into the world by playing the video, it will offer many blessings and purifying energies just by playing it.
Today is a New Moon Day, a good day to start something positive!
The following information has been compiled from several sources.
The purpose of this Mahayana sutra is
said to be to help sentient beings in a tumultuous and troubled
world.
Usnisa Vijaya Dharani (Purifying All
Evil Paths). It can eliminate all evil karmic obstacles and eradicate
the suffering of all evil paths…
Usnisa Vijaya Dharani prayer lyrics:
”Namo bhagavate trailokya
prativiśiṣṭaya buddhaya bhagavate. Tadyatha, om, visodhaya
visodhaya, asama-sama Samantavabhasa-spharaṇa gati gahana
svabhava visuddhe, Abhisincatu mam. sugata vara vacana amṛta
abhisekai maha mantra-padai. Ahara ahara ayuh saṃ-dharaṇi.
śodhaya sodhaya gagana svabhava visuddhe. Usnisa vijaya visuddhe
sahasra-rasmi sam-codite. Sarva tathagata aparimaṇe
sat-paramita-paripuranni. Sarva tathagata mati dasa-bhumi
prati-sṭhite. Sarva tathagata hrdaya adhisṭhanadhisṭhita
maha-mudre. Vajra kaya sam-hatana visuddhe. Sarva avaraṇa
apaya-durgati pari visuddhe, prati-nivartaya ayuh suddhe. Samaya
adhisṭhite. Maṇi mani maha mani. Tathata bhuta-koṭi
parisuddhe. Visphuta buddhi suddhe. Jaya jaya, vijaya vijaya.
sphara sphara, sarva buddha adhisṭhita suddhe, Vajri vajra gadhe
vajram bhavatu mama sariram. Sarva sattvanam ca kaya pari
visuddhe. Sarva gati parisuddhe. Sarva tathagata sinca me
samaavasayantu. Sarva tathagata samasvasa adhisthite. Budhya
budhya, vibudhya vibudhya, Bodhaya bodhaya, vibodhaya vibodhaya
samanta parisuddhe. Sarva tathagata hrdaya adhisṭhanadhisṭhita
maha-mudre svaha.”
English translation:
DHARANI OF THE VICTORIOUS BUDDHA-CROWN
Adoration to the Blessed One who is the
most excellent one in the triple world! Adoration to the
Enlightened One, to the Blessed One! Namely: Om! Cleanse [us],
cleanse [us]! O one who is always impartial! One who, being in
possession of all-pervading, all-illuminating light, is pure in his
self-nature, cleansed of the darkness of the five paths of
existence! Baptize us, O Sugata, with an immortal baptism which
consists of the best words, of the great true phrases! Remove
disasters, remove disasters, O one who holds an eternal life! Cleanse
us, cleanse us, O one who is as pure as the sky! O one who is as
pure as the victorious Buddha-crown! O one who is inflamed with a
thousand rays of light! O all the Tathagatas who look over [the
entire world]! O one who is perfect in the Six Paramitas! O one
who holds the great seal empowered with the spiritual power which
emanates from the heart of every Tathagata! O one whose body is as
hard and pure as Vajra! O one who is thoroughly pure, cleansed of
all impediments, all fears, and all the evil paths! Turn us away
[from evils] O one who enjoys a purified life! O one who empowers
us with [the power of] the original covenant! O jewel, jewel, the
great jewel! O Suchness which is reality-limit and absolute purity! O
one who is pure in his evolved enlightenment! Be victorious, be
victorious, be ever victorious, be ever victorious! Bear in mind,
bear in mind! O one who is pure being empowered by all Buddhas! O
Vajragarbha who holds the Vajra! Let my body be like Vajra! Let those
of all beings too be like Vajra! O one who is in possession of an
absolutely pure body! O one who is absolutely pure from all the paths
of existence! And let me be consoled by all the Tathagatas! O one
who is empowered with the consoling power of all the Tathagatas! Be
enlightened, be enlightened, be ever enlightened, be ever
enlightened! Have them enlightened, have them enlightened, have
them ever enlightened, have them ever enlightened! O one who is
most pure in a most thoroughgoing way! O one who holds a great
seal empowered with the spiritual power which emanates from the heart
of every Tathagata! Hail!
Maha Shiva Ratri - literally Great Shiva Night - is one of the most sacred of Hindu festivals celebrating Lord Shiva, a remembrance of overcoming darkness. It is traditional to stay awake all night and greet the dawn in the morning.
10 songs play for 68 minutes
Shiva Shrine on Assi Ghat Varanasi, India
1 Popular Telugu Bhakthi Song - Shiva
Parameshwaraya | Video Song with Telugu Lyrics 5:27 Artist Unnikrishnan
2 Shiv Tandav Stotram - Shiva Song -
Lyrical Video - Shankar Mahadevan 9:13 Singer - Shankar Mahadevan
3 Rhythm of Lord Shiva 3:40 music composed by U.V.Niranjan
4 Hara Shiva Shankara 6:50
5 Theme of LORD SHIVA - Powerful Music
- 8D AUDIO version 3:15 An Armonian Musical Ensemble
persentation
6 Dam Dam Damru Bajaye - Pt Chunelall
Narine 7:28
7 Om Namah Shivay ( Dhun by Roopkumar )
3:20 Artist Roop Kumar
Rathod
8 Hara Hara Shankara (Awesome) 4:43 Artist: Steve Ross
The Ashvins (aka Asvins, Asvinau, or
Asvini Kumaras) are two twin brothers of Hindu mythology, sons of the
sun god Surya. They are considered the physicians of the gods. Mentioned in the Rig Veda, the Upanishads, and the Mahabharata, they have also been know to restore life to the dead.
I chose this subject because the world is in need of health and wellness on a grand scale right now. It was something of a bonus finding the Hindu connection to resurrection on this day, Easter Sunday. Certain important concepts are found in every spiritual tradition!
Six videos play for 67:75 minutes
1 Ashwini Nakshatra gayathri manthra 01
3:33
2 Divine Physician Ashwini Kumar Temple
in Varanasi. 6:15
In Hindi, Ceremony starts at 4:35
3 Ashwini Kumaras - The Gods of Rig
Veda 19:21
A talk by Ramesh Chellathurai
Twin gods equivalent to respiration –
inhalation and exhalation.
Breathing practices are often connected
to health and spirituality (via meditation)
Their father is the Sun, their mother
is the Air (Cloud Goddess)
4 Dhanvantari | Mantra for Healing |
Namathraya Maha Mantra | Kavalam Srikumar | 12:13
singer Kavalam Srikumar
5 Sri Ashwini Devata Stotram - A prayer
for good health 3:58
6 Mantra for Healing | Dhanvantri
Mantra Chants | with text 22:25
