2019 02 19 Popular and Useful Bija Mantras

Here are eight of the most popular, useful, and commonly used bija mantras to change and improve your life. (Bija or Beeja means Seed or Essence, one syllable that represents the essence of the deity.) There is a bija mantra for Shiva, but Om Namah Shivaya is used far more than any other and so I stayed with that tradition.

Eight videos play for 79 minutes

1 - Ganesh – opens doors to new beginnings and leads you around obstacles. Call upon him when you begin something new, and for intelligence.

Ganesh means Gana (group, multitude) Isha (Lord/Master) Overseer of the demi-gods who followed his father Shiva.

Om gum ganapathaye namah - Deva Premal - 8:13

2 - Kali – a fierce fighter yet loving mother figure; destroyer of evil; protection

Kali means 'fulness of time' or 'force of time'

Om Kreem Kalikaye namah - no artist info - 7:48

3 - Krishna – spiritual or unconditional love. If you need to love yourself, or are trying to forgive someone, this could be useful.

Krishna means black; dark-colored

Om kleem krishnaya namaha - no artist info - 13:16

4 - Lakshmi – fortune and wealth

Lakshmi means 'kindred mark' or 'sign of auspicious fortune'

Om shreem Mahalakshmiaya namaha - Deva Premal - 7:55

5 - Saraswati – creativity and learning [education], music and arts

Saraswati means 'She of the stream'

Om sum saraswathaye namah - Sahil Jagtiani - 12:47 

6 - Shiva – destroyer of illusion; when you need a breakthrough or clarity

Shiva means 'the Auspicious, the Perfect'

Om namah shivaya - no artist info -11:55

7 - Surya - The Sun, an excellent mantra to demonstrate Gratitude.

Surya is the name for the sun, ghrin means 'favor'

Om ghrin suryaya namah - SBV Music - 11:42

8 - Vishnu – peace, love, protector of the universe

Vishnu means 'all-pervading' or 'the being who supports all things'

This one is done as a kirtan (call and response) so I am not sure there are 108 repetitions, but I loved this version. You'll notice he includes Krishna in this one, too

Om namo narayanaya - Sahil Jagtiani - 5:18

Playlist url:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLACmwZPBGZMcmlJM2cEdbzAocmQLFoZ5e

2014 08 29 Ganesha Chaturthi - Ganesha Birthday Celebration

Ganesha Chaturthi (गणेश चतुर्थी) is the Hindu festival celebrated in honour of the god Ganesha, the elephant-headed remover of obstacles and the god of beginnings and wisdom. The festival, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhaadrapada, starting on the shukla chaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon period). The date usually falls between 19 August and 20 September. The festival lasts for 10 days, ending on Anant Chaturdashi (fourteenth day of the waxing moon period). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesh_Chaturthi



1 - Ganesha Gayathri Mantra  2:28

OM Ekadantaaya Viddhamahe,
VakratunDaaya DhImahi,
Tanno danti prachodayaat.

Translation: We pray to the one with the single-tusked elephant tooth (ekadantaya) who is omnipresent (viddhamahe).
We meditate upon and pray for greater intellect (dhimahi) to the Lord with the curved, elephant-shaped trunk (vakratun?aya).
We bow before the one with the single-tusked elephant tooth (tanno danti) to illuminate our minds with wisdom (pracodayat).


2 - Ganesha Saranam 7:39
Uploaded on Aug 27, 2008
Art of Living satsang in Boisar near Mumbai


3 - Ganesha Pancharatna Sthothram by M.S.Subbulakshmi 4:48


4 - David Newman - Jai Ganesha 10:50

Jai Ganesha Jai Ganesha Jai Ganesha Pahimam
Shri Ganesha Shri Ganesha Shri Ganesha Rakshamam
Gung Ganapataye Namo Namah X 2

Salutations to Ganesha the remover of
suffering and the bestower of grace.
 May we seek Your protection and refuge.


5 - Ganesha Atharvashirsha 7:21
Ganesha Atharvashirsha rendition by Sri M.N. Venkata Sastry.
For English lyrics and meaning:
http://www.adwaitjoshi.com/atharvashirsha.php


6 - GANESH BHAJAN,KIRTAN -Vinayaka vinayaka by Leepikaa 4:56


7 - Jaya Ganesha mit Sukadev 8:30
Vidy Yoga [Germany] 2008


8 - Om Gann Ganapataye Namo Namaha 13:43
Om Gann Ganapatye Namo Namah
Shri Sidhivinayak Namo Namah
Ashtavinayak Namo Namah
Ganpatibappa Morya


9 - Ganesh Bhajan (Ganapati Bappa Moriya) 6:00


10 - Om gan ganapataye namaha (ganesha mantra) 7:44
Jai Ganapati Bapa


11 - Ganesha Sharanam by Narendra [in Germany] 7:39


12 - Ganesh Mantra (Deva Premal) 8:28
A  chant to Ganesh, remover of obstacles
Om Gum Ganapate


13 - "Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva"- Lord Ganesh Aarti 4:33
"Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva - Mata Jaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva"




Playlist url:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLACmwZPBGZMccLRDVQtC5eHF3-DGMPS0Z

2014 01 09 Immortality - the Asatoma Sadgamaya mantra

I am working on a theory that there are three Sanskrit mantras that teach the core beliefs held by every spiritual tradition; One is Om Purnam which teaches Oneness (See Om Purnam post of 1.1.2014), Two is Asatoma Sadgayama which teaches Immortality.

The third mantra, the Gayatri Mantra, is the teaching of and vehicle to Enlightenment to realize the other two. I'll write later about the Gayatri.

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Meaning behind the prayer - "Asato ma sadgamaya"
Author: Shyam
http://www.indiastudychannel.com/resources/143844-Meaning-behind-prayer-Asato-ma-sadgamaya.aspx
The prayer in Sanskrit

Asato ma sadgamaya
Tamaso ma jyotirgamaya
Mrtyorma amrtam gamaya

-Taken from Brhadaranyaka Upanishad — I.III.28.

Each line in English

Lead, me from LIE to TRUTH
Lead, me from DARKNESS to LIGHT
Lead, me from DEATH to IMMORTALTIY

Truth, existence and reality are one and the same, according to Advaita, In Indian philosophy the truth has been successfully dissected by its concept. Advaita says that in all the three periods if the truth exist means it is a real truth. If it is not existed in any of the form in any of the period means it is not an ultimate real.

The first line explains the same to us. Always we should remember to know ourselves. Ultimate goal is to attain the knowledge to know the reality in life. Once you are far away from all the un-realistic things like daily needs. So this is not a prayer asking money, shelter, food, fame, cloth, success, health etc.

So we have to decide which is true.

Pure bliss, pure consciousness and pure existence is said to be as reality.

The second line explains how to lead the life towards knowledge from ignorance which obscures our mind to understand the reality. As our body keeps generating the cells, our Universe with a constant flux, and the earth with constant distance at every moment of time with other astral bodies, we have to travel from darkness to light and death to life. It is also a constant change. Nothing in this world is constant. You feel happy, tomorrow you may be sad, yesterday you might have cried for something. These things are not at all real and constant. As like the universe is a constant change, we should be too.

As we know already that energy nor created or destroyed like soul. We shouldn't be very keen to love this body. It is unreal. Our soul is real. That's a constant change. This is the meaning given in the third line of the prayer.

We are leading life journey of knowledge. To know what is self, and to know what we misunderstood from what is truly "I" .

What the mantras really means is "God, please lead me to the understanding that I am not the limited body, mind and intellect, but I am, was and always will be that eternal, absolute, blissful consciousness that serves as their substratum."

-With the help of Vedanta.

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The translation, in short:

Mantra: Om Asato Ma Sad Gamaya
http://www.spiritvoyage.com/mantra/Asato-Ma-Sad-Gamaya/MAN-000348.aspx

Complete Mantra:
Om Asato Ma Sad Gamaya
Tamasoma Jyotir Gamaya
Mrityor Ma Amritam Gamaya
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti

Translation:
Lead me from the unreal to the real
Lead from the darkness to the light
Lead me from death to immortality
Let there be peace peace and peacefulness


The Asatoma mantras:
Ten videos play for 64 minutes
The last selection is from "The Matrix" and is very loud....watch your volume!!!


1 - Asato Ma Sad Gamaya - Shiva Mantras from Music for Deep Meditation [Vidura Barrios, Kim Engler, Nate Morgan] 6:04

2 - ASATOMA SADGAMAYA [Satya Sai Baba] 5:48

3 - Deva Premal & Miten with Manose and Friends - Om Asatoma Live (originally on The Essence) 4:27

4 - Sacred Songs from the Medicine Circle: Om Asatoma/Om Asato [Darpan & Maureen] 7:59

5 - Hindisongs. Asato Ma Sadgamaya. Hindisongs for Free! 4:02

6 - asatoma sadgamaya (Indian vocalist) 2:01

7 - sato Ma sad gamaya [Sonia Casado]  12:07

8 - asatoma-mantras del alma [Paula Ferrari and Claudio Maria Dominguez] 4:29

9 - Sharanam - Om Asatoma. Live @ Natural High Healing Festival 2013 7:54

[BEWARE -  VERY LOUD!]
10 - The Matrix Soundtrack - Om Asatoma Sadgamaya - 480 P.mp4 9:00

Playlist url:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLACmwZPBGZMfUhVEjYQBYs-0ZWU9gT-cB

2014 01 01 Only Wholeness Is - the Om Purnam mantra

Oneness in all it's parts: the Om Purnam mantra seems most appropriate for beginnings, a New Year and a Full Moon together on this January 1, 2014.

This is one of my favorite songs. (I say that about all the songs, though!)

OM Purnam-ada purnam-idam

Purnaat purnam udachyathe

purnasaya purnam-adaya

purnam-eva vashishyathe

The translation I am most familiar with from our Bend, Oregon, Kirtan Community gatherings is:

THAT is infinite, THIS is infinite;

From That, This comes.
THIS added or removed from THAT,

the Infinite remains as Infinite.

although I like this one, too:

Wholeness produces wholeness

Only wholeness come out of wholeness

Only wholeness is.

Here is an Osho quote on the meaning of this mantra:

http://www.oshonews.com/2010/09/om-purnam-mantra/

"[Om Purnam] is one of the most significant statements ever made anywhere on the earth at any time. It contains the whole secret of the mystic approach towards life. This small sutra contains the essence of the Upanishadic vision. Neither before nor afterwards has the vision been transcended; it still remains the Everest of human consciousness. And there seems to be no possibility of going beyond it.

"The Upanishadic vision is that the universe is a totality, indivisible; it is an organic whole. The parts are not separate, we are all existing in a togetherness: the trees, the mountains, the people, the birds, the stars, howsoever far away they may appear – don’t be deceived by the appearance – they are all interlinked, all bridged. Even the smallest blade of grass is connected to the farthest star, and it is as significant as the greatest sun.

"Nothing is insignificant, nothing is smaller than anything else. The part represents the whole just as the seed contains the whole."

This site offers a wide variety of translations which have a slightly different slant and meaning.

Purna: The Full, Infinite, Whole, Complete

From the Isha Upanishad

http://www.swamij.com/upanishad-isha-purna.htm

Om Purnamadah Purnamidam - in sanskrit with meaning - mantra from [Isha] Upanishad

http://www.greenmesg.org/mantras_slokas/vedas-om_purnamadah_purnamidam.php

ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पुर्णमुदच्यते

पूर्णश्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ॥

ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

Om Puurnnam-Adah Puurnnam-Idam Puurnnaat-Purnnam-Udacyate

Puurnnashya Puurnnam-Aadaaya Puurnnam-Eva-Avashissyate ||

Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih ||

Meaning:

1: Om, That is Full, This also is Full, From Fullness comes that Fullness,

2: Taking Fullness from Fullness, Fullness Indeed Remains.

3: Om Peace, Peace, Peace.

See the complete Sri Isha Upanishad here:

http://www.stephen-knapp.com/sri_isha_upanishad.htm

The Om Purnam playlist includes 14 versions by different artists, 15 videos because one is a “repeat” with different graphics that I happen to love. Plays for 76 minutes.

1 Om Purnam 6:06

Sung by Satyaa & Pari. Cd Garden of Peace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIpnzw0V2Qw

2 George Harrison ~ Om Purnam 4:00

Sloka 1 of Sri Isopanishad performed by The London Radha Krsna Temple produced and featuring George Harrison of Beatles fame.

3 Jaya Lakshmi - Om Purnam 5:50

4 Shantala -"Purnamadah" 6:11

5 OM PURNAM 3:46

MUSIC: "OM PURNAM" BY KESAVA ACHARYA DAS

6 Karnamrta Devi Dasi ~ Om Purnam 4:54

Om Purnam is performed by bhakti bhajan artist Karnamrta Devi Dasi.

7 Deva Premal - Om Purnam I 3:57

8 Gaura-Shakti - Om Purnam 7:44

9 Om Purnam Adah Purnam Idam - Naradi Devi 4:37

Sat Sanga Kirtan Band with band members - Balabhadra Prabhu, Naradi Devi & Hasyagrami Prabhu - March 5, 2011 - NS - DVD 66 appearance at Chantlanta gathering.

10 om purnamadah purnamidam / La ilaha illallah 3:51

om purnam adah purnam idam // this is one and that is one

purnat purnam udacyate // from one the one has come

purnasya purnam adaya // if from one you take out one

purnam evavasisyate // one alone remains

"La ilaha illallah" there is no god except god

11 Sivali Shanti - Om Purnamidam 4:16

Mooji Satsang in Rishikesh, India, 3 March 2013

12 Shanti People (Russian) - OM PURNAM 2:30

13 Om Purnam 6:23 (a second version of this song)

Sang by Satyaa & Pari. Cd Garden of Peace.

14 Sri Vasudeva- OM PURNAM  9:54

15 Om Purnamadah Purnamidam Purnat Purnamudachyate 2:04 (as a mantra chant)

Playlist url

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLACmwZPBGZMddSC5YAdPtGkQhx0ug5Hp-

2012 05 18 Virtual Kirtan

Today's 73 minute playlist of eight songs includes selections by Western kirtan artists Deva Premal, Victoria Paz, Krishna Das, Vishwanath, and Yoga Vidya.

EnJOY!

1 -  Gayatri Mantra - Deva Premal 9:49

2 - Om Gam Ganapataye - *✿* Ganesh Mantra [Victoria Paz] 10:08

3  - Kashi Vishwanath Gange [Krishna Das] 5:42

4 - Hey Ma Durga Mantra Chanting [Yoga Vidya] 5:54

5 - Om Namah Shivaya - Mantra-Singen mit Vishwanath 6:51

6 - Devakinandana Gopala [Yoga Vidya] 8:31

7 - Hare Krishna Kirtan - Janmashtami 2011 - Amala puran, Ananda, Jahnavi, Tulasi 15:30

8 - Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra 10:08




Playlist url
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2D469128FE0EAF4

2012 04 17 Virtual Kirtan

Today's 70 minute playlist of seven songs includes selections by Western kirtan artists Deva Premal, Vishwanath, Shantala, Jai Uttal, and Krishna Das.

EnJOY!

1 -  Gayatri Mantra - Deva Premal 9:49

2 - Jaya Ganesha by Vishwanath [in Germany] 9:14

3 - Shantala Kirtan 9:59

4 - Harinama in St. Petersburg, Russia - 2009  8:05

5 - Jai Uttal - Hara Hara Mahadev / Om Namah Shivaya (Kirtan! The Art And Practise Of Ecstatic Chant) 15:00

6 - Krishna Das -Sita Ram 7:28

7 - Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra 10:08






Playlist url
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9A659290CD6C4ACA

2012 01 17 Virtual Kirtan

Today's 75 minute playlist of ten songs includes selections by Western kirtan artists Deva Premal, Ragani, Dave Stringer, Shantala, Jai Ma James, Jai Uttal, Krishna Das, and Wah!

EnJOY!


1 -  Gayatri Mantra - Deva Premal 9:49

2 - Youtube Live Kirtan with Ragani Dec2010 5:03

3 - Govinda Jaya Jaya - Dave Stringer- Houston 10:32

4 - Shantala -"Purnamadah" 6:11

5 - Sri Ram Jai Ram ~ Jai Ma James 6:11

6 - Jai Uttal Mahadeva 10:18

7 - Krishna Das - Jaya Jagatumbe Ma Durga 6:17

8 - Wah Om Nama Shivaya 8:1

9 - Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra 10:08

10 asatoma sadgamaya by Lata Mangeshkar 2:01





Playlist url
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL07300E7B9CCB713F

2011 12 20 Virtual Kirtan

Happy Winter Solstice (December 21st) !

Today's 61 minute playlist of seven songs includes selections by Western kirtan artists Shanti Mayi (who I am absolutely delighted to have found on YouTube!), Wah!, Deva Premal and Miten, Vicka Rimach, Jaya Lakshmi, and Prema Hara.

EnJOY!

1 - Gayatri mantra, Devi the Goddess by Shanti Mayi 6:15

2 - Wah! devi - Om Jaya Ganapataye Namaha 9:55

3 - Chidananda by Deva Premal & Miten 7:53

4 - Sri Krishna Caitanya Prabhu by Vicka Rimach 8:33

5 - Jaya Lakshmi - Om Purnam 6:00

(This is one of my favorite bhajans. I just Love this song!)

6 - Prema Hara 2 [Radhe Radhe Jay Sri Radhe] 14:55

7 - Om Asatoma Sadgamaya 7:25

(If you noticed that all the songs in this playlist are sung by, or at least start out sung by, women, you are Most Observant! :-)

Playlist url
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5444287ECBA6DBBD

Virtual Kirtan 2011 11 22

Today's virtual kirtan of eight songs plays for 65 minutes and features selections with Deva Premal and Miten, Dave Stringer, Wah!, Prema Hara, Jaya Lakshmi, Narendra.  EnJOY!


1 - Deva Premal and Miten - Gayatri Mantra 8:02

2 - Om Namo Bhagavate Nityanandaya ~ (1 of 2) 10:03

3 - Dave Stringer ~ Om Namo Bhagavate Nityanandaya ~ (2 of 2) 7:02

4 - Wah! - Hare Ram Krishna (Krishna) 15:03

5 - Sita Ram by Prema Hara at Bhakti Yoga Shala 7:37

6 - "Jai Ambe" Jaya Lakshmi w/ Ankush Vimawala on Tabla 8:12

7 - Jaya Shiva Shankara by Narendra 7:53

8 - Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu 1:08




Playlist url:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEDC3B67F9AED2C34