Mantra, Kirtan and Stotra: Sanskrit Chants

“Jaya Bhajaranga Bali” with new mantra kirtan instructor, was made live during a Saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg; Germany.

Here is the text to sing along:

Jay Bajaranga Bali
Jay Hanumana Ki
Jay Mahavira, Jay Hanuman
Jay Gurudeva, Karo Kalyan

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“Ganesha Sharanam” with new yoga teachers, was made live during a Saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany.

Here is the text to sing along:

Ganesha Sharanam
Sharanam Ganesha

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“Om Namah Shivaya” with Sarada was made live during a Saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany.

Here is the text to sing along:

Om Namah Shivaya
Om Namah Shivaya

Shivaya Namah Om
Shiva Shiva Namah Shivaya

Shambho Shankara Namah Shivaya
Girida Shankara Namah Shivaya

Om Namah Shivaya
Om Namah Shivaya

Shivaya Namah Om
Om Namah Shivaya

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“Om Shri Mahalakshmi Namaha” with Satyadevi was made live during a Saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany

Here is the text to sing along:

Om Shri Mahalakshmi Namaha
Om Shri Mahalakshmi Namaha

Lakshmi Ma Lakshmi Ma
Jaya Ma Jaya Ma

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“Kali Durge Namo Namah” with Hassan was made live during a Saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany.

Here is the text to sing along:

He Mata Kali He Mata Durge
He Mata Kali He Mata Durge

Kali Durge Namo Namaha
Kali Durge Namo Namah

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“Om Sat Chit Ananda Parabrahma” was made live during a kirtan at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg in Germany.

Here is the text to sing along:

Om Sat Chit Ananda Parabrahma
Purushothama Paramatma
Sri Bhagavathi Sametha
Sri Bhagavathe Namaha

Hari Om Tat Sat
Hari Om Tat Sat
Hari Om Tat Sat

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“Shivaya Namah Om” was made live during a kirtan at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg in Germany.

Here is the text to sing along:

Shivaya Nama Om,
Shivaya Namaha
Shivaya Nama Om,
Namah Shivaya // 1 //

Om Namah Shivaya,
Om Namah Shivaya
Om Namah Shivaya,
Om Namah Shivaya // 2 //

Shiva Shiva Shiva Shiva,
Shivaya Nama Om
Hara Hara Hara Hara,
Namah Shivaya // 3 //

Samba Sadashiva,
Samba Sadashiva
Samba Sadashiva,
Samba Shiv(a) Om Hara // 4 //

Shiva Shiva Shankara,
Hara...

“Om Namo Narayanaya Dasoham Tava Keshava” was made live during a kirtan at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg in Germany.

Here is the text to sing along:

Om Namo Narayanaya
Dasoham Tava Keshava

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Shankara Stefan sings “Asato Ma Sad Gamaya” during a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany.

Text:

Asato Ma Sad Gamaya
Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya
Mrityor Manritan Gamaya //

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“Satchidananda Guru Satchidananda” was made live during a kirtan at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg in Germany.

Here is the text to sing along:

Satchidananda Guru, Satchidananda
Satchidananda Guru, Satchidananda // 1 //

Ananda Guru Om, Shivananda Guru Om
Ananda Guru Om, Shivananda Guru Om // 2 //

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“Ambe Jagadambe” was made live during a kirtan at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg in Germany.

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The Gayatri Mantra was made live during a kirtan at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg in Germany.

Lyrics to Sing Along:

Om Bhur Bhuvah Svaha
Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi /
Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat //

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“Tumi Bhaja Re Mana” was made live during a kirtan at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg in Germany.

Tumi Bhaja Re Mana · Sing with your heart, listen with your soul.

Lyrics:

Tumi Bhaja Re Mana
Tumi Japa Re Mana
Om Shri Ram Jaya Ram
Japa Re Mana

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“Ma Ma Shri Raja” - this recording was made live during a kirtan at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg in Germany.

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This recording was made live during a kirtan at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg in Germany.

Here is the text to sing along:

Sita Ram Sita Ram
Ram Sita Ram Ram

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“Govinda Narayana” is a Krishna kirtan: Krishna is invoked as Govinda Gopala - that is, as the Good Shepherd. He is there for all Naras that is all beings. He is Hari, radiant and luminous.

In this kirtan, God is invoked as Govinda, the good shepherd; as Gopala, the protector of all beings; as Narayana, the one who is within all; and as Hari, the one who shines and is radiant, full of love. He is Ananda - he leads to joy and he is the one we can perceive and experience everywhere.

Here is the...

Vani Devi sings the hymn from the “Nirvanashatakam” during a satsang at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg. You can find the complete text in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Booklet under number 404.

In the six stanzas on liberation by Jagadguru Shankaracharya, you can discover both what you are not and what your true nature is: namely, Being, Knowledge, and Bliss.

The Nirvanashatakam kirtan consists of six instructive verses on freedom - or Nirvana - written by Shankara (also Sankara or Shri Shankaracharya). In each verse, Shankara explains what we are not. We are not our...

“Jaya Shri Krishna Chaitanya” honors Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and his closest disciples and companions. Jaya means “invocation of,” and Shri Krishna Chaitanya is the great founder of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. The Hare Krishna community is also part of this tradition.

This mantra is also known as the Pancha-Tattwa Mantra, as it invokes the five companions of Shri Krishna Chaitanya. They are considered aspects of Chaitanya. It is recommended to always sing this kirtan first, before reciting the Maha Mantra.

Swami Sivananda had great devotion to Shri Krishna Chaitanya, even though he came from a different traditio...

“Serve, love, give, purify, meditate, realize” is a kirtan that succinctly describes the teachings of Swami Sivananda. Swami Sivananda loved to sing this kirtan.

“Serve, love, give, purify, purify” refers to the various yoga practices. By practicing yoga, we purify ourselves. We also do so by working on ourselves. By serving, loving, and giving, we purify ourselves. And then “purify” and “meditate” follow naturally. Therefore, serve, love, give, purify, meditate—and then comes: realize.

The more we serve, love, and give, the deeper our meditation becomes.

Here you are listening to a recording featuring Kamala D...

Shankara Stefan & friends chant “Krishna Krishna Mahayogin” during a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany.

“Krishna Krishna Mahayogin” is a traditional mantra from the Bhakti tradition and a loving invocation of Krishna, the embodiment of joy, devotion, and divine love. “Mahayogin” means “great yogi” and evokes the all-encompassing, unifying power of consciousness that Krishna embodies.

In many spiritual traditions, Krishna is regarded as a symbol of love, compassion, and the divine play of life. Chanting his name is said to open the heart and strengthen the connection to inner joy. Chanting mantras together...

“Om Namah Shivaya” is one of the best-known and most powerful mantras in the Indian tradition. It is dedicated to Shiva, the symbol of transformation, consciousness, stillness, and inner freedom. The Sanskrit phrase roughly translates to: “I bow to the highest consciousness within me and in the universe.” Here you can listen to a recording featuring Vallabha from a Yoga Vidya Saturday evening satsang in Bad Meinberg on March 8th, 2025.

Lyrics:

Om Namah Shivaya
Namah Shivaya

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Vani Devi chants

Jay Radhe
Jay Radhe
Jay Shri Krishna Bolo
Jay Radhe

during a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany.

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Madhuka sings the kirtan “Jay Bajaranga Bali.” You can find this kirtan in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Booklet under number 212. “Jay Bajaranga Bali” invokes the power, devotion, and strength of Hanuman. It is a powerful, energizing, and joyful kirtan. It awakens the spirit and instills a sense of optimism. Jay Bajaranga Bali is a Hanuman kirtan.

Here are the lyrics to sing along:

Jay Bajaranga Bali
Jay Bajaranga Bali
Jay Hanumana Ki
Jay Mahavira, Jay Hanuman
Jay Gurudeva, Karo Kalyan

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Group Mudita chants Shri Ram Jaya Ram at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Here is the text to sing along:

Shri Ram Jaya Ram
Shri Ram Jaya Ram,
Jaya Jaya Ram Om
Shri Ram Jaya Ram,
Jaya Jaya Ram

Shri Ram Jaya Ram - this is how various kirtans begin, and many other kirtans include a verse with Shri Ram Jaya Ram. Ram stands for Rama, the highest joy. Jaya means victory, triumph. Shri means happiness, radiance, brilliance. May Rama triumph within us; may the divine blessing shine within us...

Tina sings the kirtan “Narayana Hari Om.” “Narayana Hari Om” is both: a Vishnu kirtan and a Krishna kirtan.

In “Narayana Hari Om,” God is invoked as the Preserver, as the one who dwells within all beings, as the one who is full of love and is the highest truth. God is the Good Shepherd.

And even though God’s workings are mysterious, we can still trust in His guidance.

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Katyayani sings during a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany, the kirtan “Om Dum Durgayai Namaha”.

“Om Dum Durgayai Namaha” is a powerful, sacred mantra dedicated to the Hindu goddess Durga. It is a Dhyana Moksha mantra and is used to seek protection, overcome obstacles, and invoke divine energy for strength and prosperity.

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Suguna and Sabina are chanting Om Namah Shivaya at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany.

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“Om Namah Shivaya” is the Panchakshara Mantra of Shiva. “Om Namah Shivaya” is a Dhyana Moksha Mantra, a mantra for meditation, a mantra that leads to liberation. “Om Namah Shivaya” means: Om – infinite sound, Namah means “homage, greeting...

Om Shakti Om is a dynamic, energetic kirtan for Shakti, the cosmic energy. In this kirtan, Shakti, the cosmic power, becomes tangible and palpable. Let yourself be carried away by the dynamics of this Om Shakti Kirtan.

Performed by Sundaram & Friends at the Yoga Vidya Easter Concert 2024

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Jay Ma Jay Ma
Am
Jay Ma Jay Ma
C
Jay Ma Jay Ma
G
Jota Ma

Jay Ambe Jagadambe
Jay Ambe Jay Ma

composed and performed by Lisa Lilamayi

A kirtan that invokes the Divine Mother as joy. Jaya Ma - may the Divine Mother triumph - yes she will triumph, in me, everywhere in the world.

Ma stands for Durga, but also for all manifestations of the Divine Mother, the Devi, the feminine power.

Hagit Noam sings the Ganesha Gayatri Mantra and Om Gam Ganapataye Namah. Let yourself be enchanted by Hagit's wonderful singing! She is a specialist in early music and interprets well-known mantras in an inspiring way.

Hagit regularly gives seminars and concerts at Yoga Vidya.

Om
Tat-purushaya Vidmahe
Vakra-tundaya Dhimahi /
Tan No Dantih Prachodayat //

followed by the Ganesha Mantra Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha (number 699 under Ganesha in the kirtan booklet)

Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha.

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Radhe Radhe Radhe Bolo

Bm                  A        Bm
Radhe Radhe Radhe Bolo
D           A          Bm
Radhe Govinda Bolo
Bm        A        D        A
Radhe Radhe Radhe Bolo
Bm         A         Bm
Radhe Govinda Bolo

Shiva Shiva Shiva Bolo
Shiva Shankara Bolo

Vishnu Vishnu Vishnu Bolo
Vishnu Narayana Bolo

Performed by

Ishwara: vocals & guitar
Prashanti: vocals & cajonito

This is a particularly dynamic, energetic kirtan. When you sing or listen to this kirtan, you will be filled with joy, energy, confidence, and courage.

New yoga teachers from Bamberg and Bayreuth in Germany are chanting the Shri Nrisimha Mahamantra during a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany.

Here are the lyrics to sing along:

Ugram Viram Maha-vishnum 'Jvalantam Sarvato-mukham /
Nri-sinham Bhishanam Bhadram 'Nrityu-nrityum Namany Aham // 1 //

Namas Te Nara-sinhaya 'Prahlada-hlada-dayine /
Hiranya-kashipor Vaksah- 'Shila-tanka-nakhalaye // 2 //

Ito Nri-sinhah Parato Nri-sinho 'Yato Yato Yami Tato Nri-sinhah /
Bahir Nri-sinho Hridaye Nri-sinho 'Nri-sinham Adim Sharanam Prapadye // 3 //

Narasimha is the lion god. Narasimha is an incarnation of Vishnu. Vishnu takes on various forms to...

Group Mudita perform the kirtan Jago Ma Jago Ma at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany.

The kirtan uses a simple but powerful repetition: the word “Jago” (wake up), combined with “Ma” (mother), invokes the divine mother in collective singing.

Jago Jago Ma, Jago Jago Ma

Shankari Ma

(... further invocations ...)

The sound is cyclical—ranging from a calm, meditative mood to an uplifting, communal energy. This dynamic allows for both individual listening and communal singing and chanting in a circle.

Jago means “awaken/wake up.” In spiritual songs, this ca...

Vallabha chants Shri Ram Jaya Ram at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany.

Shri Ram Jaya Ram,
Jaya Jaya Ram
Shri Ram Jaya Ram,
Jaya Jaya Ram
Sita Ram Sita Ram

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The kirtan “Shri Ram Jaya Ram Jaya Sita Ram” expresses in various ways how one...

Sachara Chara Pari Purna Shivoham sung by Bhakti – this is the name of this kirtan, which is very popular at Yoga Vidya. It is a Vedanta kirtan that expresses the unity of the individual soul with the Cosmic Soul: Shivoham, I am Shiva, is the refrain.

Dm C

Sachara Chara Pari Purna

Bb C Dm

Shivoham, Shivoham

Dm C

Nityananda Svarupa

Bb C Dm

Shivoham, Shivoham

Dm C

Anandoham Anandoham

Bb C Dm

Anandam brahmanandam

Newly trained yoga teachers sing the kirtan Krishna Hare Krishna Gopala during a Saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg. Listen to the singing of Krishna Hare Krishna Gopala and join in. You will not find the lyrics in the Yoga Vidya kirtan booklet.

The kirtan is characterized by a simple but powerful structure: The mantra phrases “Krishna Hare Krishna, Gopala Hare...” are sung repeatedly — often alternating between the lead singer and the choir (call and response), accompanied by the harmonium.

The chant unfolds in several phases:

First, calm and inviting — ideal fo...

Shankara M. chants the kirtan Om Namah Shivaya during a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg.

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Om Namah Shivaya is a greeting we often use in yoga. “Om” is Om, the all-encompassing. “Namah” means “greeting to” and ‘Shivaya’ means “to Shiva.”

Om Namah Shivaya therefore means reverence to Shiva...

“Guru Guru Ware Guru” is a Sikh song, a song from the Sikh tradition that came into yoga centers via 3HO Kundalini Yoga according to Yogi Bhajan, and it is a kirtan that particularly venerates Guru Ram-Das. Ram-Das was the fourth of the gurus in the Sikh lineage and is considered to be the one who stands for compassion, grace, and service. You can find this song in the Yoga Vidya Kirtan book under number 547.

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Experience the powerful worship of the divine Trimurti with the kirtan “Brahma Vishnu,” performed by the Mudita group. This song honors the three aspects of the divine—Brahma as creator, Vishnu as preserver, and Shiva as destroyer—and invites you to immerse yourself in devotion and worship. This kirtan was recorded at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg – perfect for singing along, meditating, or simply listening and immersing yourself in the spiritual energy.

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The mantra Om Tare Tuttare originates from Tibetan Buddhism. It is primarily directed at Green Tara, the Tara of compassion. It is therefore considered a healing mantra, a protective mantra, a comforting mantra, and also a mantra for self-help.

G Em C D

Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha

Performed by Katja

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