March 2021

jai śiva śaṅkara

JAI ŚIVA ŚAṄKARA PARAMEŚVARA JAI ŚIVA ŚAṄKARA HARI OṂ OṂ NAMAḤ ŚIVĀYA Victory to Śiva the auspicious one, the supreme lord Victory to Śiva the auspicious one, remover of sorrows of the world Om salutations to the auspicious one jai: victory to, celebration of śiva: literally “good”, “auspicious” śaṅkara: another name of Śiva, literally “causing …

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rādhārāṇī ki jai

RĀDHĀRĀṆĪ KI JAI MAHĀRĀṆĪ KI JAI BOLO RĀDHĀ GOVINDA KI JAI BOLO RĀDHE ŚYĀM Victory to queen Rādhā, glory to great queen Rādhā Sing glory to Rādhā and Govinda (Kṛṣṇa) Chant Rādhā and Śyāma (Kṛṣṇa) rādhā: the milkmaid (Gopī) dearest to Kṛṣṇa, considered an incarnation of the goddess Lakṣmī, literally “prosperity” or “success” rāṇī: queen …

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angels gather here

“Angels Gather Here” is a song that I wrote in 2011, on a yoga retreat at Caballito de Mar in Benissa, Southern Spain. At the front door, my attention was drawn to a wind chime made up of sea shells and driftwood with a sign at the top that read “Angels Gather Here”. One afternoon, …

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jaya jaya hanūmān

JAYA JAYA HANŪMĀN JAYA JAYA RĀM JAYA JAYA HANŪMĀN JAYA SĪTĀ RĀM HARE RĀM HARE RĀM RĀMA RĀMA RĀM HARE ŚRĪ RĀM JAI RĀM JAI JAI RĀM Victory to Hanūmān, victory to Rāma Victory to Hanūmān, victory to Sītā and Rāma Viṣṇu, Rāma, Viṣṇu, Rāma, … Glorious Rāma, praise Rāma, victory to Rāma jaya: conquest, …

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