Vibrant Chants

We reverentially prostrate at the feet of all spiritual Masters on the auspicious occasion of "GURU POURNIMA" .Why feet?They are the idol of ideal of the Guru. The inner meaning is clarified in this episode. Here in Gurupaduka stotram Adi Shankaracharya is comparing the Guru's Paduka to a boat which takes us safely to the shores of the ocean of samsara (ocean of life).In each verse the Guru Padukas are glorified in various ways to enlighten the path of Guru Bhakti.

Guru Shishya Parampara is the teacher disciple lineage.Being a civilization that respects experiential knowledge, we hold high respect for the teacher of such knowledge.Guru stotram is a prayer addressed to a teacher.

शयन समये , at night before sleeping chant this prayer. This habit will purify our thoughts which will take us nearer to the Lord. After a little bit of introspection we will be able to get to the bottom of problems of the day.
A prayer to ask for apologies for wrong actions performed through out the day.This is a process of thinking deeply , carefully, to examine our own ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
O ! Lord please forgive us for all that we did and give us a chance to correct ourselves.

This invocation prayer when recited is believed to unite teacher and student through Divine intervention and protect them and remove any negative energy between them. The Shanti Mantras are very powerful set of words used to pacify the surrounding and create a serene atmosphere and bring peace to your heart and home.

Chant this shloka and worship the Lord with pure and serene heart.Thus a simple Sadhana of remembering Lord's name before taking food , takes us closer to GOD. "ANNA TO BRAHMAN "

When you chant this prayer before Meals , the food , the surroundings and the mind is purified with positive VIBRATIONS.We also learn to respect the food.As the food goes so the mind , as the mind , so goes the thought and so is the behavior .

Salutations to Mother Saraswati giver of boons , full filler of desires. Sarswati is the embodiment of knowledge and wisdom.

Lord Ganesha is the Lord of wisdom.This wisdom discriminates between right and wrong, leading to the path that is void of obstacles and hence he is the Vighnaharta---one who defeats obstacles. Chanting of this shloka will help to achieve our goal with no obstacles.

Gratitude prayers to Mother earth Bhumi Devi.This chant builds up respect towards Earth , its resources and other beings who live in it.

Prayers helps us calm our mind. Prayer helps families and organizations too. The family that prays together-stays together .

Shanti Mantras are very powerful. Shanti Mantras are not exclusively to bring peace to your home and heart yet additionally to break the obstacles and allow issues to calm down.

Kids have an abundance amount of learning capability with that being said let us ignite that passion for learning. There are a few common sanskrit chants that you can start your day off with to keep calm and serene .It has been scientifically proven that chanting these Sanskrit shlokas can sharpen ones memory and improve pronunciation. This also helps us retain our culture and traditions that can be preserved and passed from one generation to another. In my coming episodes I will be providing meaning of each shloka in English and what time of the day to chant that particular Shloka. Each Deity has a unique shloka associated with a scientific meaning that could be interpreted in your daily life which will be also explained.

Shri Ganesha has 1000 names.These are twelve names which we can chant daily.

Hindu culture has placed Guru on higher pedestal than God because the SadGuru alone shows the path towards God realization.