Wise Heart Community

Wise Heart Community

Chants, Kirtans, and Orders of Service

The Wise Heart Community for Devotional Practice and Study is an interfaith group of seekers, striving through devotion, shared community, and selfless service to live life to good purpose and in the light of our true nature. We are rooted in the tradition of Satyananda Yoga. We bring our own spiritual traditions together with our yogic practices to create a rich mix of perspectives from which to examine our relationship with the Divine and with all of creation.

CONTENTS

OPENING AND CLOSING CHANTS 5

Peace invocation from the Taittreya Upanishad 5

Mahamitrunjaya Mantra 5

Gayatri mantra 5

The 32 Names of Durga 6

Arati chant 7

Shanti Path 8

Twameva 8

CHANTS FOR DAILY USE 9

Prayer to Saraswati before study or teaching 9

Prayer for preparing to work with a client 9

Blessing the hands 9

Accepting blessing and offering thanks 9

Prayer for Self-Cognition……………………………………………………………….9

GAYATRIS 11

CHANTS FOR HAVAN 13

Ganapati stotram 13

Agni mantra 13

LONGER CHANTS 15

Guru Stotram 15

Lingastakam 16

KIRTAN CHANTS 19

Swarupini Ma 19

Shankaraya Mangalam 19

Maha Kali Ki Jai 19

Durge Jai Jai Ma 19

Kali Maheshvari 19

Om jai Saraswati mata 19

Ambe Mata 19

Jay Ambe Jagadambe 20

Maha Mantra Kirtan 20

Gopala 20

Govinda jaya, jaya 20

Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya 20

Sri Ram 20

Om Nama Shivaya 20

Shiva, Shiva, Sadashiva 20

Shiva Gospel (adapted from Bhagavan Das) 20

Ganesha sankirtan 20

Dhanyavad, Dhanyavad, Dhanyavad Ananda 20

Gate 20

SONGS 21

All I Ask of You 21

Canticle of the Sun 21

Canto de Esperanza: 21

Chant for Healing 22

Chant for Renewal 22

Dona nobis pacem 22

Door of My Heart 22

Down By the Riverside 22

For the Beauty of the Earth 22

Gather Us In 23

God of Day and God of Darkness 23

He’s Got the Whole World 24

Heart of the Mother 24

Heart Song 24

Holy Ground 24

How Can I Keep from Singing? 24

Lord of All Hopefulness 25

Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel 25

Oh, Prepare Me 25

Peace I Leave with You 25

Peace is Flowing Like a River 25

I’ve Got Peace Like a River 26

Peace Prayer 26

Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord 26

Return Again 26

Shanti is the Ocean 26

Simple Gifts 27

Spirit 27

They'll Know We Are Faithful 27

This is the Day 28

This Land is Your Land 28

This Little Light of Mine 28

Ubi Caritas 28

We Shall Not be Moved 28

We Shall Overcome 28

WISE HEART COMMUNITY HAVAN FOR HEALTH AND HEALING 29

OPENING AND CLOSING CHANTS

Peace invocation from the Taittreya Upanishad

Sahanavavatu sahanaubhunaktu

Sahaviryam karavavahai

Tejasvinavaditamastu mavidvishavahai

Om shanti, shanti, shanti

May we both be protected by That

May we be nourished by That

May we acquire the capacity to study

And understand the scriptures

May our studies be brilliant

May we not cavil at each other

Mahamitrunjaya Mantra

Om tryambakam yajaamahe

Sugandhim pushtivardhanam

Urvaa rukamiva bandhanaat

Mrityor mukshiya maamritaat

We worship the fragrant 3-eyed One (Shiva)

Who confers ever-increasing prosperity

Let us be saved from the hold of death

Like a cucumber freed from its vine.

Let us not turn away from liberation

(Mahamrityunjaya mantra—Great mantra for victory over illness and death)

Gayatri mantra

Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ

tat savitur vareṇyaṃ

bhargo devasya dhīmahi

dhiyo yo naḥ prachodayāt

We meditate on the glory of the Creator;

Who has created the Universe;

Who is worthy of Worship;

Who is the embodiment of Knowledge and Light;

Who is the remover of all Sin and Ignorance;

May the Creator enlighten our Intellect.

The 32 Names of Durga

Om Durga

Durgārti śamanī

Durgā padvi nivāriṇī

Durgamać chhedinī

Durga sādhinī

Durga nāśinī

Durgatoddhāriṇī

Durga nihantrī

Durga māpahā

Durgama jñānadā

Durga daitya loka davānalā

Durgamā

Durgamālokā

Durgamātma svarupiṇī

Durga mārga pradā

Durgama vidyā

Durgam āśritā

Durgama jñāna samsthānā

Durgama dhyāna bhāsinī

Durga mohā

Durgamagā

Durgamārtha svarupiṇī

Durgamāsura samhantrī

Durgam āyudha dhāriṇī

Durga māngi

Durgamatā

Durgamyā

Durgameśvarī

Durga bhīmā

Durga bhāmā

Durgabhā

Durga dāriṇī

Arati chant

Jyoti Jyoti Jyoti Swayam

Jyoti Jyoti Jyoti Param

Jyoti Jyoti Jyoti Arul

Jyoti Jyoti Jyoti Sivam

Vama Jyoti Soma Jyoti

Vana Jyoti Jnana Jyoti

Maha Jyoti Yoga Jyoti

Vata Jyoti Nada Jyoti

Ema Jyoti Vyoma Jyoti

Eru Jyoti Viru Jyoti

Eka Jyoti Eka Jyoti

Eka Jyoti Jyotiye

Light O Light of Self-Effulgence

Light O Light of Absoluteness

Light O Light of Gracefulness

Light O Light of Auspiciousness

Light of Siva, Light of Moon

Light Divine, Light of Wisdom

Light of Heaven, Light of Yoga

Light of Wind, Light of Sound

Light of Delight, Light of Water

Rising Light, Vital Light

The Only Light, The Only Light

Give us Light O Light of Light

Shanti Path

Asato maa sad gamaya

tamaso maa jyotir gamaya

mrityor maa amritam gamaya

Lead me from unreal to real

From darkness to light

From fear of death to knowledge of immortality

Sarveshaam svastir bhavatu

Sarveshaam shaantir bhavatu

Sarveshaam purnam bhavatu

Sarveshaam mangalam bhavatu

May auspiciousness be unto all

May peace be unto all

May fullness be unto all

May prosperity be unto all

Lokaah samastaah sukhino bhavantu

May the universe be filled with peace, joy, love and light

Om tryambakam yajaamahe

Sugandhim pushtivardhanam

Urvaa rukamiva bandhanaat

Mrityor mukshiya maamritaat

Om shanti, shanti, shanti

Twameva

Twameva Maata Cha Pitaa Twameva

Twameva Bandhus Cha Sakhaa Twameva

Twameva Vidyaa Dravinam Twameva

Twameva Sarvam Mama Deva Deva (3x)

Thou alone art mother and father to me

Thou alone art kin and friend to me

Thou alone art knowledge and wealth to me

Thou art my all, my Lord of Lords.

Om shanti, shanti, shanti

Hari Om

CHANTS FOR DAILY USE

Prayer to Saraswati before study or teaching

Saraswati namastubhyam

varade kamarupini

vidyarambam karisyami

siddhirbhavatu me sada

Oh Saraswati, I pray to you the fulfiller of my wishes.

I start my studies with the prayer that success will be always.

Prayer for preparing to work with a client

Ayam me hasto Bhagavan
Ayam me Bhagavattarah
Ayam me visvabhesajo'yagm
Sivabhimarsanah
Om, shanti, shanti, shanti
My hand is the Lord
Boundlessly blissful is my hand
This hand holds all healing secrets
Which makes whole with its gentle touch

Blessing the hands

Karāgre vasate Lakshmi,

Kara-muule Saraswati.

Kara-madhye tu Govinda,

Prabhāte kara-darshanam.

On the tip of my fingers is prosperity and abundance (Lakshmi)

At the base of my fingers is eloquence and learning (Saraswati)

In the middle of my fingers is divine power (Govinda)

In this way I look at my palms.

Accepting blessing and offering thanks

Om Brahmhār panam, Brahma havihi

Brahmhag nau, Brahmhanā hutam

Brahmhaiva, tena gantavyam

Brahma karma samādhi nā

Brahman is the offering, Brahman is the ghee (food/nutrients/sacrifice)

Brahman is making the offering (cook/server), Brahman is the fire (act of cooking & eating)

Brahman will be reached by those who think, Brahman is everything and is all actions.

Prayer for Self-Cognition

Purnam adah purnam idam purnat
Purnam udacyate
Purnasya purnam adaya
Purnam evavasisyate
Om shanti, shanti, shanti
That is whole; this is whole.
From the whole, this whole came.
Remove this whole from that whole,
What remains is still whole.

GAYATRIS

Guru Gayatri

Om gurudevāya vidmahe

Parabrahmane dhīmahi

tanno guruḥ pracodayāt Swaha…

Satyananda Gayatri

Om paramahamsa avadhoota vidmahe

Satyanandaya dhimahi

Tanno guru prachodayata svaha

Ganapati Gayatri

Om ekadantaaya vidmahe vakratundaaya dhimahi

Tanno dantih prachodayaat

Ajapa Gayatri

Om hamsa hamsaya vidmahe

So'ham hamsaya dhimahi

Tanno hamsah prachodayata.

Devi Gayatri

Om sarvasamohinyai vidmahe

Jananyayai dhimahi

Tanno Shakti prachodayat

Durga Gayatri

Om kalyayanyai cha vidmahe
kanya kumarye cha dhimahi
tanno durga prachodayat

Lakshmi Gayatri

Om maha devyai cha vidmahe
vishnu priyayacha dhimahi
tanno lakshmi prachodayat

Saraswati Gayatri

Om vagdevyai cha vidmahe
kamarajaya dhimahi
tanno devi prachodayat

Yama Gayatri for freedom from the fear of death

Om surya puthraya vidmahe

Maha khalaya dimahee

Thanno Yama pratchodayat. Swaha

Let me meditate on the Sun,

Oh, great Lord of time, give me higher intellect,

And let this death create illumination.

Shakti havan mantra

Aim hreem kleem Om, swaha

CHANTS FOR HAVAN

Ganapati stotram

Om Ganānām

Tvā ganapati gvam havāmahe.

Kavim kavinām upama shravastamam.

Jyeshtha rājam brahmanām,

Brahmana spata ānah,

Shrinvannuti bhissīda sādanam.

Om hamsa hamsāya vidmahe paramahamsaya dhīmahi.

Tanno hāmsah prachodayāt.

Om namo hiranyabāhave hiranyavarnāya

Hiranyarūpāya hiranyapataye

Ambikapataye umāpataye pashupataye namo namaha.

Ritagvam satyam param brahma

Purusham krishnapingalam

Urdhva retam virūpaksham visvarūpaya vai namo namaha

Om shanti, shanti, shanti.

Salutations to Ganapati, chief of the hosts of attendants of Shiva. Wisest of all, abundantly glorious, the only true reflection of the Supreme May your blessings be upon this (ritual, practice, undertaking). Please be happy with us, give us your protection and Grace and be in our hearts. May our efforts be pleasing to you and be blessed. I bow to the great Lord Ganesha (Ganapati).

Agni mantra

Om agne naya supathā

rāye asmān vishnāvi

deva vayunāni vidvān.

Yuyo dhyasmajjuhurā nemo

bhūyishtham te ama uktim vidhema.

Om shanti, shanti, shanti.

LONGER CHANTS

Guru Stotram

Akhaṇḍamaṇḍalākāraṃ vyāptaṃ yena charācaraṃ .

Tatpadaṃ darśitaṃ yena tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ .

Ajñānatimirāndhasya jñānāñjanaśalākayā.

Chakṣurunmīlitaṃ yena tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ .

Gururbrahmā gururviṣṇuḥ gururdevo maheśvaraḥ .

Guruḥ sākṣāt parambrahma tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ .

Sthāvaraṃ jangamaṃ vyāptaṃ yatkiñchit sacharācharaṃ

Tatpadaṃ darśitaṃ yena tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ .

Chinmayaṃ vyāpitaṃ sarvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacharācharaṃ

Tatpadaṃ darśitaṃ yena tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ .

Sarvaśrutiśiroratna virājitapadāmbujaḥ .

Vedāntāmbujasūryāya tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ .

Chaitanyaṃ śāśvataṃ śāntaṃ vyomātītaṃ nirañjanaḥ .

Bindunādakalātītaḥ tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ .

Jñānaśakti-samārūḍḥaḥ tattva-mālā vibhūṣitaṃ .

Bhukti-mukti-pradātā cha tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ .

Aneka janma-samprāpta karma-bandha-vidāhine.

ātma-jñāna pradānena tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ .

śoṣaṇaṃ bhava-sindhoścha jñāpanaṃ sāra-saṃpadaḥ .

Gurorpādodakaṃ samyak tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ .

Na guroradhikaṃ tatvaṃ na guroradhikaṃ tapaḥ .

Tattva-jñānāt paraṃ nāsti tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ .

Mannātha śrī jagannāthaḥ madguru śrī jagatguruḥ .

Madātmā sarva bhūtātmā tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ .

Gururādiranādiścha guruḥ parama-daivataṃ

Guroḥ parataraṃ nāsti tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ .

Dhyānamūlaṃ gurormūrtiḥ pūjāmūlaṃ gurorpadaṃ

Mantra mūlaṃ gurorvākyaṃ mokṣa mūlaṃ gurorkṛpā.

Om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ

Lingastakam

Brahma muraree surarchita lingam

Nirmala bhastita shobhita lingam

Janmaja dukha vinashana lingam

Tatpranamami sada Siva lingam

Deva muni pravararchita lingam

Kama-dahana karunakara lingam

Ravana darpa vinashana lingam

Tatpranamami sada Siva lingam

Sarva sugandhi sulepita lingam

Buddhi-vivarddhana karana lingam

Siddha surasura vandita lingam

Tatpranamami sada Siva lingam

Kanaka mahamani bhoosita lingam

Phanipati-veshtita shobhita lingam

Daksha suyagia vina shana lingam

Tatpranamami sada Siva lingam

Kumkuma chandana lepita lingam

Pankaja hara sushobhita lingam

Sanchita papa vinashana lingam

Tatpranamami sada Siva lingam

Deva ganar chita sevita lingam

Bhavair bhakti bhireva cha lingam

Dinakara koti prabhakara lingam

Tatpranamami sada Siva lingam

Ashtadalo pari veshtita lingam

Sarva samudbhava karana lingam

Ashta daridra vinashana lingam

Tatpranamami sada Siva lingam

Sura guru suravara poojita lingam

Sura taru pushpa sadarchita lingam

Paratparam paramatmaka lingam

Tatpranamami sada Siva lingam

Devotees of God worship the pure, shining and beautiful Lingam.

The destroyer of worldly life and pain,