Voice of Vivekananda
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The 108 names of Sri Ramakrishna. The first “namanam” is composed by Swami Virajananda. The audio can be heard here. श्रीरामकृष्ण-नाम-सङ्कीर्तनम्नमनम्सर्व-जीव-पाप-नाश-कारणं भवेश्वरंस्वीकृतं च …
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Swami Vivekananda expresses profound devotion in this hymn to Shiva, composed by him in Sanskrit. The translation is by Swami Ashokananda. ॥शिवस्तोत्रम्॥ ॐ नमः …
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The second Chandi hymn, from the fourth chapter. शक्रादिकृतदेवीस्तुतिःदेव्या यया ततमिदं जगदात्मशक्त्या निःशेषदेवगणशक्तिसमूहमूर्त्या।तामम्बिकामखिलदेवमहर्षिपूज्यां भक्त्या नताः स्म विदधातु शुभानि सा …
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अथ यां चतुर्थीं जुहुयात्तां जुहुयात्समानाय स्वाहेति समानस्तृप्यति ॥ ५.२२.१ ॥ atha yāṃ caturthīṃ juhuyāttāṃ juhuyātsamānāya svāheti samānastṛpyati || 5.22.1 || 1. When he [the eater] offers the …
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The sādhana pañcakam of Sri Shankaracharya is a classic text on spiritual practice.Listen to the sādhana pañcakam chanted by Swami Brahmarupananda: ॥साधन पञ्चकम्॥वेदो नित्यमधीयतां तदुदितं कर्म …
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विनर्दि साम्नो वृणे पशव्यमित्यग्नेरुद्गीथोऽनिरुक्तः प्रजापतेर्निरुक्तः सोमस्य मृदु श्लक्ष्णं वायोः श्लक्ष्णं बलवदिन्द्रस्य क्रौञ्चं बृहस्पतेरपध्वान्तं वरुणस्य तान्सर्वानेवोपसेवेत वारुणं त्वेव वर्जयेत् …