Voice of Vivekananda
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This is the hymn to Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother, written by Swami Abhedananda. It sung at many centers of the Ramakrishna Order, as the fourth hymn of the evening prayer. प्रकृतिं परमामभयां …
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Three verses from the Narayani Stuti of the Chandi comprise the third Arati hymn. ॐ सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके।शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते॥सृष्टिस्थितिविनाशानां शक्तिभूते …
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This is the enthralling Aratrika hymn composed by Swami Vivekananda to Sri Ramakrishna, usually sung during the evening prayer, the “waving of lights”. Originally composed in Bengali, we …
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This is a Sanskrit hymn to Sri Ramakrishna, composed by Swami Vivekananda. ॐ ह्रीं ऋतं त्वमचलो गुणजिद्गुणेड्योनक्तं दिवं सकरुणं तव पादपद्मम्।मोहङ्कषं बहुकृतं न भजे यतोऽहंतस्मात्त्वमेव शरणं मम …
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यस्तद्वेद स वेद सर्वं सर्वा दिशो बलिमस्मै हरन्ति सर्वमस्मीत्युपासित तद्व्रतं तद्व्रतम् ॥ २.२१.४ ॥॥ इति एकविंशः खण्डः ॥ yastadveda sa veda sarvaṃ sarvā diśo balimasmai haranti sarvamasmītyupāsita …
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तदेष श्लोको यानि पञ्चधा त्रीणी त्रीणि तेभ्यो न ज्यायः परमन्यदस्ति ॥ २.२१.३ ॥ tadeṣa śloko yāni pañcadhā trīṇī trīṇi tebhyo na jyāyaḥ paramanyadasti || 2.21.3 || 3. Here is a verse in this …