Arati Hymns These are the hymns sung in the evening prayer at centers of the Ramakrishna Order. Sanskrit Hymns These are some Sanskrit hymns and prayers Hymns from the …
Thou art my all in all, O Lord: Nath! Tumi sarvasva amar
Sri Ramakrishna loved very much this song by the Brahmo singer Trailokyanath Sannyal. It has also been beautifully translated in the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. We give here the English version …
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Sri Ramakrishna’s Prayer: “O Mother, I throw myself on Thy mercy…”
O Mother, I throw myself on Thy mercy;I take shelter at Thy Hallowed Feet.I do not want bodily comforts;I do not crave name and fame;I do not seek the eight occult powers.Be gracious and grant that I …
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Sri Chaitanya’s Prayer (Śikshāshtakam)
This beautiful translation of Sri Chaitanya’s only recorded output, the śikṣāṣṭakam (eight verses of instruction) has been done by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood. Chant the …
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Oh, when will dawn the blessed day
This is the translation of a Bengali song by Nilkantha Mukhopadhyay, a famous singer of his time who met Sri Ramakrishna. (First line: Kato dine hobe se prema sanchār.) Oh, when will dawn the …
Must All My Days Pass By So Utterly In Vain? – Swami Vivekananda
On Saturday, September 6, 1884, Narendra—the future Swami Vivekananda, sang this song for Sri Ramakrishna. Sri Ramakrishna told Hazra, “That was the first song he sang for me.” It expresses the deep …
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