Bhajan of the Week - Ganga Jatadhara Gauri Shankara Girija Mana Ramana

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Bhajan of the Week

Thursday, November 6, 2003

 

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Title:

Ganga Jatadhara Gauri Shankara Girija Mana Ramana

 

Sung by:

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 

Download:

http://www.sathyasai.org/audio/audioprashanthi/gangajatha1.MP3

 

Text

 

(Jaya) Ganga Jatadhara Gauri Shankara Girija Mana Ramana

Mrutyum Jaya Mahadeva Maheshwara Mangala Subha Charana

Nandi Vahana Naga Bhushana

(Sai) Nirupama Guna Sadana

Natana Manohara Nilakantha Sai

Niraja Dala Nayana

 

Meaning

 

O Lord Shankara! Bearer of the Ganges. Thou art pleasing to Goddess

Girija. O Lord of Lords, Lord Maheshwara! Worshipping Thy auspicious

Lotus Feet secues liberation. O Merciful Lotus-Eyed Lord with the

blue-neck! Thou hast the cobra as ornament and bull Nandi as vehicle.

 

Salutations to Lord Shiva who holds Ganga in His matted hair.

He is the Lord of Gauri, the immortal One, and is the divine dancer

who has Nandhi as His vehicle. He who is adorned with serpents

around His blue neck, is the repository of incomparable qualities.

 

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"What then is the essence of Sankeerthana? Its essential purpose is

to earn the love of God. Combining one's voice, tune, feeling and

rhythm to the appropriate beat of the song, the devotee should

immerse himself in the singing. Harmonizing the feeling with

devotion and Love, the sacred words of the song should be an

outpouring of love towards God. That alone is devotional singing."

- Sri Sathya Sai Baba