Highlights from Chinmaya’s two albums of mantra music originally released (2000-2001) as ‘Akasha’
Tracks
1 Om Purnamada
2 Gayatri
3 Prem Hari Ka Rup Hai
4 Sarve Bhavantu
5 Pushpa Madye Yatha Gandham
6 Om Shanti
7 Namaste (Instrumental)
Musicians
Chinmaya Dunster (composer, producer, guitars and programming)
Kavi Jezzie Hockaday (guitars, programming)
Bikramjit Singh (bansuri) Avinash Jagtap (violin)
Basant Madhur (tabla) Prabodh Senger (bass) Kalyan Mitto (cello)
Vocals by Tanmayo Boyd, Kiri Iriwata, Gerhard Fankhauser, Bodhianand
Backing vocals by Punam, Jaggy Singh, Varsha Kumar, Anant Jesse, Asiema David, Anuradha
Lyrics
1
OM PURNAMADAH PURNAMADAN
PURNAT PURNAM USACHYATE
PURNASYA PURNAMADAYA
PURNAMEVA VASHISHYATE
OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI
The world is born out of wholeness and thus is also complete.
Even if we remove everything from what is complete,
it will remain complete.
Om, peace, peace, peace.
2
AUM BHU BHUVAH SVAHA
TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM
BHARGO DEVASYA DHEEMAHI
DHIYO YO NAH PRACHODAYAT
In Earth, Sky and Heaven
I meditate on and sustain in myself
The beautiful brilliance of God
Who shines in the splendor of the sun
3
PREM HARI KA ROOP HAI
TYON HARI PREM SAROOP
EK HOI DVE YON VESAIN
JYON SURAJ AUR DHOOP
Love is the very form of God, as God is love itself
The two are one, like sun and sunshine
4
SARVE BHAVANTU SUKHINAHA
SARVESHAM BHADRANI PASHYANTU
SARVE SANTU NIRAMAYA
SARVESHAM MANGALAM BHAVATU
May all have happiness
May all have good fortune
May all have good health
May all be auspiciously well
5
PUSHPA MADHYE YATHA GANDHAM
PAYO MADHYE YATHA GHRITAM
TILA MADHYE YATHA TEILAM
ISHVAR IVA KANCHANAM
As fragrance is in a flower
As butter is in milk
As oil is in the sesame seed
So the Divine is in all things
6
ASATOMA SADGAMAYA
TAMASOMA JYOTIRGAMAYA
MRUTYORMA AMRUTAM GAMAYA
OM SHANTI
From ignorance turn towards truth
From darkness turn towards light
From suffering turn towards bliss
Om peace
