An Octet to the Lord !

Can Sacred Music activate the Kundalini ? The answer is Yes !

Listening to Sacred Music and becoming aware of its meaning can transport us to celestial heights. I have been hearing this Sacred Music lately ( and I have put a lot of Music videos on my site ) and I am uplifted.

Nada means Sound and Yoga means Union. In other words, Nada Yoga means Union via Sound. Nada Yoga is an ancient science dealing with Meditation on Music, on sound and transformation though sound.

There are many types of Yoga, all roads leading to the Divine.

Our minds become absorbed in sound and we all listen to music. There are external and internal sounds, called in Sanskrit as Ahat and Anahat, struck and unstruck sounds.

Yogis say that the seat of the Self is the Heart Chakra or the Anahata Chakra. This is from where unstruck sounds originate.

During Meditation, you can hear the inner sounds, which arise from the Heart Chakra. Nada Yoga takes you to this inner blissful realm.

The inner sound, arising from the Anahata, is considered by many as the Kundalini itself, the Serpentine Power coiled in humans and which rises during Meditation !

Now the question is this. Can listening to the mantras activate the Kundalini.? It can ! Try listening to these Music Videos, understand the meaning of the verses and definitely there will be an upsurge in Consciousness !

An Eightfold Verse is called an Octet and this is an Octet to the Lord.

This magnificent octet describes the Indescribable, gives form to the Formless and limits the Illimitable. We have already said that describing Deity in terms of humanity is like expressing the Center in terms of the circumference !

Rathna Sanu Sarasanam, Rajathadri Srunga Nikethanam,
Sinchini krutha Pannageswara Achyuthanana Sayakam,
Kshipra Dhagdha Pura Thrayam thri Divalayairabhi Vanditham,
Chandrashekara Mashraye Mama Kim Karishyathi vai Yama.

Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Pahi Mam
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Raksha Mam

His bow contains mountains of jewels
His residence is on the Silver Mountain
A serpent was converted into rope
Lord Vishnu was used as arrows
All evils are destroyed by Him
Him the triune worlds salute !
If I have such Lord as my Saviour
How can Mortality/ Death devour me ?

Save us and liberate us, O Lord
From this quagmire of worldliness !

Pancha Paada Pa Pushpa Gandhaparambhuja Dwaya Shobitham,
Bala Lochana Jatha Pavaka Dagdha Manmatha Vigraham,
Bhasma Digdha Kalebharam, Bhava Nasanam, Bhava Mavyayam,
Chandrashekara Mashraye Mama Kim Karishyathi vai Yama.

Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Pahi Mam
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Raksha Mam

Shines He with the pair of His Lotus Feet
Which are worshipped by flowers five
His anger destroyed the God of Lust
With Fire out of His Third Eye
His body is smeared with ashes
Symbolising all that is evanescent
He is the destroyer of Existential Sorrow
He knoweth no destruction
If I have such Lord as my Saviour
How can Mortality/ Death devour me ?

Save us and liberate us, O Lord
From this quagmire of worldliness !

Matha Varana Mukhya Charma Kruthothareeya Manoharam,
Pankajasana Padma Lochana Poojithangri Saroruham,
Deva Sindhu Tharanga Seekara Siktha Shobha Jatadharam,
Chandrashekara Mashraye Mama Kim Karishyathi vai Yama.

Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Pahi Mam
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Raksha Mam

He is the greatest stealer of minds
With his upper cloth made
Of the skin of wild elephants
His Lotus feet is worshipped by the mighty
By Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma
His matter hair drenched with drops
Of the waves of river Ganga
If I have such Lord as my Saviour
How can Mortality/ Death devour me ?

Save us and liberate us, O Lord
From this quagmire of worldliness !

Yaksha Raja Sakham Bhagaksha Haram Bhujanga Vibhooshanam,
Shila Raje Sthaa Parish Krutha Charu Vama Kalebharam,
Kshweda Neela Galam Praswadha Dharinam Mruga Dharinam,
Chandrashekara Mashraye Mama Kim Karishyathi vai Yama.

Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Pahi Mam
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Raksha Mam

He is the friend of the Lord of Riches
He destroyed Bhaga’s eyes
Serpents are His ornaments
His left part is She
Mountain’s daughter, Parvathi
His neck blue due to poison
He is described as armed with an axe
A deer accompanies him everywhere
If I have such Lord as my Saviour
How can Mortality/ Death devour me ?

Save us and liberate us, O Lord
From this quagmire of worldliness !

Kundalee Krutha Kundaleswara Kundalam Vrusha Vahanam,
Naradadhi Muneeswara Sthutha Vaibhavam Bhuvaneshwaram,
Andhakandhaka Masrithamara Padapam Shamananthakam,
Chandrashekara Mashraye Mama Kim Karishyathi vai Yama.

Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Pahi Mam
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Raksha Mam

Ear studs made of a curling serpent adorn Him
Divines like Narada praise Him high
Lord of the Cosmos entire is He
The destroyer of Anthakasura
The Wish giving Tree to his devotees
The destroyer of Death ineluctable
If I have such Lord as my Saviour
How can Mortality/ Death devour me ?

Save us and liberate us, O Lord
From this quagmire of worldliness !

Bheshajam Bhava Roginam Akhilapadamapa Harinam,
Daksha Yajna Vinashanam Trigunathmakam Trivilochanam,
Bhukthi Mukthi Phala Pradham Sakalagha Sanga Nibharhanam,
Chandrashekara Mashraye Mama Kim Karishyathi vai Yama.

Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Pahi Mam
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Raksha Mam

He is the Doctor divine who cures Sorrow
The Annihilator of all dangers
Destroyer of Daksha’s fire sacrifice
Personification of qualities triune
With Past, Present & Future as eyes
Bestower of devotion and Salvation divine
The Annihilator of all sins
If I have such Lord as my Saviour
How can Mortality/ Death devour me ?

Save us and liberate us, O Lord
From this quagmire of worldliness !

Bhaktha Vathsala Marchitham, Nidhim, Akshayam, Haridambaram,
Sarva Bhoothapathim, Parathparam Apreya Manuthamam,
Soma Varinabhoohuthasana Somapanilakha Krutheem,
Chandrashekara Mashraye Mama Kim Karishyathi vai Yama.

Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Pahi Mam
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Raksha Mam

The darling of all devotees is He
O Wealth Secure that hath no longing !
He clothes Himself with Directions
The Chief of all creatures is He
Beyond the unreachable is He
Unknown is He to all living
The Holiest of all living beings
He is served by the Elemental Five
Earth, water, fire, ether & wind
If I have such Lord as my Saviour
How can Mortality/ Death devour me ?

Save us and liberate us, O Lord
From this quagmire of worldliness !

Viswa Srushti Vidhayinam, Punareva Palana Thathparam,
Samharathamapi Prapanchamashesha Loka Nivasinam,
Kreedayanthamaharnisham, Gana Nadha Yudha Samnvitham,
Chandrashekara Mashraye Mama Kim Karishyathi vai Yama.

Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Pahi Mam
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Raksha Mam

His work is Creation of the Universe
Also the preservation of this Cosmos
He destroys what He has created
At the appropriate time proper
Immanent is He in everything
He alternates as Night and Day
He is the leader of all living
He is like all mortals
If I have such Lord as my Saviour
How can Mortality/ Death devour me ?

Save us and liberate us, O Lord
From this quagmire of worldliness !