Narayana in Prabha Raga
Chanting with Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
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When I chant the beautiful namasankirtana Narayana with Gurumayi, I experience that I’m lifted out of a sense of time. I feel as if I am suspended in the beauty of the melody, the instruments, the voices, and the love.
Georgia, United States
With the crisis of the wildfires in Los Angeles not very far away, affecting the families of many of my loved ones, I had been consuming much more news than usual. Yesterday I felt it affecting me and realized I needed to shift away from that focus. I turned on the audio recording of Narayana on the Siddha Yoga path website and chanted while I worked in the kitchen for maybe fifteen minutes. It was so immediately joyous and uplifting!
A little while later I went for my walk around my neighborhood, and found myself mentally singing Narayana on the entire walk—Narayana japa! The anxious preoccupation I had been feeling lifted.
I will continue to chant as an offering for all those affected by the fires.
A little while later I went for my walk around my neighborhood, and found myself mentally singing Narayana on the entire walk—Narayana japa! The anxious preoccupation I had been feeling lifted.
I will continue to chant as an offering for all those affected by the fires.
California, United States
I was really absorbed in chanting Narayana with Gurumayi during Sweet Surprise 2025. At one point I closed my eyes and, to my surprise, saw the face of Lord Vishnu looking at me. His face was strong and very kind at the same time, and I felt humbled by this vision.
Kentucky, United States
I am learning to play the flute. I hope that one day, with Gurumayi ji’s grace, I will be able to perform in front of her at Shree Muktananda Ashram.
When I visited Gurudev Siddha Peeth before the New Year, the only chant I could play for days was Narayana. I felt disheartened, thinking I would never be ready to perform for the Guru. But on New Year’s Day, when I saw Gurumayi ji chanting it during Sweet Surprise, I realized something profound: each chant in Siddha Yoga music is prasad from the Guru, filled with love and grace, never to be seen as easy or ordinary. With this understanding, I played Narayana with deep love and respect, as if Gurumayi ji herself were listening.
When I visited Gurudev Siddha Peeth before the New Year, the only chant I could play for days was Narayana. I felt disheartened, thinking I would never be ready to perform for the Guru. But on New Year’s Day, when I saw Gurumayi ji chanting it during Sweet Surprise, I realized something profound: each chant in Siddha Yoga music is prasad from the Guru, filled with love and grace, never to be seen as easy or ordinary. With this understanding, I played Narayana with deep love and respect, as if Gurumayi ji herself were listening.
Alwar, India
I really enjoy chanting Narayana with Gurumayi ji. I was so excited to learn that I would get the chance to chant this live with Gurumayi ji during Sweet Surprise via live video stream. Chanting this always gives me a new experience. When I was chanting Narayana with Gurumayi ji, I experienced an feeling of infinite love within me. I felt the rays of the sun spreading as the form of love in my heart. Everywhere I was experiencing joy and love.
Indore, India
Narayana was the first chant I ever chanted at Shree Muktananda Ashram—and Gurumayi was present! That night in 1989 there was a lunar eclipse. We could chant, and then go to the open doors to chant while directly watching the moon. That night I fell in love with the Guru and the Siddha Yoga path.
So Narayana has always filled me with love and gratitude, and it did so again today.
So Narayana has always filled me with love and gratitude, and it did so again today.
Kentucky, United States
Whenever I chant Narayana, I feel like I’m floating on a scintillating ocean, being rocked back and forth by the soothing, comforting waves. This wonderful feeling leads me into a deep pool of love and joy in my heart.
St. Laurent, Canada
As I chanted this beautiful namasankirtana, I closed my eyes and imagined being in Gurudev Siddha Peeth, chanting with Gurumayi and a group of Siddha Yogis. A feeling of really being there arose! This released so much love and longing in me. Chanting with Gurumayi is just so wonderful.
Unterlangenegg, Switzerland
As I chant Narayana, I feel waves of ecstasy filling me, reminding me that every day, every moment is a new beginning. My heart feels expanded.
Faridabad, India
This is a chant for my soul! Whenever I listen to this chant, it tugs at my heart and I feel the presence of my Guru. On days when I feel restless or uneasy, I simply play this chant to usher in a sense of my Guru’s comforting embrace and a feeling of being loved.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
For me, this is the most beautiful chant in the world! As a child in India, when someone in our neighborhood passed on, the family hosted singers for a week or even forty days in honor of the departed. One of the chants they performed was Narayana. While everyone around me sat steeped in sadness, I felt happy. I did not understand why. It was only later on in life, when I heard Baba and Gurumayi chant Narayana, that I understood. Hearing this chant, I have the feeling I am listening to the universe singing the praises of God and the Guru.
California, United States
I went for my weekly visit with a ninety-three-year-old lady who is like a grandmother to me. She asked me if there was some news about yoga, because she knows that I’m engaged in the Siddha Yoga path.
I shared with her that Narayana is on the website, and I read her the text and invited her to listen to the chant. After just a few seconds of listening, she told me “It’s wonderful. This is peace… peace.” I said, “Yes, this is the power of Siddha Yoga chanting.”
As I looked into her eyes, I experienced Gurumayi’s presence—I was in satsang.
I shared with her that Narayana is on the website, and I read her the text and invited her to listen to the chant. After just a few seconds of listening, she told me “It’s wonderful. This is peace… peace.” I said, “Yes, this is the power of Siddha Yoga chanting.”
As I looked into her eyes, I experienced Gurumayi’s presence—I was in satsang.
Verbania, Italy
Thank you for making this excerpt from the recording of Narayana available on the website. I could feel the warmth of the sun inside my heart as I listened and chanted along with Gurumayi this morning. And I made an intention to chant this namasankirtana for a few minutes each day before meditation as a way to invoke blessings and protection for the earth and all her creatures.
Wisconsin, United States
I have always loved chanting this namasankirtana. Inevitably, the waves of its melody, set to the beautiful Prabha raga, have had a particularly calming effect on me, almost as if I were being held in the protective hand of Lord Narayana himself.
Connecticut, United States