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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 40 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
My heart is expanding with gratitude as I listen to the exquisite purity and power of Gurumayi's compassionate voice singing
Narayana on this New Year's Day. As I joyfully join in with the response, I remember sitting with Gurumayi in the Shakti Mandap in Shree Muktananda Ashram years ago, chanting enthusiastically with many others. I feel the comforting reassurance of Lord Narayana's eternal and gentle protection, bringing me to a deep sense of peace within.
California, United States
While listening to and chanting
Narayana with Gurumayi on this beautiful New Year's morning, my whole being was filled with bliss and gratitude for all the blessings in my life.
Utah, United States
I went for my weekly visit with a 93-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 s
atsang.
Thank you, beloved Gurumayi, for supporting and sustaining my
sadhana in so many ways.
Verbania, Italy
I felt utter bliss when my fingers touched the keyboard of my laptop and the
Narayana chant began, ushering me into the universe of the Beloved.
I am humbled and eternally grateful for the garland of surprises that I receive from Gurumayi.
Thank you, Gurumayi. You are always so present in my life.
New York, USA
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, USA
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. However, I didn't know much about the significance of Lord Narayana, or what blessings I was inviting by chanting his name in particular.
So I am very grateful for the explanatory text posted on the Siddha Yoga path website. I can now appreciate how beautifully the melody reflects Lord Narayana's role as he "sustains and preserves creation." And I understand better why chanting the names Govinda, Gopala, and Hari also contribute to my experiencing a sense of divine protection.
Connecticut, USA
The first time I heard “
Narayana” chanted live, I was on a
seva visit to Shree Muktanana Ashram and we were celebrating Divali. I was in bliss that night!
Ever since then, I have had the Siddha Yoga CD of this chant available to play. I listen every morning after meditating on the day's teaching in
Resonate with Stillness. Today, it was such a gift to be able to hear “
Narayana” and read the text about it on the website.
I feel so grateful for the nourishment I receive from this
namasankirtana.
Ostuni, Italy