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Damaru, Sounds of Isha’s newest album, features a collection of your favorite chants and songs on Adiyogi.
Damaru is the musical instrument of Adiyogi, the first yogi. He is also the Adi Guru or the first Guru. The yogic lore says that on the day of Guru Purnima, he decided to offer the science of yoga to his seven disciples, who are now celebrated as the Saptarishis.
This album features a collection of your favorite chants and songs on Adiyogi, recognizing him as a yogi, a guru, a being beyond qualities who defies all definition. We hope Damaru resonates with you and awakens within every seeker the passion for the Ultimate.
1. Adiyoginam Pranamāmyaham
This song is a salutation to Adiyogi, the first yogi, who is beyond any one quality, who has conquered the five elements. We bow down to the first Guru who transmitted the science of yoga to the Saptarishis.
Sahasra sahasrādi samvatsarā purvam
Naragnyāna uddhāranāya samarpitam
Ādiyoginādyam saptarshibhyo bodhitam
Ati shreshtham idam vishālam vignyānam
Ādiyoginam pranamāmyaham
Ādiyogin namastubhyam praseeda yogeshwara
Janmamaranolankrita māhākālā namostute
Gnyāna shringa vrishārudham prachandam vishweshwaram
Jatājutam bhāsma angam Ādiyoginam pranamāmyaham
Prithvitejodakamvayu vashikritam ākāsha cha
Mahābhuteshwaram devam Ādiyoginam pranamāmyaham
Nirgunam triguna pāram rudra hara sadāshivam
Bandhāpāsha haramdevam, Ādiyoginam pranamāmyaham
Trinetram gangādharam soma kundala bhushitam
Nāgarāja dharamdevam Ādiyoginam pranamāmyaham
Dakshinābhi mukhasthitam yoga vignyāna mokshadam
Saptarishibhirvanditam Ādiyoginam pranamāmyaham
2. Chandrashekhara Ashtakam
Chandrashekara Ashtakam is said to have been written by Sage Markandeya. It is said that at the age of sixteen, Markandeya was saved by Shiva from the God of Death (Kala or Yama). In these verses, Markandeya seeks refuge in Shiva, referred to here as Chandrashekara (the one who wears the crescent moon on his head). “When He is by my side, what can Yama do to me?” he proclaims.
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Chandrashekhara chandrashekhara chandrashekhara pāhimām
Chandrashekhara chandrashekhara chāndrashekhara raksha mām
Ratnasānusharāsanam rajatādri shrunga niketanam
Sinjinikruta pannageshwara achyutānana sāyakam
Kshipra dagdha puratrayam tridivālayairabhi vanditam
Chandrashekharamāshraye mama kim karishyati vai yamah
Pancha pādapa pushpa gandha padāmbuja dwaya shobhitam
Bhālalochana jātapāvaka dagdha manmatha vigraham
Bhasma digdha kalevaram bhava nāshanam bhavamavyayam
Chandrashekharamāshraye mama kim karishyati vai yamah
Matta vārana mukhya charma krutottareeya manoharam
Pankajāsana padmalochana pujitānghri saroruham
Deva sindhu tarangaseekara sikta shubhra jatādharam
Chandrashekharamāshraye mama kim karishyati vai yamah
Yaksharāja sakham bhagāksha haram bhujanga vibhushanam
Shaila rājasutā parishkruta chāru vāma kalevaram
Kshweda neela galam parashwadha dhārinam mrugadhārinam
Chandrashekharamāshraye mama kim karishyati vai yamah
Kundalikruta kundaleshwara kundalam vrusha vāhanam
Nāradādi muneeshwarastuta vaibhavam bhuvaneshwaram
Andhakāndhaka māshrita amarapādapam shamanāntakam
Chandrashekharamāshraye mama kim karishyati vai yamah
Bheshajam bhavaroginam akhila pādamāmpaharinam
Dakshayagnavināshanam trigunātmakam trivilochanam
Bhuktimukti phalapradam sakalāghasangha nivāranam
Chandrashekharamāshraye mama kim karishyati vai yamah
3. Gauranga
This song is a descriptive salutation of the different attributes of Shiva. The great yogi who is referred to as Ardhanarishvara (the one who has included the feminine as a part of himself), the fair-bodied one, and who beats a steady rhythm on his damaru.
Gaurānga ardhānga gangā tarange
Yogi māhāyogaka rupa rāje gaurānga
Bhagachāla munda māla shashi bhāla karatāla
Tādeka dimidimika dimi damaru bāje
Ambarāmba gāmbhara digambara jatājuta
Phanidhāra bhujangesha anga vibhuti chāje
Vānivilāsatuya dāta vidhāta
Jāta sakala dukha sadāshiva virāje
4. Na Hi Shiva Sneha
Originally penned by Sadhguru in English before the consecration of the Yogeshwar Linga, these verses have been translated into Sanskrit. They talk about the mysterious and crafty ways of the formless Divine who shows the way to stillness and fulfillment – who is not the way but the end.
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5. Gurvashtakam
In the Indian tradition, great importance is attached to having a Guru in one’s life. The Gurvashtakam exemplifies this cultural tenet. In this octet, Adi Shankara lists the various aspects of life that human beings generally prize: fame, power, riches, beauty, intelligence, talent, possessions, a wonderful family. Then he dismisses it all, saying, “If one’s mind does not surrender before the feet of the Guru, what is the point?”
6. Uma Maheshwara Stotram (Selected verses)
The yogic traditions recognized the dualities of life – masculine and feminine, logical and intuitive, creator and creation, purusha and praktriti, Shiva and Shakti. On the surface, the Uma Maheshwara Stotram by Adi Shankara is a salutation to Shiva and his consort Parvati. On a deeper level it celebrates the two fundamental dimensions of existence.
7. Parvati Vallabha Ashtakam (Selected verses)
This Ashtakam is a chant of salutations to Shiva, “the consort of Parvati”. It describes the various attributes of Shiva who is exhorted by the sages and the Vedas and who is also known as the Lord of Blessings, who is attributed contradicting descriptions likening him to devils and ghosts as well as the most beautiful being. Embodying all the qualities of existence, he is all-embracing and inclusive – as life naturally is.
Editor's Note: Damaru album is available for download on Isha Download store. You can either download the full album or individual songs a "pay as you wish" basis.