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Echoes of the Eternal


by Swami Chetanananda

Echoes of the Eternal: Peace ISBN 0916356663 $8.95 

Echoes of the Eternal: Bliss ISBN 0916356671 $8.95 

Echoes of the Eternal: Harmony ISBN 091635668X $8.95 

Echoes of the Eternal: Series ISBN 0916356744 $22.00 


A set of three 60-minute cassette tapes with 108 Sanskrit chants, hymns and prayers, with English translation. Most of these chants were recorded in the temple of the Ramakrishna Monastery at Trabuco Canyon, California. The domed shrine adds a sweet, sonorous, resonant sound. English translations are selected from the writings of Swamis Yatiswarananda, Nikhilananda, Prabhavananda, and other sources. The three cassettes may be purchased individually, or as a set.

Symphony of 5,000 Years - Silence is Brahman. Sound is also Brahman. Sound originates from the Infinite Silence, then manifests as finite name and form, and again merges into the Infinite Silence. The One becomes many - this is the play of maya. Swami Chetanananda, the Minister of the Vedanta Society of St. Louis, played with the sounds of Peace, Bliss, and Harmony in this series, Echoes of the Eternal. Through the ancient chanting tradition of Vedanta, he has evoked the moods of Devotion, Knowledge, Action and Meditation.



Echoes of the Eternal: Peace
Side 1
  1. Madhu vata ritayate:
    2. May the winds blow sweetly
  2. Tejo asi tejo mayi dhehi:
    3. O Lord, fill me with energy and strength
  3. Namah paryaya chavaryaya cha:
    4. O Lord, you are beyond the sea of relative existence
  4. Trayambakam yajamahe sugandhim:
    5. O Sweet Lord, we worship thee
  5. Ma no mahantam:
    6. O Rudra, protect us from evil
  6. Srinvantu vishve amritasya putrah:
    7. Hear, ye children of immortality
  7. Tvam eva mata cha pita tvameva:
    8. Thou art my mother and father
  8. Atma me shudhantam:
    9. May my body become pure
  9. Brahma metu mam:
    10. May Brahman be realized by us
  10. Vratena diksham apnoti:
    11. Truth is obtained by self-dedication
  11. Shraddhayam prane nivishto:
    12. I offer myself to the Lord with love
  12. Apyayantu mamangani:
    13. May the limbs of my body be fit to realize Brahman
  13. Vagarthau iva sampriktau:
    14. The sound of the word merges into silence
  14. Ma dehi aisvaryam:
    15. I do not want that wealth which takes the mind away from God
  15. Premadam cha me:
    16. O Lord, give me love
  16. Na dhanam na janam:
    17. Mine is no prayer for wealth or retinue
  17. Sarvata panipadam:
    18. May we behold that all-pervading Brahman
  18. Mudha jahihi dhanagama trishnam:
    19. O foolish mind, give up the craving for the world
  19. Yat jagrato duram:
    20. May my mind be of good intent
  20. Apanipado javano grahita:
    21. Without feet, Brahman moves fast
  21. Saha nav avatu:
    22. May Brahman protect us
Side 2
  1. Vang me manasi pratishthita:
    2. May my speech be one with my mind
  2. Dhyayati iva prithivi:
    3. The whole cosmos is meditating
  3. Ayah sparshe lagnam sapadi:
    4. May my dirty mind become pure
  4. Gabhire kasare vishati:
    5. Offer the lotus of the heart to God
  5. Na janami danam:
    6. Thou art my only refuge
  6. Prayena devamunah svavimuktikama:
    7. Lord, make me unselfish
  7. Yanme manasa vacha:
    8. O Lord, cleanse me of all my impurities
  8. Vani gunanukathane:
    9. Let my speech glorify God
  9. Iyam prithivi sarvesham bhutanam madhu:
    10. This earth is the honey of all beings
  10. Tvam vaishnavi shaktih:
    11. Thou art the great primal energy
  11. Tat purushaya vidmahe:
    12. We meditate upon the Lord Supreme
  12. Ya eko avarno vahudha:
    13. May he endow us with good thoughts
  13. Tapasa deva devata:
    14. Gods attained godhood through austerity
  14. Hridaya kamala madhye:
    15. Meditate on Brahman in the heart
  15. Dharme matir bhavatu:
    16. May we never deviate from righteousness
  16. Krisha parinati chetah:
    17. May my weak mind be full of devotion
  17. Parthaya pratibodhitam bhagavata:
    18. Enlightenment comes through the grace of God
  18. Na va are patyuh kamaya:
    19. The husband is dear for the sake of the Self
  19. Sam no mitras:
    20. May the Lord be propitious unto us
  20. Purnam adah purnam idam:
    21. Everything is filled with Brahman
Echoes of the Eternal: Bliss
Side 1
  1. Anando Brahmeti vyajanat:
    2. Bliss is Brahman
  2. Raso vai sah:
    3. Bliss is the source of existence
  3. Bhadram karnebhih shrinuyama:
    4. May we hear with our ears what is auspicious
  4. Tava kathamritam tapta jivanam:
    5. O Lord, your words are like sweet nectar
  5. Sarva dharma pranitaram:
    6. O Ramakrishna, you are the embodiment of all religions
  6. Tvamadidevah purushah puranah:
    7. Thou art the primal God and source of creation
  7. Shivena me samtishthasva:
    8. O Lord, deign to remain with us
  8. Hrim hrim hrim japatushte:
    9. O Divine Mother, be propitious unto me
  9. Sva karmaphala nirdishtam:
    10. May my devotion to thee remain firm
  10. Gavam sarvam gajakshiram:
    11. The all-pervading God manifests in images
  11. Prataruthaya sayahnam:
    12. Whatever I do, Mother, is your worship
  12. Namo Brahmane namo astu agnaye:
    13. My salutation to Brahman
  13. Ratnakaro asti sadanam:
    14. I offer my mind to you
  14. Ko nu nah syat upayah:
    15. I want to carry the suffering of others
  15. Kurmastaraka charvanam:
    16. Give up attachment and drink the nectar of immortality
  16. Snehena badhnasi mano:
    17. You have bound our hearts by love
  17. Tvam svaha tvam svadha:
    18. Thou art the destroyer of misery
  18. Pavitram charitam yasya:
    19. O Mother, make us pure
  19. Tam agnivarnam tapasa:
    20. O Mother, save us from maya
  20. Tvam shrih tvam ishvari:
    21. Thou art the goddess of fortune
  21. Na tatro suryo bhati:
    22. He shines, everything shines after him
  22. Na sadrishe tishthati rupam:
    23. No one beholds Brahman with the eyes
Side 2
  1. Ya pritih avivekanam:
    2. May my love never cease
  2. Ramam chintaya chitta varvara:
    3. O foolish mind, always think of the Lord
  3. Param mrityo anuparehi:
    4. O death, go back to your own path
  4. Apyatu mrityur amritam:
    5. May death depart from us
  5. Bhishman drona tata:
    6. Krishna, the ferryman of the ocean of maya
  6. Sarva upanishado gavo:
    7. Drink the nectar of the Gita
  7. Damah tejo vardhayati:
    8. Self-control increases power
  8. Yada yada hi dharmasya:
    9. When religion declines, God incarnates
  9. Dinamapi rajani sayam:
    10. Time is running out, worship God
  10. Sarvah taratu durgani:
    11. May all be freed from dangers
  11. Yaschhandasam rishabho:
    12. O Lord, please guard my learning
  12. Ayur yajnena kalpatam:
    13. May we sacrifice ourselves for others
  13. Ajita jitah samamatibhi:
    14. God becomes bound by love
  14. Aratte goghna uta:
    15. Grant bliss and liberation to us
  15. Vandau santa asantana (Hindi):
    16. I salute the wicked and the holy
  16. Nimajya unmajyatam ghore:
    17. Holy company is like a ferry boat
  17. Advaita samrajya patha:
    18. Krishna has stolen my mind
  18. Satyena vayu ravati:
    19. Truth is the means of liberation
  19. Yam brahma varunendra rudra:
    20. None can limit God
  20. Nindasi yajna vidheh:
    21. O God, you were born as Buddha
  21. Buddham sharanam gacchami:
    22. I take refuge in Buddha
  22. Asita girisamam syat:
    23. O Lord, your glory is infinite
  23. Brahmanandam parama sukhadam:
    24. Brahman bestows bliss to all
Echoes of the Eternal: Harmony
Side 1
  1. Asato ma sad gamaya:
    2. Lead us from the unreal to the real
  2. Dhairyam yasya pita:
    3. Absorb the divine qualities as relatives
  3. He Ramakrishna madhuram:
    4. O Ramakrishna, you are sweet
  4. Ya raka sashi shobhana:
    5. That is right intelligence which leads to God
  5. Yogarato va bhogarato va:
    6. He enjoys life whose mind dwells in God
  6. Adharam madhuram:
    7. O Lord, sweet is your everything
  7. Brahma metu mam:
    8. Remove the veil of maya
  8. Ka tvam shubhe shivakare:
    9. O Mother, restore the world’s broken harmony
  9. Asare samsare nijabhajana dure:
    10. Thou are my savior
  10. Janami dharmam na cha me:
    11. O Lord, guide me
  11. Namo nedishthaya:
    12. My salutation to the conqueror of passion
  12. Nanya spriha raghupate:
    13. Grant me intense devotion
  13. Atma tvam girija matih:
    14. May all my actions be as worship
  14. Shariram surupam sada:
    15. You might have beauty, wealth, learning, but if you have no love for God, what does it avail?
  15. Tat chakshur deva hitam:
    16. May all peace come unto us
Side 2
  1. Mano buddhya ahamkara:
    2. I am neither the body nor the senses, I am Existence-Knowledge-Bliss absolute
  2. Yam shaiva samupasate shiva:
    3. All worship the same God
  3. Trayi samkhyam yoga:
    4. All paths lead to Thee
  4. Rupam rupa vivarjitasya:
    5. It is impossible to limit the Infinite
  5. Hiranmayena patrena:
    6. I am that I am
  6. Kadachit kalinditata:
    7. O Jagannath, Lord of the universe, please reveal yourself to me
  7. Sthapakaya cha dharmasya:
    8. O Lord, you descended to establish religion
  8. Harih Om Tat Sat
    9. O Lord, you are the only reality