Chants, Bhajans and Mantras

Meditation is the connection

we experience with self,

nature and God.

In Maha Ji Yoga Meditation, chanting is

considered an essential part of the meditative

practice. We chant both the Maha Ji Mantra

and the Maha Ji Bhajan

(Sanskrit for devotional hymn

of praise to God).

CHANTING

The meaning of the chant is the sound and vibration that liberate the mind, body and spirit, connecting us to the primordial beginning which is Oneness. The mind, true to its nature, keeps us busy through thoughts and ideas preventing deeper connections that are possible only when the mind is still. Chanting helps us avoid this trap by frustrating the mental pursuit of concepts and meaning. Chanting takes us out of our minds to what is beyond the mind. It is there alone that love and bhakti are possible.

Chanting is invaluable as it liberates the mind and body from the hurt, pain and suffering in our lives. It frees us from the never-ending process of thinking that maintains the cycle of day to day suffering.

We do not have to wait endlessly to see the profound benefits of chanting. The results are instantaneous thanks to the connection we experience through our hearts.

Even in those moments, the mind may seek to grasp, to look for concepts and meanings and we end up stuck there. But chanting, done with focus and awareness, helps maintain the heart connection.

One word that describes chanting is godliness, pure in an abundance of love, joy and happiness, a celebration that pours light and energy into every cell of our being. It is a liberator and pacifier, and an incredible healer. With practice, chanting binds us to the internal beatings of our mother’s womb that unites us with the glorious nature of the sun, the moon and the stars, in unity with the universe and galaxies. Chanting is the sound of Lord Ganesh’s drum. Chanting is God. Chanting is you. Chanting is all of us.

Gayatri Mantra

sung by Urvashi Gadekar

MANTRA

Maha Ji Bhajan

sung by Urvashi Gadekar

MAHA JI BHAJAN

Om Shree Maharaniji namaha!

Om Shree Yeshuwe namaha!

Om Sneha swaroopaya namaha!

Sneha poornam mama hrudayam bhavatu

Prabha poornam mama manasam bhavatu

Shanti poornam mama jeevanam bhavatu

Ananda poornam mama shareeram bhavatu

Sneha poornani sarvabhootani bhavantu

Om namo Bhagavate Maharaniji

Om Shanti! Shanti! Shanti!!

MAHA JI BHAJAN

ॐ श्री महाराणिजी नमः।

ॐ श्री येशवे नमः।

ॐ स्नेहस्वरूपाय नमः।

स्नेहपूर्णं मम हृदयं भवतु।

प्रभापूर्णं मम मानसं भवतु।

शान्तिपूर्णं मम जीवनं भवतु।

आनन्दपूर्णं मम शरीरं भवतु।

स्नेहपूर्णानि सर्वभूतानि भवन्तु।

ॐ नमो: भगवते महाराणिजी

ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥

MANTRA

From time immemorial, mantra has been recognised as a vital tool for spiritual seekers and devotees. It is a powerful means of connecting to the Divine from our hearts. Mantra helps not only to experience but to maintain that connection.

What the mantra means is the immense gift it gives to the one who uses it. Instead of focusing on the meaning of the words, which involves the mind, the mantra helps by quickly taking us out of our minds. So the purpose of the mantra is to free us from the mind’s sway and keep us connected to what is beyond the mind.

When we meditate, our mantra keeps us free from distracting thoughts that are often repetitive and even obsessive, many of them causing us to be overwhelmed by negative emotions. It is the nature of the mind to wander, it is the power of the mantra to steady the mind and keep us on track. Using the mantra with focus and awareness stills the mind and maintains the heart connection. In daily life of challenges and difficulties, and before commencing actions, using the mantra can help us navigate skillfully.

Reciting the mantra can lead us to vital transformations in our life. As the power of the mantra derives from its vibrational quality, it can infuse new energy in our lives and help us experience profound peace and stillness.

The mantra used in Maha Ji Yoga Meditation is Shree Maharani Ji’s gift to us.

MAHA JI MANTRA

OM JAI JAI JAI SHREE YAMUNA MAHARANI JI NAMAHA

Om is the primordial sound of creation and known as the universal name of God. Om indwells, pervades and surrounds all of creation.
Jai Jai Jai is the salutation of profound reverence and admiration.
Shree is used in bhajans, mantras, and prayers before the names of deities, to indicate their purity and power, and their connection with the Mother Goddess.
Yamuna refers to the holy river that showers all blessings on us.
Maharani refers to the Supreme Mother Goddess.
Ji means love.
Namaha means “not me,” “it is not about me”, “it is beyond me.” So Namaha is the reverence to the embodiment of the beyond or the transcendent in our midst.