Sanskrit Mantras

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Lyrics and Chords

1. Amma

2. Trayambakam

3. Shiva Chant

4. Hare Krishna

5. Shambo

6. Jaya Sita Ram

Amma(I use Capo on 3)

Cm Bq Cm AMMA AMMA TAYE

Cm Bq Cm AKHILANDESHWARI NIYE Cm Bq CmANNAPURNESHWARI TAYE D# Bq CmO O O O ADI PARA SHAKTI NIYE (x2)

Meaning

(Amma Taye - Oh Mama, Mama, Divine Mother,

Goddess of the Universe, Nourisher of all creatures.

You are the Primal Supreme Power;

Akilanda - Lord of Origin;

Ishwara - Sun

Last verse;

I honour you all seeing one

May I let go of the fear of death

Like a fruit lets go of the vine

To carry the seed of eturnal life inside,

I am eturnal life..

MeaningOM: (Added to the beginning of most Mantras). Knowing the

Self to be meditation

Tryambakam: The three eyed lord (Shiva) who sees what we

can see but who also sees what we can not see. Hence 3 eyed.

Yajamahe: Yajanam is invocation; I invoke

Sugandhim Pushti Vardhanama: Increase my good vasanas

(inner qualities)

Urvarukam iva bandhanaan mrityor mukshiya ma mritaat:

When I die my soul should leave the body as easily (without

attachment) as the cucumber falls from its vine.

Swaha: Similar to Amen

Trayambakam

Mahamrityunjaya Mantra Dm Am Om Tryambakam Yajamahe C Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam GUrvaarukimiva Bandhanaan Dm Am (Gsus) GMrityor Mukshiiya Maamritat Swaha

Dm Am I honour you oh sacred life CRelease me from the fear of death GLike a fruit that falls from the vine Dm Am (Gsus) G To carry the seed of eturnal life, inside, I am eturnal life. F Am (Gsus) G Oh Oh I am eturnal life x2

Meaning

Namah Shivaya

It means “I bow to Shiva.”

Shiva is the supreme reality, the inner Self.

It is the name given to consciousness that dwells in all.

Shiva is the name of your true identity- your self.

Om= knowing the Self to be meditation

Hari= Lord Vishnu

Shivay= Lord Shiva

Namah = Salutation (Bow down)

CmNamah Shivaya, Namah Shivaya, Namah Shivaya, Om Namah Shivaya Bq CmHari Hari Om Hari Hari Om ~ x2

Cm BqShiva Om Shiva Om

G#/Bq CmShiva Om Shiva Om

Cm G# Bq CmNamah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya x2Fm G# Bq CmHara Hara Bole Namah Shivaya x2CmHari Om, Shiva Om, Namah Om x2 Cm D# Bq Cm Hari Om Namah Shivaya

Shiva Chant(I use capo on 3)

Hare Krishna Maha Mantra

E Bm Hare Krishna Hare Krishna D Asus - AKrishna Krishna Hare Hare E BmHare Rama Hare Rama D Asus - A Rama Rama Hare Hare

E Hare Krishna Hare KrishnaBm Krishna Krishna Hare Hare D Hare Rama Hare RamaAsus A Rama Rama Hare Hare

Meaning

Shiva, the auspicious, the beneficient

Shambho, the One who brings Prosperity and joy

Shankara, the Destroyer

Hara, of evils, the great Lord

Mahadeva, (Great God)

Parvathi, the highest Lord of the Universe

Hara Hara Mahadev

“Har Har Mahadev” implies - “O Great Lord (Shiva my true

inner self), take away my sorrows, grief and all sorts of pain

(by liberating my soul from the cycles of illusion).

A sixteen-word Vaishnava mantra also known as the “Maha Man-

tra” (Great Mantra)

According to Gaudiya Vaishnava theology, one’s original con-

sciousness and goal of life is pure love of God (Krishna).

This Mantra is composed of three Sanskrit names of the Supreme

Being; “Hare”, “Krishna”, and “Rama”

Shambo(I use Capo on 4)

C#m Shiva Shiva Shambho Shankara

B C#mHara Hara Hara Mahaadeva x2

C#m B Ganga Jata Dhara Gauri Manohara

A B C#mParthi Puri Parameshwara x2

C#m B Hara Hara Hara Mahadev

F#m C#mHara Hara Hara Mahadev

C#m B Hara Hara Hara Mahadev

A (stop) C#m Hara Hara Hara Mahadev

Jaya Sita RamaJai Jai Hanuman

C FJaya Sita Ram Jaya Jay HanumanC FJaya Sita Ram Jaya Jay HanumanDm FJaya Sita Ram Jaya Jay HanumanDm F CJaya Sita Ram Jaya Jay Hanuman C F Hare Rama Rama Ram, Sita Rama RamaRam

Meaning

English Translation:

Victory to Sita and Ram, Victory to Hanuman

Victory over the darkness of suffering...

Jai/Jaya: Victory to!

Sītā: An avatar, or incarnation, of Lakshmi, Goddess of abun-

dance. Lakshmi and Vishnu incarnate on earth as Sita and

Rama. Sita is known for her devotion and purity, and is the

central female character of the Ramayana.

Rām/Rāma: An avatar, or incarnation, of Vishnu, the lord of

the universe. Rama’s story is told in the Ramayana, his wife is

Sita, and he is known for his compassion and courage.

Hanumān: Son of the wind, embodiment of devotion, ardent

devotee of Ram and Sita. Hanuman is a monkey-god who

helps Rama defeat Ravana and reconnect with Sita, as told in

the Ramayana.