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Sri Ramakrishna Stotram (Āchandālā …)
by Swami Vivekananda

By SM | Published: January 18, 2011

This San­skrit hymn to Sri Rama­kri­shna was com­posed by Swami Vivek­a­nanda in 1898, around the same time that he com­posed Khan­dana Bhava Band­hana and Om Hrim Ritam. आचण्डालाप्रतिहतरयो यस्य प्रेमप्रवाहो लोकातीतोऽप्यहह न जहौ लोककल्याणमार्गम्। त्रैलोक्येऽप्यप्रतिममहिमा जानकीप्राणबन्धो भक्त्या ज्ञानं वृतवरवपुः सीतया यो हि रामः॥ १॥ स्तब्धीकृत्य प्रलयकलितं वाहवोत्थं महान्तं हित्वा रात्रिं प्रकृतिसहजामन्धतामिस्रमिश्राम्। गीतं शान्तं मधुरमपि यः […]

Murta Maheshvara Stotram
by Sharat Chandra Chakrabarty

By SM | Published: January 15, 2011

This thrilling San­skrit hymn to Swami Vivek­a­nanda, also known as Sri Vivek­a­nanda Giti Sto­tram, was com­posed by his dis­ci­ple Sharat Chan­dra Chakrabarty. The author refers to him­self in the hymn as “Indu”. Note how the words break: mūrta-maheśvaram ujjvala-bhāskaram iṣṭam amara-nara-vandyam. मूर्त-महेश्वरमुज्ज्वल-भास्करमिष्टममर-नर-वन्द्यम्‌। वन्दे वेद-तनुमुज्झित-गर्हित-काञ्चन-कामिनी-बन्धम्‌॥१ कोटि-भानुकर-दीप्त-सिंहमहो कटि-तट-कौपिनवन्तम्‌। अभीरभीर्हुङ्कार-नादित-दिङ्मुख-प्रचण्ड-ताण्डव-नृत्यम्‌॥२ भुक्ति-मुक्ति-कृपा-कटाक्ष-प्रेक्षणमघ-दल-विदलन-दक्षम्‌। बाल-चन्द्र-धरमिन्दु-वन्द्यमिह नौमि गुरु-विवेकानन्दम्‌॥३ mūrta-maheśvaram ujjvala-bhāskaram     […]

Swami Vivekananda on Sri Ramakrishna

By SM | Published: December 28, 2010

Sri Rama­kri­shna never spoke a harsh word against any­one. So beau­ti­fully tol­er­ant was he that every sect thought that he belonged to them. He loved every­one. To him all reli­gions were true. He found a place for each one. He was free, but free in love, not in “thun­der.” * * * * This is the […]

Khandana Bhava Bandhana:
Breaker of this World’s Chain
By Swami Vivekananda

By SM | Published: November 13, 2010

This is the enthralling Ara­trika hymn com­posed by Swami Vivek­a­nanda to Sri Rama­kri­shna, usu­ally sung dur­ing the evening prayer, the “wav­ing of lights”. Orig­i­nally com­posed in Ben­gali, we present it here in Devana­gari and translit­er­a­tion (with San­skri­tized spelling), and include two trans­la­tions. The orig­i­nal Ben­gali text is at the end. खण्डन भव बन्धन जग वन्दन वन्दि […]

Swami Vivekananda on Kali

By SM | Published: November 1, 2010

How I used to hate Kali … and all Her ways! That was the ground of my six years’ fight—that I would not accept Her. But I had to accept Her at last! Rama­kri­shna Parama­hamsa ded­i­cated me to Her, and now I believe that She guides me in every­thing I do, and does with me […]

Swami Vivekananda on the Mother

By SM | Published: October 1, 2010

Say, “I am the Spirit! Noth­ing exter­nal can touch me.” When evil thoughts arise, repeat that, give that sledge-hammer blow on their heads, “I am the Spirit! I am the Wit­ness, the Ever-Blessed! I have no rea­son to do, no rea­son to suf­fer, I have fin­ished with every­thing, I am the Wit­ness. I am in […]

Ambāstotram: Hymn to the Divine Mother
by Swami Vivekananda

By SM | Published: July 23, 2009

This beau­ti­ful hymn to the Divine Mother was com­posed in San­skrit by Swami Vivek­a­nanda. The trans­la­tion is by Swami Ashokananda. ॥ अम्बास्तोत्रम्‌॥ का त्वं शुभे शिवकरे सुखदुःखहस्ते आघूर्णितं भवजलं प्रबलोर्मिभङ्गैः। शांतिं विधातुमिह किं बहुधा विभग्नाम्‌ मतः प्रयत्नपरमासि सदैव विश्वे॥१॥ सम्पादयत्यविरतं त्वविरामवृत्ता या वै स्थिता कृतफलं त्वकृतस्य नेत्री। सा मे भवत्वनुदिनं वरदा भवानी जानाम्यहं ध्रुवमिदं धृतकर्मपाशा॥२॥ […]