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 […]
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Murta Maheshvara Stotram
by Sharat Chandra Chakrabarty
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
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
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
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
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
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॥ […]