Kirtan
Chanting the Names
- Hardcover
88 pages
- Release Date
5 November 2002
Summary
The follow-up to the critically acclaimed Smaranam, Kirtan offers a provocative contemporary rendering of chants from India’s Bhakti tradition in the lively call-and-response style. Focusing on songs penned by West Bengali saints Narottam Das Thakur and Bhaktivinode Thakur, Agni Deva’s sixth release couples traditional chants with the tasteful accompaniment of sarangi, tablas, mrdanga, kartals, harmonium, cello and sitara. Guest instrumentalist Hans Christian of Rasa adds breathtaking musical refinement that lends new spirit to these timeless classics. Kirtan tells the story of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who inaugurated the congregational chanting movement, or sankirtan, as a means for attaining love of God in the present age. Chaitanya brought about a renaissance in the bhakti yoga tradition, the effects of which still resound today in modern yoga schools and spiritual communities.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781886069787 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1886069786 |
| Author: | Bodhayan Swami |
| Publisher: | Insight Editions |
| Imprint: | Mandala Publishing Group |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 88 |
| Release Date: | 5 November 2002 |
| Weight: | 215g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 140mm x 133mm |
| Series: | Traditional Chants |
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Bodhayan Swami
Swami B.B. Bodhayan
Swami B.B. Bodhayan is the current President and Acharya of the Gopinath Gaudiya Math. He succeeded his spiritual master, Swami B.P. Puri, in this role.
Born Asim Das on August 21, 1964, in the village of Kanpur, West Bengal, Swami Bodhayan joined the Gopinath Gaudiya Math in 1990. He quickly took on significant responsibilities in managing the Math’s affairs. During his tenure, he was instrumental in establishing branch Mathas at Chakra Tirtha in Jagannath Puri and in Vrindavan. He also played a key role in publishing the organization’s monthly journal, Bhagavata-dharma, and was a regular contributor.
On Gaura Purnima in 1997, Puri Maharaj appointed Swami Bodhayan as the president and acharya of the Gopinath Gaudiya Math. Since then, he has dedicated himself to energetically teaching the message of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, following the exemplary paths of his spiritual master and Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur.
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