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Life enters the ashram and it changes—it becomes divine, it becomes meaningful. Most significantly, all that we do here, we are able to do in the light of Guru Dev with a sense of detachment. A central practice within the ashram is the daily satsaṅg. Many of you know the meaning of satsaṅg. Ordinarily, we gather together in satsaṅg. Mahāprabhujīp Karatā He Kevalam. There is always a place where God resides, where God is the center and human beings take part. In our tradition, during satsaṅg we often sing bhajans. Bhajans glorify God in whatever form. Bhajans are created by saints, by swamis, by divine beings—those who have realized the essence of their own being and of God. They know what the name “God” means. They know what it means that all is in one and one is in all, as our beloved Swāmī Madhavānandajī, our Gurujī, used to say. Whatever experience they had in their lives, they let flow into the bhajans. Not merely as a poem—it is a poem in itself—but through a particular medium: the rāga. If you dive deep into a bhajan, you will discover layer after layer, for truth is endless; it has no bottom, no beginning, and no end. For each of us, bhajans have a different meaning. And the more often you sing them with devotion, with bhakti, the more the truth reveals itself. That is why Viśvagurujī places such strong emphasis on the practice of bhajan. It is the foundation, a form of teaching. Truth is revealed through a very gentle and pleasant medium, like an art, and it can be practiced anywhere, at any time. You need nothing except your own voice—and if you have no voice, you can practice in your mind. It is like a mantra that you can repeat; the more you sing it, the more you practice, and the deeper your understanding becomes, the sweeter it grows. Practicing bhajans, therefore, means to remain ever in communion with God, to communicate with our masters, to understand their teachings, and to carry them forward to others. When people sit together and sing bhajans, that is called satsaṅg. Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān Kī Jai Bhagavān Śrī Devādhi Deva Deveśvara Mahādeva Kī Jai Himālayogī Rāja Swāmijī Śrī Alakhpurījī Mahādeva Kī Jai Svayambhū Bābā Śrī Devpurījī Mahādeva Kī Jai Viśva Vandanya Bhagavān Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Mahāprabhujī Kī Jai Jai Jai… Kī Jai Vande Deva Umā Patim Sura Gurum Vande Jagat Kāraṇaṁ Vande Pannaga Bhūṣaṇam Mṛgadharaṁ Vande Paśūnām Patiṁ Vande Sūrya Śaśāṅka Vahni Nayanam Vande Mukunda Priyaṁ Vande Śivaṁ Śaṅkaram Param Viduṣo Yadya Śraddhā Sthi Athavācya Sarva Svamati Pariṇāmavādī Gṛṇan Māmāpya Śāstrotre Haranīravāda Parikāra Atīta Panthānām Tavāca Mahimā Vā Manasāyo Ratadvya Vṛttyāyaṁ Cakitam Vidhatě Śrutīrapi Sākṣyasya Stotavya Katvidhaguṇa Kasya Viṣaya Pādetvārvācī Na Patatīna Manā Kasyanavācā. Madho, Śvetavacha Paramam Amṛtaṁ Nirmitavata Staṁ Brahma Kiṁ Vāgapisura Guruḥ Vismayapadam Mamatve Tamvāṇī Guṇakathana Puṇye Nabhavata Puna Mithyārthesmin Puramathana Bodhir Vyavasita Taveśvariām Vyatad Jagadudaya Rakṣā Pralaya Kṛt Trayī Vastu Vyastaṁ Treṣu Guṇābhin Nāsu Tanūṣo Abhāvya Nāmasmin Varadarāmaṇīyaṁ Rāmaṇīṁ Vihantaṁ Vyākrośiṁ Vidadhatā Iha Ke Jaddhiya Kimeha Kiṁkāya Śakhalukiṁ Upāya. Śravaṇṭo Pijagṭā Madhiṣṭhā Tāraṁ Kiṁ Bhavavidhirnā Dhṛutyā Bhavati Aniśo Vākuryād Bhuvana Jananekā Parikāro Trayī Sāṅkhyaṁ Yogaḥ Pāśupatamatam Vaiṣṇavamiti Prabhinne Prasthāne Paramidhamada Pathyamiticha. Nānāme Kogamyā Sthvamasi Paya Samārṇaiva Mahokṣam Khaṭvāṅgam Paraśurājinam Bhāṣma Phāṇinam Kapālam Ceti Ya Nahi, Svātmārāmaṁ Viṣayamṛgatṛṣṇā Brahmayati. Tave Svaryaṁ Yatnād Yadu Parivirancho Hari Rādhā Pariche Tumyata Vanal Manal Skandha Vapuṣa Tato Bhakti Śraddhā Bharguru Granad Vyam Giriśāyat Śāyat Svayam Tastet Abhyam Tavaki Manuvro Tīrṇa Phalati Āyat Nāda Padya Tribhuvana Veram Vyati Karam Dasasyo Yad Bahun Brotaran Kandu Parvashan Siraḥ Padma Śreṇī Racita Charanam Bhoru Habale Sthiryā Svadbhakte Stripura Harveśpur Jitamedham Amuṣyat Tatsheva Samādhigata Sarambhujavanam. Alabhya Pātale Pyalasachalitāṅgoṣṭasirase Pratiṣṭhā Tvayāsīd Dhruvam Upacitomuyate Khala Na Tacchitraṁ Tasmin Varivasitāri Tvacharaṇayoḥ Nakasya Pyunyante Bhavati Śirasa Stvam Vyāvanāti Akhaṇḍa Brahmāṇḍa Kṣaya Chakit Deva Sūrya Kṛpā Vidheya Śyase Dhyastre Nayanaviṣam Suhārtavata. Vikāro Pi Śālaṅgyo Bhuvana Bhaya Bhaṅga Vyasanīna Napsapashya Niṣatva Mitra Surasādhāraṇam Bhūt Smara Smartaṁ Vyātma Nahi Vasisupatya Paribhava Jaladhivalayaṁ Tenākṛtaṁ Tvanenevonyayaṁ Dhṛtamahimadevyatavapho Didhakṣoste Koyam Tripura Trāṇa Madambara Vidhi Virdhe Yekri Dhyānkyo Nakhalupara Tantra Prabhudhiya Hariste Sahasraṁ Kamala Bali Madhaya Pādayoḥ Yarde Kaune Tashmin Nijamudhāra Netra Kamalam Gato Bhakyaṁ Drekha Parin Parin Temso Cakra Vapūṣa Trayāṇāṁ Rakṣaye Tripurahara Jagarti Jagatām Śruto Śraddhvāṁ Vṛddhvā, Dhṛḍha Parikāra, Karma Sujana Kriyā Dakṣodakṣa, Kratupatiradhiśastan Vṛddha, Mṛṣiṇa Marvijam, Śaraṇa Daśadaśya Surgaṇa Gaṇa Kratubhe Śāstvāṁ Kratuphala Vidhānaṁ Vyasanino Dhruvaṁ Kārtho Śraddhvā Vidhuram Abhicāra Yahi Makha. Yadiś Trenam Devī Yamānirat De Hard Ghaṭnā Davetim Tva Madhva Batāvarad Mugdhā Yuvatayā Chitābhāṣmalepa Sragapinutaroti Parikāra Amaṅgalyaṁ Śīlaṁ Tavābhāvatunām Evam Akhilaṁ Tathāpi Smartānaṁ Varada Paramāṁ Maṅgalām Asi Manaḥ Pratyak Chitte Savidhām Avadhāya Tamārutaṁ Prahāṣya Draumāna Pramadāsalilotā Saṅghidraśa. Svātmasva Paśyann Ātmānaṁ Vyoma Tvam Udāraṇirātmā Tvam Iti Ca Paricchinna Mevaṁ Tvayi Parīṇatābhe Bhrātṛgīrāṁ Nāvidhyastattvam Vayam Iha Tuyattvam Na Bhavasi Trayī Tristrotā Bhṛti, Śrī Bhuvanamāthā, Trīṇi Piśūra, Nakāra Dharvaṇe, Śrī Bhīra Bidadhā, Trīṇi Vikṛti, Dūrī, Anibhīra Varundhana Manobhi. Samastaṁ Vyastaṁ Tam, Saraṇa Daguṇa, Tyo Mithi Padam Bhavo Śarvo Rudra Paśupati Rathongra Saha Mahām Statha Bhim Eśāna Viti Yad Bhidhā Naṣṭa Kāmīdam Priya Yaśme Dhamni Pravihita Namah, Śośme Bhava Namoh, Varṣiṣthāya Priyadavāviṣṭhāya Chanamoh Namah, Sodhiṣṭhāya Smarahara Mahiṣṭhāya Chanamoh Namah, Varṣiṣthāya Trinayanāyāviṣṭhāya Chanamoh Namah, Sarvasmeteta Didāmiti Sarvāya Chanamah. Bahul Rājase Viśvot Patto Bhavāya Namo Namaḥ Pramahaṁsī Pade Nistre Gumye Śivāya Namo Namaḥ Kṛṣa Parṇati Cetaḥ Kleśa Vāśyaṁ Kvacedaṁ Kvachatāvaguṇāsiṁmo Laṅghinīsāśvadrudbhi Itichakit Mamandikṛtyamambhaktiradhā Varadāchanāyoste Vākyapuṣpopahāram Asitagirisaṁ Śatakajalaṁ Sindhupatre Sabhavati Śivalokke Rudra Tulya Sthathatra Prachuratara Dhanayo Potra Vāṅ Kīrti Māṁścaḥ Maheśa Nā Paro Devo Mahimnaḥ Nā Parā Stuti Aghora Nā Paro Mantro Nāsti Tattvaṁ Guruḥ Paraṁ Dīkṣā Dānaṁ Tapas Tīrthaṁ Jñānaṁ Yajñādikāḥ Kriyāḥ Kushum Dasna Nama Sarva Gandharva Rajah Sisu Sasi Dharmolindeva Devashya Dasah Sakhalu Nijma Himnau Bhrashta Evasya Roshat Istava Namida Karshida Divya Divyam Mahim Nahah Suravaru Munya Pujyaṁ Svarga Mokṣā Kahetum Pathati Ādi Manuṣya Prajña Nirlaṇya Cetāha Brajesi Śiva Samīpam Skinnā Rehe Iṣṭuya Mānaḥ Iṣṭāvanmidam Amogham Poṣpadant Pranītham Aśamāptam Idam Stotram Puṇyaṁ Gandharva Bhāṣitam Anopamyam Nohari Śivamiśvarāvanam Itteśavamai Pūjam. Ek Kālaṁ Dwi Kālaṁ Vātri Kālaṁ Yaḥ Paṭhe Naraḥ Sarva Pāpa Vinir Muktaḥ Śivaloke Mahīyate Eti Śrī Gandharva Rāja Puṣpadanta Kṛtam, Śiva Mahimnaḥ Stotram Sampūrṇam. Śrī Devādhi Deva Deveśvara Mahādeva Kī Jai Savi Santrī Śrī Muni Mahātmāoṁ Kī Jai.