Inhalte
Vinay Sarita title page
Vinay Sarita Impressum
Motto
About the author
Introduction in english
Introduction in German
1 Shree Krishna tumhee - Sri Krishna teacher of the world
2 Shree Radha barsana kee - Radha from barsana
3 Ab Bhardo - fill up my bag of hope
4 Ab haree bhajan tu karale - on journey in the world
5 Ab haree keejo aisee daya - grant me now such mercy
6 Apne ko aap haree - loosing oneself in God
7 Arpan hon bhagwan tumhen - dedicated to you
8 Aaj mere bhag jage supne men - Flame of my dream
9 Atam ka pujaree - devotee of soul
10 Aatam nashvar tere geet naheen - imperishable songs of soul
11 Adhee saree - half and imperfect
12 Aandhee aye jab maya kee - wind of illusion
13 Aartee radha krishna charan kee - Arti Radha Krishna
14 Ur basiyo ho nanda lala - dwell in my heart
15 Aso natkhat nanda ko lal - Krishna plays
16 Keejo prabhu shree charanan kee - let me become your servant
17 Kaise karun bakhan - beauty of the Krishna child
18 Kotee naman tumko - Thousand salutations to you
19 Kabse soye - awakening from long sleep
20 Kaha do prabhujee - bless me through your words
21 Karo naheen - do not miss it
22 Karke aatam - give up all wrong hopes
23 Krishna, Krishna - Radhas love for Krishna
24 Khila do prabhu - let the flower of your revelation blossom
25 Gujariya ban - the heavenly queen
26 Gunagar - saviour from grief
27 Govinda gun gao re - sing the glory of God
28 Govinda mohe - give me shelter
29 Chip chip - why do you hide
30 Jako giridhar - dyed in Krishna´s colour
31 Jindagee ke har - wish to remember you
32 Jeyara aaj dukhave - Longing gets stronger today
33 Jeevan upvan anupam - gardener of life
34 Jeevan dhan - calling for krishna
35 Jagat men jeevan - life does not last long
36 Janam janam kee - purify the heart
37 Jay sri krishna hare - glory to sri Krishna
38 Jara baja do - Krishna and his flute
39 Jal men tal men - onipresent is your power
40 Tum bin ko rakhe - preserve my dignity
41 Tum sam kon - benevolent as you are
42 Tum saman tahkur - worthy of adoration
43 Tum samdarshee bhagvan - forgive me for my mistakes
44 Tumko naman - salutations to you again and again
45 Tus sakar chahe - form or formless
46 Tera jan tere - singing your glory
47 Tera sumiran mera sar rahe - devotion only to you
48 Tere baje na man kee veena- let your veena sound again
49 Teree prem bhagati bhagwan - jewel of my heart
50 Data teree aasha chor - only hope and reliance
51 Dasi mohe keejo - call me your servant
52 Dukh mochan he madhav mohan - redemeer of sufferings
53 Dayalu ho Krishna - at Krishnas door
54 Darash ko man - Longing to see you
55 Darshan deejo ho maharaj - your look makes me happy
56 Dhone do sanvariya - let me wash your feet
57 Naninda kare - true advice
58 Nath tumharo bal rup - how delightful you are
59 Nath sada rati - love forever
60 Nath hamaree swanson - breath of love
61 Neeharo brabhu - direct your look at us
62 Naino kee sech bechau - call of soul
63 Natwar nagar - stay in my memory
64 Nanda nandan kee - Krishnas incomparable beauty
65 Pujarin man - take away the veil
66 Pujan brabhu - internal temple
67 Pariyo hriday kee - letter of the heart
68 Preetam teri - everlasting celebrations
69 Bin swarath jo - merciful
70 Beetee raina hare - another night has passed
71 Bhare bhag man nam - repeat the name of God!
72 Barkar aur yugan te - mercy in the dark age
73 Bana lo shree pad kee paduka -like your sandals
74 Bandon shree hare charan - may I not forget your devotion
75 Bandon hare ko pavan nam - hallowed be they name
76 Bandhan mere tor do - shake off my shackles
77 Bahna moson bachpan - memories of childhood
78 Braj men ayo - festival of colours
79 Brigsha Lagaya - patience and striving
80 Bhag hamare jagen tab hee - my hapiness will be aroused
81 Bhul mat ghar ban - immortal soul
82 Bhagatee bin mrityu - at the time of death
83 Bhagavan neej - tie my consciousness on You
84 Bhajan bin janam - meaning of life
85 Bhajan bin phere - liberation through devotion to God
86 Bhajan bin nar tan - chance in human life
87 Madho hamamin - forget us not
88 Madhav ke gun gaun - singing your glory
89 Manav tan ko - garment of the soul
90 Mere Chetan dev - you spoke in my soul
91 Mere to ek tumhee - you are my everything
92 Mere preetam jivan - light of my eyes
93 Mero man taj - give up the pride
94 Mohe na bisro - ascend to throne of my heart
95 Mohe haro - liberate me from attachment
96 Mohan teree murli - your flute causes a magic
97 Mad haree madhusudan - you destroy the arrogance
98 Man kyon itarave - why to be haughty
99 Man brit yah ik dharan karle - inspiration of the heart
100 Man papiha - when will you come
101 Man maya mirgan - chase for the imaginary deer
102 Man re sumir haree - remember the name of God
103 Radha, Radha, Radha
104 Ram nam ka sumiran karlo - fill the treasury of the heart
105 Ram meree raksha - Rama protect me
106 Rahee ruk na jana - as a traveller in the world
107 Rahee le le - call the nam of God
108 Roj kuch - gateway to happiness
109 Rakhiyo apne jan kee laj - save the honour of your devotees
110 Rasik ram data - beg before your door
111 Leela aparampar - mysterious is your work
112 Sai amar geet - I sing your immortal song
113 Sancho awinasee - immortal lover
114 Sancho so jan - hop and confidence in God
115 Savan kee ayee - Radha und Krishna schaukeln
116 Sundarta kee puja karle - reverence for beauty
117 Sakhee man bhayo - Krishna´s love
118 Sada is maya - under the influence of maya
119 Sabson baron - richest among all
120 Santo mana gagar - fill the jug of my heart
121 He hare murlee - play your flute today
122 Hamaro kariyo - let the ship reach the shore
123 Hare deve - the power of prayer
124 Hare tum bhagtan ke rakhvar - you protect your devotees
125 Hare tum bhagtan sankat haree - saviour from distress
126 Haro hare dukhit - take my troubles away
127 Hare meree bigaree bat sanwaro - turn it into good again
128 Hare tere siva - steer my boat safely to the shore
Notes / Anmerkungen
Secondary literature / weiterführende Literatur
Author´s publications / Publikationen der Autorin
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Mohani Heitel was born in North India in 1945. She studied and graduated from Agra University
in India with Master of Science in chemistry. Thereafter, she studied human
medicine in Germany with further education in psychotherapy and naturopathies.
Besides her medical activity she dealt thoroughly with the use of mantras and
examined how the spiritual and healing power of mantras nowadays could be made
accessible to people. She developed thereby a form of mantra song which has a
harmonising effect on body, mind and soul. In concerts and through CD
publications she has made mantra singing known to people in many places in
Europe. During her many years of work as a medical practitioner she has
integrated the healing effects of mantras as a supplementary cure into her work
and wrote the book “Die heilenden Klänge der Mantras” (The healing sounds of the mantras). Furthermore, Mohani Heitel wrote numerous
spiritual songs and arranged their melodies, which are now for the first time
published in this book Vinay Sarita and the attached sound samples.
Mohani Heitel
River of devotional songs
This collection of songs is compared to a river. In Hindi language vinay means
prayer or devotional song and sarita river. Vinay Sarita therefore means river
of prayers or devotional songs.
The soul of man in Indian philosophy is called as “Atman”, which has its origin in the universal soul “Paramatman” or God. Therefore, man aspires to unite with his origin as a river ultimately
flows into the ocean. The river is also a symbol of a song and life itself. It
forces its way through different landscapes. Plants and trees grow along its
shore, which give shade and fruits for living beings. Its water offers to them
the possibility of quenching their thirst, cleaning and refreshing themselves
in it. The sight of the flowing primary element of life calms the mind.
Therefore, people like to stay for a moment on its banks. It is similar with
the river of devotional songs. Each song is like a place on the bank of this
river where the listener can stay for a while, dive into the contents and let
him be carried away by the melody.
Many songs deal with the mystical love of Radha and Krishna. Krishna is the
incarnation of God and Radha his consort, who is connected with him in pure and
perfect love in her heart. This relation of veneration and love is called
Bhakti. Radha also represents the individual soul that stands in relation of
love to God. Love effects that one remembers God. The constant reminder of him
maintains the love and let it grow. Therefore, the path of devotion or Bhakti
is considered easier for people to follow, compared to an abstract relationship
with God. The path of devotion allows one to strike up a relation of human
nature with him. In this way, human love can be transformed on a spiritual path
to divine love. In the lyrics of this book God is considered as a lover or
friend of the soul. Dressed in melody and words, Bhakti – the mystical love to God – finds expression in songs. They often deal with the description of the beauty
of Krishna, his divine plays and miracles for his devotees, prayer for
forgiveness, devotion and purification of the heart. Different songs remind of
him in different emotional moods and ask for his help and appearance.
Other songs again are dedicated to the universal aspect of God. They describe
and worship him as an omnipresent form of consciousness. Some songs are born
from the self-reflection on the nature and course of life. They make one aware
of how people – in spite of material progress – become victims and prisoners of their own uncontrolled nature because of their
selfishness, greed, anger and delusion and thus again and again run into great
difficulties. The qualities, which lead to self-contemplation, peace and
spiritual joy, are sung of at the same time.
Although some contents of the songs may recur, they find, however, a new shape
in words and melodies. Every single song has its own expression of feeling and
character. It is like doing pottery: the same clay is processed by the same
potter master in such a way that the resulting pots have very different forms
and find different use according to needs. The emergence of a song was always a
happy event, and was often inspired by specific moments of introspection, and
often by the beauty of nature. The time at which a song arose wasn’t determinable in advance. Therefore, there were different time intervals from
one song to another. In the period of over thirty years up to now, 128 songs
were collected. Most of them reflect the traditionally often encountered form
of spiritual poetry of India, which are sung as Bhajans. The word Bhajan is
derived of the root word of the Sanskrit „bhaj“ and means „to worship or venerate“. With the help of Bhajans Bhakti – veneration and love for God – is practised. Towards the end of each song the name of the poet is inserted
into the lyrics, sealing it similarly like by signature. This custom goes back
to past poetry over several centuries. The name is exemplary and may stand for
anyone who sings or listens to the song.
Fluss der spirituellen Gesänge
Die Sammlung dieser Lieder wird mit einem Fluss verglichen. In der Sprache Hindi
bedeutet vinay Gebet oder spiritueller Gesang und sarita Fluss. Vinay Sarita
bedeutet daher Fluss der Gebete oder spirituellen Gesänge.
Die Seele des Menschen wird nach indischer Weltanschauung als „Atman“ bezeichnet, die in der Allseele (Paramatman) oder Gott ihren Ursprung hat.
Daher strebt der Mensch danach, mit seinem Ursprung verbunden zu sein wie ein
Fluss, der schließlich ins Meer mündet. Der Fluss ist auch ein Symbol für ein Gesang und das Leben selbst. Er bahnt sich seinen Weg durch verschiedene
Landschaften. Entlang seiner Ufer wachsen Pflanzen und Bäume, die Schatten und Früchte für die Lebewesen spenden. Sein Wasser bietet ihnen die Möglichkeit, ihren Durst zu stillen, sich zu reinigen, und sich darin zu
erfrischen. Der Anblick des dahinfließenden Urelements des Lebens beruhigt das Gemüt, weshalb der Mensch gerne einen Moment an seinen Ufern verweilt. Ähnlich verhält es sich auch mit dem Fluss der spirituellen Gesänge. Die einzelnen Gesänge sind wie Uferstellen dieses Flusses, an denen der Hörer verweilen, in deren Inhalte eintauchen und sich von den Melodien tragen
lassen kann.
In vielen Liedern geht es um die mystische Liebe zu Radha und Krishna. Krishna
ist die Verkörperung Gottes und Radha Seine Gefährtin, die in reiner und vollkommener Liebe mit ihm im Herzen verbunden ist.
Diese Verbindung der Verehrung und Liebe wird als „Bhakti“ bezeichnet. Radha repräsentiert auch die individuelle Seele, die in Beziehung der Liebe zu Gott steht.
Die Liebe bewirkt, dass man sich an Gott erinnert. Die Erinnerung an Ihn erhält die Liebe aufrecht und lässt sie wachsen. Daher wird für den Menschen der Weg der Hingabe oder „Bhakti“ als leichter erachtet, als in einer abstrakten Beziehung zu Gott zu stehen. Der
Weg der Hingabe zu Gott erlaubt es, mit ihm eine menschliche Art der Beziehung
einzugehen. Auf diese Weise kann die menschliche Liebe auf spirituellem Wege in
göttliche Liebe verwandelt werden.
In den Liedtexten dieses Buches wird Gott als Geliebter und Freund der Seele
betrachtet. In Melodie und Worte gekleidet findet Bhakti – die mystische Liebe zu Gott – Ausdruck im Gesang. Oft geht es um die Beschreibung der Schönheit Krishnas, Seine göttlichen Spiele mit Wundertaten für Seine Verehrer, Bitte um Vergebung, Hingabe und Läuterung des Herzens. In unterschiedlichen seelischen Stimmungslagen wird an Ihn
erinnert und um Seine Hilfe und sein Erscheinen gebeten.
Andere Male widmen sich die Gesänge dem universalen Aspekt Gottes. Sie beschreiben und verehren Gott als
allgegenwärtige Bewusstseinsform. Einige Gesänge sind aus der Selbstbesinnung über die Natur und Lauf des Lebens entstanden. Sie machen bewusst, wie Menschen
trotz materiellen Fortschritts durch Egoismus, Gier, Ärger und Verblendung zu Opfern und Gefangenen ihrer eigenen unbeherrschten Natur
werden und dadurch immer wieder in große Schwierigkeiten geraten. Gleichzeitig werden die Eigenschaften besungen, die
zur Selbstbesinnung, Frieden und seelischer Freude führen.
Obwohl sich einige Inhalte der Gesänge wiederholen, finden sie jedoch in Worten und Melodien neue Gestalt. Dabei
haben die einzelnen Lieder ihren eigenen Gefühlsausdruck und Charakter. Es ist wie beim Töpfern: Die gleiche Tonerde wird vom selben Töpfermeister so bearbeitet, dass die daraus entstehenden Töpfe ganz verschiedene Formen bekommen und dem Bedarf entsprechend auch
unterschiedlichen Gebrauch finden.
1.1 Shree Krishna, teacher of the world
Shree Krishna1, you are my teacher of wisdom.
As eternal divinity you are the teacher of the world.
Dispel the darkness from the spirit, remove all doubt and anxiety.
I stand before your door.
Without devotion2 to you how should our bonds of the world fall off?
The songs of devotion are dedicated to you, oh Krishna, master of all Yogas.
Mohani bows down before you for a thousand times.
May you enlighten the paths of life.
1.2 Sri Krishna der Welten-Lehrer
2.1 Radha from barsana
Oh Radha5 from Barsana You have found Krishna, the matchless.
Your beloved lives in Vrindavan6. He often misses you.
You are as dear to him as his own life; he himself should have said this.
What is the secret of your divine plays, Leela7,
that I had to remain behind alone on the way?
Your love is true love, in vain are the entanglements of the world.
In my consciousness you both, Radha and Krishna, show your divine plays.
Your beauty may rest in my eyes.
All your friends, Gopis and Gwalas8,
praise you and are rapt in joy of your presence.
Oh Radha, the dairymaid of Vrindavan,
I even kiss the dust particle of your feet.
Please deliver my request to your beloved Krishna, the flutist,
and tell him that we are standing at his door.
We are struck by illusion9 and attachment of the world.
He may take us in his care, because he is the protector of the humble.
In Mohani’s internal temple he may reside,
regardless whether she is in her home country or abroad.
Because where he is, there is also Vrindavan,
as he carries the whole creation on his chest.
2.2 Radha aus barsana
Oh Radha10 aus Barsana, Du hast Krishna, den Einzigartigen gefunden.
Dein Geliebter wohnt in Vrindavan
3.1 Fill up my bag of hope
Oh Madhava15, now you may fill up my bag of hope.
Bestow such mercy on me that I may not forget you in any moment.
Day and night I may see your lotus like feet.
Thus my eyes would have fulfilled their highest purpose.
Your remembrance is sweet like a drink of nectar.
I rub dust of your feet to my forehead.
With body and soul I surrender myself to you.
Making a garland of flowers of love I lay it around your neck.
Let the light of revelation shine. The veil of sin is put away.
At the water well of hope I may fill up the jug of the heart
and enraptured with your love I may sing songs of your praise.
Oh you rower of my boat, bring me to the shore, because the big storm shakes my
boat.
Graciously give me a bangle, which bears your name, as jewellery I may wear it.
Playing your flute in joy of our meeting let this desired dream come true.
Celebrate with Mohani the festival of Holi16 with the colours of love.
3.2 Fülle meine Taschen der Hoffnung
Oh Madhava17, nun mögest Du meine Tasche der Hoffnung füllen.
Lasse solche Gnade zu mir kommen,
dass ich Dich keinen Moment vergessen möge.
Lasse mich Deine lotusartigen schönen Füße Tag und Nacht sehen.
