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Third Man album "inner view"
Jay Ganga Jata Dhara Gauri Shankara
Ganga Jatadhara Gauri Shankara Girija Mana Ramana
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(Jaya) Ganga Jatadhara Gauri Shankara Girija Mana Ramana
Mrutyum Jaya Mahadeva Maheshwara Mangala Subha Charana
Nandi Vahana Naga Bhushana
(Sai) Nirupama Guna Sadana
Natana Manohara Nilakantha Sai
Niraja Dala Nayana
Meaning
O Lord Shankara! Bearer of the Ganges. Thou art pleasing to Goddess
Girija. O Lord of Lords, Lord Maheshwara! Worshipping Thy auspicious
Lotus Feet secues liberation. O Merciful Lotus-Eyed Lord with the
blue-neck! Thou hast the cobra as ornament and bull Nandi as vehicle.
Salutations to Lord Shiva who holds Ganga in His matted hair.
He is the Lord of Gauri, the immortal One, and is the divine dancer
who has Nandhi as His vehicle. He who is adorned with serpents
around His blue neck, is the repository of incomparable qualities.
"What then is the essence of Sankeerthana? Its essential purpose is
to earn the love of God. Combining one's voice, tune, feeling and
rhythm to the appropriate beat of the song, the devotee should
immerse himself in the singing. Harmonizing the feeling with
devotion and Love, the sacred words of the song should be an
outpouring of love towards God. That alone is devotional singing."
- Sri Sathya Sai Baba