In a world that is increasingly getting westernized, a need is felt more than ever to draw our children back into the sphere of Hindu 'samskaras'. Much as we want to, we cannot bring to our children the same spiritual experiences from our long gone childhood (going to temples, attending religious discourses, etc.). And yet we would like them to understand the basic concepts, beliefs & values of our religion; understand & learn certain age old mantras, shlokas & prayers that have held Hindu culture & society together for ages.
Naman includes all basic mantras for children or the mantras children should know. These are divided into different parts of the day ie. early morning when they chant the gayatri mantra etc., during the day which includes the saraswati vandana & gurur brahma (school time mantras), sunset & night prayers.
Making the child listen to this album & encouraging him/her to chant along is the easiest way a parent can initiate the child into spirituality, Indian culture & get him to learn the basic chants. These are popular mantras, which are chanted in every Hindu household & some schools also.
Singer - Rattan Mohan Sharma
Track Listing:
1. Signature shloka by Pundit Jasraj.
2. Commentary for the Morning shlokas.
3. Morning shlokas. (five shlokas)
- Karaagre vasate laxmi kara madhye saraswati
- Vakratunda Maha kaaya (Ganesh Vandana)
- Gayatri mantra
- Aadi deva namastubhyam (invocation to the Sun)
- Brahma murari tripurantakaari (Navgraha shloka)
- Om Asato maa Sadgamaya ( Shanti Mantra)
- Om poornamada poornamidam.. ( Shanti Mantra)
- Samudra vasane devi (invocation to the Goddess Laxmi)
5. Shlokas for the day.
- Ya kundendu tushar haar dhavala (Saraswati Vandana before studies)
- Saraswati namastubhyam..(invocation to Goddess Saraswati)
- Gurur brahma Gurur Vishnu
- Mookamkaroti Vaachaalam. (prayer for good speech and intellect)
- Om Sahanavavatu Sahanaubhunaktu.. (before meal)
- Shanta kaaram bhujaga shayanam (before meal)
7. Evening time shlokas.
- Shubham karoti kalyanam ( twilight )
- Ya devi sarva bhuteshu (invocation to the mother Goddess)
- Padmaasana sthite devi . (Laxmi aradhana)
- Sarva mangala maangalye (Parvati Stuti)
- Mata Ramo matpita Ramachandraha (Prayer to Lord Rama)
- Krishnaya Vasudevaaya (Prayer to Lord Krishna)
- Gayatri mantra.
9. Night time shlokas.
- Om Sarvesha Swastir bhavatu (Shanti mantra before bedtime)
- Om Sarve bhavantu (Shanti mantra before bedtime)
- Kaayena vaacha manasaindriyairva. (before bedtime)
- Twameva maata cha pita twameva (before bedtime)
CD: $10.50
Track Listing:
- Prastavika Vandana
- Commentary
- Om
- Surya Namaskar
- Sanan Mantra
- Ganesh Stuti
- Deep Poojnam
- Mahamrtyujay Mantra
- Ram Raksha Stotram
- Vande Mataram
CD: $9.50
