Safe Harbor - Healing KIrtan - Mahaprasad Traditionally sankirtana, or kirtan, as we refer to it in the West, is a form of devotional chanting, sung in a call and response fashion, from India. As in the evolution of country music, kirtan is an expanding category that has grown to include many subgenres and styles, as different artists explore its many dimensions with new rhythms and melodies. I have incorporated traditional melodies with new ones arising in my heart. The Mahalakshmi Ashtakam is a very auspicious traditional chant to the goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of spiritual and material wealth. This ancient hymn brings abundant blessings to any environment where it is chanted. May you be blessed by the healing intention that is the basis of this recording. Mahaprasad means "the highest fruits of spiritual blessings." Mahamantra 3:45 Jai Ambe 4:25 Mahalakshmi Ashtakam 6:09 Mountain Hare Krishna 4:17 Safe Harbor - Radhe Radhe Shyam 4:28 Invisible Dimension 3:17 Shri Ram Jai Ram 4:28 Jai Jai Ram 4:21 Amazing Grace 4:29 Sudama Mark Kennedy – composer, lead vocals, Yamaha classical guitar, Martin 12-string guitar, acoustic sitar, Al Ramos tigerwood 1.8 jinashi shakuhachi flute, Scott Hackleman custom tanpura, Oscar Schmidt autoharp/zither, Kyoto bell. Shri Homnath Upadhyaya – tablas Steve Miles – classical and acoustic guitars on 5, 6, 7, and 8 Angus Cook – cello on 2, 3, 4, 7, 9. Eje Lynn-Jacobs – bass on 2, and 9, choir/harmonies on songs 2, 5, 6, 7, 8. Joss Jaffe – bass on 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, choir/harmonies on 3. Deanna Llewelyn – choir/harmonies on 2, 3, 6, 7, 8. Lalana Debra Kotkin – choir/harmonies on 1, 4, 5. Dedicated to the lotus presence of my beloved kirtan gurus! All mantras ∞ Eternal nectar-con-nectars Everything = music too E=MC2 Special thanks to Steve and Jill, Cap, Homnath, my family Deanna, Reuben, and Ari, Joss, Lalana, Eje, Angus, Bri, Kabir, Chidambaram, Kumuda, Yogi Ram, Govinda, KD, the Bhaktas at Bhaktifest, Dave Stringer, Manose, Ram, Chris J, Megan, Sarah, Neysa, John Clay Evans, Saul and Leah, Eddie/Yoga Soup, Nichole/Source Yoga, Lais/Santa Barbara Yoga Center. Mahamantra Music by Sudama, © DTC Publ. BMI Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare In my favorite ashram, the men sing Hare Ram first, and then the women sing Hare Krishna. Usually it begins with Hare Krishna. Jai Ambe Music by Sudama, ©DTC Publ. BMI Jai Ambe He Jagadambe Mata Bhavani Jai Ambe Chant to the Divine Golden Mother of the World You who pervade all things, Golden Mother of the World, We celebrate your miraculous fertility! Mahalakshmi Ashtakam / Lakshmi Gayatri Traditional – arr. Sudama © DTC Publ. BMI Hymn to Mahalakshmi - Goddess of Abundance Om gam Ganapataye namaha Mahalakshmi Gayatri mantram Om Mahalakshmi cha vidmahe Vishnu patni cha dimahi tanno Lakshmi prachodayat Om Shri Labh Shri Shubh Shri Ganeshaya namah Mahalakshmi Ashtakam Stotram Namaste-stu maha maye shree pithe sura pujite Shanka chakra gada haste MahaLakshmi namo’stute Namaste garudharude kolasura bhayankari Sarva papa hare devi MahaLakshmi namo’stute Sarvajne sarva varade sarva dushta bhayankari Sarva dukha hare devi MahaLakshmi namo’stute Siddhi buddhi prade devi bhukti mukti pradayini Mantra murte sada devi MahaLakshmi namo’stute Adyanta rahite devi adi Shakti maheshvari Yogaje yogasambhute MahaLakshmi namo’stute Sthula sukshma maha raudre maha Shakti mahodari Maha papa hare devi MahaLakshmi namo’stute Padmasana sthite devi parabrahma svarupini Parameshi jagan matar MahaLakshmi namo’stute Svetambaradhare devi nanalankakara bhushnite Jagat-sthite jagan matar MahaLakshmi namo’stute O MahaLakshmi! Primordial Goddess of Infinite Infinitude and Grace! Seated in the Lotus of Fortune, radiant in white, wielding a conch, bejeweled, atop Garuda, the giant Eagle of Vishnu, and bestowing all abundance, bukti and mukti, worldly and spiritual liberation! You are the very form of the mantra removing all sins, and dissolving all frustration! Beyond waking and dreaming, beyond the gross and subtle bodies, you are the center of the center of the Self of All. We bow to you, MahaLakshmi! Mountain Hare Krishna © Krishna Das, courtesy of Mustamullah Music The yearning for love echoes deep in the mountain valley of our heart. Safe Harbor / Radhe Radhe Radhe Shyam Music and lyrics by Sudama © DTC Publ. BMI You’ve got a Band of Angels… looking after you! You’ve got Magical Friends… looking after you! When I trust what I feel, more than my thinkin’, I feel safe inside, like Wynken and Blynken. That’s why music is, religion to my body That’s why music is, safe harbor for my soul Maybe a beginning, maybe a middle or end, Kind of like a song, or maybe like a friend. Radhe Radhe Radhe Shyam Govinda Radhe Jai Shri Radhe Govinda Radhe Radhe Shyam Gopala Radhe Radhe Invisible Dimension / Mahamantra Music and lyrics by Sudama © DTC Publ. BMI Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Don’t let me forget to mention That there’s an invisible dimension That contains, sustains and maintains the tension of our heart song healing and loving intention, yeah! Earth is spinning at a perfect speed. She’s taking care of our every need. It’s all music and it’s all art if you’re feeling that love in your heart! Shri Ram Jai Ram Music by Sudama © DTC Publ. BMI Shri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram He Bajarangi Jaya Hanuman Sankata Mochana Kripaa Nidhaana Sita Ram Sita Ram Jai Jai Hanuman Hanuman, maythe lightning bolt grace of inner courage rescue us from the demons of weakness and wipe out suffering! Thank you Sita and Ram, thank you Hanuman, Mountain of Grace! Jai Jai Ram Traditional – arr. Sudama © DTC Publ. BMI Jai Jai Ram Krishna Hari Raja Ram Krishna Hari May the joyous blue being in our heart romp in the intoxication of divine bliss! Amazing Grace Traditional – instrumental arr. Sudama ©DTC Publ. BMI The composer of this song was a slave ship captain who had an epiphany, sailed back to Africa and released his slaves. Similarly, may we release our minds from bondage! Recorded and Mixed by Steve Miles at Miles Studio, Santa Barbara, CA Mastered at Lurssen Mastering by Reuben Cohen Executive Producer - Caspar Weinberger Jr. Album art, layout and design – Megan Yalkut Thunder Production – James Abee All chants/songs arranged and produced by Steve Miles and Sudama Recordings, arrangements and original songs © Sudama Mark Kennedy 2013 Dreamtime Continuum Publishing BMI All Rights Reserved Dreamtime Continuum Records P.O.Box 67 Carpinteria, CA 93014 USA