Om Namah Shivaya Chanting

“The sound of ‘Om Namah Shivaya’ includes all the five elements – Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether. Hinduism is not a religion as such. People have been chanting this for thousands of years. Mantras are those sounds which you hear from deep within during meditation and the aim is to bring one back to the source. During later days, people started putting faces and drawings to these mantras. Mantras have got certain vibrations/ energy. They are universal. Even in churches in Latin America ‘Marnah Nath’ is used. Its translation in Latin and Sanskrit is so close. For ‘Lord’ the word in Latin is Nath and also in Sanskrit the word Nath is used to mean ‘Lord’. So the word Marnah Nath meaning ‘My lord’ which is used in Christianity is actually a Sanskrit word. Chanting in Sanskrit is beneficial because Sanskrit is the oldest language known to mankind. It has a deep impact on the consciousness.”

His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji

The benefits of devoutly chanting ‘Om Namah Shivaya’ range from alleviation from emotional and physical distress and more importantly finding true inner peace. Repetition of a lover’s name comes naturally to us and so in the same light taking the Lord’s name brings about that completeness within.

This chant has been rendered by Sahil Jagtiani and is repeated 108 times. Sahil Jagtiani, the founder of SSJ Productions, has over 18 years of experience in the music industry, having worked with Times Music, Sony Music, HMV Saregama & Universal Music. His debut album Avataran sold 100,000 copies worldwide! He has done concerts all over the globe including at the MIR Hall in Russia, at the Kala Ghoda Festival in Mumbai, the International Conventional Centre in Taiwan, in Kuwait, in Thailand, in Lagos, Nigeria for the iMeditate Africa Celebrations, in front of 2.5 million people during the Art of Living Silver Jubilee Celebrations in Jakkur Airfield, Bangalore & in front of 3.5 million people during the Art of Living’s World Cultural Festival at Noida, Delhi NCR!
As a Senior Program Director at the Art of Living Foundation, he has organized and centrally coordinated events around the world touching millions of people’s lives. Sahil found his true calling with H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at an early age of 21. Earlier influences of western music combined with his devotional learning gave birth to Sahil’s fusion contemporary style of music. Transforming the the lives of thousands of youth through meditation and rocking them with mesmerising concerts, he soon became the youth icon of the Art of Living Foundation. ​Sahil’s numerous solo studio albums have seen him taking the role of lead singer, guitarist, composer, music director, keyboardist, sound engineer and programmer.

Credits:

Vocals, Guitars, Programming and Music Direction - Sahil Jagtiani

Flute - Sandeep Vasishta

Recording Engineer - Satish Studio - Parekh Recording Studio, Bangalore