Madonna - Shanti Ashtangi (Audio)

[tonired28]

i thought this was a mantra of some sort...i wish i knew what it meant...i still love it tho.

[tonired28]

NEVER MIND...I FOUND IT :) I worship the gurus' lotus feet

Awakening the happiness of the self revealed

Beyond comparison, working like the jungle physician

To pacify loss of consciousness from the poison of existence

In the form of a man up to the shoulders

Holding a conch, discus and sword

Thousand headed, white

I bow respectfully

Peace

[aaronarakawa]

bjork anyone???? lol

[ExtravertmE]

@aaronarakawa This actually sounds more like something Kate Bush would do.

[silverdream80]

Masterpiece !

[SuperFashionisto]

when I'm done ashtanga yoga practice,I always listen this (mantra) song. :)

[aaronlosing]

@SuperFashionisto I have it going through Surya Namaskara A an B :)

[PaulDariusN]

I don't speak Sanskrit, but I can if you like.

[nbmp80]

@PaulDariusN Gaga reference?

[SantyAguilarDj]

Buscalo en google como madonna - shanti ashtangi lyrics

[carmen833]

alguien sabe la letra?

[pagandude1]

my favorite album from Madonna this is . She came out with this one and it seemed she had really had come of age a very spiritual and together work of music Ray of light ....

[Picklesnipe]

Incredible album really, nails the late 90's vibes of trip-hop and ambient electronica perfectly. Tied with No Angels by Dido and Play by Moby as my favourite albums of the 90's.

[OtakuuV97]

Ray of Light is a brilliant album. It's my favorite 90's album besides Bedtime Stories. :-)

[MrCosmicHeart]

this is so björk

[TragicKingdom15]

@MrCosmicHeart I felt that way when I first listened to this album too.

[MrCosmicHeart]

@TragicKingdom15 maybe because ray of light was released one year after Homogenic and she let herself be inspired by that electronic style

[SuperSimonuk]

@MrCosmicHeart madonna has been making electronic music since the eighties

[jubanateful]

this is soooo addictive! Ray of Light the album was soo middle eastern/south east asian. it was mystifying and mysterious! with songs like Frozen! we need another album like this...but from what i heard her new album is gunna be somehting like Hard Candy part 2 or something...very bubble gum pop :(

[winston1319]

Madonna is intelligent .. in this amazing RAY OF LIGHTS

[SifuNataru]

como diria mi amiga lilia, BIG LIKE!

[DimaZinkiv]

accha!

[ppereida]

Its a chant for eternal salvation

[Orosborus]

sânscrito

[Orosborus]

It´s a mantra

[nestorvg90]

i understand nothing but it sounds great anyways!

[theycallmefez]

I'm gonna go sit on a green field, throw a blanket and do nothing while listening to this song

[PostPunkFan]

My favorite song on the album. I know all the lyrics even though I have no idea what I'm saying.

[mtqop58]

@PostPunkFan i know the lyrics too! regarding their meaning, there is a translation in the album's booklet :)

[LiLJooH3]

madonna for ever and ever!

[Matuteilcapo]

Madonna is the one and only Queen of Pop!!! This is a masterpiece!!! Creative, innovative, revolutionary, pioneer, talented!!!

[Charlotte345]

@Matuteilcapo - I agree :)

[sergsfault]

i'm not amadonna fan i think she lacks sincerity in her singing..and compromises meaning for th eshow and the whole pop culter thing...but this whole album is genius...i mean she is the only pop star to make a pop record about spirituality that is powerful

[Video1355]

I worship the gurus' lotus feet Awakening the happiness of the self revealed Beyond comparison, working like the jungle physician To pacify loss of consciousness from the poison of existence In the form of a man up to the shoulders Holding a conch, discus and sword Thousand headed, white I bow respectfully Peace

[MiriamSPia]

@Video1355 ...and then it wears off....or else it doesn't....in either case one ends up in a situation reminiscent of a line from an old Doors tune....

[x3ishere1]

what they hell is this!!!!!!! madonna plz....stop it boo boo

[sandy11080]

CHIANGI CHIANGI CHIANGI,MA NIENTE ASHANTI.

[createallow3126]

Vunde gurunam caranaravinde Sandarsita svatma sukhavabodhe Nihsreyase jangalikayamane Sansara halahala moha santyai Hala hala Ahahu purusakaram sankha cakrasi Ahahu purusakaram sankha cakrasi Dharinam dharinam sahasra sirasam Dharinam dharinam sahasra sirasam Vande Om Shanti, Om Shanti Shanti shanti Shantay Om [repeat]

[leenalinz]

THIS SONG IS AMAZING. Sigh. I love this album!

[prasiegod1]

This song doesnt make sense translated , .sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/S­hanti-Ashtangi-lyrics-Madonna/­C428F1C9BD521B134825688C000CF8­BE

[ClearYoga]

@prasiegod1 learn and do ashtanga yoga then maybe the meaning of the song will become clear ;)

[jrajbhatta]

This is amazing and very interesting matter that pop queen Madonna sang sanskrit Sloka.I respect her.

[IsaAljawder]

This song is so beautiful, spiritual, and magical. I'm a huge Lady Gaga fan, but listening this song told me one this: She's the Queen.

There's something about her tone and speaking a foreign language (specifically Hindi) that makes listening to this song appreciate Madonna as a song writer. Buying the song on iTunes along with Frozen!

[kentaokabe]

@IsaAljawder It's actually Sanskrit, not Hindi.

[IsaAljawder]

@kentaokabe Interesting :)

[whiteipod2000]

@robertgotgold620 The album is on iTunes.

[shack8110]

Please post the lyrics! XD

[hotstranger90]

epic.

[kokym8]

i REALLY don't know why the hell this album didn't reach #1 in US !

it's her best

[diegdiegdiegdieg]

@kokym8 cause in usa most of the people there are musically oblivious.

[kokym8]

@diegdiegdiegdieg lol i know ..they only go to the slutty things

except that lately they got interested in Adele ..a good sign

[GelidFields]

@kokym8 a weekly number doesn't matter because this album sold millions and millions

[Sailorstayfree]

NO!

[kaseypenson]

@robertgotgold620

try napster maybe?

[kaseypenson]

@robertgotgold620

try napster maybe?

[buddhist63]

Om Shanti my Brothers and Sisters of The Universe.

[darysons1]

@buddhist63 Om Shanti, friend ☮

[plamenlesev]

I want Ray of Light part two!!!

[forlornly218]

@plamenlesev William Orbit who produced this album has been spotted leaving the studio where Madonna is recording her new album. Hard candy had a few good songs but Im so glad she dropping timberland & pharell. that hip hop pop sound worked much better on the erotica album. Being that the ROL album is still innovative n she has nothing to prove anymore except she's better than the imitation thats out right now, i say its a smart move going back to William. Can't wait :)

[plamenlesev]

@plamenlesev And i'm about to get it-Orbit is working with Madonna again. Of course i don't expect the new album to be at the level of ROL ;) But a guy can dream,right?

[xandyx21]

@plamenlesev well u might be in luck she's workin with william orbit on her next album i think my ears had an orgasm at the prospect alone

[plamenlesev]

@xandyx21 Amen to that :))))

[Markesa1616]

@plamenlesev

me tooo

[coolmohan]

@plamenlesev same here.... I just cant get enough of "Ray of Light".....

[catethemule]

yes, it's sanskrit. It is the opening mantra for Ashtanga Yoga.

[DonLouiVer]

i really like this song....

[Chinolatino]

I love this track. The Ray of Light album always brings me to a place of calm

[nipunsrivastava]

is this song in sanskrit ??. becoz shant ashanti = peace and non peace  . i know hindi but dunno sanskrit

[catethemule]

@nipunsrivastava

yes, it's sanskrit. It is the opening mantra for Ashtanga Yoga.

[Itachi21jiraiya]

MASON BITC.H !! HOOKER !!! SON OF A BIT.CH !! MAGICIAN BASTARD MADONNA !!! F UU !!

FCK YOUR BELIEVES !!

FCK YOUR RA !

AL DAJJAL !!!

[dioioego]

@Itachi21jiraiya u r so ignorant. People like u r the reason why in some places in the world they still believe in witchcraft. But the most shocking thing is to think that u've been lucky enough to experience the era of information (the Internet is an incredible source of knowledge) and yet u r not able to shed some light on that dark area of yours that in normal human beings is called BRAIN. I would suggest u to get one but, I'm afraid, u can't. You really ARE What they call a waste of space.

[Itachi21jiraiya]

@dioioego You speak english well and that doesnt make you right.

It is not witchcraft kid.Go and watch some videos,read some documents.

And i think you are one of them too.Cuz you speak like that bit.ches lawyer..

Go and do your bad works.

We will stand against people like you.

Brainless idiot.

[dioioego]

@Itachi21jiraiya My English can't be that good, I'm Italian, moron. You and 'your people' should consider joining FB Mass Suicide group and take some action soon. D U M B

[Itachi21jiraiya]

@dioioego haha italian dog.

Suck puppet papa's coc.k bit.ches

[dioioego]

@Itachi21jiraiya Italian dog? It seems you are from Trinidad and Tobago......(.......) I guess an Italian dog is better than any dogs from your country and that includes you lol But you are not even a dog, you are not worth the shit of my Italian little dog, believe me. ahahah My dog knows better than you for sure.

[Itachi21jiraiya]

@dioioego get the fuc.k of brainless dog.

i said and saying again; Go and suck papa's bloddy ass and coc.k DOGS !

I'm not from trinidad and tobago or something like that.

[dioioego]

@Itachi21jiraiya ahahha...and if u r not from Trinidad and Tobago " or something like that" as u said, why the fuck u would want to state in your channel that your country IS Trinidad and Tobago?? Lol.... U must be ashamed of you country but u should be ashamed of your ignorance cos it makes u sound like an idiot: I'm laughing at you :)

[Itachi21jiraiya]

@dioioego roflmao,i laugh this sentences with my coc.k idiot italian.

I always be proud of my country.

I'm from Turkey.

When you were sucking coc.k we conquered everywhere.You sons of Fkn mason rome empire.

Get the fc.k of from there kid.

go and look at the mirror.

you will see a gay who has coc.k head.

[dioioego]

@dioioego, u said u laughed my sentences with your cock? U r not normal, I take it u are a retarded. Why a person from Turkey would state in his channel that he's from Trinidad and Tobago....u r obviously a Trinidad and Tobago retard! I’m not wasting my time with you anymore, I do with u what I usually do with a piece of shit, I flush the water. So enjoy your trip to the sea, u piece of shit. Lol

[Itachi21jiraiya]

@dioioego :) gtfo retarded bit.ch..

[dioioego]

@Itachi21jiraiya suck yr mum's cunt

[Itachi21jiraiya]

@dioioego haha,suck your mom's and grandmom's tight p.ssies.And tell your dad to record three of you.

eat this bit.ch

[troshs]

@DitRehab no problem...actually picked up on it one night late when i was listening to this before i went to sleep. i think there are a few other references to it too but im not sure where they are or cant remember

[DionDJVJ]

this just made me relax and focus at the same time

love it

[troshs]

A bit of trivia if you didn't know...a line from this song can be heard in the 11th track on this album (To Have and Not to Hold) in between verses after the chorus I'm sure.

(Ahahu purusakaram) i think thats how you spell it.

[VampireWeirdoFreak42]

@DitRehab sorry but youre here saying The Fame is horrible when youre saying Blackout is good. you know what dont even reply to me anymore. im closing this discussion with Love Shanti one of the best on RoL.

[VampireWeirdoFreak42]

@DitRehab dont bring shitney into this. how can you compare true artists like Madonna and GaGa to Shitney Spears. no sorry but that just proves you are just as bad

[VampireWeirdoFreak42]

@DitRehab what???? i said it was number 1 for 6 straight weeks, 7 worldwide. thats a record. i know that 4 minutes was number 1 for 14 weeks. wait untill her next album comes out. it will flop just like aguilerra

[VampireWeirdoFreak42]

@DitRehab OMG i said Shanti was a masterpiece in one of my earlier comments. i dont like she wolf huge step back for shakira. The Fame is a beast!

[VampireWeirdoFreak42]

@DitRehab watch Born This Way will sell 4 million in the US alone by its 28 week. i said old Shakira songs! like Eyes like Yours look that up. it has an arabic feel to it and it came out before this song. how am i a madonna hater i have a lot of her albums

[VampireWeirdoFreak42]

@DitRehab dont be a drag is the opposite of homophobia, im fucking hispanic! chola decent is like saying dude its not hurtful. and its the damn mexicans that present themselves as hoodrats. if they find it racist saying chola then maybe they shouldnt act like them

[VampireWeirdoFreak42]

@DitRehab it peaked at number 3 on hot 100. born this way was number 1 for 6 weeks. and its only been out for 8 weeks. give it another 10 and it will be her 3rd biggest hit. im sorry but shakira has some of the best lyrics of all time, dare i say even better than ray of light. look at her early songs. im not trashing madonna. my first comment here was saying that this and like a prayer are her best albums. how is that trashing. I NEVER SAID GAGA HAD THE BEST LYRICS!

[VampireWeirdoFreak42]

@DitRehab dont be a drag just be a queen is trying to say dont call yourself a dragqueen, just call yourself a queen. chola decent is a mexican female gangster. have you even read my comments i love all of madonnas albums from Madonna to Ray of Light after that i kinda stopped liking Madonna. i dont just like GaGa. i love Mj, elton, areosmith. shakira, mc. and yes i do love madonna. if her next album is like Like a Prayer or Ray of Light im buying otherwise no.

[VampireWeirdoFreak42]

@DitRehab i nevr said Beautiful, Dirty, Rich was a masterpiece. Madonna should have stoped a while ago. 4 minutes is one of the worst songs ever. Mariah has one of the best voices of all time, Shakira is a true poet. if you listen to her spanish songs they are so orignal and poetic. Shakira is so cultural. she did arabic songs, marachi, pop, acoustic, ballad, rock, dance, tribal. Madonna isnt the best artists in the world. stop being so close minded and just enjoy music, thats what its all about

[VampireWeirdoFreak42]

@DitRehab really no body likes that song? it has sold 4 million so far. yeah thats no body alright. Express Yourself has awesome lyics but musically it not the best Madonna has done. Born This Way has a better message though. and how many times do i have to tell you i love Madonna!

[VampireWeirdoFreak42]

@DitRehab i know Born This Way is a rip off. but she ripped it off amazingly! Express Yourself is my least favorite Madonna song. i find it annoying. but Born This Way is better in all the ways.

[VampireWeirdoFreak42]

@DitRehab i like the lyrics but not the music. i dont know at that poinjt of her career i started liking Shakira and Mariah Carey and compared to them Madonna was horrible. i have to Disagree The Fame and The Fame Monster and so far Born This Way is better than most of Madonna's stuff

[VampireWeirdoFreak42]

@DitRehab its not about sales its about the material. and as an album Ray of Light is a masterpiece! i never said it wasnt why are you arguing?

[VampireWeirdoFreak42]

@DitRehab you are obviously not listening to what im saying. i love Lady GaGa I have already admitted it. yes i like GaGa better but i own all of Madonna's albums Likea Virgin to Ray of Light

[VampireWeirdoFreak42]

@DitRehab oh my god, did you not just read what i said. i love Madonna! but not after Ray of Light. Frozen and ray of Light are masterpieces!

[VampireWeirdoFreak42]

@DitRehab i love Madonnas early abums but after Ray of Light she lost the "Madonna touch" and yes im a little monster

[Ansariya]

Woaw!! I haven't heard this song for YEARS but it was still in my memory, cuz when the chorus came up my mouth ws singin it along - really surprised me!!

[GingerDemarque]

I wish she had made a music video for this song.

[plamenlesev]

I want her to perform this song on her next tour.

[spyro1034]

i love this song <3

[desertazul]

electronica :DDDD

[EmperorNikola]

Read the translation of this song, it's beautiful...

And it sets the mood for Frozen...

[hork111]

Any axe-slinging muthapluckers out there? Can you please tell me how they got that "edge of doom" guitar sound in this song?

[sheislove1]

madonna reached her best in this album. then she fell down....

[ebangha]

Om Shanti Everyone

[Saskia81]

Om Shanti everyone :) x

[knjnjnjn]

@Saskia81 What it means that??

[Saskia81]

@knjnjnjn It's a mantra for peace. Although some state that there is no true definition for 'OM', some would describe it as the sound of the universe. The definition of 'Shanti' is peace. So I was wishing everyone universal peace. I think it's a lovely mantra, more people should wish Om Shanti to others :)

[smelliottbobelliott]

this song is awesome..!

[BRONXNY54]

I love this song from Ray of Light.. def. one of her best works!!!!

[Cp6uja81]

I love reading comments under M's songs! Feels so good to see other people think the same as I do. I LOVE YOU ALL! :)

[litmibimi]

is not too late to become her fan right?

[plamenlesev]

@litmibimi It's never too late to appreciate an amazing artist. Welcome to the world of Madonna. :)

[MrConstantineN]

@litmibimi

late??? she just began...

[minamu8]

@litmibimi It's NEVER too late to become a Madonna fan.

[magyarwho]

This is one of the greatest songs ever written in my opinion. She is really creative. Ray Of Light is my favorite album.

[IconVanity]

Love all her albums, including Ray of Light, but, I would her very best was True Blue. Like a Prayer coming in second.

[metuljcek2007]

I prefer hard candy

[pabowie]

@metuljcek2007 This and hard candy are my favs

[rocketgirlz101]

i agree with u tomi4franki

[tommy11492]

ma nella mia musicassetta questo pezzo è attaccato a sky fits heaven! i' ve got it just attached to sky fits heaven!

[saadukejaadu]

I'm Indian and I love this song lol

[AlexJoy91]

This chant is used in a yoga practice too!

Sanskrit(Ancient Indian language)Version:

English Translation:

I worship the guru's lotus feet, / Awakening the happiness of the self revealed, / Beyond comparision, working like the jungle physican / To pacify loss of consciousness from the poison of existence. / In the form of a man up ro the shoulders, / Holding a conch, discus and sword, / Thousand headed,white / I bow respectfully / Peace

[al91b]

this is so freaaaaaking zen *love*

[ajamit007]

Sounds Sanskrit..

[ricardoshark18]

never liked this song but loved the album

[dexter86500]

like the song and that language

[lollypop10392]

ich liebe dieses album.ist der beste von allen ihren alben!!

[ChristopherTOJPISCES]

It is a hindu chant, turned into a song. Google the translations.

[Alia89119]

I love this song. I remember the first time I heard it. I had no idea what the hell she was saying but I still loved it.

[MrBabyBlue1991]

thumps up if you love madonna

[pixarian]

i had the Frozen single with this song on it, and i couldn't stop playing it. loved it.

[Whitewicca83]

Thank you Madonna for singing this song it has opened my life to new doors!!!

[pearshapedwonder]

For the record this song wasn't written by Madonna, it is an old Ashtanga Yoga chant. Madonna did (or maybe still does) practice Ashtanga Yoga.

[mediasansnom]

@pearshapedwonder actually she wrote it, she only borrowed the chorus from the old prayer song OM SHANTI u can hear the original version in this song

[cheryway]

literally best album she has ever done

[coadiwill]

mather of reinvention...............

[LittleMissCrazyshere]

I love this song the video is so deep

[astroanu2004]

i mean words not work ..lol

[astroanu2004]

Im a fan of her but she's pronouncing the words wrong. Which makes it so hard to understand. And she breaks the work on wrong places.

[RoseyDanes]

@astroanu2004 LOL! You just turned me off to the song! That has got to be so annoying to hear her saying it wrong. Reminds me of Music and Lyrics with the blond pop singer singing the Buddha song.

[astroanu2004]

@RoseyDanes Its not Buddhist. Its Hindu. :D . I think its about the god Shiva or maybe Krishna.

[PersianButtons]

@astroanu2004 Oh I know Madonna is not singing about Buddha. I was referencing that movie, Music and Lyrics. In it there is this girl who is kind of like a cross between Madonna and Britney Spears, and she writes a sack-religious song about Buddha because she's so famous that she doesn't have to know what she is talking about. I think the writers of that movie were thinking of this song by Madonna.

[RoseyDanes]

@astroanu2004 ooops. Sorry about that. Posted a response under my other account. (PersianButtons)

[astroanu2004]

@RoseyDanes oh.. now i get it. i think ive watched tat movie you're talking about. :D

[cheatdstoneharts]

Favorite song

[watupdudes5]

so.. wat language is this?? seriously..

[MrTheQuaver]

@watupdudes5 sanskrit

[stimpp]

@watupdudes5 Hindi i think, maybe Sanskrit

[Valentification]

@watupdudes5 sanskrit

[honza528]

@watupdudes5 It's old Hebrew

[pablorubiolugo]

I didn´t like this song, but 10 minutes ago, I started to listen it, and It understood that Its very beautiful.

[javoneybaby]

oh chunky oh chunky,chunky chunky.....chunk ay-o....

[halloween22009fan]

I love this song, so much! It's full of fun and a great song to dance to! I agree, this is her BEST album!

[tomi4franki]

ray of light is the BEST album by her

[Jaykento]

and best music video...

[VampireWeirdoFreak42]

@tomi4franki i agree this and Like a Prayer are her best. after this she turned to trash

[KokaKien]

hahahahahaa

[ShinobiShaw]

Excellent song, one of my favorites!

[Moldienut]

This is my favourite song of her from that album, it would had made a great video clip. That album was the best ever from her, both the style and the music.

[SurlyComet]

@Moldienut I've already imagined a music video..It would be in Black and White and Madonna would be in a full sari of course..Haha!