Kirtan from Nazrul Islam- Ami Sukhe lo Grihe Rabo, Singer: Nilufar Yesmin

Kirtan

Kirtan is a Sanskrit word which means to repeat the name refers to the call and response singing of spiritual chants[2]. In the ancient Sanskrit text the Bhagavad-gita Krishna states that great souls are always engaged in glorifying him with kirtana
Kirtan, or Sankirtan, was popularized circa 1506 by the Bengali saint Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, also held to be the combined incarnation of Radha and Krishna
Previous to the time of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu mantras were chanted but not sung with melodies and instruments. Chaitanya introduced the singing in order to keep the restless mind peaceful. He taught that the mantra has to be heard with a calm and peaceful mind. Only then can it enter through the ear and into the heart where a purification process takes place

Chaitanya preached that God is within the heart of every living being, and the heart is thus the abode of divine love. Kirtan opens up the heart chakra to revive the divine love that is already present - but now covered by material desires.

If one's mind is restless, with scattered thoughts always coming and going, then the hearing process is disrupted. The mantra cannot enter into the mind and heart, and thereby the purification process becomes restricted. It was for this reason that Mahaprabhu introduced the singing, and later the dancing, because when people sing and/or dance they are not thinking, but get caught up in the expression and feeling of the song.

The term "purifying the heart" refers to clearing out the unwanted things in our heart, like bigotry, resentment, anger, prejudice, jealousy, lust, greed, etc. So the goal of kirtan is to revive the divine love that lies dormant in the core of the heart. by cleaning the impurities that cover our consciousness.

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[halleygoswami]

nice . nazrul was a genius