Sweetness... Madhura

So I had the unbelievable grace and privilege to meet Sri Dharma Mittra a few weeks ago, and after the sweet asana class was a kirtan with Shyam Das. Shyam Das, as you might know is an amazing storyteller who has this voice... that well, blows me away.

My favorite mantra from the whole night was

Madhura Dhipate Rakhilam Madhuram

I sang it in Yin class the next day, and someone asked me where it came from... So I did a little research:

It looks like it comes from the Madhurashtakam, and that this line (Madhura Dhipate Rakhilam Madhuram) is repeated at the end of many paragraphs...

The version of the Gita that I have doesn't have the full sanskrit translation, so I am still looking for what surrounds it otherwise...

In the meantime, here's something to listen to. Shyam Das sounded completely different... and maybe we can find one of his recordings somewhere soon.


enjoy