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Friday 12 August 2011

Mridanga Pranams (1)

'Mridanga Pranam' basically means 'Mridanga Prayer'. Because the Mridanga / Khol is a spiritual instrument (it is said to be a manifestation of Lord Balaram), it is good practice to recite one of these prayers out of respect for the instrument before playing - this focuses the players mind and helps them to cultivate an attitude of service and devotion.

Namo Jagannatha Sutayo
Namo Mridanga Namaha
Labanga Rasa Madhuri
Sahasra Guna Samyuktang
Namo Mridangaya Namo Namaha
Namo Baladevaya Namo Namaha

Translation:
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the son of Jagannatha Misra (Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu). I offer my obeisances to the mridanga from which sweet and necterean sound emanates. I offer my obeisances again and again to the mridanga which has thousands of good qualities. And I offer my obeisances unto Lord Baladeva who assumes the form of a mridanga to serve Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

You can hear Bablu Das recite this pranam here.

See the alternative 'Sri Khol Pranam' here.

4 comments:

  1. Can someone let know source of the mantra

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  2. Hi Rayaram Dasa,

    I've had a quick browse around the internet and most people are using the same mantra. Bablu Das shares it here along with another mantra. http://www.scribd.com/doc/80014545/Introduction-of-Basic-Mridanga-Book-by-Bablu-Das#scribd

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