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To the Father, To the Mother Mangalam (English Natchintanai)

Satguru Siva Yogaswami

Paramamesthi Guru Siva Yogaswamigal was a master songster. Singing to God was for him the panacea for the ills of his devotees. Every day his small hut in Columbuturai was full of songs. If devotees requested help, the miracle medicine he gave would be to give them a song that he wrote and sang and then ask them to sing this themselves and through this sadhana invoke Lord Siva’s grace into their own lives. “Don’t ask me…ask God yourself!”

Of course the power of his songs, known as Natchintanai was that everyone who sang them understood their meaning and through this they could visualize and manifest the “bhava” that divine feeling of transformative devotion that rises up in the heart during intense devotional practice. Because the current generation does not know Tamil, they no longer have access to this spiritual medicine. We now have a few songs in English. Though we can never match the beauty of the original, still there is power in being full cognizant of what you sing as you sing. Please enjoy this very popular Natchintanai in English. You can go here to download the audio and copy the lyrics. Thanks to those who collaborated in refining the translation, which works to be lyrical, poetic and yet true to Yogaswami’s original meaning in Tamil. Yogaswami said “Sing to melt the very stones. Worship until you fall into trance like a mad person in bliss!”


5 Responses to “To the Father, To the Mother Mangalam (English Natchintanai)”

  1. Holly Young says:

    Thank you for this. Singing is such a beautiful, easy and powerful way to embed ideas into our subconscious. How many times does a situation occur where the most helpful action jumps to mind in the form of a helpful song? For example, when I start to think negatively the old Motown song rings, “STOP, in the name of love….” and makes me laugh at myself. I have struggled with Sanskrit chants although I feel their depth. I am happy like a child to sing To the Mother and the Father , mangala, mangala!

  2. Tina D says:

    Beautiful! Thank You. To The Monks of Kauai’s Hindu Monastery
    Mangalam, Mangalam!

  3. Devaraj Moothoosamy says:

    Wonderful!

  4. Ramesh Sivanathan Lechumiah says:

    Great inspiration. Fantastic work by Swamis.

  5. Adi Srikantha says:

    Sounds very nice, what does Mangalam! mean? There is no definition on the site lexicon.

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