Raga Ragini Vidya

MUSIC THERAPY

"The music therapy is combined with Ayurveda, Psychology, Gemenotherapy and Astrology" says Sri Swamiji. He further adds " I only effect a rapport between man and God, the supreme reality, with help coming from man himself in good measure. I attune man to God through belief and music. Once that results, body-consciousness vanishes gradually, and with that, affliction ceases to be experienced and ceases to exist. That is healing through Music and Meditation."

"There is no complication about it, once you are in tune with the 'modus operandi'. Listen with your heart and not with your intellect" He insists, not without reason, for He is no purist composer or musician. Sri Swamiji's therapy lays stress on Ekagratha or concentration on the part of the Healer-Musician and listener. "Listening, " He says "is a special technique requiring Indriya nigraha or sense control."

Cerebral sounds are aroused and long concentration on a Raga (tune) creates a healing effect on the listener. He Himself plays an synthesizer which produces the sounds of many instruments. He has opted for the synthesizer to reduce the number of accompanists in His concert troupe. The resounding synthesizer sets pace and the other instruments keep company, a melodious fusion sends the air.

You can download Sri Swamiji's Music from this URL http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/downloads/downloads.html

Translation, Meaning And Significance of Bhajans

Bhajan: Dattatreya trimurti roopa-

Composed by His Holiness Sri Swamiji

Meaning and explanation of this composition

Dattaatreya trimoorti roopa

Chorus: O Lord Dattatreya, the combined form of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, the aspects of Creation, Sustenance, and Withdrawal;

tribhuvana loka rakshaka

The protector of all the three worlds (the entire Universe with all its threesome features like Past, Present, Future; Body, Mind, Soul; the three states of Wakefulness, Dream, Deep Sleep; Causal, Subtle, Gross bodies, and so on)

1^st Verse: Kaamadhenu the celestial cow that fulfills all desires;

Kalpavriksha the celestial wish-fulfilling tree;

kaamita phalada daayaka the one who freely gives everything that one desires;

danda the spiritual staff (holy stick);

kamandala the pot that holds sacred water;

shoola the trident that dispels spiritual ignorance;

damaruga the celestial drum of Shiva that wakes one up from the sleep of spiritual ignorance;

shankhu the sacred conch of Vishnu that ever produces the sound of ‘OM’ the syllable that is the source of the entire Creation;

chakra the powerful disc of Vishnu that destroys the evil of spiritual ignorance;

shobhita resplendent with.

2^nd Verse: uttama uttama the most noble and pure;

Purushotthama the best among men;

poorna chandra prakatita visible and manifested in the full moon;

bhaava bandhana the bondage from worldly thoughts;

bhava the endless cycle of births and deaths;

bhay fear of;

doora one who removes;

bhakta from the devotees;

karunaa saagara an ocean of compassion.

3^rd Verse: krittikaa taara born under the auspicious star

Krittika; siddhaanusaara one who is revered and followed by all the sages;

Siddha a most accomplished one; doota messenger from God;

manohara one who wins the hearts of devotees;

sahyadrivaasa one who resides in the sacred sahyadri mountain range (inside the cave which is the innermost core of the hearts of devotees); sachchidaananda Sat, Chit, Aananda, Truth, Consciousnes, and Bliss;

sri guru the ultimate spiritual guru; datta svaroopa none other than Lord Dattatreya Himself, the first and foremost Guru of all.

Summary: O Lord Dattatreya, with three heads, signifying the combined form of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, the aspects of Creation, Sustenance, and Withdrawal, and the protector of all the three worlds (the entire Universe with all its threesome features like Past, Present, Future; Body, Mind, Soul; Wakefulness, Dream, Deep Sleep; Causal, Subtle, Gross bodies, and so on).

Verse 1: You are always with the celestial cow Kamadhenu that fulfills all desires, and the Kalpavriksha, the celestial wish-fulfilling tree. You freely give everything that one desires. Your six hands are resplendent with the spiritual staff (holy stick), the pot that holds sacred water, the trident of Siva that dispels spiritual ignorance, the celestial drum of Shiva that wakes devotees up from the sleep of spiritual ignorance, the sacred conch of Vishnu that ever produces the sound of ‘OM’, the syllable that is the source of the entire Creation, and the powerful disc of Vishnu that destroys the evil of spiritual ignorance.

Verse 2: You are the most noble and pure. You are the best among men. You are manifested in the full moon (in the photographs of the moon taken during a total lunar eclipse, the three colors of white, yellow, and red signifying the Trinity are clearly visible). You free your devotees from the bondage of worldly thoughts and the endless cycle of births and deaths. You remove their fear. You are an ocean of compassion.

Verse 3: You are born under the auspicious star Krittika. You are revered and followed by all the sages. You are a most accomplished messenger from God. You steal the hearts of devotees. You reside in the innermost cave of the sacred sahyadri mountain range (inside the cave which is the innermost core of the hearts of devotees). You are Sat, Chit, Ananda, Truth, Consciousnes, and Bliss. You are the ultimate spiritual guru, and are none other than Lord Dattatreya Himself, the first and foremost Guru of all.

Sri Guru Datta