Bhagavan Das (born Kermit Michael Riggs in Laguna Beach, California on May … Read Full Bio ↴Bhagavan Das (born Kermit Michael Riggs in Laguna Beach, California on May 17, 1945) is a Bhakti Yogi, Shakta Tantra adept, and traveling teacher of Nada Yoga. As a young man he was the first Western initiate/devotee of the late Hindu saint Neem Karoli Baba, as well as the first American to meet Kalu Rinpoche of the Shangpa Kargyupas lineage. He has received Vajra Yogini initiation from His Holiness the Sixteenth Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje of the Karma Kagyu lineage and Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the 11th Trungpa Tulku. During the almost seven years he spent years as a wandering ascetic in India and Nepal he received numerous intiations and teachings from living saints and sages including Swami Chaitanya Prakashananda Tirtha, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Sri Anandamoyi Ma, and Tarthang Tulku of the Dudjom Rinpoche lineage.
Bhagavan Das is perhaps most widely known for being the individual who guided renowned spiritual teacher Ram Dass, also known as Dr. Richard Alpert, throughout India, eventually introducing him to his guru. As a young man Bhagavan Das shot to fame in the west after being featured in Ram Dass' spiritual classic Be Here Now. Now, at age over 60, he travels widely throughout the world as an ecstatic performer of traditional and non-traditional Indian bhajans and kirtans, and is the author of an autobiography, It's Here Now (Are You?)
Offical webpage: http://www.bhagavandas.com/

Krishna Arati
Bhagavan Das Lyrics

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Shri Krishna Govinda Hare Murare He Natha Narayana Vasudeva
He Natha Narayana Vasudeva He Natha Narayana Vasudeva
He Natha Narayana Vasudeva He Natha Narayana Vasudeva.

Twameva mata cha pita twameva, twameva
Bandhuscha sakha twameva, twameva vidya dravinam
Twameva, twameva sarvam mama deva deva .

Lokaha Samastaha Sukhino Bhavantu
Lokaha Samastaha Sukhino Bhavantu

Lokaha Samastaha Sukhino Bhavantu
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Bhagavan Das's song Krishna Arati are in praise of Lord Krishna, one of the most beloved deities in Hinduism. Starting with the phrase "Shri Krishna Govinda Hare Murare", the song is a devotional invocation of Lord Krishna as the supreme lord and a caretaker of all his devotees. The repeated phrase "He Natha Narayana Vasudeva" is a reminder of Krishna's divine nature and his role as a savior. The song goes on to express the idea that Krishna is not only a god but also a mother, father, friend, and wealth of knowledge and riches. The line "Twameva, twameva sarvam mama deva deva" means "You alone are my God, my everything". The last verse of the song "Lokaha Samastaha Sukhino Bhavantu" is a prayer for the well-being of all beings in the world and a reminder of the importance of peace.

Line by Line Meaning

Shri Krishna Govinda Hare Murare
Oh benevolent and compassionate Krishna, who protects us from harm and provides us with joy

He Natha Narayana Vasudeva
Oh Lord Narayana, who is the protector of all beings and resides within our hearts

Twameva mata cha pita twameva, twameva
You are my mother and my father, my friend and my closest kin, my knowledge and my wealth

Bandhuscha sakha twameva, twameva vidya dravinam
You are my relative and my companion, my knowledge and my wealth

Twameva, twameva sarvam mama deva deva
You alone are everything to me, my Lord of all lords

Lokaha Samastaha Sukhino Bhavantu
May all beings in all worlds be happy and peaceful

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
Peace, peace, peace

Writer(s): Diamond Michael Louis, Takayama Daisuke

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