Based in Los Angeles and Initially trained as a visual artist, filmmaker an… Read Full Bio ↴Based in Los Angeles and Initially trained as a visual artist, filmmaker and jazz musician, Dave Stringer had his formative experiences with chanting when film editing work brought him to the Siddha Yoga ashram in Ganeshpuri, India in 1990. A subsequent period of residence at the ashram laid the foundation for his continuing study of the ideas, practices and music of yoga.

Since 2000, Stringer and a diverse ensemble of accompanying musicians have toured North America and Europe tirelessly, developing new venues for music, and expanding the audience for kirtan. He has introduced chanting for the first time to many seemingly unlikely cities, and through his consistent touring, has been instrumental in the development of a number of thriving local kirtan communities.

Ganashyama
Dave Stringer Lyrics

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Ganashyama ko dekhata ja raha huñ
Ganashyama ko dekhata ja raha huñ
Usiki jhalaka para khincha ja raha huñ
Usiki jhalaka para khincha ja raha huñ

Lutata hai vaha mai luta ja raha huñ
Lutata hai vaha mai luta ja raha huñ
Mitata hai vaha mai mita ja raha huñ

Ganashyama ko dekhata ja raha huñ
Ganashyama ko dekhata ja raha huñ
Usiki jhalaka para khincha ja raha huñ
Usiki jhalaka para khincha ja raha huñ

Khabara kucha nahi hai kahañ ja raha huñ
Khabara kucha nahi hai kahañ ja raha huñ
Bulata hai vaha mai chala ja raha huñ

Ganashyama ko dekhata ja raha huñ
Usiki jhalaka para khincha ja raha huñ

Ganashyama
Ganashyama

Ganashyama
Ganashyama

Overall Meaning

The first line of Dave Stringer's Ganashyama speaks of the singer's constant gaze upon Ganashyama, an incarnation of the Hindu god Ganesha. The refrain "Ganashyama ko dekhata ja raha huñ" is repeated twice in the verse, indicating the singer's unwavering attention to this divine figure. The next line speaks of the singer's desire to draw closer to this incarnation, "Usiki jhalaka para khincha ja raha huñ" which means "I am pulling His essence closer to me." This imagery is a beautiful expression of the singer's longing for a deeper connection with Ganashyama.

The second verse has the singer losing themselves in Ganashyama, "Lutata hai vaha mai luta ja raha huñ/Mitata hai vaha mai mita ja raha huñ" which means "I am losing myself there, and dissolving myself as well." This expresses the transformative power of meditation and surrender to the divine. The last verse speaks of the singer's readiness to follow Ganashyama wherever he may lead, "Khabara kucha nahi hai kahañ ja raha huñ/Bulata hai vaha mai chala ja raha huñ" which means "I have no idea where I'm going, yet I am answering His call and following Him." This is an acknowledgement of the power and mystery of the divine, and a willingness to surrender to it completely.

Line by Line Meaning

Ganashyama ko dekhata ja raha huñ
I am continuously watching Ganashyama and trying to catch glimpses of him

Usiki jhalaka para khincha ja raha huñ
I am pulling in every glimpse of Ganashyama that I see

Lutata hai vaha mai luta ja raha huñ
I am losing myself in the presence of Ganashyama

Mitata hai vaha mai mita ja raha huñ
I am dissolving into the presence of Ganashyama

Khabara kucha nahi hai kahañ ja raha huñ
I don't know where I am going, and I don't have any news about it

Bulata hai vaha mai chala ja raha huñ
Where Ganashyama calls, I follow and go

Ganashyama
Referring to the divine presence of Ganashyama

Lyrics © MAGNETIC MELODIES
Written by: Traditional arrangement by Dave Stringer

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