KIRTANA

Kirtana is a Sanskrit word that means to narrate glory, it is commonly known as call and response style singing. These songs can simply include the names given to the divine or they can reveal more of the Lordâs specific glories. For example, Gopala is a name for Krsna, it means the one who is capable of protecting the entire cosmological reality. The name implies a power of enormous magnitude. In this magnificence the human heart can take refuge. For the one who can protect the moon and the stars is the same that can protect you and your loved ones. That the sun is just the right distance from earth to allow for life is part of this cosmic protection. The order is infallible. To this exquisite order we sing our unending praises. Bhakti, as a devotional attitude, is the soulâs most immediate upliftment.