कीर्तन
Kirtan
Devotional singing and chanting
📜Understanding Kirtan
Kirtan is the practice of singing the names and glories of God, often in a call-and-response style. It is a powerful form of Bhakti Yoga.
🕉️Related Shlokas(11)
Gita 6.47
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 6
Of all yogis, the one who worships Me with faith, absorbed in Me with innermost self—that one is the most intimately united with Me.
Gita 7.16
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 7
Every path to the Divine is valid—distress, desire, curiosity, or wisdom—but all who seek are already blessed.
Gita 9.13
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 9
Great souls, rooted in divine nature, worship Krishna with undivided hearts, knowing Him as the imperishable source of all existence.
📖Related Stories(15)
Ajamila Saved by Holy Name
→Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 6, Chapters 1-3
Ajamila, a fallen brahmin who lived 88 years of sinful life, called out to his son named Narayana at death. This inadvertent chanting of the Lord's name summoned Vishnu's messengers who rescued him from Yamaraja's servants.
Lava and Kusa
→Uttara Kanda
Sitas twin sons captured Ramas horse and sang the Ramayana in his court, leading to recognition. Virtue persists despite circumstances.