Chanting is a cornerstone practice on the Siddha Yoga path, and chanting Om Namah Shivaya—the diksha, or initiation, mantra that is received from the Guru—is a most powerful means of offering worship on Mahashivaratri.
Siddha Yogis and new seekers chanted the mantra with Gurumayi during a satsang held via live video stream on October 31, 2020, in honor of Baba Muktananda’s Mahasamadhi. This beautiful melody of Om Namah Shivaya was composed in the Yaman Kalyan raga—a raga that invokes blessings and has the rasa of devotion, peace, and compassion.
The chant was powerful and meaningful then, in 2020, and it carries just as much power now, in 2025. Chanting the mantra with Gurumayi, this time in honor of Mahashivaratri, is a way to enshrine within you the shakti of the primordial Guru, Lord Shiva. As you chant the mantra, form a conscious intention to wake up and energize every cell in your being.