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Raghuvara! Tumako Meri Laj

Sung by Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
with an ensemble of young people

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Raghuvara Tumako Meri Laj
Artistic depictions of Lord Rama with his ardent devotee, Shri Hanuman

The recording of this bhajan is available on the CD Sounds of the Heart
in the Siddha Yoga Bookstore.

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    When I saw Gurumayi for the first time and had her darshan—in Sitges, Spain in 1996—I asked her to help me feel more devotion. This has always been my greatest desire. Hearing this chant and seeing Hanuman’s deep devotion touched my heart.

     

    Over the years of my sadhana, my devotion has sometimes fluctuated, along with my commitment to following the Siddha Yoga practices. Yet, today, after chanting, I feel that my desire to experience devotion is still very much alive. And I know I can nourish it by following my Guru’s teachings 

    Torino, Italy

    I love the words to this bhajan. I repeat them as a heartfelt prayer and I know I am heard.

     

    Today, before singing along with this bhajan, I centered myself by doing breathing exercises. The sound and meaning entered me on a deeper level.

     

    My experience is perfectly conveyed in the images accompanying the verses of the bhajan: I rest in my heart just as beloved Hanuman rests in Lord Rama’s arms, and I bow to the divinity that permeates this world just as Hanuman kneels before Lord Rama.

    Warrnambool, Australia

    This bhajan is one of my favorites on the CD Sounds of the Heart. I can’t just listen to it; I always have to sing along and even dance to it when I’m at home. I am so grateful to Gurumayi for creating such a beautiful melody. Gurumayi’s singing touches my heart. I feel my heart open wider and wider to feel more—and even more—love.
     

    Konolfingen, Switzerland

    While there is so much symbolism in these artistic representations—the hazy sun, the vastness of the river, the fullness of the foliage, and the still majesty of the mountains—it is the pure tender love between Hanuman and Lord Rama in the first image and the devotion in the second image that touch my soul. To me, they depict the depth of Tulsidas’s understanding, love, and yearning to also have such a “flame of devotion” in his heart.

    This bhajan cries out to me with an observation of the overwhelming magnanimity of Lord Rama that he never gives up on absolving misdeeds and “destroying the sorrows of this world.” He is the epitome of patience and the purest love. No wonder Hanuman and Tulsidas express such devotion. I find the depth of this love overwhelming and very humbling.

    Melbourne, Australia

    While I hear this bhajan full of yearning, compassion, and love, my eyes rest on this amazing image of Rama and Hanuman, which is so alive and pure. Their love is so present. I adore Hanuman’s tenderness, his blissful gaze immersed in the Self, and his soft, silky white fur. I consider this oneness of Master and devotee as the peak of all.
     
    Again I see the interwoven colors of blue and gold. I mentally braid a rakhi. It is made of all the pairs of opposites that are in my mind. Then they look like they are embracing each other, as together they make one bracelet. Inwardly, I offer it to my Guru’s feet.
     
    I feel so much gratitude for my Guru’s protection.
     

    Hindelang, Germany