Navaratri Celebration · LiveProslava Navaratrija · uživo
17 October 2026 · Czech National House, Zagreb17. listopada 2026. · Češki narodni dom, Zagreb
SANTOSHI LIVENavaratri · Zagreb · 17.10.20260:00 / 0:00
Live album · 8
Santoshi Kirtan Band · Live
Press play, or choose a songPritisnite play ili odaberite pjesmu
8 · 1 h 41 min
Video
Watch us singGledajte nas
Our videos, gathered by theme. The channel has just opened: the first one is from the Navaratri concert.Naši videi, složeni po temama. Kanal je tek otvoren: prvi je s koncerta za Navaratri.
Navaratri concert · Zagreb, 17.10.2026Navaratri koncert · Zagreb, 17.10.2026.
Santoshi Kirtan Band · Live Navaratri Concert · Zagreb 17.10.2026Navaratri koncert uživo · Zagreb 17.10.2026.
Where you can hear Santoshi Kirtan Band next. Come, sit, sing along.Gdje možete sljedeći put čuti Santoshi Kirtan Band. Dođite, sjednite, pjevajte s nama.
Velika dvorana, Češki narodni dom · Pavla Šubića 20, Zagreb
Come and experience joy, love and connection with the divine, singing together with us.Dođite doživjeti radost, ljubav i povezanost s božanskim, pjevajući zajedno s nama.
Diwali at the Embassy of IndiaDiwali u Veleposlanstvu Indije
Veleposlanstvo Indije · Bijenik 152b, Zagreb
On Saturday evening, 7 November 2026, we sang kirtan outdoors at the Embassy of India in Zagreb, for Diwali, the Festival of Lights. Under the festival banner, with guitars, djembe, tambourine and many voices, the evening filled with mantras and warmth. Thank you to the Embassy of India, and to everyone who came and sang with us.U subotu navečer, 7. studenoga 2026., pjevali smo kirtan na otvorenom, u Veleposlanstvu Indije u Zagrebu, za Diwali, festival svjetla. Pod festivalskim plakatom, uz gitare, džembe, tamburin i mnogo glasova, večer se ispunila mantrama i toplinom. Hvala Veleposlanstvu Indije i svima koji su došli i pjevali s nama.
Stills from our concert video.Kadrovi iz našeg videa s koncerta.
7 November 20267. studenoga 2026.
Diwali at the Embassy of IndiaDiwali u Veleposlanstvu Indije
Velika dvorana, Češki narodni dom · Pavla Šubića 20, Zagreb
13 June 202613. lipnja 2026.
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9 May 20269. svibnja 2026.
Zagreb
Songs · our repertoirePjesme · naš repertoar
The mantras we singMantre koje pjevamo
Kirtan is singing together: one voice calls a line, everyone answers. The words are mantras, names of the divine in Sanskrit, repeated until the mind goes quiet and the heart opens. You do not need to know the words to join; after two rounds you will be singing along.Kirtan je zajedničko pjevanje: jedan glas zapjeva stih, svi odgovaraju. Riječi su mantre, imena božanskog na sanskrtu, koje se ponavljaju dok se um ne umiri i srce ne otvori. Ne morate znati riječi da biste se pridružili; nakon dva kruga pjevat ćete s nama.
Navaratri, the nine nights, is the festival of the Goddess. Traditionally the first three nights belong to Durga and Kali, who take away fear, the next three to Lakshmi, who brings abundance, and the last three to Sarasvati, who brings wisdom and music. Our concert of 17 October 2026 followed that path, after first greeting Ganesha.Navaratri, devet noći, blagdan je Božice. Po tradiciji prve tri noći pripadaju Durgi i Kali, koje odnose strah, sljedeće tri Lakšmi, koja donosi obilje, a posljednje tri Sarasvati, koja donosi mudrost i glazbu. Naš koncert 17. listopada 2026. išao je tim putem, nakon što smo najprije pozdravili Ganešu.
Navaratri concert, 17.10.2026Koncert za Navaratri, 17.10.2026.
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Jai Ganesha Pahi Mam
tozaGaneshaGanešu
Jaya Gaṇeśa, Gaṇeśa, pāhi mām
Śrī Gaṇeśa, Gaṇeśa, rakṣa mām
Gaṃ Gaṇapataye namo namaḥ
“Victory to Ganesha, protect me; holy Ganesha, guard me. Gam: to Ganapati, salutations again and again.” Ganesha, with the elephant head, removes obstacles and opens every beginning, so a kirtan starts with him.„Slava Ganeši, zaštiti me; sveti Ganeša, čuvaj me. Gam: Ganapatiju, poklon i opet poklon.“ Ganeša sa slonovskom glavom uklanja prepreke i otvara svaki početak, pa kirtan počinje s njim.
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jaya
Victory, triumph. As a call it means “glory to …!”, “victory to …!”. From the root ji, “to conquer”. It shortens to jai in Hindi, as in the song's title.Pobjeda, trijumf. Kao zaziv znači „slava …!”, „pobjeda …!”. Od korijena ji, „pobijediti”. U hindskom se skraćuje u jai, kao u naslovu pjesme.
Gaṇeśa
Gaṇa, “the host, the crowd” (Shiva's attendants), + īśa, “lord”: the Lord of the hosts. The elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, remover of obstacles, honoured first at every beginning.Gaṇa, „mnoštvo, četa” (Šivini pratioci), + īśa, „gospodar”: Gospodar mnoštva. Sin Šive i Parvati sa slonovskom glavom, onaj koji uklanja prepreke; slavi se prvi na svakom početku.
pāhi
“Protect!” The imperative of the root pā, “to protect, to keep”.„Zaštiti!” Imperativ korijena pā, „štititi, čuvati”.
mām
“Me”: the accusative of aham, “I”. Pāhi mām: “protect me”.„Mene”: akuzativ od aham, „ja”. Pāhi mām: „zaštiti me”.
Śrī
Radiance, beauty, good fortune, holiness. Placed before a divine name as a mark of honour (“holy”, “revered”); it is also a name of the goddess Lakshmi.Sjaj, ljepota, blagostanje, svetost. Stavlja se pred božansko ime kao znak poštovanja („sveti”, „časni”); to je i ime božice Lakšmi.
rakṣa
“Guard! Preserve!” The imperative of the root rakṣ, “to guard, to save”; rakṣā is “protection”. Rakṣa mām: “guard me”.„Čuvaj! Sačuvaj!” Imperativ korijena rakṣ, „čuvati, spasiti”; rakṣā je „zaštita”. Rakṣa mām: „čuvaj me”.
Gaṃ
The seed sound (bīja) of Ganesha: one syllable that holds his whole power, sung before his name.Sjemeni zvuk (bīja) Ganeše: jedan slog koji nosi svu njegovu snagu, pjeva se prije njegova imena.
Gaṇapataye
“To Ganapati”: gaṇa, “the host, the band of followers”, + pati, “lord”: Ganesha as lord of all beings; the ending -aye means “to”.„Ganapatiju“: gaṇa, „mnoštvo, družina“, + pati, „gospodar“: Ganeša kao gospodar svih bića; nastavak -aye znači „komu“.
namo namaḥ
Namaḥ, “bow, salutation” (literally “not mine”): said twice, “salutations again and again”.Namaḥ, „naklon, pozdrav“ (doslovno „ne moje“): rečeno dvaput, „poklon i opet poklon“.
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Ambe Jagadambe
tozathe Divine MotherBožansku Majku
Ambe, Jagadambe
Ambā is “mother”, Jagadambā “mother of the whole world”. The song calls the Goddess whom Navaratri celebrates, the one mother behind all her forms.Ambā znači „majka“, Jagadambā „majka cijelog svijeta“. Pjesma zaziva Božicu koju Navaratri slavi, jednu majku iza svih njezinih oblika.
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Ambe
“O Mother!”: the vocative (the form used to call someone) of Ambā, “mother”. A name of the Goddess, Durga.„O Majko!”: vokativ (oblik za dozivanje) od Ambā, „majka”. Ime Božice, Durge.
Jagadambe
Jagat, “the world, all that moves” (from gam, “to go”), + ambā, “mother”: “O Mother of the world!”, in the vocative.Jagat, „svijet, sve što se kreće” (od gam, „ići”), + ambā, „majka”: „O Majko svijeta!”, u vokativu.
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Kali Kali Maha Maya
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A medley: Kali Kali Mahamaya · Sarva Mangala · He Mata Kali · Kali Ma, Durga Ma · Jaya JagadambeSplet: Kali Kali Mahamaya · Sarva Mangala · He Mata Kali · Kali Ma, Durga Ma · Jaya Jagadambe
Kālī Kālī Mahāmāyā Oṃ
Bhavānī Śaṅkarī Oṃ
Devī Devī Girijā, Hara Hara Devī
Sarva maṅgala māṅgalye śive sarvārtha sādhike
śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo'stu te
He Mātā Kālī, He Mātā Durgā
Kālī Durgā namo namaḥ
Kālī Mā Kālī Mā, Kālī Kālī Kālī Mā
Durgā Mā Durgā Mā, Durgā Durgā Durgā Mā
Jaya Jaya Jagadambe, Jagadambe Mā Durgā
Oṃ Nārāyaṇī Oṃ
He Mā Durgā
Kali is the fierce, loving mother who cuts away fear and the small self; Mahāmāyā is her great power that makes and unmakes the world. The verse Sarva Mangala, from the Devī Māhātmya, bows to her: “O auspicious one, source of all good, who fulfils every aim, our refuge, three-eyed Gauri, Narayani, we bow to you.”Kali je žestoka i nježna majka koja odsijeca strah i malo ja; Mahāmāyā je njezina velika moć koja stvara i rastvara svijet. Stih Sarva Mangala iz Devī Māhātmye klanja joj se: „O blagoslovljena, izvore svakog dobra, koja ispunjavaš svaku težnju, naše utočište, trooka Gauri, Narayani, klanjamo ti se.“
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Kālī
“The dark one”, and “she who is time”: kāla means both “black” and “time”. The fierce form of the Goddess who ends what must end.„Tamna”, i „ona koja je vrijeme”: kāla znači i „crn” i „vrijeme”. Silni oblik Božice koja dovršava ono što mora završiti.
Mahā
“Great”. Mahā Māyā: “the great Māyā”.„Velik, velika”. Mahā Māyā: „velika Māyā”.
Māyā
The power by which the One appears as the many: the Goddess's creative power, also called illusion, because the world is not what it seems.Moć kojom se Jedno pojavljuje kao mnoštvo: stvaralačka moć Božice, zvana i iluzija, jer svijet nije ono što se čini.
sarva
“All, every, whole”.„Sve, svaki, cijel”.
maṅgala
Auspiciousness, blessing, good fortune; whatever brings well-being.Blagoslov, sreća, ono što donosi dobro i napredak.
māṅgalye
Vocative of māṅgalyā, “she who is auspiciousness itself”. Sarva maṅgala māṅgalye: “O blessing of all blessings!”Vokativ od māṅgalyā, „ona koja je sam blagoslov”. Sarva maṅgala māṅgalye: „O blagoslove svih blagoslova!”
śive
Vocative of Śivā, “the kind, the benevolent one”, the feminine of Śiva: the Goddess as Shiva's own power.Vokativ od Śivā, „dobrostiva, milostiva”, ženski oblik od Śiva: Božica kao Šivina vlastita moć.
sarvārtha
Sarva, “every”, + artha, “aim, purpose, wealth, meaning”: every aim of life.Sarva, „svaki”, + artha, „cilj, svrha, bogatstvo, smisao”: svaki cilj života.
sādhike
Vocative of sādhikā, “she who brings to fulfilment” (from sādh, “to accomplish”). Sarvārtha sādhike: “O you who fulfil every aim!”Vokativ od sādhikā, „ona koja dovodi do ispunjenja” (od sādh, „ostvariti”). Sarvārtha sādhike: „O ti koja ispunjavaš svaki cilj!”
śaraṇye
Vocative of śaraṇyā, “she who gives refuge” (śaraṇa, “shelter, refuge”).Vokativ od śaraṇyā, „ona koja daje utočište” (śaraṇa, „zaklon, utočište”).
tryambake
Tri, “three”, + ambaka, “eye”: “O three-eyed one!”, the eye of wisdom on the forehead, in the vocative.Tri, „tri”, + ambaka, „oko”: „O trooka!”, oko mudrosti na čelu, u vokativu.
gauri
Vocative of Gaurī, “the fair, the shining one”: a name of Parvati.Vokativ od Gaurī, „svijetla, blistava”: ime Parvati.
nārāyaṇi
Vocative of Nārāyaṇī, the power (śakti) of Nārāyaṇa, that is, of Vishnu.Vokativ od Nārāyaṇī, moć (śakti) Nārāyaṇe, to jest Višnua.
namo'stu
Namaḥ, “bowing, salutation”, + astu, “let it be” (from as, “to be”): “salutation be (to you)”.Namaḥ, „naklon, pozdrav”, + astu, „neka bude” (od as, „biti”): „neka je pozdrav (tebi)”.
te
“To you” (dative of tvam, “you”). The whole verse comes from the Devī Māhātmya (11.10), the great hymn to the Goddess.„Tebi” (dativ od tvam, „ti”). Cijeli stih je iz Devī Māhātmye (11.10), velikog hvalospjeva Božici.
Oṃ
The sacred syllable, the sound of the whole: beginning, middle and end in one breath. Every mantra opens and rests in it.Sveti slog, zvuk cjeline: početak, sredina i kraj u jednom dahu. Svaka mantra se njime otvara i u njemu počiva.
Bhavānī
“She who gives life”, from bhava, “being, becoming”: the Goddess as Śiva's wife, the mother of all that comes to be.„Ona koja daje život”, od bhava, „bivanje, nastajanje”: Božica kao Šivina supruga, majka svega što nastaje.
Śaṅkarī
The feminine of Śaṅkara, “the one who brings peace and good”, a name of Śiva: the Goddess as his gentle power.Ženski oblik od Śaṅkara, „onaj koji donosi mir i dobro”, ime Šive: Božica kao njegova blaga moć.
Devī
“The shining one”, the Goddess; devī is the feminine of deva, from div, “to shine”.„Sjajna”, Božica; devī je ženski oblik od deva, od div, „sjati”.
Girijā
“Born of the mountain”: Pārvatī, daughter of the Himālaya, Śiva's wife.„Rođena od planine”: Pārvatī, kći Himalaje, Šivina supruga.
Hara
“The one who takes away” (sorrow, fear, sin), a name of Śiva; here sung with the Goddess, who is his power: Hara Hara Devī.„Onaj koji odnosi” (tugu, strah, grijeh), ime Šive; ovdje pjevano s Božicom, koja je njegova moć: Hara Hara Devī.
He
“O!”: the call that opens a prayer or a name. He Mātā Kālī: “O Mother Kālī!”„O!”: zaziv kojim počinje molitva ili ime. He Mātā Kālī: „O Majko Kali!”
Mātā
“Mother”. The Goddess is called first of all as mother.„Majka”. Božicu se prije svega zaziva kao majku.
Durgā
“The one hard to reach”, the invincible: the Goddess as the warrior who defeats every demon, riding a lion.„Ona do koje je teško doći”, nepobjediva: Božica kao ratnica koja pobjeđuje svakog demona, jašući lava.
namo namaḥ
“Bow, bow again”: namaḥ is “a bow, salutation”, said twice for full devotion. Kālī Durgā namo namaḥ: “to Kālī and Durgā, again and again our bow.”„Naklon, opet naklon”: namaḥ je „naklon, pozdrav”, rečeno dvaput za puninu predanosti. Kālī Durgā namo namaḥ: „Kali i Durgi, iznova naš naklon.”
Mā
“Mother, Ma”: the short, tender word a child says. Kālī Mā, Durgā Mā: “Mother Kālī, Mother Durgā”.„Mama, majka”: kratka, nježna riječ koju kaže dijete. Kālī Mā, Durgā Mā: „Majko Kali, Majko Durga”.
Vocative of Jagadambā: jagat, “the world, all that moves”, + ambā, “mother”: “O Mother of the world!”Vokativ od Jagadambā: jagat, „svijet, sve što se kreće”, + ambā, „majka”: „O Majko svijeta!”
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Sarasvati Maha Lakshmi
tozaSarasvati and LakshmiSarasvati i Lakšmi
Sarasvatī, Mahā Lakṣmī
Sarasvati is the goddess of knowledge, speech and music, the patron of every singer; Lakshmi brings abundance, beauty and grace. The song begins with a soft voice alone before the band comes in.Sarasvati je božica znanja, govora i glazbe, zaštitnica svakog pjevača; Lakšmi donosi obilje, ljepotu i milost. Pjesma počinje tihim glasom samim, prije nego što uđe bend.
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Sarasvatī
Saras, “lake, flowing water”, + -vatī, “she who has”: “she who flows”. The goddess of knowledge, speech, music and the arts, and a sacred river of the Veda.Saras, „jezero, tekuća voda”, + -vatī, „ona koja ima”: „ona koja teče”. Božica znanja, govora, glazbe i umjetnosti, i sveta rijeka Veda.
Mahā
“Great”.„Velik, velika”.
Lakṣmī
From lakṣ, “to mark, to aim”: “the auspicious sign”, good fortune. The goddess of prosperity, beauty and abundance, wife of Vishnu.Od lakṣ, „označiti, ciljati”: „sretan znak”, blagostanje. Božica obilja, ljepote i napretka, Višnuova žena.
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Kailasha Vasa Maha Deva
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Kailāsa vāsa, Mahā Deva
“Great God who dwells on Kailash.” Shiva sits in stillness on the sacred mountain in the Himalaya: the silence from which all the music comes.„Veliki Bože koji prebivaš na Kailašu.“ Šiva sjedi u tišini na svetoj planini na Himalaji: u tišini iz koje dolazi sva glazba.
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Kailāsa
Mount Kailash in Tibet, the snow peak where Shiva dwells.Planina Kailaš na Tibetu, snježni vrh na kojem prebiva Šiva.
vāsa
“Dwelling, abode” (from vas, “to live, to stay”). Kailāsa vāsa: “you who dwell on Kailash”.„Prebivalište, boravak” (od vas, „živjeti, boraviti”). Kailāsa vāsa: „ti koji prebivaš na Kailašu”.
Mahā
“Great”.„Velik”.
Deva
“God”, literally “the shining one” (from div, “to shine”). Mahā Deva: “the great God”, Shiva.„Bog”, doslovno „onaj koji sja” (od div, „sjati”). Mahā Deva: „veliki Bog”, Šiva.
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Uma Parvati Ananda Ma
tozaParvatiParvati
Umā, Pārvatī, Ānanda Mā
Uma and Parvati are names of Shiva's beloved, the daughter of the mountain; Ānanda Mā is “mother of bliss”. After Shiva's song, his other half.Uma i Parvati imena su Šivine voljene, kćeri planine; Ānanda Mā je „majka blaženstva“. Nakon Šivine pjesme, njegova druga polovica.
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Umā
A name of Parvati. The old story reads it as u mā, “oh, do not!”, her mother's plea when the girl went to the forest for her austerities; it also means light and calm.Ime Parvati. Stara priča tumači ga kao u mā, „oh, nemoj!”, molbu njezine majke kad je djevojka otišla u šumu na pokoru; znači i svjetlost i mir.
Pārvatī
“Daughter of the mountain” (parvata, “mountain”): the daughter of the Himalaya, Shiva's wife, mother of Ganesha.„Kći planine” (parvata, „planina”): kći Himalaje, Šivina žena, Ganešina majka.
Ānanda
“Bliss, joy” (ā + nand, “to rejoice”); the joy that is our true nature.„Blaženstvo, radost” (ā + nand, „radovati se”); radost koja je naša prava narav.
Mā
“Mother”, the loving word of Hindi and Bengali. Ānanda Mā: “Mother of bliss”.„Majka”, nježna riječ hindskog i bengalskog. Ānanda Mā: „Majko blaženstva”.
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Rama Rama Jaya Raja Ram
tozaRamaRamu
Three parts, each back to the first: Rama Rama Jaya Raja Ram · Sri Krishna Govinda · Sri Ram Jay RamTri dijela, svaki se vraća prvom: Rama Rama Jaya Raja Ram · Sri Krishna Govinda · Sri Ram Jay Ram
Rāma Rāma jaya rājā Rām
Rāma Rāma jaya Sītā Rām
Śrī Kṛṣṇa Govinda Hare Murāre
He Nātha Nārāyaṇa Vāsudeva
Śrī Rām jaya Rām jaya jaya Rām
Sītā Rām
“Rama, Rama, victory to Rama the king; victory to Sita and Rama.” In the middle the song turns to Krishna: “Holy Krishna, Govinda, Hari, who defeated the demon Mura; O Lord, Narayana, son of Vasudeva”, and comes back to Rama with the old mantra Śrī Rām jaya Rām. Rama and Krishna are two faces of the same Vishnu, the one who keeps the world.„Rama, Rama, slava Rami kralju; slava Siti i Rami.“ U sredini se pjesma okreće Krišni: „Sveti Krišna, Govinda, Hari, koji je pobijedio demona Muru; o Gospodine, Narayana, sine Vasudeve“, i vraća se Rami starom mantrom Śrī Rām jaya Rām. Rama i Krišna dva su lica istog Višnua, onoga koji čuva svijet.
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Rāma
“He who delights, who gives joy” (from ram, “to delight, to rest”). Vishnu's seventh coming, the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa.„Onaj koji raduje, koji daje radost” (od ram, „radovati se, počivati”). Sedmi Višnuov dolazak, junak Rāmāyaṇe.
jaya
“Victory, glory to …!”, from ji, “to conquer”.„Pobjeda, slava …!”, od ji, „pobijediti”.
rājā
“King” (from rāj, “to rule, to shine”). Rājā Rām: “King Rama”.„Kralj” (od rāj, „vladati, sjati”). Rājā Rām: „kralj Rama”.
Rām
The same name as Rāma, spoken the Hindi way, without the last a.Isto ime kao Rāma, izgovoreno na hindski način, bez završnog a.
Sītā
Rama's wife, daughter of the earth; love and faithfulness. Sītā Rām: the two named together, as one.Ramina žena, kći zemlje; ljubav i vjernost. Sītā Rām: oboje imenovani zajedno, kao jedno.
Śrī
“Holy, radiant, beautiful”: a word of honour before a divine name.„Sveti, sjajni, lijepi“: riječ poštovanja ispred božanskog imena.
Kṛṣṇa
“The dark one, the all-attractive”: Vishnu born as the cowherd who plays the flute and speaks the Bhagavad Gita.„Tamni, svima privlačni“: Višnu rođen kao pastir koji svira frulu i izgovara Bhagavad Gitu.
Govinda
“The one who finds and protects the cows”: Krishna as the cowherd, protector of all that lives.„Onaj koji pronalazi i štiti krave“: Krišna kao pastir, zaštitnik svega živoga.
Hare
“O Hari!”: the one who takes away (sorrow); a name of Vishnu and Krishna, in the form used to call him.„O Hari!“: onaj koji odnosi (tugu); ime Višnua i Krišne, u obliku kojim ga se zaziva.
Murāre
“O enemy of Mura!”: Krishna, who defeated the demon Mura.„O neprijatelju Mure!“: Krišna, koji je pobijedio demona Muru.
He
“O!”: the call before a name.„O!“: zaziv ispred imena.
“The refuge of all beings”, or “the one who rests on the waters”: Vishnu.„Utočište svih bića“, ili „onaj koji počiva na vodama“: Višnu.
Vāsudeva
“Son of Vasudeva”, Krishna; also “the god who dwells in all”.„Sin Vasudeve“, Krišna; također „bog koji prebiva u svemu“.
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Asatoma Sadgamaya
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Asato mā sad gamaya
tamaso mā jyotir gamaya
mṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya
Oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
From the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, one of the oldest prayers there is: “Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from death to immortality. Om, peace, peace, peace.” We always end with it.Iz Brihadaranyaka Upanišade, jedna od najstarijih molitvi: „Vodi me od nestvarnog k stvarnom, od tame k svjetlu, od smrti k besmrtnosti. Om, mir, mir, mir.“ Uvijek završavamo s njom.
Dictionary · every wordRječnik · svaka riječ (10)
asato
Asataḥ, “from the unreal”: the ablative (the “from” case) of asat, non-being (a-, “not”, + sat, “being”).Asataḥ, „od nestvarnog”: ablativ (padež „od”) od asat, nebitak (a-, „ne”, + sat, „bitak”).
mā
“Me”, a short form of mām.„Mene”, kratki oblik od mām.
sad
Sat, “being, the real, the true”; it sounds sad before the g of gamaya.Sat, „bitak, stvarno, istinito”; ispred g u gamaya izgovara se sad.
gamaya
“Lead! Make go!”, the causative imperative of gam, “to go”. Asato mā sad gamaya: “lead me from the unreal to the real”.„Vodi! Učini da idem!”, kauzativni imperativ od gam, „ići”. Asato mā sad gamaya: „vodi me od nestvarnog k stvarnom”.
A-, “not”, + mṛta, “dead”: deathlessness, immortality; also the nectar of the gods.A-, „ne”, + mṛta, „mrtav”: besmrtnost; i nektar bogova.
Oṁ
The sacred syllable, the sound of the whole of being, said at the start and the end of prayers.Sveti slog, zvuk cjelokupnog bitka, izgovara se na početku i na kraju molitve.
śāntiḥ
“Peace”. Said three times: peace in ourselves, peace with the world around us, peace from the powers above. The verse is from the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad (1.3.28).„Mir”. Izgovara se tri puta: mir u nama, mir sa svijetom oko nas, mir od viših sila. Stih je iz Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣade (1.3.28).
The lines shown are the heart of each mantra; the full words as we sing them are being written down from the recording.Prikazani stihovi srce su svake mantre; cijele riječi kako ih pjevamo upravo zapisujemo sa snimke.
The bandBend
Santoshi Kirtan Band
Seven of us, from Zagreb. The portraits are photographic renderings made from our real photos, all in one concert hall.Sedmero nas, iz Zagreba. Portreti su fotografske izrade iz naših pravih fotografija, svi u istoj koncertnoj dvorani.
Equipment · the Santoshi rackOprema · Santoshi rack
One case. Ten minutes.Jedna kutija. Deset minuta.
Everything the band needs to sound good and record every concert travels in one rolling rack: the camera tablet in the top drawer, the mixer under it, then the microphones, the cables and a drawer for everything else. Open it, plug in, play.Sve što bendu treba da dobro zvuči i snimi svaki koncert putuje u jednom racku na kotačima: tablet za kamere u gornjoj ladici, ispod njega mikseta, zatim mikrofoni, kabeli i ladica za sve ostalo. Otvori, uključi, sviraj.
How we keep it fastKako to ide brzo
One static setupJedna stalna postavaThe same ten channels every time, in the same order. The mixer remembers the mix (a stored scene), so a soundcheck is a check, not a new mix.Istih deset kanala svaki put, istim redom. Mikseta pamti miks (spremljena scena), pa je tonska proba provjera, a ne novi miks.
One stage box, one runJedan stage box, jedan vodThe stage box sits behind the band; everyone plugs in with a cable of 2 m at most. One run of four network cables, 10 m, goes to the mixer on the left of the stage (seen from the hall). No long cables between the players.Stage box stoji iza benda; svatko se uključuje kabelom od najviše 2 m. Jedan vod od četiri mrežna kabela, 10 m, ide do miksete na lijevoj strani pozornice (gledano iz dvorane). Nema dugih kabela među sviračima.
Mixed from a tabletMiks s tabletaThe CQ-12T has its own Wi-Fi: the mix is made walking around the hall with the CQ MixPad or CQ4You app.CQ-12T ima vlastiti Wi-Fi: miks se radi šetajući dvoranom s aplikacijom CQ MixPad ili CQ4You.
Every concert recordedSvaki koncert snimljenThe CQ-12T records all channels to its SD card. That is where the concerts on the Player come from.CQ-12T snima sve kanale na svoju SD karticu. Odatle dolaze koncerti u Playeru.
Numbered cablesNumerirani kabeliEach cable and each mixer input carries the same number and colour: no searching, no swapping.Svaki kabel i svaki ulaz miksete nose isti broj i boju: bez traženja, bez zamjena.
Packed in reversePakiranje unatragMics back in their foam, cables coiled with their velcro, drawers shut, lids on, rolled out.Mikrofoni natrag u spužvu, kabeli namotani s čičkom, ladice zatvorene, poklopci na mjesto, i van.
The rackRack
12U on wheels, a lid front and back12U na kotačima, poklopac sprijeda i straga
A Flyht Pro Live rack with four folding handles: it rolls in, the lids come off, and five drawers and a power strip are ready.Flyht Pro Live rack s četiri sklopive ručke: dogura se, poklopci se skinu i pet ladica i razdjelnik struje su spremni.
Drawer 1 · the camera tabletLadica 1 · tablet za kamere
Open it and the tablet runs every camera: the picture of each, the recording, focus, exposure and colour. See Video below.Otvori je i tablet upravlja svim kamerama: slika svake, snimanje, fokus, ekspozicija i boja. Vidi Video ispod.
Drawer 2 · the mixerLadica 2 · mikseta
Allen & Heath CQ-12T (290 × 88 × 242 mm) lying in a 3U drawer. To play, pull the drawer out, or lift the mixer onto the closed rack; its sockets are at the back.Allen & Heath CQ-12T (290 × 88 × 242 mm) leži u ladici od 3U. Za sviranje izvuci ladicu ili podigni miksetu na zatvoreni rack; priključci su joj straga.
Drawer 3 · the microphonesLadica 3 · mikrofoni
Five vocal mics, two drum mics, three DI boxes, each in foam.Pet vokalnih mikrofona, dva za bubnjeve, tri DI kutije, svaki u spužvi.
Drawer 4 · the cablesLadica 4 · kabeli
The network snake (8 small boxes, four 10 m network cables), fourteen short XLR cables and three guitar cables, coiled, tied, numbered.Mrežni multikabel (8 malih kutija, četiri mrežna kabela od 10 m), četrnaest kratkih XLR kabela i tri gitarska kabela, namotani, vezani, numerirani.
Drawer 5 · emptyLadica 5 · prazna
3U for everything else: tape, batteries, spare strings, the tripod plates. Under it a power strip with USB: one cable to the wall.3U za sve ostalo: traka, baterije, rezervne žice, pločice za stative. Ispod nje razdjelnik struje s USB-om: jedan kabel do zida.
Packed: one case, the handle up, rolled inSpakirano: jedna kutija, ručka gore, dogura seDrawer 1: the tablet that runs the camerasLadica 1: tablet koji upravlja kameramaDrawer 2: the CQ-12T, mixed from a tabletLadica 2: CQ-12T, miksa se s tabletaDrawer 4: the cables, coiled and numberedLadica 4: kabeli, namotani i numerirani
Illustrations made with AI (Gemini), to show the idea; the real rack follows the list below.Ilustracije napravljene umjetnom inteligencijom (Gemini), da pokažu ideju; pravi rack slijedi popis ispod.
The stagePozornica
The stage box behind the band is four small Cat Snake boxes strapped together: three take the ten microphones and DI boxes (inputs 1–12), the fourth gives back the main L/R and two monitors. Four shielded network cables, tied into one, run 10 m to the CQ-12T on the left of the stage, seen from the hall. Each network cable carries four analogue channels, phantom power included; it is not a network, only the wires.Stage box iza benda čine četiri male Cat Snake kutije spojene zajedno: tri primaju deset mikrofona i DI kutija (ulazi 1–12), četvrta vraća glavni L/D i dva monitora. Četiri oklopljena mrežna kabela, vezana u jedan, idu 10 m do CQ-12T na lijevoj strani pozornice, gledano iz dvorane. Svaki mrežni kabel nosi četiri analogna kanala, uključujući phantom napajanje; to nije mreža, samo žice.
Video: one drawer, every cameraVideo: jedna ladica, sve kamere
The first drawer holds a tablet. Open it, and the tablet becomes the camera desk: the picture of every camera side by side, recording started and stopped for all, and every parameter of the picture (focus, exposure, white balance, the look) from one place. One person sets up the shots, nobody has to stand behind a camera.U prvoj ladici leži tablet. Otvori je i tablet postaje kamerni stol: slika svake kamere jedna uz drugu, snimanje pokrenuto i zaustavljeno za sve, i svaki parametar slike (fokus, ekspozicija, balans bijele, izgled) s jednog mjesta. Jedna osoba postavi kadrove, nitko ne mora stajati iza kamere.
Two ways to record a concertDva načina snimanja koncerta
Phones and Sony cameras together: phones on tripods as cameras, the Sony cameras beside them, all on the tablet.Mobiteli i Sony kamere zajedno: mobiteli na stativima kao kamere, Sony kamere uz njih, sve na tabletu.
The cameras alone, steered from a phone: the remote app on one phone runs the cameras, no tablet needed.Samo kamere, upravljane s mobitela: aplikacija za daljinsko upravljanje na jednom mobitelu vodi kamere, tablet nije potreban.
Phones as cameras, with their own remote and NDIMobiteli kao kamere, s vlastitim daljinskim upravljanjem i NDI-jem: Mantra Manual Camera
The apps we use for our productions, made by Mantra Productions.Aplikacije koje koristimo za naše produkcije, izradio Mantra Productions.
The channelsKanali
Seven players, ten inputs on the CQ-12T. Petra's tambourine is heard through the vocal mics.Sedam svirača, deset ulaza na CQ-12T. Petrin tamburin čuje se kroz vokalne mikrofone.
ChKan
WhoTko
WhatŠto
Microphone / DIMikrofon / DI
1
TajanaTajana
lead voiceglavni glas
SM58 on a boomSM58 na stalku s krakom
2
IgorIgor
voiceglas
SM58 on a boomSM58 na stalku s krakom
3
SvemirSvemir
voiceglas
SM58 on a boomSM58 na stalku s krakom
4
KristianKristian
voiceglas
SM58 on a boomSM58 na stalku s krakom
5
KristianKristian
harmoniumharmonij
SM58 on a boom, over the harmoniumSM58 na stalku s krakom, iznad harmonija
6
IgorIgor
acoustic guitarakustična gitara
pickup → BSS AR133pickup → BSS AR133
7
SnoopySnoopy
nylon-string guitargitara s najlonskim žicama
pickup → BSS AR133pickup → BSS AR133
8
SvemirSvemir
5-string bassbas s 5 žica
bass → BSS AR133 (the amp stays on stage as his monitor)bas → BSS AR133 (pojačalo ostaje na pozornici kao njegov monitor)
9
KristianKristian
mridangammridangam
SM57 on a short stand, between the two headsSM57 na niskom stalku, između dvije opne
10
MarkoMarko
djembedžembe
SM57 on a short stand, from aboveSM57 na niskom stalku, odozgo
How we mic the guitars and the djembeKako mikrofoniramo gitare i džembe
The problem: the guitars and the djembe sound boomy and feed back when the mic is too close to a hole or a pickup is used alone. The answer: the same small clip-on microphone on all three, fixed to the instrument so it moves with it, always outside the hole, never inside. It is the way brass sections are miked.Problem: gitare i džembe zvuče bubnjajuće i daju povratnu vezu kad je mikrofon preblizu otvoru ili se koristi samo pickup. Rješenje: isti mali clip-on mikrofon na sva tri, pričvršćen na instrument pa se pomiče s njim, uvijek izvan otvora, nikad unutra. Tako se mikrofoniraju puhači.
Why the Audio-Technica ATM350Zašto Audio-Technica ATM350 It is the clip-on studio people use on brass, strings and drums: a cardioid capsule with 40 Hz to 20 kHz, an 80 Hz low-cut and very high headroom, so a loud djembe does not clip it. It is the same capsule on all three instruments, with a guitar mount for the guitars and a drum rim clamp for the djembe, and the CQ-12T gives it the 48 V phantom power it needs through the adapter in the box. The DPA 4099 is the luxury version at about 540 € a piece before mounts, over three times the price here; the Shure Beta 98 is made for horns and drums and has no guitar mount.To je clip-on koji se koristi na limenim puhačima, žicama i bubnjevima: kardioidna kapsula od 40 Hz do 20 kHz, low-cut na 80 Hz i velika rezerva, pa glasan džembe ne izobličuje. Ista kapsula na sva tri instrumenta, s nosačem za gitare i klemom za obruč na džembeu, a CQ-12T daje 48 V phantom koji treba preko adaptera u kutiji. DPA 4099 je luksuzna verzija od oko 540 € po komadu bez nosača, preko tri puta skuplja; Shure Beta 98 je za puhače i bubnjeve i nema nosač za gitaru.
Guitars (Igor, Snoopy). Clamp the mic on the rim of the guitar, by the upper bout, and bend the gooseneck so the capsule is 10–15 cm from the top, aimed where the neck meets the body, not into the hole. Inside the hole the air resonance is loud: it booms and feeds back first. Same position on both guitars; Snoopy’s nylon-string guitar is softer, so aim a little closer.Gitare (Igor, Snoopy). Stavi mikrofon na rub gitare, kod gornjeg dijela tijela, i savij fleksibilni vrat tako da kapsula bude 10–15 cm od ploče, usmjerena tamo gdje vrat ulazi u tijelo, ne u otvor. U otvoru je zračna rezonancija glasna: prva bubnja i daje povratnu vezu. Isti položaj na obje gitare; Snoopyjeva najlonska gitara je tiša, pa nišani malo bliže.Djembe (Marko). Use the drum clamp on the metal ring under the head and bend the gooseneck so the capsule is 10–15 cm above the head, aimed between the edge and the middle: slaps and tones both arrive, and the mic sits out of the way of the hands. The deep bass comes out of the open foot; if the mix needs more of it, add a second mic below it later. If the clamp does not fit the ring, the same mic on a short stand does the job.Džembe (Marko). Koristi klemu za bubanj na metalnom obruču ispod opne i savij fleksibilni vrat tako da kapsula bude 10–15 cm iznad opne, usmjerena između ruba i sredine: stignu i udarci i tonovi, a mikrofon je izvan puta ruku. Duboki bas izlazi iz otvorenog dna; ako miks traži više toga, kasnije dodaj drugi mikrofon ispod. Ako klema ne stane na obruč, isti mikrofon na niskom stalku radi posao.
Starting points on the CQ-12TPočetne postavke na CQ-12T
Phantom power 48 V on for channels 6, 7 and 10. Set the gain so the loudest strum or slap peaks around −12 dB, then use the HPF, the four PEQ bands and the compressor below, in the desk’s own units (Hz, dB, width in octaves, ratio, ms). These are starting points to adjust by ear; the channels’ DI boxes stay on the stage box as a spare.Phantom napajanje od 48 V uključeno na kanalima 6, 7 i 10. Namjesti pojačanje tako da najglasniji udarac po žicama ili opni dosegne oko −12 dB, pa koristi HPF, četiri PEQ pojasa i kompresor ispod, u jedinicama same miksete (Hz, dB, širina u oktavama, omjer, ms). To su početne točke koje namještaš sluhom; DI kutije kanala ostaju na stage boxu kao rezerva.
ChannelKanal
HPF
PEQ 1 · LF
PEQ 2 · LM
PEQ 3 · HM
PEQ 4 · HF
CompressorKompresor
6 · Igor · steel-string guitarIgor · gitara sa čeličnim žicama
90 Hz
200 Hz · −3 dB · Q 1 oct
450 Hz · −2 dB · Q 1 oct
3 kHz · +2 dB · Q 1 oct
8 kHz · +2 dB · shelf
2.5 : 1 · −18 dB 20 ms / 200 ms · +3 dB
7 · Snoopy · nylon-string guitarSnoopy · gitara s najlonskim žicama
80 Hz
180 Hz · −2 dB · Q 1 oct
350 Hz · −3 dB · Q 1 oct
2.5 kHz · +3 dB · Q 1 oct
6 kHz · +2 dB · shelf
2 : 1 · −20 dB 25 ms / 250 ms · +2 dB
10 · Marko · djembeMarko · džembe
60 Hz
100 Hz · +2 dB · Q 1 oct
300 Hz · −3 dB · Q 1 oct
3.5 kHz · +3 dB · Q 1 oct
10 kHz · +1 dB · shelf
3 : 1 · −16 dB 10 ms / 120 ms · +3 dB
Compressor column: ratio · threshold, then attack / release · make-up gain. Width is in octaves (1 = one octave); a shelf has no width. Frequencies and widths use the CQ-12T’s calibrated scales.Stupac kompresora: omjer · prag, zatim attack / release · pojačanje. Širina je u oktavama (1 = jedna oktava); shelf nema širinu. Frekvencije i širine koriste kalibrirane ljestvice CQ-12T.
Our own software for this rigNaš vlastiti softver za ovu opremu
Made by Marko for exactly this equipment: the mixer on the left of the stage and the cameras on the tablet. Free to download.Marko je napravio baš za ovu opremu: miksetu s lijeve strane pozornice i kamere na tabletu. Besplatno za preuzimanje.
Sound · Allen & Heath CQ-12TZvuk · Allen & Heath CQ-12T
CQ MixPad (Mantra)Mixes the CQ-12T from the phone over the LAN cable: every fader, mute and send, a live RTA against our Krishna Das reference, and a line to the Sonnet assistant that sets the balance by name.Miksa CQ-12T s mobitela preko LAN kabela: svaki fader, mute i send, RTA uživo naspram naše Krishna Das reference i linija prema asistentu Sonnet koji postavlja balans po imenima.pairs with: CQ-12T · Androidradi s: CQ-12T · AndroidDownloadPreuzmiPageStranica
CamerasKamere
Manual Camera (Mantra)Turns an Android phone into a broadcast camera: manual exposure, log curves, 10-bit, a clean feed and NDI out.Pretvara Android mobitel u broadcast kameru: ručna ekspozicija, log krivulje, 10 bita, čist signal i NDI izlaz.pairs with: Pixel phones · NDIradi s: Pixel mobiteli · NDIDownloadPreuzmiPageStranicaMantra MonitorThe camera tablet in drawer 1: shows the cameras' pictures and presses their keys from the tablet.Tablet za kamere u ladici 1: prikazuje slike kamera i pritišće njihove tipke s tableta.pairs with: Manual Camera · Android tabletradi s: Manual Camera · Android tabletDownloadPreuzmiPageStranicaSony Remote (Mantra)Several Sony Alpha cameras on one phone: each picture, the settings, and a key to start and stop all of them over Bluetooth.Više Sony Alpha kamera na jednom mobitelu: svaka slika, postavke i tipka koja ih sve pokreće i zaustavlja preko Bluetootha.pairs with: Sony A7 V · A7 IV · a6600 · Android (beta)radi sa: Sony A7 V · A7 IV · a6600 · Android (beta)DownloadPreuzmiPageStranicaTC Jam (inside Sony Remote)The phone is the time code generator: it sets the time code on every Sony camera and starts them together, so the clips line up in the edit.Mobitel je generator time codea: postavlja time code na svakoj Sony kameri i pokreće ih zajedno, pa se klipovi u montaži slažu.pairs with: Sony cameras · Bluetooth · Android (beta)radi sa: Sony kamere · Bluetooth · Android (beta)DownloadPreuzmiPageStranica
Webcam Recorder (Mantra)
Webcam Recorder (Mantra)Any camera on the Mac with a level meter, and one key that records H.265 1080p with time code.Bilo koja kamera na Macu s mjeračem razine i jednom tipkom koja snima H.265 1080p s time codeom.pairs with: any USB camera · Macradi s: bilo koja USB kamera · MacDownloadPreuzmiPageStranica
Shopping list · ThomannPopis za kupnju · Thomann
Prices from thomann.de on 25.10.2026; they change. The Allen & Heath CQ-12T is not on the list: Marko has it.Cijene s thomann.de na dan 25.10.2026.; mijenjaju se. Allen & Heath CQ-12T nije na popisu: Marko ga ima.
the case: 12U on four wheels (two with brakes), front and back lid, four folding handles, screws includedkućište: 12U na četiri kotača (dva s kočnicom), poklopac sprijeda i straga, četiri sklopive ručke, vijci uključeni
a flat 412 × 380 mm tray at the top: open it and the tablet runs every cameraravna ploha 412 × 380 mm na vrhu: otvori je i tablet upravlja svim kamerama
for everything else: gaffer tape, batteries, spare strings, the camera tripods' platesza sve ostalo: ljepljiva traka, baterije, rezervne žice, pločice za stative
Tajana, Igor, Svemir, Kristian's voice and his harmonium: the stage standard, survives everythingTajana, Igor, Svemir, Kristianov glas i njegov harmonij: standard pozornice, preživi sve
Kristian's mridangam and Marko's djembe; on 17.10 the mridangam mics clipped, so gain lowKristianov mridangam i Markov džembe; 17.10. mikrofoni mridangama su se izobličili, zato nisko pojačanje
pickup → balanced XLR, no hum on a 10 m cable; runs on phantom power from the CQpickup → simetrični XLR, bez brujanja na 10 m kabelu; napaja se phantom napajanjem iz CQ-a
a transmitter and receiver pair that gives condenser mics 48 V phantom power, so Snoopy's two AT2020 can stand at the far end of the hall; under 5 ms delay, rechargeable battery, one set per mic, no long cables to trip overpar odašiljač i prijemnik koji kondenzatorskim mikrofonima daje 48 V phantom napajanje, pa Snoopyjeva dva AT2020 mogu stajati na kraju dvorane; kašnjenje ispod 5 ms, punjiva baterija, jedan set po mikrofonu, bez dugih kabela preko kojih se spotiče
tiny cardioid condenser on a gooseneck, clipped to the guitar and aimed at it from outside the soundhole; 48 V phantom through the included adapter, 80 Hz low-cut, 15-year warrantysićušni kardioidni kondenzator na fleksibilnom vratu, pričvršćen na gitaru i usmjeren prema njoj izvan rezonantnog otvora; 48 V phantom preko priloženog adaptera, low-cut na 80 Hz, jamstvo 15 godina
the same microphone with a drum rim clamp in the box (and the phantom adapter), so the djembe gets exactly the same sound family as the guitarsisti mikrofon s drum klemom za obruč u kutiji (i phantom adapterom), pa džembe dobiva istu zvučnu obitelj kao gitare
the 4 outputs of the mixer come back to the stage here: main L/R and two monitors4 izlaza miksete vraćaju se ovdje na pozornicu: glavni L/D i dva monitora
the only long run: four network cables tied together every metre, from the stage box behind the band to the mixer on the leftjedini dugi vod: četiri mrežna kabela vezana svaki metar, od stage boxa iza benda do miksete s lijeve strane
ties the four network cables into one run, closes every coil; coloured tape with the channel number on each endveže četiri mrežna kabela u jedan vod, zatvara svaki kolut; obojena traka s brojem kanala na svakom kraju
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Every concert is free. If you would like to help us keep singing, thank you.Svaki koncert je besplatan. Ako nam želite pomoći da i dalje pjevamo, hvala vam.
We will thank you and send you the account details.Zahvalit ćemo vam i poslati podatke o računu.
PhotosFotografije
The concert in picturesKoncert u slikama
Navaratri Celebration, Czech National House, Zagreb, 17 October 2026Proslava Navaratrija, Češki narodni dom, Zagreb, 17. listopada 2026.
Photographs: Fela; the first two are from Marko's camera behind the band. Click a photo to see it large.Fotografije: Fela; prve dvije su s Markove kamere iza benda. Kliknite fotografiju za veći prikaz.