Music is the royal path to liberation

There are many devotees who propagated the divine actions and the divine mystery through music. Therefore, it is the music that energises everybody. Music is a royal path that leads to liberation. By singing the glory of the Lord, one can certainly reach and attain Him. While singing the glory of the Lord, one forgets oneself, merges in Him and develops love for the divine. “Krishna, was it not you who rescued Draupadi?! Was it not You who protected the Pandavas? Was it not You who helped Kuchela? Was it not You who righted the deformed figure of Kubja! Is it possible, even for Brahma, to extol your glory! Hey Krishna, I am waiting for you to shower your grace on me and protect me!” ‘Vaachama gochara’- God is beyond comprehension.

Music makes you forget yourself

One gets satisfaction by singing the miracles of God. Music, as all know, is melodious and pleasant to hear. During the early morning nagarsankeertan, people who do not know the songs also join the chorus. How sweet is this music!! An atheist and a theist equally get lost in the divine music. It is the music that makes one forget oneself and takes one to an ecstatic state. Not only this, through music one can convey and share the miracles, mystery and the divine qualities of the Lord.

Music enraptures Divine

One cannot describe the sweetness of words and song. A small example to illustrate this: God is called as “Gana Priya”, one who loves music. One can speak to the Lord by way of poems, words or songs. It is sheer sweetness when one sings to commune with the Lord. “O Rama! You are compassionate.”- These words do not melt the Lord. Saying, “O Rama, please protect me!!” by way of poems, too, will not draw His attention. But singing melodiously, “O Lord Rama, please protect me!!” will immediately draw His attention. Hence the Lord is called as “Gana Priya”, “Gana Lola”. Nana started singing in front of the picture of Baba. Baba was immersed in the song and was nodding His head all the time. Baba too joined in the chorus. The music makes the singer forget himself and also makes the listeners dance in joy. Even God dances in joy. That is the power of music! Hence that is the reason why bhajans are highly valued when praying to God. Hence one must sing bhajans wholeheartedly.

Music has the power to intoxicate anyone

People get angry when anyone addresses them as a big bandit. They will get angry and start an argument. On the other hand when God is addressed as a big thief as in “Bada chitachora brundavana sanchara!!” all join in chorus blissfully. That is the sweetness of the melody of music. One gets intoxicated and carried away by the music.

What is real music?

What is the essence of ‘Sankeerthana’, oratorio? The essence of music is to earn love of god. His sound, his feeling, his devotion mixing it with the scale, rhythm, and tune and merging it in God is the essence of Sankeerthana. Knowing the meaning (feeling), filling it with devotion, infusing it with love, using sacred words, loving the Lord and describing Him - is singing. Without knowing the meaning of the words, without filling it with feeling, without infusing love, loveless singing is like the music from tape recorder or the gramophone.

God is Ganalola and Ganapriya: Analogy of Poets; Music melts the heart of God

One should make the Lord’s name as the basis of one’s life and sing His glory whole heartedly. God is ‘ganalola’- one who carried away by music and ‘ganapriya’- one who loves music. The celestial sages Narada and Tumbura sing incessantly in the presence of Lord Vishnu! When one sings whole heartedly, the Lord will manifest Himself at that moment. Music and singing has the capacity to melt and move a person. Some poets compose poems: ‘Rama nannu kapaadu!’ ‘O Rama! Rescue me!!’This depicts egoism. Some writers compose songs: ‘Rama nannu kaapadara!’, ‘O Rama! Rescue me!’ This prosaic singing does not touch the heart. But the same lyrics, when composed to music and sung by a singer, attract and touch the heart of the listener. Music has such sweetness that it moves the listener. Therefore singing is fulfilling when done wholeheartedly.

God is Ganapriya

God loves singing. Words come out through singing. Those words which come from poetry or prose will not be as sweet as singing. That which comes from music is very sweet. If you say things prosaically, it isn't very sweet. If you say it in a matter of that way, then also it is not sweet. The same thing sung melodiously has such sweetness about it. So when you sing it, it sounds very sweet. Mothers' words are as sweet as this. Her words are sweet, everything about her is sweet, and sweet and sweet. It is wrong to forget the love of a mother. Therefore, to share with everybody the mothers' love, so that every mother also increases her love to her children and grand children and many more, we women have got to inculcate these virtues within us.

Music is the reflection of Love

We should sing with love. We should speak with love. This is what the Gopikas said, 'In this barren land without love, for the seeds of love to germinate, with all the emotions of love, with the rain of love, with the river of love flowing continuously, O Krishna sing for us. Your music is so melodious. Your heart is full of love'. Music is the reflection of love. Everything is a result of reaction, reflection and resound. So we should think of this life as a reaction. But the heart stands for reality. Once there is reality, it can come back to you as good reaction, reflection and resound.