Sankirtan (sankirtan, from Sanskrit san - together, and kirtana - singing of the names of Vishnu/God) is the practice of congregational singing of the holy names of God, especially in public, as an expression of Bhakti typical for many of the Bhakti movements. Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical Kirtan ( Sanskrit - "to repeat" is call-and-response chanting performed in India's devotional traditions For other meanings see Vishnu (disambiguation. Vishnu ( IAST viṣṇu Devanagari विष्णु (honorific God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. Bhakti ( Devanāgarī: भक्ति) is a word of Sanskrit origin meaning devotion. The Bhakti movement was a Hindu religious movement in which the main spiritual practice was loving devotion to God, or Bhakti.
Krishna sankirtan was prominently performed by the Gaudiya Vaishnava saint and reformer Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and his close friend Nityananda in 16th century Bengal, India. Krishna (कृष्ण in Devanagari kṛṣṇa in IAST, ˈkr̩ʂɳə in classical Sanskrit is a deity worshiped across many traditions of Hinduism Gaudiya Vaishnavism (also known as Chaitanya Vaishnavism) is a Vaishnava religious movement founded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534 in India A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (also transliterated Caitanya, IAST caitanya mahāprabhu) ( Bengali চৈতন্য মহাপ্রভূ (1486 - Nityananda ( Bangla: শ্রী নিত্যানন্দ (b 1474 CE a Vaishnava saint is famous as a primary religious figure within the Gaudiya Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country In recent times it has been popularized around the world by ISKCON and other branches of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness ( ISKCON) also known as 'the Hare Krishna ' movement is one of several Vaishnava groups Especially within ISKCON, the word 'sankirtan' is also used to refer to distribution of scriptures or books to the public, or preaching activities in general.
Vaishnava musicians have recorded many kirtana songs available on CDs. Vaishnavism is a tradition of Hinduism, distinguished from other schools by its worship of Vishnu or its associated avatars principally as Rama and Several pop musicians like George Harrison, Boy George or Nina Hagen also sang about Krishna. George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Boy George (born George Alan O'Dowd 14 June 1961 in Eltham London) is an English Singer-songwriter, who was part of the English New Nina Hagen (born Catharina Hagen on March 11, 1955) is a singer from Berlin, Germany. "Radha-Krsna Nama Sankirtana" is a title of album of Alice Coltrane. Alice Coltrane (neé McLeod) ( August 27 1937 &ndash January 12 2007) was an American Jazz Pianist
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External links
- References to sankirtana in the books of Srila Prabhupada
- Harer-nam page
- Harinama Sankirtana at ISKCON Sydney
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