INTRODUCTION

The word sanskaar is derived from the Sanskrit word "Sanskrghan". It means religious purificatory rites and ceremonies from sanctifying the body, mind and intellect of an individual, so that he may become a fully integrated member of the community.

Hindu Sanskaars also combine a number of rites, regulations and observations aimed at purifying, sanctifying, refining and perfecting the individual.

These Sanskaars are ceremonies and domestic rites based on traditions and popular usages. They are of great significance and social importance because of their association with conception, marriage and funeral or cremation rites.

The sixteen sanskaars are divided under five major headings

      1) Pre-natal Sanskaars - three

      2) Sanskaars of childhood - six

      3) Educational Sanskaars - two

      4) Vivaaha Sanskaar - Four

      5) Antyesthi Sanskaar - one.

Sanskaars, therefore are intended to be a guide to the stages of development of an individual from birth to death.

Antyesthi Sanskaar is the final stage of life, when the life leaves the body which becomes useless and lifeless. This body then has to be buried or cremated after the final rites are performed. Obviously, in the case of Antyesthi Sanskaar there would be some exceptions where additional rites are included, especially is death occurs impromptu as in accidents, suicides, homicides or other unusual circumstances beyond control.

Nevertheless, every human being born with that spark of divinity should be able to identify his origin, his manifestation, his stages of development during his lifetime and according to his karma or actions, should have a fair idea of where his soul will be heading after this mundane existence.

Hence it is our option to make the most of this puzzle of life that is human existence. The reason why I have given a general overview of the sanskaars is to highlight how short life can be. We must not waste it, but use it wisely; so that it can help us to attain moksha or liberation in the hereafter, as specified in many of our holy scriptures such as Ramcharitramaanas and Bhagavad Gita.  Human birth is a special gift to mankind and we should not only focus solely on materialistic things as house, car, land, money and sensual enjoyment but also we should use it to assist development of mankind. Additionally we should pave the way for us to attain our own liberation, when we have come to the end of our holiday on planet earth.

This book is a collection of 140 specially selected songs for Antyesthi Sanskaar or funeral rites. It has been my fervent desire to compile these songs to assist our pundits, devotional and other singers who are desirous of enhancing the celebration of life of our dearly beloved relatives and friends who have departed this life. These inspirational songs can also be used on other occasions and serve as a reminder to mankind that he should try to live a righteous life in preparation of his own future. Certainly everyone has to travel this same road one day.

Most of these tunes are quite popular and easy to remember and can also be sung at bhandaaras, or death anniversaries, pitri paksh programmes and pitri yajnas. However with the assistance of my brother Budram Holass, I will try as much as possible to make available these tunes on Cd's so everyone can learn them and sing them when necessary.

Rukminee Holass-Beepat

140 bhajans  for   Antyesthi Sanskaar

CONTENTS

Introduction…………………………………………………………...........pages1-2

The divine song of God…………………………………………………...pages3-4

Acknowledgements………………………………………………………..page5

Verses  for meditation on the Gita ……………………………………….pages 6-8

Some helpful hints on Antyesthi   Sanskaar……………………………9-11

Quotations from Bhagavad Gita …………………………………………12-13

Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra ………………………………………………….14

Shiva Panchakshara   Stotram……………………………………………15

Shree Maarga-Bandhu  Stotram…………………………………………..16-17

The Glorious Names of Shri  Krishna…………………………………….18-19

Shree Raam Stuti…………………………………………………………….20

Nirvaana Shadakam………………………………………………………….21-22

Shri Shivaraam Stotram………………………………………………….......23-25

Shri Krishna Stuti………………………………………………………………26-28

Aaj andhere   men hain ham insaan ………………………………………..29

Aaj suno ham  geet ……………………………………………………………30

Aaye bhi  akela…………………………………………………………………..31

Ab saunp diya …………………………………………………………………...32

Aba Shiva paar karo meri naiya………………………………………………..33

Ab  aawo Krishna…………………………………………………………………34

Ai Maalik tere bande  ham………………………………………………………..35

Aise  hamre  Raam  ………………………………………………………………37

Anugraha……………………………………………………………………………39

Bandau Charan  Kamal Raghunandan………………………………………....40

Banwaasi more  Raam……………………………………………………………41

Bara   nahi  insaan ……………………………………………………………..….42

Basa ek Raam bolo…………………………………………………………….….43

Bhagavan  meri naiya ……………………………………………………………..44

Bhai manka  manka  Raam ………………………………………………………45

Bhajale   Hari   Govinda…………………………………………………………….46

Bhajo kyu na Raam…………………………………………………………………47

Bhajore bhaiya Raam Govinda Hari………………………………………………48

Bhajumana Krishna naam  Sukhadaayi…………………………………………..49

Bharosa kar …………………………………………………………………………...50

Bholay naathse niraala……………………………………………………………….52

Chal ur jaa re panchi………………………………………………………………….53

Chhor chalay…………………………………………………………………………...54

Chhor jhamela jhoothaa jag  kaa……………………………………………………55

Daata ek raam………………………………………………………………………….56

Daras bin   tarasan laagai nain ……………………………………………………...57

Darashan do Ghanashyam………………………………………..…………………58

Dekh tamasha lakri ka ……………………………………………………………….59

Dhobiya jala bicha marata piyaasa…………………………………..……………..60

Do rang duniya me aur do raaste…………………………………………………...61

Dowlat kay jhuthay nashi me ho choor……………………………………………..62

Ek baar bhajan karle ……………………………………………………… …………63

Ekadina chhuta  jaaye  sansaar …………………………………………………….65

Eka dina hamay bhee jaana hai …………………………………………………….66

Eshwar teri baraayi………………………………………………………...…………..67

Gaate  chalo man hare Krishna Raama ……………………………………….…..68

Gangaa paar utaaru……………………………………………………………………69

Govinda mere  yaha  praathnaa  hai…………………………………………………70

Hamaare prabhu awaguna chita na dharo………………………………..………..71

Hame paar karo………………………………………………………………………..72

Hamnay jaga kee ajab ………………………………………..………………………74

Hare   Krishna  Govinda   Mohan   Muraari…………………………………………..75

Hari     he    Raam   milan     kab    hoy ………………………………………..……..76

Hari ka bhajan kara  le  mere matiya ………………………………………………..77

He jagat pitaa bhagawaan ……………………………..……………………………..78

Ishwara Allah  tere naam ……………………………………………………………..79

Itnaa tu  karna swami ………………………………………………………………....80

Jag me sundar  hai  do  naam………………………………………………………..81

Jai  Govinda  gopaala …………………………………………………………………82

Jai jagadeesha   hare………………………………………………...………………..83

Jai jai jai shiva aja avinaashi ………………………………………...……………….85

Jai jai  seeta  jai  jai  Raam ………………………………………..………………….86

Jai  Krishna  Hare ……………………………………………………………...……….87

Jai  Nandalaala  jai  Gopaala……………………………………………………....….88

Jai  raghunandan   jai Siya Raam…………………………………………………….89

Jai  jai naaraayan naaraayan   ……………………………………………….……….90

Jai  Shiva  Shankar…………………………………………..………………………….91

Jamuna ke teer………………………………………………….………………………92

Jana hitakaari  jai jai  raam…………………………………………………………….93

Jaya Shiva jaya Shiva  jaya Shiva  aum………………………………….……………94

Jhoothe janama gaawaaya  sadhoo………………………………………………….95

Jo tu Mitaana chaahe………………………………..………………………………….96

Jyoti  bindu ………………………………………………………………………………97

Kaahe sootal ba  ho…………………………………………………………………….98

Kaal ka pahiya ghoome  bhaiya ………………………………………..……………..99

Kaanha  Kanhaiya  Nandalaala……………………………..………………………..100

Kanha tere  dwaar  pe………………………………………...………………………..101

Kabiraa…………………………..……………………………………………………….103

Kaliyug  me  naam   aadhaar…………………………………………………………..104

Karam ka  lekha mite  na  re    bhaayi………………………………………………..105

Karo  hari  naiya ………………………………………………..……………………….106

Jai hare Krishna Jai hare Krishna  chants …………………………………………..108-112

Koyi na lejai  hai  …………………………………………………….…………………..113

Koyee    royea   koyee  gaayea………………………………………………………….114

Krishna  jinkaa   naama   hai…………………………………………………..………..115

Krishna  muraari…………………………………………………………………………..116

Kshmaa karo  meri  bhuula………………………………………………………………117

 Kuch  lena  na  dena  Magana  rehana ………………………………………………...118

Maati    kahe  kumhaar  se………………………………………………………………...119

Maili  chaadar  orha  ke  kaise……………………………………………………………..120

Maina  jiyaba  bina  raam …………………………………………………………………..121

Maine leeno govinda mol…………………………………………………………………...122

Mana  tarapat hari  darshan ko aaj ……………………………………………………......123

Maati ke khilowna…………………………………………………………………………….124

Mere shyam mere nandalaala ……………………………………………………………..125

Mere mana me  hai  raam……………………………………………………………………126

Mere raam aayenge………………………………………………………………………..….127

Mujhe apne sharan me lelo raam …………………………………………………………..128

Nadiya  na  piye……………………………………………………………………...…………129

Oh duniya  ke  rakhawaale …………………………………………………………………...130

Paayoji maine  raam  rattan  dhan paayo…………………………………………………...131

Pinjare ke panchi ……………………………………………………………………………....132

Pitri   paksh     observance……………………………………………………………………..133-136

Pitu  maatu  sahaayak  swami  sakhaa………………………………………………………138

Prabhu  bhowsaagar  paar  lagaawo………………………………………………………….139

Prabhu hampe  kripaa    karanaa ……………………………………………………………...140

Prabhu  ka  naam  japo  mana  mere…………………………………………………………..141

Prabhu  sangha  preeta  lagaa…………………………………………………………………..142

Prabhuji  mere  aawo……………………………………………………………………………..143

Prabhuji maito aap  hi aap bulaaya………………………………………………….………….144

Prabhuji  sada  hi Kripaa hampe banaaye rakhana ………………………………………….145

Prathna  sunlo …………………………………………………………………………………......146

Prem  ki  agan   ho  ………………………………………………………………………………..147

Prem   mudita  man  se  kaho…………………………………………………………………….148

Raam  ke  charano  me  jo  bhi  aagaya…………………………………………………………149

Raam  Krishna hare…………………………………………………………………………………………..………150

Raam naam  sohe jaaniye………………………………………………………………………..151

Raam  naam  sukhaadaayi……………………………………………………………………….152

Raam  ramaaiya   gaayega ……………………………………………………………………….153

Raghunandan se…………………………………………………………………………...………154

Raghupati  raaghava  raja  raam………………………………………………………………….155

 Rahena    nahi  desa  biraana  hai…………………………………………………………….....156

Sabse  oonchi  prema  se  gaayi ………………………………………………………………….157

Sansaar  ne  jaba  thukaraaya ……………………………………………………………………..158

Sharan  me  aaye…………………………………………………………………………………….159

Shri  Krishna  Chandra  maharaja  prabhu……………………………………………………....161-162

Shri  raadhe  govinda ……………………………………………………………………………….163

Sita  raam  kahiye…………………………………………………………………………………….165

Sukh  ka  saagar………………………………………………………..…………………………….166

Sukh   dukh  dono…………………………………………………………………………………….167

Sukh    ke    saba  saathi…………………………………………………………………………….168

Sun  le   pukaar………………………………………………………………………...……………..169

Sunle  sunle……………………………………………………………………….…………………..170

Tere  karama   kahaani………………………………………………………………………………171-172

Toot  gayi  hai  maalaa………………………………………………………………………...……..173

Tora  mana  darpana  kehelaaye……………………………………………………………………174

Tu  hai  ek  tu  anant…………………………………………………………………………….……..175

Tumhi  ho  maata…………………………………………………………………………..………….176

Tune  ajab  racha  bhagawaan ……………………………………………………………………...177

Utha  jaaga  musaafir ………………………………………………………………………………...178

Vidhi  ka  vidhaan ………………………………………………………………………………………179