One loud and strong call from our mother is good enough to wake us up in the morning from our long night’s sleep, isn’t it? The album Shivoham is a mother’s wake up call.. Our mother’s do not call out our names for entertainment, they call us to bring us out of our laziness. Similarly is the album Shivoham. Its not just music for entertainment, its a mother’s wake up call… Are you ready to awaken, yet?
If yes, listening to the songs of this album in a true contemplative spirit will do the trick!
This call comes from great masters like “Kabir and Adi Shankaracharya”, sung to us beautifully by Gurumaji. Every song reflects the same idea; that you are not the body which dies, awaken to the truth, know your true self and be free!
‘Duniya do din ka hai mela’ is a mesmerizing song of Kabir which reminds us that this world is nothing but a ‘fun fair’. Everybody reaps as he sows here be he Guru or disciple. Nobody and nothing belongs to us here, for one day we wrap up our game and leave with death. The one who realizes this is a special and lucky one!
‘Humka Udhave Chadariya’ speaks of life, which ends with a procession on four shoulders and covered with the white cloth (death!). But the master benevolently gives us bitter truth in a sugar coated pill!
“Mano Buddhya Ahankara Chittani Naham… Chidananda Roopa Shivoham Shivoham”
Most of us have heard this verse from Adi Shankaracharya’s great composition ‘Atmashatak’. But rarely do we understand its true essence. All songs in this album create the background for us to drown into the essence of these shlokas. Every shloka tells us what we are not, and also tells us what we are… We are not the bodies we wear, we are not the sense organs, ego, anger, love, hatred. Our true self has no relatives, friends, not even parents. In reality we never die for we were never born! Our true self is – Truth, Infinte, all pervading consciousness.
Gurumaaji sings these shlokas in Sanskrit for a seeker to contemplate and meditate upon and also in Hindi in ‘Mera Sat Chit Anand Roop, Koi Koi Jaane’ A disciple who has understood the worth of his Master sways to this song in utter gratitude joy and thankfulness. ‘Tere Jaisa Kaun Hai’ is song of praise for the Sadguru who is none other than ‘Sat Chit Anand’ in a human form. Who can parallel such a benevolent being who has not only experienced ultimate bliss and joy, but also wakes up all sleeping souls to the same truth?
Are we prepared to awaken yet?

Dyeing cloth in natural colors is an ancient art in India. Just as these colors are vibrant and do not wear off, so also is the devotee’s mind, which is steadily absorbed in the divine name! Rangi Re is an album which celebrates the sweetness of the Divine Name in every song and doesn’t fail to color the hearts of its listeners as well.
One of the most lilting tunes is ‘Chalti chakki’ composed by Paltu and set to tune by Gurumaaji. This song is about the entire world getting crushed under the grindstone of dreams and attachments and the way out is to look up to a saint who never swerves from the path of truth. The album has some enchanting poems of Swami Brahmanand, imploring humans to see divinity in all creation and the sweetness of the Divine Name of Lord Rama. ‘Gagan mein magan’ is a song full of joy where Das Paltu shows the path of truth through love, knowledge and devotion.
Gurumaaji weaves all these songs together into a garland for the Beloved with her offerings like ‘Pyare preet lagi tere sang’ and ‘Prano se karte pooja’.
The rose in this garland is the title song “Rangi Re”, full of love, drenched in divine name and completely surrendered to the Divine Will.

A heart that offers a prayer to the divine every moment of the day, needs no special time of the day to bow down at the altar. The path of love and surrender is the most expensive deal of life, where a lover offers everything he has including his own self to the beloved. Samarpan is an album in which Gurumaaji colors the hearts of seekers with this very color of love and surrender!
Every song reflects innocence and freshness of pure love. ‘Prem Se Bhar Ke Dil Ki Jholi’ is a song where a seeker empties her heart full of love at the feet of the Master, seeking his grace. In ‘Kuch Lena Na Dena Magan Rehna’ Kabir asks seekers to be free from all worries of life and be firmly devoted to the Guru. ‘Jo Aisi Kripa’ is a plaintive song, where a seeker prays to the Lord seeking guidance to live life aright. ‘Teri yaad mein jab aasoon’ composed by Gurumaaji reflects the sweet pain of a lover, lost in rememberance of the beloved. ‘Saiyon Nee Main Apne Pritam Ko Manaongi’ is a beautiful song of love, where Swami Ramtirth assumes a female role of a lover and tries to woo the Lord himself! ‘Yeh To Prem Ki Baat Hai Udhav’ is a playful song where the Gopis describe the path of love which is not easy to follow by people who analyze love logically. ‘Jagdish Ish Pyare’ is a wonderful composition of Swami Brahmanand where he welcomes the emperor of the universe to reside in his heart!
A rare collection of poems of great saints, rendered lovingly by Gurumaaji makes Samarpan a surrender in the truest sense of the word!

One who visits a beautiful city tries her best to describe it to others who haven’t seen it yet. In Aanando, Gurumaaji through her insightful poems paints a picture of this divine bliss or ‘Anand’ for all those who wish to experience it. Listening to the deep meaningful lyrics of this album in a meditative mood can instantly drag one deep down within oneself. The album has a tone of melancholy joy, a feeling which a true seeker can very well identify with.
In ‘Mujhe Meri Masti Kahan Leke Aayi’, Gurumaaji describes her experience of bliss where she sees the entire world as a reflection of her own true self and find there is nothing but bliss all around.
‘Le Chal Pawan Uda’ is like a soft breeze which carries a lover into the land of the beloved. A land which is free from all joys and sorrows and replete with divine ‘Ananda’.
‘Babiha Amrit Vele Boleya’ is a beautiful hymn of Guru Nanak set to tune in Gurumaaji’s melodious voice. It is said that the ‘Amrit Vela’ or the early hours before dawn are the most auspicious moments for a seeker to connect with the Divine. Guru Nanakji says that just as the ‘Babiha bird’ sings beautifully in the early hours of dawn, so should a devotee sing the Holy Name of the Lord with all their love!
While describing this Divine Bliss in many different ways, the Master exhorts seekers in the song ‘Apne Aap Ka Kar Le Vichar’, to take a step ahead, contemplate about their own true self and experience this ‘Ananda’ for themselves.