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1. Veda Chant – Beginners Exercises
2. Veda Chant – Opening Chants
3. Taittirīya Saṃhitā Chants
4. Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa Chants
5. Taittirīya Āraṇyaka Chants
6. Taittirīyra Upaniṣat Chants
7. Other Upaniṣat Chants
8. Other Chants – Ancient
9. Other Chants – Modern
10. Veda Chant – Closing Chants
11. Veda Chant – Resources as Sound Files

1. Veda Chant
– Beginners Exercises

• Chant Svara or Tonal Exercises
  – Beginners Veda Svara chanting constructed by Paul Harvey
• Sounds and Tones Exercises for Beginners
  – Beginners Veda Akṣara chanting constructed by Paul Harvey
• Introductory Vedic Chant Exercises 1-5
  – Beginners Veda Mantra chanting constructed by Paul Harvey
• Introductory Vedic Chant Exercises 1-23
  – Beginners Veda Mantra chanting constructed by Paul Harvey
• Bhūta Bīja Mantra
  – Created by TKV Desikachar
• Haṃsa Mantra
  – Created by TKV Desikachar
• Mā Aham Short Version
  – Created by TKV Desikachar
• Pañca Prāṇa Mantra Simpler Version
  – Created by TKV Desikachar
• Śānti as an Opening or Closing Chant
  – Beginners Opening/Closing chant constructed by Paul Harvey
• Sūrya Bīja Mantra Chant Sequence
  – Beginners Sūrya Bīja chanting – created by TKV Desikachar

– Last Updated 10th May 2020

2. Veda Chant
– Opening Chants

• Prārthanā Ślokam – Opening Chant Śuklām with Translation
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Prārthanā Ślokam – Opening Chant Gurubhyastad with Translation
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Prārthanā Ślokam – Opening Chant Gurubhyastad with Svara
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Prārthanā Ślokam – Opening Chant to Śrī Krishnamacharya – Śrī Kṛṣṇavāgīśa with translation
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Prārthanā Ślokam – Opening Chants Short Version without Svara
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Prārthanā Ślokam – Opening Chants Short Version with Svara
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Prārthanā Ślokam – Full Opening Chants without Svara
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Prārthanā Ślokam – Full Opening Chants with Svara
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

– Last Updated 10th May 2020

3. Taittirīya Saṃhitā Chants

• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 1.8.27 Rājusāya Mantraḥ – Brahmā3n Tvam
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 1.8.27 Sarasvatī Prārthanā – Praṇo Devī
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 2.3.11 Āśīrvāda Mantraḥ – Śatamānam
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 2.3.14 Gaṇapati Prārthanā – Gaṇānāṃ Tvā
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 3.1.11 Gāyatrī Mantraḥ – Tatsavitūr Vareṇyam
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 3.3.1 – Agne Tejasvin
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 4.1.10 – Suparṇosi
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 4.2.6 Candranamaskṛtya Mantraḥ – Oṣadhyaḥ
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 5.1.11 Śrīrudrapraśnaḥ – Namaste Rudra
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 5.1.11 Camakapraśnaḥ – Agnāviṣṇū
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 5.4.2 – Namaste Astu Bhagavan
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 5.4.12 Mṛtyuñjaya Mantra – Tryambakam
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 5.4.8 Śiva Mantraḥ – Namastārāya
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 5.4.8 – Namassomāya
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 7.1.6 Sarvaguṇa Sampanna Mantraḥ – Karoti Rūpāni
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

– Last Updated 10th May 2020

4. Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa Chants

• Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa 1.4.8 Pavamāna Sūktam – Pavamānassurvarjanaḥ
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa 2.8.8 Śraddhā Sūktam – Śraddhayā
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa 3.7.6 Sūryanamaskāra Mantraḥ – Hrām Udyannadya
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa 3.10.8 Laghunyāsaḥ – Agnir Me with Translation
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa 3.10.8 Laghunyāsaḥ – Agnir Me
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

– Last Updated 10th May 2020

5. Taittirīya Āraṇyaka Chants

• Taittirīya Āraṇyaka 1.1 Śānti Pataḥ – Bhadraṃ Karṇe
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Āraṇyaka 1.22 Mantra Puṣpam – Yopāṃ Puṣpaṃ Veda
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Āraṇyaka 2.1 Śānti Pataḥ – Namo Brahmaṇe
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Āraṇyaka 2.24 – Namaḥ Prācyai
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Āraṇyaka 3.1 Śānti Pataḥ – Taccaṃ Yorāvṛṇīmahe
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Āraṇyaka 3.12 – Puruṣa Sūktam
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Āraṇyaka 4.1 Śānti Pataḥ – Namo Vāce Yā Coditā
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Āraṇyaka 4.2 – Āyurdhehi
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Āraṇyaka 4.2 – Āyurdhehi with Translation
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Āraṇyaka 4.42 – Śaṃ No Vātaḥ Pavatām
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Āraṇyaka 4.83-88 – Pṛthivī Samit
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

– Last Updated 10th May 2020

6. Taittirīyra Upaniṣat Chants

• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 1 verse 1 Opening Śānti Pataḥ – Śaṃ No Mitra  with translation and Svara
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 1 verses 1-12 – Śikṣāvallī
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 1 verse 12 Closing Śānti Pataḥ – Śaṃ No Mitra  with translation and Svara
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 2-3 Opening Śānti Pataḥ – Saha Nāvavatu with translation and Svara
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 2 verses 1-9 – Brahmānandavallī
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 3 verses 1-10 – Bhṛguvallī
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 5-6 Mahānārāyaṇa Upaniṣad – Śākhā Gāyatrī
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 6 Mahānārāyaṇa Upaniṣad – Extract from Śākhā Gāyatrī – Durgā Gāyatrī
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 11-13 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Durga Sūktam with Translation
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 16-19 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad -Tapaḥ Praśaṃsā
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 18-19 Mahānārāyaṇa Upaniṣad – Ṛtaṃ Tapas as Mantra Practice with translation
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 18-19 Mahānārāyaṇa Upaniṣad – Ṛtaṃ Tapas Short Form
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 20-24 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Dahara Vidyā
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 25-27 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Nārāyaṇa Sūktam
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 37 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Āpa Vā Idagṃ
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 38 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Āpaḥ Punantu
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 41 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Āyātu Varadā Long Form with Translation
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 41 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Āyātu Varadā
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 42 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Gāyatrī Mantra
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 47-49 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Amṛtopastaraṇamasi
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 67-77 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Śuci Mantra or Prāṇa Apāna with Translation
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 78 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Satyam Param
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verses 1-80 Mahānārāyaṇāya Upaniṣad – Full Version
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

– Last Updated 5th August 2020

7. Other Upaniṣat Chants

• Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 1.3.28 Pavamana Mantra – Asato Mā
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 1.3.28 Pavamana Mantra – Asato Mā with Translation
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Chāndogya Upaniṣad 6.8.7 – Tat Tvam Asi with Translation
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad Śānti Pataḥ – Pūrṇamadaḥ
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Śrī Gaṇapati Upaniṣad
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Śrī Nārāyaṇa Upaniṣad – Atha Puruṣo
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Sūrya Upaniṣad
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

– Last Updated 10th May 2020

8. Other Chants
– Ancient

• Durgā Stotram 108 Sacred Names – Durgāstotraraśatanāmãvalliḥ
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Gītārtha Saṃgraha – Śrī Yāmunācārya Commentary on the Bhagavad Gītā
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Jagaddhātrī Stotram
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Māheśvarāni Sūtra said to contain all sounds of the Sanskrit Alphabet
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Mukunda Mālā Stotram Extract
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Nirvāṇaṣaṭkam – Six Verses on Nirvāṇa by Ādi Śaṅkara with Translation
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Sarasvatī Stotram 108 Sacred Names – Sarasvatyastotraraśatanāmãvalliḥ
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Sarasvatī Stotram Hymn to Sarasvatī – Yā kuṃdeṃdu
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Śivaṣadakṣara Stotram – Omkaram Bindu
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Śrī Rudra Nama Trisati – 300 Names of Śiva
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Śrī Viṣṇu Sahasranāma Stotram verse 108 – Vanamālī Gadī
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Śrī Sudarṣana Sūri
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Stotra Ratnam – Hymn Jewel of Śrī Yāmunācārya verses 1, 2, 65
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Vālmiki Rāmāyaṇa Yuddhakāṇḍa Canto 105 v1-31 – Śrī Āditya Hṛdayam
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Yoga Tārāvalī
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

– Last Updated 10th May 2020

9. Other Chants
– Modern

• Mā Aham Long Version from Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 3
  – Created by TKV Desikachar

• Pañca Prāṇa Mantra Long and Sandhi Versions
  – Created by TKV Desikachar

• Śiva Mantra set to Veda Chant Patterns
  – Created by TKV Desikachar

• Viṣṇu Mantra set to Veda Chant Patterns
  – Created by TKV Desikachar

– Last Updated 10th May 2020

10. Veda Chant
– Closing Chants

• Kayena Vāca – Kṣamā Ślokam – Short Closing Chant with Translation
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Kayena Vāca – Kṣamā Ślokam – Short Closing Chant with Translation and Svara
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Kṣama and Tyāga Ślokam – Full Closing Chants with Translation
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Kṣama and Tyāga Ślokam – Full Closing Chants with Translation and Svara
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

– Last Updated 5th August 2020

11. Veda Chanting Recordings
– MP3 Sound Files

Veda Chant – Opening Chant Recordings

• Prārthanā Ślokam – Opening Verses – Gurubhyastad
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey
• Prārthanā Ślokam – Opening Verses – Short Version
  – Private Recording by Sujaya Sridhar for Paul Harvey

– Last Updated 8th August 2020

Taittirīya Saṃhitā Chant Recordings

• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 2.3.14 Gaṇapati Prārthanā – Saṃhitā Pāṭhaḥ
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 2.3.14 Gaṇapati Prārthanā – Krama Pāṭhaḥ
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 2.3.14 Gaṇapati Prārthanā – Jaṭā Pāṭhaḥ
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 4.2.6 Candranamaskṛtya Mantraḥ – Saṃhitā to Ghana Pāṭhaḥ
  – Private Recording by Sujaya Sridhar for Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Saṃhitā 5.4.12 Mṛtyuñjaya Mantra – Saṃhitā Pāṭhaḥ
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey

– Last Updated 8th August 2020

Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa Chant Recordings

• Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa 2.8.8 Śraddhā Sūktam
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa 3.7.6 Sūryanamaskāra Mantraḥ – Om Hrām Udyannadya
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa 3.10.8 Laghunyāsaḥ – Agnir Me
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey

– Last Updated 8th August 2020

Taittirīya Āraṇyaka Chant Recordings

• Taittirīya Āraṇyaka 1.1 Opening Śānti Pataḥ – Bhadraṃ Karṇe
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Āraṇyaka 1.22 Mantra Puṣpam – Yopāṃ Puṣpaṃ Veda
  – Private Recording by Sujaya Sridhar for Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Āraṇyaka 3.12 Puruṣa Sūktam
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Āraṇyaka 4.2 – Āyurdhehi
  – Private Recording by Sujaya Sridhar for Paul Harvey

– Last Updated 8th August 2020

Taittirīyra Upaniṣat Chant Recordings

• Taittirīya Upaniṣad 1.1 Opening Śānti Pataḥ – Śaṃ No Mitra
  – Private Recording by Sujaya Sridhar for Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad 1.12 Closing Śānti Pataḥ – Śaṃ No Mitra
  – Private Recording by Sujaya Sridhar for Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapters 2-3 Opening Śānti Pataḥ – Saha Nāvavatu
  – Private Recording by Sujaya Sridhar for Paul Harvey

• Mā Aham Long Version – Created by TKV Desikachar from Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 3
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey

• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 1 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad Śākhā Gāyatrī – Durgā Gāyatrī
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 11-13 Mahānārāyaṇa Upaniṣad – Durgā Suktam
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 25-27 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Nārāyaṇa Sūktam
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 41 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Āyātu Varadā
  – Private Recording by Sujaya Sridhar for Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 67-77 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Śuci Mantra or Prāṇa Apāna – Slower speed
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar and Sujaya Sridhar for Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 67-77 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Śuci Mantra or Prāṇa Apāna – Normal speed
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar and Sujaya Sridhar for Paul Harvey

– Last Updated 8th August 2020

Other Upaniṣat Chant Recordings

• Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 1.3.28 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Pavamana Mantra – Asato Mā Sadgamaya
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey

• Śrī Nārāyaṇa Upaniṣad – Atha Puruṣo
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar and Sujaya Sridhar for Paul Harvey

– Last Updated 18th November 2020

Other Chants – Ancient Chant Recordings

• Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey

• Yoga Tārāvalī
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey

• Śrī Viṣṇu Sahasranāma Stotram verse 108 – Vanamālī Gadī
  – Private Recording by Sujaya Sridhar for Paul Harvey

• Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinaḥ
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey

• Six Verses on Nirvāṇa by Ādi Śaṅkara – Nirvāṇaṣaṭkam
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey

• Māheśvarāni Sūtra said to contain all sounds of the Sanskrit Alphabet
  – Private Recording by TKV Desikachar for Paul Harvey

– Last Updated 8th August 2020