The Radha Krsna Temple is a 1971 album of Vedic devotional songs recorded by the UK branch of the Hare Krishna movement – more formally, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) – who received the artist credit of “Radha Krishna Temple (London)”. The album was produced by George Harrison and released on the Beatles’ Apple record label. It compiles two hit singles, “Hare Krishna Mantra” and “Govinda”, with other Sanskrit-worded mantras and prayers that the Temple devotees recorded with Harrison from July 1969 onwards.
The recordings reflected Harrison’s commitment to the Gaudiya Vaishnava teachings of the movement’s leader, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who had sent devotees from San Francisco to London in 1968. The success of the Temple’s first single, “Hare Krishna Mantra”, helped popularise the Hare Krishna movement in the West, and inspired Harrison’s more overtly religious songs on his 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass. Among the Temple members, former jazz musician and future ISKCON leader Mukunda Goswami provided the musical arrangements on the recordings.
This disc is better than the one I listened to last week of chanting music produced by George Harrison. The production quality seems better. The song/chant I like best on the album is “Govinda Jaya Jaya.” I was singing along with it by the end.
“Govinda Jaya Jaya” is an Indian devotional chant or song. It is often sung in the Krishna Consciousness movement and by various other schools of yoga, and by Hindus in general.
In 1996, the English rock band Kula Shaker adapted “Govinda Jaya Jaya” into their hit song “Govinda”. Their song remains the only British top-ten hit sung entirely in Sanskrit. Speaking in 2016, Alonza Bevan, the bass player of Kula Shaker, said that it was “nice to get an ancient Indian hymn [played] on Radio 1 in the UK”.
First is the song from the album, whose lyrics are only two lines.
Then of course I had to go out and find the Kula Shaker adaptation of “Govinda Jaya Jaya” into their hit song “Govinda”.
Govinda Jaya Jaya
Gopala Jaya Jaya
Radha-ramanahari
Govinda Jaya Jaya
Nrsingadeva Jaya Nrsingadeva (twice) (repeat verse)
Gaura Gaura Gaura Hari
Gaura Hari
Prabhupda
Govindam
Songwriters: Jay Darlington / Alonza Bevan / Crispian Mills / Paul Winter-Hart
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Thanks for sharing the chant. You might like this one as well.
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I love it! It’s slower paced than the other one. I like that little “piano box-accordian” instrument he has.
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p.s. Thank you for sharing the youtube link.
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Your coloring has gotten so much better, this was a great one.
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Thanks Jim, this one was a pain to color with all those tiny flowers.
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The coloring was really good…you need some incents with this playing in the background.
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How did you guess? ;) I burn it every day.
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It goes with it…I will once in a while. I like sitar music also…
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And thank you on the compliment :)
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Ah, funny, someone else had the idea to send you a similar but very different govinda chant. Thought you might like this one too:
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That one’s nice and mellow, thanks, M. :)
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Very not traditional, but it gets me in a good head space. Your video reminded me, “Oh yeah… I should listen to some Snatam.”
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My goodness, stuff going off every which way on my register. Kula are a fave and I have that track, I remember the heady days of the Rada Krsna Temple release. The English artist Pia references Govinda on some tracks in her work. And George, well, perfect even with flaws :), Snatam referenced above is delightful too. I love the 71 feel of the colouring.
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Thanks very much for your comments and info. Why doesn’t it surprise me you are into Vedic chanting?
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:) I love the rhythm and the meditative feel.
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