An introduction to the text, prior to a fuller exploration at:
Mandala Yoga Ashram
7th to 10th July 2026
with
Swami Nishchalananda Saraswati
and Rajesh David
Bhaja Govindam was reputedly written by Adi Shankara and disciples in the 8th century CE, as a response to seeing a person approaching death, who was studying Sanskrit grammar. The response from the monks and their teacher was quite strong, basically what are you doing wasting your time at such a crucial stage of life. Swamiji softens this through a more accepting, Tantric, approach.
Rajesh David is a classically trained singer and musician who’s rendition of the poem in music is simply sublime.
The video here contains extracts from a 3 hour online event by Swamiji and includes sections of the music taken from the album ‘Manisha’.
Swami Nishchalananda 