Vishnu Sahasranamam | Vande Guru Paramparaam | Ishaan Pai

Our humble prostrations to all the Mahatmas and Gurus for their valuable guidance throughout this iconic process. Our heartfelt gratitude to the Sanskrit scholars for their in-depth research and analysis in helping us obtain the right diction and pronunciation. ------------------------------------------------------------------- A few interesting elements about this iconic process: * Ishaan Pai learnt and imbibed this stotra completely through oral tradition. (No book, only by listening). * A 1.5 yrs of incredible, incessant, innocent journey of learning.(from Ishaan’s 6.5 yrs of age to yrs). Ishaan’s age is years at the time of this video release. * Sincere and rigorous training and practice of Bhagavan’s ‘Nama’ as a Tapas, every single morning. ------------------------------------------------------------------- A few points to note with reference to the pronunciation for keen learners. * ‘Visarga’ rules are followed with extra care. * Since the ‘Anuswaara’ rule is optional, we have avoided it between two words. This will help the new learners too, especially children. * With many Mahatmas and scholars guiding us, we have gone for soft consonant la/ल​ and not La/ள/ള/ळ in this entire chanting. The letter La/ள/ള/ळ does not feature in the Maheshwara sutraani which is the basis of Paninian grammar. People who speak south Indian languages and Marathi will be used to using hard consonant La/ள/ള/ळ in slokas like ‘पवित्राणां पवित्रं यो मङ्गलानां च मङ्गलम् । - ‘pavitrāṇāṃ pavitraṃ yo maṅgalānāṃ ca maṅgalam’. This is because of mother tongue influence. Please note that Vedic rules of pronunciation are different though with oral tradition so obvious in it. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Vishnu Sahasranamam Part of ’Vande Guru Paramparaam’ - A Spiritual Musical Series. Produced, Directed, Recorded, Mixed, Mastered, Video Edited & Transliterated by Kuldeep M Pai Rendered by Ishaan Pai Recorded at Chith Studios Cinematography: Sathya & Team Creative Support: Sharanya Bharathwaj Art Direction: S. Gunalan Special thanks to Soujanya Emani, Kousalya Sarangarajan Heartfelt gratitude to Sadasivan, Dr. Sheela Unnikrishnan, Harinie Jeevitha & Asha Pai Loving prostrations to G Muralidhara Pai & Vijayakumari © & ℗ 2022: Kuldeep M Pai Licensee: Chith Foundation All rights reserved. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ’Vande Guru Paramparaam’ - a spiritual musical series produced by Sri Kuldeep M Pai is a genuine attempt at infusing the abundance of our cultural heritage in the younger generations. What better agency than Music can there be to inspire the young and aged alike? A team of talented kids spearheaded by Sooryagayathri, Rahul Vellal, Bhavya Ganapathi, Raghuram Manikandan, Paavani Cotah and Sooryanarayanan have played their parts in transferring the Transcendental Truth through their dulcet voices. The musical videos in this series have already won acclaim from millions of viewers across the globe. It’s now time for us to bow before the lineage of Gurus and relish the beatitude of divine buoyancy. Vande Guru Paramparaam! Vande Guru Paramparaam! -------------------------------------------------------------------