Supreme Swan

Arpan is a wonderful double album follow-up to Anjali. Brahmacharini Mirabai brings a devotional intensity to these bhajans that expresses the timeless spiritual consciousness and soul-yearing that have characterized India's culture since ancient times. As is customary in the spiritual traditions of India, these beautiful chants invoke the presence and blessings of the one Divine Spirit.

Recorded during a pilgrimage to Paramahansa Yogananda's ashrams in America in 1997, the chants are accompanied by traditional Indian instrumentation including harmonium, tabla, sitar, sarod, flute, tanpura, and surmandal, and have been digitally remastered and enhanced to preserve the spirit and mood chartacteristic of Brahmacharini Mirabai's live performances.

Disc 1 tracks:
1. Brahmanandam (Hymn to Brahma)
2. Mann Maane Japta - listen:
3. Main Hoon Bulbula (I Am the Bubble)
4. Ram Rijhaun
5. Toomee Kay Ma - listen:
6. Mann Se
7. Hari Tum Haro
8. Narayan Mein Sharan Tumhari
9. Mono Boli
10. Kaalo Bawron
11. Purna Paratpara / Aum

Disc 2 tracks:
1. Nayana Baan Padi
2. Tum Suno Dayal - listen:
3. Mann Laaga
4. Shey Deen
5. Hare Krishna, Hare Ram
6. Jagat Mein
7. Mein Hari Patitapabana - listen:
8. Ma Bole Ma
9. Bhajo Re Bhaiya
10. O Ma Tomar / Devi Stuti / Aum

About the Artist:

Brahmacharini Mirabai (1926 - 2006), formerly known as Srimati Renuka Sen, was an acclaimed devotional singer, instrumentalist, and teacher of Indian classical and religious music. She performed on All-India Radio, and was known throughout India for her artistry and her beautiful interpretations of classical Indian bhajans and chants. In 1966, she entered the Yogoda Satsanga Society (Self-Realization Fellowship in India) ashram in Ranchi, with her husband, to devote her life to the service of God. After her husband's passing, Brahmacharini Mirabai took formal vows as a monastic, and served and resided in the ashrams of YSS of India until her passing, carrying on the work of the Yogoda Sangeet Kala Bharati (Indian School of Music), which she and her husband founded.