Om Namah Shivaya: A Pachamama Circle Recording

Marcio Purusha
September 26, 2016

“Om Namah Shivaya” is one of the oldest and best-loved mantras of India. Here it is sung in a Pachamama ceremony in Brazil in 2015, with Vera Fróes and Marcio Purusha.

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What the mantra means

Om Namah Shivaya is Sanskrit. It is usually translated as “I bow to Shiva”, and it is often understood as a bow to the deepest self within each of us. It has only five syllables after the Om, and it is repeated again and again, until the words become breath.

The Pachamama circle

The Pachamama Church, founded by Marcio Purusha, brings together songs from many traditions, from the Amazon to India, in ceremonies that honour the Earth. Our recordings from those circles are on SoundCloud.

How to listen

Sing along from the first round. There’s nothing to learn beyond the five syllables. Let each round be a little slower and quieter than the last.

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Marcio Purusha

Marcio Purusha is the founder of Queen of the Forest and has walked the Amazonian medicine path since 1988. A student of the Santo Daime tradition, a certified Road Man of the Native American Church, and creator of the Ancient Voices film project, he has spent more than three decades in ceremony, study, and direct relationship with the Indigenous communities of the forest — including the Huni Kuin, Yawanawá, Nukini, and Kuntanawa peoples whose medicines Queen of the Forest shares with the world. Read his full story on his About page: https://queenoftheforest.org/about-marcio-purusha/

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