Krsna Kirtana Songs
est. 2001 www.kksongs.org
Links of Pages within KKSongs.org
Devotional Songs
KKSongs Songs Lyrics Page (The home of over 1,300 devotional song lyrics:
Search song by first words of the song)
Authors
KKSongs
Authors Index (Alphabetical
listing of all authors on KKSongs.org with their respective songs lyrics)
KKSongs
Authors and Texts Page (Main
page for information on Authors and Texts by the Vaisnava
acaryas)
Biographies Page (Index of the biographies
of selected authors featured on KKSongs.org)
Four Authorized Successions
of Disciples (Survey of the
four successions of disciples, with links to songs and author pages)
KKSongs Krsna Consciousness Page (A good introduction to Krsna
Consciousness including a Temple Bhajan Guide and FAQs page)
Song Purports Page (Compilation of purports of devotional songs written
by various authors)
KKSongs Vaisnava Calendar (Interactive calendar with information
and dates of the major holidays)
KKsongs
Vaisnava Literature Page (Synopses of well known Vaisnava
texts, epics, and detailed and linked outlines of songbooks)
Krsna Consciousness, Philosophy, and
Culture
Deities (Typical altar set-up,
explain personalities found on a Krsna Conscious
altar, and Deity worship.)
FAQ: Krsna
Consciousness in a Nutshell (Most frequently asked questions about Krsna Consciousness, practices, and core principles.)
Temple Bhajan Guide (Listing of the songs sung at various times
at a typical Gaudiya Vaisnava
temple)
Mantra
Meditation Page (introduction to the Hare Krsna
mahamantra).
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Hare Krsna
Mahamantra (explains the origin of the Hare Krsna mahamantra.)
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Japa Page
(gives
information on how to chant privately with a rosary, known as the japa mala.)
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Purports of the Mahamantra (contains purports and essays written by previous acaryas in the Gaudiya Vaisnava succession about the mahamantra.)
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References of the Mahamantra (contains scriptural references of the Holy Name.)
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Ten Offenses in Chanting Hare Krsna (discusses the offenses to guard against while
chanting Hare Krsna, including the original verses
from the Padma Purana.)
Audio Page
KKSongs Audio Page (Links to listen to original KKSongs music,
while consist of bhajans, kirtans,
and instrumentals in Indian style)
Video Page
KKSongs Video Page (Watch devotional videos and music lessons)
Vaisnava Calendar
Vaisnava
Calendar (Information on the lunar calendar, the Vedic vs. Vaisnava
systems of months, and festivity and Ekadasi dates:
Ekadasi
(List of
Vaisnava Holidays (Index
of Vaisnava holidays including the date of
observation (based on
Vedic Year (Guide
on measuring time throughout the year based on months, sub divisions of the
month, and the lunar cycle in the Vedic perspective.)
Indian Music Pages
KKSongs Music Center (Center page where all links for musical content of KKSongs
can be found)
KKSongs
North Indian Page (Page about
North Indian music)
KKSongs South
Indian Page (Page about South
Indian music)
KKSongs Esraj Tutorial (Introductory tutorial that teaches how to play esraj)
KKSongs
Harmonium Guide (Full length
guide that teaches how to play harmonium)
KKSongs
Instruments (NI) (Information
on North Indian musical instruments with audio clips)
KKSongs
Instruments (SI) (Information
on South Indian musical instruments with audio clips)
KKSongs Khol Guide (Full
length guide that teaches how to play khol [also
known as “mridanga”])
KKSongs
Melakarta Chart (SI) (Listing of the seventy-two melakarta
“scales” of the South Indian musical system)
Melakarta
Purport (SI) (Detailed explanation
of how the melakarta system of South Indian music
works)
Musical Notations (NI) (Information on the notes of North Indian music)
Musical Notations (SI)
(Information on the notes of South
Indian music)
KKSongs Ragamala (extensive
database on ragas [melodic forms] of
KKSongs
Sitar Tutorial (Introductory
tutorial that teaches how to play sitar)
KKSongs Tabla Guide (Full
length guide that teaches how to play tabla)
KKSongs
Talam Page (SI) (Introduction to the fundamentals of South Indian
rhythm)
KKSongs Talamala (extensive
database on talas [rhythmic forms] of North Indian
with introductory guides)
KKSongs Tanpura Page (Introductory
tutorial that teaches how to play tanpura)
KKSongs Vaisnava Notations Page
(Harmonium/SRGMP notation on how to
play the most common Vaisnava songs)
Vocal Forms, Ornamentation (NI) (Information
on North Indian singing styles with forms and note ornamentation)
Languages and
Pronunciation
KKSongs
Language Index (Center page on
languages and pronunciation information)
KKSongs
Languages and Pronunciation Guide (Links
of all languages featured on KKSongs.org. Each language contains links to all
the lyrics of that language)
KKSongs Site
Glossary (A glossary of terms
and names used throughout all aspects of the site)
KKSongs
Bengali Guide (Teaches one how
to read Bengali, based off knowledge of reading Devanagari)
KKSongs
Bengali Pronunciation Guide (Interactive
pronunciation guide for Bengali with audio clip included)
KKSongs
Brajabhasa Pronunciation Guide (Interactive pronunciation guide for Brajabhasa with audio clip included)
KKSongs
Devanagari Guide (Teaches one how to read Devanagari
[script used for Sanskrit, Hindi, etc.])
KKSongs
Indian Scripts (Transliterations
of songs lyrics in either Bengali or Devanagari
scripts)
KKSongs
Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide (Interactive
pronunciation guide for Sanskrit with audio clip included)
KKSongs Song
Synonym Guide (Word-for-word
translations of the most common Vaisnava songs)
Miscellaneous
KKSongs
Articles (Original articles
about devotional songs, Krsna Consciousness, or
Indian music)
Contact
KKSongs Page (allows one to send e-mail to the KKSongs
Administrator)
KKSongs
Links Guide (Links to a KKSongs Sitemap and links outside of KKSongs.org which are
worth checking out)
KKSongs
Resources Page (Information
with software and components necessary to view this site properly)
Webmaster’s Corner (biography and personal section of the KKSongs Administrator)
UPDATED: January 8, 2010