'Hivde Sukh Barse' by Mahesha Ram

"Today, the lord is my guest. Bliss and joy pour down in my heart." These words of Kabir, rich with feeling, form the core of this meditative and beautiful song. It’s a song of welcome to the guru, or the lord. The joyous and ceremonial preparations described in the song symbolise perhaps all the attentive and needful work to be done on the body-self before it may become worthy of the guru’s visit. As Kabir says in the end, "Oh yes, I looked far and wide for Hari, I found him all too near."

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In 2011, we invited Mahesha Ram and his troupe to Bangalore for a 4-day ‘Learning with Kabir’ workshop designed as an immersive retreat for educators and artists. Mahesha ji would draw the participants into the spirit of satsang in the early mornings and late evenings. Rest of the day, some of us sat with him and recorded new and old songs from his very deep repertoire.

Mahesha ji uncovered some forgotten gems in the course of these recordings, and we were witness to how the oral traditions of song are held not in diaries but in the bodies of the singers, tapped through collective nudging and recall, and rediscovered with a sense of joy and wonder. You will see in the recording of this song the playful recalling of forgotten lyrics between the singers.

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Meditative and mesmeric – these are the qualities of Mahesha Ramji’s music. Unhurried and not in an eager rush to please the public, Mahesha Ramji slows you down, and compels you to step into his rhythm. He belongs to Chhatangadh village near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, and represents the folk style of the Meghval community, who are the traditional carriers of the poetry of many bhakti poets including Kabir, keeping it alive through a powerful oral tradition. Contact Mahesha Ram at +91 99298-76095

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This is one of a series of uploads for Ajab Shahar, a webspace dedicated to mystic poem and song, created by the Kabir Project team (http://www.ajabshahar.org ; http://www.kabirproject.org).

Song Credits:
Vocals & Tambura: Mahesha Ram
Second Vocals and Manjiras: Prabhu Ram
Dholak: Anwar Khan
Manjiras: Amolak Ram

Translation: Vipul Rikhi

Video Credits:
Camera: Rebana John
Sound Recording, Transcribing & Facilitation: Gopal Singh Chouhan & Namrata Kartik
Editing: Radha Mahendru
Sub-Titling: Mamta Kandari & Vipul Rikhi
Collection: The Kabir Project

Place of Recording: School for Ancient Wisdom, Bangalore, India
Date of Recording: 18-21st, May, 2011