Parvati - Mount Shasta's ecstatic Kirtan group
 
Laura Berryhill - Alyssa Narum - Anton Mizerak Anton - Laura - Alyssa at Padmasambhava's Cave

Pàrvatì means Craggy Mountain in Sanskrit - and that is an apt description of Mount Shasta where we live

Upcoming Parvati Kirtans:
Saturday January 18

Soul Connections Community Center
329 North Mount Shasta Blvd.

   7PM Kirtan
Saturday February 1

Soul Connections Community Center
329 North Mount Shasta Blvd.

   7PM Kirtan
Sunday February 2

Unity in Redding
1905 Hartnell Avenue; Redding, CA

   10:30AM church service; Kirtan at noon
Saturday February 15

Soul Connections Community Center
329 North Mount Shasta Blvd.

   7PM Kirtan
Saturday March 1

Soul Connections Community Center
329 North Mount Shasta Blvd.

   7PM Kirtan
Sunday March 2

Center for Spiritual Living Rogue Valley
540 North Holly, Medford Oregon

   10:30AM church service; Kirtan at noon
Sunday March 9

Unity in Redding
1905 Hartnell Avenue; Redding, CA

   10:30AM church service; Kirtan at noon
Saturday March 15

Soul Connections Community Center
329 North Mount Shasta Blvd.

   7PM Kirtan
Saturday March 29

Soul Connections Community Center
329 North Mount Shasta Blvd.

   7PM Kirtan
May, 2025
Shastasong Events Studio
519 Red Bud Drive. Mount Shasta, CA
   7PM Kirtan
     
Youtube Videos:
     
Kirtan with Parvati: Anton Mizerak, Laura Berryhill and Alyssa Narum on June 4, 2023 at Soul Connections Community Room in Mount Shasta, CA. This was our first public performance. Alyssa Narum on lead vocals and harmonium, Anton Mizerak on tabla and response vocals, Laura Berryhill on response vocals and manjira. This is a bit of the slow (vilambit) section.  
Kirtan with Parvati: Anton Mizerak, Laura Berryhill and Alyssa Narum on June 4, 2023 at Soul Connections Community Room in Mount Shasta, CA. This was our first public performance. Alyssa Narum on lead vocals and harmonium, Anton Mizerak on tabla and response vocals, Laura Berryhill on response vocals and manjira. This is a bit of the fast section.  
The Pavamána Mantra a purification recitation from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad sung in the traditional three tone system first attested in the Sama Veda. Alyssa Narum on lead vocals and harmonium, Anton Mizerak on tabla and response vocals, Laura Berryhill on response vocals and manjira. This recording is from an August 13 church service at the Center for Spiritual Living Rogue Vally in Medford, Oregon.  
Gan¸esha sharan¸am is a traditional chant to Gan¸esha, the remover of obstacles . It is traditionally sung at the beginning of a Kirtan. The musical group, Pàrvatì, consists of Anton Mizerak on tabla and vocals, Laura Berryhill on manjira vocals and manjira, Alyssa Narum on vocals and harmonium. This recording is from an August 12 Kirtan at the Center for Spiritual Living Rogue Vally in Medford, Oregon. The melody was composed by Laura Berryhill in the Rag Charukeshi.  
Gopi Gopala (the cow protector of the cowgirls) is a traditional Indian chant to Krishna, an incarnation (avatar) of Vishnu, the protecting energy of the universe. Párvatí consists of Anton Mizerak on tabla and vocals, Laura Berryhill on manjira vocals and manjira, Alyssa Narum on vocals and harmonium. This recording is from an August 12 Kirtan at the Center for Spiritual Living Rogue Vally in Medford, Oregon.  
Good News by Parvati is a traditional gospel song sung by the Kirtan trio group Parvati. Anton Mizerak on keyboards and vocals, Laura Berryhill on vocals and Alyssa Narum on vocals. This video was recorded at the Center for Spiritual Living Rogue Valley on August 13, 2023.  
The Lords Prayer by Albert Hay Malotte performed by Parvati. The three of us have been performing this piece separately for years. This is the first time that we all performed it together on August 13 at the Center for Spiritual Living Rogue Valley. The musical group, Pàrvatì, consists of Anton Mizerak on keyboards and vocals, Laura Berryhill on vocals, and Alyssa Narum on vocals.  
Maha Lakshmi is the goddess of abundance and consort of Vishnu. The Sanskrit Mantra Om shri Maha Lashmiyai svaha translates to: OM obeisance (pra-anjali) to the great resplendent goddess Lakshmi. The music was composed by Jaya Lakshmi. Performed and recorded at the Center for Spiritual Living Rogue Valley on November 5, 2023. The musical group, Pàrvatì, consists of Anton Mizerak on keyboards and vocals, Laura Berryhill on vocals, and Alyssa Narum on vocals. This is part of the alap section.  
Maha Lakshmi is the goddess of abundance and consort of Vishnu. The Sanskrit Mantra Om shri Maha Lashmiyai svaha translates to: OM obeisance (pra-anjali) to the great resplendent goddess Lakshmi. The music was composed by Jaya Lakshmi. Performed and recorded at the Center for Spiritual Living Rogue Valley on November 5, 2023. The musical group, Párvatí, consists of Anton Mizerak on keyboards and vocals, Laura Berryhill on vocals, and Alyssa Narum on vocals. This is part of the drut (fast) section.  
Shiva Shambho, Parvati at Narayanhiti is a traditional Shiva kirtan arranged by Anton Mizerak and performed by the ecstatic kirtan group Parvati at Narayanhiti in Kathmandhu, Nepal. Parvati is Anton Mizerak on vocals and tabla, Alyssa Narum on vocals and harmonium and Laura Berryhill on vocals and manjira. Narayanhiti is a sacred area at the King's Palace consisting of a temple to Narayan (Vishnu) and a hiti: a sacred group of water spouts. The kirtan was part of an Arati (awakening of the God) on the eleventh day of the waxing moon: Shukla paksha ekadashi. March 2024.  
Maha Mantra at Narayanhiti Nepal by Parvati is a Krishna kirtan performed by the ecstaic kirtan group Parvati at Narayanhiti in Kathmandhu, Nepal. Parvati is Anton Mizerak on vocals and tabla, Alyssa Narum on vocals and harmonium and Laura Berryhill on vocals and manjira. Narayanhiti is a sacred area in the old Nepali King’s Palace where there is a temple to Narayan (Vishnu) and a hiti - a sacred group of water spouts. The melodic content is developed in Rag Yaman. The tabla tal alternates from rupak to kaharwa, finally ending in a fast (drut) tintal.  
Govindam Adi Purusham is a beloved bhakti bhajan first recorded by Yamuna Devi Dasa and George Harrison in 1971. The words are from the Brahma Samhita, a late (1300CE) Sanskrit text glorifying Lord Krishna. tintal. The recording is from a private Kirtan in Mount Shasta on November 26. 2024. Parvati is Anton Mizerak on vocals and tabla, Alyssa Narum on vocals and harmonium and Laura Berryhill on vocals and manjira. Time: 2:06  
Govindam Adi Purusham (optimized for cell phone vewing) is a beloved bhakti bhajan first recorded by Yamuna Devi Dasa and George Harrison in 1971. The words are from the Brahma Samhita, a late (1300CE) Sanskrit text glorifying Lord Krishna. tintal. The recording is from a private Kirtan in Mount Shasta at Soul Connections Community Center on January 4. 2025. This is the ending of the drut (fast) section. Parvati is Anton Mizerak on vocals and tabla, Alyssa Narum on vocals and harmonium and Laura Berryhill on vocals and manjira. Time: 1:06  
Govindam Adi Purusham drut is a beloved bhakti bhajan first recorded by Yamuna Devi Dasa and George Harrison in 1971. The words are from the Brahma Samhita, a late (1300CE) Sanskrit text glorifying Lord Krishna. tintal. The recording is from a private Kirtan in Mount Shasta at Soul Connections Community Center on January 4. 2025. This is the ending of the drut (fast) section. Parvati is Anton Mizerak on vocals and tabla, Alyssa Narum on vocals and harmonium and Laura Berryhill on vocals and manjira. Time: 1:05.  
     
 

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