For every person in India, Shiva means a lot — and Manish is not an exception. That is why he has worked on a very special album exclusively for Lord Shiva, which will be his 2021 yearly release. Powerful yet meditative vibrations: ADIYOGI, publishing worldwide on December 11, 2021. A ten track CD of almost seventy minutes.
The album in the praise of Shiva features beautiful texts, verses and poetries praising His presence, His raw beauty, His wisdom, His amazing being. “As far as Sanatan Dharma is concerned there are thousands of mantras and other prayers and texts written in Sanskrit dedicated to Shiva,” explains Manish.
The music composed for these amazing ancient texts displays different ragas carefully chosen to fulfill the energy required; as well as the singing which must be presented with perfect application of the Sanskrit language.
Shiva also represents various dimensions of energy, so this project also had to contemplate how to bring or reflect all those multi-dimensional aspects of Shiva in the music, and this was somewhat challenging: “Somewhere the energy of Shiva kept on guiding me and giving me the right path along the creative process of this project…” says Manish.
“Shiva is joy, celebration, bliss… and at the same time Shiva is the destroyer of the false and the unnecessary. Shiva has contributed so much to the spiritual life of any seeker, that no matter how much we may offer our gratitude, it’s never enough.”
The intention behind this work is to express that gratitude and at the same time connect the listener to the energy of Shiva and its enlightening and eternal essence of truth.
Om Namah Shivay
www.manishvyas.com/shiva