Yogananda writes in his book Autobiograhy of a Yogi that this chant was a favorite of Sri Yukteswar. The later editions of the Cosmic Chants book (YSS) add that this chant, together with “Wake, Yet Wake, O my Saint!” were “two Bengali chants often chanted by Paramahansaji’s guru, Sri Sri Swami Sri Yukteswar”.
LYRICS:
Desire, my great enemy,
With his soldiers surrounding me;
Is giving my lots of trouble, oh, my Lord.
That enemy I will deceive,
Remaining in the castle of peace
Night and day in Thy joy, Oh, my Lord.
What will be my fate? Oh, Lord, tell me.
Pranayam be Thy religion,
Pranayam will give Thee salvation.
Pranayam is the wishing tree.
Control that little Pranayam,
Become all-pervading Pranayam.
You won’t have to fear anything anymore.
WHEN TO USE THIS SONG:
To conquer material desires.
SING ALONG:
Ananda Sangha devotees present this chant on the album “Power Chants”