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This is a set of song-and-prayer numbers interlaced with sacred verses that gains a bhajan form as there is a chorus now and again that brings the melodic beckon to the Lord to a crescendo.

The song format that Jain and Kamal start off each number softly slips into some verses and later gains the momentum again with the same tempo of melody.

Aptly suited for occasions with a sacred tinge, or for that tranquil early-morning backgrounder in the kitchen, the songs are fittingly penned and scored for a movie that has sketched the life and times of the ascetic Vaishnava monk, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, a social reformer of the 16th century Bengal.

Known to be a true devotee of Lord Krishna historically, he is said to have popularised the ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’ mantra by chanting it all day long for inner peace, journeying through the length and breadth of India for several years chanting the name of Krishna.

The lyrics of Ravindra Jain do take you to some of the thoughts propagated in the manuscript teachings of Chaitanya series ‘Sikasastaka,’ a complete philosophy of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.

Top singers of playback world – Jagjit Singh, Pamela Jain, Shreya Ghoshal, Suresh Wadkar, Sadhana Sargam, Kavitha Krishnamurthy, Satish Dehra, Ameya Date, Sushil Kumar, Neha Rajpal, Babul Supriyo and Vinod Rathod - take to the numbers with ease that sails you across the sacrosanct sea of prayer.

Even today Chaitanya’s cultural legacy in Bengal remains deep, and the song-lyrics composed for the film reflects the core elements of the Mahaprabhu’s divine exhort to Lord Krishna for His comeback to save mankind.

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