Naraka - Revision history

Fredd-E at 21:41, 11 September 2026

2026-09-11T21:41:47Z

Fredd-E at 21:22, 11 September 2026

2026-09-11T21:22:38Z

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Rd1994 at 16:26, 5 July 2026

2026-07-05T16:26:40Z

Keendrops: removed the dupe link

2026-07-05T12:36:56Z

removed the dupe link

Keendrops: removed numerology speculation, kept facts

2026-07-05T12:33:01Z

removed numerology speculation, kept facts

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 Rama Rama, Hare Hare")<br>
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-* The wind-like noise starting at 3:12 that can be heard alongside the Hindu Chanting, is sampled from the intro of the 1975 track “Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI–IX)” by Pink Floyd.
+* The wind-like noise starting at 3:12 that can be heard alongside the Hindu Chanting, is sampled from the intro of the 1975 track "Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI–IX)" by [[wikipedia:Pink Floyd|Pink Floyd]].
 == Trivia ==

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 == Comments ==
 * "[[Naraka]]" is the [[wikipedia:Hinduism|Hindu]] place for the expiration of sins after death, roughly corresponding to the Christian concept of hell (or perhaps purgatory).<ref>[[wikipedia:Naraka (Hinduism)]]</ref>
-* [[Naraka]] is structurally similar to “[[Palace Posy]]” from [[Boards of Canada]]’s 2013 album [[Tomorrow’s Harvest]], with a first half that starts immediately with no intro followed by a second half that heavily involves chanting.
+* [[Naraka]] is structurally similar to "[[Palace Posy]]" from [[Boards of Canada]]’s 2013 album [[Tomorrow’s Harvest]], with a first half that starts immediately with no intro followed by a second half that heavily involves chanting.
 * The chants you hear are Hare Rama, Hare Krishna is a chant for a surrender to the divine, to become one with it, Rama and Krishna are the 7th and 8th avatars of Vishnu, Vishnu is the preserver of order and his Avatars are born to preserve dharma or order.
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 == Trivia ==
 * The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hare_Krishna_(mantra) Hare Krishna] chant loops 9 times.
-* The synth, first occurring at 0:31 seems to be a less polished version of the lead synth in the track “[[Pete Standing Alone]]” from [[Music Has The Right To Children]].
+* The synth, first occurring at 0:31 seems to be a less polished version of the lead synth in the track "[[Pete Standing Alone]]" from ''[[Music Has The Right To Children]]''.
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 * "[[Naraka]]" is the [[wikipedia:Hinduism|Hindu]] place for the expiration of sins after death, roughly corresponding to the Christian concept of hell (or perhaps purgatory).<ref>[[wikipedia:Naraka (Hinduism)]]</ref>
 * [[Naraka]] is structurally similar to “[[Palace Posy]]” from [[Boards of Canada]]’s 2013 album [[Tomorrow’s Harvest]], with a first half that starts immediately with no intro followed by a second half that heavily involves chanting.
 == Samples / Lyrics ==

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 == Trivia ==
 * The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hare_Krishna_(mantra) Hare Krishna] chant loops 9 times.
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 Rama Rama, Hare Hare")<br>
 </blockquote>
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-| appearson=[[Inferno]] (2026)}}
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 "[[Naraka]]" is the seventh track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''.

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 == Samples / Lyrics ==
-* From 2:39 onwards, a [[wikipedia:International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness|Hare Krishna]] chant sampled from a short promotional film showcasing the worldwide activities of the [[wikipedia:International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness|International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)]] in the early 1980s.<ref>{{#ev:youtube|5PDzmY9A6pY|480||||start=5|false}}</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1tqh8h0/boards_of_canada_inferno/</ref>
+* From 2:39 onwards, a Hare Krishna chant sampled from a short promotional film showcasing the worldwide activities of the [[wikipedia:International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness|International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)]] in the early 1980s.<ref>{{#ev:youtube|5PDzmY9A6pY|480||||start=5|false}}</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1tqh8h0/boards_of_canada_inferno/</ref>
 <blockquote>
 हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण<br>

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 == Trivia ==
-Boards of Canada’s fascination with numbers seems to appear in this track, as the chant in this track loops 9 times, and in the religion of Hinduism, the number 9 is considered a complete perfected and divine number, as it represents the end of a cycle in the decimal system, which dates back to as early as 3000 BC.
+* Boards of Canada’s fascination with numbers seems to appear in this track, as the chant in this track loops 9 times, and in the religion of Hinduism, the number 9 is considered a complete perfected and divine number, as it represents the end of a cycle in the decimal system, which dates back to as early as 3000 BC.
 == Videos ==