Eyes Wide Shut Ritual

For those that are curious, these are what the lyrics mean and what they are backwards. Enjoy the new description 😁


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My response is derived from web search results. The lyrics during the chant in Eyes Wide Shut are from a song called Migrations by Jocelyn Pook. The song features a verse of the Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita, which was played backwards in the movie. The verse is:

paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam dharma-samsthapanarthaya sambhavami yuge yuge

This translates to:

For the protection of the virtuous, for the destruction of the evil and for the firm establishment of Dharma (righteousness), I take birth and am incarnated on Earth, from age to age.

The verse is spoken by Krishna, a Hindu deity, who reveals his divine form to his disciple Arjuna. The verse implies that Krishna manifests himself whenever there is a decline of morality and justice in the world.

The song was chosen by Stanley Kubrick for the movie, but he was unaware of the source material and its significance for the Hindu community. After some protests, Warner Brothers removed the chanting and re-recorded the song to not include it. The reason for using the Hindu scripture in the movie is unclear, but some speculate that it was meant to create a contrast between the sacred and the profane, or to suggest a hidden meaning behind the ritual scene.