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Mantras – (Page i)

1. Omkar & Opening Mantras

OM OM OM

OM SRI GANESHAAYA NAMAHA

OM GAM GANAPATHAYE NAMAHA

TAT PURUSHAAYA VIDMAHE

VAKRATUNDAAYA DHEEMAHI

TANNO DHANTHI PRACHODHAYAAT

OM SRI GANESHAAYA NAMAH

VAKRATUNDA MAHAKAYA

SURYAKOTI SAMAPRABHA

NIRVIGHNAM KURU ME DEVA

SARVA KARYESU SARVADA

SARVAMANGALA MANGALYE

SIVE SARVARTHA SADHIKE

SARANYE TRAYAMBAKE GAURI

NARAYANI NAMOSTUTE

GURURBRAHMA GURURVISNU:

GURURDEVO MAHESVARA:

GURUSSAKSAT PARABRAHMA

TASMAI SRI GURAVE NAMA:

SARASVATI NAMASTUBHYAM

VARADE KAMARUPINI

VIDYA RAMBHAM KARISYAMI

SIDDIR BHAVATU ME SADA

2. Collective Bhajans

10 - 12 short bhajans of 4-6 lines (max 8).

First 8 bhajans from the following pages in this book

and next 4 bhajans short named ones

(All Bhajans to be sung twice through

1st round - slow & each line may be repeated twice

2nd round - fast with each line sung once only)

Collective Last Bhajan – Veera Maruthi

(All lead singers please take note to come and give your name and song numbers by

10.45am. Any singers failing to do the above at the very latest by 10.55am will

unfortunately be denied and have to sing next week)

This is our once a week appointment with God and we have to adhere to this punctuality for

the benefit of all present!

3. Silent Sitting / Meditation

We will have here one minute at least of pure silence

Mantras – (Page ii)

4. Mantras

ASATO MA SAD GAMAYA

TAMAS0 MA JY0TIR GAMAYA

MRTYOR MA AMRTAM GAMAYA

OM SANTI: SANTI: SANTI:

GAYATRI MANTRA

OM BHUR BHUV SUVAH:

TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM

BHARGO DEVASYA DHIMAHI

DHI YOYONA PRACODAYAT

OM SHANTHI SHANTHI SHANTHI

MAHA MRTYANJAYA MANTRA

OM TRYAMBAKAM YAJAMAHE

SUGANDHIM PUSTI VARDHANAM

URVARUKAMIVA BANDHANAT

MRTHORMUKSIYA MAMRITAT

OM HREEM NAMA SHIVAYA


5. Short Spiritual Discussions

Please do share participate fully in this with your own experiences or questions

If you have any knowledge to share, please do contact the organisers to arrange for a suitable

date and time for this. The best way to learn is to teach!

“A teacher who imparts his knowledge is more highly esteemed than a silent sage.

A generous individual is far superior to a miserly, wealthy person.”

- Rig Veda 10.117.7

6. Sarva Dharma Prayer

Om Tat Sat Sri Narayana Tu, Purushotama Guru Tu

Siddha Buddha Tu, Skanda Vinayaka, Savita Pavaka Tu (Savita Pavaka Tu)

Brahma Mazda Tu, Yahva Shakti Tu, Esu Pitha Prabhu Tu

Rudhra Vishnu Tu, Ramakrishna Tu, Rahim Tao Tu (Rahim Tao Tu)

Vasudeva Go Vishwaroopa Tu, Chidananda Hari Tu

Advitheeya Tu, Akaala Nirbhaya, Atmalinga Shiva Tu (Atmalinga Shiva Tu)

Om Thou art that, Thou art Narayana, God in the form of man; Thou art the embodiment of perfection and the perfect master.

Thou art enlightened Buddha; Thou art Subramanyam and Ganesha, the remover of obstacles; Thou art the Sun-fire.

Thou art Brahma, the Creator; Mazda, the Great One; Thou art Jehovah and the Divine Mother, the creative energy; Thou art the Father of Jesus.

Thou art Rudhra, the Transformer, and Vishnu, the Preserver; Thou art Rama and Krishna;

Thou art Rahim, all kindness, always giving and expanding; Thou art the Tao.

Thou art Vasudeva, the Sustenance of all, omnipotent and omnipresent; Thou art Hari, destroyer of illusion, the blissful Spirit.

Thou art unparalleled, beyond time and fearless of adversities; Thou art Shiva, creator of the lingam, symbol of the Formless Absolute.

Mantras – (Page iii)

5. Aarthi & Mantras

Om jaya Jagadiśa hare Swāmi jaya Jagadiśa hare

Bhakta jano ke sankaṭa

Dāsa jano ke sankaṭa

Kśaṇa men dūra kare Om jaya Jagadiśa hare

Jo dhyāve phala pāve

Dukha bina se mana kā Swami dukha bina se mana kā

Sukha sampati ghara āve Sukha sampati ghara āve

Kaṣṭa miṭe tana kā Om jaya Jagadiśa hare

Mātā pitā tuma mere

Śaraṇa gahūṁ main kiski

Swāmi śaraṇa gahūṁ mai kiski Tuma bina aura na dūjā Tuma bina aura na dūjā Āśā karūn main jiski

Om jaya Jagadiśa hare

Tuma pūraṇa Paramātmā Tuma Antarayāmi

Swāmi tuma Antarayāmi Pāra Brahma Parameshwara Pāra Brahma Parameshwara

Tuma saba ke swāmi Om jaya Jagadiśa hare

Tuma karuṇā ke sāgara Tuma pālana kartā

Swāmi tuma pālana kartā Mai mūrakh khalakhāmi Mai sevaka tuma swāmi

Kripā karo Bhartā Om jaya Jagadiśa hare

Tuma ho eka agochara

Saba ke prāṇapati

Swāmi saba ke prāṇapati Kisa vidhi milūn dayāmaya Kisa vidhi milūn dayāmaya

Tuma ko main kumati Om jaya Jagadiśa hare

Dīna bandhu dukha harata

Ṭhākura tuma mere

Swāmi ṭhākura tuma mere

Apane hāth uṭhao

Apani sharaṇi lagāo

Dwāra paḍā hūn tere Om jaya Jagadiśa hare

Vishaya vikāra mitāvo

Pāpa haro Devā Swāmi pāpa haro Devā

Shradhā bhakti baḍhāo

Shradhā bhakti baḍhāo Santana ki sevā

Om jaya Jagadiśa hare

Oh Lord of the whole Universe

Mighty Lord of the whole Universe

All Thy devotees' agonies

All Thy devotees' sorrows

Instantly Thou banisheth


He who's immersed in devotion

He reaps the fruits of Thy love

Lord, he reaps the fruits of Thy love

Joy, prosperity and health

Enter the homes of those who pray to thee


Thou art Mother and Father

There's none other than Thee, Lord

At Thy feet alone do I hope

You are the supreme soul, you are the indweller

Thou art Perfect, Eternal, Absolute

O Lord of all Creation

Thou art Godly perfection

Omnipotent Master of all

Lord, omnipotent Master of all

My destiny's in Thy Hand

My destiny's in Thy Hand

Supreme Soul of all Creation


Thou art an ocean of mercy

Gracious protector of all

Lord, gracious protector of all

I am a simpleton with wrong wishes,

I am Thy servant and Thou art the Master

Grant me Thy divine grace

Oh Lord of the Universe

Thou art beyond all perception

Formless and yet multiform

Lord, formless and yet multiform

Grant me a glimpse of Thyself

Grant me a glimpse of Thyself

Guide me along the path to Thee


Friend of the helpless and feeble

Benevolent saviour of all

Lord, benevolent saviour of all

Offer me Thy hand of compassion

Protect me and bless me,

I seek refuge at Thy feet


Surmounting the earthly desires

Free from the sins of this life

Lord, free from the sins of this life

Undivided faith and devotion

Undivided faith and devotion

In eternal service unto Thee


Mantras – (Page iv)

TVAMEVA MATA CA PITA TVAMEVA

TVAMEVA BANDHUSCA SAKHA TVAMEVA

TVAMEVA VIDYA DRAVINAM TVAMEVA

TVAMEVA SARVAM MAMA DEVADEVA


6. Food Mantra

BRAHMARPANAM BRAHMA HAVIR

BRAHMAGNAU BRAHMANAHUTAM

BRAHMAIVA TENA GANTAVYAM

BRAHMAKARMA SAMADHINA

Bhagavad Gita 4/24

AHAM VAISVANAR0 BHUTVA

PRANINAM DEHAMASRITA:

PRANAPANA SAMAYUKTA:

PACAMYANNAM CATURVIDHAM

Bhagavad Gita 15/14


Meaning of Mantras – (Page 101)

Meanings of Mantras

VAKRATUNDA MAHAKAYA SURYAKOTI SAMAPRABHA

NIRVIGHNAM KURU ME DEVA SARVA KARYESU SARVADA

VAKRA - curved TUNDA - trunk

MAHA - great, huge

KAYA - body SURYA - sun

KOTI - 10 million SAMA - equal to

PRABHA - lustre NIR - without

VIGHNAM - obstacles KURU - to do

ME - to me DEVA - Lord

SARVA - all KARYESU - in all actions

SARVADA - always

STOTRA ON LORD GANESHA

His curved trunk is the symbol of the power to know the difference

between good and bad, and to always choose only the good. (The

elephant uses its trunk to extract only pure water from a mixture of mud

& water.) His huge body represents that everything in this world, the

entire universe is in God. He is all powerful. We pray to him to remove obstacles from the good actions we do.

GURURBRAHMA GURURVISNU: GURURDEVO MAHESVARA:

GURUSSAKSAT PARABRAHMA TASMAI SRI GURAVE NAMA:

GU - darkness RU - drives away

GURU - one who drives away the darkness of ignorance. GU - gunatita: one who has transcended the 3 gunas.

RU - rupavarjitam: one beyond form, enlightened BRAHMA - God who is the creator.

VISNU - God who maintains the harmony

& rhythm of righteousness in the world. DEVO - Lord

MAHA - great ISVARA - Lord Siva

MAHE'SVARA - Lord Siva - God who destroys to protect & maintain balance in the world.

SAKSAT - verily, truly. GURUSSAKSAT - the guru truly is

PARA - knowledge of things beyond human understanding.

BRAHMAN - supreme being TASMAI - therefore

SRI - auspicious GURAVE - to that guru

NAMA: - prostrations, submit my will;

The Guru is Lord Brahma who creates good qualities in me; the Guru is

Lord Visnu who nurtures & fosters the good qualities in me and the Guru

is God who as Lord Siva removes the negative qualities & tendencies in

me. Such a Guru is truly the Supreme Brahman and to that Guru I submit myself in humble surrender.


SARVAMANGALA MANGALYE SIVE SARVARTHA SADHIKE

SARANYE TRAYAMBAKE GAURI NARAYANI NAMOSTUTE

SARVA - All

MANGALA - auspicious MANGALYE - abode of auspiciousness

SIVE - Shakti of Siva

SARVARTHA - all desires SADHAKE - bestow, fulfiller

SARANYE - to prostrate, surrender TRAYAMBAKE - shakti of the '3-eyed' Siva

GAURI - fair, golden complexion NARAYAN1 - shakti that sustains & nurtures

NAMOSTUTE - to bow

STOTRA ON 'THE UNIVERSAL MOTHER'

As the 'Most Loving Mother' God has everything we children need.

As the Shakti of Siva, she is the 'Remover of fear' for the Sadhaka. At the same time she instills The 'Fear of Sin' or fills the wicked with terror.

She surveys the universe' with her '3 Eyes' - The Moon, Sun, & Fire -

symbolic of Iccha (Will), Kriya (ability to carry out Will); Jnana (Wisdom

to only do right) Shaktis

SARASVATI NAMASTUBHYAM VARADE KAMARUPINI

VIDYA RAMBHAM KARISYAMI SIDDIR BHAVATU ME SADA

SARASVATI - goddess of learning

NAMASTUBHYAM - I prostrate, bow VARADE - giver, fulfiller

KAMARUPINI - form that fulfils desires

VIDYA - learning, knowledge ARAMBHA - beginning, commence

KARISYAMI - to do, perform SIDDIR - success

BHAVATU - happen ME - my

SADA - always

STOTRA ON GODDESS SARASWATI

To that power of divinity that gives knowledge & wisdom, I humbly

prostrate. That force of God thats fulfills all desires. I begin my studies with the request that you will bestow your blessings on me.

This prayer calls upon the Grace of God that grants knowledge & wisdom,

so that we may be successful in attaining not only worldly knowledge, but also atmic wisdom that leads us back to God.


ASATO MA SAD GAMAYA TAMAS0 MA JY0TIR GAMAYA

MRTYOR MA AMRTAM GAMAYA OM SANTI: SANTI: SANTI:

ASAT - unreal

ASATO - from the unreal MA - me

SAD - truth, real GAMAYA - lead

TAMAS - darkness TAMASO - from darkness

JYOT1 - light JYOTIR - to light

MRTYU - death MRTYOR - from death

AMRTAM - immortality SAN TI - peace

PRAYER FOR LIGHT (GUIDANCE)

From the unreal lead me to the real, from darkness lead me to light (darkness of ignorance to light of knowledge)

And from death lead me to immortality (that I live my life in such a way that death is the welcomed gateway to Moksa)

OM BHUR BHUV SUVAH: TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM

BHARGO DEVASYA DHIMAHI DHI YOYONA PRACODAYAT

OM - Symbol of Supreme God

BHU: - the earth BHUVA: - the sky

SUVAH: - the heavens TAT - that Supreme Being

SAVITUR - the SAKTI of the Solar Energy VARENYAM - the adorable; fit to be worshipped

BHARGA: - the radiance, the glorious; DEVASYA - divinity

DHIYA: - intellect YA: - which, who

NA: - our PRACODAYAT - enlighten, 'unfold,'

THE GAYATHRI MANTHRA

That POWER that causes & sustains the earth, the cosmos, the heavens -

we meditate upon, as the Goddess of Light. We worship Your Divine Glory, please help us to enlighten our intellect.

The Gayatri Mantra asks God to bless us with right knowledge & right

understanding so that we may realize & fulfill the purpose of our birth.

The Earth, The Sky, The Heavens That Divine Effulgence That We All Adore

We Contemplate On Your Divine Glory Please Help Us Enlighten Our Intellect


OM TRYAMBAKAM YAJAMAHE SUGANDHIM PUSTI VARDHANAM URVARUKAMIVA BANDHANAT MRTHORMUKSIYA MAMRITAT

OM - Pranava; Primodial Sound TRYAMBAKAM - the 3-eye one (signifying wisdom)

'En lightened One' who sees

beyond the senses. YAJAMAHE - we worship

SUGANDHIM - who is fragrant PUSTI - good health VARDHANAM - giver of

URVARU - cucumber KAMIVA - is tied even

BANDHANAT - is servered from its bondage MRTHOR - from death

MUKSIYA - one who liberates

MA - for me AMRTAM - immortality

MAMRITAT - bestows me with immortality.

MAHA MRTYANJAYA MANTRA

We worship the 3-eyed one (symbol of GOD who knows all, sees all) Lord

Siva, who is fragrant & who nourishes well, all beings.

May HE liberate us from death for the sake of immortality, even as the

ripe cucumber is servered from its bondage.

TVAMEVA MATA CA PITA TVAMEVA TVAMEVA BANDHUSCA SAKHA TVAMEVA TVAMEVA VIDYA DRAVINAM TVAMEVA TVAMEVA SARVAM MAMA DEVADEVA

TVAMEVA - you are MATA - mother

CA - and PITA - father

BANDHUSCA - relative, kinsmen

SAKHA - friend VIDYA - knowledge (wisdom)

DRAVINAM - wealth, strength, power SARVAM - all, every thing

MAMA - my DEVADEVA - God of Gods.

0 Lord! You are my mother, You are my father, You are my nearest kin, You are

my friend; You are my wisdom; You are my only wealth, You are my everything!

You are my God of Gods!


Om Peace Peace Peace

LOKA SAMASTA SUKHINO BHAVANTU

LOKA - world SAMASTA - peaceful

SUKH - happy BHAVANTU - at all times

May all the world be peaceful and happy at all times.


KARACARANAKRTAM VAK KAYAJAM KARMAJAM VA

SRAVANA NAYANAJAM VA MANASAM VAPARADHAM

VIDITAMAVIDITAM VA SARVANMETAD KSAMASVA

JAYA JAYA KARUNABDHE SRI MAHADEVA SAMBH0

KARA - hand CARANAM - feet

KRTAM - that which is done

VAK - words (spoken)

KAYA - body JAM - arising from

KAYAJAM - arising from the body KARMA - actions, deeds

KARMAJAM - arising from the deeds VA - or

SRAVANAM - hearing (ears) NAYANAM - eyes

MANAS - mind APARADHAM - wrongs, mistakes

VIDITAM - knowingly AVIDITAM - unknowingly

SARVA - all ETAD - these

KSAMASVA - please forgive

JAYA - victory KARUNA - mercy, compassion

ABDHI - ocean KARUNABDHE - addressing 'ocean of compassion'

SRI - auspicious MAHA - great

DEVA - Lord

SAM - one who arises BHU - auspiciousness

SAMBHU - one who has arisen from auspiciousness SAMBHO - addressing the one who has arisen from

auspiciousness

NIGHT PRAYER

Night prayer for forgiveness of sins done knowingly and unknowingly by

the senses of perception & of action. Addressed to Siva-power of God which destroys darkness.

KARAM: HAND - May my ands perform only good & helpful

CHARANAM: FEET - May my feet carry me to only places of virtue. May they swiftly lead me to help the needy

VAK: SPOKEN WORDS - May I never utter falsehood or slander. May I

always use the power of speech for truth & love

SRAVANAM: HEARING - May my ears entertain only auspicious things

NAYANAM: EYES - May my eyes see only good in others. Only then will I

be able to see God who resides in all beings

MANAS: MIND - May my mind entertain only pure & loving thoughts

Meaning of Mantras – (6)

BRAHMARPANAM BRAHMA HAVIR BRAHMAGNAU BRAHMANAHUTAM BRAHMAIVA TENA GANTAVYAM

BRAHMAKARMA SAMADHINA

Bhagavad Gita 4/24

BRAHMAM - the Absolute Reality ARPANAM - the oblation or the offering

HAVIR - the clarified butter i.e. ghee, BRAHMAGNAU - in the fire of Brahmam

BRAHMANA - by Brahman HUTAM - is offered;

EVA - only TENA - by Him

GANTAVYAM - shall be reached

BRAHMA KARMA - by the man who is absorbed in action SAMADHINA which is also Brahman.

FOOD MANTRA - 1ST PART

Brahmarpanam Brahma Havir: The instrument with which the offering is

given is Brahman, the oblation itself is Brahman.

Brahmagnau Brahmanahutam: The fire itself is Brahman; the very act of giving is Brahman.

Brahmakarmasamadhina: All the work done, the ultimate goal or aim is Brahman.

The oblation is Brahman. The ghee which is offered is Brahman. It is

offered by Brahman in the fire of Brahman; unto Brahman verily he goes

who cognizes Brahman alone in his action.

AHAM VAISVANAR0 BHUTVA PRANINAM DEHAMASRITA: PRANAPANA SAMAYUKTA:

PACAMYANNAM CATURVIDHAM

Bhagavad Gita 15/14

AHAM - I VAISVANARA - the fire

BHUTWA - having be come; PRANINAM - of living beings;

DEHAM - the body; ASRITHA - abiding;

PRANA APANA - Associated with Prana & Apana; SAMAYUKTA

PACAMI - I digest;

ANNAM - food; CATURVIDHAM - 4 kinds

FOOD MANTRA - CONTINUED

The four kinds of food are:- (1) that which we bite with our teeth and

chew (2) that which we masticate (3) that which we gulp (liquids) (4)

that which we swallow

"Prana" and "Apana" are the two physiological functions of "perception"

and of "excretion". Here the Eternal Reality is indicated as that mighty life

which when pulsating through the body manifest Itself as the digestive

fire (Vaisvanara) which assimilating and absorbing the nutrition, it is

again the same divine spark of Life that gives the intestines its capacities

to throw out (Apana) the undigested and unnecessary by-products.

Three types of purities are necessary in regard to food:- (1) The

material/food itself (2) The utensils in which the food is cooked (3) The person who prepares the meal.


In every Yajna there are four essential factors:

1. the diety invoked to whom the oblations are offered.

2. the fire in which the offerings are poured;

3. the material things that constitute the offerings

4. the individual who is performing the Yajna.

The stanza explains the mental attitude and the experience of the Perfect Sage when he performs the Yajna.

To live we must eat. This stanza is "a prayer to be said before food". Whatever be

the type of food, when one is hungry one will enjoy one's meals. The suggestion

is that even at this moment of natural enjoyment, we are not to forget the great

Truth that it is Brahman eating Brahman, and that during our meals we are

offering to Brahman the food that is Brahman invoking nothing but the grace of

Brahman. To keep this idea constantly in the mind is to get perfectly detached

from the enjoyment and raise ourselves to a greater and endless beatitude which

is the reward of Supermanhood.

TAITTIRIYOPANISAD:

He, verily, is this man, formed of good-essence.

Food deserves from him respect as a Guru. Manu 11.54, says, let him worship

food daily and partake of it without reviling it."

GARBHA-UPANISHAD:

The food-essence is of six kinds. From this essence blood is formed. from blood,

flesh; from flesh, fat; from fat, bone; from bone, marrow; from marrow, semen. From a combination of semen and blood the foetus is formed.

CHHANDOGYA:

Formed of food, verily, is manas; formed of water is prana; formed of hire is speech.

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