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Santhi MantraSarvesham Svasti Bhavatu

Sarvesham Santir BhavatuMay peace be unto allSarvesham Purnam BhavatuMay fullness be unto all

Sarvesham Mangalam Bhavatu May prosperity be unto all

Om Shanti,Shanti,ShantihiOm Peace, Peace, Peace

Santhi MantraOm San no Mitrah San VarunahMay Varuna be good to usSan no bhavatvarayamaMay the Sun (Aryama) be good to usSan na Indro Brhaspatih, San noMay Indra and Brahaspati be good to usVisnururukramah, Namo BrahmaneMay Visnu of great strides be good to us

Namaste Vayo, Tvameva pratyaksamProstrations to the BrahmanBrahmasi, Tvameva pratyaksamI shall proclaim thee the visible BrahmanBrahma vadisyami, Rtam vadisyamiI shall call thee JustSatyam vadisyami, TanmamavatuI shall call thee JustTadvaktaramavatu, Avatu MamI shall call thee true

Avatu vaktaramMay It protect meMay It protect the teacherOm Santhi Santhi SanthieOm Peace Peace Peace.

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Astanga Yoga MantraOMVande Gurunam CaranaravindeSandarsita svatma sukhava bodheNih sreyase jangalikayamaneSamsara halahala mohasantyaiAbahu purusakaramSankhacakrasi dharinamSahasra sirasam svetamPranamami PatanjalimOM

I pray to the lotus feet of the supreme Guru who teaches the good knowledge, showing the way to knowing the self awakening great happiness; who is the doctor of the jungle, able to remove the poison of the ignorance of conditioned existence. To Patanjali, an incarnation of Adisesa, white in color with 1000 radiant heads, a wheel of fire (discus of light, representing infinite time), and a conch - To him, I prostrate.

Mangala MantraOm Svasti praja bhyaha pari pala yantamNya yena margena mahi mahishahaGo brahmanebhyaha shubamastu nityamLokah samastah sukhino bhavantuOm shanti shanti shantie

Let prosperity be glorified -let rulers, rule the world with law and justice let divinity and erudition be protect, let all beings be happy and prosperous.

Dhyana MantraSanaih Sanaih uparmet buddhya dhrtigrhitaya,Atmasamstham manah krtva na kincidapi cintayetWith the intellect set in steadiness, with the mind fastened on the Self, let us calm down the mind again and again and attain (quietude by degrees), let us not think of anything.

Santhi MantraOm Bhadram Karnebhih srnuyama devaBhadram pasyemaksabhiryajatra,SthirairangaistustuvamsastanubhihVyasema devahitam yadayuh.Svasti na Indro vrddhasravahSvasti nah pusa visvavedah,svasti nastarksyo aristanemih,svasti no brhaspatirdadhatuOm Santhi Santhi Santhie

Om, Oh Gods, may we with our ears hear what is auspicious, Oh we capable to be worshipped, may we with our eyes see what is auspicious, May we enjoy the life allotted to us by the gods, offering our praise with our bodies strong of limbs, Om Peace Peace Peace.

Prayer to InfinitieOm Poornamadah PoornamidamOm. That is full, this is full.

Poornaat PoornamudachyateFrom the full, the full is taken

Poornasya Poornamaadaya

the full has come (fullness proceeds from fullness)PoornamevavashishyateIf you take out the full from the full, the full alone remains.

Om Shanti,Shanti,ShanthieOm peace, peace, peace

Maha Mrityunjaya MantraOm trayambakam yajamaheWe worship the three-eyed Lord (Shiva)Sugandhim pushtivardhanamwho is full of sweet fragrance and nourishes human beings.

urvarukamiva bandhanatMay he liberate me from the fear of death like the cucumber of the vine freed from its stemMrityor mukshiya amamritatbut not from the nectar of immortality

Om Shanti,Shanti,ShantihiOm Peace, Peace, Peace

Om Sahana Vavatu Om Sahana Vavatu Sahanau BhunaktuMay he protect both of us (teacher & student), May he nurture both of us

Sahaveeryam KaravavahaieMay we both acquire the caliber to self-realization.

Tejasvinaa vadheetamastuMay our study be fruitful

Maa vidhvishavahaieMay we not argue with each other (teacher & student).

Om Shanti,Shanti,ShantihiOm Peace, Peace, PeaceTaittreya Upanisad

Gayathri MantraOm bhur buvah svahaOn the physical plane, the subtle plane, and the causal planeTat savitur varenyamwe meditate on the divine light of the sun of spiritual consciousness

bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo yo nah prachodayatMay it stimulate our power of spiritual perception

Om Shanti,Shanti,ShantihiOm Peace, Peace, Peace

Prana MantraOm pranasyedam vashe sarvam Tridive yath pratishthitam Mateva putran rakshasva Shreescha pranjnaa cha videhi na iti Om Shanti,Shanti,Shanthie

All that exists in all the three worlds (below the earth, the earth and above the earth) is under the governance of prana. O prana, protect as a mother protects her children and grant us (real) wealth and wisdom.Om peace, peace, peace

Guru MantraGuru Brahma Gurur VishnuThe Guru is Brahma (God of Creation)The Guru is Vishnu (God ofSustenance)

Guru Devo MaheshwarahaThe Guru is Shiva (The God of Annihilation)

Guru Saakshat Para BrahmaMy Salutation to such a Guru

Tasmai Sree Gurave Namahawho is verily the Supreme God

Om Shanti,Shanti,Shantihi Om peace, peace, peace

Prayer to PatanjaliYogena Chittasya Padena VachamI bow to the sage PatanjaliMalam Shareerasya Cha Vaidya Kenawho cured the imperfections of the mind through yoga

Yopakarotham Pravaram Muninaam imperfections of speech through grammarPatanjalim Pranjali Ranatosmiimperfections of the body through medicineOm Shanti,Shanti,ShantihiOm Peace, Peace, Peace

Dhyana MantraOmkaram bindu samyuktamNityam dhyayanti yoginahaKaamadam mokshadam chaivaOmkaraya namo namahaOm Shanti,Shanti,ShantieThe yogis meditate constantly on the syllable Om composed of the sounds O and M. This Om fulfils all our desires and leads to liberation. Salutations again and again to this syllable Om Peace, Peace, Peace.

Guru MantraDhyana Mulam Gurur MurthihThe root of meditation is the gurus form

Pooja Mulam Gurur PadamThe root of worship, the gurus feet

Mantra Mulam Gurur VakyamThe root of mantra, the gurus word

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Moksha Mulam Gurur KripaThe root of freedom, the gurus grace

Om Shanti,Shanti,ShantihiOm peace, peace, peace