yoga mantras

Santhi MantraSarvesham Svasti

Bhavatu

Sarvesham Santir Bhavatu

May peace be unto allSarvesham Purnam

BhavatuMay fullness be unto all

Sarvesham Mangalam Bhavatu

May prosperity be unto all

Om Shanti,Shanti,Shantihi

Om Peace, Peace, Peace

Santhi MantraOm San no Mitrah San Varunah

May Varuna be good to usSan no bhavatvarayama

May the Sun (Aryama) be good to us

San na Indro Brhaspatih, San no

May Indra and Brahaspati be good to us

Visnururukramah, Namo Brahmane

May Visnu of great strides be good to us

Namaste Vayo, Tvameva pratyaksam

Prostrations to the BrahmanBrahmasi, Tvameva

pratyaksamI shall proclaim thee the visible

BrahmanBrahma vadisyami, Rtam

vadisyamiI shall call thee Just

Satyam vadisyami, Tanmamavatu

I shall call thee JustTadvaktaramavatu, Avatu Mam

I shall call thee true

Avatu vaktaramMay It protect me

May It protect the teacherOm Santhi Santhi Santhie

Om Peace Peace Peace.

Astanga Yoga MantraOM

Vande Gurunam CaranaravindeSandarsita svatma sukhava bodhe

Nih sreyase jangalikayamaneSamsara halahala mohasantyai

Abahu purusakaramSankhacakrasi dharinamSahasra sirasam svetam

Pranamami 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,Sthirairangaistustuvamsastanubhi

hVyasema devahitam yadayuh.Svasti na Indro vrddhasravahSvasti nah pusa visvavedah,

svasti nastarksyo aristanemih,svasti no brhaspatirdadhatu

Om 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 Poornamudachyate

From the full, the full is taken

Poornasya Poornamaadaya

the full has come (fullness proceeds from fullness)

Poornamevavashishyate

If you take out the full from the full, the full alone remains.

Om Shanti,Shanti,Shanthie

Om peace, peace, peace

Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra

Om trayambakam yajamahe

We worship the three-eyed Lord (Shiva)

Sugandhim pushtivardhanam

who 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 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, Peace

-Taittreya Upanisad

Gayathri Mantra

Om bhur buvah svahaOn the physical plane, the subtle plane,

and the causal plane

Tat savitur varenyamwe meditate on the divine light of the sun

of spiritual consciousness

bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo yo nah prachodayat

May it stimulate our power of spiritual perception


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.


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 Brahma

My Salutation to such a Guru

Tasmai Sree Gurave Namahawho is verily the Supreme God



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 grammar

Patanjalim Pranjali Ranatosmi

imperfections of the body through medicine


Dhyana MantraOmkaram bindu samyuktamNityam dhyayanti yoginaha

Kaamadam mokshadam chaivaOmkaraya namo namahaOm Shanti,Shanti,Shantie

The 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 guru’s

form

Pooja Mulam Gurur PadamThe root of worship, the guru’s

feet

Mantra Mulam Gurur VakyamThe root of mantra, the guru’s

word

Moksha Mulam Gurur Kripa

The root of freedom, the guru’s grace



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