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Classic yoga chants and mantrasEvocation to the sage PatanjaliOM I bow to the sage Patanjali, who cured the imperfections of the mind through yoga Peace mantraOM SAHANA VAVATU SAHANA BHUNATTUSAHA VIRYAM KARAWAVAHAI TEJASVINAVADITAMASTU MA VIDVISHAVAHAI OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI OM Together may be be protected (From the Kato Upanishad) Gayatri mantra (for meditation)OM BHUR BHUVAT SVAHTAT SAVITUR VARENYAM BHARGO DEVASYA DHIMAHI DHIYO YO NAH PRACODAYAT Let us meditate on the splendour of the God Savitru (Sun), who will illuminate our understanding Prayer for enlightmentOMASATOMA SADGAMAYA TAMASOMA JYOTHIRGAMAYA MRITHYORMA AMRUTANGAMAYA OM SHANTI, SHANTI, SHANTI Lead us from darkness to light Sun prayerOM Mounted on a chariot with seven horses, he is garlanded by he stars, and chaya (the sun wife) is his beloved. He moves across the sky and rules the Moon. I bow to the Sun. ASHTANGA YOGA CHANTSStarting chantOMVANDE GURUNAM CARANARAVINDE SANDARSITA SVATMA SUKHAVA BODHE NIH SREYASE JANGALIKAYAMANE SAMSARA HALAHALA MOHASANTYAI ABAHU PURUSAKARAM I pray to the Lotus feet of the Supreme Guru who teaches the good knowledge, showing the way to knowing the selfawakening 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 (in his form as the divine serpent, Ananta), human in form below the shoulders holding a sword (discrimination), a wheel of fire (discus of light, representing infinite time), and a conch (Divine sound) - to him, I prostrate. Finishing chantOM Let Prosperity be Glorified - |