Classic Mantras

Classic yoga chants and mantras Evocation to the sage Patanjali OM YOGENA CHITTASYA PADENA VACHAM MALAM SHARIRASYA CHA VAIDYAKENA YOPAKAROTAN PRAVARNM MUNEENAM PATANJALIM PRANJALI RANATOSMI I bow to the sage Patanjali, who cured the imperfections of the mind through yoga the imperfections of speech through grammar and the imperfections of the body through medicine (The Indian sage Patanjali, author of the Yoga Sutras, the most important classic text on the practice of yoga, is also reputed to have written on Sanskrit grammar and on ayurvedic medicine) Peace mantra OM SAHANA VAVATU SAHANA BHUNATTU SAHA VIRYAM KARAWAVAHAI TEJASVINAVADITAMASTU MA VIDVISHAVAHAI OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI OM Together may be be protected Together may we be nourished Together may we work with great energy May our journey together be brilliant and effective May there be no bad feelings between us Peace, peace, peace (From the Kato Upanishad) Gayatri mantra (for meditation) OM BHUR BHUVAT SVAH TAT 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 enlightment OM ASATOMA SADGAMAYA TAMASOMA JYOTHIRGAMAYA MRITHYORMA AMRUTANGAMAYA OM SHANTI, SHANTI, SHANTI Lead us from darkness to light From ignorance to truth And from death to eternity Let peace prevail everywhere Sun prayer OM SUPTA SHWARUNDHAM NAKSHATRA MALAM CHAYA LOLAM CHANDRA PALAM GAGANA SANCHARI OM BHASKARAYA NAMAHA 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 CHANTS Starting chant OM VANDE GURUNAM CARANARAVINDE SANDARSITA SVATMA SUKHAVA BODHE NIH SREYASE JANGALIKAYAMANE SAMSARA HALAHALA MOHASANTYAI ABAHU PURUSAKARAM SANKHACAKRASI DHARINAM SAHASRA SIRASAM SVETAM PRANAMAMI PATANJALIM OM 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 chant OM SWASTHI - PRAJA BHYAH - PARI PALA YANTAM NYA - YENA MARGENA MAHI - MAHISHAHA GO - BRAHMANEBHYAHA - SHUBHAMASTU - NITYAM LOKAA - SAMASTHA SUKHINO - BHAVANTHU OM Let Prosperity be Glorified - Let rulers, (Administrators) Rule the world with law and Justice Let Divinity and Erudition be protected Let people of the whole world Be happy and prosperous