Mantre
Ashtanga Invocation
Vande gurunam charanaravinde sandarsita svatma sukhava bodhe nishreyase jangalikayamane samsara halahala mohasantyai |
I bow to the lotus feet of the guru who awakens insight into the happiness of pure Being, who is the final refuge, the jungle physician, who eliminates the delusion caused by the poisonous herb of samsara [conditioned existence]. |
Abahu purusakaram shankachakrasi dharinam sahasra sirasam svetam pranamami patanjalim |
I prostrate before the sage Patanjali |
Om | Om |
Mangala Mantra
Om | Om |
Svasti praja bhyaha pari pala yantam Nya yena margena mahi mahishaha Go brahmanebhyaha shubamastu nityam Lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu |
Let prosperity be glorified. Let rulers, (administrators) rule the world with law and justice. Let divinity and erudition be protected. Let all beeings be happy and prosperous. |
Om shanti shanti shanti | Om shanti shanti shanti |