dīpajyotiḥ parabrahma dīpajyotirjanārdanaḥ
DĪPAJYOTIḤ PARABRAHMA DĪPAJYOTIRJANĀRDANAḤ dīpajyotiḥ parabrahma dīpajyotirjanārdanaḥ | dīpo haratu me pāpaṃ dīpajyoti-namo’stute || Salutations to the light of the lamp: the supreme Brahman, Janardhana, Let the light of the lamp remove my sins; salutations to the light of the lamp. Historical Background This mantra is a devotional invocation to the divine light (Dīpajyoti), equating […]
śubhaṃ karoti kalyāṇam-ārogyaṃ dhanasaṃpadā
sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike
SARVA MAṄGALA MĀṄGALYE ŚIVE SARV ĀRTHA SĀDHIKE sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike. śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo’stu te .. Salutations to you O Narayani, who is the auspiciousness of all that is auspicious, the consort of Lord Shiva, who is the means of accomplishing all desires, and who is the refuge of all, the consort […]
Sarasvati Namastubhyam Varade Kaama Ruupinni,
SARASVATĪ NAMASTUBHYAM VARADĒ KĀMA RŪPIṆĪ Sarasvati Namastubhyam Varade Kaama Ruupinni, Vidya arambham Karissyaami Siddhir Bhavatu Mey Sadaa. Before Starting Your Studies Saraswati Salutations to Devi Saraswati, Who is the giver of Boons and fulfiller of Wishes, O Devi, when I begin my Studies, Please bestow on me the capacity of Right Understanding, always. This is […]
śāntākāraṃ bhujagaśayanaṃ padmanābhaṃ sureśaṃ
ŚĀNTĀKĀRAṂ BHUJAGAŚAYANAṂ PADMANĀBHAṂ SUREŚAṂ śāntākāraṃ bhujagaśayanaṃ padmanābhaṃ sureśaṃ viśvādhāraṃ gaganasadṛśaṃ meghavarṇa śubhāṅgam . lakṣmīkāntaṃ kamalanayanaṃ yogibhirdhyānagamyam vande viṣṇuṃ bhavabhayaharaṃ sarvalokaikanātham . We bow to the only lord of all worlds, Vishnu who is of peaceful appearance, reclining on the serpent, with a lotus from the navel, lord of gods, the basis of the universe, vast […]
śaṅkaraṃ śaṅkarācāryaṃ keśavaṃ bādarāyaṇam
OM ŚAṄKARAṂ ŚAṄKARĀCĀRYAṂ KEŚAVAṂ BĀDARĀYAṆAM śaṅkaraṃ śaṅkarācāryaṃ keśavaṃ bādarāyaṇam. sutra bhāśya kṛtau vande bhagavantau punaḥ punaḥ.. Salutations again and again to Lord Shiva in the form of Sri Sankaracharya and Lord Vishnu in the form of Veda Vyasa, who were the authors of sutra and bhasya. This is a devotional mantra that venerates Lord […]
Om Sooryam Sundara Lokanaatham-Amritam Vedaantasaaram,
“OṂ SŪRYAM SUNDARA LOKA-NĀTHAM AMṚTAM VEDĀNTA-SĀRAM ŚIVAM Om Sooryam Sundara Lokanaatham-Amritam Vedaantasaaram, Sivam Jnaanam Brahmamayam Suresamamalam Lokaikachittam Swayam Indraaditya Naraadhipam Suragurum Trailokya Choodaamanim Brahmaa-Vishnu-Siva-Swaroopa Hridayam Vande Sadaa Bhaaskaram. Surya Namaskara I always adore Soorya, the Sun, the beautiful Lord of the world, the immortal, the quintessence of the Vedanta, the auspicious, the absolute knowledge, of […]
OṂ NAMO BHAGAVATE DAKṢIṆĀMŪRTAYE
OṂ NAMO BHAGAVATE DAKṢIṆĀMŪRTAYE oṃ namo bhagavate dakṣiṇāmūrtaye . mahyaṃ medhāṃ prajñāṃ prayaccha svāhā Om. Salutations to Bhagavan Dakshinamurti. (Oh Lord) Bless me with memory, the capacity to think properly, and clarity, wisdom. This is a devotional mantra dedicated to Lord Dakṣiṇāmūrti, the aspect of Lord Śiva as the supreme teacher and embodiment of wisdom, […]
OṂ NAMASTE ASTU BHAGAVĀN
OṂ NAMASTE ASTU BHAGAVĀN oṃ namaste astu bhagavana viśrveśrvarāya mahādevāya tryambakāya tripurāntakāya trikālāgnikālāya kālāgnirudrāya nīlakaṇṭhāya mṛtyuṃjayāya sarveśrvarāya sadāśivāya śrīman mahādevāya namaḥ Oh Lord, salutations to you Oh Lord of the Universe, Greatest of them all He who has three eyes, he who gives enlightenment which is beyond three worlds He who like fire, devours […]
oṃ namaḥ śivāya gurave
OṂ NAMAḤ ŚIVĀYA GURAVE oṃ namaḥ śivāya gurave satccidānanda mūrtaye niṣprapañcāya śantāya nirālambāya tejase. Om, Salutations to the Auspicious Guru. Who is an Embodiment of Sat-Cit-Ananda (Existence – Consciousness – Bliss), who is Free from (i.e. Beyond) Manifoldness, and Who is Tranquil, Who is the Self- Effulgent Divine Illumination without any external Support. […]