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Surya Anuloma Viloma Pranayama Introduction Surya Anuloma Viloma Pranayama is a right-nostril dominant breathing technique where inhalation and exhalation are practiced primarily through the Pingala

Ujjayi Pranayama Introduction & Definition Ujjayi Pranayama (Victorious Breath / Oceanic Breath) is a yogic breathing technique where the breath is regulated by slightly constricting

Chandra Bhedana Pranayama Introduction Chandra Bhedana Pranayama is a traditional yogic breathing practice in which inhalation is done exclusively through the left nostril (associated with

Surya Bhedana Pranayama Introduction Surya Bhedana Pranayama, also called Right Nostril Breathing, is a classical breathing practice in Hatha Yoga described in the Hatha Yoga

Sukha Pranayama (Easy or Comfortable Breathing Practice) Introduction Sukha Pranayama is a very simple yet highly effective breathing technique. It is often the first pranayama

Chandra Bhedana Pranayama Introduction Chandra Bhedana Pranayama is a cooling and calming yogic breathing technique in which inhalation is done through the left nostril and

Full Yogic Breathing (Sectional Breath / Vibhagya Pranayama) Introduction Full Yogic Breathing, also known as Dirgha Pranayama or Three-Part Breath, is the foundation of all

  Mūrchhā Prāṇāyāma Introduction Mūrchhā Prāṇāyāma is a traditional yogic breathing practice described in Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā and Gheraṇḍa Saṁhitā. It is classified as one

Rhythmic Breathing Calm, steady, patterned breathing — “rhythmic breathing” — is a broad family of practices found in yoga, meditation, breathwork, and clinical breathing protocols.

Plāvinī Prāṇāyāma Introduction Plāvinī Prāṇāyāma is one of the advanced yogic breathing practices described in Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā and Gheraṇḍa Saṁhitā. It involves deep inhalation

Langhana Pranayama Introduction Langhana Pranayama is a calming, balancing, and energy-reducing breath-control technique in yoga. The word Langhana means “to reduce, diminish, or relax.” This

Anuloma Pranayama Introduction Anuloma Pranayama is a calming, balancing, and purifying breathing technique in yoga. Unlike the energizing Brahmana Pranayama, it belongs to the Langhana

Brahmana Pranayama Introduction Brahmana Pranayama is an energizing and expansive breathing practice designed to increase prana (life-force), heat, and vitality in the body. It belongs

Chandra Anuloma Viloma Pranayama Introduction Chandra Anuloma Viloma Pranayama, often called Moon-Purification Alternate Nostril Breathing, is a calming pranayama practice where breathing is predominantly regulated

Bhramari Pranayama (Humming Bee Breath) Introduction Bhramari Pranayama is a calming and meditative breathing practice in which a humming sound (like a bee) is produced

Nadi Shodhana Pranayama Introduction & Definition Nadi Shodhana Pranayama is a yogic breathing practice where inhalation and exhalation are alternated between nostrils. “Alternate Nostril Breathing”

Kapalabhati Pranayama Introduction Kapalabhati is one of the six classical Shat-Karmas (cleansing techniques) described in Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Though categorized as a purification practice, it

YĀ KUNDENDU TUṢĀRAHĀRADHAVALĀ YĀ ŚUBHRAVASTRĀVṚTĀ yā kundendutuṣārahāradhavalā yā śubhravastrāvṛtā yā vīṇāvaradaṇḍamaṇḍitakarā yā śvetapadmāsanā . yā brahmācyuta śaṃkaraprabhṛtibhirdevaiḥ sadā pūjitā sā māṃ pātu sarasvati bhagavatī niḥśeṣajāḍyāpahā

ŚRUTI SMṚTI PURĀṆĀNĀM ĀLAYAMA KARUṆĀLAYAM śruti smṛti purāṇānām ālayama karuṇālayam. namāmi bhagavatpādama śaṅkaraṃ loka śaṅkaram.. I bow at the feet of the Lord in the

  ŚRĪ RĀMA RĀMA RĀMETI RAME RĀME MANORAME śrī rāma rāma rāmeti rame rāme manorame. sahasranāma tat tulyaṃ rāmanāma varānane .. In chanting his name

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

  SARVA MAṄGALA MĀṄGALYE ŚIVE SARV ĀRTHA SĀDHIKE sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike. śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo’stu te ..   Salutations to you O Narayani, who

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

ŚĀNTĀKĀRAṂ BHUJAGAŚAYANAṂ PADMANĀBHAṂ SUREŚAṂ śāntākāraṃ bhujagaśayanaṃ padmanābhaṃ sureśaṃ viśvādhāraṃ gaganasadṛśaṃ meghavarṇa śubhāṅgam . lakṣmīkāntaṃ kamalanayanaṃ yogibhirdhyānagamyam vande viṣṇuṃ bhavabhayaharaṃ sarvalokaikanātham . We bow to the

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

“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

OṂ NAMO BHAGAVATE DAKṢIṆĀMŪRTAYE oṃ namo bhagavate dakṣiṇāmūrtaye . mahyaṃ medhāṃ prajñāṃ prayaccha svāhā Om. Salutations to Bhagavan Dakshinamurti. (Oh Lord) Bless me with memory,

OṂ NAMASTE ASTU BHAGAVĀN oṃ namaste astu bhagavana viśrveśrvarāya mahādevāya tryambakāya tripurāntakāya trikālāgnikālāya kālāgnirudrāya nīlakaṇṭhāya mṛtyuṃjayāya sarveśrvarāya sadāśivāya śrīman mahādevāya namaḥ   Oh Lord, salutations

OṂ NAMAḤ ŚIVĀYA GURAVE oṃ namaḥ śivāya gurave satccidānanda mūrtaye niṣprapañcāya śantāya nirālambāya tejase.   Om, Salutations to the Auspicious Guru. Who is an Embodiment

OM BRAHMĀNANDAṀ PARAMA SUKHADAṀ Om brahmānandaṃ parama sukhadaṃ kevalaṃ jñānamūrtiṃ, dvandvātītaṃ gaganasadṛiśhaṃ tattvamasyādi lakṣhyam – 1 ekaṃ nityaṃ vimalamachalaṃ sarvadhīsākṣhibhūtaṃ bhāvātītaṃ triguṇarahitaṃ sadguruṃ taṃ namāmi

OṂ NAMASTE ASTU BHAGAVĀN VIŚRVEŚVARĀYA MAHĀDEVĀYA oṃ namaste astu bhagavana viśrveśrvarāya mahādevāya tryambakāya tripurāntakāya trikālāgnikālāya kālāgnirudrāya nīlakaṇṭhāya mṛtyuṃjayāya sarveśrvarāya sadāśivāya śrīman mahādevāya namaḥ   I

NA TATRA SŪRYO BHĀTI NA CANDRATĀRAKAṂ na tatra sūryo bhāti na candratārakaṃ nemā vidyuto bhānti kuto’yamagniḥ. tameva bhāntamanubhāti sarvaṃ tasya bhāsā sarvamidaṃ vibhāti.. Neither does

NA KARMAṆĀ NA PRAJAYĀ DHANENA TYĀGENAIKE AMṚTATVAMĀNAŚUḤ na karmaṇā na prajayā dhanena tyāgenaike amṛtatvamānaśuḥ . pareṇa nākaṃ nihitaṃ guhāyāṃ vibhrājate tadyatayo viśanti ..   Not

MAHADEV SHAMBHO GIRISH TRISHULIM Mahadev Shambho Girish Trishulim Stayidam Samastam Vibhatiti Yasmat Shivadanyatha Daivatam Nabhijane Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham   Meaning – O Mahadeva, Shambhu,

KARPŪRA GAURAṀ KARUṆĀ VATĀRAṀ karpūragauraṁ karuṇāvatāraṁ sansārsāram bhujagendrahāram | sadāvasantaṁ hṛdayāravinde bhavaṁ bhavānīsahitaṁ namāmi || Of all the mantras dedicated to Lord Shiva, Karpur Gauram

KARACARAṆA KṚTAṂ VĀKKĀYAJAṂ KARMAJAṂ VĀ                                                                     karacaraṇa kṛtaṃ vākkāyajaṃ karmajaṃ vā . śravaṇanayanajaṃ vā mānasaṃ vāparādhaṃ . vihitamavihitaṃ vā sarvametatkṣamasva . jaya jaya karuṇābdhe śrīmahādeva

ĪŚVARO GURUR ĀTMETI MŪRTI BHEDA VIBHĀGINE īśvaro gururātmeti mūrtibheda vibhāgine | vyomavad vyāptadehāya dakṣiṇāmūrtaye namaḥ ‖   Salutations to Lord Dakshinamurti, who is all-pervasive like

Sri Hayagriva Stotram Shriman Venkatnarthaye Kavitakirkkesari Vedantacharyavaryo me Sannidhatam sada Hradi | jñānānanda mayaṁ devaṁ nirmalasphaṭikākṛtim | ādhāraṁ sarva vidyānāṁ hayagrīvam upāsmahe || 1 ||

GANGA DHARA SHIVA GANGA DHARA Har Har Bolo Namah Shiva Mantra Verse 1: || Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya Har Har Bole Namah Shivaya