ŚUKLĀMBARADHARAṂ VIṢṆUṂ ŚAŚIVARṆAṂ CATURBHUJAM Morning Prayers śuklāmbaradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśivarṇaṃ caturbhujam . prasannavadanaṃ dhyāyet sarvavighnopaśāntaye For the pacification (and elimination ) of all obstructions pray to

ĀDITYA HRIDAYAṂ Seeing the Sun āditya hrdayaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvaśatru vināśanam jayāvahaṃ japennityaṃ akśhayyaṃ paramaṃ śivaṃ|| By Chanting the Aditya-Hridayam (the meditation of Sun in the

GAṄGE CHA YAMUNE CHAIVA GODĀVARI SARASVATĪ” While taking a bath gaṅge cha yamune chaiva godāvari sarasvati . narmade sindhu kāveri jalesmin saṃnidhiṃ kuru . Ganga,

GAṄGE CHA YAMUNE CHAIVA GODĀVARI SARASVATĪ” While taking a bath gaṅge cha yamune chaiva godāvari sarasvati . narmade sindhu kāveri jalesmin saṃnidhiṃ kuru . Ganga,

GOVIṂDETI SADĀ SNĀNAṂ, GOVIṂDETI SADĀJAPAṂ While taking a bath goviṃdeti sadā snānaṃ goviṃdeti sadājapaṃ . goviṃdeti sadā dhyānaṃ sadā goviṃda kīrtanam . Forever shall be

SAMUDRAVASANE DEVI PARVATA STHANA Before you step on the floor samudravasane devi parvata sthana maṇḍale . viṣṇupatni namastubhyaṃ pāda sparśaṃ kṣamasvame .. O Goddess, dressed

KARĀGRE VASATE LAKṢMĪḤ, KARAMADHYE SARASVATĪ On Waking Early Morning karāgre vasate lakṣmiḥ karamadhye sarasvati . karamūle tu govindaḥ prabhāte karadarśanam . At the fore of

PRĀTAḤ SMARĀMI HṚDI SAMSPHURAD ĀTMATATTVAM Prātaḥ smarāmi hṛdi samsphuradātmatattvam̐ satcit sukham paramahansagatim turiyam, Yat svapna jāgara-suṣuptamavaiti nityam tad brahma niṣkalamahaham na ca bhūtasaṅghaḥ(1)   Prātarbhajāmi

OṂ LAYE SOMBHODAYETH CHITTAM Aavartan Dhyana Mantra Oṃ laye sombhodayeth chittam vikṣiptam śamayet punaḥ sakaṣāyam vijāniyāt Samaprāptam na cālayet Oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ Stimulate the

ŚANAIH ŚANAIḤ UPARMET BUDDHYĀ DHṚTIGṚHĪTAYĀ Dhyana Mantra Śanaih Sanaiḥ uparmet buddhyā dhṛtigṛhītayā, Ātmasam̐stham manaḥ kṛtvā na kiñcidapi cintayet (Gita: 6.15) Oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ With

OṂ KARAM BINDU SAMYUKTAM Dhyana Mantra Om Karam bindu sam yuktam Nityam dhyayanti yoginaha Kaa madam moksha dam chaiva Om karaya namo namaha Oṃ śāntiḥ

OṂ ŚAṂ NO MITRAḤ ŚAṂ VARUṆAḤ Oṃ śaṃ no mitraḥ śaṃ varuṇaḥ śaṃ no bhavatv aryamā śaṃ na indro bṛhaspatiḥ śaṃ no viṣṇur urukramaḥ namo

OṂ BHADRAṂ KARṆEBHIḤ ŚṚṆUYĀMA DEVĀḤ Vedic Mantras oṃ bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ śṛṇuyāma devāḥ bhadraṃ paśyemākṣabhir yajatrāḥ sthirair aṅgais tuṣṭuvāṃsas tanūbhiḥ vyaśema devahitam yadāyuḥ svasti na indro

DHYANA MULAM GURUR MURTHIH Dhyana Mulam Gurur Murthih Pooja Mulam Gurur Padam Mantra Mulam Gurur Vakyam Moksha Mulam Gurur Kripa Om Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ The

GURUR BRAHMĀ GURUR VIṢṆUR Guru Mantra Gurur brahmā gurur viṣṇur Gurur devo maheśvaraḥ Guruḥ sākṣāt parabrahma tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ Om Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ The Guru

AṢṬĀṄGA YOGA OPENING CHANT VANDE GURŪṆĀṀ CARAṆĀRAVINDE Astanga Yoga Mantra Oṃ vande gurūṇāṁ caraṇāravinde sandarśita-svātma-sukhāvabodhe niḥśreyase jāṅ̇galikāyamāne saṁsāra-hālāhala-mohaśāntyai   ābāhu puruṣākāraṁ śaṅ̇kha-cakrāsi-dhāriṇam sahasra-śirasaṁ śvetam praṇamāmi

SVASTI PRAJĀBHYAḤ PARIPĀLAYANTĀM Mangala Mantra Oṃ svasti prajābhyaḥ paripālayantāṁ nyāyena mārgeṇa mahīṁ mahīśāḥ go-brāhmaṇebhyaḥ śubham astu nityaṁ lokāḥ samastāḥ sukhino bhavantu oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ

VANDE GURŪṆĀṀ CARAṆĀRAVINDE Astanga Yoga Mantra Oṃ vande gurūṇāṁ caraṇāravinde sandarśita-svātma-sukhāvabodhe niḥśreyase jāṅ̇galikāyamāne saṁsāra-hālāhala-mohaśāntyai   ābāhu puruṣākāraṁ śaṅ̇kha-cakrāsi-dhāriṇam sahasra-śirasaṁ śvetam praṇamāmi patañjalim Oṃ OM I

DVĀDAŚĀDITYA MANTRAS (THE 12 NAMES OF THE SUN, SŪRYA) Oṃ Hrāṁ Mitrāya Namaḥ Salutations to the friend of all Oṃ Hrīṁ Ravaye Namaḥ Salutations to

HIRAṆMAYENA PĀTREṆA Surya Namaskar Mantra hiraṇmayena pātreṇa satyasyāpihitaṁ mukham tat tvaṁ pūṣann apāvṛṇu satya-dharmāya dṛṣṭaye oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ Like the lid of a vessel,

PRANAYAMA MANTRA prāṇasyedaṃ vaśe sarvaṃ tridive yatpratiṣṭhitam māteva putrānrakśasva śrīśca prajñāṃ ca vidhehi na iti oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ All that exists in all the

YOGENA CITTASYA, PADENA VĀCĀṂ Yogena cittasya, padena vācāṃ, malaṃ śarīrasya ca vaidyakena Yo’pākarot taṃ pravaraṃ munīnāṃ patañjaliṃ prāñjalir ānato’smi oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ I bow

PŪRṆAM ADAḤ PŪRṆAM IDAM Oṃ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idam pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate pūrṇasya pūrṇam ādāya pūrṇam evāvaśiṣyate oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ That is full, this

SARVEṢĀṂ SVASTIR BHAVATU sarveṣāṃ śāntir bhavatu sarveṣāṃ pūrṇaṃ bhavatu sarveṣāṃ maṅgalaṃ-bhavatu oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ Auspiciousness (swasti) be unto all; peace (shanti) be unto all;

SARVE BHAVANTU SUKHINAḤ oṃ sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ sarve santu nirāmayāḥ sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścidduḥ khabhāgbhavet oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ. May all be happy. May

SAHA NĀV AVATU Oṃ saha nāv avatu saha nau bhunaktu saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai tejasvi nāv adhītam astu mā vidviṣāvahai Om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ May He

ASATO MĀ SAD GAMAYA Shanthi Mantra oṃ asato mā sad gamaya tamaso mā jyotir gamaya mṛtyor mā ‘mṛtaṃ gamaya oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ Lead me

MAHĀ MRITYUÑJAYA MANTRA oṃ tryámbakaṃ yajāmahe sughandhíṃ puṣṭivardhánam urvārukam iva bandhánāt mṛtyor mukṣīya māmṛtāt Om Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ We worship the three-eyed Lord (Shiva) who

GĀYATRĪ MANTRA oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ tat savitur vareṇyaṃ bhargo devasya dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt Om Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ We meditate on the glory