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
Har Har Bolo Namah Shiva Mantra Verse 1: || Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya Har Har Bole Namah Shivaya Rameshwara Shiva Rameshwaraye Har Har
OṂ GAṆĀNĀṂ TVĀ GAṆAPATIGṂ HAVĀMAHE oṃ gaṇānāṃ tvā gaṇapatigṃ havāmahe kaviṃ kavīnāmupamaśravastamam | jyeṣṭharājaṃ brahmaṇāṃ brahmaṇaspata ā naḥ śṛṇvannūtibhiḥ sīda sādanam || Among the
RĀMAṂ SKANDHAṂ HANUMANTAṂ VAINATEYAṂ rāmaṃ skandhaṃ hanumantaṃ vainateyaṃ vṛkodaraṃ | śayane yaḥ smare nnityam dushwapna stasya naśyati ‖ Praying to Lords Rama, Skanda (Subrahmanya), Hanumantha,
KARA CHARṆA KṚTAṂ VĀK KĀYA JAṂ KARMAJAṂ VĀ Before going to bed Kara charaṇa kṛtaṃ vāk kaya jaṃ karmajaṃ vā. śravaṇa nayana jaṃ vā mānasaṃ
VAKRATUNDA MAHĀKĀYA SŪRYAKOṬI SAMAPRABHA Before an important task vakratuṇḍa mahākāya sūryakoṭi samaprabha nirvighnaṃ kuru me deva sarvakāryeṣu sarvadā O god with the twisted trunk, broad-bodied,
SARASVATĪ NAMASTUBHYAṂ VARADE KĀMARŪPIṆI Before Study sarasvati namastubhyaṃ varade kāmarūpiṇi . vidyārambhaṃ kariṣyāmi siddhirbhavatu me sadā Salutation to you, O Saraswathi, grantor of blessings and
BRAHMĀRPAṆAM BRAHMA HAVIḤ Brahmārpaṇam Brahma haviḥ Brahmāgnau Brahama ṇāhutam, Brahmai vatena gantavyam Brahmakarma samādhinā. Om Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ. The oblation is Brahman, the clarified butter
AHAM VAIŚVĀNARO BHŪTVĀ Before any meal Bhojana Mantra Aham vaiŚvānaro bhūtvā prāṇinām dehamāsritaḥ, Prāṇāpana sāmayuktaḥ pacāmyannam caturvidham. Annapūrṇe Sadāpūrṇe Śankara prāṇavallabhe, Jñāna vairāgya siddhyartham Bhikṣām
KĀYENA VĀCĀ MANASEṂDRIYA IRVĀ BUDHYĀTMANĀ VĀ kāyena vāchā manaseṃdriya irvā budhyātmanā vā prakṛteḥ svabhāvāt . karomi yadyat sakalaṃ parasmai nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi . Whatever I do
TVAM EVA MĀTĀ CHA PITĀ TVAM EVA” MANTRA Tvam eva mātā cha pitā tvam eva . Tvam eva bandhuśca sakhā tvam eva Tvam eva vidyā
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
