MANTRA CHANTING

Lord Ganesha Mantra:

 वक्रतुंड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ,
निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा । 

 Vakratunda Mahakaya Suryakoti Samaprabha,
Nirvighnam Kurume Deva Sarva Karyeshu Sarvada .

 urved trunk, huge body physique, great genius like millions of suns, may my lord always complete all my work without hindrance or grace to complete it. 

Gayatri Mantra:

 ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः
तत्स॑वि॒तुर्वरे॑ण्यं॒
भर्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि।
धियो॒ यो नः॑ प्रचो॒दया॑त्॥ 

 oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥtat savitur vareṇyaṃ

bhargo devasya dhīmahidhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt– Ṛigveda

O Divine lord, our hearts are filled with darkness. Please make this darkness distant from us and promote illumination within us.  

Starting prayer (Traditional Hatha Yoga)

ॐ सह नाववतु ।
सह नौ भुनक्तु ।
सह वीर्यं करवावहै ।
तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ 

Oṃ saha nāvavatu |
saha nau bhunaktu |
saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai |
tejasvi nāvadhītamastu mā vidviṣāvahai |
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ || 

(Taittiriya Upanishad)

May he (the Lord) protect both of us. May he nourish both of us (with knowledge). May

both of us make effort for the capacity (for knowledge to take place). May what is studied

by us, be brilliantly clear. Let not have any misunderstanding. Let there be freedom from

three possible obstacles . Om Shanti Shanti Shanti.

 ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय ।
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।
मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Om asato maa sad-gamaya |
Tamaso maa jyotir-gamaya |
Mrtyor-maa amrtam gamaya |
Om shaantih shaantih shaantih || (Brihadaranyak Upanishad)

 Om, (O Lord) from unreality lead me towards the reality (eternal self). From the darkness (ignorance) lead me  towards the light (knowledge). From mortality (of Material Attachment) lead me towards the immortality (self-realization). Om, Peace, Peace, Peace.

 ॐ भद्रं कर्णेभिः शृणुयाम देवाः ।
भद्रं पश्येमाक्षभिर्यजत्राः ।
स्थिरैरङ्गैस्तुष्टुवाग्‍ँसस्तनूभिः ।
व्यशेम देवहितं यदायुः ।
Om bhadram karnnebhih shrnnuyaama devaah |
Bhadram pashyema-akssabhir-yajatraah |
Sthirair-anggais-tussttuvaamsas-tanuubhih |
Vyashema deva-hitam yad-aayuh |

स्वस्ति न इन्द्रो वृद्धश्रवाः ।
स्वस्ति नः पूषा विश्ववेदाः ।
स्वस्ति नस्तार्क्ष्यो अरिष्टनेमिः ।
स्वस्ति नो बृहस्पतिर्दधातु ॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Svasti na Indro vrddha-shravaah |
Svasti nah poossaa vshva-vedaah |
Svasti nas-taarkssyo arisstta-nemih |
Svasti na brhaspatir-dadhaatu ||
Om shaantih shaantih shaantih || 

Om, May we here only good and what is auspicious with our ears. May we See all the auspicious and adorable with our eyes. May we be Prayerful in Life with Steadiness in our Bodies and Minds. May we offer our lifespan allotted by the devas for the service of god. 

 May lord Indra  bless us. May the omniscient Poosha bless us . May the protector Garuda bless us . May Lord Brihaspati protect us . Om, Peace, Peace, Peace .

संगच्छध्वं संवदध्वं सं वो मनांसि जानताम् ।

देवा भागं यथा पूर्वे सञ्जानाना उपासते ॥

saṃgacchadhwaṃ saṃvadadhwaṃ saṃ vo manāṃsi jānatām | 

devā bhāgaṃ yathā pūrve sañjānānā upāsate || Rigveda 10.191.2

May we move in harmony and speak in one voice. May all be wise and may our minds be in agreement. Remember that the Devatas are venerable because they have also conducted themselves in a similar manner since times immemorial. Let the divinity manifest in your sacred endeavours .

योगेन चित्तस्य पदेन वाचां ।
मलं शरीरस्य च वैद्यकेन ॥
योऽपाकरोत्तमं प्रवरं मुनीनां ।
पतञ्जलिं प्राञ्जलिरानतोऽस्मि ॥ 

yogena chittasya padena vacham |
malam sharirasya cha vaidyakena ||
yo’pakarottamam pravaram muninam |
patanjalim pranjaliranato’smi || 

We offer our salutation to  noblest of sages Patanjali, who gave yoga for serenity and sanctity of mind, grammar for clarity and purity of speech and medicine for perfection of health. 

Closing prayers:

ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पुर्णमुदच्यते
पूर्णश्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

Om Puurnnam-Adah Puurnnam-Idam Puurnnaat-Purnnam-Udacyate
Puurnnashya Puurnnam-Aadaaya Puurnnam-Eva-Avashissyate ||
Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih ||(Isha Upanishad)

Aum! That is infinite, and this (universe) is infinite.
The infinite proceeds from the infinite.
(Then) taking the infinitude of the infinite (universe),
It remains as the infinite alone.
Aum! Peace! Peace! Peace! 

or

Satchidananda Parabrahma is Purna (complete). This world is born out of the infinite

Parabrahma, thus this world too is Purna (complete). Even if we remove everything from

what is complete, it still remains as Purna (complete).

 ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः
सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः।
सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥
oṃ sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ
sarve santu nirāmayāḥ
sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścidduḥ khabhāgbhaveta।
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ॥(Brihadaranyaka Upanishad)

Oh Lord, Let all be happy, let all be free from disease, let all see goodness, let there be no victims of sorrow.

Pranayama Mantra:

 प्राणस्येदं वशे सर्वं त्रिदिवे यत्प्रतिष्ठितम् ।
मातेव पुत्रान्रक्शस्व श्रीश्च प्रज्ञां च विधेहि न इति II

 Pranasyedam vase sarvam tridive yat pratisthitam

Maateva putraan raksasva sreescha pragnamcha vidhehi na iti ( Prashna Upanishad)

What ever exists in three worlds, Is all under the control of Prana. Prana, Protect us as a mother protects her sons, Give us affluence and intelligence.

Dhyana Mantra:

शनै: शनैरुपरमेद्बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया |
आत्मसंस्थं मन: कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत् || Bhagavad Gita 6.25||
śhanaiḥ śhanair uparamed buddhyā dhṛiti-gṛihītayā
ātma-sansthaṁ manaḥ kṛitvā na kiñchid api chintayet ( Bhagavad Gita 6.25)

Slowly and steadily, with conviction in the intellect, the mind will become fixed in God alone, and will think of nothing else.

Surya Namaskaar Mantra:

हिरण्मयेन पात्रेण सत्यस्यापिहितं मुखम् ।
तत्त्वं पूषन्नपावृणु सत्यधर्माय दृष्टये ॥

 Hiraṇmayena pātreṇa satyasyāpihitaṁ mukham
Tat tvaṁ pūṣann apāvṛṇu satya-dharmāya dṛṣṭaye  (Isha Upanishad)

The entrance of Truth is covered with a brilliant golden lid; that do thou remove, Oh Lord Sun, for the law of the Truth, for sight.