Opening Mantra

Aṣṭāṅga-Yoga Maṁtram

The Ashtanga Yoga Mantra

auṁ

OM

वन्दे गुरूणां चरणारविन्दे

सन्दर्शित स्वात्म सुखाव बोधे ।

vande gurūṇāṁ caraṇāravinde

sandarśita svātma sukhāva bodhe |

I bow to the lotus feet of our great teachers,

who uncovers our true self and awakens happiness

निःश्रेयसे जङ्गलिकायमाने

संसार हालाहल मोहशांत्यै ॥

niḥ-śreyase jaṅgali-kāyamāne

saṁsāra hālāhala mohaśāṁtyai ||

Like a Shaman in the Jungle he brings total complete well-beeing.

He can even heal the most awful poision of conditioning and illusion.

आबाहु पुरुषाकारं

शंखचक्रासि धारिणम् ।

ābāhu puruṣākāraṁ

śaṁkhacakrāsi dhāriṇam |

The upper body of human shape, carrying

a mussel horn (original tone), a discus (infinity) and a sword (power of differentiation)

सहस्र शिरसं श्वेतं

प्रणमामि पतञ्जलिम् ॥

sahasra śirasaṁ śvetaṁ

praṇamāmi patañjalim ||

having 1000 bright heads,

I bow to Patanjali.

auṁ

om

Closing mantra

स्वस्तिप्रजाभ्यः परिपालयंतां

न्यायेन मार्गेण महीं महीशाः ।

svasti-prajā-bhyaḥ pari-pāla-yaṁtāṁ

nyāyena mārgeṇa mahīṁ mahīśāḥ |

May the well-being of all people be protected

By the powerful and mighty leaders be with law and justice.

गोब्राह्मणेभ्यः शुभमस्तु नित्यं

लोकाः समस्ताः सुखिनोभवंतु ॥

go-brāhmaṇebhyaḥ śubham-astu nityaṁ

lokāḥ samastāḥ sukhino-bhavaṁtu ||

May good success be with all cows (divinity) and scholars

May all (samastah) the worlds (lokha) become (bhavantu) happy (sukhino).

ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः

auṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ

Om peace, peace, peace