Yoga Mantras & Invocations

Ashtanga Yoga Mantra

OM vande gurunam charanaravinde
sandarshita swatma sukhavabodhe nihshreyase jangalikayamane
samsara halahala mohashantyai abahu purushakaram shankarcakrasi
dharinam sahasra shirasam swetam pranamami patanjalim OM

Ashtanga Yoga Invocation

OM I bow to the lotus feet of all gurus.
The awakening happiness of one's own Self revealed.
Beyond better acting like the jungle physician, pacifying delusion, the poison of Samsara.
In the form of a man to the shoulders, holding a conch, a discus, and a sword,
with thousands of white heads, to Patanjali I salute. OM

Mangala Mantra

OM swasthi praja bhyah
pari pala yantam nya yena margena
mahim mahishaha go brahmane bhyah
shubhamastu nityam lokah samasthah sukhino bhavanthu
OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTIH

Peace Invocation

OM May all be well with humankind.
May the leaders of the earth protect in every way by keeping to the right path.
May there be goodness for those who hold the earth sacred.
May all the worlds be happy.
May the rains fall on time, that the earth yield its produce in abundance.
May this country be free from disturbances, and may the righteous be free from fear.
OM PEACE PEACE PEACE