Opening chant
Oṁ
vande gurūṇāṁ caraṇāravinde
sandarśita svātma sukhāva bodhe |
niḥśreyasa jāṅgalikāyamāne
saṁsāra hālāhala mohaśāntyai ||
ābāhu puruṣākāraṁ
śaṅkhacakrāsi dhāriṇam |
sahasra śirasaṁ śvetaṁ
praṇamāmi patañjaliṁ ||
Oṁ
I bow at the lotus feet of the Guru,
And behold the awakened joy of my own Soul,
The ultimate refuge, the jungle doctor,
Pacifying the poisonous delusion of repetitive existence.
I bow to Patañjali who has assumed the form of a brilliantly luminous man
with thousands of snake heads, and who bears a conch, a discus and a
sword.
Yoga Corner, Dongguan, China 2018
Closing chant
Oṁ
svastiprajābhyaḥ paripālayantāṁ
nyāyena mārgeṇa mahīṁ mahīśāḥ |
gobrāhmaṇebhyaḥ śubhamastu nityaṁ
lokāssamastāḥ sukhinobhavantu ||
Oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
May all mankind be prosperous,
May leaders govern the world with law and justice,
May divinity and erudition be protected,
May people of the world be happy.
Om peace, peace, peace.