Satchidaanand roopaay..
Satchidaanand roopaay vishwotpatyaadi hetvah|
Taaptrayaay vinaashaay Shreekrishnaay vayam namah||
- This is the first verse of Bhaagwat.
- Satchidaanand- Pure blissful light
- roopaay- the soul
- Vishwotpatyaadi hetvah- our thoughts create, preserve and destroy us, if we fix our thought at the Soul, we will change our destiny into Eternal elegance.
- Taaptrayaayvinaashaay- If we cherish and foster in the Oneness, our three gunas viz, satoguna, rajoguna, and tamoguna, or aadibhautik, aadidaivik, and aadhyaatmik attachments and delusions shall disappear. Even, the Sat guna will disappear. Once the triplets disappear, we will become one with the Oneness.
- Shreekrishnaay vayam namah- We prostrate before such Shree Krishna, who is the Oneness, not the gross form of Krishna, who fluttered in the lanes of Vrindavan.
Krishna means karashan, to rub against, to move, to circumambulate. The mind is ought to circumambulate about the Soul within, and merge with It.
Karpur Gauram
Karpur gauram karunaavataram,
Samsaarsaaram Bhujgendrahaaram|
Sada vasantam hridayaar vinde,
Bhavam Bhavani sahitam namaami|
- Karpur gauram Karunaavataram..
The one with the snowy bright colour of camphor (kapur), The one who is infinite, the incarnation of compassion and love. - Samsaarsaaram Bhujgendrahaaram
The one who is the essence of the cosmos, the Eternity, the creator, preserver and destroyer, and the one who wears the serpent (symbol of the materialistic world) as an ornament in the neck, the Vishwanath is revered. - Sada vasantam hridayaar vinde
The one who lives in the lotus flower (arvind) of heart of all the creations and creatures of the planet, The one who is worthy to be revered and worshipped - Bhavam Bhavani sahitam namaami
I prostrate before the one who is the all-inclusive existence, the male and the female forms, beyond gender, beyond chains of racism, the Shiv and Shakti, I revere them (and surrender myself at the Divine feet).
Ik Onkar
Ik onkar, satnam, karta purakh,
nirbhau, Nir vair,
aakaal murat, ajooni se bhang,
Gur parsaad. Jap. Aad sach jugaad sach,
Hai bhi sach naanak hosi bhi sach.
- Ik Onkar- The one who is the Oneness; there is only one God
- Satnaam- The Reality; the Supreme Truth
- Karta purakh- The one who is the creator, preserver and destroyer, doer of all the actions; Sustainer of all
- nirbhau- The one who is fearless
- nirbhaya- The one who is devoid of enemies, or rather grudges for others; without hate
- akaal murat- formless; timeless without form
- ajooni se bhang- The one who cannot be fragmented, the one who is beyond infinity, the one who can’t be defined through the meagre vocabulary; beyond birth and death (ajooni), self existent (saibhanga)
- Gur prasaad- The one who is attained through blessings of Guru; realized by True Guru’s grace
- Jap- The Guru renders us the Name, our duty begins with chanting; meditate on the Name
- Adsach jugad sach hai bhi sach- The one who is Eternally true; true in the timeless beginning (aad sach), true when ages began (jugad sach), true now (hai bhi sach)
- Nanak hosi bhi sach- The one is Nanak; says Nanak God will evermore be true.
Mahamrityunjaya mantra
Om Tryambakam yajamahe,
Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam|
Urvaarukmiv bandhnaat,
Mrityormuksheey maamritaat||
- As the cucumber is freed from the creeper without a speck of stress, a hair falls off our scalp, similarly, our soul shall renounce the physical body easily, and shall merge with the Eternity.
- The experience of death during the lifetime can carry us beyond the fear of death, and we can be Mrityunjaya ourselves.
- We worship the three-eyed one (Lord Shiv), who is fragrant and who nourishes well all beings. May He liberate us from death for the sake of immortality, even as the cucumber is severed from the bondage to the creeper.
Guru mantra
Gurur Brahma, Gurur Vishnu, Gurur devo, maheshvarah|
Guru Sakshat Parambrahma, tasmai shree Guruve namah||
- Brahma, Vishnu and Shiv are the Guru.
- They carry us to the Lord.
- It is said, “Guru gobind dou khade, kanke lagu paye,balehare Guru apne, Gobind diyo bataye.” Guru is elder to God, as Guru takes us to God, and Guru always resides in our hearts.
- Any of the Names mentioned in the scriptures are the part of the Guru-oneness. That is the Eternity.
- Guru is Brahma (Lord of creation), Guru is Vishnu (Lord of Preservation), Guru is Maheshwar (Lord of Destruction). Guru is supreme brahman itself, therefore prostration unto that Guru.
Asato maa
Asatho maa Sada gamaya,
Tamaso maa Jyothir gamaya|
Mrityor maa Amritham gamaya,
Om Shanti.. Shanti.. Shanti..||
- Oh Lord! Lead me from the false deluding earthly pains and pleasures to the Eternal Truth of Bliss of the Divine within.
- Lead me from the darkness of ignorance to Light of the Soul Divine within.
- From the death to immortality.
- Aum peace, peace, peace…
Gayatri mantra
Om Bhur Bhuvah Suvah,
Tat Savitur Varenyam|
Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi,
Dhio Yo Nah Prachodayaath||
- O God! the source of all beings, the dispeller of all darkness, the Bestower of peace, the Creator, Worthy of devotion, the Blissful, the All pervading, kindly enable us to meditate upon Thee! We pray to Thee to enlighten our intellect.
Ganesh Vandana
Vakratunda Mahakaaya,
Suryakoti Samaprabha|
Nirvighnam Kurume Dev,
Sarva kaaryeshu sarvadaa||
- O Lord, with the curved trunk and the mighty body,
- ..whose luster equals that of a millions suns I pray to Thee.
- …O Lord, remove the obstacles from all the actions I perform.
Twamev mata
Twamev mata cha pita twamev,
Twamev bandhu cha sakha twamev|
Twamev Vidya dhravinum twamev,
Twamev sarvam mama deva deva||
- O Lord! You are my mother, father,…
- kinsman and friend. ..
- You are the wealth of knowledge, strength, valour, and power.
- You are my all, my Lord of Lords.
Lok samasta
Loka samasta sukhino bhavantu
- May the denizens of the world have peace and happiness.