Ashtanga Invocation

Guru Bhajan Yoga Tārāvalī
Vande Gurunam Caranaravinde Sandarsita Svatma Sukhava Bodhe Nih Sreyase Jangalikayamane Samsara Halahala Mohasantyai Abahu Purusakaram Sankhacakrasi Dharinam Sahasra Sirasam Svetam Pranamami Patanjalim Svasthi Praja Bhyaha Pari Pala Yantam Nya Yena Margena Mahim Mahishaha Go Brahmanebhyaha Shubamastu Nityam Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu OmOm:
Om (primordial sound)
Shanti Shanti Shantihi
Translations
Sanskrit English Transliteration
वन्दे I praise Vande
गुरुणाम् Of the gurus Gurunam
चरणारविन्दे Lotus feet Caranaravinde
सन्दर्शित Revealed Sandarsita
स्वात्म One's own self Svatma
सुखाव Happiness Sukhava
बोधे Awakening Bodhe
निः Without Nih
श्रेयसे For the better Sreyase
जङ्गलिकायमाने Jungle physician Jangalikayamane
संसार Worldly existence Samsara
हालाहल Poison Halahala
मोहशान्त्यै Delusion's pacification Mohasantyai
आबाहु Up to the shoulders Abahu
पुरुषाकारम् Human form Purusakaram
शङ्खचक्रासि Conch, discus, sword Sankhacakrasi
धारिणम् Holding Dharinam
सहस्र Thousand Sahasra
शिरसम् Heads Sirasam
श्वेतम् White Svetam
प्रणमामि I bow Pranamami
पतञ्जलिम् To Patanjali Patanjalim
स्वस्ति Well-being Svasthi
प्रजा People Praja
भ्यः For Bhyaha
परि Around Pari
पाल Protect Pala
यन्तम् May rule Yantam
न्या Just Nya
येन By which Yena
मार्गेण Path Margena
महिम् Earth Mahim
महीषः Rulers Mahishaha
गो Cows Go
ब्राह्मणेभ्यः To the wise ones Brahmanebhyaha
शुभमस्तु May there be auspiciousness Shubamastu
नित्यम् Always Nityam
लोकाः Worlds Lokah
समस्ताः All Samastha
सुखिनः Happy Sukinho
भवन्तु May they be Bhavantu
Universal sound Om
शान्तिः Peace Shanti
शान्तिः Peace Shanti
शान्तिः Peace Shanti