Ashtanga Invocation

Guru Bhajan Yoga Tārāvalī

Lyrics

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
Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi

Translations

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

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