Sivananda Yoga Opening and Closing Mantras
This is a slightly edited version of the mantras originally prepared by Marco Pino Path2Yoga.Net — @marcopinoyoga - English translation by International SIvananda Yoga Vedanta Centres
Sivananda Dhyāna Ślokaḥ - Opening Mantras
Mantra in Sanskrit
गजाननं भूतगणािद सेिवतं
किपत्थजम्बूफलसार भिक्षतम् ।
उमासुतं शोकिवनाशकारणं
नमािम िवघ्नेश्वरपादपङ् कजम् ॥
षडाननं कु ङ् कु म रक्तवणर्ं
महामितं िदव्य मयूर वाहनम् ।
रुद्रस्य सूनं सुरसैन्य नाथं
गुहं सदाहं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥
या कु न्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला
या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता
या वीणावरदण्डमिण्डतकरा
या श्वेतपद्मासना।
या ब्रह्माच्युत शंकरप्रभृितिभः
देवैस्सदा पूिजता
सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती
िनःशेषजाड्यापहा॥१॥
ॐ नमः िशवाय गुरवे
सिच्चदाननद मूतर्ये ।
िनष्प्रपञ्चाय शान्ताय
श्री िशवानन्दाय ते नमः
ॐ सवर्मङ् गलमाङ् गल्ये
िशवे सवार्थर्सािधके ।
शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौिर
नारायिण नमोऽस्तुते
नारायिण नमोऽस्तुते ॥
Roman Transliteration
gajānanam bhūtagaṇādi sevitam
kapittha jambū phala sāra bhakśitam
umā sutam śokavināśa kāraṇam
namāmi vighneśvara pāda paṅkajam
ṣaḍānanam kuṅkuma raktavarṇam
mahāmatim divya mayūra vāhanam
rudrasya sūnam surasainya nātham
guham sadāham śaraṇam prapadye
yā kundendu tuṣāra hāra dhavalā
yā śubhra vastrāvṛtā
yā vīṇā varadaṇḍa maṇḍita karā
yā śveta padmāsanā
yā brahmācyuta śaṅkara prabhṛtibhiḥ
devais sadā pūjitā
sā mām pātu sarasvatī bhagavatī
nihśeṣa jāḍyāpahā
om namaḥ śivāya gurave
sat-chid-ānanda mūrtaye
niṣprapañchāya śāntāya
śrī śivānandāya te namaḥ
om sarva maṅgala māṅgalye
śive sarvārtha sādhike
śaraṇye tryambake gauri
nārāyaṇi namostute
nārāyaṇi namostute
Translation
I prostrate myself before the lotus feet of Vigneshvara (Ganesha), the son of Uma, the cause of destruction of sorrow, who is served by the host of Bhuta-Ganas (angels etc), who has the face of an elephant, who partakes of the essence of kapittha and jambu fruits.
I always take refuge in Guha of six faces (Subramanya), who is of deep red colour like kumkuma, who possesses great knowledge, who has the divine peacock to ride on, who is the son of Rudra (Siva), and who is the leader of the army of the Devas (gods, angels).
May that Goddess Saraswati, who wears a garland white like the Kunda flower, the moon and the snow, who is adorned with pure white clothes, whose hands are ornamented with the Vina and the gesture of blessings, who is seated on a white Lotus, who is always worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu, Siva and other Gods, who is the remover of all inertness and laziness, protect me.
Salutations to Guru Siva (Sivananda) who is the embodiment of Existence- Knowledge-Bliss Absolute, in whom worldliness does not exist, who is ever peaceful. Salutations to Sivananda
I salute the three-eyed Divine Mother Narayani, who brings auspiciousness and who fulfills all the desires of the Devotee (both spiritual and material).
Prayer for harmony between teacher and student
ॐ सह नाववतु। सह नौ भुनक्तु।
सह वीयर्ं करवावह।ै
तेजिस्व नावधीतमस्तु। मा िविद्वषावह॥ै
ॐ शािन्तः शािन्तः शािन्तः ॥
Om saha nāvavatu
saha nau bhunaktu
saha vīryaṁ karavāvahai
tejasvi nāvadhītam astu
mā vidviṣāvahai.
Om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ.
Om. May It (Brahman) protect us both together. May It (Brahman) enjoy/ feed us both together. May we create spiritual power together. May what we have studied together be possessed of brilliance. May we not hate one another.
Om, Peace, Peace, Peace.
*translation by Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama
Sivananda yoga closing mantras
त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगिन्धं पुिष्टवधर्नं ।
उवार्रुकिमव बन्धनात्
मृत्योमुर्क्षीय मामृतात् ॥
oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe
sugandhiṃ puṣṭivardhanam
urvārukam iva bandhanāt
mṛtyor mukṣīya māmṛtāt
Om - We Offer worship to the fragant, three-eyed Lord Siva who enhances prosperity. May he liberate us from the bondage of death, like the water melon (which effortlessly separates from the vine); let Him not turn us away from immortality
ॐ सवेर्षां स्विस्तभर्वतु ।
सवेर्षां शािन्तभर्वतु ।
सवेर्षां पूणर्ं भवतु ।
सवेर्षां मड्गलं भवतु ॥
Oṁ sarveṣām svastir bhavatu
sarveṣām śantir bhavatu
sarveṣām purṇam bhavatu
sarveṣām mangalam bhavatu
Om - May auspiciousness be unto all.
May peace be unto all.
May fullness be unto all.
May prosperity be unto all.
सवेर् भवन्तु सुिखनः
सवेर् सन्तु िनरामयाः ।
सवेर् भद्रािण पश्यन्तु
मा किश्चद्दःुखभाग्भवेत ॥
sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ
sarve santu nirāmayāḥ
Sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu
mā kaścid-duḥkha-bhāg-bhavet
May all be happy.
May all be free from diseases.
May all look to the good of others.
May none suffer from sorrow.
असतो मा सद्गमय।
तमसो मा ज्योितगर्मय।
मृत्योमार्मृतं गमय॥
asato mā sad gamaya
tamaso mā jyotir gamaya
mṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya
Lead me from the unreal to the real.
From darkness to light
From mortality to immortality.
ॐ पूणर्मदः पूणर्िमदं
पूणार्त् पूणर्मुदच्यते ।
पूणर्स्य पूनर्मादाय
पूणर्मेवाविशष्यते ॥
Oṁ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idaṁ
pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate
pūrṇasya pūrṇam ādāya
pūrṇam evāvaśiṣyate
Om - That is whole.
This is whole.
From the whole the whole becomes manifest.
From the whole when the whole is negated
what remains is again the whole.
ॐ शािन्तः शािन्तः शािन्तः ॥
Oṁ. Śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
Om Peace, Peace, Peace