Ashtanga Yoga – Mantras

By chanting Ashtanga Yoga Mantra, we salute an ancient tradition and Patanjali. A Sanskrit Mantra is a sacred verse or sound that triggers the energizing-vibration that waking up the yoga spirit.

Opening Mantra

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Om
Vande Gurunam charanaravinde
Sandarshita svatmasukavabodhe
Nishreyase jangalikayamane
Samsara halahala mohashantyai

Abahu purushakaram
Shankhacakrsi dharinam
Sahasra sirasam svetam
Pranamami patanjalim
Om

Guruji Sri K. Pattabhi Jois chanting the Opening Mantra

Translation
Om
I pray to the lotus feet of the supreme guru.
Who teaches knowledge, awakening of the great happiness of the Self revealed.
Who acts like the jungle physician.
Able to remove the delusion from the poison of conditioned existence.
To Patanjali, an incarnation of Adisesa, white in colour with a thousand radiant heads (in his form as the divine serpent, Ananta), human in form below the shoulders, holding the sword of discrimination, a wheel of fire representing infinite time, and the conch representing divine sound.
To him, I prostrate.
Om

Closing Mantra

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Om
Swasthi-praja bhyah pari pala yantam
Nya-yena margena mahi-mahishaha
Go-bramanebhyaha-shubamastu-nityam
Lokaa-samastha sukhino-bhavantu
Om
Om shanti, shanti, shantihi

Guruji Sri K. Pattabhi Jois chanting the Closing Mantra

Translation
Om
May prosperity be glorified
May administrators rule the world with law and justice.
May all things that are sacred be protected.
And may people of the world be happy and prosperous.
Om
Om peace, peace, peace

Watch Sri R. Sharath Jois chanting the Closing Mantra.