Ashtanga Yoga Opening Mantra

DEV VR ATYOG A ASHTANGA YOGA OPENING ΜΑNTRA THE OPENING PRAYER IS AN EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE THAT WE OFFER TO TEACHERS WHO HAVE BEEN PASSING THIS ANCIENT PRACTICE SO THAT WE CAN EXPERIENCE ITS BENEFITS. THE MANTRA PREPARES THE MIND AND THE BODY FOR THE PRACTICE, BUT IT ALs O CLEANSES THE ENERGY OF THE PLACE OF PRACTICE. ॐवन्दे गुरूणां चरणारविन्दे सन्दर्शितस्वात्मसुखा वबोधे । निः श्रेयसे जाङ्गलिकायमाने संसारहाला हलमोहशान्त्यै ॥ आबा हुपुरुषाकारं शङ्खचक्रासिधारिणम् ।सहस्रशिरसं श्वेतं प्रणमामि पतञ्जलिम् ॥ OM VANDE GURŪNĀM CARAŅĀRAVINDE SANDARŚITA-SVĀTMA-SUKHĀVABODHE INIHŚREYASE JĀNGALIKĀYAMÂNE SAMSĀRA- HĀLĀHALA-MOHA-ŚĀNTYAI ||ĀBĀHU- PURUŞĀKĀRAM ŚAŃKHA-CAKRĀSI-DHĀRIŅAM |SAHASRA-ŚIRASAM ŚVETAM PRAŅAMĀMI PATAÑJALIM || TRANSLATION I BOW TO THE LOTUS FEET OF THE SUPREME TEACHER/GURU WHO REVEALS THE HAPPINESS OF SELF-REALISATION/PURE BEING WHICH IS BEYOND ANY JOY WE HAVE EXPERIENCED, WHO LIKE THE JUNGLE PHYSICIAN REMOVES THE DELUSION CAUSED BY THE GREAT POISON (HALA HALA) OF CONDITIONED EXISTENCE (SAMSARA).I PROSTRATE BEFORE THE SAGE PATANJALI, VWHO HAS THOUSANDS OF RADIANT, WHITE HEADS (AS THE DIVINE SERPENT, ANANTA) AND WHO HAS, AS FAR AS HIS ARMS, ASSUMED THE FORM OF A MAN HOLDING A CONCH SHELL (DIVINE SOUND), A WHEEL (DISCUS OF LIGHT OR INFINITE TIME) AND A SWORD (DISCRIMINATION). wwW.DEVVRATYOGA.COM