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कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः करमध्ये सरस्वती। करमूले तु गोविन्दः प्रभाते …
At the tip of the hand dwells Lakshmi; in the middle of the hand is Saraswati; …
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
I bow to the Lord Vasudeva (Krishna), the all-glorious, all-pervading one.
ॐ केतवे नमः
Salutation to Ketu, the descending lunar node — the shadow planet of spirituali…
समुद्रवसने देवि पर्वतस्तनमण्डले। विष्णुपत्नि नमस्तुभ्यं पादस्पर्शं क्ष…
O Goddess Earth, who wears the ocean as garment and mountains as bosom, O conso…
ॐ श्री गणेशाय नमः
I bow to Lord Ganesha, the auspicious remover of obstacles.
ॐ [देवतायाः नाम] नमः। वनस्पतिरसोद्भूतो गन्धाढ्यो गन्ध उत्तमः। आघ्र…
O [deity] — this fragrance, born from the essence of plants, most excellent amo…
ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदच्यते। पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्…
That is whole. This is whole. From the whole, the whole emerges. Taking the who…
ॐ प्राणाय स्वाहा। ॐ अपानाय स्वाहा। ॐ समानाय स्वाहा। ॐ उदानाय स्व…
Svāhā to the five prāṇas — prāṇa, apāna, samāna, udāna, vyāna — and to Brahman.…
यत्र यत्र रघुनाथकीर्तनं तत्र तत्र कृतमस्तकाञ्जलिम्। बाष्पवारिपरिपूर्ण…
Wherever the glory of Lord Rama is sung, there Hanuman stands with folded hands…
ॐ राहवे नमः
Salutation to Rahu, the ascending lunar node — the shadow planet of desires and…
यानि कानि च पापानि जन्मान्तरकृतानि च। तानि तानि विनश्यन्ति प्रदक्…
Whatever sins have been accumulated in this life and in previous lives — all of…
कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं संसारसारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम्। सदा वसन्तं हृदय…
I bow to Lord Shiva, who is white as camphor, the incarnation of compassion, th…
मंगलं भगवान विष्णुः मंगलं मधुसूदनः। मंगलं पुण्डरीकाक्षः मंगलं …
Auspiciousness is Lord Vishnu; auspiciousness is Madhusudana (slayer of Madhu).…
ॐ श्री रामाय नमः
I bow to Lord Rama.
ॐ [देवतायाः नाम] नमः। एतत् पुष्पं सम्प्रतिगृह्यताम्॥
O [deity], salutations to you. Please accept these flowers.
ॐ [देवतायाः नाम] इहागच्छ इह तिष्ठ। इह सन्निधिं कुरु इह सन्निरुध्…
O [name of deity], please come here and stay here. Establish your presence here…
ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम्। ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं …
Brahman is the offering, Brahman is the oblation, poured by Brahman into the fi…
ॐ सूर्याय नमः
I bow to Surya, the Sun God, the source of all light and life.
नीलाञ्जनसमाभासं रविपुत्रं यमाग्रजम्। छायामार्तण्डसंभूतं तं नमामि …
I bow to Shani — blue-black like collyrium, son of the Sun, elder brother of Ya…
असतो मा सद्गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय। ॐ शान्…
Lead me from the unreal to the Real. Lead me from darkness to Light. Lead me fr…
ॐ मित्राय नमः। ॐ रवये नमः। ॐ सूर्याय नमः। ॐ भानवे नमः। ॐ खगाय…
Salutations to the Sun through his twelve names: the Friend, the Radiant, the S…
गंगे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति। नर्मदे सिन्धु कावेरि जलेऽस्मि…
O Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswati, Narmada, Sindhu, and Kaveri — please be p…
ॐ यद्यत्कर्म कृतं सर्वं हरये समर्पितम्। तेन तस्य प्रसादेन मुक्तिर्भवत…
Whatever actions I have done, I offer them all to Hari. By His grace, liberatio…
सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः। सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः। सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु। …
May all be happy. May all be free from illness. May all see what is auspicious.…