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गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः। गुरुः साक्षात् परब्र…
Guru is Brahma (creator), Guru is Vishnu (preserver), Guru is Shiva (transforme…
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
I bow to Lord Vasudeva (Krishna), the Supreme Being.
ॐ नमः शिवाय
I bow to Lord Shiva, the auspicious one.
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः
Om, Peace, Peace, Peace. (Peace in body, mind, and spirit; or peace from divine…
ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम्। ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं …
The offering is Brahman, the oblation is Brahman, offered by Brahman into the f…
ॐ श्री रामाय नमः
I bow to Lord Rama.
ॐ सरस्वत्यै नमः
I bow to Goddess Saraswati.
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे। हरे राम हरे राम राम रा…
O Lord Krishna, O Lord Rama, O divine energy (Hare), please engage me in your l…
सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यं वरदे कामरूपिणि। विद्यारम्भं करिष्यामि सिद्धिर्भव…
Salutations to Saraswati, the giver of boons, who takes any form. I am beginnin…
ॐ सह नाववतु। सह नौ भुनक्तु। सह वीर्यं करवावहै। तेजस्वि नावधीतम…
May we be protected together, may we be nourished together. May we work togethe…
शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम्। प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्ववि…
We meditate upon Lord Vishnu, who wears white garments, has a moon-like complex…
समुद्रवसने देवि पर्वतस्तनमण्डले। विष्णुपत्नि नमस्तुभ्यं पादस्पर्शं क्ष…
O Goddess Earth, who wears the ocean as her garment and mountains as her bosom,…
ॐ सूर्याय नमः
I bow to the Sun God.
कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं संसारसारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम्। सदा वसन्तं हृदय…
I bow to Lord Shiva, who is white as camphor, the incarnation of compassion, th…
ॐ दुर्गायै नमः
I bow to Goddess Durga.
ॐ नमो नारायणाय
I bow to Lord Narayana (Vishnu).
ॐ श्री गणेशाय नमः
I bow to Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles.
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ। निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्य…
O Lord with curved trunk, large body, and brilliance of a million suns, please …
श्री राम जय राम जय जय राम
Glory to Lord Rama! Victory to Lord Rama!
असतो मा सद्गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय। ॐ शान्…
Lead me from unreal to real, from darkness to light, from death to immortality.…
गंगे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति। नर्मदे सिन्धु कावेरि जलेऽस्मि…
O Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswati, Narmada, Sindhu, Kaveri - may you all be …
ॐ महालक्ष्म्यै नमः
I bow to Goddess Mahalakshmi.
लोकाः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु
May all beings everywhere be happy and free.
ॐ बुधाय नमः
I bow to Mercury (Budh).