Slow and steady wins the race!
These mantras have been translated from Sanskrit into English, both versions are available as a downloadable resource (click here). There is also a vocabulary poster to aid comprehension of language use in the translations. You may also visit the referenced sites for further study, or to listen to Sanskrit chants and mantras. A collection has been organised for you in the T.L.C. YouTube Playlist section of The Self-Help Library.
Many words have been meditated into existence, none are wrong, unkind, or intended to harm in this space. Hindu and Buddhist cultures rely on such Sanskrit, spoken in cycles of meditation or chant, to uplift their energetic vibration. When a practice lasts millennia, it only does one well to show respect, value the evident outcomes, and trust in the thing, with faith.
With love,
Ana Maria.
Tryambakam Yajamahe
Om Tryambakam yajamahe
Sugandhim pushtivardhanam
Urvarukamiva bandhanan
Mrityor mukshiya maamritat
We worship Lord Shiva the three-eyed one, the one who is the master of all senses and qualities and the one who is the sustainer of all growth. May he release us from the bondage of death, just as a ripened cucumber is released from its stalk, and may he (not deprive us of immortality) grant us immortality.
Gayatri
Om bhur bhuvah svah
tat saviturvarenyam
bhargo devasya dhimahi
dhiyo yo nah pracodayat
Om, the Lord, is earth, the space in between and the heavens. That Lord is the one who is the most worshipful. We meditate on that effulgent, all-knowledge Lord. May he set our intellects in the right direction.
Asatoma Sadgamaya
Om asato ma sadgamaya
tamasoma jyotir gamaya
mrityormaamritam gamaya
Om shanti shanti shantih
Om, lead me from the unreal to the real, lead me from darkness to light, lead me from death to immortality. May peace be, may peace be, may peace be.
Apyayantu Mamangani
Om apyayantu mamangani vakpranaścaksuh
śrotramatho balamindriyani ca sarvani.
Sarvam brahmopanisadam aa’ham brahma
nirakuryam ma ma brahma
nirakaroda nirakaranamastva nirakaranam me’stu.
tadatmani nirate ya upanisatsu dharmaste
mayi santu te mayi santu.
Om śantih śantih śantih…
May my limbs, speech, vital air, eyes, ears, strength, and all the senses be fully developed, all that is revealed by the Upanishads is Brahman. May I never deny Brahman, may Brahman never disown me, let there be no repudiation (from Brahman), let there be no infidelity from my side, may all the dharmas extolled by the Upanishads shine in me, who am intent on knowing the Self. May they shine in me. Om! Peace! Peace! Peace!
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Dyauh Shaantir Antarikssam
Om dyauh śantirantariksa śantih
prthivi śantirapah śantiroaadhayah śantih.
Vanaspatayah śantirviśvedevah śantirbrahma śantih
sarvam śantih śantireva śantih sa ma śantiredhi.
Om śantih śantih śantih.
May peace radiate there in the whole sky as well as in the vast ethereal space everywhere. May peace reign all over this earth, in water and in all herbs, trees and creepers. May peace flow over the whole universe. May peace be in the supreme being Brahman. And may there always exist in all peace and peace alone. Aum peace, peace and peace to us and all beings!
May Everyone Be Happy
Om sarve bhavantu sukhinah
sarve santu niramayah.
Sarve bhadrani paśyantu
ma kaścid duhkha bhagbhavet.
Om śantih śantih śantih.
Let all be happy, let all be free from debilitation, let all see goodness, let there be no victims of sorrow.
Svasti Prajabhyah Paripala
Om svasti prajabhyah paripalayantam
nyayena margena mahim mahisah.
Gobrahmanebhya śubhamastu nityam
lokl samasta sukhino bhavantu.
May there be prosperity to the subjects, the rulers protecting the world in a lawful manner; may the cows and brahmanas have auspiciousness eternally, may all the people be prosperous, may the rains shower in the proper season, may the earth be prosperous with the abundant crops; may the country be free from distress, may the brahmanas be fearless.
Bhadram Karne
Om bhadram karnebhih śrnuyama devah.
Bhadram paśyemaksabhiryajatrah.
Sthirair angais tustuvagammsas tanubhih.
Vyaśema devahitam yadayuh.
Svasti na indro vrddhaśravah.
Svasti nah pusa viśvavedah.
Svasti nastaksaryo aristanemih.
Svasti no vrhaspatirdadhatu.
Om śantih śantih śantih.
Aum! O gods, may we hear auspicious words with the ears, while engaged in yagnas, may we see auspicious things with the eyes, while praising the gods with steady limbs, may we enjoy a life that is beneficial to the gods, may Indra of ancient fame be auspicious to us, may the supremely rich (or all-knowing) Pusa (god of the earth), be propitious to us.
Keep scrolling down to find printable mantra cards you can keep on your person at all times.
Before You Step on the Floor
Samudravasane devi
parvatastanamandale.
Visnupatni namastubhyam
padasparśam ksamasvame.
O Goddess, dressed with the oceans, bedecked at the front with mountains, I bow to Thee, O consort of Vishnu, excuse my touching you with my feet.
Morning Prayer
Kayena vaca manasemdriyairva
budhyatmana va prakrteh svabhavat.
Karomi yadyat sakalam parasmai
narayanayeti samarpayami.
Whatever I do either by body, speech, mind or sensory organs, either with my personal knowledge or natural trait, I surrender and submit all to that to supreme divine Narayana.
Before Going to Bed
Karacarana krtam vakkayajam karmajam va.
śravananayanajam va manasam vaparadham.
Vihitamavihitam va sarvametatksamasva.
Jaya jaya karunabdhe śrimahadeva śambho.
O Lord, kindly forgive all the wrong acts and omissions I have committed, whether I committed them knowingly or unknowingly, with my hands, feet, words, ears, eyes, or mind. Glory to you, Mahadeva, who is the ocean of kindness and compassion, and the cause of happiness.
Gananamtva Ganapatim
Om gananam tva gaaapatigm havamahe
kavim kavinamupamaśravastamam.
Jyestharajam brahmanam brahmanaspata
a nah śrnvannutibhih sida sadanam.
Among the celestial attendants, you are the Lord, we offer sacrificial oblations to you. You are the wisest among the scholars. Your wisdom is known to be highest quality and incomparable for its glory. You are the eldest or foremost of the kings (referring to devas), the Lord of the sacred prayers, rituals and its performers. O Lord, come to us by hearing our hymns and be seated in this sacred sacrificial altar.
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