Mantras for yoga. Need help

Dear friends,

can u please post here typical mantra for yoga class in sanskrit, I remember its smth like..... Om sahana vavattu.... om shanti shanti OM

Need it so much.

Thanks

I founf small piece, need it in full!

Shanti Mantra – Om Sahana Vavatu
Om Sahana Vavatu Sahanau Bhunaktu
Sahaveeryam Karavavahai

Tejas Vinavati Tamastuma vidhwishavahai

Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi

Sanskrit to English Word Meaning

Saha- both; nau-us; avatu- may he protect; bhunaktu-may he nourish; viryam karavavahai-may we acquire the capacity; tejasvi-be brilliant; nau-for us; adhitam- what is studied;astu-let it be; ma vidvisavahai-may we not argue with each other.

Translation

May He protect both of us. May He nourish both of us. May we both acquire the capacity (to study and understand the scriptures). May our study be brilliant. May we not argue with each other. Om peace, peace, peace.

Brief explanation

At the beginning of a class, the teacher and students generally recite this peace invocation together. Both seek the Lord’s blessings for study that is free of obstacles, such as poor memory, or the inability to concentrate or poor health. They also seek blessings for a conducive relationship, without which communication of any subject matter is difficult. Therefore, this prayer is important for both the teacher and the student.

DHYANA MANTRA
Om omkara bindu samyuktam
Nityam dyayanti yoginaha
Kaamadam mokshadam chaiva
Onkaraya namo namaha
Om shantih shantih shantihi
DHYANA MANTRA
Omkara is comprised of three letters Aaa -Uoo - Mmm
Yogis meditate upon it daily
By meditating on it they fulfill their desires
To that very OM we salute
Om peace peace peace

YOGAABHYASA MANTRA
Om yogena chittasya padena vaachaam
Malam shareerasya cha vydeyakena
Yopaakarotam pravaram muneenaam
Patanljalim Pranjaliraanatosmi
Om shantih shantih shantihi
YOGAABHYASA MANTRA
Let us bow before the noblest of sages Patanjali, who gave yoga for serenity and sanctity of mind, grammar for clarity and purity of speech and medicine for perfection of health.
Om peace peace peace

PRANAYAMA MANTRA
Om pranasyedam vashe sarvam
Tridive yath pratiptitam
Matheva putran rakshasva
Shreescha pranjnaascha videhi na ithi
Om shantih shantih shantihi PRANAYAMA MANTRA
Prana the vital force pervades all the three worlds (below the earth, the earth and above the earth)
All the activities are directed by prana
To that very prana we request to protect us as a mother protects her children.
We also request the prana to simulate our intellect.

SHANTHI MANTRA
Om astoma sadgamaya
tamasoma jyotirgamaya
mrutyorma amrutamgamaya
Om shantih shantih shantihi SHANTHI MANTRA
Om, Lead me from the unreal to the real
From darkness to light
From mortality to immortality
Om Peace Peace Peace.

SHANTHI MANTRA
Om poornamadha poornamidam
Poornaatpoornamudachyate
Poornasya poornamaadaaya
Poornamevaavashishyate
Om shantih shantih shantihi
SHANTHI MANTRA
Om That is whole. This is whole
From the whole the whole becomes manifest
From the whole when the whole is negated
What remains is again the whole
Om Peace Peace Peace.

GURU MANTRA
Om Guruh Brahma Gururvishnuhu Gururdevo Maheshwarah
Guruh saakshat parabrahma
Tasmai shree Guravennamah
Om shantih shantih shantihi GURU MANTRA
The teacher is the creator, the sustainer, and the destroyer.
To that very teacher we salute.
Om Peace Peace Peace.

SAVITRU MANTRA (GAYATRI MANTRA)
Om Bhurbhuvassuvaha
Tatsavitur varenyam
Bhargo devasya dheemahi
Dheeyo yo nah prachodayath
Om shantih shantih shantihi SAVITRU MANTRA (GAYATRI MANTRA)
We meditate upon the bright lustre of God Savitru (represented by the sun) who shall enlighten our understanding
He is the essence of earth and light. He is the complete understanding. e is the Brahman in the sphere of bhu bhuva and swah
The sun himself is the Brahman
Bhuh- the level of perception
Bhuvah- the level of conception
Suvah- the level beyond all these

AAVARTA DHYANA MANTRA
Om laye sombhodayeth chittam
vikshiptham shamayeth punaha
sakaashaayam vijaneeyat
samapraptam na chalayet
Om shantih shantih shantihi
AAVARTA DHYANA MANTRA
Stimulate the dull mind
Calm down the excited mind
Keep repeating the process of stimulation and relaxation till you experience the Bliss
After experiencing the Bliss don't disturb the mind, keep enjoying the Bliss.
Om Peace Peace Peace.

SHANTHI MANTRA
Om sahana vavatu
Sahanou bhunaktu
sahaviryam karavaahi
tejaswinaavadheetamastu
maavidvishaavahai
Om shantih shantih shantihi
SHANTHI MANTRA
Om, May that protect us both, teacher and pupil. May that cause both to enjoy the Bliss of Liberation
May we both exert to find out the true meaning of the scriptures
May our learning be brilliant
May we never quarrel with each other.
Om Peace Peace Peace.

SHANTHI MANTRA
Om sarve bhavantu sukinaha
sarve santu niraamayaha
sarve bhadrani pashyantu
maa kaschid dhukha bhaagavet
Om shantih shantih shantihi
SHANTHI MANTRA
Om may all be happy
May all be free from disabilities
May all look to the good of others
May none suffer from sorrow
Om Peace Peace Peace.

SURYA NAMASKARA MANTRA
(these chants are used along with a series of suryanamaskaras)
Om Mitraya Namaha, Om Ravaye Namaha, Om Suryaya Namaha, Om Bhanave Namaha, Om Khagaaya Namaha, Om Pooshne Namaha, Om Hiranya Garbhaya namaha, Om marichaye nama, Om Adityaaya Namaha, Om Savitre Namaha, Om Arkaaya Namaha, Om Bhaskaraya Namaha, Om Shri Savita, Sooryanaaraayanaaya Namaha.

Hi ,

I have got some interests in mantras too.. Regarding the Guru mantra, the interpretation could be as...

"gurur brahma guruvishnuh gurudevo maheshwara
gurussakshaat parabrahma tasmai shri gurave namah"

(The teacher is the embodiment of the trinity - Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. To that Guru, who is none other than God himself, I salute.)

During these days Ganpati mahotsav is going here around. One of the mantras we use during the occasion is
"vakratunda mahaakaaya soorya koti samaprabha
nirvighnam kuru mein deva sarva kaaryashu sarvadaa"

(O! Lord Ganesha, you are as bright as ten million suns, I pray to you please remove all the obstacles from my path.)

The mantra you may also come across at the starting of most of the bollywood movies.

After a pooja, mantra we used to recite to clean up pooja place is as....

"sarve santu sukhinah
sarve santu niramayah
sarve bhadrani pashyantu
maa kashchid sukhabhag bhavet "

(Let all live happily. Let all live without misery. Let all see, hear and perceive only good things. Let no one ever be sad.)

if you have mp3 files with mantras, can u pls share them?

thanks a lot

Sure!
I have got some collection of mantras which I happily would like to share here. Presently there is some prob in my computer's hard drive. Will send the same in 2-3 days.

GAYATRI MANTRA

Gayatri mantra has been bestowed the greatest importance in Vedic dharma.This mantra has also been termed as Savitri and Ved-Mata, the mother of the Vedas.
Ombhur bhuvah swah
Tat savitur varenyam
Bhargo devasya dheemahi
Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat
The literal meaning of the mantra is:
O God! You are Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Almighty. You are all Light. You are all Knowledge and Bliss. You are Destroyer of fear, You are Creator of this Universe, You are the Greatest of all. We bow and meditate upon Your light. You guide our intellect in the right direction. The mantra, however, has a great scientific import too, which somehow got lost in the literary tradition. The modern astrophysics and astronomy tell us that our Galaxy called Milky Way or Akash-Ganga contains approximately 100,000 million of stars. Each star is like our sun having its own planet system. We know that the moon moves round the earth and the earth moves round the sun along with the moon. All planets round the sun. Each of the above bodies revolves round at its own axis as well. Our sun along with its family takes one round of the galactic center in 22.5 crore years. All galaxies including ours are moving away at a terrific velocity of 20,000 mile s per second.

And now the alternative scientific meaning of the mantra step by step:

(A) OM BHUR BHUVAH SWAH:
Bhur the earth, bhuvah the planets (solar family), swah the Galaxy. We observe that when an ordinary fan with a speed of 900 RPM (rotations Per minute) moves, it makes noise. Then, one can imagine, what great noise would be created when the galaxies move with a speed of 20,000 miles per second. This is what this portion of the mantra explains that the sound produced due to the fast-moving earth, planets and galaxies is Om. The sound was heard during meditation by Rishi Vishvamitra, who mentioned it to other colleagues. All of them, then unanimously decided to call this sound Om the name of God, because this sound is available in all the three periods of time, hence it is set (permanent). Therefore, it was the first ever revolutionary idea to identify formless God with a specific title (form) called upadhi. Until that time, everybody recognized God as formless and nobody was prepared to accept this new idea. In the Gita also, it is said, "Omiti ekaksharam brahma", meaning that the name of the Supreme is Om, which contains only one syllable (8/12). This sound Om heard during samadhi was called by all the seers nada-brahma a very great noise), but not a noise that is normally heard beyond a specific amplitude and limits of decibels suited to human hearing. Hence the rishis called this sound Udgith musical sound of the above, i.e., heaven. They also noticed that the infinite mass of galaxies moving with a velocity of 20,000 miles/second was generating a kinetic energy = 1/2 MV2 and this was balancing the total energy consumption of the cosmos. Hence they named it Pranavah, which means the body (vapu) or store house of energy (prana).



B. TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM: Tat that (God), savitur the sun (star), varenyam worthy of bowing or respect. Once the form of a person along with the name is known to us, we may locate the specific person.Hence the two titles (upadhi) provide the solid ground to identify the formless God, Vishvamitra suggested. He told us that we could know (realize) the unknowable formless God through the known factors, viz., sound Om and light of suns (stars). A mathematician can solve an equation x2+y2=4; if x=2; then y can be known and so on. An engineer can measure the width of a river even by standing at the riverbank just by drawing a triangle. So was the scientific method suggested by Vishvamitra in the mantra in the next portion as under:-
C) BHARGO DEVASYA DHEEMAHI:
Bhargo the light, devasya of the deity, dheemahi we should meditate. The rishi instructs us to meditate upon the available form (light of suns) to discover the formless Creator (God). Also he wants us to do japa of the word Om (this is understood in the Mantra). This is how the sage wants us to proceed, but there is a great problem to realize it, as the human mind is so shaky and restless that without the grace of the Supreme (Brahma) it cannot be controlled. Hence Vishvamitra suggests the way to pray Him as under:
D) DHIYO YO NAH PRACHODAYAT:
Dhiyo (intellect), yo (who), nah (we all), prachodayat (guide to right Direction). O God! Deploy our intellect on the right path. Full scientific interpretation of the Mantra: The earth (bhur), the planets (bhuvah), and the galaxies (swah) are moving at a very great velocity, the sound produced is Om, (the name of formless God.) That God (tat), who manifests Himself in the form of light of suns (savitur) is worthy of bowing/respect (varenyam). We all, therefore, should meditate (dheemahi) upon the light (bhargo) of that deity (devasya) and also do chanting of Om. May He (yo) guide in right direction (prachodayat) our(nah) intellect dhiyo. So we notice that the important points hinted in the mantra are:-



1) The total kinetic energy generated by the movement of galaxies acts as an umbrella and balances the total energy consumption of the cosmos. Hence it was named as the Pranavah (body of energy). This is equal to 1/2 mv2 (Mass of galaxies x velocity2).

2) Realizing the great importance of the syllable OM, the other later date religions adopted this word with a slight change in accent, viz., amen and Ameen.

Do you guys practice Yoga? I think about joining a Hatha Yoga workshop for a while. But I am not sure.

MG is teaching Yoga.

Friend, I am not much into yoga but has inclination for it. Yeh, every ashan of yoga has some target advantages. You will have to consider them before start practicing. Particular to Hatha Yoga I have not much idea. Will let you know after getting feed backs from those who regularly practice this.

Hatha Yoga became really popular here in Europe. Cheers

You can find gayatri mantra's full lyrics, meaning and translation, with corresponding chakra locations for meditation here:

http://chakrabarty.com/blog/gayatri_mantra_full_lyrics_meaning_translation_chakra_meditation.html