contains essential yoga mantras, for yoga students and practitioners.

1. Santhi Mantra
Sarvesham Svasti Bhavatu
Sarvesham Santir Bhavatu
May peace be unto all
Sarvesham Purnam Bhavatu
May fullness be untoall

2. Sarvesham Mangalam Bhavatu
May prosperity be untoall
Om Shanti,Shanti,Shantihi
Om Peace, Peace, Peace

3. Santhi Mantra
Om San no Mitrah San Varunah
May Varuna be goodto us
San no bhavatvarayama
May the Sun(Aryama) be goodto us
San na Indro Brhaspatih, San no
MayIndra and Brahaspati be goodto us
Visnururukramah, Namo Brahmane
MayVisnu of great strides be goodto us

4. Namaste Vayo, Tvameva pratyaksam
Prostrations to the Brahman
Brahmasi, Tvameva pratyaksam
I shall proclaimthee the visible Brahman
Brahma vadisyami, Rtam vadisyami
I shall call thee Just
Satyam vadisyami, Tanmamavatu
I shall call thee Just
Tadvaktaramavatu, Avatu Mam
I shall call thee true

5. Avatu vaktaram
May Itprotect me
May It protect the teacher
OmSanthi Santhi Santhie
Om Peace Peace Peace.

6. Astanga Yoga Mantra
OM
Vande Gurunam Caranaravinde
Sandarsita svatma sukhava bodhe
Nih sreyase jangalikayamane
Samsara halahala mohasantyai
Abahu purusakaram
Sankhacakrasi dharinam
Sahasra sirasam svetam
Pranamami Patanjalim
OM
I pray to the lotus feet of the supreme Guru who teaches the good knowledge, showing the way to knowing the self
awakening great happiness; who is the doctor of the jungle, able to remove the poison of the ignorance of
conditioned existence. To Patanjali, an incarnation of Adisesa, white in color with 1000 radiant heads, a wheel of
fire(discus oflight,representing infinite time), anda conch- Tohim,I prostrate.

7. MangalaMantra
Om Svasti prajabhyaha paripala yantam
Nya yena margenamahi mahishaha
Go brahmanebhyahashubamastu nityam
Lokah samastahsukhinobhavantu
Om shanti shanti shantie
Let prosperity be glorified-let rulers, rule the worldwith
law andjustice let divinityand eruditionbe protect, let all
beingsbe happy andprosperous.

8. Dhyana Mantra
Sanaih Sanaihuparmet buddhya dhrtigrhitaya,
Atmasamsthammanahkrtva nakincidapicintayet
With the intellectset in steadiness,withthe mindfastened on
the Self, let us calm down the mind againand againand attain
(quietude by degrees), let us not think of anything.

9. Santhi Mantra
OmBhadram Karnebhihsrnuyamadeva
Bhadram pasyemaksabhiryajatra,
Sthirairangaistustuvamsastanubhih
Vyasemadevahitam yadayuh.
Svasti na Indro vrddhasravah
Svasti nah pusa visvavedah,
svasti nastarksyo aristanemih,
svasti no brhaspatirdadhatu
Om Santhi Santhi Santhie

10. Om, Oh Gods, may we with our ears hear what is
auspicious, Oh we capable to be worshipped, may we
with our eyes see what is auspicious, May we enjoy the
life allotted to us by the gods, offering our praise with our
bodiesstrong of limbs,OmPeace Peace Peace.

11. Prayer toInfinitie
Om Poornamadah Poornamidam
Om. That is full, this is full.
Poornaat Poornamudachyate
From the full, the full is taken
Poornasya Poornamaadaya

12. the full has come(fullness proceeds fromfullness)
Poornamevavashishyate
If you take out the full fromthe full,the fullalone
remains.
OmShanti,Shanti,Shanthie
Ompeace, peace, peace

13. MahaMrityunjaya Mantra
Om trayambakam yajamahe
We worship the three-eyed Lord (Shiva)
Sugandhim pushtivardhanam
whois fullof sweet fragrance and nourisheshuman
beings.

14. urvarukamiva bandhanat
May he liberate mefrom the fear of death like the
cucumber of the vine freedfrom its stem
Mrityormukshiyaamamritat
but not from the nectar of immortality
Om Shanti,Shanti,Shantihi
Om Peace, Peace, Peace

15. Om Sahana Vavatu…
Om Sahana Vavatu Sahanau Bhunaktu
May he protect both of us (teacher &
student), May he nurture both of us
Sahaveeryam Karavavahaie
May we both acquire the caliber to
self-realization.

16. Tejasvinaa vadheetamastu
May our study befruitful
Maa vidhvishavahaie
May wenot argue with each other (teacher & student).
OmShanti,Shanti,Shantihi
Om Peace, Peace, Peace
-Taittreya Upanisad

17. Gayathri Mantra
Om bhur buvah svaha
On the physical plane, the subtle plane,
and the causal plane
Tat savitur varenyam
we meditate on the divine light of the sun
of spiritual consciousness

18. bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo yo nah
prachodayat
May it stimulate our power of spiritual
perception
Om Shanti,Shanti,Shantihi
Om Peace, Peace, Peace

19. Prana Mantra
Om pranasyedam vashe sarvam
Tridive yath pratishthitam
Mateva putran rakshasva
Shreeschapranjnaa chavidehi naiti
Om Shanti,Shanti,Shanthie
Allthatexists in allthe threeworlds (below the earth, the earthand
above the earth) is under thegovernance of prana. O prana, protect as a
mother protects her children and grant us (real) wealthand wisdom.
Om peace, peace, peace

20. Guru Mantra
Guru Brahma Gurur Vishnu
The Guru is Brahma(God of Creation)
The Guru is Vishnu (God ofSustenance)
Guru Devo Maheshwaraha
The Guru is Shiva (The God of Annihilation)

21. Guru Saakshat Para Brahma
My Salutation to such aGuru
Tasmai Sree Gurave Namaha
whois verily the Supreme God
Om Shanti,Shanti,Shantihi
Om peace, peace, peace

22. Prayer toPatanjali
Yogena Chittasya PadenaVacham
I bow to the sage Patanjali
Malam Shareerasya Cha VaidyaKena
who cured the imperfections of the mind
through yoga

23. Yopakarotham Pravaram Muninaam
imperfectionsof speechthrough grammar
Patanjalim Pranjali Ranatosmi
imperfectionsof thebodythrough medicine
Om Shanti,Shanti,Shantihi
Om Peace,Peace,Peace

24. Dhyana Mantra
Omkarambindusamyuktam
Nityam dhyayanti yoginaha
Kaamadammokshadamchaiva
Omkarayanamo namaha
Om Shanti,Shanti,Shantie
The yogis meditate constantly on the syllable Om composed of
the sounds O and M. This Om fulfils all our desires and leads to
liberation. Salutations again and again to this syllable Om
Peace, Peace, Peace.

25. Guru Mantra
Dhyana Mulam Gurur Murthih
The root of meditation is the guru’s form
Pooja Mulam Gurur Padam
The root of worship, the guru’s feet
Mantra Mulam Gurur Vakyam
The root of mantra, the guru’s word

26. Moksha Mulam Gurur Kripa
The root of freedom, the guru’s grace
Om Shanti,Shanti,Shantihi
Om peace, peace, peace