MantrasVande Gurunam
The Ashtanga Vinyasa practice begins with the student chanting of the vande gurunam mantra, expressing the devotion that the student has for his or her teacher or guru. The first half of the mantra addresses the god Shiva, the 'Mahayogi'; the second half addresses the sage Patanjali, who was the first to codify the principles of yoga in his work the Yoga Sutras.
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Aum Vande Gurunam Charanaravindeh Sandarashita Svatmasukhava Bodehh Nishreyaseh Jangalikayamaneh Samsara Halahala Mohashantyai Abahu Purushakaram Shankhachakrasi Dharinam Sahasra Shirasam Shvetam Pranamami Aum |
I pray at the 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 ignorance conditioned existence. In his guise as the divine serpent, With one thousand radiant heads. Human in form below the shoulders, holding the sword of discrimination the wheel of time and the conch of divine sound to the sage |
Mangala Mantra
The mangala mantra is a very beautiful mantra chanted at the end of a student's practice. It essentially asks that all people use good judgement, and for happiness and peace to be bestowed on all creatures.
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Aum svasti prajabhyah paripalayantam nyayena margena mahim mahisah gobrahmanebhyah subhamasthu nityam lokasamasta sukhinobhavantu Aum shaanti shaanti shaanti |
Om May there be well being to the people May the leaders rule the earth along the right path May all the creatures of the earth have well being forever May all the beings in all the worlds be happy Om peace peace peace |