Opening Mantra ​

Om​ vande gurunam caranaravinde sandarsita svatma sukhava bodhe nihsreyase jangali kayamane samsara halahala moha santyai abahupurusakaram sankha cakrasi dharinam sahasra sirasam svetam pranamami patanjalim Om

Translation​

Om I pray to the lotus feet of the supreme guru Who teaches knowledge, awakening the great happiness of the self-revealed. Who acts like the jungle physician Able to remove the delusion from the poison of conditioned existence​. To Patanjali, an incarnation of Adisesa, white in color with a thousand radiant heads (in his form as the divine serpent, Ananta), human in form below the shoulders, holding the sword of discrimination, a wheel of fire representing infinite time, and the conch representing divine sound to him, I prostrate. Om

Closing Mantra ​

Om svastiprajabhyah paripalayantam nyayena margena mahim mahisah gobrahmanebhah subhamastu nityam lokas samastah sukhino bhavantu Om

Translation​

Om May prosperity be glorified. May rulers of the world with law and justice. May divinity and erudition be protected May all beings everywhere be happy and free. Om

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