Ashtanga Yoga Mantraअष्टाङ्गयोग मंत्रम्Aṣṭāṅga-Yoga MaṁtramThe Ashtanga Yoga Mantra combined|Devanagari|phonetic|simplified|translation|explanation ॐ auṁ OM वन्दे गुरूणां चरणारविन्दे सन्दर्शित स्वात्म सुखाव बोधे । vande gurūṇāṁ caraṇāravinde sandarśita svātma sukhāva bodhe | I bow to the lotus feet of our great teachers, who uncovers our true self and awakens happiness निःश्रेयसे जङ्गलिकायमाने संसार हालाहल मोहशांत्यै ॥ niḥ-śreyase jaṅgali-kāyamāne saṁsāra hālāhala mohaśāṁtyai || Like a Shaman in the Jungle he brings total complete well-beeing. He can even heal the most awful poision of conditioning and illusion. आबाहु पुरुषाकारं शंखचक्रासि धारिणम् । ābāhu puruṣākāraṁ śaṁkhacakrāsi dhāriṇam | The upper body of human shape, carrying a mussel horn (original tone), a discus (infinity) and a sword (power of differentiation) सहस्र शिरसं श्वेतं प्रणमामि पतञ्जलिम् ॥ sahasra śirasaṁ śvetaṁ praṇamāmi patañjalim || having 1000 bright heads, I bow to Patanjali. ॐ auṁ om
