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Contents
Contents
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Preface
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Romanized Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide

Notes on Romanized Transliteration of Sanskrit
Vowel Pronunciation Table . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consonant Pronunciation Table . . . . . . . . .
Aernotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Invocatory Prayers
Au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . . .
Gaea . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meaning . . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . . .
Subrahmaya . . . . . . . . . .
Meaning . . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . . .
Guru . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meaning . . . . . . . . .
ivnanda Gyatr . . . . . . .
Rmakra Gyatr . . . . . .
Kriy-ntha Gyatr . . . . . .
Jnnanda Gyatr . . . . . .
ntnanda Gyatr . . . . . .
Mantra for r nandamay M
Meaning . . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents
Dev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gaea
Gajnana mahkya: Stotram .
Gaea mla mantram . . . . . . . .
Gajnana mahkya: Nmvali
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Subrahmaya
Subrahmaya para brahmam: Stotram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Subrahmaya para-brahmam: Nmvali . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ka
Dvdakar mantra . . . . .
Verse from Ktakam . . . .
Dvdakar mantra: repeated
r Ka paramnandam . . .
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iva
Mah Mtyujaya mantra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dev
r Lalit Triat: Stotram . .
Nysa . . . . . . . . .
Dhynam . . . . . . . .
Pacapj . . . . . . .
Stotram . . . . . . . . .
Sau-bhgya-paca-dakar
Kdi-vidy/paca-dakar .
Hdi-vidy . . . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . .
r Lalit Triat: Nmvali
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Sahasrkara Vidy . . . . .
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Contents
iva mantra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gyatr
Gyatr mantra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guru
ivnanda aoara ata nmvali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meaning of atoara ata namvali . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Concluding Prayers
Brahmrpaam . . . . . . . .
Meaning . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . .
Prya svh . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . .
Sarva magala mgalye . .
Meaning . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . .
Antar jyoti . . . . . . . . .
Meaning . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . .
Kya vsudevya . . . . .
Meaning . . . . . . . .
Dakimrti samrambhm
Meaning . . . . . . . .
Dakimrti samrambhm:
Notes . . . . . . . . . .
Sarve svastir bhavatu . .
Dyau nti . . . . . . . . .
Pramada pramidam . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . .
Tvameva mt . . . . . . . .
Meaning . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . .
Kyena vc . . . . . . . . .
Meaning . . . . . . . .
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Contents
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Universal Prayer as modied by Swamiji . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colophon
Preface
Hari OM.
Almost years ago, Swamiji asked me to make available the text of the Trisati
in Romanized Sanskrit according to the convention adopted by scholars. is was to
ensure that Shiva Family members who were unacquainted with Indic languages or
scripts could still pronounce the mantras correctly.
I tried then to develop a special golf-ball with Olivei typewriter company
to render the diacritical marks for Romanized Sanskrit, but the eort seemed both
gargantuan and prohibitively expensive. e passage of time has now made it possible to full at last my commitment to Swamiji. e availability of laser printers,
the establishment of the Unicode standard to encompass all human languages and
scripts, and the development of compatible typeseing schemes, has now made the
task pleasurably feasible.
In the spirit of beer late than never and with the purpose of serving the
younger and yet-to-come generations of Shiva Family, the Trisati and other prayers
have been typeset in Romanized Sanskrit with proper diacritical marks, and made
available at the Dropbox website as a publicly viewable hyperlinked PDF document.
e ebook may be downloaded from:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/89045420/Prayers.pdf
or from the Satsang With Swamiji (SWS) website at:

http://satsangwithswamiji.com/learn/Prayers.pdf
Kindly note that as with all orally transmied ancient texts, there are bound to
be accepted variations of the prayers given here. I have tried to adhere to the version
recited by Swamiji, while maintaining accuracy of meaning, etymology, and spelling.
It is now my blessed privilege to place this book mentally at Swamijis feet and
convey to him my deepest gratitude for suggesting it in the rst place.
I also wish to acknowledge the following Shiva Family members: Dr R Rajagopalan, Singapore, for tirelessly egging me on for several decades to commence
and complete this project; Mr and Mrs V K Sreedharan, Singapore, for sharing with
me their book of transcribed mantras and puja instructions; Mr Chandra Subrahmanyan, Kuala Lumpur, for requesting a Sanskrit transliteration about a decade ago;
Ms Mallika Jegasothy and Mrs Sharmila Radha Krishnan Prasad, Perth, for impelling
me to transliterate the Sahasrakshara Vidya early in the twenty-rst century; Mr
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Ashok Menon, Kuala Lumpur, for suggesting that audio material should supplement
this book; my son Nandakumar and wife Jayanthi, for their patient help with transcription and proofreading; and two Sanskrit scholars, the late Mr N G Nair, and my
late father, Mr M K Ramachandran, both of Kuala Lumpur, for making me aware
of the misprints in several extant versions of books on Trisati published by various
publishers. To them all, my humble gratitude.
It is a pleasure also to acknowledge my able and enthusiastic collaborator, Dr
Davinia Balasubramaniam of Perth. She has contributed in more ways than I can
here list, and this document is really the result of our joint eorts.
Please give me feedback on any remaining errors, as well as suggestions for improving this document, by sending an email directly to chyavana@gmail.com.
ank you and Hari OM.
R (C) C
C, I
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Romanized Sanskrit Pronunciation

Guide
Notes on Romanized Transliteration of Sanskrit
. Swami Shantanand Saraswati, or Swamiji as he was known to us, taught
the Sanskrit Prayers in this book as a sdhana or spiritual practice to his
devotees.
. Although he did not insist on knowledge of Sanskrit phonetics or grammar as a pre-requisite for chanting them, Swamiji took pains to ensure
that the prayers were recited correctly. To this end, he personally guided
the recitations at dierent centres. is book is the result of his wish that
the prayers should be rendered correctly in Romanized Sanskrit for the
benet of those who do not read Indic scripts.
. Sanskrit is the ancient liturgical and scholarly language of India. For a
long period, it was a purely oral tradition. Wrien scripts to represent
spoken sounds developed much later.
. ere is no single, unique script to represent Sanskrit. e scripts of
each regional language of India can be pressed into service to indicate
the sounds of Sanskrit, although some are beer equipped for this task
than others.
. Of these regional scripts, Devangar is the one script that is most representative of wrien Sanskrit.
. ere are no uppercase leers in Indic scripts, which generally have a
single symbol for a single syllable.
is document has active hyperlinks: just click on the coloured text.
With some additional symbols, and changes in pronunciation, Devangar is also used to
represent Hindi, the most widely spoken language of northern India.
ROMANIZED SANSKRIT PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
. e English language uses the Latin script for its writing. With y-two
unique characters, the Latin script has nearly enough symbols to encode
all the sounds of Sanskrit. However, because half of those symbols are
uppercase leers and the remainder lowercaserepresenting the same
soundsthe Latin script by itself cannot be used uniquely or consistently
to represent Sanskrit.
. Accordingly, there are several schemes for rendering Sanskrit accurately
using an augmented Latin script. e result is called Romanized Sanskrit
and usually features diacritical marks, or signs placed above or below
leers to indicate dierences in pronunciation. Sometimes, two English
leers are necessary to denote a single Sanskrit character.
. e Romanized Sanskrit transliteration in this book follows the convention of the International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST). is
scheme has enjoyed widespread adoption, both popular and scholarly. It
allows the Sanskrit sounds to be pronounced as perfectly as if the text
had been wrien in Devangar.
. It is worth pointing out that in Sanskrit, unlike English, each leer has
a denite pronunciation that may not be varied except to conform to
specic rules of conjunction, known as sandhi. ese are explained in
the book where relevant.
. Pronunciation tables for Sanskrit vowels and consonants follow, with examples for each sound from both English and Sanskrit. e columns in
these tables are explained below:
Column : shows the Devangar character;
Column : shows the IAST representation;
Column : gives an example of an English word where the approximate
sound occurs;
Column : gives and example of a Sanskrit word embodying the same
sound; and
Column : shows the symbol for the sound from the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Please ignore this last column if it does
not make sense to you.
When one language is wrien using a script from another language, it is said to be transliterated.
Consonant Pronunciation Table
Vowel Pronunciation Table

for IAST Romanized Sanskrit Transliteration
Devangar
IAST
English Sound
Sanskrit Sound
a in agree
a in father
i in bit
ee in feet
u in put
oo in roof
a in arua
in mt
i in iva
in st
u in um
in pra
e
ai
o
au
a in cage
i in kite
o in whole
ow in cow
e in gaea
ai in aivarya
o in soma
au in mauna
in hasa
nasal variable
unvoiced
aspirate
in dukha
in i
l
l
IPA
i
i
u
u
e
i or ai
u or au
Consonant Pronunciation Table

for IAST Romanized Sanskrit Transliteration
Devangar
Symbol
IAST
English Sound
Sanskrit Sound
k
kh
g
gh
c in scope
k in kite
g in game
gh in foghorn
ng in king
k in karma
kh in sukha
g in gag
gh in ghoa
in gag
IPA
k
k
g
g

Devangar
Symbol
IAST
English Sound
Sanskrit Sound
c in arcana
ch
ch in chy
j in janma
jh
jh in jhakra
ch in chair
chh in
watchhouse
j in jar
ge-h in
carriage-house
n in pinch
in paca
in ai
h in pha
in aa
h in mha
t in tennis
t in starch
d in muddy
dh in
madhouse
in rmyaa
t
th
d
dh
n
th in month
th in those
n in name
t in gyatr
th in artha
d in data
dh in dharma
n in nava
t
t
d
d
n
p
ph
b
bh
m
p in part
p in pit
b in big
bh in abhor
m in metre
p in pra
ph in phalam
b in buddhi
bh in bhagavn
m in mantra
p
p
b
b
m
y
r
l
v
y in you
r in roam
l in light
v in vase
y in ydava
r in rmyaa
l in lalit
v in sarasvat
j
r
l
s
h
s in pasture
sh in shout
s in super
h in home
in nti
in amukha
s in sat
h in hanumn
IPA
Aernotes
Aernotes
. e visarga character denoted by represents an abrupt voiceless expulsion of breath. Strictly speaking, it is dierent from the voiced consonant
h or the ha sound. If you place your hands on your throat, you will feel a
vibration when pronouncing a voiced sound; this is absent in a voiceless
sound. Despite this phonetic nuance, most priests pronounce nama as
if it were namaha which it most certainly is not. In ancient times, mantra
recitation incorporated a form of regulated breathing in which the visarga
played an important role, along with conjunction or sandhi and metre or
chandas. With the mispronunciation of the visarga some of these benets
of regulated breathing do not now accrue.
. When a visarga is followed by a voiced consonant or vowel, it changes
form according to sandhi rules, into an r, o, or other sound. Swamiji
sometimes used the component form with the original instead of the
modied sound. I have followed him as best I could.
. e anusvra, denoted as , is a nasal aer-sound, belonging to the preceding vowel, whose value depends on the succeeding consonant. It usually takes on the sounds of m, , , n.
. All vowels with a macron or bar on top are lengthened. us a is a short
sound pronounced with the mouth half-open whereas is a long sound
pronounced with the mouth fully open. Not knowing this fundamental
dierence contributes to most problems of Sanskrit pronunciation.
. e short i and u sounds both have lengthened forms, namely and
respectively.
. e e and o sounds are both long; there is no short version for these
vowels in Sanskrit.
. e vowel is pronounced somewhere between the sounds ri and ru.
. e consonant is a lile dicult for those who do not speak any Indian
language. Listen to Peter Sellers as he parodies Indian English in the lm
e Party to get an idea. is consonant is described as being retroex
meaning that the tongue is curled back to touch the roof of the mouth when
pronouncing it. If you start with the tongue in that position and try to
pronounce n you will get the rough sound of .
You may skip this section if you wish.
. Whenever a consonant has a terminal h as, for example, in bh, the sound
is an aspirated b sound; not two individual sounds, one a b and another an
h. us, bhagavan is pronounced as bha-ga-vn and not as b-ha-ga-vn.
. A set of audio support les has been prepared for those who wish to
hear the pronunciation of the various Sanskrit sounds while they view
the corresponding Romanized Sanskrit leers. A zip archive of MP audio
les is available together with the spoken text as a PDF document at:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/89045420/audio-mp3.zip
A lossless version of the audio les in the FLAC format is also available.
Please email me for details.
. Links will be addedas they become availableto audio les of Swamiji
reciting the various prayers.
Invocatory Prayers
Au
OM OM OM
Notes
. It is customary to repeat OM thrice at the beginning and end of periods
of prayer.
. OM is called the praavaever new or the ekkaramonosyllable.
. OM = a + u + m
. When intoning OM, take care to ensure that the o sound is long as in
home and not short as in bole.
Gaea
vakra tua mah kya srya koi sama prabha
nirvighna kuru me deva sarva kryeu sarvad
OM r ga gaapataye nama
Meaning
W
vakra
tua
M
curved, bent, crooked
trunk

W
mah
kya
srya
koi
sama
prabha
nis + vighnam =
nirvighnam
kuru
me
deva
sarva
kryeu
sarvad
INVOCATORY PRAYERS
M
large, great
body
sun
ten million, =
equal
rays
niswithout, free from; vighnamobstacles
do, make
to me or for me; or of me, i.e., my
radiant being, Lord
all
in activities
at all times, always
O Lord (Ganesha), with curved trunk, large body, and the radiance of ten million
suns, (please) make free from obstacles all my activities at all times.
Notes
. ese invocatory prayers are mainly dhyna lokas or verses for meditation. ey are word-pictures to help visualize the deity in the mind. e
word-by-word meaning of these verses is given here in order to facilitate
this.
. Be careful to recite kurudo and not guruspiritual preceptor.
Subrahmaya
anaa kukuma-rakta-vara
mah-mati divya maya vhanam
rudrasya-snu sura-sainya-ntha
guha sad ha araam prapadye
OM r sau a aravaa-bhavya subrahmayom
Subrahmaya
Meaning
W
a + nanam =
ananam
kukuma
rakta
varam
mah
matim
divya
maya
vhanam
rudrasya
snum
sura
sainya
ntham
guham
sad
aham
araam
prapadye
M
asix; nanamfaced
saron ower, Crocus sativa
red
colour
great
minded, (having) knowledge
divine
peacock
vehicle
of Rudra, Rudras
son
gods, opposite of asuras or demons
of army, senarmy
Lord or leader
(that) Guha, Subrahmaya, hidden, cave
always
I
refuge
fall down (at the feet o); pdafoot; compare
with the Greek foot
I always take refuge in Guha of six faces, who is of deep red colour like the saron
ower, who is possessed of great knowledge, who has the divine peacock to ride
on, who is the son of Rudra, and who is the leader of the army of gods.
Notes
. Take care to say nthamLord and not ndamsound.
. Sanskrit sandhi rules specify that when a long sound meets another a
sound, only the long remains, i.e., + a = . is is called prodelision
or avagraha. To avoid ambiguity in meaning, the symbol, , is used in
Devangar to denote the dropped a sound. In Romanized Sanskrit this
symbol is represented by an apostrophe . us, sad + aham = sad ham.
INVOCATORY PRAYERS
Guru
gurur-brahm gurur-viur-gurur-devo mahevara
guru-skt para brahma tasmai r gurave nama
Meaning
W
guru
brahm
viu
deva
mahevara
skt
para
brahma
tasmai
r
gurave
nama
M
guru, dispeller of darkness: gu darkness; ru dispeller
the god Brahm as Creator
the god Viu as Preserver,
shining one, god
mahagreat; vara ruler; the god iva as Destroyer
sa with; akt from the eye; visible
supreme
God; Ultimate Impersonal Reality
to that
respected
to guru
obeisance, prostration, genuection, bowing down
Prostrations to that revered Guru, who is himself the gods Brahma, Viu, and
Mahevara, and who is verily the visible Supreme Absolute Itself.
ivnanda Gyatr
OM hr ivnanda hasya vidmahe
parama-hasya dhmahi
tanno hasa pracodayt
Rmakra Gyatr
OM hr rmaka hasya vidmahe
parama-hasya dhmahi
Kriy-ntha Gyatr
OM hr kriy-ntha hasya vidmahe
parama-hasya dhmahi
Jnnanda Gyatr
OM hr jnnanda hasya vidmahe
parama-hasya dhmahi
ntnanda Gyatr
OM hr ntnanda hasya vidmahe
parama-hasya dhmahi

OM
nanda-rpe nande nanda-mayyai namo-nama
Meaning
Apart from the name of the Guru with whom we are trying to tune in, the
mantras are all alike. e meanings of the common words are given below.
W
OM
hr
hasya
vidmahe
parama-hasya
dhmahi
tanno = tat + na
hasa
pracodayt
M
OM
hr
to/upon swan (referred to by saints name)
we know
to/upon that supreme swan
we meditate
tatthat; naour
swan
activate, propel, impel, guide, inspire, illuminate
INVOCATORY PRAYERS
OM hr. We know the Swan [saints name]. We meditate on at Supreme

Swan. May at Swan guide us.
Notes
. e names of the Gurus and the number of times each gyatr was recited
by Swamiji varied with centre. Please follow the convention for your
centre.
. Liberated saints are oen addressed as paramahasasupreme swan.
e swan is a metaphor for many spiritual aributes such as discrimination, purity, etc. Swamijis song Let us meditate on the Holy Divine
Swans explains many points in this regard.
. e mantra for r nandamay M was introduced by Swamiji who had
great reverence and aection for her.
Dev
OM sarva-magala-mgalye ive sarvrtha sadhike
araye trayambike gauri nryai namostute
OM du durgyai nama
OM du durgyai nama
OM du durgyai nama
Meaning
W
OM
sarva
magala
mgalye
ive
sarvrtha
sadhike
araye
trayambike
gauri
nryai
M
OM
all
auspicious
auspiciousness
consort of iva, the auspicious one
sarvaall; arthagoals
succeeding, fullling, accomplishing
refuge
consort of the hree-eyed iva
resplendent
sister of Nryaa or Viu
Dev
W
nama
astu
te
M
obeisance
be
You
I seek refuge and bow down to that Goddess who is auspicious, who is the very
auspiciousness of all that is auspicious, who grants fullment of all goals, who
is resplendent, who is the sister of Viu and the consort of iva.
Notes
. is is a famous prayer from Chapter , Verse , of the Dev Mahtmyam also known as the Caip, or the Durg SaptaatiSeven Hundred Verses on Durg.
. Dev is here addressed as if She is directly in front of the devotee.
. e sentence namo stute = nama + astu + teprostations be to ee.
Gaea
Gajnana mahkya: Stotram
gajnana mahkya vighna-rja vinyakam
vivea viva-caku gaeaya namo nama
iva-akti-aikya-rpaya cin-mtra ca sva-bhodhakam
vyaktvyakta ca vypaka gaeaya namo nama
hiraya-garbha-sabhta hemmbara-cidambaram
vetmbara-dhara knta gaeaya namo nama
nda nda-rpya nda-bindu-kaltmakam
ndnta ca bhodnta gaeaya namo nama
bhta-akti ca bhttm vakra-tua mahtmana
buddhi-akti ca buddhi-ski ca gaeaya namo nama
[]
ska-sthla-tanu deva sva-praka iva param

nma-rpa-varjita-knta gaeaya namo nama
praava prna-rpya prin-pram-eva-ca
adhina-mano-buddhi ca gaeya namo nama
viva-taijasa-prjasya akhanda-bodha-sva-rpakam
akra-ukra-makrya gaeya namo nama
jgrat-svapna-suuptu bhsate-yad-praksate
turya-naa-catutha-tam gaeya namo nama
caturthi-candra-rpya srya-koi-prakine
sabda-brahma-dehya gaeya namo nama
jyea-putra gaur-putra sat-putra tri-netrakam
satya-iva-sundara knta gaeya namo nama
[]
GAEA
uklmbara-dhara-deva gaevaram-mah-bheajam
raktbharaa-bhita-ta gaeya namo nama
catur-bhuja snta-vadana moha-oka-vinanam
ddhi-siddhi-sameta r gaeya namo nama
naiika-brahma-crie nitya-tpta-vilsine
bhoga-yoga pari-praya gaeya namo nama
mika-vhana mlaya modaka-hasta prya ca
mukti-pradya ca mokya gaeya namo nama
[]
bhakta-vatsala bhakti-dyaka mukti-hetuka prabho-vibhum

akti-sakara granthi-sahara gaeya namo nama
putra-candra-sekhara um-putra surevaram
obhita-pranta-ubhakara gaeya namo nama
lakra-hakrya lambodarya labhyya
ga-bjya gambhrya gaeya namo nama
bhava-la bhvdhra muldhraika-tejasam
mukti-dvra-kapya gaeya namo nama
paca-mukha paca-tava tavtta mahodaram
s-sthiti-laya-hetuka gaeya namo nama
ekadam-anekada-rpa eka-danta mahevaram
oka-nanam moha-mudgara gaeya namo nama
Gaea mla mantram

OM r hr kl glau ga gaapataye
vara-varada sarva-jana me vaamnaya svh
vara-varada sarva-jana me vamnaya svh
vara-varada sarva-jana me vamnaya svh
[]

OM r ga gajnanya nama
OM r ga mahkyaya nama
OM r ga vighna-rjya nama
OM r ga vinyakya nama
OM r ga viveya nama
OM r ga viva-cakue nama
OM r ga iva-akti-aikya-rpaya nama
OM r ga cin-mtre nama
OM r ga sva-bhodhakya nama
OM r ga vyaktvyaktya nama
[]
OM r ga vypakya nama
OM r ga hiraya-garbha-sabhtya nama
OM r ga hemmbara-cidambarya nama
OM r ga vetmbara-dharya nama
OM r ga kntya nama
OM r ga ndya nama
OM r ga nda-rpya nama
OM r ga nda-bindu-kaltmakya nama
OM r ga ndntya nama
OM r ga bhodntya nama
[]
OM r ga bhta-aktaye nama
OM r ga bhttmane nama
OM r ga vakra-tuya nama
OM r ga mahtmane nama
OM r ga buddhi-aktaye nama
OM r ga buddhi-skie nama
OM r ga ska-sthla-tanave nama
OM r ga devya nama
OM r ga sva-prakya nama
OM r ga ivya nama
[]
OM r ga parya nama
OM r ga nma-rpa-varjita-kntya nama
OM r ga praavya nama
OM r ga prna-rpya nama
OM r ga prin-prya nama
OM r ga mano-buddhy-adhnya nama
OM r ga viva-taijasa-prjya nama
GAEA
OM r ga akhanda-bodha-sva-rpakya nama
OM r ga akra-ukra-makrya nama
OM r ga jgrat-svapna-suupti-praka-bhasate nama
[]
OM r ga turya-naa-catuthya nama
OM r ga caturthi-candra-rpya nama
OM r ga srya-koi-prakine nama
OM r ga sabda-brahma-dehya nama
OM r ga jyea-putrya nama
OM r ga gaur-putrya nama
OM r ga sat-putrya nama
OM r ga tri-netrakya nama
OM r ga iva-satya-sundara-kntya nama
OM r ga uklmbara-dhara-devya nama
[]
OM r ga gaevarya nama
OM r ga mah-bheajya nama
OM r ga raktbharaa-bhitya nama
OM r ga catur-bhujya nama
OM r ga snta-vadanya nama
OM r ga moha-oka-vinakya nama
OM r ga ddhi-siddhi-sametya nama
OM r ga naiika-brahma-crie nama
OM r ga nitya-tpta-vilsine nama
OM r ga bhoga-yoga pari-praya nama
[]
OM r ga mika-vhanya nama
OM r ga mlaya nama
OM r ga modaka-hastya nama
OM r ga prya nama
OM r ga mukti-pradya nama
OM r ga mokya nama
OM r ga bhakta-vatsalya nama
OM r ga bhakti-dyakya nama
OM r ga mukti-hetukya nama
OM r ga prabhave nama
[]
OM r ga vibhave nama
OM r ga akti-sakarya nama
OM r ga granthi-saharya nama
OM r ga candra-sekhara-putrya nama
OM r ga um-putrya nama
OM r ga surevarya nama
OM r ga obhitya nama
OM r ga prantya nama
OM r ga ubhakarya nama
OM r ga lakrya nama
[]
OM r ga hakrya nama
OM r ga lambodarya nama
OM r ga labhyya nama
OM r ga ga-bjya nama
OM r ga gambhrya nama
OM r ga bhava-lya nama
OM r ga bhvdhrya nama
OM r ga muldhraika-tejase nama
OM r ga mukti-dvra-kapya nama
OM r ga paca-mukhya nama
[]
OM r ga paca-tavya nama
OM r ga tavttya nama
OM r ga mahodarya nama
OM r ga s-sthiti-laya-hetukya nama
OM r ga eka-aneka-rpya nama
OM r ga eka-dantya nama
OM r ga mahevarya nama
OM r ga oka-nakya nama
OM r ga moha-mudgarya nama
OM r ga OM nama
[]
OM r ga OM r nama
OM r ga OM r hr nama
OM r ga OM r hr kl nama
OM r ga OM r hr kl glau nama
OM r ga OM r hr kl glau ga nama
OM r ga OM r hr kl glau ga gaapataye nama
OM r ga OM r hr kl glau ga gaapataye vara-varadya
nama
OM r ga OM r hr kl glau ga gaapataye vara-varada sarvajana me vaamnaya svh
[]
GAEA
Notes
. e prayer beginning with gajnana mah-kya was directly revealed
to Swamiji.
. e words namo nama appear oen in prayer endings. e rules of
Sanskrit sandhi or conjunction of two sounds are such that when an or
visarga sound meets a consonant, it changes to an o or r sound. Algebraically, nama + nama = namo namaI bow down (and) I bow down
(again).
Subrahmaya
Subrahmaya para brahmam: Stotram
subrahmamaya para-brahmam
paramkaa parodbhavam
oma-sekhara-vahni-nayanam
guha skanda namo ama
mla-bindu maha-bindum
a-bindu bindu-tejasam
bindu-traya mah-deham
akara parmkara ca
carcara ca karkaram
akara aravaabhavam
guhyti-guhya deva
deva-sen-pati guham
valli deva-sen-pati ca
krtikeya ggeyam
gauri-putram ca su-kumram
ajta ca sva-jta c
[]
premea prema-sgram
jnrnava janevaram
andyanta mahdbhutam
SUBRAHMAYA

sra-padmdi sahram
sura-sainya-su-nyakam
dvendrdi-pjita kntam
paa-traya chedana obhanam
ppa-sokdi nanam
bhakta-ht-tpa-taskaram
aruam arua-giram
aruagiri sa-sevitam
aru-karu-nilayam
amukha bahir-mukham ca
ekor-mukham ca su-mukham
rdhv-mukham mah-nyam
tava-pacdi-rpya
preraa mayra-vhanam
kukkua-dvajya klya
akti-traya-rpya ntya
ugrya ca bhadrya ca
medhya svmi-nthaya
daa-pi mah-yogim
dhyna-jyoti ca h-jyotim
dhynantar-jyotim jyotir-jyotim
a-koa adhram
adhrnta guhlayam
mahlaya mah-pha ca
[]
Subrahmaya para-brahmam: Nmvali

nda-bindu-kalevara ca
kaltta mahevara
yogaja yoga-sambhta ca
[]
rprpa ca arpa ca
sva-rpa ca sva-sthitam
para apara partpara
sarva-mantra-maya devam
sarva-yantra sva-rpakam
sarva-vidy-maya ivam
[]
guha skanda namo ama iti


OM r sau a subrahmayya nama
OM r sau a para-brahmae nama
OM r sau a param-kaya nama
OM r sau a parodbhavya nama
OM r sau a soma-ekhara-vahni-nayanya nama
OM r sau a guha-skandya nama
OM r sau a mla-bindave nama
OM r sau a maha-bindave nama
OM r sau a a-bindave nama
OM r sau a bindu-tejase nama
OM r sau a bindu-traya-mah-dehya nama
OM r sau a akarya nama
OM r sau a paramkarya nama
OM r sau a carcarya nama
OM r sau a karkarya nama
[]
SUBRAHMAYA
OM r sau a akarya nama

OM r sau a aravaabhavya nama
OM r sau a guhyti-guhyya nama
[]
OM r sau a devya nama

OM r sau a deva-sen-pataye nama
OM r sau a guhya nama
OM r sau a valli deva-sen-pataye nama
OM r sau a krtikeyya nama
OM r sau a ggeyya nama
OM r sau a gauri-putrya nama
OM r sau a su-kumrya nama
OM r sau a ajtya nama
[]
OM r sau a sva-jtya nama

OM r sau a premeya nama
OM r sau a prema-sgrya nama
OM r sau a jnrnavya nama
OM r sau a janevarya nama
OM r sau a andyantya nama
OM r sau a mahdbhutya nama
OM r sau a sra-padmdi sahrya nama
[]
OM r sau a sura-sainya-su-nyakya nama

OM r sau a dvendrdi-pjitya nama
OM r sau a kntya nama
OM r sau a paa-traya chedanya nama
OM r sau a obhanya nama
OM r sau a ppa-sokdi nanya nama
OM r sau a bhakta-ht-tpa-taskarya nama
OM r sau a aruya nama
[]
OM r sau a arua-girya nama

OM r sau a aruagiri sa-sevitya nama
OM r sau a aru-karu-nilayya nama
OM r sau a amukhya nama

OM r sau a bahir-mukhya nama
OM r sau a ekor-mukhya nama
OM r sau a su-mukhya nama
OM r sau a rdhv-mukhya nama
OM r sau a mah-nyya nama
[]

OM r sau a tava-pacdi-rpya nama
OM r sau a preraya nama
OM r sau a mayra-vhanya nama
OM r sau a kukkua-dvajya nama
OM r sau a klya nama
OM r sau a guha skandya nama
OM r sau a akti-traya-rpya nama
OM r sau a ntya nama
OM r sau a ugrya nama
[]
OM r sau a bhadrya nama

OM r sau a medhya nama
OM r sau a svmi-nthaya nama
OM r sau a daa-paye nama
OM r sau a mah-yogine nama
OM r sau a dhyna-jyotie nama
OM r sau a h-jyotie nama
OM r sau a dhynantar-jyotie nama
OM r sau a jyotir-jyotie nama
[]

OM r sau a a-koya nama
OM r sau a adhrya nama
OM r sau a adhrntya nama
OM r sau a guhlayya nama
OM r sau a mahlayya nama
OM r sau a mah-phya nama
OM r sau a nda-bindu-kalevarya nama
OM r sau a kalttya nama
[]
OM r sau a mahevarya nama

OM r sau a yogajya nama
SUBRAHMAYA
OM r sau a yoga-sambhttya nama

OM r sau a rprpya nama
OM r sau a arpya nama
OM r sau a sva-rpya nama
OM r sau a sva-sthitya nama
OM r sau a parya nama
OM r sau a aparya nama
[]
OM r sau a partparya nama

OM r sau a sarva-mantra-maya-devya nama
OM r sau a sarva-yantra sva-rpakya nama
OM r sau a sarva-vidy-mayya nama
OM r sau a ivya nama
[]
Notes
. is prayer, beginning subrahmaya para-brahmam, was directly revealed to Swamiji.
Ka
Dvdakar mantra
OM namo bhagavate vsudevya
Verse from Ktakam

vasudeva suta deva kasa cra mardanam
devak paramnanda ka vande jagad-gurum
Dvdakar mantra: repeated

r Ka paramnandam
r ka paramnandam
subha r-dhara sukumram
nanda ta saccidnandam
r govinda nammyaham
prem-tmnam prem-dharam

prema-maya su-deha devam
r govinda nammyaham
deva devak-nandana sunandanam
premmbuja-nandana ubha-nandanam
r govinda nammyaham
saundarya sundara sva-kntam
sr-knta su-obha-vigraham
r govinda nammyaham
caitanya cin-maya ntam
di-mla hari-nryaam
r govinda nammyaham
madhura mdhurya mdhavam
madana-mano-hara-madlasa-vigraham
r govinda nammyaham
KA
r Ka paramnandam

svetmbara-para-brahma-sva-rpam
nlmbara-dhara ymala komalam
r govinda nammyaham
rdhik-manorama mohana-jagan-mohanam
rsa-llmta sarovara-praam
r govinda nammyaham
mukhmbuja padmbhuja rkara-karmbujam
kalmta parmta kl-kma-bjmtam
r govinda nammyaham
yogendra bhava-bhogendram
para-bodhendra jaya jagad-gurum
r govinda nammyaham
acyuta ananta aprameyam
KA
adbhuta sva-sthita sva-prakam

r govinda nammyaham
namo bhagavate ram-kntya
namo bhagavate rdh vallabhya
name bhagavate jagan-nthya
namo bhagavate vsudevya
Notes
. e mantra OM namo bhagavate vsudevya is a famous Ka mantra
called the dvdakar twelve-syllabled mantra.
. e rst verse aer that mantra, beginning vasudeva suta deva comes
from the Ktakameight-verses on Krishna.
. e verses beginning with r ka paramnandam where each verse
ends with nanda ta saccidnanda r govinda nammyaham were
directly revealed to Swamiji. Each verse is interspersed with the dvdakar mantra.
Dev
r Lalit Triat: Stotram
Nysa
asya r-lalit-triat stotra mah-mantrasya
bhagavn hayagrva i
anuup-chanda,
r-lalit-mah-tripura-sundar devat
ai bja
sau akti
kl klaka
r-lalit-mah-tripura-sundar prasda siddhyarthe jape viniyoga
ai aguhbhy nama
kl tarjanbhy nama
sau madhyambhy nama
ai anmikbhy nama
kl kanihikbhy nama
sau kara-tala-kara-phbhy nama
ai hdayya nama
klm irase svh
sau ikhyai vaa
ai kavacya hu
kl netra-trayya vaua
sau astrya pha
OM bhr-bhuvas-suvar-om-iti dig-bandha
Dhynam
ati-madhura-cpa-hast-aparimit moda-ba-saubhgym
arum-atiaya-karum-abhinava-kula-sundar vande
DEV
Pacapj
la pthivytmikyai gandha samarpaymi
ha ktmikyai pupai pjaymi
ya vyvtmikyai dhpam-ghrpaymi
ra agnytmikyai dpa daraymi
va amttmikyai amta mah-naivedya nivedaymi
sa sarvtmikyai sarvopacra-pj samrpaymi
Stotram
kakra-rp kalyi kalya-gua-lin
kalya-aila-nilay kamany kalvat
kamalk kalmaaghn karumta-sgar
kadamba-knan-vs kadamba-kusuma-priy
kandarpa-vidy kandarpa-janak-pga-vkan
karpra-v-saurabhya-kallolita-kakupta
kali-doa-har kaja-locan kamra-vigrah
karmdi-ski krayitr karma-phala-prad
[]
ekra-rp ca ekkary-eknekkar-kti
etad-tadity-anirdesy ca eknanda-cidkti
eva-mity-gm-bodhy ca eka-bhakti-madarcit
ekgra-cia-nirdhyt ca ea-rahitdt
el-sugandhi-cikur ca ena-ka-vinin
eka-bhogh ca eka-ras ca ekaivarya-pradyin
ekta-patra-smrjya-prad ca eknta-pjit
edhamna-prabh ca ejad-anejaj-jagad-var
eka-vrdi-sasevy ca eka-prbhava-lin
[]
kra-rp ca itr ca psitrtha-pradyin

dg-ity-avinirdey ca varatva-vidhyin
ndi-brahmamay ca itvdy-ata-siddhid
kitr kaa-sa-koir vara-vallabh
dit ca var-rdhga-sarr dhi-devat
vara-preraa-kar ca a-tava-ski
varotsanga-nilay ca tbd-vinin
h-virahit ca ia-saktir at-smitnan
[]
lakra-rp lalit lakm-v-nievit

lkin lalan-rp lasad-dima-pal
r Lalit Triat: Stotram
lalantik lasatphl lala-nayan-rcit

lakaojjvala-divyg laka-koty-aa-nyik
lakyrth lakagamy labdha-km lattanu
lalma-rja-dalik lambimukt latcit
lambodara-prasr-labhy lajjhy laya-varjit
[]
hr-kra-rp hr-kra-nilay hr-pada-priy

hri-kra-bj hr-kra-mantr hr-kra-aksa
hri-kra-japa-suprt hr-mat hr-vibha
hr-l hr-padrdhy hr-garbh hr-padbhid
hr-kra-vcy hr-kr-pjy hr-kra-phik
hr-kra-vedy hr-kra-cinty hr hr-ariri
[]
hakra-rp haladht-pjit harieka

hara-priy harrdhy hari-brahmendra-vandit
hayruh-sevitghri haya-medha-samarcit
haryaka-vhan hasa-vhan hata-dnav
hatydi-ppa-aman haridavdi-sevit
hasti-kumbhouga-kuc hasti-ki-priygan
haridr-kukum-digdh haryavady-amarrcit
hari-kea-sakh hdi-vidy hl-madlas
[]
sakra-rp sarvaj sarve sarva-magal

sarva-kartrr sarva-bhartrr sarva-hantrr santan
sarvnavady sarvga-sundar sarva-ski
sarvtmik sarva-saukhya-dtr sarva-vimohin
sarvdhr sarva-gat sarvva-gua-varjit
sarvrun sarva-mt sarva-bhuaa-bhit
[]
kakrrth kla-hantr kme kmitrtha-d

kma-sajvin kaly kahina-sthana-maal
kara-bhoru kal-ntha-mukh kaca-jitmbud
katkasyandi-karun kapli-pra-nyik
kruya-vigrah knt knti-dhta-japvali
kal-lp kambhu-kah kara-nirjita-pallav
kalpa-vall-sama-bhuj kastr-tilakcit
[]
hakrrth hasagatir hakbhraojjval

hra-hr-kuc-bhog hkin halya-varjit
harit-pati-samrdhy hahtkra-hatsur
DEV
hara-prad havir-bhoktr hrda-santama-spah

hallsa-lsya-santu hasa-mantrrtha-rpi
hnopdna-nirmukt hari hari-sodar
hh-hh-mukha-stuty hni-vddhi-vivarjit
hayyagavna-hday hari-gopruuk
[]
lakrkhy lat-pjy laya-sthit-yudbhavevar

lsya-darana-santu lbhlbha-vivarjit
laghyetarj lvaya-lin laghu-siddhi-d
lkrasa-savarbh lakmagraja-pjit
labhyetar labdha-bhakti-sulabh lgalyudh
lagna-cmara-hasta-r-srad-pari-vjit
lajjpada-samradhy lampa lakulevar
labdha-mn labdha-ras labdha-sampat-samunnati
[]
hr-kri hr-krdir hr-madhy hr-ikh-mai

hrkra-kugni-ikh hrkra-ai-candrik
hrkra-bhskara-rucir hrkrmbhoda-cacal
hrkra-kandkurik hrkraika-parya
hrkra-drghik-has hrkrodyna-kekin
hrkrraya-hari hrkrvla-vallar
hrkra-pajara-uk hrkrgaa-dpik
hrkra-kandar-sih hrkrmbhoja-bhgik
hrkra-sumano-mdhv hrkra-taru-majar
[]
sakrkhy samaras sakalgama-sastut

sarva-vednta-ttparya-bhumi sad-asad-ray
sakal saccidnand sdhy sad-gati-dyin
sankdi-muni-dhyey sadiva-kuumbin
sakaldhiana-rp satyarp samkti
sarva-prapaca-nirmtr samndhika-varjit
sarvoug sagahn sagu sakalead
[]
kakri kvya-lol kmevara-manohar

kmevara-pra-n kmeotsaga-vsin
kmevar-ligitg kmevara-sukha-prad
kmevara-praayin kmevara-vilsin
kmevara-tapasiddhi kmevara-mana-priy
kmevara-pra-nth kmevara-vimohin
kmevara-brahma-vidy kmevara-ghevar
kmevar-hlda-kar kmevara-mahevar
kmevar kma-koi-nilay kkitrtha-d
[]
lakri labdha-rp labdhadhr labdha-vchit

labdha-ppa-mano-dr labdhhakra-durgam
labdha-aktir labdha-deh labdhaivarya-samunnati
labdha-vddhir labdha-ll labdha-yauvana-lin
labdhtiaya-sarvga-saundary labdha-vibhram
labdha-rg labdha-patir labdha-nngama-sthiti
labdha-bhog labdha-sukh labdha-harbhi-prit
[]
hr-kra-mrtir hr-kra-saudha-ga-kapotik
hr-kra-dugdhbdhi-sudh hr-kra-kamalendir
hr-kra-mai-dprcir hr-kra-taru-rik
hr-kra-peaka-mair hrkr-dara-bimbit
hr-kra-kosilat hrkr-sthna-nartak
hr-kra-uktik-mukt-mair hr-kra-bodhit
hr-kra-maya-sauvara-stambha-vidruma-putrik
hr-kra-vedopaniad hrkrdhvara-daki
hr-kra-nadanrma-nava-kalpaka-vallar
hr-kra-himavad-gag hrkrrava-kaustubh
hr-kra-mantra-srvasv hr-kra-para-saukhya-d
[]
u ai hr r
ai ka e la hr
kl ha sa ka ha la hr
sau sa ka la hr
Kdi-vidy/paca-dakar
ka e la hr
ha sa ka ha la hr
sa ka la hr
DEV
Hdi-vidy
ha sa ka la hr
ha sa ka ha la hr
sa ka la hr
Notes
. e word triat three hundred and, in this prayer, we have the three
hundred names by which the Divine Mother is described, adored, and
worshipped. e numbering used is by name rather than verse.
. Swamiji explained that this is a unique prayer in which the een-leered
pacadakar mantra is hidden like an acrostic. Every twenty names of
Dev start with one leer of the pacadakar. e een groups of
twenty names give rise to the three hundred names.
. Swamiji also explained that this mantra was revealed by God, in the form
of Hayagrva, to the Mahari Agastya at the laers request. It has the
power to full all desires and is hence called sarva-prti-kara-stavam.
. e words have been hyphenated to make reading easier, but on occasion, the hyphenation may be construed to be either grammatically or
semantically incorrect. Please excuse this.
. At some centres, Swamiji taught the prayer without the leer ca especially in the second set of twenty names. In other centres ca was included,
but with a subtle dierence. e algebra of Sanskrit sandhi means, for
example, that ca + ekaras = caikaras. Swamiji always recited it according to the le hand side rather than the right, as is customarily done.
I have adopted Swamijis component-wise recitation for transliterating
the mantras here. For the curious, the word ca is the conjunction and in
Sanskrit and appears mainly for metrical reasons.

OM ai hr r kakra-rpyai nama
OM ai hr r kalyyai nama
OM ai hr r kalya-gua-linyai nama
OM ai hr r kalya-aila-nilayyai nama
OM ai hr r kamanyyai nama
OM ai hr r kalvatyai nama
OM ai hr r kamalkyai nama
OM ai hr r kalmaaghnyai nama
OM ai hr r karumta-sgaryai nama
OM ai hr r kadamba-knan-vsyai nama
OM ai hr r kadamba-kusuma-priyyai nama
OM ai hr r kandarpa-vidyyai nama
OM ai hr r kandarpa-janak-pga-vkanyai nama
OM ai hr r karpra-v-saurabhya-kallolita-kakuptayai nama
OM ai hr r kali-doa-haryai nama
OM ai hr r kaja-locanyai nama
OM ai hr r kamra-vigrahyai nama
OM ai hr r karmdi-skiyai nama
OM ai hr r krayitryai nama
OM ai hr r karma-phala-pradyai nama
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OM ai hr r ekra-rpyai nama
OM ai hr r ekkaryai nama
OM ai hr r eknekkar-ktyai nama
OM ai hr r etad-tadity-anirdesyyai nama
OM ai hr r eknanda-cidktyai nama
OM ai hr r eva-mity-gm-bodhyyai nama
OM ai hr r eka-bhakti-madarcityai nama
OM ai hr r ekgra-cia-nirdhytyai nama
OM ai hr r ea-rahitdtyai nama
OM ai hr r el-sugandhi-cikuryai nama
OM ai hr r ena-ka-vininyai nama
OM ai hr r eka-bhoghyai nama
OM ai hr r eka-rasyai nama
OM ai hr r ekaivarya-pradyinyai nama
OM ai hr r ekta-patra-smrjya-pradyai nama
OM ai hr r eknta-pjityai nama
OM ai hr r edhamna-prabhyai nama
OM ai hr r ejad-anejaj-jagad-varyai nama
OM ai hr r eka-vrdi-sasevyyai nama
OM ai hr r eka-prbhava-linyai nama
OM ai hr r kra-rpyai nama
OM ai hr r itryai nama
OM ai hr r psitrtha-pradyinyai nama
OM ai hr r dg-ity-avinirdeyyai nama
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DEV
OM ai hr r varatva-vidhyinyai nama
OM ai hr r ndi-brahmamayyai nama
OM ai hr r itvdy-ata-siddhidyai nama
OM ai hr r kitryai nama
OM ai hr r kaa-sa-koyai nama
OM ai hr r vara-vallabhyai nama
OM ai hr r dityai nama
OM ai hr r var-rdhga-sarryai nama
OM ai hr r dhi-devatyai nama
OM ai hr r vara-preraa-karyai nama
OM ai hr r a-tava-skiyai nama
OM ai hr r varotsanga-nilayyai nama
OM ai hr r tbd-vininyai nama
OM ai hr r h-virahityai nama
OM ai hr r ia-saktyai nama
OM ai hr r at-smitnanyai nama
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OM ai hr r lakra-rpyai nama
OM ai hr r lalityai nama
OM ai hr r lakm-v-nievityai nama
OM ai hr r lkinyai nama
OM ai hr r lalan-rpyai nama
OM ai hr r lasad-dima-palyai nama
OM ai hr r lalantik-lasatphlyainama
OM ai hr r lala-nayan-rcityai nama
OM ai hr r lakaojjvala-divygyai nama
OM ai hr r laka-koty-aa-nyikyai nama
OM ai hr r lakyrthyai nama
OM ai hr r lakagamyyai nama
OM ai hr r labdha-kmyai nama
OM ai hr r lattanave nama
OM ai hr r lalma-rja-dalikyai nama
OM ai hr r lambimukt-latcityainama
OM ai hr r lambodara-prasuve nama
OM ai hr r labhyyai nama
OM ai hr r lajjhyyai nama
OM ai hr r laya-varjityai nama
[]
OM ai hr r hr-kra-rpyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-nilayyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-pada-priyyai nama
OM ai hr r hri-kra-bjyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-mantryai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-aksayai nama
OM ai hr r hri-kra-japa-suprtyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-matyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-vibhayai nama
OM ai hr r hr-lyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-padrdhyyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-garbhyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-padbhidyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-vcyyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kr-pjyyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-phikyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-vedyyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-cintyyai nama
OM ai hr r hr nama
OM ai hr r hr-aririyai nama
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OM ai hr r hakra-rpyai nama
OM ai hr r haladht-pjityai nama
OM ai hr r hariekayai nama
OM ai hr r hara-priyyai nama
OM ai hr r harrdhyyai nama
OM ai hr r hari-brahmendra-vandityai nama
OM ai hr r hayruh-sevitghryai nama
OM ai hr r haya-medha-samarcityai nama
OM ai hr r haryaka-vhanyai nama
OM ai hr r hasa-vhanyai nama
OM ai hr r hata-dnavyai nama
OM ai hr r hatydi-ppa-amanyai nama
OM ai hr r haridavdi-sevityai nama
OM ai hr r hasti-kumbhouga-kucyai nama
OM ai hr r hasti-ki-priyganyai nama
OM ai hr r haridr-kukum-digdhyai nama
OM ai hr r haryavady-amarrcityai nama
OM ai hr r hari-kea-sakhyai nama
OM ai hr r hdi-vidyyai nama
OM ai hr r hl-madlasyai nama
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DEV
OM ai hr r sakra-rpyai nama
OM ai hr r sarvajyai nama
OM ai hr r sarveyai nama
OM ai hr r sarva-magalyai nama
OM ai hr r sarva-kartryai nama
OM ai hr r sarva-bhartryai nama
OM ai hr r sarva-hantryai nama
OM ai hr r santanyai nama
OM ai hr r sarvnavadyyai nama
OM ai hr r sarvga-sundaryai nama
OM ai hr r sarva-skiyai nama
OM ai hr r sarvtmikyai nama
OM ai hr r sarva-saukhya-dtryai nama
OM ai hr r sarva-vimohinyai nama
OM ai hr r sarvdhryai nama
OM ai hr r sarva-gatyai nama
OM ai hr r sarvva-gua-varjityai nama
OM ai hr r sarvrunyai nama
OM ai hr r sarva-mtre nama
OM ai hr r sarva-bhuaa-bhityai nama
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OM ai hr r kakrrthyai nama
OM ai hr r kla-hantryai nama
OM ai hr r kmeyai nama
OM ai hr r kmitrtha-dyai nama
OM ai hr r kma-sajvinyai nama
OM ai hr r kalyyai nama
OM ai hr r kahina-sthana-maalyai nama
OM ai hr r kara-bhorave nama
OM ai hr r kal-ntha-mukhyai nama
OM ai hr r kaca-jitmbudyai nama
OM ai hr r katkasyandi-karunyai nama
OM ai hr r kapli-pra-nyikyai nama
OM ai hr r kruya-vigrahyai nama
OM ai hr r kntyai nama
OM ai hr r knti-dhta-japvalyai nama
OM ai hr r kal-lpyai nama
OM ai hr r kambhu-kahyai nama
OM ai hr r kara-nirjita-pallavyai nama
OM ai hr r kalpa-vall-sama-bhujyai nama
OM ai hr r kastr-tilakcityai nama
[]
OM ai hr r hakrrthyai nama
OM ai hr r hasagatyai nama
OM ai hr r hakbhraojjvalyai nama
OM ai hr r hra-hr-kuc-bhogyai nama
OM ai hr r hkinyai nama
OM ai hr r halya-varjityai nama
OM ai hr r harit-pati-samrdhyyai nama
OM ai hr r hahtkra-hatsuryai nama
OM ai hr r hara-pradyai nama
OM ai hr r havir-bhoktryai nama
OM ai hr r hrda-santama-spahyai nama
OM ai hr r hallsa-lsya-santuyai nama
OM ai hr r hasa-mantrrtha-rpiyai nama
OM ai hr r hnopdna-nirmuktyai nama
OM ai hr r hariyai nama
OM ai hr r hari-sodaryai nama
OM ai hr r hh-hh-mukha-stutyyai nama
OM ai hr r hni-vddhi-vivarjityai nama
OM ai hr r hayyagavna-hdayyai nama
OM ai hr r hari-gopruukyai nama
[]
OM ai hr r lakrkhyyai nama
OM ai hr r lat-pjyyai nama
OM ai hr r laya-sthit-yudbhavevaryai nama
OM ai hr r lsya-darana-santuyai nama
OM ai hr r lbhlbha-vivarjityai nama
OM ai hr r laghyetarjyai nama
OM ai hr r lvaya-linyai nama
OM ai hr r laghu-siddhi-dyai nama
OM ai hr r lkrasa-savarbhyai nama
OM ai hr r lakmagraja-pjityai nama
OM ai hr r labhyetaryai nama
OM ai hr r labdha-bhakti-sulabhyai nama
OM ai hr r lgalyudhyai nama
OM ai hr r lagna-cmara-hasta-r-srad-pari-vjityai nama
OM ai hr r lajjpada-samradhyyai nama
OM ai hr r lampayai nama
OM ai hr r lakulevaryai nama
DEV
OM ai hr r labdha-mnyai nama
OM ai hr r labdha-rasyai nama
OM ai hr r labdha-sampat-samunnatyai nama
[]
OM ai hr r hr-kriyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-krdyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-madhyyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-ikh-maaye nama
OM ai hr r hrkra-kugni-ikhyai nama
OM ai hr r hrkra-ai-candrikyai nama
OM ai hr r hrkra-bhskara-rucaye nama
OM ai hr r hrkrmbhoda-cacalyai nama
OM ai hr r hrkra-kandkurikyai nama
OM ai hr r hrkraika-paryayai nama
OM ai hr r hrkra-drghik-hasyai nama
OM ai hr r hrkrodyna-kekinyai nama
OM ai hr r hrkrraya-hariyai nama
OM ai hr r hrkrvla-vallaryai nama
OM ai hr r hrkra-pajara-ukyai nama
OM ai hr r hrkrgaa-dpikyai nama
OM ai hr r hrkra-kandar-sihyai nama
OM ai hr r hrkrmbhoja-bhgikyai nama
OM ai hr r hrkra-sumano-mdhvyai nama
OM ai hr r hrkra-taru-majaryai nama
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OM ai hr r sakrkhyyai nama
OM ai hr r samarasyai nama
OM ai hr r sakalgama-sastutyai nama
OM ai hr r sarva-vednta-ttparya-bhumyai nama
OM ai hr r sad-asad-rayyai nama
OM ai hr r sakalyai nama
OM ai hr r saccidnandyai nama
OM ai hr r sdhyyai nama
OM ai hr r sad-gati-dyinyai nama
OM ai hr r sankdi-muni-dhyeyyai nama
OM ai hr r sadiva-kuumbinyai nama
OM ai hr r sakaldhiana-rpyai nama
OM ai hr r satyarpyai nama
OM ai hr r samktyai nama
OM ai hr r sarva-prapaca-nirmtryai nama
OM ai hr r samndhika-varjityai nama
OM ai hr r sarvougyai nama
OM ai hr r sagahnyai nama
OM ai hr r saguyai nama
OM ai hr r sakaleadyai nama
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OM ai hr r kakriyai nama
OM ai hr r kvya-lolyai nama
OM ai hr r kmevara-manoharyai nama
OM ai hr r kmevara-pra-nyai nama
OM ai hr r kmeotsaga-vsinyai nama
OM ai hr r kmevar-ligitgyai nama
OM ai hr r kmevara-sukha-pradyai nama
OM ai hr r kmevara-praayinyai nama
OM ai hr r kmevara-vilsinyai nama
OM ai hr r kmevara-tapasiddhyai nama
OM ai hr r kmevara-mana-priyyai nama
OM ai hr r kmevara-pra-nthyai nama
OM ai hr r kmevara-vimohinyai nama
OM ai hr r kmevara-brahma-vidyyai nama
OM ai hr r kmevara-ghevaryai nama
OM ai hr r kmevar-hlda-karyai nama
OM ai hr r kmevara-mahevaryai nama
OM ai hr r kmevaryai nama
OM ai hr r kma-koi-nilayyai nama
OM ai hr r kkitrtha-dyai nama
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OM ai hr r lakriyai nama
OM ai hr r labdha-rpyai nama
OM ai hr r labdhadhiye nama
OM ai hr r labdha-vchityai nama
OM ai hr r labdha-ppa-mano-dryai nama
OM ai hr r labdhhakra-durgamyai nama
OM ai hr r labdha-aktya nama
OM ai hr r labdha-dehyai nama
OM ai hr r labdhaivarya-samunnatya nama
OM ai hr r labdha-vddhaye nama
OM ai hr r labdha-llyai nama
OM ai hr r labdha-yauvana-linyai nama
OM ai hr r labdhtiaya-sarvga-saundaryyai nama
DEV
OM ai hr r labdha-vibhramyai nama
OM ai hr r labdha-rgyai nama
OM ai hr r labdha-patyai nama
OM ai hr r labdha-nngama-sthityai nama
OM ai hr r labdha-bhogyai nama
OM ai hr r labdha-sukhyai nama
OM ai hr r labdha-harbhi-prityai nama
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OM ai hr r hr-kra-mrtaye nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-saudha-ga-kapotikyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-dugdhbdhi-sudhyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-kamalendiryai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-mai-dprcie nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-taru-rikyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-peaka-maaye nama
OM ai hr r hrkr-dara-bimbityai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-kosilatyai nama
OM ai hr r hrkr-sthna-nartakyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-uktik-mukt-maaye nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-bodhityai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-maya-sauvara-stambha-vidruma-putrikyai
nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-vedopaniade nama
OM ai hr r hrkrdhvara-dakiyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-nadanrma-nava-kalpaka-vallaryai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-himavad-gagyai nama
OM ai hr r hrkrrava-kaustubhyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-mantra-srvasvyai nama
OM ai hr r hr-kra-para-saukhya-dyai nama
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Notes
. Note that most, but not all, names end with yai. Please use the correct
case endings always.
. Swamiji explained the meanings for these names of Dev at dierent centres at dierent times. Accordingly, the translations are not given here,
but where possible, links will be given to audio les with the explanations
in his own voice.
. e Navvaraa Pj is a strictly oral instruction from Swamiji. Hence,

that prayer is not included here.
DEV
Sahasrkara Vidy
OM ai hr r ai kl sau
OM namas-tripura-sundari
hdaya-devi iro-devi ik-devi kavaca-devi netra-devi astra-devi
kmevari bhagamlini nitya-klinne bherue vahni-vsini
mah-vajrevari iva-dti tvarite kula-sundari nitye nla-patke vijaye
sarva-magale jvl-mlini citre mah-nitye paramevara-paramevari
mitrea-mayi aa-mayi oya-mayi cary-ntha-mayi
lop-mudra-mayi nanda-mayi ivnanda-mayi agastya-mayi
kla-tpana-mayi dharm-crya-mayi mukta-kevara-mayi
dpa-kal-ntha-mayi viu-deva-mayi prabhkara-deva-mayi
tejo-deva-mayi manoja-deva-mayi
aim-siddhe laghim-siddhe mahim-siddhe itva-siddhe
vaitva-siddhe prkmya-siddhe bhukti-siddhe icch-siddhe
prpti-siddhe sarva-kma-siddhe
brhmi mhevari kaumri vaiavi vrhi mhendri cmue mah-lakmi
sarva-sa-kobhii sarva-vidrvii sarv-karii
sarva-vaakari sarv-onmdini sarva-mahkue sarva-khecari
sarva-bje sarva-yone sarva-trikhae prakaa-yogini
bauddha-daran-gi trai-lokya-mohana-cakra-svamini
km-karii buddhy-karii ahankr-karii abd-karii
spar-karii rp-karii ras-karii gandh-karii ci-karii
dhairy-karii smty-karii nm-karii bj-karii tm-karii
amt-karii arr-karii
gupta-yogini sarv--pari-praka-cakra-svmini
anaga-kusume anaga-mekhale anaga-madane anaga-madanture
anaga-rekhe anaga-vegini anag-kue anaga-mlini
gupta-tara-yogini vaidka-daran-gi sarva-sa-kobhaa-cakra-svmini
prv-nyti-devate si-rpe
sarva-sa-kobhii sarva-vidrvii sarv-karii sarv-hldini
sarva-samohin sarva-stambhini sarva-jmbhii sarva-vaakari
sarva-rajani sarv-onmdini sarv-rtha-sdhike sarva-sapai-prai
sarva-mantra-mayi sarva-dvandva-kayakari sapradya-yogini
Sahasrkara Vidy
saura-daran-gi sarva saubhgya-dyaka-cakra-svamini

sarva-siddhi-prade sarva-sapat-prade sarva-priyakari
sarva-magala-krii sarva-kma-prae sarva-dukha-vimocani
sarva-mtyu-praamani sarva-vighna-nivrii sarv-ga-sundari
sarva-saubhgya-dyini kul-ora-yogini
sarv-rtha-sdhaka-cakra-svmini
sarva-je sarva-akte sarv-aivarya-prade sarva-jna-mayi
sarva-vydhi-nivri sarv-dhr-svrpe sarva-ppa-hare
sarv-nanda-mayi sarva-rak-svarpii sarv-epsita-phala-prade
nigarbha-yogini vaiava-daran-gi sarva-rk-kara-cakra-svamini
daki-nyei stithi-rpe
vaini kmei modini vimale arue jayini sarv-evari kaulini
rahasya-yogini kta-daran-gi sarva-roga-hara-cakra-svmini
pacim-nyei dhanur-bha-pkua-devate
kmei vajrei bhaga-mlini ati-rahasya-yogini aiva-daran-gi
sarva-siddhi-prada-cakra-svamini uar-nyei sa-hra-rpe
uddha-pare bindu-pa-gate mah-tripura-sundari
parparti-rahasya-yogini bhava-daran-gi
sarv-nanda-maya-cakra-svamini
tripure tripurei tripura-sundari tripura-vsini tripur-sr
tripura-mlini tripur-siddhe tripur-ba mah-tripura-sundari
sarva-cakra-sthe anuar-nyky-sva-rpe
mah-tripura-bhairavi catur-vidha-gua-rpe
kule akule kulkule mah-kaulini
sarv-oare sarva-daran-gi
navsana-sthite nav-kari nava-mithun-kte
mahea-mdhava-vidt-manmata-skanda-nandi-indramanu-candra-kubera-agastya-krodha-bharaka-vidytmike
kalya-tava-traya-rpe iva-ivtmike pra-brahma-akte
mah-tripura-sundari
tava r-pduk-pjaymi-tarpaymi nama
r hr ai OM
OM ai hr r
DEV
Notes
. e names of the Divine Mother in this prayer do not end with the long
or the long sounds as in the Triat, but rather end with e or i respectively instead. is seemed curious to me and the reason, as far as I could
divine it, was that in this prayer, the Divine Mother is being addressed directly as in a conversation in which She is right in front of the devotee.
e Sanskrit mode of direct address has a dierent case ending from the
nominative case, accounting for the noted variation. Perhaps it is worth
cultivating this bhvana of closeness to e Divine when reciting this
prayer.
. In between the names lop-mudra-mayi and agastya-mayi Swamiji inserted the names nanda-mayi ivnanda-mayi. is is accepted practice
as the followers of this mantra sdhana usually insert the names of the
gurus of their respective lineages. Follow whatever Swamiji instructed
at your centre.
. sahasra means one thousand and akara means immutable or imperishable
or vibration or syllable. e word vidy is the feminine form of mantra
and can also mean knowledge. So, this prayer is the knowledge or mantra
of one thousand syllables.
iva
Mah Mtyujaya mantra
OM tryabaka yajmahe sugandhi pui-vardhanam
urvrukam-iva bandhann-mtyor-mukya mmtt
OM hr nama-ivya
Meaning
M
OM
tryabakam
yajmahe
sugandhim
pui
vardhanam
urvrukam
iva
bandhant
mtyo
mukya
m
amtt
M
OM
the three-eyed
we worship through sacrice
fragrant
well-nourished
augmenting
cucumber, melon, gourd
like
from bondage
from death
liberate
not
from immortality
We worship the three-eyed One (Lord Siva) who is fragrant and who nourishes
all beings; may He liberate me from death, for the sake of Immortality, even as
the cucumber is severed from its bondage (of the creeper).
IVA
Notes
. e mah mtyujaya mantragreat death-conquering mantra. It occurs
as part of the Vedic hymn r Rudram.
. Swamijis Guru, r Swami Sivananda Saraswati of Rishikesh, popularized this mantra and encouraged all to repeat it, to ward o accidental or
untimely death, which are common in our complex, modern world.
. e meaning given above is exactly the same as the meaning of the mantra
given by r Swami Sivananda, which has been made available online.
. Swamiji appended the mantra OM hr nama-ivya to the mah mtyujaya mantra, aer hearing it so recited by r nandamay M, and
taught us to recite the augmented mantra. at is the version given here.
iva mantra
iva mantra
OM namo bhagavate sad-ivya
sakala-tatvtmakya sarva-mantra-svarpya
sarva-yantrdhihitya sarva-tantra-svarpya
sarva-tatva-vidrya brahma-rudrvatrie
nla-kahya prvat-manoharya
soma-srygni-locanya bhasmoddhlita-vigrahya
mah-mai mukua-dhraya mikya-bhaya
si-sthiti-pralaya-kla-raudrvatrya
dakdhvara-dhvasakya-mah-kla-bhedanya
mladhraika-nilayya tatvttya gagdharya
sarva-devdi-devya arayya vednta-srya
trivarga-sdhanya ananta-koi-brahma-nyakya
ananta vsuki takaka karkoaka mahngakulabhaya
praava-svarpya cidkya ka-dik-svarpya
graha-nakatra-mline sakalya kalaka-rahitya
sakala-lokaika-kartre saka-lalokaika-bhartre
sakala-lokaika-sahartre sakala-lokaika-gurave
sakala-lokaika-skie sakala-nigama-guhyya
sakala-vednta-pragya sakala-lokaika-vara-pradya
sakala-lokaika-a-karya sakala-jagad-bhaya-karya
sakala-duritrti-bhajanya aka-ekharya
vata-nijvsya nirkrya nirbhsya
nirmayya nir-malya nir-madya ni-cintya nir-ahakrya
nir-akuya ni-kalakya nir-guya ni-kmya
nirpa-plavya nir-avadyya nir-antarya ni-kraya
nir-takya ni-prapacya nis-sagya nir-dvandvya
nir-dhrya ni-krodhya nir-lopya ni-ppya
nir-bhayya nir-vikalpya nir-bhedya ni-kriyya
nis-tulya nis-saayya nir-ajanya nir-upama-vibhavya
nitya-uddha-buddha-pari-pra-sac-cidnanda-a-dvayya
parama-nta-svarpya tejo-rpya tejo-mayya tejodhipataye
IVA
jaya jaya rudra mah-raudra bhadrvatra

mah-bhairava kla-bhairava kalpnta-bhairava kapla-mldhara
khavga khaga-carma-pkua-amaru-trila-cpa-bacakrdyyudha-bhakra-sahasra-mukha-dar-karla-vadana
vikaahsa visphrita brahma-maala ngendra-kuala
ngendra-valaya ngendra-carma-dhara
mtyujaya tryambaka tripurntaka
vivarpa virpka vivevara vabha-vhana
vivato-mukha sarvato-m raka raka
mtyujaya tryambaka sadiva namaste namaste
namaste astu bhagavan vivevrya mah-devya tryabakya
tri-purntakya tri-kgni-klya klgni-rudrya nla-kanhya
mtyujayya sarvevarya sadivya srman-mahdevya nama
OM tryabaka yajmahe sugandhi pui-vardhanam
urvrukam-iva bandhann-mtyor-mukya mmtt
OM hr nama-ivya
Notes
. e iva Mantra taught by Swamiji is very likely an extract from the iva
Kavacam which appears in the Skanda Pura and is transliterated here. I
am grateful to the original transliterator upon whose eorts I have built.
. Again, there are variations and I have tried to follow the prayer to conform as exactly as possible to how Swamiji recited the prayer.
. Swamiji also added two verses from the r Rudram:
a) namaste astu bhagavan; and
b) tryabaka to which he appended OM hr nama-ivya.
ese appear at the end of the prayer as he recited it. e phrase trikgni-klya is sometimes also rendered as tri-klgni-klya.
Gyatr
Gyatr mantra
OM
bhr bhuva sva
tat savitur-vareya
bhargo devasya dhmahi
dhiyo yo na pracodayt
Meaning
W
OM
bh
bhuva
sva
tat
savitu
vareya
bharga
devasya
dhmahi
dhiya
ya
na
pracodayt
M
OM
physical plane
astral plane
causal plane
at, Transcendent
of savit, vara or Creator
t to be worshipped or adored
remover of sins and ignorance
of shining, resplendent
we meditate
intellects, understandings, buddhis
Which, Who
our
activate, propel, impel, guide, inspire, illuminate
We meditate on that varas glory, who has created the universe, who is t to be
worshipped, who is the embodiment of knowledge and light, who is the remover
of all sins and ignorance. May He guide our intellects.
GYATR
Notes
. e gyatr mantra is the universal prayer for Hindus revealed to Mahari
Vivmitra.
. e meaning given above has been adapted from r Swami Sivanandas
book Japa Yoga. e meaning is also available online.
. r Swami Sivananda has said that there should be ve pauses in the
recitation of this mantra. ese ve stops have been conveniently arranged into ve dierent lines in the way this mantra has been typeset
above. Pause a lile aer each line. Again, there is a science of regulated
breathing hidden within mantra recitation.
Guru
ivnanda aottara ata nmvali
N
OM r okra rpya ama
OM sadgurave nama
OM skt-ankara-rpa-dhte
nama
OM ivnandya nama
OM ivkrya nama
M
Whose form is OM
Who is the True Guru or sadguru
Who is the visible form of Lord iva
Who is ivnanda
Who is a personication of Lord
iva
Who reveals the form (or abode) of
Lord iva
Who resides in Rishikesh
Who is a master of medical science
OM ivaya nirpakya nama

OM hkea nivsine nama
OM vaidya-stra viradya
nama
OM samadarine nama
OM tapasvine nama
Who has equal vision

Who has performed great
austerities
[]
Whose form is Love
Who is a great sage or muni
Who founded the Divine Life
Society
Who awakens
Who embodies the bliss of the
Bhagavad Gt
Who is aainable by devotion
Who terminates fear
Who is all-knowing
OM prema-rpya nama
OM mahmunaye nama
OM divya-jvana-sagha pratitre
nama
OM prabodhakya nama
OM gtnanda svarpie nama
OM bhakti-gamyya nama
OM bhaypahya nama
OM sarvavide nama

N
OM sarvgaya nama
OM netre nama
OM tray-mrga-pra-arakya
nama
OM vairgya-jna-niratya nama
OM sarvaloka-hitotsukhya nama
OM bhavmaya-praamanya
nama
OM samdhi-grantha-kalpakya
nama
OM guine nama
OM mahtmane nama
OM dharmtmane nama
OM sthita-prajya nama
OM subodhayya nama
OM nanda-sgarya nama
OM srya nama
OM gag-trrama-sthitya
nama
OM videvnanda-daa-brahmajna-pra-dpakya
nama
OM r brahma-str-opaniad
galya-baya-prakalpakya
nama
OM vivnanda caraa-yugma
sev-jta subuddhimate nama
OM mantra-mrtaye nama
OM japa-parya nama
GURU
M
Who is everywhere
Who leads
[]
Who has expounded and revealed
the three paths: karma, bhakt,
jna
Who is established in dispassion
and wisdom
Who is intent upon the welfare of
all planes of creation
Who extinguishes aiction of
phenomenal existence
Who has wrien a text on
superconscioussness or samdhi
Who has divine qualities
Who is a great soul
Who is the very soul of
righteousness or dharma
Whose consciousness is established
in wisdom
Who is the awakener
[]
Who is the ocean of bliss
Who is the essence or quintessence
One whose hermitage is on the
banks of the river Ganga
Who shines with divine wisdom,
brahma-jna, conferred on him by
his sannysa guru, Swami
Videvnanda
Who rendered the Brahma-Sutras
and the Upanishads into the English
language
Who aained true wisdom through
the service of the two holy feet of
his spiritual guru, Swami
Viwnanda
Who is an embodiment of mantras
Who is immersed in silent
recitation (japa)
ivnanda aoara ata nmvali
N
OM tantajya nama
OM mnavate nama
OM baline nama
OM um-ramaa pdayugma
satatrcana llasya nama
OM parasmai jyotie nama
OM parasmai dhmne nama
OM paramaave nama
OM partparya nama
OM nta-mrtaye nama
OM daysgrya nama
OM mumuku-hdaya-sthitya
nama
OM nanda-mta-s-dogdhre
nama
OM appaya-kula-dpakya nama
OM skibhtya nama
OM rjayogine nama
OM satynanda-svarpie nama
OM ajna-maya-bheajya nama
OM loko-ddhraa-paitya
nama
OM yognanda-ras-svdine nama
OM sadcra-saujjvalya nama
OM tm-rmya nama
OM sr-gueave nama
OM saccidnanda-vigrahya nama
OM jvan-muktya nama
M
Who knows the tantras
Who is full of humanity
[]
Who is strong
Who delights in always
worshipping the feet of Lord iva,
the beloved of Uma
Who is the transcendental light
Who is the supreme abode
Who is beyond the atom
Who beyond the beyond
Who is an embodiment of peace
Who is an ocean of compassion
Who resides in the heart of seekers
of spiritual liberation
Who has gathered together the
nectar of immortality
[]
Who is the lamp illuminating the
lineage of the sage Appaya Dkitar
Who is the being who witnesses
Who is a rja-yog
Who is the embodiment of
Truth-Bliss
Who is the panacea for spiritual
ignorance
Who is expert in upliing humanity
Who ever savours the nectar of
yogic bliss
Who is ever radiant with good
conduct
Who ever rejoices in his own Self
Who is the revered Guru
[]
Whose form is
Being-Consciousness-Bliss
(sat-chit-ananda)
Who is liberated while physically
embodied

N
OM cin-maytmane nama
OM nis-trai-guyya nama
OM yatvarya nama
OM advaita-sra-prakaa
veda-vednta tava-gya nama
OM cidnanda janhlda ntyagta

pravartakya nama
OM navna-jana-sam-trtre nama
OM brahma-mrga-pradarakya
nama
OM pryma-parayay nama
OM nitya-vairgya-sa-upritya
nama
OM jita-myya nama
OM dhyna-magnya nama
OM ketra-jya nama
OM jna-bhskarya nama
OM mah-devdi-devya nama
OM kali-kalmaa-nanya nama
OM tura-aila-yogine nama
OM koi-srya-sama-prabhya
nama
OM munivaryya nama
OM satya-yonaye nama
OM parama-puruya nama
OM pratpavate nama
GURU
M
Who is pure consciousness
Who is devoid of the ree
alities (sava, rajas, tamas)
Who is Lord among renunciants
Who has delved into the wisdom of
the Veda and Vedanta, expounding
the essence of non-dualism
(advaita)
Who has promoted dance and song
to delight the minds of people
Who is the saviour of Modern Man
Who shows the way to aain
Brahman
Who is ever intent on control of
pra (pryma)
[]
Who constantly takes recourse to
dispassion (vairgya)
Who has conquered Cosmic Illusion
(my)
Who is immersed in meditation
(dhyna)
Who completely knows the eld of
the body in which the soul resides
Who is the Sun of Wisdom
Who is the God of Gods
Who destroys the taint of the Iron
Age (kali yuga)
Who is the Yogi of the Frosty Peaks
(the Himlayas)
Whose radiance equals that of ten
million suns
Who is most excellent among sages
(muni)
[]
Who is the womb of truth
Who is the Supreme Being
Who is splendid
N
OM nma-sakrtan-otkarapraasine
nama
OM mahdhyutaye nama
OM kailsa-ytra saprpta
bahu-samtua-cetse nama
OM catus-sdhana sapannya
nama
OM dharma-sthpana-tat-parya
nama
OM iva-mrtaye nama
OM iva-parya nama
OM ieya nama
OM ivekaya nama
OM caturanta-medin-vypta
suvila yodayya nama
OM satya-sapra vijna
sutavaika sulakaya nama
OM sarva-pru-sa-jta-bhrtbhvya
nama
OM su-varcasya nama
OM praavya nama
OM sarva-tava-jya nama
OM su-jnambuda candramase
nama
OM jna-gaga rota-snna
pta-ppya nama
OM sukhapradya nama
OM viva-ntha-kp-ptrya
nama
OM iya-ht-tpa-taskarya nama
M
Who extolled and popularized the
singing of Gods Name
Who is the Great Brilliance
Who has aained great atisfaction
of the soul by performing
pilgrimage to Mount Kailsa
Who is endowed with the four
means to liberation
Who is intent on (re-)establishing
righteousness (dharma)
Who is the form of Lord iva
Who is ever devoted to Lord iva as
the Supreme
[]
Who is dear to disciplined people
Who ever looks at Lord iva
Whose fame extends to the four
corners of the world
Who is characterized by
truthfulness, all-knowledge and
insight into truth
Who has created a feeling of
brotherhood amongst all creatures
Who radiates vital power
Who is OM, the Ever-New
Who knows the twenty-four
principles of Creation (tava)
Who is the moon to the cloud of
wisdom
Who has been cleansed of all sin by
bathing in the running wisdom
river Gag
[]
Who gives supreme happiness
Who is a t vessel for the Grace of
Lord Vivantha
Who steals away the aictions
tormenting the hearts of disciples
GURU
N
OM kalya-guna-sa-praya
nama
OM sadiva paryaya nama
OM kalpan-rahitya nama
OM vrya nama
OM bhagavad-gna-lolupya
nama
M
Who is replete with auspicious
qualities
Who ever adores Lord Sadiva
Who is free from all mental
imaginations
Who is a hero
Who ever desires to recite Gods
names
[]
OM sr sadguru ivnanda svmine nama

OM namo bhagavate ivnandya
Meaning of atottara ata namvali

atoara ata namvali = aa + uara + ata + nma + vali
W
aa
uara
ata
nma
vali
M
eight
more than
one hundred
name
row or series
So, atoara ata namvalian ordered prayer of names. is expression

is oen contracted to the awkward term aoarameight more.
Notes
. r Swami Sivananda Saraswati of Rishikesh is gloried through one hundred and eight names in this prayer.
. Swamiji said that there were several versions of the ivnanda Aoara
ata Nmvali composed by dierent devotees, and that he had chosen
for worship one particular version. e same is given here.
. ese names all carry the meaning OM Prostrations to followed by
the aribute of the guru that is being adored in that particular name.
To facilitate easy lookup of the meaning while reciting these names
in order to develop devotionthe English meaning has been tabulated
alongside the Sanskrit name, but with the phrase OM Prostrations to being
understood, and therefore le out.
Concluding Prayers
Brahmrpaam
W
OM
brahmrpaam
brahma-havir
brahmgnau
brahmahutam
brahma + eva = brahmaiva
tena
gantavyam
brahma-karma-samdhin
M
OM
Brahma is the act of oering
Brahma is the oblation
into the re of Brahma
by Brahma is oered
brahmaBrahma; evaalone
by him
to be gone to, to be aained, to be reached
totally absorbed in Brahma while acting
Meaning
Brahma is the act of oering, Brahma is the oblation poured by Brahma into the
re of Brahma. Brahma alone is to be gone to (aained) by him who is totally
absorbed in Brahma while acting.
Notes
. is verse comes from the rmad Bhagavad Gt, Chapter , Verse .
. e word Brahma here refers to God, the Absolute, or Brahman, rather
than to Brahm the consort of Sarasvat. Note the dierence in the endings for each name.
. is verse is traditionally chanted before taking food. During worship, it
is customary to chant this verse when food is oered at the altar to God
as naivedyam.
CONCLUDING PRAYERS
Prya svh
M
OM
prya svh
apnya svh
vynya svh
udnya svh
samnya svh
brahmae svh
OM tat sat
brahmrpaamastu
OM
M
OM
Oblation to pra
Oblation to apna
Oblation to vyna
Oblation to udna
Oblation to samna
Oblation to Brahman
OM tat sat
May this be oered to Brahman
OM.
OM. Oblations to the life forces: pra, apna, vyna, udna, and samna. OM
tat sat. May all this be oered to the Absolute Brahman. OM.
Notes
. e life force in the body is dierentiated by function into ve varieties:
pra, apna, vyna, udna, samna. To these ve pras as well as the
Absolute, Brahman, the naivedyam is oered.
. e meaning of svh may also be Hail to in the context of making a
sacricial oblation.
. OM tat sat is a philosophically profound formula repeated in much litany.
Sarva magala mgalye

sarva magala mgalye ive sarvrtha sdhike
araye tryabake gauri nryani namo tute
Meaning
I seek refuge and bow down to that Goddess who is auspicious, who is the very
auspiciousness of all that is auspicious, who grants fullment of all goals, who
is resplendent, who is sister of Viu and the consort of iva.
Antar jyoti
Notes
. is is a famous prayer from Chapter , Verse , of the Dev Mahtmyam also known as the Caip, or the Durg SaptaatiSeven Hundred Verses on Durg.
. Dev is here addressed as if She is directly in front of the devotee.
Antar jyoti
antar-jyotir bahir-jyoti pratyak-jyoti part-para
tma-jyoti svayam-jyotir jyotir-jyoti ivosmyaham
Meaning
I am Light within, I am light without (outside), I am the light deep within myself
beyond the Deep beyond. I am the Light of the Soul, the self-eulgent, the Light
of Lights, iva am I.
Notes
. is verse is the last in a delightful compilation of nineteen Vedantic
verses by di ankarcarya entitled Brahma-jnval intended for quiet
contemplation at the conclusion of worship.
. e word ivaauspiciousness.
. e term ivosmyaham = iva + asmi + ahamiva am I needs to be
pronounced carefully because it is easily mis-pronounced.
Kya vsudevya
kya-vsudevya devak-nandnya ca
nanda-gopa kumrya govindya namo nama
Meaning
I bow down to that K who is the son of Vasudeva, the joy of Devak, the
(foster-son) of Nanda-Gopa, and Govinda, the nder of cows (souls).
CONCLUDING PRAYERS
Dakimrti samrambhm
dakimrti samrambhm ankarcarya madhyamm
asmad-crya par-yant vande guru paraparm
Meaning
I bow down to the Guru-lineage, beginning with Dakimrti, with ankarcarya in the middle, and my own Guru at the end.
Dakimrti samrambhm: for Swamijis devotees

dakimrti samrambhm ankarcarya madhyamm
ntanand-crya par-yant vande guru paraparm
Notes
. Swamiji oen used to substitute his Gurus name, and say ivnandacrya instead of asmad-carya.
. Devotees of Swamiji say ntnand-crya instead of asmad-carya.
Sarve svastir bhavatu

M
OM
sarvem svastir bhavatu
sarvem ntir bhavatu
sarvem pra bhavatu
sarvem magala bhavatu
M
OM
May all be well
May all be peaceful
May all be full
May all be auspicious
sarve bhavantu sukhina

sarve santu nirmaya
savre bhadri payantu
m kacid dukha bhg bhavet
May all be happy

May all be healthy
May all see good
May none have a share in sorrow
asato m sadgamaya
tamaso m jyotirgamaya
mtyor m amtagamaya
Lead me from the unreal to the real

Lead me from darkness to light
Lead me from mortality to immortality
Pramada pramidam
M
OM snti snti snti
M
OM Peace! Peace! Peace!
. ese verses are from the Upanishads. ey are universal in outlook and
are chanted at the end of all prayers.
. e word snti or peace is chanted thrice for the peace of body, mind,
and soul.
Dyau nti
M
OM
dyau anti
antarika ntih
pthiv nti
pa nti
oadaya nti
vanaspataya nti
vivedev nti
brahma snti
sarva nti
sntir-eva ntih
OM snti snti snti
M
OM
May the radiant heavens be peaceful
May the intervening atmosphere be peaceful
May the earth be peaceful
May the waters be peaceful
May the medicinal herbs be peaceful
May the woods be peaceful
May all the gods or devas be peaceful
May the Supreme be peaceful
May all be peaceful
May peace be peaceful
Pramada pramidam
pram-ada pram-ida prt pram-udacyate
prasya pram-dya pram-evva-iyate
OM nti nti nti
M
pram-ada
pram-ida
prt
pram-udacyate
prasya
pram-dya
M
that is full
this is full
from the full
is unfolded the full
of the full
taking away the full

M
pram-evva-iyate
OM nti nti nti
CONCLUDING PRAYERS
M
prnamfull; evaalone;
avaiyateremains
at is full. is is full. e full is unfolded from the full. When the full is taken
away from the full, the full alone remains. OM Peace! Peace! Peace!
Notes
. is is a famous nti mantra or peace chant from the Upanishads usually
recited at the beginning and end of periods of Vedic study.
. e word pralled, and is here translated as full. e sense is one of
completeness, with nothing missing. us it is sometimes also translated
as perfection.
. Swamiji recited this mantra at the end of prayers and also during the
prhutifull oblation at the end of re sacrices.
. e mathematically-minded might like to set up a simple linear equation
for what this chant describes and nd out the value of the unknown.
Tvameva mt
tvam-eva mt ca pit tvameva tvameva bandhuca sakh tvameva
tvam-eva vidy dravia tvam-eva tvam-eva sarva mama deva deva
Meaning
You alone are my mother and my father, my relatives and friends. You alone are
my knowledge and wealth. You verily are my everything, my god of gods.
Notes
. Here God is being addressed directly and intimately as You, as bets a
prayer of surrender at the end of worship when we have temporarily
reduced the distance between ourselves and God.
Kyena vc
Kyena vc
kyena vc manas-endriyai-v buddhytman-va praktet svabhvt
karomi yad-yat sakala parasmai-nryayeti samarpaymi
Meaning
Whatever is done by the body, speech, mind, senses, or intellect, or by virtue of
its own nature, whatsoever I do, all that I transfer and oer to Nryaa.
Notes
. e prayer above is the traditional version.
. Swamiji sometimes modied this prayer to add the names of various
deities and of his Guru, in addition to Nryaa. Devotees have since
added Swamijis name to the list, and sometimes the term sadguru as well.
Devotees at each centre should follow their respective conventions.
Universal Prayer as modied by Swamiji

O Adorable Lord of Mercy and Love!
Salutations and prostrations unto ee.
ou art Rma and Ka, iva and Viu,
Jesus and Allah, Buddha and Mahavra,
Ahur Mazda and Jehovah,
ou art Omnipotent, Omnipresent, and Omniscient.
ou art Saccidnanda,
ou art the Indweller of all beings.
Grant us an understanding heart
Equal vision, balanced mind,
Faith, devotion and wisdom.
Grant us inner spiritual strength
To resist temptations and to control the mind.
Free us from egoism, lust, greed, anger, hatred, and jealousy.
Fill our hearts with divine virtues.
Let us behold ee in all these names and forms,
Let us serve ee in all these names and forms.
Let us ever remember thee.
CONCLUDING PRAYERS
Let us sing thy glories.

Let y Name be ever on our lips
Let us abide in ee for ever and ever.
Notes
. Swamijis guru, r Swami Sivananda Saraswati of Rishikesh, gave the
Universal Prayer which Swamiji modied when he recited it. at modied version is given here.
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Mantra for r nandamay M

OM hr. We know the Swan [saints name]. We meditate on at Supreme

ska-sthla-tanu deva sva-praka iva param

bhakta-vatsala bhakti-dyaka mukti-hetuka prabho-vibhum

Gaea mla mantram

Gajnana mahkya: Nmvali

Gajnana mahkya: Nmvali

Gajnana mahkya: Nmvali

guha skanda namo ama

Subrahmaya para-brahmam: Nmvali

guha skanda namo ama

guha skanda namo ama iti

Subrahmaya para-brahmam: Nmvali

OM r sau a akarya nama

OM r sau a devya nama

OM r sau a sva-jtya nama

OM r sau a sura-sainya-su-nyakya nama

OM r sau a arua-girya nama

Subrahmaya para-brahmam: Nmvali

OM r sau a amukhya nama

OM r sau a guha-skandya nama

OM r sau a bhadrya nama

OM r sau a guha skandya nama

OM r sau a mahevarya nama

OM r sau a yoga-sambhttya nama

OM r sau a partparya nama

Verse from Ktakam

Dvdakar mantra: repeated

OM namo bhagavate vsudevya

adbhuta sva-sthita sva-prakam

kra-rp ca itr ca psitrtha-pradyin

lakra-rp lalit lakm-v-nievit

r Lalit Triat: Stotram

lalantik lasatphl lala-nayan-rcit

hr-kra-rp hr-kra-nilay hr-pada-priy

hakra-rp haladht-pjit harieka

sakra-rp sarvaj sarve sarva-magal

kakrrth kla-hantr kme kmitrtha-d

hakrrth hasagatir hakbhraojjval

hara-prad havir-bhoktr hrda-santama-spah

lakrkhy lat-pjy laya-sthit-yudbhavevar

hr-kri hr-krdir hr-madhy hr-ikh-mai

sakrkhy samaras sakalgama-sastut

kakri kvya-lol kmevara-manohar

lakri labdha-rp labdhadhr labdha-vchit

r Lalit Triat: Nmvali

r Lalit Triat: Nmvali

r Lalit Triat: Nmvali

r Lalit Triat: Nmvali

r Lalit Triat: Nmvali

r Lalit Triat: Nmvali