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ashtanga yoga chants

The opening mantra is a gateway to the inner space, preparing you for the practice of asanas with awareness, that what you are about to do goes beyond the purely physical aspect. In addition, it is a way to express one's gratitude towards the lineage and the thousands of teachers who have passed on yoga over the centuries, allowing us today to know and practice it, as well as enjoy its benefits.

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opening mantra

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Om
Vande Gurunam Charanaravinde
Sandarsita Svatma-Sukavabodhe
Nih-Sreyase Jangalikayamane
Samsara-Halahala-Moha-'Shantyai

Abahu Purushakaram 'Shankha Cakrsi Dharinam
Sahas(t)ra-'Sirasam 'Svetam Pranamami Patanjalim
Om

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Om

I bow to the lotus feet of the Supreme Gurus
which shows me clarity of my own self, which is easy at the presence of a Guru,
which are the refuge, the jungle physician,
who eliminates the delusion caused by the poison of Samsara (conditioned existence).

I salute before the sage Patanjali, who has thousands of radiant 

white heads (as the divine serpent, Ananta)
and who has, as far as his arms, assumed the form of a man holding a conch shell (divine sound), a wheel (discus of light or infinite time) and a sword (discrimination).

Om

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closing mantra

Om

Svasthi Prajabhyaha Paripalayantam
Nyayena Margena Mahim Mahisah
Go Brahmanebhyah Shubham Astu Nityam
Loka-s-Samasta-s-Sukhino Bhavantu
Om Shantih-Shantih-Shantih

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Om

May the rulers of Earth keep to the path of virtue
For protecting the welfare of all kinds of beings
May divinity and erudition be glorified
May all beings in all worlds be happy and free
Om peace, peace, peace