Daily Prayers

New Year Greetings

Surya Samvednapushpayeh Deeptih Karunyagandhane,

Labdhva Sham Navvarshesmin Kuryatsarvasya mangalam

As the sun gives light, sensibility brings compassion, flowers give pleasent fragrance, may the new year be auspicious !

Early Morning Prayers

karaagre vasate lakshmiiH karamadhye sarasvatii

karamuule tu govindaH prabhaate karadarshanaM

samudravasane devi parvatastanamaNDale

vishhNupatni namastubhyaM paadasparshaM kshamasva me.

The front part of the hands (the finger tips) are ascribed to Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, the middle part (the palm proper) to Goddess Saraswati - the Goddess of learning and the root (the part of of hand near the wrist) to Govinda (God). Therefore, every morning, one should have a respectful look at one's hand which symbolizes honest labor.

O! Mother Earth, who has the ocean as clothes and mountains and forests on her body, who is the wife of Lord Vishnu, I bow to you. Please forgive me for touching you with my feet.

While Taking a Bath

Gange cha Yamune chaiva Godavari Saraswati,

Narmade Sindhu Kaveri jalesmin sannidhim kuru

In this water, I invoke the presence of holy waters from the rivers Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswati, Narmada, Sindhu and Kaveri

Lighting the Lamp

shubhaM karoti kalyaaNaM aarogyaM dhanasaMpadaa

shatrubudhdivinaashaaya diipajyoti namo.astute

I salute the One who is the lamplight, that brings auspiciousness, prosperity, good health, abundance of wealth, and the destruction of the intellect's enemy

Bedtime Prayer

karacharaNa kR^itaM vaakkaayajaM karmajaM vaa

shravaNanayanajaM vaa maanasaM vaaparaadhaM

vihitamavihitaM vaa sarvametatkshamasva

jaya jaya karuNaabdhe shriimahaadeva shambho

Oh Lord kindly forgive my wrong actions done knowingly or unknowingly, either through my organs of action (hand, feet, speech) or through my organs of perception (eyes, ears) or by my mind.Glory unto Thee O Lord, who is the ocean of kindness.

Before Eating

brahmaarpaNaM brahma haviH brahmaagnau brahmaNaa hutam.h

brahmaiva tena gantavyaM brahmakarmasamaadhinaa

A process of offering is Brahman, the oblation is Brahman, the instrument of offering is Brahman, the fire to which the offering is made is also Brahman. For such a one who abides in Brahman, by him alone Brahman is reached.

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