VEDIC PRAYER FOR UNIVERSAL WELFARE

VEDIC PRAYER FOR UNIVERSAL WELFARE
भ॒द्रं कर्णे॑भिः शृणु॒याम॑ देवाः। भ॒द्रं प॑श्येमा॒क्षभि॒र्यज॑त्राः।
स्थि॒रैरङ्गैस्तुष्टु॒वास॑स्त॒नूभिः॑। व्यशे॑म दे॒वहि॑तं॒ यदायुः॑।
स्व॒स्ति न॒ इन्द्रो॑ वृ॒द्धश्र॑वाः। स्व॒स्ति नः॑ पू॒षा वि॒श्ववे॑दाः।
स्व॒स्ति न॒स्तार्क्ष्यो॒ अरि॑ष्टनेमिः। स्व॒स्ति नो॒ बृह॒स्पति॑र्दधातु।
ओं शान्ति॒श्शान्ति॒श्शान्तिः॑॥

YOGESHVARA PRARTHANA (योगेश्वर प्रार्थना ) ON THE INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY

योगेश्वर प्रार्थना
योगक्षेमप्रदात्रे च दिव्ययोगस्वरूपिणे ।
योगेश्वराय कृष्णाय गोविन्दाय नमो नम: ॥
जय जय श्रीराधे

:

WHETHER IT IS MEANINGFUL TO SHARE DETAILS OF YOUR PERSONAL PRAYERS TO THE SUPREME GOD WITH OTHERS?

The worship of the Supreme God is purely a personal relationship between the devotee and the God based on pure trust. It is not meaningful to share details of all these to any other person except one’s own Preceptor (Acharya) in whom one has absolute trust and that too in a confidential manner. The Mantras and Nama Japas done at home will bear fruit when you are so devotionally attached to your personal God and not divulge these details to others as a propaganda mechanism. God looks for your simplicity, humility, sincerity, dedication, devotion and trust.
जय जय श्रीराधे

VEDIC PRAYER FOR UNIVERSAL WELL-BEING

VEDIC  PRAYER FOR UNIVERSAL WELL-BEING

भ॒द्रं कर्णे॑भिः शृणु॒याम॑ देवाः ।

भ॒द्रं प॑श्येमा॒क्षभि॒र्यज॑त्राः ।

स्थि॒रैरङ्गैस्तुष्टु॒वास॑स्त॒नूभिः॑ ।

व्यशे॑म दे॒वहि॑तं॒ यदायुः॑ ।

स्व॒स्ति न॒ इन्द्रो॑ वृ॒द्धश्र॑वाः ।

स्व॒स्ति नः॑ पू॒षा वि॒श्ववे॑दाः ।

स्व॒स्ति न॒स्तार्क्ष्यो॒ अरि॑ष्टनेमिः ।

स्व॒स्ति नो॒ बृह॒स्पति॑र्दधातु ॥

ओं शान्ति: शान्ति: शान्ति: ॥

O Gods! Let us hear auspicious words through our ears.

Let us see auspicious things through our eyes in the sacrifices.
Let us enjoy a life that is beneficial to Gods.
Let us praise the Gods with bodies having strong limbs.
Let Indra of ancient fame be propitious to us.
May the all-knowing Pusha be auspicious to us.
Let Garuda, who destroys evils, be favorably disposed towards us.

Let Brhaspati grant us welfare.

This Shanti (Peace) invocation appears in the Mundaka, Mandukya and Prasna Upanishads. This Peace Chant ends with the prayer for protection from the Tapatrayas (Threefold miseries) in terms of  Adhyatmika (Body, Mind), Adhi Bhautika (Animals, other living Beings) and Adhi Daivika (Natural calamities like Earthquake, Flood, Tsunami, etc.).

जय जय श्रीराधे

VEDANARAYANASHTAKAM

श्री:

वेदनारायणाष्टकम्

Vedanārāyaṇāṣṭakam

आदिनाथाय देवाय  सच्चिदानन्दरूपिणे ।

आदिमूलाय वन्द्याय  परमानन्ददायिने ॥   (१)

ādināthāya devāya saccidānandarŪpiṇe ।

ādimŪlāya vandyāya paramānanda dāyine ॥ (1)  

To the primordial God of the form of existence, consciousness and bliss

To the worshipful root cause of all who bestows supreme bliss. 

अमृतामृतरूपाय कल्याणगुणशालिने ।

अखिलजनपालाय     चतुर्वेदस्वरूपिणे ॥ (२)

amṛtāmṛtarŪpāya kalyāṇaguṇaŚāline ।

akhilajanapālāya caturvedasvarŪpiṇe ॥ (2)

To the nectar of nectar and the abode of auspicious qualities

To the protector of all and of the form of the four Vedas.

मूलप्रकृतिरूपाय  मूलकारणकारिणे ।

मुदामोदप्रमोदाय    मुकुन्दायमुरद्विषे ॥ (३)

mŪlaprakṛtirŪpāya mŪlakāraṇakāriṇe ।

mudāmodapramodāya mukundāya muradviṣe ॥ (3)

To the primeval material form and the source cause of the root cause

To the various manifestations of happiness who is Mukunda and the foe of the demon Mura.

धनधान्यप्रदात्रे च धैर्यैश्वर्यप्रदायिने ।

धर्मचिन्ताप्रदात्रे च धर्मार्थकामदायिने ॥ (४)

dhanadhānyapradātre ca dhairyaiŚvaryapradāyine ।

dharmacintāpradātre ca dharmārthakāmadāyine ॥ (4)

To the bestower of wealth and grains who grants courage and all affluence.

To the bestower of righteous thoughts  who grants righteousness, wealth and fulfilment of one’s desires.

जगत् रक्षणधुर्याय जगन्नाथस्वरूपिणे ।

जलाग्निवायुरूपाय  जलजाप्रियकामिने ॥  (५)

jagat rakṣaṇadhuryāya jagannāthasvarŪpiṇe ।

jalāgnivāyurŪpāya jalajāpriyakāmine ॥ (5)

To the protector of the Universe and the Supreme Lord of the Universe

To one who is of the form of water, fire and air and the beloved Lord of MahalakṣmĪ.

श्रीधराय सुरेशाय श्रुतिस्मृतिस्वरूपिणे ।

श्रीभूदेवीसमेताय  श्रीलक्ष्मीस्थिरवासिने ॥  (६)

ŚṛĪdharāya sureŚāya ŚṛtismṛtisvarŪpiṇe ।

ŚṛĪ bhŪdevĪsametāya ŚṛĪlakṣmĪsthiravāsine ॥  (6)

To the Supreme who carries ŚṛĪdevĪ in his bosom and  the Lord of celestials who is of the form of Vedas and Smṛtis.

To  the  Supreme in unison with ŚṛĪ and  BhŪdevĪ   and in whom  MahalakṣmĪ  eternally resides.

नमस्तुभ्यं हरेराम वेदनारायणाय ते ।

नमस्तुभ्यं हरेकृष्ण हरे हरे नमो नमः ॥ (७)

namastubhyam harerāma vedanārāyaṇāya te ।

namastubhyam harekṛṣṇa hare hare namo namaḥ ॥ (7)

Salutations to thee Vedanārāyaṇa in the form of Rāma

Salutations to thee in the form of Kṛṣṇa who is the manifestation of  Rādhā as well as  Hari and to thee my repeated salutations.

नमः पङ्कजनाभाय गोविन्दपरमात्मने ।

नमः पङ्कजनेत्राय    पवित्रपरमेष्ठिने   ॥ (८)

namaḥ paṅkajanābhāya govindaparamātmane ।

namaḥ paṅkajanetrāya pavitraparameṣṭhine ॥ (8)

Salutations to the lotus-navel Supreme descended as Govinda

Salutations to the lotus-eyed Lord who is the personification of purity and glory.

इहचामुत्रलाभं च आधिव्याधिनिवारणम् ।

यः पठेत् लभते नित्यं वेदनारायणाष्टकम् ॥ (९)

ihacāmutralābham ca ādhivyādhinivāraṇam ।

yaḥ paṭhet labhate nityam vedanārāyaṇāṣṭakam ॥ (9)

One who recites this Vedanārāyaṇāṣṭakam gets cured of all his mental agonies as well as  physical ailments and attains all auspiciousness in this world and thereafter in the Supreme Paramapadam.

जय जय श्रीराधे

वेदनारायण मङ्गलम्

श्रियासहप्रमोदाय वेदनारायणाय ते ।

सियाट्टिल् वासिने भूयात् नित्यश्रीर्नित्य मङ्गलम् ॥ (१)

Śṛiyāsahapramodāya vedanārāyaṇāya te ।

siyāṭṭil vāsine bhUyāt nityaŚṛĪr nitya maṅgalam ॥ (1) `

 

To the Supreme who delights devotees in the loving company of MahalakṣmĪ  who has manifested  in the form of  Vedanārāyaṇa

To the Lord residing in sacred Seattle, to thee all auspiciousness forever.

जय जय श्रीराधे

WHETHER "SAHA NAU BHUNAKTU" MEANS EATING TOGETHER?

The  traditional interpretation  is as follows:
The context is with reference to Study of VidyA.

The Sishya prays " Saha nau Bhunaktu." This means " Vidyaphalam bhojayatu" .

The Student prays to the Brahman  to grant the fruit of the vidyA to both the preceptor and himself.

SRI RADHA SLOKA

माधुर्यरससंपूर्णां माधवमनमोहिनीम् !
महाभावनिमग्नां तां मधुराधां नमाम्यहम् !!

MAdhurya rasa sampUrNAm mAdhavamanamohinIm !
MahAbhAvanimagnAm tAm madhuRAdhAm namAmyaham !!

I offer my respectful obeisance to the honey- like SrI RAdhA , who is full of MAdhurya rasa, captivating the mind of SrI KrshNa and immersed in MahA BhAva.