Whenever we begin our practice at Yoga Manila, we have chants that we say. Also, after practicing, we also have a yoga chant that we say as one class. For those that have attended yoga classes in Yoga Manila, you may want to use this as a guide so that when you come to class next time, you know it already by heart.

Yoga Chants for Ashtanga Yoga

Starting chant

OM
VANDE GURUNAM CARANARAVINDE
SANDARSITA SVATMA SUKHAVA BODHE
NIH SREYASE JANGALIKAYAMANE
SAMSARA HALAHALA MOHASANTYAI
ABAHU PURUSAKARAM
SANKHACAKRASI DHARINAM
SAHASRA SIRASAM SVETAM
PRANAMAMI PATANJALIM
OM

Translation in English:

I pray to the Lotus feet of the Supreme Guru who teaches the good knowledge, showing the way to knowing the selfawakening great happiness; who is the doctor of the jungle, able to remove the poison of the ignorance of conditioned existence.

To Patanjali, an incarnation of Adisesa, white in color with 1000 radiant heads (in his form as the divine serpent, Ananta), human in form below the shoulders holding a sword (discrimination), a wheel of fire (discus of light, representing infinite time), and a conch (Divine sound) – to him, I prostrate.

Finishing chant

OM
SWASTHI – PRAJA BHYAH – PARI PALA YANTAM
NYA – YENA MARGENA MAHI – MAHISHAHA
GO – BRAHMANEBHYAHA – SHUBHAMASTU – NITYAM
LOKAA – SAMASTHA SUKHINO – BHAVANTHU
OM

Translation in English:
Let Prosperity be Glorified –
Let rulers, (Administrators) Rule the world with law and Justice
Let Divinity and Erudition be protected
Let people of the whole world Be happy and prosperous

Hope this helps! :)

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