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Ashtanga 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
OM
I bow to the two lotus feet of the Gurus
which awaken insight into the happiness of pure Being,
which are the refuge, the jungle physician,
which eliminate the delusion caused by the poisonous herb of Samara (conditioned existence)
I prostrate 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
OM
Vande = bow
Gurunam = to the plurality of gurus
Caranaravinde = two lotus feet
sandarsita = to bring to sight
Svatma = pure Being
Sukhava = happiness
Bodhe = awakened
nishreyase = refuge
jangalikayamane = jungle hut (meaning shaman, jungle physician)
samsara = conditioned existence
halahala = poison
moha = delusion
santyai = peace
abahu = down to the shoulders
purusakaram = assumes the form of a man
sankha = conch shell
cakra = a wheel (discus of light or infinite time)
asi = sword (of discrimination)
dharinam = holding
sahasra = thousands
sirasam = heads
svetam = radiant, white
pranamami = prostrate
patanjalim = the sage Patanjali
OM
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