“Gajavadanaa tu sukhakartaa”
O Elephant-faced One, You are the giver of happiness.
“Gajavadanaa tu dukhahartaa”
O Elephant-faced One, You are the remover of sorrow.
“Gajavadanaa Moryaa, Moryaa”
O Elephant-faced Lord, hail to You!
“Soorsumanaanee bharalee onjal”
My cupped hands are filled with flowers made of musical notes.
“Nitya ritee vhaavee charanaavar”
May they be emptied every day at Your feet.
“Taanhe baalak sumadhur haase”
Like the sweet smile of a little child,
“Bhaav tase vaaho sooraatun”
may those same innocent feelings flow through the music.
“Omkaar Ganapati”
O Ganapati, embodiment of Om.
“Adhipati, Sukhapati, Chhandapati, Gandhapati”
Lord and Master, Lord of happiness, Lord of rhythm, Lord of fragrance.
“Adhipati, Sukhapati, Chhandapati, Gandhapati, Soorapati”
Lord and Master, Lord of happiness, Lord of rhythm, Lord of fragrance, Lord of musical notes.
“Leen nirantar ho”
May I remain forever absorbed in You.
“Leen nirantar ho”
May I remain continuously immersed in You.
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“Soor niraagas ho”
May the musical notes be pure.
“Soor niraagas ho, Ganapati”
O Ganapati, may the music be pure and innocent.
“Om Krishnaya Vasudevaya Haraye Paramatmane
Pranatah Kleshanashaya Govindaya Namo Namah”
The mantra “Krishnaya Vasudevaya Haraye Paramatmane, Pranatah Kleshanashaya Govindaya Namo Namah” is a powerful and revered Sanskrit chant dedicated to Lord Krishna from Shrimad BhagwatGeeta, one of the most beloved deities in Hinduism.
This mantra is a kind of Lifesaving Mantra when you feel depressed and feel like it’s the end then you must keep chanting this mantra daily until you feel normal and get new hope to live again. This Mantra addresses Shri Krishna by various divine names and attributes.
Tridalam triguNaakaaram trinetram cha triyaayudham
trijanma paapasamhaaram eka Bilvam shivaarpaNam
I offer the bilva patra to Shiva. This leaf embodies the three qualities of sattva, rajas and tamas. This leaf is like the three eyes, and the sun, moon and fire. It is like three weapons. It is the destroyer of sins committed in three earlier births. I perform pooja for Shiva with the bilva patra.
I offer the bilva patra to Shiva. This leaf is soft and free of blemish. It is complete in itself. It is like three branches. I perform pooja for Shiva with the bilva patra.
mano buddhi ahankara chittani naaham
na cha shrotravjihve na cha ghraana netre
na cha vyoma bhumir na tejo na vaayuhu
chidananda rupah shivoham shivoham
I am not any aspect of the mind like the intellect, the ego or the memory,
I am not the organs of hearing, tasting, smelling or seeing,
I am not the space, nor the earth, nor fire, nor air, I am the form of consciousness and bliss, am Shiva (that which is not)...
na cha prana sangyo na vai pancha vayuhu
na va sapta dhatur na va pancha koshah
na vak pani-padam na chopastha payu
chidananda rupah shivoham shivoham
I am not the Vital Life Energy (Prana), nor the Five Vital Airs (manifestations of Prana),
I am not the seven essential ingredients nor the 5 sheaths of the body, I am not any of the body parts, like the mouth, the hands, the feet, etc.,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss, I am Shiva (that which is not)...
na me dvesha ragau na me lobha mohau
na me vai mado naiva matsarya bhavaha
na dharmo na chartho na kamo na mokshaha
chidananda rupah shivoham shivoham
There is no hatred nor passion in me, no greed nor delusion,
There is no pride, nor jealousy in me,
I am not identified with my duty, wealth, lust or liberation, I am the form of consciousness and bliss, I am Shiva (that which is not)...
na punyam na papam na saukhyam na duhkham
na mantro na tirtham na veda na yajnah
aham bhojanam naiva bhojyam na bhokta
chidananda rupah shivoham shivoham
I am not virtue nor vice, not pleasure or pain,
I need no mantras, no pilgrimage, no scriptures or rituals,
I am not the experience, not the object of experience, not even the one who experiences,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss, I am Shiva (that which is not)....
na me mrtyu shanka na mejati bhedaha
pita naiva me naiva mataa na janmaha
na bandhur na mitram gurur naiva shishyaha
chidananda rupah shivoham shivoham
I am not bound by death and its fear, not by caste or creed,
I have no father, nor mother, or even birth,
I am not a relative, nor a friend, nor a teacher nor a student, I am the form of consciousness and bliss, am Shiva (that which is not)...
aham nirvikalpo nirakara rupo
vibhut vatcha sarvatra sarvendriyanam
na cha sangatham naiva muktir na meyaha
chidananda rupah shivoham shivoham
I am devoid of duality, my form is formlessness,
I am omnipresent, I exist everywhere, pervading all senses,
I am neither attached, neither free nor limited, I am the form of consciousness and bliss, I am Shiva (that which is not)...
Om Puurnnam-Adah Puurnnam-Idam Puurnnaat-Purnnam-Udacyate
Puurnnashya Puurnnam-Aadaaya Puurnnam-Eva-Avashissyate ||
Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih ||
Meaning:
Aum! That is infinite, and this (universe) is infinite.
The infinite proceeds from the infinite.
(Then) taking the infinitude of the infinite (universe),
It remains as the infinite alone.
Aum! Peace! Peace! Peace!
