Ashtanga Yoga Groningen

Opening Mantra

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vande gurūnām caranāravinde sandarśita svātma sukhāva bodhe nihśreyase jāngalikāyamāne samsāra hālāhala moha śāntyai ābāhu purusākāram
śankha cakrāsi dhārinam
sahasra śirasam śvetam pranamāmi pantanjalim
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I bow to the two lotus feet of the (plurality of) Gurus, which awaken insight into the happiness of pure Being, which are the complete absorbtion into joy, the jungle physician, eliminating the delusion caused by the poison of Samsāra (conditioned existence).
I prostrate before the sage Patañjali who has thousands of radiant, white heads (as the divine serpent, Ananta) and who has, as far as his arms, assumed a human form, holding a conch shell (divine sound), a wheel (a discus of light or time) and a sword (discrimination.)
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closing mantra

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svasti prajābhyah paripālayantaām nyāyena mārgena
mahīm mahīśāh
gobrāhmanebhyah śubhamastu nityam lokāsamastā sukhino bhavantu
om śāntih śāntih śāntih

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May all of humankind be happy and well.
May the great noble lords protect the earth in every way,
by the path of justice & virtue.
May there be perpetual joy for those who know the real nature of things. May all the worlds be happy.
om peace, peace, peace