Sivananda
ashram aarti
Om rajadhirajaya
prasahya sahine
namo vayam vai sravanaya
kurmahe
same kaman kamaa kamayaa
mahyam
kameswaro vai sravano
dadaatu
kuberaaya vai sravanaya
maharaj-aya namah
Om.
To that great King of kings, full of strength and valour (Who is omnipotent),
Who is obtainable by listening (to scriptures), to Him, we are prostrating. He,
Who is the giver of all auspiciousness and fulfiller of all wishes, may such
Lord bless us.
Om na tatraa suryo-bhati
naa chandra taarakam
nema vidyuto bhanti
kutoyam agnih
tameva bhantam
anubhati sarvam
tasya-bhaasaa-sarvam-idam
vibhaati
There
the sun does not shine nor the moon, nor the stars, nor these lightning, much
less this fire. When He shines, everything shines after Him. By His Light, all
this is illuminated
gange ca yamunaa caiva
godaavari saraswati
sindhu kaaverii
namas tubhyam namo namah
Prostrations
to you O Mother Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswati, Narmada, Sindhu and Kaveri;
prostrations to you all again and again.
Om swasthi
prajaabhyaah paripala yantam
nyaayena margenaa
mahim maheeshaa
go brahma-nebhyaah
shubham astu nityam
loka samastha sukhino
bhavantu
May
peace and auspiciousness be unto all beings. May the king rule the earth in
all righteousness (according to dharma and truth). May auspiciousness be unto
all, cows and Brahmins. May all the worlds be happy.
kale varshatu
parjanyaaha
prithvi sasyaa syalini
deshoyam kshobh rahito
brahmanah santu
niraabayaah
Let
the rains come in a timely manner and fill the earth with plenty and abundance.
Let the country be without any trouble. May the Brahmins and Saints live in
peace, without any fear of persecution.
asubani niraa chaste
taanoti shubha
santatim
smrti maatrena yat
punsaam
brahmaa tan mangalam
param
Let
there not be any inauspiciousness. May Brahman, the Supreme Being bless
mankind with good children and grant all auspiciousness.
ati kaalyana rupatvat
nitya kaalyana
sanshrayat
smartrunam varacat vaaca
brahman tan mangalam
viduuh
That
which has an extremely auspicious appearance, Which is the eternal source of al
auspiciousness, Which grants the wishes (of all those) who meditate upon It,
know that Brahman as all auspiciousness.
Om karas ca atha
sabdasca
dwave tu brahmanah
puura
kaantham bhitva
viniryatav
tasmaat mangalika
vibhau
Om atha Om atha Om
atha
In
the beginning, it is said, that the two sounds ‘Om’ and ‘Atha’ (now)
came from (the throat of) Brahman and therefore, they are auspicious.
mangalam asmat gurunaam
mangalam me astu
sarveshaam mangalam
bhavatu
May
auspicious be unto our Masters, may auspiciousness be unto myself as well, may
auspiciousness be verily unto all.
Om
Shanti Om Shanti Om Shantih Om
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