Morning Prayer

🌅 Morning (Smṛti Dān)

कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः करमूले सरस्वती ।

करमध्ये तु गोविन्दः प्रभाते करदर्शनम् ॥

karāgre vasate lakṣmīḥ karamūle sarasvatī ।

karamadhye tu govindaḥ prabhāte karadarśanam ॥

On the fingertips resides Lakṣmī, at the base Sarasvatī, in the middle Govinda. At dawn, I behold my hands.

समुद्रवसने देवि पर्वतस्तनमण्डले ।

विष्णुपत्नि नमस्तुभ्यं पादस्पर्शं क्षमस्व मे ॥

samudravasane devi parvatastana-maṇḍale ।

viṣṇu-patni namastubhyam pāda-sparśaṁ kṣamasva me ॥

O Mother Earth, clothed in oceans and mountains, consort of Viṣṇu, forgive me for touching you with my feet.

वसुदेवसुतं देवं कंसचाणूरमर्दनम् ।

देवकीपरमानन्दं कृष्णं वन्दे जगद्गुरुम् ॥

vasudeva-sutaṁ devaṁ kaṁsa-cāṇūra-mardanam ।

devakī-paramānandaṁ kṛṣṇaṁ vande jagad-gurum ॥

Salutations to Krishna, son of Vasudeva, destroyer of Kansa and Cāṇūra, supreme joy of Devakī, teacher of the world.

In the morning, I remember that shining presence in my heart — pure consciousness and bliss, the friend of my soul, the support of yogis.

ॐ सह नाववतु । सह नौ भुनक्तु ।
सहवीर्यं करवावहै । तेजस्विनावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै ॥

ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

oṁ saha nāv avatu । saha nau bhunaktu ।

saha vīryaṁ karavāvahai । tejasvināv adhītam astu mā vidviṣāvahai ॥

oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ॥

May the Lord protect us both (teacher and student). May He nourish us both. May we work together with great energy. May our study be brilliant and fruitful. May we not hate each other. Om peace, peace, peace.