Prayer

 🌍 Universal Prayer

सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः ।

सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद् दुःखभाग्भवेत् ॥

sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ sarve santu nirāmayāḥ ।

sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścid duḥkha-bhāgbhavet ॥

May all be happy. May all be free from illness. May all behold good things. May none suffer in sorrow.

🕊️ For Universal Harmony

लोकाः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु ॥
lokāḥ samastāḥ sukhino bhavantu ॥
May all beings in all worlds be happy.

🙏 Devotional Surrender

त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव ।

त्वमेव बन्धुश्च सखा त्वमेव ।

त्वमेव विद्या द्रविणं त्वमेव ।

त्वमेव सर्वं मम देवदेव ॥

tvam eva mātā ca pitā tvam eva ।

tvam eva bandhuś ca sakhā tvam eva ।

tvam eva vidyā draviṇaṁ tvam eva ।

tvam eva sarvaṁ mama deva-deva ॥

You alone are my mother, father, friend, knowledge, wealth—you are my everything, O Lord of Lords.

🌿 For Clarity & Protection 🌸 For Inner Purity  (Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 1.3.28)

असतो मा सद्गमय ।
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।
मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॥
asato mā sad gamaya ।
tamaso mā jyotir gamaya ।
mṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya ॥
Lead me from untruth to truth, from darkness to light, from mortality to immortality.

🌸 For Devotion

गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः ।

गुरुः साक्षात् परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥

gurur brahmā gurur viṣṇuḥ gurur devo maheśvaraḥ ।

guruḥ sākṣāt paraṁ brahma tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ ॥

The Guru is Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara. Truly, the Guru is the supreme Brahman. Salutations to that revered Guru.

🌞 For Dawn & New Beginnings

सुप्रभातं शुभं कर्म प्रातरुत्थाय यः पठेत् ।
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो धनधान्यसमन्वितः ॥
suprabhātaṁ śubhaṁ karma prātar utthāya yaḥ paṭhet ।
sarva-pāpa-vinirmukto dhana-dhānya-samanvitaḥ ॥
He who rises in the morning and recites auspicious verses becomes free of sins and is blessed with wealth and prosperity.

🕊️ For Strength in Adversity

मा ते व्यथा मा च विमोहः भवत्वनागतः ।

त्वं चिन्नमय एवाऽसि सर्वव्याप्यसि नित्यशः ॥

mā te vyathā mā ca vimohaḥ bhavatv anāgataḥ ।

tvaṁ cinmaya evā’si sarva-vyāpy asi nityaśaḥ ॥

Let no sorrow or delusion touch you. You are pure consciousness, ever pervading and eternal.

🕊️ For Peace & Well-being

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.

📚 On Effort & Laziness  💪 For Overcoming Laziness

आलस्यात्कुतो विद्या । विद्यायां कुतो धनम् ।

धनात्कुतो मित्रम् । मित्रात्कुतः सुखम् ॥

ālasyāt kuto vidyā, vidyāyāṁ kuto dhanam ।

dhanāt kuto mitram, mitrāt kutaḥ sukham ॥

From laziness, how can there be learning? Without learning, how can there be wealth?

Without wealth, how can there be friends? Without friends, how can there be happiness?

उद्यमेन् हि सिद्ध्यन्ति कार्याणि न मनोरथैः ।

न हि सुप्तस्य सिंहस्य प्रविशन्ति मुखे मृगाः ॥

udyamena hi siddhyanti kāryāṇi na manorathaiḥ ।

na hi suptasya siṁhasya praviśanti mukhe mṛgāḥ ॥

By effort alone tasks are accomplished, not merely by wishful thinking. Even a lion cannot have deer enter its mouth while sleeping.

आलस्यं हि मनुष्याणां शरीरस्थो महान् रिपुः ।

नास्त्युद्यमसमो बन्धुः कृत्वा यं नावसीदति ॥

ālasyam hi manuṣyāṇāṁ śarīrastho mahān ripuḥ ।

nāsty-udyama-samo bandhuḥ kṛtvā yaṁ nāvasīdati ॥

Laziness is the great enemy residing in the body. There is no friend like effort, for with effort one never perishes/sink/fail.

मूकं करोति वाचालं पङ्गुं लङ्घयते गिरिम् ।
यत्कृपा तमहं वन्दे परमानन्द माधवम् ॥

mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁ paṅguṁ laṅghayate girim ।
yatkṛpā tamahaṁ vande paramānanda mādhavam ॥

By His grace, the mute become eloquent, the lame leap across mountains.
To that Lord Mādhava, the Supreme Bliss, I offer my salutations.

🌟 For Focus & Knowledge

विद्या नाम नरस्य रूपमधिकं प्रच्छन्नगुप्तं धनम् ।

विद्या भोगकरी यशः सुखकरी विद्या गुरूणां गुरुः ।

विद्या बन्धुजनो विदेशगमने विद्या परं दैवतं ।

विद्या राजसु पूजिता न हि धनं विद्या विहीनः पशुः ॥

vidyā nāma narasya rūpam adhikaṁ pracchanna-guptaṁ dhanam ।

vidyā bhogakarī yaśaḥ sukhakarī vidyā gurūṇāṁ guruḥ ।

vidyā bandhujano videśa-gamane vidyā paraṁ daivatam ।

vidyā rājasu pūjitā na hi dhanaṁ vidyā vihīnaḥ paśuḥ ॥

Knowledge is a man’s true beauty and hidden wealth. It gives joy, honor, and comfort.

Knowledge is the greatest teacher, friend in foreign lands, supreme deity, and respected by kings.

Without knowledge, man is like a beast.

🔥 For Fearlessness

उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् ।

आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥

uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayet ।

ātmaiva hy-ātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ ॥

Let a man uplift himself by his own mind, let him not degrade himself. The mind is both friend and enemy of the self. (Bhagavad Gītā 6.5)

ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् ।
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात् ॥

oṁ tryambakaṁ yajāmahe sugandhiṁ puṣṭivardhanam ।
urvārukamiva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya mā'mṛtāt ॥

We worship the three-eyed Lord (Shiva), fragrant and nourishing.
May He free us from the bondage of death,
Like a cucumber is freed from its stalk —
But not from the nectar of immortality.

🌿 For Peace of Mind

शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशं ।

विश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम् ॥

लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यम् ।

वन्दे विष्णुं भवभयहरं सर्वलोकैकनाथम् ॥

śāntākāraṁ bhujaga-śayanaṁ padmanābhaṁ sureśam ।

viśvādhāraṁ gagana-sadṛśaṁ meghavarṇaṁ śubhāṅgam ॥

lakṣmī-kāntaṁ kamala-nayanaṁ yogibhir-dhyāna-gamyam ।

vande viṣṇuṁ bhava-bhaya-haraṁ sarva-lokaika-nātham ॥

I bow to Lord Viṣṇu, who is of peaceful form, reclining on the serpent, with a lotus in His navel,

the Lord of gods, support of the universe, cloud-colored, with auspicious limbs, beloved of Lakṣmī,

lotus-eyed, accessible through meditation, and the one who removes fear of worldly existence.

 

🕉 For Divine Strength

सर्वधर्मान् परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज ।

अहं त्वां सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः ॥

sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ।

ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucah ॥

Abandon all duties and surrender only to Me. I shall liberate you from all sins—do not grieve. (Bhagavad Gītā 18.66)

🔱 For Courage

नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः ।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः ॥

nainaṁ chindanti śastrāṇi nainaṁ dahati pāvakaḥ ।

na cainaṁ kledayanti āpo na śoṣayati mārutaḥ ॥

Weapons cannot cut the soul, fire cannot burn it, water cannot wet it, and wind cannot dry it. (Bhagavad Gītā 2.23)

 

🕉️ Universal Peace

ॐ द्यौः शान्तिरन्तरिक्षं शान्तिः ।
पृथिवी शान्तिरापः शान्तिरोषधयः शान्तिः ।
वनस्पतयः शान्तिर्विश्वे देवाः शान्तिर्ब्रह्म शान्तिः ।
सर्वं शान्तिः शान्तिरेव शान्तिः ।
सा मा शान्तिरेधि ॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
oṁ dyauḥ śāntir antarīkṣaṁ śāntiḥ ।
pṛthivī śāntir āpaḥ śāntir oṣadhayaḥ śāntiḥ ।
vanaspatayaḥ śāntir viśve devāḥ śāntir brahma śāntiḥ ।
sarvaṁ śāntiḥ śāntir eva śāntiḥ ।
sā mā śāntir edhi ॥ oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ॥
Peace in the heavens, peace in the skies, peace on earth, peace in waters, peace in plants, peace in trees, peace in all gods, peace in Brahman, peace in everything. May that peace be mine. Om, peace, peace, peace.

🔱 Strength & Courage

कायेन वाचा मनसेंद्रियैर्वा ।
बुद्ध्यात्मना वा प्रकृतेः स्वभावात् ।
करोमि यद्यत्सकलं परस्मै ।
नारायणायेतिसमर्पयामि ॥
kāyena vācā manasendriyair vā ।
buddhyātmanā vā prakṛteḥ svabhāvāt ।
karomi yadyat sakalaṁ parasmai ।
nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi ॥
Whatever I do with body, speech, mind, senses, intellect, or nature— I dedicate it all to the Supreme, Nārāyaṇa.

🌿 For Purity of Thought

मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगं जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम् ।
वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यं श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥
manojavaṁ mārutatulya-vegaṁ jitendriyaṁ buddhimatāṁ variṣṭham ।
vātātmajaṁ vānarayūthamukhyaṁ śrīrāmadūtaṁ śaraṇaṁ prapadye ॥
I surrender to Hanumān, who is swift as the mind, fast as the wind, master of senses, the wisest among the wise, son of the wind-god, leader of the vānaras, and the beloved messenger of Śrī Rāma.

🌸 For Protection

त्वमेव प्रत्यक्षं तत्त्वमसि ।
त्वमेव केवलं कर्ताऽसि ।
त्वमेव केवलं धर्ताऽसि ।
त्वमेव केवलं हर्ताऽसि ॥
tvam eva pratyakṣaṁ tattvam asi ।
tvam eva kevalaṁ kartā’si ।
tvam eva kevalaṁ dhartā’si ।
tvam eva kevalaṁ hartā’si ॥
You alone are the visible Truth. You alone are the creator, sustainer, and destroyer.

🕉️ For Inner Strength

यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत ।
अभ्युत्थानम् अधर्मस्य तदाऽऽत्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥
yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata ।
abhyutthānam adharmasya tadā’tmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham ॥
Whenever there is a decline in righteousness and a rise of unrighteousness, O Bhārata, then I manifest Myself. (Bhagavad Gītā 4.7)

🌸 For Sarasvatī (Knowledge & Wisdom)

सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यं वरदे कामरूपिणि ।
विद्यारम्भं करिष्यामि सिद्धिर्भवतु मे सदा ॥
sarasvati namas tubhyaṁ varade kāma-rūpiṇi ।
vidyārambhaṁ kariṣyāmi siddhir bhavatu me sadā ॥
O Goddess Sarasvatī, I bow to you, bestower of boons, embodiment of desire. As I begin my studies, may there always be success for me.

🌸 Sarasvatī Vandana

या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता ।
या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना ॥
या ब्रह्माच्युतशंकरप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा वन्दिता ।
सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा ॥

yā kundendu-tuṣāra-hāra-dhavalā yā śubhra-vastrāvṛtā ।
yā vīṇā-vara-daṇḍa-maṇḍita-karā yā śveta-padma-āsanā ॥
yā brahmācyuta-śaṅkara-prabhṛtibhir devaiḥ sadā vanditā ।
sā māṁ pātu sarasvatī bhagavatī niḥśeṣa-jāḍyāpahā ॥

 May Goddess Sarasvatī, pure white like the jasmine, moon, and snow, adorned in white garments, holding the veena, seated on a white lotus, worshipped by Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, protect me and remove my ignorance.

 

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु बुद्धिरूपेण संस्थिता ।
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarva-bhūteṣu buddhi-rūpeṇa saṁsthitā ।
namas tasyai namas tasyai namas tasyai namo namaḥ ॥

 To that Goddess who abides in all beings in the form of Intelligence — salutations to Her again and again.

 

 

🌺  Main Ganesha Shloka (Vakratunda)

वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ ।
निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥

vakra-tuṇḍa mahākāya sūrya-koṭi sama-prabha ।
nirvighnaṁ kuru me deva sarva-kāryeṣu sarvadā ॥

✨ O Lord Ganesha, with a curved trunk and massive body, whose brilliance equals a million suns, please remove all obstacles from all my work, always.

 

🌺 Vighneshwara Vardana (Lambodara)

विघ्नेश्वराय वरदाय सुरप्रियाय लम्बोदराय सकलाय जगद्धिताय ।
नागाननाथ श्रुतियज्ञविभूषिताय गौरीसुताय गणनाथ नमोऽस्तु ॥

vighneśvarāya varadāya surapriyāya lambodarāya sakalāya jagad-dhitāya ।
nāgānānātha śruti-yajña-vibhūṣitāya gaurī-sutāya gaṇanātha namo’stu ॥

✨ Salutations to Lord Ganesha, the Lambodara, giver of boons, beloved of the gods, protector of the world, adorned with sacred rites, son of Gauri, and leader of all ganas.

 

 

🌅 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.

 

🍽 Before Meals (Śakti Dān)

यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः ।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात् ॥

yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ santo mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ ।

bhuñjate te tvaghaṁ pāpā ye pacanty-ātma-kāraṇāt ॥

Those who eat food offered to God are freed of sins; those who cook only for themselves eat only sin.

यत्करोषि यदश्नासि यज्जुहोषि ददासि यत् ।

यत्तपस्यसि कौन्तेय तत्कुरुष्व मदर्पणम् ॥

yat karoṣi yad aśnāsi yaj juhoṣi dadāsi yat ।

yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kuruṣva mad-arpaṇam ॥

Whatever you do, eat, offer, or give, whatever austerity you perform—do it as an offering to Me.

अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः ।

प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम् ॥

ahaṁ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṁ deham āśritaḥ ।

prāṇāpāna-samāyuktaḥ pacāmy annaṁ catur-vidham ॥

I dwell in beings as digestive fire; joined with prāṇa and apāna, I digest the four types of food.

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🌙 Before Sleep (Śānti Dān)

कृष्णाय वासुदेवाय हरये परमात्मने ।

प्रणतक्लेशनाशाय गोविन्दाय नमो नमः ॥

kṛṣṇāya vāsudevāya haraye paramātmane ।

praṇata-kleśa-nāśāya govindāya namo namaḥ ॥

Salutations again and again to Krishna, son of Vasudeva, Supreme Soul, remover of the sorrows of those who bow to Him.

🔱 For Devotion to Shiva

करचरणकृतं वाक्कायजं कर्मजं वा ।

श्रवणनयनजं वा मानसं वा अपाराधम् ।

विहितमविहितं वा सर्वमेतत् क्षमस्व ।

जय जय करुणाब्धे श्रीमहादेव शम्भो ॥

kara-caraṇa-kṛtaṁ vāk-kāyajaṁ karmajaṁ vā ।

śravaṇa-nayana-jaṁ vā mānasaṁ vā aparādham ।

vihitam avihitaṁ vā sarvam etat kṣamasva ।

jaya jaya karuṇābdhe śrī-mahādeva śambho ॥

O Lord Śambhu, ocean of compassion, forgive me for all wrongs committed by hand or foot, speech or body, ears or eyes, mind—whether done knowingly or unknowingly.

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