Morning Prayers & Vrats

By Munindra Misra

MANTRAS

Mantras: thought, prayer, sacred utterance be,

Spell or weapon of supernatural power truly;

Mantras passed from guru to disciple primarily,

Having religious, magical or spiritual efficiency.

They meditated on, recited, muttered, sung be,

Arranged ancient texts, collected methodically;

To assist in the growth of the individual actually,

Enlightening the individual in spiritual journey.

VRATS

Vrats - vowed religious observances taken willingly,

That be performed as per prescribed methods only,

There are just two categories of the Vrats principally,

With or without any desires or expectations worldly.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Munindra Misra
• Release date: May 22, 2022

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PRAYERS / MANTRAS

Prayers Mantras

Mantras: thought, prayer, sacred utterance be,

Spell or weapon of supernatural power truly;

Mantras passed from guru to disciple primarily,

Having religious, magical or spiritual efficiency.

They meditated on, recited, muttered, sung be,

Arranged ancient texts, collected methodically;

To assist in the growth of the individual actually,

Enlightening the individual in spiritual journey.

At Dawn Evoke

प्रात: स्मरणम्

Worshiping Hand

प्रात: कर-दर्शनम्-

कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मी:, करमध्ये सरस्वती ।

कर मूले तु गोविन्द:, प्रभाते करदर्शनम ॥१॥

Ma Lakshmi resident in top of palm does be,

Ma Saraswati in the middle of it assuredly,

And Govind (God) in root of palm certainly,

I so view humbly my palms at dawn early.

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Earth’s Forgiveness

पृथ्वी क्षमा प्रार्थना-

समुद्रवसने देवि ! पर्वतस्तनमंड्ले ।

विष्णुपत्नि! नमस्तुभ्यं पाद्स्पर्श्म क्षमस्वे ॥२॥

Stepping my feet on the ground definitely,

Remember Who clothed in sea form be,

Who holds mountains, Wife of Vishnu be,

Ma Earth! My feet touch You, forgive me

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The Three Devas & Planets

त्रिदेवों के साथ नवग्रह स्मरण

ब्रह्मा मुरारीस्त्रिपुरांतकारी

भानु: शाशी भूमिसुतो बुधश्च ।

गुरुश्च शुक्र: शनि-राहु-केतवः

कुर्वन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम ॥३॥

Brahma, Vishnu – the demon Mura’s enemy,

Shiv - Tripurasur slayer; Sun, Moon, Mercury,

Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu truly,

All the gods - Please bless my day I pray Thee.

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सनत्कुमार: सनक: सन्दन:

सनात्नोप्याsसुरिपिंलग्लौ च ।

सप्त स्वरा: सप्त रसातलनि

कुर्वन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम ॥४॥

May my morning blessed by Sanat Kumar be,

By Sanak, Sanandan, - Brahma Manasputra be,

Pingal – Sankhya founder, Kapil Muni’s devotee,

Who imparts the knowledge of the verses wholly.

In Naad-Brahma form the seven vowels¹ clearly,

And below our earth, the seven Rasatal² surely,

I do besiege and implore to You very sincerely

Please do kindly bless a good morning to me.

1. Shadja, Rishabh, Gandhara, Madhyam, Pancham, Dhaivat and Nishad

2. Atal, Vital, Sutala, Rasatal, Talatal, Mahatal, and Patal

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सप्तार्णवा: सप्त कुलाचलाश्च

सप्तर्षयो द्वीपवनानि सप्त

कुर्वन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम ॥५॥

Seven Oceans¹, seven mountains², seven Rishis³,

The seven islands⁴ and the seven forests⁵ holy,

Bhuloka – All the seven Bhuvans⁶ – I pled truly,

Do Bless my morning – I pray to You earnestly.

1. Ikshusagar, Surarnav, Ajyasagar, Dadhisamudra, Kshirsagar and Swadujal

2. Mahendra, Malay, Sahyadri, Shuktiman, Rikshavan, Vindhya and Paritra

3. Kashyapa, Bharadwaja, Arti, Gautama, Jamadagni, Vashishta, and Vishwamitra

4. Jambu, Plaksha, Shalmali, Kush, Krocha, Saka, and Pushkar

5. Dandakaranya, Khandakaranya, Champakaranya, Vedaranya, Naimisharanya, Brahmaranya and Dharmaranya

6. Bhuh, Bhuvah, Swah, Mahah, Janah, Tapah, and Satya

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पृथ्वी सगंधा सरसास्तापथाप:

स्पर्शी च वायु ज्वर्लनम च तेज: ।

नभ: सशब्दम महता सहैव

कुर्वन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम ॥६॥

May earth with its fragrance-like qualities,

Water - taste, air - touch, flaming - radiancy,

And the sky with the qualities of words surely,

Bless my dawn with intellect, well-being truly.

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प्रातः स्मरणमेतद यो

विदित्वाssदरत: पठेत।

स सम्यग धर्मनिष्ठ: स्यात्

संस्मृताsअखंड भारत: ॥७॥

These verses should ever but recited be,

In morning with knowledge respectfully,

Akhand Bharat should remembered be,

Keeping allegiance to right dharma, duty.

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Sri Parbrahman

परब्रह्मण:

PRATAH- SAMARANA – STOTRAM

A Morning Prayer by Sri Adi Shankaracharya

This prayer has stanzas three,

In which dedicated does be,

The mind, the spirit and body,

Of individual to Supreme clearly.

First thoughts, words, actions daily,

Exert great influence on life surely,

If consecrated and made divine be,

Paves path for spiritual luminosity.

The prayer at dawn is profoundly,

Significant as it ever dawning be,

As it is the outer symbol certainly,

Of individual’s inner awakening be.

Essence of Advaita-Vedánta set be,

Illuminated is the ultimate Reality,

Of existence-consciousness-bliss be,

Of and beyond experiences three.

Brahman eludes categorization clearly,

It not within the limits of ideas, words be,

Individual ‘Atma’ non-different from it be,

Confused it not with the mind or body.

Elements constituting world are illusory,

Appearances on the very basic Reality,

As a snake may projections as rope be,

As the light dawns, illusions vanish fully.

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प्रातः स्मरामि हृदि संस्फुरदात्मतत्त्वं

सच्चित्सुखं परमहंसगतिं तुरीयम् ।

यत्स्वप्नजागरसुषुप्तिमवैति नित्यं

तद्ब्रह्म निष्कलमहं न च भूतसङ्घः ॥१॥

At dawn I evoke the Self – the Reality,

It ever is shining in my heart brilliantly,

Existence-consciousness-happiness be,

Goal of Param-sannyasins sages surely.

That which knows always the states truly,

Of dream, waking and deep-sleep wholly,

That Brahman which without division be,

Not the five elements making this body.

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प्रातर्भजामि मनसा वचसामगम्यं

वाचो विभान्ति निखिला यदनुग्रहेण ।

यन्नेतिनेतिवचनैर्निगमा अवोचं_

स्तं देवदेवमजमच्युतमाहुरग्र्यम् ॥२॥

At dawn I praise unattainable certainly,

Which by mind and speech not got be,

But by the grace it but unquestionably,

Of which all the words ever glowing be.

That by which scriptures declaring be,

Through words `not this', `not this' truly,

That God of gods, they say categorically,

Is unborn and un-changing perpetually.

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प्रातर्नमामि तमसः परमर्कवर्णं

पूर्णं सनातनपदं पुरुषोत्तमाख्यम् ।

यस्मिन्निदं जगदशेषमशेषमूर्तौ

रज्ज्वां भुजङ्गम इव प्रतिभासितं वै ॥३॥

At dawn I Salute That Darkness truly,

Which nature of Supreme Illumination be,

Which full and the Primordial abode be,

Called Purushottam - Supreme Almighty.

In Whom this World is settled endlessly,

And from beginning of creation surely,

And this endless World a delusion be,

As a Snake of the rope but mistakenly.

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श्लोकत्रयमिदं पुण्यं लोकत्रयविभूषणम्