Prayers

Om namo Bhagavathe Vasudhevaya

Swasthi Sri Ganeshaya Namaha, Sri Saraswathyai Namaha

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha

( Dhakshinaa Moorti stotra--shanti paatha)

yo brahmaanam vidhadhaati poorvam,

yo vai vedamsch prahinoti tasmai

tan ha devamaatma buddhi prakaasham,

mumukshuvair sharanamaham prapadye

First of all, the Teacher-Taught relationship between the Lord and us is

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established by the fact that at the beginning of all creation, the Lord teaches

the Vedas to Brahma, who personifies all the sentient souls. Vedas are the

embodiment of all knowledge and the creative process

(Stotra for Shree Ganesh)

vigheshwaraaya varadaaya surapriyaaya,

Lambodaraaya sakalaaya jagad hitaaya

naagaananaaya shuchi yajnya vibhooshitaaya,

Gouree sutaaya gananaatha namo namaste

The Destroyer of Obstacles, Bestower of Boons, Favorite of all Gods,

Big bellied, The One who does Good of the entire universe,
The one who beautifies Yagna and all Veda,
Son of Gauri (Parvati), the Leader of all Ganaa, I salute you

(Bhagavatham 1 st Canto, 2 nd Chapter, 2 nd Sloka)

Yam pravrajantam anupetam upeta kratyam, dvaipaayano viraha kaatar aajuhaava
putreti tanmaya tayaa taravo-abhineduhu,  tam sarva bhoota hrudayam

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munimaanatosmi

Shuka Deva Maharaaj, the narrator: Let me offer my respectful obeisance’s unto that great
sage [ Śukadeva ] who can enter the hearts of all. When
he went away to take up the renounced order of life [
sannyāsa
], leaving home without undergoing reformation by the sacred thread or the ceremonies
observed by the higher castes, his father, Vyāsadeva, fearing separation from him, cried out, "O
my son!" Indeed, only the trees, which were absorbed in the same feelings of separation,
echoed in response to the begrieved father.

(Bhagavatham 1 st Canto, 2 nd Chapter, 4 th Sloka)

nārāyaṇaḿ namaskṛtya

naraḿ caiva narottamam

devīḿ sarasvatīḿ vyāsaḿ

tato jayam udīrayet

Before reciting this Śrīmad - Bhāgavatam , which is the very means of conquest, one should
offer respectful obeisances unto the Personality of Godhead,
Nārāyaṇa

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, unto
Nara
-
nārāyaṇa
Ṛṣi
, the supermost human being, unto mother
Sarasvatī
, the goddess of learning, and unto
Śrīla
Vyāsadeva, the author.

(Bhagavatham 10 th Canto, 2 nd Chapter, 26 th Sloka)

satya - vrataḿ satya - paraḿ tri - satyaḿ

satyasya yoniḿ nihitaḿ ca satye

satyasya satyam ṛta - satya - netraḿ

satyātmakaḿ tvāḿ śaraṇaḿ prapannāḥ

The demigods prayed: O Lord, You never deviate from Your vow, which is always perfect
because whatever You decide is perfectly correct and cannot be stopped by anyone. Being
present in the three phases of cosmic manifestation — creation, maintenance and annihilation
— You are the Supreme Truth. Indeed, unless one is completely truthful, one cannot achieve
Your favor, which therefore cannot be achieved by hypocrites. You are the active principle, the

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real truth, in all the ingredients of creation, and therefore you are known as antaryāmī , the
inner force. You are equal to everyone, and Your instructions apply for everyone, for all time.
You are the beginning of all truth. Therefore, offering our obeisances, we surrender unto You.
Kindly give us protection.

(Bhagavatham 9 th Canto, 11 th Chapter, 21 st Sloka)

yasyāmalaḿ nṛpa - sadaḥsu yaśo 'dhunāpi

gāyanty agha - ghnam ṛṣayo dig -ibhendra- paṭṭam

taḿ nākapāla-vasupāla- kirīṭa - juṣṭa -

pādāmbujaḿ raghupatiḿ śaraṇaḿ prapadye

Lord Rāmacandra 's spotless name and fame, which vanquish all sinful reactions, are
celebrated in all directions, like the ornamental cloth of the victorious elephant that conquers all
directions. Great saintly persons like Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi still glorify His
characteristics in the assemblies of great emperors like
Mahārāja
Yudhiṣṭhira
. Similarly, all the saintly kings and all the demigods, including Lord
Śiva
and Lord
Brahmā
, worship the Lord by bowing down with their helmets. Let me offer my obeisances unto His
lotus feet.

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(Bhagavatham 1 st Canto, 2 nd Chapter, 28 th & 29 th Slokas)

vāsudeva - parā vedā , vāsudeva - parā makhāḥ

vāsudeva - parā yogā , vāsudeva - parāḥ kriyāḥ

vāsudeva - paraḿ jñānaḿ , vāsudeva - paraḿ tapaḥ

vāsudeva -paro dharmo, vāsudeva - parā gatiḥ (x2)

In the revealed scriptures, the ultimate object of knowledge is Śrī Kṛṣṇa , the Personality of
Godhead. The purpose of performing sacrifice is to please Him.
Yoga
is for realizing Him. All fruitive activities are ultimately rewarded by Him only. He is supreme
knowledge, and all severe austerities are performed to know Him. Religion [
dharma
] is rendering loving service unto Him. He is the supreme goal of life.

Guru Brahma Gurur Vishnu

Guru Devo Maheshwaraha
Guru Saakshat Para Brahma
Tasmai Sree Gurave Namaha

Guru is the representative of Brahma Vishnu and Shiva . He creates, sustains knowledge and
destroys the weeds of ignorance. I salute such a Guru.

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Sachidananda roopaya vishwath pathyadhe hetheve Tapathreya Vinashaya

Sri Krishna ya vayam Namaha (x2)

dhruva uvAca yo 'ntah pravisya mama vAcam imAm prasuptam sanjivayathy

akhila-Shakti-dharah sva-dhaAmnA |

AnyamS cha hastha-charaNa-sravana-thvag-AdIn

PraANAn namo bhagavate purushAya thubhyam ||

(x3)

Entering within me you have awakened my speech and enlivened all my senses and energy --
my

hands, feet, ears, sense of touch, and my life

breaths -- by your presence. Salutations to

you, O Supreme Person!

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