Day dawns
Day Dawns
Here we have managed to organize a set of prayers for the week. It is very pleasant and also customary to start the day with good thoughts so that the whole day is peaceful and manageable. As the programme for earc day is variable it has been arrangedn in such a way that each day starts with its corresponding programme.
SUNDAY
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Vinayaka Shloka
We Offer our prayers for Lord Ganesha
Sukhlambaradaram Vishnu Shashi Varnam Chathur Bhujam,
Prasanna Vedanam Thyageth Sarva Vignoba Shanthahe
Bhajans
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Oh Lord make me in instrument of your peace
When there is Hatred, Let me sow Love,
When there is Injury, Pardon
When there is Doubt, Faith
When there is Despair, Hope,
When there is Darkness, Light,
When there is Sadness, Joy,
O, Divine Maste grant that i may not seek to be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to Love,
For it is in giving that we receive,
For it is in pardoning, that we are pardoned,
Fo it is in dying that we born to eternal life.-
Introduction
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Prayers preceeding main Asanas
Here we try take the blessings of the Mother,Father,Teacher,Elders and the enlightened. This is arranged in such an order that the mother comes first who introduces the father to the child wehreas the Guru introduces and leads you to God and he percedes even God following father and mother.
Matrubyom Namaha,Pitrubyom Namaha
Gurubyo Namaha,Munibyo Namaha
Rishibyo Namaha,Sarvebyo devebyom namaha.After taking the blessings of all it is customary to chant "Aum" and with Shanti Pad. (Repeat Om Shanti,Shanti, Shantihi)
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Main Asanas
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Apart from this we make it a point to chant Mother Teresa's favourite prayer
Vinayaka Shloka
Begin
Weekly bhajans which could be chanted regularly with, reference to the day of the week. Of course we do have very many for each. But some constant chanting is selectively being presented.
Prior to starting Yoga it is essential to start the effort by chanting Aum. We chant six times to settle down peacefully for the effort. This ideal way chanting is to split " Aum" into 3 syllables- "aaa", "oh" and "im".
It is also a routine to chant a sloka of Ganesha and bhajans related to that day's deity for example Mondays Shiva, Tuesdays Subramanya and Anjaneya, Wednesdays and Saturdays for Mahavishnu or Krishna, Thursdays for Guru and Fridays for Devis and Sundays either Ganesha or Rama alternating weeks. The follwing are the prayers chanted daily intitially before the Asanas.
Prayer-1
"Vinayaka Stuthi"
Mooshika Vaagana Modaha Hastha
Chamara Karna, Vilaambitha Soothra
Vamana Roopa, Maheshwara Putra
Vigna Vinashaka Paada Namaste. .
Prayer-2
"Guru Stuthi"
Guru Charanam Mama Caranam
Sri Guru Charanam Mama Caranam
Sat Guru Charanam Mama Caranam
Jagat Guru Charanam Mama Caranam. .
Prayer-3
Following this, the bhajans in praise of the day's particular deity as mentioned below are sung.
"Gayathri Mantram"
Subsequent to this Gayathri Mantram is chanted 6 times and repeated by all 6 times ( On the whole 12 times ). After competion of this, Aum is to be chanted 3 times.
Om Bhoorbhuvaswaha, Thathsavithurvarenyam,
Bhargo Devasya dhimahi
Dhiyo yonah prajodayaath
Prayer-4
"Guru Shisya Bhava"
Om Saha Naavavatu
Sahnav Phunakthu,
Sahveeryam karavaa vahai,
Tejasvinaa vaheeta mashthu,
Maa Vidvishaa vahai
Aum Shanthi Shanthi Shanthi.
End of the Prayer
At the end we offer our prayers by praying for the country, for the world entire, for the lost,living, suffering people and also for anything in particular in the larger interest of humanity.
It is customary to use both the hands for timings and tala by clapping together keeping the trend of the raga and the tala of the bhajan. This is very essential in the sense it carries a deep inner meaning. The hands left and right can be identified as I and Mine, the componenets of human existence mainly egoism and possessiveness.By bringing the hands together and taking them off for clapping we are only requesting the God and also trying to practice to get away from these ( meaning let them go from me).