Opening mantra Om vande gurunam caranaravinde sandarshita svatma sukha va bodhe nih sreyase jangalika yamane samsara halahala mohasahantyai abahu purushakaram shankacakrasi dharinam sahasra shirasam svetam pranamami Patanjalim Om In english I pray to the lotus feet of the supreme Guru who teaches the good knowledge, showing the way to knowing the selfawakening great happiness; who is the doctor of the jungle, able to remove the poison of the ignorance of conditioned existence. To Patanjali, an incarnation of Adisesa, white in color with 1000 radiant heads (in his form as the divine serpent, Ananta), human in torm below the shoulders holding a sword (discrimination), a wheel of fire (discus of light, representing infinite time), and a conch (divine sound) to him, I prostrate. Closing Mantra Om Svasti praja bhyaha pari pala yantam Nya yena margena mahi mahishaha Go brahmanebhyaha shubamastu nityam Lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu Om shanti shanti shanti In english Let prosperity be glorified - let rulers, (administrators) rule the world with law and justice let divinity and erudition be protected let all beeings be happy and prosperous.