PUJA SLOKAS

PUJA SLOKAS
Om Bur Buvah Suvaha
Thath Savithur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dhi-Mahi
Dhiyo Yonaha Prachodayat
(Oh God! Thou art the Giver of Life, Remover of pain and sorrow, The Bestower
of happiness, Oh! Creator of the Universe, May we receive thy supreme sindestroying
light, May Thou guide our intellect in the right direction.)
Tvameva Mata Cha Pita Tvameva
Tvameva Bandhuscha Sakha Tvameva
Tvameva Vidya Dravinam Tvameva
Tvameva Sarvam mama Deva Deva
(O Supreme Lord (deva-dev, Master of all demigods), You are our mother, father,
brother, and friend.
You are the knowledge and You are the only wealth. You are our everything. )
Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinaha
Sarve Santu Niramayah
Sarve Bhadrani Pashyantu
Mas Kaschid Dhuka Bhag Bhavet
(May all be happy. May all enjoy health and freedom from disease. May all enjoy
prosperity. May none suffer. )
Om Asatoma Sadgamaya
Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya
Mrityorma Amritamgamaya
Om Shanthi Shanthi Shanthi:
(From the unreal lead us to the real;
Lead us from darkness to light;
From death lead us to immortality;
Peace unto us all. )
Om Sahana Vavatu Sahanau Bhunaktu
Sahaveeryam Karavavahai
Tejasvinaavadheetamastu Maa vidhwishavahai
Om Shanti Shanthi Shanthi:
(May He protect both of us. May He nourish both of us. May we both acquire the
capacity (to study and understand the scriptures). May our study be brilliant. May
we not argue with each other. Om peace, peace, peace.)
Om Poornamadah Poornamidam
Poornat Poornamudachyate
Poornasya Poornamaadaaya
Poornamevaavashishyate
Om Shanthi Shanthi Shanthi:
(That (Brahman is whole)
This (creation) is also whole.
From that whole (i.e. Brahman only) this whole has come out (creation)
But even though this whole has come out of that whole yet that whole remains
whole only
(i.e. Brahman remains unaffected, retains His/Its fullness and completeness.)
Let there be no discard anywhere in the world. Let peace prevail.)
Gangacha Yamunecheva
Godavari Saraswathi
Narmadha Sindhu Kaveri
Jalasmin Sannidhim Kuru
(Let me be close to the waters of (sacred rivers) Ganges, Yamuna, Godhavari,
Saraswathi, Narmadha, Sindhu, and Kaveri (so that I can bathe in them).
GURU
Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnuh
Gurur Devo Maheshvarah
Guru Shakshat Param Brahma
Tasmai Sri Gurave Namah
(Know The Guru To Be Brahma Himself. He Is Vishnu. He Is Also Shiva. Know
Him To Be The Supreme Brahman, And Offer Thy Adoration Unto That Peerless
Guru.)