Ashtanga Yoga Bangkok
Ashtanga Yoga Bangkok
Ashtanga classes start and finish with a mantra, in sanskrit. The mantra may be sounded aloud together with the teacher, or quietly/silently by each student at the start and finish of their practice.
The opening Mantra is in acknowledgment and gratitude to yoga teachers, including Patanjali, author of The Yoga Sutras.
The closing mantra is wishing peace and well-being to all creatures.
Mantra
ॐ
वन्दे गुरूणां चरणारविन्दे सन्दर्शित स्वात्म सुखाव बोधे ।
निःश्रेयसे जङ्गलिकायमाने संसार हालाहल मोहशांत्यै ॥
आबाहु पुरुषाकारं शंखचक्रासि धारिणम् ।
सहस्र शिरसं श्वेतं प्रणमामि पतञ्जलिम् ॥
ॐ
Auṁ
Vande gurūṇāṁ caraṇāravinde sandarśita svātma sukhāva bodhe |
Niḥ-śreyase jaṅgali-kāyamāne saṁsāra hālāhala mohaśāṁtyai ||
Abāhu puruṣākāraṁ śaṁkhacakrāsi dhāriṇam |
Sahasra śirasaṁ śvetaṁ praṇamāmi patañjalim ||
Auṁ
OM
I bow to the lotus feet of the supreme guru, who teaches knowledge, awakening the great happiness of our true self.
Like a jungle physician able to remove the poison of conditioning and illusion.
An upper body of human form, carrying the conch of divine sound, the discus of infinite time and the sword of discrimination. With a thousand radiant heads, I bow to Patanjali.
OM
Ashtanga Opening Mantra
Ashtanga Closing Mantra
(The Mangala Mantra)
स्वस्तिप्रजाभ्यः परिपालयंतां ्यायेन मार्गेण महीं महीशाः ।
गोब्राह्मणेभ्यः शुभमस्तु नित्यं लोकाः समस्ताः सुखिनोभवंतु ॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः
Svasti-prajā-bhyaḥ pari-pāla-yaṁtāṁ
Nyāyena mārgeṇa mahīṁ mahīśāḥ |
Go-brāhmaṇebhyaḥ śubham-astu nityaṁ
Lokāḥ samastāḥ sukhino-bhavaṁtu ||
Auṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
May the well-being of all people be protected.
May the powerful and mighty leaders rule the world with law and justice
May all things that are sacred be protected.
May all the people of the world be happy and prosperous.
Om peace, peace, peace