Daily Prayers : Vandna, Mantras, Stotra, Stuti and Prarthana

GAYATRI MANTRA

गायत्री मंत्र

ॐ भूर्भुव: स्व: तत्सवितुर्वरेन्यं । भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि, धीयो यो न: प्रचोदयात् ।।

AUM BHOOR BHUWAH SWAHA,
TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM
BHARGO DEVASAYA DHEEMAHI
DHIYO YO NAHA PRACHODAYAT

MEANING

The Almighty God may illuminate our intellect, which may lead us on the righteous path.

Shanti Mantra :

शान्ति मंत्रम् 

ओम् सह नाववतु। सह नौ भुनक्तु।

सह वीर्यं करवावहै।

तेजसि्वनावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै।

ओम् शान्तिः , शान्तिः ,  शान्तिः 

” Om` sah naavavatu. sah nau bhunaktu. sah viiryaN karavaavahai. tejasi`vanaavadheetamastu maa vidvisshaavahai. Om` shaantih shaantih shaantih”

Meaning :Om, may He protect us both (Teacher and taught). May He look after us to enjoy (the truits of scriptural study). May we both exert together ( to find the true meaning of the sacred text). May our studies be fruitful so that we acquire luster. May we never quarrel with each other.

Ganesha Vandna

गणेश वन्दना

वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभा ।

निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ||

“Vakratunndd mahaakaay Suryakottisamaprabhaa.

 NirvighnaN kuru me dev sarvakaaryesshu sarvadaa.”

Meaning :O Lord Ganesha of large body, curved trunk, with the brilliance of a million suns, please make all my work free of obstacles always.

Pratah Vandna

प्रातः वन्दना 

कराग्रे वसते लछ्मीः करमूले सरस्वती |

करमध्ये तु गोविन्द: प्रभाते करदर्शनम् ||

“Karaagre vasate Lakshmih karamoole Saraswati.  karamadhye tu Govindah prabhaate karadarshnam`.”

Meaning: On the tips of the fingers resides Goddess Lakshmi, On the wrist resides Goddess Saraswati, In the Centre of the Palm resides Lord Govinda Himself, So every morning one should look at the palm with reverence.

Guru Vandana
गुरु वन्दना

त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव,

त्वमेव बन्धुश्च सखा त्वमेव।

त्वमेव विधा द्रविणं त्वमेव,

त्वमेव सर्वं मम देव देव।

“Tvamev mata ch pitaa tvamev, tvamev bandhushch sakha tvamev. Tvamev vidhaa dravinnaN tvamev, tvamev sarvaN mam Dev Dev.”

Meaning: You are my mother, father, brother and companion, You alone are knowledge and Prosperity. O great teacher, you mean everything to me. 

Guru Stotram

श्री गुरुस्तोत्रम्:

गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुर्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः ।

गुरुरेव परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥१॥

Gurur-Brahmaa Gurur-Vissnnur-Gururdevo Maheshvarah |

Gurure[-I]va Param Brahma Tasmai Shrii-Gurave Namah ||1||

Meaning: The Guru is Brahma, the Guru is Vishnu, the Guru Deva is Maheswara (Shiva),

The Guru is Verily the Para-Brahman (Supreme Brahman); Salutations to that Guru.