Prayer Songs & Slokas
Guru Mantra
1. Gurur brahmah gurur vishnu
Gurur devo maheshwaraha
Gurur saakshaat param brahmah
Tasmai shree guravey namaha
Meaning: The teacher is equal to Brahma and Vishnu. The teacher is Maheshwara. The guru is equivalent to the Almighty.
2. Guravey sarva lokaanaam
Bishajey bhava rohinaam
Nidhaye sarva vidyanaam
Shree dakshinaa moorthaye namaha
Meaning: We bow down to the God of South (the universal guru) who is the teacher to the entire world and curer of all the diseases in the world.
3. Vakrathunda mahaakaaya
Suryakoti samaprabha
Nirvignam kurumey deva
Sarvakaryeshu sarvada
Meaning: O Lord with a curved trunk and huge body, and the brilliance of a million suns, I seek your blessings to grace my new beginning and remove all the obstacles as I begin to work.
Vidhyarthee slokam
4. Vidyaarthee lapathey vidyaam
Dhanaarthee lapathey dhanam
Puthraarthee lapathey puthraan
Mokshaarthee lapathey gathim
Meaning: : Aspire for knowledge, you’ll get it; yearn for wealth, you’ll get it; ask for a child, you’ll get it; and strive for salvation, and you’ll reach it.
Shanthi Mantra
5. Om Sahana Vavatu Sahanau Bhunaktu
Sahaveeryam Karavavahai
Tejas Vinavati Tamastu ma vidhwishavahai
Om Shanti Shanti Shanthi
Meaning: : May the Almighty protect student and teacher and nourish the both of us together.May the student and teacher work in sync with intensity and our learning be efficient and impressive.
And may there be no enmity between us. May there be peace for all.
6. Om sarveshaam swastir bhavatu
Sarveshaam poornam bhavatu
Sarveshaam mangalam bhavatu
Sarve bhavantu sukhinah
Sarve santu niraamayaah
Sarve bhadraani pashyantu
Maakaschit duhkha bhaag bhavet
Meaning: May auspiciousness, peace, fullness and prosperity be unto all, may all be happy and free from disabilities, may all look to the good of others, and may none suffer from sorrow.
7. Asatoma sad gamaya
Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya
Mrityor ma amritam gamaya
Om shanti, shanti, shanti hi
Meaning: Oh Lord, lead us from the unreal to real, darkness to the light and from death to immortality. May peace be with all.
8. Om poornamadah poornamidam
Poornaat poornamudachyate
Poornamevaavashishyate
Om shanti, shanti, shanti hi
Meaning: That is the ultimate truth, the God. This is the absolute. Absolute rises above the absolute. Even when the absolute is taken out of the absolute, it still remains.
9. Yaa kundendu tushaarahaara dhavalaa
Yaa shubhra vastraavritaa
Yaa veenaa varadanda manditakaraa
Yaa shveta padmaasanaa
Yaa brahmaachyuta shankara
Prabhritibihi devaih sadaa pujitaa
Saa maam pattu saravatee
Bhagavatee nihshesha jaadyaapahaa
Meaning: Goddess Saraswati is white like the moonlight, snow, and the pearl and is adorned in pure ivory white. Whilst she plays the Veena with her two hands, she gives blessings with the other
two hands or punishments when required. She is sitting on a beautiful white lotus. Goddess Saraswati is worshipped by all the divine lords Brahma, the creator, Vishnu, the preserver and Maheshwara, the destroyer. May Goddess Saraswati
remove any obstacles from my life and shelter me.
10. Sarva mangala mangalye shive sarvaartha saadhike
Sharanye trayambake Gauri Narayani namosthute
Meaning:O Goddess of all auspiciousness, who is so harmonious, the fulfiller of our objectives, the giver of refuge, who has three eyes and is in golden color, our salutations to you, Gauri Narayani.
11. Saraswati namastubhyam varade kaamaruupini
Vidyaarambham karishhyaami siddhirbhavatu me sadaa
Meaning:My salutations to Goddess Saraswati. You bless and fulfill all our aspirations. As I am beginning my path to wisdom, I seek your blessings. May I accomplish my goals?
12. Hyagreevam Stuthi
Gyaananandamayam devam
Nirmala spadikakruthim
Aadaram sarva vidyanaam
Hyagreevam upasmahe
Meaning:Salutations to Sri Hayagreeva, the Lord with a Horse face. You are the presiding God for all the knowledge in the world. We offer our prayers to you; please bless us with knowledge and
wisdom.
Deepam Sloka
13. Shubham karoti kalyaanam
Aarogyam dhana sampadaa
Shatrubudhi vinaashaaya
Diipajyoti namoastute
Meaning:The one who is our light, which brings auspiciousness, prosperity, sound health, abundant wealth, and destroys the intellect’s enemy, our salutations to you.
Lakshmi Sloka
14. Namastestu mahamaye
Sripithe sura pujite,
Sankha chakra gada haste
Mahalaksmi namostute
Meaning:Salute to Mahalakshmi, who is the Cause of Creation, and who is worshiped by the Suras. Salute to the goddess who is adorned with the conch, disc and mace in her hands. I respectfully
bow in front of you.
Everything I am Prayer Song
Lord, if we could, we will fill our hands with all the wonderful things you give us Then, we'd lift them up and give them back to you
Everything I am (everything I am)
Everything I'll be (everything I'll be)
I give it to you, Lord (I give it to you, Lord)
And do it thankfully (thankfully)
Every song I sing, every praise I bring
Everything I do is a gift to you
Everything I have (everything I have)
All you've given me (all you've given me)
I give it to you, Lord (I give it to you, Lord)
And do it thankfully (thankfully)
Every song I sing
Every praise I bring, everything I do
Is a gift to you
Everything I am (everything I am)
Everything I'll be (everything I'll be)
I give it to you, Lord (I give it to you, Lord)
And do it thankfully (thankfully)
Every song I sing
Every praise I bring, everything I do
Is a gift to you
Is a gift to you
All things Bright and Beautiful Song
All things bright and beautiful
All creatures great and small
All things wise and wonderful
The Lord God made them all
Each little flower that opens
Each little bird that sings
He made their glowing colors
And made their tiny wings
All things bright and beautiful
All creatures great and small
All things wise and wonderful
The Lord God made them all
The purple headed mountains
The rivers running by
The sunset and the morning
That brightens up the sky
All things bright and beautiful
All creatures great and small
All things wise and wonderful
The Lord God made them all
The cold wind in the winter
The pleasant summer sun
The ripe fruits in the garden
He made them every one
All things bright and beautiful
All creatures great and small
All things wise and wonderful
The Lord God made them all
He gave us eyes to see them
And lips that we might tell
How great is god Almighty
Who has made all things well
All things bright and beautiful
All creatures great and small
All things wise and wonderful
The Lord God made them all
We shall Overcome
We shall overcome, we shall overcome
We shall overcome, some day
Oh! Deep in my heart
I do believe, we shall overcome, someday
We'll walk hand in hand; we'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand, some day
Oh! Deep in my heart
I do believe, we shall overcome, some day
We shall live in peace, We shall live in peace,
We shall live in peace, some day
Oh! Deep in my heart I do believe,
We shall overcome, some day
We are not afraid, We are not afraid,
We are not afraid, today.
Oh! Deep in my heart I do believe
,
We shall overcome, some day
The whole wide world around
The whole wide world around
The whole wide world around
Oh! Deep in my heart I do believe,
We shall overcome, some day
We shall overcome, we shall overcome
We shall overcome, some day
Oh! Deep in my heart
I do believe, we shall overcome, someday
Make God Your Guru
Make God Your Guru
Let Him tell you what to do
Listen, He's calling clear and true ………
Take time to listen
Take courage to obey
Inner voice is calling, calling……….. (3) you ……….
There are voices all around me
My enemies and my friends
Do this, don't do this, the chorus never ends
But I shall always listen to that quiet inner voice
Its sweet and gentle, and I have made my choice.
Make God Your Guru
Let Him tell you what to do
Listen, He's calling clear and true
Take time to listen
Take courage to obey
Inner voice is calling, calling……….. (3) you …………