"Sam no mitra". Sanskrit mantras and invocations chanted in honour of BKS Iyengar, his Teacher, by Kofi Busia, Yoga Teacher

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z< nae imÇ \| Mantra for Removal of Obstacles
This chant is the invocation to Anuvaka I, i.e. Lesson 1, of the section called 'Shikshavalli', 'On Contemplation', of the Taittiriya Upanishad. The spiritual quest can be long and hard, and there are frequent difficulties and obstacles. The purport of the chant is to recognize these and to ask for assistance in removing those impediments; whilst at the same time promising that efforts will be made to focus on the most important task ever at hand -- recognizing the spiritual. Listen to this chant.
` z< nae imÇ> z< vé[>, z< nae -vTvyRma, z< n #NÔae b&hSpit>, z< nae iv:[uéé²m>. nmae ãÒ[e, nmSte vayae, Tvmev àTy]< ãÒais, Tvamev àTy]< ãÒ vid:yaim, \t< vid:yaim, sTy< vid:yaim, tNmamvtu, tÓKtarmvtu, Avtu mam!, Avtu vKtarm!. ` zaiNt> zaiNt> zaiNt>.		Aum þaÐ no Mitra× þaÐ Varuõa×\| þaÐ no bhavavatvaryam˜\| þaÐ na Indro B®haspati×\| þaÐ no Viÿõururukrama×\|\| namo Brahmaõe\| namaste V˜yo\| tvameva pratyakÿaÐ brahm˜si\| tv˜meva pratyakÿaÐ Brahma vadiÿy˜mi\| ®taÐ vadiÿy˜mi\| satyaÐ vadiÿy˜mi\| tanm˜m avatu\| tadvakt˜ram avatu\| avatu m˜m\| avatu vakt˜ram\|\| Aum þ˜nti× þ˜nti× þ˜nti×
May Mitra (the Sun and the giver of energy) be propitious to us; may Varuna (the oceans and waters, which nourish) be propitious to us. May the blessings of the ancestors be with us. May Indra (leader of the gods) and may Brhaspati (sublime teacher of the gods) be with us. May the all-pervading Visnu be with us. Salutations to Brahman. Salutations to Vayu (god of wind). You alone are the perceptible Brahman (the Creator). You alone I shall declare as the perceptible Brahman. I shall declare you as that which is beneficent. I shall declare you as that which is true. May That protect me. May That protect the speaker. Please protect me. Please protect the speaker. Aum shanti shanti shanti. Top Previous Mantra Next Mantra Bottom Index of mantras chanted