Invocation to Patanjali, "Yastyaktva". Sanskrit mantras and invocations chanted in honour of BKS Iyengar, his Teacher, by Kofi Busia, Yoga Teacher

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ySTyKTva \| Yastyaktv˜ (Invocation to Patañjali)
This much less common invocation to Patanjali celebrates him as a manifestation of Siva. As such he is lord of the serpents and snakes -- the king of the Nagas. These serpents are able to live on nothing and arise from nothing which is their refuge and abode. As such, Patanjali fears nothing in this world or that for those things that seem poisonous in this world are a product of the serpents' ability to create all this. Please refer to the Patañjali biography for further details Listen to this chant.
` ySTyKTva êpma*< à-vit jgtae=nekxanu¢hay, àúaI[¬eZaraiZaivR;miv;xrae=nekvKÇ> su-aegI, svR}anàsªit-uRjgpirkr> àItye ySy inTy< , devae=hIZa> s vae=VyaiTstivmltnuyaRegdae yaegyuKt>. ïImTptÃilmhamunye nm>.		Aum yastyaktv˜ r¨pam˜dyaÐ prabhavati jagato 'nekadh˜nugrah˜ya\| prakÿŸõakleþa r˜þirviÿamaviÿadharo 'nekavaktra× subhogŸ\| sarvajñ˜na pras¨tirbhujagaparikara× prŸtaye yasya nityaÐ\| devo 'hŸþa× sa vo 'vy˜t sita vimala tanuryogado yogayukta×\| þrŸmat Patañjalimah˜munaye nama×\|\|
Having forsaken his primordial self-imbued form, he came to this world to offer many blessings. The destroyer of afflictions, he is accompanied by many potent and sinuous snakes of many heads who are endearing to him for he is their guardian. The dispenser of all wisdom he is surrounded by a retinue of serpents which delight him eternally. May you all be blessed by that divine being, with a body pure white and spotless, who is the bestower of yoga, and who is fused with yoga. I respectfully salute that great sage and radiant being, Patañjali. Top Previous Mantra Next Mantra Bottom Index of mantras chanted