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

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yaegen icÄSy \| Yogena Cittasya (Invocation to Patañjali)
This invocation to Patanjali is the introduction to the Bhoja Vrtti, the commentary on the Yoga Sutras written by Raja Bhoj. It is frequently chanted at the beginning of a yoga class. The first part of the chant salutes Patañjali's achievements as a founding figure in yoga, in grammar, and in ayurvedic medicine. The second part of the chant salutes him for carrying: the conch which sounds the vibrations of the Universe but also awakens us to the coming victory over the world of matter; the wheel which symbolizes the dominion and universal power of wisdom; and the double-edged sword of discriminative understanding which enables us to see duality and cut through it to reveal reality. The reference to '1,000 heads' is to his form as Ananta or Adisesa, the divine serpent that, in biting its own tail, symbolizes endlessness or the circle of eternity from which all possibilities and universes can spring. Please refer to the Patañjali biography for further details Listen to this chant.
` yaegen icÄSy pden vaca<, ml< zrIrSy c vE*ken. yae=pakraeÄ< àvr< munIna<, ptÃil< àa}ilranta=im. Aaba÷ pué;akar<, zŒc³ais xair[<. shö zIrs< Zvet<, à[maim pt}lim!. ` zaiNt> zaiNt> zaiNt> `.		Aum yogena cittasya padena v˜c˜Ð malaÐ þarŸrasya ca vaidyakena yo 'p˜karottaÐ pravaraÐ munŸn˜Ð PatañjaliÐ pr˜ñjalir˜nato 'smi ˜b˜hu puruÿ˜k˜raÐ þaðkha cakr˜si dh˜rinaÐ sahasra þŸrasaÐ þvetaÐ pranam˜mi Patañjalim Aum þ˜nti× þ˜nti× þ˜nti× Aum
Yoga for bringing quietness of mind; Grammar for eliciting effectiveness of speech; And the healing arts for removing the ailments of the body; He bestowed these things that most illustrious of sages—Patañjali to whom I make reverential obeisance. Spirit rendered into human form; Bearing the conch, the discus and the sword; Adorned with the cobra of one thousand heads—I bow down before Patañjali. Aum shanti shanti shanti Aum. Top Previous Mantra Next Mantra Bottom Index of mantras chanted