Prārthanā Ślokam – Śuklām Opening Verse with Translation

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1. Prārthanā Ślokam - Śuklām Opening Verse with Translation (This post)
2. Prārthanā Ślokam - Gurubhyastad Verse for all Teachers with Translation
3. Mahānārāyaṇa Upaniṣad – Ṛtaṃ Tapas as Mantra Practice with translation
4. Prārthanā Ślokam - Patañjali Opening Dhyānaṃ Ślokam with Translation
5. Śānti Pataḥ - Saha Nāvavatu with Translation
6. Prārthanā Mantraḥ - Gaṇapati Saṃhitā Pāṭhaḥ with Translation
7. Śrī Kṛṣṇavāgīśa - A Prayer to Śrī Krishnamacharya with Translation
8. Yogena Yogo - Opening Yoga Prayer for Yoga Practice with Translation
9. Kayena Vāca - Closing Prayers for Yoga Sūtra Chanting with Translation
10. Kayena Vāca - Closing Prayers for Veda Chanting with Translation
11. Laghu Nyāsaḥ – Agnir Me Prayer for Health with Translation
12. Gāyatrī Mantra as taught by T Krishnamacharya - with translation

Vināyaka

This prayer is used most often as an opening verse or Prārthanā Ślokam – Request Verse.
Known also as a Śānti Pataḥ or invocation for peaceful flow, it is a prayer to Vināyaka.
Vināyaka is an aspect of Ganeṣa, traditionally seen as a remover of obstacles.

śuklāmbaradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ
Dressed in white and all pervading

śaśivarnaṃ caturbhujam I
dark in colour, with four arms.

prasanna vadanaṃ dhyāyet
Your pleasing mien, I meditate on

sarva vighnopa śāntaye II
for all obstacles, to appease.

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