an invocation to Sage Patañjali
| ॐ | Aum | Aum |
|---|---|---|
| योगेन चित्तस्य पदेन वाचां। | yogena cittasya padena vācāṁ | Yoga that brings quietness of mind; |
| मलं शरीरस्य च वैद्यकेन॥ | malaṁ śarīrasya ca vaidyakena | Grammar that elicits effective speech; |
| योऽपाकरोत्तं प्रवरं मुनीनां। | yo'pākarottaṁ pravaraṁ munīnāṁ | The healing arts that remove bodily ailments— |
| पतञ्जलिं प्राञ्जलिरानतोऽस्मि॥ | patañjaliṁ prāñjalirānato'smi | These were given by the great sage Patañjali, to whom I offer my reverential obeisance. |
| आबहु पुरुषाकारं। | ābahu puruṣākāraṁ | Spirit rendered into human form; |
| शङ्खचक्रासि धारिणं॥ | śaṅkha cakrāsi dhāriṇaṁ | Bearing the conch, the discus, and the sword; |
| सहस्र शीरसं श्वेतं। | sahasra śīrasaṁ śvetaṁ | Adorned with a thousand white serpent heads— |
| प्रनमामि पतञ्जलिम्॥ | pranamāmi patañjalim | I bow before Patañjali. |
| ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॐ॥ | aum śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ aum | Aum shanti shanti shanti Aum |