Daily Shlokams कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मिः करमध्ये सरस्वति ।करमूले तु गोविन्दः प्रभाते करदर्शनम् ॥ karāgre vasate lakṣmiḥ karamadhye sarasvati .karamūle tu govindaḥ prabhāte karadarśanam .. At the fore of the hands resides Lakshmi, and at the middle, Saraswathi; at the root is seated Gauri, (so) see the palm of the hand at dawn (first). उत्तिष्ठो उत्तिष्ठ गोविंद उत्तिष्ठ गरुडध्वज ।उत्तिष्ठ कमलाकांत त्रैलोक्यं मंगलंकुरु ॥ uttiṣṭho uttiṣṭha goviṃda uttiṣṭha garuḍadhvaja .uttiṣṭha kamalākāṃta trailokyaṃ maṃgalaṃkuru .. Awake, O Govinda, awake, the one with the Garuda ensign on his flag. Awake, the beloved of Lakshmi, Bless for the welfare of the three worlds. Before you step out of bed in the morningसमुद्रवसने देवि पर्वतस्तनमण्डले ।विष्णुपत्नि नमस्तुभ्यं पादस्पर्शं क्षमस्वमे ॥ samudravasane devi parvatastanamaṇḍale .viṣṇupatni namastubhyaṃ pādasparśaṃ kṣamasvame .. O! Mother Earth, who has the ocean as her clothes, mountains and forests as her body, who is the wife of Lord Krishna (Vishnu) I bow to you. Please, forgive me as my feet are going to touch you. Before Bathगोविंदेति सदा स्नानं गोविंदेति सदाजपं ।गोविंदेति सदा ध्यानं सदा गोविंद कीर्तनम् ॥ goviṃdeti sadā snānaṃ goviṃdeti sadājapaṃ .goviṃdeti sadā dhyānaṃ sadā goviṃda kīrtanam .. Forever shall be bathing with Govinda chant, forever shall be praying with Govinda chant, forever shall be meditating with Govinda chant, forever there shall be Govinda chant. गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति ।नर्मदे सिन्धु कावेरि जलेऽस्मिन् संनिधिं कुरु ॥ gaṅge ca yamune caiva godāvari sarasvati .narmade sindhu kāveri jale’smin saṃnidhiṃ kuru .. Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswathi, Narmada, Sindhu, Kaveri, May all these have a holy confluence in this water. गंगा सिंधु सरस्वती च यमुना गोदावरी नर्मदाकृष्णा भीमरथी च फल्गु सरयूः श्रीगंडकी गोमती ।कावेरी कपिला प्रयाग विनता नेत्रावतीत्यादयोःनद्यः श्रीहरि पादपंकज भवाः कुर्वतु वो मंगलम् ॥ gaṃgā siṃdhu sarasvatī ca yamunā godāvarī narmadākṛṣṇā bhīmarathī ca phalgu sarayūḥ śrīgaṃḍakī gomatī .kāverī kapilā prayāga vinatā netrāvatītyādayoḥnadyaḥ śrīhari pādapaṃkaja bhavāḥ kurvatu vo maṃgalam .. Ganga, Sindhu, Saraswathi and Yamuna, Godavari, Narmada; Krishna, Bhimarathi and Phalgu; Sarayu, Shree, Gantaki, Gomathi; Kaveri, Kapila, Prayag, Vinata, Netravati and the like, may these rivers, springing from the source of the lotus-feet of Sri Hari, bring welfare to all. Seeing the Sunआधित्य ह्रुधाय पुण्यं सर्व सथृ विनासनंजयावहं जबे नित्यं अक्षयं परमं शिवं|| ādhitya hrudhāya puṇyaṃ sarva sathṛ vināsanaṃjayāvahaṃ jabe nityaṃ akṣayaṃ paramaṃ śivaṃ|| By Chanting the Aditya-Hridayam (the meditation of Sun in the heart ) which is very auspicious and highly beneficial, you will be victorious in battle. This holy hymn dedicated to the Sun-God will result in destroying all enemies and bring you victory and permanent happiness. ॐ भूर् भुवः स्वः तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यंभर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्॥ oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ tat saviturvareṇyaṃbhargo devasya dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt.. Om, Pervading the Bhu Loka (Earth – consciousness of the physical plane), Bhuvar Loka (Antariksha – The intermediate space, consciousness of prana) and Swar Loka (Sky – Heaven, consciousness of the divine mind), That Savitur (Savitri, divine essence of the Sun) which is the most Adorable, I meditate on that divine effulgence, May that awaken our Intelligence (Spiritual Consciousness). Morning Prayerशुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम् ।प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये ॥ śuklāmbaradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśivarṇaṃ caturbhujam .prasannavadanaṃ dhyāyet sarvavighnopaśāntaye For the pacification (and elimination ) of all obstructions pray toVishnu who is clothed in dazzling fashion of purity, possessing the brilliance of the moon, sporting four arms, ever-happy and pleasant-faced त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेवत्वमेव बंधुश्च सखा त्वमेव ।त्वमेव विद्या द्रविणम् त्वमेवत्वमेव सर्वं मम देव देव । tvameva mātā ca pitā tvameva .tvameva bandhuśca sakhā tvamevatvameva vidyā draviṇaṃ tvameva .tvameva sarvaṃ mama devadeva .. You are the mother, you are the father, you are the relative, you are the friend, you are education, you are wealth, you are everything for me, O Lord, O Lord. कायेन वाचा मनसेंद्रियैर्वा बुध्यात्मना वा प्रकृतेः स्वभावात् ।करोमि यद्यत् सकलं परस्मै नारायणायेति समर्पयामि ॥ kāyena vācā manaseṃdriyairvā budhyātmanā vā prakṛteḥ svabhāvāt .karomi yadyat sakalaṃ parasmai nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi .. Whatever I do either by body, speech, mind or sensory organs, either with my personal knowledge or natural trait, I surrender and submit all to that to supreme divine Narayana. ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय । ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ asato mā sadgamaya tamasomā jyotir gamayamrityormāamritam gamaya Oṁ śhānti śhānti śhāntiḥ Lead me from the unreal to the real, lead me from darkness to light, lead me from death to immortality. ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदम् पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदच्यते |पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ||ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः || oṃ pūrṇamadaḥ pūrṇamidam pūrṇāt pūrṇamudacyate .pūrṇasya pūrṇamādāya pūrṇamevāvaśiṣyate .oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ .. That is Whole and this is Whole, the perfect has come out of the perfect; having taken the perfect from the perfect, only the perfect remains. Let there be Peace, Peace, Peace. (This shanti-sloka of the Isavasyopanishad indicates the relation of the individual’s soul to the divine supreme spirit). When lighting the lampशुभं करोति कल्याणमारोग्यं धनसंपदा ।शत्रुबुद्धिविनाशाय दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तुते ॥ śubhaṃ karoti kalyāṇamārogyaṃ dhanasaṃpadā .śatrubuddhivināśāya dīpajyotirnamo’stute .. The grantor of auspices, welfare, health, wealth and prosperity, salutation to you o flame of the lamp, for the destruction of the thought of enmity दीपज्योतिः परब्रह्म दीपज्योतिर्जनार्दनः ।दीपो हरतु मे पापं दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तुते ॥ dīpajyotiḥ parabrahma dīpajyotirjanārdanaḥ .dīpo haratu me pāpaṃ dīpajyotirnamo’stute .. Deepa-Jyothi is the supreme Brahman, Deepa-Jyothi is Janardhana. May the divine lamp eradicate my sins. Salutations to the divine lamp of the evening. After prayer circumambulationयानि कानि च पापानि जन्मान्तरकृतानि च ।तानि सर्वाणि नश्यन्ति प्रदक्षिणपदे पदे ॥ yāni kāni ca pāpāni janmāntarakṛtāni ca .tāni sarvāṇi naśyanti pradakṣiṇapade pade .. Oh god! Whatever sins I have committed all my lives (including previouslives), please destroy them at every step I take around you. When starting any workवक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ ।निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥ vakratuṇḍa mahākāya sūryakoṭi samaprabhanirvighnaṃ kuru me deva sarvakāryeṣu sarvadā O god with the twisted trunk, broad-bodied, brilliant as thousand suns, bless me with freedom from obstructions and hindrances in all my works and for all times. ॐ सह नाववतु । सह नौ भुनक्तु । सह वीर्यं करवावहै ।तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै । ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ oṃ saha nāvavatu . saha