As many of you will know there is a widespread practice in dedicated Iyengar yoga studios of chanting an invocation at the start of class. I appreciate this is not for everyone but for those who are interested I have copied it out below with a link to listen to at http://www.adelineyoga.com/invocations-and-mantras/
Salutation to Patanjali
योþन िचĿƯय, पŇन वाचǢ
मलȂ शरीरƯय च वǹǠêन ।
yogena cittasya, padena vācāṁ
malaṁ śarīrasya ca vaidyakena |
Through Yoga the Chitta, through grammar the language,
and through medicine the physical body |
योऽपाकरोत्तȂ ŮवरȂ मȉनीनǢ
पतĤजǩल ŮाĤजिलर्आनतोऽिƯम ॥
yo’pākarot taṁ pravaraṁ munīnāṁ
patañjaliṁ prāñjalir ānato’smi ||
who among all those Sages handed this over
I respectfully bow to Patanjali.
आबाƴ पȉƏषाकारȂ
शङ्खचìाɐस धाɐरणम्।
ābāhu puruṣākāraṁ
śaṅkhacakrāsi dhāriṇam |
The upper body of human shape, carrying
a mussel horn (original tone), a discus (infinity) and a sword (power of
differentiation)
सहư िशरसȂ ǒǵतȂ
Ůणमािम पतĤजिलम्॥
sahasra śirasaṁ śvetaṁ
praṇamāmi patañjalim ||
having 1000 bright heads,
I bow to Patanjali.
ॐ
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