Avahana mantras are invocations to invite different aspects of the divine to be present and experiential. At Yoga Vidya, avahana mantras are often recited before meditation, at the beginning of homa and puja, and sometimes before lectures.

Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha
Sharanam Ganesha

Oh Ganesha, remove all obstacles so that we may begin with great joy. Oh Sharavanabhava, give us strength and power so that we may continue even when it becomes difficult. Oh Saraswati, give us wisdom and deep intuition. Oh Guru, oh Swami Sivananda, please guide us. Oh Adishakti, you primordial force, bless us and grant that we may do much good.

Further information can be found in the online Yoga Vidya Kirtan booklet under the number 612.

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Aditi chants the kirtan Sacharachara Paripurna Shivo Ham during a saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany. Sachara Chara Pari Purna Shivoham is a Vedanta kirtan that expresses the unity of the individual soul with the cosmic soul: Shivoham, I am Shiva, is the refrain.

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Prayer of Peace

Sarvesham Svasti Bhavatu, may all beings be well, is how the Mangala Mantras begin, which are recited at Yoga Vidya and in the Sivananda tradition towards the end of Satsang. Mangala Mantras are mantras of well-being, blessings recited for the whole world.

The sung text

Sarvesham Svasti Bhavatu
Sarvesham Shantir Bhavatu
Sarvesham Purnam Bhavatu
Sarvesham Mangalam Bhavatu // 1 //

Spiritual translation Sarvesham Svasti Bhavatu - Prayers for Peace

Om - May well-being be with all.
May peace be with all.
May fullness be with all.
May wealth be with all.

Further information can be found in the online Yoga Vidya Kirtan booklet under number 801.

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