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1. Universal Prayers

  1. ॐ सह नाववतु सह नौ भुनक्तु । सह वीर्यंकरवावहै । तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषवहै ॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ 
    Om. May the Divine protect us both, the teacher and the student. May he nourish us both. May we work together with great energy. May our study be vigorous and fruitful. May we not hate each other. Om Peace, Peace, Peace.

  2. ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय ॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
    Om. From the unreal lead me to the Real. From Darkness lead me to light. From death lead me to immortality. Om Peace, Peace, Peace.

  3. ॐ तेजोऽसि तेजो मयि धेहि । वीर्यमसि वीर्यं मयि धेहि । बलमसि बलं मयि धेहि । ओजोऽसि ओजो मयि धेहि । मन्युरसि मन्युं मयि धेहि । सहोसि सहो मयि धेहि ॥
    Om. O Lord, Thou art the embodiment of infinite energy; do Thou fill me with energy. Thou art the embodiment of infinite virility; do Thou endow me with virility. Thou art the embodiment of infinite power; do Thou grant power unto me. Thou art the embodiment of infinite courage; inspire me with courage. Thou art the embodiment of infinite fortitude; do Thou fill me with fortitude.

  4. ॐ सर्वस्तरतु दुर्गाणि सर्वो भद्राणि पश्यतु । सर्वः सद्बुधिमाप्नोतु सर्वः सर्वत्र नन्दतु ॥ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः । सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद् दुःखभाग् भवेत् ॥ दुर्जनः सज्जनो भूयात् सज्जनः शान्तिमाप्नुयात् । शान्तो मुच्येत् बन्धेभ्यो मुक्तश्चान्यान् विमोचयेत् ॥
    May all overcome impediments. May all see the auspicious. May all attain wisdom. May all exult everywhere. May all be happy. May all be free from disease. May all realize what is good. May none be subject to misery. May the wicked become virtuous; may the virtuous attain tranquility; may the tranquil be free from bonds; may the freed make others free.

  5. ॐ संगच्छध्वं संवदध्वं सं वो मनांसि जानताम् । देवा भागं यथा पूर्वे संजानाना उपासते । समानो मंत्रःसमितिस्समानी समानं मनःसह चित्तमेषाम् ॥  समानं मंत्रं अभिमंत्रये वः समानेन वो हविषा जुहोमि ॥ समानी व आकूतिः समाना हृदयानि वः । समानमस्तु वो मनः यथा वस्सुसहासति ॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
    Come together; speak in harmony. May your minds see alike, even as the gods of yore, in agreement, took their offerings. Uniform be your deliberations and uniform be the result you achieve; uniform your mind and uniform your thought. A common prayer do I utter forth for you and a common oblation do I offer you. Same be your intention, same be your hearts; same may your minds be so that there might be complete unison amongst you. Om Peace Peace Peace. - Rigveda X.191.2-4.

  6. ॐ ब्रह्मस्वरूपा परमा ज्योतिरूपा सनातनी । सर्वविद्याधिदेवी या तस्यै वाण्यै नमो नमः ॥
    O Mother, Thou art the personification of Brahman. Thou art the supreme Spirit, the light Divine, the eternal Being. Thou art the presiding deity of all branches of learning. Salutation to Thee, O Goddess of Speech.

  7. ॐ स्थापकाय च धर्मस्य सर्वधर्मस्वरूपिणे । अवतारवरिष्ठाय रामकृष्णाय ते नमः ॥
    O Ramakrishna, founder of religion universal and the embodiment of all religions! To thee, the noblest of Divine Incarnation, I offer my saulation.

  8. ॐ जननीं सारदां देवीं रामकृष्णं जगद्गुरुम् । पादपद्मे तयोः श्रित्वा प्रणमामि मुहुर्मुहुः ॥
    Taking shelter at the feet of Sarada, the universal mother, and Ramakrishna the teacher of the world, I salute them again and again!

  9. ॐ नमः श्रीयतिराजाय विवेकानन्दसूरये । सच्चित्सुखस्वरूपाय स्वामिने तापहारिणे ॥
    Saultation to that king of renouncers and controller of passions, the sage, Vivekananda who is Satchidananda (Existence, Knowledge and Bliss Absolute) itself, the spiritual preceptor, the remover of distress.
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