Prayers

Temple Prayer (Aarti)

Om Jaya Jagadheesha Hare
Swami Jaya Jagadheesha Hare
Bhakta janonke sankat
Bhakta janonke sankat Kshan me door kare
Om Jaya Jagadheesha Hare

Om! Victory to You, Hari, Ruler of the Universe
You make the troubles of your devotees vanish in a second

Jo dhyave phal pave
Dhukh bin se man ka
Swami dhukh bin se man ka
Sukha sampati Ghar ave
Sukha sampati Ghar ave
Kasht mite tan ka
Om Jaya Jagadheesha Hare

Whoever thinks of You, gets results without any mental grief,
Happiness and wealth come to his home
Aand his bodily woes vanish.

Mata pita tum mere
Sharan padum mi kis ki
Swami sharan padum mi kis ki
Tum bina aur na dooja
Tum bina aur na dooja
Asha karum mi kis ki
Om Jaya Jagadheesha Hare

You are my mother and my father
Who else can I seek refuge from?
There is no one else other than You for me,
Who shall I yearn for?

Tum pooran Paramatma
Tum Antaryami
Swami Tum Antaryami
Parabrahma Parameshwara
Parabrahma Parameshwara
Tum sab ke Swami
Om Jaya Jagadheesha Hare

You are whole and You are the Supreme Self
You are the Indweller in every being.
O Supreme God, O Supreme Ruler
You are the Master of everybody

Tum karuna ke sagar
Tum palan karta
Swami Tum palan karta
Mi sevak tum swami
Mi sevak tum swami
Kripa karo bharta
Om Jaya Jagadheesha Hare

You are the Ocean of Mercy
You are the Ruler
I am Your servant and You are the Master
Please show mercy my Lord

Tum ho ek agochar
Sab ke pranapati
Swami sab ke pranapati
Kis vidhi miloom dayamaya
Kisi vidhi miloom dayamaya
Tum ko mi kumati
Om Jaya Jagadheesha Hare

You are the Unseen
You are the Master of everyone’s life
How can I meet You, O Abode of Kindness

Deena bandhu dukh harta
Tum rakshak mere
Swami tum rakshak mere
Apane hast uthavo
Apane hast uthavo
Dwar khada mi tere
Om Jaya Jagadheesha Hare

O friend of the downtrodden,
O remover of grief
You are my protector
I am standing at your door
Please raise Your hand to assure me.

Vishaya vikar mithavo
Pap haro deva
Swami pap haro deva
Shraddha bhakti badhavo
Shraddha bhakti badhavo
Santan ki seva
Om Jaya Jagadheesha Hare

Please eradicate all material desires in me
Aand remove my sins,
Increase my love for You and let me serve You

Tan man dhan sab kuch hi tera
Swami sab kuch hi tera
Tera tujh ko arpan
Tera tujh ko arpan
Kya lage mera
Om Jaya Jagadheesha Hare
Om Jaya Jagadheesha Hare

My body, my mind, my wealth
And my everything belongs to You
I offer what is Yours to You
What is there that is mine?

Om Jaya Jagadheesha Hare
Swami Jaya Jagadheesha Hare
Bhakta janonke sankat
Bhakta janonke sankat
Kshan me door kare
Om Jaya Jagadheesha Hare

Om! Victory to You, Hari, Ruler of the Universe
You make the troubles of your devotees vanish in a second

Gayatri Mantra

Aum Bhoor Bhuwah Swaha
Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasaya Dheemahi
Dhiyo Yo Naha Prachodayat

OM. I adore the Divine Self who illuminates the three worlds -physical, astral and causal;
I offer my prayers to that God who shines like the Sun.
May He enlighten our intellect.

Maha Mrutunjaya Mantra

Om Trayambakam Yajamahe
Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam
Urvarukamiva Bandhanat
Mrityormukshiya Mamritat Om

Om-We worship the three eyed -one (Lord Shiva ) who is fragrant and
who nourishes well all beings;
may He liberate us from death for the sake of Immortality even as a cucumber is
severed from its bondage(to the creeper).Om

Mangala Harati

Karpoora Gauram Karunavataram
Samsara Saram Bhujagendra Haram
Sada Vasantam Hridayaravinde
Bhavam Bhavani Sahitam Namami

I salute to the merciful Bhava (i.e. Shiva) who is with his consort Parvati,
Adorned with the necklace of the serpant

Mangalam Bhagavan Vishnum
Mangalam Garudadhwajah
Mangalam Pundareekaksham
Mangalayatano Harih

All auspiciousness to God Vishnu
All auspiciousness to One who has Garuda as His flag
All auspiciousness to One who has eyes like the lotus flowers
And auspeciousness to Hari

Sarva Mangala Mangalye
Shive Sarvartha Sadhike
Sharanye Tryambake Gauri
Narayani Namostute
Narayani Namostute
Narayani Namostute

O Parvati, you who makes all desires possible
the most auspicious of the auspicious
My refuge, Gauri, Triambika,
I salute to You
I salute to you
I salute to you.

Maha Lakshmi Ashtaka Stotram

Namastestu Mahamaye
Shree pithe sura poojite
Shanka Chakra Gadha haste
Maha Lakshmi Namoostute

O Cause of the Maha Maya, My solutation to You
Who is worshipped by the gods
And holding a conch, discuss and a mace in Her hands
O Maha lakshmi, I salute You

Namastestu Garudarudhe
Kolasura bhayankari
Sarva papa hare devi
Maha Lakshmi Namoostute

O rider of the Garuda,
and striker of terror in the heart of the demon Kolasura
my solutation to You
O remover of every sin
O Maha Lakshmi, I salute You

Sarvajne sarva varade
Sarva dushta bhayankari
Sarva duhkha hare devi
Maha Lakshmi Namoostute

You are All knowing, bestower of everything
You cause terror to all sinners
O remover of all griefs, O Maha Lakshmi, I solute You

Siddhi buddhi prade devi
Bhakti mukti pradayini
Mantra moorte sada devi
Maha Lakshmi Namoostute

You are the giver of the powers and the wisdom
You bestow both devotion and liberation
You are the form of the mantra,
O Maha Lakshmi, I salute You

Adyanta rahite devi
Adi shakti Maheshwari
Yogaje yoga sambhute
Maha Lakshmi Namoostute

You have no Beginning or End
You are the Original Energy and the Great Ruler
You are born of Yoga
I salute You, O Maha Lakshmi

Sthula sukshme maha raudre
Maha shakti mahodari
Maha papa hare devi
Maha Lakshmi Namoostute

You are very big as well as very minute
You are the terrifying
You are the Great Shakti,
the One with the great Stomach
You are the remover of all sins
I solute You, O Maha Lakshmi

Padmasana sthithe devi
Parabrahma swaroopini
Parameshi jagan mata
Maha Lakshmi Namoostute

You are sitting in the lotus position
You are the personification of the Great Lord
You are the Great Ruler
You are the Mother of the Universe
I solute You,O Maha Lakshmi

Shwetambara dhare devi
Nanalankara shobhite
Jagasthithe Jaganmata
Maha Lakshmi Namoostute

You are wearing a white cloth
You are resplendent with a great variety of adornments
You pervade the Universe and You are the Mother of the Universe
O Maha Lakshmi, I salute you

Twameva mata cha pita twameva
Twameva bandhushcha sakha twameva
Twameva vidya dravinam twameva
Twameva sarvam mama deva deva

You are my mother and my father
You are my relative and friend
You are my knowledge and my wealth
You are my all O Lord of Lords.

Phalashruti

Maha Lakshmyashtakam Stotram
Yah patheth bhakti man narah
Sarva siddhi mavapnoti
Rajyam prapnoti sarvada

All powers acrue and the kingdom belongs to him who
Recites the prayer of the eight verses with love in praise of Maha Lakshmi.

Eka kalam pathennityam
Maha papa vinashanam
Dwikalam yah pathennityam
Dhana dhanya samanvitah

He who recites this once a day, gets rid of all his sins
One who reads it twice a day, gets great wealth

Trikalam yah pathennityam
Maha shatru vinashanam
Maha Lakshmi Bhavennityam
Prasanna varada shubhah

One who recites this three times a day, gets rid of his great enemies
With the mercy of Maha Lakshmi, all good things come to him.

Satvika Tyagamti

Kayena vacha manasendriyairva
Buddhyatmana va prakrite swabhavath
Karoomi yadyad sakalam parasmai
Narayanayeti samarpayami

Whatever I do with my mind, body, speech or with other senses of my body,
Or with my intellect or with my innate natural tendencies
I offer everything to Narayana

Prarthana

Mukam karooti vachalam
Pangum langhayate girim
Yat krupa tamaham vande
Paramanandam Madhavam

You make a dumb person a talkative person
You can make a lame person jump over a mountain
I salute to You and seek that mercy of Yours O Madhava.

Vasudeva sutam Devam
Kamsa Chanoora mardhanam
Devaki paramanandam
Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum

I salute to the Go Krishna who is the Son of Vasudeva,
Who killed Kamsa and Chanoora,
Who is the source of Bliss to His mother Devaki
And who is the Teacher of the Universe.

Kararavinde na padaravindam
Mukharavinde viniveshayantam
Vatasya patrasya pute shayanam
Balam Mukundam manasa smarami

I remember with all my heart the Child Mukunda
who is sleeping on the leaf of the banyan tree
(at the beginning of the Universe)

Sri Krishna Govinda Hare Murare
He Natha Narayana Vasudeva
Jihve pibaswa amritam yat deva
Govinda Damodara Madhaveti
Sri Govinda damodara Madhaveti
Sri Govinda Damodara Madhaveti.

O Krishna! O Govinda! O Hari! O Murari!
O Master! O Narayana! O Vasudeva!
I drink the nectar of your name
By calling on You as Govinda! Damodara! Madhava!
Govinda! Damodara! Madhava!
Govinda! Damodara! Madhava!

Closure

Yani kani cha papani
Janmantara kritanicha
Tani tani vinashyanti
Pradakshinam pade pade

I rotate in my place(in front of the Deity) to kill all my sins
That I may have committed in my past births

Prakrishta papa nashaya
Prakrishta phala siddhaye
Pradakshinam karomityam
Praseeda Parameshwari

O Parameshwari, please show mercy on me
I rotate in my place in front of you
To kill all my sins
And to seek Your blessings

Anyatha sharanam nasti
Twameva sharanam mama
Tasmat karunya bhavena
Raksha Raksha Mahes