Gurur-Brahma Gurur-Vishnu Gurur-Devo Maheshwarah Guru-sakshat Para-Brahma tasmai Shri Gurave Namah
Gurur – Master; Brahma – Creator; Gurur – Master; Vishnu – Sustainer; Gurur – Master; Devo – the divine; Maheshwarah – the Destroyer; Guru Sakshat – the Guru is omnipresent; Para-Brahma – the transcendental divinity; tasmai – to that; Shri – glorious; Guruve – Guru; Namah – my salutations.
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णु गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः
गुरु साक्षात् परब्रह्म तस्मै श्री गुरुवे नमः
O Master; you are the creator, the sustainer, the divine and the destroyer. You are the omnipresent and the glorious transcendental divinity, I salute you.
Guru, translated in English as a teacher or master, I find master as more appropriate translation because Master helps us beyond teaching the worldly knowledge. He provides direction, leadership, channelization of our energy and guidance based on his mastery of knowledge, worldly skills and wisdom which helps us achieve success as well as fulfilling our life goal.
Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinh Sarve santuh Niramaya Sarve Bhadrani Pashyantu Ma Kaschin Dukh Bhag Bhavet
Everyone should be happy and healthy, everyone should be free from the greed, everyone should be preaching the harmonic living and no one should suffer from misery or diseases.
Everyone should be happy and healthy
This prayer mantra invigorates the India’s ancient belief that the whole world is a family and one can live happy only if his surroundings – people, animals, trees and every creature of the planet is living peacefully and happily. To live happy and healthy we must believe in the law of living with the nature’s harmony. We should not use anything in excess.
ॐ AUM
“The goal which all the Vedas declare, which all austerities aim at, and which men desire when they lead the life of continence … is Aum. This syllable Aum is indeed Brahman. Whosoever knows this syllable obtains all that he desires. This is the best support; this is the highest support. Whosoever knows this support is adored in the world of Brahma.” ~ Katha Upanishad I
The three words in AUM – A denotes the Creation (Brahma), U denotes Preservation (Vishnu) and M destruction (Shiva). While pronouncing the syllable AUM: A – should emerge from the throat, originating in the region of the navel U – should be rolled over from the tongue M – should end on the lips. During the meditation process A – helps us waking, U – dreaming and M – sleeping. AUM is the sum and substance of all the words that can emanate from the human throat.
Patanjali yoga advises everyone to chant Aum for 2-3 minutes everyday to help prevent the diseases like insomnia, heart problem, loss of memory and enhancing the quality of sleep. Every morning sit straight, take deep breath and focus on your nostril while practicing the Udgith Pranayam.
Aum also denotes the oneness of god.
