{"id":42,"date":"2014-10-21T15:38:44","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T14:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/v4\/en\/?p=42"},"modified":"2016-03-09T14:04:46","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T13:04:46","slug":"invocations-or-chants-in-ashtanga-yoga-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/invocations-or-chants-in-ashtanga-yoga-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Invocations or chants in Ashtanga Yoga practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Sri K. Pattabhi Jois\u2019 teachings, this prayer expresses the wish\/desire to liberate oneself from illusions (M\u0101y\u0101) in order to obtain the reach the Supreme knowledge (<strong>Satcit\u0101nanda<\/strong>). It is always recited by yogis before the Ashtanga yoga practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The chant at the start of the class (opening chant)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is presented as a moment of change, an inner attitude, a rite of passage that goes from the profane time to the sacred time.<\/p>\n<p>Its goal is to produce a change of direction in the senses that in the profane\/secular time are turned towards the exteriority, to go towards the sacred time of the interiority in order to reach the feeling of unity with oneself.<\/p>\n<p>It is a time devoted to the awakening of the inner life in the yogi\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n<p>After the agitation of the profane world, this realigning allows us to find <strong>\u00ab\u00a0the immobility, the rest, the calm, the inner\u00a0silence \u00bb<\/strong> from the Greek <strong>\u1f21\u03c3\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 (hesychasmos)<\/strong> <strong>\u00ab\u00a0be in peace, stay silent\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong> from the Greek <strong>\u1f21\u03c3\u03c5\u03c7\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 (hesychadzo)<em>. <\/em><\/strong>It aims at the soul\u2019s peace\/inner peace.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00ab\u00a0God became man, so that the\u00a0man could become God\u00a0\u00bb<br \/>\nAthanasius of Alexandria (\u0391\u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2)\u2028298 \u2013 373 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":2,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yoga-ashtanga.net\\\/en\\\/invocations-or-chants-in-ashtanga-yoga-practice\\\/\",\"likes_blog_id\":false}' 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\/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>\u0905\u0937<\/strong><strong>\u094d<\/strong><strong>\u091f<\/strong><strong>\u093e<\/strong><strong>\u0919<\/strong><strong>\u094d\u0917\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u092e\u094d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0935\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0947 \u0917\u0941\u0930\u0942\u0923\u093e\u0902 \u091a\u0930\u0923\u093e\u0930\u0935\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0947\u2028\u0938\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0930\u094d\u0936\u093f\u0924 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0924\u094d\u092e \u0938\u0941\u0916\u093e\u0935 \u092c\u094b\u0927\u0947 \u0964<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>vande gur\u016b\u1e47\u0101\u1e41 cara\u1e47\u0101ravinde\u2028sandar\u015bita sv\u0101tma sukh\u0101va bodhe |<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0928\u093f\u0903\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0947\u092f\u0938\u0947 \u091c\u0919\u094d\u0917\u0932\u093f\u0915\u093e\u092f\u092e\u093e\u0928\u0947\u2028\u0938\u0902\u0938\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u093e\u0932\u093e\u0939\u0932 \u092e\u094b\u0939\u0936\u093e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0948 \u0965<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ni\u1e25-\u015breyase ja\u1e45gali-k\u0101yam\u0101ne\u2028sa\u1e41s\u0101ra h\u0101l\u0101hala moha\u015b\u0101\u1e41tyai ||<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0906\u092c\u093e\u0939\u0941 \u092a\u0941\u0930\u0941\u0937\u093e\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0902\u2028\u0936\u0902\u0916\u091a\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0938\u093f \u0927\u093e\u0930\u093f\u0923\u092e\u094d \u0964<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0101b\u0101hu puru\u1e63\u0101k\u0101ra\u1e41\u2028\u015ba\u1e41khacakr\u0101si dh\u0101ri\u1e47am |<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0938\u0939\u0938\u094d\u0930 \u0936\u093f\u0930\u0938\u0902 \u0936\u094d\u0935\u0947\u0924\u0902\u2028\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0923\u092e\u093e\u092e\u093f \u092a\u0924\u091e\u094d\u091c\u0932\u093f\u092e\u094d \u0965<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>sahasra \u015birasa\u1e41 \u015bveta\u1e41\u2028pra\u1e47am\u0101mi pata\u00f1jalim ||<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u0950<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>vande gur\u016b\u1e47\u0101\u1e41 cara\u1e47\u0101ravinde<br \/>\nsandar\u015bita sv\u0101tma sukh\u0101va bodhe<br \/>\nni\u1e25-\u015breyase ja\u1e45gali-k\u0101yam\u0101ne<br \/>\nsa\u1e41s\u0101ra h\u0101l\u0101hala moha\u015b\u0101\u1e41tyai <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u0101b\u0101hu puru\u1e63\u0101k\u0101ra\u1e41<br \/>\n\u015ba\u1e41khacakr\u0101si dh\u0101ri\u1e47am<br \/>\nsahasra \u015birasa\u1e41 \u015bveta\u1e41<br \/>\npra\u1e47am\u0101mi pata\u00f1jalim<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u0950<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Translation in English (from Jean Claude\u2019s French translation)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Om <\/em><strong><em>(<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u0950<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>I bow to the lotus feet of the Supreme Guru.<br \/>\nWho teaches the Knowledge, awakening the great happiness of one\u2019s own self revelation.<br \/>\nHe acts as the<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>jungle physician,<br \/>\ncapable of dispersing the illusions and the poison of a conditioned existence.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To Pata\u00f1jali, Adisesa\u2019s incarnation, of white colour, with a thousand radiant faces (under the form of divine serpent Ananta),a human form below the shoulders, holding the sword of discrimination, a wheel of fire symbolising eternity and the conch representing the divine sound.<br \/>\nI bow.<br \/>\nOm<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2807\" style=\"width: 336px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2807\" class=\" wp-image-2807\" src=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/ashtanga-yoga_statue_priere-1.jpg\" alt=\"Granit statue prayer\" width=\"326\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/ashtanga-yoga_statue_priere-1.jpg 422w, https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/ashtanga-yoga_statue_priere-1-143x300.jpg 143w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Granit statue prayer<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>The chant at the end of the class (closing chant)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After the asana practice, it is time for the end-of-class chant in Sanskrit.<br \/>\nAfter having explored our interiority, we say good-bye to each other.<br \/>\nWe leave with the promise of meeting again.<br \/>\nThis chant is a way of saying thank you, of thanking the Yoga masters.<br \/>\nNow we reopen our self to the exteriority so that we can share our peace with the world.<br \/>\nBefore leaving, lying down on the floor, it is time to integrate the yoga class (Sav\u0101sana position).<\/p>\n<p>OM<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093f\u092a\u094d\u0930\u091c\u093e\u092d\u094d\u092f\u0903 \u092a\u0930\u093f\u092a\u093e\u0932\u092f\u0902\u0924\u093e\u0902\u2028\u0928\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0928 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0917\u0947\u0923 \u092e\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092e\u0939\u0940\u0936\u093e\u0903 \u0964<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> svasti-praj\u0101-bhya\u1e25 pari-p\u0101la-ya\u1e41t\u0101\u1e41\u2028ny\u0101yena m\u0101rge\u1e47a mah\u012b\u1e41 mah\u012b\u015b\u0101\u1e25 |<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0917\u094b\u092c\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0939\u094d\u092e\u0923\u0947\u092d\u094d\u092f\u0903 \u0936\u0941\u092d\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0941 \u0928\u093f\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0902\u2028\u0932\u094b\u0915\u093e\u0903 \u0938\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0903 \u0938\u0941\u0916\u093f\u0928\u094b\u092d\u0935\u0902\u0924\u0941 \u0965<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>go-br\u0101hma\u1e47ebhya\u1e25 \u015bubham-astu nitya\u1e41\u2028lok\u0101\u1e25 samast\u0101\u1e25 sukhino-bhava\u1e41tu ||<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u0950 \u0936\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0924\u093f\u0903 \u0936\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0924\u093f\u0903 \u0936\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0924\u093f\u0903<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>au\u1e41 \u015b\u0101nti\u1e25 \u015b\u0101nti\u1e25 \u015b\u0101nti\u1e25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Translation in English (from Jean Claude\u2019s French translation)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Om<\/p>\n<p>May all\u00a0men be protected and live in peace.<br \/>\nMay those who lead walk on the path of justice.<br \/>\nMay the whole world and those who search for truth, be under the Divine protection.<br \/>\nSo everyone will have a happy existence.<br \/>\nOm, be in peace, go in peace, share the peace\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3463 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/om-mandala.png\" alt=\"Om-mandala\" width=\"148\" height=\"152\" \/><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Om, the sacred syllable is all, what was, what is and what will be; imperishable, it is beyond the three times. \u00bb\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>M\u0101\u1e47\u1e0d\u016bkya\u00a0Upani\u1e63ad<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Sri K. Pattabhi Jois\u2019 teachings, this prayer expresses the wish\/desire to liberate oneself from illusions (M\u0101y\u0101) in order to obtain the reach the Supreme knowledge (Satcit\u0101nanda). It is always recited by yogis before the Ashtanga yoga practice. The chant at the start of the class (opening chant) It is presented as a moment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3300,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[161,1434,160,147,152,157,156,158,145,153,1470,149,151,159,62,146,154,150,155,76],"class_list":["post-42","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-yoga-practice","tag-accomplishment-ritual","tag-ashtanga-yoga","tag-aaga-yoga","tag-chant","tag-heart","tag-inner-life","tag-inner-silence","tag-interiority","tag-invocation","tag-laic","tag-mantra","tag-mantram","tag-openness","tag-passage-riteritual","tag-peace","tag-prayer","tag-profane-time","tag-realigning","tag-sacred-time","tag-sadhana"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3465,"href":"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions\/3465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}