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[Music] Assume any comfortable posture. Having assumed a posture, attain stillness of the body. Calm your mind. And to establish devotion to God, recite a few sentences with me. God is one. God is one. God is formless. God is formless. God resides everywhere. God resides everywhere. God is our best friend. God is our best friend. There is bliss in God. There is bliss in God. God always does justice. Who God always does justice. Who fears God fears no one. Who does not fear God, who does not fear God, must fear everyone. Must fear everyone. O God, O God, you are our eternal mother. You are our eternal mother. You are our eternal father. You are our eternal father. You are our eternal Guru and Acharya. You are our eternal Guru and Acharya. You are the giver of the fruits of our actions, you are the giver of the fruits of our actions, the eternal judge and king. The eternal judge and king. Therefore, therefore, you are our only object of worship. You are the only object of worship. Besides you, besides you, we do not consider anyone else, anyone else as worthy of worship. We do not consider worthy of worship. For a short time, for a short time, through the chanting and contemplation of the meanings of the Vedic Sandhya mantras, we wish to connect with you internally, internally. Grant us the grace to connect with you with concentration. Now we will chant the Gayatri Mantra: Om Bhur Bhuvah Svah, Tat Savitur Varenyam, Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi, Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat. Now you have to listen: Om, O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, this is your main and inherent name. All your other names are associated with this name. The word Om is formed from three letters: A, U, M. From 'A', your Virat, Agni, Vishva names related to the earthly realm and the gross world are: From 'U', your Hiranyagarbha, Vayu, Tejas names related to the subtle world and the inter-world are: And from 'M', your Ishvara, Aditya, Prajya names related to the divine world and the causal world are. You are Virat, who illuminates the world in many forms. You are Agni, the embodiment of knowledge, worthy of worship and respect, the foremost. The entire universe is contained within you. You are the universe, residing in every particle of the world and in every living being. You are Hiranyagarbha, who holds and sustains the great suns and other celestial bodies in your womb. You are Vayu, the most powerful among the powerful, the indweller, sustainer, nourisher, and inspirer of all of us beings. You are Tejas, the illuminator of the entire world, illuminated by the light of knowledge. You are Ishvara, the sole lord of this entire universe and of us beings. You are never destroyed. You are Aditya, indivisible and constant. And you are never deluded. You are Prajya, possessing perfect knowledge and excellent wisdom. You are the very life force of my gross body, sustaining me through the vital breaths. You are the very life force of the life forces. You are the remover of ignorance from my inner consciousness, liberating me from all sorrows, and you yourself are free from sorrows. Svah, you are the embodiment of bliss and the giver of bliss. O Devaadhideva, Savitr, you are the creator of the entire universe, the illuminator of the sun and other lights, the giver of all kinds of prosperity to us. Varenyam, being the most excellent, you are the one to be chosen. Bharga, you are the destroyer of ignorance and other afflictions. Devasya, your supremely pure and divine radiance, which is worthy of desire, Dhimahi, we all meditate upon. We hold you within ourselves. Hey Paramatman, you always inspire us towards the righteous path. Keep us free from evils. In other words, we wish to keep you in our memory throughout the day in the form of knowledge, because whenever we remember you, we become filled with knowledge and remain joyful. We remain protected from worldly heat and rise above afflictions. And whenever we forget you, ignorance engulfs us. Afflictions begin to crush us, and we are afflicted with various sorrows. We promote ignorance. Therefore, O Lord, may we always remain connected to you, not separated. Now the Achaman Mantra: Om Apo Devi Rabhaya, Apo Bhavantu Pitaye, Shyo Rabhava. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, you are the protector of all. Devi, you are the illuminator of the entire universe. You are all-pervading. Shan, do good for us. Always lead us on the path of well-being. For the sustenance of this life, whatever worldly comforts and means we need, fulfill all those needs through righteous endeavor. But while enjoying this world with detachment, may we also make special efforts for your attainment, for the bliss of liberation. O Deva, may you shower us with auspicious joys, meaning, may no sorrow, suffering, lack, poverty, crisis, obstacle, or trouble ever befall us, and even if it does, grant us the courage, strength, knowledge, and wisdom to rise above it. May we always remain peaceful, happy, content, and fearless within, and may our worldly life also be filled with various joys and prosperity. Now the Anga Sparsha Mantra: [Music] Om Vak Vak, Om Pran Pran, Om Chakshu Chakshu, Om Shrotram Shrotram, Om Nabhi, Om Hridyam, Om Kantha, Om Shira, Om Bahubhyam Yasho Balam, Om Karatal Karaprishthe. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, you have given us the seven sages: Vak, Pran, Chakshu, and Shrotra. Through these, we desire auspiciousness in our lives, not inauspiciousness. O Deva, may Vak, the four levels of speech – ascending, descending, sadhana – be purified. Para, Pashyanti, Madhyama, Vaikhari. Para is your connection with my soul. Pashyanti level is your connection with us at the level of intellect and meaning. Madhyama level is your connection with us through the mind and senses. And Vaikhari speech, it is by your energy that we are able to manifest words. O Deva, Pran, Pran, you are the basis of our life through the vital breaths. Through Apana, you keep me healthy by expelling waste and impurities from the body. Through Samana, by residing in the navel, you digest the food and drink, and you are responsible for the formation and sustenance of the vital essences like rasa, rakta, mamsa, meda, asthi, majja, shukra. Through Vyana, by residing in the heart, you are the cause of all movement in the entire body. And through Udana, by residing in the throat, you deliver the food and drink through the esophagus to the stomach and generate strength and valor in me in the subtle state of sadhana. Chakshu, Chakshu, O Lord, O Deva, please grant me the discernment of the three eternal substances: Ishvara, Jiva, and Prakriti, and their separate natures. O Bhagavan, Shrotra is related to the directions. You are present in all infinite directions – Prachi (East), Dakshina (South), Prateachi (West), Udachi (North), Dhruva (Nadir), Urdhva (Zenith), Aditi (all-encompassing). Please make me aware of this as well. Nabhi is my Annmayakosha, Hridyam is Pranamayakosha, Kantha is Manomayakosha, and Shira is Vijnanamayakosha. O Lord, may I be able to elevate these koshas, meaning, through physical health, strengthening of vital breaths, auspicious thoughts of the mind, and growth of knowledge and wisdom through study, discourse, and behavior, may I continuously progress, so that my Anandamayakosha becomes enriched and strengthened. O Devaadhideva, Bahubhyam Yasho Balam, Yash signifies action, and Bala signifies worship. We wish to cross the ocean of existence through the actions and worship of ignorance, and become eligible for liberation through knowledge, i.e., Vidya. Karatal Karaprishthe, O Lord, you have given us ten internal means: five sensory organs and five organs of action. May we always keep these senses engaged in righteous conduct, always protect them from unrighteousness, and achieve mastery over the senses. Make our lives like this in yoga. Now the Marjana Mantra: Om Bhu Punatu Shiras, Om Bhava Punatu Netrayo, Om Svah Punatu Kanthe, Om Mahah Punatu Hridaya, Om Janah Punatu Nabhyaam, Om Tapah Punatu Paadayo, Om Satyam Punatu Punah Shiras, Om Khah Brahmam Punatu Sarvatra. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, Bhu, you are the very life force of the vital breaths. May you uplift my vital breaths and purify my head, meaning, may my Anandamayakosha be enriched, and may I be fortunate enough to realize myself and you in a concentrated and restrained state, transcending the agitated, deluded, and scattered states through praise, prayer, and worship. O Lord, you are beyond sorrows. You also liberate us from sorrows. In the eyes, purify my Vijnanamayakosha, meaning, by eradicating the ingrained impressions of countless births, may we also rise above all evils born of attachment, aversion, and delusion, and protect ourselves from all kinds of sorrows. O Devaadhideva, Svah Punatu Kanthe, you are the embodiment of bliss. May you purify my Manomayakosha in the throat, meaning, may I always keep my mind in a sattvic state, remaining happy and peaceful within, and connected to you throughout the day. May I always receive inner joy. O Devaadhideva, Mahah Punatu Hridaya, you are great, venerable, and supreme. May you untie the knots of ignorance in my heart. May all my doubts be dispelled. May the bonds of selfish actions be loosened, so that we too may realize your divine form, pervading within and without, in our souls and hearts. And may you make my Pranamayakosha ascetic, so that my Pranamayakosha becomes strong. O Devaadhideva, Janah, you are the creator of the entire universe. May you nourish my Annmayakosha in the navel. May I be able to maintain this body healthy throughout my life through sattvic food and regular routine, so that I may achieve the goals of dharma, artha, kama, and moksha in this very life. Tapah Punatu Paadayo, O Lord, may my external life behavior and internal contemplative level be purified through Tapah. Satyam Punah Punah Shiras, once again, O Lord, may you purify my head. Meaning, may I be able to meditate by practicing samadhi in the morning and evening to gain distinct knowledge of the three eternal substances: the soul, Prakriti, and you, the controller, Brahman. Khah Brahmam Punatu Sarvatra, Satyam, Jnanam, Anantam Brahmam. O Lord, we meditate upon you in the heart. You are great and venerable. May you purify my entire existence, inside and out, making it pure, spotless, and radiant. Just as you are the purest, I too wish to become the purest. Now the Pranayama Mantra: Om Bhu, Om Bhava, Om Svah, Om Mahah, Om Janah, Om Tapah, Om Satyam. O Supreme Soul, Bhu, you are the very life force of the vital breaths and the remover of all sorrows. Svah, you are the embodiment of bliss. Mahah, you are the greatest, venerable, and supreme. Janah, you are the creator of the entire universe. Tapah, you are the punisher of the wicked and the embodiment of knowledge. And Satyam, you are imperishable. Let us perform three rounds of external pranayama for a short time. Inhale the breath and exhale it rapidly. After exhaling, hold it outside. In this state, perform Mula Bandha, i.e., draw both anal sphincters upwards, and Uddiyana Bandha, i.e., pull the navel towards the spine. Hold the breath outside until you feel discomfort. Chant Om mentally, and when you feel discomfort, slowly inhale. This is one external pranayama. Take one or two normal breaths and then begin the next pranayama. Let us perform at least three rounds of external pranayama. [Music] [Music] Om [Music] [Music] [Music] Pausing the practice of pranayama here, now the Agham Mantra: Om Ritam Satyam Cha Tapaso Jata, Tato Jata Samudro Arnavah. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, Ritam, the knowledge and science of creating this universe have always existed within you. Aved Tapasah, with infinite power in that knowledge, Satyam Aayat, you have created this universe of action for us, so that we beings can achieve enjoyment and liberation. Tato Ratri Jayata, with infinite power in that knowledge, you also have the power to cause the night of dissolution. O Devaadhideva, Tato Samudro Arnavah, with that same knowledge-filled infinite power, you have created the ocean-like reservoir of water on Earth and the sky-like reservoir called Arnavah. Just as you create the universe outside, you also create within me, within my body. In the gross body, at the gene level within each cell, the impressions of this birth are stored and imprinted in trillions of cells; this is called the ocean. And in the mind, the impressions of countless births from the beginning of creation, stored in seed form, are called Arnavah. Second Mantra: Om Samudravadhis Samvatsaro Aayat, Aho Ratra Ved Vishvasato Vashi. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, after creating the ocean-like reservoir on Earth and the sky-like reservoir called Arnavah, you created Samvatsara, meaning, the cycle of time, including moments, hours, and periods. Meaning, when the Earth completes one revolution around the sun in 365 days, it is called a Samvatsara, or a year. Aho Ratran Vidadhat, O Lord, you also created day and night. When the Earth completes one rotation on its axis, day and night occur in 24 hours. Vishvasato Vashi, O Lord, you have kept the entire world under your control in this way. Just as you create the universe outside, you also create within me. The Samvatsara within me is my mind, which makes me revolve in agitated, deluded, and scattered states. O Deva, because it is trigunatmaka (composed of three qualities). These states manifest due to the emergence of the qualities. This is the Samvatsara. And when sattva guna arises in my intellect, meaning, I bring it about through effort, then discernment awakens in me. I can move towards detachment. I begin to set everything right. Then the light of knowledge dawns in my life, and prosperity follows. These are good days. And when my intellect is clouded by rajo guna and tamo guna, I am afflicted with ignorance, I think unrighteous thoughts, use unrighteous words, perform unrighteous actions, am afflicted with various sorrows, and am covered by ignorance. This is the night, and please free me from it. Make me supremely sattvic. And also make me a Nishkama Karmi (one who performs actions without desire for results). Third Mantra: Om Surya Chandramsau Dhata Yatha Purva Kalpa Divam Cha Prithvim [Music] Chaksatho Svaha. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, just as you created and sustain the sun, moon, etc., in the external world, similarly, you pervade within me in the mind, intellect, and other elements. O Bhagavan, Yatha Purvam Akalpayat, just as you have created this universe now, you also created it in previous kalpas, and you create the same universe in every kalpa. Because you are complete. Your knowledge and science are also complete. Therefore, your creation is also complete. There is no possibility of novelty or improvement in it. O Bhagavan, you are present everywhere in the divine world, the earthly world, and the inter-world, and you also sustain your own bliss. You reside in every particle of my gross existence, body, subtle existence, mind, intellect, etc., and my soul. Only by considering you present and witnessing can I be saved from all kinds of evils. I can rise above the impurities of rajo guna and tamo guna. I can remove the veil of impurity and distraction, and become the purest. Make my life free from evil. Make it divine, pure, and spotless. Now the Achaman Mantra: Om Apo Devi Rabhaya, Apo Bhavantu Pitaye, Sayo [Music] Namah. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, Om, O protector of all, Devi, O illuminator of the entire universe, you are all-pervading. Shan, we have chosen the path of our well-being. You are my desired deity and the main goal of my life. The world is merely a means for my attainment of you. Therefore, while enjoying this world with detachment, I am constantly active for your attainment. Pitaye, because you are the giver of eternal, everlasting bliss. My life's fulfillment lies in attaining you. With such knowledge and firm conviction, I am moving towards you. And I have full hope and faith that you are indeed ensuring my well-being in all respects. I am indeed seeing it. Your shower of bliss is upon me from all sides, and I am blessed, blessed. Now the Manasa Parikrama Mantra: First Mantra: Om Prachi Agnirdhipati Asito Rakshitah Teibhyo Namo Adhipatibhyo Namo Rakshitibhyo Namo Ishubhyo Namo Ebhya Astu [Music] Yoyam Vayam Dvishth tad. Prachi, the direction in front. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, you are the embodiment of knowledge. Make us knowledgeable too. O Deva, Asitah, you are free from bondage, and you wish to free us from bondage as well. We become bound by attachment and aversion, and by covering ourselves with delusion. And by performing Nishkama Karma and adopting sattvic qualities, we can become free from bondage. O Bhagavan, Adityah, through the sun's rays and vital breaths, you are constantly my protector. We bow to you. We benefit from the things you have created. We are grateful to you. The feeling of ill will towards any living being, which is woven into my gross existence, may it be burnt and destroyed in your pure radiance, so that no ill will remains in my mind towards anyone. May we become broad-minded, forgiving, and tolerant. Grant us such grace. Second Mantra: Om Dakshina Dagdho Adhipatirajah Rakshitah Pitar Ishavah Teibhyo Namo Adhipatibhyo Namo Rakshitibhyo Namo Ishubhyo Namo Ebhya Astu Yosman Vayam Dvishmasamo Jambed. Dakshina, the right direction. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, you are the lord named Indra. Indra means all-powerful and the giver of prosperity. However, we can receive your prosperity only through righteous endeavor. May we also become practitioners of righteous endeavor. O Deva, Tirashchara, by creating creatures with crooked movements in this creation, you seem to be educating us that whenever we are internally filled with rajo guna and tamo guna, we become crooked. We commit misdeeds through unrighteous thoughts, unrighteous words, and unrighteous actions, and suffer various sorrows. We promote ignorance. You have also created the ancestors in this creation. By following their path and emulating their lives, we can avoid all such crookedness. We can purify our actions. Make our lives like that. O Lord, whenever we take suffering from others, accumulate it, and increase it, our karmic impressions of aversion grow. Sitting at your feet daily, we wish to clean and burn this accumulated waste, so that no resentment or desire for revenge arises within us towards anyone. May the feeling of affection develop towards everyone. Third Mantra: Om Prati Chi Varuna Adhipati Prada Rakshit Ishavah Teibhyo Namo Adhipati Namo Rakshitibhyo Namo Ishubhyo Namo Ebhya Astu Yoym Vayam [Music] Dvishamb. Prati Chi, the direction behind. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, you are the lord named Varuna. Varuna means the supreme king of this world. You rule over all of us. By obeying your command and through your worship, we too wish to be freed from the three types of bonds. O Devaadhideva, Prida, Ajagara, and other venomous creatures have been created by you in this creation, and through Anna, etc., you constantly nourish us. May we be able to utilize the food received from you, the energy derived from it, through worship and yoga for self-consciousness, and make our lives like this in yoga. May the feeling of animosity towards any living being be forever eradicated from our inner consciousness, and may the feeling of affection be firmly rooted towards everyone. Make our lives like this. Fourth Mantra: Om Udi D Moopati Svajo Rakshitah Teo Namo Adhipatibhyo Namo Rakshitibhyo Namo Ishubhyo Namo Ebhya Astu Yoy [Music] Vayam Vam Dvast Bhoj Bhed. Udi Ch, the left direction. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, you are the lord named Soma. You are the one who delights from within with qualities like peace. Svajah, you are never born, and you wish to free us from the cycle of birth and death as well. O Devaadhideva, Ashani, you have created electricity in this creation. By collecting it, we fulfill various purposes of our lives and are grateful to you. May the feeling of animosity towards any living being be forever destroyed from our hearts, and may the continuous stream of affection always flow. May we wish well-being for all, and may all living beings wish well for me. May we firmly establish the feeling of friendship in our lives. Fifth Mantra: Om Dhruva Vishnu Adhipati Kalmagri Rakshitah Virudhav Te [Music] Namopyo Namo Rakshabhyo Namyo Namo Ebhya Astu Yoym Vayam Dvastmo Jame. Dhruva, the direction below. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, you are the lord named Vishnu. You are all-pervading, present everywhere. There is no place, inside or outside, where your existence is not. O Bhagavan, Kalmash, Gav, Veed, you have created trees, vines, plants, and vegetation of green color on this Earth. Like Girva, we use them in our lives for sustenance and express our gratitude to you. Whenever we take suffering, accumulate it, increase it, and create resentment in our minds, the karmic impressions of aversion sprout. O Lord, daily, morning and evening, sitting in your lap, we wish to burn these mental impurities in your pure radiance, in your knowledge-like radiance, so that our minds may remain happy. When we wish to connect with you through yoga, may we be able to concentrate and move within you with unimpeded speed. Sixth Mantra: Om Udhva Brihaspati Rakshitah Varsham Deo [Music] Namobhyo Namo Rakshitibhyo Namyo Namostu Yo Vayam Vamastam Bhed. Urdhva, the direction above. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, you are the lord named Brihaspati. Brihaspati means the sustainer of universes, greater than the great. And you are the giver of Vedic knowledge. Shvetra, you are supremely pure. By associating with you and worshipping you, we too wish to become pure. O Deva, Varsham, just as you make the earth verdant and lush by raining, and fill it with trees, vines, and vegetation, similarly, shower knowledge upon me, so that discernment may awaken in me, and I may nurture the fruits of my actions with detachment. The feeling of ill will towards any living being, which we have been harboring in our minds since past lives, may all those seeds be burnt in your pure radiance by the fire of knowledge. O Lord, may our lives be free from malice. Just as you are the definite friend of all, may we also see everyone with a feeling of friendship. Purify our vision like this. Through the Manasa Parikrama mantras, O Lord, we remove the atheism in our lives. We accept your existence with heart, mind, speech, and action. We keep your presence in our minds and intellect throughout the day, and we do not take or increase suffering at all, and we become pure in our lives. Now the Upasthana Mantra: First Mantra: Om Uyamam Tamasparasa Pashyanta Uttaram Devam Devat Suryam [Music] Agottam. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, we wish to connect with you internally, by rising above the gross and controlling the subtle, from gross to subtle, and then to the causal state. How are you? Tamasah Pari, you are completely free from the darkness of ignorance. Svah, you are the embodiment of bliss. Remove the ignorance within us too, and make us joyful. O Lord, Pashyanta Uttaram, your divine form, which remains even after dissolution, Devam Devatra, in this moment, we are experiencing you as always present in our minds, intellect, and senses, which are divine substances, possessing their divinity. We are also attaining your knowledge-like radiance, the supreme light, which pervades the moving and non-moving universe, in the form of the sun. Vayam Agan, we are attaining it, even if through the word of authority, even if through inference, we establish you in our hearts. Second Mantra: Om Udum Jatavedasam Devam Tik Ketav Drushe Vishvaya Suryam. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, these eyes have been yearning to see you for centuries, for countless births. We have been hoping for your divine vision for so long. Although you pervade the moving and non-moving universe and are always connected to me, the fog of ignorance is so dense that we cannot experience you, who are very close. But we have faith in our minds, and we perceive you through your creation and your regulatory, illuminating, and pervasive qualities in the universe, which are like flags and banners showing you. O Jatavedas, the knower of all that is born, show me your sun-like form pervading the moving and non-moving universe. Dispel the fog of ignorance. May your light, the sun-like light, manifest within me. Make me aware of my own existence. Third Mantra: Om Chitram Devnam Udgakam Chakshur Mitrasya Varunasya Apya Prithvim Antariksham Suryam Atmā Jagatas Svaha. O Lord, you are Chitram, possessing wonderful qualities, actions, and nature. Udgakam, you manifest in the hearts of the wise. Meaning, by adopting sattvic qualities, we too wish to attain the status of Deva, so that our welfare may be achieved. Aneka, all the bad habits within me such as greed, anger, lust, attachment, envy, hatred, slander, gossip, fighting, quarreling, falsehood, arrogance, laziness, negligence, etc., which prevent me from rising above, you are the supreme strength to overcome them. Therefore, we call you by the name Aneka. O Lord, you are Chakshu, the seer, sustainer, and nourisher. Mitra, Varuna, Agni, who have risen above attachment and aversion, are called Mitra, and those who are always present in righteousness are called Varuna. And you are also the protector, sustainer, and regulator of the physical fire that keeps this world in motion. We know this. Apra Dyava Prithvim Antariksham, O Lord, you have encompassed this entire universe, inside and out. Whether it is the stationary creation or the mobile one, you reside everywhere. Your presence is everywhere. Make me aware of this as well. Fourth Mantra: Om Takshur Deva Hitam Purasta Shukra Uchch Pashya Sharad Shatam Ji Sharad Shatam Shrunuya Sharad Shatam Pravā Sharad Shatam Adhnasyam Sharad Shatam Bhus Sharad Shata. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, you are Takshu, the seer, always seeing, hearing, and knowing me, from within and without. I can never escape from your gaze, nowhere. Deva Hitam, you are beneficial to the wise. Purasta Shukra Uchchata, you remain the same in creation, sustenance, and dissolution. O Deva, I wish to see that divine radiance of yours, which remains the same in creation, sustenance, and dissolution, in my heart for 100 years or even after, every day. I wish to live for your attainment, sustaining my life force. I wish to hear, know, understand, and absorb you from the Vedas, the wise, the scriptures, and the sages. And I wish to proclaim you to others after hearing, knowing, and understanding you. And as long as I have the opportunity to live, I wish to live independently and freely. O Lord, awaken such good fortune for me. Through Upasthana, we make your proximity a level of experience, and we do not forget you for a single moment throughout the day in today's routine. May we become practitioners of performing all life activities in your sweet remembrance. Grant me such grace. Now we are chanting the Gayatri Mantra mentally. We will praise, pray to, and worship God internally through the Gayatri Mantra. Let us begin. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Now the Surrender: O God, repository of mercy, by your grace, through this act of chanting and worship, may we achieve dharma, artha, kama, and moksha. Om Namah Shambhavaya Cha Mayobhavaya Cha Namah Shankaraya Cha Mayaskaraya Cha Namah Shivaya Cha Shivataraya Cha. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, we have assumed a posture, stabilized the body, turned the senses inward, achieved yogic practices like pranayama, pratyahara, etc., and through dharana, dhyana, and samadhi, we have chanted the Vedic Sandhya mantras. We have meditated upon you with contemplation of their meaning. We have worshipped. Be pleased with us and grant us the attainment of dharma, artha, kama, and moksha in this very life. O Lord, you are Shambhu, the embodiment of happiness. We bow to you. You are the supreme giver of happiness in the world. Mayobhu, we bow to you. You are Shankara, whose nature is to bring about the welfare of all beings from within. We bow to you. And you are Mayaskara, who continuously inspires us towards righteous conduct by giving righteous inspiration. We bow to you. You are Shiva, the embodiment of auspiciousness. We bow to you. And you are Shivtara, the bestower of moksha, who brings the bliss of moksha. We surrender ourselves completely to you. We dedicate this life for your attainment. O Deva, free us from the three afflictions – divine, material, and spiritual – and grant us your eternal bliss, and keep us always in bliss. Chant Shanti three times: Om Shanti Shanti [Music] Shanti. You may open your eyes. Let's hum a bhajan with me. The most divine are those moments, in which we find Brahman closest. The world becomes void. We too become imperishable. Lighting lamps in the minds of humanity, doing good by illuminating the world. We share happiness in this world. We receive happiness from this world. The most divine are those moments, in which we find Brahman closest. The world becomes void. We too become imperishable. He who knows the सूत्र (principle) of the universe, he recognizes Brahman. Humans who have become one with Brahman, they attain moksha in this world itself. The most divine are those moments, in which we find Brahman closest. The world becomes void. We too become imperishable. The work of worship is concluded here. Om.