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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 joy in God. There is joy in God. God always does justice. God who always does justice. He who fears God fears no one. He who fears God, he who does not fear God, he 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, no other, no other, we do not consider worthy of worship. 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 evening 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 connected with this name. The word Om is made of three letters: A, U, M. From 'A', your name related to the earthly realm, the material world, the Virat, Agni, Vishva is. From 'U', your names related to the subtle world, the intermediate space, like Hiranyagarbha, Vayu, Tejas are. And from 'M', your names related to the divine world, the causal world, like Ishvara, Aditya, Pradya are. You are Virat, who illuminates the world in many forms. You are Agni, who is 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 universe, in every 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 inner controller, sustainer, nourisher, and motivator of all of us beings. You are Tejas, who illuminates the entire world with 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, who is unbroken and uniform. And you are not deluded. You are Pradya, who possesses unerring knowledge and excellent knowledge. You are the life-giver in me through the vital breaths in my physical body, the very breath of breaths. You are the one who removes the ignorance of my inner self and liberates me from all sorrows, 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 all worlds, the illuminator of the sun and other lights, the giver of all kinds of prosperity to us. Varenyam, being supremely excellent, you are the one worthy of being chosen. Bharga, you are the destroyer of ignorance and other afflictions. Devasya, your supremely pure and divine radiance, which is worthy of being desired, Dhimahi, we all meditate upon. We hold you within ourselves. Yo, O Supreme Soul, may you always inspire all our intellects towards the right path. Keep us free from evils. In other words, may we always keep you in our memory 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 grind 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 Achamana Mantra: Om Apo Devi Rabhishavantu Pibantaya Shur Bhavantu Na. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, Om, you are the protector of all. Devi, you are the illuminator of the entire universe. You are all-pervading. Shan, may you bring us welfare. Always lead us on the path of welfare. For the sustenance of this life, whatever worldly comforts and means we need, through righteous effort, fulfill all those needs. 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 they do, grant us the courage, strength, knowledge, and wisdom to rise above them. May we always remain peaceful, happy, content, fearless, and steadfast 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 only auspiciousness in our lives, not inauspiciousness. O Deva, Vak, Vak, may our speech be purified through the four levels of speech, ascending and descending, through practices: Para, Pashyanti, Madhyama, Vaikhari. Para is the connection with my soul. Pashyanti level is your connection with us on 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 express words. O Deva, Pran, Pran, through breaths, you are the basis of our life. Through Apana, you constantly keep me healthy by expelling waste and impurities from the body. Through Samana, by being located in the navel and digesting the food and drink, you are creating and refining the vital elements like essence, blood, muscle, fat, bone, marrow, and semen. Through Vyana, by being located in the heart, you are the cause of all movement in the entire body. And through Udana, by being located 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 practice state. Chakshu, Chakshu, O Lord Deva, please grant me the realization of the true nature of the three eternal substances: Ishvara, Jiva, and Prakriti, and their separate distinctions. O Bhagavan, Shrotra is related to directions. You are present in all infinite directions: Prachi (East), Dakshina (South), Prateachi (West), Udachi (North), Dhruva (below), Urdhva (above), Aditi (all-encompassing). Grant me the realization of this as well. Nabhi is my Annamaya Kosha, Hridyam is Pranamaya Kosha, Kantha is Manomaya Kosha, and Shira is Vijnanamaya Kosha. O Lord Deva, 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 Anandamaya Kosha becomes enriched and strengthened. O Devaadhideva, Bahubhyam Yasho Balam, Yash is a symbol of action, and Bala is a symbol of worship. We wish to cross the ocean of existence through action and worship, which is ignorance, and become eligible for liberation through knowledge, which is wisdom. Karatal Karaprishthe, O Lord Deva, you have given us ten internal means: five sense organs and five organs of action. May we always keep these senses engaged in righteous conduct and always protect them from unrighteousness, and may our lives be established 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 Padayo, Om Satyam Punatu Punah Shiras, Om Khama Brahma Punatu Sarvatra. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, Bhu, you are the very breath of breaths. May you uplift my breaths and purify my head, meaning, may my Anandamaya Kosha be enriched, and may you awaken the fortune of realizing yourself and your presence in a concentrated and restrained state, transcending the scattered, deluded, and agitated states through praise, prayer, and worship. O Lord Deva, you are beyond sorrows. You also liberate us from sorrows. In the eyes, purify my Vijnanamaya Kosha, meaning, by eradicating the bad 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 Manomaya Kosha in the throat, meaning, may I always keep my mind in a sattvic state and remain connected to you internally throughout the day, and always receive inner joy. O Devaadhideva, Mahah, Punatu Hridaya, you are great, venerable, and supreme. May you open 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 make my Pranamaya Kosha also ascetic, so that my Pranamaya Kosha becomes strong. O Devaadhideva, Janah, you are the creator of all worlds. May you nourish my Annamaya Kosha in the navel. May I be able to maintain this body healthy throughout my life through sattvic food and regular routine, so that I can achieve the fulfillment of dharma, artha, kama, and moksha in this very life. Tapah, Punatu Padayo, O Lord Deva, may my external life behavior and internal contemplative level be purified through Tapah. Satyam, Punah Punah Shiras, once again, O Lord Deva, may you purify my head. Meaning, may I be able to perform meditation morning and evening to gain distinct knowledge of the three eternal substances: the soul, nature, and you, the controller, Brahman. Khama Brahma, Punatu Sarvatra, Satyam, Jnanam, Anantam, Brahma. O Lord Deva, 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 most pure, I too wish to become the most pure. 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 breath of breaths and the liberator from all sorrows. Svah, you are the embodiment of bliss. Mahah, you are the greatest, venerable, and great. Janah, you are the creator of all worlds. Tapah, you are the punisher of the wicked and the embodiment of knowledge. And Satyam, you are indestructible. Let us perform three rounds of external pranayama for a short time. Exhale the breath rapidly after filling it inside. 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 Satya Cha Tapaso Jata, Tato Jata Samudro Arnavah. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, Ritam, the knowledge and science to create this universe have always existed within you. Avai 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 Jayate, with infinite power in that knowledge, you also have the power to create the night of dissolution. O Devaadhideva, Tathah Samudro Arnavah, with that same knowledge-filled infinite power, you have created the ocean-like reservoir of water on Earth and the Arjava-like reservoir in space. Just as you create the universe outside, you also create within me. In the physical 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, in seed form, the impressions of countless births from the beginning of creation are stored; this is called Arjava. 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 Arjava-like reservoir in space, you created the Samvatsara (year), meaning, the creation of time like moments, hours, and periods. That is, when the Earth completes one cycle around the Sun in 365 days, it is called a Samvatsara or year. Aho Ratran Vidadhat, O Lord Deva, 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 Deva, you have kept the entire world under your control. Just as you create the universe outside, you also create within me. The Samvatsara within me is my mind, which makes me revolve in scattered, deluded, and agitated states. O Deva, because it is made of three qualities, these states manifest due to the emergence of the qualities. This is the Samvatsara. And when sattva guna comes into my intellect, meaning, I bring it with effort, then discernment awakens in me, I move towards detachment, and 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 by ignorance, I think unwholesome thoughts, use unwholesome speech, perform unwholesome actions, am afflicted by various sorrows, and am covered by ignorance. These are the bad days, and please free me from them. Make me supremely sattvic. And in that, make me a selfless doer. Third Mantra: Om Surya Chandramsau Dhata Yatha Purva Kalpa Divam Cha Prithvim [Music] Chaakshatho Svaha. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, just as you have created and sustained the sun, moon, etc., in the external world, similarly, you pervade within me in the mind, intellect, and other elements. O Bhagavan, Yatha Purvam Akalpaya, just as you have created this universe now, you created it in previous kalpas as well, 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 intermediate space, and you also sustain your own bliss. You reside in every particle of my physical existence, my subtle existence, mind, intellect, etc., and my soul. Only by considering you present and witness can I be saved from all kinds of evils. I can rise above the impurities of rajo guna and tamo guna, remove the veils of impurity and distraction, and become most pure. Make my life free from evil. Make it divinely pure and spotless. Now, the Achamana Mantra: Om Apo Devi Rabhishavantu Pibantaya 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 welfare. 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. Pibantaya, because you are the giver of eternal, everlasting bliss. My life's fulfillment lies in attaining you. With such knowledge and firm resolve, I am moving towards you. And I have full hope and faith that you are indeed bringing about my welfare from all sides. I am seeing it. The rain of your bliss is showering upon me from all sides, and I am indeed blessed. Now, the Manasa Parikrama Mantra: First Mantra: Om Prachi Digdhipatir Asito Rakshitah Tebhyo Namo Adhipatibhyo Namo Rakshitabhyo Namo Ishubhyo Namo Ebhyo Astu [Music] Yoyam Vayam Dvishth Tad. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, in the eastern direction, you are the embodiment of knowledge. Make us knowledgeable as well. O Deva, Asita, you are free from bondage, and you wish to free us from bondage as well. We become bound by attachment, aversion, and delusion, which cover us with the veil of attachment. And by performing selfless actions and adopting sattvic qualities, we can become free from bondage. O Bhagavan, Adityah, through sun rays and breaths, you have continuously been my protector. We bow to you. We benefit from your creations. We are grateful to you. May all the karmic impressions of malice, woven into my physical existence towards all beings, be burned away in your divine radiance, so that no malice remains in my mind towards anyone. May we become generous, forgiving, and tolerant. Grant us such grace. Second Mantra: Om Dakshina Digdho Adhipatiraj Rakshitah Pitar Ishavah Tebhyo Namo Adhipatibhyo Namo Rakshitabhyo Namo Ishubhyo Namo Ebhyo Astu Yosman Vayam Dvishmasamo Jambhed. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, in the southern direction, you are the lord named Indra. Indra means the possessor of all glories, the giver of glories. However, we can attain your glory only through righteous effort. May we also become practitioners of righteous effort. 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 evil deeds through unwholesome thoughts, unwholesome speech, and unwholesome actions, and suffer various sorrows. We promote ignorance. You have also created the ancestors in this creation. By following their path and imitating their lives, we can avoid all such crookedness. We can purify our actions. Make our lives like that. O Lord Deva, whenever we receive suffering from others, accumulate it, and increase it, our karmic impressions of malice grow. Sitting at your feet every day, we wish to clean and burn away this accumulated waste, so that no resentment or desire for revenge arises in our minds towards anyone. May the feeling of affection develop towards everyone. Third Mantra: Om Prati Chi Varuna Adhipati Prada Rakshit Ishavah Tebhyo Namo Adhipati Namo Rakshitabhyo Namo Ishubhyo Namo Ebhyo Astu Yom Vayam [Music] Dvishamb. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, in the western direction, you are the lord named Varuna. Varuna means the supreme king of this world. Your rule is over all of us. By obeying your command and through your worship, we wish to be freed from the three types of bonds. O Devaadhideva, Prida, Ajagara, and other venomous creatures, you have created in this creation, and through Anna, etc., you continuously nourish us. May we be able to properly utilize the food received from you, the energy derived from it, and through worship and yoga, awaken our self-consciousness. Make our lives like that. May the feeling of malice towards all beings be forever eradicated from our inner self, and may the feeling of affection be firmly rooted towards everyone. Make our lives like that. Fourth Mantra: Om Udi D Moopati Svajo Rakshitah Teo Namo Adhipatibhyo Namo Rakshitabhyo Namo Ishubhyo Namo Ebhyo Astu Yo [Music] Vayam Dvist Bhoj Bhed. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, in the northern direction, you are the lord named Soma. You are the one who delights with qualities like peace within. Svaja, 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 malice towards all beings be forever destroyed from our hearts, and may the continuous stream of affection always flow. May we wish for the welfare of all, and may all beings wish for our welfare. May we firmly establish the feeling of friendship in our lives. Fifth Mantra: Om Dhruva Vishnu Adhipati Kalmagri Rakshit Virudhav Te [Music] Namopyo Namo Rakshabhyo Namyo Namo Ebhyo Astu Yom Vayam Dvistmo Jame. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, in the downward direction, 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 other vegetation of green color on this Earth. Like Girva, we use them in our lives for nourishment and express our gratitude to you. Whenever we receive suffering, accumulate it, increase it, and create resentment in our minds, then karmic impressions of malice arise. O Lord Deva, every day, morning and evening, sitting in your lap, we wish to burn away these mental impurities in your pure radiance, in your knowledge-filled radiance. So that our minds remain happy. When we wish to connect with you through worship and yoga, may we be able to concentrate and move within you with unimpeded speed. Sixth Mantra: Om Udhva Brihaspati Rakshita Varsham Deo [Music] Namobhyo Namo Rakshitabhyo Namyo Namostu Yom Vayamastam Bhed. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, in the upward direction, you are the lord named Brihaspati. Brihaspati means you are the sustainer of the 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 make it green with trees, vines, plants, etc., similarly, shower knowledge upon me. So that discernment awakens in me, and I can cultivate the fruits of my actions with detachment. The feeling of malice towards all beings, which we have been harboring in our minds since past lives, we wish to burn away in your pure radiance, in the fire of knowledge. O Lord Deva, 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 that. Through the Manasa Parikrama mantras, O Lord, we remove the disbelief in our lives. We accept your existence with heart, mind, speech, and actions. We keep your presence in our minds and intellect throughout the day, and we do not take or increase sorrow at all, and we become pure in our lives. Now, the Upasthana Mantra: First Mantra: Om Uyamam Tamasparas Pasyantam Uttaram Devam Devat Suryam [Music] Agottamam. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, we wish to connect with you internally, by rising above the gross and controlling the subtle, in the causal state, in order from the north and the best. 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 and make us joyful as well. O Lord Deva, Pasyantam Uttaram, your divine form that remains even after dissolution, Devaam Devatra, you are always present in our mind, intellect, and senses, which are divine substances, possessing their divinity. We are realizing this as it is. We are also attaining your knowledge-filled radiance, the supreme light, which pervades the moving and non-moving universe, in the form of the sun. We are attaining it, whether through the evidence of words, or through inference, we establish you in our hearts. Second Mantra: Om Udum Jatavedasam Devam Tik Ketav Drushe Vishvaaya 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 a long time. Although you pervade the entire 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 pervading qualities in the creation, which are like flags and banners showing you. O Jatavedas, knower of all that is born, show me your sun-like form pervading the universe. Dispel the fog of ignorance. May the light of wisdom, you in the form of the sun, manifest within me. Make me realize my own existence. Third Mantra: Om Chitram Devanaam Udagaakam Chakshur Mitrasya Varunasya Aapya Prithvim Antariksham Suryam Aatma Jagatas Svaha. O Lord Deva, you are Chitram, possessing wonderful qualities, actions, and nature. Udagaam, you manifest in the hearts of the wise. Meaning, by adopting sattvic qualities, we too wish to attain the status of gods, so that our welfare may be achieved. Anekaam, you are the supreme strength to rise above the vices within me, such as lust, anger, greed, attachment, envy, malice, slander, gossip, quarrels, fights, falsehood, arrogance, laziness, negligence, etc., which prevent me from rising. Therefore, we call you by the name Anekaam. O Lord Deva, you are Chakshu, meaning, the seer, sustainer, and nourisher. Mitra, Varuna, Agni, who have risen above attachment and aversion, are their designations. Mitra is one who has risen above attachment and aversion, and Varuna is one who is always present in righteousness. And you are also the protector, sustainer, and regulator of the physical fire that keeps this world in motion. We know this. Aapara Dyava Prithvim Antariksham, O Lord Deva, 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. Grant me the realization of this as well. Fourth Mantra: Om Takshur Deva Hitam Purasta Shukra Uchcha Pasy Sharad Shatam Ji Sharad Shatam Shrunuya Sharad Shatam Pravada Sharad Shatam Adhanasyam Sharad Shatam Bhus Sharad Shata. O Supreme Father, Supreme Soul, you are Chakshu, meaning, the seer. You are always seeing, hearing, and knowing me. I can never escape from your sight, neither from within nor from outside. Deva Hitam, you are beneficial to the wise. Purasta Shukra Uchchata, you remain the same in the 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 that, if I get the opportunity to live, every day. I wish to live by sustaining my life for your attainment. I wish to hear, know, understand, and embrace you from the Vedas, the wise, the scriptures, and the sages. And for as long as I get the opportunity to live, I wish to live independently and freely. O Lord Deva, awaken such good fortune in me. Through Upasthana, we make your proximity a level of experience, and we do not forget you for even a moment throughout the day's activities. May we become practitioners of performing all life activities with 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, Surrender: O God, repository of mercy, by your grace, through this act of chanting and worship, may we achieve dharma, 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 evening mantras. We have meditated upon you with contemplation of their meaning. We have worshipped. Be pleased with us and grant us the fulfillment of dharma, artha, kama, and moksha in this very life. O Lord Deva, 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 welfare to all beings from within. We bow to you. And you are Mayaskara, who constantly 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 liberation, 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 can open your eyes. Hum a bhajan with me. That moment is most divine when we find ourselves closest to Brahman. That moment is most divine when we find ourselves closest to Brahman. The world becomes void. The world becomes void. We too become imperishable. We too become imperishable. Lighting the lamp in the minds of humanity, lighting the lamp in the minds of humanity. It is a noble deed to illuminate the world, a noble deed to illuminate the world. We share happiness in this world. We share happiness in this world. We receive happiness from this world. We receive happiness from this world. That moment is most divine when, that moment is most divine when we find ourselves closest to Brahman. We find ourselves closest to Brahman. The world becomes void. The world becomes void. We too become imperishable. We too become imperishable. He who knows the सूत्र (thread) of the universe, he who knows the सूत्र (thread) of the universe, recognizes Brahman. Recognizes Brahman. Humans who have become one with Brahman, humans who have become one with Brahman, attain liberation in this world. Attain liberation in this world. That moment is most divine when, that moment is most divine when we find ourselves closest to Brahman. We find ourselves closest to Brahman. The world becomes void. The world becomes void. We too become imperishable. We too become imperishable. The work of worship is concluded here. Om.