New Year Music 1997

Prayer

Mantra

मन्नाथः श्रीजगन्नाथो मद्गुरुः श्रीजगद्गुरुः।
मदात्मा सर्वभूतात्मा तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥१२॥
गुरुरादिरनादिश्च गुरुः परमदैवतम्।
गुरोः परतरं नास्ति तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥१३॥

My Lord is Jagannatha (Lord of the World),
My Guru is Jagadguru (Guru of the World).
My Soul is the Soul of the World, I Bow to Sri Guru.
Guru is the beginning and beginningless as well
Guru is the Highest God, There is no one higher than Guru.
I bow to Guru.

Sri Gurustotram 12, 13

ॐ सत्यं ॐ शिवं सुखदं वरदं नारायणम्।

Om Truth, Om, Weal, Well-being and the Giver of boons Narayana

वन्दे श्रीअरविन्दम्।

Salutations to Sri Aurobindo

स एव हि महादेवः स एव हि महाहरिः॥४॥
स एव ज्योतिषां ज्योतिः स एव परमेश्वरः ॥५॥

It is He Who is Mahadeva, It is He Who is Mahahari (Narayana),
It is He Who is the Light of Lights, It is He Who is the Highest God.

Skanda Upanishad
Hariharabrahmastotram 4, 5

नारायणः परो ज्योतिरात्मा नारायणः परः।
नारायणः परं ब्रह्म तत्त्वं नारायणः परः।
नारायणपरो ध्याता ध्यानं नारायणः परः॥४॥

Narayana is the Real Knowledge, Narayana is the Highest Soul
Narayana is the Real Brahman, Narayana is the Real Self.
Meditation is on Narayana, Narayana is the Highest Meditation.

Taittiriya Aranyaka
Narayanasuktam 4

कृष्णाय गोपीनाथाय गोविन्दाय नमो नमः।
कृष्णाय गोपीनाथाय गोविन्दाय नमो नमः॥८

I bow to Krishna, to Gopinatha and to Govinda.
I bow to Krishna, to Gopinatha and to Govinda.

Gopalapurvatapaniya Upanishad
Krishnastuti 8

श्रीपतिपदारविन्दे भवभयखेदच्छिदे वन्दे ॥२॥
दामोदर गुणमन्दिर सुन्दरवदनारविन्द गोविन्द ॥६॥
नारायण करुणामय सिन्धो॥

For deliverance from the fear of the world I worship the lotus feet of the Lord of Lakshmi, Narayana the Ocean of Grace.

O Damodara, O Govinda, the temple of virtues and having a sweet face, ONarayana, the Ocean of Compassion, I take refuge in Thee.

Vishnushatpadi 2, 6

वन्दे श्रीअरविन्दं वन्दे चरणारविन्दम्
शरणं शरणं मीरा मम शरणम्

Salutations to Sri Aurobindo, Salutations to the lotus feet.

Refuge. Refuge. Mira is my refuge.