Ashtanga Chants Flashcards
1
Q
Guru Dhyanam
A
opening chant
2
Q
vande
A
I worship, praise, venerate, extol, bow to, prostrate to, offer myself to, orient towards with reverence, show homage to, salute with reverence
3
Q
gurūṇāṁ
A
of the the gurus
4
Q
caraṇāravinde
A
to the (two) lotus feet
5
Q
sandarśita
A
seeing well
6
Q
svātma
A
own true self, own soul, own essence
7
Q
sukha
āvabodhe
A
good space, happiness, wellbeing, agreeable state
becoming aware of, awakening to, becoming recognisant of
8
Q
niḥ śreyase
A
without comparison, unsurpassable
9
Q
jāṅgalikāyamāne
A
jungle doctor, physician, healer
10
Q
saṁsāra
A
worldly existence
11
Q
hālāhala
A
potentially deadly poison
12
Q
moha
śāntyai
A
delusion
for the purpose of pacifying, harmonising
13
Q
ābāhu
A
from the arms/shoulders
14
Q
puruṣākāraṁ
A
having human form
15
Q
śaṅkhacakrāsi
A
conch, discus and sword
