om
vande gurunam caranaravinde
sandarasita svatma sukhava bodhe
nihsreyase jangalikayamane
samara halahala mohasantyai
abahu purusakaram
sankhacakrasi dharinam
sahasra sirasam svetam
pranamami patanjalim
om





om

for the peaceful resolution of the deluding position of existence,
I bow to the lotus feet of the gurus,
which behold the awakened joy of ones true being,
which are the supreme refuge, the jungle physician.

I respectfully yield to Patanjali,
who has as far as his arms, assured the form of a man,
who holds a conch, discus and a sword,
and who has a thousand radiantly white heads.

om