Yogena cittasya padena vacam

malam  sarirasya ca vaidyakena

yopakarottam  pravaram muninam

patanjalim  pranajalir anato’smi

abahu purusakaram

sankha cakrasi dharinam

sahasra sirasam  svetam

pranamami patanjalim.

Let us bow before the noblest of sages Patanjali, who gave yoga for serenity and sanctity of mind, grammar for clarity and purity of speech and medicine for perfection of health. Let us prostrate before Patanjali, an incarnation of Adisesa, whose upper body has a human form, whose arms hold a conch and a disc, and who is crowned by a thousand-headed cobra.

Recording of  B.K.S Iyengar chanting the Invocation:

http://www.bksiyengar.com/audio/invocation.mp3

Recording at Karuna, 200/TT graduation 2012:

target=”_blank”>http://soundcloud.com/dharana/invocation-to-patanjali

Join you mind with your heart and join your voice with ours.

Namaste.