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27 by Mani Rao

japo jalpaḥ śilpaṃ sakalamapi mudrāviracanā
gatiḥ prādakṣiṇyakramaṇamaśanādyāhutividhiḥ

praṇāmah saṃveśaḥ sukhamakhilamātmārpaṇadṛśā
saparyāparyāyastava bhavatu yanme vilasitam

—

Let my chatter be
the repetition of your name
mantra japa

Let my activity enact
mystic signs
mudrā

 

Let walking be the steps
of circumambulation
pradakṣiṇa

 

Let all food be
offerings to sacred fire
āhuti

 

May laying down be
a prostration to you
praṇāma

 

Let all pleasures that
give me comfort be

like an offering of
my own self
ātmārpaṇa

 

May whatever I enjoy be yours
like recurring prayers

 

 

← Mani Rao