Without the support of my Sanskrit teacher Zoë Slatoff, this collection would not have been possible. When I learn a new verse or mantra, I switch the mp3 player on endless loop – also here the saying is true “repetition is the mother of learning”.
You are welcome to download the mp3 files. In the second version, each line is chanted once, and you repeat it. The first version of call and response can be helpful to learn the respective text by heart – initially word by word are given and repeated, then the entire line, and finally the entire mantra (or verse, if we are talking about other texts). On the right hand side, you can find three ways of chanting the mantra as mp3 files: the first one is just the recitation of text, the other two again follow the traditional “call and response” technique, now for the entire mantra, not just for one line. The second one shows in addition the translation of the individual words and the grammatical construction. The first one contains the three versions of the mantra (transliteration, devanagari and English) and maybe some additional information, like help for pronunciation. If you intend to learn the mantras, I recommend that you use this initially to have the sounds “diffuse” into your deeper memory.īelow that, there are two download buttons for PDFs. You will also for each line find the sound (as best as I am currently able to) in the traditional “call and response” technique. the main scripture used today to write texts in Sanskrit) and Zoë Slatoff’s translation of the mantra into English will show. If you click on the individual lines, the text in Devanagari (e.g. the transfer letter by letter of the Devanagari writing into the latin writing, with the help of so-called diacritic characters). Support for learning a mantra by heartįor each of the mantras, you shall find a few lines on the origin and the background and transliteration (e.g. Over the coming months, I intend to add more mantras. The Pavamāna Mantra, also known as the asato mā mantra. One of the many morning mantras for starting the day off in a good way, and One of the many mantras to Sarasvati, the goddess of learning, The closing mantra for Aṣtāṅga Vinyāsa Yoga, which is also known as the Maṅgala Mantra, The opening mantra for Aṣtāṅga Vinyāsa Yoga, Then you will find the teacher-student mantra, The first mantra is one of the numerous mantras to Ganesha (often recited in order to ask for support for a new project, thus a fitting start for this collection). Here, you can find a collection of some of my favorite mantras.
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