Invocation to Patanjali
Chant with BKS Iyengar followed by Geeta Iyengar doing the invocation with students in call and response at RIMYI in Pune, India. Translation and commentary on the invocation here.
Om Sahana Vavatu – Student/Teacher Chant
A Shanti Mantra to bring about peace and an auspicious relationship between teacher and student. (Translation here)
Om Purnamadah Purnamidam
Often used as a closing chant. The Shanti mantra (invocatory verse) of Isha Upanishad which is a part of the (Shukla) Yajurveda. (Translation from Green Message)
पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पूर्णमुदच्यते | पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ||
Gayatri Mantra
The great universal prayer enshrined in the Vedas. (Translation/explanation by Sathya Sai Baba)
Slokas from the Guru Gita
Chanted by Swami Atmananda (English Translation here)
Shanti Mantra—Bhadram Karnebih
A mantra taken from the Rigveda. Mandala (Book) 1: Sukta (Hymn) 89: Mantra (Line/ Stanza): 8
(Translation from Green Message)
Om Gananam Tva Ganapatim
Sloka on Sri Ganesha (more here)- from Rig Veda (2.23.1) (Translation from Green Message)
The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
(Sanskrit: महामृत्युंजय मंत्र, mahāmṛtyuṃjaya mantra “Great Death-conquering Mantra”), also called theTryambakam Mantra, is a verse of the Rigveda (RV 7.59.12). It is addressed to Tryambaka, “the three-eyed one,” an epithet of Rudra, later identified with Shiva. The verse also recurs in the Yajurveda (TS 1.8.6.i; VS 3.60) (Translation & discussion on Wikipedia)
A Devi Sarva Bhuteshu
The Maha Devi Mantra. “As and when you remember me when faced with a hardship, I will demolish your difficulties at once!” (Translation from Green Message)
Asato Ma Sadgamaya
(English translation and meaning from amritapuri.org)
Mantra Pushpam
A great mantra taken from Taithreeya Aranyakam (1.22) of Yajur Veda. It is one of the most famous of all veda mantras. It is normally sung in a chorus by all the priests together after performing any Pooja (worship) or Yajna. (English Translation here)