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Podcast: Mantra, Kirtan and Stotra: Sanskrit Chants
Episode: Om Gam Ganapataye Namah - Avahana Mantras with new Yoga Instructors
Description: Om Gam GanapatayeAvahana mantras are invocations to invite different aspects of the divine to be present and experiential. At Yoga Vidya, avahana mantras are often recited before meditation, at the beginning of homa and puja, and sometimes before lectures.
The sung textOm Gam Ganapataye Namaha
Sharanam Ganesha
Spiritual translationOh Ganesha, remove all obstacles so that we may begin with great joy. Oh Sharavanabhava, give us strength and power so that we may continue even when it becomes difficult. Oh Saraswati, give us wisdom and deep...