MANTRA TO START YOGA Yoga Class Opening Prayer ---
ययगगन चचतसय पदगन ववचवच । मलच शरररसय च ववदकगन ॥ ययऽपवकरयतमच पवरच ममनरनवच । पतञजचलच पवञजचलरवनतयऽचसम ॥ Yogena chittasya padena vacam malam sarirasya ca vaidyakena yopakarottam pravaram muninam patanjalim pranajaliranato'smi abahu purusakaram sankha cakrasi dharinamsahasra sirasam svetam pranamami patanjalim. ---This shloka was written by Sage Patanjali that's been practised right from ancient Indian to preserve the heritage of Yoga. This is one of his mantras from the 196 Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. This means, 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 thousandheaded cobra.