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                    DAILY PRAYERS Early morning: Karagre vasate Lakshmeeh, Karamoole Sarasvatee; Karamadhe tu Govidah, prabhaate kara darshanam. (On the tip of your fingers is Goddess Lakshmi, on the base of your fingers is Goddess Sarasvati, in the middle of your fingers is Lord Govinda- in this manner you look at your palms immediately wake up in the morning.) Before studies: Sarasvati namastubhyam, Varade kaamaroopini; Vidyarambham karishyaami, Siddhir bhavatu me sadaa. (On Goddess Sarasvati, my humble prostrations unto Thee, who are the fulfiller of all my wishes. I start my studies with the request that Thou wilt bestow Thy blessings on me.) Before Meals: Brahmarpanam Brahma havir Brahmaagnau Brahmanaa hutam; Brahmaiva tena gantavyam Brahmakarmasamaadhinnaa. (Brahman is the oblation; Brahman is the clarified butter, etc., constituting the offerings, by Brahman is the oblation poured into the fire of Brahm...

                              GURU VANDAN Gurur brahmah gurur Vishnu Gurur devah Maheswarah Guru sakshath parahbrahmah Thasmaih sree Guruveh namah.                                             GANESHA VANDAN Sarva vignah haram devam Sarva vignah vivargitham; Sarva siddhi prathathaaram Vandeham gananaykam.             SARASWATHEE VANDAN Yah kundhendhu thushara hara dhavalah Yah shubrah vasthavrithah Yah veenavarahdhandamandithakarah Yah swetha padmasanah Yah Brahmachyutha Shankarah Prabrthir deavaih: sadhaa poojithah samampaathu saraswathee bhagavathi Nishesha jaadyaapaha.

                      LINGASHTAKAM Brahma-Murari surarchita Lingam Nirmalabhashita shobhita Lingam; Janmanjadhukhavinashaka Lingam Tat pranamami Sadashiva Lingam. Devamunipravararchita Lingam Kamadaham Karunakara Lingam; Ravanadarpavinashana Lingam Tat pranamami Sadashiva Lingam. Sarvasugandhi sulepita Lingam Budhivivardhanakarana Lingam; Siddhasurasuravandita Lingam Tat pranamami Sadashiva Lingam. Kanakamahamanibhooshita Lingam Phanipati veshtitashobhita Lingam; Dakshasuyajnavinshana Lingam Tat pranamami sadashiva Lingam. Kumkumachandanalepita Lingam Pankajaharasushobhita Lingam; Sanchitapapavinashana Lingam Tat pranamami sadashiva Lingam. Devaganarchita sevitha Lingam Bhavairbhaktibhirva cha Lingam; Dinakarakotiprabhakara Lingam Tat pranamami sadashiva Lingam. Ashtadalopariveshita Lingam Sarvasamudbhavakarana Lingam; Ashtadaridravinashana Lingam Tat pranamami sadashiva Lingam. Suragurusuravara...

                    MADHURASHTAKAM Raga: Bhairavi (Hindustani)           Sindhu Bhairavi (Karnataki) Adharam madhuram, vadanam madhuram Nayanam madhuram, hasitam madhuram; Hridhalyam madhuram, gamanam madhuram Madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram. Vachanam madhuram charitam madhuram Vasanam madhuram Valitam madhuram; Chalitam madhuram bhramitam madhuram Madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram. Venurmadhuro renurmadhurah Panirmadhurah padau madhurau; Nrityam madhuram, sakhyam madhuram Madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram. Geetam maduram peetam madhuram Bhuktam madhuram suptam madhuram; Roopam madhuram tilakam madhuram Madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram. Karanam madhuram taranam madhuram Haranam madhurm smaranam madhuram; Vamitam madhuram shamitam madhuram Madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram. Gunja madhura, mala madhura Yamuna madhura, Veechee madhura; Salilam madhuram, kamalam madhuram Madhurdhipaterakhi...

                       ACHUTHASHTAKAM Achyutam Keshavam Rama-Narayanam Krishna-Damodaram Vasudevam Harim; Shreedharm Madhavam Gopikavallabham Janakee-nayakam Ramachandram bhaje. Achyutam Keshavam Satyabhamadhavam Madhavam Shreedharam Radhikaradhakam; Indiramandiram chetasa sundaram Devakee-nandanam Nandajam sandadhe . Vishnave Jishnave Shankhine Chakrine Rukmineeragine Janakeejanaye; Vallaveevallabhayarchitayatmane Kamsavidhvamsine vamsine te namah. Krishna Govinda he Rama Narayana Shreepate Vasudevajite Shreenidhe; Achyutananta he Madhavadhokshaja Dvarkanayaka Draupadee-rakshaka. Rakshasakshobhita Seetaya shobhito Dandakaranyabhoopunyatakarnaha; Lakshmanenanvito vanaraih sevito' Gastyasampoojito Raghavah patu mam. Dhenukarishtakanishtakriddveshinam Keshiha Kamsahridvamshiko vadakah; Pootanakopakah Soorajakhelano Bala-Gopalalakah patu mam sarvada. Vidyududyotavan p...