THE GAYAN
GAYATRI
(Gayatri: Prayers.)
SAUM
Praise be to Thee, Most Supreme God,
Omnipotent, Omnipresent, All-pervading,
the Only Being. Take us in Thy Parental Arms,
Raise us from the denseness of the
earth. Thy Beauty do we worship,
To Thee do we give willing surrender,
Most Merciful and Compassionate God, The Idealized Lord of the whole humanity.
Thee only do we worship; and towards
Thee alone we aspire. Open our hearts towards Thy Beauty, Illuminate our
souls with Divine Light,
O Thou, the Perfection of Love,
Harmony and Beauty! All-powerful Creator, Sustainer, Judge and Forgiver
of our
shortcomings, Lord God of the East
and of the West, of the worlds above and below, And of the seen and unseen
beings, Pour upon us Thy Love and Thy Light,
Give sustenance to our bodies, hearts
and souls. Use us for the purpose that Thy Wisdom chooseth, And guide us
on the path of Thine Own Goodness. Draw us closer to Thee every moment
of our life,
Until in us be reflected Thy Grace,
Thy Glory, Thy Wisdom, Thy Joy and Thy Peace.
Amen.
SALAT
Most gracious Lord, Master, Messiah,
and Savior of
humanity, We greet Thee with all
humility.
Thou art the First Cause and the
Last Effect, the Divine Light and the Spirit of Guidance, Alpha and Omega.
Thy Light is in all forms, Thy Love
in all beings: in a loving mother, in a kind father, in an innocent child,
in a helpful friend, in an inspiring teacher. Allow us to recognize Thee
in all Thy holy names and forms; as Rama, as Krishna, as Shiva, as Buddha.
Let us know Thee as Abraham, as Solomon, as Zarathushtra,
as Moses, as Jesus, as Mohammed,
and in many other
names and forms, known and unknown
to the world.
We adore Thy past; Thy presence
deeply enlighteneth our being, and we look for Thy blessing in the future.
O Messenger, Christ, Nabi, the Rasul
of God!
Thou Whose heart constantly reacheth
upward, Thou comest on earth with a message, as a dove from above when
Dharma decayeth, and speakest the Word that is put into
Thy mouth, as the light filleth
the crescent moon. Let the star of the Divine Light shining in Thy heart
be
reflected in the hearts of Thy devotees.
May the Message of God reach far
and wide, illuminating and making the whole humanity as one single Brotherhood
in the Fatherhood of God.
Amen.
KHATUM
O Thou, Who art the Perfection of
Love, Harmony, and Beauty,
The Lord of heaven and earth,
Open our hearts, that we may hear
Thy Voice, which
constantly cometh from within. Disclose
to us Thy Divine Light, which is hidden in our souls,
that we may know and understand
life better. Most Merciful and Compassionate God, give us Thy great
Goodness; Teach us Thy loving Forgiveness;
Raise us above the distinctions
and differences which divide
men; Send us the Peace of Thy Divine
Spirit, And unite us all in Thy Perfect Being.
Amen.
DOWA
Save me, my Lord, from the earthly
passions and the attachments which blind mankind. Save me, my Lord, from
the temptations of power, fame, and wealth, which keep man away from Thy
Glorious Vision. Save me, my Lord, from the souls who are constantly
occupied in hurting and harming
their fellow-man, and
who take pleasure in the pain of
another. Save me, my Lord, from the evil eye of envy and jealousy,
which falleth upon Thy bountiful
Gifts.
Save me, my Lord, from failing into
the hands of the playful children of earth, lest they might use me in their
games; they might play with me and then break me in the end,
as children destroy their toys.
Save me, my Lord, from all manner
of injury that cometh from the bitterness of my adversaries and from the
ignorance of my loving friends.
Amen.
NAYAZ
Beloved Lord, Almighty God!
Through the rays of the sun,
Through the waves of the air.
Through the All-pervading Life in
space,
Purify and revivify me, and, I pray,
Heal my body, heart, and soul.
Amen.
NAZAR
O Thou, the Sustainer of our bodies,
hearts, and souls, Bless all that we receive in thankfulness.
Amen.
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