
| UNIVERSAL PRAYER |
O Adorable Lord of Mercy
and Love!
Salutations and prostrations
unto Thee.
Thou art Omnipresent, Omnipotent
and Omniscient.
Thou art Satchidananda
(Existence-Consciousness-Bliss-Absolute.)
Thou art the Indweller
of all beings.
Grant us an understanding
heart,
Equal vision, balanced
mind,
Faith, devotion and wisdom.
Grant us inner spiritual
strength
To resist temptations
and to control the mind.
Free us from egoism, lust,
greed, hatred, anger and jealousy.
Fill our hearts with divine
virtues.
Let us behold Thee in all
these names and forms.
Let us serve Thee in all
these names and forms.
Let us ever remember Thee.
Let us ever sing Thy glories.
Let Thy name be ever on
our lips.
Let us abide in Thee for
ever and ever.
—Swami Sivananda