Divine prayers for daily activities - Sanskrit

The following prayers, we have to do:

Morning prayer (before stepping our feet on the floor from the bed):

Karaagre vasathe Lakshmi

Karamadhye Saraswathi

Karamoolethu Govinda

Prabhathey Karadarshanam !!

Meaning:

The front part of the hands (the finger tips) are ascribed to Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, the middle part (the palm proper) to Goddess Saraswati - the Goddess of learning and the root (the part of hand near the wrist) to Govinda (God). Therefore, every morning, one should have a respectful look at one's hand which symbolizes honest labor.

At Bath Time:

Gangeycha Yamunechaiva

Godavari Saraswathi

Narmade Sindhu Kaveri,

Jalesmin Sannithim Kuru !!

Meaning:

In this water, I invoke the presence of holy waters from rivers Ganges, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswatim Narmada, Sindhu and Kaveri.

At Food Time:

brahmaarpaNaM brahma haviH

brahmaagnau brahmaNaa hutam.h .

brahmaiva tena gantavyaM

brahmakarmasamaadhinaa !!

Meaning:

A process of offering is Brahman, the oblation is Brahman, the instrument of offering is Brahman, the fire to which the offering is made is also Brahman. For such a one who abides in Brahman, by him alone Brahman is reached.

Bed Time prayer:

Ramam Skandam Hanumantam Vynateyam Vrikodaram

Shayaneya Smare Nityam Duswapnam Tasya nashyati

Karkotakashya Nagashya Damayanti Nalayacha

Ritu parnacha Rajarshi Keertanam Kali nashanam !!

Shlokas at completion of Prayer:

Kayena vacha manasendriyairva

Budhyath manovat Prakrithe swabhavat

Karomi yat yat sakalam parasmai

Shriman Narayano yathi samarpayami !!

Written by: Adit
Jan 2011, Minneapolis MN