{"id":1440,"date":"2026-03-23T04:17:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T04:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aps.genztech.cloud\/?page_id=1440"},"modified":"2026-08-17T22:32:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T10:32:48","slug":"prayer-to-god","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aryasamajfiji.org\/home\/prayer-to-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer to God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-1ecd7bfd alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-5900233c uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top wp-block-uagb-info-box--has-margin\"><div class=\"uagb-infobox-margin-wrapper\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h1 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">Prayer to God<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<!-- ================================================================\n     Sacred Prayer \u2014 Vedic Invocations\n     Paste into a WordPress \"Custom HTML\" block.\n\n     Theme-neutral: no font-family or brand color is set anywhere.\n     Every tint, border, and accent runs on currentColor via\n     color-mix(), so it automatically matches your theme's palette\n     in both light and dark themes. 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border-radius: 16px; }\n    .prayer__sanskrit { font-size: 1.15rem; }\n    .prayer__title { font-size: 2rem; }\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"prayer\">\n\n  <div class=\"prayer__mark\">\u2726<\/div>\n\n  <!-- Ashtachakra -->\n  <div class=\"prayer__panel\">\n    <div class=\"prayer__ashta\">\n      <div class=\"prayer__ashta-col\">\n        <div class=\"prayer__label\">Atharvaveda 10.2.31<\/div>\n        <div class=\"prayer__sanskrit\">Ashtchakra navadwara<br>devanam puryodhya.<\/div>\n        <p class=\"prayer__meaning\">The soul resides in the body with eight vital chakras and nine openings, surrounded by the light of the Almighty.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"prayer__ashta-col\">\n        <div class=\"prayer__chakras\">\n          <span class=\"prayer__chakra\">Muladhar<\/span>\n          <span class=\"prayer__chakra\">Swadhishthan<\/span>\n          <span class=\"prayer__chakra\">Manipurak<\/span>\n          <span class=\"prayer__chakra\">Surya<\/span>\n          <span class=\"prayer__chakra\">Anahat<\/span>\n          <span class=\"prayer__chakra\">Vishudh<\/span>\n          <span class=\"prayer__chakra\">Ajyan<\/span>\n          <span class=\"prayer__chakra\">Sahasrasar<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"prayer__ashta-note\">Nine openings: two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, mouth, anus, urinary passage \u2014 a divine vessel.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Wisdom passages -->\n  <div class=\"prayer__grid\">\n    <div class=\"prayer__card\">\n      <h3>The Human Temple<\/h3>\n      <p>The human body is the only vessel that is both <strong>bhog yoni<\/strong> and <strong>karm yoni<\/strong> \u2014 where past fruits are received and new spiritual destiny is forged. No other being can rise like a human soul. The hands, the intellect, the head raised toward heaven \u2014 a cosmic gift.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"prayer__card\">\n      <h3>The Sitar Parable<\/h3>\n      <p>A sitar player spent all his time tuning the instrument and never sang. So too, we must not spend our entire life only nourishing the body \u2014 we must sing the song of meditation, God-realization, and spiritual elevation. Nourish and sing: that is true success.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"prayer__card\">\n      <h3>Beyond Eight Bonds<\/h3>\n      <p>Health, food, love, home, children, in-laws, grandchildren \u2014 these are part of life, but not the final goal. The ultimate aim is to know God. The one who does not meditate is truly impoverished, says Maharishi Ved Vyas.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Mantra -->\n  <div class=\"prayer__panel\">\n    <div class=\"prayer__label\" style=\"text-align:center;\">Vedic Invocation<\/div>\n    <div class=\"prayer__sanskrit\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\u0950 \u0938\u0939 \u0928\u093e\u0935\u0935\u0924\u0941 \u0964 \u0938\u0939 \u0928\u094c \u092d\u0941\u0928\u0915\u094d\u0924\u0941 \u0964 \u0938\u0939 \u0935\u0940\u0930\u094d\u092f\u0902 \u0915\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0935\u0939\u0948 \u0964<\/div>\n    <p style=\"text-align:center; opacity:0.75; margin: 0.75rem 0 0;\">&#8220;May He protect us both. May He nourish us both. May we work together with great energy. May our study be brilliant. May we never hate each other.&#8221;<\/p>\n    <div class=\"prayer__tiles\">\n      <div class=\"prayer__tile\">\n        <div class=\"prayer__tile-sanskrit\">Tejo asi, tejo mai dhehi<\/div>\n        <div class=\"prayer__tile-en\">Fill me with radiance and truth<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"prayer__tile\">\n        <div class=\"prayer__tile-sanskrit\">Viryam asi, viryam mai dhehi<\/div>\n        <div class=\"prayer__tile-en\">Grant me courage and strength<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"prayer__tile\">\n        <div class=\"prayer__tile-sanskrit\">Balam asi, balam mai dhehi<\/div>\n        <div class=\"prayer__tile-en\">Bless me with inner power<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Shanti Path -->\n  <div class=\"prayer__centered\">\n    <div class=\"prayer__panel\">\n      <div class=\"prayer__sanskrit\">\u0950 \u0936\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0924\u093f\u0903 \u0936\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0924\u093f\u0903 \u0936\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0924\u093f\u0903<\/div>\n      <p>O Merciful God, remove the three sufferings: physical ailments, harm from others, and natural calamities. May we meditate upon You in complete bliss.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Yajurveda verses -->\n  <div class=\"prayer__grid\">\n    <div class=\"prayer__card prayer__card--quote\">\n      <div class=\"prayer__label\">Yajurveda 32.10<\/div>\n      <p>&#8220;Sa no bandhurjanita sa vidhata \u2014 God is our father, creator, destroyer of miseries. After knowing Him, the wise are free from all pain and achieve supreme bliss.&#8221;<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"prayer__card prayer__card--quote\">\n      <div class=\"prayer__label\">Yajurveda 36.22<\/div>\n      <p>&#8220;Yato yatah samihase tato no abhayam kuru \u2014 Wherever fear arises, protect us. Grant happiness through our people and animals, so we may live without fear and worship You.&#8221;<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"prayer__card prayer__card--quote\">\n      <div class=\"prayer__label\">Yajurveda 36.18<\/div>\n      <p>&#8220;Mitrasyaham chakshusha sarvani bhutani samikshe \u2014 May I see all beings with a friendly eye, and may all beings see me with a friendly eye. May there be no enmity.&#8221;<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Eightfold circle -->\n  <div class=\"prayer__panel\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n    <h3 style=\"font-size:1.5rem; font-weight:700; margin:0 0 0.5rem;\">The Eightfold Circle<\/h3>\n    <p style=\"opacity:0.75; max-width:56ch; margin:0 auto;\">Health \u00b7 Sustenance \u00b7 Love \u00b7 Home \u00b7 Wealth \u00b7 Children \u00b7 In-laws \u00b7 Grandchildren \u2014 a sacred circle, but not the final shore.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"prayer__tags\">\n      <span class=\"prayer__tag\">Home<\/span>\n      <span class=\"prayer__tag\">Love<\/span>\n      <span class=\"prayer__tag\">Nourishment<\/span>\n      <span class=\"prayer__tag\">Health<\/span>\n      <span class=\"prayer__tag\">Children<\/span>\n      <span class=\"prayer__tag\">Wealth<\/span>\n      <span class=\"prayer__tag\">Legacy<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <p style=\"font-style:italic; opacity:0.72; max-width:60ch; margin:1.25rem auto 0;\">&#8220;If a person wants downfall, they can be cheap as a handful of earth; if they seek upliftment, the world becomes too small. 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