Daily Invocations: 9. Swami Krishnananda.

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Wednesday 25, June 2025, 09:30.
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Srimad Bhagavad Gita
Daily Invocations: 
2.The Satarudriya-9.
Swami Krishnananda.

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34.Prostration to Him who dispenses justice as Yama (Lord of Death) and bestows the beatitude of salvation to beings; prostration to Him who reigns over the green earth rich with harvest and is in the farm yards; prostration to Him who is in the (mantras of the) Vedas and the (meditations of the) Upanishads; prostration to Him who is in the form of trees in forests and in creepers and plants; prostration to Him who is in sound and its echo.

35.Prostration to Him who is in armies moving fast and in chariots rattling forth; prostration to Him who is valiant and destroys enemies; prostration to Him who wields a shield and leads the hosts (to success); prostration to Him who is helmeted and armoured; prostration to Him who is renowned (Ancient One) and whose forces are reputed (in all creation.)

36.Prostration to Him who is immanent in the sound of the drum and in the sound of the tabour; prostration to Him who is in those that never retreat in war and in the ablest reconnoitres; prostration to Him who is in the spies and in military messengers; prostration to Him who is in the wielders of swords and in the operators of the quiver.

37.Prostration to Him who uses sharp arrows and countless weapons; prostration to Him who wields the auspicious missile (trident) and the blessed bow (called Pinaka); prostration to Him who is in narrow lanes and in broad highways; prostration to Him who is in dribbling streams and in mountain torrents of water.

38.Prostration to Him who is in marshes and lakes; prostration to Him who is in rivers and reservoirs; prostration to Him who is in wells and pits; prostration to Him who is in rain and in oceans; prostration to Him who is in the clouds and in lightning.

39.Prostration to Him who is in the autumnal clouds and in the heating sun; prostration to Him who is in the winds and in the stormy downpour of the deluge; prostration to Him who is in the wealth of cattle and of land.

40.Prostration to Him who has Uma as His consort and who causes to flee all sorrows (of samsara); prostration to Him who is crimson-coloured (as the rising sun) and is reddish (as the sun risen above the horizon); prostration to Him who brings about the peace (and happiness) of beings and protects all creatures; prostration to Him who is terrible (to foes) and fearful (to those who oppose Him).

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