Gayatri, the five-faced Goddess, is said to have domain over the five senses or pranas, and protects these five life-forces of those who chant the Gayatri Mantra.
GAYATRI MANTRA
AUM BHOOR BHUWAH SWAHA,
TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM
BHARGO DEVASAYA DHEEMAHI
DHIYO YO NAHA PRACHODAYAT AUM
We meditate on the glory of the Creator;
Who has created the Universe;
Who is worthy of Worship;
Who is the embodiment of Knowledge and Light;
Who is the remover of all Sin and Ignorance;
May He enlighten our Intellect.
Upanishad
Aum Namah Shivaya Gurave
Satchidananda Murtaye
Nishprapanchaya Shantaya
Niralambaya Tejase
I offer myself to the Light, the Auspicious One, who is the True Teacher within and without, Who assumes the forms of Reality, Consciousness, and Bliss, Who is never absent and full of peace Independent in existence, the vital essence of illumination
Aum Asato maa sad gamayah -
Tamaso maa jyotir gamayah
Mrityor maa amritham gamayah
Aum Shanti Shanti Shantihi
Bring me from falsehood to truth (from unreal to real)
Bring me from darkness to light
Bring me from death to immortality
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (1.3.28)
LOKAH SAMASTA SUKHINO BHAVANTU
May all beings everywhere be happy and free and may the thoughts, words and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all.
Invocation to Our Guru
Aum Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu
Guru Devo Maheshwara
Guru Sakshath Parambrahma
Tasmai Shri Gurave Namaha
The guru is the creator Brahma,
the guru is the preserver Vishnu,
and the guru is the destroyer Shiva.
The guru is the Absolute. I bow before you.
Invocation to Lord Ganesha
Aum Vakratund Mahakaya
Surya Koti Samaprabha
Nirvhignam Kurumedeya
Sarva Karyashu Sarvada
Hari Aum Tat Sat Aum
O Lord with the large body, curved trunk, and the brilliance of crore (10 million) suns, please free my work from all obstacles, forever.