Kṣamā Prathana

yad-akṣara pada braṣṭam mātrā hīnaṁ tu yad bhavetɘ |

tat sarvaṁ kṣam-yatāṁ deva nārāyaṇa namo ‘stute ||

Prostrations to You, O Lord Narayana. Forgive me for all the mistakes in letter or phrase or for any phonetic aberration that may have occurred in my chanting.

visarga-bindu-mātrāṇi pada-pādākṣarāṇi ca |

nyūnāni cātiriktāni kṣamasva nārāyaṇa ||

Forgive me, O Narayana, for any mistake in my pronunciation of visarga, bindu or intonation of alphabet, word or phrase and any other mistakes.

aparādha sahasrāṇi kriyante ‘har-niśam mayā |

dāso ’yaṁ iti mām matvā kṣamasva nārāyaṇa ||

O Narayana, considering me as Your servant, forgive the thousands of sins committed by me throughout the day and night.

anyathā śaraṇaṁ nāsti tvameva śaraṇam mama |

tasmāt kāruṇya bhāvena rakṣa tvaṁ nārāyaṇa ||

You are my only refuge for there is none. Therefore, in Your compassion, O Narayana, protect me.

hari̍ḥ om̐ tat satɘ ǀ śrī satgurudevārpaṇām-astu

Hari is OM and the Absolute Truth. This is an offering to the Satguru.