vande gurūnām caranāravinde sandarśita 

svātma sukhāvabodhe |

nihśreyase jāngalikāyamāne samsāra

hālāhala mohaśantyai ||

ābāhu purusākāram śankacakrāsi dhārinam |

sahasra śirasam śvetam pranamāmi patañjalim ||

I bow to the lotus feet of the Gurus

The awakening happiness of one’s own self revealed,

Beyond better, acting like the jungle physician,

Pacifying delusion, the poison of Samsara.

Taking the form of a man to the shoulders,

Holding a conch, a discus, and a sword,

One thousand heads white,

To Patanjali, I salute.