yogena cittasya padena vacam

Let us bow before the noblest of sages,

malam sarirasya ca vaidyakena

Patanjali, who gave yoga for serenity and sanctity of mind,

yopakarottam pravaram muninam

grammar for clarity and purity of speech,

patanjalim pranjaliranato’smi

and medicine for perfection of health.

abahu purusakaram

I Salute Adisvara (the Primeval Lord Siva)

sankha cakrasi dharinam

who taught first the science of Hatha

sahasra sirasam svetam

Yoga - a science that stands out as a ladder

pranamami patanjalim

for those who wish to scale the heights of Raja Yoga.