Pratah Smarana Stotram
Pratah Smarana Stotram: Mantra with Meaning Pratah Smarana Stotram is a prayer composed by Adi Shankaracharya which consists of three stanzas and which summarizes the essence of Advaita Vedanta. This prayer is to be recited in the early morning (dawn) since dawn is the outer symbol of inner awakening. Composed By: Shri Shankaracharya Pratah Smaranam Play the music, and sing the stotra along with it ॥ प्रातः स्मरण स्तोत्रम् ॥ प्रातः स्मरामि हृदि संस्फुरदात्मतत्त्वं सच्चित्सुखं परमहंसगतिं तुरीयम् । यत्स्वप्नजागरसुषुप्तिमवैति नित्यं तद्ब्रह्म निष्कलमहं न च भूतसङ्घः ॥१॥ Prātah Smarāmi Hridi Samsphurad-ātma-tattvam Sach-chit-sukham Parama-hamsa-gatim Turīyam | Yat-svapna-jāgara-sushuptim-avaiti Nityam Tad-brahma Nishkalam-aham Na Cha Bhūta-Sanghah ||1|| In the early morning, I remember (meditate upon) the pure essence of the Soul shining within my heart, which is existence-consciousness-bliss, which is the supreme Hamsa (the ultimate goal