नित्य प्रार्थना
From waking up to lighting the evening diya – the short prayers every home keeps.
ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः।
सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत्॥
Oṃ sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ sarve santu nirāmayāḥ |
Sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścidduḥkhabhāgbhavet ||
Meaning: May all be happy, may all be free from illness, may all see what is auspicious, may no one suffer.
ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय।
मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय। ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥
Oṃ asato mā sadgamaya | tamaso mā jyotirgamaya |
Mṛtyormā amṛtaṃ gamaya | oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
Meaning: Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from death to immortality. Om peace, peace, peace. (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad)
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः।
गुरुः साक्षात् परब्रह्म तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥
Gururbrahmā gururviṣṇuḥ gururdevo maheśvaraḥ |
Guruḥ sākṣāt parabrahma tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ ||
Meaning: The guru is Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara; the guru is the Supreme Brahman itself – salutations to that guru.
शुभं करोति कल्याणमारोग्यं धनसम्पदा।
शत्रुबुद्धिविनाशाय दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तु ते॥
Śubhaṃ karoti kalyāṇamārogyaṃ dhanasampadā |
Śatrubuddhivināśāya dīpajyotirnamo'stu te ||
Meaning: Salutations to the lamp's flame, which brings auspiciousness, well-being, health and prosperity and destroys hostile thoughts.
ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम्।
ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना॥
Brahmārpaṇaṃ brahma havirbrahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam |
Brahmaiva tena gantavyaṃ brahmakarmasamādhinā ||
Meaning: The offering is Brahman, the oblation is Brahman, poured by Brahman into the fire of Brahman; one who sees Brahman in every action reaches Brahman. (Gita 4.24)
समुद्रवसने देवि पर्वतस्तनमण्डिते।
विष्णुपत्नि नमस्तुभ्यं पादस्पर्शं क्षमस्व मे॥
Samudravasane devi parvatastanamaṇḍite |
Viṣṇupatni namastubhyaṃ pādasparśaṃ kṣamasva me ||
Meaning: O Mother Earth, clothed by the oceans and adorned with mountains, consort of Vishnu – I bow to you; forgive me for touching you with my feet.
त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव त्वमेव बन्धुश्च सखा त्वमेव।
त्वमेव विद्या द्रविणं त्वमेव त्वमेव सर्वं मम देव देव॥
Tvameva mātā ca pitā tvameva tvameva bandhuśca sakhā tvameva |
Tvameva vidyā draviṇaṃ tvameva tvameva sarvaṃ mama deva deva ||
Meaning: You alone are my mother, father, relative and friend, my knowledge and wealth – you are my all, O God of gods.
आवाहनं न जानामि न जानामि विसर्जनम्।
पूजां चैव न जानामि क्षमस्व परमेश्वर॥
Āvāhanaṃ na jānāmi na jānāmi visarjanam |
Pūjāṃ caiva na jānāmi kṣamasva parameśvara ||
Meaning: I do not know how to invoke you, nor how to bid you farewell, nor how to worship you – forgive me, Supreme Lord.
