Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Rig Veda

ऋषि    :    गौतमॊ वामदेवः
दॆवता    :    दधिक्रा
छन्दस्    :    अनुष्टुप्

ॐ

द॒धि॒काव्णॊ॑ अकारिषं जि॒ष्णोरश्व॑स्य वा॒जिन॑ः ।
सु॒र॒भि नॊ॒ मुखा॑ कर॒त्प्र ण॒ आयू॑ंषि तारिषत् ॥ ४.३९.६ ॥

ॐ

Mantra as Romanized text

 
RuShi    :    gautamO vAmadevaH
Aspect Hailed:    dadhikrA
Chandas    :    anuShTup

Om

dadhikAvNO akAriShaM jiShNorashvasya vAjinaH |
surabhi nO mukhA karatpra Na AyUMShi tAriShat || 4.39.6 ||

(dadhikAvNO akAriShaM jiShNor ashvasya vAjinaH |
surabhi nO mukhA karat pra Na AyUMShi tAriShat ||  )

Om

Meaning of the Prayer Mantra:

 We praise the Divine that is triumphant and swift like the horse that is offered the curd!
May It give us glorious face! May It provide us the longevity!

 Notes: 

1. dadhikrA - divine horse; jiShNu - triumphant; vAjinaH - swift;
surabhi - fragrance; pratAriShat - give.

2. Curd is one of the key offerings at the Yagya. 
Naturally, Shivalinga which represents the God like the fire in the 
Yagya, is as well offered the panchagavya - cow milk, curd, ghee, urine and dung.

c.f. ஆவினில் ஐந்து கொண்டு ஆட்டுகந்தீரே - சம்பந்தர்