From Kenopanishad

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Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Kena Upanishad

ॐ

अन्यदॆव तत् विदितादथॊ अविदितादधि ।
इति शुश्रुम पूर्वॆषां यॆ नस्तद् व्याचचक्षिरॆ ॥ ४ ॥

ॐ

Hymn as Romanized text
 
Om

anyadEva tat viditAdathO aviditAdadhi |
iti shushruma pUrvEShAM yE nastad vyAchachakShirE || 4 ||

(anyat Eva tat viditAt athO aviditAt adhi |
iti shushruma pUrvEShAM yE naH tat vyAchachakShirE || )

Om

Meaning of the Prayer Hymn:

 Otherwise, more than the known about It, unknown is more.
Thus we have heard from the predecessors, who have explained this to us!

 Notes:

1. anyat - otherwise; viditAt - from the known;
shushruma - heard; vyAchachakShirE - explained.

2. About the Supreme, the unknown is more than the known.
If the unknown is more are we blinding following It?
No, this means that it is impossible to know it all about the Supreme.
However we need to know enough about It
to meaningfully seek It!

c.f. ஆரறிவார் எங்கள் அண்ணல் பெருமையை
     ஆரறிவார் இவ்வகலமும் நீளமும்
     பேரறியாத பெருஞ்சுடர் ஒன்றதன்
     வேர் அறியாமை விளம்புகின்றேனே - திருமந்திரம்.