Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Rig Veda

ॐ

कु॒मार॒श्चि॑त्पि॒तरं॒ वन्द॑मानं॒ प्रति ना॑नाम रुद्रॊप॒यन्त॑म् ।
भूरॆ॑र्दा॒तारं॒ सत्प॑तिं गृणीषॆ स्तु॒तस्त्वं भॆ॑ष॒जा रा॑स्य॒स्मॆ ॥ २.३३.१२ ॥

ॐ

Mantra as Romanized text

 
Om

kumArashchitpitaraM vandamAnaM pratinAnAma rudrOpayantam |
bhUrErdAtAraM satpatiM gRuNIShE stutastvaM bhEShajA rAsyasmE || 2.33.12 ||

(kumArashchit pitaraM vandamAnaM prati nAnAma rudrOpayantam |
bhUrEr dAtAraM satpatiM gRuNIShE stutastvaM bhEShajA rAsyasmE || )

Om

Meaning of the Prayer Mantra:

 Oh Lord Rudra, like the son saluting the father, 
vividly we hail Your name coming close!
We hail the One Who gives abundantly, Lord of good!
We praise You! You heal us!

 Notes: 

1. upayantam - coming close; gRuNIShE - praise;
rAsi - Give.

2. kumArashchitpitaraM vandamAnaM 
We pray the Supreme like the son who salutes the father.
It is both with love and respect. 
Praying the Supreme as the parent has been continuing as 
a core thought in spirituality.