Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Kena Upanishad

ॐ

अथ वायुमब्रुवन्
वायवॆतद् विजानीहि किमॆतद् यक्षमिति
तथॆति   ॥ ३.७ ॥

तदभ्यद्रवत्
तमभ्यवदत् कॊऽसीति
वायुर्वा अहमस्मीत्यब्रवीन्मातरिश्वा वा अहमस्मीति ॥ ३.८ ॥

तस्मिँस्त्वयि किं वीर्यमित्यपीदँ सर्वमाददीय यदिदं पृथिव्यामिति ॥ ३.९ ॥

तस्मै तृणं निदधावॆतदादत्स्वॆति
तदुपप्रॆयाय सर्वजवॆन
तन्न शशाकादातुं 
स तत एव निववृतॆ नैतदशकं विज्ञातुं यदॆतद् यक्षमिति ॥ ३.१० ॥

ॐ

Hymn as Romanized text

 
Om

atha vAyumabruvan
vAyavEtad vijAnIhi kimEtad yakShamiti
tathEti   || 3.7 ||

tadabhyadravat
tamabhyavadat kO&sIti
vAyurvA ahamasmItyabravInmAtarishvA vA ahamasmIti || 3.8 ||

tasmi~Mstvayi kiM vIryamityapIda~M sarvamAdadIya yadidaM pRuthivyAmiti || 3.9 ||

tasmai tRuNaM nidadhAvEtadAdatsvEti
tadupaprEyAya sarvajavEna
tanna shashAkAdAtuM 
sa tata eva nivavRutE naitadashakaM vij~jAtuM yadEtad yakShamiti || 3.10 ||

( atha vAyum abruvan
vAyava Etad vijAnIhi kim Etad yakSham iti
tatha iti   || 3.7 ||

tat abhyadravat
tam abhyavadat kO asi iti
vAyurvA aham asmi iti abravIn mAtarishvA vA aham asmi iti || 3.8 ||

tasmin tvayi kiM vIryam iti api ida~M sarvam AdadIya yat idaM pRuthivyAm iti || 3.9 ||

tasmai tRuNaM nidadhAva Etat Adatsva iti
tat upaprEyAya sarva javEna
tat na shashAkAdAtuM 
saH tataH eva nivavRutE na Etat ashakaM vij~jAtuM yat Etat yakSham iti || 3.10 ||
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Om

Meaning of the Prayer Hymn:

 Then they asked Vayu.
Oh Vayu! Find out who this spirit is.
(He said) Ok.                                3.7

He rushed to It.
(It) asked him, "Who are you?"
He said, "I am Vayu." and continued, "I am the one known as Matarishva."     3.8

"What is the power in you?", It asked.
"I can move everything - anything on the earth.", he replied            3.9

Putting a straw, It said, "Move!"
He rushed on it with full speed.
He was unable to (move it).
Then he returned saying, "I could not know what that Spirit is!"            3.10

 Notes: 

1. atha - then; abruvan - asked; abhyadravat - quickly approched; abhyavadat - asked;
mAtarishva - moving in the sky; Ada - take; upaprEya - rush upon; java - speed; nivavRute - returned.

2. c.f. "அவனன்றி அணுவும் அசையாது"

அவனை ஒழிய அமரரும் இல்லை 
அவனன்றிச் செய்யும் அருந்தவம் இல்லை 
அவனன்றி மூவரால் ஆவது ஒன்றில்லை 
அவனன்றி ஊர் புகுமாறு அறியேனே.  - திருமந்திரம்