Prayer of the Day

Om Prayer from Chandogya Upanishad

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तद्वा एतदनुज्ञाक्षरं यद्धि किंचानुजानात्योमित्येव तदाहैषो एव समृद्धिर्यदनुज्ञा समर्धयिता ह वै कामानां भवति य एतदेवं विद्वानक्षरमुद्गीथमुपास्ते । ८ ।

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Hymn as Romanized text

 
Om

tadvA etadanuj~jAkSharaM yaddhi kiMchAnujAnAtyomityeva tadAhaiSho eva 
samRuddhiryadanuj~jA samardhayitA ha vai kAmAnAM bhavati ya etadevaM vidvAnakSharamudgIthamupAste | 8 |

(tadvA etat anuj~jAkSharaM 
yat hi kiM cha anujAnAti om iti eva tadA Aha 
EShA u eva samRuddhiH yaH anuj~jA 
samardhayitA ha vai kAmAnAM bhavati ya etat evaM vidvAn akSharam udgItham upAste | )

Om

Meaning of the Prayer Hymn:

 Verily this is the syllable of consent;
Whenever one consents, says "Om";
Consent is the prosperity;
One becomes prospering in all desires, who meditates on Udgitha understanding that syllable thus.

 Notes: 

1. anuj~jAkSharaM - syllable of consent; anujAnAti (anuj~jA) - consents;
samRuddiH - prosperity; samardhayitA - prospering.
See Also: 
1. Pranava mantra