Prayer of the Day

Om Prayer from Chandogya Upanishad

ॐ

तेनेयं त्रयी विद्या वर्तते 
ओमित्याश्रावयति
ओमिति शóèसत्योमित्युद्गायति 
एतस्यैवाक्षरस्यापचित्यै महिम्ना रसेन ॥ 

ॐ

Hymn as Romanized text

 
Om

teneyaM trayI vidyA vartate 
omityAshrAvayati
omiti shagMsatyomityudgAyati 
etasyaivAkSharasyApacityai mahimnA rasena || 

(tena iyaM trayI vidyA vartatE
Om iti AshrAvayati
Om iti shamsati 
Om iti udgAyati
Etasya Eva akSharasya apachityai mahimnA rasEna || )

Om

Meaning of the Prayer Hymn:

 From this the three-fold knowledge emerge;
One concurs with "Om";
One recites with "Om";
One sings with "Om";
These are due to the esteemed glory and essense of this syllable!

 Notes: 

1. AshrAvayati - listened to; shamsati - recites; 
udgAyati - sings; apachita - esteeming.
2.  tena iyaM trayI vidyA vartatE
Om is the prime sound only after singing which 
the three vedas could be recited. That syllable
is the root of the vedas.
3.  Om iti AshrAvayati
It is interesting to note that even today Tamil
speaking people in Srilanka use "Om" 
to concur with others.
See Also: 

1. Pranava (Om) mantra