Prayer of the Day
Prayer from Rig Veda
ऋषि : काण्वः प्रस्कण्वः
दॆवता : इन्द्रः
छन्दस् : प्रगाथः
ॐ
अ॒भि प्र वः॑ सु॒राध॑स॒मिन्द्र॑मर्च॒ यथा॑ वि॒दॆ ।
यॊ ज॑रि॒तृभ्यॊ॑ म॒घवा॑ पुरू॒वसुः॑ स॒हस्रॆ॑णॆव॒ शिक्ष॑ति ॥ ८.४९.१ ॥
ॐ
Mantra as Romanized text
RuShi : KanvaH praskanva
Aspect Hailed: Indra
Chandas : Pragatha
Om
abhi pra vaH surAdhasamindramarcha yathA vidE |
yO jaritRubhyO maghavA purUvasuH sahasrENEva shikShati || 8.49.1 ||
( abhi pra vaH surAdhasam indram archa yathA vidE |
yO jaritRubhyO maghavA purUvasuH sahasrENa iva shikShati || )
Om
Meaning of the Prayer Mantra:
Worship pleasantly the Conquering God granting prosperity,
realizing that Bounteous God having vivid treasures gives
thousandfold to the worshipper.
Notes:
1. surAdhasa - granting good gifts; prArcha - worship; jaritRu - worshipper;
maghava - bounteous; purUvasuH - abounding in riches; shikSha - give.