Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Rig Veda

ॐ

दि॒वो व॑रा॒हम॑रु॒षं क॑प॒र्दिनं॑ त्वे॒षं रू॒पं नम॑सा॒ निह्व॑यामहे ।
हस्ते॒ बिभ्र॑द्भेष॒जा वार्या॑णि॒ शर्म॒वर्म॑च्छ॒र्दिर॒स्मभ्यं॑ यंसत् ॥ १-११४-५ ॥

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Mantra as Romanized text

 
Om

divo varAhamaruShaM kapardinaM tveShaM rUpaM namasA nihvayAmahe |
haste bibhradbheShajA vAryANi sharmavarmacChardirasmabhyaM yaMsat || 1-114-5 ||

(divo varAham aruShaM kapardinaM tveShaM rUpaM namasA nihvayAmahe |
haste bibhrat bheShajA vAryANi sharma varmaH ChardiH asmabhyaM yaMsat || )

Om

Meaning of the Prayer Mantra:

 Oh the Lord of braided hair, Who shines in the
sky as powerful One, we salute Your Form and invoke!
May He give us health (medicine), wealth, happiness,
safety and shelter!

 Notes: 

1. aruSham - reddish shine; bibhrat - holding;
vArya - valuable; sharma - happiness; varma - safety;
ChardiH - shelter
2. This hymn seeks the purusharta - Artha or wealth.