Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Rig Veda

ॐ

इ॒मा रु॒द्राय॑ त॒वसे॑ कप॒र्दिने॑ क्ष॒यद्वी॑राय॒ प्र भ॑रमहे म॒तीः ।
यथा॒ शमस॑द्द्वि॒पदे॒ चतु॑ष्पदे॒ वि॑श्वं पु॒ष्टं ग्रामे॑ अ॒स्मिन्न॑नातु॒रम् ॥

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Mantra as Romanized text

 
Om

imA rudrAya tavase kapardine kShayadvIrAya pra bharamahe matIH |
yathA shamasaddvipade chatuShpade vishvaM puShTaM grAme asminnanAturam ||

Om

Meaning of the Prayer Mantra:

 
We are saying these nice prayers to Lord Rudra, the Powerful, 
One with matted hair, the Protector of the brave!
So that the diseases get cured, bipeds and quadrupeds
and the world stay nourished; This village is free from suffering!

 Notes: 

1. tavase - Strong; Powerful
2. matIH - prayer