Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Rig Veda

ॐ

ति॒ग्मायु॑धौ ति॒ग्महॆ॑ती सु॒शॆवौ॒ सॊमा॒रुद्रावि॒ह सुमृ॑ळतं नः ।
प्रनॊ॑मुञ्चतं॒ वरु॑णस्य॒पाशा॑द्गॊपा॒यतं नः सुमन॒स्यमा॑ना ॥  ६.७४.४ ॥

ॐ

Mantra as Romanized text
 
Om

tigmAyudhau tigmahEtI sushEvau sOmArudrAviha sumRuLataM naH |
pranOmu~jchataM varuNasyapAshAdgOpAyataM naH sumanasyamAnA ||  6.74.4 ||

( tigma Ayudhau tigma hEtI sushEvau sOmArudru iha sumRuLataM naH |
pra nO mu~jchataM varuNasyapAshAt gOpAyataM naH sumanasyamAnA ||    )

Om

Meaning of the Prayer Mantra:

 Oh Lords of bliss and vitality! Holding the sharp weapons
and sharp arrows, be very gracious and make us happy.
Liberate us from the noose of Varuna, protect us
with pleased mind!!

 Notes:

1. sOma - Lord of bliss; rudra - Lord of vitality; tigma - sharp;
heti - arrows; sushEvau - very gracious; mu!nchata - liberate;
gOpAyatam - protect.