Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Rig Veda

ऋषि    :    वैश्वामित्रॊ मधुच्छन्दा
दॆवता    :    सरस्वती
छन्दस्    :    गायत्रि

ॐ

पा॒व॒का नः॒ सर॑स्वती॒ वाजॆ॑भिर्वा॒जिनी॑वती ।
य॒ज्ञं व॑ष्टु धि॒याव॑सुः ॥ १.४.१० ॥

ॐ

Mantra as Romanized text

 
RuShi    :    vaishvAmitrO madhucChandA
dEvatA    :    sarasvatI
Chandas    :    gAyatri

Om

pAvakA naH sarasvatI vAjEbhirvAjinIvatI |
yaj~jaM vaShTu dhiyAvasuH || 1.4.10 ||

( pAvakA naH sarasvatI vAjEbhir vAjinIvatI |
yaj~jaM vaShTu dhiyAvasuH || )

Om

Meaning of the Prayer Mantra:

 May the Sarasvati, who feeds the food, purify us!
Bringing us, who are desrious of Yagna, the wealth!

 

 Notes: 

1. pAvaka - make pure; vAjEbhiH - food; vaShTu - desirous; vasuH - wealth

2. This Rig mantra is also sung as the Sama gana by name Bharadvajam.

3.  vAjEbhirvAjinIvatI 
Feeds the food.
The river Sarasvati makes the paddy and other plants grow,
which in turn give the food!

4.  yaj~jaM vaShTu dhiyAvasuH 
For us, who desire to do the spiritual deeds,
provide the wealth.
The wealth should be with the people who do virtuous deeds.
That would make the world prosperous.

5. Here the purifier aspect of Lord Shiva in the form of 
Sarasvati is hailed!