Prayer of the Day
Prayer from Rig Veda
ऋषि : गौतमॊ वामदॆव
दॆवता : अग्नि रुद्र
छन्दस् : त्रिष्टुप्
ॐ
तद्वॊ॑ गाय सु॒तॆ सचा॑ पुरुहू॒ताय॒ सत्व॑नॆ ।
शं यद्गवॆ॒ न शाकिनॆ॑ ॥ ६.४५.२२ ॥
ॐ
Mantra as Romanized text
RuShi : gautamO vAmadEva
dEvatA : agni rudra
Chandas : triShTup
Om
tadvO gAya sutE sachA puruhUtAya satvanE |
shaM yadgavE na shAkinE || 6.45.22 ||
(tat vO gAya sutE sachA puruhUtAya satvanE |
shaM yat gavE na shAkinE || )
Om
Meaning of the Prayer Mantra:
Sing together to get progeny, the much praised Lord,
the Powerful, the Merciful, like the cow (and calf)!
Notes:
1. gAya - sing; suta - offspring; sacha - together;
puruhUta - much praised; satvan - powerful; shAkin - helpful.
2. This Rig vedic hymn has given raise to thre songs in the
Samaveda Rudra Samhita.
3. shaM yadgavE
Sing the Lord in love like the love of the cow and calf!
c.f. கன்றை நினைந்தெழு தாயென வந்த கண்டக்கது ஆகாதே? - திருவாசகம்
கன்றகல் புனிற்றா போல்வார் - திருத்தொண்டர் புராணம்