Prayer of the Day
Prayer from Rig Veda
ऋषि : काण्वः प्रगाथ
दॆवता : इन्द्रः
छन्दस् : अनुष्टुप्
ॐ
स पू॒र्व्यॊ म॒हानां॑ वॆ॒नः क्रतु॑भिरानजॆ ।
यस्य॒ द्वारा॒ मनु॑ष्पि॒ता दॆ॒वॆषु॒ धिय॑ आन॒जॆ ॥ ८.६३.१ ॥
ॐ
Mantra as Romanized text
RuShi : kANvaH pragAtha
Aspect Hailed: indraH
Chandas : anuShTup
Om
sa pUrvyO mahAnAM vEnaH kratubhirAnajE |
yasya dvArA manuShpitA dEvEShu dhiya AnajE || 8.63.1 ||
(sa pUrvyO mahAnAM vEnaH kratubhir AnajE |
yasya dvArA manuSh pitA dEvEShu dhiya AnajE || )
Om
Meaning of the Prayer Mantra:
He is the ancient! He is the most loving of all!
He is the omnipotent! At His door, the father of the mankind
comes to offer prayers to the Divine!
Notes:
1. pUrvyaH - First; vEnaH - loving; kratubhiH - ability; dhiya - pious/devout.
2. pUrvyaH - c.f. முன்னவன் எங்கள் பிரான் - சுந்தரர்
3. mahAnAm vEnaH - c.f. தீர்ந்த அன்பாய அன்பர்க்கு அவரினும் அன்ப போற்றி - திருவாசகம்