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The Most Beloved Lord

Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Rig Veda


ऋषि    :    काव्य उषनः
दॆवता    :    अग्नि
छन्दस्    :    गायत्रि

प्रॆष्ठ॑ं वॊ॒ अति॑थिं स्तु॒षॆ मि॒त्रमि॑व प्रि॒यम् । 
अ॒ग्नॆ रथ॒ं न वॆद्य॑म् ॥ ८.८४.१ ।।

Mantra as Romanized text

 
RuShi    :    Kavya UshanaH
dEvatA    :    agniH
Chandas    :    gAyatri

Om

prEShThaM vO atithiM stuShE mitramiva priyam | 
agnE rathaM na vEdyam || 8.84.1 ||

( prEShThaM vO atithiM stuShE mitram iva priyam | 
agnE rathaM na vEdyam || 8.84.1 || )

Om

Meaning of the Prayer Mantra:


 Oh Supreme in the form of Fire! You are the most beloved!
I praise You the One beyond dates, loving like a friend!
The carrier of precious things to us!


 Notes: 


1. prEShTham - most beloved; stuShe - praise; iva - as well; 
ratha - carry; vEdyam - celebrated

2. This Rk is also the basis for the Sama Ganas with 
the name "Aushanasani trini".

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