Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Rig Veda

ऋषि    :    गातुः
दॆवता    :    इन्द्र
छन्दस्    :    त्रिष्टुप्

ॐ

अद॑र्द॒रुत्स॒मसृ॑जॊ॒ वि खानि॒ त्वम॑र्ण॒वान्ब॑द्बधा॒नाँ अ॑रम्णाः ।
म॒हान्त॑मिन्द्र॒ पर्व॑तं॒ वि यद्वः सृ॒जॊ वि धारा॒ अव॑ दान॒वं ह॑न् ॥ ५.३२.१ ॥

ॐ

Mantra as Romanized text

 
RuShi    :    gAtuH
Aspect Hailed:    indra
Chandas    :    triShTup

Om

adardarutsamasRujO vi khAni tvamarNavAnbadbadhAnA~M aramNAH |
mahAntamindra parvataM vi yadvaH sRujO vi dhArA ava dAnavaM han || 5.32.1 ||

( adardar utsam asRujO vi khAni tvam arNavAn badbadhAnA~M aramNAH |
mahAntam indra parvataM vi yad vaH sRujO vi dhArA ava dAnavaM han || )

Om

Meaning of the Prayer Mantra:

 Breaking open the cloud You create the channels (for rain)!
You strike fast the mammoth cloud!
Oh Indra! You cast open the mountain of cloud making the showers, destroying the darkness!

 Notes: 

1. adarda - break; utsam - cloud; vyasRuja - create; khAni - canal; arNava - huge cloud;
badbadhAna - strike against; aramNAH - speedy; mahAntam - great; 
vyasRuj - cast open; dhArA - shower; dAnava - demons; han - strike.

2. Indra aspect of the God is associated with striking the clouds, 
removing the darkness and showering the rain. 

At the gross plane, it is the hailing for rain.

At the subtle level, it the break opening of the veils of darkness
bringing in the showers of wisdom, removing the wickedness in oneself.

May Lord Shiva shower the Blissful wisdom in our hearts!