Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Rig Veda

ऋषि    :    काण्वः कुसीदी
दॆवता    :    इन्द्र
छन्दस्    :    गायत्री

ॐ

आ तू न॑ इन्द्र क्षु॒मन्त॑ं चि॒त्रं ग्रा॒भं सं गृ॑भाय ।
म॒हा॒ह॒स्ति दक्षि॑णॆन ॥ ८.८१.१ ॥

ॐ

Mantra as Romanized text

 
RuShi    :    kANvaH kusIdI
Aspect Hailed:    indra
Chandas    :    gAyatrI

Om

A tU na indra kShumantaM citraM grAbhaM saM gRubhAya |
mahAhasti dakShiNEna || 8.81.1 ||

(A tU na indra kShumantaM citraM grAbhaM saM gRubhAya |
mahAhasti dakShiNEna ||  )

Om

Meaning of the Prayer Mantra:

 Oh Valorous! Take with Your great right hand the 
nourishing, vivid, covetous things for us!

 

 Notes: 

1. tu - now; kShumantam - nourishing; citram - manifold;
grAbham  - covetous; gRubha - take.

2. Vedas seek the four purushartas - dharma, artha, kama, moksha - through
various hymns. These four make the life of a human being complete.

In this hymn the Artha or prosperity is sought through the Indra aspect of
Supreme God Shiva.

3. There is no meanness in the seeking. The mantra seeks vivid, prosperous
and looked forward bounties.