Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Kena Upanishad

ॐ

तस्माद् वा इन्द्रॊऽतितरामिवान्यान् दॆवान्
स ह्यॆनन्नॆदिष्ठं पस्पर्श
सह्यॆत् प्रथमॊ विदाञ्चकार ब्रह्मॆति ॥ ४.३ ॥

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Hymn as Romanized text

 
Om

tasmAd vA indrO&titarAmivAnyAn dEvAn
sa hyEnannEdiShThaM pasparsha
sahyEt prathamO vidA~jchakAra brahmEti || 4.3 ||

(tasmAd vA indraH atitarAm iva anyAn dEvAn
sa hi Enan nEdiShThaM pasparsha
sahyEt prathamO vidA~jchakAra brahma iti || )

Om

Meaning of the Prayer Hymn:

 Indra is the one who went the nearest to touch;
He is the foremost to know that It is the Omnipresent God;
Therefore, he is considered the excellent among all othe divines.

 Notes: 

1. nEdiShTham - nearest; pasparsha - touch.

2. This verse explains why Indra is considered the foremost of
the divines. He had the Tapas to get the closest to the 
Supreme Shiva, Who appeared as the Yaksha. He was also 
blessed to have Mother Uma clarifying to him that it was indeed the
Supreme Lord.