Vedic Prayers

Sandhyopasana

(Mandatory 5 daily prayers) 

1. Aghamarshana Mantra:  (Watch Video)


Om ritam cha satyam chaa abhiddaat tapaso dhyajaayata. Tato raatryajaayata, tatah samudro arnavah.
Om samudraadarnavaadadhi samvatsaro ajaayata. Ahoraatraani vidadhad vishwasya mishato vashi.
Om surya chandramasu dhaataa yathaa purvamakalpayat. Divam cha prithivim chantarikshamatho swah.

This world was created by the luminous God who is the impeller of all actions in accordance with the laws of creation and the laws of life. Primordial matter, which was lying dormant in darkness, began to evolve. By evolution the great expanse of sparkling particles of matter began to gain momentum. This movement of particles brought into existence place and time. Thereafter as a continuation of the process of evolution the Creator of the world divided it into day and night in accordance with His laws.  The support of the world made the sun and the moon; the stars and the earth; the other heavenly objects and self-luminous worlds as in previous cycles of creation.

2. Manasa Parikrama Mantra:  (Watch Video)

Om prachi digagniradhipatirasito rakshitaditya iswah. Tebhyo namo adhipatibhyo namo rakshitribhyo nama ishubhyo nama ebhyo astu. Yoasmaan dveshti yam vayam dvishmastam vo jambhe dadhmah.

O omniscient god! you are present in front of us in east, you are unbound king and protector. You created the sun whose arrow like rays give life on earth. For your ownership, protection and granting life, O god, we salute you again and again. Persons who have ill-desires for us and for whom we have ill-desires, we leave this matter on your capacity of justice.

Om dakshina digindro adhipatistirashchiraji rakshita pitar ishwah. Tebhyo namo adhipatibhyo namo rakshitribhyo nama ishubhyo nama ebhyo astu. Yoasmaan dveshti yam vayam dvishmastam vo jambhe dadhmah.

O prosperous god! you are present to our right in south. You save us from the livings organisms having no bones like snakes. And gives us knowledge through scholars. For your ownership, protection and granting life, O god, we salute you again and again. Persons who have ill-desires for us and for whom we have ill-desires, we leave this matter on your capacity of justice.

Om prateechi digvaruno adhipatih pradaku rakshitannamishvah. Tebhyo namo adhipatibhyo namo rakshitribhyo nama ishubhyo nama ebhyo astu. Yoasmaan dveshti yam vayam dvishmastam vo jambhe dadhmah .

O store house of beauty! you are present behind us in west and u r our king. You protect us from living organisms having big skeletons and poisonous animals. And you protect our life with food. For your ownership, protection and granting life, O god, we salute you again and again. Persons who have ill-desires for us and for whom we have ill-desires, we leave this matter on your capacity of justice.

Om Udeechi diksomoadhipatih swajo rakshitashnirishvah. Tebhyo namo adhipatibhyo namo rakshitribhyo nama ishubhyo nama ebhyo astu. Yoasmaan dveshti yam vayam dvishmastam vo jambhe dadhmah .

O father! You are present to our left in north and you are most prosperous master of us. You can do anything yourself and you are our protector. U save our life wind by giving movement to planets and stars and giving movement to blood in every living organism with electricity. For your ownership, protection and granting life, O god, we salute you again and again. Persons who have ill-desires for us and for whom we have ill-desires, we leave this matter on your capacity of justice.

Om dhruvadigvishnuradhipatih kalmashgreevo rakshita virudh ishwah. Tebhyo namo adhipatibhyo namo rakshitribhyo nama ishubhyo nama ebhyo astu. Yoasmaan dveshti yam vayam dvishmastam vo jambhe dadhmah.

O omnipresent god! You are master of universe while having presence in the countries present in the direction below us. You save our life winds with the help of green colored trees or climbers etc. For your ownership, protection and granting life, O god, we salute you again and again. Persons who have ill-desires for us and for whom we have ill-desires, we leave this matter on your capacity of justice.

Om urdhva digbrahspatiradhipatih shvitro rakshita varshmishwah. Tebhyo namo adhipatibhyo namo rakshitribhyo nama ishubhyo nama ebhyo astu. Yoasmaan dveshti yam vayam dvishmastam vo jambhe dadhmah .

O great god! You are - present in the places of our upward direction, sublime, our master and protector. You irrigate our crops by raining so that the food, operator of our life, may grow. For your ownership, protection and granting life, O god, we salute you again and again. Persons who have ill-desires for us and for whom we have ill-desires, we leave this matter on your capacity of justice.

3. Upasthanam Samarpanam namaskara Mantra:  (Watch Video)

Upasthanam

Om Udvayam thamasaparee pasyantho jyothirutharam
Devam devathra soorya maganma jyothiruthamam
 
Om Uduthyam jatha vedasam devam vahanthi kethava
Druse viswaya sooryam

Om Chithram devaana mudagaa daneekam chakshu mithrasya varunasyagne
Aa praa dyaava pruthvi aanthareeksha soorya aathma jagathasthushacha swaha.

Om tachakshur deva hitham purasthath sukramucharath
Pasyema sharadah shatham, jeevema sharadah shatham,
shrunyama sharadah shatham,
prabravama sharadah shathamadinaha shyama sharadah shatham
bhuyashcha sharadah sthath 

O Benefactor of Devotees, I concentrate on Thy pure energy. Give me perfect health. May my eyes, ears, tongue and the others organs function in a proper and healthy way for a hundred years. May I not become helpless and dependent during this time. Give me a hundred years of joyous life free from disease.


4. Samarpanam

Hey iswar dayanidhe
bhavt kripaya, anene japopasandadhi karmana
dharmartha kam mokshanam
sadhyah siddhir bhavenaha.

Namaskaram 

Om namaha shambhavaya cha mayo bhavaya cha
namaha shankaraya cha mayaskaraya cha
namaha shivaya cha shivatharaya cha

5.  Iswarasthuthi Mantra:  (Watch Video)

Om vishwani deva savitar duritani parasuva
Yad bhadram tanna asuva.

(Yajurveda 30/3)

O Lord! The Creator of the Universe, remove all forms of vice and sorrow from us. Give us those qualities that are enobling. 

Hiranyagarbhah samavartatagre bhutasya jatah patireka asit

Sadadhara prithivim dyamutemam kasmai devaya havisha vidhema.

(Yajurveda 13/4) 

The Divine Power who is refulgent (brilliant) by nature and who possesses all the luminous worlds within Himself and existed before creation of this world and from the very eternity (endless time) is the only one conspicuous and animate Lord of all the created objects. He is sustaining this earth and the sun etc. To that All-blissful Divinity we offer our humble worship with attainable yogic concentration and devotion. 

Ya atmada balada yasya vishwa upasate prashisham yasya devah

Yasya chhaya mritam yasya mrityuh kasmai devaya havisha vidhema.

(Yajurveda 25/23)

He who is the giver of spiritual inspiration and physical, spiritual and social vigour. He who is worshiped by all, whose governance and order is carried out by all luminous bodies and enlightened, whose shelter (grace) is immortality , whose disfavour and disobedience is the cause of pains like death etc. To that All-blissful Divinity who is the giver of all knowledge we offer our humble worship with conscience and spirit and be ready to obey His commandments. 

Yah pranato nimishato mahitwaika idraja jagato babhuva.

Va isheasya dwipadashchatushpadah kasmai devaya havisha vidhema.

(Yajurveda 25/11)

He who by His sublimity (glory) is the sole ruler of the living and non-livingbeings existing in this world, He who governs the bipeds and quadrupeds; tothat All-blissful Divinity we offer our humble homage dedicating to Him all thatbelongs to us in obeying His command.

Yena dyau rugra prithivi cha dridha yena swah stabhitam yena nakah.

Yo antarikshe rajaso vimanah kasmai devaya havisha vidhema.

(Yajurveda 32/6)

He by whom the resplendent Sun and the earth have been made firm, who has held under His possession the pleasure and the bliss of salvation, who has measured, created and gave motion to all the worlds in the unbounded space moving in the manner as birds fly in it, to That All-blissful Divinity we offer our worship with our full devotion. 

Prajapate na twadetanyanyo vishwa jataniparita babhuva

Yat kamaste juhumastanno astu vayam syama patayo rayinam.

(Rigveda10. 121. 10)

Lord of entire creatures, there is no other entity besides You who can maintain command over and surpass all these created animate and inanimate objects, i.e. You are Paramount. Aspirant of whatsoever we offer our worship to You, please grant them. We may by Your grace be possessors of all kinds of wealth and high possessions. 

Sa no bandhurjanita sa vidhata dhamani veda bhuvanani vishwa

Yatradeva amritamana shanastritiye dhamannadhyai rayanta.

(Yajurveda 32/10)

He is giver of all prosperity to us like brother, He is our procreator and He fulfills all of our aspirations, He knows all the worlds , all the names, localities and created objects of this universe, it is in Him where the person of wisdom obtaining salvation move freely after having been free from worldly pleasures and pains in the third stage of their divine life. He is our preceptor, teacher,ruler and administrator of justice. We with all devotion offer our worship to Him. 

Om agne naya supatha raye asman vishwani
deva vayunani vidwan. Yuyo dhyasma jjuhurana
meno bhuyishthane nama uktim vidhema.

(Yajurveda 10/16) 

O Self-refulgent Divinity You have All-knowledge and illuminator of all the universe. Please lead us on the path of virtue for the acquirement of physical and spiritual wealth inclusive of science, Kingdom etc., You know all theprocedures of works and wisdom underlying therein and please grant all this to us leading us on the path of righteousness. Please keep us immune from sinful acts which violate nature and its law. We may remain ever-engaged in uttering Your praises in various ways.

Saraswatham (Watch Video)

Bhagya suktham  (Watch Video)

Pratar agnim, Pratar Indram havamahe pratar mitra varuna , prathar aswina,
Prathar bhagam pooshanam Brahmanaspathim pratha soma muthaa rudram huvema.

At dawn we invoke Fire God (Agni), Indra , Sun god(Mithra) ,
God of rain(Varuna) and the two Aswini kumaras(Doctors)
At dawn we invoke Bhaga(God of fortune), poosha(God of way),
Brahmanaspathi (Teacher of devas) , Soma( moon God) and Rudra(God of anger).

Pratha arjitham bhaga mugram, huvema vayam puthra madhitheyo vidartha,
Adhraschid manya maana suraschid yam Bagam Bhakshithaya.

In the morning we make as our own Bhaga, who is the son of Adhithi and a great supporter, and therefore even the gods who appear to be great are making Bhaga their own.

Bhaga parenthar bhaga sathyaradho bhage maam dhiyamudavaa dhadhanaa,
Bhaga parano janaya gobhir aswair bhaga para nrbhirnravanthah sayaama

Oh Bhaga , cross our way, Oh Bhaga who gives true gifts, continue giving your gifts,
Oh Bhaga add cows and horses to our store, Oh Bhaga bestow on us men and kings.

Uthedanim bhaga vanthah syamotha paripithwa utha madhye ahnam,
Uthoditha magavann sooryasya vayam devaanaam sumathou sayama.

Make us one with wealth/luck and when light breaks and at noon,
And even at sunset , let us be under the good grace of the gods.

Bhaga eva bhagavanasthu Devaasthena vayam bhagavantha sayama,
Tham thavaa bhaga sarva ijjohaveethi sa no bhaga pura ethaa bhaveha.

Let Bhaga be the one who gives me wealth/luck , and Oh Gods, make us lucky,
Oh Bhaga we pray you with all our mind, that you bhaga be our leader here.

Shiva sankalpa suktham:  (Watch Video)

yajjagrato duramudaiti,
daivam tadu suptasya tathaivaiti.
durangamam jyotishaam jyotirekam,
tanme manah sivasa sankalpamastu

That mind which in the waking state through the means of the senses roams through this world, and which in the dream state roams through many worlds and in the state of deep sleep returns to its origin, that far wanderer, that light of knowledge[4] my mind, may you have good intentions.

yena karmanyapaso manishino,
yajne krivanti vidatheshuu dhiraha.
yadapurvam yaksha mantaha prajanaam, 
tanme manah sivasa sankalpamastu

The means by which a man who wants to do good, whose senses are stilled and who is wise and dilligent beomes proficient in yajnas and other karmas established by the shastras and also that which is the principal and most revered of the means of knowledge, my mind, may you have good intentions.
 
yat prajanaanamuta cheto dhidhictchayat
yajjyotirantaram prajasu.
yasmanna| krite kinchana karma kriyate, 
tanme manah sivasa sankalpamastu

That mind which disregarding the demands of the senses is focused on knowledge alone, and which knows the elements of the universe, constant and immortal, which lives inside a man but is capable of illuminating what is outside, without whom no actions are possible, my mind, may you have good intentions.

yenedam bhutam bhuvanam bhavighyat
pari grihitamam amritena sarvam.
yena yajnastayate saptahota,
tanme manah sivasa sankalpamastu

That exists until mukti, that knows past, present and future, through which the yogis obtain immortality, and through which the yajna with seven priests is performed, my mind, may you have good intentions.

yasminn richaha sama yajurang shi
yasmin pratishtita rathanabhavivarah
yasmin chittaghang sarvamotam prajanaam, 
tanme manah sivasa sankalpamastu

That mind which is the hub of the chariot wheel whose spokes are the Rks, Yajus, and Samans and whose axle is knowledge and which is pulled this way and that by the sense-horses, my mind may you be of good intentions.

susharathirasvaniva yanmanushyan,
neniyate|bhisubhirvajina iva.
hrut prathistam yatha jiram javishtam, 
tanme manah sivasa sankalpamastu

Just as a good charioteer makes the horses run according to his commands so they go where he wants them too, so too the mind can guide a man towards his desire and by restraining animal instincts lead to that dweller in the heart who is immoirtal and free of turmoil, my mind may you have good intentions.