Prayer

May Mitra be gracious to us, may Varuna be gracious; may Aryaman be gracious to us; may Indra and Brihaspati be gracious to us; may the wide-striding Vishnu be gracious to us. Salutation to Brahman! Salutation to you, O Vayu! You alone are the visible Brahman. I have declared you to be the visible Brahman. I spoke the right; I spoke the true. That protected me; that protected the teacher. It protected me; it protected the teacher. Om, peace, peace, peace.

शं नो मित्रः शं वरुणः । शं नो भवत्वर्यमा । शं न इन्द्रो बृहस्पतिः । शं नो विष्णुरुरुक्रमः । नमो ब्रह्मणे । नमस्ते वायो । त्वमेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्मासि । त्वामेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्मावादिषम् । ऋतमवादिषम् । सत्यमवादिषम् । तन्मामावीत् । तद्वक्तारमावीत् । आवीन्माम् । आवीद्वक्तारम् । ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ १॥

Om. May Mitra be gracious to us, may Varuna be gracious; may Aryaman be gracious to us; may Indra and Brihaspati be gracious to us; may the wide-striding Vishnu be gracious to us. Salutation to Brahman! Salutation to you, O Vayu! You indeed are the visible Brahman. I shall declare you to be the visible Brahman. I shall speak the right; I shall speak the true. May that protect me; may it protect the teacher. May it protect me; may it protect the teacher. Om, peace, peace, peace.

ॐ शं नो मित्रः शं वरुणः । शं नो भवत्वर्यमा । शं न इन्द्रो बृहस्पतिः । शं नो विष्णुरुरुक्रमः । नमो ब्रह्मणे । नमस्ते वायो । त्वमेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्मासि । त्वामेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्म वदिष्यामि । ऋतं वदिष्यामि । सत्यं वदिष्यामि । तन्मामवतु । तद्वक्तारमवतु । अवतु माम् । अवतु वक्तारम् । ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ १॥

The face of truth is covered by a golden disc. Uncover it, O Pushan, so that I, whose law is truth, may see.

हिरण्मयेन पात्रेण सत्यस्यापिहितं मुखम् । तत्त्वं पूषन्नपावृणु सत्यधर्माय दृष्टये

O Lord, by what path can this embodied soul come to be fully absorbed in Brahman? Bestow your compassionate grace upon me, my Lord — I bow at your feet.

केन मार्गेण भो स्वामिन् देहि ब्रह्ममयो भवेत् । त्वं कृपां कुरु मे स्वामिन् नमामि चरणौ तव

O Agni, lead us by the good path to prosperity, O god who knows all our deeds. Keep from us the crooked sin, and we will offer you the fullest words of homage.

अग्ने नय सुपथा राये अस्मान् विश्वानि देव वयुनानि विद्वान् । युयोध्यस्मज्जुहुराणमेनो भूयिष्ठां ते नमौक्तिं विधेम

The water of the Guru's feet is itself Gaya, is the imperishable sacred banyan tree, and is Prayaga, the king of pilgrimage sites. Again and again, salutations to the blessed form of the Guru.

गुरोः पादोदकं यत्तु गयाऽसौ सोऽक्षयो वटः । तीर्थराजः प्रयागश्च गुरुमूर्त्यै नमो नमः

All that is established, even in the third heaven, is under the control of prana. Protect us as a mother protects her sons; grant us prosperity and wisdom.

प्राणस्येदं वशे सर्वं त्रिदिवे यत् प्रतिष्ठितम् ।मातेव पुत्रान् रक्षस्व श्रीश्च प्रज्ञां च विधेहि न इति ॥ २१३॥

If some illness afflicts him during this period, he should say: "O pranas, O Adityas, extend this third pressing of mine on to a full lifespan, that I, the sacrifice, may not be cut off in the midst of the pranas, the Adityas." Then he rises up from it and becomes free of illness.

तं चेदेतस्मिन्वयसि किंचिदुपतपेत्स ब्रूयात्प्राणा अदित्या इदं मे तृतीयसवनमायुरनुसंतनुतेति माहं प्राणानामादित्यानां मध्ये यज्ञो विलोप्सीयेत्युद्धैव तत एत्यगदो हैव भवति

If some illness afflicts him during this period, he should say: "O pranas, O Rudras, extend this midday pressing of mine on to the third pressing, that I, the sacrifice, may not be cut off in the midst of the pranas, the Rudras." Then he rises up from it and becomes free of illness.

तं चेदेतस्मिन्वयसि किंचिदुपतपेत्स ब्रूयात्प्राणा रुद्रा इदं मे माध्यंदिनꣳसवनं तृतीयसवनमनुसंतनुतेति माहं प्राणानाꣳरुद्राणां मध्ये यज्ञो विलोप्सीयेत्युद्धैव तत एत्यगदो ह भवति

If some illness afflicts him during this period, he should say: "O pranas, O Vasus, extend this morning pressing of mine on to the midday pressing, that I, the sacrifice, may not be cut off in the midst of the pranas, the Vasus." Then he rises up from it and becomes free of illness.

तं चेदेतस्मिन्वयसि किंचिदुपतपेत्स ब्रूयात्प्राणा वसव इदं मे प्रातःसवनं माध्यंदिनꣳसवनमनुसंतनुतेति माहं प्राणानां वसूनां मध्ये यज्ञो विलोप्सीयेत्युद्धैव तत एत्यगदो ह भवति

That form of yours which rests in speech, in hearing, and in sight, and which is spread through the mind — make it gracious; do not depart.

या ते तनूर्वाचि प्रतिष्ठिता या श्रोत्रे या च चक्षुषि ।या च मनसि सन्तता शिवां तां कुरु मोत्क्रमीः ॥ २१२॥

Then, drawing back, he takes the mash in his cupped hands and murmurs: "You are Ama by name, for all this is with (ama) you. He is the eldest, the best, the king, the overlord. May he lead me to eldership, to excellence, to kingship, to overlordship. May I be all this."

अथ प्रतिसृप्याञ्जलौ मन्थमाधाय जपत्यमो नामास्यमा हि ते सर्वमिदꣳ स हि ज्येष्ठः श्रेष्ठो राजाधिपतिः स मा ज्यैष्ठ्यꣳ श्रैष्ठ्यꣳ राज्यमाधिपत्यं गमयत्वहमेवेदꣳ सर्वमसानीति

And when I said, "I take refuge in Svar"—what I meant was: I take refuge in the Rig-Veda, I take refuge in the Yajur-Veda, I take refuge in the Sama-Veda; that is what I said, that is what I said.

अथ यदवोचꣳस्वः प्रपद्य इत्यृग्वेदं प्रपद्ये यजुर्वेदं प्रपद्ये सामवेदं प्रपद्य इत्येव तदवोचं तदवोचम्

And when I said, "I take refuge in Bhuvah"—what I meant was: I take refuge in fire, I take refuge in the wind, I take refuge in the sun; that is what I said.

अथ यदवोचं भुवः प्रपद्य इत्यग्निं प्रपद्ये वायुं प्रपद्य आदित्यं प्रपद्य इत्येव तदवोचम्

And when I said, "I take refuge in Bhur"—what I meant was: I take refuge in the earth, I take refuge in the mid-space, I take refuge in heaven; that is what I said.

अथ यदवोचं भूः प्रपद्य इति पृथिवीं प्रपद्येऽन्तरिक्षं प्रपद्ये दिवं प्रपद्य इत्येव तदवोचम्

When I said, "I take refuge in the prana"—the prana is truly all this, everything that exists here; so it is in that that I took refuge.

स यदवोचं प्राणं प्रपद्य इति प्राणो वा इदꣳ सर्वं भूतं यदिदं किंच तमेव तत्प्रापत्सि