Prashna Upanishad

Invocation

May we hear what is auspicious with our ears. May we see what is auspicious with our eyes. May our bodies be healthy and strong, so we may sing praises to God in the life given to us. May Indra, Pūṣān, Tārkṣya, and Bṛhaspati give us prosperity. Om. Peace! Peace! Peace!








  • bhadraṃ — what is auspicious

  • karṇebhiḥ — with the ears

  • śṛṇuyāma — may we hear

  • devā — gods

  • bhadraṃ — what is auspicious

  • paśyemākṣabhiryajatrāḥ

    • paśyema — may we behold

    • akṣabhiḥ — with eyes

    • yajatrāḥ — what is to be sacrificed

  • sthirairaṅgaistuṣtuvāgͫsastanūbhir

    • sthiraiḥ — perfect, firm

    • aṅgaiḥ — limbs and organs

    • tuṣtuvāgͫsaḥ — singing

    • tanūbhiḥ — bodies

  • devahitaṃ — given by God, connected to God

    • deva — god

    • ahitaṃ — provided by, connected to

  • yadāyuḥ

  • svasti — prosperity

  • na — for us

  • indro — the supreme God

  • vṛddhaśravāḥ — one who is knowledgeable in the scriptures

  • svasti — prosperity

  • naḥ — for us

  • pūṣā — Pusan
    The guardian deity of meeting, marriages, journeys, and roads

  • viśvavedāḥ — all-knowing

  • svasti — prosperity

  • nastārkṣyo

  • ariṣṭanemiḥ

  • svasti

  • no

  • bṛhaspatirdadhātu

  • oṃ

  • śāntiḥ

  • śāntiḥ

  • śāntiḥ

Prashna Upanishad