Shubham Karoti (evening lamp prayer)
Traditional verses
Text
शुभं करोति कल्याणम् आरोग्यं धनसम्पदा ।
शत्रुबुद्धिविनाशाय दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
दीपज्योतिः परब्रह्म दीपज्योतिर्जनार्दनः ।
दीपो हरतु मे पापं दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
śubhaṃ karoti kalyāṇam ārogyaṃ dhanasampadā |
śatrubuddhivināśāya dīpajyotirnamo'stu te ||
dīpajyotiḥ parabrahma dīpajyotirjanārdanaḥ |
dīpo haratu me pāpaṃ dīpajyotirnamo'stu te ||
Meaning
Salutation to the lamp's flame, which brings what is auspicious and good, health and prosperity, and removes hostile thoughts. The lamp's light is the supreme Brahman, it is Janardana; may the lamp take away my wrongdoing.
Word by word
| Word | Roman | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| शुभं | śubhaṃ | what is auspicious |
| करोति | karoti | brings about |
| कल्याणम् | kalyāṇam | welfare, the good |
| आरोग्यं | ārogyaṃ | health |
| धनसम्पदा | dhanasampadā | wealth and prosperity |
| शत्रुबुद्धिविनाशाय | śatrubuddhivināśāya | to destroy hostile thinking |
| दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तु | dīpajyotirnamo'stu | O lamp-flame, salutation be |
| ते | te | to you |
| दीपज्योतिः | dīpajyotiḥ | the lamp's flame |
| परब्रह्म | parabrahma | the supreme Brahman |
| दीपज्योतिर्जनार्दनः | dīpajyotirjanārdanaḥ | the lamp's flame is Janardana (Vishnu) |
| दीपो | dīpo | the lamp |
| हरतु | haratu | may it take away |
| मे | me | my |
| पापं | pāpaṃ | wrongdoing, sin |
Pronunciation trainer
शुśuभंbhaṃ कkaरोroतिti कkaल्याlyāणम्ṇam आāरोroग्यंgyaṃ धdhaनnaसsaम्पmpaदाdā । शśaत्रुtruबुbuद्धिddhiविviनाnāशाśāयya दीdīपpaज्योjyoतिtiर्नrnaमोऽmo'स्तुstu तेte ॥ दीdīपpaज्योjyoतिःtiḥ पpaरraब्रbraह्मhma दीdīपpaज्योjyoतिtiर्जrjaनाnāर्दrdaनःnaḥ । दीdīपोpo हhaरraतुtu मेme पाpāपंpaṃ दीdīपpaज्योjyoतिtiर्नrnaमोऽmo'स्तुstu तेte ॥
64 syllables, 107 matras · Underlined syllables are guru (long or heavy) and are held about twice as long as laghu (short) ones.
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