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Om
Vakratunda Mahakaya
संस्कृत · Ancient · Shloka
O curved-trunked, mighty-bodied one, radiant as a million suns — make all my undertakings free of obstacles, always.
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वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ। निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा॥
O curved-trunked, mighty-bodied one, radiant as a million suns — make all my undertakings free of obstacles, always.
O curved-trunked, mighty-bodied one, radiant as a million suns — make all my undertakings free of obstacles, always.
O curved-trunked, mighty-bodied one, radiant as a million suns — make all my undertakings free of obstacles, always.
In depth
O curved-trunked, mighty-bodied one, radiant as a million suns — make all my undertakings free of obstacles, always.
Vishvamitra (Rigveda 3.62.10) · Vedic
Om — earth, atmosphere, heavens.
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28 · Vedic
Lead me from the unreal to the real.
Pandava Gita (traditional) · Traditional
You alone are my mother and father.
Traditional (Deepa shloka) · Ancient
The verse recited while lighting the evening lamp.
Traditional (Shanti Mantra) · Ancient
The universal Sanskrit prayer for the welfare of all beings.
Traditional
A katha attributed to Traditional.
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