Vedic New Year Mangala Vandana
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 3 sections
Invocation of Lord Ganesha
Original
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ। निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा॥
Transliteration
Vakratunda mahakaya suryakoti samaprabha | Nirvighnam kuru me deva sarvakaryeshu sarvada ||
Meaning / Translation
O Lord with a curved trunk and a mighty body, whose splendor is equal to millions of suns, please make all my endeavors free of obstacles, always.
Surya Aradhana (Prayer to the Sun)
Original
ॐ सूर्याय नमः। नव वर्ष के इस पावन अवसर पर, जगत के प्रकाशक सूर्य देव हमारे जीवन में नई ऊर्जा, तेज और समृद्धि का संचार करें।
Transliteration
Om Suryaya Namaha. Nava varsha ke is paavan avsar par, jagat ke prakashak Surya Dev hamare jeevan mein nayi oorja, tej aur samriddhi ka sanchaar karein.
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to the Sun God. On this sacred occasion of the New Year, may Surya Dev, the illuminator of the universe, infuse our lives with new energy, radiance, and prosperity.
Shanti Mantra (Prayer for Universal Peace)
Original
ॐ द्यौः शान्तिरन्तरिक्षं शान्तिः पृथ्वी शान्तिरापः शान्तिरोषधयः शान्तिः। वनस्पतयः शान्तिर्विश्वे देवाः शान्तिर्ब्रह्म शान्तिः सर्वं शान्तिः शान्तिरेव शान्तिः सा मा शान्तिरेधि॥
Transliteration
Om dyauh shantir antariksham shantih prithvi shantir apah shantir oshadhayah shantih | Vanaspatayah shantir vishve devah shantir brahma shantih sarvam shantih shantireva shantih sa ma shantiredhi ||
Meaning / Translation
May there be peace in the heavens, peace in the sky, peace on earth, peace in the waters, peace in the medicinal herbs, and peace in the vegetation. May there be peace in all the cosmic forces, peace in the Supreme Reality, and peace in everything. May that peace descend upon me.