Chooṛaakarma Sanskaara

ओम् आयमगन्त्सविता क्षुरेणोष्णेन वाय उदकेनेहिं ।
आदित्या रुद्रा वसव उन्दन्तु सचेतसः सोमस्य राज्ञॊ वपत प्रचेतसः ॥

Om aayamagant-savitaa kshureṇa-
uṣhṇena vaaya udekenehim.
Aaditityaa rudraa vasavah undantu sachetasah
somasya raagyo vapata prachetasah.¹

May this skilled person be blessed to bring his skills to the fore. May his/her accurate and deft skills, along with the relevant equipment (clipper, scissors, shaver, etc.) and ingredients (like warm water, cream/oil, etc), perform this task of shaving skillfully. May this barber be blessed to accomplish this task diligently.

अयम् this अगन् fire/heat सविता skilled one क्षुरेण with razor उष्णेन hot, warm वायो one who has deftness/skill in action/movement उदकेन with water आ  इहि  you come आदित्या: luminous, lustrious रुद्रा: knowledgeable वसव: good person उन्दन्तु moisten, wetting सोमस्य mindful (of task at hand), peaceful राज्ञ: bright child वपत get shaved, cleaned प्रचेतस: knowledgeable person

ओम् अदिति श्मश्रु वपत्वाप उन्दन्तु वर्चसा ।
चिकित्सतु प्रजापतिर्दीर्घायुत्वाय चक्षसे ॥

Om aditi shamshru vapatvaapa
undantu varchasaa.
Chikit-satu prajaapatir-
deerghaa-yutvaaya chakshase.²

O Lord, bless this child with a long, healthy life and great vision. May the equipment we use be efficient, and may the water be warm and beneficial as we perform this task of clipping and shaving. O Lord, bless us so that we achieve this task efficiently. May the medical benefits accrue to our child.

अदिति: boundless, efficient श्मश्रु hair वप shaving, clipping तु you आप: water उन्दन्तु moistening वर्चसा luster, shining चिकित्सतु medicinal, medical प्रजापति: God दीर्घायुत्वाय long and healthy life  चक्षसे improved vision

ओं सवित्रा प्रसूता दैव्या आप उन्दन्तु ते तनूं दीर्घायुत्वाय वर्चसे ॥

Om savitraa prasootaa daivyaa 
aapa undantu te tanoom 
deerghaayutvaaya varchase.³

O Lord, bless this child of ours born by the grace of your Divine blessings. O child, may you be blessed with a long life and health. May the waters, an essential ingredient of life, always benefit you. May you glow with the luster of bliss.

ओं सवित्रा sun, God प्रसूता child, progeny, born दैव्या fortune, fate, divine आप waters उन्दन्तु moistening ते they, them तनूं child दीर्घायु long-lived त्वाय you वर्चसे light, luster

ओम् ओषधे त्रायस्वैनम् ॥

Om oṣhadhe traayasvainam.⁴

O God, you are the one who safeguards us from illness, and you bless us with medicinal elements in nature. Please protect this child.

ओषधे healer, medical protector, त्रायस्व protect, safeguard, एनम् this

ओं विष्णोर्दंष्ट्रोऽसि ॥

Om viṣhṇor-danṣhṭro’si

May our child be protected by our All-pervading God while we use these sharp objects. 

विष्णोर्दष्ट्रोऽसि suitable and effective (sharp) tool (practical object for purpose); विष्णु God, Preserver दंष्ट्र sharp object असि so, which, is, are 

ओम् उष्णेन वाय उदकेनैधि॥

Om uṣhṇena vaaya udekenaidhi

May this warm water and this skilled person be blessed to be effective in this task.

उष्णेन hot, warm वाय skilled person उदकेन with water न एधि filled up for us/purpose

ओं शिवो नामासि स्वधितिस्ते पिता नमस्तेऽ अस्तु मा मा हिँसीः ॥

Om shivo naamaasi svadhi-tiste 
pitaa namaste ’astu 
maa maa himseeh.⁶

Salutations to the Almighty God, the father and Guide of us all. Please bless the items we use here so that they are effective and efficient and do not cause pain or harm. 

शिवः happiness, wisdom, effectiveness, efficiency नाम name असि so, which, is, are स्वधिति blade, instrument for cutting, clipping etc ते yours पिता father, nurturer नमः salutation ते yours अस्तु be it so मा me मा do not हिँसीः hurt, injured 

ओं स्वधिते मैनँ हिँसीः ॥

Om svadhite mainam himseeh.⁷

May we be blessed to use these items firmly without causing discomfort or injury.

स्वधिते firm मा not एनम् to this हिँसीः hurt, injured

ओं निवर्त्तयाम्यायुषेऽन्नाद्याय प्रजननाय रायस्पोषाय सुप्रजास्त्वाय सुवीर्या ॥

Om Nivarttayaami-aayuṣhe’nnadyaaya 

prajana-naaya raayas-poṣhaaya 

suprajaas-tvaaya suveeryaa.⁸

May God bless us with mental acuity, long life, healthy food, ever-increasing prosperity, and vigor. May our children also be blessed with superior strength, bravery, prosperity, and more.

नि lead, guide वर्त्तयामि intelligence, welfare, mental well-being आयुषे life (not ready to die) अन्नाद्याय proper food प्रजननाय vigor रायस्पोष increasing riches and prosperity सुप्रजास्त्वाय having many descendants सुवीर्या superior health, strength and bravery