Vivaah Sanskaara – Part I

ओं चित्तं च स्वाहा।
इदं चित्ताया इदन्न मम ॥

Om chittam cha svaahaa.
Idam chittaya idanna mama

May my mind be strong and clear in accepting and storing information effectively. 

ओं चित्तिश्च स्वाहा।
इदं चित्त्यै इदन्न मम ॥

Om chitishcha svaahaa
Idam chittyai idanna mama

May my mind process all information effectively to use it in life.

ओमाकूतं च स्वाहा।
इदमाकूताय इदन्न मम ॥

Om aakootim cha svaahaa
Idam akootaaya idanna mama

May my intentions be pure and noble.

ओमाकूतिश्च स्वाहा।
इदमाकूत्यै इदन्न मम ॥

Om aakootishcha svaahaa.
Idam aakootyai idanna mama.

May my mind be stong to maintain purity and nobility in all conditions.

ओं विज्ञातं च स्वाहा।
इदं विज्ञाताय इदन्न मम ॥

Om vigyaatam cha svaahaa.
Idam vigyaataaya idanna mama.

May my intellectual and reasoning power be strong.

ओं विज्ञातिश्च स्वाहा।
इदं विज्ञातत्यै इदन्न मम ॥

Om vigyaatishcha svaahaa.
Idam vigyaatyai idanna mama.

May I effectively use my reasoning power and logical processes of my intellect.

ओं मनश्च स्वाहा।
इदं मनसे इदन्न मम ॥

Om manash-cha svaahaa.
Idam manase idanna mama.

May my mind be stable and constant.

ओं शक्वारीश्च स्वाहा।
इदं शक्वरीभ्य इदन्न मम ॥

Om shak-vareesh-cha svaahaa.
Idam shak-varee-bhyah idanna mama.

May my power of recollection be always ever-present.

ओं दर्शश्च स्वाहा।
इदं दर्शाया इदन्न मम ॥

Om darshashcha svaahaa.
Idam darshaaya idanna mama.

May my perception of things be strong. May I logically perceive things in life.

ओं पौर्णमासं स्वाहा। 
इदं पौर्णमासाय इदन्न मम ॥

Om pour-ṇamaasam cha svaahaa.
Idam pour-ṇamaasaaya idanna mama.

May my mind be like the full moon, always bright and reflective.

ओं बृहच्च स्वाहा। 
इदं बृहते इदन्न मम ॥

Om brihach-cha svaahaa.
Idam brihate idanna mama.

May my reactions to all things be clear and unbiased.

ओं रथन्तरम् च स्वाहा। 
इदं रथंतराय इदन्न मम ॥

Om rathantaram-cha svaahaa.
Idam rathn-taraaya idanna mama.

My I be blessed with contentment and satiation

ओं प्रजापतीर्जयानिन्द्राय वृष्णे प्रायच्छदुग्रः पृतना जयेषु ।
तस्मै विशः समनमन्त सर्वाः स उग्र स इहव्यो बभूवा स्वाहा। 
इदं प्रजापतये जयानिन्द्राय इदन्न मम ॥

Om prajaapatir-jayaan-indraaya vriṣhṅe
praayach-chhugrah pritanaa jayeṣhu.
Tasmai vishah samanamanta sarvaah
sa ugra sa babhoova svaahaa.¹

O Benevolent Lord, Please bless me with health and strength to overcome any challenges in life. May I remain peaceful and calm in the face of any struggle and overcome any challenge, formidable or small. May my actions and intentions be honorable and successful.

चित्तं the part of the mind that stores information; thought चित्ताया thinking चित्तिश् use of information stored in the mind आकूतम् purpose, intention, not deceitful आकूतिश् power of resolve, power to do विज्ञातं skill, wisdom, intellectual power विज्ञातिश् use of skill and wisdom and intellect मनः mind मनसे focus शक्वारी recollection power of the mind (also hands, fingers, arms) शक्वरीभ्य power of recollection (also hands, fingers, arms) दर्श sight, seeing, viewing, also new moon पौर्णमासं full moon day बृह speech, clarity, also vastness रथन्तरम् heat, also contentment and satiation प्रजापती Benevolent, Nurturer जयान victorious इन्द्राय powerful, Indra-like वृष्णे strong, vigorous प्रायच्छत् achievement उग्रः noble, formidable, powerful पृतना जयेषु winning over battles, success in conflicts, overcome challenges तस्मै he, that विशः subject, topic, theme, matter at hand समनमन्त equally honored with, pacified mind सर्वाः all, every स that उग्र noble, formidable इहव्यो here, this life बभूवा blessed with