Vivaah Sanskaara – Part I

ओम् अग्निरैतु प्रथमो देवतानाꣳ सोऽस्यै प्रजां मुञ्चतु मृत्युपाशात् ।
तदयꣳ राजावरुणोऽनुमन्यतां यथेयꣳ स्त्रीपौत्रमघन्न रोदात् स्वाहा । 
इदमग्नये इदन्न मम॥

Om agniraitu prathamo devataanaam
So’syai prajaam panchatu mrityupaashaat.
Tadayam raajaa-varuṇo’numanyataam yatheyam
Stree-pautram-aghan-na rodaat svaahaa.¹
Idam-agnaye idanna mama. 

May all of the divinely created atoms, molecules, and energy elements come together in creating our descendants. May our descendants always be healthy. O Lord, please bless this bride so that the purest of elements, air and energy be used in creating our child. And bless us to be free from disease, death, and sorrow. This prayer is made for the elements of pure energy. This is not for the ego.

अग्निः fire, particles of fire, minutest elements of nature, energy elements of everything आ एताः all the, this, these प्रथम first, foremost देवतानाम् divinity, divinely blessed, divinely made सः अस्यै all of this प्रजां people, descendants, offspring मुञ्चतु bestow, send forth, set free मृत्युपाशात् bind of death, snare of death, touch of disease तत् that अयम् come forth राजावरुणो the purest of vital energy and air अनुमन्यताम् approve, allow, grant, permit यतः since, because इयम् this स्त्री bride, lady पौत्रम् offspring, child अघम् arrive, come न not रोदात् sorrow, crying, disrespected

ओम् इमामग्निस्त्रायतां गार्हपत्यः प्रजामस्यै नयतु दीर्घमायुः ।
अशून्योपस्था जीवतामस्तु माता पौत्रमानन्दमभिविबुध्यतामियꣳ स्वाहा । 
इदमग्नये इदन्न मम॥

Om imaam-agni-straayataam gaarha-patyah
Prajaamasyai nayatu deerghamaayuh.
Ashoonyo-pasthaa jeevataam-astu maataa
Pautram-aanandam-abhi-vibudhi-ataam-iyam svaahaa.²
Idam-agnaye idanna mama.

O Lord, you are the preserver of all the various forms of energy. Please bless us so that the preserved genes of our lineage produce healthy and noble children, and may the mother’s womb be healthy for the producing healthy children. May we, therefore, be blessed with the joys of having children. May our children be healthy and enjoy a long life. This prayer is for our family and not for my ego.

इमाम् this अग्निः God, fire, energy source त्रायते preserve, preserve, cherish गार्हपत्यः family fire (family DNA), household’s fire, प्रजाम् progeny, descendants अस्यै of this, for this नयतु carry, bring दीर्घम् आयुः long life अशून्य non-emptiness, not empty or void उपस्था womb जीवताम् long lived अस्तु be it so माता mother  पौत्रम् child आनन्दम् bliss अभिविबुध्यते learn more, notice, obvious इयम् to such extent, so much

ओं स्वस्तिनोऽअग्ने दिवा पृथिव्या विश्वानि धेह्ययथा यजत्र ।
यदस्यां महि दिवि जातं प्रशस्तं तदस्मासु द्रविणं धेहि चित्रꣳ स्वाहा । 
इदमग्नये इदन्न मम॥

Om svastino agne divaa prithivyaa
vishvaani dhehyapathaa yajatra.
Yadasyaam mahi divi jaatam prashastam
tadasmaasu draviṇam dhehi chitram svaahaa.³
Idam-agnaye idanna mama.

O God, please bless us with prosperity and health. May we be happy in all directions and all places. Please bestow us with your protection so that our healthy genes are transferred forward for the bliss of noble and healthy children. May a good and wonderful future come to our family. 

स्वस्ति prosperity, health नो for us, to us अग्निः God, fire, energy source दिवा heavens, space, day, daytime पृथिव्या earth विश्वानि world, universe everywhere, all over धेहि grant, bestow अयथा endure, future धेह्य being in the body, soul यजत्र yagya, of yagya यत because, since अस्याम् of this महि very दिवि celestial जातम् born प्रशस्तम् excellent, happy, auspicious तत् that अस्मासु of us, for us द्रविणम् wealth, strength धेहि grant, give चित्रम् good, wonderous

ओं सुगन्नु पन्थां प्रदिसन्न एहि ज्योतिष्मध्ये ह्यजरन्न आयुः ।
अपैतु मृत्युरमृतं म आगाद्वैवस्वतो नोऽअभयं कृणोतु स्वाहा । 
इदं वैवस्वताय इदन्न मम॥ ॥ 

Om sugannupanthaam pradisanna ehi
jyotiṣhmadhye hyajaranna aayuh.
Apaitu mrityuramritam ma aagaad-vaivasvato
no’abhayam krinotu svaahaa.⁴
Idam vaivasvataaya mama.

O Lord, our lives are in your hands. Please show us the enlightened path and bless us with health and long life. May we also be blessed with wisdom to life righteously and thus, avoid illness and fear.

सुगन् easy नः for us पन्थाम् path प्रदिसन् show, point out एहि come ज्योतिष् light मध्ये within हि surely, for अजरत ageless, until old age आयुः life अपैतु free from मृत्युर death अमृतम् salvation, immortality म me अगाद् attain, achieve वैवस्वतः the One who controls death नः us अभयम् secure, fearlessly कृणोतु may do, act

ओं परं मृत्यो अनुपरेहि पन्थां यस्ते स्व इतरो देवयानात् ।
चक्षुष्मते शृण्वते ते ब्रवीमि मा नः प्रजाꣳ रीरिषो मोत वीरान् स्वाहा । 
इदं मृत्यवे इदन्न मम॥ 

Om param mrityo anuparehi panthaam
yaste’anya itaro devayaanaat.
Chakshuṣhmate shruṇvate te braveemi
maa nah prajaam reeriṣhamo mot veeraan svaahaa.⁵
Idam mrityave idanna mama.

O Lord, you are the Highest Power. Please bless us with wisdom to always travel this journey of life along the right path. May we avoid death and disease. Lord, you see and hear everything without physical organs. Please heed our prayer and bless us with noble, brav,e and healthy offspring. 

परम् best, supreme, highest मृत्यो death अनु  subsequent, along, towards परेहि depart, go पन्थाम् way, road, path यः who, which ते you स्वः own, respective, present time, independent इतरः other than, other, another देवयानात् journey, vessel, vehicle चक्षुष्मते seeing, with eyes शृण्वते listen, hear, heed ते you ब्रवीमि say, tell, describe, answer, proclaim मा not नः me, I, mine प्रजाम् offspring रिरिषः suffer, harm मा not उत and, besides वीरान् hero, brave

ओं द्यौस्ते पृष्ठः रक्षतु वायुरूरू अश्विनौ च ।
स्तनन्धयस्ते पुत्रान्त्सवरिताभिरक्षत्वावाससः परिधानाद्‌ बृहस्पतिर्विश्वे देवा अभिरक्षन्तु पश्चात्स्वाहा॥ 
इदं विश्वेभ्यो देवेभ्यः इदन्न मम॥ 

Om dyouste priṣhṭham rakshatu
Vaayurooroo ashvinau cha.
Stanandha-yaste putraant-svaritaabhi-rakshatva-avaasasah
paridhaanaad brihaspatir-vishve devaa abhi-rakshantu pashchaat-svahaa.
Idam vishvebhyo devebhyah idanna mama.⁶

O Lord, please protect us from all directions – may no harm come to us from any side. May we not suffer any pains to be in need of a physician. May our children be protected and taken care of. May our children’s infancy, growth and maturity all be blessed by you, May all those around us also be blessed, O Lord. This prayer is for our protection, O Lord, and not for the sake of ego.

द्यौ atmosphere, heavens ते of, that पृष्ठः at back रक्षतु save, rescue, protect वायुरूरू pain from wind, cramps and pain in the lower part of the body (वायुर wind उरु pain below waist) अश्विनौ physician च and स्तनन्धय suckling baby ते of पुत्रान child, baby सविता almighty god अभिरक्षतु take care of अवासस् unclothed, age at which to wear full clothing परिधान garment, putting on garment, taking care of बृहस्पति Preceptor, acharya, guru, also caretaker विश्वे देवा wise people अभिरक्षन्तु take care of पश्चात् afterwards

ओं मा ते गृहेषु निशि घोष उत्त्थादन्यत्र त्वद्रुदत्यः संविशन्तु मा त्वꣳ रुदत्युरुआवधिष्ठा जीवपत्नी पतिलोके विराज पश्यन्ती प्रजाꣳ सुमनस्यमानाꣳ स्वाहा ॥ 
इदमग्रये इदन्न मम॥ 

Om maa te griheṣhu nishi ghoṣha
uttaadayantra tvadrudatyah samvishantu
maa tvam rudatyura-aavadhiṣhṭhaa
jeevapatnee patiloke viraaj pashyantee
prajaam sumanasyamaanaam svaahaa.⁷
Idamagnaye idanna mama

May our home be happy always. May there be no cause for sadness in our home. May no evil enter our lives. May our time together as husband and wife be blessed with health, togetherness, contentment, and good children. O Master of the world, please continue to bless us. This prayer is for the sake of overall blessing, not for the ego.

मा not ते in, of गृहेषु homes निशि night घोष sound,  tumult उत्त्थात् rise अन्यत्र elsewhere, unless त्व you रुदन् weeping संविशति may enter, may cohabit मा not त्वम् you रुदन् weep, cry, unhappy उरु lower part of body आवधिष्ठा duration of time जीवपत्नी living and healthy husband पतिलोके husband’s home विराज master पश्यन्ती look, view प्रजाम् projeny, children सुमनस्यमानाम् happy and contented mind

ओम्‌ अप्रजस्यं पौत्रमर्त्यं पाप्मानमुत वाऽअघम्‌।
शीर्ष्णः स्रजमिवोन्मुच्य द्विषद्भयः प्रतिमुञ्चामि पाश स्वाहा॥ 
इदमग्नये-इदन्न मम॥

Om aprajasyam pautramartyam
paapmanamuta vaa’agham.
Sheerṣhṇah srajamivon-muchya dviṣhadbhayah
pratimunchaami paashaa svaahaa.⁸
Idamagnaye idanna mama.

O Lord bless us with healthy and good children. Let no disease or death threaten us. Safeguard us from any evil and illness. May your garland of protection be with us. O Master, may those who are averse to us, stay far away from us.

अप्रजस् childlessness, not being able to have children पौत्रमर्त्यं child death पाप्मानम् evil, defect, misfortune उत or वा or अघम्‌ shock, blow, evil शीर्ष् head, top, fore, front स्रजम् garland उन्मुच्य remove द्विषद्भयः enemies of mine, those averse to me प्रतिमुञ्चामि I cast away पाश clutch, hold, chain

ओं भूरग्नये स्वाहा।
इदमग्नये इदन्न मम ॥

Om bhuragnaye svaahaa.
Idam agnaye idanna mama.

ओं भुवर्वायवे स्वाहा।
इदं वायवे इदन्न मम ॥

Om bhuvar-vaayave svaahaa.
Idam vaayave idanna mama.

ओं स्वरादित्याय स्वाहा।
इदमादित्याय इदन्न मम॥

Om svaraadityaaya svaahaa.
Idam aadityaaya idanna mama.

ओं भूर्भुवः स्वरग्निवाय्वादितेभ्यः स्वाहा।
इदमग्निवाय्वादितेभ्यः इदन्न मम॥

Om bhoor bhuvah svah svar-agni-vaay-vaaditye-bhyah svaahaa.
Idam agni vaay-vaaditye-bhyah idanna mama.