Nishkraman Sanskaara

शं न इन्द्राग्नी भवतामवोभिः शं न इन्द्रावरुणा रातहव्या।
शमिन्द्रासोमा सुविताय शंयोः शं न इन्द्रापूषणा वाजसातौ॥

Shan na indra-agni bhavataam-avobhih
shan na indraa-varuṇaa raat-havyaa.
Sham-indraa-somaa suvitaaya shanyoh
shan na indraa-pooṣhaṇaa vaaja-saatau.²

शं नो धाता शमु धर्ता नो अस्तु शं न उरूची भवतु स्वधाभिः।
शं रोदसी बृहती शं नो अद्रिः शं नो देवानां सुहवानि सन्तु॥

Shan no dhaataa shamu dhartaa no astu
shan no uroochee bhavatu svadhaa-bhih.
Shan rodasee brihatee shan no adrih
shan no devaanaam suhavaani santu.⁴

शं नो अग्निर्ज्योतिरनीको अस्तु शं नो मित्रावरुणावश्विना शम्।
शं नः सुकृतां सुकृतानि सन्तु शं न इषिरो अभिवातु वातः॥

Shan no agnir-jyotir-aneeko astu
shan no mitraa-varuṇaa-vashvinaa sham.
Shan nah sukṛitaam sukṛitaani santu
shan na iṣhiro abhi-vaatu vaatah.⁵

शं नो द्यावापृथिवी पूर्वहूतौ शमन्तरिक्षं दृशये नो अस्तु।
शं न ओषधीर्वनिनो भवन्तु शं नो रजसस्पतिरस्तु जिष्णुः॥

Shan no dyaavaa-prithivee poorva-hootau
sham-antariksham dṛishaye no astu.
Shan na oṣhadheer-vanino bhavantu
shan no rajasas-patir-astu jiṣhṇuh.⁶

शं न इन्द्रो वसुभिर्देवो अस्तु शमादित्येभिर्वरुणः सुशंसः।
शं नो रुद्रो रुद्रेभिर्जलाषः शं नास्त्वष्टा ग्नाभिरिह शृणोतु॥

Shan na indro vasubhir-devo astu
sham-aaditye-bhir-varuṇah sushansah.
Shan no rudro rudre-bhir-jalaaṣhah
shan naas-tvaṣhṭaa gnaa-bhir-iha shriṇotu.⁷

शं नः सोमो भवतु ब्रह्म शं नः शं नो ग्रावाणः शमु सन्तु यज्ञाः।
शं नः सवरूणां मितयो भवन्तु शं न प्रसवः शम्वस्तु वेदिः॥

Shan nah somo bhavatu brahma shan nah
shan no graavaaṇah shamu santu yajyaah.
Shan nah svarooṇaam mitayo bhavantu
shan nah prasavah sham-vastu vedih.⁸

Meaning⁹

जैसे पुत्रको पाठ पढ़ाकर पिता प्रवीण बनाता है।
वैसे जगत-जनियता जनको ज्ञान-ज्योति दिखलाता है॥
ईश्वरकी अर्चामें अनुदिन जो अनुराग बढ़ाते हैं।
वैभव, न्याय, सत्यसे सृष्टिका वह साज सजाते हैं ॥

Jaise putra-ko paath parhaakar pitaa praveen banaataa hai.
Vaise jagat janyataa janko jyaan jyoti dikhlaataa hai.
Eeshvar-ki archaame anudin jo anuraag barhaate hai.
Vai-bhav, nyaaya, satyase srishtee-kaa vah saaj sajaate hai.

O Lord, the Source of all knowledge, we pray Thee to enlighten us with true knowledge so that we may have a ready access to Thee, as a son has to his father and as a disciple has to his preceptor. May we cooperate with one another and remain united for the attainment of bliss and true happiness
And, O Lord, May our prosperity, prayer and wishes, elevated intellect and riches, be auspicious to us. May our truthful speech based on the noblest intentions bring us welfare. May those that are entrusted with the task of dispensing justice be men of wide knowledge and prove auspicious to us.