Saama Veda
The first verse of the Saama Veda presents a perfect approach for worship. This verse invokes the presence of God and, in its inherent approach, it allows oneself to recognize the presence of God in the self and in the present time. God is ever-present, all-pervading; thus we need to recognize and invoke our cognition of that presence at the time of worship and communion.
The last verse of the Saama Veda seeks blessings of happiness and all-around upliftment of everyone. The verse includes a prayer that the presence and consciousness of God be firmly established in the self.
Saama Veda 1.1
अग्न आ याहि वीतये गृणानो हव्यदातये । नि होता सत्सि बर्हिषि ॥
Agna aa yaahi veetaye
griṇaano havya-daataye
ni hotaa satsi barhiṣhi.1
O Agni Source of all energy and creation, aa yaahi bless us with the realisation of your presence as grinaanah we invoke your presence and bliss to veetaye purify our thoughts and our life. O Hotaa giver of strength and remover of darkness, satsi barhishi we adore you from our innermost pure thoughts as we havyadaataye give of our best to the world.
अग्न God, Supreme source of energy in all created, all=knowing आ याहि please be present, come to this place वीतये for our progress (eg to purify our thoughts) गृणानः invoke, preach of हव्यदातये offering, giving of the best नि होता giver of strength, remover of weakness सत्सि be graced, be seated, be embraced/adored बर्हिषि in innermost space, in heart, splendour, worshipper
Saama Veda 1875
स्वस्ति नऽइन्द्रो वृद्धश्रवाः स्वस्ति नः पूषा विश्ववेदाः।
स्वस्ति नस्तार्क्ष्योऽअरिष्टनेमिः स्वस्ति नो बृहस्पतिर्दधातु ॥
Svasti na indro vriddha shravaah
svasti nah pooṣhaa vishva vedaaḥ.
Svasti nas taar-kshyo ariṣhṭa-nemih
svasti no bṛihaspatir dadhaatu.2
O Brihaspatih all-important Indrah almighty pooshaa God, please vriddhashravaah heed our prayer and dadhaatu bless us with svasti happiness, vishvaveda universal wisdom, taarkshaya strength and arishtanemih good fortune.
स्वस्ति benevolence, happiness, contentment इन्द्रः Almighty God वृद्धश्रवा keen hearing नः us, me, I पूषा God, Confirmer विश्ववेदा omniscient, The Vedas of the world तार्क्ष्यः॑ horse, powerful अरिष्टनेमिः good fortune, pleasure बृहस्पतिः all-important one, God दधातु provide, give, put
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