Pratah Smaranam

ब्रह्मा मुरारिस्त्रिपुरान्तकारी
भानुः शशी भूमिसुतो बुधश्च ।
गुरुश्च शुक्रः शनिराहुकेतवः
कुर्वन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम् ॥१॥

Brahmaa muraaris-tripuraanta-kaaree
Bhaanuh shashee bhoomi-suto budhash-cha.
Gurush-cha shukrah shani-raahu-ketavah
Kurvantu sarve mama suprabhaatam

Homage to God, our Creator, Preserver and Dissolver whose splendor provides the light and effects of the sun and the moon. He provides the planets in our Solar System and beyond, all of the planets like Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and others all have their place and their rahu ketu carefully designed path that they follow in the Cosmos. Please make my morning auspicious.

ब्रह्मा Brahma, Creator मुरारि Krishna, preserver स्त्रिपुरान्तकारी Shiva, dissolver भानुः splendor, shining – sun शशी moon भूमिसुतो Mars बुध Mercury गुरु Jupiter शुक्रः Venus शनि Saturn राहु Rahu केतवः Ketu कुर्वन्तु do, make सर्वे all मम me सुप्रभातम् morning, earliest dawn

भृगुर्वसिष्ठः क्रतुरङ्गिराश्च
मनुः पुलस्यः पुलहश्च गौतमः ।
रैभ्यो मरीचिश्च्यवनश्च दक्षः
कुर्वन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम् ॥२॥

Bhrigur-vashiṣhṭhah kratur-aṇgiraash-cha
manuh pulasyah pulahash-cha gautamah.
Raibhyo mareechish-chyavanash-cha dakshah
Kurvantu sarve mama suprabhaatam

Homage to the great rishis like Brigu, Vashishta, Kratu, Angiras, Manu, Gotama, Raibhya, Marichi, Chyavana, and Daksha. May their meditations make my mornings auspicious.

The sages भृगु Bhrigu र्वसिष्ठः Vashishtha क्रतु Kratu अंगिरस Angiras मनुः Manu पुलस्यः Pulasya गौतमः Goutama रैभ्य Raibhya मरीचि Marichi च्यवन Chyavana दक्षः Daksha च and कुर्वन्तु do, make सर्वे all मम me सुप्रभातम् morning, earliest dawn

सनत्कुमारः सनकः सनन्दनः
सनातनोऽप्यासुरिपिङ्गलौ च ।
सप्त स्वराः सप्त रसातलानि
कुर्वन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम् ॥३॥

Sanat-kumaarah sanakah sanandanah
Sanaatano apy-aasuri-piṇgalau cha.
Sapta svaraah sapta rasaatalaani
Kurvantu sarve mama suprabhaatam

Homage to the great rishis like Sanatkumara, Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana, Asuri and Pingala. Homage to the sacred seven notes of music¹ that can make me feel blessed and even the seven lower regions² that take my mind away. May them all together make my morning auspicious.

The rishis सनत्कुमारः Sanatkumara सनक Sanaka सनन्दनः Sanandana सनातन Sanatana अपि आसुरि Aasuri पिङ्गल Painagal च and सप्त seven स्वराः musical notes रसातलानि lower regions, nether worlds कुर्वन्तु do, make सर्वे all मम me सुप्रभातम् morning, earliest dawn

सप्तार्णवाः सप्त कुलाचलाश्च
सप्तर्षयो द्वीपवनानि सप्त ।
भूरादिकृत्वा भुवनानि सप्त
कुर्वन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम् ॥४॥

Sapta-arṇavaah sapta kula-achalaash-cha
Sapta-ṛiṣhayo dveepa-aanaani sapta.
Bhoor-aadi-kritvaa bhuvanaani sapta
Kurvantu sarve mama suprabhaatam

Homage to the high regions and lows regions, to the different places in which we live – sacred seven seas³, and the seven holy mountains⁴. Homage to the seven intellects of the seven great rishis⁵,⁶. Homage to the seven islands and the forests and the seven worlds and time zones starting with Bhurloka⁷. May them all make my morning auspicious.

सप्त seven अर्णवः seas कुल set अचल mountains च and ऋषि rishi द्वीप island वन forest भुर bhul (oka)आदि beginning with कृत्वा doing भुवन world कुर्वन्तु do, make सर्वे all मम me सुप्रभातम् morning, earliest dawn

पृथ्वी सगन्धा सरसास्तथापः
स्पर्शी च वायुर्ज्वलितं च तेजः ।
नभः सशब्दं महता सहैव
कुर्वन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम् ॥५॥

Prithvee sa-gandhaa sa-rasaas-tatha-apah
sparshee cha vaayur-jvalitam cha tejah.
Nabhah sa-shabdam mahataa sahai-eva
Kurvantu sarve mama suprabhaatam

Homage to the earth, light, atmosphere and air that provides fulfilment for our smell. taste, thirst, touch and hearing. I am mindful of these elements. May them all make my morning auspicious.

पृथ्वी earth स with गन्ध smell रस taste तथा likewise, similarly, in same way आपः water स्पर्श touch वायु air, wind ज्वलित alight, blazing, flaming तेजः light नभः sky, atmosphere शब्द sound महता greatness, mindfulness (remember) सह along with एव indeed कुर्वन्तु do, make सर्वे all मम me सुप्रभातम् morning, earliest dawn

इत्थं प्रभाते परमं पवित्रं
पठेत् स्मरेद्वा शृणुयाच्च भक्त्या ।
दुःस्वप्ननाशस्त्विह सुप्रभातं
कुर्वन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम् ॥६॥

Ittham prabhaate paramam pavitram
paṭhet smared-vaa shrṇuyaach-cha bhaktyaa.
Duhsvapna-naashastv-iha suprabhaatam
Kurvantu sarve mama suprabhaatam

May my devotion and my listening, remembering and reciting of these holy and purifying verses keep me free from any negative forces and any effects of bad dreams. Please make my morning auspicious

इत्थम् thus प्रभात morning परमम् very much, very well पवित्रम् holy पठे read/recite स्मरे remembering वा or शृणु listen भक्त्या devotion दुःस्वप्न bad dreams नाश ruin, destruction इह this सुप्रभातम् morning कुर्वन्तु do, make सर्वे all मम me सुप्रभातम् morning, earliest dawn