Mundaka-Closing-oṃ bhadraṃ

Mundaka Upanishad – Mundaka 3 – Chapter 2 – Verse 12 « »

ॐ भद्रं कर्णेभिः श्रुणुयाम देवा भद्रं पश्येमाक्षभिर्यजत्राः ।
स्थिरैरङ्गैस्तुष्टुवाꣳसस्तनूभिर्व्यशेम देवहितं यदायुः ।
स्वस्ति न इन्द्रो वृद्धश्रवाः स्वस्ति नः पूषा विश्ववेदाः ।
स्वस्ति नस्तार्क्ष्यो अरिष्टनेमिः स्वस्ति नो बृहस्पतिर्दधातु।
॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

oṃ bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ śruṇuyāma devā bhadraṃ paśyemākṣabhiryajatrāḥ .
sthirairaṅgaistuṣṭuvāgͫsastanūbhirvyaśema devahitaṃ yadāyuḥ .
svasti na indro vṛddhaśravāḥ svasti naḥ pūṣā viśvavedāḥ .
svasti nastārkṣyo ariṣṭanemiḥ svasti no bṛhaspatirdadhātu.
.. oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ..

Om. May we, O gods, hear with our ears what is auspicious! May we, O worshipful gods, see with our eyes what is good! May we, strong in limbs and body, sing your praise and enjoy the life allotted to us by Prajapati! Om. Peace! Peace! Peace!

Word Meaning
भद्रं (bhadraṃ) – auspicious
कर्णेभिः (karṇebhiḥ) – by ears
श्रृणुयाम् (śrṛṇuyām) – may we hear
देवाः (devāḥ) – Oh ! Gods
भद्रं (bhadraṃ) – auspicious
पश्येम (paśyema) – may we see
अक्षभिः (akṣabhiḥ) – by eyes
यजत्राः (yajatrāḥ) – Oh! worshipped ones
स्थिरैः (sthiraiḥ) – hale and hearty
अङ्गैः (aṅgaiḥ) – by the limbs
तुष्टुवाꣳसः (tuṣṭuvāgͫsaḥ) – may we live offering our praises (Unto Thee)
तनूभिः (tanūbhiḥ) – by the body
व्यशेम (vyaśema) – may we have
देवहितं (devahitaṃ) – for the benefit of the devas
यत्-आयुः (yat-āyuḥ) – entire span of life
स्वस्ति (svasti) – blessing
नः (naḥ) – to us
इन्द्रः (indraḥ) – indra
वृद्धश्रवाः (vṛddhaśravāḥ) – ancient and famous
स्वस्ति (svasti) – blessings
नः (naḥ) – to us
पूषा (pūṣā) – sun
विश्ववेदाः (viśvavedāḥ) – the all – knowing
स्वस्ति (svasti) – blessings
न (na) – to us
तार्क्ष्यः (tārkṣyaḥ) – garūḍa
अरिष्टनेमिः (ariṣṭanemiḥ) – who saves (us) from harm
स्वस्ति (svasti) – blessing
नः (naḥ) – to us
बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) –Bṛhaspati (Protector of the spiritual wealth in us)
दधातु (dadhātu) – may (He) give
ओम् (om) – symbol of Para-brahman
शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) – peace be
शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) – peace be
शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) – peace be

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