𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 is a Vedic prayer to the divine power that carries the seeker across difficulty. It is recited in the Taittiriya/Mahanarayana Upanishadic tradition of the Krishna Yajurveda, while several of its mantras are also connected with older Vedic sources addressed to Agni. The received liturgical hymn joins Vedic Agni symbolism with the later and living devotion to 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀.

The enduring power of this Vedic hymn comes from its honest naming of life: there are 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌣𑌿, hard crossings, dangers, obstructions, and inner knots that cannot be solved by wishful thinking. The prayer asks 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌸𑍍, the all-knowing Fire, to burn hostile forces and ferry the devotee across, just as a boat crosses the sea. It therefore gives both courage and humility.

In the Vedic setting, 𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿 is not only physical fire but the intelligent sacrificial presence that knows all births, carries offerings, illumines the path, and burns away obstruction. In later devotional reception, the same rescuing force is adored as 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾, radiant with 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍, fierce against disorder, and compassionate toward those who take refuge.

Key concepts in this hymn are 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾, 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌣𑌿, 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌸𑍍, 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍, 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿, 𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍, and the crossing-image of boat and ocean. Read the hymn as both prayer and discipline: it asks for protection, but it also asks us to become fit for protection through clarity, courage, right effort, and surrender to divine order.

𑌓𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌜𑌾॒𑌤𑌵𑍇॑𑌦𑌸𑍇 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌮॒ 𑌸𑍋𑌮॑ 𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌯॒𑌤𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌦॑𑌹𑌾𑌤𑌿॒ 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌃॑ ।
𑌸 𑌨𑌃॑ 𑌪𑌰𑍍-𑌷॒𑌦𑌤𑌿॑ 𑌦𑍁॒𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌣𑌿॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾॑ 𑌨𑌾॒𑌵𑍇𑌵॒ 𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌧𑍁𑌂॑ 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌿॒𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌤𑍍𑌯॒𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌃 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌸𑍇 - to Agni, the knower of all births and beings
𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌮 𑌸𑍋𑌮𑌮𑍍 - may we press or offer Soma in worship
𑌅𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌯𑌤𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌦𑌃𑌆𑌤𑌿 - he burns away hostile or obstructing forces
𑌸𑌃 𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍍 - may he carry us across
𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾 - all difficult passages
𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌾 𑌇𑌵 𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌧𑍁𑌮𑍍 - like a boat across the river or ocean
𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌅𑌤𑌿 𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌃 - Agni carries us beyond sin, suffering, and misfortune

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
We offer Soma to Agni, the knower of all births, who burns away hostile obstruction. May that Agni carry us across every difficulty, as a boat carries one across a river, and may he take us beyond all wrongdoing and suffering.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The key image is 𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌾 𑌇𑌵 𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌧𑍁𑌮𑍍, a boat crossing dangerous waters. 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌣𑌿 are not only external troubles; they are also inner crossings such as fear, confusion, anger, weakness, and the consequences of wrong action. 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌸𑍍 is invoked because Agni knows the inner structure of life and can burn the root of obstruction, not merely the visible symptom.

Vedic interpretation sees Agni as priest, messenger, purifier, and divine intelligence. The same crossing imagery appears throughout the Upanishads in the movement from darkness to light, and the Bhagavad Gita echoes it when divine knowledge is said to burn karma like fire. In Advaita language, Agni here can be understood as the illumining power that removes 𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 and restores right orientation.

In daily life, this mantra teaches a mature way to face difficulty: offer the problem into disciplined clarity, do not panic in the middle of the river, and keep rowing with trust. A student, parent, leader, or worker can use this attitude to convert crisis into purification: identify the obstruction, burn what is selfish or confused, and take the next steady step.

𑌤𑌾𑌮॒𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌵॑𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌂॒ 𑌤𑌪॑𑌸𑌾 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌂॒𑌤𑍀𑌂-𑌵𑍈𑌁॑𑌰𑍋𑌚॒𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌕॑𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌫॒𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍁॒ 𑌜𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾᳚𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌦𑍁॒𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑍀𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌶𑌰॑𑌣𑌮॒𑌹𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪॑𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑍁॒𑌤𑌰॑𑌸𑌿 𑌤𑌰𑌸𑍇॒ 𑌨𑌮𑌃॑ ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 - that Goddess
𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿-𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍 - fire-colored, radiant like flame
𑌤𑌪𑌸𑌾 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌂𑌤𑍀𑌮𑍍 - blazing with austerity and spiritual power
𑌵𑍈𑌰𑍋𑌚𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍 - shining with universal brilliance
𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮-𑌫𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌜𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌮𑍍 - connected with the rightful fruits of action
𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀𑌮𑍍 - the Goddess Durga, remover of difficult passages
𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 - I take refuge
𑌸𑍁-𑌤𑌰𑌸𑌿 𑌤𑌰𑌸𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 - salutation to the swift power that carries us well across

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I take refuge in Goddess Durga, radiant like fire, blazing with tapas, shining universally, and present in the moral law of action and its fruits. Salutations to that swift saving power that carries us safely across.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
Here 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾 is not presented as a distant figure but as fiery intelligence, 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍, radiance, and justice in action. 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮-𑌫𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌜𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌮𑍍 reminds us that protection does not cancel moral order; it guides us through it. True refuge includes the courage to accept responsibility and purify action.

The traditional reading naturally harmonizes Vedic Agni and Devi worship: the same divine light that burns as 𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿 shines as compassionate 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿. The Bhagavad Gita's call to surrender, 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌏𑌕𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜, is not passive escape; it is conscious entrustment to the highest truth. Devi texts later unfold this as the Mother's power to remove 𑌭𑌯 and 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤.

Practically, taking refuge means choosing truth over self-deception. When consequences of past action arise, this mantra trains us to stand before them with humility, ask for divine help, and act cleanly now. That habit makes a person reliable, brave, and less likely to repeat the same mistake.

𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍇॒ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑌾॑𑌰𑌯𑌾॒ 𑌨𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍋॑ 𑌅॒𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌥𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵॒𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿॒𑌰𑌤𑌿॑ 𑌦𑍁॒𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌣𑌿॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾᳚ ।
𑌪𑍂𑌶𑍍𑌚॑ 𑌪𑍃॒𑌥𑍍𑌵𑍀 𑌬॑𑌹𑍁॒𑌲𑌾 𑌨॑ 𑌉॒𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌾॑ 𑌤𑍋॒𑌕𑌾𑌯॒ 𑌤𑌨॑𑌯𑌾𑌯॒ 𑌶𑌂𑌯𑍋𑌁𑌃 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍇 - O Agni
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌯 - you carry us across
𑌨𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌃 - ever fresh, skillful, renewing
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 - us with auspicious protections
𑌅𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾 - beyond all difficult passages
𑌪𑍂𑌃 𑌚 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑍍𑌵𑍀 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌲𑌾 𑌨𑌃 𑌉𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍀 - may the earth and dwelling become broad and abundant for us
𑌤𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌤𑌨𑌯𑌾𑌯 - for children and descendants
𑌶𑌂𑌯𑍋𑌃 - for welfare and peace

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Agni, ever-renewing guide, carry us with auspicious protections across all difficulties. May our dwelling and earth be broad, abundant, and peaceful for us, for our children, and for future generations.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The prayer expands from rescue to sustainable welfare. 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 is not a vague blessing; it is the condition in which life can move rightly. 𑌤𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌤𑌨𑌯𑌾𑌯 brings future generations into the prayer, so protection is measured by what kind of world and character we leave behind.

Traditional dharma literature often treats household welfare and spiritual life as connected, not opposed. The Taittiriya Upanishad's student injunctions, including truthfulness and duty to family and society, share this spirit. A prayer that seeks 𑌶𑌂 for descendants also asks that our actions become worthy of inheritance.

In everyday terms, do not solve today's crisis by creating tomorrow's harm. Financial choices, speech, environmental conduct, and family decisions should all be tested by this mantra: does this carry only me across, or does it help the next generation cross too?

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾॑𑌨𑌿 𑌨𑍋 𑌦𑍁॒𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌹𑌾॑ 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌃॒ 𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌧𑍁॒𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌨𑌾॒𑌵𑌾 𑌦𑍁॑𑌰𑌿॒𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌤𑌿॑𑌪𑌰𑍍-𑌷𑌿 ।
𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍇॑ 𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿॒𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨॑𑌸𑌾 𑌗𑍃𑌣𑌾॒𑌨𑍋᳚𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌂॑ 𑌬𑍋𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌿॒𑌤𑌾 𑌤॒𑌨𑍂𑌨𑌾᳚𑌮𑍍 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌨𑌃 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌹𑌾 - remove all our difficulties
𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌃 - O knower of beings, Agni
𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌧𑍁𑌂 𑌨 𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌾 - like a boat across the river
𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌅𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌿 - carry us beyond suffering and wrong
𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿-𑌵𑌤𑍍 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 𑌗𑍃𑌣𑌾𑌨𑌃 - praised with a mind like sage Atri's clarity
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌂 𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌿 - be awake and attentive for us
𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌤𑌨𑍂𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 - protector of our bodies and lives

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Jatavedas, remover of difficulty, carry us beyond all misfortune like a boat across a river. Praised with a clear and devoted mind, be awake for us as the protector of our bodies and lives.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The mantra adds 𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌤𑌨𑍂𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍, protector of embodied life. Vedic spirituality does not despise the body; it asks that body, breath, speech, and mind be protected as instruments of dharma. 𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿-𑌵𑌤𑍍 suggests sage-like clarity: prayer works best when the mind itself becomes pure and focused.

The appeal to Agni as attentive protector is close to the Upanishadic idea that the divine is both cosmic and intimate. Shankara often emphasizes that worship purifies the mind for knowledge; this mantra shows that purification includes embodied steadiness, not only abstract thought.

Daily practice here is simple: protect the instrument. Sleep, food, speech, and emotional regulation are not minor matters if the body-mind is the vehicle for service and knowledge. A person who keeps the instrument clean can help others more steadily.

𑌪𑍃॒𑌤॒𑌨𑌾॒ 𑌜𑌿𑌤॒𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍॒ 𑌸𑌹॑𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍁॒𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌮॒𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌹𑍁॑𑌵𑍇𑌮 𑌪𑌰॒𑌮𑌾𑌥𑍍𑌸॒𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾᳚𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌸 𑌨𑌃॑ 𑌪𑌰𑍍-𑌷॒𑌦𑌤𑌿॑ 𑌦𑍁॒𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌣𑌿॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾॒ 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌮॑𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑍋 𑌅𑌤𑌿॑ 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌿॒𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌤𑍍𑌯॒𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌃 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌪𑍃𑌤𑌨𑌾-𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 - conqueror of hostile forces
𑌸𑌹𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌉𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌮𑍍 - mighty Agni who overpowers opposition
𑌹𑍁𑌵𑍇𑌮 - we invoke
𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from the highest seat
𑌸𑌃 𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍍 - may he carry us
𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾 - across every difficulty
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌮𑌤𑍍 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌃 - as the divine power from the earthly field
𑌅𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 - beyond misfortune and sin

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
We invoke mighty Agni, conqueror of hostile forces, from the highest seat. May that divine Agni carry us across all dangers and beyond every misfortune.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The words 𑌪𑍃𑌤𑌨𑌾-𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 and 𑌉𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 show that compassion is not weakness. The divine help sought here has force; it defeats inner and outer enemies that block dharma. The highest power must enter the practical battlefield of life.

The Gita's teaching of 𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍀 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌤𑍍 includes fearlessness and firmness, not only softness. Similarly, Devi is both motherly and fierce because ignorance sometimes needs instruction and sometimes needs decisive removal. The hymn keeps both aspects together.

For real life, this mantra helps when a person must oppose injustice, addiction, laziness, or manipulation. Be kind, but do not be vague. Call on the higher fire, name the obstruction clearly, and take courageous action without hatred.

𑌪𑍍𑌰॒𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌷𑌿॑ 𑌕॒𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍍𑌯𑍋॑ 𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌵॒𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍁॑ 𑌸॒𑌨𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌚॒ 𑌹𑍋𑌤𑌾॒ 𑌨𑌵𑍍𑌯॑𑌶𑍍𑌚॒ 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌿॑ ।
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌚𑌾᳚𑌽𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍇 𑌤॒𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌂॑ 𑌪𑌿॒𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯॑𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾॒𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂॑ 𑌚॒ 𑌸𑍌𑌭॑𑌗॒𑌮𑌾𑌯॑𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌵 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌷𑌿 - ancient, of old
𑌕𑌂 𑌈𑌡𑍍𑌯𑌃 - worthy of praise and worship
𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍁 - in sacrifices and sacred works
𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌚 𑌹𑍋𑌤𑌾 - the priest from ancient times
𑌨𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌚 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌿 - yet present in a fresh form
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌵 - nourish your own body/form
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌚 𑌸𑍌𑌭𑌗𑌂 𑌆𑌯𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌵 - bring auspicious fortune for us

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Agni, ancient and ever worthy of praise, you are the priest in sacred acts from the beginning and yet are ever new. Nourish your own form and bring auspicious well-being for us.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The mantra holds an important Vedic paradox: Agni is 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨, ancient, and 𑌨𑌵𑍍𑌯, new. The truth is timeless, but its light must be rekindled freshly in each person, home, and generation. Stale religiosity is not the same as living fire.

This is close to the Upanishadic balance of tradition and realization. Shankara's works honor scripture fully, yet insist on direct assimilation through 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌣, 𑌮𑌨𑌨, and 𑌨𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌨. Ancient teaching becomes fruitful only when it becomes present understanding.

In practical terms, renew your disciplines. A family prayer, study routine, or ethical vow can become mechanical; periodically restore attention, gratitude, and purpose. That renewal brings 𑌸𑍌𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯, not merely luck but wholesome alignment.

𑌗𑍋𑌭𑌿॒𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟॑𑌮𑌯𑍁𑌜𑍋॒ 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌿॑𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂॒ 𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌂᳚𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋॒𑌰𑌨𑍁॒𑌸𑌂𑌚॑𑌰𑍇𑌮 ।
𑌨𑌾𑌕॑𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍃॒𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌮॒𑌭𑌿 𑌸𑌂॒𑌵𑌁𑌸𑌾॑𑌨𑍋॒ 𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌣॑𑌵𑍀𑌂-𑌲𑍋𑌁॒𑌕 𑌇॒𑌹 𑌮𑌾॑𑌦𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌗𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌜𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑍍 - blessed by rays, cows, or luminous powers
𑌅𑌯𑍁𑌜𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 - anointed, not yoked to limitation
𑌤𑌵 𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋𑌃 𑌅𑌨𑍁 𑌸𑌂𑌚𑌰𑍇𑌮 - may we move in the path of Indra and Vishnu
𑌨𑌾𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌮𑍍 - the summit of heaven, the high blissful realm
𑌅𑌭𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌨𑌃 - dwelling there together
𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌵𑍀𑌂 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇 - in the Vishnu-related divine realm
𑌇𑌹 𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 - may they gladden us here

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May we move in the luminous path of Indra and Vishnu, blessed and anointed by divine light. Dwelling toward the high heavenly summit, may the Vishnu realm gladden us even here.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The closing Vedic verse shifts from crossing danger to entering a luminous divine order. 𑌨𑌾𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌮𑍍 is the high summit, but the phrase 𑌇𑌹 reminds us that divine joy should begin transforming life here, not only after death.

Indra and Vishnu together evoke strength and wide-striding divine support. In the Vedas, Vishnu's steps open space for beings, and Indra's power breaks obstruction. Later Vedanta reads such deities as expressions of one Brahman functioning through many names.

The lived lesson is aspiration with groundedness. Do not wait for ideal conditions to become noble; let the "higher world" show itself through present conduct: generous speech, courageous decisions, clean habits, and protection of others.

𑌓𑌂 𑌕𑌾॒𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾॒𑌯॒𑌨𑌾𑌯॑ 𑌵𑌿॒𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇॑ 𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍁॒𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌿॑ 𑌧𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿 । 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍋॑ 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍋॒𑌦𑌯𑌾᳚𑌤𑍍 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌕𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇 - may we know the one associated with Katyayana
𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾-𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌧𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿 - we meditate on the youthful virgin Goddess
𑌤𑌤𑍍 𑌨𑌃 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍋𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 - may Durga impel and illumine us

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May we know the Goddess associated with Katyayana; we meditate on the ever-pure Kanyakumari. May Durga inspire and guide our understanding.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This is a 𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀-style prayer: know, meditate, be inspired. The names 𑌕𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌨𑍀, 𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾-𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍀, and 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍀 emphasize purity, youthful power, and the ability to carry devotees through difficulty.

In Devi tradition, such names are not separate divinities competing with each other but facets of one protective 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿. The Gita's statement 𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍀 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷𑌾 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌮𑌯𑍀 can be read devotionally as the divine power that both veils and liberates when approached rightly.

For daily life, this mantra asks for clean motivation. Before major action, ask whether the intention is pure, courageous, and beneficial. A pure motive guided by strong intelligence is the real beginning of Durga's protection.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌓𑌂 - the sacred syllable invoking the whole
𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃 - peace; pacification of disturbance
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌂 - repeated three times for peace in all fields

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May peace settle at every level: in divine forces, in the outer world, and within the mind, so that the crossing over difficulty becomes complete.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The triple 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃 traditionally pacifies disturbances from the cosmic, environmental, and inner fields. After praying to cross 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌣𑌿, the hymn rests in peace rather than tension.

Upanishadic recitation commonly closes with this threefold peace because knowledge and worship need a settled field. Without peace, even good intention becomes scattered; with peace, action can become luminous.

Practically, end difficult work by consciously releasing agitation. A quiet closing breath, apology, gratitude, or reset can prevent stress from spreading into the next task or relationship.

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