Lamp Shlokam

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This sloka is to be recited while lighting lamp:

 

Subham Karoti Kalyanam

 

Arogyam Dhana Sampadah

 

Shatru Buddhi Vinashaya

 

Dipa Jyotir Namostute

 

 

Sanskrit to English Word Meaning

 

Subham- auspiciousness; karoti – which brings; kalyanam- prosperity; arogyam-

good health; dhanasampadah- abundance of wealth; satrubuddhi- of the intellect’s

enemy (ignorance); vinasaya- for the destruction; dipajyotir- that lamplight;

namosthuthe- I salute thee.

 

 

Translation

 

I salute the One who is the lamplight that brings auspiciousness; prosperity,

good health, abundance of wealth, and the destruction of the intellect’s enemy.

 

 

Brief explanation

 

This prayer is chanted before lighting the lamplight. Light is considered a

symbol of auspiciousness, prosperity, and abundance in many cultures. Light

brings with it brightness, but how does it destroy the intellect’s enemy? The

intellect’s enemy is ignorance, which is likened to darkness. Light removes the

darkness and makes it possible to see things clearly.

 

 

Deepajyothi Parabrahma

 

Deepajyothi Janardhana

 

Deepo me hara tu paapam

 

Deepaa Jyothir Namostute

 

 

I salute the Lord, the sustainer of the creation, in the form of this light. I

salute this light (the Lord), may He destroy afflictions resulting from my

omissions and commissions.