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Śubhaṃ karoti kalyāṇam
Public dīpa-pranāma (anon. traditional).
Public dīpa-pranāma (anon. traditional).
Canonical source text
शुभं करोति कल्याणं आरोग्यं धनसंपदा । शत्रुबुद्धिविनाशाय दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तुते ॥
IAST transliteration
śubhaṃ karoti kalyāṇaṃ ārogyaṃ dhanasaṃpadā | śatrubuddhivināśāya dīpajyotir namo'stu te ||
Close translation
You make the auspicious, the well, health and the wealth of plenty. For the undoing of hostile thought — lamp-flame, salutation to you.
Reader-friendly meaning
A bow to the lamp at dusk: light as health, plenty, and the quieting of a hostile mind.
Meenananda editorial explanation
When the Ashram lights the evening lamp, this verse may be said. It is a public household dīpa-pranāma, not a tantric fire-vidhi.
Practice context
At lamp-lighting. One recitation is enough.
Word meanings
- दीपज्योतिः — lamp-flame
Anonymous public dīpa verse. Sanskrit: public domain. Foundation translations: CC BY-SA 4.0.