A Hindu is supposed to wake up very early in the morning much earlier to sun rise. It is believed that the first thing you see in the morning determines one’s day.
As soon as one wakes up see he is supposed to see his palm and recite the following sloka:-
Karagre vasathu Lakshmi, Karamadhye Saraswathi,
Karamoole sthitha Gowri, Prabhate Kaa Darshanam.
Lakshmi lives in the tip of my palm,
Saraswathi lives in its middle,
And Gowri lives at its base,
So I see my palm in the early morn.
Earth is a Goddess to Hindus. She is one of the wives of Maha Vishnu one of the trinity of Hinduism. So it is necessary to ask her pardon before one sets ones foot on her. This is done by the following prayer:-
Samudhra vasane Devi, parvatha sthana mandithe,
Vishnu pathni namasthubhyam pada sparsam kshamasva Mae.
Salutations to you consort of Lord Vishnu,
Who is clothed by oceans?
And is adorned prettily by the mountains,
Pardon me mother, for setting my foot on you.
Cleanliness is a sin qua non-to every Hindu. He does purification of the body as well as the mind during his bath. Purificatory bath is ultimate if it is done in the sacred waters of some great rivers of India. The following prayers are recited while taking bath:-
Govindethi sada snanam Govindethi sada japam,
Govindethi sada dhyanam, sada Govinda keerthanam.
Meditate on Govinda while taking bath,
Meditate on him in your prayers,
Meditate on him while thinking of God,
And always sing his name.
Gange cha Yamune chaiva Godavari Saraswathi,
Narmada Sindhu Kaveri Jale asmin sannidhim kuru.
I pray you to enter,
This water meant for my bath,
Oh, holy river Ganga,
Oh, Holy river Yamuna,
Oh, Holy river Godavari,
Oh, Holy river Saraswathi,
Oh, Holy river Narmada,
Oh holy river Sindhu,
And holy river Kaveri.
Fire is one of the greatest Gods of Hinduism. He according to them acts as a bridge between this ordinary world and the Gods of heaven. Symbolically the lamp is lit and kept in the house. Here is a prayer addressed to the lamp:-
Shubham karothi kalyanam, aarogyam, dhana sampadam,
Budhi vruddhi Shatru vinasaya deepa jyothi namo Nama.
Salutations and salutations,
To the holy flame of the lamp,
Which bestows on me all that is good,
Health as well as wealth,
Increase my intelligence,
And destroy all my enemies.
Thulasi or ocimum plant is venerated by every Hindu and is invariably grown in the courtyard of every house. After lighting up the lamp he is supposed to clean up the Thulasi plant and water it while reciting the following prayer:-
Thulasi shree sakhi shubhe, papa haarini punyade,
Namasthe Naradanuthe, Namo Narayana priye.
Oh, Holy Thulasi,
Bosom friend of Lakshmi,
Destroyer of sins,
Bestower of blessings,
Salutations to thee,
Who is praised by sage Narada?
And is the darling of Lord Narayana
Then he prays to the banyan tree which the holy tree is providing him with shade, happiness and prosperity,
Aswatha vruksha sthuthi (Prayer to the banyan tree)
Moolatho brahma roopaya madhyatho visnu roopine,
Agratha Shiva roopaya, vruksha rajaya the Nama.
Salutations to the king of trees,
Whose roots is Lord Brahma,
Whose stem is Lord Vishnu,
And whose crown is Lord Shiva.
Then He prays to Gods and nature to make the day very great for him by reciting the following prayers:-
Brhama murari tripurandhakari,
Bhanu sasi Bhoomi sutho budascha,
Gurusca Shukra. Sani rahu Kethava,
Kurvanthu sarve mama suprabatham.
Let God Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva,
Planets Sun, mercury, Jupiter,
Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Kethu,
Make this morning great for me.
Santhkumara, sanaka, Sananthana,
Sanathano apyasoori pingalow cha,
Saptha swara, saptha rasa thaani,
Kurvanthu sarve mama suprabatham.
May the sages, Sanathkumara, Sanaka, SanathaNA,
Aasuri and Pingala,
Let the seven musical notes
And let those seven nether worlds,.
Make this morning great for me.
Satharnva Saptha kulachalascha,
Saptharshayo dweepa pavanani saptha,
Bhooradhi kruthwa, bhuvanai saptha,
Kurvanthu mama suprabhatham.
Let the seven oceans,
Seven mountains,
Seven sages, seven forests,
Seven Islands and Seven Lokas,
Make this morning great to me.
He then turn east faces the Sun God and recites the following prayer:-.
Bhano, bhaskara Marthanda, Chanda rasmai, divakara,
Ayur, arogyam, budhim, sree yamscha dehi Mae.
He who breaks the morn,
He who Berings light to the world,
He who brings heat tio the world,
He who has scorching rays,
And he who is the maker of the day,
Give me long life,
Health, intelligence and wealth.
He then prays to the God to make his day peaceful by promoting harmony of the mind, body and spirit by reciting one of the most ancient prayers of the world:-
Saha veerya karava vahai,
Sahana navathu.Sahanou bunakthu. Saha veerya karava vahai.
Tejaswinaa vadheedamasthu maa vidwishavahaii.
Om shanthi, shanthi, shanthi.
Let Brahmam protect the teacher-student duo,
And also protect us,
We would work with vigor,
Let our learning be lustrous,
Let not we quarrel among ourselves,
Let there be peace, peace and peace.
He then reminds himself of the two great epics of India by reciting the following slokas:-
Ramayana in one stanza
Bhagavatam in one stanza
As soon as one wakes up see he is supposed to see his palm and recite the following sloka:-
Karagre vasathu Lakshmi, Karamadhye Saraswathi,
Karamoole sthitha Gowri, Prabhate Kaa Darshanam.
Lakshmi lives in the tip of my palm,
Saraswathi lives in its middle,
And Gowri lives at its base,
So I see my palm in the early morn.
Earth is a Goddess to Hindus. She is one of the wives of Maha Vishnu one of the trinity of Hinduism. So it is necessary to ask her pardon before one sets ones foot on her. This is done by the following prayer:-
Samudhra vasane Devi, parvatha sthana mandithe,
Vishnu pathni namasthubhyam pada sparsam kshamasva Mae.
Salutations to you consort of Lord Vishnu,
Who is clothed by oceans?
And is adorned prettily by the mountains,
Pardon me mother, for setting my foot on you.
Cleanliness is a sin qua non-to every Hindu. He does purification of the body as well as the mind during his bath. Purificatory bath is ultimate if it is done in the sacred waters of some great rivers of India. The following prayers are recited while taking bath:-
Govindethi sada snanam Govindethi sada japam,
Govindethi sada dhyanam, sada Govinda keerthanam.
Meditate on Govinda while taking bath,
Meditate on him in your prayers,
Meditate on him while thinking of God,
And always sing his name.
Gange cha Yamune chaiva Godavari Saraswathi,
Narmada Sindhu Kaveri Jale asmin sannidhim kuru.
I pray you to enter,
This water meant for my bath,
Oh, holy river Ganga,
Oh, Holy river Yamuna,
Oh, Holy river Godavari,
Oh, Holy river Saraswathi,
Oh, Holy river Narmada,
Oh holy river Sindhu,
And holy river Kaveri.
Fire is one of the greatest Gods of Hinduism. He according to them acts as a bridge between this ordinary world and the Gods of heaven. Symbolically the lamp is lit and kept in the house. Here is a prayer addressed to the lamp:-
Shubham karothi kalyanam, aarogyam, dhana sampadam,
Budhi vruddhi Shatru vinasaya deepa jyothi namo Nama.
Salutations and salutations,
To the holy flame of the lamp,
Which bestows on me all that is good,
Health as well as wealth,
Increase my intelligence,
And destroy all my enemies.
Thulasi or ocimum plant is venerated by every Hindu and is invariably grown in the courtyard of every house. After lighting up the lamp he is supposed to clean up the Thulasi plant and water it while reciting the following prayer:-
Thulasi shree sakhi shubhe, papa haarini punyade,
Namasthe Naradanuthe, Namo Narayana priye.
Oh, Holy Thulasi,
Bosom friend of Lakshmi,
Destroyer of sins,
Bestower of blessings,
Salutations to thee,
Who is praised by sage Narada?
And is the darling of Lord Narayana
Then he prays to the banyan tree which the holy tree is providing him with shade, happiness and prosperity,
Aswatha vruksha sthuthi (Prayer to the banyan tree)
Moolatho brahma roopaya madhyatho visnu roopine,
Agratha Shiva roopaya, vruksha rajaya the Nama.
Salutations to the king of trees,
Whose roots is Lord Brahma,
Whose stem is Lord Vishnu,
And whose crown is Lord Shiva.
Then He prays to Gods and nature to make the day very great for him by reciting the following prayers:-
Brhama murari tripurandhakari,
Bhanu sasi Bhoomi sutho budascha,
Gurusca Shukra. Sani rahu Kethava,
Kurvanthu sarve mama suprabatham.
Let God Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva,
Planets Sun, mercury, Jupiter,
Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Kethu,
Make this morning great for me.
Santhkumara, sanaka, Sananthana,
Sanathano apyasoori pingalow cha,
Saptha swara, saptha rasa thaani,
Kurvanthu sarve mama suprabatham.
May the sages, Sanathkumara, Sanaka, SanathaNA,
Aasuri and Pingala,
Let the seven musical notes
And let those seven nether worlds,.
Make this morning great for me.
Satharnva Saptha kulachalascha,
Saptharshayo dweepa pavanani saptha,
Bhooradhi kruthwa, bhuvanai saptha,
Kurvanthu mama suprabhatham.
Let the seven oceans,
Seven mountains,
Seven sages, seven forests,
Seven Islands and Seven Lokas,
Make this morning great to me.
He then turn east faces the Sun God and recites the following prayer:-.
Bhano, bhaskara Marthanda, Chanda rasmai, divakara,
Ayur, arogyam, budhim, sree yamscha dehi Mae.
He who breaks the morn,
He who Berings light to the world,
He who brings heat tio the world,
He who has scorching rays,
And he who is the maker of the day,
Give me long life,
Health, intelligence and wealth.
He then prays to the God to make his day peaceful by promoting harmony of the mind, body and spirit by reciting one of the most ancient prayers of the world:-
Saha veerya karava vahai,
Sahana navathu.Sahanou bunakthu. Saha veerya karava vahai.
Tejaswinaa vadheedamasthu maa vidwishavahaii.
Om shanthi, shanthi, shanthi.
Let Brahmam protect the teacher-student duo,
And also protect us,
We would work with vigor,
Let our learning be lustrous,
Let not we quarrel among ourselves,
Let there be peace, peace and peace.
He then reminds himself of the two great epics of India by reciting the following slokas:-
Ramayana in one stanza
Bhagavatam in one stanza
