निष्क्रमणम्The first going out
Verse 160
ब्रह्मा विष्णुः शिवो दुर्गा गणेशो भास्करस्तथा । इन्द्रो वायुः कुवेरश्च वरुणोऽग्निर्बृहस्पतिः । शिशोः शुभं प्रकुर्वन्तु रक्षन्तु पथि सर्वदा ॥ १६० ॥
brahmā viṣṇuḥ śivō durgā gaṇēśō bhāskarastathā | indrō vāyuḥ kuvēraśca varuṇō’gnirbṛhaspatiḥ | śiśōḥ śubhaṁ prakurvantu rakṣantu pathi sarvadā || 160 ||
Translation
"May Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Durgā, Gaṇeśa and the Sun, Indra, Vāyu, Kubera, Varuṇa, Agni and Bṛhaspati do good to the child, and guard him always on the way."
Word by word
- brahmā
- Brahmā
- viṣṇuḥ
- (viṣṇuḥ) Viṣṇu
- śivaḥ
- (śivaḥ) Śiva
- durgā
- Durgā
- gaṇēśaḥ
- (gaṇeśaḥ) Gaṇeśa
- bhāskaraḥ
- (bhāskaraḥ) the Sun
- tathā
- and
- indraḥ
- (indraḥ) Indra
- vāyuḥ
- (vāyuḥ) Vāyu
- kuvēraḥ
- (kuberaḥ) Kubera
- ca
- and
- varuṇaḥ
- (varuṇaḥ) Varuṇa
- agniḥ
- (agniḥ) Agni
- bṛhaspatiḥ
- Bṛhaspati
- śiśōḥ
- (śiśoḥ) to the child
- śubhaṁ
- good
- prakurvantu
- may they do
- rakṣantu
- may they guard
- pathi
- on the way
- sarvadā
- always
Meaning
A blessing for the child's first journey: the great gods and the guardians of the world are asked to protect him "on the road", in every going out of his life.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
He gives the mantra which he should utter, "brahmā viṣṇuḥ" and the rest.