Ring in New Year Day auspiciously with a peace prayer facing rising Sun


According to Vedic traditions, one must ring in New Year Day auspiciously with a peace prayer facing rising Sun to wish well all sentient beings. 

It has suggested that the New Year Day should be heralded as the sun rises with folded hands with a prayer for divine blessings for peace and prosperity for the humanity. 

The five-line prayer is to be said with folded hands while facing the rising sun has been given in Roman below and its five-phrase Sanskrit version is given in the inset visual.

PRAYER

1. OM SARVE BHAVANTU SUKHINAH
2. SARVE SANTU NIRAMAYAH |
3. SARVE BHADRANNI PASHYANTU
4. MAA KASHCID-DUHKHA-BHAAG-BHAVET
5. OM SHANTIH SHANTIH SHANTIH ||

Meaning of the prayer

1: Om, May all sentient beings be Happy,
2: May all be free from illness.
3: May all see what is auspicious,
4: May no one suffer.
5: Om Peace, Peace, Peace!



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