Prayer for New Year

SUN GOD

VANDEHAM SACCHIDANANDAM BHEDATITAM JAGATGURUM

NITYAM PURNAM NIRAKARAM

NIRGUNAM SVATMASARVA SAMASTHITAM

ASTOMA SADGAMAYA
TAMASOMA JYOTIRGAMAYA
AMRITYORMA AMRITANGAMAYA

OM
SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI

THE MEANING OF THE ABOVE SHLOKA IS AS FOLLOWS
I BOW DOWN TO THE UNIVERSAL TEACHER
WHO IS ABSOLUTE TRUTH, PURE CONCIOUSNESS, AND BLISS
WHO IS BEYOND ALL DIFFERENCES
WHO IS EVER FULL,WITHOUT ATTRIBUTES,FORMLESS
WHO IS ALL PERVADING AND EVER CENTTERED IN THE SELF

LEAD US FROM UNREALITY TO REALITY
LEAD US FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT
LEAD US FROM DEATH TO IMMORTALITY
OM
SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI
THE DEITY SHOWN IN THE PICTURE IS THE SUN GOD AT ARSAVALLI SRIKAKULAM IN ANDHRA PRADESH, SRIKAKULAM IS ON THE WAY TO VISHAKAPATNAM FROM CHENNAI.