Svasti Vacana for an auspicious beginning

By atdas

Vacanam:

om asya karmanah punyaham bhavanto bruvantu

May there be good fortune in this ceremony we are about to perform.

Three (or the rest) brahmanas should throw akshata or flower petals

from their right hands saying:

om punyaham om punyaham om punyaham

Priest says:

om asya karmanah svasti bhavanto bruvantu ayusmate svasti

Let there be all prosperity in this ceremony we are about to perform.

Three (or the rest) brahmanas should throw akshata or flower petals

from their right hands saying:

om svasti om svasti om svasti

Priest says:

om asya karmano rddhim bhavanto bruvantu

Let there be great praise in this ceremony we are about to perform.

Three (or the rest) brahmanas should throw akshata or flower petals

from their right hands saying:

om rdhyatam om rdhyatam om rdhyatam

om svasti no govindah

svasti no acyutanantau

svasti no vasudevo visnur dadhatu

svasti no narayana naro vai

svasti na padmanabha purusottama dadhatu

svasti no visvakseno visvaresvarah

svasti no hrsikeso harir dadhatu

svasti no vainateyo harih

svasti no anjana suto hanur bhagavato dadhatu

svasti svasti sumangalaih keso mahan

sri krsna sac-cid ananda ganah sarvesvaresvaro dadhatu