OM!
sahasra shIrshhaM devaM vishvaakshaM vishwashaMbhuvam.h| 
vishvaM naaraayaNaM devaM aksharaM paramaM padam.h ||

This universe is the Eternal Being (Narayana), the imperishable, the supreme, the goal, multi-headed and multi-eyed (i.e.,omnipresent and omniscient), the resplendent, the source of delight for the whole universe.

vishvataH paramaannityaM vishvaM naaraayaNaM harim.h | 
vishvaM eva idaM purushhaH tadvishvaM upajIvati ||

This universe is the Supreme Being (Purusha) alone; hence it subsists on That, the Eternal which transcends it (in every way), -the omnipresent Absolute which destroys all sins.

patiM vishvasya aatmaa IshvaraM shaashvataM shivamachyutam.h |
naaraayaNaM mahaaGYeyaM vishvaatmaanaM paraayaNam.h ||

The protector of the universe, the Lord of all Souls (or Lord over Self), the perpetual, the auspicious, the indestructible, the Goal of all creation, the Supreme object worthy of being known, the Soul of all beings, the Refuge unfailing (is He).

naaraayaNa paro jyotiraatmaa naaraayaNaH paraH |
naaraayaNa paraM brahma tattwaM naaraayaNaH paraH |
naaraayaNa paro dhyaataa dhyaanaM naaraayaNaH paraH ||

The Lord Narayana is the Supreme Absolute; Narayana is the Supreme Reality; Narayana is the Supreme Light; Narayana is the Supreme Self; Narayana is the Supreme Meditator; Narayana is the Supreme Meditation.

yachcha ki.nchit.h jagat.h sarvaM dR^ishyate shrUyate.api vaa |
a.ntarbahishcha tatsarvaM vyaapya naaraayaNaH sthitaH ||

Whatever all this universe is, -seen or heard of, -pervading all this from inside and outside alike, stands supreme the Eternal Divine Being (Narayana).

anantaM avyayaM kaviM samudrentaM vishvashaMbhuvam.h | 
padma kosha pratIkaashaM hR^idayaM cha apiadhomukham.h ||

He is the Limitless, Imperishable, Omniscient, residing in the ocean of he heart, the Cause of the happiness of the universe, the Supreme end of all striving, (manifesting Himself) in the ether of the heart which is comparable to an inverted bud of the lotus flower.

adho nishhThyaa vitastyaante naabhyaam upari tishhThati | 
jvaalaamaalaakulaM bhaatI vishvasyaayatanaM mahat.h ||

Below the Adams apple, at a distance of a span, and above the navel (i.e., the heart which is the relative seat of the manifestation of Pure Consciousness in the human being), effulges the Great Abode of the universe, as if adorned with garlands of flames.

santataM shilaabhistu lambatyaa koshasannibham.h | 
tasyaante sushhira.n sUkshmaM tasmin sarvaM pratishhThitam.h ||

Surrounded on all sides by nerve-currents (or arteries), suspends the lotus-bud of the heart in an inverted position. It is in a subtle space (a narrow aperture, the Sushumna-Nadi), and therein is to be found the Substratum of all things.

tasya madhye mahaanagniH vishvaarchiH vishvato mukhaH | 
so.agravibhaja.ntishhThan aahaaraM ajaraH kaviH ||

In that space within the heart resides the Great Flaming Fire, undecaying, all-knowing, with tongues spread out in all directions, with faces turned everywhere, consuming food presented before it, and assimilating it unto itself.

tiryagUrdhvamadhashshaayI rashmayaH tasya santataa | 
santaapayati svaM dehamaapaadatalamaastakaH |
tasya madhye vahnishikhaa aNIyordhvaa vyavasthitaaH ||

His rays, spreading all around, side ways as well as above and below, warm up the whole body from head to foot. In the center of That (Flame) abides the Tongue of Fire as the topmost of all subtle things. (Note: Due to the attachments and entanglements of the Jiva in worldly enjoyment and suffering, the Consciousness is enshrouded in potential as well as expressed objectivity, and hence it appears like a tiny streak of flame within the dark clouds of ignorance. But when the Jiva rises above worldliness the Consciousness is realised as he Infinite.)

niilatoyada-madhyastha-dvidyullekheva bhaasvaraa |
nIvaarashUkavattanvI pItaa bhaasvatyaNUpamaa ||

Brilliant like a streak of lightning set in the midst of the blue rain-bearing clouds, slender like the awn of a paddy grain, yellow (like gold) in colour, in subtlety comparable to the minute atom, (this Tongue of Fire) grows splendid.

tasyaaH shikhaayaa madhye paramaatmaa vyavasthitaH |
sa brahma sa shivaH sa hariH sa indraH so.aksharaH paramaH swaraaT.h ||

In the Middle of That Flame, the Supreme Self dwells. This (Self) is Brahma (the Creator), Siva (the Destroyer), Hari (the Protector), Indra (the Ruler), the Imperishable, the Absolute, the Autonomous Being. Prostrations again and again to the Omni-Formed Being, the Truth, the Law, the Supreme Absolute, the Purusha of blue-decked yellow hue, the Centralised-Force, Power, the All-Seeing One.

R^itaM satyaM paraM brahma purushhaM kR^ishhNa pi~Ngalam.h| 
UrdhvaretaM virUpaakshaM vishvarUpaaya vai namo namaH || 

Prostrations again and again to the Omni-Formed Being, the Truth, the Law, the Supreme Absolute, the Purusha of blue-decked yellow hue, the Centralised-Force, Power, the All-Seeing One.

OM naaraayaNaaya vidmahe vaasudevaaya dhImahi |
tanno vishhNuH prachodayaat.h ||

We commune ourselves with Narayana, and meditate on Vasudeva, may that Vishnu direct us (to the Great Goal).

OM shaa.nti shaa.nti shaa.ntiH ||

Om. May there be Peace, Peace, Peace

(Edited by: alakanandaa )

Whatever defect I have of eye, of heart, of mind,
Or whatever excess there is,
May Brihaspati remedy it.
Gracious to us be the Lord of the Universe! 36.2

Indra is King over all;
May there be grace on the biped, grace on the quadruped. 36.8

May the wind blow us health,
And the sun shine cheer on us,
And may the clouds with loud thunder
Rain their grace on us. 36.10

The peace in the sky, the peace in the mid-air,
The peace on the earth, the peace in waters,
The peace in plants, the peace in forest trees,
The peace in All Devas, the peace in Brahman,
The peace in all things,
The peace in peace-
May that peace come to me! 36.17

Strong One! Make me strong!
May all beings look on me with the eye of friend!
May I look on all beings with the eye of friend!
May we look on one another with the eye of friend! 36.18

That eye of the sky, divinely placed, rising bright before us-
May we see for a hundred autums!
And may we live for a hundred autums,
And may we hear for a hundred autums,
May we hold our heads high for a hundred autums,
Yea, even more than a hundred autums. 36.24

Reference: Hymns from the Vedas by A C Bose

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