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𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 — 𑌦𑍀𑌪 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌨 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰

Deepa Jyoti Parabrahma — Evening Lamp (Deepa) Prayer in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 At dusk (sandhya / pradosha), while lighting the evening lamp before the shrine·📜 Traditional Deepa-darshana / lamp-lighting shloka

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Traditional Deepa-darshana / lamp-lighting shloka · Traditional · Classical

Lighting the lamp at dusk is one of the oldest and most beloved rituals of the Hindu home. This verse accompanies the evening deepam, declaring that the flame is not merely fire but the Supreme Brahman and Lord Vishnu themselves, present as light. With it the devotee welcomes the divine into the home as day gives way to night, asking the lamp to dispel sin and darkness and to bring health, prosperity, auspiciousness and harmony. It is often recited together with 'Shubham Karoti Kalyanam,' the companion lamp-prayer.

✦ As told in scripture

It is traditionally believed that the home in which the lamp is lit every evening with this prayer is never abandoned by Lakshmi, and that the light which is honoured as Brahman drives away not only physical darkness but misfortune, disease and ill-will from the household.

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Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌃 । 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍋 𑌹𑌰𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 ॥

Deepa-jyotih parabrahma deepa-jyotir janardanah Deepo haratu me papam deepa-jyotir namo'stu te

Meaning:The light of the lamp is the Supreme Brahman; the light of the lamp is Janardana (Vishnu). May the lamp remove my sins; O light of the lamp, salutations to you. May it bring auspiciousness, well-being, health, wealth and prosperity, and the destruction of all hostile intent; O light of the lamp, salutations to you.

Verse 2

𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌮𑍍 𑌆𑌰𑍋𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌧𑌨𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌃 । 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 ॥

Shubham karotu kalyanam arogyam dhana-sampadah Shatru-buddhi-vinashaya deepa-jyotir namo'stu te

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌃🔊deepa-jyotihthe light of the lamp

𑌪𑌰𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮🔊parabrahmathe Supreme Brahman

𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌃🔊janardanahJanardana (Vishnu), the refuge of all beings

𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌃🔊deepahthe lamp

𑌹𑌰𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌂🔊haratu me papammay it remove my sins

𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇🔊namo'stu tesalutations be unto you (O light of the lamp)

𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍁🔊shubham karotumay it bring auspiciousness

𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌮𑍍🔊kalyanamwelfare, well-being

𑌆𑌰𑍋𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌂🔊arogyamhealth, freedom from disease

𑌧𑌨𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌃🔊dhana-sampadahwealth and prosperity

𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌯🔊shatru-buddhi-vinashayafor the destruction of hostile/inimical intellect (enmity)

Benefits of Chanting Deepa Jyoti Parabrahma — Evening Lamp (Deepa) Prayer

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The traditional prayer for lighting the evening lamp (sandhya deepam) at dusk before the home altar.

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Reveres the flame as the very presence of Parabrahman and Lord Vishnu (Janardana), filling the home with divine light.

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Prays for the removal of sins and for auspiciousness, well-being, health, wealth and prosperity.

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Invokes the dispelling of all hostility and ill-will (shatru-buddhi-vinasha) from the household.

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Brings a sense of peace, sanctity and protection to the home at the sacred junction of day and night (sandhya).

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Simple and lovely to recite daily, teaching children to honour the lamp as the symbol of knowledge dispelling darkness.

How to Chant Deepa Jyoti Parabrahma — Evening Lamp (Deepa) Prayer

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Best TimeAt dusk (sandhya / pradosha), while lighting the evening lamp before the shrine

FaceFacing the deity / the lamp (ideally east or north)

At twilight, light the oil or ghee lamp before the home shrine and recite this verse as you do so, gazing at the flame as the living presence of the Divine. Many recite it together with 'Shubham Karoti Kalyanam.' The lamp is then kept burning during the evening prayers; the flame should be tended with reverence and never blown out by the mouth.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Deepa Jyoti Parabrahma — Evening Lamp (Deepa) Prayer written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It means: 'The light of the lamp is the Supreme Brahman; the light of the lamp is Vishnu (Janardana). May the lamp remove my sins; salutations to the light of the lamp.' The second verse prays that the lamp bring auspiciousness, health, wealth and the destruction of all enmity.

It is recited at dusk (sandhya kaal) while lighting the evening lamp before the household shrine. Lighting a lamp at the junction of day and night is considered especially sacred and auspicious in Hindu homes.

Light symbolises knowledge, purity and the dispelling of darkness and ignorance. The verse declares the flame to be Parabrahman and Vishnu himself, so lighting the lamp is an act of worship that invites the divine presence and blessings into the home.