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Karva Chauth Chandra Arghya Mantra (Om Somaya Namah) — Complete Lyrics

करवा चौथ चन्द्र अर्घ्य मंत्र (ॐ सोमाय नमः)

Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation

Verse 1
सोमाय नमः।
Om Somaya Namah
Om, salutations to Soma, the Moon god. We contemplate the son of the ocean of milk; we meditate upon the essence of nectar and immortality — may that Moon inspire and illumine us. Om, with the seed-syllables Shraam Shreem Shraum Sah, salutations to the Moon.
Verse 2
क्षीरपुत्राय विद्महे अमृततत्त्वाय धीमहि। तन्नः चन्द्रः प्रचोदयात्॥
Om Kshira-Putraya Vidmahe Amrita-Tattvaya Dhimahi Tannah Chandrah Prachodayat
Verse 3
श्रां श्रीं श्रौं सः चन्द्रमसे नमः॥
Om Shraam Shreem Shraum Sah Chandramase Namah

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