Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ तस्मै विद्महे
पदमनुत्तमाय धीमहि
तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Tasmai Vidmahe
Padamanuttamaya Dhimahi
Tanno Vishnuh Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know That transcendent Brahman declared in the Upanishads,
And meditate deeply upon the supreme goal from which there is no return;
May Lord Vishnu illuminate our intellect.