Mantra
Devanagari:
दुहितर्दिवः भव नः पुरएता उषः सुविते सदा
अपाघशंसं नुदतामरातिं विश्वतो नः
शं नो अस्तु द्विपदे शं चतुष्पदे
Transliteration:
Duhitardivah Bhava Nah Puraeta Ushah सुविte Sada
Apaghashamsam Nudatamaratim Vishvato Nah
Sham No Astu Dvipade Sham Chatushpade
Translation:
O Ushas, radiant daughter of the celestial heaven, be ever our leader and guide unto auspicious prosperity;
Drive away all malice and adversity from us on every side,
And grant peace and well-being to our two-footed and four-footed beings.