Mantra
Devanagari:
अपां राजा भव नः पुरएता वरुण सुविते सदा
अपाघशंसं नुदतामरातिं विश्वतो नः
शं नो अस्तु द्विपदे शं चतुष्पदे
Transliteration:
Apam Raja Bhava Nah Puraeta Varuna सुविte Sada
Apaghashamsam Nudatamaratim Vishvato Nah
Sham No Astu Dvipade Sham Chatushpade
Translation:
O Varuna, sovereign king dwelling within the cosmic waters, 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.