The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Chāndogyopaniṣadbhāṣyam

Verse 1

श नो मित्र श वरुण. ।श नो भवत्वर्यमा ।श न इन्द्रो बृहस्पति ।श नो विष्णुरुरुक्रम ।नमो ब्रह्मणे ।नमस्ते वायो ।त्वमेव प्रत्यक्ष ब्रह्मासि ।त्वामेव प्रत्यक्ष ब्रह्मावादिषम् ।ऋतमवादिषम् ।सत्यमवादिषम् ।तन्मामावीत् ।तद्वक्तारमावीत् ।आवीन्माम् ।आवीद्वक्तारम् ॥

In plain words

May Mitra be kind to us, and Varuna. May Aryaman be kind. May Indra and Brihaspati bless us, and Vishnu of the mighty strides. Homage to the supreme reality, Brahman. Homage to you, Vayu. You are the very Brahman we can touch and see. I have declared you to be the visible Brahman. I spoke what is right; I spoke the truth. That truth protected me; that truth protected the teacher. Yes, it protected me, it protected the teacher.

Close to the Sanskrit

May Mitra be auspicious to us. May Varuna be auspicious. May Aryaman be auspicious to us. May Indra and Brihaspati be auspicious to us. May Vishnu of wide strides be auspicious to us. Salutation to Brahman. Salutation to you, O Vayu. You indeed are the direct Brahman. I have spoken of you as the direct Brahman. I spoke the right. I spoke the truth. That protected me. That protected the speaker. It protected me. It protected the speaker.