ॐ शं नो मित्रः शं वरुणः ।शं नो भवत्वर्यमा ।शं न इन्द्रो बृहस्पतिः ।शं नो विष्णुरुरुक्रमः ।नमो ब्रह्मणे ।नमस्ते वायो ।त्वमेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्मासि ।त्वामेव प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्म वदिष्यामि ।ऋतं वदिष्यामि ।सत्यं वदिष्यामि ।तन्मामवतु ।तद्वक्तारमवतु ।अवतु माम् ।अवतु वक्तारम् ॥ॐ शान्तिः' शान्तिः' शान्तिः' ॥ १ ॥
In plain words
Om. May Mitra bring us peace, and Varuna. May Aryaman be peace to us, and Indra with Brihaspati, and the wide-striding Vishnu. Reverence to the Absolute. Reverence to you, O Vayu, wind of life. You are the absolute reality we can touch and see right now. I will speak of you as this very reality. I will speak the fundamental order; I will speak the truth. May that reality protect the student; may it protect the teacher. Protect me, protect the teacher. Om, peace, peace, peace.
Close to the Sanskrit
Om. 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 directly perceived Brahman. I will speak you as the directly perceived Brahman. I will speak the right. I will speak the truth. May that protect me. May that protect the speaker. Protect me. Protect the speaker. Om Peace! Peace! Peace!