Shubham Karoti — Evening Lamp Prayer — Sanskrit Text, Transliteration & Meaning

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Shubham Karoti — Evening Lamp Prayer

शुभं करोति (दीप मंत्र)

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The verses recited at dusk when the evening lamp is lit — greeting the flame that brings auspiciousness, health and prosperity, and seeing in it the light of the Supreme.

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Shubham Karoti

शुभं करोति कल्याणम् आरोग्यं धनसंपदा । शत्रुबुद्धिविनाशाय दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

shubham karoti kalyanam arogyam dhana-sampada shatru-buddhi-vinashaya dipa-jyotir namo 'stu te

śubhaṃ karoti kalyāṇam ārogyaṃ dhana-saṃpadā śatru-buddhi-vināśāya dīpa-jyotir namo 'stu te

You bring auspiciousness and well-being, health, wealth and prosperity, and the destruction of hostile intent — O light of the lamp, salutations to you.

Deepajyoti Parabrahma

दीपज्योतिः परब्रह्म दीपज्योतिर्जनार्दनः । दीपो हरतु मे पापं दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

dipa-jyotih parabrahma dipa-jyotir janardanah dipo haratu me papam dipa-jyotir namo 'stu te

dīpa-jyotiḥ parabrahma dīpa-jyotir janārdanaḥ dīpo haratu me pāpaṃ dīpa-jyotir namo 'stu te

The lamp's light is the Supreme Brahman; the lamp's light is Janardana (Vishnu). May the lamp take away my faults — O light of the lamp, salutations to you.

When it is recited: At lamp-lighting time each evening (sandhya), especially in homes where a diya is lit before the deity or tulsi. Children traditionally recite it with folded hands facing the lamp.

Traditional significance: The lamp is honoured as a living presence of light over darkness — of knowledge over ignorance. Saluting the deepa-jyoti at dusk marks the turning of the day toward rest with an auspicious, protected mind.

Questions

When should the evening lamp be lit?

Around sunset, during the evening sandhya. Many households light it before the home shrine or tulsi plant and recite these verses as the lamp is offered.

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Source: Traditional smriti verses — sandhya deep-darshan. Regional versions may vary — this text follows the version most widely used in community worship.