\documentstyle[11pt,multicol,itrans]{article} #include=ijag.inc #endwordvowel=.h \portraitwide \parindent=100pt \let\usedvng=\Largedvng % for 1 column \pagenumbering{itrans} \def\engtitle#1{\hrule\medskip\centerline{\large #1}} \def\itxtitle#1{\medskip\centerline{\LARGEdvng #1}\medskip\hrule} \def\endtitles{\medskip\obeyspaceslines} % Use the obeyspaceslines line to get proper upanishhad format. %\def\endtitles{\medskip} %% \begin{document} \engtitle{.. raatrisuuktam ..}## \itxtitle{.. raatrisuuktam ..}##\endtitles ## vishveshvarii jagaddhaatriiM sthitisa.nhaarakaariNiim.h . nidraaM bhagavatiiM vishhNuratulaa.n tejasaH prabhuH .. 1.. brahmovaacha \-\- tva.n svaahaa tvaM svadhaatvaM hi vashhaT.hkaarasvaraatmikaa . sudhaa tvamakshare nitye tridhaa maatraatmikaa sthitaa .. 2.. ardhamaatraa sthitaa nityaa yaanuchchaaryaa visheshhataH . tvameva sa.ndhyaa saavitrii tvaM devii jananii paraa .. 3.. tvayaitaddhaaryate vishvaM tvayaitatsR^ijyate jagat.h . tvayaitatpaalyate devi tvamatsyantecha sarvadaa .. 4.. visR^ishhTau sR^ishhTiruupaatvam.h sthitiruupaacha paalane . tathaa sa.nhatiruupaa.nte jagato.asya jaganmaye .. 5.. mahaavidyaa mahaamaayaa mahaamedhaamahaasmR^itiH . mahaamohaa cha bhavatii mahaadevii mahaasurii .. 6.. prakR^itistvaM cha sarvasya guNatrayavibhaavinii . kaalaraatrirmahaaraatrirmoharaatrishcha daaruNaa .. 7.. tva.n shriistvamiishvarii tva.n RhiistvaM buddhirbodhalakshaNaa . lajjaa pushhTistathaa tushhTistva.n shaa.ntiH kshaa.ntirevacha .. 8.. khaN^ginii shR^ilinii ghoraa gadinii chakriNii tathaa . sha.nkhinii chaapinii baaNabhushu.nDiiparidhaayudhaa .. 9.. saumyaa saumyataraasheshhasaumyebhyastvatisu.ndarii . paraaparaaNaaM paramaa tvameva parameshvarii .. 10.. yachcha ki.nchita kvachidvastu sadasaddhaakhilaatmike . tattva sarvasya yaa shaktiH saatva.n ki.n stuuyase sadaa .. 11.. yayaa tvayaa jagasrashhTaa jagatpaatyatiyo jagat.h . so.api nidraavasha.n niitaH kastvaa.n stotumiheshvaraH .. 12.. vishhNuH shariiragrahaNamahamiishaana evacha . kaaritaaste yato.atastvaa.n kaH stotu.n shaktimaanbhavet.h .. 13.. saa tvamitthaM prabhaavaiH svairudaarairdevi sa.nstutaa . mohayaitau duraadharshhaavasurau madhukaiTabhau .. 14.. prabodhaM na jagatsvaamii niiyataamachyuto laghu . bodhashcha kriyataamasya hantumetau mahaasurau .. 15.. .. iti raatrisuuktam.h .. ## {\it This raatrisuukta is another version than mentioned in Rigveda. This or the one from Rigveda is to be recited 2-3 times before sleeping. It is said that by recitation any sleep disorder can be overcome. It also helps to bring one's mind in tune to sleep quicker. As a follow up, one can also keep reciting the following verse gliding gradually into sound sleep! }## yaa devii sarvabhuuteshhu nidraaruupeNa sa.nsthitaa . namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaH .. \centerline{.. iti..} ## %@@1 % File name : ratri.itx %-------------------------------------------- % Text title : raatrisuuktam.h % Author : Vedic Rishi % Language : sanskrit % Subject : hinduism % Description/comments : A prayer to the Goddess for joyful sleep. % Transliterated by : N./A. % Proofread by : N./A. % Latest update : Nov. 17, 1998 % Send corrections to : sanskrit@cheerful.com % % Transliteration scheme: ITRANS 5.2 % Site access : http://sanskrit.gde.to % http://www.alkhemy.com/sanskrit/ % tp://jaguar.cs.utah.edu/private/sanskrit/sanskrit.html %----------------------------------------------------- % The text is to be used for personal studies and research only. % Any use for commercial purpose is prohibited as a 'gentleman's' agreement. %@@1 \medskip\hrule\obeylines {\rm Please send corrections to sanskrit@cheerful.com} {\rm Last updated \today} \end{document}