Candranamaskrya Mantrah

• Full Form:

  Om ōsadhayassamvadanté sōmēna saha rājná

• Pronunciation:

  Ohm oh-śhuh-DIE-uh-sum-vuh-DON-tay so-MAY-nuh suh-huh rog-niah-ah

• Deity:

  Chandra

• Usage:

  Nourish healing plants to enhance their potency

• Meaning:

  The moon, glorified as the queen of all medicinal herbs in this chant, is believed to nourish all healing plants and enhance their potency in curing ailments. This chant, from the Taittiriya-Samhita (5.7.4.15), salutes the moon.