A birthday wish in the form of a Rig Veda blessing

A birthday   wish in the form of a Rig Veda blessing

Given with approximate meaning by

P.R.Ramachander

Request  the birthday person  to light a lamp and pease  recite  this blessing  from Rig Veda on  his/her   birthday . The meaning is given in a simple form to   suit the  present days  , so that , the birthday boy/girl will uunderstand. You can even read  only   the english blessing

सुकल्प  - दीर्घायुष्मान भव ____________(name of   the  birthday  boy/girl)

ॐ शतं जीव शरदो वर्धमानः शतं हेमन्ताञ्छतमु वसन्तान् l 

शतमिन्द्राग्नि सविता बृहस्पतिः शतायुषा हविषेमं पुनर्दुः ll 

Om Deerga ayushman bhava ___________

Om shatam jeeva sharado vardhamaanah shatam hemanta satham  vasantaan l

Shatam indraagni savitaa bruhaspatih satha ayusha haviShemam punarduh ll

Om  live for  long years______________________

Live   with increasing prosperity   for  one  hundred autumns ,

One hundred  winters    and one   hundred    summers    and let  ,

Indra, Agni  , Sun  , Brahaspathi   grant   you   hundred years  ,

 Which are   filled   with material, intellectual and spiritual successs  again and again.

साग्रं वर्षशतं जीव, पिब, खाद च मोद च l 

आयुर्बलं यशः प्रज्ञां प्राप्तुयाः शुभसम्पदाम् ll 

saagram varSha shatam jeeva piba khaada cha modha cha l

aayurbalam yashah prajnaam praaptuyaah shubhasampadaam ll

In  this whole life   of hundred  years which are  allotted to you  , ive, drink, eat    and be  happy,

Get   strength  of life, get fame   and become wise  along with  wealth earned well.

इन्द्र श्रेष्ठानि द्रविणानी धेहि चित्तीं दक्षस्य सुभगत्वमस्म l 

पोषं रयीणामरिष्टिं तनूना स्वाद्मानं वाचः सुदिनत्वमहनाम् ll 

Indra shreShThaani draviNaanee dhehi chitteem dakShasya subhagatvamasma l

poSham rayeeNaamariShTim tanoonaa svaadmaanam vaachah sudinatvamahanaam ll

Oh Indra  give him wealth  ,knowledge   , strength   as well  as courage.

Grant him alertness, caution, fortune, boundless  prosperity,

Good health , life free   from obstacles and sweet voice ,

May every day of this   person be auspicious and prosperous.