Duranja

From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference

A duranja is a large ornate Bajoran prayer oil lamp.

It is also called a 'lamp for the dead' and is used, as the name implies, to pray for the deceased.

In the year 2371 Kira Nerys kept a duranja in her quarters to pray for Vedek Bareil Antos, who had died earlier that year. (DS9: "Shakaar")

Major Kira spoke the following prayer while kneeling in front of the duranja:

raka-ja ut shala morala... ema bo roo kana... uranak... ralanon Bareil... propeh va nara ehsuk shala-kan vunek ...

This translates into

do not let him walk alone... guide him on his journey... protect... the one named Bareil... take him into the gates of heaven...

[edit] External link

• Duranja at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works