Aghamarshana Suktam
Aghamarshana Suktam
Aghamarshana Suktam
aghamarṣaṇa sūktam
hira̭ṇyaśṛṅgaṃ॒-va~rṷṇa॒-mprapa̭dye tī॒rtha-mmḙ dehi॒ yāci̭taḥ |
ya॒nmayā̭ bhu॒ktama॒sādhṷ̄nā-mpā॒pebhya̭śca pra॒tigra̭haḥ |
yanme॒ mana̭sā vā॒cā॒ ka॒rma॒ṇā vā dṷṣkṛta॒-ṅkṛtam |
tanna॒ indro॒ varṷṇo॒ bṛha॒spatiḥ̭ savi॒tā ca̭ punantu॒ punaḥ̭ punaḥ |
namo॒-'gnaye᳚-'psu॒mate॒ nama॒ indrā̭ya॒ namo॒ varṷṇāya॒ namo vāruṇyai̭ namo॒-'dbhyaḥ ||
yada॒pā-ṅkrū॒raṃ-yada̭me॒dhyaṃ-yada̭śā॒nta-ntadapa̭gacchatāt |
a॒tyā॒śa॒nāda̭tī-pā॒nā॒-dya॒cca u॒grātpra̭ti॒grahā᳚t |
tanno॒ varṷṇo rā॒jā॒ pā॒ṇinā᳚ hyava॒marśatu |
so̭-'hama̭pā॒po vi॒rajo॒ nirmu॒kto mṷktaki॒lbiṣaḥ̭ |
nāka̭sya pṛ॒ṣṭha-mārṷhya॒ gacche॒d brahma̭salo॒katām |
yaścā॒psu varṷṇa॒ssa pu॒nātva̭ghamarṣa॒ṇaḥ |
i॒ma-mmḙ gaṅge yamune sarasvati॒ śutṷdri॒-stomagṃ̭ sacatā॒ paru॒ṣṇiyā |
a॒si॒kni॒yā ma̭rudvṛdhe vi॒tasta॒yā-''rjī̭kīye śṛṇu॒hyā su॒ṣoma̭yā |
ṛ॒ta-ñca̭ sa॒tya-ñcā॒bhī᳚ddhā॒-ttapa॒so-'dhya̭jāyata |
tato॒ rātri̭rajāyata॒ tata̭-ssamu॒dro a̭rṇa॒vaḥ ||
sa॒mu॒drāda̭rṇa॒vā dadhi̭ saṃva~thsa॒ro a̭jāyata |
a॒ho॒rā॒trāṇi̭ vi॒dadha॒dviśva̭sya miṣa॒to va॒śī |
sū॒ryā॒ca॒ndra॒masaṷ dhā॒tā ya̭thā pū॒rvama̭kalpayat |
diva̭-ñca pṛthi॒vī-ñcā॒ntari̭kṣa॒-matho॒ suvaḥ̭ |
yatpṛ̭thi॒vyāgṃ rajaḥ̭ sva॒māntari̭kṣe vi॒roda̭sī |
i॒māggṃ stadā॒po va̭ruṇaḥ pu॒nātva̭ghamarṣa॒ṇaḥ |
pu॒nantu॒ vasa̭vaḥ pu॒nātu॒ varṷṇaḥ pu॒nātva̭ghamarṣa॒ṇaḥ |
e॒ṣa bhū॒tasya̭ ma॒dhye bhuva̭nasya go॒ptā |
e॒ṣa pu॒ṇyakṛ̭tāṃ-lo~॒kā॒ne॒ṣa mṛ॒tyor hi̭ra॒ṇmayam᳚ |
dyāvā̭pṛthi॒vyor hi̭ra॒ṇmaya॒gṃ॒ saggṃ śri̭ta॒gṃ॒ suvaḥ̭ ||
sana॒-ssuva॒-ssagṃśi̭śādhi |
ārdra॒-ñjvala̭ti॒ jyoti̭ra॒hama̭smi |
jyoti॒rjvala̭ti॒ brahmā॒hama̭smi |
yo̭-'hama̭smi॒ brahmā॒hama̭smi |
a॒hama̭smi॒ brahmā॒hama̭smi |
a॒hame॒vāha-mmā-ñjṷhomi॒ svāhā᳚ |
a॒kā॒rya॒kā॒rya̭vakī॒rṇīste॒no bhrṷ̄ṇa॒hā gṷruta॒lpagaḥ |
varṷṇo॒-'pāma̭ghamarṣa॒ṇa-stasmā᳚-tpā॒pā-tpramṷcyate |
ra॒jobhūmi̭-stva॒māgṃ roda̭yasva॒ prava̭danti॒ dhīrāḥ᳚ |
ākrā᳚nthsamu॒draḥ pra̭tha॒me vidha̭rmañja॒naya̭-npra॒jā bhuva̭nasya॒ rājā᳚ |
vṛṣā̭ pa॒vitre॒ adhi॒sāno॒ avyḙ bṛ॒hatsomo̭ vāvṛdhe suvā॒na induḥ̭ ||
About This Stotram
Overview
Aghamarshana Suktam is a Vedic hymn for sin expiation and purification. "Aghamarshana" means destroyer of sins. The hymn appears in the Rigveda (Mandala 1, Sukta 113) and in the Taittiriya Aranyaka of the Krishna Yajurveda (8.1), making it one of the oldest purification texts in Hindu practice.
What are the benefits of chanting Aghamarshana Suktam?
- The suktam is recited for purification from sins committed knowingly or unknowingly.
- Devotees chant it to remove negative karma accumulated over time.
- It is used to prepare the mind before other rituals or daily worship.
- The hymn invokes the purifying grace of Varuna, Indra, and other Vedic deities.
- Regular recitation is said to maintain spiritual cleanliness (shaucha).
When is the best time to recite this?
Aghamarshana Suktam is traditionally recited during morning and evening sandhya (twilight worship). It is also recited before major rituals, during purification ceremonies, and as part of Brahmayajna (daily Vedic recitation).
Historical and traditional background
This is one of the oldest hymns in Hinduism, dating to the Vedic period and preserved in both the Rigveda and the Taittiriya Aranyaka. It belongs to the shruti (revealed text) category, meaning it is considered divinely received rather than authored. The hymn addresses Varuna, the Vedic deity of cosmic order, water, and moral law. It has been continuously used in Brahmanical ritual since Vedic times.
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Related Texts
- Purusha Suktam — a Vedic hymn from the same Rigveda tradition, recited in major rituals.
- Narayana Suktam — a Vedic hymn to Narayana, also used in daily Brahmanical worship alongside purification texts.