Ayushya Suktam
Ayushya Suktam
आयुष्य सूक्तम्
यो ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मण उ॑ज्जहा॒र प्रा॒णै-श्शि॒रः कृत्तिवासाः᳚ पिना॒की ।
ईशानो देव-स्स न आयु॑र्दधा॒तु॒ तस्मै जुहोमि हविषा॑ घृते॒न ॥ 1 ॥
विभ्राजमान-स्सरिर॑स्य म॒ध्या॒-द्रो॒च॒मा॒नो घर्मरुचि॑र्य आ॒गात् ।
स मृत्युपाशानपनु॑द्य घो॒रा॒नि॒हा॒यु॒षे॒णो घृतम॑त्तु दे॒वः ॥ 2 ॥
ब्रह्मज्योति-र्ब्रह्म-पत्नी॑षु ग॒र्भं॒-यँ॒मा॒द॒धा-त्पुरुरूप॑-ञ्जय॒न्तम् ।
सुवर्णरम्भग्रह-म॑र्कम॒र्च्य॒-न्त॒मा॒यु॒षे वर्धयामो॑ घृते॒न ॥ 3 ॥
श्रियं-लँक्ष्मी-मौबला-मम्बिका॒-ङ्गां॒ ष॒ष्ठी-ञ्च या॒मिन्द्रसेने᳚त्युदा॒हुः ।
तां-विँद्या-म्ब्रह्मयोनिग्ं॑ सरू॒पा॒मि॒हा॒यु॒षे तर्पयामो॑ घृते॒न ॥ 4 ॥
दाक्षायण्य-स्सर्वयोन्यः॑ स यो॒न्य॒-स्स॒ह॒स्र॒शो विश्वरूपा॑ विरू॒पाः ।
ससूनव-स्सपतयः॑ सयू॒थ्या॒ आ॒यु॒षे॒णो घृतमिद॑-ञ्जुष॒न्ताम् ॥ 5 ॥
दिव्या गणा बहुरूपाः᳚ पुरा॒णा॒ आयुश्छिदो नः प्रमथ्न॑न्तु वी॒रान् ।
तेभ्यो जुहोमि बहुधा॑ घृते॒न॒ मा॒ नः॒ प्र॒जाग्ं रीरिषो मो॑त वी॒रान् ॥ 6 ॥
ए॒कः॒ पु॒र॒स्तात् य इद॑-म्बभू॒व॒ यतो बभूव भुवन॑स्य गो॒पाः ।
यमप्येति भुवनग्ं सा᳚म्परा॒ये॒ स नो हविर्घृत-मिहायुषे᳚त्तु दे॒वः ॥ 7 ॥
व॒सू॒-न्रुद्रा॑-नादि॒त्या-न्मरुतो॑-ऽथ सा॒ध्या॒न् ऋ॑भून् य॒क्षा॒-न्गन्धर्वाग्श्च पितॄग्श्च वि॒श्वान् ।
भृगून् सर्पाग्श्चाङ्गिरसो॑-ऽथ स॒र्वा॒-न्घृ॒त॒ग्ं हु॒त्वा स्वायुष्या महया॑म श॒श्वत् ॥ 8 ॥
विष्णो॒ त्व-न्नो॒ अन्त॑म॒श्शर्म॑यच्छ सहन्त्य ।
प्रते॒धारा॑ मधु॒श्चुत॒ उथ्स॑-न्दुह्रते॒ अक्षि॑तम् ॥
॥ ॐ शान्ति॒-श्शान्ति॒-श्शान्तिः॑ ॥
About This Stotram
Overview
The Ayushya Suktam is an 8-verse Vedic hymn chanted for longevity and protection from premature death. It invokes several Vedic deities including Brahma and Shiva, and belongs to the Vedic Shruti corpus, placed within the Yajurveda tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Ayushya Suktam?
- Recitation is said to promote longevity and long life.
- It is chanted to seek protection from untimely death and life-threatening illness.
- Devotees use it to pray for health and physical vitality.
- It is associated with prayers for material prosperity.
- Regular recitation is believed to remove obstacles that threaten well-being.
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening are standard times. It is particularly recited before important journeys, during illness, or on occasions when protection from harm is sought. It is also used during auspicious ceremonies related to health and life-span.
What is the historical and traditional background?
As a Vedic Suktam, this hymn belongs to the oldest stratum of Sanskrit literature, attributed to ancient Rishis who are regarded as its seers rather than authors. Vedic hymns of this type are classified as Shruti — received rather than composed — and are not assigned to individual historical authors. The text invokes Vedic deities including references to Brahma and Pinaki (Shiva), indicating its cross-traditional character. It has been used in Vedic ritual contexts for centuries and continues to be recited in traditional households for blessings related to life and health.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra — a Vedic mantra from the Rigveda dedicated to Rudra, widely recited for protection from death and illness.
- Mrityunjaya Stotram — a later Sanskrit hymn that expands on the themes of the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra.