Bhagya Suktam
Bhagya Suktam
Bhagya Suktam
bhAgya sUktam
o-mprA_tara_gni-mprA_tarindragM' havAmahe prA_tarmi_trA varu'NA prA_tara_shvinA᳚ |
prA_tarbhaga'-mpU_ShaNa_-mbrahma'Na_spati'-mprA_ta-ssoma'mu_ta ru_dragM hu'vema || 1 ||
prA_ta_rjita_-mbha'gamu_gragM hu'vema va_ya-mpu_tramadi'te_ryo vi'dha_rtA |
A_ddhrashchi_dya-mmanya'mAnastu_rashchi_drAjA' chi_dya-mbhaga'-mbha_kShItyAha' || 2 ||
bhaga_ praNe'ta_rbhaga_ satya'rAdho_ bhage_mA-ndhiya_muda'va_dada'nnaH |
bhaga_praNo' janaya_ gobhi_rashvai_rbhaga_pranRRibhi'rnRRi_vanta'ssyAma || 3 ||
u_tedAnI_-mbhaga'vantassyAmo_ta prapi_tva u_ta madhye_ ahnA᳚m |
u_todi'tA maghava_nthsUrya'sya va_ya-nde_vAnAgM' suma_tau syA'ma || 4 ||
bhaga' e_va bhaga'vAgM astu devA_stena' va_ya-mbhaga'vantassyAma |
ta-ntvA' bhaga_ sarva_ ijjo'havImi_ sano' bhaga pura e_tA bha'veha || 5 ||
sama'dhva_rAyo_Shaso'-.anamanta dadhi_krAve'va_ shuchaye' pa_dAya' |
a_rvA_chI_naM-va.N'su_vida_-mbhaga'nno_ ratha'mi_vA-.ashvA'vA_jina_ Ava'hantu || 6 ||
ashvA'vatI_rgoma'tIrna u_ShAso' vI_rava'tI_ssada'muchChantu bha_drAH |
ghRRi_ta-nduhA'nA vi_shvataH_ prapI'nA yU_ya-mpA'ta sva_stibhi_ssadA' naH || 7 ||
yo mA᳚-.agne bhA_ginagM' sa_ntamathA'bhA_ga'-~nchikI'RRiShati |
abhA_gama'gne_ ta-Nku'ru_ mAma'gne bhA_gina'-Nkuru || 8 ||
OM shAnti_-shshAnti_-shshAntiH' ||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Bhagya Suktam is an 8-verse Vedic hymn dedicated to Bhaga, the Vedic deity of fortune and the distribution of wealth and good fortune. It invokes multiple Vedic deities including Agni, Indra, Varuna, and Rudra, and belongs to the Vedic Shruti corpus.
What are the benefits of chanting Bhagya Suktam?
- Recitation is said to attract good fortune and prosperity.
- It is chanted to remove misfortune and adversity.
- Devotees use it to invoke auspiciousness before new ventures.
- Regular practice is associated with seeking divine blessings for success.
- It is believed to contribute to spiritual upliftment and well-being.
When is the best time to recite this?
The first verse's opening line — "Praatar Agnim Praatar Indram" — prescribes morning recitation. It is also recited before undertaking significant new activities, during auspicious ceremonies, and when seeking relief from difficult circumstances.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Bhagya Suktam belongs to the Vedic period (broadly 1500–500 BCE) and is part of the corpus of Vedic Suktams used in ritual and daily practice. Bhaga is an Aditya — one of the solar deities — who appears in the Rigveda as a distributor of wealth and fortune. As Vedic Shruti literature, the text is attributed to ancient Rishis rather than individual human authors and is regarded as eternally received knowledge. The deity Bhaga's name is the root of the Sanskrit words for "fortune" (bhagya) and "devotion" (bhakti), reflecting his central place in Vedic cosmology.
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Related Texts
- Sri Suktam — a Vedic hymn from the Rigveda Khilani dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi and used for prayers for prosperity.
- Purusha Suktam — a Vedic hymn from the Rigveda describing the cosmic person, widely used in Vedic ritual contexts.