Bhu Suktam
Bhu Suktam
bhU sUktam
taittirIya saMhitA - 1.5.3
taittirIya brAhmaNam - 3.1.2
om || o-mbhUmi॑rbhU॒mnA dyaurva॑ri॒NA-'ntari॑kSa-mmahi॒tvA |
u॒pasthe॑ te devyadite॒-'gnima॑nnA॒da-ma॒nnAdyA॒yAda॑dhe ||
A-'yaGgauH pRzJi॑rakramI॒-dasa॑nanmA॒tara॒-mpunaH॑ |
pi॒tara॑-Jca pra॒yan-thsuvaH॑ ||
tri॒gM॒zaddhAma॒ virA॑jati॒ vAkpa॑ta॒GgAya॑ zizriye |
pratya॑sya vaha॒dyubhiH॑ ||
a॒sya prA॒NAda॑pAna॒tya॑ntazca॑rati roca॒nA |
vya॑khya-nmahi॒Sa-ssuvaH॑ ||
yattvA᳚ kru॒ddhaH pa॑ro॒vapa॑ma॒nyunA॒ yadava॑rtyA |
su॒kalpa॑magne॒ tattava॒ puna॒stvoddI॑payAmasi ||
yatte॑ ma॒nyupa॑roptasya pRthi॒vI-manu॑dadhva॒se |
A॒di॒tyA vizve॒ tadde॒vA vasa॑vazca sa॒mAbha॑rann ||
me॒dinI॑ de॒vI va॒sundha॑rA syA॒dvasu॑dhA de॒vI vA॒savI᳚ |
bra॒hma॒va॒rca॒saH pi॑tR॒NAM zrotra॒-JcakSu॒rmanaH॑ ||
de॒vI hi॑raNyaga॒rbhiNI॑ de॒vI pra॑so॒darI᳚ |
sada॑ne sa॒tyAya॑ne sIda |
sa॒mu॒drava॑tI sAvi॒trI Aha॒no de॒vI ma॒hya॑GgI᳚ |
ma॒ho dhara॑NI ma॒ho-'tya॑tiSThat ||
zR॒Gge zR॑Gge ya॒jJe ya॑jJe vibhI॒SaNI᳚ indra॑patnI vyA॒pinI॒ sara॑sija i॒ha |
vA॒yu॒matI॑ ja॒lazaya॑nI sva॒ya-ndhA॒rAjA॑ sa॒tyanto॒ pari॑medinI
so॒pari॑dhattaGgAya ||
vi॒SNu॒pa॒tnI-mma॑hI-nde॒vI᳚-mmA॒dha॒vI-mmA॑dhava॒priyAm |
lakSmI᳚-mpriyasa॑khI-nde॒vI॒-nna॒mA॒myacyu॑tava॒llabhAm ||
o-ndha॒nu॒rdha॒rAyai॑ vi॒dmahe॑ sarvasi॒ddhyai ca॑ dhImahi |
tanno॑ dharA praco॒dayA᳚t |
zR॒Nvanti॑ zro॒NAmamRta॑sya go॒pA-mpuNyA॑masyA॒ upa॑zRNomi॒ vAca᳚m |
ma॒hInde॒vIM-vi~SNu॑patnI majU॒ryA-mpratI॒cI॑menAgM ha॒viSA॑ yajAmaH ||
tre॒dhA viSNu॑-rurugA॒yo vica॑krame ma॒hI-ndiva॑-mpRthi॒vI-ma॒ntari॑kSam |
tacchro॒Naitrizava॑ i॒cchamA॑nA puNya॒gg॒ zlokaM॒-ya~ja॑mAnAya kRNva॒tI ||
syo॒nApR॑thivi॒bhavA॑nRkSa॒rAni॒veza॑nI yacchA॑na॒zzarma॑ sa॒prathAH᳚ ||
adi॑tirde॒vA ga॑ndha॒rvA ma॑nu॒SyAH᳚ pi॒taro su॑rAsteSAgM sa॒rva bhU॒tA॒nA᳚-mmA॒tA me॒dinI॑ mahatA ma॒hI |
sAvi॒trI gA॑ya॒trI jaga॑tyu॒rvI pR॒thvI ba॑hulA॒ vizvA॑ bhU॒tAka॒tamAkAyAsA sa॒tyetya॒mRte॑ti vasi॒SThaH ||
ikSuzAliyavasasyaphalADhye pArijAta taruzobhitamUle |
svarNa ratna maNi maNTapa madhye cintaye-thsakala lokadharitrIm ||
zyAmAM-vi~citrA-nnavaratna bhUSitA-JcaturbhujA-ntuGgapayodharAnvitAm |
indIvarAkSI-nnavazAli maJjarIM zuka-ndadhAnAM zaraNa-mbhajAmahe ||
saktu॑miva॒ tita॑unA punanto॒ yatra॒ dhIrA॒ mana॑sA॒ vAca॒ makra॑ta |
atrA॒ sakhA᳚ssa॒khyAni॑ jAnate bha॒draiSAM᳚-la~॒kSmIrni॑hi॒tAdhi॑vA॒ci ||
OM zAnti॒-zzAnti॒-zzAntiH॑ ||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Bhu Suktam is a Sanskrit hymn from the Krishna Yajurveda, found in the Taittiriya Samhita (1.5.3) and the Taittiriya Brahmana (3.1.2), dedicated to Bhu Devi, the Vedic personification of the Earth. The text honors the Earth as a divine mother who sustains all life, and belongs to the Vedic liturgical tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Bhu Suktam?
- Invocation of blessings for prosperity and abundance
- Fertility of land and success in agricultural endeavors
- Stability and firm foundation for new undertakings
- Well-being and harmony in one's dwelling
When is the best time to recite this?
The Bhu Suktam is traditionally recited during morning hours. It is specifically recommended before starting construction projects, during housewarming ceremonies (griha pravesh), and at the commencement of agricultural activities when seeking the Earth's blessing.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Bhu Suktam is part of the Taittiriya Samhita, one of the oldest layers of Vedic literature belonging to the Krishna Yajurveda school. The ancient Vedic worldview regarded the Earth not as a mere physical entity but as a living divine mother, and this hymn reflects that understanding. The text predates written records and was transmitted orally by generations of Vedic practitioners. Its continued use in rituals related to land, construction, and agriculture demonstrates its enduring place within Hindu liturgical practice.
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Related Texts
- Sri Suktam — a Vedic hymn to Goddess Lakshmi also focused on prosperity and abundance
- Bhuvaneshvari Sahasra Namavali — a later Tantric text honoring the cosmic form of the Divine Mother as ruler of the universe