Bhu Suktam
Bhu Suktam
Bhu Suktam
bhū sūktam
taittirīya saṃhitā - 1.5.3
taittirīya brāhmaṇam - 3.1.2
om || o-mbhūmi̭rbhū॒mnā dyaurva̭ri॒ṇā-'ntari̭kṣa-mmahi॒tvā |
u॒pasthḙ te devyadite॒-'gnima̭nnā॒da-ma॒nnādyā॒yāda̭dhe ||
ā-'yaṅgauḥ pṛśñi̭rakramī॒-dasa̭nanmā॒tara॒-mpunaḥ̭ |
pi॒tara̭-ñca pra॒yan-thsuvaḥ̭ ||
tri॒gṃ॒śaddhāma॒ virā̭jati॒ vākpa̭ta॒ṅgāya̭ śiśriye |
pratya̭sya vaha॒dyubhiḥ̭ ||
a॒sya prā॒ṇāda̭pāna॒tya̭ntaśca̭rati roca॒nā |
vya̭khya-nmahi॒ṣa-ssuvaḥ̭ ||
yattvā᳚ kru॒ddhaḥ pa̭ro॒vapa̭ma॒nyunā॒ yadava̭rtyā |
su॒kalpa̭magne॒ tattava॒ puna॒stvoddī̭payāmasi ||
yattḙ ma॒nyupa̭roptasya pṛthi॒vī-manṷdadhva॒se |
ā॒di॒tyā viśve॒ tadde॒vā vasa̭vaśca sa॒mābha̭rann ||
me॒dinī̭ de॒vī va॒sundha̭rā syā॒dvasṷdhā de॒vī vā॒savī᳚ |
bra॒hma॒va॒rca॒saḥ pi̭tṛ॒ṇāṃ śrotra॒-ñcakṣu॒rmanaḥ̭ ||
de॒vī hi̭raṇyaga॒rbhiṇī̭ de॒vī pra̭so॒darī᳚ |
sada̭ne sa॒tyāya̭ne sīda |
sa॒mu॒drava̭tī sāvi॒trī āha॒no de॒vī ma॒hya̭ṅgī᳚ |
ma॒ho dhara̭ṇī ma॒ho-'tya̭tiṣṭhat ||
śṛ॒ṅge śṛ̭ṅge ya॒jñe ya̭jñe vibhī॒ṣaṇī᳚ indra̭patnī vyā॒pinī॒ sara̭sija i॒ha |
vā॒yu॒matī̭ ja॒laśaya̭nī sva॒ya-ndhā॒rājā̭ sa॒tyanto॒ pari̭medinī
so॒pari̭dhattaṅgāya ||
vi॒ṣṇu॒pa॒tnī-mma̭hī-nde॒vī᳚-mmā॒dha॒vī-mmā̭dhava॒priyām |
lakṣmī᳚-mpriyasa̭khī-nde॒vī॒-nna॒mā॒myacyṷtava॒llabhām ||
o-ndha॒nu॒rdha॒rāyai̭ vi॒dmahḙ sarvasi॒ddhyai ca̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ dharā praco॒dayā᳚t |
śṛ॒ṇvanti̭ śro॒ṇāmamṛta̭sya go॒pā-mpuṇyā̭masyā॒ upa̭śṛṇomi॒ vāca᳚m |
ma॒hīnde॒vīṃ-vi~ṣṇṷpatnī majū॒ryā-mpratī॒cī̭menāgṃ ha॒viṣā̭ yajāmaḥ ||
tre॒dhā viṣṇṷ-rurugā॒yo vica̭krame ma॒hī-ndiva̭-mpṛthi॒vī-ma॒ntari̭kṣam |
tacchro॒ṇaitriśava̭ i॒cchamā̭nā puṇya॒gg॒ ślokaṃ॒-ya~ja̭mānāya kṛṇva॒tī ||
syo॒nāpṛ̭thivi॒bhavā̭nṛkṣa॒rāni॒veśa̭nī yacchā̭na॒śśarma̭ sa॒prathāḥ᳚ ||
adi̭tirde॒vā ga̭ndha॒rvā ma̭nu॒ṣyāḥ᳚ pi॒taro sṷrāsteṣāgṃ sa॒rva bhū॒tā॒nā᳚-mmā॒tā me॒dinī̭ mahatā ma॒hī |
sāvi॒trī gā̭ya॒trī jaga̭tyu॒rvī pṛ॒thvī ba̭hulā॒ viśvā̭ bhū॒tāka॒tamākāyāsā sa॒tyetya॒mṛtḙti vasi॒ṣṭhaḥ ||
ikṣuśāliyavasasyaphalāḍhye pārijāta taruśobhitamūle |
svarṇa ratna maṇi maṇṭapa madhye cintaye-thsakala lokadharitrīm ||
śyāmāṃ-vi~citrā-nnavaratna bhūṣitā-ñcaturbhujā-ntuṅgapayodharānvitām |
indīvarākṣī-nnavaśāli mañjarīṃ śuka-ndadhānāṃ śaraṇa-mbhajāmahe ||
saktṷmiva॒ tita̭unā punanto॒ yatra॒ dhīrā॒ mana̭sā॒ vāca॒ makra̭ta |
atrā॒ sakhā᳚ssa॒khyāni̭ jānate bha॒draiṣāṃ᳚-la~॒kṣmīrni̭hi॒tādhi̭vā॒ci ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
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.
Available scripts
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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