Go Suktam
Go Suktam
ଗୋ ସୂକ୍ତମ୍
(ଋ.6.28.1)
ଆ ଗାଵୋ॑ ଅଗ୍ମନ୍ନୁ॒ତ ଭ॒ଦ୍ରମ॑କ୍ର॒ନ୍ତ୍ସୀଦ॑ନ୍ତୁ ଗୋ॒ଷ୍ଠେ ର॒ଣଯ॑ନ୍ତ୍ଵ॒ସ୍ମେ ।
ପ୍ର॒ଜାଵ॑ତୀଃ ପୁରୁ॒ରୁପା॑ ଇ॒ହ ସ୍ଯୁ॒ରିନ୍ଦ୍ରା॑ଯ ପୂ॒ର୍ଵୀରୁ॒ଷସୋ॒ ଦୁହା॑ନାଃ ॥ 1
ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରୋ॒ ଯଜ୍ଵ॑ନେ ପୃଣ॒ତେ ଚ॑ ଶିକ୍ଷ॒ତ୍ଯୁପେଦ୍ଦ॑ଦାତି॒ ନ ସ୍ଵ-ମ୍ମା॑ଷୁଯତି ।
ଭୂଯୋ॑ଭୂଯୋ ର॒ଯିମିଦ॑ସ୍ଯ ଵ॒ର୍ଧଯ॒ନ୍ନଭି॑ନ୍ନେ ଖି॒ଲ୍ଯେ ନି ଦ॑ଧାତି ଦେଵ॒ଯୁମ୍ ॥ 2
ନ ତା ନ॑ଶନ୍ତି॒ ନ ଦ॑ଭାତି॒ ତସ୍କ॑ରୋ॒ ନାସା॑ମାମି॒ତ୍ରୋ ଵ୍ଯଥି॒ରା ଦ॑ଧର୍ଷତି ।
ଦେ॒ଵାଂଶ୍ଚ॒ ଯାଭି॒ର୍ଯଜ॑ତେ॒ ଦଦା॑ତି ଚ॒ ଜ୍ଯୋଗିତ୍ତାଭିଃ॑ ସଚତେ॒ ଗୋପ॑ତି-ସ୍ସ॒ହ ॥ 3
ନ ତା ଅର୍ଵା॑ ରେ॒ଣୁକ॑କାଟୋ ଅଶ୍ନୁତେ॒ ନ ସଂ॑ସ୍କୃତ॒ତ୍ରମୁପ॑ ଯନ୍ତି॒ ତା ଅ॒ଭି ।
ଉ॒ରୁ॒ଗା॒ଯମଭ॑ଯ॒-ନ୍ତସ୍ଯ॒ ତା ଅନୁ॒ ଗାଵୋ॒ ମର୍ତ॑ସ୍ଯ॒ ଵି ଚ॑ରନ୍ତି॒ ଯଜ୍ଵ॑ନଃ ॥ 4
ଗାଵୋ॒ ଭଗୋ॒ ଗାଵ॒ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରୋ॑ ମ ଅଚ୍ଛା॒-ନ୍ଗାଵ॒-ସ୍ସୋମ॑ସ୍ଯ ପ୍ରଥ॒ମସ୍ଯ॑ ଭ॒କ୍ଷଃ ।
ଇ॒ମା ଯା ଗାଵ॒-ସ୍ସ ଜ॑ନାସ॒ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର॑ ଇ॒ଚ୍ଛାମୀଦ୍ଧୃ॒ଦା ମନ॑ସା ଚି॒ଦିନ୍ଦ୍ର॑ମ୍ ॥ 5
ଯୂ॒ଯ-ଙ୍ଗା॑ଵୋ ମେଦଯଥା କୃ॒ଶ-ଞ୍ଚି॑ଦଶ୍ରୀ॒ର-ଞ୍ଚି॑ତ୍କୃଣୁଥା ସୁ॒ପ୍ରତୀ॑କମ୍ ।
ଭ॒ଦ୍ର-ଙ୍ଗୃ॒ହ-ଙ୍କୃ॑ଣୁଥ ଭଦ୍ରଵାଚୋ ବୃ॒ହଦ୍ଵୋ॒ ଵଯ॑ ଉଚ୍ଯତେ ସ॒ଭାସୁ॑ ॥ 6
ପ୍ର॒ଜାଵ॑ତୀ-ସ୍ସୂ॒ଯଵ॑ସଂ ରି॒ଶନ୍ତୀଃ॑ ଶୁ॒ଦ୍ଧା ଅ॒ପ-ସ୍ସୁ॑ପ୍ରପା॒ଣେ ପିବ॑ନ୍ତୀଃ ।
ମା ଵଃ॑ ସ୍ତେ॒ନ ଈ॑ଶତ॒ ମାଘଶଂ॑ସଃ॒ ପରି॑ ଵୋ ହେ॒ତି ରୁ॒ଦ୍ରସ୍ଯ॑ ଵୃଜ୍ଯାଃ ॥ 7
ଉପେ॒ଦମୁ॑ପ॒ପର୍ଚ॑ନମା॒ସୁ ଗୋଷୂପ॑ ପୃଚ୍ଯତାମ୍ ।
ଉପ॑ ଋଷ॒ଭସ୍ଯ॒ ରେତ॒ସ୍ଯୁପେ॑ନ୍ଦ୍ର॒ ତଵ॑ ଵୀ॒ର୍ଯେ॑ ॥ 8
ଓଁ ଶାନ୍ତି॒-ଶ୍ଶାନ୍ତି॒-ଶ୍ଶାନ୍ତିଃ॑ ॥
About This Stotram
Overview
The Go Suktam is a Vedic hymn from the Rigveda (Mandala 6, Sukta 28) dedicated to the cow (go) and its divine significance in Vedic culture. The hymn invokes Indra, the king of the gods, in connection with the cow's nourishing and auspicious qualities, seeking material and spiritual well-being. It belongs to the Rigvedic tradition and is among the oldest surviving texts on bovine veneration in Indian religious literature.
What are the benefits of chanting Go Suktam?
- Prosperity and abundance in agricultural and pastoral life
- Protection for cattle and household well-being
- Fulfillment of desires through divine favor
- Blessings for progeny and community prosperity
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening recitation is traditional. Gopashtami, a festival specifically dedicated to the worship of cows, is a primary occasion. It is also recited during times of seeking general prosperity and welfare.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Rigveda is one of the oldest extant religious texts in any Indo-European language, with composition generally dated between 1500 and 1200 BCE. The cow held a central position in Vedic society as a source of nourishment, wealth, and ritual material, and this is reflected in multiple hymns across the Rigveda. The specific Sukta (6.28) is attributed to the seer associated with the sixth Mandala. Individual Suktas are traditionally attributed to the rishis who received them, though precise historical attribution is not possible. The Go Suktam would have been recited in Vedic rituals and daily pastoral life.
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Related Texts
- Ganapati Prarthana Ghanapatham — another Rigvedic hymn used in traditional Vedic chanting practice
- Gayatri Mantram Ghanapatham — a related Vedic mantra text from the same scriptural corpus