Hiranya Garbha Suktam
ಹಿರಣ್ಯ ಗರ್ಭ ಸೂಕ್ತಮ್
Hiranya Garbha Suktam
ಹಿರಣ್ಯ ಗರ್ಭ ಸೂಕ್ತಮ್
(ಋ.10.121)
ಹಿ॒ರ॒ಣ್ಯ॒ಗ॒ರ್ಭ-ಸ್ಸಮ॑ವರ್ತ॒ತಾಗ್ರೇ॑ ಭೂ॒ತಸ್ಯ॑ ಜಾ॒ತಃ ಪತಿ॒ರೇಕ॑ ಆಸೀತ್ ।
ಸ ದಾ॑ಧಾರ ಪೃಥಿ॒ವೀ-ನ್ದ್ಯಾಮು॒ತೇಮಾ-ಙ್ಕಸ್ಮೈ॑ ದೇ॒ವಾಯ॑ ಹ॒ವಿಷಾ॑ ವಿಧೇಮ ॥ 1
ಯ ಆ॑ತ್ಮ॒ದಾ ಬ॑ಲ॒ದಾ ಯಸ್ಯ॒ ವಿಶ್ವ॑ ಉ॒ಪಾಸ॑ತೇ ಪ್ರ॒ಶಿಷಂ॒-ಯಁಸ್ಯ॑ ದೇ॒ವಾಃ ।
ಯಸ್ಯ॑ ಛಾ॒ಯಾಮೃತಂ॒-ಯಁಸ್ಯ॑ ಮೃ॒ತ್ಯುಃ ಕಸ್ಮೈ॑ ದೇ॒ವಾಯ॑ ಹ॒ವಿಷಾ॑ ವಿಧೇಮ ॥ 2
ಯಃ ಪ್ರಾ॑ಣ॒ತೋ ನಿ॑ಮಿಷ॒ತೋ ಮ॑ಹಿ॒ತ್ವೈಕ॒ ಇದ್ರಾಜಾ॒ ಜಗ॑ತೋ ಬ॒ಭೂವ॑ ।
ಯ ಈಶೇ॑ ಅ॒ಸ್ಯ ದ್ವಿ॒ಪದ॒ಶ್ಚತು॑ಷ್ಪದಃ॒ ಕಸ್ಮೈ॑ ದೇ॒ವಾಯ॑ ಹ॒ವಿಷಾ॑ ವಿಧೇಮ ॥ 3
ಯಸ್ಯೇ॒ಮೇ ಹಿ॒ಮವ॑ನ್ತೋ ಮಹಿ॒ತ್ವಾ ಯಸ್ಯ॑ ಸಮು॒ದ್ರಂ ರ॒ಸಯಾ॑ ಸ॒ಹಾಹುಃ ।
ಯಸ್ಯೇ॒ಮಾಃ ಪ್ರ॒ದಿಶೋ॒ ಯಸ್ಯ॑ ಬಾ॒ಹೂ ಕಸ್ಮೈ॑ ದೇ॒ವಾಯ॑ ಹ॒ವಿಷಾ॑ ವಿಧೇಮ ॥ 4
ಯೇನ॒ ದ್ಯೌರು॒ಗ್ರಾ ಪೃ॑ಥಿ॒ವೀ ಚ॑ ದೃ॒ಲ್ಹಾ ಯೇನ॒ ಸ್ವಃ॑ ಸ್ತಭಿ॒ತಂ-ಯೇಁನ॒ ನಾಕಃ॑ ।
ಯೋ ಅ॒ನ್ತರಿ॑ಕ್ಷೇ॒ ರಜ॑ಸೋ ವಿ॒ಮಾನಃ॒ ಕಸ್ಮೈ॑ ದೇ॒ವಾಯ॑ ಹ॒ವಿಷಾ॑ ವಿಧೇಮ ॥ 5
ಯ-ಙ್ಕ್ರನ್ದ॑ಸೀ॒ ಅವ॑ಸಾ ತಸ್ತಭಾ॒ನೇ ಅ॒ಭ್ಯೈಕ್ಷೇ॑ತಾ॒-ಮ್ಮನ॑ಸಾ॒ ರೇಜ॑ಮಾನೇ ।
ಯತ್ರಾಧಿ॒ ಸೂರ॒ ಉದಿ॑ತೋ ವಿ॒ಭಾತಿ॒ ಕಸ್ಮೈ॑ ದೇ॒ವಾಯ॑ ಹ॒ವಿಷಾ॑ ವಿಧೇಮ ॥ 6
ಆಪೋ॑ ಹ॒ ಯದ್ಬೃ॑ಹ॒ತೀರ್ವಿಶ್ವ॒ಮಾಯ॒-ನ್ಗರ್ಭ॒-ನ್ದಧಾ॑ನಾ ಜ॒ನಯ॑ನ್ತೀರ॒ಗ್ನಿಮ್ ।
ತತೋ॑ ದೇ॒ವಾನಾಂ॒ ಸಮ॑ವರ್ತ॒ತಾಸು॒ರೇಕಃ॒ ಕಸ್ಮೈ॑ ದೇ॒ವಾಯ॑ ಹ॒ವಿಷಾ॑ ವಿಧೇಮ ॥ 7
ಯಶ್ಚಿ॒ದಾಪೋ॑ ಮಹಿ॒ನಾ ಪ॒ರ್ಯಪ॑ಶ್ಯ॒ದ್ದಕ್ಷ॒-ನ್ದಧಾ॑ನಾ ಜ॒ನಯ॑ನ್ತೀರ್ಯ॒ಜ್ಞಮ್ ।
ಯೋ ದೇ॒ವೇಷ್ವಿಧಿ॑ ದೇ॒ವ ಏಕ॒ ಆಸೀ॒ತ್ಕಸ್ಮೈ॑ ದೇ॒ವಾಯ॑ ಹ॒ವಿಷಾ॑ ವಿಧೇಮ ॥ 8
ಮಾ ನೋ॑ ಹಿಂಸೀಜ್ಜನಿ॒ತಾ ಯಃ ಪೃ॑ಥಿ॒ವ್ಯಾ ಯೋ ವಾ॒ ದಿವಂ॑ ಸ॒ತ್ಯಧ॑ರ್ಮಾ ಜ॒ಜಾನ॑ ।
ಯಶ್ಚಾ॒ಪಶ್ಚ॒ನ್ದ್ರಾ ಬೃ॑ಹ॒ತೀರ್ಜ॒ಜಾನ॒ ಕಸ್ಮೈ॑ ದೇ॒ವಾಯ॑ ಹ॒ವಿಷಾ॑ ವಿಧೇಮ ॥ 9
ಪ್ರಜಾ॑ಪತೇ॒ ನ ತ್ವದೇ॒ತಾನ್ಯ॒ನ್ಯೋ ವಿಶ್ವಾ॑ ಜಾ॒ತಾನಿ॒ ಪರಿ॒ ತಾ ಬ॑ಭೂವ ।
ಯತ್ಕಾ॑ಮಾಸ್ತೇ ಜುಹು॒ಮಸ್ತನ್ನೋ॑ ಅಸ್ತು ವ॒ಯಂ ಸ್ಯಾ॑ಮ॒ ಪತ॑ಯೋ ರಯೀ॒ಣಾಮ್ ॥ 10
About This Stotram
Overview
The Hiranya Garbha Suktam is a Sanskrit hymn from the Rigveda (Mandala 10, Sukta 121) that contemplates the primordial creative principle described as Hiranyagarbha — the "golden embryo" or "golden womb" from which the universe emerges. Each verse ends with the refrain "kasmai devaya havisha vidhema" ("to which god shall we offer oblation?"), reflecting on the nature of the ultimate source of creation. The text belongs to the Vedic corpus and is among the oldest surviving Sanskrit philosophical hymns.
What are the benefits of chanting Hiranya Garbha Suktam?
- Recitation is associated with prosperity, auspicious beginnings, and removal of obstacles
- Said to invoke the creative energies of the cosmos for new undertakings
- Chanting is linked to spiritual understanding of cosmological principles
- Used in Vedic rituals connected with creation, fertility, and new beginnings
When is the best time to recite this?
Sunrise is the traditional time for recitation. The suktam is recited on auspicious occasions marking new beginnings — including Diwali, the start of the Hindu new year, and before major undertakings. It is also used in specific Vedic ritual contexts (yajnas) focused on prosperity and creation.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Rigveda is among the oldest preserved texts of the Indo-Aryan tradition, with its hymns generally dated to c. 1500–1200 BCE. The Hiranya Garbha Suktam, as Rigveda 10.121, belongs to the tenth Mandala, which is considered somewhat later in composition than the earlier Mandalas. The hymn has been the subject of extensive commentary in the Vedic interpretive tradition, including discussions in the Upanishads, Brahmana texts, and later philosophical literature. The deity Hiranyagarbha is sometimes identified with Brahma the creator, and the suktam has remained part of the Vedic ritual repertoire across schools of Vedic recitation.
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Related Texts
- Purusha Suktam — another Rigvedic hymn (10.90) on the cosmic person as the source of creation
- Narayana Suktam — a Vedic hymn identifying Narayana as the ultimate principle underlying the universe