Hiranya Garbha Suktam
Hiranya Garbha Suktam
Hiranya Garbha Suktam
hiraNya garbha sUktam
(RRi.10.121)
hi_ra_Nya_ga_rbha-ssama'varta_tAgre' bhU_tasya' jA_taH pati_reka' AsIt |
sa dA'dhAra pRRithi_vI-ndyAmu_temA-~Nkasmai' de_vAya' ha_viShA' vidhema || 1
ya A'tma_dA ba'la_dA yasya_ vishva' u_pAsa'te pra_shiShaM_-ya.Nsya' de_vAH |
yasya' ChA_yAmRRitaM_-ya.Nsya' mRRi_tyuH kasmai' de_vAya' ha_viShA' vidhema || 2
yaH prA'Na_to ni'miSha_to ma'hi_tvaika_ idrAjA_ jaga'to ba_bhUva' |
ya Ishe' a_sya dvi_pada_shchatu'ShpadaH_ kasmai' de_vAya' ha_viShA' vidhema || 3
yasye_me hi_mava'nto mahi_tvA yasya' samu_draM ra_sayA' sa_hAhuH |
yasye_mAH pra_disho_ yasya' bA_hU kasmai' de_vAya' ha_viShA' vidhema || 4
yena_ dyauru_grA pRRi'thi_vI cha' dRRi_lhA yena_ svaH' stabhi_taM-ye.Nna_ nAkaH' |
yo a_ntari'kShe_ raja'so vi_mAnaH_ kasmai' de_vAya' ha_viShA' vidhema || 5
ya-~Nkranda'sI_ ava'sA tastabhA_ne a_bhyaikShe'tA_-mmana'sA_ reja'mAne |
yatrAdhi_ sUra_ udi'to vi_bhAti_ kasmai' de_vAya' ha_viShA' vidhema || 6
Apo' ha_ yadbRRi'ha_tIrvishva_mAya_-ngarbha_-ndadhA'nA ja_naya'ntIra_gnim |
tato' de_vAnAM_ sama'varta_tAsu_rekaH_ kasmai' de_vAya' ha_viShA' vidhema || 7
yashchi_dApo' mahi_nA pa_ryapa'shya_ddakSha_-ndadhA'nA ja_naya'ntIrya_j~nam |
yo de_veShvidhi' de_va eka_ AsI_tkasmai' de_vAya' ha_viShA' vidhema || 8
mA no' hiMsIjjani_tA yaH pRRi'thi_vyA yo vA_ divaM' sa_tyadha'rmA ja_jAna' |
yashchA_pashcha_ndrA bRRi'ha_tIrja_jAna_ kasmai' de_vAya' ha_viShA' vidhema || 9
prajA'pate_ na tvade_tAnya_nyo vishvA' jA_tAni_ pari_ tA ba'bhUva |
yatkA'mAste juhu_mastanno' astu va_yaM syA'ma_ pata'yo rayI_NAm || 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