Mantra Pushpam
Mantra Pushpam
Mantra Pushpam
mantra puShpam
bha_dra-~NkarNe'bhi-shshRRiNu_yAma' devAH |
bha_dra-mpa'shyemA_kShabhi_ryaja'trAH |
sthi_raira~Ngai᳚stuShTu_vAgMsa'sta_nUbhiH' |
vyashe'ma de_vahi'taM_-ya.NdAyuH' ||
sva_sti na_ indro' vRRi_ddhashra'vAH |
sva'sti naH' pU_ShA vi_shvave'dAH |
sva__stina_stArkShyo_ ari'ShTanemiH |
sva_sti no_ bRRiha_spati'rdadhAtu ||
OM shAnti_-shshAnti_-shshAntiH' ||
yo'-.apA-mpuShpaM_-ve.Nda' |
puShpa'vA-npra_jAvA᳚-npashu_mA-nbha'vati |
cha_ndramA_ vA a_pA-mpuShpam᳚ |
puShpa'vA-npra_jAvA᳚-npashu_mA-nbha'vati |
ya e_vaM-ve.Nda' |
yo'-.apAmA_yata'naM_-ve.Nda' |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati ||
a_gnirvA a_pAmA_yata'nam |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
yo᳚-.agnerA_yata'naM_-ve.Nda' |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
Apo_vA a_gnerA_yata'nam |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
ya e_vaM-ve.Nda' |
yo'-.apAmA_yata'naM_-ve.Nda' |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati ||
vA_yurvA a_pAmA_yata'nam |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
yo vA_yorA_yata'naM_-ve.Nda' |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
Apo_ vai vA_yorA_yata'nam |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
ya e_vaM-ve.Nda' |
yo'-.apAmA_yata'naM_-ve.Nda' |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati ||
a_sau vai tapa'nna_pAmA_yata'nam |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
yo'-.amuShya_tapa'ta A_yata'naM_-ve.Nda' |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
Apo_ vA a_muShya_tapa'ta A_yata'nam |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
ya e_vaM-ve.Nda' |
yo'-.apAmA_yata'naM_-ve.Nda' |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati ||
cha_ndramA_ vA a_pAmA_yata'nam |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
yashcha_ndrama'sa A_yata'naM_-ve.Nda' |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
Apo_ vai cha_ndrama'sa A_yata'nam |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
ya e_vaM-ve.Nda' |
yo'-.apAmA_yata'naM_-ve.Nda' |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati ||
nakShatra'trANi_ vA a_pAmA_yata'nam |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
yo nakShatra'trANAmA_yata'naM_-ve.Nda' |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
Apo_ vai nakSha'trANAmA_yata'nam |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
ya e_vaM-ve.Nda' |
yo'-.apAmA_yata'naM_-ve.Nda' |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati ||
pa_rjanyo_ vA a_pAmA_yata'nam |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
yaH pa_rjanya'syA_yata'naM_-ve.Nda' |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
Apo_ vai pa_rjanya'syA_yata'nam |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
ya e_vaM-ve.Nda' |
yo'-.apAmA_yata'naM_-ve.Nda' |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati ||
saM_va.N_tsa_ro vA a_pAmA_yata'na_m |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
ya-ssaM'va.Ntsa_rasyA_yata'naM_-ve.Nda' |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
Apo_ vai saM'va.Ntsa_rasyA_yata'nam |
A_yata'navA-nbhavati |
ya evaM-ve.Nda' |
yo᳚-.aphsu nAva_-mprati'ShThitAM_-ve.Nda' |
pratye_va ti'ShThati ||
OM rA_jA_dhi_rA_jAya' prasahya sA_hine᳚ |
namo' va_yaM-vai.N᳚shrava_NAya' kurmahe |
sa me_ kAmA_n kAma_ kAmA'ya_ mahyam᳚ |
kA_me_shva_ro vai᳚shrava_No da'dAtu |
ku_be_rAya' vaishrava_NAya' |
ma_hA_rAjAya_ namaH' ||
o᳚-ntadbra_hma |
o᳚-ntadvA_yuH |
o᳚-ntadA_tmA |
o᳚-ntathsa_tyam |
o᳚-ntatsarvam᳚ |
o᳚-ntatpuro_rnamaH ||
antashcharati' bhUte_Shu guhAyAM-vi.N'shvamU_rtiShu |
tvaM-ya.Nj~nastvaM-va.NShaTkArastva-mindrastvagM
rudrastvaM-vi.NShNustva-mbrahmatva'-mprajA_patiH |
tva-nta'dApa_ Apo_ jyotI_raso_-.amRRita-mbrahma_ bhUrbhuva_ssuva_rom |
IshAnassarva' vidyA_nAmIshvarassarva'bhUtA_nAM
brahmAdhi'pati_-rbrahma_No-.adhi'pati_-rbrahmA' shi_vo me' astu sadAshi_vom |
tadviShNoH᳚ para_ma-mpa_dagM sadA' pashyanti sU_rayaH' |
di_vIva_ chakShu_rAta'tam |
tadviprA'so vipa_nyavo' jAgRRi_vAgM sassami'ndhate |
viShno_ryatpa'ra_ma-mpa_dam |
RRitagM sa_tya-mpa'ra-mbra_hma_ pu_ruSha'-NkRRiShNa_piNga'lam |
U_rdhvare'taM-vi.N'rUpA_kShaM_-vi.N_shvarU'pAya_ vai namo_ namaH' ||
o-nnA_rA_ya_NAya' vi_dmahe' vAsude_vAya' dhImahi |
tanno' viShNuH pracho_dayA᳚t ||
OM shAnti_-shshAnti_-shshAntiH' |
About This Stotram
Overview
Mantra Pushpam is a Sanskrit Vedic text used as a concluding offering in major Vedic ceremonies, rituals, and pujas. Its verses are drawn primarily from the Taittiriya Aranyaka (10.1.1–14) of the Krishna Yajurveda, and they invoke blessings for auspiciousness, health, and prosperity through the recitation of sacred mantras as a symbolic floral offering (pushpam). The text belongs to the Krishna Yajurveda tradition and is part of the ritual literature of the Vedic canon.
What are the benefits of chanting Mantra Pushpam?
- Completes and consecrates Vedic rituals as a closing offering
- Purification of the mind and the ritual environment
- Invocation of auspiciousness and well-being
- Attainment of spiritual merit through Vedic recitation
When is the best time to recite this?
Mantra Pushpam is primarily recited at the conclusion of Vedic rituals, yajnas, homas, and pujas, where it functions as a standard closing element. It may also be recited during morning or evening prayers for general well-being and auspiciousness.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Mantra Pushpam is sourced from the Taittiriya Aranyaka, the forest treatises appended to the Taittiriya Samhita of the Krishna Yajurveda, placing it firmly within the Vedic corpus. Aranyakas bridge the mantra collections (Samhitas) and philosophical Upanishads, and their contents were composed and transmitted orally during the later Vedic period. Authorship is attributed to the ancient Rishis in the tradition of revealed scripture (Shruti). The practice of reciting Mantra Pushpam as a ritual conclusion has been continuous for millennia across multiple Vedic schools.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Purusha Suktam — a Rigvedic hymn used in major Vedic rituals alongside Mantra Pushpam as a primary offering
- Narayana Suktam — another Taittiriya Aranyaka text from the same Krishna Yajurveda tradition, often recited in the same ritual context