Nakshatra Suktam (Nakshatreshti)
Nakshatra Suktam (Nakshatreshti)
nakSatra sUktam (nakSatreSTi)
taittirIya brAhmaNa - aSTakaM 3, praznaH 1,
taittirIya saMhitA - kANDa 3, prapAThakaH 5, anuvAkaM 1
nakSatraM - kRttikA, devatA - agniH
OM a॒gnirnaH॑ pAtu॒ kRtti॑kAH | nakSa॑tra-nde॒vami॑ndri॒yam |
i॒damA॑sAM-vi~cakSa॒Nam | ha॒virA॒sa-Jju॑hotana |
yasya॒ bhAnti॑ ra॒zmayo॒ yasya॑ ke॒tavaH॑ | yasye॒mA vizvA॒ bhuva॑nAni॒ sarvA᳚ |
sa kRtti॑kAbhi-ra॒bhisaM॒va~sA॑naH | a॒gnirno॑ de॒vassu॑vi॒te da॑dhAtu || 1
nakSatraM - rohiNI, devatA - prajApatiH
pra॒jApa॑te rohi॒NIve॑tu॒ patnI᳚ | vi॒zvarU॑pA bRha॒tI ci॒trabhA॑nuH |
sA no॑ ya॒jJasya॑ suvi॒te da॑dhAtu | yathA॒ jIve॑ma za॒rada॒ssavI॑rAH |
ro॒hi॒NI de॒vyuda॑gAtpu॒rastA᳚t | vizvA॑ rU॒pANi॑ prati॒moda॑mAnA |
pra॒jApa॑tigM ha॒viSA॑ va॒rdhaya॑ntI | pri॒yA de॒vAnA॒-mupa॑yAtu ya॒jJam || 2
nakSatraM - mRgazIrSaH, devatA - somaH
somo॒ rAjA॑ mRgazI॒r॒SeNa॒ Agann॑ | zi॒va-nnakSa॑tra-mpri॒yama॑sya॒ dhAma॑ |
A॒pyAya॑mAno bahu॒dhA jane॑Su | retaH॑ pra॒jAM-ya~ja॑mAne dadhAtu |
yatte॒ nakSa॑tra-mmRgazI॒r॒Samasti॑ | pri॒yagM rA॑ja-npri॒yata॑ma-mpri॒yANA᳚m |
tasmai॑ te soma ha॒viSA॑ vidhema | zanna॑ edhi dvi॒pade॒ zaJcatu॑Spade || 3
nakSatraM - ArdrA, devatA - rudraH
A॒rdrayA॑ ru॒draH pratha॑mA na eti | zreSTho॑ de॒vAnA॒-mpati॑raghni॒yAnA᳚m |
nakSa॑tramasya ha॒viSA॑ vidhema | mA naH॑ pra॒jAgM rI॑riSa॒nmota vI॒rAn |
he॒tI ru॒drasya॒ pari॑No vRNaktu | A॒rdrA nakSa॑tra-JjuSatAgM ha॒virnaH॑ |
pra॒mu॒JcamA॑nau duri॒tAni॒ vizvA᳚ | apA॒ghazagM॑ sannu-datA॒marA॑tim || 4
nakSatraM - punarvasu, devatA - aditiH
puna॑rno de॒vyadi॑ti-spRNotu | puna॑rvasU naH॒ puna॒retAM᳚-ya~॒jJam |
puna॑rno de॒vA a॒bhiya॑ntu॒ sarve᳚ | punaH॑ punarvo ha॒viSA॑ yajAmaH |
e॒vA na de॒vya-di॑tirana॒rvA | vizva॑sya bha॒rtrI jaga॑taH prati॒SThA |
puna॑rvasU ha॒viSA॑ va॒rdhaya॑ntI | pri॒ya-nde॒vAnA॒-mapye॑tu॒ pAthaH॑ || 5
nakSatraM - puSyaH, devatA - bRhaspatiH
bRha॒spatiH॑ pratha॒maJjAya॑mAnaH | ti॒Sya॑-nnakSa॑trama॒bhi samba॑bhUva |
zreSTho॑ de॒vAnA॒-mpRta॑nAsu ji॒SNuH | di॒zo-'nu॒ sarvA॒ abha॑yanno astu |
ti॒SyaH॑ pu॒rastA॑du॒ta ma॑dhya॒to naH॑ | bRha॒spati॑rnaH॒ pari॑pAtu pa॒zcAt |
bAdhe॑ tA॒ndveSo॒ abha॑ya-GkRNutAm | su॒vIrya॑sya॒ pata॑yasyAma || 6
nakSatraM -AzreSam, devatA - sarpAH
i॒dagM sa॒rpebhyo॑ ha॒vira॑stu॒ juSTa᳚m | A॒zre॒SA yeSA॑manu॒yanti॒ cetaH॑ |
ye a॒ntari॑kSa-mpRthi॒vIM-kSi॒yanti॑ | tena॑ ssa॒rpAso॒ hava॒mAga॑miSThAH |
ye ro॑ca॒ne sUrya॒syApi॑ sa॒rpAH | ye diva॑-nde॒vI-manu॑sa॒Jcara॑nti |
yeSA॑mAzre॒SA a॑nu॒yanti॒ kAma᳚m | tebhya॑-ssa॒rpebhyo॒ madhu॑-majjuhomi || 7
nakSatraM - maghA, devatA - pitaraH
upa॑hUtAH pi॒taro॒ ye ma॒ghAsu॑ | mano॑javasa-ssu॒kRta॑-ssukR॒tyAH |
te no॒ nakSa॑tre॒ hava॒mAga॑miSThAH | sva॒dhAbhi॑rya॒jJa-mpraya॑ta-JjuSantAm |
ye a॑gnida॒gdhA ye-'na॑gni-dagdhAH | ye॑-'mullo॒ka-mpi॒taraH॑, kSi॒yanti॑ |
yAgzca॑ vi॒dmayAgM u॑ ca॒ na pra॑vi॒dma | ma॒ghAsu॑ ya॒jJagM sukR॑ta-JjuSantAm || 8
nakSatraM - pUrvaphalgunI, devatA - aryamA
gavA॒-mpatiH॒ phalgu॑nI-nAmasi॒ tvam | tada॑ryamanvaruNa mitra॒ cAru॑ |
ta-ntvA॑ va॒yagM sa॑ni॒tAragM॑ sanI॒nAm | jI॒vA jIva॑nta॒mupa॒ saMvi~॑zema |
yene॒mA vizvA॒ bhuva॑nAni॒ saJji॑tA | yasya॑ de॒vA a॑nusaM॒ya~nti॒ cetaH॑ |
a॒rya॒mA rAjA॒-'jara॒stu vi॑SmAn | phalgu॑nInA-mRSa॒bho ro॑ravIti || 9
nakSatraM - uttara phalgunI, devatA - bhagaH
zreSTho॑ de॒vAnA᳚-mbhagavo bhagAsi | tattvA॑ viduH॒ phalgu॑nI॒-stasya॑ vittAt |
a॒smabhyaM॑-kSa॒trama॒jaragM॑ su॒vIrya᳚m | goma॒dazva॑-va॒dupa॒sannu॑-de॒ha |
bhago॑ha dA॒tA bhaga॒ itpra॑dA॒tA | bhago॑ de॒vIH phalgu॑nI॒-rAvi॑veza |
bhaga॒syetta-mpra॑sa॒va-Gga॑mema | yatra॑ de॒vai-ssa॑dha॒mAda॑-mmadema || 10
nakSatraM - hastaH, devatA - savitA
AyA॑tu de॒va-ssa॑vi॒to pa॑yAtu | hi॒ra॒Nyaye॑na su॒vRtA॒ rathe॑na |
vaha॒na॒, hastagM॑ su॒bhagaM॑-vi~dma॒nApa॑sam | pra॒yaccha॑nta॒-mpapu॑ri॒-mpuNya॒maccha॑ |
hastaH॒ praya॑ccha tva॒mRtaM॒-va~sI॑yaH | dakSi॑Nena॒ prati॑gRbhNIma enat |
dA॒tAra॑-ma॒dya sa॑vi॒tA vi॑deya | yo no॒ hastA॑ya prasu॒vAti॑ ya॒jJam || 11
nakSatraM - citrA, devatA - tvaSTA
tvaSTA॒ nakSa॑tra-ma॒bhye॑ti ci॒trAm | su॒bhagM sa॑saMyu~va॒tigM roca॑mAnAm |
ni॒ve॒zaya॑-nna॒mRtA॒-nmartyAg॑zca | rU॒pANi॑ pi॒gM॒za-nbhuva॑nAni॒ vizvA᳚ |
tanna॒stvaSTA॒ tadu॑ ci॒trA vica॑STAm | tannakSa॑tra-mbhUri॒dA a॑stu॒ mahya᳚m |
tannaH॑ pra॒jAM-vI~॒rava॑tIgM sanotu | gobhi॑rno॒ azvai॒-ssama॑naktu ya॒jJam || 12
nakSatraM - svAtI, devatA - vAyuH
vA॒yu-rnakSa॑tra-ma॒bhye॑ti॒ niSTyA᳚m | ti॒gmazR॑Ggo vRSa॒bho roru॑vANaH |
sa॒mI॒raya॒-nbhuva॑nA mAta॒rizvA᳚ | apa॒ dveSAgM॑si nudatA॒marA॑tIH |
tanno॑ vA॒yastadu॒ niSTyA॑ zRNotu | tannakSa॑tra-mbhUri॒dA a॑stu॒ mahya᳚m |
tanno॑ de॒vAso॒ anu॑ jAnantu॒ kAma᳚m | yathA॒ tare॑ma duri॒tAni॒ vizvA᳚ || 13
nakSatraM - vizAkhA, devatA - indrAgnI
dU॒rama॒smacchatra॑vo yantu bhI॒tAH | tadi॑ndrA॒gnI kR॑NutA॒-ntadvizA॑khe |
tanno॑ de॒vA anu॑madantu ya॒jJam | pa॒zcA-tpu॒rastA॒-dabha॑yanno astu |
nakSa॑trANA॒-madhi॑patnI॒ vizA॑khe | zreSThA॑-vindrA॒gnI bhuva॑nasya go॒pau |
viSU॑ca॒-zzatrU॑napa॒bAdha॑mAnau | apa॒kSudha॑-nnudatA॒marA॑tim || 14
paurNamAsi
pU॒rNA pa॒zcAdu॒ta pU॒rNA pu॒rastA᳚t | unma॑dhya॒taH pau᳚rNamA॒sI ji॑gAya |
tasyA᳚-nde॒vA adhi॑ saM॒-va~sa॑ntaH | u॒tta॒me nAka॑ i॒ha mA॑dayantAm |
pR॒thvI su॒varcA॑ yuva॒ti-ssa॒joSAH᳚ | pau॒rNa॒mA॒syuda॑gA॒-cchobha॑mAnA |
A॒pyA॒yaya॑ntI duri॒tAni॒ vizvA᳚ | u॒ru-nduhAM॒-ya~ja॑mAnAya ya॒jJam || 15
nakSatraM - anUrAdhA, devatA - mitraH
R॒ddhyAsma॑ ha॒vyai-rnama॑sopa॒-sadya॑ | mi॒tra-nde॒va-mmi॑tra॒dheya॑nno astu |
a॒nU॒rA॒dhAn, ha॒viSA॑ va॒rdhaya॑ntaH | za॒ta-JjI॑vema za॒rada॒-ssavI॑rAH |
ci॒traM-nakSa॑tra॒-muda॑gA-tpu॒rastA᳚t | a॒nU॒rA॒dhA sa॒ iti॒ yadvada॑nti |
tanmi॒tra e॑ti pa॒thibhi॑-rdeva॒yAnaiH᳚ | hi॒ra॒Nyayai॒-rvita॑tai-ra॒ntari॑kSe || 16
nakSatraM - jyeSThA, devatA - indraH
indro᳚ jye॒SThA manu॒ nakSa॑trameti | yasmi॑n vR॒traM-vR~॑tra॒ tUrye॑ ta॒tAra॑ |
tasmi॑nva॒ya-ma॒mRta॒-nduhA॑nAH | kSudha॑ntarema॒ duri॑ti॒-nduri॑STim |
pu॒ra॒nda॒rAya॑ vRSa॒bhAya॑ dhR॒SNave᳚ | aSA॑DhAya॒ saha॑mAnAya mI॒DhuSe᳚ |
indrA॑ya jye॒SThA madhu॑ma॒dduhA॑nA | u॒ru-GkR॑Notu॒ yaja॑mAnAya lo॒kam || 17
nakSatraM - mUlam, devatA - prajApatiH
mUla॑-mpra॒jAM-vI॒rava॑tIM-videya | parA᳚cyetu॒ nir-R॑tiH parA॒cA |
gobhi॒-rnakSa॑tra-mpa॒zubhi॒-ssama॑ktam | aha॑-rbhUyA॒-dyaja॑mAnAya॒ mahya᳚m |
aha॑rno a॒dya su॑vi॒te da॑dhAtu | mUla॒-nnakSa॑tra॒miti॒ yadvada॑nti |
parA॑cIM-vA~॒cA nir-R॑ti-nnudAmi | zi॒va-mpra॒jAyai॑ zi॒vama॑stu॒ mahya᳚m || 18
nakSatraM - pUrvASADhA, devatA - ApaH
yA di॒vyA ApaH॒ paya॑sA sambabhU॒vuH | yA a॒ntari॑kSa u॒ta pArthi॑vI॒ryAH |
yAsA॑maSA॒DhA a॑nu॒yanti॒ kAma᳚m | tA na॒ Apa॒-zzagg syo॒nA bha॑vantu |
yAzca॒ kUpyA॒ yAzca॑ nA॒dyA᳚-ssamu॒driyAH᳚ | yAzca॑ vaiza॒ntIru॒ta prA॑sa॒cIryAH |
yAsA॑maSA॒DhA madhu॑ bha॒kSaya॑nti | tA na॒ Apa॒-zzagg syo॒nA bha॑vantu || 19
nakSatraM - uttarASADhA, devatA - vizvedevaH
tanno॒ vizve॒ upa॑ zRNvantu de॒vAH | tada॑SA॒DhA a॒bhisaMya~॑ntu ya॒jJam |
tannakSa॑tra-mprathatA-mpa॒zubhyaH॑ | kR॒Si-rvR॒STi-ryaja॑mAnAya kalpatAm |
zu॒bhrAH ka॒nyA॑ yuva॒taya॑-ssu॒peza॑saH | ka॒rma॒kRta॑-ssu॒kRto॑ vI॒ryA॑vatIH |
vizvA᳚-nde॒vAn, ha॒viSA॑ va॒rdhaya॑ntIH |
a॒SA॒DhAH kAma॒ mupa॑yAntu ya॒jJam || 20
nakSatraM - abhijit, devatA - brahmA
yasmi॒-nbrahmA॒bhyaja॑ya॒-thsarva॑me॒tat | a॒muJca॑ lo॒ka mi॒damU॑ca॒ sarva᳚m |
tanno॒ nakSa॑tra-mabhi॒ji-dvi॒jitya॑ | zriya॑-ndadhA॒tva-hR॑NIyamAnam |
u॒bhau lo॒kau brahma॑NA॒ saJji॑te॒mau | tanno॒ nakSa॑tra-mabhi॒ji-dvica॑STAm |
tasmi॑n va॒ya-mpRta॑nA॒ ssaJja॑yema | tanno॑ de॒vAso॒ anu॑jAnantu॒ kAma᳚m || 21
nakSatraM - zravaNam, devatA - viSNuH
zR॒Nvanti॑ zro॒NA-ma॒mRta॑sya go॒pAm | puNyA॑masyA॒ upa॑zRNomi॒ vAca᳚m |
ma॒hI-nde॒vIM-vi~SNu॑patnI majU॒ryAm | pra॒tIcI॑ menAgM ha॒viSA॑ yajAmaH |
tre॒dhA viSNu॑-rurugA॒yo vica॑krame | ma॒hI-ndiva॑-mpRthi॒vI-ma॒ntari॑kSam |
tacchro॒Naiti॒ zrava॑-i॒cchamA॑nA | puNya॒gg॒ zlokaM॒-ya~ja॑mAnAya kRNva॒tI || 22
nakSatraM - zraviSTA, devatA - vasavaH
a॒STau de॒vA vasa॑vasso॒myAsaH॑ | cata॑sro de॒vI ra॒jarA॒-zzravi॑SThAH |
te ya॒jJa-mpA᳚ntu॒ raja॑saH pa॒rastA᳚t | saM॒va~॒thsa॒rINa॑-ma॒mRtagg॑ sva॒sti |
ya॒jJa-nnaH॑ pAntu॒ vasa॑vaH pu॒rastA᳚t | da॒kSi॒Na॒to॑-'bhiya॑ntu॒ zravi॑SThAH |
puNya॒nnakSa॑trama॒bhi saMvi~॑zAma | mA no॒ arA॑ti-ra॒ghaza॒gM॒ sAgann॑ || 23
nakSatraM - zatabhiSak, devatA - varuNaH
kSa॒trasya॒ rAjA॒ varu॑No-'dhirA॒jaH | nakSa॑trANAgM za॒tabhi॑Sa॒g vasi॑SThaH |
tau de॒vebhyaH॑ kRNuto dI॒rghamAyaH॑ | za॒tagM sa॒hasrA॑ bheSa॒jAni॑ dhattaH |
ya॒jJanno॒ rAjA॒ varu॑Na॒ upa॑yAtu | tanno॒ vizve॑ a॒bhisaMya~॑ntu de॒vAH |
tanno॒ nakSa॑tragM za॒tabhi॑Sag juSA॒Nam | dI॒rghamAyuH॒ prati॑ra-dbheSa॒jAni॑ || 24
nakSatraM - pUrvaproSThapadA, devatA - ajayekapAdaH
a॒ja eka॑pA॒- duda॑gA-tpu॒rastA᳚t | vizvA॑ bhU॒tAni॑ prati॒ moda॑mAnaH |
tasya॑ de॒vAH pra॑sa॒vaM-ya~॑nti॒ sarve᳚ | pro॒STha॒pa॒dAso॑ a॒mRta॑sya go॒pAH |
vi॒bhrAja॑mAna-ssamidhA॒na u॒graH | A-'ntari॑kSa-maruha॒da-dga॒ndyAm |
tagM sUrya॑-nde॒va-ma॒jameka॑pAdam | pro॒STha॒pa॒dAso॒ anu॑yanti॒ sarve᳚ || 25
nakSatraM - uttaraproSThapadA, devatA - ahirbuddhniyaH
ahi॑-rbu॒ddhniyaH॒ pratha॑mAna eti | zreSTho॑ de॒vAnA॑mu॒ta mAnu॑SANAm |
ta-mbrA᳚hma॒NA-sso॑ma॒pA-sso॒myAsaH॑ | pro॒STha॒pa॒dAso॑ a॒bhira॑kSanti॒ sarve᳚ |
ca॒tvAra॒ eka॑ma॒bhi karma॑ de॒vAH | pro॒STha॒pa॒dAsa॒ iti॒ yAn, vada॑nti |
te bu॒ddhaniya॑-mpari॒Sadyagg॑ stu॒vantaH॑ | ahigM॑ rakSanti॒ nama॑sopa॒ sadya॑ || 26
nakSatraM - revatI, devatA - pUSA
pU॒SA re॒vatyanve॑ti॒ panthA᳚m | pu॒STi॒patI॑ pazu॒pA vAja॑bastyau |
i॒mAni॑ ha॒vyA praya॑tA juSA॒NA | su॒gairno॒ yAnai॒rupa॑yAtAM-ya~॒jJam |
kSu॒drA-npa॒zU-nra॑kSatu re॒vatI॑ naH | gAvo॑ no॒ azvA॒gM॒ anve॑tu pU॒SA |
anna॒gM॒ rakSa॑ntau bahu॒dhA virU॑pam | vAjagM॑ sanutAM॒-ya~ja॑mAnAya ya॒jJam || 27
nakSatraM - azvinI, devatA - azvinI deva
tada॒zvinA॑-vazva॒yujo-pa॑yAtAm | zubha॒Ggami॑SThau su॒yame॑bhi॒razvaiH᳚ |
svannakSa॑tragM ha॒viSA॒ yaja॑ntau | maddhvA॒-sampR॑ktau॒ yaju॑SA॒ sama॑ktau |
yau de॒vAnA᳚-mbhi॒Sajau॑ havyavA॒hau | vizva॑sya dU॒tA-va॒mRta॑sya go॒pau |
tau nakSa॑traM-jujuSA॒No-pa॑yAtAm | namo॒-'zvibhyA᳚-GkRNumo-'zva॒gyubhyA᳚m || 28
nakSatraM - apabharaNI, devatA - yamaH
apa॑ pA॒pmAna॒-mbhara॑NI-rbharantu | tadya॒mo rAjA॒ bhaga॑vA॒n॒, vica॑STAm |
lo॒kasya॒ rAjA॑ maha॒to ma॒hAn, hi | su॒gannaH॒ panthA॒mabha॑ya-GkRNotu |
yasmi॒-nnakSa॑tre ya॒ma eti॒ rAjA᳚ | yasmi॑nnena-ma॒bhyaSi॑Jcanta de॒vAH |
tada॑sya ci॒tragM ha॒viSA॑ yajAma | apa॑ pA॒pmAna॒-mbhara॑NI-rbharantu || 29
amAvAsi
ni॒veza॑nI sa॒Ggama॑nI॒ vasU॑nAM॒-vi~zvA॑ rU॒pANi॒ vasU᳚nyA-ve॒zaya॑ntI |
sa॒ha॒sra॒-po॒SagM su॒bhagA॒ rarA॑NA॒ sA na॒ Aga॒n varca॑sA saMvi~dA॒nA |
yatte॑ de॒vA ada॑dhu-rbhAga॒dheya॒-mamA॑vAsye saM॒va~sa॑nto mahi॒tvA |
sA no॑ ya॒jJa-mpi॑pRhi vizvavAre ra॒yinno॑ dhehi subhage su॒vIra᳚m || 30
OM zAnti॒-zzAnti॒-zzAntiH॑ ||
31-40: Optional for Additional Chanting
candramA
navo॑ navo bhavati॒ jAya॑mA॒no-'hnA᳚-Gke॒tu-ru॒SasA॑ me॒tyagre᳚ |
bhA॒ga-nde॒vebhyo॒ vida॑dhAtyA॒ya-npraca॒ndramA᳚stiriti dI॒rghamAyuH॑ ||
yamA॑di॒tyA a॒gM॒zumA᳚pyA॒yaya॑nti॒ yamakSi॑ta॒-makSi॑tayaH॒ piba॑nti |
tena॑ no॒ rAjA॒ varu॑No॒ bRha॒spati॒ rApyA॑yayantu॒ bhuva॑nasya go॒pAH || 31
aho rAtra
ye virU॑pe॒ sama॑nasA saMvya~ya॑ntI | sa॒mA॒na-ntantu॑-mparitA-ta॒nAte᳚ |
vi॒bhU pra॒bhU a॑nu॒bhU vi॒zvato॑ huve | te no॒ nakSa॑tre॒ hava॒mAga॑-metam |
va॒ya-nde॒vI brahma॑NA saMvi~dA॒nAH | su॒ratnA॑so de॒vavI॑ti॒-ndadhA॑nAH |
a॒ho॒rA॒tre ha॒viSA॑ va॒rdhaya॑ntaH | ati॑ pA॒pmAna॒-mati॑muktyA gamema || 32
uSA
pratyu॑va dRzyAya॒tI | vyu॒cchantI॑ duhi॒tA di॒vaH |
a॒po ma॒hI vR॑Nute॒ cakSu॑SA | tamo॒ jyoti॑SkRNoti sU॒narI᳚ |
udu॒ striyA᳚ssacate॒ sUryaH॑ | sa cA॑ u॒dyannakSa॑tra marci॒mat |
ta vedu॑So॒ vyuSi॒ sUrya॑sya ca | sambha॒ktena॑ gamemahi || 33
nakSatraH
tanno॒ nakSa॑tra marci॒mat | bhA॒nu॒matteja॑ u॒cchara॑t |
upa॑ya॒jJa-mi॒hAga॑mat | pranakSa॑trAya de॒vAya॑ | indrA॒yendugM॑ havAmahe |
sa na॑ ssavi॒tA su॑vathsa॒nim | pu॒STi॒dAM-vI~॒rava॑ttamam || 34
sUryaH
udu॒tya-JjA॒tave॑dasa-nde॒vaM-va~॑hanti ke॒tavaH॑ | dR॒ze vizvA॑ya॒ sUrya᳚m |
ci॒tra-nde॒vAnA॒ muda॑gA॒danI॑ka॒-JcakSu॑-rmi॒trasya॒ varu॑NasyA॒gneH |
A-'prA॒ dyAvA॑pRthi॒vI a॒ntari॑kSa॒gM॒ sUrya॑ A॒tmA jaga॑tasta॒sthuSa॑zca || 35
aditiH
adi॑tirna uruSya॒-tvadi॑ti॒-zzarma॑ yacchatu | adi॑tiH pA॒tvagM ha॑saH|
ma॒hImU॒Su mA॒taragM॑ suvra॒tAnA॑-mR॒tasya॒ patnI॒ mava॑se huvema |
tu॒vi॒kSa॒trA-ma॒jara॑ntI murU॒cIgM su॒zarmA॑Na॒-madi॑tigM su॒praNI॑tim || 36
viSNuH
i॒daM-vi~SNu॒-rvica॑krame tre॒dhA nida॑dhe pa॒dam | samU॑Dhamasya pAgM su॒re |
pratadviSNu॑ stavate vI॒ryA॑ya | mR॒go na bhI॒maH ku॑ca॒ro gi॑ri॒SThAH |
yasyo॒ruSu॑ tri॒Su vi॒krama॑NeSu | adhi॑kSi॒yanti॒ bhuva॑nAni॒ vizvA᳚ || 37
agniH
a॒gni-rmU॒drdhA di॒vaH ka॒kutpatiH॑ pRthi॒vyA a॒yam |
a॒pAgM retAgM॑si jinvati |
bhuvo॑ ya॒jJasya॒ raja॑sazca ne॒tA yatrA॑ ni॒yudbhi॒-ssaca॑se zi॒vAbhiH॑ |
di॒vi mU॒drdhAna॑-ndadhiSe suva॒r॒SA-Jji॒hvAma॑gne cakRSe havya॒vAhaM᳚ || 38
anumatI
anu॑no॒-'dyAnu॑mati-rya॒jJa-nde॒veSu॑ manyatAm |
a॒gnizca॑ havya॒vAha॑no॒ bhava॑tA-ndA॒zuSe॒ mayaH॑ |
anvida॑numate॒ tva-mmanyA॑sai॒ zaJca॑ naH kRdhi |
kratve॒ dakSA॑ya no hinu॒ praNa॒ AyUgM॑Si tAriSaH || 39
havyavAhaH (agniH)
ha॒vya॒vAha॑mabhi-mAti॒SAha᳚m | ra॒kSo॒haNa॒-mpRta॑nAsu ji॒SNum |
jyoti॑Smanta॒-ndIdya॑ta॒-mpura॑ndhim | a॒gnigg svi॑STa॒ kRta॒mAhu॑vema |
svi॑STa magne a॒bhita-tpR॑NAhi | vizvA॑ deva॒ pRta॑nA a॒bhiSya |
u॒runnaH॒ panthA᳚-mpradi॒zan vibhA॑hi | jyoti॑Smaddhehya॒ jara॑nna॒ AyuH॑ || 40
OM zAnti॒-zzAnti॒-zzAntiH॑ ||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Nakshatra Suktam, also called Nakshatreshti, is a Vedic Sanskrit hymn from the Taittiriya Brahmana and Taittiriya Samhita of the Krishna Yajurveda, used in Vedic ceremonies related to the Nakshatras (lunar mansions). The text invokes the presiding deities of the Nakshatras, with particular emphasis on Agni as the deity of the Krittika Nakshatra. It belongs to the ritualistic literature of the Krishna Yajurveda tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Nakshatra Suktam?
- Invokes the blessings of the Nakshatra deities for auspiciousness
- Aligns ritual observances with the lunar mansion calendar
- Supports the successful completion of Vedic ceremonies
- Seeks favorable celestial influence for undertakings
When is the best time to recite this?
The Nakshatra Suktam is traditionally recited during the period of the Krittika Nakshatra or at other Nakshatra-specific ritual occasions. It is also used in Vedic ceremonies seeking general auspiciousness and prosperity.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Nakshatra Suktam is sourced from the Taittiriya Brahmana (Ashtakam 3, Prashnah 1) and the Taittiriya Samhita (Kandah 3, Prapathakah 5, Anuvakam 1), placing it within the Krishna Yajurveda school. Brahmanas are prose texts that accompany the Vedic Samhitas and explain the purpose and procedure of Vedic rituals; they were composed during the later Vedic period (approximately 900–500 BCE). The text reflects the ancient Indian understanding of the Nakshatras as cosmologically significant divisions of the sky, each governed by a deity whose favor could be sought through specific ritual observances. The authorship is attributed to the Vedic Rishis in the tradition of Shruti.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Purusha Suktam — a central Vedic hymn used in major rituals alongside the Nakshatra Suktam within the Vedic ceremonial tradition
- Mantra Pushpam — another text from the Taittiriya Aranyaka of the same Krishna Yajurveda tradition, used as a concluding ritual offering