Pavamana Suktam
Pavamana Suktam
Pavamana Suktam
pavamAna sUktam
om || hira'NyavarNA_-shshucha'yaH pAva_kA
yAsu' jA_taH ka_shyapo_ yAsvindraH' |
a_gniM-yA.N garbha'-ndadhi_re virU'pA_stA
na_ Apa_shshagg syo_nA bha'vantu ||
yAsA_gM_ rAjA_ varu'No_ yAti_ madhye'
satyAnRRi_te a'va_pashya_-~njanA'nAm |
ma_dhu_shchuta_shshucha'yo_ yAH pA'va_kAstA
na_ Apa_shshagg syo_nA bha'vantu ||
yAsA᳚-nde_vA di_vi kRRi_Nvanti' bha_kShaM
yA a_ntari'kShe bahu_dhA bhava'nti |
yAH pRRi'thi_vI-mpaya'so_ndanti shu_krAstA
na_ Apa_shshagg syo_nA bha'vantu ||
shi_vena' mA_ chakShu'ShA pashyatApashshi_vayA'
ta_nuvopa' spRRishata_ tvacha'o me |
sarvAg'o a_gnIgM ra'psu_Shado' huve vo_ mayi_
varcho_ bala_mojo_ nidha'tta ||
pava'mAna_ssuva_rjanaH' | pa_vitre'Na_ vicha'rShaNiH |
yaH potA_ sa pu'nAtu mA | pu_nantu' mA devaja_nAH |
pu_nantu_ mana'vo dhi_yA | pu_nantu_ vishva' A_yavaH' |
jAta'vedaH pa_vitra'vat | pa_vitre'Na punAhi mA |
shu_kreNa' deva_dIdya't | agne_ kratvA_ kratU_gM_ ranu' |
yatte' pa_vitra'ma_rchiShi' | agne_ vita'tamanta_rA |
brahma_ tena' punImahe | u_bhAbhyA᳚-ndevasavitaH |
pa_vitre'Na sa_vena' cha | i_da-mbrahma' punImahe |
vai_shva_de_vI pu'na_tI de_vyAgA᳚t |
yasyai' ba_hvIsta_nuvo' vI_tapRRi'ShThAH |
tayA_ mada'nta-ssadha_mAdye'Shu |
va_yagg syA'ma_ pata'yo rayI_NAm |
vai_shvA_na_ro ra_shmibhi'rmA punAtu |
vAtaH' prA_Nene'Shi_ro ma'yo_ bhUH |
dyAvA'pRRithi_vI paya'sA_ payo'bhiH |
RRi_tAva'rI ya_j~niye' mA punItAm ||
bRRi_hadbhiH' savita_stRRibhiH' |
var{}Shi'ShThairdeva_manma'bhiH | agne_ dakShaiH᳚ punAhi mA |
yena' de_vA apu'nata | yenApo' di_vya~NkashaH' |
tena' di_vyena_ brahma'NA | i_da-mbrahma' punImahe |
yaH pA'vamA_nIra_ddhyeti' | RRiShi'bhi_ssambhRRi'ta_gM_ rasam᳚ |
sarva_gM_ sa pU_tama'shnAti | sva_di_ta-mmA'ta_rishva'nA |
pA_va_mA_nIryo a_dhyeti' | RRiShi'bhi_ssambhRRi'ta_gM_ rasam᳚ |
tasmai_ sara'svatI duhe | kShI_ragM sa_rpirmadhU'da_kam ||
pA_va_mA_nIssva_styaya'nIH | su_dughA_hi paya'svatIH |
RRiShi'bhi_ssambhRRi'to_ rasaH' | brA_hma_NeShva_mRRitag'o hi_tam |
pA_va_mA_nIrdi'shantu naH | i_maM-lo.N_kamatho' a_mum |
kAmA_n{}thsama'rdhayantu naH | de_vI{}rde_vai-ssa_mAbhRRi'tAH |
pA_va_mA_nIssva_styaya'nIH | su_dughA_hi ghRRi'ta_shchutaH' |
RRiShi'bhi_-ssambhRRi'to_ rasaH' | brA_hma_NeShva_mRRitag'o hi_tam |
yena' de_vAH pa_vitre'Na | A_tmAna'-mpu_nate_ sadA᳚ |
tena' sa_hasra'dhAreNa | pA_va_mA_nyaH pu'nantu mA |
prA_jA_pa_tya-mpa_vitram᳚ | sha_todyA'magM hira_Nmayam᳚ |
tena' brahma_ vido' va_yam | pU_ta-mbrahma' punImahe |
indra'ssunI_tI sa_hamA' punAtu | soma'ssva_styA va'ruNassa_mIchyA᳚ |
ya_mo rAjA᳚ pramRRi_NAbhiH' punAtu mA | jA_tave'dA mo_rjaya'ntyA punAtu |
bhUrbhuva_ssuvaH' ||
o-ntachChaM_-yo.NrAvRRi'NImahe | gA_tuM-ya.N_jnAya' | gA_tuM-ya.N_jnapa'taye |
daivI᳚ssva_stira'stu naH | sva_stirmAnu'ShebhyaH | U_rdhva-~nji'gAtu bheSha_jam |
shanno' astu dvi_pade᳚ | sha-~nchatu'Shpade ||
OM shAnti_-shshAnti_-shshAntiH' ||
About This Stotram
Overview
Pavamana Suktam is a Vedic hymn from the ninth Mandala of the Rigveda (Soma Mandala), dedicated to Soma in its purified (pavamana) state. The word "pavamana" means "self-purifying" or "being purified," and refers to Soma as it is strained and clarified before being offered in Vedic sacrifices. The suktam belongs to the Shruti category of Vedic literature and is recited as a purification hymn in Vedic ritual contexts.
What are the benefits of chanting Pavamana Suktam?
- Purifies the mind and body through the vibration of ancient Vedic mantras
- Removes accumulated negative karma through recitation and ritual use
- Invokes Soma's quality of clarity and spiritual illumination
- Supports meditative states and mental focus during practice
When is the best time to recite this?
The Pavamana Suktam is recited in the morning or evening and during purification rituals. It is particularly used in Vedic yajna contexts and as a preparation for other ritual or meditative practices.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The ninth Mandala of the Rigveda is devoted almost entirely to Soma, making the Pavamana Suktam part of the oldest surviving layer of Vedic literature, dated by scholars to approximately 1500–1200 BCE. The hymns were composed and transmitted orally by Vedic rishis across generations before being systematized. Soma in the Rigveda functions as both a ritual offering substance and a deified cosmic force associated with immortality and divine inspiration. The suktam is preserved in the oral Vedic tradition and used in various Vedic schools (shakhas) that maintain Rigvedic recitation.
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Related Texts
- Purusha Suktam — another major Rigvedic hymn (Mandala 10) addressing cosmic themes, frequently recited alongside the Pavamana Suktam
- Pitru Suktam — a Rigvedic hymn from the tenth Mandala, used in a complementary ritual register for ancestral rites