Veda Asheervachanam
Veda Asheervachanam
वेद आशीर्वचनम्
नवो॑नवो॑ भवति॒ जाय॑मा॒णो-ऽह्ना᳚-ङ्के॒तुरु॒-षसा॑मे॒त्यग्ने᳚ ।
भा॒ग-न्दे॒वेभ्यो॒ वि द॑धात्या॒य-न्प्र च॒न्द्रमा᳚-स्तिरति दी॒र्घमायुः॑ ॥
श॒तमा॑न-म्भवति श॒तायुः॒ पुरु॑षश्श॒तेन्द्रिय॒ आयु॑ष्ये॒-वेन्द्रि॒ये प्रति॑-तिष्ठति ॥
सु॒म॒ङ्ग॒लीरि॒यं-वँ॒धूरिमाग्ं स॒मेत॒-पश्य॑त् ।
सौभा᳚ग्यम॒स्यै द॒त्वा यथास्तं॒-विँप॑रेतन ॥
इ॒मा-न्त्वमि॑न्द्रमी-ढ्वस्सुपु॒त्रग्ं सु॒भगा᳚-ङ्कुरु ।
दशा᳚स्या-म्पु॒त्रानाधे॑हि॒ पति॑-मेकाद॒स-ङ्कृ॑धि ॥
क्ष॒त्रस्य॒ राजा॒ वरु॑णो-ऽधिरा॒जः । नक्ष॑त्राणाग्ं श॒तभि॑षग्-वसि॑ष्ठः । तौ दे॒वेभ्यः॑ कृणुतो दी॒र्घमायुः॑ ॥
श॒ताय॒ स्वाहेत्या॑ह । आयु॒र्वै स॒हस्र᳚म् । आयु॑रे॒वावरु॑न्धे । सर्व॒स्मै॒ स्वाहेत्याह । रमे॒वाव॑रुन्धे ॥
श्रेयो॒-वसी॑य आ॒यध्सम्भू॑त-म्भू॒तम् । चि॒त्रः के॒तुः प्र॒भाना॒भान्-थ्स॒भान् । ज्योति॑श्मा॒ग॒स्तेज॑-स्वाना॒तप॒ग॒स्त-प॑न्नभितपन्न् ॥ रो॒च॒नो रोच॑मान-श्शो॒भ॒न-श्शोभ॒मानः कल्याणः॑ ॥
श्री॒-र्वर्च॑स्य-मायु॑ष्य॒-मारो᳚ग्य॒मावि॑धात्-शोभ॑मान-म्मही॒यते᳚ ।
धा॒न्य-न्ध॒न-म्प॒शु-म्ब॒हुपुत्रला॒भं श॒तसं᳚वँत्स॒र-न्दी॒र्घमायुः॑ ॥
About This Stotram
Overview
Veda Asheervachanam is a collection of Vedic blessing verses drawn primarily from the Rigveda, used to invoke longevity, prosperity, and auspiciousness. The text includes mantras from Rigveda Mandala 1 and verses integral to the Vivaha Samskara (marriage ceremony). It is recited by priests and officiants to confer blessings on individuals and households during sacred occasions.
What are the benefits of chanting Veda Asheervachanam?
- Recitation invokes blessings for long life and good health.
- Used to confer prosperity and well-being on families and individuals.
- Central to Vedic marriage rituals for wishing couples auspiciousness.
- Appropriate for housewarming ceremonies and new beginnings.
- Connects the occasion to the oldest layer of Vedic tradition.
When is the best time to recite this?
This text is recited during Vedic ceremonies such as weddings, housewarmings, and other family sacraments. It is also chanted during morning rituals when seeking blessings for the day.
Historical and traditional background
The mantras in this collection originate from the Rigveda, composed in the Vedic period broadly estimated between 1500 and 1000 BCE. The verse "Navonavo bhavati jayamanah" (Rigveda 1.90) is a well-known mantra for renewal, while "Sumangalir iyam vadhu" belongs to the Vivaha Sukta used in marriage rites. These verses have been integral to Hindu ritual practice across millennia. The compilation as an Asheervachanam represents the tradition of drawing from Vedic sources to bless specific life events.
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Related Texts
- Purusha Suktam — a foundational Vedic hymn recited across a wide range of Hindu rituals and ceremonies.
- Sri Suktam — a Rigvedic hymn to Goddess Lakshmi, recited for prosperity and auspiciousness.