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Devotional text
gosamūhasamūhasūkta gosamūhasamūhasūkta mā̱tāru̱drāṇāṃāṇā̭ṃduhi̱tāvasṷ̄nā̱ṃsvasāvasā̭di̱tyānāyānā̭ma̱mṛta̭sya̱nābhiḥ ̭ḥ| pranuvo̭caṃciki̱tuṣeṣe̱janā̭ya̱māgāmanā̭gā̱madi̭tiṃvadhiṣṭa||ṛgvedaveda8.101.15 (atharvavedasaṃhitāyāṃtāyāṃcaturthakāṇḍaṃḍaṃekaviṃśatisūktamm) ṛṣiḥḥbrahmā, devatāgosamūhasamūha, chanda triṣṭupup, 2-4jagati āgāvo̭agmannu̱tabha̱drama̭kra̱ntsīdasīda̭ntugo̱ṣṭhera̱ṇaya̭ntva̱sme| pra̱jāva̭tīḥpuru̱rūpāpā̭i̱hasyuyu̱rindrā̭yapū̱rvīru̱ṣaso̱duhā̭nāḥ||1|| indro̱yajva̭negṛṇatecaśikṣa̭taupedda̭dāti nasvaṃvaṃmṷṣāyati | bhūyo̭bhūyora̱yimida̭sya va̱rdha̭yannabhi̱nnekhi̱lyeyenida̭dhāti deva̱yum||2|| natāna̭śanti̱nada̭bhāti̱taska̭ronāsā̭māmi̱trovya̱thirārāda̭dharṣati| de̱vāṃśca̱yābhi̱ryaja̭te̱dadā̭tica̱jyogittābhi̭ḥsacate̱gopapa̭tiḥsa̱ha||3|| natāarvā̭re̱ṇuka̭kāṭo'śnutete̱nasa̭ṃskṛtakṛta̱tramupamupa̭yanti̱tāa̱bhi| u̱ru̱gā̱yamabha̭yaṃtasya̱tāanu̱gāvo̱marta̭sya̱vica̭ranti̱yajva̭naḥ||4|| gāvo̱bhago̱gāva̱indro̭maicchāchā̱dgāvaḥāva̱ḥsomama̭sya pratha̱masya̭bha̱kṣaḥ| i̱māyāgāva̱ḥsaja̭nāsa̱indra̭i̱cchāmi̭hṛ̱dāmana̭sāci̱dindra̭m||5|| yū̱yaṃgā̭vomedayathakṛ̱śaṃci̭daśrī̱raṃci̭tkṛṇuthākṛṇuthāsu̱pratītī̭kam| bha̱draṃgṛ̱haṃkṛ̭ṇuthabhadravācobṛ̱hadvo̱vaya̭ucyateyatesa̱bhāsṷ||6|| pra̱jāva̭tīḥsū̱yava̭seru̱śantīḥtī̭ḥśu̱ddhāa̱paḥsṷprapāpā̱ṇepiba̭ntīḥtīḥ| māva̭stete̱naī̭śata̱māghaśa̭ṃsa̱ḥpari̭voru̱drasya̭he̱tirvṛ̭ṇaktuu||7|| gosūktaṃṃsvararahitamtam mātārudrāṇāṃāṇāṃduhitā tāvasūnāṃsvasādityānāmṛtasya nābhiḥ ḥ| gosamūhasamūhasūkta pranuvocaṃcaṃcikituṣeṣejanāyamāgāmanāgāmaditiṃ ṃvadhiṣṭa||ṛgvedaveda8-101-15 (atharvavedasaṃhitāyāṃtāyāṃcaturthakāṇḍaṃḍaṃekaviṃśatisūktamm) āgāvoagmannuta bhadramakrantsīdantugoṣṭheraṇayantvasme| prajāvatīḥjāvatīḥpururūpāpāihasyurindrāyāyapūrvīruṣasoduhānāḥ||1|| indroyajvanevanegṛṇatecaśikṣata upeddadāti nasvaṃvaṃmuṣāyati | bhūyobhūyo rayimidasya vardhayannabhinnekhilyeyenidadhāti devayum||2|| natānaśanti nadabhāti taskaronāsāmāmitro vyathirārādadharṣati | devāṃśca yābhiryajatejatedadāti cajyogittābhiḥsacategopatiḥ ḥsaha||3|| natāarvāreṇukakāṭo'śnute tenasaṃskṛtatramupamupayantitāabhi | urugāyamabhayaṃgāyamabhayaṃtasya tāanugāvomartasya vicaranti yajvanaḥvanaḥ||4|| gāvobhagogāvaindromaicchādgāvaḥāvaḥsomasyayaprathamasya bhakṣaḥ| imāyāgāvaḥsajanāsaindraicchāmihṛdādāmanasācidindramm||5|| yūyaṃgāvomedayathakṛśaṃcidaśrīraṃīraṃcitkṛṇuthākṛṇuthāsupratīkamtīkam| bhadraṃgṛhaṃkṛṇuthabhadravācobṛhadvovayaucyateyatesabhāsu||6|| prajāvatīḥjāvatīḥsūyavaseruśantīḥtīḥśuddhāapaḥsuprapāṇepāṇepibantīḥtīḥ| māvastenatenaīśatamāghaśaṃsaḥpari vorudrasya hetirvṛṇaktuu||7||
About this suktam
Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.
How to chant
Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.
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