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Purusha Suktam

Purusha Suktam

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Devotional text

puruṣasūkta
puruṣasūkta
athapuruṣasūktamm||
oṃtacchaṃcha̱ṃyorāvṛrāvṛ̭ṇīmahe|gā̱tuṃya̱jñāyāya̭|gā̱tuṃya̱jñapa̭taye|daivī᳚sva̱stira̭stunaḥ|
sva̱stirmānunṷṣebhyaḥyaḥ|ū̱rdhvaṃji̭gātubheṣa̱jam|śanno̭astudvi̱pade᳚|śaṃcatṷṣpadepade|
oṃśāntiḥ̱ḥśāntiḥ̱ḥśāntiḥ̭ḥ|
hariḥḥoṃ|
oṃsa̱hasra̭śīrṣā̱purṷṣaḥ|sa̱ha̱srā̱kṣaḥsa̱hasra̭pāt|
sabhūmiṃ
̭ṃvi̱śvato̭vṛ̱tvāvā|atya̭tiṣṭhaddaśāṅguu̱lam|1
purṷṣae̱vedam̐sarvamm᳚|yadbhūū̱taṃyacca̱bhavyamyam᳚|
u̱tāmṛ̭ta̱tvasyeśāyeśā̭naḥ|yadannḙnāti̱rohaha̭ti|2
e̱tāvā̭nasya
mahi̱mā|ato̱jyāyāyāyām̐’śca̱pūrṷṣaḥ|
pādo᳚'sya̱viśvā̭bhū̱tāni̭|tri̱pāda̭syāyā̱mṛta̭ṃdi̱vi|3
tri̱pādū̱rdhvaudai̱tpurṷṣaḥ|pādo᳚'syeye̱hā''bha̭vā̱tpunaḥpuna̭ḥ|
tato̱viśva̱ṅvya̭krāmatāmat|sā̱śa̱nā̱na̱śa̱nea̱bhi|4
tasmā᳚dvi̱rāḍa̭jāyata|vi̱rājo̱adhi̱pūrṷṣaḥ|
sajā̱toatya̭ricyatayata|pa̱ścādbhūmi̱matho̭pu̱raḥ|5
yatpurṷṣeṇaha̱viṣāṣā᳚|de̱vāya̱jñamatamata̭nvatavata|
va̱sa̱ntoa̭syāsīyāsī̱dājyamyam᳚|grī̱ṣmai̱dhmaḥśa̱raddha̱viḥ|6
sa̱ptāsyāyā̭sanpari̱dhaya̭ḥ|triḥsa̱ptasa̱midhaḥdha̭ḥkṛ̱tāḥ|
de̱vāyadya̱jñaṃta̭nvāvā̱nāḥ|aba̭dhna̱npupṷruṣaṃṣaṃpa̱śumm|7
taṃya̱jñaṃba̱rhiṣi̱praukṣanṋ|purṷṣaṃjā̱tama̭gra̱taḥ|
tena̭de̱vāaya̭janta
|sā̱dhyāyāṛṣa̭yaśca̱ye|8
tasmā᳚dya̱jñātsa̭rva̱hutaḥta̭ḥ|saṃbhṛ̭taṃpṛṣadā̱jyamyam|
puruṣasūkta
pa̱śūm̐stātām̐śca̭kreevāya̱vyānyāṋ|ā̱ra̱ṇyāngrā̱myāśca̱ye|9
tasmā᳚dya̱jñātsa̭rva̱hutaḥta̭ḥ|ṛca̱ḥsāmā̭nijajñirere|
chandādām̐’sijajñirere̱tasmā᳚t|yaju̱stasmā̭dajāyata|10
tasmā̱daśvā̭ajāyantata|yekeco̭bha̱yāda̭taḥ|
gāvo̭hajajñirere̱tasmā᳚t|tasmā᳚jjā̱tāa̭jā̱vaya̭ḥ|11
yatpurṷṣa̱ṃvya̭dadhuḥ|ka̱ti̱dhāvya̭kalpayanpayan|
mukha̱ṃkima̭sya̱kaubā̱hū|kāvū̱rūpādā̭vucyeteyete|12
brā̱hma̱ṇo᳚'sya̱mukha̭māsīt|bā̱hūrā̭ja̱nyaḥya̭ḥkṛ̱taḥ|
ū̱rūtada̭sya̱yadvaiśyaḥya̭ḥ|pa̱dbhyām̐śū̱droa̭jāyata|13
ca̱ndramāmā̱mana̭sojā̱taḥ|cakṣo̱ḥsūryo̭ajāyata|
mukhā̱dindra̭ścā̱gniśca̭|
prā̱ṇādvā̱yura̭jāyata|14
nābhyāyā̭āsīdasīda̱ntari̭kṣamm|śī̱rṣṇodyauḥsama̭vartata
|
pa̱dbhyāṃāṃbhūmi̱rdiśaḥśa̱ḥśrotrā᳚t|tathā̭lo̱kām̐a̭kalpayanpayan|15
vedā̱hame̱taṃpurṷṣaṃma̱hāntamtam᳚|ā̱di̱tyavayava̭rṇa̱ṃtama̭sastu̱pā̱re|
sarvā̭ṇirū̱pāṇi
̭vi̱citya̱dhīra̭ḥ|nāmā̭nikṛ̱tvā'bhi̱vada̱nyadāstete᳚|16
dhā̱tāpu̱rastātā̱dyamumṷdāja̱hāra̭|śa̱kraḥpravi̱dvānpra̱diśa̱ścata̭sraḥ|
tame̱vaṃvi̱dvānāna̱mṛta̭i̱habha̭vati
|nānyaḥyaḥpanthāthā̱aya̭nāyavidyatete|17
ya̱jñenena̭ya̱jñama̭yajantatade̱vāḥ|tāni̱dharmā̭ṇipratha̱mānyāyā̭san|
teha̱nāka̭ṃmahi̱māna̭ḥsacantete|yatra̱pūrvḙsā̱dhyāḥyāḥsanti̭de̱vāḥ|18
||oṃnamonārā̭yaṇā̱ya||
||uttaranārāyaṇamranārāyaṇam||
a̱dbhyaḥsaṃbhṷ̄taḥpṛthi̱vyaiyairasā᳚cca|vi̱śvaka̭rmaṇaḥṇa̱ḥsama̭varta̱tādhi̭|
tasya̱tvaṣṭā̭vi̱dadha̭drū̱pamḙti|tatpurṷṣasya̱viśva̱mājā̭na̱magre᳚|1
vedā̱hame̱taṃpurṷṣaṃma̱hāntamtam᳚|ā̱di̱tyavayava̭rṇa̱ṃtama̭sa̱ḥpara̭stāttāt|
tame̱vaṃvi̱dvānāna̱mṛta̭i̱habha̭vati
|nānyaḥyaḥpanthāthā̭vidya̱teya̭'nāya|2
pra̱jāpa̭tiścarati̱garbhḙa̱ntaḥtaḥ|a̱jāya̭mānobahu̱dhāvijājā̭yate|
tasya̱dhīrā̱ḥpari̭jānanti̱yonim
m᳚|marī̭cīnāṃpa̱dami̭cchanti
puruṣasūkta
ve̱dhasa̭ḥ|3
yode̱vebhyaya̱ātata̭pati
|yode̱vānāṃ᳚pu̱rohi̭taḥ|
pūrvo̱yode̱vebhyo̭jā̱taḥ|namo̭ru̱cāya̱brāhma̭ye|4
rucaṃca̭ṃbrā̱hmammja̱naya̭ntaḥtaḥ|de̱vāagre̱tada̭bruvanvan|
yastvaivai̱vaṃbrā᳚hma̱ṇovi̱dyātāt|tasya̭de̱vāasa̱nvaśe᳚|5
hrīśca̭tela̱kṣmīśca̱patnyau᳚|a̱ho̱rā̱trepā̱rśve|
nakṣa̭trāṇirū̱pam|a̱śvinau̱vyāttamm᳚|
i̱ṣṭammma̭niṣāṇaṣāṇa|
a̱muṃma̭niṣāṇaṣāṇa|
sarva̭m
maniṣāṇaṣāṇa|6
oṃtacchaṃcha̱ṃyorāvṛrāvṛ̭ṇīmahe|gā̱tuṃya̱jñāyāya̭|gā̱tuṃyajñapa̭taye|daivī᳚ssva̱stira̭stunaḥ|
sva̱stirmānunṷṣebhyaḥyaḥ|ū̱rdhvaṃji̭gātubheṣa̱jam|śanno̭astudvi̱pade᳚|śaṃcatṷṣpadepade|
oṃśāntiḥ̱ḥśāntiḥ̱ḥśāntiḥ̭ḥ|

About this suktam — Vishnu

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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