সপ্তপদী মন্ত্র
Saptapadi Mantra (Seven Steps / Seven Vows) in Bengali · বাংলা
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Hindu Vivaha Samskara — Grihya Sutra ritual; Saptapadi rite performed before Agni · Traditional (Vedic Grihya ritual liturgy) · Vedic / Classical (ancient ritual tradition)
In the Grihya (domestic) ritual tradition, the marriage sacrament culminates in the Saptapadi, performed before Agni, the fire-witness of all sacred acts. The bride and groom, garments tied together, take seven steps; with each, a blessing is invoked in the name of Vishnu — for food, strength, vows, happiness, progeny, the seasons, and the sacrificial fires. The closing verses turn the union into a covenant of eternal friendship. So central is this rite that classical Hindu jurisprudence holds the marriage to be complete and irrevocable only when the seventh step has been taken.
✦ শাস্ত্রে যেমন বলা হয়েছে
It is traditionally held that a marriage solemnised by the Saptapadi before Agni cannot be undone, for the seven steps bind two souls under the witness of the eternal fire and the protection of Vishnu — a bond believed to endure across this life and beyond.
অর্থসহ সম্পূর্ণ পাঠ
যেকোনো পঙ্ক্তি বা ▶ বোতাম ছুঁয়ে শুনুন
ওঁ একমিষে বিষ্ণুস্ত্বান্বেতু। ওঁ দ্বে ঊর্জে বিষ্ণুস্ত্বান্বেতু। ওঁ ত্রীণি ব্রতায বিষ্ণুস্ত্বান্বেতু। ওঁ চত্বারি মাযোভবায বিষ্ণুস্ত্বান্বেতু। ওঁ পঞ্চ পশুভ্যো বিষ্ণুস্ত্বান্বেতু। ওঁ ষড্ ঋতুভ্যো বিষ্ণুস্ত্বান্বেতু। ওঁ সপ্ত সপ্তভ্যো হোত্রাভ্যো বিষ্ণুস্ত্বান্বেতু।
Oṁ ekam iṣe viṣṇus tvānvetu। Oṁ dve ūrje viṣṇus tvānvetu। Oṁ trīṇi vratāya viṣṇus tvānvetu। Oṁ catvāri māyobhavāya viṣṇus tvānvetu। Oṁ pañca paśubhyo viṣṇus tvānvetu। Oṁ ṣaḍ ṛtubhyo viṣṇus tvānvetu। Oṁ sapta saptabhyo hotrābhyo viṣṇus tvānvetu।
অর্থ:(As we take the first step) may Vishnu follow you for nourishment; the second, for strength; the third, for the keeping of sacred vows; the fourth, for happiness; the fifth, for progeny and prosperity; the sixth, for harmony with the seasons; the seventh, for lifelong devotion and the sacred fires. Having taken these seven steps with me, become my companion; by these seven steps we have become friends. May I gain your friendship; may I never be separated from your friendship, and may you never be separated from mine.
সখা সপ্তপদী ভব। সখাযৌ সপ্তপদী বভূব। সখ্যং তে গমেযম্। সখ্যাত্ তে মা যোষম্। সখ্যান্মে মা যোষ্ঠাঃ॥
Sakhā saptapadī bhava। Sakhāyau saptapadī babhūva। Sakhyaṁ te gameyam। Sakhyāt te mā yoṣam। Sakhyān me mā yoṣṭhāḥ॥
শব্দে-শব্দে অর্থ
উচ্চারণ শুনতে যেকোনো শব্দে ক্লিক করুন
Saptapadi Mantra (Seven Steps / Seven Vows) পাঠের উপকারিতা
Completes and seals the Hindu marriage as a sacred, lifelong bond
Invokes seven distinct blessings — nourishment, strength, vows, joy, progeny, seasonal harmony and companionship
Calls upon Lord Vishnu to accompany and protect the couple at every step of life
Transforms the relationship into a vow of equal, eternal friendship (sakhya)
Establishes the foundation of dharma, mutual devotion and shared duty in grihastha (married life)
Recited before Agni, the divine witness, making the union spiritually binding
Saptapadi Mantra (Seven Steps / Seven Vows) পাঠের নিয়ম
Saptapadi is performed once, as part of the wedding rite, under the guidance of the priest. The couple's garments are knotted together; the bride places her foot on each of seven small heaps (often of rice) or takes seven steps northward beside the sacred fire, the groom leading. As each step is taken, the corresponding line ('Om ekam ishe Vishnus tvanvetu...') is recited, invoking the blessing of that step. After the seventh step, the friendship verses ('Sakha saptapadi bhava...') are spoken, completing the marriage. Couples may recite the friendship vow again on anniversaries to renew their bond.
প্রায়শ জিজ্ঞাসিত প্রশ্ন
এগুলিও পড়ুন
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সম্পূর্ণ Saptapadi Mantra (Seven Steps / Seven Vows) শ্লোকে-শ্লোকে অর্থসহ পড়ুন, অথবা আরও পবিত্র পাঠ দেখুন