Sraddha Suktam — Complete Lyrics
श्रद्धा सूक्तम्
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
Verse 1
श्रद्धया ग्निः समिध्यते श्रद्धया हूयते हविः ।
श्रद्धां भगस्य मूर्धनि वचसा वेदयामसि ॥१॥
Śraddhayāgniḥ samidhyate śraddhayā hūyate haviḥ |
śraddhāṃ bhagasya mūrdhani vacasā vedayāmasi ||1||
By faith the sacred fire is kindled; by faith the oblation is offered. With our speech we proclaim Faith (Shraddha) as standing at the very summit of fortune.
Verse 2
प्रियं श्रद्धे ददतः प्रियं श्रद्धे दिदासतः ।
प्रियं भोजेषु यज्वस्विदं म उदितं कृधि ॥२॥
Priyaṃ śraddhe dadataḥ priyaṃ śraddhe didāsataḥ |
priyaṃ bhojeṣu yajvasvidaṃ ma uditaṃ kṛdhi ||2||
O Faith, bless and make dear the one who gives, and the one who longs to give; among the bountiful and the offerers of sacrifice, make this prayer of mine come true.
Verse 3
यथा देवा असुरेषु श्रद्धामुग्रेषु चक्रिरे ।
एवं भोजेषु यज्वस्वस्माकमुदितं कृधि ॥३॥
Yathā devā asureṣu śraddhāmugreṣu cakrire |
evaṃ bhojeṣu yajvasvasmākamuditaṃ kṛdhi ||3||
As the gods kept their faith firm even amid the fierce asuras, so among the bountiful givers and the offerers of sacrifice, make this prayer of ours come true.
Verse 4
श्रद्धां देवा यजमाना वायुगोपा उपासते ।
श्रद्धां हृदय्ययाकूत्या श्रद्धया विन्दते वसु ॥४॥
Śraddhāṃ devā yajamānā vāyugopā upāsate |
śraddhāṃ hṛdayyayākūtyā śraddhayā vindate vasu ||4||
The gods, the worshippers guarded by Vayu (the vital breath), wait upon Faith; with the heart's inmost resolve they worship Faith, and through Faith one wins all wealth.
Verse 5
श्रद्धां प्रातर्हवामहे श्रद्धां मध्यंदिनं परि ।
श्रद्धां सूर्यस्य निम्रुचि श्रद्धे श्रद्धापयेह नः ॥५॥
Śraddhāṃ prātarhavāmahe śraddhāṃ madhyaṃdinaṃ pari |
śraddhāṃ sūryasya nimruci śraddhe śraddhāpayeha naḥ ||5||
We invoke Faith at dawn, we invoke Faith at noon, we invoke Faith at the setting of the sun. O Faith, fill us here with faith!
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