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𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌮 𑌆𑌵𑌹 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍋

Tam Ma Avaha Jatavedo in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ vedic·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Friday mornings, Diwali, Dhanteras and Lakshmi Puja days·📜 Sri Suktam, verse 2 (Rigveda Khilani, appendix to the Rigveda)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Sri Suktam, verse 2 (Rigveda Khilani, appendix to the Rigveda) · Vedic Rishis · Ancient (Vedic era)

The Sri Suktam is among the most ancient hymns invoking Goddess Sri (Lakshmi), appended to the Rigveda as a Khila (supplement). Following the Vedic practice of offering through fire, it calls on Agni (Jatavedas) to bring Lakshmi near. This second verse deepens the appeal of the opening, asking for the Lakshmi 'who never departs' — that prosperity, once invited, may remain forever.

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The Sri Suktam is central to the Lakshmi Homam performed at temples across India, including the famously prosperous Tirumala Tirupati shrine. The prayer for the Lakshmi 'who never departs' (anapagaminim) is held to be especially powerful for securing lasting wealth and removing the recurring loss that afflicts the unfortunate.

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The Mantra

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𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌮 𑌆𑌵𑌹 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍋 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌮𑌨𑌪𑌗𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍 । 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌹𑌿𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌗𑌾𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌾𑌨𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥

Tam ma avaha jatavedo lakshmimanapagaminim Yasyam hiranyam vindeyam gamashvam purushanaham

Meaning:O Jatavedas (Agni), bring to me that Lakshmi who never forsakes me — by whose grace I shall obtain gold, cattle, horses and offspring.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊TamHer (that Lakshmi)

𑌮 𑌆𑌵𑌹🔊Ma avahaBring to me, invoke for me

𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌃🔊JatavedahO Agni (fire-god), the all-knowing one

𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊LakshmimGoddess Lakshmi, prosperity itself

𑌅𑌨𑌪𑌗𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊AnapagaminimShe who never departs, ever-abiding

𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊YasyamBy whose grace, in whom

𑌹𑌿𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊HiranyamGold, wealth

𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊VindeyamMay I obtain / find

𑌗𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊GamCattle (symbol of wealth and nourishment)

𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍🔊AshvamHorses (symbol of strength and mobility)

𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌹𑌮𑍍🔊Purushan ahamAnd offspring / people (a flourishing household)

Benefits of Chanting Tam Ma Avaha Jatavedo

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A key verse of the Sri Suktam, the foremost Vedic prayer for wealth

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Asks specifically for prosperity that 'never departs' (anapagaminim)

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Invokes Lakshmi's grace for gold, cattle, horses and a flourishing family

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Ideal as a short daily wealth prayer or within the full Sri Suktam

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Recited during Lakshmi Puja, Diwali, Dhanteras and fire rituals (homam)

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Cultivates faith that abundance, once invited with devotion, will remain

How to Chant Tam Ma Avaha Jatavedo

Repetitions11times

Best TimeFriday mornings, Diwali, Dhanteras and Lakshmi Puja days

Sit facing east and light a ghee lamp. Offer lotus or yellow flowers if available. Recite this verse 11 or 108 times with devotion, praying that Lakshmi's abiding grace settle in your home. It may be chanted on its own or as part of the complete Sri Suktam, ideally with a fire offering.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Tam Ma Avaha Jatavedo written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is the second verse of the Sri Suktam, an ancient Vedic hymn to Goddess Lakshmi found in the Rigveda Khilani (appendix to the Rigveda).

It means 'she who never departs' — describing the Lakshmi the worshipper invokes: a lasting, unwavering prosperity that does not leave once it has been welcomed with devotion.

In Vedic worship, invocations are carried to the deities through Agni, the fire-god (called Jatavedas, 'the all-knowing'). The verse therefore asks Agni to bring Lakshmi and her enduring blessings to the devotee.

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