𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍
भाग्य सूक्तम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Origin & Story
Rigveda (Mandala 7, Sukta 41) · Rishi Vasishtha Maitravaruni · Vedic period (c. 1500-1000 BCE)
The Bhagya Suktam is the Bhaga hymn of the seventh Mandala of the Rigveda, traditionally ascribed to the great seer Vasishtha. It is a morning hymn (prataranuvaka): at the first light of dawn the rishi calls upon the whole circle of bright deities — Agni, Indra, Mitra and Varuna, the Ashvins, Pushan, Brahmanaspati, Soma and Rudra — and then turns to Bhaga, the Aditya of fortune, praying that he bestow upon the worshipper his rightful portion of cattle, horses, heroic sons and the lasting goodwill of the gods. Because Bhaga embodies destiny and prosperity, the hymn became a favourite Vedic prayer for wealth, success and auspicious beginnings.
✦ As told in scripture
It is traditionally held that one who recites the Bhagya Suktam at dawn with faith never lacks their rightful share, for Bhaga is the very deity who apportions fortune; even the helpless and the king alike cry to him for their portion, and he turns no sincere worshipper away. Chanted together with the Sri Suktam, it is said to open the doors of Lakshmi's grace and turn misfortune into abundance.
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𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌹𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌹𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾 । 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌗𑌂 𑌪𑍂𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍋𑌮𑌮𑍁𑌤 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌹𑍁𑌵𑍇𑌮 ॥௧॥
Prātaragniṃ prātarindraṃ havāmahe prātarmitrāvaruṇā prātaraśvinā | prātarbhagaṃ pūṣaṇaṃ brahmaṇaspatiṃ prātaḥ somamuta rudraṃ huvema ||1||
Meaning:प्रातःकाल हम अग्नि का आवाहन करते हैं, प्रातः इन्द्र का, प्रातः मित्र और वरुण का, प्रातः दोनों अश्विनीकुमारों का; प्रातः हम भग, पूषा और ब्रह्मणस्पति का आवाहन करते हैं, प्रातः सोम तथा रुद्र का।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑌗𑌮𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌹𑍁𑌵𑍇𑌮 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 । 𑌆𑌧𑍍𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌾 𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌗𑌂 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌹 ॥௨॥
Prātarjitaṃ bhagamugraṃ huvema vayaṃ putramaditeryo vidhartā | ādhraścidyaṃ manyamānasturaścidrājā cidyaṃ bhagaṃ bhakṣītyāha ||2||
Meaning:प्रातःकाल हम सदा-विजयी, उग्र भग का आवाहन करते हैं — अदिति के उस पुत्र का जो सबका धारणकर्ता है; जिससे असहाय, वेगवान और राजा सभी कहते हैं — 'मुझे मेरा भाग दो'।
𑌭𑌗 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑍇𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌗 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍋 𑌭𑌗𑍇𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌵𑌾 𑌦𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌃 । 𑌭𑌗 𑌪𑍍𑌰 𑌣𑍋 𑌜𑌨𑌯 𑌗𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌗 𑌪𑍍𑌰 𑌨𑍃𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨𑍃𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 ॥௩॥
Bhaga praṇetarbhaga satyarādho bhagemāṃ dhiyamudavā dadannaḥ | bhaga pra ṇo janaya gobhiraśvairbhaga pra nṛbhirnṛvantaḥ syāma ||3||
Meaning:हे भग, हमारे नेता! हे सत्य-धन वाले भग! हे भग, हमारी इस प्रार्थना को सफल करो, हमें हमारा अंश प्रदान करते हुए। हे भग, हमें गौ और अश्वों से समृद्ध करो; हे भग, हम वीर पुरुषों से युक्त, सन्तानवान हों।
𑌉𑌤𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍋𑌤 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵 𑌉𑌤 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌅𑌹𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌉𑌤𑍋𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑌘𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌮𑌤𑍗 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 ॥௪॥
Utedānīṃ bhagavantaḥ syāmota prapitva uta madhye ahnām | utoditā maghavansūryasya vayaṃ devānāṃ sumatau syāma ||4||
Meaning:हम इस समय भी भाग्यवान हों, पूर्वाह्न में भी और दिन के मध्य में भी; और हे ऐश्वर्यवान, सूर्य के उदय होने पर भी हम देवों की कृपादृष्टि में बने रहें।
𑌭𑌗 𑌏𑌵 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 । 𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌭𑌗 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵 𑌇𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍋𑌹𑌵𑍀𑌤𑌿 𑌸 𑌨𑍋 𑌭𑌗 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌏𑌤𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌹 ॥௫॥
Bhaga eva bhagavāँ astu devāstena vayaṃ bhagavantaḥ syāma | taṃ tvā bhaga sarva ijjohavīti sa no bhaga puraetā bhaveha ||5||
Meaning:हे देवो, भग ही ऐश्वर्य का दाता हो, और उसके द्वारा हम भाग्यवान बनें। हे भग, तुम्हें सब लोग पुकारते हैं; हे भग, तुम यहाँ हमारे आगे चलने वाले अग्रणी बनो।
𑌸𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯𑍋𑌷𑌸𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌦𑌧𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌵 𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌯 । 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌚𑍀𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌭𑌗𑌂 𑌨𑍋 𑌰𑌥𑌮𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌨 𑌆 𑌵𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁 ॥௬॥
Samadhvarāyoṣaso namanta dadhikrāveva śucaye padāya | arvācīnaṃ vasuvidaṃ bhagaṃ no rathamivāśvā vājina ā vahantu ||6||
Meaning:प्रातःकाल की उषाएँ हमारे यज्ञ में नमन करें, पवित्र स्थान पर दधिक्रा के समान आती हुईं; तेज अश्वों के समान जो रथ खींचते हैं, वे धन देने वाले भग को हमारे समीप ले आएँ।
𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍋𑌮𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌉𑌷𑌾𑌸𑍋 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑌵𑌤𑍀𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 । 𑌘𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌨𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍀𑌤𑌾 𑌯𑍂𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌤 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌨𑌃 ॥௭॥
Aśvāvatīrgomatīrna uṣāso vīravatīḥ sadamucchantu bhadrāḥ | ghṛtaṃ duhānā viśvataḥ prapītā yūyaṃ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||7||
Meaning:कल्याणमयी उषाएँ सदा हम पर उदित हों, अश्व, गौ और वीर सन्तान लाती हुईं, घृत बहाती हुईं और सब ओर परिपूर्ण। हे देवो, तुम सदा अपने कल्याणों से हमारी रक्षा करो।
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Benefits of Chanting भाग्य सूक्तम्
Invokes Bhaga, the Vedic deity of fortune, prosperity and one's rightful share of good things
Recited at dawn for an auspicious and successful start to the day
Prays for wealth in the form of cattle, horses, abundance and resources
Blesses the worshipper with heroic offspring, worthy kin and a flourishing family
Believed to attract the combined grace of Agni, Indra, Mitra-Varuna, the Ashvins and other dawn deities
Used for prosperity, success in undertakings and removal of misfortune (durbhagya)
Helps one remain in the 'sumati' (good favour) of the gods throughout the day
How to Chant भाग्य सूक्तम्
Bathe and sit facing east at sunrise. Recite the seven verses slowly with clear Vedic pronunciation, ideally facing the rising sun. It is traditionally chanted as a morning prayer (prataranuvaka) for fortune and an auspicious day, and is also used in homas and Lakshmi/wealth rituals together with the Sri Suktam. Reciting it 7 times, or daily at dawn, is customary for invoking Bhaga's blessings of prosperity.
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