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𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 (𑌋𑌗𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤)

देवी सूक्तम् (ऋग्वेदोक्त) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 During Navaratri, before Chandi/Durga Saptashati recitation, or daily at dawn (Brahma Muhurta)·📜 Rigveda, Mandala 10, Sukta 125 (the Devi Sukta / Vak Sukta / Ambhrini Sukta)

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

Origin & Story

Rigveda, Mandala 10, Sukta 125 (the Devi Sukta / Vak Sukta / Ambhrini Sukta) · Revealed by the rishika Vak, daughter of sage Ambhrina · Vedic (ancient)

The Devi Suktam is one of the most philosophically profound hymns of the Rigveda. Its seer, Vak Ambhrini, attained the highest realization and uttered this hymn in which the Divine Mother speaks as the one Self animating all gods, all worlds and all life. She declares that she bends Rudra's bow, bestows wisdom on whom she loves, and pervades heaven and earth, breathing forth like the wind to set the cosmos in motion. The hymn became the Vedic cornerstone of Shakta theology and is recited at the heart of the Durga Saptashati liturgy.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition holds that the rishika Vak, by the power of this very realization, became one with the Goddess she praised — and that sincere recitation of the Suktam awakens in the devotee the same recognition that the supreme 'I' speaking through the hymn is none other than the Self within.

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Verse 1

𑍐 𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍁𑌤 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍈𑌃। 𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍋𑌭𑌾 𑌬𑌿𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍀 𑌅𑌹𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌭𑌾॥௧॥

Om Aham Rudrebhir-Vasubhish-Charamy-Aham-Adityair-Uta Vishva-Devaih। Aham Mitra-Varunobha Bibharmy-Aham-Indragni Aham-Ashvinobha॥1॥

Meaning:मैं रुद्रों और वसुओं के साथ, आदित्यों तथा समस्त विश्वेदेवों के साथ विचरण करती हूँ। मैं मित्र और वरुण दोनों को, इन्द्र और अग्नि को, तथा दोनों अश्विनों को धारण करती हूँ।

Verse 2

𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌸𑍋𑌮𑌮𑌾𑌹𑌨𑌸𑌂 𑌬𑌿𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌤 𑌪𑍂𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌭𑌗𑌮𑍍। 𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌣𑌂 𑌹𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌯𑌜𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍇॥௨॥

Aham Somam-Ahanasam Bibharmy-Aham Tvashtaram-Uta Pushanam Bhagam। Aham Dadhami Dravinam Havishmate Supravye Yajamanaya Sunvate॥2॥

Meaning:मैं उल्लासकारी सोम को धारण करती हूँ; मैं त्वष्टा, पूषा और भग को धारण करती हूँ। हविष्मान्, सुन्दर रीति से यज्ञ करने वाले एवं सोम निचोड़ने वाले यजमान को मैं धन प्रदान करती हूँ।

Verse 3

𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌨𑍀 𑌵𑌸𑍂𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌕𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌮𑌾 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌧𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 𑌭𑍂𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌶𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌮𑍍॥௩॥

Aham Rashtri Sangamani Vasunam Chikitushi Prathama Yajniyanam। Tam Ma Deva Vyadadhuh Purutra Bhuristhatram Bhury-Aveshayantim॥3॥

Meaning:मैं राष्ट्ररूपिणी, समस्त वसुओं (धनों) की संग्रहकर्त्री, ज्ञानमयी, यज्ञ के योग्य देवों में प्रथमा हूँ। देवों ने मुझे अनेक स्थानों में स्थापित किया है, अनेक निवासों वाली बनाकर अनेक रूपों में प्रविष्ट कराया है।

Verse 4

𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑍋 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌯 𑌈𑌂 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍। 𑌅𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌤 𑌉𑌪 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌧𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌮𑌿॥௪॥

Maya So Annam-Atti Yo Vipashyati Yah Praniti Ya Im Shrinoty-Uktam। Amantavo Mam Ta Upa Kshiyanti Shrudhi Shruta Shraddhivam Te Vadami॥4॥

Meaning:मेरे ही द्वारा वह अन्न खाता है जो देखता है, जो प्राण लेता है, जो कहा हुआ सुनता है। जो मुझे नहीं जानते, वे भी मुझमें ही निवास करते हैं। हे विख्यात! सुनो, मैं तुम्हें श्रद्धा के योग्य वचन कहती हूँ।

Verse 5

𑌅𑌹𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌜𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍇𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌤 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍇𑌭𑌿𑌃। 𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌣𑍋𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍃𑌷𑌿𑌂 𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌾𑌮𑍍॥௫॥

Aham-Eva Svayam-Idam Vadami Jushtam Devebhir-Uta Manushebhih। Yam Kamaye Tam Tam-Ugram Krinomi Tam Brahmanam Tam-Rishim Tam Sumedham॥5॥

Meaning:मैं स्वयं यह कहती हूँ, जो देवों और मनुष्यों दोनों को प्रिय है। जिसे मैं चाहती हूँ उसे ही मैं उग्र (शक्तिशाली) बना देती हूँ, उसे ब्रह्मा, उसे ऋषि, उसे सुमेधा (उत्तम बुद्धि वाला) बना देती हूँ।

Verse 6

𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌧𑌨𑍁𑌰𑌾 𑌤𑌨𑍋𑌮𑌿 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍇 𑌶𑌰𑌵𑍇 𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌾 𑌉। 𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑌮𑌦𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌣𑍋𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍀 𑌆 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌶॥௬॥

Aham Rudraya Dhanura Tanomi Brahma-Dvishe Sharave Hantava U। Aham Janaya Samadam Krinomy-Aham Dyava-Prithivi A Vivesha॥6॥

Meaning:मैं रुद्र के लिए धनुष चढ़ाती हूँ, जिससे उसका बाण ब्रह्मद्वेषी का संहार करे। मैं जनों में युद्ध-उत्साह उत्पन्न करती हूँ; मैंने द्यावा-पृथिवी में प्रवेश किया है।

Verse 7

𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌵𑍇 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌮 𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇। 𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌿 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑍇 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍋𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍋𑌪 𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌶𑌾𑌮𑌿॥௭॥

Aham Suve Pitaram-Asya Murdhan-Mama Yonir-Apsv-Antah Samudre। Tato Vi Tishthe Bhuvananu Vishvota-Amum Dyam Varshmanopa Sprishami॥7॥

Meaning:मैं इस जगत् के शिखर पर पिता (द्युलोक) को जन्म देती हूँ; मेरा उद्गम जलों में, समुद्र के भीतर है। वहाँ से मैं समस्त भुवनों में फैल जाती हूँ और अपने विशाल स्वरूप से उस द्युलोक को स्पर्श करती हूँ।

Verse 8

𑌅𑌹𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌵𑌾𑌤 𑌇𑌵 𑌪𑍍𑌰 𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑌭𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌾 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾। 𑌪𑌰𑍋 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑌰 𑌏𑌨𑌾 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌨𑌾 𑌸𑌂 𑌬𑌭𑍂𑌵॥௮॥

Aham-Eva Vata Iva Pra Vamy-Arabhamana Bhuvanani Vishva। Paro Diva Para Ena Prithivy-Etavati Mahina Sam Babhuva॥8॥

Meaning:मैं ही वायु के समान प्रवाहित होती हूँ, समस्त भुवनों को आरम्भ (गतिशील) करती हुई। द्युलोक से परे, इस पृथ्वी से परे — इतनी महिमामयी होकर मैं विद्यमान हो गई हूँ।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌅𑌹𑌮𑍍🔊AhamI (the Goddess as the supreme 'I', Vak/Devi, speaking as the cosmic Self)

𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌭𑌿𑌃🔊RudrebhihWith the Rudras (the eleven storm/cosmic powers)

𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌃🔊VasubhihWith the Vasus (the eight elemental deities)

𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌃🔊AdityaihWith the Adityas (the twelve solar deities)

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍈𑌃🔊Vishva-DevaihWith all the Vishvedevas (universal gods)

𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌿🔊CharamiI move / I roam (pervading all)

𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾🔊Mitra-VarunaMitra and Varuna — I uphold both

𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍀🔊IndragniIndra and Agni

𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾🔊AshvinaThe two Ashvins

𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑍀🔊RashtriThe sovereign queen, the ruling power of the universe

𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌨𑍀 𑌵𑌸𑍂𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊Sangamani VasunamThe gatherer/bestower of all wealth and treasures

𑌚𑌿𑌕𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍀🔊ChikitushiThe knowing one, full of awareness

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌮𑌾 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊Prathama YajniyanamThe first/foremost among those worthy of worship

𑌮𑌯𑌾🔊MayaThrough Me (it is by Me that)

𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿🔊Annam AttiEats food (one who eats, sees, breathes — does so through Her)

𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌯𑍇🔊Yam KamayeWhomever I wish/love

𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌉𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌣𑍋𑌮𑌿🔊Tam Ugram KrinomiHim I make mighty / powerful

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌮𑍍🔊BrahmanamA knower of Brahman; a creator-priest

𑌋𑌷𑌿𑌮𑍍🔊RishimA seer / sage

𑌸𑍁𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊SumedhamOne of excellent wisdom

𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍀 𑌆 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌶🔊Dyava-Prithivi A ViveshaI have entered into (pervaded) heaven and earth

𑌵𑌾𑌤 𑌇𑌵 𑌪𑍍𑌰 𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌿🔊Vata Iva Pra VamiI breathe forth like the wind (setting all worlds in motion)

Benefits of Chanting देवी सूक्तम् (ऋग्वेदोक्त)

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One of the supreme Vedic hymns establishing the Goddess as the all-pervading reality (Brahman)

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Central to Navaratri, Chandi Path and all formal Devi worship

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Recited to invoke divine wisdom (medha), sovereignty and spiritual power

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Affirms the seeker's identity with the cosmic Shakti, deepening Self-knowledge

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Traditionally bestows mastery of speech and learning, as it is the hymn of Vak (Goddess of speech)

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Confers prosperity, protection and the strength to overcome those who oppose dharma

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Purifies the mind and aligns the devotee with the universal Mother

How to Chant देवी सूक्तम् (ऋग्वेदोक्त)

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Best TimeDuring Navaratri, before Chandi/Durga Saptashati recitation, or daily at dawn (Brahma Muhurta)

Traditionally chanted as part of Devi puja and before reciting the Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmya). Sit facing east, observe purity, and recite with attention to the Vedic words. As a Vedic hymn it is ideally learned from a teacher to preserve correct pronunciation. It may be followed by the Tantrokta Devi Suktam ('Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu') and the Argala and Keelaka stotras.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete देवी सूक्तम् (ऋग्वेदोक्त) 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 hymn Rigveda 10.125, in which the Goddess (as Vak, divine speech) declares herself the supreme power pervading all gods and worlds. Because its seer is Vak, daughter of sage Ambhrina, it is also called the Ambhrini Sukta or Vak Sukta.

This is the Vedic Devi Suktam from the Rigveda (10.125). The Tantrokta Devi Suktam ('Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu Shakti-rupena...') comes from the Devi Mahatmya (Markandeya Purana). Both are recited in Devi worship, but they are different hymns from different sources.

The seer (rishika) is Vak, the daughter of the sage Ambhrina. Uniquely, the Goddess herself speaks throughout the hymn in the first person ('Aham', 'I'), proclaiming her own supremacy and omnipresence.

It is especially recited during Navaratri and before the Durga Saptashati (Chandi Path), as well as in daily Devi worship. As a Vedic mantra it is best chanted in the morning with proper pronunciation.