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Devi Suktam (Rigvedokta) 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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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:I move with the Rudras and the Vasus, with the Adityas and all the Vishvedevas. I uphold both Mitra and Varuna, Indra and Agni, and both the Ashvins.

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:I bear the exhilarating Soma, I uphold Tvashtar, Pushan and Bhaga. I bestow wealth upon the devoted sacrificer who offers oblation and presses the Soma.

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:I am the sovereign queen, the gatherer of treasures, full of knowledge, the first among those worthy of worship. The gods have set me in many places, with many homes, causing me to enter into many forms.

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:Through me alone does everyone eat who sees, who breathes, who hears what is spoken. Though they know it not, they dwell in me. Hear, O renowned one, I tell you what deserves your faith.

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:I myself proclaim this, welcomed by gods and men alike. Whomever I love, I make him mighty — a knower of Brahman, a seer, a sage of deep wisdom.

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:I bend the bow for Rudra, that his arrow may strike down the hater of devotion. I rouse the battle-spirit among the people; I have pervaded heaven and earth.

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:I give birth to the Father (heaven) upon the summit of this world; my own origin is within the waters, in the ocean. From there I spread out through all the worlds, and I touch yonder heaven with my vast form.

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:I, verily, breathe forth like the wind, setting in motion all the worlds. Beyond heaven, beyond this earth — so great have I become in my majesty.

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 Devi Suktam (Rigvedokta)

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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 Devi Suktam (Rigvedokta)

Repetitions1times

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 Devi Suktam (Rigvedokta) 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.