Prātaḥ Smaraṇam, Dainik Pūjā
Śrī Bhāgya Sūktam (Prātaḥ Sūktam),
श्री भाग्य सूक्तम्
Bhagya Suktam (popularly known as the Pratah Suktam) originates in the Rigveda (Mandala 7, Sukta 41, revealed by Sage Vasistha Maitravaruni) and is also preserved in the Taittiriya Brahmana of the Krishna Yajurveda. It is traditionally chanted at dawn to awaken luck, prosperity, and divine favor. Centered around Lord Bhaga—one of the twelve Adityas who personifies wealth, righteous distribution, and good fortune—the hymn invokes Agni, Indra, Mitra, Varuna, the Ashvins, and Aryaman, praying that the seeker may be recognized as fortunate (bhagavantah syama) in the morning, at noon, and at sunset.
- Deity
- Lord Bhaga (The Solar Dispenser of Fortune and Wealth) along with the Adityas (Agni, Indra, Mitra, Varuna, Aryaman, Ashvins, Pushan)
- Tradition
- Rigvedic (Mandala 7) / Krishna Yajurveda (Taittiriya Brahmana) / Smarta Tradition
- Purpose
- Awakening sleeping fortune, overcoming financial stagnation, and neutralizing misfortune (Durbhagya-nasanam). Attaining respect, dignity, regal favor, and success in trade and statecraft. Essential morning prayer (Pratah Smaranam) for peace of mind, vitality, and timely opportunities. Chanted during Ayushya Homa, Lakshmi-Kubera Puja, and business inaugurations.
- Source
- Rigveda (Mandala 7, Sukta 41) / Krishna Yajurveda (Taittiriya Brahmana 2.8.9)
मूल पाठ
Sanskrit textशान्तिपाठः
ॐ भ॒द्रं कर्णे॑भिः शृणु॒याम॑ देवाः ।
भ॒द्रं प॑श्येमा॒क्षभि॒र्यज॑त्राः ।
स्थि॒रैरङ्गै᳚स्तुष्टु॒वाग्ंस॑स्त॒नूभि॑: ।
व्यशे॑म दे॒वहि॑तं॒ यदायू॑: ।
स्व॒स्ति न॒ इन्द्रो॑ वृ॒द्धश्र॑वाः ।
स्व॒स्ति न॑: पू॒षा वि॒श्ववे॑दाः ।
स्व॒स्ति न॒स्तार्क्ष्यो॒ अरि॑ष्टनेमिः ।
स्व॒स्ति नो॒ बृह॒स्पति॑र्दधातु ॥
ॐ शान्ति॒: शान्ति॒: शान्ति॑: ॥
सूक्त-पाठः (७ मन्त्राः)
ॐ प्रा॒तर॒ग्निं प्रा॒तरिन्द्रं॑ हवामहे
प्रा॒तर्मि॒त्रावरु॑णा प्रा॒तर॒श्विना᳚ ।
प्रा॒तर्भ॒गं पू॒षणं॒ ब्रह्म॑ण॒स्पतिं॑
प्रा॒तः सोम॑मु॒त रु॒द्रं हु॑वेम ॥ १ ॥
प्रा॒त॒र्जितं॒ भग॑मु॒ग्रं हु॑वेम
व॒यं पु॒त्रमदि॑ते॒र्यो वि॑ध॒र्ता ।
आ॒ध्रश्चि॒द्यं मन्य॑मानस्तु॒रश्चि॒द्
राजा॑ चि॒द्यं भगं॑ भ॒क्षीत्याह॑ ॥ २ ॥
भग॒ प्रणे॑त॒र्भग॒ सत्य॑राधो॒
भगे॒मां धिय॒मुद॑वा॒ दद॑न्नः ।
भग॒ प्र नो॑ जनय॒ गोभि॒रश्वै॒र्
भग॒ प्र नृभि॑र्नृ॒वन्त॑: स्याम ॥ ३ ॥
उ॒तेदानीं॒ भग॑वन्तः स्याम॒
उ॒तो म॑ख॒त्व उ॒त सं॒गवे॑ म॒घ्नाम् ।
उ॒तोद्ग॑ता मघव॒न्त्सूर्य॑स्य
व॒यं दे॒वानां॑ सुमतौ स्या॑म ॥ ४ ॥
भग॑ ए॒व भग॑वाग्ं अस्तु देवा॒स्
तेन॑ व॒यं भग॑वन्तः स्याम ।
तं त्वा॑ भग॒ सर्व॒ इज्जो॑हवीति॒
स नो॑ भग पुरए॒ता भ॑वे॒ह ॥ ५ ॥
सम॑ध्व॒रायो॒षसो॑ नमन्त
दधिक्रावे॑व॒ शुच॑ये प॒दाय॑ ।
अ॒र्वाची॒नं व॑सु॒विदं॒ भगं॑ नो॒
रथ॑मि॒वाश्वा॑ वा॒जिन॒ आ व॑हन्तु ॥ ६ ॥
अश्वा॑वती॒र्गोम॑तीर्न उ॒षसो॑
वी॒रव॑तीः सद॒मुच्छ॑न्तु भ॒द्राः ।
घृ॒तं दुहा॑ना वि॒श्वतः॒ प्रपी॑ना
यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभि॒: सदा॑ नः ॥ ७ ॥
यॊ माऽग्ने॑ भा॒गिनग्ं॑ सन्त॒मथा॑भा॒गं चि॑की॒र्षति॑ ।
अ॒भा॒गम॑ग्ने॒ तं कु॑रु॒ माम॑ग्ने भा॒गिनं॑ कुरु ॥
ॐ शान्ति॒: शान्ति॒: शान्ति॑: ॥
Śāntipāṭhaḥ
Oṁ bhadraṁ karṇebhiḥ śṛṇuyāma devāḥ |
bhadraṁ paśyemākṣabhiryajatrāḥ |
sthirairaṅgaistuṣṭuvāgṁsastanūbhiḥ |
vyaśema devahitaṁ yadāyuḥ |
svasti na indro vṛddhaśravāḥ |
svasti naḥ pūṣā viśvavedāḥ |
svasti nastārkṣyo ariṣṭanemiḥ |
svasti no bṛhaspatirdadhātu ||
Oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
Sūkta-Pāṭhaḥ
Oṁ prātaragniṁ prātarindraṁ havāmahe
prātarmitrāvaruṇā prātaraśvinā |
prātarbhagaṁ pūṣaṇaṁ brahmaṇaspatiṁ
prātaḥ somamuta rudraṁ huvema || 1 ||
prātarjitaṁ bhagamugraṁ huvema
vayaṁ putramaditeryo vidhartā |
ādhraścidyaṁ manyamānasturaścid
rājā cidyaṁ bhagaṁ bhakṣītyāha || 2 ||
bhaga praṇetarbhaga satyarādho
bhagemāṁ dhiyamudavā dadannaḥ |
bhaga pra no janaya gobhiraśvair
bhaga pra nṛbhirnṛvantaḥ syāma || 3 ||
utedānīṁ bhagavantaḥ syāma
uto makhatva uta saṁgave maghnām |
utodgatā maghavantsūryasya
vayaṁ devānāṁ sumatau syāma || 4 ||
bhaga eva bhagavāgṁ astu devās
tena vayaṁ bhagavantaḥ syāma |
taṁ tvā bhaga sarva ijjohevīti
sa no bhaga puraetā bhaveha || 5 ||
samadhvarāyoṣaso namanta
dadhikrāviva śucaye padāya |
arvācīnaṁ vasuvidaṁ bhagaṁ no
rathamivāśvā vājina ā vahantu || 6 ||
aśvāvatīrgomatīrna uṣāso
vīravatīḥ sadamucchantu bhadrāḥ |
ghṛtaṁ duhānā viśvataḥ prapīnā
yūyaṁ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ || 7 ||
Yo mā'gne bhāginagṁ santamathābhāgaṁ cikīrṣati |
abhāgamagne taṁ kuru māmagne bhāginaṁ kuru ||
Oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
Śrī Bhāgya Sūktam (Prātaḥ Sūktam), — recitation
अर्थ
MeaningVerse 1 (The Morning Invocation): Early in the morning we invoke Agni, early in the morning Indra, early in the morning Mitra and Varuna, early in the morning the twin Ashvins. Early in the morning we call upon Bhaga, Pushan, Brahmanaspati, and early in the morning we invoke Soma and Rudra.
Verse 2 (The Triumphant Bhaga): We invoke the triumphant, formidable Bhaga, the son of Aditi, who is the cosmic upholder and ordainer. He whom the poor and afflicted adore in their hearts, he whom the swift and powerful seek, and he to whom even the sovereign king prays, saying: "May I attain Bhaga (good fortune)!"
Verse 3 (Bestowal of Grace & Wealth): O Bhaga, our guide and leader! O Bhaga, whose gifts are true and infallible! Uplift and prosper this our intellect, showering blessings upon us. O Bhaga, enrich our lives with abundant cattle and horses; O Bhaga, make us rich with noble companions and heroic helpers!
Verse 4 (Prosperity throughout the Day): May we be fortunate (bhagavantaḥ) right now in the morning; may we be fortunate at noon when the cattle gather; may we be fortunate as the blazing sun ascends the sky; O bountiful Lord, may we ever abide in the graceful favor of the gods!
Verse 5 (The Fountainhead of Fortune): May Bhaga indeed be the supreme Lord of fortune, O gods; and through his grace, may we become truly fortunate! Unto you, O Bhaga, everyone indeed calls out in prayer. O Lord Bhaga, walk in front of us as our sovereign guide in this journey of life!
Verse 6 (The Descent of Auspicious Dawn): May the shining dawns bend down favorably toward our sacred worship, just as the divine steed Dadhikra rushes swiftly toward the purified holy precinct. May swift, powerful horses draw toward us the wealth-bestowing Lord Bhaga, like a golden chariot bringing treasures!
Verse 7 (The Final Blessing): Rich in horses, rich in cows, and blessed with heroic progeny, may the auspicious dawns ever shine brightly upon us! Overflowing everywhere with sweet milk, ghee, and divine nourishment—O radiant divinities, protect us forever with your glorious blessings!
O Agni! Whoever schemes to render me portionless, even though I am rightful and fully entitled to my share—make that very conspirator portionless, O Agni; and establish me, O Agni, as the full possessor of my rightful fortune and share!
संदर्भ
ContextThe Bhāgya Sūktam (Rigveda 7.41) belongs to the family book (Mandala 7) of the venerable Rishi Vasistha Maitravaruni, preserved by the Trtsu dynasty. It is an early Vedic exploration of the philosophy of fortune, divine grace, and cosmic distributive justice.
In Vedic theology, Bhaga is one of the twelve solar sons of Aditi (Adityas). The Sanskrit root bhaj- signifies "to divide, allocate, or apportion." Bhaga is the personified cosmic principle of fair allocation: he determines who receives wealth, bodily beauty, social honor, and opportunities in accordance with their past actions (Karma) and inner readiness.
The psychological insight of verse 2 is profound: the seer notes that both the destitute beggar (ādhraḥ) and the sovereign ruler (rājā) must appeal to the very same power: "Bhagaṁ bhakṣītyāha" ("May I partake of Bhaga!"). Prosperity is not an accidental material acquisition; it is a sacred divine communion. Furthermore, the chant insists that luck must not be momentary: verse 4 systematically stakes a claim on well-being across the entire progression of time—morning (idānīm), midday (saṁgave), and sunset (udgatā sūryasya).
प्रयोग
How it is traditionally usedDawn Recitation (Prātaḥ Sandhyā): Chanted immediately after waking up or during morning Sandhyavandana facing East to clear the mind of lethargy, anxiety, and ill omen.
Lakshmi-Kubera & Vyapar Puja: Recited by entrepreneurs and business leaders before opening accounts, inaugurating ventures, or executing important contracts to invite favorable cosmic timing.
Homa / Yajna: Used as an auxiliary invocation during Ayushya Homa, Navagraha Homa, and Sri Sukta Homa where oblations of pure ghee and cooked rice (charu) are offered to Lord Bhaga.
Overcoming Obstacles & Slander: Chanted daily for 21 or 41 mornings by seekers battling legal trials, loss of social status, or lingering stagnation in career progression.
Sources & References
Dharmartha presents traditional knowledge with respect for its sources. Practices vary by lineage and region; this material does not assert exclusive or universal authority.
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