Mantra

Devi Sukta

Devī Sūkta

verses
9
books
2
chapters
2

What the texts say

In the Rigveda, the Devi Sukta is the hymn where the Goddess speaks as "I" and moves with all the gods. Rig Veda 10.125.1 She says she upholds the gods Mitra and Varuna, Indra and Agni, and the Ashvins. Rig Veda 10.125.1 She calls herself the Sovereign Queen, gatherer of treasures, first among those fit for the sacrifice. Rig Veda 10.125.3 Through her, she says, one eats, sees, breathes and hears, and whom she chooses she makes mighty, a seer. Rig Veda 10.125.4, 10.125.5 In the same hymn she moves forth like the wind, taking hold of all the worlds. Rig Veda 10.125.8

Where to read

Every verse that names Devi Sukta, book by book.

  1. Rig Veda

    8 verses · 1 chapter

    • 10.125.1

      I move with the Rudras and the Vasus; I move with the Ādityas and with all the gods. I uphold both Mitra and Varuṇa; I uphold Indra and Agni; I uphold both the Aśvins.

    • 10.125.2

      I bear Soma the smiter (of obstacles); I bear Tvaṣṭṛ, and also Pūṣan and Bhaga. I place the treasure for the offerer—richly protective—for the sacrificer who presses Soma.

    • 10.125.3

      I am the Sovereign Queen, the gatherer of treasures; I am the conscious-knower, first among those who are fit for the sacrifice. The gods have set me in many places—making me widely established, making me enter into many forms and beings.

  2. Brahmanda Purana

    1 verse · 1 chapter

    • 3.43.11

      The Guru too, being thus prepared, should enter the hall of worship; then he performs the placement of sacred knowledge-mantras (vidyā-nyāsa), joined with the Devī-sūkta and accompanied by the mātṛkās.

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