
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic seer(s) associated with Uṣas/Bhaga prosperity hymns (Saunaka anukramaṇī attribution varies by hymn-unit).
Devata: Uṣas (Dawns), Bhaga (Fortune/Distributor), with Dadhikrāvan as simile-power
Chandas: Jagatī-like cadence (mixed; Atharvanic adaptation of RV-style dawn diction)
Is mantra mein savere ki shakti ko use karke Bhaga ko bulaya jata hai. Bhaga matlab aapka hissa, kismat aur khushali jo aapko milti hai. Yeh kehta hai ki bhagya sabke liye khula hai, chhota ho ya bada. Pehle Bhaga aage chalke rasta saaf kare taaka kaam ban jaye. Savere jaldi aake woh apni kismat aapke paas pahuncha de. Ratha aur ghode ki tarah tezi se aapke ghar aaye. Isse din aur puja dono achhi shuru ho jaati hai.
Mantra 1
स्वस्तये प्रार्थना। प्रा॒तर॒ग्निं प्रा॒तरिन्द्रं॑ हवामहे प्रा॒तर्मि॒त्रावरु॑णा प्रा॒तर॒श्विना॑ । प्रा॒तर्भगं॑ पू॒षणं॒ ब्रह्म॑ण॒स्पतिं॑ प्रा॒तः सोम॑मु॒त रु॒द्रं ह॑वामहे
Subah-subah hum Agni ko bulate hain. Subah hum Indra ko bulate hain. Subah Mitra aur Varuna dono ko bulate hain. Subah Ashwin bhaiyon ko bulate hain. Subah Bhaga, Pushan aur Brahmanaspati ko bulate hain. Subah Soma aur Rudra ko bulate hain.
Mantra 2
प्रा॒त॒र्जितं॒ भग॑मु॒ग्रं ह॑वामहे व॒यं पु॒त्रमदि॑ते॒र्यो वि॑ध॒र्ता। आ॒ध्रश्चि॒द् यं मन्य॑मानस्तु॒रश्चि॒द् राजा॑ चि॒द् यं भगं॑ भ॒क्षीत्याह॑
Subah hum Bhag ko bulate hain, jo jeeta hua aur taakatwar hai. Yeh Aditi ka beta hai, jo sab kuch theek karne wala hai. Jo zaroorat mein hai, woh sochta hai Bhag uska hai. Jo taakatwar hai, woh bhi sochta hai wahi. Raja bhi sochta hai ki Bhag uska hissa hai.
Mantra 3
भग॒ प्रणे॑त॒र्भग॒ सत्य॑राधो॒ भगे॒मां धिय॒मुद॑वा॒ दद॑न्नः । भग॒ प्र णो॑ जनय॒ गोभि॒रश्वै॒र्भग॒ प्र नृभि॑र्नृ॒वन्तः॑ स्याम
Bhag, tum hamare leader ho. Bhag, tum kabhi haath nahi jhukate. Bhag, hamari yeh dua sun lo aur humein de do. Bhag, humein gayein aur ghode de do. Bhag, humein log de do, hum logon se bhare rahein.
Mantra 4
उ॒तेदानीं॒ भग॑वन्तः स्यामो॒त प्र॑पि॒त्व उ॒त मध्ये॒ अह्ना॑म्। उ॒तोदि॑तौ मघव॒न्त्सूर्य॑स्य व॒यं दे॒वानां॑ सुम॒तौ स्या॑म
Ab hum bhaagyawan ho jaayein. Pehle bhi bhaagyawan rahein, aur aaj ke beech mein bhi. Jab suraj uthta hai, bhagwan hum par khush rahein. Bhagwan hum par meharbani karte rahein.
Mantra 5
भग॑ ए॒व भग॑वाँ अस्तु दे॒वस्तेना॑ व॒यं भग॑वन्तः स्याम । तं त्वा॑ भग॒ सर्व॒ इज्जो॑हवीमि॒ स नो॑ भग पुरए॒ता भ॑वे॒ह
Bhagwan khush kismat wala hai, aur hum bhi aise hi khush kismat ban jaayein. Sab log Bhag ka naam le ke pukarte hain. Bhagwan hamare aage aage chalke rasta dikhaye.
Mantra 6
सम॑ध्व॒रायो॒षसो॑ नमन्त दधि॒क्रावे॑व॒ शुच॑ये प॒दाय॑ । अ॒र्वा॒ची॒नं व॑सु॒विदं॒ भगं॑ मे॒ रथ॑मि॒वाश्वा॑ वा॒जिन॒ आ व॑हन्तु
Yeh puja ke liye savere jhuk rahe hain, jaise Dadhikravan chamakdar raaste par chalta hai. Aage aao, dhan laane wale ghode. Jaise rath mein, waise hi mujhe Bhaga tak pahunchao. Bhaga woh hai jo daulat dhundh nikalta hai.
Mantra 7
अश्वा॑वती॒र्गोम॑तीर्न उ॒षा॑सो॑ वी॒रव॑तीः॒ सद॑मुछन्तु भ॒द्राः । घृ॒तं दुहा॑ना वि॒श्वतः॒ प्रपी॑ता यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभिः॒ सदा॑ नः
Savere aane wali roshni ghode laaye, gaaye laaye, aur bahadur laaye. Achhi cheezein humare liye roz chamakti rahein. Yeh ghee deti hai aur har taraf se khush hai. Tum hamesha apni ashirwad se humara kalyan karte raho.
Bhaga is an Āditya who distributes each person’s rightful portion—wealth, food, enjoyment, and success. The hymn treats prosperity as an allotted share that can be invoked at dawn.
Dawn is the threshold that ‘opens the path’ for the day and for the rite. By aligning the recitation with first light, the hymn makes fortune arrive at the beginning, when outcomes are being set in motion.
Recite it facing east at dawn, keep a small portion of food or ghee as the symbolic ‘share,’ offer a little, and then partake of the rest. If starting a venture, ask Bhaga to go before you (puraetā) and then begin the work immediately after recitation.
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