Sukta 48
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn addressed to Rākā; specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī lists)
Devata: Rākā (full-moon goddess; fertility and restoration)
Chandas: Mixed; predominantly Triṣṭubh-like cadence in Atharvanic adaptation (exact metrical scan depends on pada resolution).
Yeh mantra Raka naam ki full moon power ko bulata hai. Wo cheezein jali hui ya tooti hui hai, unko woh jod deti hai. Is mantra mein usse body ko phir se poora karne ko kaha gaya hai. Saath hi usse ek tez aur takatwar beta dene ki dua hai. Ghar mein khushali aur aage badhao bhi manga hai. Full moon jaise poora hota hai, waise hi body aur ghar bhi poora hona chahiye - yehi baat hai ismein.
Mantras
Mantra 1
राका। रा॒काम॒हं सु॒हवा॑ सुष्टु॒ती हु॑वे शृ॒णोतु॑ नः सु॒भगा॑ बोध॑तु॒ त्मना॑ । सीव्य॒त्वपः॑ सू॒च्याच्छिद्यमानया॒ ददा॑तु वी॒रं श॒तदा॑यमु॒क्थ्यऽम्
Raka devi ko bulate hain. Woh jaldi sun leti hain aur log unki achhi tarah praise karte hain. Bhagwan kare woh devi hamari sun le aur khud se hamare kaam aaye. Woh sui se chamra sil de, aur ek aisa beta de jo bahut detabaaz ho aur jiske baare mein log gaate rahein.
Mantra 2
यास्ते॑ राके सुम॒तयः॑ सु॑पेश॑सो॒ याभि॒र्ददा॑सि दा॒शुषे॒ वसू॑नि । ताभि॑र्नो अ॒द्य सु॒मना॑ उ॒पाग॑हि सहस्रापो॒षं सु॑भगे॒ ररा॑णा
Raka devi, tumhare roop sundar hain. Jo log tumhe dete hain tum unko dhan deti ho. Aaj tum khushi se hamare paas aao. Tum bahut detabaaz ho, aur bhagwan kare tumhara dhan hazaron guna badh jaye.
Frequently Asked Questions
Rākā is the auspicious fullness of the moon, invoked as a goddess who restores completeness—of the body (healing) and of the household (fertility and prosperity).
It is a vivid ritual image for repairing what has been pierced or cut: the mantra asks the lunar power of wholeness to ‘seal’ and restore the body’s covering so integrity returns.
Ideally near the full moon (Paurṇamāsī) or under the waxing/full moon for fertility and increase; for immediate healing needs, it may be recited at once and repeated on the next full moon as reinforcement.
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