Sukta 80
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī varies)
Devata: Paurṇamāsī (Full-Moon)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Is mantra mein Poornima ki pooja ki baat hai. Poornima ko ek taakatwar shakti bataya gaya hai. Devata usme rehte hain aur woh sab kuch poora karti hai. Ismein yeh bhi hai ki jab hum sahi din mein havan karte hain to khushi milti hai. Isse ghar mein paisa aur sukh aata hai. Man ke irade bhi poore hote hain. Aise karm karne se swarg milta hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
पूर्णिमा। पू॒र्णा प॒श्चादु॒त पू॒र्णा पु॒रस्ता॒दुन्म॑ध्य॒तः पौ॑र्णमा॒सी जि॑गाय । तस्यां॑ दे॒वैः सं॒वस॑न्तो महि॒त्वा नाक॑स्य पृ॒ष्ठे समि॒षा म॑देम
Purnima peeche se bhi poora, aage se bhi poora, beech se bhi poora hai. Purnima jeet gayi hai. Deviyon ke saath reh ke aasman mein hum khush hon.
Mantra 2
वृ॒ष॒भं वा॒जिनं॑ व॒यं पौ॑र्णमा॒सं य॑जामहे । स नो॑ ददा॒त्वक्षि॑तां र॒यिमनु॑पदस्वतीम्
Hum Pournamas ki puja karte hain, yeh ek bada billa hai, ek jeeta hua sher jaisa. Woh humein aisi daulat de jo kabhi khatam na ho. Har kadam par humein fayda milta rahe.
Mantra 3
प्रजा॑पते॒ न त्वदे॒तान्य॒न्यो विश्वा॑ रू॒पाणि॑ परि॒भूर्ज॑जान । यत् का॑मास्ते जुहु॒मस्तन्नो॑ अस्तु व॒यं स्या॑म॒ पत॑यो रयी॒णाम्
Hey Prajapati, tumhare jaisa koi nahi. Tumne saare chehre banaye, tumse bada koi nahi. Jo hum tumhe chadhate hain woh hamare paas aaye. Hum amir ban jaayein.
Mantra 4
पौ॒र्ण॒मा॒सी प्र॑थ॒मा य॒ज्ञिया॑सी॒दह्नां॒ रात्री॑णामतिशर्व॒रेषु॑ । ये त्वां य॒ज्ञैर्य॑ज्ञिये अ॒र्धय॑न्त्य॒मी ते नाके॑ सु॒कृतः॒ प्रवि॑ष्टाः
Poora chaand wali raat sabse pehle puja ke liye sahi thi. Din aur raat mein yeh sabse andheri raat thi. Jo log aapki puja karte hain, woh ache karam wale log swarg mein pahunch gaye.
Frequently Asked Questions
It seeks ‘fullness’—prosperity, successful offerings, and fulfilled aims—by honoring the Full-Moon as an auspicious power in which the Gods abide.
Prajāpati is invoked as the begetter of all forms, so desires offered in the rite are authorized by the creator’s sovereignty and return as wealth and success.
By reciting it at the Full-Moon with a simple food/oblation offering, keeping a clear intention, and treating the observance as an act that generates prosperity and merit.
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