Sukta 16
Rishi: Atharvanic compiler tradition (commonly assigned by Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Savitar and Bṛhaspati; ‘All the Gods’ as confirming assembly
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (requires metrical verification)
एष एकमन्त्रः पौष्टिकः सूक्तः सवितारं बृहस्पतिं च प्रार्थयते यत् लाभार्थिनः प्राणबलं मेधां च सामाजिकदीप्तिमत् सौभाग्यं च वर्धयेताम्। स च पुरुषः कृतसिद्धिः स्यात्, विघ्नान् अतिक्रामेत्, सर्वेषां देवानाम् अनुमत्या प्रसादेन च देवसमित्या इव प्रमाणीकृतः सुस्वागतः स्यात्।
Mantras
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to increase a person’s prosperity and auspicious standing, to ‘illumine’ them with clarity and renown, and to secure success with broad divine approval.
Savitar supplies life-giving impulse and auspicious brilliance, while Bṛhaspati supplies brahmanic authority—wise counsel, mantra-force, and victorious leadership—so the blessing becomes both radiant and firmly established.
Yes. Light a lamp (or face morning sunlight), state your intention for success and good fortune, recite the mantra once or three times, and conclude by asking that ‘all the gods’ support the outcome.
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