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

      我与鲁陀罗众、与婆苏众同行；我与阿底提耶众，并与一切诸神同行。 我支撑密多罗与伐楼那二者；我支撑因陀罗与阿耆尼；我亦支撑阿湿毗那双神。

    • 10.125.2

      我承载苏摩——击破障碍者；我承载工匠神特瓦什特里，并亦承载普尚与福神婆伽。 我为献供者安置财宝——善护而丰厚——赐予那压榨苏摩的祭主。

    • 10.125.3

      我是王权女主，汇聚财宝者；我是明觉的知者，在诸可祭者中为先。 诸神在多处安置了我——使我广为建立，使我进入众多形相与众生之中。

  2. Brahmanda Purana

    1 verse · 1 chapter

    • 3.43.11

      上师亦当如是而入供养之殿；继而行“明咒安置”（vidyā-nyāsa），并与《女神颂》（Devī-sūkta）相应，兼具诸母字（mātṛkā）。

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