Bhagya Suktam
Bhagya Suktam is one of the important suktas of Rigveda, which is composed to explain the fate and its effect on human life. It is a special text in the Sukta Vedas depicting the relationship between God, nature and man. Its main objective is to explain the importance of karma, effort and divine compassion in life.
In Bhagya Suktam it is explained that a man’s fortune is not only the result of divine grace or coincidence, but is also the result of his actions and efforts. This sukta inspires to maintain balance in human life and tries to explain that fate should not be passively accepted.
Bhagya Suktam presents the idea that fate and karma are closely related. If a man does good deeds while walking on the right path, his destiny is also positive. This sukta teaches us that fortune is made in our own hands and we should keep doing good deeds.
Bhagya Suktam In English
ō-mprā̠tara̠gni-mprā̠tarindrag̍ṃ havāmahē prā̠tarmi̠trā varu̍ṇā prā̠tara̠śvinā̎ ।
prā̠tarbhaga̍-mpū̠ṣaṇa̠-mbrahma̍ṇa̠spati̍-mprā̠ta-ssōma̍mu̠ta ru̠dragṃ hu̍vēma ॥ 1 ॥
prā̠ta̠rjita̠-mbha̍gamu̠gragṃ hu̍vēma va̠ya-mpu̠tramadi̍tē̠ryō vi̍dha̠rtā ।
ā̠ddhraśchi̠dya-mmanya̍mānastu̠raśchi̠drājā̍ chi̠dya-mbhaga̍-mbha̠kṣītyāha̍ ॥ 2 ॥
bhaga̠ praṇē̍ta̠rbhaga̠ satya̍rādhō̠ bhagē̠mā-ndhiya̠muda̍va̠dada̍nnaḥ ।
bhaga̠praṇō̍ janaya̠ gōbhi̠raśvai̠rbhaga̠pranṛbhi̍rnṛ̠vanta̍ssyāma ॥ 3 ॥
u̠tēdānī̠-mbhaga̍vantassyāmō̠ta prapi̠tva u̠ta madhyē̠ ahnā̎m ।
u̠tōdi̍tā maghava̠nthsūrya̍sya va̠ya-ndē̠vānāg̍ṃ suma̠tau syā̍ma ॥ 4 ॥
bhaga̍ ē̠va bhaga̍vāgṃ astu dēvā̠stēna̍ va̠ya-mbhaga̍vantassyāma ।
ta-ntvā̍ bhaga̠ sarva̠ ijjō̍havīmi̠ sanō̍ bhaga pura ē̠tā bha̍vēha ॥ 5 ॥
sama̍dhva̠rāyō̠ṣasō̍-‘namanta dadhi̠krāvē̍va̠ śuchayē̍ pa̠dāya̍ ।
a̠rvā̠chī̠naṃ va̍su̠vida̠-mbhaga̍nnō̠ ratha̍mi̠vā-‘śvā̍vā̠jina̠ āva̍hantu ॥ 6 ॥
aśvā̍vatī̠rgōma̍tīrna u̠ṣāsō̍ vī̠rava̍tī̠ssada̍muchChantu bha̠drāḥ ।
ghṛ̠ta-nduhā̍nā vi̠śvata̠ḥ prapī̍nā yū̠ya-mpā̍ta sva̠stibhi̠ssadā̍ naḥ ॥ 7 ॥
yō mā̎-‘gnē bhā̠ginag̍ṃ sa̠ntamathā̍bhā̠ga̍-ñchikī̍ṛṣati ।
abhā̠gama̍gnē̠ ta-ṅku̍ru̠ māma̍gnē bhā̠gina̍-ṅkuru ॥ 8 ॥
ōṃ śānti̠-śśānti̠-śśānti̍ḥ ॥
