Verse 1 of 16
Mantra 1 of Shri Suktam
Hiranyavarnam Harinim Suvarna Rajata Srajam हिरण्यवर्णां हरिणीं सुवर्णरजतस्रजाम्।
Chandram Hiranmayim Lakshmim Jatavedo Ma Avaha चन्द्रां हिरण्मयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह॥
Meaning
O Jatavedas, bring to me Lakshmi, golden in colour and shining, who wears garlands of gold and silver, who is lovely as the moon and radiant as gold.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Hiranyavarnam हिरण्यवर्णाम् | golden in colour |
| Harinim हरिणीम् | the bright one; read by commentators as the remover of sorrow |
| Suvarna Rajata Srajam सुवर्णरजतस्रजाम् | wearing garlands of gold and silver |
| Chandram चन्द्राम् | lovely as the moon |
| Hiranmayim हिरण्मयीम् | golden, made of light |
| Lakshmim लक्ष्मीम् | Lakshmi |
| Jatavedah जातवेदः | O Jatavedas (Agni, the fire who knows all) |
| Me मे | to me |
| Avaha आवह | bring |
Why this verse matters
Jatavedas is Agni, the sacred fire, "the one who knows all that is born". The hymn asks Agni to bring Lakshmi, since in Vedic worship the fire carries offerings and prayers to the gods.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- hiraṇyavarṇāṃ hariṇīṃ suvarṇarajatasrajām|candrāṃ hiraṇmayīṃ lakṣmīṃ jātavedo ma āvaha||
- Telugu
- హిరణ్యవర్ణాం హరిణీం సువర్ణరజతస్రజామ్।చంద్రాం హిరణ్మయీం లక్ష్మీం జాతవేదో మ ఆవహ॥
- Tamil
- ஹிரண்யவர்ணாம் ஹரிணீம் ஸுவர்ணரஜதஸ்ரஜாம்।சந்த்³ராம் ஹிரண்மயீம் லக்ஷ்மீம் ஜாதவேதோ³ ம ஆவஹ॥
- Kannada
- ಹಿರಣ್ಯವರ್ಣಾಂ ಹರಿಣೀಂ ಸುವರ್ಣರಜತಸ್ರಜಾಮ್।ಚಂದ್ರಾಂ ಹಿರಣ್ಮಯೀಂ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಂ ಜಾತವೇದೋ ಮ ಆವಹ॥
- Malayalam
- ഹിരണ്യവര്ണാം ഹരിണീം സുവര്ണരജതസ്രജാമ്।ചന്ദ്രാം ഹിരണ്മയീം ലക്ഷ്മീം ജാതവേദോ മ ആവഹ॥
- Gujarati
- હિરણ્યવર્ણાં હરિણીં સુવર્ણરજતસ્રજામ્।ચન્દ્રાં હિરણ્મયીં લક્ષ્મીં જાતવેદો મ આવહ॥
- Bengali
- হিরণ্যবর্ণাং হরিণীং সুবর্ণরজতস্রজাম্।চন্দ্রাং হিরণ্মযীং লক্ষ্মীং জাতবেদো ম আবহ॥