Verse 13 of 16
Mantra 13 of Shri Suktam
Ardram Pushkarinim Pushtim Pingalam Padmamalinim आर्द्रां पुष्करिणीं पुष्टिं पिङ्गलां पद्ममालिनीम्।
Chandram Hiranmayim Lakshmim Jatavedo Ma Avaha चन्द्रां हिरण्मयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह॥
Meaning
O Jatavedas, bring to me Lakshmi, tender with grace, the lady of the lotus pond, nourishment itself, golden-hued and wearing a lotus garland, lovely as the moon and radiant as gold.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ardram आर्द्राम् | tender, moist with grace |
| Pushkarinim पुष्करिणीम् | of the lotus pond |
| Pushtim पुष्टिम् | nourishment itself |
| Pingalam पिङ्गलाम् | golden-hued |
| Padmamalinim पद्ममालिनीम् | wearing a lotus garland |
| 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
Some recitations swap the second halves of the first lines of mantras 13 and 14 ("suvarnam hemamalinim" / "pingalam padmamalinim"). Both of our sources have the order shown here.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- ārdrāṃ puṣkariṇīṃ puṣṭiṃ piṅgalāṃ padmamālinīm|candrāṃ hiraṇmayīṃ lakṣmīṃ jātavedo ma āvaha||
- Telugu
- ఆర్ద్రాం పుష్కరిణీం పుష్టిం పింగలాం పద్మమాలినీమ్।చంద్రాం హిరణ్మయీం లక్ష్మీం జాతవేదో మ ఆవహ॥
- Tamil
- ஆர்த்³ராம் புஷ்கரிணீம் புஷ்டிம் பிங்க³லாம் பத்³மமாலிநீம்।சந்த்³ராம் ஹிரண்மயீம் லக்ஷ்மீம் ஜாதவேதோ³ ம ஆவஹ॥
- Kannada
- ಆರ್ದ್ರಾಂ ಪುಷ್ಕರಿಣೀಂ ಪುಷ್ಟಿಂ ಪಿಂಗಲಾಂ ಪದ್ಮಮಾಲಿನೀಮ್।ಚಂದ್ರಾಂ ಹಿರಣ್ಮಯೀಂ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಂ ಜಾತವೇದೋ ಮ ಆವಹ॥
- Malayalam
- ആര്ദ്രാം പുഷ്കരിണീം പുഷ്ടിം പിങ്ഗലാം പദ്മമാലിനീമ്।ചന്ദ്രാം ഹിരണ്മയീം ലക്ഷ്മീം ജാതവേദോ മ ആവഹ॥
- Gujarati
- આર્દ્રાં પુષ્કરિણીં પુષ્ટિં પિઙ્ગલાં પદ્મમાલિનીમ્।ચન્દ્રાં હિરણ્મયીં લક્ષ્મીં જાતવેદો મ આવહ॥
- Bengali
- আর্দ্রাং পুষ্করিণীং পুষ্টিং পিঙ্গলাং পদ্মমালিনীম্।চন্দ্রাং হিরণ্মযীং লক্ষ্মীং জাতবেদো ম আবহ॥