Verse 2 of 16
Mantra 2 of Shri Suktam
Tam Ma Avaha Jatavedo Lakshmim Anapagaminim तां म आवह जातवेदो लक्ष्मीमनपगामिनीम्।
Yasyam Hiranyam Vindeyam Gamashvam Purushanaham यस्यां हिरण्यं विन्देयं गामश्वं पुरुषानहम्॥
Meaning
O Jatavedas, bring to me that Lakshmi who never goes away, through whose grace I may gain gold, cattle, horses and people around me.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Tam ताम् | that one, her |
| Me मे | to me |
| Avaha आवह | bring |
| Jatavedah जातवेदः | O Jatavedas (Agni, the fire who knows all) |
| Lakshmim लक्ष्मीम् | Lakshmi |
| Anapagaminim अनपगामिनीम् | who never goes away |
| Yasyam यस्याम् | through whom |
| Hiranyam हिरण्यम् | gold |
| Vindeyam विन्देयम् | may I gain |
| Gam Ashvam गाम् अश्वम् | cattle and horses |
| Purushan Aham पुरुषान् अहम् | I, people (family, helpers) |
Why this verse matters
In Vedic times cattle and horses were the main forms of wealth, and "purusha" here means the people of a household: children, kin and helpers.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- tāṃ ma āvaha jātavedo lakṣmīmanapagāminīm|yasyāṃ hiraṇyaṃ vindeyaṃ gāmaśvaṃ puruṣānaham||
- Telugu
- తాం మ ఆవహ జాతవేదో లక్ష్మీమనపగామినీమ్।యస్యాం హిరణ్యం విందేయం గామశ్వం పురుషానహమ్॥
- Tamil
- தாம் ம ஆவஹ ஜாதவேதோ³ லக்ஷ்மீமநபகா³மிநீம்।யஸ்யாம் ஹிரண்யம் விந்தே³யம் கா³மஶ்வம் புருஷாநஹம்॥
- Kannada
- ತಾಂ ಮ ಆವಹ ಜಾತವೇದೋ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಮನಪಗಾಮಿನೀಮ್।ಯಸ್ಯಾಂ ಹಿರಣ್ಯಂ ವಿಂದೇಯಂ ಗಾಮಶ್ವಂ ಪುರುಷಾನಹಮ್॥
- Malayalam
- താം മ ആവഹ ജാതവേദോ ലക്ഷ്മീമനപഗാമിനീമ്।യസ്യാം ഹിരണ്യം വിന്ദേയം ഗാമശ്വം പുരുഷാനഹമ്॥
- Gujarati
- તાં મ આવહ જાતવેદો લક્ષ્મીમનપગામિનીમ્।યસ્યાં હિરણ્યં વિન્દેયં ગામશ્વં પુરુષાનહમ્॥
- Bengali
- তাং ম আবহ জাতবেদো লক্ষ্মীমনপগামিনীম্।যস্যাং হিরণ্যং বিন্দেযং গামশ্বং পুরুষানহম্॥