Verse 4 of 16
Mantra 4 of Shri Suktam
Kam Sosmitam Hiranya Prakaram Ardram Jvalantim Triptam Tarpayantim कां सोस्मितां हिरण्यप्राकारामार्द्रां ज्वलन्तीं तृप्तां तर्पयन्तीम्।
Padme Sthitam Padmavarnam Tamihopahvaye Shriyam पद्मे स्थितां पद्मवर्णां तामिहोपह्वये श्रियम्॥
Meaning
I invoke here that Shri who is joy itself, who smiles gently, who lives within walls of gold, who is tender with compassion and shining, content and making others content, who stands on a lotus and has the colour of a lotus.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Kam काम् | who is joy itself |
| Sosmitam सोस्मिताम् | with a gentle smile |
| Hiranya Prakaram हिरण्यप्राकाराम् | surrounded by a wall of gold |
| Ardram आर्द्राम् | tender, moist with compassion |
| Jvalantim ज्वलन्तीम् | shining |
| Triptam तृप्ताम् | content |
| Tarpayantim तर्पयन्तीम् | who makes others content |
| Padme Sthitam पद्मे स्थिताम् | standing on a lotus |
| Padmavarnam पद्मवर्णाम् | the colour of a lotus |
| Tam ताम् | that one, her |
| Iha Upahvaye इह उपह्वये | I invoke here |
| Shriyam श्रियम् | Shri, the goddess of prosperity |
Why this verse matters
"Kam" can also be read simply as "her"; traditional commentators explain it as "bliss" (ka = joy). Both sources print "सोस्मितां".
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- kāṃ sosmitāṃ hiraṇyaprākārāmārdrāṃ jvalantīṃ tṛptāṃ tarpayantīm|padme sthitāṃ padmavarṇāṃ tāmihopahvaye śriyam||
- Telugu
- కాం సోస్మితాం హిరణ్యప్రాకారామార్ద్రాం జ్వలంతీం తృప్తాం తర్పయంతీమ్।పద్మే స్థితాం పద్మవర్ణాం తామిహోపహ్వయే శ్రియమ్॥
- Tamil
- காம் ஸோஸ்மிதாம் ஹிரண்யப்ராகாராமார்த்³ராம் ஜ்வலந்தீம் த்ருʼப்தாம் தர்பயந்தீம்।பத்³மே ஸ்தி²தாம் பத்³மவர்ணாம் தாமிஹோபஹ்வயே ஶ்ரியம்॥
- Kannada
- ಕಾಂ ಸೋಸ್ಮಿತಾಂ ಹಿರಣ್ಯಪ್ರಾಕಾರಾಮಾರ್ದ್ರಾಂ ಜ್ವಲಂತೀಂ ತೃಪ್ತಾಂ ತರ್ಪಯಂತೀಮ್।ಪದ್ಮೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಾಂ ಪದ್ಮವರ್ಣಾಂ ತಾಮಿಹೋಪಹ್ವಯೇ ಶ್ರಿಯಮ್॥
- Malayalam
- കാം സോസ്മിതാം ഹിരണ്യപ്രാകാരാമാര്ദ്രാം ജ്വലന്തീം തൃപ്താം തര്പയന്തീമ്।പദ്മേ സ്ഥിതാം പദ്മവര്ണാം താമിഹോപഹ്വയേ ശ്രിയമ്॥
- Gujarati
- કાં સોસ્મિતાં હિરણ્યપ્રાકારામાર્દ્રાં જ્વલન્તીં તૃપ્તાં તર્પયન્તીમ્।પદ્મે સ્થિતાં પદ્મવર્ણાં તામિહોપહ્વયે શ્રિયમ્॥
- Bengali
- কাং সোস্মিতাং হিরণ্যপ্রাকারামার্দ্রাং জ্বলন্তীং তৃপ্তাং তর্পযন্তীম্।পদ্মে স্থিতাং পদ্মবর্ণাং তামিহোপহ্বযে শ্রিযম্॥