Verse 6 of 16
Mantra 6 of Shri Suktam
Adityavarne Tapasodhijato Vanaspatistava Vrikshotha Bilvah आदित्यवर्णे तपसोऽधिजातो वनस्पतिस्तव वृक्षोऽथ बिल्वः।
Tasya Phalani Tapasa Nudantu Mayantarayashcha Bahya Alakshmih तस्य फलानि तपसा नुदन्तु मायान्तरायाश्च बाह्या अलक्ष्मीः॥
Meaning
O you who shine like the sun, from your tapas the bilva tree was born, lord of the forest and your own tree. May its fruits, by their sacred power, drive away the delusions within me and the misfortunes outside.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Adityavarne आदित्यवर्णे | O you who shine like the sun |
| Tapasah Adhijatah तपसः अधिजातः | born from your tapas |
| Vanaspatih वनस्पतिः | lord of the forest |
| Tava Vrikshah तव वृक्षः | your tree |
| Atha Bilvah अथ बिल्वः | the bilva |
| Tasya Phalani तस्य फलानि | its fruits |
| Tapasa Nudantu तपसा नुदन्तु | may they drive away by their power |
| Mayah Antarah मायाः अन्तराः | the delusions within |
| Cha Bahyah Alakshmih च बाह्याः अलक्ष्मीः | and misfortunes outside |
Why this verse matters
The bilva (bael) tree is sacred to Lakshmi as well as to Shiva. This is why bilva leaves and fruit are offered in Lakshmi homa.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- ādityavarṇe tapaso'dhijāto vanaspatistava vṛkṣo'tha bilvaḥ|tasya phalāni tapasā nudantu māyāntarāyāśca bāhyā alakṣmīḥ||
- Telugu
- ఆదిత్యవర్ణే తపసోఽధిజాతో వనస్పతిస్తవ వృక్షోఽథ బిల్వః।తస్య ఫలాని తపసా నుదంతు మాయాంతరాయాశ్చ బాహ్యా అలక్ష్మీః॥
- Tamil
- ஆதி³த்யவர்ணே தபஸோ(அ)தி⁴ஜாதோ வநஸ்பதிஸ்தவ வ்ருʼக்ஷோ(அ)த² பி³ல்வ꞉।தஸ்ய ப²லாநி தபஸா நுத³ந்து மாயாந்தராயாஶ்ச பா³ஹ்யா அலக்ஷ்மீ꞉॥
- Kannada
- ಆದಿತ್ಯವರ್ಣೇ ತಪಸೋಽಧಿಜಾತೋ ವನಸ್ಪತಿಸ್ತವ ವೃಕ್ಷೋಽಥ ಬಿಲ್ವಃ।ತಸ್ಯ ಫಲಾನಿ ತಪಸಾ ನುದಂತು ಮಾಯಾಂತರಾಯಾಶ್ಚ ಬಾಹ್ಯಾ ಅಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಃ॥
- Malayalam
- ആദിത്യവര്ണേ തപസോഽധിജാതോ വനസ്പതിസ്തവ വൃക്ഷോഽഥ ബില്വഃ।തസ്യ ഫലാനി തപസാ നുദന്തു മായാന്തരായാശ്ച ബാഹ്യാ അലക്ഷ്മീഃ॥
- Gujarati
- આદિત્યવર્ણે તપસોઽધિજાતો વનસ્પતિસ્તવ વૃક્ષોઽથ બિલ્વઃ।તસ્ય ફલાનિ તપસા નુદન્તુ માયાન્તરાયાશ્ચ બાહ્યા અલક્ષ્મીઃ॥
- Bengali
- আদিত্যবর্ণে তপসোঽধিজাতো বনস্পতিস্তব বৃক্ষোঽথ বিল্বঃ।তস্য ফলানি তপসা নুদন্তু মাযান্তরাযাশ্চ বাহ্যা অলক্ষ্মীঃ॥