Verse 9 of 16
Mantra 9 of Shri Suktam
Gandhadvaram Duradharsham Nityapushtam Karishinim गन्धद्वारां दुराधर्षां नित्यपुष्टां करीषिणीम्।
Ishvarim Sarvabhutanam Tamihopahvaye Shriyam ईश्वरीं सर्वभूतानां तामिहोपह्वये श्रियम्॥
Meaning
I invoke here Shri, who is known by her fragrance, whom none can overpower, who is ever abundant and rich in cattle and harvest, the sovereign of all beings.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Gandhadvaram गन्धद्वाराम् | known by her fragrance |
| Duradharsham दुराधर्षाम् | whom none can overpower |
| Nityapushtam नित्यपुष्टाम् | ever abundant |
| Karishinim करीषिणीम् | rich in cattle and harvest |
| Ishvarim ईश्वरीम् | the sovereign |
| Sarvabhutanam सर्वभूतानाम् | of all beings |
| Tam ताम् | that one, her |
| Iha Upahvaye इह उपह्वये | I invoke here |
| Shriyam श्रियम् | Shri, the goddess of prosperity |
Why this verse matters
Karishini comes from karisha, cow dung, which in a farming home was itself a sign of many cattle and fertile fields. In the Taittiriya way of chanting, "ईश्वरीं" before "स" is sounded "ईश्वरीग्ं"; our sources print this with a special sign, and we write the plain anusvara.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- gandhadvārāṃ durādharṣāṃ nityapuṣṭāṃ karīṣiṇīm|īśvarīṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ tāmihopahvaye śriyam||
- Telugu
- గంధద్వారాం దురాధర్షాం నిత్యపుష్టాం కరీషిణీమ్।ఈశ్వరీం సర్వభూతానాం తామిహోపహ్వయే శ్రియమ్॥
- Tamil
- க³ந்த⁴த்³வாராம் து³ராத⁴ர்ஷாம் நித்யபுஷ்டாம் கரீஷிணீம்।ஈஶ்வரீம் ஸர்வபூ⁴தாநாம் தாமிஹோபஹ்வயே ஶ்ரியம்॥
- Kannada
- ಗಂಧದ್ವಾರಾಂ ದುರಾಧರ್ಷಾಂ ನಿತ್ಯಪುಷ್ಟಾಂ ಕರೀಷಿಣೀಮ್।ಈಶ್ವರೀಂ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಾನಾಂ ತಾಮಿಹೋಪಹ್ವಯೇ ಶ್ರಿಯಮ್॥
- Malayalam
- ഗന്ധദ്വാരാം ദുരാധര്ഷാം നിത്യപുഷ്ടാം കരീഷിണീമ്।ഈശ്വരീം സര്വഭൂതാനാം താമിഹോപഹ്വയേ ശ്രിയമ്॥
- Gujarati
- ગન્ધદ્વારાં દુરાધર્ષાં નિત્યપુષ્ટાં કરીષિણીમ્।ઈશ્વરીં સર્વભૂતાનાં તામિહોપહ્વયે શ્રિયમ્॥
- Bengali
- গন্ধদ্বারাং দুরাধর্ষাং নিত্যপুষ্টাং করীষিণীম্।ঈশ্বরীং সর্বভূতানাং তামিহোপহ্বযে শ্রিযম্॥