Gau Mata (Divine Cow)

go sūktam

(Go Suktam in English (IAST))

From Rigveda

Also known as a gavo agmannuta bhadramakrantsidantu gosthe ranayantvasme

The Go Suktam is a sacred Vedic hymn found in the Rigveda, dedicated to the divine significance of the cow. In Vedic culture, the cow is revered as a manifestation of abundance, prosperity, and maternal nourishment. By chanting these powerful verses, devotees seek blessings for the health, protection, and multiplication of cattle, while simultaneously invoking spiritual harmony and grace within their homes. It is believed that reciting this hymn purifies the environment, fosters peace, removes negative energy, and brings divine prosperity, acknowledging the vital role the cow plays in sustaining life and supporting ritualistic devotion.

(ṛ.6.28.1)
ā gāvo̭ agmannuta bhadrama̭krantsīda̭ntu goṣṭhe raṇaya̭ntvasme |
prajāva̭tīḥ pururupā̭ iha syurindrā̭ya pūrvīruṣaso duhā̭nāḥ || 1
indro yajva̭ne pṛṇate ca̭ śikṣatyupedda̭dāti na sva-mmā̭ṣuyati |
bhūyo̭bhūyo rayimida̭sya vardhayannabhi̭nne khilye ni da̭dhāti devayum || 2
na tā na̭śanti na da̭bhāti taska̭ro nāsā̭māmitro vyathirā da̭dharṣati |
devāṃśca yābhiryaja̭te dadā̭ti ca jyogittābhiḥ̭ sacate gopa̭ti-ssaha || 3
na tā arvā̭ reṇuka̭kāṭo aśnute na saṃ̭skṛtatramupa̭ yanti tā abhi |
urugāyamabha̭ya-ntasya tā anu gāvo marta̭sya vi ca̭ranti yajva̭naḥ || 4
gāvo bhago gāva indro̭ ma acchā-ngāva-ssoma̭sya prathamasya̭ bhakṣaḥ |
imā yā gāva-ssa ja̭nāsa indra̭ icchāmīddhṛdā mana̭sā cidindra̭m || 5
yūya-ṅgā̭vo medayathā kṛśa-ñci̭daśrīra-ñci̭tkṛṇuthā supratī̭kam |
bhadra-ṅgṛha-ṅkṛ̭ṇutha bhadravāco bṛhadvo vaya̭ ucyate sabhāsṷ || 6
prajāva̭tī-ssūyava̭saṃ riśantīḥ̭ śuddhā apa-ssṷprapāṇe piba̭ntīḥ |
mā vaḥ̭ stena ī̭śata māghaśaṃ̭saḥ pari̭ vo heti rudrasya̭ vṛjyāḥ || 7
upedamṷpaparca̭namāsu goṣūpa̭ pṛcyatām |
upa̭ ṛṣabhasya retasyupḙndra tava̭ vīryḙ || 8
oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ ||

Explore More