Gau Mata (Divine Cow)

go sūktam

(Go Suktam in English (IAST))

From Rigveda

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 agmannu॒ta bha॒drama̭kra॒ntsīda̭ntu go॒ṣṭhe ra॒ṇaya̭ntva॒sme |
pra॒jāva̭tīḥ puru॒rupā̭ i॒ha syu॒rindrā̭ya pū॒rvīru॒ṣaso॒ duhā̭nāḥ || 1
indro॒ yajva̭ne pṛṇa॒te ca̭ śikṣa॒tyupedda̭dāti॒ na sva-mmā̭ṣuyati |
bhūyo̭bhūyo ra॒yimida̭sya va॒rdhaya॒nnabhi̭nne khi॒lye ni da̭dhāti deva॒yum || 2
na tā na̭śanti॒ na da̭bhāti॒ taska̭ro॒ nāsā̭māmi॒tro vyathi॒rā da̭dhar​ṣati |
de॒vāṃśca॒ yābhi॒ryaja̭te॒ dadā̭ti ca॒ jyogittābhiḥ̭ sacate॒ gopa̭ti-ssa॒ha || 3
na tā arvā̭ re॒ṇuka̭kāṭo aśnute॒ na saṃ̭skṛta॒tramupa̭ yanti॒ tā a॒bhi |
u॒ru॒gā॒yamabha̭ya॒-ntasya॒ tā anu॒ gāvo॒ marta̭sya॒ vi ca̭ranti॒ yajva̭naḥ || 4
gāvo॒ bhago॒ gāva॒ indro̭ ma acchā॒-ngāva॒-ssoma̭sya pratha॒masya̭ bha॒kṣaḥ |
i॒mā yā gāva॒-ssa ja̭nāsa॒ indra̭ i॒cchāmīddhṛ॒dā mana̭sā ci॒dindra̭m || 5
yū॒ya-ṅgā̭vo medayathā kṛ॒śa-ñci̭daśrī॒ra-ñci̭tkṛṇuthā su॒pratī̭kam |
bha॒dra-ṅgṛ॒ha-ṅkṛ̭ṇutha bhadravāco bṛ॒hadvo॒ vaya̭ ucyate sa॒bhāsṷ || 6
pra॒jāva̭tī-ssū॒yava̭saṃ ri॒śantīḥ̭ śu॒ddhā a॒pa-ssṷprapā॒ṇe piba̭ntīḥ |
mā vaḥ̭ ste॒na ī̭śata॒ māghaśaṃ̭saḥ॒ pari̭ vo he॒ti ru॒drasya̭ vṛjyāḥ || 7
upe॒damṷpa॒parca̭namā॒su goṣūpa̭ pṛcyatām |
upa̭ ṛṣa॒bhasya॒ reta॒syupḙndra॒ tava̭ vī॒ryḙ || 8
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||

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