रात्रि सूक्तम्

(Ratri Suktam)

From Rigveda (10.127)

Also known as srijagadamba prityarthe saptasatipathadau jape viniyogah

Language:Sanskrit

The Ratri Suktam is a powerful Vedic hymn from the tenth mandala of the Rigveda, dedicated to Ratri, the Goddess of Night. Unlike common perceptions of darkness, this hymn venerates the night as a divine, protective force that provides rest and sanctuary to all living beings. It is recited to invoke the grace of the Divine Mother, offering profound spiritual tranquility and protection from fear. In the context of the Devi Mahatmya, it is often chanted to prepare the mind for deep meditation, helping the practitioner overcome darkness, ignorance, and internal anxieties while inviting auspiciousness and clarity.

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(ऋ.10.127)
अस्य श्री रात्रीति सूक्तस्य कुशिक ऋषिः रात्रिर्देवता, गायत्रीच्छन्दः,
श्रीजगदम्बा प्रीत्यर्थे सप्तशतीपाठादौ जपे विनियोगः ।

रात्री॒ व्य॑ख्यदाय॒ती पु॑रु॒त्रा दे॒व्य॒1॑क्षभिः॑ ।
विश्वा॒ अधि॒ श्रियो॑-ऽधित ॥ 1

ओर्व॑प्रा॒ अम॑र्त्या नि॒वतो॑ दे॒व्यु॒1॑द्वतः॑ ।
ज्योति॑षा बाधते॒ तमः॑ ॥ 2

निरु॒ स्वसा॑रमस्कृतो॒षस॑-न्दे॒व्या॑य॒ती ।
अपेदु॑ हासते॒ तमः॑ ॥ 3

सा नो॑ अ॒द्य यस्या॑ व॒य-न्नि ते॒ याम॒न्नवि॑क्ष्महि ।
वृ॒क्षे न व॑स॒तिं-वँयः॑ ॥ 4

नि ग्रामा॑सो अविक्षत॒ नि प॒द्वन्तो॒ नि प॒क्षिणः॑ ।
नि श्ये॒नास॑श्चिद॒र्थिनः॑ ॥ 5

या॒वया॑ वृ॒क्यं॒1॑ वृकं॑-यँ॒वय॑ स्ते॒नमू॑र्म्ये ।
अथा॑ न-स्सु॒तरा॑ भव ॥ 6

उप॑ मा॒ पेपि॑श॒त्तमः॑ कृ॒ष्णं-व्यँ॑क्तमस्थित ।
उष॑ ऋ॒णेव॑ यातय ॥ 7

उप॑ ते॒ गा इ॒वाक॑रं-वृँणी॒ष्व दु॑हितर्दिवः ।
रात्रि॒ स्तोम॒-न्न जि॒ग्युषे॑ ॥ 8

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