Goddess Shraddha

śraddhā sūktam

(Shraddha Suktam in English (IAST))

From Taittiriya Brahmana

Found in the Taittiriya Brahmana of the Krishna Yajurveda, the Shraddha Suktam is a profound Vedic hymn dedicated to Shraddha, the personification of faith, devotion, and steadfast trust. As the consort of Dharma, Goddess Shraddha is revered as the essential foundation for all religious rites and internal spiritual growth. Chanting this sacred hymn is believed to purify the mind, cultivate unwavering conviction in the divine, and ensure that one's offerings and prayers reach the intended deities. It serves as an invocation to awaken the internal power of belief necessary for achieving liberation and success in life.

(tai. brā. 2.8.8.6)
śra॒ddhayā॒-'gni-ssami̭dhyate |
śra॒ddhayā̭ vindate ha॒viḥ |
śra॒ddhā-mbhaga̭sya mū॒rdhani̭ |
vaca॒sā-''vḙdayāmasi |
pri॒yagg śra̭ddhe॒ dada̭taḥ |
pri॒yagg śra̭ddhe॒ didā̭sataḥ |
pri॒ya-mbho॒jeṣu॒ yajva̭su ||
i॒da-mma̭ udi॒ta-ṅkṛ̭dhi |
yathā̭ de॒vā asṷreṣu |
śra॒ddhāmu॒greṣṷ cakri॒re |
e॒va-mbho॒jeṣu॒ yajva̭su |
a॒smāka̭mudi॒ta-ṅkṛ̭dhi |
śra॒ddhā-ndḙvā॒ yaja̭mānāḥ |
vā॒yugo̭pā॒ upā̭sate |
śra॒ddhāgṃ hṛ̭da॒yya̭yā-''kū᳚tyā |
śra॒ddhayā̭ hūyate ha॒viḥ |
śra॒ddhā-mprā॒tar​ha̭vāmahe ||
śra॒ddhā-mma॒dhyandi̭na॒-mpari̭ |
śra॒ddhāgṃ sūrya̭sya ni॒mṛci̭ |
śraddhe॒ śraddhā̭paye॒ha mā᳚ |
śra॒ddhā de॒vānadhi̭vaste |
śra॒ddhā viśva̭mi॒da-ñjaga̭t |
śra॒ddhā-ṅkāma̭sya mā॒taram᳚ |
ha॒viṣā̭ vardhayāmasi |

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