Which deity is Trisuparnam dedicated to?

Trisuparnam is a Sanskrit hymn dedicated to Lord Narayana.

Who composed Trisuparnam?

Trisuparnam is traditionally attributed to From Taittiriya Aranyaka.

Trisuparnam in English (IAST) – Lyrics

Q: What is Trisuparnam?

Read Trisuparnam in English (IAST) script — full lyrics with English meaning and transliteration. The Trisuparnam is a sacred Vedic chant found in the tenth prapathaka of the Taittiriya Aranyaka of the Krishna Yajurveda. It is dedicated to Lord Narayana as the supreme Brahman. The term refers to three specific anuvakas that emphasize the attainment of supreme knowledge and purification. Chanting this powerful text is believed to cleanse the practitioner of sins, including the grave sin of brahma-hatya. It is traditionally recited during Vedic rituals and by students of the Vedas, bestowing spiritual merit, mental clarity, and the grace of the divine upon those who contemplate its deep, resonant mantras.

trisuparṇam

(Trisuparnam in English (IAST))

From Taittiriya Aranyaka

Also known as ombrahmametu mam madhumetu mam

Language:Sanskrit

The Trisuparnam is a sacred Vedic chant found in the tenth prapathaka of the Taittiriya Aranyaka of the Krishna Yajurveda. It is dedicated to Lord Narayana as the supreme Brahman. The term refers to three specific anuvakas that emphasize the attainment of supreme knowledge and purification. Chanting this powerful text is believed to cleanse the practitioner of sins, including the grave sin of brahma-hatya. It is traditionally recited during Vedic rituals and by students of the Vedas, bestowing spiritual merit, mental clarity, and the grace of the divine upon those who contemplate its deep, resonant mantras.

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o-mbrahma̭metu mām | madhṷmetu mām |
brahma̭meva madhṷmetu mām |
yāstḙ soma prajā vathso-'bhi so aham |
duṣṣva̭pnahandṷruṣvaha |
yāstḙ soma prāṇāgṃstāñjṷhomi |
trisṷparṇamayā̭cita-mbrāhmaṇāya̭ dadyāt |
brahmahatyāṃ-vā~ ete ghna̭nti |
ye brāhmaṇāstrisṷparṇa-mpaṭha̭nti |
te soma-mprāpnṷvanti |
āsahasrātpaṅkti-mpuna̭nti |
om || 1

brahma̭ medhayā |
madhṷ medhayā |
brahma̭meva madhṷ medhayā |
adyā no̭ deva savitaḥ prajāva̭tsāvīssaubha̭gam |
parā̭ duṣvapni̭yagṃ suva |
viśvā̭ni deva savitarduritāni parā̭suva |
yadbhadra-ntanma āsṷva |
madhu vātā̭ ṛtāyate madhṷ kṣaranti sindha̭vaḥ |
mādhvīrnassantvoṣa̭dhīḥ |
madhu nakta̭mutoṣasi madhṷmatpārthi̭vagṃ rajaḥ̭ |
madhu dyaura̭stu naḥ pitā |
madhṷ mānno vanaspatirmadhṷmāgṃ astu sūryaḥ̭ |
mādhvīrgāvo̭ bhavantu naḥ |
ya ima-ntrisṷparṇamayā̭cita-mbrāhmaṇāya̭ dadyāt |
bhrūṇahatyāṃ-vā~ ete ghna̭nti |
ye brāhmaṇāstrisṷparṇa-mpaṭha̭nti |
te soma-mprāpnṷvanti |
āsahasrātpaṅkti-mpuna̭nti |
om || 2

brahma̭ medhavā |
madhṷ medhavā |
brahma̭meva madhṷ medhavā |
brahmā devānā-mpadavīḥ ka̭vīnāmṛṣirviprā̭ṇā-mmahiṣo mṛgāṇām |
śyeno gṛddhrā̭ṇāgṃ svadhi̭tirvanā̭nāgṃ somaḥ̭ pavitramatyḙti rebhanṋ |
hagṃsaśśṷciṣadvasṷrantarikṣasaddhotā̭ vediṣadati̭thirduroṇasat |
nṛṣadva̭rasadṛ̭tasadvyo̭masadabjā gojā ṛ̭tajā a̭drijā ṛta-mbṛhat |
ṛce tvā̭ ruce tvā samitsra̭vanti sarito na dhenāḥ |
antarhṛdā mana̭sā pūyamā̭nāḥ |
ghṛtasya dhārā̭ abhicā̭kaśīmi |
hiraṇyayo̭ vetaso maddhya̭ āsām |
tasminthsuparṇo ma̭dhukṛ-tkṷlāyī bhaja̭nnāste madhṷ devatābhyaḥ |
tasyā̭sate hara̭yassapta tīre svadhā-nduhā̭nā amṛta̭sya dhārām |
ya ida-ntrisṷparṇamayā̭cita-mbrāhmaṇāya̭ dadyāt |
vīrahatyāṃ-vā~ ete ghnanti |
ye brāhmaṇāstrisṷparṇa-mpaṭha̭nti |
te soma-mprāpnṷvanti |
āsahasrātpaṅkti-mpuna̭nti |
om || 3
oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ ||

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