Lord Narayana

trisuparṇam

(Trisuparnam in English (IAST))

From Taittiriya Aranyaka

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.

(tai-ā-10-38ḥ40)
o-mbrahma̭metu॒ mām | madhṷmetu॒ mām |
brahma̭me॒va madhṷmetu॒ mām |
yāstḙ soma pra॒jā va॒thso-'bhi॒ so a॒ham |
duṣṣva̭pna॒handṷruṣva॒ha |
yāstḙ soma prā॒ṇāgṃstāñjṷhomi |
trisṷparṇa॒mayā̭cita-mbrāhma॒ṇāya̭ dadyāt |
bra॒hma॒ha॒tyāṃ-vā~ e॒te ghna̭nti |
ye brā᳚hma॒ṇāstrisṷparṇa॒-mpaṭha̭nti |
te soma॒-mprāpnṷvanti |
ā॒sa॒ha॒srātpa॒ṅkti-mpuna̭nti |
om || 1
brahma̭ me॒dhayā᳚ |
madhṷ me॒dhayā᳚ |
brahma̭me॒va madhṷ me॒dhayā᳚ |
a॒dyā no̭ deva savitaḥ pra॒jāva̭tsāvī॒ssaubha̭gam |
parā̭ du॒ṣvapni̭yagṃ suva |
viśvā̭ni deva savitarduri॒tāni॒ parā̭suva |
yadbha॒dra-ntanma॒ āsṷva |
madhu॒ vātā̭ ṛtāya॒te madhṷ kṣaranti॒ sindha̭vaḥ |
mādhvī᳚rnassa॒ntvoṣa̭dhīḥ |
madhu॒ nakta̭mu॒toṣasi॒ madhṷma॒tpārthi̭va॒gṃ॒ rajaḥ̭ |
madhu॒ dyaura̭stu naḥ pi॒tā |
madhṷ mānno॒ vana॒spati॒rmadhṷmāgṃ astu॒ sūryaḥ̭ |
mādhvī॒rgāvo̭ bhavantu naḥ |
ya i॒ma-ntrisṷparṇa॒mayā̭cita-mbrāhma॒ṇāya̭ dadyāt |
bhrū॒ṇa॒ha॒tyāṃ-vā~ e॒te ghna̭nti |
ye brā᳚hma॒ṇāstrisṷparṇa॒-mpaṭha̭nti |
te soma॒-mprāpnṷvanti |
ā॒sa॒ha॒srātpa॒ṅkti-mpuna̭nti |
om || 2
brahma̭ me॒dhavā᳚ |
madhṷ me॒dhavā᳚ |
brahma̭me॒va madhṷ me॒dhavā᳚ |
bra॒hmā de॒vānā᳚-mpada॒vīḥ ka̭vī॒nāmṛṣi॒rviprā̭ṇā-mmahi॒ṣo mṛ॒gāṇā᳚m |
śye॒no gṛddhrā̭ṇā॒gṃ॒ svadhi̭ti॒rvanā̭nā॒gṃ॒ somaḥ̭ pa॒vitra॒matyḙti॒ rebhanṋ |
ha॒gṃ॒saśśṷci॒ṣadvasṷrantarikṣa॒saddhotā̭ vedi॒ṣadati̭thirduroṇa॒sat |
nṛ॒ṣadva̭ra॒sadṛ̭ta॒sadvyo̭ma॒sada॒bjā go॒jā ṛ̭ta॒jā a̭dri॒jā ṛ॒ta-mbṛ॒hat |
ṛ॒ce tvā̭ ru॒ce tvā॒ samitsra̭vanti sa॒rito॒ na dhenāḥ᳚ |
a॒ntar​hṛ॒dā mana̭sā pū॒yamā̭nāḥ |
ghṛ॒tasya॒ dhārā̭ a॒bhicā̭kaśīmi |
hi॒ra॒ṇyayo̭ veta॒so maddhya̭ āsām |
tasmi᳚n​thsupa॒rṇo ma̭dhu॒kṛ-tkṷlā॒yī bhaja̭nnāste॒ madhṷ de॒vatā᳚bhyaḥ |
tasyā̭sate॒ hara̭yassa॒pta tīre᳚ sva॒dhā-nduhā̭nā a॒mṛta̭sya॒ dhārā᳚m |
ya i॒da-ntrisṷparṇa॒mayā̭cita-mbrāhma॒ṇāya̭ dadyāt |
vī॒ra॒ha॒tyāṃ-vā~ e॒te ghnanti |
ye brā᳚hma॒ṇāstrisṷparṇa॒-mpaṭha̭nti |
te soma॒-mprāpnṷvanti |
ā॒sa॒ha॒srātpa॒ṅkti-mpuna̭nti |
om || 3
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||

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