Bhagya Suktam-Introduction and Significance

 Bhagyam in Samskritam means good fortune or good luck.


The Bhagya Suktham is a prayer to Bhagya Devata or Bhaga who is a son of Aditi.


Bhagya Suktham is found in the Rig Veda (7.41). It also occurs in Taittiriya Brahmana (2.8.9) of Krishna Yajur Veda


At dawn (Pratah), we invoke (Huvema) and worship (Havamahe) Agni (the fire god), Indra (the rain god), Mitrā (the Sun) and Varuṇa (the god of the ocean); the Aśvins (the celestial physician twins), Bhaga (the god of good fortune), Puṣan (the Sun as the deity of nutrition), Bṛahmaṇaspati (the Guru of the gods, also known as Brihaspati), Soma (the Moon), and Rudra (the god of dissolution)


May Bhaga, and the other Devas bless us with good fortune.

We all invite and pray to Bhaga to bring good fortune.

Thus, Bhagya Suktham is a prayer to Bhaga or Bhagya Devata to bless us with good fortune.

Bhagya Suktham is also chanted while lighting the lamp or Diya at home, at the temple or at the beginning of any Puja(worship).

The lighting of the lamp symbolizes the end of darkness or ignorance and the coming of light or wisdom. The lamp is lit to bring wisdom, auspiciousness and good fortune.


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