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Amavasya Puja
Amavasya Puja
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As per Narada’s avise, the ‘samudrajyestha’ sukta should be recited (Åg Veda VII, 49). The same is given
in the end of this document.
2
Rg Veda, X, 9, starting with Apohista.
simxí cé< ivÖan! ³me[ ju÷yat! ìtI,
samidhaçca caruà vidvän krameëa juhuyät vraté |
samidha fuel, wood, dry grass; ca and; caru particular oblation, food for the deity, rice, barly and
pulse cooked in butter milk and for presentation to the deva and pitris; vidvän learned one,
skilled person, intelligent one; krameëa order, succession, progress; juhü flame, tongue; vrata will,
command, ordinance, rule, vow, religious observance;
Using samidha (darbha or dry grass) and cooked food the learned person should
offer in the fire.
É®ya sivt&mÙe[ saemae xenuí mÙt>. 7.
bhaktyä savitåmantreëa somo dhenuçca mantrataù || 7||
bhakti attachment, devotion, love, worship; savitåmantreëa Savitur mantra from the Rg Veda
mentioned before; somo dhenum mantra from the Rg Veda I, 91, 20; mantra sacred syllables or
words;
With devotion reciting the Savitr5 mantra and that of the Somodhenuscha6
mantra
AòaeÄrzt< vaip Aòiv<zitrev va,
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Aa PyaySv saemetu te ivñt> saem v&:[ym!, Éva vajSy s<gwe.16.
ä pyäyasva sometu te viçvataù soma våñëayam| bhavä väjasya saìgathe||16||
4
s/iv/ta p/íata?t! siv/ta pu/rSta?t! siv/taeÄraÄa?t! siv/ta/xraÄa?t!, s/iv/ta n>? suvtu s/vRta?it< siv/ta nae? rasta< dI/"Rmayu>.
? 10,36,14.
saÞviÞtä paÞçcätä×t saviÞtä puÞrastä×t saviÞtottarättä×t saviÞtäÞdharättä×t| saÞviÞtä naù× suvatu saÞrvatä×tià saviÞtä no×
räsatäà déÞrghamäyuù×||10|36|14||
5
Same as Savitä mantra above.
6
saemae? xe/num! saemae/ AvRNtma/zu< saemae? vI/r< k?mR/[y? ddait, sa/dNy? ivd/Wy? s/Éey? ipt&ïv?[/< yae dda?zdSmE.1,91,20.
somo× dheÞnum somoÞ arvantamäÞçuà somo× véÞraà ka×rmaÞëaya× dadäti| säÞdanya× vidaÞthya× saÞbheya×
pitåçrava×ëaÞà yo dadä×çadasmai||1|91|20||
äaü[an! Éaejyet! z®ya tt> ]emmvaßuyat!. 9.
hiraëyaà rajataà caiva kåñëadhenuçca dakñiëä |
brähmaëän bhojayet çaktyä tataù kñemamaväpnuyät || 9||
hiranya gold, previous metal; rajata whitish, silver, silvery; caiva an expletive of ca and eva; kåñëa
black, dark-colored; dhenu milk-cow, yielder of milk; ca and; dakñiëa donation to a holy person
(personified as Båhaspati, Indra and Soma), southern direction; brähmaëa a brahmin, one who has
divine knowledge, one who recites the gäyatri mantra; bhojaya feeding, offering food; çaktya
according to ones ability; tata speading over, extending to, performed (a ceremony); kñemam at ease,
prosperous, safe, security; aväp to reach, obtain, gain;
Gold and Silver as well as a Black Cow be given in donation. Offer food to
Brähmaëas according to ones ability, and one will easily attain the results (of the
ceremony).
Apohiñöa sukta - Åg Veda X, 9.
nvm< sU´M
AòmInvMyaeíanuòup! cNda<is,
tSma/ Ar<? gmam vae/ ySy/ ]ya?y/ ijNv?w, Aapae? j/ny?wa v n>.3.
z< nae? de/vI/riÉò?y/ Aapae? ÉvNtu pI/tye?, z< yae/riÉ ö?vNtu n>.4.
#/dma?p/> à v?ht/ yt! ik< c? Êir/t< miy?, yÖa/hm?iÉÊ/Ôaeh/ yÖa? ze/p %/tan&?tm!.8.
Aapae? A/*aNv?cair;/< rse?n/ sm?gSmih, py?Svan¢/ Aa g?ih/ t< ma/ s< s&?j/ vcR?sa.9.
navamaà süktam
navarcasyäsya süktasyämbaréñaù sindhudvépastväñörastriçirä vä åñiù| äpo
devatäù| prathamädicaturåcäà ñañöhayäçca gäyatré païcamyä vardhamänä
gäyatré saptamyäù pratiñöhä gäyatré añöaménavamyoçcänuñöup candäàsi|
äpoÞ hi ñöhä ma×yoÞbhuvastä na× uÞrje da×dhätana| maÞhe raëä×yaÞ cakña×se|| 1 ||
yo va×ù çiÞvata×moÞ rasaÞstasya× bhäjayateÞha na×ù | uÞçaÞtéri×va mäÞtara×ù||2||
tasmäÞ araà× gamäma voÞ yasyaÞ kñayä×yaÞ jinva×tha | äpo× jaÞnaya×thä va naù||3||
çaà no× deÞvéÞrabhiñöa×yaÞ äpo× bhavantu péÞtaye×| çaà yoÞrabhi sra×vantu naù||4||
éçä×näÞ väryä×ëäÞà kñaya×ntéçcarñaëéÞnäm| äÞpo yä"cämi bheñaÞjam||5||
aÞpsu meÞ somo× abravédaÞntarviçvä×ni bheñaÞjä| äÞgnià ca× viçvaça×mbhuvam||6||
äpa×ù påëéÞta bhe×ñajaà varü×thaà taÞnveÞ mama× | jyok caÞ sürya×à dåçe||7||
iÞdamä×paÞù pra va×hataÞ yat kià ca× duriÞtaà mayi×| yadväÞhama×bhiduÞdrohaÞ yadvä×
çeÞpa uÞtänå×tam||8||
äpo× aÞdyänva×cäriñaÞà rase×naÞ sama×gasmahi| paya×svänagraÞ ä ga×hiÞ taà mäÞ saà så×jaÞ
varca×sä||9||
Samudrajyeñöha sukta – Åg veda VII, 9
@kaenpÂaz< sU´m! VII, 49
ya Aapae? id/Vya %/t va/ ôv?iNt o/iniÇ?ma %/t va/ ya> Sv?y<ja,