|| Vedic Sri Vishnu Suktam (Rigveda Mandala 1) ||
☀️ About Sri Vishnu Suktam (श्री विष्णु सूक्तम् - ऋग्वेद संहिता)
Sri Vishnu Suktam is the venerable Vedic hymn revealed by Rishi Dirghatamas in the Rigveda (Mandala 1, Sukta 154) and celebrated across the Taittiriya Samhita of Yajurveda. It extols the cosmic majesty of Lord Vishnu as Urukrama and Trivikrama, whose three divine strides encompass the terrestrial realms, the atmosphere, and the transcendent highest celestial heaven (Parama Pada), where divine nectar forever flows.
विष्णोर्नु कं वीर्याणि प्र वोचं यः पार्थिवानि विममे रजांसि ।
यो अस्कभायदुत्तरं सधस्थं विचक्रमाणस्त्रेधोरुगायः ॥ १ ॥
यो अस्कभायदुत्तरं सधस्थं विचक्रमाणस्त्रेधोरुगायः ॥ १ ॥
Viṣṇornu kaṁ vīryāṇi pra vocaṁ yaḥ pārthivāni vimame rajāṁsi |
Yo askabhāyaduttaraṁ sadhasthaṁ vicakramāṇastredhorugāyaḥ || 1 ||
Yo askabhāyaduttaraṁ sadhasthaṁ vicakramāṇastredhorugāyaḥ || 1 ||
Meaning: Now will I proclaim the heroic deeds of Lord Vishnu, who measured out the earthly realms, who established firmly the highest celestial abode, stepping forth wide in three mighty strides, praised by all!
प्र तद्विष्णुः स्तवते वीर्येण मृगो न भीमः कुचरो गिरिष्ठाः ।
यस्योरुषु त्रिषु विक्रमणेष्वधिक्षियन्ति भुवनानि विश्वा ॥ २ ॥
यस्योरुषु त्रिषु विक्रमणेष्वधिक्षियन्ति भुवनानि विश्वा ॥ २ ॥
Pra tadviṣṇuḥ stavate vīryeṇa mṛgo na bhīmaḥ kucaro giriṣṭhāḥ |
Yasyoruṣu triṣu vikramaṇeṣvadhikṣiyanti bhuvanāni viśvā || 2 ||
Yasyoruṣu triṣu vikramaṇeṣvadhikṣiyanti bhuvanāni viśvā || 2 ||
Meaning: For this heroic might is Vishnu praised—formidable and invincible like a lion wandering in high mountain heights. In whose three wide strides all created beings and worlds dwell securely.
प्र विष्णवे शूषमेतु मन्म गिरिक्षित उरुगायाय वृष्णे ।
य इदं दीर्घं प्रयतं सधस्थमेको विममे त्रिभिरित्पदेभिः ॥ ३ ॥
य इदं दीर्घं प्रयतं सधस्थमेको विममे त्रिभिरित्पदेभिः ॥ ३ ॥
Pra viṣṇave śūṣametu manma girikṣita urugāyāya vṛṣṇe |
Ya idaṁ dīrghaṁ prayataṁ sadhasthameko vimame tribhiritpadebhiḥ || 3 ||
Ya idaṁ dīrghaṁ prayataṁ sadhasthameko vimame tribhiritpadebhiḥ || 3 ||
Meaning: Let our earnest, heartfelt praise reach Lord Vishnu, the mountain-dwelling, widely praised, supreme bestower of boons, who alone by His three celestial steps measured out this vast, extended cosmic expanse.
यस्य त्री पूर्णा मधुना पदान्यक्षीयमाणा स्वधया मदन्ति ।
य उ त्रिधातु पृथिवीमुत द्यामेको दाधार भुवनानि विश्वा ॥ ४ ॥
य उ त्रिधातु पृथिवीमुत द्यामेको दाधार भुवनानि विश्वा ॥ ४ ॥
Yasya trī pūrṇā madhunā padānyakṣīyamāṇā svadhayā madanti |
Ya u tridhātu pṛthivīmuta dyāmeko dādhāra bhuvanāni viśvā || 4 ||
Ya u tridhātu pṛthivīmuta dyāmeko dādhāra bhuvanāni viśvā || 4 ||
Meaning: Whose three divine steps are ever brimming with heavenly nectar, rejoicing in inexhaustible divine bliss; who alone sustains the threefold realm—the earth, the heavens, and all beings in existence.
तदस्य प्रियमभि पाथो अश्यां नरो यत्र देवयवो मदन्ति ।
उरुक्रमस्य स हि बन्धुरित्था विष्णोः पदे परमे मध्व उत्सः ॥ ५ ॥
उरुक्रमस्य स हि बन्धुरित्था विष्णोः पदे परमे मध्व उत्सः ॥ ५ ॥
Tadasya priyamabhi pātho aśyāṁ naro yatra devayavo madanti |
Urukramasya sa hi bandhuritthā viṣṇoḥ pade parame madhva utsaḥ || 5 ||
Urukramasya sa hi bandhuritthā viṣṇoḥ pade parame madhva utsaḥ || 5 ||
Meaning: May I attain that beloved supreme abode of His, where godly souls rejoice in bliss! For He is the true eternal friend of all righteous souls, and in the highest realm of Vishnu there springs a perennial fountain of sweet nectar.
ता वां वास्तून्युश्मसि गमध्यै यत्र गावो भूरिशृङ्गा अयासः ।
अत्राह तदुरुगायस्य वृष्णः परमं पदमव भाति भूरि ॥ ६ ॥
अत्राह तदुरुगायस्य वृष्णः परमं पदमव भाति भूरि ॥ ६ ॥
Tā vāṁ vāstūnyuśmasi gamadhyai yatra gāvo bhūriśṛṅgā ayāsaḥ |
Atrāha tadurugāyasya vṛṣṇaḥ paramaṁ padamava bhāti bhūri || 6 ||
Atrāha tadurugāyasya vṛṣṇaḥ paramaṁ padamava bhāti bhūri || 6 ||
Meaning: We yearn to reach those luminous abodes where radiant rays of divine light shine resplendently. There, indeed, the supreme realm of the widely celebrated Lord Vishnu radiates in all its infinite splendour!
शान्ति पाठः (Vedic Peace Invocation)
ॐ सह नाववतु । सह नौ भुनक्तु । सह वीर्यं करवावहै ।
तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै ॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै ॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥