Shasta Suktam

dhā̱tā vi̍dhā̱tā pa̍ra̱motasa̱ṃdṛk pra̱jāpa̍tiḥ parame̱ṣṭhī vi̱rājā̎ । stomā̱śchaṃdā̍gͫsi ni̱vido̍ ma āhure̱tasmai̍ rā̱ṣṭrama̱bhi saṃ na̍māma ॥ a̱bhyāva̍rtadhva̱mupa̱ meta̍ sā̱kama̱yagͫ śā̱stā'dhi̍patirvo astu । a̱sya vi̱jñāna̱manu̱ sagͫra̍bhadhvami̱maṃ pa̱ścādanu̍ jīvātha̱ sarve̎॥ bhūta̍nā̱thāya̍ vi̱dmahe̍ bhava̍pu̱trāya̍ dhīmahī । tanna̍ḥ śāstā pra̱co̍da̱yā̎t । oṃ śānti̱ḥ śānti̱ḥ śānti̍ḥ ॥ taittirīya-saṃhitā ॥ 5। 7। 4॥ dhātā vidhātā paramotasaṃdṛk prajāpatiḥ parameṣṭhī virājā । stomāśchaṃdāgͫsi nividoma āhuretasmai rāṣṭramabhisannamāma ॥ abhyāvartadhvamupametasāka mayagͫ śāstā'dhipatirvo astu । asya vijñānamanusagͫrabhadhvamimaṃ paścādanu jīvātha sarve ॥ oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ । bhūtanāthāya vidmahe bhavaputrāya dhīmahī । tannaḥ śāstā pracodayāt । oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ॥ iti śāstāsūktam ।

Recite with devotion and pure heart

Regular practice brings spiritual benefits

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