Nakshatra( Birth Star) Sooktam-- Worshipping

[KET]

Hello Members,
Thought of sharing the below Nakshtra sooktam meaning in English of each nakshtra mantra of the constellation

Each Nakshatra reflects certain wishes , that those who born under them are inclined to have. In the Vedas each Nakshatra deity reflects these desires, that those who worship this deity and its Nakshatra will gain.

1. Ashwin... Ashwins desired blessed with good hearing and not to be deaf.One who makes the appropriate offering to the Ashwins and to Ashwini becomes possessed of good hearing and will not become deaf. This Nakshatra grants the power of hearing on both outer and inner levels.
2. Bharani.. Yama desired to win the lordhip of ancestors. One who makes the appropriate offering to Yama and to Bharani wins the lordship of the ancestors and wins the lordship of his peers.
3. Krittika.. Agni desired,,,be blessed with good eater of food offered to God. One who offers to Agni and Krittika the appropriate offering becomes an eater of food for mortals.
4. Prajapati desired to be blessed Rohini and me unite together.One who makes the appropriate offering to Prajapati, to Rohini, his beloved approaches him and he unites with her.
5. Soma desired to be blessed with the lorship of plants.One who makes the appropriate offering to Soma, to Mrigashira, wins the lordship of his peers.
6.Rudra desired that he became the lord of animals.One who makes the appropriate offering to Rudra, to Ardra, becomes the lord of the animals.
7.Earth desired to blessed with growth of herbs & trees.One who makes the appropriate offering to Punarvasu, produces progeny and cattle.
8.Brihaspati desired to be blessed with the lord of powr of knowledge.One who makes the appropriate offering to Brihaspati, to Pushya, gains the splendor of spiritual knowledge.
9.One who makes the appropriate offering to Aslesha, drives away his hateful opponents.
10.Fathers desired to blessed with flourishing capacity of ancestors in the world.One who makes the appropriate offering to the Fathers, to Magha, flourishes in the world of the ancestors.
11.Bhaga desired to be blessed with partaking the best portion of the God.One who makes the appropriate offering to Bhaga, to the P. Phalgunis, gains the best portion among his peers.
12.One who makes the appropriate offering to Aryaman, to the U. Phalgunis, he becomes the lord of the animals.
13.Savitar desired to be blessed with God's trust with Savitar.One who makes the appropriate offering to Savitar, to Hasta, men place faith in him. He becomes the Sun among his peers. Committment and true to one's word.
14.Twaster desired to be blessed with progeny.One who makes the appropriate offering to Twashtar, to Chitra, gains a wonderful progeny.
15.Vayu desired to be blessed wih freedom to move in every parts of the world.One who makes the appropriate offering to the Vayu, to Swati, gains the freedom to move as he wishes in all the worlds.
16 Indra and Agni both desired to be blessed with gain in greatest splendour among the Gods. One who makes the appropriate offering to Indra and Agni, to Vishakha, gains the greatest splendor among his peers.
17.Mitra desired to be blessed with be regarded as a best friend in the Universe.One who makes the appropriate offering to Mitra, to Anuradha, becomes regarded as a friend in all these worlds.
18. Indra desired to be blessed with gain in supremacy among the gods.One who makes the appropriate offering to Indra, to Jyeshta, gains supremacy among his peers.
19.Prajapati desired to be blessed with power to find the root cause of progeny. One who makes the appropriate offering to Prajapati, to Mula, gains the root of progeny.Mula is ruled by Prajapati, the Creator, who also rules Rohini. This gives Mula a more creative energy. Mula means root. It gives the root of progeny or strong creative powers, somewhat like Rohini. In the negative sense in the Vedas, Mula ruled by Nirriti takes away the root of one’s progeny or causes the loss of one’s first child.

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20.Under Purvashadha one seeks connections like water desiring to reach the ocean. It is a creative, nurturing and healing Nakshatra.
21. World God desired to be blessed with power to win victory that cannot be lost.One who makes the appropriate offering to the world Gods, gains a victory that can never be lost.Uttarashadha nakshtara causes us to seek great achievements, but in alliance with others, in great partnerships, organizations and associations.
22.Vishnu desired to be blessed with people always speaks good words for me.One who makes the appropriate offering to Vishnu, to Shravana, hears good words about himself and does not come to any bad regard. Shravana nakshtra native will strive to keep themselves in good repute.
23. Vasus desired to be blessed with pwer to revolve around summit of gods. One who makes the appropriate offering to the Vasus, to Dhanishta, gains the summit among his peers.
24.Varuna desired to be blessed with the power of firmness and not unsteadiness.One who makes the appropriate offering to Varuna, to Shatabhishak, becomes firm and not unsteady.
25.Aja ekapat desired to be blessed with gain in radiance and splendour in Spiritual knowledge.One who makes the appropriate offering to Aja Ekapat, to Purva Bhadra, gains radiance and the splendor of spiritual knowledge.
26.Ahir Budhnya desired to be blessed with the power of good foundation.Uttara Bhadra grants a firm foundation in life, connecting us with the wellsprings of vitality, the serpent who dwells in the middle of the sea.
27.Pusha desired to be blessed with the lodhip of animals.Revati gives lordship over domestic cattle, richness of harvest and fertile fields. Those born under this Nakshatra like the good things of life but as are in harmony with nature.

|| nakshatra sooktam ||
taittareeya braahmaNa, ashTakam 3, prashnaha 1
taittareeya samhitaa, kaanDam 3, prapaaThakaha 5, anuvaakaha 1

om || agnirnah paatu kruttikaaha | nakshatram devamindriyam | idamaasaam vichakshaNam |
haviraasam juhotana | yasya bhaanti rashmayo yasya ketavaha | yasyemaa vishvaa bhuvanaani
sarvaa | sa kruttikaabhirabhi samvasaanaha | agnirno devah suvite dadhaatu || 1 ||

prajaapate rohiNee vetu patnee | vishvaroopaa bruhatee chitrabhaanuhu | saa no yagyasya
suvite dadhaatu | yathaa jeevema sharadah saveeraaha | rohiNee devyudagaatpurastaat |
vishvaa roopaaNi pratimodamaanaa | prajaapatigm havishaa vardhayantee | priyaa
devaanaamupayaatu yagyam || 2 ||

somo raajaa mrugasheersheNa aagann | shivam nakshatram priyamasya dhaama |
aapyaayamaano bahudhaa janeshu | retah prajaam yajamaane dadhaatu | yatte nakshatram
mrugasheershamasti | priyagm raajan priyatamam priyaaNaam | tasmai te soma havishaa
vidhema | shanna edhi dvipade sham chatushpade || 3 ||

aardrayaa rudrah prathamaa na eti | shreshTho devaanaam patiraghniyaanaam |
nakshatramasya havishaa vidhema | maa nah prajaagm reerishanmota veeraan | hetee
rudrasya pariNo vruNaktu | aardraa nakshatram jushataagm havirnaha | pramunchamaanou
duritaani vishvaa | apaaghashagmsam nudataamaraatim || 4 ||

punarno devaditih spruNotu | punarvasoo nah punaretaam yagyam | punarno devaa abhiyantu
sarve | punah punarvo havishaa yajaamaha | evaa na devyaditiranarvaa | vishvasya bhartree
jagatah pratishThaa | punarvasoo havishaa vardhayantee | priyam devaanaamapyetu paathaha
|| 5 ||

bruhaspatih prathamam jaayamaanaha | tishyam nakshatramabhi sambabhoova | shreshTho
devaanaam prutanaasu jishNuhu | disho~nu sarvaa abhayam no astu | tishyah purastaaduta
madhyato naha | bruhaspatirnah paripaatu pashchaat | baadhetaam dvesho abhayam
kruNutaam | suveeryasya patayah syaama || 6 ||

idagm sarpebhyo havirastu jushTam | aashreshaa yeshaamanuyanti chetaha | ye antariksham
pruthiveem kshiyanti | te nah sarpaaso havamaagamishThaaha | ye rochane sooryasyaapi
sarpaaha | ye divam deveemanu sancharanti | yeshaamaashreshaa anuyanti kaamam |
tebhyah sarpebhyo madhumajjuhomi || 7 ||

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upahootaah pitaro ye maghaasu | manojavasah sukrutah sukrutyaaha | te no nakshatre
havamaagamishThaaha | svadhaabhiryagyam prayatam jushantaam | ye agnidagdhaa
ye~nagnidagdhaaha | ye~mullokam pitarah kshiyanti | yaagshcha vidmayaagm u cha na
pravidma | maghaasu yaj~Jagm sukrutam jushantaam || 8 ||

gavaaM patih phalguneenaamasi tvam | tadaryaman varuNamitra chaaru | tam tvaa vayagm
sanitaaragm saneenaam | jeevaa jeevantamupa samvishema | yenemaa vishvaa bhuvanaani
sanjitaa | yasya devaa anu samyanti chetaha | aryamaa raajaa~jarastu vishmaan |
phalguneenaamrushabho roraveeti || 9 ||

shreshTho devaanaam bhagavo bhagaasi | tattvaa viduh phaluguneestasya vittaat |
asmabhyam kshatramajaragm suveeryam | gomadashvavadupa sannudeha | bhago ha daataa
bhaga itpradaataa | bhago deveeh phalguneeraavivesha | bhagasyettam prasavam gamema |
yatra devaih sadhamaadam madema || 10 ||

aayaatu devah savitopayaatu | hiraNyayena suvrutaa rathena | vahan, hastagm subhagam
vidmanaapasam | prayacChantam papurim puNyamacCha | hastah prayacCha tvamrutam
vaseeyaha | dakshiNena pratigrubhNeema enat | daataaramadya savitaa videya | yo no
hastaaya prasuvaati yagyam || 11 ||

tvashTaa nakshatramabhyeti chitraam | subhagm sasamyuvatigm rochamaanaam |
niveshayannamrutaanmartyaagmshcha | roopaaNi pigmshan bhuvanaani vishvaa |
tannastvashTaa tadu chitraa vichashTaam | tannakshatram bhooridaa astu mahyam | tannah
prajaam veeravateegm sanotu | gobhirno ashvaih samanaktu yagyam || 12 ||

vaayurnakshatramabhyeti nishTyaam | tigmashrungo vrushabho roruvaaNaha | sameerayan
bhuvanaa maatarishvaa | apa dveshaagmsi nudataamaraateehi | tanno vaayustadu nishTyaa
shruNotu | tannakshatram bhooridaa astu mahyam | tanno devaaso anujaanantu kaamam |
yathaa tarema duritaani vishvaa || 13 ||

dooramasmacChatravo yantu bheetaaha | tadindraagnee kruNutaam tadvishaakhe | tanno
devaa anumadantu yagyam | pashchaat purastaadabhayanno astu |
nakshatraaNaamadhipatnee vishaakhe | shreshThaavindraagnee bhuvanasya gopou |
vishoochah shatroonapabaadhamaanou | apa kshudham nudataamaraatim || 14 ||

poorNaa pashchaaduta poorNaa purastaat | unmadhyatah pourNamaasee jigaaya | tasyaa
devaa adhi samvasantaha | uttame naaka iha maadayantaam | pruthvee suvarchaa yuvatih
sajoshaaha | pourNamaasyudagaacChobhamaanaa | aapyaayayantee duritaani vishvaa | uru
duhaam yajamaanaaya yagyam || 15 ||

rudhyaasma havyairnamasopasadya | mitram devam mitradheyam no astu | anooraadhaan
havishaa vardhayantaha | shatam jeevema sharadah saveeraaha | chitram
nakshatramudagaatpurastaat | anooraadhaasa iti yadvadanti | tanmitra eti
pathibhirdevayaanaihi | hiraNyayai-rvitatai-rantarikshe || 16 ||

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indro jyeshThaamanu nakshatrameti | yasmin vrutram vrutra toorye tataara | tasminvayamamrutaM
duhaanaaha | kshudhantarema duritim durishTim | purandaraaya vrushabhaaya
dhrushNave | ashaaDhaaya sahamaanaaya meeDhushe | indraaya jyeshThaa
madhumadduhaanaa | oorum kruNotu yajamaanaaya lokam || 17 ||

moolam prajaam veeravateem videya | paraachyetu nirrutih paraachaa | gobhirnakshatram
pashubhih samaktam | aharbhooyaadyajamaanaaya mahyam | aharno adya suvite dadhaatu |
moolam nakshatramiti yadvadanti | paraacheem vaachaa nirrutim nudaami | shivam prajaayai
shivamastu mahyam || 18 ||

yaa divyaa aapah payasaa sambabhoovuhu | yaa antariksha uta paarthiveeryaaha | yaasaamashaaDhaa
anuyanti kaamam | taa na aapah shagg syonaa bhavantu | yaashcha koopyaa
yaashcha naadyaassamudriyaaha | yaashcha vaishanteeruta praasacheeryaaha |
yaasaamashaaDhaa madhu bhakshayanti | taa na aapah shagg syonaa bhavantu || 19 ||

tanno vishve upa shruNvantu devaaha | tadashaaDhaa abhisamyantu yagyam | tannakshatram
prathataam pashubhyaha | krushirvrushTi-ryajamaanaaya kalpataam | shubhraah kanyaa
yuvatayah supeshasaha | karmakrutah sukruto veeryaavateehi | vishvaan devaan, havishaa
vardhayanteehi | ashaaDhaah kaamamupayaantu yagyam || 20 ||

yasmin brahmaabhyajayatsarvametat | amuncha loka-midamoocha sarvam | tanno nakshatramabhijidvijitya
| shriyam dadhaatvahruNeeyamaanam | ubhou lokou brahmaNaa sanjitemou |
tanno nakshatramabhijidvichashTaam | tasminvayam prutanaah sanjayema | tanno devaaso
anujaanantu kaamam || 21 ||

shruNvanti shroNaa-mamrutasya gopaam | puNyaamasyaa upashruNomi vaacham | maheem
deveem vishNupatnee-majooryaam | prateechee menaagm havishaa yajaamah | tredhaa
vishNu-rurugaayo vichakrame | maheem divam pruthivee-mantariksham | tacChroNaitishravaicChamaanaa
| puNyagg shlokam yajamaanaaya kruNvatee || 22 ||

ashTou devaa vasavah somyaasaha | chatastro devee-rajaraah shravishThaaha | te yagyam
paantu rajasah parastaat | samvatsareeNa-mamrutagg svasti | yagyam nah paantu vasavah
purastaat | dakshiNato~bhiyantu shravishThaaha | puNyannakshatramabhi samvishaama |
maa no araati-raghashagmsaa~gann || 23 ||

kshatrasya raajaa varuNo~dhiraajah | nakshatraaNaagm shatabhishagvasishThaha | tou
devebhyah kruNuto deerghamaayuhu | shatagm sahastraa bheshajaani dhattaha | yagyanno
raajaa varuNa upayaatu | tanno vishve abhi samyantu devaaha | tanno nakshatragm
shatabhishagjushaaNam | deerghamaayuh pratiradbheshajaani || 24 ||

aja ekapaadudagaatpurastaat | vishvaa bhootaani pratimodamaanaha | tasya devaah
prasavam yanti sarve | proshThapadaaso amrutasya gopaaha | vibhraajamaanah samidhaana
ugraha | aa~ntarikshamaruhadagandyaam | tagm sooryam deva-majamekapaadam |
proshThapadaaso anuyanti sarve || 25 ||

ahirbudhniyah prathamaa na eti | shreshTho devaanaamuta maanushaaNaam | tam
braahmaNaah somapaah somyaasaha | proshThapadaaso abhirakshanti sarve | chatvaara
ekamabhi karma devaaha | proshThapadaa sa iti yaan, vadanti | te budhniyam parishadyagg
stuvantaha | ahigm rakshanti namasopasadya || 26 ||

pooshaa revatyanveti panthaam | pushTipatee pashupaa vaajabastyou | imaani havyaa
prayataa jushaaNaa | sugairno yaanairupayaataam yagyam | kshudraan pashoon rakshatu
revatee naha | gaavo no ashvaagm anvetu pooshaa | annagm rakshantou bahudhaa viroopam
| vaajagm sanutaam yajamaanaaya yagyam || 27 ||

tadashvinaavashvayujopayaataam | shubham gamishThou suyamebhirashvaihi | svam
nakshatragm havishaa yajantou | madhvaa sampruktou yajushaa samaktou | you devaanaam
bhishajou havyavaahou | vishvasya dootaa-vamrutasya gopou | tou nakshatram
jujushaaNopayaataam | namo~shvibhyaam kruNumo~shvayugbhyaam || 28 ||

apa paapmaanam bharaNeerbharantu | tadyamo raajaa bhagavaan, vichashTaam | lokasya
raajaa mahato mahaan, hi | sugam nah panthaamabhayam kruNotu | yasminnakshatre yama
eti raajaa | yasminnena-mabhyashinchanta devaaha | tadasya chitragm havishaa yajaama | apa
paapmaanam bharaNeerbharantu || 29 ||

niveshanee sangamanee vasoonaam vishvaa roopaaNi vasoonyaaveshayantee | sahasraposhagm
subhagaa raraaNaa saa na aaganvarchasaa samvidaanaa | yatte devaa
adadhurbhaagadheyamamaavaasye savasanto mahitvaa | saa no yagyam pipruhi vishvavaare
rayinno dhehi subhage suveeram || 30 ||
om shaanti: shaanti: shaanti: ||

[srimedico]

hi KET ... in this list ,,, does 9th one represent sloka for aslesha Nk .. can i recite that 9th one alone for my birth star ??? .. also how come there are 30 slokas when there are only 27 constellations

gavaaM patih phalguneenaamasi tvam | tadaryaman varuNamitra chaaru | tam tvaa vayagm
sanitaaragm saneenaam | jeevaa jeevantamupa samvishema | yenemaa vishvaa bhuvanaani
sanjitaa | yasya devaa anu samyanti chetaha | aryamaa raajaa~jarastu vishmaan |
phalguneenaamrushabho roraveeti || 9 ||

[R V RAMANAN]

Dear Ket,

Thanks for the post.Excellent...

regards
ramanan

[KET]

Hi Srimedico

[quote="srimedico"]hi KET ... in this list ,,, does 9th one represent sloka for aslesha Nk .. can i recite that 9th one alone for my birth star ??? .. also how come there are 30 slokas when there are only 27 constellations

Janma Nk stotra reciting from Nakshatra suktam always good, and reciting NK deity of that Nk also will appease Nk deity god. ( you may check with Ramanan sir, the appropriate day for chanting )

You are right 27 constellations are there, the stotrams of Nakshtra suktam also has periods of Moon & 28th star Abhijit ( thus stances of 30)

[KET]

Ramanan sir,

Thanks

Regards
KET

Dear Ket,

Thanks for the post.Excellent...

regards
ramanan

[srimedico]

Hi Srimedico


Janma Nk stotra reciting from Nakshatra suktam always good, and reciting NK deity of that Nk also will appease Nk deity god. ( you may check with Ramanan sir, the appropriate day for chanting )

You are right 27 constellations are there, the stotrams of Nakshtra suktam also has periods of Moon & 28th star Abhijit ( thus stances of 30)

[/quote]

Oh ok

but is this the sthotra for aslesha 1st pada

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gavaaM patih phalguneenaamasi tvam | tadaryaman varuNamitra chaaru | tam tvaa vayagm
sanitaaragm saneenaam | jeevaa jeevantamupa samvishema | yenemaa vishvaa bhuvanaani
sanjitaa | yasya devaa anu samyanti chetaha | aryamaa raajaa~jarastu vishmaan |
phalguneenaamrushabho roraveeti || 9 ||

[KET]

Hi Srimedico

The stotram for Ashlesha ( Asshreshaa in Sanskrit) is the following

idagm sarpebhyo havirastu jushTam | aashreshaa yeshaamanuyanti chetaha | ye antariksham
pruthiveem kshiyanti | te nah sarpaaso havamaagamishThaaha | ye rochane sooryasyaapi
sarpaaha | ye divam deveemanu sancharanti | yeshaamaashreshaa anuyanti kaamam |
tebhyah sarpebhyo madhumajjuhomi || 7 ||

Check your NK falling on which date in every month ,and seek guidance from Ramamnan ji as well.

Regards

[souladventurer]

what is the proper nakshatra suktam for uttara phalguni (simha 1st pada)? can you please tell me. also i have been told some to worship bhaga and some aryaman. i do know that both are mentioned in the vedas for this nakshatra. what is your opinion?

[KMD]

Hi,

This is a very informative post on nakshatra sooktam. Thank you.

Regards,
KMD