Nakshatra Suktam (Nakshatreshti) - Plain English

Om ॥ agnirna'''H paatu kRRitti'''kaaH । nakshha'''traM dEvami'''Mdriyam । idamaa'''saaM vichakshhaNam । haviraasaM ju'''hOtana । yasya bhaanti''' rashmayO yasya''' kEtava'''H । yasyEmaa vishvaa bhuva'''naani sarvaa'''''' । sa kRRitti'''kaabhirabhisaMvasaa'''naH । agnirnO''' dEvassu'''vitE da'''dhaatu ॥ 1 ॥

prajaapa'''tE rOhiNeevE'''tu patnee'''''' । vishvaroo'''paa bRRihatee chitrabhaa'''nuH । saa nO''' yajjhNasya''' suvitE da'''dhaatu । yathaa jeevE'''ma sharadassavee'''raaH । rOhiNee dEvyuda'''gaatpurastaa''''''t । vishvaa''' roopaaNi''' pratimOda'''maanaa । prajaapa'''tigM havishhaa''' vardhaya'''Mtee । priyaa dEvaanaamupa'''yaatu yajjhNam ॥ 2 ॥

sOmO raajaa''' mRRigasheershhENa aagann''' । shivaM nakshha'''traM priyama'''sya dhaama''' । aapyaaya'''maanO bahudhaa janE'''shhu । rEta'''H prajaaM yaja'''maanE dadhaatu । yattE nakshha'''traM mRRigasheershhamasti''' । priyagM raa'''jan priyata'''maM priyaaNaa''''''m । tasmai''' tE sOma havishhaa''' vidhEma । shanna''' Edhi dvipadE shaM chatu'''shhpadE ॥ 3 ॥

aardrayaa''' rudraH pratha'''maa na Eti । shrEshhThO''' dEvaanaaM pati'''raghniyaanaa''''''m । nakshha'''tramasya havishhaa''' vidhEma । maa na'''H prajaagM ree'''rishhanmOta veeraan । hEti rudrasya pari'''NO vRRiNaktu । aardraa nakshha'''traM jushhataagM havirna'''H । pramuMchamaa'''nau duritaani vishvaa'''''' । apaaghashag'''M sannudataamaraa'''tim । ॥ 4॥

puna'''rnO dEvyadi'''tispRRiNOtu । puna'''rvasoonaH punarEtaa''''''M yajjhNam । puna'''rnO dEvaa abhiya'''Mtu sarvE'''''' । puna'''H punarvO havishhaa''' yajaamaH । Evaa na dEvyadi'''tiranarvaa । vishva'''sya bhartree jaga'''taH pratishhThaa । puna'''rvasoo havishhaa''' vardhaya'''Mtee । priyaM dEvaanaa-mapyE'''tu paatha'''H ॥ 5॥

bRRihaspati'''H prathamaM jaaya'''maanaH । tishhya'''M nakshha'''tramabhi saMba'''bhoova । shrEshhThO''' dEvaanaaM pRRita'''naasujishhNuH । dishO.anu sarvaa abha'''yannO astu । tishhya'''H purastaa'''duta ma'''dhyatO na'''H । bRRihaspati'''rnaH pari'''paatu pashchaat । baadhE'''taaMdvEshhO abha'''yaM kRRiNutaam । suveerya'''sya pata'''yasyaama ॥ 6 ॥

idagM sarpEbhyO''' havira'''stu jushhTam'''''' । aashrEshhaa yEshhaa'''manuyanti chEta'''H । yE aMtari'''kshhaM pRRithiveeM kshhiyanti''' । tE na'''ssarpaasO havamaaga'''mishhThaaH । yE rO'''chanE sooryasyaapi''' sarpaaH । yE diva'''M dEveemanu'''saMchara'''Mti । yEshhaa'''mashrEshhaa a'''nuyanti kaamam'''''' । tEbhya'''ssarpEbhyO madhu'''majjuhOmi ॥ 7 ॥

upa'''hootaaH pitarO yE maghaasu''' । manO'''javasassukRRita'''ssukRRityaaH । tE nO nakshha'''trE havamaaga'''mishhThaaH । svadhaabhi'''ryajjhNaM praya'''taM jushhantaam । yE a'''gnidagdhaa yE.ana'''gnidagdhaaH । yE'''.amullOkaM pitara'''H kshhiyanti''' । yaag-shcha''' vidmayaagM u''' cha na pra'''vidma । maghaasu''' yajjhNagM sukRRi'''taM jushhantaam ॥ 8॥

gavaaM patiH phalgu'''neenaamasi tvam । tada'''ryaman varuNamitra chaaru''' । taM tvaa''' vayagM sa'''nitaarag'''M saneenaam । jeevaa jeeva'''ntamupa saMvi'''shEma । yEnEmaa vishvaa bhuva'''naani sanji'''taa । yasya''' dEvaa a'''nusaMyanti chEta'''H । aryamaa raajaa.ajarastu vi'''shhmaan । phalgu'''neenaamRRishhabhO rO'''raveeti ॥ 9 ॥

shrEshhThO''' dEvaanaa''''''M bhagavO bhagaasi । tattvaa''' viduH phalgu'''neestasya''' vittaat । asmabhya'''M kshhatramajarag'''M suveeryam'''''' । gOmadashva'''vadupasannu'''dEha । bhagO'''ha daataa bhaga itpra'''daataa । bhagO''' dEveeH phalgu'''neeraavi'''vEsha । bhagasyEttaM pra'''savaM ga'''mEma । yatra''' dEvaissa'''dhamaada'''M madEma । ॥ 10 ॥

aayaatu dEvassa'''vitOpa'''yaatu । hiraNyayE'''na suvRRitaa rathE'''na । vahan, hastag'''M subhag'''M vidmanaapa'''sam । prayachCha'''MtaM papu'''riM puNyamachCha''' । hastaH praya'''chCha tvamRRitaM vasee'''yaH । dakshhi'''NEna prati'''gRRibhNeema Enat । daataara'''madya sa'''vitaa vi'''dEya । yO nO hastaa'''ya prasuvaati''' yajjhNam ॥11 ॥

tvashhTaa nakshha'''tramabhyE'''ti chitraam । subhagM sa'''saMyuvatigM raacha'''maanaam । nivEshaya'''nnamRRitaanmartyaag'''shcha । roopaaNi''' pigMshan bhuva'''naani vishvaa'''''' । tannastvashhTaa tadu''' chitraa vicha'''shhTaam । tannakshha'''traM bhooridaa a'''stu mahyam'''''' । tanna'''H prajaaM veerava'''teegM sanOtu । gObhi'''rnO ashvaissama'''naktu yajjhNam ॥ 12 ॥

vaayurnakshha'''tramabhyE'''ti nishhTyaa''''''m । tigmashRRi'''MgO vRRishhabhO rOru'''vaaNaH । sameerayan bhuva'''naa maatarishvaa'''''' । apa dvEshhaag'''Msi nudataamaraa'''teeH । tannO''' vaayastadu nishhTyaa''' shRRiNOtu । tannakshha'''traM bhooridaa a'''stu mahyam'''''' । tannO''' dEvaasO anu'''jaanantu kaamam'''''' । yathaa tarE'''ma duritaani vishvaa'''''' ॥ 13 ॥

dooramasmachChatra'''vO yantu bheetaaH । tadi'''Mdraagnee kRRi'''NutaaM tadvishaa'''khE । tannO''' dEvaa anu'''madantu yajjhNam । pashchaat purastaadabha'''yannO astu । nakshha'''traaNaamadhi'''patnee vishaa'''khE । shrEshhThaa'''vindraagnee bhuva'''nasya gOpau । vishhoo'''chashshatroo'''napabaadha'''maanau । apakshhudha'''nnudataamaraa'''tim । ॥ 14 ॥

poorNaa pashchaaduta poorNaa purastaa''''''t । unma'''dhyataH pau''''''rNamaasee ji'''gaaya । tasyaa''''''M dEvaa adhi'''saMvasa'''MtaH । uttamE naaka''' iha maa'''dayantaam । pRRithvee suvarchaa''' yuvatiH sajOshhaa''''''H । paurNamaasyuda'''gaachChObha'''maanaa । aapyaayaya'''Mtee duritaani vishvaa'''''' । uruM duhaaM yaja'''maanaaya yajjhNam ।

RRiddhyaasma''' havyairnama'''sOpasadya''' । mitraM dEvaM mi'''tradhEya'''M nO astu । anooraadhaan, havishhaa''' vardhaya'''MtaH । shataM jee'''vEma sharadaH savee'''raaH । chitraM nakshha'''tramuda'''gaatpurastaa''''''t । anooraadhaa sa iti yadvada'''nti । tanmitra E'''ti pathibhi'''rdEvayaanai''''''H । hiraNyayairvita'''tairaMtari'''kshhE ॥ 16 ॥

indrO'''''' jyEshhThaamanu nakshha'''tramEti । yasmi'''n vRRitraM vRRi'''tra tooryE''' tataara''' । tasmi'''nvaya-mamRRitaM duhaa'''naaH । kshhudha'''MtarEma duri'''tiM duri'''shhTim । purandaraaya''' vRRishhabhaaya''' dhRRishhNavE'''''' । ashhaa'''Dhaaya saha'''maanaaya meeDhushhE'''''' । indraa'''ya jyEshhThaa madhu'''madduhaa'''naa । uruM kRRi'''NOtu yaja'''maanaaya lOkam । ॥ 17 ॥

moola'''M prajaaM veerava'''teeM vidEya । paraa''''''chyEtu nirRRi'''tiH paraachaa । gObhirnakshha'''traM pashubhissama'''ktam । aha'''rbhooyaadyaja'''maanaaya mahyam'''''' । aha'''rnO adya su'''vitE da'''daatu । moolaM nakshha'''tramiti yadvada'''nti । paraa'''cheeM vaachaa nirRRi'''tiM nudaami । shivaM prajaayai''' shivama'''stu mahyam'''''' ॥ 18 ॥

yaa divyaa aapaH paya'''saa sambabhoovuH । yaa aMtari'''kshha uta paarthi'''veeryaaH । yaasaa'''mashhaaDhaa a'''nuyanti kaamam'''''' । taa na aapaH shagg syOnaa bha'''vantu । yaashcha koopyaa yaashcha''' naadyaa''''''ssamudriyaa''''''H । yaashcha''' vaishanteeruta praa'''sacheeryaaH । yaasaa'''mashhaaDhaa madhu''' bhakshhaya'''nti । taa na aapaH shagg syOnaa bha'''vantu ॥19 ॥

tannO vishvE upa''' shRRiNvantu dEvaaH । tada'''shhaaDhaa abhisaMya'''Mtu yajjhNam । tannakshha'''traM prathataaM pashubhya'''H । kRRishhirvRRishhTiryaja'''maanaaya kalpataam । shubhraaH kanyaa''' yuvataya'''ssupEsha'''saH । karmakRRita'''ssukRRitO''' veeryaa'''vateeH । vishvaa''''''n dEvaan, havishhaa''' vardhaya'''MteeH । ashhaaDhaaH kaamamupaa'''yantu yajjhNam ॥ 20 ॥

yasmin brahmaabhyaja'''yatsarva'''mEtat । amuncha''' lOkamidamoo'''cha sarvam'''''' । tannO nakshha'''tramabhijidvijitya''' । shriya'''M dadhaatvahRRi'''Neeyamaanam । ubhau lOkau brahma'''Naa sanji'''tEmau । tannO nakshha'''tramabhijidvicha'''shhTaam । tasmi'''nvayaM pRRita'''naassanja'''yEma । tannO''' dEvaasO anu'''jaanantu kaamam'''''' ॥ 21 ॥

shRRiNvanti''' shrONaamamRRita'''sya gOpaam । puNyaa'''masyaa upa'''shRRiNOmi vaacham'''''' । maheeM dEveeM vishhNu'''patneemajooryaam । prateechee''' mEnaagM havishhaa''' yajaamaH । trEdhaa vishhNu'''rurugaayO vicha'''kramE । maheeM diva'''M pRRithiveemaMtari'''kshham । tachChrONaitishrava'''-ichChamaa'''naa । puNyagg shlOkaM yaja'''maanaaya kRRiNvatee ॥ 22 ॥

ashhTau dEvaa vasa'''vassOmyaasa'''H । chata'''srO dEveerajaraaH shravi'''shhThaaH । tE yajjhNaM paa''''''Mtu raja'''saH purastaa''''''t । saMvatsareeNa'''mamRRitagg''' svasti । yajjhNaM na'''H paantu vasa'''vaH purastaa''''''t । dakshhiNatO'''.abhiya'''ntu shravi'''shhThaaH । puNyannakshha'''tramabhi saMvi'''shaama । maa nO araa'''tiraghashagMsaa.agann''' ॥ 23 ॥

kshhatrasya raajaa varu'''NO.adhiraajaH । nakshha'''traaNaagM shatabhi'''shhagvasi'''shhThaH । tau dEvEbhya'''H kRRiNutO deerghamaayu'''H । shatagM sahasraa''' bhEshhajaani''' dhattaH । yajjhNannO raajaa varu'''Na upa'''yaatu । tannO vishvE''' abhi saMya'''ntu dEvaaH । tannO nakshha'''tragM shatabhi'''shhagjushhaaNam । deerghamaayuH prati'''radbhEshhajaani''' ॥ 24 ॥

aja Eka'''paaduda'''gaatpurastaa''''''t । vishvaa''' bhootaani''' prati mOda'''maanaH । tasya''' dEvaaH pra'''savaM ya'''Mti sarvE'''''' । prOshhThapadaasO''' amRRita'''sya gOpaaH । vibhraaja'''maanassamidhaa na ugraH । aa.antari'''kshhamaruhadagandyaam । tagM soorya'''M dEvamajamEka'''paadam । prOshhThapadaasO anu'''yanti sarvE'''''' ॥ 25 ॥

ahi'''rbudhniyaH pratha'''maa na Eti । shrEshhThO''' dEvaanaa'''muta maanu'''shhaaNaam । taM braa''''''hmaNaassO'''mapaassOmyaasa'''H । prOshhThapadaasO''' abhira'''kshhanti sarvE'''''' । chatvaara Eka'''mabhi karma''' dEvaaH । prOshhThapadaa sa iti yaan, vada'''nti । tE budhniya'''M parishhadyagg''' stuvanta'''H । ahig'''M rakshhanti nama'''sOpasadya''' ॥ 26 ॥

pooshhaa rEvatyanvE'''ti panthaa''''''m । pushhTipatee''' pashupaa vaaja'''bastyau । imaani''' havyaa praya'''taa jushhaaNaa । sugairnO yaanairupa'''yaataaM yajjhNam । kshhudraan pashoon ra'''kshhatu rEvatee''' naH । gaavO''' nO ashvaagM anvE'''tu pooshhaa । annagM rakshha'''Mtau bahudhaa viroo'''pam । vaajag'''M sanutaaM yaja'''maanaaya yajjhNam ॥ 27 ॥

tadashvinaa'''vashvayujOpa'''yaataam । shubhaMgami'''shhThau suyamE'''bhirashvai''''''H । svaM nakshha'''tragM havishhaa yaja'''Mtau । madhvaasampRRi'''ktau yaju'''shhaa sama'''ktau । yau dEvaanaa''''''M bhishhajau'''''' havyavaahau । vishva'''sya dootaavamRRita'''sya gOpau । tau nakshhatraM jujushhaaNOpa'''yaataam । namO.ashvibhyaa''''''M kRRiNumO.ashvayugbhyaa''''''m ॥ 28 ॥

apa''' paapmaanaM bhara'''Neerbharantu । tadyamO raajaa bhaga'''vaan, vicha'''shhTaam । lOkasya raajaa''' mahatO mahaan, hi । sugaM naH panthaamabha'''yaM kRRiNOtu । yasminnakshha'''trE yama Eti raajaa'''''' । yasmi'''nnEnamabhyashhi'''Mchanta dEvaaH । tada'''sya chitragM havishhaa''' yajaama । apa''' paapmaanaM bhara'''Neerbharantu ॥ 29 ॥

nivEsha'''nee saMgama'''nee vasoo'''naaM vishvaa''' roopaaNi vasoo''''''nyaavEshaya'''ntee । sahasrapOshhagM subhagaa raraa'''Naa saa na aaganvarcha'''saa saMvidaanaa । yattE''' dEvaa ada'''dhurbhaagadhEyamamaa'''vaasyE saMvasa'''MtO mahitvaa । saa nO''' yajjhNaM pi'''pRRihi vishvavaarE rayinnO''' dhEhi subhagE suveeram'''''' ॥ 30 ॥

OM shaantiH shaantiH shaanti'''H ।

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