ॐ श्री गुरुभ्यो नमः
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि
Sāma Veda Suktams
Sāma-Veda collections in Devanagari, Tamil and IAST
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Worship
The opening chants and the sāmans of daily worship.
- 1Vyāhṛtiव्याहृतिவ்யாஹ்ருதிThe sāman on the vyāhṛtis, bhūḥ, bhuvaḥ and suvaḥ, the sacred utterances that open recitation.
- 2Gāyatramगायत्रम्காயத்ரம்The Gāyatra sāman, sung on the opening verse of the Sāma Veda, agna ā yāhi vītaye.
- 3Devaprartanaदेवप्रार्तनाதேவப்ரார்தநாSāmans of prayer to the deities, sung as worship begins.
- 4Deva pūjāदेव पूजाதேவ பூஜாSāmans sung through the worship (pūjā) of the deity.
Suktams
Hymns to particular deities, among them the Rudram and the Camakam.
- 5Vināyaka Sūktamविनायक सूक्तम्விநாயக ஸூக்தம்Sāmans in praise of Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa), the remover of obstacles.
- 6Skandasūktamस्कन्दसूक्तम्ஸ்கந்தஸூக்தம்Sāmans in praise of Skanda, also known as Subrahmaṇya and Murugan.
- 7Mahanyāsamमहन्यासम्மஹந்யாஸம்The preparatory nyāsa chants recited before the Rudra sāmans.
- 8Rudra Saṃhitāरुद्र संहिताருத்ர ஸ𑍞ஹிதாThe Sāma Veda chants to Rudra (Śiva), the Sāma counterpart of the Śrī Rudram.
- 9Camakamचमकम्சமகம்Chanted with the Rudram, asking for the blessings of life: āyuḥ, jyotiḥ and more.
- 10Puruṣasūktamपुरुषसूक्तम्புருஷஸூக்தம்Sāmans on the Puruṣa Sūktam, beginning with idaṃ viṣṇur vi cakrame.
- 11Lakṣmīsūktamलक्ष्मीसूक्तम्லக்ஷ்மீஸூக்தம்Sāmans in praise of Lakṣmī, goddess of prosperity.
- 12Śrīsūktamश्रीसूक्तम्ஶ்ரீஸூக்தம்Sāmans on the Śrī Sūktam, in praise of Śrī.
- 13Viṣṇucamakamविष्णुचमकम्விஷ்ணுசமகம்Sāmans to Viṣṇu in the manner of the Camakam.
Rites and ceremonies
Chants for the stages of household and temple ceremonies, from the start of Vedic study to consecrating water.
- 14Vedārambhamवेदारम्भम्வேதாரம்பம்Chanted at the start of Vedic study: the Gāyatrī with the vyāhṛtis, and the first sāmans.
- 15Sūryanamaskāramसूर्यनमस्कारम्ஸூர்யநமஸ்காரம்Sāmans for the salutation of Sūrya, the sun.
- 16Kumbha Pratiṣṭhāकुम्भ प्रतिष्ठाகும்ப ப்ரதிஷ்டாFor installing and consecrating the kumbha, the water pot set up at the start of a ceremony.
- 17Puṇyāhavachanamपुण्याहवछनम्புண்யாஹவசநம்The puṇyāhavācana, purifying the place and the people before a ceremony begins.
- 18Aupāsanamऔपासनम्ஔபாஸநம்For aupāsana, the household’s daily offering into the sacred fire.
- 19Pratisara Sūktamप्रतिसर सूक्तम्ப்ரதிஸர ஸூக்தம்Sung while tying the pratisara, the protective thread worn through a ceremony.
- 20Aṅkurārpaṇa / Oṣadhi Sūktamअङ्कुरार्पण / ओषधि सूक्तम्அங்குரார்பண / ஓஷதி ஸூக்தம்For aṅkurārpaṇa, the sowing of seeds before a ceremony, with the hymn to the plants (oṣadhi).
- 21Udakaśānti Japaउदकशान्ति जपஉதகஶாந்தி ஜபThe long recitation for udakaśānti, consecrating water for peace and well-being.
- 22Pañca Śāntiḥपञ्च शान्तिःபஞ்ச ஶாந்தி:Five sāmans of peace (śānti).
- 23Abhiśravaṇa Sāmāniअभिश्रवण सामानिஅபிஶ்ரவண ஸாமாநிSāmans recited for the assembled brāhmaṇas to hear, as during a śrāddha.
Closing
Chants that close worship and ceremonies, with blessings.
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