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Rig Veda,
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The oldest of the four Vedas — hymns that are still recited in pujas today. Here are the two passages our guides use, and exactly how they are used.

Rig Veda 2.23.1 · Devata: Brahmaṇaspati
गणानां त्वा गणपतिं हवामहे कविं कवीनामुपमश्रवस्तमम्।
ज्येष्ठराजं ब्रह्मणां ब्रह्मणस्पत आ नः शृण्वन्नूतिभिः सीद सादनम्॥
gaṇānāṁ tvā gaṇapatiṁ havāmahe kaviṁ kavīnām upamaśravastamam, jyeṣṭharājaṁ brahmaṇāṁ brahmaṇaspata ā naḥ śṛṇvann ūtibhiḥ sīda sādanam.

We call on you, Ganapati — lord of the hosts, wisest of the wise, highest in renown, eldest king of sacred prayers. O Brahmaṇaspati, hear us; come with your protection and take your seat here.

Honest note: in the Rig Veda this hymn is addressed to Brahmaṇaspati, the lord of prayer. Puja paddhatis use this verse to invoke Shri Ganesh as Gaṇapati at the start of worship — that is a practice of tradition, and we present it that way.

Used inSatyanarayan · Step 4 Ganesh pujaRead the whole hymn →
Rig Veda 10.90 · Purusha Sukta · 16 verses
सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषः सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात्।
स भूमिं विश्वतो वृत्वात्यतिष्ठद्दशाङ्गुलम्॥
sahasra-śīrṣā puruṣaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ sahasra-pāt, sa bhūmiṁ viśvato vṛtvāty atiṣṭhad daśāṅgulam.

The Purusha has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet. Pervading the earth on every side, he extends beyond it by ten fingers' breadth.

The Purusha Sukta has 16 verses. In the shodashopachara (16-offering) puja, its verses are traditionally recited one with each offering — invitation, seat, water for the feet, and so on. Our home guide simplifies the 16 offerings to 8; the reviewer will add the paddhati's exact verse-to-offering order.

Used inSatyanarayan · Step 6 PujaRead all 16 verses →

Read the full hymns

Rig Veda 10.90 — Purusha Sukta
All 16 verses · Sanskrit, Roman and English Rig Veda 2.23 — Hymn to Brahmaṇaspati
All 19 verses · Sanskrit, Roman and English

Sanskrit: Rig Veda Samhita, public domain. Full-hymn English: Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896), public domain. The meanings on this page are SahiVidhi's plain-language renderings, awaiting scholar review.