Episode 01 - Hiranya Garbha Suktham.

HIRANYA GARBHA SUKTHA

 Verse 1

hiraṇyagarbhaḥ samavartatAgre bhUtasya jAtaḥ patirEkAsIta |

sa dAdhAra pṛthvIṃ dhyAmutemAṃ kasmai devAyahaviṣā vidhEma ||

In the beginning was the one – only one –Golden Embryo (Hiranya Garbha) (patirekAsIta) - The shining being in whom the whole universe lives in its dormant state   in all splendor,  manifested as the sole Lord of land, skies, water, space and that beneath and He upheld the earth and the heavens.

Who is the deity we shall worship with our offerings?

Verse 7

All the verses in the Suktha end with the query: "kasmai devAya haviShA 

vidhEma?" - Who is the deity we shall worship with our offerings?

Now let us consider a very different invocation - a Sooktha called "AkSheebhyAm The". This addresses each part of the human anatomy and seeks to banish all illnesses from each one of them. Along with OShadhi sUktham, this invocation should be invaluable for all of us in handling illnesses or even minor discomfitures (mental of physical) in our day-to-day lives, either for ourselves or for anyone we care for.