Saukara-sūkta
Saukara-sūkta · saukara-sūkta, “the sūkta of the boar”
Grammar: neuter noun; saukara (of the boar, from sūkara, boar) and sūkta (a hymn of the Veda, “well said”): “the sūkta of the boar”.
Meaning: a Vedic sūkta named for the boar, recited at the śrāddha.
In the scriptures: Vyāsa, bowing to Jagannātha and to Varāha-mūrti, tells the munis how long ago Bhagavān Vishṇu as Varāha lifted the pitṛs out of the waters on his tusk and performed śrāddha for them. After the brāhmaṇas had eaten, he did japa of five mantras beginning with “yat te”, and of the trimadhu and trisuvarṇa mantras, the Bṛhadāraṇyaka, and the Saukara-sūkta and the Purusha-sūkta, which are to be recited; then he asked the vipras whether they were satisfied (Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 219).
Related terms: Śrāddha · Varāha · Purusha-sūkta · Pitṛ · Sūkta
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 219