Āditya-sūkta

Āditya-sūkta · āditya-sūkta, “the sūkta of Āditya”

Grammar: neuter noun; āditya with sūkta (a Vedic stotra).

Meaning: a Vedic sūkta of Āditya, used in havana.

In the scriptures: Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira the procedure of the Halapaṅkti-dāna, the gift of a row of ploughs. The invited brāhmaṇas perform havana with palāśa samidhs, ghee, black sesame and kshīra, with the vyāhṛtis, the Parjanya-sūkta, the Āditya-sūkta and the Rudra mantras (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 166).

Related terms: Parjanya-sūkta · Havana · Halapaṅkti-dāna

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 166