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                              R^igveda 10\-10\-127
rAtrIti sUktasya kushikaH R^iShiH rAtrirdevatA, gAyatrIchChandaH,
shrIjagadamvA prItyarthe saptashatIpAThAdau jape viniyogaH |
OM rAtrI vyakhyadAyati purutrA devyakShabhiH |
vishvA adhi shriyo.adhita || 1||
orvaprA amartyA nivato devyudvataH |
jyotiShA vAdhate tamaH || 2||
niru svasAramskR^itoShasaM devyAyatI |
apeduhAsate tamaH || 3||
sA no adya yasyA vayaM niteyAmanyavikShmahi |
vR^ikSheN vasatiM vayaH || 4||
ni grAmAso avikShata nipadvanto nipakShiNaH |
ni shyenAsashchidarthinaH || 5||
yAvayA vR^ikyaM vR^ikaM yavayastenamUrmmye |
athA naH sutarA bhava || 6||
upa mA pepishattamaH kR^iShNaM vyaktamasthita |
uSha R^iNeva yAtaya || 7||
upa te gA ivAkaraM vR^iNIShva duhitarddivaH |
rAtri stomaM na jigyuShe || 8||
iti R^igvedoktaM rAtrisuktaM samAptam |
(sAmavidhAna brAhmaNa\, 3\-8\-2)
OM rAtriM prapadye punarbhUM mayobhUM kanyAM
     shikhaNDinIM pAshahastAM yuvatIM kumAriNImAdityaH |
shrIchakShuShe vAntaH prANAya somo gandhAya ApaH
     snehAya manaH anuj~nAya pR^ithivyai sharIram ||

|| iti sAmavidhAnabrAhmaNoktaM rAtrisUktam ||
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