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सनातन धर्म भूमिका

Meaning of "Sukta"

Word

Sukta

Sanskrit

सूक्त

IAST

sūkta

In General

The devotional and spiritual songs are called by various names like Sukta, sloka, stoma, Nitha. A verse like this is an expression of the genious and spiritual experience of its writer; a sukta usually contain many couplets and it express a particular thought, a story or an incidence. A sukta can be a full poetry or part of it.

Veda

The Vedic hymns rose out ofthe rishis in his deep meditation state as a self expression of his spiritual progress.

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