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Rigveda 1.160

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 1.160

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1.160.1

te hi dyāvā̍pṛthi̱vī vi̱śvaśa̍mbhuva ṛ̱tāva̍rī̱ raja̍so dhāra̱yatka̍vī |
su̱janma̍nī dhi̱ṣaṇe̍ a̱ntar ī̍yate de̱vo de̱vī dharma̍ṇā̱ sūrya̱ḥ śuci̍ḥ ||

THESE, Heaven and Earth, bestow prosperity on all, sustainers of the region, Holy Ones and wise, Two Bowls of noble kind: between these Goddesses the God, the fulgent Sun, travels by fixed decree.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.160.2

u̱ru̱vyaca̍sā ma̱hinī̍ asa̱ścatā̍ pi̱tā mā̱tā ca̱ bhuva̍nāni rakṣataḥ |
su̱dhṛṣṭa̍me vapu̱ṣye̱3̱̍ na roda̍sī pi̱tā yat sī̍m a̱bhi rū̱pair avā̍sayat ||

Widely-capacious Pair, mighty, that never fail, the Father and the Mother keep all creatures safe: The two world-halves, the spirited, the beautiful, because the Father hath clothed them in goodly forms.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.160.3

sa vahni̍ḥ pu̱traḥ pi̱troḥ pa̱vitra̍vān pu̱nāti̱ dhīro̱ bhuva̍nāni mā̱yayā̍ |
dhe̱nuṁ ca̱ pṛśni̍ṁ vṛṣa̱bhaṁ su̱reta̍saṁ vi̱śvāhā̍ śu̱kram payo̍ asya dukṣata ||

Son of these Parents, he the Priest with power to cleanse, Sage, sanctifies the worlds with his surpassing power. Thereto for his bright milk he milked through all the days the party-coloured Cow and the prolific Bull.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.160.4

a̱yaṁ de̱vānā̍m a̱pasā̍m a̱pasta̍mo̱ yo ja̱jāna̱ roda̍sī vi̱śvaśa̍mbhuvā |
vi yo ma̱me raja̍sī sukratū̱yayā̱jare̍bhi̱ḥ skambha̍nebhi̱ḥ sam ā̍nṛce ||

Among the skilful Gods most skilled is he, who made the two world-halves which bring prosperity to all; Who with great wisdom measured both the regions out, and stablished them with pillars that shall ne'er decay.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.160.5

te no̍ gṛṇā̱ne ma̍hinī̱ mahi̱ śrava̍ḥ kṣa̱traṁ dyā̍vāpṛthivī dhāsatho bṛ̱hat |
yenā̱bhi kṛ̱ṣṭīs ta̱tanā̍ma vi̱śvahā̍ pa̱nāyya̱m ojo̍ a̱sme sam i̍nvatam ||

Extolled in song, O Heaven and Earth, bestow on us, ye mighty Pair, great glory and high lordly sway, Whereby we may extend ourselves ever over the folk; and send us strength that shall deserve the praise of men.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

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