Rigveda 1.89
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 1.89
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- Sanskrit
1.89.1
ā no̍ bha̱drāḥ krata̍vo yantu vi̱śvato 'da̍bdhāso̱ apa̍rītāsa u̱dbhida̍ḥ |
de̱vā no̱ yathā̱ sada̱m id vṛ̱dhe asa̱nn aprā̍yuvo rakṣi̱tāro̍ di̱ve-di̍ve ||
MAY powers auspicious come to us from every side, never deceived, unhindered, and victorious, That the Gods ever may be with us for our gain, our guardians day by day unceasing in their care.
1.89.2
de̱vānā̍m bha̱drā su̍ma̱tir ṛ̍jūya̱tāṁ de̱vānā̍ṁ rā̱tir a̱bhi no̱ ni va̍rtatām |
de̱vānā̍ṁ sa̱khyam upa̍ sedimā va̱yaṁ de̱vā na̱ āyu̱ḥ pra ti̍rantu jī̱vase̍ ||
May the auspicious favour of the Gods be ours, on us descend the bounty of the righteous Gods. The friendship of the Gods have we devoutly sought: so may the Gods extend our life that we may live.
1.89.3
tān pūrva̍yā ni̱vidā̍ hūmahe va̱yam bhaga̍m mi̱tram adi̍ti̱ṁ dakṣa̍m a̱sridha̍m |
a̱rya̱maṇa̱ṁ varu̍ṇa̱ṁ soma̍m a̱śvinā̱ sara̍svatī naḥ su̱bhagā̱ maya̍s karat ||
We call them hither with a hymn of olden time, Bhaga, the friendly Daksha, Mitra, Aditi, Aryaman, Varuṇa, Soma, the Aṣvins. May Sarasvatî, auspicious, grant felicity.
1.89.4
tan no̱ vāto̍ mayo̱bhu vā̍tu bheṣa̱jaṁ tan mā̱tā pṛ̍thi̱vī tat pi̱tā dyauḥ |
tad grāvā̍ṇaḥ soma̱suto̍ mayo̱bhuva̱s tad a̍śvinā śṛṇutaṁ dhiṣṇyā yu̱vam ||
May the Wind waft to us that pleasant medicine, may Earth our Mother give it, and our Father Heaven, And the joy-giving stones that press the Soma's juice. Aṣvins, may ye, for whom our spirits long, hear this.
1.89.5
tam īśā̍na̱ṁ jaga̍tas ta̱sthuṣa̱s pati̍ṁ dhiyaṁji̱nvam ava̍se hūmahe va̱yam |
pū̱ṣā no̱ yathā̱ veda̍sā̱m asa̍d vṛ̱dhe ra̍kṣi̱tā pā̱yur ada̍bdhaḥ sva̱staye̍ ||
Him we invoke for aid who reigns supreme, the Lord of all that stands or moves, inspirer of the soul, That Pûshan may promote the increase of our wealth, our keeper and our guard infallible for our good.
1.89.6
sva̱sti na̱ indro̍ vṛ̱ddhaśra̍vāḥ sva̱sti na̍ḥ pū̱ṣā vi̱śvave̍dāḥ |
sva̱sti na̱s tārkṣyo̱ ari̍ṣṭanemiḥ sva̱sti no̱ bṛha̱spati̍r dadhātu ||
Illustrious far and wide, may Indra prosper us: may Pûshan prosper us, the Master of all wealth. May Târkshya with uninjured fellies prosper us: Bṛihaspati vouchsafe to us prosperity.
1.89.7
pṛṣa̍daśvā ma̱ruta̱ḥ pṛśni̍mātaraḥ śubha̱ṁyāvā̍no vi̱dathe̍ṣu̱ jagma̍yaḥ |
a̱gni̱ji̱hvā mana̍va̱ḥ sūra̍cakṣaso̱ viśve̍ no de̱vā ava̱sā ga̍mann i̱ha ||
The Maruts, Sons of Prani, borne by spotted steeds, moving in glory, oft visiting holy rites, Sages whose tongue is Agni, brilliant as the Sun,– hither let all the Gods for our protection come.
1.89.8
bha̱draṁ karṇe̍bhiḥ śṛṇuyāma devā bha̱dram pa̍śyemā̱kṣabhi̍r yajatrāḥ |
sthi̱rair aṅgai̍s tuṣṭu̱vāṁsa̍s ta̱nūbhi̱r vy a̍śema de̱vahi̍ta̱ṁ yad āyu̍ḥ ||
Gods, may we with our ears listen to what is good, and with our eyes see what is good, ye Holy Ones. With limbs and bodies firm may we extolling you attain the term of life appointed by the Gods.
1.89.9
śa̱tam in nu śa̱rado̱ anti̍ devā̱ yatrā̍ naś ca̱krā ja̱rasa̍ṁ ta̱nūnā̍m |
pu̱trāso̱ yatra̍ pi̱taro̱ bhava̍nti̱ mā no̍ ma̱dhyā rī̍riṣa̱tāyu̱r ganto̍ḥ ||
A hundred autumns stand before us, O ye Gods, within whose space ye bring our bodies to decay; Within whose space our sons become fathers in turn. Break ye not in the midst our course of fleeting life.
1.89.10
adi̍ti̱r dyaur adi̍tir a̱ntari̍kṣa̱m adi̍tir mā̱tā sa pi̱tā sa pu̱traḥ |
viśve̍ de̱vā adi̍ti̱ḥ pañca̱ janā̱ adi̍tir jā̱tam adi̍ti̱r jani̍tvam ||
Aditi is the heaven, Aditi is mid-air, Aditi is the Mother and the Sire and Son. Aditi is all Gods, Aditi five-classed men, Aditi all that hath been bom and shall be born.
Translations (6)
- The Hymns of the Rigveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, English
- Der Rig-Veda aus dem Sanskrit ins Deutsche übersetzt (HOS 33–35) — Karl Friedrich Geldner 1951, German
- Ригведа — Tatyana Yakovlevna Elizarenkova 1989, Russian
- Études védiques et pāṇinéennes (traductions) — Louis Renou 1955, French
- Rig-Veda Sanhitá — Horace Hayman Wilson 1850, English
- Rig-Veda, übersetzt und mit kritischen und erläuternden Anmerkungen versehen — Hermann Grassmann 1876, German
Commentaries (10)
- Vedārthaprakāśa (Ṛgvedabhāṣya) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedapadapāṭha — Śākalya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgarthadīpikā — Veṅkaṭamādhava, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Skandasvāmin) — Skandasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Udgītha) — Udgītha, Sanskrit
- Ṛgbhāṣya (Madhva) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitāvyākhyā — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Udgīthācārya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasūktanirukta — Mādhava, Sanskrit
- Bhāṣya — Sanskrit
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