Rigveda 10.121
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.121
- Language
- Sanskrit
10.121.1
hi̱ra̱ṇya̱ga̱rbhaḥ sam a̍varta̱tāgre̍ bhū̱tasya̍ jā̱taḥ pati̱r eka̍ āsīt |
sa dā̍dhāra pṛthi̱vīṁ dyām u̱temāṁ kasmai̍ de̱vāya̍ ha̱viṣā̍ vidhema ||
IN the beginning rose Hiranyagarbha, born Only Lord of all created beings. He fixed and holdeth up this earth and heaven. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
10.121.2
ya ā̍tma̱dā ba̍la̱dā yasya̱ viśva̍ u̱pāsa̍te pra̱śiṣa̱ṁ yasya̍ de̱vāḥ |
yasya̍ chā̱yāmṛta̱ṁ yasya̍ mṛ̱tyuḥ kasmai̍ de̱vāya̍ ha̱viṣā̍ vidhema ||
Giver of vital breath, of power and vigour, he whose commandments all the Gods acknowledge -. The Lord of death, whose shade is life immortal. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
10.121.3
yaḥ prā̍ṇa̱to ni̍miṣa̱to ma̍hi̱tvaika̱ id rājā̱ jaga̍to ba̱bhūva̍ |
ya īśe̍ a̱sya dvi̱pada̱ś catu̍ṣpada̱ḥ kasmai̍ de̱vāya̍ ha̱viṣā̍ vidhema ||
Who by his grandeur hath become Sole Ruler of all the moving world that breathes and slumbers; He who is Loord of men and Lord of cattle. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
10.121.4
yasye̱me hi̱mava̍nto mahi̱tvā yasya̍ samu̱draṁ ra̱sayā̍ sa̱hāhuḥ |
yasye̱māḥ pra̱diśo̱ yasya̍ bā̱hū kasmai̍ de̱vāya̍ ha̱viṣā̍ vidhema ||
His, through his might, are these snow-covered mountains, and men call sea and Rasâ his possession: His arms are these, his are these heavenly regions. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
10.121.5
yena̱ dyaur u̱grā pṛ̍thi̱vī ca̍ dṛ̱ḻhā yena̱ sva̍ḥ stabhi̱taṁ yena̱ nāka̍ḥ |
yo a̱ntari̍kṣe̱ raja̍so vi̱māna̱ḥ kasmai̍ de̱vāya̍ ha̱viṣā̍ vidhema ||
By him the heavens are strong and earth is stedfast, by him light's realm and sky-vault are supported: By him the regions in mid-air were measured. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
10.121.6
yaṁ kranda̍sī̱ ava̍sā tastabhā̱ne a̱bhy aikṣe̍tā̱m mana̍sā̱ reja̍māne |
yatrādhi̱ sūra̱ udi̍to vi̱bhāti̱ kasmai̍ de̱vāya̍ ha̱viṣā̍ vidhema ||
To him, supported by his help, two armies embattled look while trembling in their spirit, When over them the risen Sun is shining. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
10.121.7
āpo̍ ha̱ yad bṛ̍ha̱tīr viśva̱m āya̱n garbha̱ṁ dadhā̍nā ja̱naya̍ntīr a̱gnim |
tato̍ de̱vānā̱ṁ sam a̍varta̱tāsu̱r eka̱ḥ kasmai̍ de̱vāya̍ ha̱viṣā̍ vidhema ||
What time the mighty waters came, containing the universal germ, producing Agni, Thence sprang the Gods' one spirit into being. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
10.121.8
yaś ci̱d āpo̍ mahi̱nā pa̱ryapa̍śya̱d dakṣa̱ṁ dadhā̍nā ja̱naya̍ntīr ya̱jñam |
yo de̱veṣv adhi̍ de̱va eka̱ āsī̱t kasmai̍ de̱vāya̍ ha̱viṣā̍ vidhema ||
He in his might surveyed the floods containing productive force and generating Worship. He is the God of gods, and none beside him. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
10.121.9
mā no̍ hiṁsīj jani̱tā yaḥ pṛ̍thi̱vyā yo vā̱ diva̍ṁ sa̱tyadha̍rmā ja̱jāna̍ |
yaś cā̱paś ca̱ndrā bṛ̍ha̱tīr ja̱jāna̱ kasmai̍ de̱vāya̍ ha̱viṣā̍ vidhema ||
Neer may he harm us who is earth's Begetter, nor he whose laws are sure, the heavens' Creator, He who brought forth the great and lucid waters. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
10.121.10
prajā̍pate̱ na tvad e̱tāny a̱nyo viśvā̍ jā̱tāni̱ pari̱ tā ba̍bhūva |
yatkā̍mās te juhu̱mas tan no̍ astu va̱yaṁ syā̍ma̱ pata̍yo rayī̱ṇām ||
Prajâpati! thou only comprehendest all these created things, and none beside thee. Grant us our hearts' desire when we invoke thee: may we have store of riches in possession.
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
- Rig-Veda Sanhitá — Horace Hayman Wilson 1850, English
- Rig-Veda, übersetzt und mit kritischen und erläuternden Anmerkungen versehen — Hermann Grassmann 1876, German
- Vedic Hymns, Part I: Hymns to the Maruts, Rudra, Vāyu and Vāta (SBE 32) — Friedrich Max Müller 1891, English
Commentaries (10)
- Vedārthaprakāśa (Ṛgvedabhāṣya) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedapadapāṭha — Śākalya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Skandasvāmin) — Skandasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Udgītha) — Udgītha, Sanskrit
- Ṛgarthadīpikā — Veṅkaṭamādhava, Sanskrit
- Ṛgbhāṣya (Madhva) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitāvyākhyā — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Udgīthācārya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasūktanirukta — Mādhava, Sanskrit
- Bhāṣya — Sanskrit
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