Rigveda 10.36
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.36
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- Sanskrit
10.36.1
u̱ṣāsā̱naktā̍ bṛha̱tī su̱peśa̍sā̱ dyāvā̱kṣāmā̱ varu̍ṇo mi̱tro a̍rya̱mā |
indra̍ṁ huve ma̱ruta̱ḥ parva̍tām̐ a̱pa ā̍di̱tyān dyāvā̍pṛthi̱vī a̱paḥ sva̍ḥ ||
THERE are the Dawn and Night, the grand and beauteous Pair, Earth, Heaven, and Varuṇa, Mitra, and Aryaman. Indra I call, the Maruts, Mountains, and the Floods, Âdityas, Heaven and Earth, the Waters, and the Sky.
10.36.2
dyauś ca̍ naḥ pṛthi̱vī ca̱ prace̍tasa ṛ̱tāva̍rī rakṣatā̱m aṁha̍so ri̱ṣaḥ |
mā du̍rvi̱datrā̱ nirṛ̍tir na īśata̱ tad de̱vānā̱m avo̍ a̱dyā vṛ̍ṇīmahe ||
May Dyaus and Pṛithivî, wise, true to Holy Law, keep us in safety from distress and injury. Let not malignant Nirṛiti rule over us. We crave to-day this gracious favour of the Gods.
10.36.3
viśva̍smān no̱ adi̍tiḥ pā̱tv aṁha̍so mā̱tā mi̱trasya̱ varu̍ṇasya re̱vata̍ḥ |
sva̍rva̱j jyoti̍r avṛ̱kaṁ na̍śīmahi̱ tad de̱vānā̱m avo̍ a̱dyā vṛ̍ṇīmahe ||
Mother of Mitra and of opulent Varuṇa, may Aditi preserve us safe from all distress. May we obtain the light of heaven without a foe. We crave this gracious favour of the Gods to-day.
10.36.4
grāvā̱ vada̱nn apa̱ rakṣā̍ṁsi sedhatu du̱ṣṣvapnya̱ṁ nirṛ̍ti̱ṁ viśva̍m a̱triṇa̍m |
ā̱di̱tyaṁ śarma̍ ma̱rutā̍m aśīmahi̱ tad de̱vānā̱m avo̍ a̱dyā vṛ̍ṇīmahe ||
May ringing press-stones keep the Raksasas afar, ill dream, and Nirṛiti, and each voracious fiend. May the Âdityas and the Maruts shelter us. We crave this gracious favour of the Gods to-day.
10.36.5
endro̍ ba̱rhiḥ sīda̍tu̱ pinva̍tā̱m iḻā̱ bṛha̱spati̱ḥ sāma̍bhir ṛ̱kvo a̍rcatu |
su̱pra̱ke̱taṁ jī̱vase̱ manma̍ dhīmahi̱ tad de̱vānā̱m avo̍ a̱dyā vṛ̍ṇīmahe ||
Full flow libations; on our grass let Indra sit; Bṛihaspati the singer laud with Sâma hymns! Wise be our hearts' imaginings that we may live. We crave this gracious favour of the Gods to-day.
10.36.6
di̱vi̱spṛśa̍ṁ ya̱jñam a̱smāka̍m aśvinā jī̱rādhva̍raṁ kṛṇutaṁ su̱mnam i̱ṣṭaye̍ |
prā̱cīna̍raśmi̱m āhu̍taṁ ghṛ̱tena̱ tad de̱vānā̱m avo̍ a̱dyā vṛ̍ṇīmahe ||
Ye Aṣvins, make our sacrifice ascend to heaven, and animate the rite that it may send us bliss, Offered with holy oil, with forward-speeding rein. We crave the gracious favour of the Gods to-day.
10.36.7
upa̍ hvaye su̱hava̱m māru̍taṁ ga̱ṇam pā̍va̱kam ṛ̱ṣvaṁ sa̱khyāya̍ śa̱mbhuva̍m |
rā̱yas poṣa̍ṁ sauśrava̱sāya̍ dhīmahi̱ tad de̱vānā̱m avo̍ a̱dyā vṛ̍ṇīmahe ||
Hither I call the band of Maruts, swift to hear, great, purifying, bringing bliss, to he our Friends. May we increase our wealth to glorify our name. We crave this graciousfavour of the Gods to-day.
10.36.8
a̱pām peru̍ṁ jī̱vadha̍nyam bharāmahe devā̱vya̍ṁ su̱hava̍m adhvara̱śriya̍m |
su̱ra̱śmiṁ soma̍m indri̱yaṁ ya̍mīmahi̱ tad de̱vānā̱m avo̍ a̱dyā vṛ̍ṇīmahe ||
We bring the Stay of Life, who makes the waters swell, swift-hearing, Friend of Gods, who waits on sacrifice. May we control that Power, Soma whose rays are bright. We crave this gracious favour of the Gods to-day.
10.36.9
sa̱nema̱ tat su̍sa̱nitā̍ sa̱nitva̍bhir va̱yaṁ jī̱vā jī̱vapu̍trā̱ anā̍gasaḥ |
bra̱hma̱dviṣo̱ viṣva̱g eno̍ bharerata̱ tad de̱vānā̱m avo̍ a̱dyā vṛ̍ṇīmahe ||
Alive ourselves, with living sons, devoid of guilt, may we win this with winners by fair means to win. Let the prayer-haters bear our sin to every side. We crave this gracious favour of the Gods to-day.
10.36.10
ye sthā mano̍r ya̱jñiyā̱s te śṛ̍ṇotana̱ yad vo̍ devā̱ īma̍he̱ tad da̍dātana |
jaitra̱ṁ kratu̍ṁ rayi̱mad vī̱rava̱d yaśa̱s tad de̱vānā̱m avo̍ a̱dyā vṛ̍ṇīmahe ||
Hear us, O ye who claim the worship of mankind, and give us, O ye Gods, the gift for which we pray, Victorious wisdom, fame with heroes and with wealth. We crave to-day this gracious favour of the Gods.
10.36.11
ma̱had a̱dya ma̍ha̱tām ā vṛ̍ṇīma̱he 'vo̍ de̱vānā̍m bṛha̱tām a̍na̱rvaṇā̍m |
yathā̱ vasu̍ vī̱rajā̍ta̱ṁ naśā̍mahai̱ tad de̱vānā̱m avo̍ a̱dyā vṛ̍ṇīmahe ||
We crave the gracious favour of the Gods to-day, great favour of great Gods, sublime and free from foes, That we may gain rich treasure sprung from hero sons. We crave this gracious favour of the Gods today.
10.36.12
ma̱ho a̱gneḥ sa̍midhā̱nasya̱ śarma̱ṇy anā̍gā mi̱tre varu̍ṇe sva̱staye̍ |
śreṣṭhe̍ syāma savi̱tuḥ savī̍mani̱ tad de̱vānā̱m avo̍ a̱dyā vṛ̍ṇīmahe ||
In great enkindled Agni's keeping, and, for bliss, free from all sin before Mitra and Varuṇa. May we share Savitar's best animating help. We crave this gracious favour of the Gods to-day.
10.36.13
ye sa̍vi̱tuḥ sa̱tyasa̍vasya̱ viśve̍ mi̱trasya̍ vra̱te varu̍ṇasya de̱vāḥ |
te saubha̍gaṁ vī̱rava̱d goma̱d apno̱ dadhā̍tana̱ dravi̍ṇaṁ ci̱tram a̱sme ||
All ye, the Gods whom Savitar the Father of truth, and Varuṇa and Mitra govern, Give us prosperity with hero children, and opulence in kine and various treasure.
10.36.14
sa̱vi̱tā pa̱ścātā̍t savi̱tā pu̱rastā̍t savi̱totta̱rāttā̍t savi̱tādha̱rāttā̍t |
sa̱vi̱tā na̍ḥ suvatu sa̱rvatā̍tiṁ savi̱tā no̍ rāsatāṁ dī̱rgham āyu̍ḥ ||
Savitar, Savitar from cast and westward, Savitar, Savitar from north and southward, Savitar send us perfect health and comfort, Savitar let our days of life be lengthened!
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
- 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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