Rigveda 10.66
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.66
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- Sanskrit
10.66.1
de̱vān hu̍ve bṛ̱hacchra̍vasaḥ sva̱staye̍ jyoti̱ṣkṛto̍ adhva̱rasya̱ prace̍tasaḥ |
ye vā̍vṛ̱dhuḥ pra̍ta̱raṁ vi̱śvave̍dasa̱ indra̍jyeṣṭhāso a̱mṛtā̍ ṛtā̱vṛdha̍ḥ ||
I CALL the Gods of lofty glory for our weal, the makers of the light, well-skilled in sacrifice; Those who have waxen mightily, Masters of all wealth, Immortal, strengthening Law, the Gods whom Indra leads.
10.66.2
indra̍prasūtā̱ varu̍ṇapraśiṣṭā̱ ye sūrya̍sya̱ jyoti̍ṣo bhā̱gam ā̍na̱śuḥ |
ma̱rudga̍ṇe vṛ̱jane̱ manma̍ dhīmahi̱ māgho̍ne ya̱jñaṁ ja̍nayanta sū̱raya̍ḥ ||
For the strong band of Maruts will we frame a hymn: the chiefs shall bring forth sacrifice for Indra's troop, Who, sent by Indra and advised by Varuṇa, have gotten for themselves a share of Sûrya's light
10.66.3
indro̱ vasu̍bhi̱ḥ pari̍ pātu no̱ gaya̍m ādi̱tyair no̱ adi̍ti̱ḥ śarma̍ yacchatu |
ru̱dro ru̱drebhi̍r de̱vo mṛ̍ḻayāti na̱s tvaṣṭā̍ no̱ gnābhi̍ḥ suvi̱tāya̍ jinvatu ||
May Indra with the Vasus keep our dwelling safe, and Aditi with Âdityas lend us sure defence. May the God Rudra with the Rudras favour us, and Tvashṭar with the Dames further us to success.
10.66.4
adi̍ti̱r dyāvā̍pṛthi̱vī ṛ̱tam ma̱had indrā̱viṣṇū̍ ma̱ruta̱ḥ sva̍r bṛ̱hat |
de̱vām̐ ā̍di̱tyām̐ ava̍se havāmahe̱ vasū̍n ru̱drān sa̍vi̱tāra̍ṁ su̱daṁsa̍sam ||
Aditi, Heaven and Earth, the great eternal Law, Indra, Vishṇu, the Maruts, and the lofty Sky. We call upon Âdityas, on the Gods, for help, on Vasus, Rudras, Savitar of wondrous deeds.
10.66.5
sara̍svān dhī̱bhir varu̍ṇo dhṛ̱tavra̍taḥ pū̱ṣā viṣṇu̍r mahi̱mā vā̱yur a̱śvinā̍ |
bra̱hma̱kṛto̍ a̱mṛtā̍ vi̱śvave̍dasa̱ḥ śarma̍ no yaṁsan tri̱varū̍tha̱m aṁha̍saḥ ||
With Holy Thoughts Sarasvan, firm-lawed Varuṇa, great Vâyu, Pûshan, Vishṇu, and the Aṣvins Twain, Lords of all wealth, Immortal, furtherers of prayer, grant us a triply-guarding refuge from distress.
10.66.6
vṛṣā̍ ya̱jño vṛṣa̍ṇaḥ santu ya̱jñiyā̱ vṛṣa̍ṇo de̱vā vṛṣa̍ṇo havi̱ṣkṛta̍ḥ |
vṛṣa̍ṇā̱ dyāvā̍pṛthi̱vī ṛ̱tāva̍rī̱ vṛṣā̍ pa̱rjanyo̱ vṛṣa̍ṇo vṛṣa̱stubha̍ḥ ||
Strong be the sacrifice, strong be the Holy Ones, strong the preparers of oblation, strong the Gods. Mighty be Heaven and Earth, true to eternal Law, strong be Parjanya, strong be they who laud the Strong.
10.66.7
a̱gnīṣomā̱ vṛṣa̍ṇā̱ vāja̍sātaye purupraśa̱stā vṛṣa̍ṇā̱ upa̍ bruve |
yāv ī̍ji̱re vṛṣa̍ṇo devaya̱jyayā̱ tā na̱ḥ śarma̍ tri̱varū̍tha̱ṁ vi ya̍ṁsataḥ ||
To win us strength I glorify the Mighty Twain, Agni and Soma, Mighty Ones whom many laud. May these vouchsafe us shelter with a triple guard, these whom the strong have served in worship of the Gods.
10.66.8
dhṛ̱tavra̍tāḥ kṣa̱triyā̍ yajñani̱ṣkṛto̍ bṛhaddi̱vā a̍dhva̱rāṇā̍m abhi̱śriya̍ḥ |
a̱gniho̍tāra ṛta̱sāpo̍ a̱druho̱ 'po a̍sṛja̱nn anu̍ vṛtra̱tūrye̍ ||
Potent, with firm-fixt laws, arranging sacrifice, visiting solemn rites in splendour of the day, Obeying Order, these whose priest is Agni, free from falsehood, poured the waters out when Vṛitra died.
10.66.9
dyāvā̍pṛthi̱vī ja̍nayann a̱bhi vra̱tāpa̱ oṣa̍dhīr va̱ninā̍ni ya̱jñiyā̍ |
a̱ntari̍kṣa̱ṁ sva1̱̍r ā pa̍prur ū̱taye̱ vaśa̍ṁ de̱vāsa̍s ta̱nvī̱3̱̍ ni mā̍mṛjuḥ ||
The Holy Ones engendered, for their several laws, the heavens and earth, the waters, and the plants and trees. They filled the firmament with heavenly light for help: the Gods embodied Wish and made it beautiful.
10.66.10
dha̱rtāro̍ di̱va ṛ̱bhava̍ḥ su̱hastā̍ vātāparja̱nyā ma̍hi̱ṣasya̍ tanya̱toḥ |
āpa̱ oṣa̍dhī̱ḥ pra ti̍rantu no̱ giro̱ bhago̍ rā̱tir vā̱jino̍ yantu me̱ hava̍m ||
May they who bear up heaven, the Ṛibhus deft of hand, and Vâta and Parjanya of the thundering Bull, The waters and the plants, promote the songs we sing: come Bhaga, Rati, and the Vaijns to my call.
10.66.11
sa̱mu̱draḥ sindhū̱ rajo̍ a̱ntari̍kṣam a̱ja eka̍pāt tanayi̱tnur a̍rṇa̱vaḥ |
ahi̍r bu̱dhnya̍ḥ śṛṇava̱d vacā̍ṁsi me̱ viśve̍ de̱vāsa̍ u̱ta sū̱rayo̱ mama̍ ||
Sindhu, the sea, the region, and the firmament, the thunder, and the ocean, Aja-Ekapad, The Dragon of the Deep, shall listen to my words, and all the Deities and Princes shall give ear.
10.66.12
syāma̍ vo̱ mana̍vo de̱vavī̍taye̱ prāñca̍ṁ no ya̱jñam pra ṇa̍yata sādhu̱yā |
ādi̍tyā̱ rudrā̱ vasa̍va̱ḥ sudā̍nava i̱mā brahma̍ śa̱syamā̍nāni jinvata ||
May we, be yours, we men, to entertain the Gods: further our sacrifice and give it full success. Âdityas, Rudras, Vasus, givers of good gifts, quicken the holy hymns which we are singing now
10.66.13
daivyā̱ hotā̍rā pratha̱mā pu̱rohi̍ta ṛ̱tasya̱ panthā̱m anv e̍mi sādhu̱yā |
kṣetra̍sya̱ pati̱m prati̍veśam īmahe̱ viśvā̍n de̱vām̐ a̱mṛtā̱m̐ apra̍yucchataḥ ||
I follow with success upon the path of Law the two celestial Hotars, Priests of oldest time. We pray to him who dwelleth near, Guard of the Field, to all Immortal Gods who never are remiss.
10.66.14
vasi̍ṣṭhāsaḥ pitṛ̱vad vāca̍m akrata de̱vām̐ īḻā̍nā ṛṣi̱vat sva̱staye̍ |
prī̱tā i̍va jñā̱taya̱ḥ kāma̱m etyā̱sme de̍vā̱so 'va̍ dhūnutā̱ vasu̍ ||
Vasishṭha's sons have raised their voices, like their sire. Ṛishi-like praying to the Gods for happiness. Like friendly-minded kinsmen, come at our desire, O Gods, and shake down treasures on us from above.
10.66.15
de̱vān vasi̍ṣṭho a̱mṛtā̍n vavande̱ ye viśvā̱ bhuva̍nā̱bhi pra̍ta̱sthuḥ |
te no̍ rāsantām urugā̱yam a̱dya yū̱yam pā̍ta sva̱stibhi̱ḥ sadā̍ naḥ ||
Immortal Gods have I, Vasishṭha, lauded, Gods set on high above all other beings. May they this day grant us wide space and freedom: ye Gods, preserve us evermore with blessings.
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, übersetzt und mit kritischen und erläuternden Anmerkungen versehen — Hermann Grassmann 1876, German
- Rig-Veda Sanhitá — Horace Hayman Wilson 1850, 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
Other recensions (1)
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