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Rigveda 10.81

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.81

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Sanskrit

10.81.1

ya i̱mā viśvā̱ bhuva̍nāni̱ juhva̱d ṛṣi̱r hotā̱ ny asī̍dat pi̱tā na̍ḥ |
sa ā̱śiṣā̱ dravi̍ṇam i̱cchamā̍naḥ prathama̱cchad ava̍rā̱m̐ ā vi̍veśa ||

HE who sate down as Hotar-priest, the Ṛishi, our Father, offering up all things existing,– He, seeking through his wish a great possession, came among men on earth as archetypal.

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

10.81.2

kiṁ svi̍d āsīd adhi̱ṣṭhāna̍m ā̱rambha̍ṇaṁ kata̱mat svi̍t ka̱thāsī̍t |
yato̱ bhūmi̍ṁ ja̱naya̍n vi̱śvaka̍rmā̱ vi dyām aurṇo̍n mahi̱nā vi̱śvaca̍kṣāḥ ||

What was the place whereon he took his station? What was it that supported him? How was it? Whence Viṣvakarman, seeing all, producing the earth, with mighty power disclosed the heavens.

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

10.81.3

vi̱śvata̍ścakṣur u̱ta vi̱śvato̍mukho vi̱śvato̍bāhur u̱ta vi̱śvata̍spāt |
sam bā̱hubhyā̱ṁ dhama̍ti̱ sam pata̍trai̱r dyāvā̱bhūmī̍ ja̱naya̍n de̱va eka̍ḥ ||

He who hath eyes on all sides round about him, a mouth on all sides, arms and feet on all sides, He, the Sole God, producing earth and heaven, weldeth them, with his arms as wings, together.

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

10.81.4

kiṁ svi̱d vana̱ṁ ka u̱ sa vṛ̱kṣa ā̍sa̱ yato̱ dyāvā̍pṛthi̱vī ni̍ṣṭata̱kṣuḥ |
manī̍ṣiṇo̱ mana̍sā pṛ̱cchated u̱ tad yad a̱dhyati̍ṣṭha̱d bhuva̍nāni dhā̱raya̍n ||

What was the tree, what wood in sooth produced it, from which they fashioned out the earth and heaven? Ye thoughtful men inquire within your spirit whereon he stood when he established all things.

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

10.81.5

yā te̱ dhāmā̍ni para̱māṇi̱ yāva̱mā yā ma̍dhya̱mā vi̍śvakarmann u̱temā |
śikṣā̱ sakhi̍bhyo ha̱viṣi̍ svadhāvaḥ sva̱yaṁ ya̍jasva ta̱nva̍ṁ vṛdhā̱naḥ ||

Nine highest, lowest, sacrificial natures, and these thy mid-most here, O Viṣvakarman, Teach thou thy friends at sacrifice, O Blessed, and come thyself, exalted, to our worship.

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

10.81.6

viśva̍karman ha̱viṣā̍ vāvṛdhā̱naḥ sva̱yaṁ ya̍jasva pṛthi̱vīm u̱ta dyām |
muhya̍ntv a̱nye a̱bhito̱ janā̍sa i̱hāsmāka̍m ma̱ghavā̍ sū̱rir a̍stu ||

Bring thou thyself, exalted with oblation, O Viṣvakarman, Earth and Heaven to worship. Let other men around us live in folly here let us have a rich and liberal patron.

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

10.81.7

vā̱cas pati̍ṁ vi̱śvaka̍rmāṇam ū̱taye̍ mano̱juva̱ṁ vāje̍ a̱dyā hu̍vema |
sa no̱ viśvā̍ni̱ hava̍nāni joṣad vi̱śvaśa̍mbhū̱r ava̍se sā̱dhuka̍rmā ||

Let us invoke to-day, to aid our labour, the Lord of Speech, the thought-swift Viṣvakarman. May he hear kindly all our invocations who gives all bliss for aid, whose works are righteous.

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

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