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Rigveda 4.51

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 4.51

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4.51.1

i̱dam u̱ tyat pu̍ru̱tama̍m pu̱rastā̱j jyoti̱s tama̍so va̱yunā̍vad asthāt |
nū̱naṁ di̱vo du̍hi̱taro̍ vibhā̱tīr gā̱tuṁ kṛ̍ṇavann u̱ṣaso̱ janā̍ya ||

FORTH from the darkness in the region eastward this most abundant splendid light hath mounted. Now verily the far-refulgent Mornings, Daughters of Heaven, bring welfare to the people.

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

4.51.2

asthu̍r u ci̱trā u̱ṣasa̍ḥ pu̱rastā̍n mi̱tā i̍va̱ svara̍vo 'dhva̱reṣu̍ |
vy ū̍ vra̱jasya̱ tama̍so̱ dvāro̱cchantī̍r avra̱ñ chuca̍yaḥ pāva̱kāḥ ||

The richly-coloured Dawns have mounted eastward, like pillars planted at our sacrifices, And, flushing far, splendid and purifying, unbarred the portals of the fold of darkness.

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

4.51.3

u̱cchantī̍r a̱dya ci̍tayanta bho̱jān rā̍dho̱deyā̍yo̱ṣaso̍ ma̱ghonī̍ḥ |
a̱ci̱tre a̱ntaḥ pa̱ṇaya̍ḥ sasa̱ntv abu̍dhyamānā̱s tama̍so̱ vima̍dhye ||

Dispelling gloom this day the wealthy Mornings urge liberal givers to present their treasures. In the unlightened depth of darkness round them let niggard traffickers sleep unawakened.

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

4.51.4

ku̱vit sa de̍vīḥ sa̱nayo̱ navo̍ vā̱ yāmo̍ babhū̱yād u̍ṣaso vo a̱dya |
yenā̱ nava̍gve̱ aṅgi̍re̱ daśa̍gve sa̱ptāsye̍ revatī re̱vad ū̱ṣa ||

O Goddesses, is this your car, I ask you, ancient this day, or is it new, ye Mornings, Wherewith, rich Dawns, ye seek with wealth Navagva, Daṣagva Angira, the seven-toned singer?

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

4.51.5

yū̱yaṁ hi de̍vīr ṛta̱yugbhi̱r aśvai̍ḥ pariprayā̱tha bhuva̍nāni sa̱dyaḥ |
pra̱bo̱dhaya̍ntīr uṣasaḥ sa̱santa̍ṁ dvi̱pāc catu̍ṣpāc ca̱rathā̍ya jī̱vam ||

With horses harnessed by eternal Order, Goddesses, swiftly round the worlds ye travel, Arousing from their rest, O Dawns, the sleeping, and all that lives, man, bird, and beast, to motion.

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

4.51.6

kva̍ svid āsāṁ kata̱mā pu̍rā̱ṇī yayā̍ vi̱dhānā̍ vida̱dhur ṛ̍bhū̱ṇām |
śubha̱ṁ yac chu̱bhrā u̱ṣasa̱ś cara̍nti̱ na vi jñā̍yante sa̱dṛśī̍r aju̱ryāḥ ||

Which among these is eldest, and where is she through whom they fixed the Ṛibhus' regulations? What time the splendid Dawns go forth for splendour, they are not known aparto alike, unwasting.

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

4.51.7

tā ghā̱ tā bha̱drā u̱ṣasa̍ḥ pu̱rāsu̍r abhi̱ṣṭidyu̍mnā ṛ̱tajā̍tasatyāḥ |
yāsv ī̍jā̱naḥ śa̍śamā̱na u̱kthaiḥ stu̱vañ chaṁsa̱n dravi̍ṇaṁ sa̱dya āpa̍ ||

Blest were these Dawns of old, shining with succour, true with the truth that springs from holy Order; With whom the toiling worshipper, by praises, hymning and lauding, soon attained to riches.

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

4.51.8

tā ā ca̍ranti sama̱nā pu̱rastā̍t samā̱nata̍ḥ sama̱nā pa̍prathā̱nāḥ |
ṛ̱tasya̍ de̱vīḥ sada̍so budhā̱nā gavā̱ṁ na sargā̍ u̱ṣaso̍ jarante ||

Hither from eastward all at once they travel, from one place spreading in the selfsame manner. Awaking, from the seat of holy Order the Godlike Dawns come nigh like troops of cattle.

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

4.51.9

tā in nv e̱3̱̍va sa̍ma̱nā sa̍mā̱nīr amī̍tavarṇā u̱ṣasa̍ś caranti |
gūha̍ntī̱r abhva̱m asi̍ta̱ṁ ruśa̍dbhiḥ śu̱krās ta̱nūbhi̱ḥ śuca̍yo rucā̱nāḥ ||

Thus they go forth with undiminished colours, these Mornings similar, in self-same fashion, Concealing the gigantic might of darkness with radiant bodies bright and pure and shining.

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

4.51.10

ra̱yiṁ di̍vo duhitaro vibhā̱tīḥ pra̱jāva̍ntaṁ yacchatā̱smāsu̍ devīḥ |
syo̱nād ā va̍ḥ prati̱budhya̍mānāḥ su̱vīrya̍sya̱ pata̍yaḥ syāma ||

O Goddesses, O Heaven's refulgent Daughters, bestow upon us wealth with store of children. As from our pleasant place of rest ye rouse us may we be masters of heroic vigour.

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

4.51.11

tad vo̍ divo duhitaro vibhā̱tīr upa̍ bruva uṣaso ya̱jñake̍tuḥ |
va̱yaṁ syā̍ma ya̱śaso̱ jane̍ṣu̱ tad dyauś ca̍ dha̱ttām pṛ̍thi̱vī ca̍ de̱vī ||

Well-skilled in lore of sacrifice, ye Daughters of Heaven, refulgent Dawns, I thus address you. May we be glorious among the people. May Heaven vouchsafe us this, and Earth the Goddess,

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

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