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Rigveda 5.47

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 5.47

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5.47.1

pra̱yu̱ñja̱tī di̱va e̍ti bruvā̱ṇā ma̱hī mā̱tā du̍hi̱tur bo̱dhaya̍ntī |
ā̱vivā̍santī yuva̱tir ma̍nī̱ṣā pi̱tṛbhya̱ ā sada̍ne̱ johu̍vānā ||

URGING to toil and making proclamation, seeking Heaven's Daughter comes the Mighty Mother: She comes, the youthful Hymn, unto the Fathers, inviting to her home and loudly calling.

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

5.47.2

a̱ji̱rāsa̱s tada̍pa̱ īya̍mānā ātasthi̱vāṁso̍ a̱mṛta̍sya̱ nābhi̍m |
a̱na̱ntāsa̍ u̱ravo̍ vi̱śvata̍ḥ sī̱m pari̱ dyāvā̍pṛthi̱vī ya̍nti̱ panthā̍ḥ ||

Swift in their motion, hasting to their duty, reaching the central point of life immortal, On every side about the earth and heaven go forth the spacious paths without a limit.

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

5.47.3

u̱kṣā sa̍mu̱dro a̍ru̱ṣaḥ su̍pa̱rṇaḥ pūrva̍sya̱ yoni̍m pi̱tur ā vi̍veśa |
madhye̍ di̱vo nihi̍ta̱ḥ pṛśni̱r aśmā̱ vi ca̍krame̱ raja̍sas pā̱ty antau̍ ||

Steer, Sea, Red Bird with strong wings, he hath entered the dwelling-place of the Primeval Father. A gay-hued Stone set in the midst of heaven, he hath gone forth and guards mid-air's two limits.

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

5.47.4

ca̱tvāra̍ īm bibhrati kṣema̱yanto̱ daśa̱ garbha̍ṁ ca̱rase̍ dhāpayante |
tri̱dhāta̍vaḥ para̱mā a̍sya̱ gāvo̍ di̱vaś ca̍ranti̱ pari̍ sa̱dyo antā̍n ||

Four bear him up and give him rest and quiet, and ten invigorate the Babe for travel. His kine most excellent, of threefold nature, pass swiftly round the boundaries of heaven.

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

5.47.5

i̱daṁ vapu̍r ni̱vaca̍naṁ janāsa̱ś cara̍nti̱ yan na̱dya̍s ta̱sthur āpa̍ḥ |
dve yad ī̍m bibhṛ̱to mā̱tur a̱nye i̱heha̍ jā̱te ya̱myā̱3̱̍ saba̍ndhū ||

Wondrous, O people, is the mystic knowledge that while the waters stand the streams are flowing: That, separate from his Mother, Two support him, closely-united, twins, here made apparent.

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

5.47.6

vi ta̍nvate̱ dhiyo̍ asmā̱ apā̍ṁsi̱ vastrā̍ pu̱trāya̍ mā̱taro̍ vayanti |
u̱pa̱pra̱kṣe vṛṣa̍ṇo̱ moda̍mānā di̱vas pa̱thā va̱dhvo̍ ya̱nty accha̍ ||

For him they lenghten prayers and acts of worship: the Mothers weave garments for him their offspring. Rejoicing, for the Steer's impregning contact, his Spouses move on paths or heaven to meet him.

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

5.47.7

tad a̍stu mitrāvaruṇā̱ tad a̍gne̱ śaṁ yor a̱smabhya̍m i̱dam a̍stu śa̱stam |
a̱śī̱mahi̍ gā̱dham u̱ta pra̍ti̱ṣṭhāṁ namo̍ di̱ve bṛ̍ha̱te sāda̍nāya ||

Be this our praise, O Varuṇa and Mitra may this be health and force to us, O Agni. May we obtain firm ground and room for resting: Glory to Heaven, the lofty habitation!

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

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