Rigveda 6.50
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 6.50
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- Sanskrit
6.50.1
hu̱ve vo̍ de̱vīm adi̍ti̱ṁ namo̍bhir mṛḻī̱kāya̱ varu̍ṇam mi̱tram a̱gnim |
a̱bhi̱kṣa̱dām a̍rya̱maṇa̍ṁ su̱śeva̍ṁ trā̱tṝn de̱vān sa̍vi̱tāra̱m bhaga̍ṁ ca ||
I CALL with prayers on Aditi your Goddess, on Agni, Mitra, Varuṇa for favour, On Aryaman who gives unasked, the gracious, on Gods who save, on Savitar and Bhaga.
6.50.2
su̱jyoti̍ṣaḥ sūrya̱ dakṣa̍pitṝn anāgā̱stve su̍maho vīhi de̱vān |
dvi̱janmā̍no̱ ya ṛ̍ta̱sāpa̍ḥ sa̱tyāḥ sva̍rvanto yaja̱tā a̍gniji̱hvāḥ ||
Visit, to prove us free from sin, O Sûrya Lord of great might, the bright Gods sprung from Daksha, Twice-born and true, observing sacred duties, Holy and full of light, whose tongue is Agni.
6.50.3
u̱ta dyā̍vāpṛthivī kṣa̱tram u̱ru bṛ̱had ro̍dasī śara̱ṇaṁ su̍ṣumne |
ma̱has ka̍ratho̱ vari̍vo̱ yathā̍ no̱ 'sme kṣayā̍ya dhiṣaṇe ane̱haḥ ||
And, O ye Heaven and Earth, a wide dominion, O ye most blissful Worlds, our lofty shelter, Give ample room and freedom for our dwelling, a home, ye Hemispheres, which none may rival.
6.50.4
ā no̍ ru̱drasya̍ sū̱navo̍ namantām a̱dyā hū̱tāso̱ vasa̱vo 'dhṛ̍ṣṭāḥ |
yad ī̱m arbhe̍ maha̱ti vā̍ hi̱tāso̍ bā̱dhe ma̱ruto̱ ahvā̍ma de̱vān ||
This day invited may the Sons of Rudra, resistless, excellent, stoop down to meet us; For, when beset with slight or sore affliction, we ever call upon the Gods, the Maruts;
6.50.5
mi̱myakṣa̱ yeṣu̍ roda̱sī nu de̱vī siṣa̍kti pū̱ṣā a̍bhyardha̱yajvā̍ |
śru̱tvā hava̍m maruto̱ yad dha̍ yā̱tha bhūmā̍ rejante̱ adhva̍ni̱ pravi̍kte ||
To whom the Goddess Rodasî clings closely, whom Pûshan follows bringing ample bounty. What time ye hear our call and come, O Maruts, upon your separate path all creatures tremble.
6.50.6
a̱bhi tyaṁ vī̱raṁ girva̍ṇasam a̱rcendra̱m brahma̍ṇā jarita̱r nave̍na |
śrava̱d id dhava̱m upa̍ ca̱ stavā̍no̱ rāsa̱d vājā̱m̐ upa̍ ma̱ho gṛ̍ṇā̱naḥ ||
With a new hymn extol, O thou who singest, the Lover of the Song, the Hero Indra. May he, exalted, hear our invocation, and grant us mighty wealth and strength when lauded.
6.50.7
o̱māna̍m āpo mānuṣī̱r amṛ̍kta̱ṁ dhāta̍ to̱kāya̱ tana̍yāya̱ śaṁ yoḥ |
yū̱yaṁ hi ṣṭhā bhi̱ṣajo̍ mā̱tṛta̍mā̱ viśva̍sya sthā̱tur jaga̍to̱ jani̍trīḥ ||
Give full protection, Friends of man, ye Waters, in peace and trouble, to our sons and grandsons. For ye are our most motherly physicians, parents of all that standeth, all that moveth.
6.50.8
ā no̍ de̱vaḥ sa̍vi̱tā trāya̍māṇo̱ hira̍ṇyapāṇir yaja̱to ja̍gamyāt |
yo datra̍vām̐ u̱ṣaso̱ na pratī̍kaṁ vyūrṇu̱te dā̱śuṣe̱ vāryā̍ṇi ||
May Savitar come hither and approach us, the God who rescues, Holy, goldenhanded, The God who, bounteous as the face of Morning, discloses precious gifts for him who worships.
6.50.9
u̱ta tvaṁ sū̍no sahaso no a̱dyā de̱vām̐ a̱sminn a̍dhva̱re va̍vṛtyāḥ |
syām a̱haṁ te̱ sada̱m id rā̱tau tava̍ syām a̱gne 'va̍sā su̱vīra̍ḥ ||
And thou, O Son of Strength, do thou turn hither the Gods to-day to this our holy service. May I for evermore enjoy thy bounty and, Agni, by thy grace be rich in heroes.
6.50.10
u̱ta tyā me̱ hava̱m ā ja̍gmyāta̱ṁ nāsa̍tyā dhī̱bhir yu̱vam a̱ṅga vi̍prā |
atri̱ṁ na ma̱has tama̍so 'mumukta̱ṁ tūrva̍taṁ narā duri̱tād a̱bhīke̍ ||
Come also to my call, O ye Nâsatyas, yea, verily, through my prayers, ye Holy Sages. As from great darkness ye delivered Atri, protect us, Chiefs, from danger in the conflict.
6.50.11
te no̍ rā̱yo dyu̱mato̱ vāja̍vato dā̱tāro̍ bhūta nṛ̱vata̍ḥ puru̱kṣoḥ |
da̱śa̱syanto̍ di̱vyāḥ pārthi̍vāso̱ gojā̍tā̱ apyā̍ mṛ̱ḻatā̍ ca devāḥ ||
O Gods, bestow upon us riches, splendid with strength and heroes, bringing food in plenty. Be gracious, helpful Gods of earth, of heaven, born of the Cow, and dwellers in the waters.
6.50.12
te no̍ ru̱draḥ sara̍svatī sa̱joṣā̍ mī̱ḻhuṣma̍nto̱ viṣṇu̍r mṛḻantu vā̱yuḥ |
ṛ̱bhu̱kṣā vājo̱ daivyo̍ vidhā̱tā pa̱rjanyā̱vātā̍ pipyatā̱m iṣa̍ṁ naḥ ||
May Rudra and Sarasvatî, accordant, Vishṇu and Vâyu, pour down gifts and bless us; Ṛibhukshan, Vâja, and divine Vidhâtar, Parjanya, Vâta make our food abundant.
6.50.13
u̱ta sya de̱vaḥ sa̍vi̱tā bhago̍ no̱ 'pāṁ napā̍d avatu̱ dānu̱ papri̍ḥ |
tvaṣṭā̍ de̱vebhi̱r jani̍bhiḥ sa̱joṣā̱ dyaur de̱vebhi̍ḥ pṛthi̱vī sa̍mu̱draiḥ ||
May this God Savitar, the Lord, the Offspring of Waters, pouring down his dew be gracious, And, with the Gods and Dames accordant, Tvashṭar; Dyaus with the Gods and Pṛithivî with oceans.
6.50.14
u̱ta no 'hi̍r bu̱dhnya̍ḥ śṛṇotv a̱ja eka̍pāt pṛthi̱vī sa̍mu̱draḥ |
viśve̍ de̱vā ṛ̍tā̱vṛdho̍ huvā̱nāḥ stu̱tā mantrā̍ḥ kaviśa̱stā a̍vantu ||
May Aja-Ekapad and Ahibudhnya, and Earth and Ocean hear our invocation; All Gods who strengthen Law, invoked and lauded, and holy texts uttered by sages, help us.
6.50.15
e̱vā napā̍to̱ mama̱ tasya̍ dhī̱bhir bha̱radvā̍jā a̱bhy a̍rcanty a̱rkaiḥ |
gnā hu̱tāso̱ vasa̱vo 'dhṛ̍ṣṭā̱ viśve̍ stu̱tāso̍ bhūtā yajatrāḥ ||
So with my thoughts and hymns of praise the children of Bharadvâja sing aloud to please you. The Dames invoked, and the resistless Vasus, and all ye Holy Ones have been exalted.
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
- Ṛgarthadīpikā — Veṅkaṭamādhava, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Skandasvāmin) — Skandasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Udgītha) — Udgītha, Sanskrit
- Ṛgbhāṣya (Madhva) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitāvyākhyā — Sanskrit
- Vedabhāṣya — Mādhava, Sanskrit
- Vedabhāṣyasāra — Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣyabhūmikā — Dayānanda Sarasvatī, Sanskrit
Other recensions (1)
Linked texts (1)
- Saṃhitāpadapāṭha — Sanskrit
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- Historical Geography of Ancient India — Law 1954, English
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- Die Religion des Veda — Oldenberg 1894, German
- Die Hymnen des Rigveda, Bd. I: Metrische und textgeschichtliche Prolegomena — Oldenberg 1888, German
- The Arctic Home in the Vedas — Tilak 1903, English