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Rigveda 6.51

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 6.51

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6.51.1

ud u̱ tyac cakṣu̱r mahi̍ mi̱trayo̱r ām̐ eti̍ pri̱yaṁ varu̍ṇayo̱r ada̍bdham |
ṛ̱tasya̱ śuci̍ darśa̱tam anī̍kaṁ ru̱kmo na di̱va udi̍tā̱ vy a̍dyaut ||

THAT mighty eye of Varuṇa and Mitra, infallible and dear, is moving upward. The pure and lovely face of holy Order hath shone like gold of heaven in its arising.

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

6.51.2

veda̱ yas trīṇi̍ vi̱dathā̍ny eṣāṁ de̱vānā̱ṁ janma̍ sanu̱tar ā ca̱ vipra̍ḥ |
ṛ̱ju marte̍ṣu vṛji̱nā ca̱ paśya̍nn a̱bhi ca̍ṣṭe̱ sūro̍ a̱rya evā̍n ||

The Sage who knows these Gods' three ranks and orders, and all their generations near and distant, Beholding good and evil acts of mortals, Sura marks well the doing of the pious.

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

6.51.3

stu̱ṣa u̍ vo ma̱ha ṛ̱tasya̍ go̱pān adi̍tim mi̱traṁ varu̍ṇaṁ sujā̱tān |
a̱rya̱maṇa̱m bhaga̱m ada̍bdhadhītī̱n acchā̍ voce sadha̱nya̍ḥ pāva̱kān ||

I praise you Guards of mighty Law eternal, Aditi, Mitra, Varuṇa, the noble, Aryaman, Bhaga, all whose thoughts are faithful: hither I call the Bright who share in common.

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

6.51.4

ri̱śāda̍sa̱ḥ satpa̍tī̱m̐r ada̍bdhān ma̱ho rājña̍ḥ suvasa̱nasya̍ dā̱tṝn |
yūna̍ḥ sukṣa̱trān kṣaya̍to di̱vo nṝn ā̍di̱tyān yā̱my adi̍tiṁ duvo̱yu ||

Lords of the brave, infallible, foe-destroyers, great Kings, bestowers of fair homes to dwell in, Young, Heroes, ruling heaven with strong dominion, Âdityas, Aditi I seek with worship.

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

6.51.5

dyau̱3̱̍ṣ pita̱ḥ pṛthi̍vi̱ māta̱r adhru̱g agne̍ bhrātar vasavo mṛ̱ḻatā̍ naḥ |
viśva̍ ādityā adite sa̱joṣā̍ a̱smabhya̱ṁ śarma̍ bahu̱laṁ vi ya̍nta ||

O Heaven our Father, Earth our guileless Mother, O Brother Agni, and ye Vasus, bless us. Grant us, O Aditi and ye Âdityas, all of one mind, your manifold protection.

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

6.51.6

mā no̱ vṛkā̍ya vṛ̱kye̍ samasmā aghāya̱te rī̍radhatā yajatrāḥ |
yū̱yaṁ hi ṣṭhā ra̱thyo̍ nas ta̱nūnā̍ṁ yū̱yaṁ dakṣa̍sya̱ vaca̍so babhū̱va ||

Give us not up to any evil creature, as spoil to wolf or she-wolf, O ye Holy. For ye are they who guide aright our bodies, ye are the rulers of our speech and vigour.

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

6.51.7

mā va̱ eno̍ a̱nyakṛ̍tam bhujema̱ mā tat ka̍rma vasavo̱ yac caya̍dhve |
viśva̍sya̱ hi kṣaya̍tha viśvadevāḥ sva̱yaṁ ri̱pus ta̱nva̍ṁ rīriṣīṣṭa ||

Let us not suffer for the sin of others, nor do the deed which ye, O Vasus, punish. Ye, Universal Gods! are all-controllers: may he do harm unto himself who hates Me.

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

6.51.8

nama̱ id u̱graṁ nama̱ ā vi̍vāse̱ namo̍ dādhāra pṛthi̱vīm u̱ta dyām |
namo̍ de̱vebhyo̱ nama̍ īśa eṣāṁ kṛ̱taṁ ci̱d eno̱ nama̱sā vi̍vāse ||

Mighty is homage: I adopt and use it. Homage hath held in place the earth and heaven. Homage to Gods! Homage commands and rules them. I banish even committed sin by homage

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

6.51.9

ṛ̱tasya̍ vo ra̱thya̍ḥ pū̱tada̍kṣān ṛ̱tasya̍ pastya̱sado̱ ada̍bdhān |
tām̐ ā namo̍bhir uru̱cakṣa̍so̱ nṝn viśvā̍n va̱ ā na̍me ma̱ho ya̍jatrāḥ ||

You Furtherers of Law, pure in your spirit, infallible, dwellers in the home of Order, To you all Heroes mighty and far-seeing I bow me down, O Holy Ones, with homage.

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

6.51.10

te hi śreṣṭha̍varcasa̱s ta u̍ nas ti̱ro viśvā̍ni duri̱tā naya̍nti |
su̱kṣa̱trāso̱ varu̍ṇo mi̱tro a̱gnir ṛ̱tadhī̍tayo vakma̱rāja̍satyāḥ ||

For these are they who shine with noblest splendour; through all our troubles these conduct us safely- Varuṇa, Mitra, Agni, mighty Rulers, trueminded, faithful to the hymn's controllers.

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

6.51.11

te na̱ indra̍ḥ pṛthi̱vī kṣāma̍ vardhan pū̱ṣā bhago̱ adi̍ti̱ḥ pañca̱ janā̍ḥ |
su̱śarmā̍ṇa̱ḥ svava̍saḥ sunī̱thā bhava̍ntu naḥ sutrā̱trāsa̍ḥ sugo̱pāḥ ||

May they, Earth, Aditi, Indra, Bhaga, Pûshan increase our laud, increase the Fivefold people. Giving good help, good refuge, goodly guidance, be they our good deliverers, good protectors.

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

6.51.12

nū sa̱dmāna̍ṁ di̱vyaṁ naṁśi̍ devā̱ bhāra̍dvājaḥ suma̱tiṁ yā̍ti̱ hotā̍ |
ā̱sā̱nebhi̱r yaja̍māno mi̱yedhai̍r de̱vānā̱ṁ janma̍ vasū̱yur va̍vanda ||

Come now, O Gods, to your celestial station: the Bharadvâjas' priest entreats your favour. He, sacrificing, fain for wealth, hath honoured the Gods vath those who sit and share oblations.

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

6.51.13

apa̱ tyaṁ vṛ̍ji̱naṁ ri̱puṁ ste̱nam a̍gne durā̱dhya̍m |
da̱vi̱ṣṭham a̍sya satpate kṛ̱dhī su̱gam ||

Agni, drive thou the wicked foe, the evil-hearted thief away, Far, far, Lord of the brave I and give us easy paths.

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

6.51.14

grāvā̍ṇaḥ soma no̱ hi ka̍ṁ sakhitva̱nāya̍ vāva̱śuḥ |
ja̱hī ny a1̱̍triṇa̍m pa̱ṇiṁ vṛko̱ hi ṣaḥ ||

Soma, these pressing-stones have called aloud to win thee for our Friend. Destroy the greedy Paṇi, for a wolf is he.

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

6.51.15

yū̱yaṁ hi ṣṭhā su̍dānava̱ indra̍jyeṣṭhā a̱bhidya̍vaḥ |
kartā̍ no̱ adhva̱nn ā su̱gaṁ go̱pā a̱mā ||

Ye, O most bountiful, are they who, led by Indra, seek the sky. Give us good paths for travel: guard us ivell at home.

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

6.51.16

api̱ panthā̍m aganmahi svasti̱gām a̍ne̱hasa̍m |
yena̱ viśvā̱ḥ pari̱ dviṣo̍ vṛ̱ṇakti̍ vi̱ndate̱ vasu̍ ||

Now have we entered on the road that leads to bliss, without a foe, The road whereon a man escapes all enemies and gathers wealth.

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

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