Rigveda 6.69
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 6.69
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.69.1
saṁ vā̱ṁ karma̍ṇā̱ sam i̱ṣā hi̍no̱mīndrā̍viṣṇū̱ apa̍sas pā̱re a̱sya |
ju̱ṣethā̍ṁ ya̱jñaṁ dravi̍ṇaṁ ca dhatta̱m ari̍ṣṭair naḥ pa̱thibhi̍ḥ pā̱raya̍ntā ||
INDRA and Vishṇu, at my task's completion I urge you on with food and sacred service. Accept the sacrifice and grant us riches, leading us on by unobstructed pathways.
6.69.2
yā viśvā̍sāṁ jani̱tārā̍ matī̱nām indrā̱viṣṇū̍ ka̱laśā̍ soma̱dhānā̍ |
pra vā̱ṁ gira̍ḥ śa̱syamā̍nā avantu̱ pra stomā̍so gī̱yamā̍nāso a̱rkaiḥ ||
Ye who inspire all hymns, Indra and Vishṇu, ye vessels who contain the Soma juices, May hymns of praise that now are sung address you, the lauds that are recited by the singers.
6.69.3
indrā̍viṣṇū madapatī madānā̱m ā soma̍ṁ yāta̱ṁ dravi̍ṇo̱ dadhā̍nā |
saṁ vā̍m añjantv a̱ktubhi̍r matī̱nāṁ saṁ stomā̍saḥ śa̱syamā̍nāsa u̱kthaiḥ ||
Lords of joy-giving draughts, Indra and Vishṇu, come, giving gifts of treasure, to the Soma. With brilliant rays of hymns let chanted praises, repeated with the lauds, adorn and deck you.
6.69.4
ā vā̱m aśvā̍so abhimāti̱ṣāha̱ indrā̍viṣṇū sadha̱mādo̍ vahantu |
ju̱ṣethā̱ṁ viśvā̱ hava̍nā matī̱nām upa̱ brahmā̍ṇi śṛṇuta̱ṁ giro̍ me ||
May your foe-conquering horses bring you hither, Indra and Vishṇu, sharers of the banquet. Of all our hymns accept the invocations list to my prayers and hear the songs I sing you.
6.69.5
indrā̍viṣṇū̱ tat pa̍na̱yāyya̍ṁ vā̱ṁ soma̍sya̱ mada̍ u̱ru ca̍kramāthe |
akṛ̍ṇutam a̱ntari̍kṣa̱ṁ varī̱yo 'pra̍thataṁ jī̱vase̍ no̱ rajā̍ṁsi ||
This your deed, Indra-Vishṇu, must be lauded: widely ye strode in the wild joy of Soma. Ye made the firmament of larger compass, and made the regions broad for our existence.
6.69.6
indrā̍viṣṇū ha̱viṣā̍ vāvṛdhā̱nāgrā̍dvānā̱ nama̍sā rātahavyā |
ghṛtā̍sutī̱ dravi̍ṇaṁ dhattam a̱sme sa̍mu̱draḥ stha̍ḥ ka̱laśa̍ḥ soma̱dhāna̍ḥ ||
Strengthened with sacred offerings, IndraVishṇu, first eaters, served with worship ana oblation, Fed with the holy oil, vouchsafe us riches ye are the lake, the vat that holds the Soma.
6.69.7
indrā̍viṣṇū̱ piba̍ta̱m madhvo̍ a̱sya soma̍sya dasrā ja̱ṭhara̍m pṛṇethām |
ā vā̱m andhā̍ṁsi madi̱rāṇy a̍gma̱nn upa̱ brahmā̍ṇi śṛṇuta̱ṁ hava̍m me ||
Drink of this meath, O Indra, thou, and Vishṇu; drink ye your fill of Soma, Wonder-Workers. The sweet exhilarating juice hath reached you. Hear ye my prayers, give ear unto my calling.
6.69.8
u̱bhā ji̍gyathu̱r na parā̍ jayethe̱ na parā̍ jigye kata̱raś ca̱naino̍ḥ |
indra̍ś ca viṣṇo̱ yad apa̍spṛdhethāṁ tre̱dhā sa̱hasra̱ṁ vi tad ai̍rayethām ||
Ye Twain have conquered, ne'er have yc been conquered: never hath either of the Twain been vanquished. Ye, Indra-Vishṇu, when ye fought the battle, produced this infinite with three divisions.
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
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Udgīthācārya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasūktanirukta — Mādhava, Sanskrit
- Bhāṣya — Sanskrit
Other recensions (1)
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