Rigveda 7.60
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 7.60
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- Sanskrit
7.60.1
yad a̱dya sū̍rya̱ bravo 'nā̍gā u̱dyan mi̱trāya̱ varu̍ṇāya sa̱tyam |
va̱yaṁ de̍va̱trādi̍te syāma̱ tava̍ pri̱yāso̍ aryaman gṛ̱ṇanta̍ḥ ||
WHEN thou, O Sun, this day, arising sinless, shalt speak the truth to Varuṇa and Mitra, O Aditi, may all the Deities love us, and thou, O Aryaman, while we are singing.
7.60.2
e̱ṣa sya mi̍trāvaruṇā nṛ̱cakṣā̍ u̱bhe ud e̍ti̱ sūryo̍ a̱bhi jman |
viśva̍sya sthā̱tur jaga̍taś ca go̱pā ṛ̱ju marte̍ṣu vṛji̱nā ca̱ paśya̍n ||
Looking on man, O Varuṇa and Mitra, this Sun ascendeth up by both the pathways, Guardian of all things fixt, of all that moveth, beholding good and evil acts of mortals.
7.60.3
ayu̍kta sa̱pta ha̱rita̍ḥ sa̱dhasthā̱d yā ī̱ṁ vaha̍nti̱ sūrya̍ṁ ghṛ̱tācī̍ḥ |
dhāmā̍ni mitrāvaruṇā yu̱vāku̱ḥ saṁ yo yū̱theva̱ jani̍māni̱ caṣṭe̍ ||
He from their home hath yoked the Seven gold Coursers who, dropping oil and fatness, carry Sûrya. Yours, Varuṇa and Mitra, he surveyeth the worlds and living creatures like a herdsman.
7.60.4
ud vā̍m pṛ̱kṣāso̱ madhu̍manto asthu̱r ā sūryo̍ aruhac chu̱kram arṇa̍ḥ |
yasmā̍ ādi̱tyā adhva̍no̱ rada̍nti mi̱tro a̍rya̱mā varu̍ṇaḥ sa̱joṣā̍ḥ ||
Your coursers rich in store of sweets have mounted: to the bright ocean Sûrya hath ascended, For whom the Âdityas make his pathway ready, Aryaman, Mitra, Varuṇa, accordant.
7.60.5
i̱me ce̱tāro̱ anṛ̍tasya̱ bhūre̍r mi̱tro a̍rya̱mā varu̍ṇo̱ hi santi̍ |
i̱ma ṛ̱tasya̍ vāvṛdhur duro̱ṇe śa̱gmāsa̍ḥ pu̱trā adi̍te̱r ada̍bdhāḥ ||
For these, even Aryaman, Varuṇa and Mitra, are the chastisers of all guile and falsehood. These, Aditi's Sons, infallible and mighty, have waxen in the home of law Eternal.
7.60.6
i̱me mi̱tro varu̍ṇo dū̱ḻabhā̍so 'ce̱tasa̍ṁ cic citayanti̱ dakṣai̍ḥ |
api̱ kratu̍ṁ su̱ceta̍sa̱ṁ vata̍ntas ti̱raś ci̱d aṁha̍ḥ su̱pathā̍ nayanti ||
These, Mitra, Varuṇa whom none deceiveth, with great power quicken even the fool to wisdom, And, wakening, moreover, thoughtful insight, lead it by easy paths o'er grief and trouble.
7.60.7
i̱me di̱vo ani̍miṣā pṛthi̱vyāś ci̍ki̱tvāṁso̍ ace̱tasa̍ṁ nayanti |
pra̱vrā̱je ci̍n na̱dyo̍ gā̱dham a̍sti pā̱raṁ no̍ a̱sya vi̍ṣpi̱tasya̍ parṣan ||
They ever vigilant, with eyes that close not, caring for heaven and earth, lead on the thoughtless. Even in the river's bed there is a shallow. across this broad expanse may they conduct us.
7.60.8
yad go̱pāva̱d adi̍ti̱ḥ śarma̍ bha̱dram mi̱tro yaccha̍nti̱ varu̍ṇaḥ su̱dāse̍ |
tasmi̱nn ā to̱kaṁ tana̍ya̱ṁ dadhā̍nā̱ mā ka̍rma deva̱heḻa̍naṁ turāsaḥ ||
When Aditi and Varuṇa and Mitra, like guardians, give Sudâs their friendly shelter, Granting him sons and lineal succession, let us not, bold ones! move the Gods to anger.
7.60.9
ava̱ vedi̱ṁ hotrā̍bhir yajeta̱ ripa̱ḥ kāś ci̍d varuṇa̱dhruta̱ḥ saḥ |
pari̱ dveṣo̍bhir arya̱mā vṛ̍ṇaktū̱ruṁ su̱dāse̍ vṛṣaṇā u lo̱kam ||
May he with ofierings purify the altar from any stains of Varuṇa's reviler. Aryaman save us us all those who hate us: give room and freedom to Sudâs, ye Mighty.
7.60.10
sa̱svaś ci̱d dhi samṛ̍tis tve̱ṣy e̍ṣām apī̱cye̍na̱ saha̍sā̱ saha̍nte |
yu̱ṣmad bhi̱yā vṛ̍ṣaṇo̱ reja̍mānā̱ dakṣa̍sya cin mahi̱nā mṛ̱ḻatā̍ naḥ ||
Hid from our eyes is their resplendent meeting: by their mysterious might they hold dominion. Heroes! we cry trembling in fear before you, even in the greatness of your power have mercy.
7.60.11
yo brahma̍ṇe suma̱tim ā̱yajā̍te̱ vāja̍sya sā̱tau pa̍ra̱masya̍ rā̱yaḥ |
sīkṣa̍nta ma̱nyum ma̱ghavā̍no a̱rya u̱ru kṣayā̍ya cakrire su̱dhātu̍ ||
He who wins favour for his prayer by worship, that he may gain him strength and highest riches, That good man's mind the Mighty Ones will follow: they have brought comfort to his spacious dwelling.
7.60.12
i̱yaṁ de̍va pu̱rohi̍tir yu̱vabhyā̍ṁ ya̱jñeṣu̍ mitrāvaruṇāv akāri |
viśvā̍ni du̱rgā pi̍pṛtaṁ ti̱ro no̍ yū̱yam pā̍ta sva̱stibhi̱ḥ sadā̍ naḥ ||
This priestly task, Gods! Varuṇa and Mitra! hath been performed for you at sacrifices. Convey us safely over every peril. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.
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
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Skandasvāmin) — Skandasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Udgītha) — Udgītha, Sanskrit
- Ṛgarthadīpikā — Veṅkaṭamādhava, Sanskrit
- Ṛgbhāṣya (Madhva) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitāvyākhyā — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Udgīthācārya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasūktanirukta — Mādhava, Sanskrit
- Bhāṣya — Sanskrit
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