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Rigveda 9.71

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 9.71

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9.71.1

ā dakṣi̍ṇā sṛjyate śu̱ṣmy ā̱3̱̍sada̱ṁ veti̍ dru̱ho ra̱kṣasa̍ḥ pāti̱ jāgṛ̍viḥ |
hari̍r opa̱śaṁ kṛ̍ṇute̱ nabha̱s paya̍ upa̱stire̍ ca̱mvo̱3̱̍r brahma̍ ni̱rṇije̍ ||

THE guerdon is bestowed: the Mighty takes his Seat, and, ever-Watchful, guards from fiend and evil sprite. Gold-hued, he makes the cloud his diadem, the milk his carpet in both worlds, and prayer his robe of state.

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

9.71.2

pra kṛ̍ṣṭi̱heva̍ śū̱ṣa e̍ti̱ roru̍vad asu̱rya1̱̍ṁ varṇa̱ṁ ni ri̍ṇīte asya̱ tam |
jahā̍ti va̱vrim pi̱tur e̍ti niṣkṛ̱tam u̍pa̱pruta̍ṁ kṛṇute ni̱rṇija̱ṁ tanā̍ ||

Strong, bellowing, he goes, like one who slays the folk; he lets this hue of Asuras flow off from him, Throws off his covering, seeks his father's meeting-place, and thus makes for himself the bright robe he assumes.

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

9.71.3

adri̍bhiḥ su̱taḥ pa̍vate̱ gabha̍styor vṛṣā̱yate̱ nabha̍sā̱ vepa̍te ma̱tī |
sa mo̍date̱ nasa̍te̱ sādha̍te gi̱rā ne̍ni̱kte a̱psu yaja̍te̱ parī̍maṇi ||

Onward he flows, from both the hands, pressed out with stones: excited by the prayer, the water makes him wild. He frolics and draws near, completes his work with song, and bathes in streams to satisfy the worshipper.

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

9.71.4

pari̍ dyu̱kṣaṁ saha̍saḥ parvatā̱vṛdha̱m madhva̍ḥ siñcanti ha̱rmyasya̍ sa̱kṣaṇi̍m |
ā yasmi̱n gāva̍ḥ suhu̱tāda̱ ūdha̍ni mū̱rdhañ chrī̱ṇanty a̍gri̱yaṁ varī̍mabhiḥ ||

They pour out meath around the Master of the house, Celestial Strengthener of the mountain that gives might; In whom, through his great powers, oblation-eating cows in their uplifted udder mix their choicest milk.

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

9.71.5

sam ī̱ ratha̱ṁ na bhu̱rijo̍r aheṣata̱ daśa̱ svasā̍ro̱ adi̍ter u̱pastha̱ ā |
jigā̱d upa̍ jrayati̱ gor a̍pī̱cya̍m pa̱daṁ yad a̍sya ma̱tuthā̱ ajī̍janan ||

They, the ten sisters, on the lap of Aditi, have sent him forward like a car from both the arms. He wanders and comes near the Cow's mysterious place, even the place which his inventions have produced.

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

9.71.6

śye̱no na yoni̱ṁ sada̍naṁ dhi̱yā kṛ̱taṁ hi̍ra̱ṇyaya̍m ā̱sada̍ṁ de̱va eṣa̍ti |
e ri̍ṇanti ba̱rhiṣi̍ pri̱yaṁ gi̱rāśvo̱ na de̱vām̐ apy e̍ti ya̱jñiya̍ḥ ||

Like as a falcon to his home, so speeds the God to his own golden wisely-tashioned place to rest. With song they urge the darling to the sacred grass: the Holy One goes like a courser to the Gods.

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

9.71.7

parā̱ vya̍kto aru̱ṣo di̱vaḥ ka̱vir vṛṣā̍ tripṛ̱ṣṭho a̍naviṣṭa̱ gā a̱bhi |
sa̱hasra̍ṇīti̱r yati̍ḥ parā̱yatī̍ re̱bho na pū̱rvīr u̱ṣaso̱ vi rā̍jati ||

From far away, from heaven, the redhued noted Sage, Steer of the triple height, hath sung unto the kine. With thousand guidings he, leading this way and that, shines, as a singer, splendidly through many a morn.

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

9.71.8

tve̱ṣaṁ rū̱paṁ kṛ̍ṇute̱ varṇo̍ asya̱ sa yatrāśa̍ya̱t samṛ̍tā̱ sedha̍ti sri̱dhaḥ |
a̱psā yā̍ti sva̱dhayā̱ daivya̱ṁ jana̱ṁ saṁ su̍ṣṭu̱tī nasa̍te̱ saṁ goa̍grayā ||

His covering assumes a radiant hue; where'er he comes into the fight he drives the foe afar. The Winner of the Floods, with food he seeks the host of heaven, he comes to praises glorified with milk.

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

9.71.9

u̱kṣeva̍ yū̱thā pa̍ri̱yann a̍rāvī̱d adhi̱ tviṣī̍r adhita̱ sūrya̍sya |
di̱vyaḥ su̍pa̱rṇo 'va̍ cakṣata̱ kṣāṁ soma̱ḥ pari̱ kratu̍nā paśyate̱ jāḥ ||

Like a bull roaming round the herds he bellows: he hath assumed the brilliancy of Sûrya. Down to the earth hath looked the heavenly Falcon: Soma with wisdom views all living creatures.

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

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