5. Pūrvārcika — Prapāṭhaka 5
Mantras 391–405
391
गृणे तदिन्द्र ते शव उपमां देवतातये ।
यद्धँसि वृत्रमोजसा शचीपते ॥
gṛṇe tadindra te śava upamāṃ devatātaye ।
yaddham̐si vṛtramojasā śacīpate ॥
In praise of that admirable power and grandeur of yours, Indra, | sing for the pleasure of divine favour, by which, O lord of mighty noble acts, you destroy the demon of darkness and want by your force and splendour. Great and good are the gifts of Indra. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.62.8
392
यस्य त्यच्छम्बरं मदे दिवोदासाय रन्धयन् ।
अयँ स सोम इन्द्र ते सुतः पिब ॥
yasya tyacchambaraṃ made divodāsāya randhayan ।
ayam̐ sa soma indra te sutaḥ piba ॥
are wR nS RR RB 8 R Indra, lord of power and glory, this is that soma distilled and seasoned for you in the exhilaration and ecstasy of which you, like the sun on high, break down the forces of darkness and evil to promote the spirit of light and generosity. Pray drink of it to your heart's content and protect and promote the spirit of it.
≡ Ṛgveda 6.43.1
393
एन्द्र नो गधि प्रिय सत्राजिदगोह्य ।
गिरिर्न विश्वतः पृथुः पतिर्दिवः ॥
endra no gadhi priya satrājidagohya ।
girirna viśvataḥ pṛthuḥ patirdivaḥ ॥
Uses AT afer fra Wathsranttel Indra, come, take us over as your own. Dear and giver of fulfilment you are, all dominant by nature, character and action, inconceivably open and bright, expansive and unbounded all round like a cloud of vapour, lord and master of the light of heaven.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.98.4
394
य इन्द्र सोमपातमो मदः शविष्ठ चेतति ।
येना हँसि न्या३त्रिणं तमीमहे ॥
ya indra somapātamo madaḥ śaviṣṭha cetati ।
yenā ham̐si nyā3triṇaṃ tamīmahe ॥
Indra, lord most potent, highest protector and promoter of the beauty and joy of life, that ecstatic passion of yours which universally pervades, manifests and reveals your might and glory and by which you destroy the negative forces of life, we adore and pray for.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.12.1
395
तुचे तुनाय तत्सु नो द्राधीय आयुर्जीवसे ।
आदित्यासः समहसः कृणोतन ॥
tuce tunāya tatsu no drādhīya āyurjīvase ।
ādityāsaḥ samahasaḥ kṛṇotana ॥
O Adityas, refulgent lords of light and mighty masters of life giving energies, for the joyous living and longevity of our children and their off-spring, create and bring the holy gift of good health and long life of peace and felicity.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.18.18
396
वेत्था हि निरृतीनां वज्रहस्त परिवृजम् ।
अहरहः शुन्ध्युः परिपदामिव ॥
vetthā hi nirṛtīnāṃ vajrahasta parivṛjam ।
aharahaḥ śundhyuḥ paripadāmiva ॥
O lord of the thunderbolt of justice and right action, you know and wield the counter-active measures against adversities just as the sun, purifier of nature's impurities, has the capacity to counter them day by day.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.24.24
397
अपामीवामप स्त्रिधमप सेधत दुर्मतिम् ।
आदित्यासो युयोतना नो अँहसः ॥
apāmīvāmapa stridhamapa sedhata durmatim ।
ādityāso yuyotanā no am̐hasaḥ ॥
arfecaret Sarat At Sts: BV MI May the Adityas, powers of light and life in nature and humanity, drive away all disease of body and mind and keep off negativities of thought and intelligence from us. May the children of imperishable divinity keep us safe, far away from the onslaughts of sin and
≡ Ṛgveda 8.18.10
398
पिबा सोममिन्द्र मन्दतु त्वा यं ते सुषाव हर्यश्वाद्रिः ।
सोतुर्बाहुभ्याँ सुयतो नार्वा ॥
pibā somamindra mandatu tvā yaṃ te suṣāva haryaśvādriḥ ।
soturbāhubhyām̐ suyato nārvā ॥
Indra, lord ruler and controller of the dynamic forces of the world, drink this soma of ecstasy which, | am sure, would exhilarate you. The cloud, generative power of nature, has distilled it and showered on you. And just as a horse well controlled by the hands and reins of the driver moves to the right destination, so is this soma generated by the hands of the creator meant to exhort you to take the dominion to its destination.
≡ Ṛgveda 7.22.1
399
अभ्रातृव्यो अना त्वमनापिरिन्द्र जनुषा सनादसि ।
युधेदापित्वमिच्छसे ॥
abhrātṛvyo anā tvamanāpirindra januṣā sanādasi ।
yudhedāpitvamicchase ॥
Indra, lord of absolute might by nature, since birth of the universe, indeed for eternity, you are without a rival, need no leader, no friend and no comrade, but in the dynamics of human life you do want that the human should be your companion in and for his struggle for self-evolution and social progress.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.21.13
400
यो न इदमिदं पुरा प्र वस्य आनिनाय तमु व स्तुषे ।
सखाय इन्द्रमूतये ॥
yo na idamidaṃ purā pra vasya ānināya tamu va stuṣe ।
sakhāya indramūtaye ॥
at a sated aT Oar oars ay a eel O friends, for the peace, freedom, progress and protection of you all, | pray to the same Indra, lord almighty, who has provided this beautiful world of joy for us since the very time of creation.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.21.9
401
आ गन्ता मा रिषण्यत प्रस्थावानो माप स्थात समन्यवः ।
दृढा चिद्यमयिष्णवः ॥
ā gantā mā riṣaṇyata prasthāvāno māpa sthāta samanyavaḥ ।
dṛḍhā cidyamayiṣṇavaḥ ॥
eye weer cr feces ceeners are vena reser: \ Come Maruts, warriors of nature and humanity. Do not hurt nor destroy the innocent. Already on the move as ever, pray do not tarry any more far away. Heroes of equal passion, will and desire to accomplish your mission, you can bend even the firmest forces of violence and bring them to reason.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.20.1
402
आ याह्ययमिन्दवेऽश्वपते गोपत उर्वरापते ।
सोमँ सोमपते पिब ॥
ā yāhyayamindave'śvapate gopata urvarāpate ।
somam̐ somapate piba ॥
Come lord of cows, horses and fertile lands, giver and protector of the nation and its glory, knowledge and wisdom and our creative activities, the somas of Our success are for you to appreciate. O lord of life and life's joy of soma, come and join the ecstasy of our achievement and its celebration.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.21.3
403
त्वया ह स्विद्युजा वयं प्रति श्वसन्तं वृषभ ब्रुवीमहि ।
सँस्थे जनस्य गोमतः ॥
tvayā ha svidyujā vayaṃ prati śvasantaṃ vṛṣabha bruvīmahi ।
sam̐sthe janasya gomataḥ ॥
By you alone as our friend and comrade, O lord almighty, generous giver, can we counter a gasping contestant in this settled world order of humanity full of lands and cows, blest as we are with the light of knowledge and culture.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.21.11
404
गावश्चिद्धा समन्यवः सजात्येन मरुतः सबन्धवः ।
रिहते ककुभो मिथः ॥
gāvaściddhā samanyavaḥ sajātyena marutaḥ sabandhavaḥ ।
rihate kakubho mithaḥ ॥
Maruts, heroes of equal mind bound in brotherhood, even cows, by virtue of the same species sit together and love each other under your kind care even though they may be moving around in different
≡ Ṛgveda 8.20.21
405
त्वं न इन्द्रा भर ओजो नृम्णँ शतक्रतो विचर्षणे ।
आ वीरं पृतनासहम् ॥
tvaṃ na indrā bhara ojo nṛmṇam̐ śatakrato vicarṣaṇe ।
ā vīraṃ pṛtanāsaham ॥
Indra, lord of vision and hero of a hundred great actions, bring us abundant and illustrious strength, courage and procreative energy by which we may fight out and win many battles of our life.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.98.10
Mantras 406–420
406
अधा हीन्द्र गिर्वण उप त्वा काम ईमहे ससृग्महे ।
उदेव ग्मन्त उदभिः ॥
adhā hīndra girvaṇa upa tvā kāma īmahe sasṛgmahe ।
udeva gmanta udabhiḥ ॥
And O lord lover of song and celebration, Indra, we send up vaulting voices of adoration and prayer to you like wave on waves of the flood rolling upon the sea for the fulfillment of our dreams and ambitions. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.98.7
407
सीदन्तस्ते वयो यथा गोश्रीते मधौ मदिरे विवक्षणे ।
अभि त्वामिन्द्र नोनुमः ॥
sīdantaste vayo yathā gośrīte madhau madire vivakṣaṇe ।
abhi tvāmindra nonumaḥ ॥
Nestled like birds in the nest, in your exuberant, exciting, honey sweet yajnic world of light and joy overflowing with delicacies of food and drink, we bow to you and worship you in thankfulness.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.21.5
408
वयमु त्वामपूर्व्य स्थूरं न कच्चिद्भरन्तोऽवस्यवः ।
वज्रिञ्चित्रँ हवामहे ॥
vayamu tvāmapūrvya sthūraṃ na kaccidbharanto'vasyavaḥ ।
vajriñcitram̐ havāmahe ॥
O lord sublime, eternal, first and most excellent, we, bearing almost nothing substantial but praying for protection and advancement, invoke you in our battle of life for food, energy, knowledge and ultimate victory.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.21.1
409
स्वादोरित्था विषूवतो मधोः पिबन्ति गौर्यः ।
या इन्द्रेण सयावरीर्वृष्णा मदन्ति शोभथा वस्वीरनु स्वराज्यम् ॥
svādoritthā viṣūvato madhoḥ pibanti gauryaḥ ।
yā indreṇa sayāvarīrvṛṣṇā madanti śobhathā vasvīranu svarājyam ॥
The golden and brilliant people and forces of the land drink of the delicious, exciting and universal honey sweets of national pride and prestige and joyously celebrate their achievements in the company of generous and valorous Indra for the advancement of the honour and glory of the republic in obedience to the demands and discipline of the freedom and self-government of the nation.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.84.10
410
इत्था हि सोम इन्मदो ब्रह्म चकार वर्धनम् ।
शविष्ठ वज्रिन्नोजसा पृथिव्या निः शशा अहिमर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम् ॥
itthā hi soma inmado brahma cakāra vardhanam ।
śaviṣṭha vajrinnojasā pṛthivyā niḥ śaśā ahimarcannanu svarājyam ॥
Giving to joyous freedom and self-government an exalted place of honour, Brahma, lord creator, invested the joy and excitement of life with animation, growth and independence. And for the same reason, Indra, strongest in courage and valour, wielder of the thunderbolt of freedom and self-government, with your might and main, strike off the serpent of evil, suffering and slavery from the earth for all time.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.80.1
411
इन्द्रो मदाय वावृधे शवसे वृत्रहा नृभिः ।
तमिन्महत्स्वाजिषूतिमर्भे हवामहे स वाजेषु प्र नोऽविषत् ॥
indro madāya vāvṛdhe śavase vṛtrahā nṛbhiḥ ।
taminmahatsvājiṣūtimarbhe havāmahe sa vājeṣu pra no'viṣat ॥
Indra, the hero who destroys V tra, the cloud of want and suffering, and releases the showers of plenty and prosperity, goes forward with the people for the achievement of strength and joy of the land of freedom and self-government. And him we invoke and exhortin the battles of life, great and small, so that he may defend and advance us in all our struggles for progress and lead us to victory.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.81.1
412
इन्द्र तुभ्यमिदद्रिवोऽनुत्तं वज्रिन्वीर्यम् ।
यद्ध त्यं मायिनं मृगं तव त्यन्माययावधीरर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम् ॥
indra tubhyamidadrivo'nuttaṃ vajrinvīryam ।
yaddha tyaṃ māyinaṃ mṛgaṃ tava tyanmāyayāvadhīrarcannanu svarājyam ॥
To you, Indra, lord of the thunderbolt, mighty ruler of the republic, high as mountain and the cloud, cheers for incomparable excellence of valour since you, doing honour and reverence to the freedom and self-governance of the republic, destroyed that artful roaring demon of a cloud of darkness with your extraordinary
≡ Ṛgveda 1.80.7
413
प्रेह्यभीहि धृष्णुहि न ते वज्रो नि यँसते ।
इन्द्र नृम्णँ हि ते शवो हनो वृत्रं जया अपोऽर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम् ॥
prehyabhīhi dhṛṣṇuhi na te vajro ni yam̐sate ।
indra nṛmṇam̐ hi te śavo hano vṛtraṃ jayā apo'rcannanu svarājyam ॥
Indra, lord of power and brilliance, ruler of the land, go forward. Go forward all round. Shake the evil. Irresistible is your thunderbolt of light and power. Y our power and force is the wealth of the nation. Destroy the demon of want and drought, release and win the waters, plenty and prosperity and, in homage and reverence advancing the freedom and self-government of humanity, move ahead and higher.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.80.3
414
यदुदीरत आजयो धृष्णवे धीयते धनम् ।
युङ्क्ष्वा मदच्युता हरी कँ हनः कं वसौ दधोऽस्माँ इन्द्र वसौ दधः ॥
yadudīrata ājayo dhṛṣṇave dhīyate dhanam ।
yuṅkṣvā madacyutā harī kam̐ hanaḥ kaṃ vasau dadho'smām̐ indra vasau dadhaḥ ॥
When battles confront the nation, means and money are raised and prizes won for the brave. Commander of the forces, yoke the forces exuberant and raging for war. Destroy the enemy. Settle the victorious in wealth and peace. Indra, pray settle us in peace and comfort.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.81.3
415
अक्षन्नमीमदन्त ह्यव प्रिया अधूषत ।
अस्तोषत स्वभानवो विप्रा नविष्ठया मती योजा न्विन्द्र ते हरी ॥
akṣannamīmadanta hyava priyā adhūṣata ।
astoṣata svabhānavo viprā naviṣṭhayā matī yojā nvindra te harī ॥
faor afasar ad isn Rars a AT KRG dearest favourite saints and sages brilliant with their innate genius and virtue, ward off the evil and pray to Indra with latest words of wisdom and homage. Indra, yoke your horses (on the wing and come to join the
≡ Ṛgveda 1.82.2
416
उपो षु शृणुही गिरो मघवन्मातथा इव ।
कदा नः सूनृतावतः कर इदर्थयास इद्योजा न्विन्द्र ते हरी ॥
upo ṣu śṛṇuhī giro maghavanmātathā iva ।
kadā naḥ sūnṛtāvataḥ kara idarthayāsa idyojā nvindra te harī ॥
Indra, lord of wealth and glory, listen to our prayer at the closest, not like one distant or different. And when we pray bless us with a voice of sweetness and the light of holy truth. Lord of speed and motion, yoke your horses (and come to join the yajna).
≡ Ṛgveda 1.82.1
417
चन्द्रमा अप्स्वा३न्तरा सुपर्णो धावते दिवि ।
न वो हिरण्यनेमयः पदं विन्दन्ति विद्युतो वित्तं मे अस्य रोदसी ॥
candramā apsvā3ntarā suparṇo dhāvate divi ।
na vo hiraṇyanemayaḥ padaṃ vindanti vidyuto vittaṃ me asya rodasī ॥
IFSUT STATS S ANT GUT aaa fate it at faroaBe 08 Ree ze The moon glides in the middle regions of Antariksha in the midst of waters and pranic energies. So does the sun of wondrous rays run fast in the heaven of light. But the golden-rimmed flashes of lightning reveal themselves not to your state of consciousness. May the heaven and earth know the secret of this mystery and reveal it to men, the ruler and the people. Ashvins, leading lights of humanity, the celebrant visionary of life's reality and mantric meaning, adores your achievement in befitting words of song in response to the beauty of your dearest chariot which is the carrier and harbinger of showers of wealth and well being. O creators and makers of the sweets of existence, the celebrant prays: Listen to my song of adoration and accept the invitation to live and create the joy of life.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.105.1
418
प्रति प्रियतमँ रथं वृषणं वसुवाहनम् ।
स्तोता वामश्विनावृशि स्तोमेभिर्भूषति प्रति माध्वी मम श्रुतँ हवम् ॥
prati priyatamam̐ rathaṃ vṛṣaṇaṃ vasuvāhanam ।
stotā vāmaśvināvṛśi stomebhirbhūṣati prati mādhvī mama śrutam̐ havam ॥
419
आ ते अग्न इधीमहि द्युमन्तं देवाजरम् ।
युद्ध स्या ते पनीयसी समिद्दीदयति द्यवीषँ स्तोतृभ्य आ भर ॥
ā te agna idhīmahi dyumantaṃ devājaram ।
yuddha syā te panīyasī samiddīdayati dyavīṣam̐ stotṛbhya ā bhara ॥
Let us kindle you, light and fire of life, generous divinity, refulgent and unaging so that the wonderfully admirable light of your blaze shines in heaven and you bring food and energy for the celebrants.
≡ Ṛgveda 5.6.4
420
आग्निं न स्ववृक्तिभिर्होतारं त्वा वृणीमहे ।
शीरं पावकशोचिषं वि वो मदे यज्ञेषु स्तीर्णबर्हिषं विवक्षसे ॥
āgniṃ na svavṛktibhirhotāraṃ tvā vṛṇīmahe ।
śīraṃ pāvakaśociṣaṃ vi vo made yajñeṣu stīrṇabarhiṣaṃ vivakṣase ॥
vilfad fa ot ae aay etotatée faraera So Ml Like fire for comfort, with our own holy chant for the internal yajna of our spiritual purification and your joy, we fellow yajakas, choose you, Agni, high priest of cosmic yajna, all pervasive purifier by the white heat of his divine radiance. Verily the lord is great and glorious for you.
≡ Ṛgveda 10.21.1
Mantras 421–435
421
महे नो अद्य बोधयोषो राये दिवित्मती ।
यथा चिन्नो अबोधयः सत्यश्रवसि वाय्ये सुजाते अश्वसूनृते ॥
mahe no adya bodhayoṣo rāye divitmatī ।
yathā cinno abodhayaḥ satyaśravasi vāyye sujāte aśvasūnṛte ॥
we at ate ateratet wa Teeter | ae feat O dawn, lady of morning light brilliant with splendour, arouse us and enlighten us today for the achievement of grandeur, wealth and excellence of life as you have been the giver of enlightenment and generosity ever before, O majesty of renown, symbol of life's extension, nobly born, commander of the nation's power, achievement and love of noble truth. (Swami Dayananda interprets this mantra as an address to the lady of the house.)
≡ Ṛgveda 5.79.1
422
भद्रं नो अपि वातय मनो दक्षमुत क्रतुम् ।
अथा ते सख्ये अन्धसो वि वो मदे रणा गावो न यवसे विवक्षसे ॥
bhadraṃ no api vātaya mano dakṣamuta kratum ।
athā te sakhye andhaso vi vo made raṇā gāvo na yavase vivakṣase ॥
arrears fa Gt We TOT Tra a rare FaaaTa WRU O Soma, lord of peace and bliss, inspire our mind, skill and wisdom, and our yajnic actions to move in the direction of goodness and piety, so that, living in your love and friendship, we may enjoy food and life's delicacies like cows enjoying their favourite grass and thus partake of your divine joy in life here itself. O Soma, you are great and glorious indeed.
≡ Ṛgveda 10.25.1
423
क्रत्वा महाँ अनुष्वधं भीम आ वावृते शवः ।
श्रिय ऋष्व उपाकयोर्नि शिप्री हरिवां दधे हस्तयोर्वज्रमायसम् ॥
kratvā mahām̐ anuṣvadhaṃ bhīma ā vāvṛte śavaḥ ।
śriya ṛṣva upākayorni śiprī harivāṃ dadhe hastayorvajramāyasam ॥
Great by knowledge, awful by action, in his own right and by his own might, he maintains in power and majesty. Elevated and sublime, blazing brilliant, lord of horses and speed of motion, he wields the golden thunderbolt of power and force in both his hands for the beauty and dignity of life and the republic of
≡ Ṛgveda 1.81.4
424
स घा तं वृषणँ रथमधि तिष्ठाति गोविदम् ।
यः पात्रँ हारियोजनं पूर्णमिन्द्रा चिकेतति योजा न्विन्द्र ते हरी ॥
sa ghā taṃ vṛṣaṇam̐ rathamadhi tiṣṭhāti govidam ।
yaḥ pātram̐ hāriyojanaṃ pūrṇamindrā ciketati yojā nvindra te harī ॥
Indra, only that person who knows the science and technology of that horse-powered chariot which is perfect and fully capable of defence and safety against the enemy, would ride that prize-winning chariot of victory which would lead him to the conquest of territory and prosperity. Indra, yoke your horses (and come to join the yajna of defence and protection).
≡ Ṛgveda 1.82.4
425
अग्निं तं मन्ये यो वसुरस्तं यं यन्ति धेनवः ।
अस्तमर्वन्त आशवोऽस्तं नित्यासो वाजिन इषँ स्तोतृभ्य आ भर ॥
agniṃ taṃ manye yo vasurastaṃ yaṃ yanti dhenavaḥ ।
astamarvanta āśavo'staṃ nityāso vājina iṣam̐ stotṛbhya ā bhara ॥
oft of wea at agra =I afea ea: | steed sows we re ots sd RAIA SAT TN SRG T Agni is that power and presence of energy, | believe, which pervades everything and in which and by which all things abide and function. The cows abide in it, move by it and end up into it. Horses abide in it, move by it and end into it. So do all fast moving streams and objects, permanent forms, and all forms of energy move by itand retire into it.O scholar of Agni, universal energy, produce and bring up food and energy for the celebrants and supplicants for Agni. This energy is originally setin motion by Agni, the Cosmic omnipotent Spirit. (In the mantra agni is described as astam, i.e.,
≡ Ṛgveda 5.6.1
426
न तमँहो न दुरितं देवासो अष्ट मर्त्यम् ।
सजोषसो यमर्यमा मित्रो नयति वरुणो अति द्विषः ॥
na tamam̐ho na duritaṃ devāso aṣṭa martyam ।
sajoṣaso yamaryamā mitro nayati varuṇo ati dviṣaḥ ॥
ae eye aS a any Sa O devas, divinities of nature, noble scholars and can touch the mortal whom Aryama, spirit of enlightened guidance, Mitra, spirit of love and friendship, and Varuna, spirit of judgement and justice, all together with love and care without relent, lead across hate, jealousy and enmity.
≡ Ṛgveda 10.126.1
427
परि प्र धन्वेन्द्राय सोम स्वादुर्मित्राय पूष्णे भगाय ॥
pari pra dhanvendrāya soma svādurmitrāya pūṣṇe bhagāya ॥
0 0 aera ia waar Gest TAT we T O Soma, come and inspire as the most delicious psychic and spiritual experience for the soul and the nation, for friends, for the sustaining guardians and for the spirit of honour and glory of humanity.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.109.1
428
पर्यू षु प्र धन्व वाजसातये परि वृत्राणि सक्षणिः ।
द्विषस्तरध्या ऋणया न ईरसे ॥
paryū ṣu pra dhanva vājasātaye pari vṛtrāṇi sakṣaṇiḥ ।
dviṣastaradhyā ṛṇayā na īrase ॥
BR. Be z fae ea agora A STAT Uw Re It O Soma, vibrant Spirit of life, victor over evils and darkness, move on with us, Inspiring and energising us for the achievement of food, energy and enlightenment, for elimination of malignity, negativities and contra-dictions, with the obligation that we pay the debts and never overdraw on our karmic account.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.110.1
429
पवस्व सोम महान्त्समुद्रः पिता देवानां विश्वाभि धाम ॥
pavasva soma mahāntsamudraḥ pitā devānāṃ viśvābhi dhāma ॥
Bw.<B WB XR Fk B Flow forth and consecrate, O Soma presence of divinity, as great ocean of life, father, generator and sustainer of divinities and ultimate haven and home of all the worlds of existence.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.109.4
430
पवस्व सोम महे दक्षायाश्वो न निक्तो वाजी धनाय ॥
pavasva soma mahe dakṣāyāśvo na nikto vājī dhanāya ॥
O Soma, as victor of life and divine glory, flow, radiate and inspire us like energy itself controlled and consecrated for great creative and productive holy work, expert technique and the production and achievement of wealth.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.109.10
431
इन्दुः पविष्ट चारुर्मदायापामुपस्थे कविर्भगाय ॥
induḥ paviṣṭa cārurmadāyāpāmupasthe kavirbhagāya ॥
Indu, Soma spirit of refulgent divinity, blissful and poetically creative is the omniscient highest purifying and saving spirit and power for the sake of honour and joy on the basis of one's own Karmic
≡ Ṛgveda 9.109.13
432
अनु हि त्वा सुतँ सोम मदामसि महे समर्यराज्ये ।
वाजाँ अभि पवमान प्र गाहसे ॥
anu hi tvā sutam̐ soma madāmasi mahe samaryarājye ।
vājām̐ abhi pavamāna pra gāhase ॥
7g fe care ite rarer we ETAT W hile you are with us at heart, O Soma, spirit of constant peaceful life, we rejoice with you in the great common-wealth order of governance where, dynamic, pure and purifying, you ever advance to victories in honour, excellence and glory.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.110.2
433
क ईं व्यक्ता नरः सनीडा रुद्रस्य मर्या अथ स्वश्वाः ॥
ka īṃ vyaktā naraḥ sanīḍā rudrasya maryā atha svaśvāḥ ॥
CHS AH AT: VAST SRT AAT SIM TAVAT: S33 UI What for sure are these individual, specified, kindred, mortal and human life forces of Rudra, cosmic vitality, the soul, the commander, the destroyer of suffering, forces which, for advancemant, ride noble steeds like currents of wind?
≡ Ṛgveda 7.56.1
434
अग्ने तमद्याश्वं न स्तोमैः क्रतुं न भद्रँ हृदिस्पृशम् ।
ऋध्यामा त ओहैः ॥
agne tamadyāśvaṃ na stomaiḥ kratuṃ na bhadram̐ hṛdispṛśam ।
ṛdhyāmā ta ohaiḥ ॥
one arene eit: wad A Us efeegsTr Agni, mighty power of light and motion, with songs of praise and prayer and with holy acts of service offered in homage to you today, we augment, celebrate and glorify you, fast as nature's waves of energy, bright as intelligence and blissful as yajna, and dear as love closest to the heart.
≡ Ṛgveda 4.10.1
435
आविर्मर्या आ वाजं वाजिनो अग्मं देवस्य सवितुः सवम् ।
स्वर्गाँ अर्वन्तो जयत ॥
āvirmaryā ā vājaṃ vājino agmaṃ devasya savituḥ savam ।
svargām̐ arvanto jayata ॥
Mantras 436–450
436
पवस्व सोम द्युम्नी सुधारो महाँ अवीनामनुपूर्व्यः ॥
pavasva soma dyumnī sudhāro mahām̐ avīnāmanupūrvyaḥ ॥
O Soma, you are the glory and the grandeur, holy stream and shower, the first and eternal of the greatest of the great, pray flow forth in presence, radiate and purify as ever before.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.109.7
437
विश्वतोदावन्विश्वतो न आ भर यं त्वा शविष्ठमीमहे ॥
viśvatodāvanviśvato na ā bhara yaṃ tvā śaviṣṭhamīmahe ॥
438
एष ब्रह्मा य ऋत्विय इन्द्रो नाम श्रुतो गृणे ॥
eṣa brahmā ya ṛtviya indro nāma śruto gṛṇe ॥
439
ब्रह्माण इन्द्रं महयन्तो अर्कैरवर्धयन्नहये हन्तवा उ ॥
brahmāṇa indraṃ mahayanto arkairavardhayannahaye hantavā u ॥
Scholars of the Veda celebrate | ndra, his power and glory with hymns of adoration and exalt him to break the demonic cloud of darkness and want for showers of rain and prosperity.
≡ Ṛgveda 5.31.4
440
अनवस्ते रथमश्वाय तक्षुस्त्वष्टा वज्रं पुरुहूत द्युमन्तम् ॥
anavaste rathamaśvāya takṣustvaṣṭā vajraṃ puruhūta dyumantam ॥
441
शं पदं मघँ रयीषिणो न काममव्रतो हिनोति न स्पृशद्रयिम् ॥
śaṃ padaṃ magham̐ rayīṣiṇo na kāmamavrato hinoti na spṛśadrayim ॥
442
सदा गावः शुचयो विश्वधायसः सदा देवा अरेपसः ॥
sadā gāvaḥ śucayo viśvadhāyasaḥ sadā devā arepasaḥ ॥
443
आ याहि वनसा सह गावः सचन्त वर्त्तनिं यदूधभिः ॥
ā yāhi vanasā saha gāvaḥ sacanta varttaniṃ yadūdhabhiḥ ॥
at aie ata Gea: ered aa aretha: NSw3 Il Come, O Dawn, with holy light, with rays of blissful radiance on the chariot. The cows are on the move with the wealth of milk.
≡ Ṛgveda 10.172.1
444
उप प्रक्षे मधुमति क्षियन्तः पुष्येम रयिं धीमहे त इन्द्र ॥
upa prakṣe madhumati kṣiyantaḥ puṣyema rayiṃ dhīmahe ta indra ॥
445
अर्चन्त्यर्कं मरुतः स्वर्क्का आ स्तोभति श्रुतो युवा स इन्द्रः ॥
arcantyarkaṃ marutaḥ svarkkā ā stobhati śruto yuvā sa indraḥ ॥
446
प्र व इन्द्राय वृत्रहन्तमाय विप्राय गाथं गायत यं जुजोषते ॥
pra va indrāya vṛtrahantamāya viprāya gāthaṃ gāyata yaṃ jujoṣate ॥
447
अचेत्यग्निश्चिकितिर्हव्यवाड्न सुमद्रथः ॥
acetyagniścikitirhavyavāḍna sumadrathaḥ ॥
Agni is self-conscious, enlightens, and, as a self-conducted power moving on its own waves of radiation, carries the fragrance of yajnic havi as well as the light of knowledge from the vedi all round.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.56.5
448
अग्ने त्वं नो अन्तम उत त्राता शिवो भुवो वरूथ्यः ॥
agne tvaṃ no antama uta trātā śivo bhuvo varūthyaḥ ॥
Alar rawr at SARA: Ul WKS I Agni, lord of light, fire of life, you are our closest friend and saviour. Be good and gracious, the very spirit and security of the home for the inmates.
≡ Ṛgveda 5.24.1
449
भगो न चित्रो अग्निर्महोनां दधाति रत्नम् ॥
bhago na citro agnirmahonāṃ dadhāti ratnam ॥
450
विश्वस्य प्र स्तोभ पुरो वा सन्यदि वेह नूनम् ॥
viśvasya pra stobha puro vā sanyadi veha nūnam ॥
Mantras 451–465
451
उषा अप स्वसुष्टमः सं वर्त्तयति वर्त्तनिँ सुजातता ॥
uṣā apa svasuṣṭamaḥ saṃ varttayati varttanim̐ sujātatā ॥
The dawn continuously removes the darkness of its sister night, by circular motion of its rise every morning through the succession of day and night. Let us proceed, study and win our goals, successfully and peacefully, across these regions of the world, study and harness electric energy, and let all divine forces of nature and nobilities of humanity be favourable to us.
≡ Ṛgveda 10.172.4
452
इमा नु कं भुवना सीषधेमेन्द्रश्च विश्वे च देवाः ॥
imā nu kaṃ bhuvanā sīṣadhemendraśca viśve ca devāḥ ॥
453
वि स्रुतयो यथा पथ इन्द्र त्वद्यन्तु रातयः ॥
vi srutayo yathā patha indra tvadyantu rātayaḥ ॥
454
अया वाजं देवहितँ सनेम मदेम शतहिमाः सुवीराः ॥
ayā vājaṃ devahitam̐ sanema madema śatahimāḥ suvīrāḥ ॥
Thus do we offer ardent praise and seek to share divine favour and inspiration fit for dedicated humanity and pray we may live happy a full hundred years blest with noble and heroic generations of progeny.
≡ Ṛgveda 6.17.15
455
ऊर्जा मित्रो वरुणः पिन्वतेडाः पीवरीमिषं कृणुही न इन्द्र ॥
ūrjā mitro varuṇaḥ pinvateḍāḥ pīvarīmiṣaṃ kṛṇuhī na indra ॥
456
इन्द्रो विश्वस्य राजति ॥
indro viśvasya rājati ॥
457
त्रिकद्रुकेषु महिषो यवाशिरं तुविशुष्मस्तृम्पत्सोममपिबद्विष्णुना सुतं यथावशम् ।
स ईं ममाद महि कर्म कर्त्तवे महामुरुँ सैनँ सश्चद्देवो देवँ सत्य इन्दुः सत्यमिन्द्रम् ॥
trikadrukeṣu mahiṣo yavāśiraṃ tuviśuṣmastṛmpatsomamapibadviṣṇunā sutaṃ yathāvaśam ।
sa īṃ mamāda mahi karma karttave mahāmurum̐ sainam̐ saścaddevo devam̐ satya induḥ satyamindram ॥
The great and powerful sun drinks up the soma, essence of vital juices reinforced with herbal elixir, matured in three containers, i.e., the earth, the sky and the heaven of light, and distilled by light and wind while it shines and energises the essences. He who delights in energising this sun, greatest of the great in nature, to do great things, who blesses and continues to bless this blazing power of light is the eternal, ever true, self-refulgent Lord Supreme, blissful as the moon. And he who would love to do great things vast and worthy of the great, he, true and bright as the moon, should serve and meditate on this lord of unbounded light and energy.
≡ Ṛgveda 2.22.1
458
अयँ सहस्रमानवो दृशः कवीनां मतिर्ज्योतिर्विधर्म ।
ब्रध्नः समीचीरुषसः समैरयदरेपसः सोचेतसः स्वसरे मन्युमन्तश्चिता गोः ॥
ayam̐ sahasramānavo dṛśaḥ kavīnāṃ matirjyotirvidharma ।
bradhnaḥ samīcīruṣasaḥ samairayadarepasaḥ socetasaḥ svasare manyumantaścitā goḥ ॥
459
एन्द्र याह्युप नः परावतो नायमच्छा विदथानीव सत्पतिरस्ता राजेव सत्पतिः ।
हवामहे त्वा प्रयस्वन्तः सुतेष्वा पुत्रासो न पितरं वाजसातये मँहिष्ठं वाजसातये ॥
endra yāhyupa naḥ parāvato nāyamacchā vidathānīva satpatirastā rājeva satpatiḥ ।
havāmahe tvā prayasvantaḥ suteṣvā putrāso na pitaraṃ vājasātaye mam̐hiṣṭhaṃ vājasātaye ॥
BRB e Be Rs eg Indra, lord of wealth and power, ruler of the world, come graciously from afar to us like this Agni who comes to the yajnic battles of life. Protector and promoter of truth and rectitude, friend and protector of the truthful and righteous, come to our home like the ruler. Joining you faithfully in this yajna of life, dedicated to holy action and endeavour, we invoke and invite you to join us. As children call upon the father to help them to food, sustenance and protection in their course of life and growth, so do we call upon you for Safety and protection, great lord of power and prosperity, for victory in our battle of life.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.130.1
460
तमिन्द्रं जोहवीमि मघवानमुग्रँ सत्रा दधानमप्रतिष्कुतँ श्रवाँसि भूरिः ।
मँहिष्ठो गीर्भिरा च यज्ञियो ववर्त्त राये नो विश्वा सुपथा कृणोतु वज्री ॥
tamindraṃ johavīmi maghavānamugram̐ satrā dadhānamapratiṣkutam̐ śravām̐si bhūriḥ ।
mam̐hiṣṭho gīrbhirā ca yajñiyo vavartta rāye no viśvā supathā kṛṇotu vajrī ॥
That Indra, ruler of the world, | invoke and address, illustrious, pious and true, wielder of unopposed powers, and! pray may the most generous and adorable lord of thunderous power, in response to Our voice, turn to us constantly and clear our paths of advancement for the achievement of wealth, power, honour and excellence of the world.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.97.13
461
अस्तु श्रौष्ट्पुरो अग्निं धिया दध आ नु त्यच्छर्धो दिव्यं वृणीमह इन्द्रवायू वृणीमहे ।
यद्ध क्राणा विवस्वते नाभा सन्दाय नव्यसे ।
अध प्र नूनमुप यन्ति धीतयो देवाँअच्छा न धीतयः ॥
astu śrauṣṭpuro agniṃ dhiyā dadha ā nu tyacchardho divyaṃ vṛṇīmaha indravāyū vṛṇīmahe ।
yaddha krāṇā vivasvate nābhā sandāya navyase ।
adha pra nūnamupa yanti dhītayo devām̐acchā na dhītayaḥ ॥
Sara FETS | ate WT a Seftaeit far ster May my voice be heard! | have realised the energy and power of Agni, light and fire, in full with my intellect and understanding. Then we opt for the divine force and power of nature and move on to the study and application of the power of wind and electricity which, active at the centre of the sun, give us the newest and latest form of energy and power. May all our intellectual efforts and intelligential vision reach the forces of nature and analyse and discover their energy and powers. Let us reach there well with all our intellect and imagination and let our efforts benefit the noblest humanity.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.139.1
462
प्र वो महे मतयो यन्तु विष्णवे मरुत्वते गिरिजा एवयामरुत् ।
प्र शर्धाय प्र यज्यवे सुखादये तवसे भन्ददिष्टये धुनिव्रताय शवसे ॥
pra vo mahe matayo yantu viṣṇave marutvate girijā evayāmarut ।
pra śardhāya pra yajyave sukhādaye tavase bhandadiṣṭaye dhunivratāya śavase ॥
O vibrant man of vision, all ye men and women, let all your songs and flights of thought and vision born of the voice of the heart reach Vishnu, all pervasive lord, commander of the winds and warriors, indomitable, highly majestic, adorable and cooperative, blissfully appreciative, relentlessly active and absolute in justice and power.
≡ Ṛgveda 5.87.1
463
अया रुचा हरिण्या पुनानो विश्वा द्वेषाँसि तरति सयुग्वभिः सूरो न सयुग्वभिः ।
धारा पृष्ठस्य रोचते पुनानो अरुषो हरिः ।
विश्वा यद्रूपा परियास्यृक्वभिः सप्तास्येभिरृक्वभिः ॥
ayā rucā hariṇyā punāno viśvā dveṣām̐si tarati sayugvabhiḥ sūro na sayugvabhiḥ ।
dhārā pṛṣṭhasya rocate punāno aruṣo hariḥ ।
viśvā yadrūpā pariyāsyṛkvabhiḥ saptāsyebhirṛkvabhiḥ ॥
oreeit at \ fayar asur afareyeahar: Arey This Soma spirit of the fighting force of divinity, protecting and purifying by its own victorious lustre of innate powers, overcomes all forces of jealousy and enmity as the sun dispels all darkness with its own rays of light. The stream of its radiance, realised and purifying, shines beautiful and blissful. The lustrous Saviour spirit which pervades all existent forms of the world, goes forward pure and purifying with seven notes of its exalting voice and seven rays of light and seven pranic energies expressive of its mighty force.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.111.1
464
अभि त्यं देवँ सवितारमोण्योः कविक्रतुमर्चामि सत्यसवँ रत्नधामभि प्रियं मतिम्
ऊर्ध्वा यस्यामतिर्भा अदिद्युतत्सवीमनि हिरण्यपाणिरमिमीत सुक्रतुः कृपा स्वः ॥
abhi tyaṃ devam̐ savitāramoṇyoḥ kavikratumarcāmi satyasavam̐ ratnadhāmabhi priyaṃ matim
ūrdhvā yasyāmatirbhā adidyutatsavīmani hiraṇyapāṇiramimīta sukratuḥ kṛpā svaḥ ॥
465
अग्निँ होतारं मन्ये दास्वन्तं वसोः सूनुँ सहसो जातवेदसं विप्रं न जातवेदसम् ।
य ऊर्ध्वया स्वध्वरो देवो देवाच्या कृपा ।
घृतस्य विभ्राष्टिमनु शुक्रशोचिष आजुह्वानस्य सर्पिषः ॥
agnim̐ hotāraṃ manye dāsvantaṃ vasoḥ sūnum̐ sahaso jātavedasaṃ vipraṃ na jātavedasam ।
ya ūrdhvayā svadhvaro devo devācyā kṛpā ।
ghṛtasya vibhrāṣṭimanu śukraśociṣa ājuhvānasya sarpiṣaḥ ॥
Be R at gas fares vepvilfas aera | worship, serve and meditate on Agni, lord of light and knowledge, spirit of life and heat and inspiration of noble action, yajaka, generous giver, treasure of wealth and universal shelter, inspirer and creator of courage and courageous action like the sun, omniscient lord of all that is born in existence, master of knowledge as the supreme scholar of the Veda, organiser of yajna with love and non-violence with divine knowledge and awareness, refulgent with heavenly light and power, loving and consuming with flames of fire, and, light the blaze of the purest and most powerful ghrta offered into the fire of yajna, physical, mental and spiritual all.'
≡ Ṛgveda 1.127.1
Mantras 466–480
466
तव त्यन्नर्यं नृतोऽप इन्द्र प्रथमं पूर्व्यं दिवि प्रवाच्यं कृतम् ।
यो देवस्य शवसा प्रारिणा असु रिणन्नपः ।
भुवो विश्वमभ्यदेवमोजसा विदेदूर्जँ शतक्रतुर्विदेदिषम् ॥
tava tyannaryaṃ nṛto'pa indra prathamaṃ pūrvyaṃ divi pravācyaṃ kṛtam ।
yo devasya śavasā prāriṇā asu riṇannapaḥ ।
bhuvo viśvamabhyadevamojasā videdūrjam̐ śatakraturvidediṣam ॥
al Saeast STAT UIT ste Roraa: | at fayarrszyIndra, lord of light, life and generosity, director of the cosmic dance of creation, that original, ancient act of yours admirable in the light and language of heaven performed for the sake of humanity which, by the omnipotence of Divinity, moves the pranic energies and causes the waters of life to flow may, we pray, with the power and splendour of Divinity, inspire the entire world of matter and energy, conquer impiety and bring us, O lord of a hundred yajnic gifts and actions, food and energy for body, mind and soul.
≡ Ṛgveda 2.22.4
467
उच्चा ते जातमन्धसो दिवि सद्भूम्या ददे ।
उग्रँ शर्म महि श्रवः ॥
uccā te jātamandhaso divi sadbhūmyā dade ।
ugram̐ śarma mahi śravaḥ ॥
O Soma, high is your renown, great your peace and pleasure, born and abiding in heaven, and the gift of your energy and vitality, the earth receives as the seed and food of life.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.61.10
468
स्वादिष्ठया मदिष्ठया पवस्व सोम धारया ।
इन्द्राय पातवे सुतः ॥
svādiṣṭhayā madiṣṭhayā pavasva soma dhārayā ।
indrāya pātave sutaḥ ॥
O Soma, Spirit of Divinity, peace and glory of existence distilled in the essence for the soul's being, flow in the sweetest and most exhilarating streams of ecstasy, cleanse and sanctify us unto purity and constancy, and initiate us into the state of ananda, divine (Soma in the physical sense is an exhilarating drink, in the aesthetic sense it is ecstasy, in the psychic sense itis ananda, and in the spiritual sense itis elevation of the soul to the experience of divinity. It is the peace, purity and glory of life, any power physical, social or divine that leads to satyam (truth), shivam (goodness), and sundaram (beauty) of life, anything, power and person that gives us an experience of sacchidananda, the real, the intelligent and the blissful state of the life divine. In short, Soma is satyam, shivam and sundaram, the sat, the chit and the ananda of life. It is not restricted to a particular herb and a particular drink. The meaning of soma is open-ended on the positive side of life and
≡ Ṛgveda 9.1.1
469
वृषा पवस्व धारया मरुत्वते च मत्सरः ।
विश्वा दधान ओजसा ॥
vṛṣā pavasva dhārayā marutvate ca matsaraḥ ।
viśvā dadhāna ojasā ॥
O lord of absolute abundance and creativity, sustainer of all worlds of existence by absolute power and grandeur, you are all bliss for the people of vibrancy, action and gratitude. Pray bring us showers of peace, purity and power for the good life.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.65.10
470
यस्ते मदो वरेण्यस्तेना पवस्वान्धसा ।
देवावीरघशँसहा ॥
yaste mado vareṇyastenā pavasvāndhasā ।
devāvīraghaśam̐sahā ॥
2 BRB we zBR eR RB 8 Rk The soma ecstasy that's yours, that is the highest love of our choice. Flow on, radiate, and sanctify us beyond satiation with light divine for the soul, protector and saviour as you are of the holy and destroyer of sin and evil for the good.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.61.19
471
तिस्रो वाच उदीरते गावो मिमन्ति धेनवः ।
हरिरेति कनिक्रदत् ॥
tisro vāca udīrate gāvo mimanti dhenavaḥ ।
harireti kanikradat ॥
Three Vedic voices of knowledge, action and prayer, loud and bold, enlighten, and inspire to goodness, organs of perception and volition, urge to good action, as earth and milch cows are profuse in fertility, and the lord of bliss, destroyer of suffering, manifests bright and blissful as life goes on in a state of
≡ Ṛgveda 9.33.4
472
इन्द्रायेन्दो मरुत्वते पवस्व मधुमत्तमः ।
अर्कस्य योनिमासदम् ॥
indrāyendo marutvate pavasva madhumattamaḥ ।
arkasya yonimāsadam ॥
O Soma, enlightened joy of spiritual purity and bliss, flow into the consciousness of the vibrant soul of the devotee as an offering to Indra, lord of universal power and joy who abides at the heart of universal truth and yajnic law of existence.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.64.22
473
असाव्यँशुर्मदायाप्सु दक्षो गिरिष्ठाः ।
श्येनो न योनिमासदत् ॥
asāvyam̐śurmadāyāpsu dakṣo giriṣṭhāḥ ।
śyeno na yonimāsadat ॥
The peace and pleasure of life's ecstasy in thought and action, and the expertise well founded on adamantine determination is created by Savita, the creator, like the flying ambition of the soul and it is Settled in its seat at the heart's core in the personality.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.62.4
474
पवस्व दक्षसाधनो देवेभ्यः पीतये हरे ।
मरुद्भ्यो वायवे मदः ॥
pavasva dakṣasādhano devebhyaḥ pītaye hare ।
marudbhyo vāyave madaḥ ॥
O Soma, lord of joy and versatile intelligence of the universe, pure, fluent and all-purifying eliminator of want and suffering, giver of sufficiency, flow, purify and sanctify the powers of noble and generous nature to their full satisfaction, come as ecstasy of life for vibrant humanity, for pranic energy and for the will and intelligence of the seekers of light and dynamism for
≡ Ṛgveda 9.25.1
475
परि स्वानो गिरिष्ठाः पवित्रे सोमो अक्षरत् ।
मदेषु सर्वधा असि ॥
pari svāno giriṣṭhāḥ pavitre somo akṣarat ।
madeṣu sarvadhā asi ॥
O lord, you are Soma, peace, power and bliss, all creative, fertilising and inspiring, all present in thunder of the clouds, roar of the winds and rumble of the mountains, in purest of the pure. You are the sole sustainer of all in bliss divine.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.18.1
476
परि प्रिया दिवः कविर्वयाँसि नप्त्योर्हितः ।
स्वानैर्याति कविक्रतुः ॥
pari priyā divaḥ kavirvayām̐si naptyorhitaḥ ।
svānairyāti kavikratuḥ ॥
Soma, cosmic soul, darling of the heavens and loved of enlightened people, poetic creator, immanent in his own creations, pervading all regions of the and doing all those acts which are exclusively worthy of the omniscient and omnipotent creator.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.9.1
477
प्र सोमासो मदच्युतः श्रवसे नो मघोनः ।
सुता विदथे अक्रमुः ॥
pra somāso madacyutaḥ śravase no maghonaḥ ।
sutā vidathe akramuḥ ॥
May the streams of soma, nectar sweet and exhilarating, distilled and sanctified in yajna, flow for the safety, security and fame of our leading lights of honour, power and excellence.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.32.1
478
प्र सोमासो विपश्चितोऽपो नयन्त ऊर्मयः ।
वनानि महिषा इव ॥
pra somāso vipaścito'po nayanta ūrmayaḥ ।
vanāni mahiṣā iva ॥
Just as waves of water rise to the moon and great men strive for things of beauty and goodness, so do inspired learned sages, lovers of dynamic peace and goodness, move forward to realise the supreme power and Spirit of the Vedic hymns.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.33.1
479
पवस्वेन्दो वृषा सुतः कृधी नो यशसो जने ।
विश्वा अप द्विषो जहि ॥
pavasvendo vṛṣā sutaḥ kṛdhī no yaśaso jane ।
viśvā apa dviṣo jahi ॥
aareaat gar Ge: spelt at aera aa | Soma, lord of purity and generosity, light and Splendour, served and realised through yajnic life, protect and purify us, help us join the community of honour and excellence, ward off and eliminate all malignity, jealousy and enmity from our life.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.61.28
480
वृषा ह्यसि भानुना द्युमन्तं त्वा हवामहे ।
पवमान स्वर्दृशम् ॥
vṛṣā hyasi bhānunā dyumantaṃ tvā havāmahe ।
pavamāna svardṛśam ॥
O lord of purity, purifier and sanctifier of heart and soul, you are supremely generous and refulgent by your own light and glory. We, celebrants by our holiest thoughts and words, invoke and adore you for the light and wisdom of your divine glory and generosity.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.65.4
Mantras 481–486
481
इन्दुः पविष्ट चेतनः प्रियः कवीनां मतिः ।
सृजदश्वँ रथीरिव ॥
induḥ paviṣṭa cetanaḥ priyaḥ kavīnāṃ matiḥ ।
sṛjadaśvam̐ rathīriva ॥
Soma, lord of bliss, is self-refulgent and holy, purest and most purifying, omniscient, dearest love of the poets and celebrants, and wisest of the wise. Creating the dynamic world of matter, energy and mind, he abides like the master of the universal chariot.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.64.10
482
असृक्षत प्र वाजिनो गव्या सोमासो अश्वया ।
शुक्रासो वीरयाशवः ॥
asṛkṣata pra vājino gavyā somāso aśvayā ।
śukrāso vīrayāśavaḥ ॥
Vibrant heroes blest with the soma spirit of peace, progress and brilliance, pure and potent, inspired with ambition for lands, cows and culture, horses, advancement and achievement, and advancement of the brave generations of humanity move forward with the spirit of generous creativity.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.64.4
483
पवस्व देव आयुषगिन्द्रं गच्छतु ते मदः ।
वायुमा रोह धर्मणा ॥
pavasva deva āyuṣagindraṃ gacchatu te madaḥ ।
vāyumā roha dharmaṇā ॥
O Soma, self-refulgent and self-joyous lord of peace and bliss, let your presence vibrate and purify us. Let your ecstatic bliss reach | ndra, the ruler, for the glory of mankind. May you with your divine power and presence emerge and rise in the heart of vibrant devotees.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.63.22
484
पवमानो अजीजनद्दिवश्चित्रं न तन्यतुम् ।
ज्योतिर्वैश्वानरं बृहत् ॥
pavamāno ajījanaddivaścitraṃ na tanyatum ।
jyotirvaiśvānaraṃ bṛhat ॥
Let Soma, progressive, active and zealous power dedicated to humanity and divinity, create the light and culture of universal expansive order from the light of heaven, sublime, awful and beautiful as the light and resounding roar of thunder and lightning.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.61.16
485
परि स्वानास इन्दवो मदाय बर्हणा गिरा ।
मधो अर्षन्ति धारया ॥
pari svānāsa indavo madāya barhaṇā girā ।
madho arṣanti dhārayā ॥
aft xara are Were aréort Fre Honey streams of soma distilled and consecrated by the hallowed voice of the Veda flow round for the joy of mankind.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.10.4
486
परि प्रासिष्यदत्कविः सिन्धोरूर्मावधि श्रितः ।
कारुं बिभ्रत्पुरुस्पृहम् ॥
pari prāsiṣyadatkaviḥ sindhorūrmāvadhi śritaḥ ।
kāruṃ bibhratpuruspṛham ॥
Pervading and reposing in transcendence over the dynamics of this expansive ocean of the universe, bearing and sustaining this poetic creation, the omniscient poet creator, Soma, lord of peace, joy and bliss, rolls and rules the world with pleasure and grace.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.14.1