7. Uttarārcika — Prapāṭhaka 1
Mantras 651–665
651
उपास्मै गायता नरः पवमानायेन्दवे ।
अभि देवाँ इयक्षते ॥
upāsmai gāyatā naraḥ pavamānāyendave ।
abhi devām̐ iyakṣate ॥
saree Taal AT: WaHTATa-ea | 3TH Sat Saad WE Il O leading lights of humanity, to win the wealth of life's joy, work and sing in thanks and adoration for this infinite fount of pure bliss which overflows and yearns to join and inspire the noble creative performers of yajna.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.11.1
652
अभि ते मधुना पयोऽथर्वाणो अशिश्रयुः ।
देवं देवाय देवयु ॥
abhi te madhunā payo'tharvāṇo aśiśrayuḥ ।
devaṃ devāya devayu ॥
O Soma, you are the lover of the noble and divine, and you love to bless humanity to rise to divinity. The Atharvans, people on the rock-bed foundation of piety, are steadfast, they direct their concentrated mind to you and drink the life giving nectar mixed with honey sweets of divinity.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.11.2
653
स नः पवस्व शं गवे शं जनाय शमर्वते ।
शँ राजन्नोषधीभ्यः ॥
sa naḥ pavasva śaṃ gave śaṃ janāya śamarvate ।
śam̐ rājannoṣadhībhyaḥ ॥
aa: WaRat o Fey vt SAT BTA O Soma, self-refulgent light, life of life, flow free and bring us fertility for the cow, agility for the horse and maturity for the herbs and trees, undisturbed efficiency for the senses, peace and tranquillity for the mind and soul, and peace, prosperity and joy for the
≡ Ṛgveda 9.11.3
654
दविद्युतत्या रुचा परिष्टोभन्त्या कृपा ।
सोमाः शुक्रा गवाशिरः ॥
davidyutatyā rucā pariṣṭobhantyā kṛpā ।
somāḥ śukrā gavāśiraḥ ॥
Pure, powerful and heavenly radiations of divinity flow with beauty, glory and shining sublimity of grace, blessing the mind and soul of the supplicants.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.64.28
655
हिन्वानो हेतृभिर्हित आ वाजं वाज्यक्रमीत् ।
सीदन्तो वनुषो यथा ॥
hinvāno hetṛbhirhita ā vājaṃ vājyakramīt ।
sīdanto vanuṣo yathā ॥
Just as a warrior spurred on by ambition and love of victory rushes to the field and wins the battle, and just as ardent yajakas sit on the vedi and win their object of yajna, so does the soul assisted by senses, mind and intelligential vision win the target of its meditation on Om, the presence of divinity.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.64.29
656
ऋधक्सोम स्वस्तये सञ्जग्मानो दिवा कवे ।
पवस्व सूर्यो दृशे ॥
ṛdhaksoma svastaye sañjagmāno divā kave ।
pavasva sūryo dṛśe ॥
O Soma, instant and gracious divinity, creative, omniscient and constant radiation of heavenly light, the very sun for the vision of humanity, pray flow on with the radiance and the bliss, purify and sanctify our mind and soul for us to see the reality of life.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.64.30
657
पवमानस्य ते कवे वाजिन्त्सर्गा असृक्षते ।
अर्वन्तो न श्रवस्यवः ॥
pavamānasya te kave vājintsargā asṛkṣate ।
arvanto na śravasyavaḥ ॥
UeATACT as bal STaat | O lord ever flowing in constancy, omniscient poetic creator, omnipotent absolute victor and ruler, streams of creations flow like waves of energy in search of celebrative fulfilment.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.66.10
658
अच्छा कोशं मधुश्चुतमसृग्रं वारे अव्यये ।
अवावशन्त धीतयः ॥
acchā kośaṃ madhuścutamasṛgraṃ vāre avyaye ।
avāvaśanta dhītayaḥ ॥
The honey sweet nectar of soma ecstasy created and vibrating in the presence of the supreme imperishable eternal spirit, the yogi's thoughts and words exalt in celebration.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.66.11
659
अच्छा समुद्रमिन्दवोऽस्तं गावो न धेनवः ।
अग्मन्नृतस्य योनिमा ॥
acchā samudramindavo'staṃ gāvo na dhenavaḥ ।
agmannṛtasya yonimā ॥
Just as cows retire into their stall, and words of language retire into the ocean of absolute silence, so do the mental fluctuations of the yogi recede and return into the origin of their flow, into divinity.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.66.12
660
अग्न आ याहि वीतये गृणानो हव्यदातये ।
नि होता सत्सि बर्हिषि ॥
agna ā yāhi vītaye gṛṇāno havyadātaye ।
ni hotā satsi barhiṣi ॥
Come Agni, sung and celebrated, to join our feast of enlightenment, accept our homage to create the gifts of life and yajnic development, and take the honoured seat in the assembly.
≡ Ṛgveda 6.16.10
661
तं त्वा समिद्भिरङ्गिरो घृतेन वर्धयामसि ।
बृहच्छोचा यविष्ठ्य ॥
taṃ tvā samidbhiraṅgiro ghṛtena vardhayāmasi ।
bṛhacchocā yaviṣṭhya ॥
Angira, breath of life, light of the world, expansive, lustrous pure and most youthful, we honour and exalt you with offers of fuel and ghrta to raise the flames of fire to the heights.
≡ Ṛgveda 6.16.11
662
स नः पृथु श्रवाय्यमच्छा देव विवाससि ।
बृहदग्ने सुवीर्यम् ॥
sa naḥ pṛthu śravāyyamacchā deva vivāsasi ।
bṛhadagne suvīryam ॥
: at BR BR RN Agni, lord of light and lustre, mighty expansive power, you bless us graciously with admirable strength and courage worthy of universal honour and fame. (Rg. an at firaraeun gateghrqera | May Mitra and Varuna, sun and shower, heat and cold, fire and water, and friends of the nation inspired with justice and rectitude, fertilise and energise our lands and environment with waters and yajnic enrichments, protect and promote our cows and other cattle wealth, develop our milk products, and make the earth flow with streams of milk and honey. May all these powers do good to humanity, our lands and our homes. 8 RR Be FR FR B RT Mitra and Varuna, friends of humanity, dedicated to justice and values of rectitude, universally adored and exalted with homage, dedicated to observance of truth and purity of life and conduct, you shine and reign by the strength of your will and vision, dexterity of your art and expertise and the acts of persistent patience and Mitra and Varuna, friends of humanity dedicated to love and justice, exalted by life and acts of truth, exalting universal law and the flow of existence, celebrated by men of vision dedicated to rational and empirical experience of reality, abide in the house of truth and righteousness on the vedi of yajna, protect, promote and enjoy the beauty, peace and ecstasy of life.
≡ Ṛgveda 6.16.12
663
आ नो मित्रावरुणा घृतैर्गव्यूतिमुक्षतम् ।
मध्वा रजाँसि सुक्रतू ॥
ā no mitrāvaruṇā ghṛtairgavyūtimukṣatam ।
madhvā rajām̐si sukratū ॥
664
उरुशँसा नमोवृधा मह्ना दक्षस्य राजथः ।
द्राघिष्ठाभिः शुचिव्रता ॥
uruśam̐sā namovṛdhā mahnā dakṣasya rājathaḥ ।
drāghiṣṭhābhiḥ śucivratā ॥
665
गृणाना जमदग्निना योनावृतस्य सीदतम् ।
पातँ सोममृतावृधा ॥
gṛṇānā jamadagninā yonāvṛtasya sīdatam ।
pātam̐ somamṛtāvṛdhā ॥
Mantras 666–680
666
आ याहि सुषुमा हि त इन्द्र सोमं पिबा इमम् ।
एदं बर्हिः सदो मम ॥
ā yāhi suṣumā hi ta indra somaṃ pibā imam ।
edaṃ barhiḥ sado mama ॥
667
आ त्वा ब्रह्मयुजा हरी वहतामिन्द्र केशिना ।
उप ब्रह्माणि नः शृणु ॥
ā tvā brahmayujā harī vahatāmindra keśinā ।
upa brahmāṇi naḥ śṛṇu ॥
Let the radiant waves of cosmic energy engaged in the service of divinity bring you here. Pray listen to our songs of prayer and adoration.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.17.2
668
ब्रह्माणस्त्वा युजा वयँ सोमपामिन्द्र सोमिनः ।
सुतावन्तो हवामहे ॥
brahmāṇastvā yujā vayam̐ somapāmindra sominaḥ ।
sutāvanto havāmahe ॥
Dedicated to divinity and the divine voice, meditating on the divine presence with concentrated mind and soul, living in truth the beauty of life and ex-pressing the ecstasy of soma, we invoke and wait for Indra, original maker and lover of soma, to come and bless us. Indra and Agni, lord of might and lord of light, brilliant and blazing like thunder and lightning, come to this child worthy of love and choice, come with voices from the heavens and inspire the darling with intelligence and passion for action. Indra, lord of wealth and power, Agni, lord of light and knowledge, friends of the supplicant celebrant, the child is yajna, worthy of love, dedication and consecration, sensitive and intelligent, and moves forward to learn. Nurture him with the holy voice and the Word. aT PARAS TAAL G9 | choose Indra and Agni, both patrons and promoters of poets, with holy enthusiasm such as the fire of yajna. May they both come here, have a drink of soma, and bless the child.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.17.3
669
इन्द्राग्नी आ गतँ सुतं गीर्भिर्नभो वरेण्यम् ।
अस्य पातं धियेषिता ॥
indrāgnī ā gatam̐ sutaṃ gīrbhirnabho vareṇyam ।
asya pātaṃ dhiyeṣitā ॥
670
इन्द्राग्नी जरितुः सचा यज्ञो जिगाति चेतनः ।
अया पातमिमँ सुतम् ॥
indrāgnī jarituḥ sacā yajño jigāti cetanaḥ ।
ayā pātamimam̐ sutam ॥
671
इन्द्रमग्निं कविच्छदा यज्ञस्य जूत्या वृणे ।
ता सोमस्येह तृम्पताम् ॥
indramagniṃ kavicchadā yajñasya jūtyā vṛṇe ।
tā somasyeha tṛmpatām ॥
672
उच्चा ते जातमन्धसो दिवि सद्भूम्या ददे ।
उग्रँ शर्म महि श्रवः ॥
uccā te jātamandhaso divi sadbhūmyā dade ।
ugram̐ śarma mahi śravaḥ ॥
So wrt ate sta: ROR MI 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
673
स न इन्द्राय यज्यवे वरुणाय मरुद्भ्यः ।
वरिवोवित्परि स्रव ॥
sa na indrāya yajyave varuṇāya marudbhyaḥ ।
varivovitpari srava ॥
2 Be. B Ye VB LVR Soma, lord of peace and purity, power and piety, creator, controller and commander of the entire wealth of life, flow on by the dynamics of nature and bless us for the benefit of power and glory, yajna and unity among the yajakas, judgement and right values and the vibrant forces of law and order. Soma is the lord of humanity and the earth. By virtue of him and of him, we ask and pray for all food, energy, honour and excellence for humanity, serving him and sharing all the benefits together.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.61.12
674
एना विश्वान्यर्य आ द्युम्नानि मानुषाणाम् ।
सिषासन्तो वनामहे ॥
enā viśvānyarya ā dyumnāni mānuṣāṇām ।
siṣāsanto vanāmahe ॥
675
पुनानः सोम धारयापो वसानो अर्षसि ।
आ रत्नधा योनिमृतस्य सीदस्युत्सो देवो हिरण्ययः ॥
punānaḥ soma dhārayāpo vasāno arṣasi ।
ā ratnadhā yonimṛtasya sīdasyutso devo hiraṇyayaḥ ॥
676
दुहान ऊधर्दिव्यं मधु प्रियं प्रत्नँ सधस्थमासदत् ।
आपृच्छ्यं धरुणं वाज्यर्षसि नृभिर्धौतो विचक्षणः ॥
duhāna ūdhardivyaṃ madhu priyaṃ pratnam̐ sadhasthamāsadat ।
āpṛcchyaṃ dharuṇaṃ vājyarṣasi nṛbhirdhauto vicakṣaṇaḥ ॥
g Be Re BS BH AT are erear area a arserd fi qhateitar farararr: TRC aT Giver of fulfilment, treasure trove of life's sustaining milk, yielding celestial dear honey sweets of living strength and joy, pervasive in its eternal universal loved seat, all conqueror all watching and knowing, when moved by meditative celebrants, Soma radiates and vibrates in the faithful heart of earnest seekers. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.107.5
677
प्र तु द्रव परि कोशं नि षीद नृभिः पुनानो अभि वाजमर्ष ।
अश्वं न त्वा वाजिनं मर्जयन्तोऽच्छा बर्ही रशनाभिर्नयन्ति ॥
pra tu drava pari kośaṃ ni ṣīda nṛbhiḥ punāno abhi vājamarṣa ।
aśvaṃ na tvā vājinaṃ marjayanto'cchā barhī raśanābhirnayanti ॥
O Soma, radiate, flow into the sanctity of the heart and sink into the soul of the devotee. Adored by the yajakas on the vedi, let the showers of joy stream forth. The celebrants, exalting your power and presence, invoke and invite you like energy itself with adorations to the grass seats of the yajna.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.87.1
678
स्वायुधः पवते देव इन्दुरशस्तिहा वृजना रक्षमाणः ।
पिता देवानां जनिता सुदक्षो विष्टम्भो दिवो धरुणः पृथिव्याः ॥
svāyudhaḥ pavate deva induraśastihā vṛjanā rakṣamāṇaḥ ।
pitā devānāṃ janitā sudakṣo viṣṭambho divo dharuṇaḥ pṛthivyāḥ ॥
Divine Indu, light of life, equipped with noble arms, destroyer of scandal and malignity, protector of yajna vedi against crookedness and intrigue, flows pure and purifying. It is the generator and sustainer of the divine powers of nature and humanity, perfect and expert original agent of action, pillar of heaven and foundation support of the earth.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.87.2
679
ऋषिर्विप्रः पुरएता जनानामृभुर्धीर उशना काव्येन ।
स चिद्विवेद निहितं यदासामपीच्या३ं गुह्यं नाम गोनाम् ॥
ṛṣirvipraḥ puraetā janānāmṛbhurdhīra uśanā kāvyena ।
sa cidviveda nihitaṃ yadāsāmapīcyā3ṃ guhyaṃ nāma gonām ॥
Divine seer, vibrant and sagely power, potent maker, stable of will and action, Soma is brilliant with innate vision and wisdom. He alone knows what Is the hidden secret and mystery of these stars and planets.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.87.3
680
अभि त्वा शूर नोनुमोऽदुग्धा इव धेनवः ।
ईशानमस्य जगतः स्वर्दृशमीशानमिन्द्र तस्थुषः ॥
abhi tvā śūra nonumo'dugdhā iva dhenavaḥ ।
īśānamasya jagataḥ svardṛśamīśānamindra tasthuṣaḥ ॥
O lord almighty, we adore you and wait for your blessings as lowing cows not yet milked wait for the master. Indra, lord of glory, you are ruler of the moving world and you are ruler of the unmoving world and your vision is bliss.
≡ Ṛgveda 7.32.22
Mantras 681–695
681
न त्वावाँ अन्यो दिव्यो न पार्थिवो न जातो न जनिष्यते ।
अश्वायन्तो मघवन्निन्द्र वाजिनो गव्यन्तस्त्वा हवामहे ॥
na tvāvām̐ anyo divyo na pārthivo na jāto na janiṣyate ।
aśvāyanto maghavannindra vājino gavyantastvā havāmahe ॥
srara-at Waafa-s arferat wWearaear zatThere is none other like you, neither heavenly nor earthly, neither born nor yet to be born. O lord of power and glory, we invoke you and pray for veteran scholars, dynamic scientists and technologists and the light of the divine Word of knowledge.
≡ Ṛgveda 7.32.23
682
कया नश्चित्र आ भुवदूती सदावृधः सखा ।
कया शचिष्ठया वृता ॥
kayā naścitra ā bhuvadūtī sadāvṛdhaḥ sakhā ।
kayā śaciṣṭhayā vṛtā ॥
AT VASA FAT gz2 uN When would the Lord, sublime and wondrous, ever greater, ever friendly, shine in our consciousness and bless us? With what gifts of protection and promotion? What highest favour of our choice? What order of grace?
≡ Ṛgveda 4.31.1
683
कस्त्वा सत्यो मदानां मँहिष्ठो मत्सदन्धसः ।
दृढा चिदारुजे वसु ॥
kastvā satyo madānāṃ mam̐hiṣṭho matsadandhasaḥ ।
dṛḍhā cidāruje vasu ॥
W hat is the truest and highest of joys and foods for body, mind and soul that may please you? What wealth and value of life to help you break through the limitations and settle on the rock-bed foundation of
≡ Ṛgveda 4.31.2
684
अभी षु णः सखीनामविता जरितॄणाम् ।
शतं भवास्यूतये ॥
abhī ṣu ṇaḥ sakhīnāmavitā jaritṝṇām ।
śataṃ bhavāsyūtaye ॥
Friend of friends and protector of celebrants you are, come and bless us too with a hundred modes of protection and advancement. Be ours, O lord!
≡ Ṛgveda 4.31.3
685
तं वो दस्ममृतीषहं वसोर्मन्दानमन्धसः ।
अभि वत्सं न स्वसरेषु धेनव इन्द्रं गीर्भिर्नवामहे ॥
taṃ vo dasmamṛtīṣahaṃ vasormandānamandhasaḥ ।
abhi vatsaṃ na svasareṣu dhenava indraṃ gīrbhirnavāmahe ॥
We invoke and call upon Indra eagerly as cows call for their calves in the stalls, and with songs of adoration over night and day we glorify him, lord glorious, omnipotent power fighting for truth against evil forces, and exhilarated with the bright soma of worship offered by celebrant humanity.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.88.1
686
द्युक्षँ सुदानुं तविषीभिरावृतं गिरिं न पुरुभोजसम् ।
क्षुमन्तं वाजँ शतिनँ सहस्रिणं मक्षू गोमन्तमीमहे ॥
dyukṣam̐ sudānuṃ taviṣībhirāvṛtaṃ giriṃ na purubhojasam ।
kṣumantaṃ vājam̐ śatinam̐ sahasriṇaṃ makṣū gomantamīmahe ॥
We pray to Indra, lord of light, omnificent, hallowed with heavenly glory, universally generous like clouds of shower, and we ask for food abounding in strength and nourishment and for hundredfold and thousandfold wealth and prosperity abounding in lands, cows and the graces of literature and culture, and we pray for the gift instantly.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.88.2
687
तरोभिर्वो विदद्वसुमिन्द्रँ सबाध ऊतये ।
बृहद्गायन्तः सुतसोमे अध्वरे हुवे भरं न कारिणम् ॥
tarobhirvo vidadvasumindram̐ sabādha ūtaye ।
bṛhadgāyantaḥ sutasome adhvare huve bharaṃ na kāriṇam ॥
In the yajna of love and non-violence where everything is perfect and somais distilled, | invoke|ndra like Abundance itself, giver of wealth, honour and fulfilment. Singing songs of adoration with energy and enthusiasm for your protection and progress, O devotees, celebrate Indra who brings wealth, honour and excellence at the earliest by fastest means.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.66.1
688
न यं दुध्रा वरन्ते न स्थिरा मुरो मदेषु शिप्रमन्धसः ।
य आदृत्या शशमानाय सुन्वते दाता जरित्र उक्थ्यम् ॥
na yaṃ dudhrā varante na sthirā muro madeṣu śipramandhasaḥ ।
ya ādṛtyā śaśamānāya sunvate dātā jaritra ukthyam ॥
ao gar avd 4 Pent at wey feraa-era: | a Indra whom none can stop in his state of ecstasy and abundant charity, neither the impetuous, nor the constant, nor demon nor mortal, Indra who Is the giver of cherished wealth and joy to the celebrant, the creator of soma and the zealous worshipper with deep reverence and homage.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.66.2
689
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 it is 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
690
रक्षोहा विश्वचर्षणिरभि योनिमयोहते ।
द्रोणे सधस्थमासदत् ॥
rakṣohā viśvacarṣaṇirabhi yonimayohate ।
droṇe sadhasthamāsadat ॥
You are the destroyer of negativity, destructivity and evil and darkness, you are universal watcher and guardian of all that is, you are centre of the origin and end of existence, veiled in impenetrable womb of gold, you are ever on the move yet settled and constant in the house of life. (Soma is Divinity Itself.)
≡ Ṛgveda 9.1.2
691
वरिवोधातमो भुवो मँहिष्ठो वृत्रहन्तमः ।
पर्षि राधो मघोनाम् ॥
varivodhātamo bhuvo mam̐hiṣṭho vṛtrahantamaḥ ।
parṣi rādho maghonām ॥
Be the highest giver of the cherished wealth of life, mightiest munificent, and the destroyer of want, suffering and darkness. Sanctify the wealth of the prosperous and powerful with showers of peace, purity and generosity.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.1.3
692
पवस्व मधुमत्तम इन्द्राय सोम क्रतुवित्तमो मदः ।
महि द्युक्षतमो मदः ॥
pavasva madhumattama indrāya soma kratuvittamo madaḥ ।
mahi dyukṣatamo madaḥ ॥
Oats HELTAH SRT Hr Hay WE! | ufe Bearcat We: NES O Soma, sweetest honey spirit of light, action and joy, radiate purifying for Indra, the soul. You are the wisest spirit of the knowledge of holy action, greatest and most enlightened spirit of joy.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.108.1
693
यस्य ते पीत्वा वृषभो वृषायतेऽस्य पीत्वा स्वर्विदः ।
स सुप्रकेतो अभ्यक्रमीदिषोऽच्छा वाजं नैतशः ॥
yasya te pītvā vṛṣabho vṛṣāyate'sya pītvā svarvidaḥ ।
sa supraketo abhyakramīdiṣo'cchā vājaṃ naitaśaḥ ॥
ara at iar geet qaraas ea Th afte: | St Awarat SesHUH Sars ST Ast aT: nassau Having drunk of the Soma spirit of light, action and joy, Indra, the soul, overflows with strength and virile generosity. Having drunk of it, the soul receives the light of heavenly knowledge. And the soul, also, blest with inner light of spiritual awareness, rushes to achieve food, energy and enlightenment as a warrior wins the battle of his challenges.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.108.2
694
इन्द्रमच्छ सुता इमे वृषणं यन्तु हरयः ।
श्रुष्टे जातास इन्दवः स्वर्विदः ॥
indramaccha sutā ime vṛṣaṇaṃ yantu harayaḥ ।
śruṣṭe jātāsa indavaḥ svarvidaḥ ॥
Seca: >USQSl May these realised, cleansed and confirmed, blessed, beautiful and brilliant virtues and sanskars touching the bounds of divine bliss, emerging and risen in the mind, well reach and seep into the heart core of the soul completely and permanently.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.106.1
695
अयं भराय सानसिरिन्द्राय पवते सुतः ।
सोमो जैत्रस्य चेतति यथा विदे ॥
ayaṃ bharāya sānasirindrāya pavate sutaḥ ।
somo jaitrasya cetati yathā vide ॥
This Soma, competent and victorious for the battle of life, when realised, flows for Indra, the winning soul, and enlightens it about the world's reality as it is and as it knows.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.106.2
Mantras 696–710
696
अस्येदिन्द्रो मदेष्वा ग्राभं गृभ्णाति सानसिम् ।
वज्रं च वृषणं भरत्समप्सुजित् ॥
asyedindro madeṣvā grābhaṃ gṛbhṇāti sānasim ।
vajraṃ ca vṛṣaṇaṃ bharatsamapsujit ॥
ast at gaat one PACTS I SIE Under the inspiration and ecstasy of this soma of divine love, let the soul seize the victorious bow, take onthe generous virile and mighty bolt of will and power of faith and win the target of the battle of K arma to the attainment of Divinity.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.106.3
697
पुरोजिती वो अन्धसः सुताय मादयित्नवे ।
अप श्वानँ श्नथिष्टन सखायो दीर्घजिह्व्यम् ॥
purojitī vo andhasaḥ sutāya mādayitnave ।
apa śvānam̐ śnathiṣṭana sakhāyo dīrghajihvyam ॥
Uattsrat at st-era: Gare Arafat | O friends, for your attainment of the purified and exhilarating Soma bliss of existence, eliminate vociferous disturbances of the mind and concentrate on the deep resounding voice of divinity.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.101.1
698
यो धारया पावकया परिप्रस्यन्दते सुतः ।
इन्दुरश्वो न कृत्व्यः ॥
yo dhārayā pāvakayā pariprasyandate sutaḥ ।
induraśvo na kṛtvyaḥ ॥
Brilliant and blissful Soma, when, filtered and exhilarated, vibrates and flows in clear purifying streams like waves of energy itself.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.101.2
699
तं दुरोषमभी नरः सोमं विश्वाच्या धिया ।
यज्ञाय सन्त्वद्रयः ॥
taṃ duroṣamabhī naraḥ somaṃ viśvācyā dhiyā ।
yajñāya santvadrayaḥ ॥
That blazing unassailable Soma, adorable in yajna, leading lights of rock-bed foundation invoke and impel with universal thought and speech, with controlled mental reflection for self-realisation.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.101.3
700
अभि प्रियाणि पवते चनोहितो नामानि यह्वो अधि येषु वर्धते ।
आ सूर्यस्य बृहतो बृहन्नधि रथं विष्वञ्चमरुहद्विचक्षणः ॥
abhi priyāṇi pavate canohito nāmāni yahvo adhi yeṣu vardhate ।
ā sūryasya bṛhato bṛhannadhi rathaṃ viṣvañcamaruhadvicakṣaṇaḥ ॥
Soma, spirit of life and joy of existence, mighty, infinite, omnipresent, pervades and vitalises all dear beautiful systems of waters and light, expansive and exalted therein. Greater than the great, all watching, it rides the grand chariot of the sun which comprehends and illuminates the whole world.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.75.1
701
ऋतस्य जिह्वा पवते मधु प्रियं वक्ता पतिर्धियो अस्या अदाभ्यः ।
दधाति पुत्रः पित्रोरपीच्या३ं नाम तृतीयमधि रोचनं दिवः ॥
ṛtasya jihvā pavate madhu priyaṃ vaktā patirdhiyo asyā adābhyaḥ ।
dadhāti putraḥ pitrorapīcyā3ṃ nāma tṛtīyamadhi rocanaṃ divaḥ ॥
The flame of yajna as the voice of eternal truth rises and expresses the dear delicious beauty and glory of Soma, spirit of universal light and bliss. The speaker and protector of the acts of yajna and Soma truth of life i Sfearless, undaunted. J ust as progeny is the continuance and illumination of the honour and reverence of parents, SO IS yajna the progeny and illuminative soma of Soma refulgent in the third and highest region of the light of
≡ Ṛgveda 9.75.2
702
अव द्युतानः कलशाँ अचिक्रदन्नृभिर्येमाणः कोश आ हिरण्यये ।
अभी ऋतस्य दोहना अनूषताधि त्रिपृष्ठ उषसो वि राजसि ॥
ava dyutānaḥ kalaśām̐ acikradannṛbhiryemāṇaḥ kośa ā hiraṇyaye ।
abhī ṛtasya dohanā anūṣatādhi tripṛṣṭha uṣaso vi rājasi ॥
Evoked and concentrated in the golden cave of the heart by veteran yogis, leading them to a vision of divinity, illuminating the sacred hearts, it vibrates and speaks loud and bold in the spirit. Those who distil the eternal truth of existence in their yajnic communion with divinity celebrate and exalt it in song as it abides over three regions of earth, heaven and the skies and shines over the glory of dawns.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.75.3
703
यज्ञायज्ञा वो अग्नये गिरागिरा च दक्षसे ।
प्रप्र वयममृतं जातवेदसं प्रियं मित्रं न शँसिषम् ॥
yajñāyajñā vo agnaye girāgirā ca dakṣase ।
prapra vayamamṛtaṃ jātavedasaṃ priyaṃ mitraṃ na śam̐siṣam ॥
ergrera it oto Frerfere ot gare In every yajnic programme of your creative and constructive work, in every word of our voice, join and let us honour, appraise and develop agni, imperishable energy pervasive in all things of existence and adore Agni, omniscient and omnipresent lord giver of knowledge and enlightenment.
≡ Ṛgveda 6.48.1
704
ऊर्जो नपातँ स हिनायमस्मयुर्दाशेम हव्यदातये ।
भुवद्वाजेष्वविता भुवद्वृध उत त्राता तनूनाम् ॥
ūrjo napātam̐ sa hināyamasmayurdāśema havyadātaye ।
bhuvadvājeṣvavitā bhuvadvṛdha uta trātā tanūnām ॥
Let us honour and serve Agni, infallible cosmic light and energy, power that is surely our own, lover and benefactor in matters of creation and development. May Agni be our protector and promoter in our struggles for progress and may he be the saviour and cleanser of our health of body, mind and social order.
≡ Ṛgveda 6.48.2
705
एह्यू षु ब्रवाणि तेऽग्न इत्थेतरा गिरः ।
एभिर्वर्धास इन्दुभिः ॥
ehyū ṣu bravāṇi te'gna itthetarā giraḥ ।
ebhirvardhāsa indubhiḥ ॥
Aaot as TD searcaar Fe: 1 Agni, leading light and pioneer, come, listen, thus do | speak in honour of you, and listen further to higher words, and rise higher with these words sweet and soothing like rays of the moon and exciting as draughts of soma.
≡ Ṛgveda 6.16.16
706
यत्र क्व च ते मनो दक्षं दधस उत्तरम् ।
तत्रा योनिं कृणवसे ॥
yatra kva ca te mano dakṣaṃ dadhasa uttaram ।
tatrā yoniṃ kṛṇavase ॥
O leading light, where, wherever in fact, is your mind, there you hold your efficiency and identity, and there indeed you create your haven and home.
≡ Ṛgveda 6.16.17
707
न हि ते पूर्तमक्षिपद्भुवन्नेमानां पते ।
अथा दुवो वनवसे ॥
na hi te pūrtamakṣipadbhuvannemānāṃ pate ।
athā duvo vanavase ॥
Never is the perfection, abundance and fruitfulness of your food and sustenance ever wasted away, instead it increases, O haven and home of life and creator of its sustenance. Hence accept our homage and reverence.
≡ Ṛgveda 6.16.18
708
वयमु त्वामपूर्व्य स्थूरं न कच्चिद्भरन्तोऽवस्यवः ।
वज्रिञ्चित्रँ हवामहे ॥
vayamu tvāmapūrvya sthūraṃ na kaccidbharanto'vasyavaḥ ।
vajriñcitram̐ havāmahe ॥
aad, warned Lat A Her etdis ACTA: | 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. a at gatarecranre ai ered | We approach you for protection and success in every undertaking. O lord youthful and blazing brave who can challenge and subdue any difficulty, pray come to our help. Indra, friends and admirers of yours, we depend on you alone as our sole saviour and victorious lord and choose to pray to you only as the lord supreme.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.21.1
709
उप त्वा कर्मन्नूतये स नो युवोग्रश्चक्राम यो धृषत् ।
त्वामिध्यवितारं ववृमहे सखाय इन्द्र सानसिम् ॥
upa tvā karmannūtaye sa no yuvograścakrāma yo dhṛṣat ।
tvāmidhyavitāraṃ vavṛmahe sakhāya indra sānasim ॥
710
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 ambition, adoration and prayer to you like wave on waves of the flood rolling upon the sea.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.98.7
Mantras 711–725
711
वार्ण त्वा यव्याभिर्वर्धन्ति शूर ब्रह्माणि ।
ववृध्वाँसं चिदद्रिवो दिवेदिवे ॥
vārṇa tvā yavyābhirvardhanti śūra brahmāṇi ।
vavṛdhvām̐saṃ cidadrivo divedive ॥
O lord of clouds and oceans of space, munificent and brave, expansive, boundless, infinite, like streams of water augmenting the sea, our songs of adoration exalt you wave on wave of flood day by day, the knowledge about you Is unending.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.98.8
712
युञ्जन्ति हरी इषिरस्य गाथयोरौ रथ उरुयुगे वचोयुजा ।
इन्द्रवाहा स्वर्विदा ॥
yuñjanti harī iṣirasya gāthayorau ratha uruyuge vacoyujā ।
indravāhā svarvidā ॥
by word, carry Indra, the soul, in the wide yoked Spacious body-chariot by the power of the adorations of the universal blissful mover, Indra, cosmic energy.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.98.9
713
पान्तमा वो अन्धस इन्द्रमभि प्र गायत ।
विश्वासाहँ शत्क्रतुं मँहिष्ठं चर्षणीनाम् ॥
pāntamā vo andhasa indramabhi pra gāyata ।
viśvāsāham̐ śatkratuṃ mam̐hiṣṭhaṃ carṣaṇīnām ॥
Sing in praise and appreciation of Indra, the ruler, protector of your food, sustenance and maintenance, all tolerant, all defender and all challenger, hero of a hundred noble actions and the best, most generous and most brilliant of the people.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.92.1
714
पुरुहूतं पुरुष्टुतं गाथान्या३ँ सनश्रुतम् ।
इन्द्र इति ब्रवीतन ॥
puruhūtaṃ puruṣṭutaṃ gāthānyā3m̐ sanaśrutam ।
indra iti bravītana ॥
Call him by the name and title of ‘Indra’, invoked by many, adored by all, worthy of celebration in story, all time famous who is also a scholar of universal
≡ Ṛgveda 8.92.2
715
इन्द्र इन्नो महोनां दाता वाजानां नृतुः ।
महाँ अभिज्ञ्वा यमत् ॥
indra inno mahonāṃ dātā vājānāṃ nṛtuḥ ।
mahām̐ abhijñvā yamat ॥
Indrais ahappy and joyous leader, giver of ahigh order of living, energy and life's victories. May he, with love, courtesy and humility, lead us to life's greatness and glory.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.92.3
716
प्र व इन्द्राय मादनँ हर्यश्वाय गायत ।
सखायः सोमपाव्ने ॥
pra va indrāya mādanam̐ haryaśvāya gāyata ।
sakhāyaḥ somapāvne ॥
O friends, sing exciting songs of celebration in honour of Indra, your leader, commander of dynamic forces who loves the nation's honour and excellence and thirsts to celebrate the grandeur of it.
≡ Ṛgveda 7.31.1
717
शँसेदुक्थँ सुदानव उत द्युक्षं यथ नरः ।
चकृमा सत्यराधसे ॥
śam̐seduktham̐ sudānava uta dyukṣaṃ yatha naraḥ ।
cakṛmā satyarādhase ॥
VMAgaa Tata Sa eat AAT AT: | Say adorable words of praise for Indra, generous giver, and sing heavenly songs for him as leading lights of the nation do. Let us too do the same honour to him, the great accomplisher of truth.
≡ Ṛgveda 7.31.2
718
त्वं न इन्द्र वाजयुस्त्वं गव्युः शतक्रतो ।
त्वँ हिरण्ययुर्वसो ॥
tvaṃ na indra vājayustvaṃ gavyuḥ śatakrato ।
tvam̐ hiraṇyayurvaso ॥
Indra, glorious ruler, you are giver of peace and settlement, you are accomplisher of a hundred yajnic acts of truth, you are giver of victory and progress to us, you are lover of the land and culture and you are creator of golden wealth, honour and excellence. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 7.31.3
719
वयमु त्वा तदिदर्था इन्द्र त्वायन्तः सखायः ।
कण्वा उक्थेभिर्जरन्ते ॥
vayamu tvā tadidarthā indra tvāyantaḥ sakhāyaḥ ।
kaṇvā ukthebhirjarante ॥
Indra, we too have the same aims and objectives as you. Weare your friends and admirers. We know and wish to achieve, and with all words of praise and appreciation, we adore you as others, wise devotees,
≡ Ṛgveda 8.2.16
720
न घेमन्यदा पपन वज्रिन्नपसो नविष्टौ ।
तवेदु स्तोमैश्चिकेत ॥
na ghemanyadā papana vajrinnapaso naviṣṭau ।
tavedu stomaiściketa ॥
Indra, lord of thunder and justice, in the beginning of anew plan, action or programme of holiness, | adore none else but only you. | know only one song of adoration and that is for you alone.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.2.17
721
इच्छन्ति देवाः सुन्वन्तं न स्वप्नाय स्पृहयन्ति ।
यन्ति प्रमादमतन्द्राः ॥
icchanti devāḥ sunvantaṃ na svapnāya spṛhayanti ।
yanti pramādamatandrāḥ ॥
Divines of brilliance and holy action love those engaged in creative actions of piety. They care not for dreams and love no dreamers. Active, wakeful and realistic beyond illusion, they achieve the joy of success in life.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.2.18
722
इन्द्राय मद्व्ने सुतं परि ष्टोभन्तु नो गिरः ।
अर्कमर्च्चन्तु कारवः ॥
indrāya madvne sutaṃ pari ṣṭobhantu no giraḥ ।
arkamarccantu kāravaḥ ॥
At RTT: 1 Letall our voices of admiration flow and intensify the soma for the joy of Indra, and let the poets sing songs of adoration for him and celebrate his
≡ Ṛgveda 8.92.19
723
यस्मिन्विश्वा अधि श्रियो रणन्ति सप्त सँसदः ।
इन्द्रँ सुते हवामहे ॥
yasminviśvā adhi śriyo raṇanti sapta sam̐sadaḥ ।
indram̐ sute havāmahe ॥
In our soma yajna of life, in meditation, and in the holy business of living, we invoke Indra, in whom all beauties and graces abide, whom all the seven seers in yajna adore, in whom all five senses, mind and intelligence subside absorbed, and under whom all the seven assemblies of the world unite, meet and act. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.92.20
724
त्रिकद्रुकेषु चेतनं देवासो यज्ञमत्नत ।
तमिद्वर्धन्तु नो गिरः ॥
trikadrukeṣu cetanaṃ devāso yajñamatnata ।
tamidvardhantu no giraḥ ॥
afigefirg At ATE: WeRe In three modes of body, mind and soul, the devas, seven senses, the human consciousness and the noble yogis, concentrate on Indra, divine consciousness. In three regions of the universe, noble souls meditate on the universal consciousness of the divine Indra. Thus they perform the yajna of divinity in communion. May all our songs of adoration glorify that supreme
≡ Ṛgveda 8.92.21
725
अयं त इन्द्र सोमो निपूतो अधि बर्हिषि ।
एहीमस्य द्रवा पिब ॥
ayaṃ ta indra somo nipūto adhi barhiṣi ।
ehīmasya dravā piba ॥
Bi e-<%B ers cy Indra, this soma pure and sanctified on the holy grass of yajna vedi, is dedicated to you. Come fast, you would loveit, drink and enjoy, and protect and promote it for the good of all.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.17.11
Mantras 726–740
726
शाचिगो शाचिपूजनायँ रणाय ते सुतः ।
आखण्डल प्र हूयसे ॥
śācigo śācipūjanāyam̐ raṇāya te sutaḥ ।
ākhaṇḍala pra hūyase ॥
Lord self-refulgent creator of stars and planets, glorious adorable, this cosmic soma of the universe of your creation is for the joy of life. Therefore, O lord imperishable, you are invoked and adored with love and
≡ Ṛgveda 8.17.12
727
यस्ते शृङ्गवृषो णपात्प्रणपात्कुण्डपाय्यः ।
न्यस्मिं दध्र आ मनः ॥
yaste śṛṅgavṛṣo ṇapātpraṇapātkuṇḍapāyyaḥ ।
nyasmiṃ dadhra ā manaḥ ॥
O lord, the sun on high which neither falls nor allows others, planets and satellites, to fall is your creation and it is the protector and sustainer of the vault of heaven and the firmament. On this we meditate and concentrate our mind.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.17.13
728
आ तू न इन्द्र क्षुमन्तं चित्रं ग्राभँ सं गृभाय ।
महाहस्ति दक्षिणेन ॥
ā tū na indra kṣumantaṃ citraṃ grābham̐ saṃ gṛbhāya ।
mahāhasti dakṣiṇena ॥
g RT Be BR RB 8 Re, Lord of mighty arms, Indra, gather by your expert right hand abundant riches for us which may be full of nourishment, energy, wonderful beauty and grace worth having as a prize possession.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.81.1
729
विद्मा हि त्वा तुविकूर्मिं तुविदेष्णं तुवीमघम् ।
तुविमात्रमवोभिः ॥
vidmā hi tvā tuvikūrmiṃ tuvideṣṇaṃ tuvīmagham ।
tuvimātramavobhiḥ ॥
We know you as lord of universal action, all giving, treasure hold of unbounded wealth and boundless in power and presence with your favour and
≡ Ṛgveda 8.81.2
730
न हि त्वा शूर देवा न मर्तासो दित्सन्तम् ।
भीमं न गां वारयन्ते ॥
na hi tvā śūra devā na martāso ditsantam ।
bhīmaṃ na gāṃ vārayante ॥
W hen you give to bless mankind, no one can stop you, O brave lord, neither mortals nor immortals, just as no one can resist the mighty sun.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.81.3
731
अभि त्वा वृषभा सुते सुतँ सृजामि पीतये ।
तृम्पा व्यश्नुही मदम् ॥
abhi tvā vṛṣabhā sute sutam̐ sṛjāmi pītaye ।
tṛmpā vyaśnuhī madam ॥
sty cat qaer Ud at Asis Aras 1 Lord of generous and creative power, when the yajna is on and soma is distilled, | prepare the cup and offer you the drink. Pray accept, drink to your heart's content and enjoy the ecstasy of bliss divine.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.45.22
732
मा त्वा मूरा अविष्यवो मोपहस्वान आ दभन् ।
मा कीं ब्रह्मद्विषं वनः ॥
mā tvā mūrā aviṣyavo mopahasvāna ā dabhan ।
mā kīṃ brahmadviṣaṃ vanaḥ ॥
TT cal AT sitfaeralt ATGetaMy SIT esr AT cat AelEsT AA: 11932 i Let the fools and scoffers never get round you, even if they profess that they are keen to please you, for protection and support. Never support the negationists of knowledge, piety, existence and divinity.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.45.23
733
इह त्वा गोपरीणसं महे मन्दन्तु राधसे ।
सरो गौरो यथा पिब ॥
iha tvā goparīṇasaṃ mahe mandantu rādhase ।
saro gauro yathā piba ॥
Here may devotees entertain you Indra, lover of light, with milk and soma for the achievement of great competence and success so that you may drink like the thirsty stag drinking at the pool.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.45.24
734
इदम् वसो सुतमन्धः पिबा सुपूर्णमुदरम् ।
अनाभयिन्ररिमा ते ॥
idam vaso sutamandhaḥ pibā supūrṇamudaram ।
anābhayinrarimā te ॥
Be 3 2 BF BR O lord of the world's treasure of wealth, honour and excellence, here Is this exhilarating soma nectar of love and devotion distilled from the heart and soul. Pray drink of it to your heart's content. We offer it to you, lord beyond fear.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.2.1
735
नृभिर्धौतः सुतो अश्नैरव्या वारैः परिपूतः ।
अश्वो न निक्तो नदीषु ॥
nṛbhirdhautaḥ suto aśnairavyā vāraiḥ paripūtaḥ ।
aśvo na nikto nadīṣu ॥
afueita: Gat again at: afta: | Stirred by best of men, crushed and filtered by men of adamantine character, purified and guarded by best of the brave, it is sparkling like sun rays reflected on the river waters.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.2.2
736
तं ते यवं यथा गोभिः स्वादुमकर्म श्रीणन्तः ।
इन्द्र त्वास्मिन्त्सधमादे ॥
taṃ te yavaṃ yathā gobhiḥ svādumakarma śrīṇantaḥ ।
indra tvāsmintsadhamāde ॥
a a are em inf: earguant sftord: | That sparkling soma drink of devotion seasoned with barley, mixed with milk and cream, we, blenders, having prepared it, offer to you in this house of
≡ Ṛgveda 8.2.3
737
इदँ ह्यन्वोजसा सुतँ राधानां पते ।
पिबा त्वा३स्य गिर्वणः ॥
idam̐ hyanvojasā sutam̐ rādhānāṃ pate ।
pibā tvā3sya girvaṇaḥ ॥
Be cos Be 2. Be Weasel Aa Wart a | O lord and ruler of wealth, power and potential, drink the exciting soma of this generous yajamana, elaborately distilled with vigour and splendour and offered with the voice of homage and reverence. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 3.51.10
738
यस्ते अनु स्वधामसत्सुते नि यच्छ तन्वम् ।
स त्वा ममत्तु सोम्यम् ॥
yaste anu svadhāmasatsute ni yaccha tanvam ।
sa tvā mamattu somyam ॥
Indra, lord ruler of the world, whatever and whoever be in accord with your power and pleasure, pray control, direct, administer and order the bodypolitic into settled form, and may all that give you pleasure and satisfaction, lover and creator of soma peace as you are.
≡ Ṛgveda 3.51.11
739
प्र ते अश्नोतु कुक्ष्योः प्रेन्द्र ब्रह्मणा शिरः ।
प्र बाहू शूर राधसा ॥
pra te aśnotu kukṣyoḥ prendra brahmaṇā śiraḥ ।
pra bāhū śūra rādhasā ॥
Indra, heroic lord ruler of the world, whatever you receive into the body of your treasury for asset and energy, may that wealth and energy inspire your mind with knowledge and enlightenment, and strengthen your arms for potential development of the wealth of nations.
≡ Ṛgveda 3.51.12
740
आ त्वेता नि षीदतेन्द्रमभि प्र गायत ।
सखाय स्तोमवाहसः ॥
ā tvetā ni ṣīdatendramabhi pra gāyata ।
sakhāya stomavāhasaḥ ॥
Friends and celebrants of song divine, come, sit together and join to meditate (on life, divinity, humanity, science and spirituality, and freedom), and sing in thankful praise of Indra, lord of life and energy.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.5.1
Mantras 741–755
741
पुरूतमं पुरूणामीशानं वार्याणाम् ।
इन्द्रँ सोमे सचा सुते ॥
purūtamaṃ purūṇāmīśānaṃ vāryāṇām ।
indram̐ some sacā sute ॥
Friends and comrades in study and meditation, when you have distilled the essence of soma, life and spirit present at the heart of things, then sing in praise of Indra, closest at hand of things in heaven and earth, and ruler dispenser of the fruits of love and desire. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.5.2
742
स घा नो योग आ भुवत्स राये स पुरन्ध्या ।
गमद्वाजेभिरा स नः ॥
sa ghā no yoga ā bhuvatsa rāye sa purandhyā ।
gamadvājebhirā sa naḥ ॥
Sa At AMT st Wad Bt Wa A Tear I THE ATS GF A: UWS? Indra, life and energy of the universe, is at the heart of our meditation. That is the spirit and secret of the wealth of the world. That is the inspiration at the centre of our thought and intelligence. May that lord of life and energy come and bless us with gifts of knowledge and power in our joint endevours.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.5.3
743
योगेयोगे तवस्तरं वाजेवाजे हवामहे ।
सखाय इन्द्रमूतये ॥
yogeyoge tavastaraṃ vājevāje havāmahe ।
sakhāya indramūtaye ॥
gR Be WB WR Friends together and friends of Indra ever stronger and mightier, in every act of production and progress and in every battle for protection and preservation, wecall upon Indra for defence and victory for well-being.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.30.7
744
अनु प्रत्नस्यौकसो हुवे तुविप्रतिं नरम् ।
यं ते पूर्वं पिता हुवे ॥
anu pratnasyaukaso huve tuvipratiṃ naram ।
yaṃ te pūrvaṃ pitā huve ॥
a cca Be 2 Be | invoke and call upon the Primeval Man, eternal father, who creates this multitudinous existence from the eternal womb of nature, the same whom our original forefathers invoked and worshipped.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.30.9
745
आ घा गमद्यदि श्रवत्सहस्रिणीभिरूतिभिः ।
वाजेभिरुप नो हवम् ॥
ā ghā gamadyadi śravatsahasriṇībhirūtibhiḥ ।
vājebhirupa no havam ॥
If Indra hears our call, let Him come, we pray, with a thousand ways of protection and progress of prosperity and well-being.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.30.8
746
इन्द्र सुतेषु सोमेषु क्रतुं पुनीष उक्थ्यम् ।
विदे वृधस्य दक्षस्य महाँ हि षः ॥
indra suteṣu someṣu kratuṃ punīṣa ukthyam ।
vide vṛdhasya dakṣasya mahām̐ hi ṣaḥ ॥
When a special yajnic programme for the realisation of special knowledge, power and expertise in a particular field is completed with hymns of thanks and praise to divinity, then Indra, lord omnipotent and omniscient, sanctifies the joint endeavour of holiness and blesses the programme with success. Great is he.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.13.1
747
स प्रथमे व्योमनि देवानाँ सदने वृधः ।
सुपारः सुश्रवस्तमः समप्सुजित् ॥
sa prathame vyomani devānām̐ sadane vṛdhaḥ ।
supāraḥ suśravastamaḥ samapsujit ॥
At the first expansive manifestation of space, at the centre of all divine mutations of nature, he is the efficient cause of nature's evolution, supreme pilot, most abundant and most glorious, omnipotent victor over conflicts and negativities in the way of evolution of nature and humanity in relation to will and action. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.13.2
748
तमु हुवे वाजसातय इन्द्रं भराय शुष्मिणम् ।
भवा नः सुम्ने अन्तमः सखा वृधे ॥
tamu huve vājasātaya indraṃ bharāya śuṣmiṇam ।
bhavā naḥ sumne antamaḥ sakhā vṛdhe ॥
That Indra, potent and abundant, | invoke for victory in the race for life, for growth and fulfilment. O lord, be our friend, our innermost centre of conscience for our progress, peace and all round well being. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.13.3
749
एना वो अग्निं नमसोर्जो नपातमा हुवे ।
प्रियं चेतिष्ठमरतिँ स्वध्वरं विश्वस्य दूतममृतम् ॥
enā vo agniṃ namasorjo napātamā huve ।
priyaṃ cetiṣṭhamaratim̐ svadhvaraṃ viśvasya dūtamamṛtam ॥
Wat at sift aaairsif =sureheT Teal O people, for your sake, with food, homage and self-surrender, | invoke and serve Agni, giver of light and fire of life, product as well as the source of unfailing energy, strength and power, cherished and valuable friend, most enlightened and constant agent of the holiest programmes of love and non-violent development, and imperishable carrier and messenger of world communications.
≡ Ṛgveda 7.16.1
750
स योजते अरुषा विश्वभोजसा स दुद्रवत्स्वाहुतः ।
सुब्रह्मा यज्ञः सुशमी वसूनां देवँ राधो जनानाम् ॥
sa yojate aruṣā viśvabhojasā sa dudravatsvāhutaḥ ।
subrahmā yajñaḥ suśamī vasūnāṃ devam̐ rādho janānām ॥
Be XR BR BRR wR RRs That Agni, leading power of nature and humanity, uses bright natural elements of universal value such as sun rays, fire and water, like horses harnessed to the chariot, and, when invoked and raised, would move at the fastest speed. He is the master of natural Knowledge and natural materials, adorable, noble and potent worker, and the accomplisher of means, materials and projects of humanity for common success and progress.
≡ Ṛgveda 7.16.2
751
प्रत्यु अदर्श्यायत्यू३च्छन्ती दुहिता दिवः ।
अपो मही वृणुते चक्षुषा तमो ज्योतिष्कृणोति सूनरी ॥
pratyu adarśyāyatyū3cchantī duhitā divaḥ ।
apo mahī vṛṇute cakṣuṣā tamo jyotiṣkṛṇoti sūnarī ॥
The great and glorious dawn, child of the light of divinity, is seen rising, dispelling mists and darkness, and illuminates with light the world of our actions, brilliant guide as she is for the day.
≡ Ṛgveda 7.81.1
752
उदुस्रियाः सृजते सूर्यः सचा उद्यन्नक्षत्रमर्चिवत् ।
तवेदुषो व्युषि सूर्यस्य च सं भक्तेन गमेमहि ॥
udusriyāḥ sṛjate sūryaḥ sacā udyannakṣatramarcivat ।
taveduṣo vyuṣi sūryasya ca saṃ bhaktena gamemahi ॥
Taga oar aia AS WT THATS 1 9G? I And then the sun, friend and associate together, takes over and, blazing with splendour, sends forth radiations of light and illuminates the planet earth. O dawn, in your original revelation of light divine and in the solar radiations, we pray, let us abide and act with faith and delightful experience of the illumination. (Rg. emt 3 at faferea Ser gard safer | Brilliant Ashvins, these yajakas dedicated to life divine invoke and call upon you for light, and | too, O versatile commanders of the wealth of knowledge, power and vision, invite you and pray for protection and advancement since you visit and bless every individual and every community. at waren ft asd frat Bret wer 4% I O leading lights of humanity, you provide wonderful food for the body, mind and soul, provide inspiration and incentive for the man of truth and rectitude. With an equal mind with us all, bring up your chariot, add to the joy of the community and share the honey sweets of peace and pleasure.
≡ Ṛgveda 7.81.2
753
इमा उ वां दिविष्टय उस्रा हवन्ते अश्विना ।
अयं वामह्वेऽवसे शचीवसू विशंविशँ हि गच्छथः ॥
imā u vāṃ diviṣṭaya usrā havante aśvinā ।
ayaṃ vāmahve'vase śacīvasū viśaṃviśam̐ hi gacchathaḥ ॥
754
युवं चित्रं ददथुर्भोजनं नरा चोदेथाँ सूनृतावते ।
अर्वाग्रथँ समनसा नि यच्छतं पिबतँ सोम्यं मधु ॥
yuvaṃ citraṃ dadathurbhojanaṃ narā codethām̐ sūnṛtāvate ।
arvāgratham̐ samanasā ni yacchataṃ pibatam̐ somyaṃ madhu ॥
755
अस्य प्रत्नामनु द्युतँ शुक्रं दुदुह्रे अह्रयः ।
पयः सहस्रसामृषिम् ॥
asya pratnāmanu dyutam̐ śukraṃ duduhre ahrayaḥ ।
payaḥ sahasrasāmṛṣim ॥
M en of vision and science of yajna, in pursuit of the ancient and eternal Vedic tradition of this lord of light, peace and purity, distil the brilliant, pure and powerful and visionary knowledge of a thousandfold nourishing and inspiring gifts of existence.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.54.1
Mantras 756–770
756
अयँ सूर्य इवोपदृगयँ सराँसि धावति ।
सप्त प्रवत आ दिवम् ॥
ayam̐ sūrya ivopadṛgayam̐ sarām̐si dhāvati ।
sapta pravata ā divam ॥
Ge Waa att a Twus N This Soma, like the sun, all watching and illuminating, sets rivers, seas and energies aflow, pervading therein on earth and in the seven-fold light of the sun upto the regions of light.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.54.2
757
अयं विश्वानि तिष्ठति पुनानो भुवनोपरि ।
सोमो देवो न सूर्यः ॥
ayaṃ viśvāni tiṣṭhati punāno bhuvanopari ।
somo devo na sūryaḥ ॥
758
एष प्रत्नेन जन्मना देवो देवेभ्यः सुतः ।
हरिः पवित्रे अर्षति ॥
eṣa pratnena janmanā devo devebhyaḥ sutaḥ ।
hariḥ pavitre arṣati ॥
This divine spirit since its timeless manifestation, revealed and manifested for the divines, arises in the pure hearts of humanity, eliminating pain and suffering.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.3.9
759
एष प्रत्नेन मन्मना देवो देवेभ्यस्परि ।
कविर्विप्रेण वावृधे ॥
eṣa pratnena manmanā devo devebhyaspari ।
kavirvipreṇa vāvṛdhe ॥
SaeeTy | This divine Soma, light and vision of the world, Self-realised by the sages and glorified with ancient and eternal hymns of the Veda, vibrates for them in the heart and soul and sanctifies them with showers of heavenly
≡ Ṛgveda 9.42.2
760
दुहानः प्रत्नमित्पयः पवित्रे परि षिच्यसे ।
क्रन्दं देवाँ अजीजनः ॥
duhānaḥ pratnamitpayaḥ pavitre pari ṣicyase ।
krandaṃ devām̐ ajījanaḥ ॥
Creating the eternal life-giving food of divine ecstasy for the soul, the presence of blissful Soma vibrates in the heart of the celebrant and, calling out as if loud and bold, awakens the dormant divine potentialities of the devotee to active possibilities. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.42.4
761
उप शिक्षापतस्थुषो भियसमा धेहि शत्रवे ।
पवमान विदा रयिम् ॥
upa śikṣāpatasthuṣo bhiyasamā dhehi śatrave ।
pavamāna vidā rayim ॥
O lord of purity, those who stay far off, bring close and instruct; those who are negative, strike with fear; bring wealth, honour and excellence for life.(Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.19.6
762
उषो षु जातमप्तुरं गोभिर्भङ्गं परिष्कृतम् ।
इन्दुं देवा अयासिषुः ॥
uṣo ṣu jātamapturaṃ gobhirbhaṅgaṃ pariṣkṛtam ।
induṃ devā ayāsiṣuḥ ॥
Soma, spirit of beauty, grace and glory, divinely created, nobly born, zealous, destroyer of negativity, beatified and celebrated in songs of divine voice, the noblest powers of nature and humanity adore, share and
≡ Ṛgveda 9.61.13
763
उपास्मै गायता नरः पवमानायेन्दवे ।
अभि देवाँ इयक्षते ॥
upāsmai gāyatā naraḥ pavamānāyendave ।
abhi devām̐ iyakṣate ॥
O leading lights of humanity, to win the wealth of life's joy, work and sing in thanks and adoration for this infinite fount of pure bliss which overflows and yearns to join and inspire the noble creative performers of yajna.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.11.1
764
प्र सोमासो विपश्चितोऽपो नयन्त ऊर्मयः ।
वनानि महिषा इव ॥
pra somāso vipaścito'po nayanta ūrmayaḥ ।
vanāni mahiṣā iva ॥
J ust 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
765
अभि द्रोणानि बभ्रवः शुक्रा ऋतस्य धारया ।
वाजं गोमन्तमक्षरन् ॥
abhi droṇāni babhravaḥ śukrā ṛtasya dhārayā ।
vājaṃ gomantamakṣaran ॥
Just as pure, powerful, brown nectar streams of soma shower milky energies to fill the casks of exhilarating drink for the aspirants, so do seasoned self-realised scholars and teachers of Vedic knowledge and experience, pure at heart and clairvoyant in vision and intelligence, let flow powerful exhilarating streams of knowledge and enlightenment in channels of truth, law and immortality for competent and conscientious seekers of life's fulfilment.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.33.2
766
सुता इन्द्राय वायवे वरुणाय मरुद्भ्यः ।
सोमा अर्षन्तु विष्णवे ॥
sutā indrāya vāyave varuṇāya marudbhyaḥ ।
somā arṣantu viṣṇave ॥
K nowledge, wisdom and expertise, valuable and blissful as soma, collected and refined by sages and scholars of vision and experience, flows on for Indra, the ruling soul, Vayu, the vibrant people, Varuna, powers of judgement and dispensation, Maruts, stormy warriors, and Vishnu, universal sustaining powers of life and
≡ Ṛgveda 9.33.3
767
प्र सोम देववीतये सिन्धुर्न पिप्ये अर्णसा ।
अँशोः पयसा मदिरो न जागृविरच्छा कोशं मधुश्चुतम् ॥
pra soma devavītaye sindhurna pipye arṇasā ।
am̐śoḥ payasā madiro na jāgṛviracchā kośaṃ madhuścutam ॥
O Soma, be full with the liquid spirit of joy like the sea which is full with the flood of streams and rivers, and, like the very spirit of ecstasy overflowing with delicious exuberance of light divine, ever awake, flow into the devotee's heart blest with the honeyed joy of
≡ Ṛgveda 9.107.12
768
आ हर्यतो अर्जुनो अत्के अव्यत प्रियः सूनुर्न मर्ज्यः ।
तमीँ हिन्वन्त्यपसो यथा रथं नदीष्वा गभस्त्योः ॥
ā haryato arjuno atke avyata priyaḥ sūnurna marjyaḥ ।
tamīm̐ hinvantyapaso yathā rathaṃ nadīṣvā gabhastyoḥ ॥
oat eit STAT Sich sterd fra: cS AT: I Dear, loved and fascinating, Soma emerges in like a child's and inspiring as a sanative. Devotees stimulate it with holy karma, a thing beautiful and inspiring, and let it join and flow in the streams of thought and action between their intellect and emotion and their prana and apana energies.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.107.13
769
प्र सोमासो मदच्युतः श्रवसे नो मघोनाम् ।
सुता विदथे अक्रमुः ॥
pra somāso madacyutaḥ śravase no maghonām ।
sutā vidathe akramuḥ ॥
Hae: sae AT AAT 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
770
आदीँ हँसो यथा गणं विश्वस्यावीवशन्मतिम् ।
अत्यो न गोभिरज्यते ॥
ādīm̐ ham̐so yathā gaṇaṃ viśvasyāvīvaśanmatim ।
atyo na gobhirajyate ॥
And just as a hansa bird joins its flock and just as a horse is controlled by reins to reach the destination, so does the soul, having controlled and concentrated all senses, mind and intelligence, rise and join the presence of Divinity, its ultimate haven and home. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.32.3
Mantras 771–774
771
आदीं त्रितस्य योषणो हरिँ हिन्वन्त्यद्रिभिः ।
इन्दुमिन्द्राय पीतये ॥
ādīṃ tritasya yoṣaṇo harim̐ hinvantyadribhiḥ ।
indumindrāya pītaye ॥
And the vibrant thoughts and words of the sage beyond three fold bondage of body, mind and soul, with all perceptions of sense and conceptions of mind concentrated, rise, reach and exalt the lord of peace and joy, destroyer of suffering, for the enlightenment and ecstasy of the human soul.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.32.2
772
अया पवस्व देवयु रेभन्पवित्रं पर्येषि विश्वतः ।
मधोर्धारा असृक्षत ॥
ayā pavasva devayu rebhanpavitraṃ paryeṣi viśvataḥ ।
madhordhārā asṛkṣata ॥
Thus vibrate, purify and flow, friend of sages and divines, releasing these honey streams of joy, and go on eloquent to bless the pure heart all round all ways in the world.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.106.14
773
पवते हर्यतो हरिरति ह्वराँसि रँह्या ।
अभ्यर्ष स्तोतृभ्यो वीरवद्यशः ॥
pavate haryato harirati hvarām̐si ram̐hyā ।
abhyarṣa stotṛbhyo vīravadyaśaḥ ॥
The beauteous and beatific divine saviour spirit of Soma vibrates, purifies and flows with tremendous force, casting off all crookedness and contradictions, and overflowing with valour, honour and excellence for the celebrants and their heroic progeny for generations.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.106.13
774
प्र सुन्वानास्यान्धसो मर्तो न वष्ट तद्वचः ।
अप श्वानमराधसँ हता मखं न भृगवः ॥
pra sunvānāsyāndhaso marto na vaṣṭa tadvacaḥ ।
apa śvānamarādhasam̐ hatā makhaṃ na bhṛgavaḥ ॥
to VaR EAT WS A Ta: Woe Il That silent voice of the generative illuminative Soma of divine food, energy and enlightenment for the devotee, the ordinary mortal does not perceive. O yajakas, ward off the clamours and noises which disturb the meditative yajna as men of wisdom ward them off to save their yajna.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.101.13