14. Uttarārcika — Prapāṭhaka 8
Mantras 1617–1631
1617
विश्वेभिरग्ने अग्निभिरिमं यज्ञमिदं वचः ।
चनो घाः सहसा यहो ॥
viśvebhiragne agnibhirimaṃ yajñamidaṃ vacaḥ ।
cano ghāḥ sahasā yaho ॥
Agni, lord of knowledge, mighty of strength and power, kind and gracious, with all these forms of heat and energy, take on this yajnic programme of ours, fructify our words of prayer, and bless us with the delight of well-being.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.26.10
1618
यच्चिद्धि शश्वा तना देवन्देवं यजामहे ।
त्वे इद्धूयते हविः ॥
yacciddhi śaśvā tanā devandevaṃ yajāmahe ।
tve iddhūyate haviḥ ॥
aretha ergata AAT Sass THAT | By whichever eternal and extended holy powers of cosmic yajna were the brilliant and generous powers of nature created, to the same divine powers we offer yajna, to one and all. And to the same powers is the holy material of yajna offered for all time.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.26.6
1619
प्रियो नो अस्तु विश्पतिर्होता मन्द्रो वरेण्यः ।
प्रियाः स्वग्नयो वयम् ॥
priyo no astu viśpatirhotā mandro vareṇyaḥ ।
priyāḥ svagnayo vayam ॥
May the happy, charming and venerable ruler of the people, worthy of choice, be dear to us. May the venerable people who offer yajna in honour of Agni, eternal lord of cosmic yajna, and the leader of the people, be dear to us.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.26.7
1620
इन्द्रं वो विश्वतस्परि हवामहे जनेभ्यः ।
अस्माकमस्तु केवलः ॥
indraṃ vo viśvataspari havāmahe janebhyaḥ ।
asmākamastu kevalaḥ ॥
For the sake of you all of humanity, we invoke and worship Indra, the one lord ruler over the universe, and we pray He may be with us in vision in a state of
≡ Ṛgveda 1.7.10
1621
स नो वृषन्नमुं चरुँ सत्रादावन्नपा वृधि ।
अस्मभ्यमप्रतिष्कुतः ॥
sa no vṛṣannamuṃ carum̐ satrādāvannapā vṛdhi ।
asmabhyamapratiṣkutaḥ ॥
Indra, lord of the universe, light of the world, generous lord of wealth, irresistible wielder of power, generous giver of showers, grant us the yajnic prosperity of life and open the doors of freedom and salvation at the end.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.7.6
1622
बृषा यूथेव वँसगः कृष्टीरियर्त्योजसा ।
ईशानो अप्रतिष्कुतः ॥
bṛṣā yūtheva vam̐sagaḥ kṛṣṭīriyartyojasā ।
īśāno apratiṣkutaḥ ॥
ae Aare AT: eaten | As the virile bull leads the herd it rules, so does Indra, generous lord indomitable and ruler of the world, inspire and lead His children to joy and freedom. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.7.8
1623
त्वं नश्चित्र ऊत्या वसो राधाँसि चोदय ।
अस्य रायस्त्वमग्ने रथीरसि विदा गाधं तुचे तु नः ॥
tvaṃ naścitra ūtyā vaso rādhām̐si codaya ।
asya rāyastvamagne rathīrasi vidā gādhaṃ tuce tu naḥ ॥
Agni, wonderful lord of versatile action, giver of shelter and security of the home, with protection and advancement, inspire and raise our means and materials for success and achievement. O lord of knowledge and vision, you are the guide and pilot of the chariot and wealth and honours of this generation. Give us the message and inspiration of peace, progress and security for our children.
≡ Ṛgveda 6.48.9
1624
पर्षि तोकं तनयं पर्तृभिष्ट्वमदब्धैरप्रयुत्वभिः ।
अग्ने हेडाँसि दैव्या युयोधि नोऽदेवानि हराँसि च ॥
parṣi tokaṃ tanayaṃ partṛbhiṣṭvamadabdhairaprayutvabhiḥ ।
agne heḍām̐si daivyā yuyodhi no'devāni harām̐si ca ॥
afd citar are a fereguaaiergrate: | Agni, lord of light and culture, you cleanse, refine and enrich our children and teenagers with all nourishments and safeguards for body, mind and soul with unfailing and unchallengeable modes and methods of education and refinement. Resist and overcome the passions and negativities which attract natural wrath and fight out impious temptations from us.
≡ Ṛgveda 6.48.10
1625
किमित्ते विष्णो परिचक्षि नाम प्र यद्ववक्षे शिपिविष्टो अस्मि ।
मा वर्पो अस्मदप गूह एतद्यदन्यरूपः समिथे बभूथ ॥
kimitte viṣṇo paricakṣi nāma pra yadvavakṣe śipiviṣṭo asmi ।
mā varpo asmadapa gūha etadyadanyarūpaḥ samithe babhūtha ॥
g ‘is BR at at sreteu yg Ua eeRAT: SPAS TIT 1 VERVE UI Kim it te visno paricaksi nama pra yad vavakse Vishnu, can that manifestive form of your presence be described or ignored? You yourself reveal in the Veda that you are self - refulgent. Pray do not hide off that form of yours from me, nor the other one which manifests in the divine wrath and punishment in the existential battle between good and evil. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 7.100.6
1626
प्र तत्ते अद्य शिपिविष्ट हव्यमर्यः शँसामि वयुनानि विद्वान् ।
तं त्वा गृणामि तवसमतव्यान्क्षयन्तमस्य रजसः पराके ॥
pra tatte adya śipiviṣṭa havyamaryaḥ śam̐sāmi vayunāni vidvān ।
taṃ tvā gṛṇāmi tavasamatavyānkṣayantamasya rajasaḥ parāke ॥
a aT Torr AAAI, eraea ey He: O lord self-refulgent, you that have made this wide world, | adore today, celebrate and glorify your name: You are the master, lord omniscient of the ways and laws of existence. You are the mighty power, all pervasive far and wide in the moving world, and you are transcendent even beyond.
≡ Ṛgveda 7.100.5
1627
वषट् ते विष्णवास आ कृणोमि तन्मे जुषस्व शिपिविष्ट हव्यम् ।
वर्धन्तु त्वा सुष्टुतयो गिरि मे यूयं पात स्वस्तभिः सदा नः ॥
vaṣaṭ te viṣṇavāsa ā kṛṇomi tanme juṣasva śipiviṣṭa havyam ।
vardhantu tvā suṣṭutayo giri me yūyaṃ pāta svastabhiḥ sadā naḥ ॥
ea aed at Geaat Pra & ga ora eaheahes: Vishnu, lord omnipresent, | do honour to your presence in song and offer it to you as homage in words. O lord of universal light of life, pray accept this offer of homage. May my words of celebration exalt your presence in manifestation. O lord, O divinities of nature and humanity, pray protect and promote us with all means and modes of peace, prosperity and all round well being all ways all time.
≡ Ṛgveda 7.100.7
1628
वायो शुक्रो अयामि ते मध्वो अग्रं दिविष्टिषु ।
आ याहि सोमपीतये स्पार्हो देव नियुत्वता ॥
vāyo śukro ayāmi te madhvo agraṃ diviṣṭiṣu ।
ā yāhi somapītaye spārho deva niyutvatā ॥
Vayu, lord omnipotent, self-refulgent and generous centre object of universal love, | come to the top of the honey sweets of yajnic creations of light and joy for the life divine, cleansed and pure as | am now. Come for adrink of soma by the chariot and the team of Indra and Vayu, you two love and deserve the drink of these somas distilled in yajnas. | ust as waters all together flow to the sea, so do all flows of soma and all movements of dedicated devotees end up when they join you. arafarara eifaron are vreeerdt | Vayu and Indra, most powerful, commander and ruler of the power and force of existence, controllers of the dynamics of energy, come hither together by the Same chariot as two in one for the protection and promotion of our yajna of production, honour and
≡ Ṛgveda 4.47.1
1629
इन्द्रश्च वायवेषाँ सोमानां पीतिमर्हथः ।
युवाँ हि यन्तीन्दवो निम्नमापो न सध्र्यक् ॥
indraśca vāyaveṣām̐ somānāṃ pītimarhathaḥ ।
yuvām̐ hi yantīndavo nimnamāpo na sadhryak ॥
1630
वायविन्द्रश्च शुष्मिणा सरथँ शवसस्पती ।
नियुत्वन्ता न ऊतय आ यातँ सोमपीतये ॥
vāyavindraśca śuṣmiṇā saratham̐ śavasaspatī ।
niyutvantā na ūtaya ā yātam̐ somapītaye ॥
1631
अध क्षपा परिष्कृतो वाजाँ अभि प्र गाहते ।
यदी विवस्वतो धियो हरिँ हिन्वन्ति यातवे ॥
adha kṣapā pariṣkṛto vājām̐ abhi pra gāhate ।
yadī vivasvato dhiyo harim̐ hinvanti yātave ॥
When the thoughts and actions of bright celebrants invoke, invite and inspire Soma to move, initiate and bless, then the divine spirit, exalted by the songs, moves toward battles and inspires, energises and exalts their mind and courage for victory.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.99.2
Mantras 1632–1646
1632
तमस्य मर्जयामसि मदो य इन्द्रपातमः ।
यं गाव आसभिर्दधुः पुरा नूनं च सूरयः ॥
tamasya marjayāmasi mado ya indrapātamaḥ ।
yaṃ gāva āsabhirdadhuḥ purā nūnaṃ ca sūrayaḥ ॥
are astarafa vet a oe: i That power and ecstasy of this Soma, worthiest of the soul's delight, we adore and exalt, which the sense and mind with their perceptions and reflection receive and which, for sure, veteran sages too have experienced for times immemorial.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.99.3
1633
तं गाथया पुराण्या पुनानमभ्यनूषत ।
उतो कृपन्त धीतयो देवानां नाम बिभ्रतीः ॥
taṃ gāthayā purāṇyā punānamabhyanūṣata ।
uto kṛpanta dhītayo devānāṃ nāma bibhratīḥ ॥
That spirit of Soma, pure and purifying, the celebrants adore and exalt by songs of old in Vedic voice and, the same, thoughts and actions of veteran sages with the divine name content of the lord supplicate and
≡ Ṛgveda 9.99.4
1634
अश्वं न त्वा वारवन्तं वन्दध्या अग्निं नमोभिः ।
सम्राजन्तमध्वराणाम् ॥
aśvaṃ na tvā vāravantaṃ vandadhyā agniṃ namobhiḥ ।
samrājantamadhvarāṇām ॥
Agni, brilliant and illuminating power and presence of yajnas from the homely agnihotra to the highest programmes of humanity, like a tempestuous horse of flying hair, we praise you and celebrate you with homage and offerings of food and oblations. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.27.1
1635
स घा नः सूनुः शवसा पृथुप्रगामा सुशेवः ।
मीढ्वाँ अस्माकं बभूयात् ॥
sa ghā naḥ sūnuḥ śavasā pṛthupragāmā suśevaḥ ।
mīḍhvām̐ asmākaṃ babhūyāt ॥
May our children and successors, travelling far and wide with power and knowledge, be good and kind to us and give us showers of wealth and prosperity. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.27.2
1636
स नो दूराच्चासाच्च नि मर्त्यादघायोः ।
पाहि सदमिद्विश्वायुः ॥
sa no dūrāccāsācca ni martyādaghāyoḥ ।
pāhi sadamidviśvāyuḥ ॥
GATT AT ET FT MAT: | May he, lord of light and knowledge, giver of all joys of life, protect our life, home and industry from far and near against any and every sinful person.(Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.27.3
1637
त्वमिन्द्र प्रतूर्तिष्वभि विश्वा असि स्पृधः ।
अशस्तिहा जनिता वृत्रतूरसि त्वं तूर्य तरुष्यतः ॥
tvamindra pratūrtiṣvabhi viśvā asi spṛdhaḥ ।
aśastihā janitā vṛtratūrasi tvaṃ tūrya taruṣyataḥ ॥
Indra, O inspired soul, in the external conflicts of life and in the internal conflicts of mind, you are the Superior over all assailants. You are the destroyer of evil and calumny, creator of goodness and eliminator of impediments. Pray drive off all evil thoughts and oppositions of life and mind.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.99.5
1638
अनु ते शुष्मं तुरयन्तमीयतुः क्षोणी शिशुं न मातरा ।
विश्वास्ते स्पृधः श्नथयन्त मन्यवे वृत्रं यदिन्द्र तूर्वसि ॥
anu te śuṣmaṃ turayantamīyatuḥ kṣoṇī śiśuṃ na mātarā ।
viśvāste spṛdhaḥ śnathayanta manyave vṛtraṃ yadindra tūrvasi ॥
By dedi: airvit STMT AT ATA ifavarea Just as mothers follow the desires and interests of children, so do the heaven and earth, all living beings from earth to heaven, think and act in conformity with you, evil destroying power. All oppositions slacken and fall exhausted when you strike and destroy the demons of evil and negativity in the interest of man.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.99.6
1639
यज्ञ इन्द्रमवर्धयद्यद्भूमिं व्यवर्तयत् ।
चक्राण ओपशं दिवि ॥
yajña indramavardhayadyadbhūmiṃ vyavartayat ।
cakrāṇa opaśaṃ divi ॥
Yajna, joint creative endeavour which protects and replenishes the earth and environment, pleases and elevates Indra, the ruler, and creates a place of bliss in the light of heaven for the doer.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.14.5
1640
व्या३न्तरिक्षमतिरन्मदे सोमस्य रोचना ।
इन्द्रो यदभिनद्वलम् ॥
vyā3ntarikṣamatiranmade somasya rocanā ।
indro yadabhinadvalam ॥
La ¥O It When Indra, lord omnipotent and blissful, eliminates all obstructions and negativities from our paths of progress, then we see the entire space in existence shines with light and overflows with the joy of soma bliss.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.14.7
1641
उदगा आजदङ्गिरोभ्य आविष्कृण्वन्गुहा सतीः ।
अर्वाञ्चं नुनुदे वलम् ॥
udagā ājadaṅgirobhya āviṣkṛṇvanguhā satīḥ ।
arvāñcaṃ nunude valam ॥
Sal SIRS snfaepvaarer at: | W hen the lord shakes up our psychic energies to the depths and throws out our darkness and negativities, then he sharpens our senses along with pranic energies and opens out our spiritual potential hidden in the cave of the heart.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.14.8
1642
त्यमु वः सत्रासाहं विश्वासु गीर्ष्वायतम् ।
आ च्यावयस्यूतये ॥
tyamu vaḥ satrāsāhaṃ viśvāsu gīrṣvāyatam ।
ā cyāvayasyūtaye ॥
O people of the land, that generous and brilliant victor (Sudaksha) in all sessions of the enlightened citizens and celebrated in their universal voices, you elevate to the office of ruler for your defence, protection and progress.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.92.7
1643
युध्मँ सन्तमनर्वाणँ सोमपामनपच्युतम् ।
नरमवार्यक्रतुम् ॥
yudhmam̐ santamanarvāṇam̐ somapāmanapacyutam ।
naramavāryakratum ॥
The ruler, warrior that hits the target, being irresistible, protector and valuer of life's joy, inviolable and unsurpassable leader in irrevocable action: such is
≡ Ṛgveda 8.92.8
1644
शिक्षा ण इन्द्र राय आ पुरु विद्वाँ ऋचीषम ।
अवा नः पार्ये धने ॥
śikṣā ṇa indra rāya ā puru vidvām̐ ṛcīṣama ।
avā naḥ pārye dhane ॥
Indra, leader in knowledge and wisdom, pursuer of the path of rectitude, guide and lead us to ample wealth and protect us through our struggle for victory of honour and excellence.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.92.9
1645
तव त्यदिन्द्रियं बृहत्तव दक्ष्ममुत क्रतुम् ।
वज्रँ शिशाति धिषणा वरेण्यम् ॥
tava tyadindriyaṃ bṛhattava dakṣmamuta kratum ।
vajram̐ śiśāti dhiṣaṇā vareṇyam ॥
That grandeur and eject se yours, that power and potential, that continuous act of divine generosity, that adamantine will and force of natural justice and dispensation of the thunderbolt which overwhelms our will and choice commands our sense of discrimination, and we glorify it, we sharpen it, we accept it with
≡ Ṛgveda 8.15.7
1646
तव द्यौरिन्द्र पौँस्यं पृथिवी वर्धति श्रवः ।
त्वामापः पर्वतासश्च हिन्विरे ॥
tava dyaurindra paum̐syaṃ pṛthivī vardhati śravaḥ ।
tvāmāpaḥ parvatāsaśca hinvire ॥
The light of heaven glorifies your blazing power, the earth augments your honour and fame, and the rolling floods of water and mighty mountains of majesty do awesome homage to you.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.15.8
Mantras 1647–1661
1647
त्वां विष्णुर्बृहन्क्षयो मित्रो गृणाति वरुणः ।
त्वाँ शर्धो मदत्यनु मारुतम् ॥
tvāṃ viṣṇurbṛhankṣayo mitro gṛṇāti varuṇaḥ ।
tvām̐ śardho madatyanu mārutam ॥
Vishnu, cosmic dynamics of nature's expansive sustenance, Mitra, loving and life giving sun, Varuna, soothing and energising oceans of the universe, and the power and force of the showers of cosmic energy all exalt you and receive their life and exaltation from you.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.15.9
1648
नमस्ते अग्न ओजसे गृणन्ति देव कृष्टयः ।
अमैरमित्रमर्दय ॥
namaste agna ojase gṛṇanti deva kṛṣṭayaḥ ।
amairamitramardaya ॥
Ca HEA: | Salutations to you, Agni, refulgent lord of generosity. The people too adore and exalt you. Pray ward off and throw out the enemies and unfriendly forces by your laws and powers.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.75.10
1649
कुवित्सु नो गविष्टयेऽग्ने संवेषिषो रयिम् ।
उरुकृदुरु णस्कृधि ॥
kuvitsu no gaviṣṭaye'gne saṃveṣiṣo rayim ।
urukṛduru ṇaskṛdhi ॥
Agni, refulgent lord, give us ample and high quality wealth for the development and expansion of our lands and cows, and let us too vastly expand and highly rise in life.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.75.11
1650
मा नो अग्ने महाधने परा वर्ग्भारभृद्यथा ।
संवर्गँ सँ रयिं जय ॥
mā no agne mahādhane parā vargbhārabhṛdyathā ।
saṃvargam̐ sam̐ rayiṃ jaya ॥
Agni, do not abandon us in this great battle of life like a tired burden bearer throwing off his burden. Instead, win holy wealth like the yajaka gathering sacred grass for the vedi to perform the yajna.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.75.12
1651
समस्य मन्यवे विशो विश्वा नमन्त कृष्टयः ।
समुद्रायेव सिन्धवः ॥
samasya manyave viśo viśvā namanta kṛṣṭayaḥ ।
samudrāyeva sindhavaḥ ॥
The people, in fact the entire humanity, bow in homage and surrender to this lord of passion, power and splendour just as rivers flow on down and join into the sea.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.6.4
1652
वि चिद्वृत्रस्य दोधतः शिरो बिभेद वृष्णिना ।
वज्रेण शतपर्वणा ॥
vi cidvṛtrasya dodhataḥ śiro bibheda vṛṣṇinā ।
vajreṇa śataparvaṇā ॥
And when the lord of might and munificence with his thunderbolt of showers and a hundred potentials Shatters the head of Vrtra, terror striking demon of darkness, drought and despair, the bolt is nothing but the blazing omnipotence of the lord.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.6.6
1653
ओजस्तदस्य तित्विष उभे यत्समवर्त्तयत् ।
इन्द्रश्चर्मेव रोदसी ॥
ojastadasya titviṣa ubhe yatsamavarttayat ।
indraścarmeva rodasī ॥
When Indra, lord almighty, pervades and envelops both heaven and earth in the cover of light, the light that shines is only the lord's divine splendour that blazes with glory.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.6.5
1654
सुमन्मा वस्वी रन्ती सूनरी ॥
sumanmā vasvī rantī sūnarī ॥
1655
सरूप वृषन्ना गहीमौ भद्रौ धुर्यावभि ।
ताविमा उप सर्पतः ॥
sarūpa vṛṣannā gahīmau bhadrau dhuryāvabhi ।
tāvimā upa sarpataḥ ॥
1656
नीव शीर्षाणि मृढ्वं मध्य आपस्य तिष्ठति ।
शृङ्गेभिर्दशभिर्दिशन् ॥
nīva śīrṣāṇi mṛḍhvaṃ madhya āpasya tiṣṭhati ।
śṛṅgebhirdaśabhirdiśan ॥
1657
पन्यंपन्यमित्सोतार आ धावत मद्याय ।
सोमं वीराय शूराय ॥
panyaṃpanyamitsotāra ā dhāvata madyāya ।
somaṃ vīrāya śūrāya ॥
Panyam-panyam it sotara a dhavata madyaya. O makers of soma, to Indra, offer the drink of soma, brave, ecstatic and heroic, and let each draught be more and more delicious and adorable.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.2.25
1658
एह हरी ब्रह्मयुजा शग्मा वक्षतः सखायम् ।
इन्द्रं गीर्भिर्गिर्वणसम् ॥
eha harī brahmayujā śagmā vakṣataḥ sakhāyam ।
indraṃ gīrbhirgirvaṇasam ॥
Ue at HAI VAT Aare: TAaTay | Let the brave veterans of knowledge and yajnic karma, dedicated to Veda Brahma and humanity, with holy songs of divinity, invoke the most venerable and celebrated lord here on the vedi as our friend and
≡ Ṛgveda 8.2.27
1659
पाता वृत्रहा सुतमा घा गमन्नारे अस्मत् ।
नि यमते शतमूतिः ॥
pātā vṛtrahā sutamā ghā gamannāre asmat ।
ni yamate śatamūtiḥ ॥
UlaT Saat AAA AT WHAT STH | Pata vrtraha sutam a4 gha gamann are asmat. May the connoisseur of distilled soma, destroyer of darkness, dishonour and destitution, come and never be far away from us. Thelord who commands a hundred forces of defence, protection and progress rules all, friends and foes.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.2.26
1660
आ त्वा विशन्त्विन्दवः समुद्रमिव सिन्धवः ।
न त्वामिन्द्राति रिच्यते ॥
ā tvā viśantvindavaḥ samudramiva sindhavaḥ ।
na tvāmindrāti ricyate ॥
g Sy 3 RR Be 2,z oe zy All the flows of soma, joys, beauties and graces of life concentrate in you, and thence they flow forth too, Indra, lord supreme, just as all rivers flow and join in the ocean and flow forth from there. O lord no one can comprehend and excel you.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.92.22
1661
विव्यक्थ महिना वृषन्भक्षँ सोमस्य जागृवे ।
य इन्द्र जठरेषु ते ॥
vivyaktha mahinā vṛṣanbhakṣam̐ somasya jāgṛve ।
ya indra jaṭhareṣu te ॥
O lord of universal love and grace as showers of rain, ever awake in the world of existence, your divine bliss pervades all that essence of soma, joy and beauty of life, which is food for the human soul, and it ripples and rolls in the blissful reservoirs of your divine
≡ Ṛgveda 8.92.23
Mantras 1662–1676
1662
अरं त इन्द्र कुक्षये सोमो भवतु वृत्रहन् ।
अरं धामभ्य इन्दवः ॥
araṃ ta indra kukṣaye somo bhavatu vṛtrahan ।
araṃ dhāmabhya indavaḥ ॥
on aR Baa ara Yad dae | Indra, O lord of power and joy, destroyer of evil and suffering, let there be ample soma to fill the space in the womb of existence, and let the flow of soma be profuse for all the forms of existence.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.92.24
1663
जराबोध तद्विविड्ढि विशेविशे यज्ञियाय ।
स्तोमँ रुद्राय दृशीकम् ॥
jarābodha tadviviḍḍhi viśeviśe yajñiyāya ।
stomam̐ rudrāya dṛśīkam ॥
Hero of high knowledge and wide fame, create and provide for every people and offer to adorable yajnic Rudra, brilliant lord of justice and power, that wealth, honour and celebration which is magnificent and worthy of praise.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.27.10
1664
स नो महाँ अनिमानो धूमकेतुः पुरुश्चन्द्रः ।
धिये वाजाय हिन्वतु ॥
sa no mahām̐ animāno dhūmaketuḥ puruścandraḥ ।
dhiye vājāya hinvatu ॥
May the yajnic science of fire, great, immeasurable, universal delight with banners of smoke and flame, call up and inspire us for the achievement of intelligential technology and creative power and
≡ Ṛgveda 1.27.11
1665
स रेवाँ इव विश्पतिर्दैव्यः केतुः शृणोतु नः ।
उक्थैरग्निर्बृहद्भानुः ॥
sa revām̐ iva viśpatirdaivyaḥ ketuḥ śṛṇotu naḥ ।
ukthairagnirbṛhadbhānuḥ ॥
That Agni, divine protector and sustainer of humanity, destroyer of disease with rays of light, mighty brilliant, may listen to our prayers and hymns of praise like a generous man of wealth and prosperity. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.27.12
1666
तद्वो गाय सुते सचा पुरुहूताय सत्वने ।
शं यद्गवे न शाकिने ॥
tadvo gāya sute sacā puruhūtāya satvane ।
śaṃ yadgave na śākine ॥
aah wrt a Awat Tras At | In your soma yajna in the business of the world of the lord's creation, sing together songs of homage in honour of the universally adored, ever true and eternal almighty Indra, songs which may be as pleasing to the mighty lord as to the seeker and the celebrant. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 6.45.22
1667
न घा वसुर्नि यमते दानं वाजस्य गोमतः ।
यत्सीमुपश्रवद्गिरः ॥
na ghā vasurni yamate dānaṃ vājasya gomataḥ ।
yatsīmupaśravadgiraḥ ॥
are ata srarer: Nneagoll And surely the lord giver of settlement and gifts of knowledge, power and speedy progress does not withhold the gifts since he closely hears the prayers of the devotee and responds.
≡ Ṛgveda 6.45.23
1668
कुवित्सस्य प्र हि व्रजं गोमन्तं दस्युहा गमत् ।
शचीभिरप नो वरत् ॥
kuvitsasya pra hi vrajaṃ gomantaṃ dasyuhā gamat ।
śacībhirapa no varat ॥
May the lord destroyer of evil, negativity and poverty visit the homestead of the prayerful devotee blest with lands, cows and divine Knowledge and open up the flood gates of wealth, power and divine grace for us with his vision and powers.
≡ Ṛgveda 6.45.24
1669
इदं विष्णुर्वि चक्रमे त्रेधा नि दधे पदम् ।
समूढमस्य पाँसुले ॥
idaṃ viṣṇurvi cakrame tredhā ni dadhe padam ।
samūḍhamasya pām̐sule ॥
Vishnu created this threefold universe of matter, motion and mind in three steps of evolution through Prakriti, subtle elements and gross elements, shaped the atoms Into form and fixed the form in eternal space and
≡ Ṛgveda 1.22.17
1670
त्रीणि पदा वि चक्रमे विष्णुर्गोपा अदाभ्यः ।
अतो धर्माणि धारयन् ॥
trīṇi padā vi cakrame viṣṇurgopā adābhyaḥ ।
ato dharmāṇi dhārayan ॥
Vishnu, universal sustainer and unchallengeable protector, fixed the order of the threefold universe of forms, comprehensible, apprehensible and spiritually attainable, and hence the forms abide in and observe the laws of their existence and function.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.22.18
1671
विष्णोः कर्माणि पश्यत यतो व्रतानि पस्पशे ।
इन्द्रस्य युज्यः सखा ॥
viṣṇoḥ karmāṇi paśyata yato vratāni paspaśe ।
indrasya yujyaḥ sakhā ॥
ferent: aout for weet erat aaa West | Watch the creation and actions of Vishnu. Thence the souls know and observe the law and discipline of their existence. Vishnu is the friend and constant companion of the soul.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.22.19
1672
तद्विष्णोः परमं पदँ सदा पश्यन्ति सूरयः ।
दिवीव चक्षुराततम् ॥
tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam̐ sadā paśyanti sūrayaḥ ।
divīva cakṣurātatam ॥
Heroic souls of vision realise the supreme presence of Vishnu in their soul as they see the light of the sun in heaven.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.22.20
1673
तद्विप्रासो विपन्युवो जागृवाँसः समिन्धते ।
विष्णोर्यत्परमं पदम् ॥
tadviprāso vipanyuvo jāgṛvām̐saḥ samindhate ।
viṣṇoryatparamaṃ padam ॥
Visionary souls, celebrants of Vishnu, ever awake, invoke, kindle and light up the spirit within and realise that supreme light of Divinity in the soul. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.22.21
1674
अतो देवा अवन्तु नो यतो विष्णुर्विचक्रमे ।
पृथिव्या अधि सानवि ॥
ato devā avantu no yato viṣṇurvicakrame ।
pṛthivyā adhi sānavi ॥
May the scholars of light and vision favour and protect us with knowledge of the seven stages of creation from earth to Prakrti on top through which Vishnu, lord omnipresent, created the universe (of five elements, Virat and Prakriti).
≡ Ṛgveda 1.22.16
1675
मो षु त्वा वाघतश्च नारे अस्मन्नि रीरमन् ।
आरात्ताद्व सधमादं न आ गहीह वा सन्नुप श्रुधि ॥
mo ṣu tvā vāghataśca nāre asmanni rīraman ।
ārāttādva sadhamādaṃ na ā gahīha vā sannupa śrudhi ॥
ait Fal ATTAP ST AT areata tat STRAT MTATS A BM TS aT TT SPT Cc ACIS Let not your worshippers be far away from us, nor let them detain you. Come to our house of celebration from the farthest distance even, and when you are here, listen to our songs of celebration and divine
≡ Ṛgveda 7.32.1
1676
इमे हि ते ब्रह्मकृतः सुते सचा मधौ न मक्ष आसते ।
इन्द्रे कामं जरितारो वसूयवो रथे न पादमा दधुः ॥
ime hi te brahmakṛtaḥ sute sacā madhau na makṣa āsate ।
indre kāmaṃ jaritāro vasūyavo rathe na pādamā dadhuḥ ॥
o Sont aan aaa Tr FUEHT Se: TRAC aT W hen the celebrants have distilled and seasoned the soma of homage and worship for Indra, ruler of the social order of governance, they sit together like bees clustering round honey. The celebrants dedicated to the honour and prosperity of the ruling order place their trust and faith in Indra, the ruler and the law of governance, like travellers who place their foot on the step and ride the chariot to reach their goal.
≡ Ṛgveda 7.32.2
Mantras 1677–1691
1677
अस्तावि मन्म पूर्व्यं ब्रह्मेन्द्राय वोचत ।
पूर्वीरृतस्य बृहतीरनूषत स्तोतुर्मेधा असृक्षत ॥
astāvi manma pūrvyaṃ brahmendrāya vocata ।
pūrvīrṛtasya bṛhatīranūṣata stoturmedhā asṛkṣata ॥
aT STATA NU Vg I Eternal and adorable song of divine praise has been presented. Chant that for Indra, the divine soul. Sing the grand old hymns of divine law and glorify the lord. Inspire and augment the mind and soul of the
≡ Ṛgveda 8.52.9
1678
समिन्द्रो रायो बृहतीरधूनुत सं क्षोणी समु सूर्यम् ।
सँ शुक्रासः शुचयः सं गवाशिरः सोमा इन्द्रममन्दिषुः ॥
samindro rāyo bṛhatīradhūnuta saṃ kṣoṇī samu sūryam ।
sam̐ śukrāsaḥ śucayaḥ saṃ gavāśiraḥ somā indramamandiṣuḥ ॥
Let! ndra, divine soul, chant and liberate the grand abundance of spontaneous divine hymns in honour of Indra, let the earth and heaven resound, let the hymns reach the sun. Let the pure, powerful and sanctified soma abundance of divine celebration please Indra, lord omnipotent and omnificent.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.52.10
1679
इन्द्राय सोम पातवे वृत्रघ्ने परि षिच्यसे ।
नरे च दक्षिणावते देवाय सदनासदे ॥
indrāya soma pātave vṛtraghne pari ṣicyase ।
nare ca dakṣiṇāvate devāya sadanāsade ॥
so a efernres sre Sess VER Il O Soma spirit of light and ecstasy of grace, you are adored and served for the soul's experience of divinity, for the man of charity and the brilliant sage on the vedi of yajnic service so that the demon of evil, darkness and ignorance may be expelled from the soul of humanity and destroyed.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.98.10
1680
तँ सखायः पुरूरुचं यूयं वयं च सूरयः ।
अश्याम वाजगन्ध्यँ सनेम वाजपस्त्यम् ॥
tam̐ sakhāyaḥ purūrucaṃ yūyaṃ vayaṃ ca sūrayaḥ ।
aśyāma vājagandhyam̐ sanema vājapastyam ॥
SIVaTT ASNT GAT ATTRA It Lato Nl Come friends, all of us and all the wise and brave, let us reach that Soma spirit of light and grace and achieve the spirit as a prize and treasure home of peace, fragrance and life's victory.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.98.12
1681
परि त्यँ हर्यतँ हरिं बभ्रुं पुनन्ति वारेण ।
यो देवान्विश्वाँ इत्परि मदेन सह गच्छति ॥
pari tyam̐ haryatam̐ hariṃ babhruṃ punanti vāreṇa ।
yo devānviśvām̐ itpari madena saha gacchati ॥
at carf-avat SLUR Wa We Testa I 2EC2V I varena. Yo devanvisvan it pari madena saha Ten psychic powers with the best of their potential adore and exalt that dear divinity, omniscience itself, who, omnipresent, pervades and rejoices with all divinities of the world with divine ecstasy.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.98.7
1682
कस्तमिन्द्र त्वावसो मर्त्यो दधर्षति ।
श्रद्धा इत्तेमघवन् पार्ये दिवि वाजी वाजं सिषासति ॥
kastamindra tvāvaso martyo dadharṣati ।
śraddhā ittemaghavan pārye divi vājī vājaṃ siṣāsati ॥
Indra, lord ruler, of the world, who can assail that mortal who wholly lives under the shade and shelter of your protection? O lord of the wealth and power of existence, whoever reposes his faith and dynamism in you as the sole saviour and pilot while he is in action receives his share of victory in the light of divinity. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 7.32.14
1683
मघोनः स्म वृत्रहत्येषु चोदय ये ददति प्रिया वसु ।
तव प्रणीती हर्यश्व सूरिभिर्विश्वा तरेम दुरिता ॥
maghonaḥ sma vṛtrahatyeṣu codaya ye dadati priyā vasu ।
tava praṇītī haryaśva sūribhirviśvā tarema duritā ॥
O lord commander of world forces, in the battles against darkness, want and evil, inspire those leaders of wealth, honour and power who contribute to world service in the manner dear to you. O ruler of the dynamics of nations, we pray, may we, along with the wise and the fearless, cross over all evils of the world under the guidance of your ethics, morals and policy in matters of universal values.
≡ Ṛgveda 7.32.15
1684
एदु मधोर्मदिन्तरँ सिञ्चाध्वर्यो अन्धसः ।
एवा हि वीर स्तवते सदावृधः ॥
edu madhormadintaram̐ siñcādhvaryo andhasaḥ ।
evā hi vīra stavate sadāvṛdhaḥ ॥
And O high priest of the creative yajna of love and non-violence, offer the most delightful and ever exhilarating of honey sweets of the soma of faith and devotion to Indra, since thus is how the mighty hero is served and worshipped.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.24.16
1685
इन्द्र स्थातर्हरीणां न किष्टे पूर्व्यस्तुतिम् ।
उदानँश शवसा न भन्दना ॥
indra sthātarharīṇāṃ na kiṣṭe pūrvyastutim ।
udānam̐śa śavasā na bhandanā ॥
SAMS STAT A aT Ml ZECu II Indra, glorious lord president of the moving worlds of existence, no one ever by might or by commanding adoration has been able to equal, much less excel, the prime worship offered to you.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.24.17
1686
तं वो वाजानां पतिमहूमहि श्रवस्यवः ।
अप्रायुभिर्ज्ञेभिर्वावृधेन्यम् ॥
taṃ vo vājānāṃ patimahūmahi śravasyavaḥ ।
aprāyubhirjñebhirvāvṛdhenyam ॥
4 at arsimi ufaaente staera: O people we, seekers of honour and fame, invoke and adore the protector and promoter of your food, energies and victories, by assiduous congregations of yajna and thereby exalt the splendour and glory of the lord supreme.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.24.18
1687
तं गूर्धया स्वर्णरं देवासो देवमरतिं दधन्विरे ।
देवत्रा हव्यमूहिषे ॥
taṃ gūrdhayā svarṇaraṃ devāso devamaratiṃ dadhanvire ।
devatrā havyamūhiṣe ॥
Praise the self-refulgent lord giver of heavenly bliss whom the divinities of light and enlightenment hold and reflectin all his glory, Agni, the lord adorable, all pervasive yet uninvolved, whom the noble and learned people perceive, realise and worship as the one worthy of worship for the communication of knowledge and fragrances to the divinities of nature and humanity.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.19.1
1688
विभूतरातिं विप्र चित्रशोचिषमग्निमीडिष्व यन्तुरम् ।
अस्य मेधस्य सोम्यस्य सोभरे प्रेमध्वराय पूर्व्यम् ॥
vibhūtarātiṃ vipra citraśociṣamagnimīḍiṣva yanturam ।
asya medhasya somyasya sobhare premadhvarāya pūrvyam ॥
O vibrant scholar, worship Agni, lord of light and enlightenment, infinitely giving, awfully wondrous and self-refulgent, and the sole leader and controller of the world. Worship Him, the lord eternal, O generous man, in order that you may participate in this yajnic system of the lord's universe which is full of love without violence and overflows with the blissful joy of soma, an inspiring invitation to live and act as the child of
≡ Ṛgveda 8.19.2
1689
आ सोम सवानो अद्रिभिस्तिरो वाराण्यव्यया ।
जनो न पुरि चम्वोर्विशद्धरिः सदो वनेषु दध्रिषे ॥
ā soma savāno adribhistiro vārāṇyavyayā ।
jano na puri camvorviśaddhariḥ sado vaneṣu dadhriṣe ॥
Of araifeigraht: Gat aay SATA Vee O Soma, spirit of universal bliss and protection, invoked and stirred by acts of meditation, radiating across the covers of darkness, enter the heart core of the soul as citizens enter their home in town, arise in the depth of heart and intelligence and abide there in the love and faith of the soul, your own cherished seat of existence among the wise.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.107.10
1690
स मामृजे तिरो अण्वानि मेष्यो मीड्वान्त्सप्तिर्न वाजयुः ।
अनुमाद्यः पवमानो मनीषिभिः सोमो विप्रेभिरृक्वभिः ॥
sa māmṛje tiro aṇvāni meṣyo mīḍvāntsaptirna vājayuḥ ।
anumādyaḥ pavamāno manīṣibhiḥ somo viprebhirṛkvabhiḥ ॥
STATE: Vaart we: rat fara ParseLike avirile war horse in victorious battle, Soma radiates across the fine fluctuations of senses, ecstatic, flowing in exuberant streams, when it is impelled and realised by the wise, vibrant Vedic sages in meditation.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.107.11
1691
वयमेनमिदा ह्योऽपीपेमेह वज्रिणम् ।
तस्मा उ अद्य सवने सुतं भरा नूनं भूषत श्रुते ॥
vayamenamidā hyo'pīpemeha vajriṇam ।
tasmā u adya savane sutaṃ bharā nūnaṃ bhūṣata śrute ॥
BeR Bg TO F® B_ Vz AeA S ater Wat aa ant at Yet Sta 2aQVul H ere today as before we have regaled this lord of the thunderbolt. For him, again, now, all of one mind, bear and bring the distilled soma of homage, and worship, him who would, for certain for joy of the song, grace the celebrants.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.66.7
Mantras 1692–1706
1692
वृकश्चिदस्य वारण उरामथिरा वयुनेषु भूषति ।
सेमं न स्तोमं जुजुषाण आ गहीन्द्र प्र चित्रया धिया ॥
vṛkaścidasya vāraṇa urāmathirā vayuneṣu bhūṣati ।
semaṃ na stomaṃ jujuṣāṇa ā gahīndra pra citrayā dhiyā ॥
RR encur an ort Be@eR ' The wolf, its counterforce elephant, and the thief all have to accept and follow the laws of this lord Indra. May he, loving and cherishing this our song of adoration, listen and come with gifts of clear and un-illusive intelligence and understanding. Indra and Agni, you are the light and fire of heaven and you shine all round in the battles of life. And that brilliance proclaims your power and splendour. Indra and Agni, lord of power and lord of light and law, the pioneer forces of action and reflection go forward, all round, and close to the target, following the paths of truth and law of rectitude. (Swami Dayananda interprets Indra and Agni as wind and electric energy of Space, and the movements of this energy in waves directed to the targets of purpose). Indra and Agni, your forces, strategic concentrations of the forces deployed and collective resources, are well disposed, and integrated, and your zeal for making a move is instantaneous, everything being just at hand.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.66.8
1693
इन्द्राग्नी रोचना दिवः परि वाजेषु भूषथः ।
तद्वां चेति प्र वीर्यम् ॥
indrāgnī rocanā divaḥ pari vājeṣu bhūṣathaḥ ।
tadvāṃ ceti pra vīryam ॥
1694
इन्द्राग्नी अपसस्परि उप प्र यन्ति धीतयः ।
ऋतस्य पथ्या अनु ॥
indrāgnī apasaspari upa pra yanti dhītayaḥ ।
ṛtasya pathyā anu ॥
1695
इन्द्राग्नी तविषाणि वाम् सधस्थानि प्रयाँसि च ।
युवोरप्तूर्यं हितम् ॥
indrāgnī taviṣāṇi vām sadhasthāni prayām̐si ca ।
yuvoraptūryaṃ hitam ॥
1696
क ईं वेद सुते सचा पिबन्तं कद्वयो दधे ।
अयं यः पुरो विभिनत्त्योजसा मन्दानः शिप्रयन्धसः ॥
ka īṃ veda sute sacā pibantaṃ kadvayo dadhe ।
ayaṃ yaḥ puro vibhinattyojasā mandānaḥ śiprayandhasaḥ ॥
W ho would for certain know Indra in this created world of beauty and glory, how much power and force he wields while he rules and sustains It, Indra who wears the helmet and breaks down the strongholds of negativities with his lustrous might, the lord who shares and enjoys the soma of his own creation?
≡ Ṛgveda 8.33.7
1697
दाना मृगो न वारणः पुरुत्रा चरथं दधे ।
न किष्ट्वा नि यमदा सुते गमो महाँश्चरस्योजसा ॥
dānā mṛgo na vāraṇaḥ purutrā carathaṃ dadhe ।
na kiṣṭvā ni yamadā sute gamo mahām̐ścarasyojasā ॥
SOT PT ATT: eat are aa Indra is generously giving, preventive, counteractive and invincible like a lion, and holds and rules the world of immense variety in motion. O lord of grandeur and majesty, as you move around everywhere by your might and lustre, pray come, bless our yajna and taste the soma of our creation. No one can restrain you, no one counter your will.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.33.8
1698
य उग्रः सन्ननिष्टृतः स्थिरो रणाय सँस्कृतः ।
यदि स्तोतुर्मघवा शृणवद्धवं नेन्द्रो योषत्या गमत् ॥
ya ugraḥ sannaniṣṭṛtaḥ sthiro raṇāya sam̐skṛtaḥ ।
yadi stoturmaghavā śṛṇavaddhavaṃ nendro yoṣatyā gamat ॥
a So: wahrega: Reerdt corer eRT Indra who is blazing strong, uncountered and irresistible, constant and unshakable, is ever in perfect harness for the human's battle of existence, and if he hears the call of the celebrant, the lord of might and
≡ Ṛgveda 8.33.9
1699
पवमाना असृक्षत सोमाः शुक्रास इन्दवः ।
अभि विश्वानि काव्या ॥
pavamānā asṛkṣata somāḥ śukrāsa indavaḥ ।
abhi viśvāni kāvyā ॥
Streams of bright energising soma flow, pure and purifying, among the songs of universal poetry of
≡ Ṛgveda 9.63.25
1700
पवमाना दिवस्पर्यन्तरिक्षादसृक्षत ।
पृथिव्या अधि सानवि ॥
pavamānā divasparyantarikṣādasṛkṣata ।
pṛthivyā adhi sānavi ॥
Pure and purifying Somas, evolutionary powers of nature, divinity and humanity, creative, protective and defensive, are created from the regions of light above, the middle regions and the earth and, on top of the course of evolution and progress, they remain ever active for life in the service of divinity.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.63.27
1701
पवमानास आशवः शुभ्रा असृग्रमिन्दवः ।
घ्नन्तो विश्वा अप द्विषः ॥
pavamānāsa āśavaḥ śubhrā asṛgramindavaḥ ।
ghnanto viśvā apa dviṣaḥ ॥
Pure and purifying, instant and effective, bright and blazing streams of soma like warriors of nature flow and advance in action, creating peace and plenty for life, dispelling and eliminating all jealous and destructive forces from society. | invoke and invite Indra, commander of the forces, and Agni, leader of the enlightened, both promoters of knowledge, destroyers of evil, victorious, unconquered, winners of the highest order of prizes. Indra and Agni, the singers of hymns, pioneers of highways and celebrants honour and worship you. | choose to celebrate you for the sake of sustenance, Support and energy. Sanit wats at sree | Indra and Agni, shake up, inspire and arouse with a single clarion call the ninety fortresses yonder of the allied and supporting forces of the benevolent ruler of the republics.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.63.26
1702
तोशा वृत्रहणा हुवे सजित्वानापराजिता ।
इन्द्राग्नी वाजसातमा ॥
tośā vṛtrahaṇā huve sajitvānāparājitā ।
indrāgnī vājasātamā ॥
1703
प्र वामर्चन्त्युक्थिनो नीथाविदो जरितारः ।
इन्द्राग्नी इष आ वृणे ॥
pra vāmarcantyukthino nīthāvido jaritāraḥ ।
indrāgnī iṣa ā vṛṇe ॥
1704
इन्द्राग्नी नवतिं पुरो दासपत्नीरधूनुतम् ।
साकमेकेन कर्मणा ॥
indrāgnī navatiṃ puro dāsapatnīradhūnutam ।
sākamekena karmaṇā ॥
1705
उप त्वा रण्वसन्दृशं प्रयस्वन्तः सहस्कृत ।
अग्ने ससृज्महे गिरः ॥
upa tvā raṇvasandṛśaṃ prayasvantaḥ sahaskṛta ।
agne sasṛjmahe giraḥ ॥
SO a LUA Waka: Weta | Agni, blazing light of life, lord of bliss and beatific vision, source giver of the power of action and forbearance, blest with the food of life and light of the Spirit, we sing songs of adoration and send up our words of gratitude to you.
≡ Ṛgveda 6.16.37
1706
उप च्छायामिव घृणेरगन्म शर्म ते वयम् ।
अग्ने हिरण्यसन्दृशः ॥
upa cchāyāmiva ghṛṇeraganma śarma te vayam ।
agne hiraṇyasandṛśaḥ ॥
Agni, lord of bliss and eternal protection, just as a person runs to the shade for relief from the blazing sun, SO may we, shining as pure gold, rise and come to your presence, the blissful shade of divinity, our ultimate haven and home.
≡ Ṛgveda 6.16.38
Mantras 1707–1721
1707
य उग्र इव शर्यहा तिग्मशृङ्गो न वँसगः ।
अग्ने पुरो रुरोजिथ ॥
ya ugra iva śaryahā tigmaśṛṅgo na vam̐sagaḥ ।
agne puro rurojitha ॥
Agni, lord protector of life, destroyer of killer the fierce rays of the sun, you destroy the strongholds of the enemies of life.
≡ Ṛgveda 6.16.39
1708
ऋतावानं वैश्वानरमृतस्य ज्योतिषस्पतिम् ।
अजस्रं घर्ममीमहे ॥
ṛtāvānaṃ vaiśvānaramṛtasya jyotiṣaspatim ।
ajasraṃ gharmamīmahe ॥
1709
य इदं प्रतिपप्रथे यज्ञस्य स्वरुत्तिरन् ।
ऋतूनुत्सृजते वशी ॥
ya idaṃ pratipaprathe yajñasya svaruttiran ।
ṛtūnutsṛjate vaśī ॥
1710
अग्निः प्रियेषु धामसु कामो भूतस्य भव्यस्य ।
सभ्राडेको वि राजति ॥
agniḥ priyeṣu dhāmasu kāmo bhūtasya bhavyasya ।
sabhrāḍeko vi rājati ॥
1711
अग्निः प्रत्नेन जन्मना शुम्भानस्तन्वा३ँ स्वाम् ।
कविर्विप्रेण ववृधे ॥
agniḥ pratnena janmanā śumbhānastanvā3m̐ svām ।
kavirvipreṇa vavṛdhe ॥
SAT: Wat AHA SEMIMAEA-aT 3 LAT Agni, omniscient visionary of existence, gracious and refulgent in self-identity by virtue of ancient and eternal light of knowledge and age-old songs of the poet, is exalted along with the celebrant.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.44.12
1712
ऊर्ज्जो नपातमा हुवेऽग्निं पावकशोचिषम् ।
अस्मिन्यज्ञे स्वध्वरे ॥
ūrjjo napātamā huve'gniṃ pāvakaśociṣam ।
asminyajñe svadhvare ॥
In this noble yajna of love free from violence, | invoke and celebrate the unfailing master and protector of energy, blazing with holy light and fire of purity. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.44.13
1713
स नो मित्रमहस्त्वमग्ने शुक्रेण शोचिषा ।
देवैरा सत्सि बर्हिषि ॥
sa no mitramahastvamagne śukreṇa śociṣā ।
devairā satsi barhiṣi ॥
Agni, greatest friend of humanity, with pure and purifying flames of fire, you sit on our holy seats of grass on the vedi alongwith the divinities. (All our senses and mind are suffused with the presence of divinity.)
≡ Ṛgveda 8.44.14
1714
उत्ते शुष्मासो अस्थू रक्षो भिन्दन्तो अद्रिवः ।
नुदस्व याः परिस्पृधः ॥
utte śuṣmāso asthū rakṣo bhindanto adrivaḥ ।
nudasva yāḥ parispṛdhaḥ ॥
ara at ar: UPegE: Teach oa] O lord of mountains, thunder and clouds, your powers and forces stand high, breaking down the negative and destructive elements of life. Pray impel or compel the adversaries to change or remove them from the paths of progress.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.53.1
1715
अया निजघ्निरोजसा रथसङ्गे धने हिते ।
स्तवा अबिभ्युषा हृदा ॥
ayā nijaghnirojasā rathasaṅge dhane hite ।
stavā abibhyuṣā hṛdā ॥
By this power and valour of yours you eliminate the negative forces. In this battle of the body chariot on hand in this life, we adore you with a fearless heart, you being the protector and guide.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.53.2
1716
अस्य व्रतानि नाधृषे पवमानस्य दूढ्या ।
रुज यस्त्वा पृतन्यति ॥
asya vratāni nādhṛṣe pavamānasya dūḍhyā ।
ruja yastvā pṛtanyati ॥
The rules and laws of this mighty creative and dynamic power no one can resist with his adverse force. O Soma, whoever opposes you, break open and destroy.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.53.3
1717
तँ हिन्वन्ति मदच्युतँ हरिं नदीषु वाजिनम् ।
इन्दुमिन्द्राय मत्सरम् ॥
tam̐ hinvanti madacyutam̐ hariṃ nadīṣu vājinam ।
indumindrāya matsaram ॥
That Soma, giver of showers of sweetness and joy, lord of peace and power, destroyer of suffering, energising and flowing in streams of the universal dynamics of existence, people admire and adore, for the joy and ecstasy of Indra, the living soul.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.53.4
1718
आ मन्द्रैरिन्द्र हरिभिर्याहि मयूररोमभिः ।
मा त्वा के चिन्नि येमुरिन्न पाशिनोऽति धन्वेव ताँ इहि ॥
ā mandrairindra haribhiryāhi mayūraromabhiḥ ।
mā tvā ke cinni yemurinna pāśino'ti dhanveva tām̐ ihi ॥
on uti oh R BIW se as vat wat a fafa ates cine & aaa AT SEU VOR Mt Indra, lord of honour and excellence, come by the rays of light, beautiful and colourful as the feathers of the peacock. May none, as fowlers ensnare birds, catch you. Outskirt the fowlers as arainbow and come.
≡ Ṛgveda 3.45.1
1719
वृत्रखादो वलँ रुजः पुरां दर्मो अपामजः ।
स्थाता रथस्य हर्योरभिस्वर इन्द्रो दृढा चिदारुजः ॥
vṛtrakhādo valam̐ rujaḥ purāṃ darmo apāmajaḥ ।
sthātā rathasya haryorabhisvara indro dṛḍhā cidārujaḥ ॥
Indra is the breaker of the clouds. He shatters the caverns of the demons, routs the cities of sin and releases the flow of waters. Sitting firm in the middle of the chariot behind the horses in the uproar like the sun on the back of the rays, he breaks even the unbreakables.
≡ Ṛgveda 3.45.2
1720
गम्भीराँ उदधीँरिव क्रतुं पुष्यसि गा इव ।
प्र सुगोपा यवसं धेनवो यथा ह्रदं कुल्या इवाशत ॥
gambhīrām̐ udadhīm̐riva kratuṃ puṣyasi gā iva ।
pra sugopā yavasaṃ dhenavo yathā hradaṃ kulyā ivāśata ॥
Deira aad saat gen Be HeaSATTA It VERO Il Indra, lord of life, power and prosperity, you promote and overfill the yajna and bless the yajamana like the deep sea and protect the earths, cows and the grass for them. As a good cowherd protects and feeds the cows and guards the fodder for the cows, so do you, O man, protect and promote the yajna. And as the cows gain the food, and as the rivers and rivulets reach the sea for self-fulfilment, so would you enjoy the delicacies of life and reach the Lord, Indra, for self-fulfilment.
≡ Ṛgveda 3.45.3
1721
यथा गौरो अपा कृतं तृष्यन्नेत्यवेरिणम् ।
आपित्वे नः प्रपित्वे तूयमा गहि कण्वेषु सु सचा पिब ॥
yathā gauro apā kṛtaṃ tṛṣyannetyaveriṇam ।
āpitve naḥ prapitve tūyamā gahi kaṇveṣu su sacā piba ॥
Just as a thirsty stag in the desert rushes to a pool full of water so, O friend in family of the wise, come morning, come evening, come fast and drink the soma of love and reverence In joy.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.4.3
Mantras 1722–1736
1722
मन्दन्तु त्वा मघवन्निन्द्रेन्दवो राधोदेयाय सुन्वते ।
आमुष्या सोममपिबश्चमू सुतं ज्येष्ठं तद्दधिषे सहः ॥
mandantu tvā maghavannindrendavo rādhodeyāya sunvate ।
āmuṣyā somamapibaścamū sutaṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ taddadhiṣe sahaḥ ॥
raatrayag wat TIS TERT BE: 1 VR N Indra, lord of power and glory, may these soma drinks exhilarate you for the bestowal of wealth and honour upon the dedicated lover of the soma of honour and enlightenment. H aving won over thesoma of victory prize in the contests of competing parties, you drank of the soma of ecstasy of the highest order and for that reason you command the courage and confidence of the victor.
≡ Ṛgveda 8.4.4
1723
त्वमङ्ग प्र शुँसिषो देवः शविष्ठ मर्त्यम् ।
न त्वदन्यो मघवन्नस्ति मर्डितेन्द्र ब्रवीमि ते वचः ॥
tvamaṅga pra śum̐siṣo devaḥ śaviṣṭha martyam ।
na tvadanyo maghavannasti marḍitendra bravīmi te vacaḥ ॥
Be SY 3B 8 A nga, dear friend, Indra, dear and saviour, giver of joy, omnipotent lord, self-refulgent and omniscient, reveal the truth for mortal humanity. Lord of universal wealth, none other than you is the giver of peace and bliss. | speak the very word of yours in covenant. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.84.19
1724
मा ते राधाँसि मा त ऊतयो वसोऽस्मान्कदा चना दभन् ।
विश्वा च न उपमिमीहि मानुष वसूनि चर्षणिभ्य आ ॥
mā te rādhām̐si mā ta ūtayo vaso'smānkadā canā dabhan ।
viśvā ca na upamimīhi mānuṣa vasūni carṣaṇibhya ā ॥
a a wert At a Haat aAals TAM Hal VAT Indra, universal shelter of the world, may all your blessings of wealth and modes of protection never forsake us. Loving father of humanity, grant us all the wealth of knowledge and bliss here and hereafter for all the people of the world.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.84.20
1725
प्रति ष्या सूनरी जनी व्युच्छन्ती परि स्वसुः ।
दिवो अदर्शि दुहिता ॥
prati ṣyā sūnarī janī vyucchantī pari svasuḥ ।
divo adarśi duhitā ॥
That joyous dawn, pioneer of the sun, harbinger of the new day, shining at the departure of her sister, the night, rises to view every morning as the daughter of heaven, arousing the world to fresh life.
≡ Ṛgveda 4.52.1
1726
अश्वेव चित्रारुषी माता गवामृतावरी ।
सखा भूदश्विनोरुषाः ॥
aśveva citrāruṣī mātā gavāmṛtāvarī ।
sakhā bhūdaśvinoruṣāḥ ॥
ear yateadrea: TRAC a Tbright, mother pioneer of sunrays, shower of nature's light and bliss, the dawn is a friend of the Ashvins, the sun and moon.
≡ Ṛgveda 4.52.2
1727
उत सखास्यश्विनोरुत माता गवामसि ।
उतोषो वस्व ईशिषे ॥
uta sakhāsyaśvinoruta mātā gavāmasi ।
utoṣo vasva īśiṣe ॥
O Dawn, while you are a friend of the sun and moon and mother of sunrays, you also command the wealths of the world. BRB eg BW BH We B 2 FR This glorious dawn, darling of the sun, shines forth from heaven and proclaims the day. Ashvins, harbingers of this glory, | admire you immensely Ashvins, harbingers of the dawn, wonder-workers are they. Born of the oceans of space, they create the seas of morning mist. Faster than the mind, they bring wealths of the world. With intelligence and inspiration, they reveal the treasures of the Vasus, they are brilliant, cara at waeperet sporberrerfar ferster | Ashvins, harbingers of light, knowledge and wealth across the Vasus, scientists and technologists, veterans of vision and wisdom celebrate your achievement when your chariot flies like a bird into the ancient sky over the heavens.
≡ Ṛgveda 4.52.3
1728
एषो उषा अपूर्व्य व्युच्छति प्रिया दिवः ।
स्तुषे वामश्विना बृहत् ॥
eṣo uṣā apūrvya vyucchati priyā divaḥ ।
stuṣe vāmaśvinā bṛhat ॥
1729
या दस्रा सिन्धुमातरा मनोतरा रयीणाम् ।
धिया देवा वसुविदा ॥
yā dasrā sindhumātarā manotarā rayīṇām ।
dhiyā devā vasuvidā ॥
1730
वच्यन्ते वां ककुहासो जूर्णायामधि विष्टपि ।
यद्वाँ रथो विभिष्पतात् ॥
vacyante vāṃ kakuhāso jūrṇāyāmadhi viṣṭapi ।
yadvām̐ ratho vibhiṣpatāt ॥
1731
उषस्तच्चित्रमा भरास्मभ्यं वाजिनीवति ।
येन तोकं च तनयं च धामहे ॥
uṣastaccitramā bharāsmabhyaṃ vājinīvati ।
yena tokaṃ ca tanayaṃ ca dhāmahe ॥
RRR Be wz @— By O Dawn, harbinger of food, energy and rejuvenation of thought, will and action, bear and bring that health and wealth of wondrous and various kinds for us by which we may be able to beget, maintain and advance our children and grand-children and others, friends and assistants in life.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.92.13
1732
उषो अद्येह गोमत्यश्वावति विभावरि ।
रेवदस्मे व्युच्छ सूनृतावति ॥
uṣo adyeha gomatyaśvāvati vibhāvari ।
revadasme vyuccha sūnṛtāvati ॥
O Dawn, lady of light, generous with cows and fertility, horses and fast movement, light and knowledge, truth and piety of life with favours of divinity, bear and bless us here and now in this life with wealth of prosperity and a happy home.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.92.14
1733
युङ्क्ष्वा हि वाजिनीवत्यश्वाँ अद्यारुणाँ उषः ।
अथा नो विश्वा सौभगान्या वह ॥
yuṅkṣvā hi vājinīvatyaśvām̐ adyāruṇām̐ uṣaḥ ।
athā no viśvā saubhagānyā vaha ॥
star at fagar Brena Gel 2033 I O Dawn, lady of radiance and the energy and vibrancy of life, yoke the red rays of sunbeams to your celestial chariot and then bear and bring us all the wealths and good fortunes of the world. Generous scientists of fire and waters, Ashvins, expert technologists working together with equal cooperative mind, bring hither before us a chariot sensitive in reception and communication of signals, golden in quality and extremely fast in motion anywhere on earth, over water and in the sky. Letthe Ashvins, people of divine nature, scientists and technologists, generous experts of fire and water, water and air, creators of comfort and joy, working on the golden sunbeams of the morning dawn, create and bring us energy and vitality for the health, vitality and joy of humanity. Ashvins, scientist and technologist of fire and water, both of you thus from the sun create the mantra, light and energy and bring it for us and the people for
≡ Ṛgveda 1.92.15
1734
अश्विना वर्तिरस्मदा गोमद्दस्रा हिरण्यवत् ।
अर्वाग्रथँ समनसा नि यच्छतम् ॥
aśvinā vartirasmadā gomaddasrā hiraṇyavat ।
arvāgratham̐ samanasā ni yacchatam ॥
1735
एह देवा मयोभुवा दस्रा हिरण्यवर्त्तनी ।
उषर्बुधो वहन्तु सोमपीतये ॥
eha devā mayobhuvā dasrā hiraṇyavarttanī ।
uṣarbudho vahantu somapītaye ॥
1736
यावित्था श्लोकमा दिवो ज्योतिर्जनाय चक्रथुः ।
आ न ऊर्जं वहतमश्विना युवम् ॥
yāvitthā ślokamā divo jyotirjanāya cakrathuḥ ।
ā na ūrjaṃ vahatamaśvinā yuvam ॥
Mantras 1737–1751
1737
अग्निं तं मन्ये यो वसुरस्तं यं यन्ति धेनवः ।
अस्तमर्वन्त आशवोस्तं नित्यासो वाजिन इषँ स्तोतृभ्य आ भर ॥
agniṃ taṃ manye yo vasurastaṃ yaṃ yanti dhenavaḥ ।
astamarvanta āśavostaṃ nityāso vājina iṣam̐ stotṛbhya ā bhara ॥
ay d aa at at ated aaa: | as. 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
1738
अग्निर्हि वाजिनं विशे ददाति विश्वचर्षणिः ।
अग्नी राये स्वाभुवँ स प्रीतो याति वार्यमिषँ स्तोतृभ्य आ भर ॥
agnirhi vājinaṃ viśe dadāti viśvacarṣaṇiḥ ।
agnī rāye svābhuvam̐ sa prīto yāti vāryamiṣam̐ stotṛbhya ā bhara ॥
Sitar aha are es ecitgezT SAT AT 21932 Il Agni, light and energy of existence, alone provides fast modes of transport for the people. Studied and developed for wealth, Agni provides automatic and self-sustaining energy for the people. O scholar scientist, create and bring choice foods and energies for the celebrants and supplicants.
≡ Ṛgveda 5.6.3
1739
सो अग्निर्यो वसुर्गृणे सं यमायन्ति धेनवः ।
समर्वन्तो रघुद्रुवः सँ सुजातासः सूरय इषँ स्तोतृभ्य आ भर ॥
so agniryo vasurgṛṇe saṃ yamāyanti dhenavaḥ ।
samarvanto raghudruvaḥ sam̐ sujātāsaḥ sūraya iṣam̐ stotṛbhya ā bhara ॥
So agnir yo vasurgrne sam yam ayanti dhenaThat is Agni which is the abiding power, pervasive and moving force, and that is what | study and celebrate. The cows and horses, stars and planets and the rays of light, and sound and word come from, move by and go unto it, from which and into which and by which the slow moving ones move and function; and by which and toward which brave and eminent scholars rise to fame and create and produce the wealth of food and energy for the celebrants and supplicants.
≡ Ṛgveda 5.6.2
1740
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 ॥
ae at ater arearet wa Fectereerett | set fast 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
1741
या सुनीथे शौचद्रथे व्यौच्छो दुहितर्दिवः ।
सा व्युच्छ सहीयसि सत्यश्रवसि वाय्ये सुजाते अश्वसूनृते ॥
yā sunīthe śaucadrathe vyauccho duhitardivaḥ ।
sā vyuccha sahīyasi satyaśravasi vāyye sujāte aśvasūnṛte ॥
Daughter of the light of heaven, lady of justice and moral guidance who ridea chariot of pure brilliance, as you have shone before, so may you ever shine now and after in future, O lady, forbearing and challenging, renowned for truth and righteousness, extensive, nobly born and blest with prosperity, achievement and discrimination between truth and untruth of thought and
≡ Ṛgveda 5.79.2
1742
सा नो अद्याभरद्वसुर्व्युच्छा दुहितर्दिवः ।
यो व्यौच्छः सहीयसि सत्यश्रवसि याय्ये सुजाते अश्वसूनृते ॥
sā no adyābharadvasurvyucchā duhitardivaḥ ।
yo vyaucchaḥ sahīyasi satyaśravasi yāyye sujāte aśvasūnṛte ॥
May she, daughter of the light of heaven, harbinger of all wealth, establish us today in the light of life. She is most forbearing, dedicated to truth and prosperity, lovable, nobly born, the enlightened lady of knowledge and eternal truth who herself shines in 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. Ashvins, leading lights of life in existence, destroyers of suffering, harbingers of peace and prosperity, creators of honey sweets, listen to my prayer: Come over regions of earth across the spaces, travelling by golden chariots over golden highways, navigating by rivers and oceans, so that | may cross all hurdles of existence and live as the immortal that | am. (Rg. adit aaron arferiterg ated a at STAM VO Ul Ashvins, come you both to us, bearing jewel wealths of life; come, O Rudras, dispensers of justice and punishment, travelling by golden chariot over golden highways, loving and listening partners, givers of food, energy and speedy progress, creators of the sweets of life, come in response to our invocation and listen to our prayer.
≡ Ṛgveda 5.79.3
1743
प्रति प्रियतमँ रथं वृशणं वसुवाहनम् ।
स्तोता वामश्विनावृषि स्तोमेभिर्भूषति प्रति माध्वी मम श्रुतँ हवम् ॥
prati priyatamam̐ rathaṃ vṛśaṇaṃ vasuvāhanam ।
stotā vāmaśvināvṛṣi stomebhirbhūṣati prati mādhvī mama śrutam̐ havam ॥
1744
अत्यायातमश्विना तिरो विश्वा अहँ सना ।
दस्रा हिरण्यवर्त्तनी सुषुम्णा सिन्धुवाहसा माध्वी मम श्रुतँ हवम् ॥
atyāyātamaśvinā tiro viśvā aham̐ sanā ।
dasrā hiraṇyavarttanī suṣumṇā sindhuvāhasā mādhvī mama śrutam̐ havam ॥
1745
आ नो रत्नानि बिभ्रतावश्विना गच्छतं युवम् ।
रुद्रा हिरण्यवर्त्तनी जुषाणा वाजिनीवसू माध्वी मम श्रुतँ हवम् ॥
ā no ratnāni bibhratāvaśvinā gacchataṃ yuvam ।
rudrā hiraṇyavarttanī juṣāṇā vājinīvasū mādhvī mama śrutam̐ havam ॥
1746
अबोध्यग्निः समिधा जनानां प्रति धेनुमिवायतीमुषासम् ।
यह्वा इव प्र वयामुज्जिहानाः प्र भानवः सस्रते नाकमच्छ ॥
abodhyagniḥ samidhā janānāṃ prati dhenumivāyatīmuṣāsam ।
yahvā iva pra vayāmujjihānāḥ pra bhānavaḥ sasrate nākamaccha ॥
Agni is seen and known while rising by the burning samidhas lighted by the yajakas at dawn coming up like a cow early in the morning, and the flames, like branches of a mighty tree, rise brilliantly and touch the sky where there is no pain, no darkness.
≡ Ṛgveda 5.1.1
1747
अबोधि होता यजथाय देवानूर्ध्वो अग्निः सुमनाः प्रातरस्थात् ।
समिद्धस्य रुशददर्शि पाजो महान्देवस्तमसो निरमोचि ॥
abodhi hotā yajathāya devānūrdhvo agniḥ sumanāḥ prātarasthāt ।
samiddhasya ruśadadarśi pājo mahāndevastamaso niramoci ॥
satel deat as arr Sarqecit afr: Wat The yajaka Agni, good at heart, is seen to invoke the divinities and noble sages to the yajna and rises high while the fire keeps burning and rising. The light of the burning fire is seen as a blissful divine power and then the great refulgent sun rises from the night's darkness.
≡ Ṛgveda 5.1.2
1748
यदीं गणस्य रशनामजीगः शुचिरङ्क्ते शुचिभिर्गोभिरग्निः ।
आद्दक्षिणा युज्यते वाजयन्त्युत्तानामूर्ध्वो अधयज्जुहूभिः ॥
yadīṃ gaṇasya raśanāmajīgaḥ śuciraṅkte śucibhirgobhiragniḥ ।
āddakṣiṇā yujyate vājayantyuttānāmūrdhvo adhayajjuhūbhiḥ ॥
When the pure and lustrous fire of yajna, as the sun, rises with its pure bright flames and takes over the reins of the conduct of the yajnic world around, then the invigorating and powerful dakshina offering is made with the ladles, the flames of fire rise high, and the fire higher and higher up voraciously consumes the offering.
≡ Ṛgveda 5.1.3
1749
इदँ श्रेष्ठं ज्योतिषां ज्योतिरागाच्चित्रः प्रकेतो अजनिष्ट विभ्वा ।
यथा प्रसूता सवितुः सवायैवा रात्र्युषसे योनिमारैक् ॥
idam̐ śreṣṭhaṃ jyotiṣāṃ jyotirāgāccitraḥ praketo ajaniṣṭa vibhvā ।
yathā prasūtā savituḥ savāyaivā rātryuṣase yonimāraik ॥
Here comes this dawn, light of lights, supreme, wonderful, bright and enlightening, rising and expanding. J ust as the night comes over for regeneration of the sun, so does it uncover the womb of darkness for the coming of dawn.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.113.1
1750
रुशाद्वत्सा रुशती श्वेत्यागादारैगु कृष्णा सदनान्यस्याः ।
समानबन्धू अमृते अनूची द्यावा वर्णं चरत आमिनाने ॥
ruśādvatsā ruśatī śvetyāgādāraigu kṛṣṇā sadanānyasyāḥ ।
samānabandhū amṛte anūcī dyāvā varṇaṃ carata āmināne ॥
The bright dawn comes shining with light, bearing the bright sun new born. The dark night leaves its regions open for the light. Both, like sisters of the Same one brother, immortal, assume their own form of light, one bright, the other covered and both come in succession, each retiring and succeeding the other. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.113.2
1751
समानो अध्वा स्वस्रोरनन्तस्तमन्यान्या चरतो देवशिष्टे ।
न मेथेते न तस्थतुः सुमेके नक्तोषासा समनसा विरूपे ॥
samāno adhvā svasroranantastamanyānyā carato devaśiṣṭe ।
na methete na tasthatuḥ sumeke naktoṣāsā samanasā virūpe ॥
One and the same is the path of the two sisters, which is space, endless and infinite, existentially speaking, which they follow one after the other as ordained by the Divine. They neither overlap, nor encroach, nor clash, nor stand still for a moment. Fixed and firm, each on its own, and of harmonious nature are they, although the night and the dawn are of different forms which are apparently contradictory as light and 3Tr R RBLRR Re BW RB NR RB 8 it STE: | The holy fire of the sun shines here while the splendour of the dawn radiates as advance forces of the solar fire, and the holy voices of the sages arise in adoration. O Ashvins, vitalities of divinity, reach here by chariot of the dawn and join the rising fire of the house-hold yajna of noble men and women. 2 2 Bez Be 2 FB FF FRB ek _ Ww BR Ashvins, divinities of nature and humanity, most auspicious harbingers of peace and joy, invoked and invited to the yajna here, celebrated and adored, coming at the fastest, almost instantly reaching with protection and promotion at the rise of the day, you do not destroy, nor restrict, nor confine what has been refined, seasoned and sanctified by yajna. In fact, you bring safety and security against adversity and self-betrayal for the generous yajamana at his closest. And this exuberance of yajnic celebration and joy isnot confined to the present moment only, it extends over days and nights. Come Ashvins, divinities of nature and nobilities of men and women, come at the rise of dawn, at mid day when the sun is risen up on high, in the evening when the cows come home. Come all day and night with your gifts of safety and security, peace and joy.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.113.3
Mantras 1752–1764
1752
आ भात्यग्निरुषसामनीकमुद्विप्राणां देवया वाचो अस्थुः ।
अर्वाञ्चा नूनँ रथ्येह यातं पीपिवाँसमश्विना घर्ममच्छ ॥
ā bhātyagniruṣasāmanīkamudviprāṇāṃ devayā vāco asthuḥ ।
arvāñcā nūnam̐ rathyeha yātaṃ pīpivām̐samaśvinā gharmamaccha ॥
1753
न सँस्कृतं प्र मिमीतो गमिष्ठान्ति नूनमश्विनोपस्तुतेह ।
दिवाभिपित्वेवसागमिष्ठा प्रत्यवर्त्तिं दाशुषे शम्भविष्ठा ॥
na sam̐skṛtaṃ pra mimīto gamiṣṭhānti nūnamaśvinopastuteha ।
divābhipitvevasāgamiṣṭhā pratyavarttiṃ dāśuṣe śambhaviṣṭhā ॥
1754
उता यातँ सङ्गवे प्रातरह्नो मध्यन्दिन उदिता सूर्यस्य ।
दिवा नक्तमवसा शन्तमेन नेदानीं पीतिरश्विना ततान ॥
utā yātam̐ saṅgave prātarahno madhyandina uditā sūryasya ।
divā naktamavasā śantamena nedānīṃ pītiraśvinā tatāna ॥
1755
एता उ त्या उषसः केतुमक्रत पूर्वे अर्धे रजसो भानुमञ्जते ।
निष्कृण्वाना आयुधानीव धृष्णवः प्रति गावोऽरुषीर्यन्ति मातरः ॥
etā u tyā uṣasaḥ ketumakrata pūrve ardhe rajaso bhānumañjate ।
niṣkṛṇvānā āyudhānīva dhṛṣṇavaḥ prati gāvo'ruṣīryanti mātaraḥ ॥
Sa: Saquena YS at Gara ATTA I Fepvart sirgqeria eure: Ufa aats Sate at The lights of the dawn over there in the eastern half of the sky over earth reveal the sun and proclaim the day. Like resolute warriors burnishing their swords, the flames of the dawn, shining scarlet red, move forward with the rising sun bringing a fresh breath of life for humanity, like mother cows.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.92.1
1756
उदपप्तन्नरुणा भानवो वृथा स्वायुजो अरुषीर्गा अयुक्षत ।
अक्रन्नुषासो वयुनानि पूर्वथा रुशन्तं भानुमरुषीरशिश्रयुः ॥
udapaptannaruṇā bhānavo vṛthā svāyujo aruṣīrgā ayukṣata ।
akrannuṣāso vayunāni pūrvathā ruśantaṃ bhānumaruṣīraśiśrayuḥ ॥
Up rise the red flames of the dawn, naturally and spontaneously like willing red horses yoked to the chariot. The ruddy lights of the dawn awakening humanity to their daily chores as before proclaim the rise of the brilliant sun in obedience to his command.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.92.2
1757
अर्चन्ति नारीरपसो न विष्टिभिः समानेन योजनेना परावतः ।
इषं वहन्तीः सुकृते सुदानवे विश्वेदह यजमानाय सुन्वते ॥
arcanti nārīrapaso na viṣṭibhiḥ samānena yojanenā parāvataḥ ।
iṣaṃ vahantīḥ sukṛte sudānave viśvedaha yajamānāya sunvate ॥
me QV RBRR — aT: —R.R eR The lights of the dawn, like blessed women expert in their noble work, serve and illumine from afar with equal brilliance various regions of the world, bearing vital food and rejuvenating energy for the pious and generous yajamana dedicated to the creative service of life and nature everywhere every day. The fire of Agni awakes and stirs the world with life afresh. The sun is on the rise over the earth. The great and golden dawn wrapt in beauty waxes on the horizon with the splendour of her glory. The Ashvins, harbingers of new light and knowledge, harness their chariot for the daily round. And the generous lord of light and life, Savita, in his own gracious way, showers and sanctifies the moving world with sunlight and new inspiration for action. TO SAT Gere fread ae erat BIRETAT astAshvins, harbingers of new light and life, chariot leaders of the world, you harness and ride your chariot of might and victory and sprinkle and inspire the K shatra order of our defence and governance with exciting spirit of life and honey sweets of power and prosperity. In our struggle for the joy of life, inspire and strengthen our Brahma system of research and education with new knowledge and self-confidence. We pray, may we achieve the prize of success and victory in our battles of the brave. Here, may the three engined, three staged, honey carrier, Superfast chariot of the Ashvins come, the chariot all-acclaimed, mighty, laden with wealth and splendours of the world, and may that chariot, we pray, bring us peace, prosperity and well-being for our humans and for our animal world.
≡ Ṛgveda 1.92.3
1758
अबोध्यग्निर्ज्म उदेति सूर्यो व्यू३षाश्चन्द्रा मह्यावो अर्चिषा ।
आयुक्षातामश्विना यातवे रथं प्रासावीद्देवः सविता जगत्पृथक् ॥
abodhyagnirjma udeti sūryo vyū3ṣāścandrā mahyāvo arciṣā ।
āyukṣātāmaśvinā yātave rathaṃ prāsāvīddevaḥ savitā jagatpṛthak ॥
1759
यद्युञ्जाथे वृषणमश्विना रथं घृतेन नो मधुना क्षत्रमुक्षतम् ।
अस्माकं ब्रह्म पृतनासु जिन्वतं वयं धना शूरसाता भजेमहि ॥
yadyuñjāthe vṛṣaṇamaśvinā rathaṃ ghṛtena no madhunā kṣatramukṣatam ।
asmākaṃ brahma pṛtanāsu jinvataṃ vayaṃ dhanā śūrasātā bhajemahi ॥
1760
अर्वाङ्त्रिचक्रो मधुवाहनो रथो जीराश्वो अश्विनोर्यातु सुष्टुतः ।
त्रिवन्धुरो मघवा विश्वसौभगः शं न आ वक्षद्द्विपदे चतुष्पदे ॥
arvāṅtricakro madhuvāhano ratho jīrāśvo aśvinoryātu suṣṭutaḥ ।
trivandhuro maghavā viśvasaubhagaḥ śaṃ na ā vakṣaddvipade catuṣpade ॥
1761
प्र ते धारा असश्चतो दिवो न यन्ति वृष्टयः ।
अच्छा वाजँ सहस्रिणम् ॥
pra te dhārā asaścato divo na yanti vṛṣṭayaḥ ।
acchā vājam̐ sahasriṇam ॥
We ant sravad feat 7 al-a qea: | Sy RB 8 y Be O Soma, the ceaseless streams of your inexhaustible ecstasy flow like rains of heavenly light, bringing thousandfold strength, energy and joy for the
≡ Ṛgveda 9.57.1
1762
अभि प्रियाणि काव्या विश्वा चक्षाणो अर्षति ।
हरिस्तुञ्जान आयुधा ॥
abhi priyāṇi kāvyā viśvā cakṣāṇo arṣati ।
haristuñjāna āyudhā ॥
Soma, spirit of joy, destroyer of suffering, watching all human activity, flows forth for its dear favourites, striking its arms against adverse forces. (Rg.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.57.2
1763
स मर्मृजान आयुभिरिभो राजेव सुव्रतः ।
श्येनो न वँसु षीदति ॥
sa marmṛjāna āyubhiribho rājeva suvrataḥ ।
śyeno na vam̐su ṣīdati ॥
Soma, adored and glorified by people, as a self-controlled, powerful and brilliant ruler ever awake and unfailing power, pervades in the human common-wealth and the entire world of sustenance.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.57.3
1764
स नो विश्वा दिवो वसूतो पृथिव्या अधि ।
पुनान इन्दवा भर ॥
sa no viśvā divo vasūto pṛthivyā adhi ।
punāna indavā bhara ॥
G it fagar fear ager yferear afer Soma, lord of wealth, beauty and excellence, ever pure and sanctifying, may, we pray, bring us all the wealth, honour and fame of life on earth and the light and magnificence of heaven.
≡ Ṛgveda 9.57.4