Rig Veda · Mandala 10 · Sukta 141
Rig Veda 10.141 — Viśvedevas
Deity: Viśvedevas. Rishi family (Mandala 10): Many seers — generally considered latest in composition. This Sukta contains 6 verses presented below in Devanagari Sanskrit, IAST romanisation, and Ralph T. H. Griffith's English translation. Click any verse to read a fuller explanation.
Verses
Rig Veda 10.141.1
अग्ने अछा वदेह नः परत्यं नः सुमना भव | पर नोयछ विशस पते धनदा असि नस्त्वम
aghne achā vadeha naḥ pratyaṃ naḥ sumanā bhava | pra noyacha viśas pate dhanadā asi nastvam
Rig Veda 10.141.2
पर नो यछत्वर्यमा पर भगः पर बर्हस्पतिः | परदेवाः परोत सून्र्ता रायो देवी ददातु नः
pra no yachatvaryamā pra bhaghaḥ pra bṛhaspatiḥ | pradevāḥ prota sūnṛtā rāyo devī dadātu naḥ
Let Aryarnan vouchsafe us wealth, and Bhaga, and Bṛhaspati. Let the Gods give their gifts, and let Sūnṛtā, Goddess, grant us wealth.
Rig Veda 10.141.3
सोमं राजानमवसे.अग्निं गीर्भिर्हवामहे | आदित्यान्विष्णुं सूर्यं बरह्माणं च बर्हस्पतिम
somaṃ rājānamavase.aghniṃ ghīrbhirhavāmahe | ādityānviṣṇuṃ sūryaṃ brahmāṇaṃ ca bṛhaspatim
We call King Soma to our aid, and Agni with our songs and hymns, Ādityas, Viṣṇu, Sūrya, and the Brahman Priest Bṛhaspati.
Rig Veda 10.141.4
इन्द्रवायू बर्हस्पतिं सुहवेह हवामहे | यथा नः सर्वैज्जनः संगत्यां सुमना असत
indravāyū bṛhaspatiṃ suhaveha havāmahe | yathā naḥ sarvaijjanaḥ saṃghatyāṃ sumanā asat
Indra, Vāyu, Bṛhaspati, Gods swift to listen, we invoke, That in the synod all the folk may be benevolent to us.
Rig Veda 10.141.5
अर्यमणं बर्हस्पतिमिन्द्रं दानाय चोदय | वातंविष्णुं सरस्वतीं सवितारं च वाजिनम
aryamaṇaṃ bṛhaspatimindraṃ dānāya codaya | vātaṃviṣṇuṃ sarasvatīṃ savitāraṃ ca vājinam
Urge Aryaman to send us gifts, and Indra, and Bṛhaspati, Vāta, Viṣṇu, Sarasvatī and the Strong Courser Savitar.
Rig Veda 10.141.6
तवं नो अग्ने अग्निभिर्ब्रह्म यज्ञं च वर्धय | तवं नोदेवतातये रायो दानाय चोदय
tvaṃ no aghne aghnibhirbrahma yajñaṃ ca vardhaya | tvaṃ nodevatātaye rāyo dānāya codaya
Do thou, O Agni, with thy fires strengthen our prayer and sacrifice: Urge givers to bestow their wealth to aid our service of the Gods.
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