Rig Veda · Mandala 10 · Sukta 151
Rig Veda 10.151 — Faith
Deity: Faith. Rishi family (Mandala 10): Many seers — generally considered latest in composition. This Sukta contains 5 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 10.151.1
शरद्धयाग्निः समिध्यते शरद्धय हुयते हविः | शरद्धां भगस्य मूर्धनि वचसा वेदयमसि
śraddhayāghniḥ samidhyate śraddhaya huyate haviḥ | śraddhāṃ bhaghasya mūrdhani vacasā vedayamasi
Rig Veda 10.151.2
परियं शरद्धे ददतः परियं शरद्द्ते दिदासतः | परियम्भोजेषु यज्वस्विदं म उदितं कर्धि
priyaṃ śraddhe dadataḥ priyaṃ śraddte didāsataḥ | priyambhojeṣu yajvasvidaṃ ma uditaṃ kṛdhi
Bless thou the man who gives, O Faith; Faith, bless the man who fain would give. Bless thou the liberal worshippers: bless thou the word that I have said.
Rig Veda 10.151.3
यथा देव असुरेषु शरद्धामुग्रेषु चक्रिरे | एवम्भोजेषु यज्वस्वस्माकमुदितं कर्धि
yathā deva asureṣu śraddhāmughreṣu cakrire | evambhojeṣu yajvasvasmākamuditaṃ kṛdhi
Even as the Deities maintained Faith in the mighty Asuras, So make this uttered wish of mine true for the liberal worshippers.
Rig Veda 10.151.4
शरद्धां देवा यजमाना वायुगोपा उपासते | शरद्धांह्र्दय्ययाकूत्या शरद्धया विन्दते वसु
śraddhāṃ devā yajamānā vāyughopā upāsate | śraddhāṃhṛdayyayākūtyā śraddhayā vindate vasu
Guarded by Vāyu, Gods and men who sacrifice draw near to Faith. Man winneth Faith by yearnings of the heart, and opulence by Faith.
Rig Veda 10.151.5
शरद्धां परातै हवामहे शरद्धां मध्यन्दिनं परि | शरद्धां सूर्यस्य निम्रुचि शरद्धे शरद धापयेह नः
śraddhāṃ prātai havāmahe śraddhāṃ madhyandinaṃ pari | śraddhāṃ sūryasya nimruci śraddhe śrad dhāpayeha naḥ
Faith in the early morning, Faith at noonday will we invocate, Faith at the setting of the Sun. O Faith, endow us with belief.
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