Rig Veda · Mandala 10 · Sukta 154
Rig Veda 10.154 — New Life
Deity: New Life. 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 10.154.1
सोम एकेभ्यः पवते घर्तमेक उपासते | येभ्यो मधुप्रधावति तांश्चिदेवापि गछतात
soma ekebhyaḥ pavate ghṛtameka upāsate | yebhyo madhupradhāvati tāṃścidevāpi ghachatāt
Rig Veda 10.154.2
तपसा ये अनाध्र्ष्यास्तपसा ये सवर्ययुः | तपो येचक्रिरे महस्तांश्चिदेवापि गछतात
tapasā ye anādhṛṣyāstapasā ye svaryayuḥ | tapo yecakrire mahastāṃścidevāpi ghachatāt
Invincible through Fervour, those whom Fervour hath advanced to heaven, Who showed great Fervour in their lives, -even to those let him depart.
Rig Veda 10.154.3
ये युध्यन्ते परधनेषु शूरासो ये तनूत्यजः | ये वासहस्रदक्षिणास्तांश्चिदेवापि गछतात
ye yudhyante pradhaneṣu śūrāso ye tanūtyajaḥ | ye vāsahasradakṣiṇāstāṃścidevāpi ghachatāt
The heroes who contend in war and boldly cast their lives away, Or who give guerdon thousandfold, -even to those let him depart.
Rig Veda 10.154.4
ये चित पूर्व रतसाप रतावान रताव्र्धः | पितॄन तपस्वतोयम तांश्चिदेवापि गछतात
ye cit pūrva ṛtasāpa ṛtāvāna ṛtāvṛdhaḥ | pitṝn tapasvatoyama tāṃścidevāpi ghachatāt
Yea, the first followers of Law, Law's pure and holy strengtheners, The Fathers, Yama! Fervour-moved,even to those let him depart.
Rig Veda 10.154.5
सहस्रणीथाः कवयो ये गोपायन्ति सूर्यम | रषीन्तपस्वतो यम तपोजानपि गछतात
sahasraṇīthāḥ kavayo ye ghopāyanti sūryam | ṛṣīntapasvato yama tapojānapi ghachatāt
Skilled in a thousand ways and means, the sages who protect the Sun, The Ṛṣis, Yama! Fervour-moved,—even to those let him depart.
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