Rig Veda · Mandala 10 · Sukta 158
Rig Veda 10.158 — Sūrya
Deity: Sūrya. 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 10.158.1
सूर्यो नो दिवस पातु वातो अन्तरिक्षात | अग्निर्नःपार्थिवेभ्यः
sūryo no divas pātu vāto antarikṣāt | aghnirnaḥpārthivebhyaḥ
Rig Veda 10.158.2
जोषा सवितर्यस्य ते हरः शतं सवानर्हति | पाहिनो दिद्युतः पतन्त्याः
joṣā savitaryasya te haraḥ śataṃ savānarhati | pāhino didyutaḥ patantyāḥ
Thou Savitar whose flame deserves hundred libations, be thou pleased: From failing lightning keep us safe.
Rig Veda 10.158.3
चक्षुर्नो देवः सविता चक्षुर्न उत पर्वतः | चक्षुर्धाता दधातु नः
cakṣurno devaḥ savitā cakṣurna uta parvataḥ | cakṣurdhātā dadhātu naḥ
May Savitar the God, and may Parvata also give us sight; May the Creator give us sight.
Rig Veda 10.158.4
चक्षुर्नो धेहि चक्षुषे चक्षुर्विख्यै तनूभ्यः | संचेदं वि च पश्येम
cakṣurno dhehi cakṣuṣe cakṣurvikhyai tanūbhyaḥ | saṃcedaṃ vi ca paśyema
Give sight unto our eye, give thou our bodies sight that they may see: May we survey, discern this world.
Rig Veda 10.158.5
सुसन्द्र्शं तवा वयं परति पश्येम सूर्य | वि पश्येमन्र्चक्षसः
susandṛśaṃ tvā vayaṃ prati paśyema sūrya | vi paśyemanṛcakṣasaḥ
Thus, Sūrya, may we look on thee, on thee most lovely to behold, See clearly with the eyes of men.
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