Rig Veda · Mandala 10 · Sukta 177
Rig Veda 10.177 — Māyābheda
Deity: Māyābheda. Rishi family (Mandala 10): Many seers — generally considered latest in composition. This Sukta contains 3 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 10.177.1
पतंगमक्तमसुरस्य मायया हर्दा पश्यन्ति मनसाविपश्चितः | समुद्रे अन्तः कवयो वि चक्षते मरीचीनाम्पदमिछन्ति वेधसः
pataṃghamaktamasurasya māyayā hṛdā paśyanti manasāvipaścitaḥ | samudre antaḥ kavayo vi cakṣate marīcīnāmpadamichanti vedhasaḥ
Rig Veda 10.177.2
पतंगो वाचं मनसा बिभर्ति तां गन्धर्वो.अवदद गर्भेन्तः | तां दयोतमानां सवर्यं मनीषां रतस्य पदेकवयो नि पान्ति
pataṃgho vācaṃ manasā bibharti tāṃ ghandharvo.avadad gharbheantaḥ | tāṃ dyotamānāṃ svaryaṃ manīṣāṃ ṛtasya padekavayo ni pānti
The flying Bird bears Speech within his spirit: erst the Gandharva in the womb pronounced it: And at the seat of sacrifice the sages cherish this radiant, heavenly-bright invention.
Rig Veda 10.177.3
अपश्यं गोपामनिपद्यमानमा च परा च पथिभिश्चरन्तम | स सध्रीचीः स विषूचीर्वसान आ वरीवर्तिभुवनेष्वन्तः
apaśyaṃ ghopāmanipadyamānamā ca parā ca pathibhiścarantam | sa sadhrīcīḥ sa viṣūcīrvasāna ā varīvartibhuvaneṣvantaḥ
I saw the Herdsman, him who never resteth, approaching and departing on his pathways. He, clothed in gathered and diffusive splendour, within the worlds continually travels.
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