Rig Veda · Mandala 10 · Sukta 182
Rig Veda 10.182 — Bṛhaspati
Deity: Bṛhaspati. 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 10.182.1
बर्हस्पतिर्नयतु दुर्गहा तिरः पुनर्नेषदघशंसायमन्म | कषिपदशस्तिमप दुर्मतिं हन्नथा करद्यजमानाय शं योः
bṛhaspatirnayatu durghahā tiraḥ punarneṣadaghaśaṃsāyamanma | kṣipadaśastimapa durmatiṃ hannathā karadyajamānāya śaṃ yoḥ
Rig Veda 10.182.2
नराशंसो नो.अवतु परयाजे शं नो अस्त्वनुयाजो हवेषु | कषिपदशस्तिमप दुर्मतिं हन्नथा करद यजमानायशं योः
narāśaṃso no.avatu prayāje śaṃ no astvanuyājo haveṣu | kṣipadaśastimapa durmatiṃ hannathā karad yajamānāyaśaṃ yoḥ
May Narāśaṁsa aid us at Prayāja: blest be our Anuyāja at invokings. May he repel the curse, and chase ill-feeling, and give the sacrificer peace and comfort.
Rig Veda 10.182.3
तपुर्मूर्धा तपतु रक्षसो ये बरह्मद्विषः शरवेहन्तवा उ | कषिपदशस्तिमप दुर्मतिं हन्नथा करद्यजमानाय शं योः
tapurmūrdhā tapatu rakṣaso ye brahmadviṣaḥ śaravehantavā u | kṣipadaśastimapa durmatiṃ hannathā karadyajamānāya śaṃ yoḥ
May he whose head is flaming burn the demons, haters of prayer, so that the arrow slay them. May he repel the curse and chase ill-feeling, and give the sacrificer peace and comfort.
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