Rig Veda · Mandala 10 · Sukta 183
Rig Veda 10.183 — The Sacrificer, Etc
Deity: The Sacrificer, Etc. 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 10.183.1
अपश्यं तवा मनसा चेकितानं तपसो जातं तपसोविभूतम | इह परजामिह रयिं रराणः पर जायस्वप्रजया पुत्रकाम
apaśyaṃ tvā manasā cekitānaṃ tapaso jātaṃ tapasovibhūtam | iha prajāmiha rayiṃ rarāṇaḥ pra jāyasvaprajayā putrakāma
Rig Veda 10.183.2
अपश्यं तवा मनसा दीध्यानां सवायां तनू रत्व्येनाधमानाम | उप मामुच्चा युवतिर्बभूयाः पर जायस्वप्रजया पुत्रकामे
apaśyaṃ tvā manasā dīdhyānāṃ svāyāṃ tanū ṛtvyenādhamānām | upa māmuccā yuvatirbabhūyāḥ pra jāyasvaprajayā putrakāme
I saw thee pondering in thine heart, and praying that in due time thy body might be fruitful. Come as a youthful woman, rise to meet me: spread in thine offspring, thou who cravest children.
Rig Veda 10.183.3
अहं गर्भमदधामोषधीष्वहं विश्वेषु भुवनेष्वन्तः अहं परजा अजनयं पर्थिव्यामहं जनिभ्यो अपरीषुपुत्रान
ahaṃ gharbhamadadhāmoṣadhīṣvahaṃ viśveṣu bhuvaneṣvantaḥ ahaṃ prajā ajanayaṃ pṛthivyāmahaṃ janibhyo aparīṣuputrān
In plants and herbs, in all existent beings I have deposited the germ of increase. All progeny on earth have I engendered, and sons in women who will be hereafter.
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