Rig Veda · Mandala 10 · Sukta 186
Rig Veda 10.186 — Vāyu
Deity: Vāyu. 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 10.186.1
वात आ वातु भेषजं शम्भु मयोभु नो हर्दे | पर णायूंषि तारिषत
vāta ā vātu bheṣajaṃ śambhu mayobhu no hṛde | pra ṇaāyūṃṣi tāriṣat
Rig Veda 10.186.2
उत वात पितासि न उत भरातोत नः सखा | स नोजीवातवे कर्धि
uta vāta pitāsi na uta bhrātota naḥ sakhā | sa nojīvātave kṛdhi
Thou art our Father, Vāta, yea, thou art a Brother and a friend, So give us strength that we may live.
Rig Veda 10.186.3
यददो वात ते गर्हे.अम्र्तस्य निधिर्हितः | ततो नो देहिजीवसे
yadado vāta te ghṛhe.amṛtasya nidhirhitaḥ | tato no dehijīvase
The store of Amṛta laid away yonder, O Vāta, in thine home,— Give us thereof that we may live.
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