Rig Veda · Mandala 10 · Sukta 57
Rig Veda 10.57 — HYMN LVIL Viśvedevas
Rishi family (Mandala 10): Many seers — generally considered latest in composition. This Sukta contains 6 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 10.57.1
मा पर गाम पथो वयं मा यज्ञादिन्द्र सोमिनः | मान्त सथुर्नो अरातयः
mā pra ghāma patho vayaṃ mā yajñādindra sominaḥ | mānta sthurno arātayaḥ
Rig Veda 10.57.2
यो यज्ञस्य परसाधनस्तन्तुर्देवेष्वाततः | तमाहुतं नशीमहि
yo yajñasya prasādhanastanturdeveṣvātataḥ | tamāhutaṃ naśīmahi
May we obtain, completely wrought, the thread spun out to reach the Gods, That perfecteth the sacrifice.
Rig Veda 10.57.3
मनो नवा हुवामहे नाराशंसेन सोमेन | पितॄणां चमन्मभिः
mano nvā huvāmahe nārāśaṃsena somena | pitṝṇāṃ camanmabhiḥ
We call the spirit hither with the Soma of our parted sires, Yea, with the Fathers' holy hymns.
Rig Veda 10.57.4
आ त एतु मनः पुनः करत्वे दक्षाय जीवसे | जयोक चसूर्यं दर्शे
ā ta etu manaḥ punaḥ kratve dakṣāya jīvase | jyok casūryaṃ dṛśe
Thy spirit come to thee again for wisdom, energy, and lire, That thou mayst long behold the sun!
Rig Veda 10.57.5
पुनर्नः पितरो मनो ददातु दैव्यो जनः | जीवं वरातंसचेमहि
punarnaḥ pitaro mano dadātu daivyo janaḥ | jīvaṃ vrātaṃsacemahi
O Fathers, may the Heavenly Folk give us our spirit once again, That we may be with those who live.
Rig Veda 10.57.6
वयं सोम वरते तव मनस्तनूषु बिभ्रतः | परजावन्तः सचेमहि
vayaṃ soma vrate tava manastanūṣu bibhrataḥ | prajāvantaḥ sacemahi
O Soma with the spirit still within us, blest with progeny, May we be busied in the law.
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