Rig Veda · Mandala 10 · Sukta 58
Rig Veda 10.58 — Mānas or Spirit
Deity: Mānas or Spirit. Rishi family (Mandala 10): Many seers — generally considered latest in composition. This Sukta contains 12 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 10.58.1
यत ते यमं वैवस्वतं मनो जगाम दूरकम | तत त आवर्तयामसीह कषयाय जीवसे
yat te yamaṃ vaivasvataṃ mano jaghāma dūrakam | tat ta āvartayāmasīha kṣayāya jīvase
Rig Veda 10.58.2
यत ते दिवं यत पर्थिवीं मनो जगाम दूरकम | तत त ...
yat te divaṃ yat pṛthivīṃ mano jaghāma dūrakam | tat ta ...
Thy spirit, that went far away, that passed away to earth and heaven, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
Rig Veda 10.58.3
यत ते भूमिं चतुर्भ्र्ष्टिं मनो जगाम दूरकम | तत त...
yat te bhūmiṃ caturbhṛṣṭiṃ mano jaghāma dūrakam | tat ta...
Thy spirit, that went far away, away to the four-cornered earth, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
Rig Veda 10.58.4
यत ते चतस्रः परदिशो मनो जगाम दूरकम | तत त ...
yat te catasraḥ pradiśo mano jaghāma dūrakam | tat ta ...
Thy spirit, that went far away to the four quarters of the world, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
Rig Veda 10.58.5
यत ते समुद्रमर्णवं मनो जगाम दूरकम | तत त ...
yat te samudramarṇavaṃ mano jaghāma dūrakam | tat ta ...
Thy spirit, that went far away, away unto the billowy sea, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
Rig Veda 10.58.6
यत ते मरीचीः परवतो मनो जगाम दूरकम | तत त ...
yat te marīcīḥ pravato mano jaghāma dūrakam | tat ta ...
Thy spirit, that went far away to beams of light that flash and flow, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
Rig Veda 10.58.7
यत ते अपो यदोषधीर्मनो जगाम दूरकम | तत त ...
yat te apo yadoṣadhīrmano jaghāma dūrakam | tat ta ...
Thy spirit, that went far away, went to the waters and the plants, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
Rig Veda 10.58.8
यत ते सूर्यं यदुषसं मनो जगाम दूरकम | तत त ...
yat te sūryaṃ yaduṣasaṃ mano jaghāma dūrakam | tat ta ...
Thy spirit, that went far away, that visited the Sun and Dawn. We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
Rig Veda 10.58.9
यत ते पर्वतान बर्हतो मनो जगाम दूरकम | तत त ...
yat te parvatān bṛhato mano jaghāma dūrakam | tat ta ...
Thy spirit, that went far away, away to lofty mountain heights, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
Rig Veda 10.58.10
यत ते विश्वमिदं जगन मनो जगाम दूरकम | तत त ...
yat te viśvamidaṃ jaghan mano jaghāma dūrakam | tat ta ...
Thy spirit, that went far away into this All, that lives and moves, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
Rig Veda 10.58.11
यत ते पराः परावतो मनो जगाम दूरकम | तत त ...
yat te parāḥ parāvato mano jaghāma dūrakam | tat ta ...
Thy spirit, that went far away to distant realms beyond our ken, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.
Rig Veda 10.58.12
यत ते भूतं च भव्यं च मनो जगाम दूरकम | तत त...
yat te bhūtaṃ ca bhavyaṃ ca mano jaghāma dūrakam | tat ta...
Thy spirit, that went far away to all that is and is to be, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn heie.
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