Rig Veda · 2.27.9

Rig Veda 2.27.9 — Ādityas

Verse 9 of 17 from Sukta 2.27 (Ādityas) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 2.27.9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तरी रोचना दिव्या धारयन्त हिरण्ययाः शुचयो धारपूताः | अस्वप्नजो अनिमिषा अदब्धा उरुशंसा रजवे मर्त्याय

IAST Romanisation

trī rocanā divyā dhārayanta hiraṇyayāḥ śucayo dhārapūtāḥ | asvapnajo animiṣā adabdhā uruśaṃsā ṛjave martyāya

English Translation (Griffith)

Golden and splendid, pure like streams of water, they hold aloft the three bright heavenly regions. Ne’er do they slumber, never close their eyelids, faithful, far-ruling for the righteous mortal.

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