Rig Veda · 4.53.4

Rig Veda 4.53.4 — Savitar

Verse 4 of 7 from Sukta 4.53 (Savitar) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 4.53.4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अदाभ्यो भुवनानि परचाकशद वरतानि देवः सविताभि रक्षते | परास्राग बाहू भुवनस्य परजाभ्यो धर्तव्रतो महो अज्मस्य राजति

IAST Romanisation

adābhyo bhuvanāni pracākaśad vratāni devaḥ savitābhi rakṣate | prāsrāgh bāhū bhuvanasya prajābhyo dhṛtavrato maho ajmasya rājati

English Translation (Griffith)

Lighting all living creatures, ne’er to be deceived, Savitar, God, protects each holy ordinance. He hath stretched out his arms to all the folk of earth, and, with his laws observed, rules his own mighty course.

Explanation

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