Rig Veda · 5.42.16
Rig Veda 5.42.16 — Viśvedevas
Verse 16 of 17 from Sukta 5.42 (Viśvedevas) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 5.42.16
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
परैष सतोमः पर्थिवीम अन्तरिक्षं वनस्पतींर ओषधी राये अश्याः | देवो-देवः सुहवो भूतु मह्यम मा नो माता पर्थिवी दुर्मतौ धात
IAST Romanisation
praiṣa stomaḥ pṛthivīm antarikṣaṃ vanaspatīṃr oṣadhī rāye aśyāḥ | devo-devaḥ suhavo bhūtu mahyam mā no mātā pṛthivī durmatau dhāt
English Translation (Griffith)
May this my laud reach earth and air's mid-region, and forest trees and plants to win me riches. May every Deity be swift to listen, and Mother Earth with no ill thought regard me.
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