Rig Veda · Mandala 5 · Sukta 5
Rig Veda 5.5 — Āprīs
Deity: Āprīs. Rishi family (Mandala 5): Atri and the Atreya line. This Sukta contains 11 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 5.5.1
सुसमिद्धाय शोचिषे घर्तं तीव्रं जुहोतन | अग्नये जातवेदसे
susamiddhāya śociṣe ghṛtaṃ tīvraṃ juhotana | aghnaye jātavedase
Rig Veda 5.5.2
नराशंसः सुषूदतीमं यज्ञम अदाभ्यः | कविर हि मधुहस्त्यः
narāśaṃsaḥ suṣūdatīmaṃ yajñam adābhyaḥ | kavir hi madhuhastyaḥ
He, Narāśaṁsa, ne’er beguiled, inspiriteth this sacrifice: For sage is he, with sweets in hand.
Rig Veda 5.5.3
ईळितो अग्न आ वहेन्द्रं चित्रम इह परियम | सुखै रथेभिर ऊतये
īḷito aghna ā vahendraṃ citram iha priyam | sukhai rathebhir ūtaye
Adored, O Agni, hither bring Indra the Wonderful, the Friend, On lightly-rolling car to aid.
Rig Veda 5.5.4
ऊर्णम्रदा वि परथस्वाभ्य अर्का अनूषत | भवा नः शुभ्र सातये
ūrṇamradā vi prathasvābhy arkā anūṣata | bhavā naḥ śubhra sātaye
Spread thyself out, thou soft as wool The holy hymns have sung to thee. Bring gain to us, O beautiful!
Rig Veda 5.5.5
देवीर दवारो वि शरयध्वं सुप्रायणा न ऊतये | पर-पर यज्ञम पर्णीतन
devīr dvāro vi śrayadhvaṃ suprāyaṇā na ūtaye | pra-pra yajñam pṛṇītana
Open yourselves, ye Doors Divine, easy of access for our aid: Fill, more and more, the sacrifice.
Rig Veda 5.5.6
सुप्रतीके वयोव्र्धा यह्वी रतस्य मातरा | दोषाम उषासम ईमहे
supratīke vayovṛdhā yahvī ṛtasya mātarā | doṣām uṣāsam īmahe
Fair strengtheners of vital power, young Mothers of eternal Law, Morning and Night we supplicate.
Rig Veda 5.5.7
वातस्य पत्मन्न ईळिता दैव्या होतारा मनुषः | इमं नो यज्ञम आ गतम
vātasya patmann īḷitā daivyā hotārā manuṣaḥ | imaṃ no yajñam ā ghatam
On the wind's flight come, glorified, ye two celestial Priests of man Come ye to this our sacrifice.
Rig Veda 5.5.8
इळा सरस्वती मही तिस्रो देवीर मयोभुवः | बर्हिः सीदन्त्व अस्रिधः
iḷā sarasvatī mahī tisro devīr mayobhuvaḥ | barhiḥ sīdantv asridhaḥ
Iḷā, Sarasvatī, Mahī, three Goddesses who bring us weal, Be seated harmless on the grass.
Rig Veda 5.5.9
शिवस तवष्टर इहा गहि विभुः पोष उत तमना | यज्ञे-यज्ञे न उद अव
śivas tvaṣṭar ihā ghahi vibhuḥ poṣa uta tmanā | yajñe-yajñe na ud ava
Rich in all plenty, Tvaṣṭar, come auspicious of thine own accord Help us in every sacrifice.
Rig Veda 5.5.10
यत्र वेत्थ वनस्पते देवानां गुह्या नामानि | तत्र हव्यानि गामय
yatra vettha vanaspate devānāṃ ghuhyā nāmāni | tatra havyāni ghāmaya
Vanaspati, wherever thou knowest the Gods’ mysterious names, Send our oblations thitherward.
Rig Veda 5.5.11
सवाहाग्नये वरुणाय सवाहेन्द्राय मरुद्भ्यः सवाहा देवेभ्यो हविः |
svāhāghnaye varuṇāya svāhendrāya marudbhyaḥ svāhā devebhyo haviḥ |
To Agni and to Varuṇa, Indra, the Maruts, and the Gods, With Svāhā be oblation brought.
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