Rig Veda · Mandala 6 · Sukta 55
Rig Veda 6.55 — Pūṣan
Deity: Pūṣan. Rishi family (Mandala 6): Bharadvaja and his descendants. This Sukta contains 6 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 6.55.1
एहि वां विमुचो नपादाघ्र्णे सं सचावहै | रथीरतस्य नो भव
ehi vāṃ vimuco napādāghṛṇe saṃ sacāvahai | rathīrtasya no bhava
Rig Veda 6.55.2
रथीतमं कपर्दिनमीशानं राधसो महः | रायः सखायमीमहे
rathītamaṃ kapardinamīśānaṃ rādhaso mahaḥ | rāyaḥ sakhāyamīmahe
We pray for wealth to thee most skilled of charioteers, with braided hair, Lord of great riches, and our Friend.
Rig Veda 6.55.3
रायो धारास्याघ्र्णे वसो राशिरजाश्व | धीवतो-धीवतः सखा
rāyo dhārāsyāghṛṇe vaso rāśirajāśva | dhīvato-dhīvataḥ sakhā
Bright God whose steeds are goats, thou art a stream of wealth, a treasure-heap, The Friend of every pious man.
Rig Veda 6.55.4
पूषणं नवजाश्वमुप सतोषाम वाजिनम | सवसुर्यो जार उच्यते
pūṣaṇaṃ nvajāśvamupa stoṣāma vājinam | svasuryo jāra ucyate
Pūṣan, who driveth goats for steeds, the strong and Mighty, who is called His Sister's lover, will we laud.
Rig Veda 6.55.5
मातुर्दिधिषुमब्रवं सवसुर्जारः शर्णोतु नः | भरातेन्द्रस्य सखा मम
māturdidhiṣumabravaṃ svasurjāraḥ śṛṇotu naḥ | bhrātendrasya sakhā mama
His Mother's suitor I address. May he who loves his Sister hear, Brother of Indra, and my Friend.
Rig Veda 6.55.6
आजासः पूषणं रथे निश्र्म्भास्ते जनश्रियम | देवं वहन्तु बिभ्रतः
ājāsaḥ pūṣaṇaṃ rathe niśṛmbhāste janaśriyam | devaṃ vahantu bibhrataḥ
May the sure-footed goats come nigh, conveying Pūṣan on his car, The God who visiteth mankind.
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