Rig Veda · Mandala 6 · Sukta 71
Rig Veda 6.71 — Savitar
Deity: Savitar. 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 6.71.1
उदु षय देवः सविता हिरण्यया बाहू अयंस्त सवनायसुक्रतुः | घर्तेन पाणी अभि परुष्णुते मखो युवा सुदक्षो रजसो विधर्मणि
udu ṣya devaḥ savitā hiraṇyayā bāhū ayaṃsta savanāyasukratuḥ | ghṛtena pāṇī abhi pruṣṇute makho yuvā sudakṣo rajaso vidharmaṇi
Rig Veda 6.71.2
देवस्य वयं सवितुः सवीमनि शरेष्ठे सयाम वसुनश्चदावने | यो विश्वस्य दविपदो यश्चतुष्पदो निवेशने परसवे चासि भूमनः
devasya vayaṃ savituḥ savīmani śreṣṭhe syāma vasunaścadāvane | yo viśvasya dvipado yaścatuṣpado niveśane prasave cāsi bhūmanaḥ
May we enjoy the noblest vivifying force of Savitar the God, that he may give us wealth: For thou art mighty to produce and lull to rest the world of life that moves on two feet and on four.
Rig Veda 6.71.3
अदब्धेभिः सवितः पायुभिष टवं शिवेभिरद्य परि पाहि नो गयम | हिरण्यजिह्वः सुविताय नव्यसे रक्षा माकिर्नोघशंस ईशत
adabdhebhiḥ savitaḥ pāyubhiṣ ṭvaṃ śivebhiradya pari pāhi no ghayam | hiraṇyajihvaḥ suvitāya navyase rakṣā mākirnoaghaśaṃsa īśata
Protect our habitation, Savitar, this day, with guardian aids around, auspicious, firm and true. God of the golden tongue, keep us for newest bliss: let not the evil-wisher have us in his power.
Rig Veda 6.71.4
उदु षय देवः सविता दमूना हिरण्यपाणिः परतिदोषमस्थात | अयोहनुर्यजतो मन्द्रजिह्व आ दाशुषे सुवति भूरिवामम
udu ṣya devaḥ savitā damūnā hiraṇyapāṇiḥ pratidoṣamasthāt | ayohanuryajato mandrajihva ā dāśuṣe suvati bhūrivāmam
This Savitar the God, the golden-handed, Friend of the home, hath risen to meet the twilight. With cheeks of brass, with pleasant tongue, the Holy, he sends the worshipper rich gifts in plenty.
Rig Veda 6.71.5
उदू अयानुपवक्तेव बाहू हिरण्यया सविता सुप्रतीका | दिवो रोहांस्यरुहत पर्थिव्या अरीरमत पतयत कच्चिदभ्वम
udū ayānupavakteva bāhū hiraṇyayā savitā supratīkā | divo rohāṃsyaruhat pṛthivyā arīramat patayat kaccidabhvam
Like a Director, Savitar hath extended his golden arms, exceeding fair to look on. He hath gone up the heights of earth and heaven, and made each monster fall and cease from troubling.
Rig Veda 6.71.6
वाममद्य सवितर्वाममु शवो दिवे-दिवे वाममस्मभ्यं सावीः | वामस्य हि कषयस्य देव भूरेरया धिया वामभाजः सयाम
vāmamadya savitarvāmamu śvo dive-dive vāmamasmabhyaṃ sāvīḥ | vāmasya hi kṣayasya deva bhūrerayā dhiyā vāmabhājaḥ syāma
Fair wealth, O Savitar, to-day, to-morrow, fair wealth produce for us each day that passes. May we through this our song be happy gainers, God, of a fair and spacious habitation.
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