Rig Veda · Mandala 7 · Sukta 102
Rig Veda 7.102 — HYMN CII Parjanya
Rishi family (Mandala 7): Vasishtha and his lineage. This Sukta contains 3 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 7.102.1
पर्जन्याय पर गायत दिवस पुत्राय मीळ्हुषे | स नो यवसमिछतु
parjanyāya pra ghāyata divas putrāya mīḷhuṣe | sa no yavasamichatu
SING forth and laud Parjanya, son of Heaven, who sends the gift of rain May he provide our pasturage.
Rig Veda 7.102.2
यो गर्भमोषधीनां गवां कर्णोत्यर्वताम | पर्जन्यःपुरुषीणाम
yo gharbhamoṣadhīnāṃ ghavāṃ kṛṇotyarvatām | parjanyaḥpuruṣīṇām
Parjanya is the God who forms in kine, in mares, in plants of earth, And womankind, the germ of life.
Rig Veda 7.102.3
तस्मा इदास्ये हविर्जुहोता मधुमत्तमम | इळां नः संयतं करत
tasmā idāsye havirjuhotā madhumattamam | iḷāṃ naḥ saṃyataṃ karat
Offer and pour into his mouth oblation rich in savoury juice: May he for ever give us food.
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