Rig Veda · Mandala 7 · Sukta 54
Rig Veda 7.54 — Vastospati
Deity: Vastospati. 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 7.54.1
वास्तोष पते परति जानीह्यस्मान सवावेशो अनमीवो भवा नः | यत तवेमहे परति तन नो जुषस्व शं नो भव दविपदे शं चतुष्पदे
vāstoṣ pate prati jānīhyasmān svāveśo anamīvo bhavā naḥ | yat tvemahe prati tan no juṣasva śaṃ no bhava dvipade śaṃ catuṣpade
Rig Veda 7.54.2
वास्तोष पते परतरणो न एधि गयस्फानो गोभिरश्वेभिरिन्दो | अजरासस्ते सख्ये सयाम पितेव पुत्रान परति नो जुषस्व
vāstoṣ pate prataraṇo na edhi ghayasphāno ghobhiraśvebhirindo | ajarāsaste sakhye syāma piteva putrān prati no juṣasva
Protector of the Home, be our promoter: increase our wealth in kine and steeds, O Indu. May we be ever-youthful in thy friendship: be pleased in us as in his sons a father.
Rig Veda 7.54.3
वास्तोष पते शग्मया संसदा ते सक्षीमहि रण्वया गातुमत्या | पाहि कषेम उत योगे वरं नो यूयं पात ...
vāstoṣ pate śaghmayā saṃsadā te sakṣīmahi raṇvayā ghātumatyā | pāhi kṣema uta yoghe varaṃ no yūyaṃ pāta ...
Through thy dear fellowship that bringeth welfare, may we be victors, Guardian of the Dwelling! Protect our happiness in rest and labour. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.
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