Rig Veda · Mandala 7 · Sukta 80
Rig Veda 7.80 — Dawn
Deity: Dawn. 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 7.80.1
परति सतोमेभिरुषसं वसिष्ठा गीर्भिर्विप्रासः परथमा अबुध्रन | विवर्तयन्तीं रजसी समन्ते आविष्क्र्ण्वतीं भुवनानि विश्वा
prati stomebhiruṣasaṃ vasiṣṭhā ghīrbhirviprāsaḥ prathamā abudhran | vivartayantīṃ rajasī samante āviṣkṛṇvatīṃ bhuvanāni viśvā
THE priests, Vasisthas, are the first awakened to welcome Uṣas with their songs and praises, Who makes surrounding regions part asunder,and shows apparent all existing creatures.
Rig Veda 7.80.2
एषा सया नव्यमायुर्दधाना गूढ्वी तमो जयोतिषोषाबोधि | अग्र एति युवतिरह्रयाणा पराचिकितत सूर्यं यज्ञमग्निम
eṣā syā navyamāyurdadhānā ghūḍhvī tamo jyotiṣoṣāabodhi | aghra eti yuvatirahrayāṇā prācikitat sūryaṃ yajñamaghnim
Giving fresh life when she hath hid the darkness, this Dawn hath wakened there with new-born lustre. Youthful and unrestrained she cometh forward: she hath turned thoughts to Sun and fire and worship.
Rig Veda 7.80.3
अश्वावतीर्गोमतीर्न उषासो ...
aśvāvatīrghomatīrna uṣāso ...
May blessed Mornings shine on us for ever, with wealth of kine, of horses, and of heroes, Streaming with all abundance, pouring fatness. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.
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