Rig Veda · Mandala 7 · Sukta 96
Rig Veda 7.96 — Sarasvatī
Deity: Sarasvatī. Rishi family (Mandala 7): Vasishtha and his lineage. 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 7.96.1
बर्हदु गायिषे वचो.असुर्या नदीनाम | सरस्वतीमिन महयासुव्र्क्तिभिः सतोमैर्वसिष्ठ रोदसी
bṛhadu ghāyiṣe vaco.asuryā nadīnām | sarasvatīmin mahayāsuvṛktibhiḥ stomairvasiṣṭha rodasī
Rig Veda 7.96.2
उभे यत ते महिना शुभ्रे अन्धसी अधिक्षियन्ति पूरवः | सा नो बोध्यवित्री मरुत्सखा चोद राधो मघोनाम
ubhe yat te mahinā śubhre andhasī adhikṣiyanti pūravaḥ | sā no bodhyavitrī marutsakhā coda rādho maghonām
When in the fulness of their strength the Pūrus dwell, Beauteous One, on thy two grassy banks, Favour us thou who hast the Maruts for thy friends: stir up the bounty of our chiefs.
Rig Veda 7.96.3
भद्रमिद भद्रा कर्णवत सरस्वत्यकवारी चेतति वाजिनीवती | गर्णाना जमदग्निवत सतुवाना च वसिष्ठवत
bhadramid bhadrā kṛṇavat sarasvatyakavārī cetati vājinīvatī | ghṛṇānā jamadaghnivat stuvānā ca vasiṣṭhavat
So may Sarasvatī auspicious send good luck; she, rich in spoil, is never niggardly in thought, When praised in jamadagni's way and lauded as Vasiṣṭha lauds.
Rig Veda 7.96.4
जनीयन्तो नवग्रवः पुत्रीयन्तः सुदानवः | सरस्वन्तं हवामहे
janīyanto nvaghravaḥ putrīyantaḥ sudānavaḥ | sarasvantaṃ havāmahe
We call upon Sarasvān, as unmarried men who long for wives, As liberal men who yearn for sons.
Rig Veda 7.96.5
ये ते सरस्व ऊर्मयो मधुमन्तो घर्तश्चुतः | तेभिर्नो.अविता भव
ye te sarasva ūrmayo madhumanto ghṛtaścutaḥ | tebhirno.avitā bhava
Be thou our kind protector, O Sarasvān, with those waves of thine Laden with sweets and dropping oil.
Rig Veda 7.96.6
पीपिवांसं सरस्वत सतनं यो विश्वदर्षतः | भक्षीमहि परजामिषम
pīpivāṃsaṃ sarasvata stanaṃ yo viśvadarṣataḥ | bhakṣīmahi prajāmiṣam
May we enjoy Sarasvān's breast, all-beautiful, that swells with streams, May we gain food and progeny.
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