Rig Veda · Mandala 8 · Sukta 30
Rig Veda 8.30 — Viśvedevas
Deity: Viśvedevas. Rishi family (Mandala 8): Kanva and Angirasa families. This Sukta contains 4 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 8.30.1
नहि वो अस्त्यर्भको देवासो न कुमारकः | विश्वे सतोमहान्त इत
nahi vo astyarbhako devāso na kumārakaḥ | viśve satomahānta it
Rig Veda 8.30.2
इति सतुतासो असथा रिशादसो ये सथ तरयश्च तरिंशच्च | मनोर्देवा यज्ञियासः
iti stutāso asathā riśādaso ye stha trayaśca triṃśacca | manordevā yajñiyāsaḥ
Thus be ye lauded, ye destroyers of the foe, ye Three-and-Thirty Deities, The Gods of man, the Holy Ones.
Rig Veda 8.30.3
ते नस्त्राध्वं ते.अवत त उ नो अधि वोचत | मा नः पथः पित्र्यान मानवादधि दूरं नैष्ट परावतः
te nastrādhvaṃ te.avata ta u no adhi vocata | mā naḥ pathaḥ pitryān mānavādadhi dūraṃ naiṣṭa parāvataḥ
As such defend and succour us, with benedictions speak to us: Lead us not from our fathers' and from Manu's path into the distance far away.
Rig Veda 8.30.4
ये देवास इह सथन विश्वे वैश्वानरा उत | अस्मभ्यं शर्म सप्रथो गवे.अश्वाय यछत
ye devāsa iha sthana viśve vaiśvānarā uta | asmabhyaṃ śarma sapratho ghave.aśvāya yachata
Ye Deities who stay with us, and all ye Gods of all mankind, Give us your wide protection, give shelter for cattle and for steed.
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