Rig Veda · 9.97.17
Rig Veda 9.97.17 — Soma Pavamana
Verse 17 of 58 from Sukta 9.97 (Soma Pavamana) in Mandala 9 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 9.97.17
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
वर्ष्टिं नो अर्ष दिव्यां जिगत्नुमिळावतीं शंगयीं जीरदानुम | सतुकेव वीता धन्वा विचिन्वन बन्धून्रिमानवरानिन्दो वायून
IAST Romanisation
vṛṣṭiṃ no arṣa divyāṃ jighatnumiḷāvatīṃ śaṃghayīṃ jīradānum | stukeva vītā dhanvā vicinvan bandhūnrimānavarānindo vāyūn
English Translation (Griffith)
Pour on us rain celestial, quickly streaming, refreshing, fraught with health and ready bounty. Flow, Indu, send these Winds thy lower kinsmen, setting them free like locks of hair unbraided.
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