DharmaPragya
Mandala 10, Hymn 81
Containing 7 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 10, Hymn 81, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
य इ॒मा विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि॒ जुह्व॒दृषि॒र्होता॒ न्यसी॑दत्पि॒ता नः॑ स आ॒शिषा॒ द्रवि॑णमि॒च्छमा॑नः प्रथम॒च्छदव॑राँ॒ आ वि॑वेश
"HE who sate down as Hotar-priest, the R̥ishi, our Father, offering up all things existing,– He, seeking through his wish a great possession, came among men on earth as archetypal."
Mandala 10, Hymn 81, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
किं स्वि॑दासीदधि॒ष्ठान॑मा॒रम्भ॑णं कत॒मत्स्वि॑त्क॒थासी॑त् यतो॒ भूमिं॑ ज॒नय॑न्वि॒श्वक॑र्मा॒ वि द्यामौर्णो॑न्महि॒ना वि॒श्वच॑क्षाः
"What was the place whereon he took his station? What was it that supported him? How was it? Whence Viṣvakarman, seeing all, producing the earth, with mighty power disclosed the heavens."
Mandala 10, Hymn 81, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
वि॒श्वत॑श्चक्षुरु॒त वि॒श्वतो॑मुखो वि॒श्वतो॑बाहुरु॒त वि॒श्वत॑स्पात् सं बा॒हुभ्यां॒ धम॑ति॒ सं पत॑त्रै॒र्द्यावा॒भूमी॑ ज॒नय॑न्दे॒व एकः॑
"He who hath eyes on all sides round about him, a mouth on all sides, arms and feet on all sides, He, the Sole God, producing earth and heaven, weldeth them, with his arms as wings, together."
Mandala 10, Hymn 81, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
किं स्वि॒द्वनं॒ क उ॒ स वृ॒क्ष आ॑स॒ यतो॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी नि॑ष्टत॒क्षुः मनी॑षिणो॒ मन॑सा पृ॒च्छतेदु॒ तद्यद॒ध्यति॑ष्ठ॒द्भुव॑नानि धा॒रय॑न्
"What was the tree, what wood in sooth produced it, from which they fashioned out the earth and heaven? Ye thoughtful men inquire within your spirit whereon he stood when he established all things."
Mandala 10, Hymn 81, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
या ते॒ धामा॑नि पर॒माणि॒ याव॒मा या म॑ध्य॒मा वि॑श्वकर्मन्नु॒तेमा शिक्षा॒ सखि॑भ्यो ह॒विषि॑ स्वधावः स्व॒यं य॑जस्व त॒न्वं॑ वृधा॒नः
"Nine highest, lowest, sacrificial natures, and these thy mid-most here, O Viṣvakarman, Teach thou thy friends at sacrifice, O Blessed, and come thyself, exalted, to our worship."
Mandala 10, Hymn 81, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
विश्व॑कर्मन्ह॒विषा॑ वावृधा॒नः स्व॒यं य॑जस्व पृथि॒वीमु॒त द्याम् मुह्य॑न्त्व॒न्ये अ॒भितो॒ जना॑स इ॒हास्माकं॑ म॒घवा॑ सू॒रिर॑स्तु
"Bring thou thyself, exalted with oblation, O Viṣvakarman, Earth and Heaven to worship. Let other men around us live in folly here let us have a rich and liberal patron."
Mandala 10, Hymn 81, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
वा॒चस्पतिं॑ वि॒श्वक॑र्माणमू॒तये॑ मनो॒जुवं॒ वाजे॑ अ॒द्या हु॑वेम स नो॒ विश्वा॑नि॒ हव॑नानि जोषद्वि॒श्वश॑म्भू॒रव॑से सा॒धुक॑र्मा
"Let us invoke to-day, to aid our labour, the Lord of Speech, the thought-swift Viṣvakarman. May he hear kindly all our invocations who gives all bliss for aid, whose works are righteous."