DharmaPragya
Mandala 10, Hymn 170
Containing 4 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 10, Hymn 170, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 4
SANSKRIT TEXT
वि॒भ्राड्बृ॒हत्पि॑बतु सो॒म्यं मध्वायु॒र्दध॑द्य॒ज्ञप॑ता॒ववि॑ह्रुतम् वात॑जूतो॒ यो अ॑भि॒रक्ष॑ति॒ त्मना॑ प्र॒जाः पु॑पोष पुरु॒धा वि रा॑जति
"MAY the Bright God drink glorious Soma-mingled meath, giving the sacrifice's lord uninjured life; He who, wind-urged, in person guards our offspring well, hath nourished them with food and shines o'er many a land."
Mandala 10, Hymn 170, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 4
SANSKRIT TEXT
वि॒भ्राड्बृ॒हत्सुभृ॑तं वाज॒सात॑मं॒ धर्म॑न्दि॒वो ध॒रुणे॑ स॒त्यमर्पि॑तम् अ॒मि॒त्र॒हा वृ॑त्र॒हा द॑स्यु॒हंत॑मं॒ ज्योति॑र्जज्ञे असुर॒हा स॑पत्न॒हा
"Radiant, as high Truth, cherished, best at winning strength, Truth based upon the statute that supports the heavens, He rose, a light, that kills Vr̥itras and enemies, best slayer of the Dasyus, Asuras, and foes."
Mandala 10, Hymn 170, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 4
SANSKRIT TEXT
इ॒दं श्रेष्ठं॒ ज्योति॑षां॒ ज्योति॑रुत्त॒मं वि॑श्व॒जिद्ध॑न॒जिदु॑च्यते बृ॒हत् वि॒श्व॒भ्राड्भ्रा॒जो महि॒ सूर्यो॑ दृ॒श उ॒रु प॑प्रथे॒ सह॒ ओजो॒ अच्यु॑तम्
"This light, the best of lights, supreme, all-conquering, winner of riches, is exalted with high laud. All-lighting, radiant, mighty as the Sun to see, he spreadeth wide unfailing victory and strength."
Mandala 10, Hymn 170, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 4
SANSKRIT TEXT
वि॒भ्राज॒ञ्ज्योति॑षा॒ स्व१॒॑रग॑च्छो रोच॒नं दि॒वः येने॒मा विश्वा॒ भुव॑ना॒न्याभृ॑ता वि॒श्वक॑र्मणा वि॒श्वदे॑व्यावता
"Beaming forth splendour with thy light, thou hast attained heaven's lustrous realm. By thee were brought together all existing things, possessor of all Godhead, All-effecting God."