DharmaPragya
Mandala 1, Hymn 22
Containing 21 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 21
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प्रा॒त॒र्युजा॒ वि बो॑धया॒श्विना॒वेह ग॑च्छताम् अ॒स्य सोम॑स्य पी॒तये॑
"WAKEN the Aṣvin Pair who yoke their car at early morn: may they Approach to drink this Soma juice."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 21
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या सु॒रथा॑ र॒थीत॑मो॒भा दे॒वा दि॑वि॒स्पृशा॑ अ॒श्विना॒ ता ह॑वामहे
"We call the Aṣvins Twain, the Gods borne in a noble car, the best Of charioteers, who reach the heavens."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 21
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या वां॒ कशा॒ मधु॑म॒त्यश्वि॑ना सू॒नृता॑वती तया॑ य॒ज्ञं मि॑मिक्षतम्
"Dropping with honey is your whip, Aṣvins, and full of pleasantness Sprinkle therewith the sacrifice."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 21
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न॒हि वा॒मस्ति॑ दूर॒के यत्रा॒ रथे॑न॒ गच्छ॑थः अश्वि॑ना सो॒मिनो॑ गृ॒हम्
"As ye go thither in your car, not far, O Aṣvins, is the home Of him who offers Soma juice."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 21
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हिर॑ण्यपाणिमू॒तये॑ सवि॒तार॒मुप॑ ह्वये स चेत्ता॑ दे॒वता॑ प॒दम्
"For my protection I invoke the golden-handed Savitar. He knoweth, as a God, the place."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 21
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अ॒पां नपा॑त॒मव॑से सवि॒तार॒मुप॑ स्तुहि तस्य॑ व्र॒तान्यु॑श्मसि
"That he may send us succour, praise the Waters' Offspring Savitar: Fain are we for his holy ways."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 21
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वि॒भ॒क्तारं॑ हवामहे॒ वसो॑श्चि॒त्रस्य॒ राध॑सः स॒वि॒तारं॑ नृ॒चक्ष॑सम्
"We call on him, distributer of wondrous bounty and of wealth, On Savitar who looks on men."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 21
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सखा॑य॒ आ नि षी॑दत सवि॒ता स्तोम्यो॒ नु नः॑ दाता॒ राधां॑सि शुम्भति
"Come hither, friends, and seat yourselves Savitar, to be praised by us, Giving good gifts, is beautiful."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 21
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अग्ने॒ पत्नी॑रि॒हा व॑ह दे॒वाना॑मुश॒तीरुप॑ त्वष्टा॑रं॒ सोम॑पीतये
"O Agni, hither bring to us the willing Spouses of the Gods, And Tvashṭar, to the Soma draught."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 21
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आ ग्ना अ॑ग्न इ॒हाव॑से॒ होत्रां॑ यविष्ठ॒ भार॑तीम् वरू॑त्रीं धि॒षणां॑ वह
"Most youthful Agni, hither bring their Spouses, Hotrâ, Bhâratî, Varûtrî, Dhishaṇâ, for aid."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 11
Verse 11 of 21
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अ॒भि नो॑ दे॒वीरव॑सा म॒हः शर्म॑णा नृ॒पत्नीः॑ अच्छि॑न्नपत्राः सचन्ताम्
"Spouses of Heroes, Goddesses, with whole wings may they come to us With great protection and with aid."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 12
Verse 12 of 21
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इ॒हेन्द्रा॒णीमुप॑ ह्वये वरुणा॒नीं स्व॒स्तये॑ अ॒ग्नायीं॒ सोम॑पीतये
"Indrâṇî, Varuṇânî, and Agnayi hither I invite, For weal, to drink the Soma juice."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 13
Verse 13 of 21
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म॒ही द्यौः पृ॑थि॒वी च॑ न इ॒मं य॒ज्ञं मि॑मिक्षताम् पि॒पृ॒तां नो॒ भरी॑मभिः
"May Heaven and Earth, the Mighty Pair, bedew for us our sacrifice, And feed us full with nourishments."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 14
Verse 14 of 21
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तयो॒रिद्घृ॒तव॒त्पयो॒ विप्रा॑ रिहन्ति धी॒तिभिः॑ ग॒न्ध॒र्वस्य॑ ध्रु॒वे प॒दे
"Their water rich with fatness, there in the Gandharva's steadfast place, The singers taste through sacred songs."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 15
Verse 15 of 21
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स्यो॒ना पृ॑थिवि भवानृक्ष॒रा नि॒वेश॑नी यच्छा॑ नः॒ शर्म॑ स॒प्रथः॑
"Thornless be thou, O Earth, spread wide before us for a dwelling-place: Vouchsafe us shelter broad and sure."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 16
Verse 16 of 21
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अतो॑ दे॒वा अ॑वन्तु नो॒ यतो॒ विष्णु॑र्विचक्र॒मे पृ॒थि॒व्याः स॒प्त धाम॑भिः
"The Gods be gracious unto us even from the place whence Vishṇu strode Through the seven regions of the earth!"
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 17
Verse 17 of 21
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इ॒दं विष्णु॒र्वि च॑क्रमे त्रे॒धा नि द॑धे प॒दम् समू॑ळ्हमस्य पांसु॒रे
"Through all this world strode Vishṇu; thrice his foot he planted, and the whole Was gathered in his footstep's dust."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 18
Verse 18 of 21
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त्रीणि॑ प॒दा वि च॑क्रमे॒ विष्णु॑र्गो॒पा अदा॑भ्यः अतो॒ धर्मा॑णि धा॒रय॑न्
"Vishṇu, the Guardian, he whom none deceiveth, made three steps; thenceforth Establishing his high decrees."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 19
Verse 19 of 21
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विष्णोः॒ कर्मा॑णि पश्यत॒ यतो॑ व्र॒तानि॑ पस्प॒शे इन्द्र॑स्य॒ युज्यः॒ सखा॑
"Look ye on Vishṇu's works, whereby the Friend of Indra, close-allied, Hath let his holy ways be seen."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 20
Verse 20 of 21
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तद्विष्णोः॑ पर॒मं प॒दं सदा॑ पश्यन्ति सू॒रयः॑ दि॒वी॑व॒ चक्षु॒रात॑तम्
"The princes evermore behold that loftiest place where Vishṇu is, Laid as it were an eye in heaven."
Mandala 1, Hymn 22, Verse 21
Verse 21 of 21
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तद्विप्रा॑सो विप॒न्यवो॑ जागृ॒वांसः॒ समि॑न्धते विष्णो॒र्यत्प॑र॒मं प॒दम्
"This, Vishṇu's station most sublime, the singers, ever vigilant, Lovers of holy song, light up."