DharmaPragya
Mandala 1, Hymn 43
Containing 9 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 1, Hymn 43, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
कद्रु॒द्राय॒ प्रचे॑तसे मी॒ळ्हुष्ट॑माय॒ तव्य॑से वो॒चेम॒ शंत॑मं हृ॒दे
"WHAT shall we sing to Rudra, strong, most bounteous, excellently wise, That shall be dearest to his heart?"
Mandala 1, Hymn 43, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
यथा॑ नो॒ अदि॑तिः॒ कर॒त्पश्वे॒ नृभ्यो॒ यथा॒ गवे॑ यथा॑ तो॒काय॑ रु॒द्रिय॑म्
"That Aditi may grant the grace of Rudra to our folk, our kine, Our cattle and our progeny;"
Mandala 1, Hymn 43, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
यथा॑ नो मि॒त्रो वरु॑णो॒ यथा॑ रु॒द्रश्चिके॑तति यथा॒ विश्वे॑ स॒जोष॑सः
"That Mitra and that Varuṇa, that Rudra may remember us, Yea, all the Gods with one accord."
Mandala 1, Hymn 43, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
गा॒थप॑तिं मे॒धप॑तिं रु॒द्रं जला॑षभेषजम् तच्छं॒योः सु॒म्नमी॑महे
"To Rudra Lord of sacrifice, of hymns and balmy medicines, We pray for joy and health and strength."
Mandala 1, Hymn 43, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
यः शु॒क्र इ॑व॒ सूर्यो॒ हिर॑ण्यमिव॒ रोच॑ते श्रेष्ठो॑ दे॒वानां॒ वसुः॑
"He shines in splendour like the Sun, refulgent as bright gold is he, The good, the best among the Gods."
Mandala 1, Hymn 43, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 9
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शं नः॑ कर॒त्यर्व॑ते सु॒गं मे॒षाय॑ मे॒ष्ये॑ नृभ्यो॒ नारि॑भ्यो॒ गवे॑
"May he grant health into our steeds, wellbeing to our rams and ewes, To men, to women, and to kine."
Mandala 1, Hymn 43, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒स्मे सो॑म॒ श्रिय॒मधि॒ नि धे॑हि श॒तस्य॑ नृ॒णाम् महि॒ श्रव॑स्तुविनृ॒म्णम्
"O Soma, set thou upon us the glory of a hundred men, The great renown of mighty chiefs."
Mandala 1, Hymn 43, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
मा नः॑ सोमपरि॒बाधो॒ मारा॑तयो जुहुरन्त आ न॑ इन्दो॒ वाजे॑ भज
"Let not malignities, nor those who trouble Soma, hinder us. Indu, give us a share of strength."
Mandala 1, Hymn 43, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
यास्ते॑ प्र॒जा अ॒मृत॑स्य॒ पर॑स्मि॒न्धाम॑न्नृ॒तस्य॑ मू॒र्धा नाभा॑ सोम वेन आ॒भूष॑न्तीः सोम वेदः
"Soma! head, central point, love these; Soma! know these as serving thee, Children of thee Immortal, at the highest place of holy law."