DharmaPragya
Mandala 1, Hymn 66
Containing 10 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 1, Hymn 66, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
र॒यिर्न चि॒त्रा सूरो॒ न सं॒दृगायु॒र्न प्रा॒णो नित्यो॒ न सू॒नुः
"LIKE the Sun's glance, like wealth of varied sort, like breath which is the life, like one's own son, "
Mandala 1, Hymn 66, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
तक्वा॒ न भूर्णि॒र्वना॑ सिषक्ति॒ पयो॒ न धे॒नुः शुचि॑र्वि॒भावा॑
"Like a swift bird, a cow who yields her milk, pure and refulgent to the wood he speeds."
Mandala 1, Hymn 66, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
दा॒धार॒ क्षेम॒मोको॒ न र॒ण्वो यवो॒ न प॒क्वो जेता॒ जना॑नाम्
"He offers safety like a pleasant home, like ripened corn, the Conqueror of men. "
Mandala 1, Hymn 66, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
ऋषि॒र्न स्तुभ्वा॑ वि॒क्षु प्र॑श॒स्तो वा॒जी न प्री॒तो वयो॑ दधाति
"Like a Seer lauding, famed among the folk; like a steed friendly he vouchsafes us power."
Mandala 1, Hymn 66, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
दु॒रोक॑शोचिः॒ क्रतु॒र्न नित्यो॑ जा॒येव॒ योना॒वरं॒ विश्व॑स्मै
"With flame insatiate, like eternal might; caring for each one like a dame at home; "
Mandala 1, Hymn 66, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
चि॒त्रो यदभ्रा॑ट् छ्वे॒तो न वि॒क्षु रथो॒ न रु॒क्मी त्वे॒षः स॒मत्सु॑
"Bright when he shines forth, whitish mid the folk, like a car, gold-decked, thundering to the fight."
Mandala 1, Hymn 66, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
सेने॑व सृ॒ष्टामं॑ दधा॒त्यस्तु॒र्न दि॒द्युत्त्वे॒षप्र॑तीका
"He strikes with terror like a dart shot forth, e'en like an archer's arrow tipped with flame; "
Mandala 1, Hymn 66, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
य॒मो ह॑ जा॒तो य॒मो जनि॑त्वं जा॒रः क॒नीनां॒ पति॒र्जनी॑नाम्
"Master of present and of future life, the maidens' lover and the matrons' Lord."
Mandala 1, Hymn 66, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
तं व॑श्च॒राथा॑ व॒यं व॑स॒त्यास्तं॒ न गावो॒ नक्ष॑न्त इ॒द्धम्
"To him lead all your ways: may we attain the kindled God as cows their home at eve. "
Mandala 1, Hymn 66, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
सिन्धु॒र्न क्षोदः॒ प्र नीची॑रैनो॒न्नव॑न्त॒ गावः॒ स्व१॒॑र्दृशी॑के
"He drives the flames below as floods their swell: the rays rise up to the fair place of heaven."