DharmaPragya
Mandala 1, Hymn 179
Containing 6 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 1, Hymn 179, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
पू॒र्वीर॒हं श॒रदः॑ शश्रमा॒णा दो॒षा वस्तो॑रु॒षसो॑ ज॒रय॑न्तीः मि॒नाति॒ श्रियं॑ जरि॒मा त॒नूना॒मप्यू॒ नु पत्नी॒र्वृष॑णो जगम्युः
"'Through many autumns have I toiled and laboured, at night and morn, through age-inducing dawnings. Old age impairs the beauty of our bodies. Let husbands still come near unto their spouses."
Mandala 1, Hymn 179, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
ये चि॒द्धि पूर्व॑ ऋत॒साप॒ आस॑न्त्सा॒कं दे॒वेभि॒रव॑दन्नृ॒तानि॑ ते चि॒दवा॑सुर्न॒ह्यन्त॑मा॒पुः समू॒ नु पत्नी॒र्वृष॑भिर्जगम्युः
"For even the men aforetime, law-fulfillers, who with the Gods declared eternal statutes,– – They have decided, but have not accomplished: so now let wives come near unto their husbands."
Mandala 1, Hymn 179, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
न मृषा॑ श्रा॒न्तं यदव॑न्ति दे॒वा विश्वा॒ इत्स्पृधो॑ अ॒भ्य॑श्नवाव जया॒वेदत्र॑ श॒तनी॑थमा॒जिं यत्स॒म्यञ्चा॑ मिथु॒नाव॒भ्यजा॑व
"Non inutilis est labor cui Dii favent: nos omnes aemulos et aemulas vincamus. Superemus in hac centum artium pugna in qua duas partes convenientes utrinque commovemus."
Mandala 1, Hymn 179, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
न॒दस्य॑ मा रुध॒तः काम॒ आग॑न्नि॒त आजा॑तो अ॒मुतः॒ कुत॑श्चित् लोपा॑मुद्रा॒ वृष॑णं॒ नी रि॑णाति॒ धीर॒मधी॑रा धयति श्व॒सन्त॑म्
"Cupido me cepit illius tauri (viri) qui me despicit, utrum hinc utrum illinc ab aliqua parte nata sit. Lopamudra taurum (maritum suum) ad se detrahit: insipiens illa sapientem anhelantem absorbet."
Mandala 1, Hymn 179, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
इ॒मं नु सोम॒मन्ति॑तो हृ॒त्सु पी॒तमुप॑ ब्रुवे यत्सी॒माग॑श्चकृ॒मा तत्सु मृ॑ळतु पुलु॒कामो॒ हि मर्त्यः॑
"This Soma I address that is most near us, that which hath been imbibed within the spirit, To pardon any sins we have committed. Verily mortal man is full of longings."
Mandala 1, Hymn 179, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒गस्त्यः॒ खन॑मानः ख॒नित्रैः॑ प्र॒जामप॑त्यं॒ बल॑मि॒च्छमा॑नः उ॒भौ वर्णा॒वृषि॑रु॒ग्रः पु॑पोष स॒त्या दे॒वेष्वा॒शिषो॑ जगाम
"Agastya thus, toiling with strong endeavour, wishing for children, progeny and power, Cherished – a sage of mighty strength – both classes, and with the Gods obtained his prayer's fulfilment."