DharmaPragya
Mandala 1, Hymn 190
Containing 8 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 1, Hymn 190, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒न॒र्वाणं॑ वृष॒भं म॒न्द्रजि॑ह्वं॒ बृह॒स्पतिं॑ वर्धया॒ नव्य॑म॒र्कैः गा॒था॒न्यः॑ सु॒रुचो॒ यस्य॑ दे॒वा आ॑शृ॒ण्वन्ति॒ नव॑मानस्य॒ मर्ताः॑
"GLORIFY thou Br̥ihaspati, the scatheless, who must be praised with hymns, sweet-tongued and mighty, To whom as leader of the song, resplendent, worthy of lauds, both Gods and mortals listen."
Mandala 1, Hymn 190, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 8
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तमृ॒त्विया॒ उप॒ वाचः॑ सचन्ते॒ सर्गो॒ न यो दे॑वय॒तामस॑र्जि बृह॒स्पतिः॒ स ह्यञ्जो॒ वरां॑सि॒ विभ्वाभ॑व॒त्समृ॒ते मा॑त॒रिश्वा॑
"On him wait songs according to the season even as a stream of pious men set moving. Br̥ihaspati-for helaid out the expanses- was, at the sacrifice, vast Mâtariṣvan."
Mandala 1, Hymn 190, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 8
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उप॑स्तुतिं॒ नम॑स॒ उद्य॑तिं च॒ श्लोकं॑ यंसत्सवि॒तेव॒ प्र बा॒हू अ॒स्य क्रत्वा॑ह॒न्यो॒३॒॑ यो अस्ति॑ मृ॒गो न भी॒मो अ॑र॒क्षस॒स्तुवि॑ष्मान्
"The praise, the verse that offers adoration, may he bring forth, as the Sun sends his arms out, He who gives daily light through this God's wisdom, strong as a dread wild beast, and inoffensive."
Mandala 1, Hymn 190, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 8
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अ॒स्य श्लोको॑ दि॒वीय॑ते पृथि॒व्यामत्यो॒ न यं॑सद्यक्ष॒भृद्विचे॑ताः मृ॒गाणां॒ न हे॒तयो॒ यन्ति॑ चे॒मा बृह॒स्पते॒रहि॑मायाँ अ॒भि द्यून्
"His song of praise pervades the earth and heaven – let the wise worshipper draw it, like a courser. These of Br̥ihaspati, like hunters' arrows, go to the skies that change their hue like serpents."
Mandala 1, Hymn 190, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 8
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ये त्वा॑ देवोस्रि॒कं मन्य॑मानाः पा॒पा भ॒द्रमु॑प॒जीव॑न्ति प॒ज्राः न दू॒ढ्ये॒३॒॑ अनु॑ ददासि वा॒मं बृह॑स्पते॒ चय॑स॒ इत्पिया॑रुम्
"Those, God, who count thee as a worthless bullock, and, wealthy sinners, live on thee the Bounteous,– On fools like these no blessing thou bestowest: Br̥ihaspati, thou punishest the spiteful."
Mandala 1, Hymn 190, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 8
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सु॒प्रैतुः॑ सू॒यव॑सो॒ न पन्था॑ दुर्नि॒यन्तुः॒ परि॑प्रीतो॒ न मि॒त्रः अ॒न॒र्वाणो॑ अ॒भि ये चक्ष॑ते॒ नोऽपी॑वृता अपोर्णु॒वन्तो॑ अस्थुः
"Like a fair path is he, where grass is pleasant, though hard to win, a Friend beloved most early. Those who unharmed by enemies behold us, while: they would make them bare, stood closely compassed."
Mandala 1, Hymn 190, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 8
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सं यं स्तुभो॒ऽवन॑यो॒ न यन्ति॑ समु॒द्रं न स्र॒वतो॒ रोध॑चक्राः स वि॒द्वाँ उ॒भयं॑ चष्टे अ॒न्तर्बृह॒स्पति॒स्तर॒ आप॑श्च॒ गृध्रः॑
"He to whom songs of praise go forth like torrents, as rivers eddying under banks flow sea-ward- Br̥ihaspati the wise, the eager, closely looks upon both, the waters and the vessel."
Mandala 1, Hymn 190, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
ए॒वा म॒हस्तु॑विजा॒तस्तुवि॑ष्मा॒न्बृह॒स्पति॑र्वृष॒भो धा॑यि दे॒वः स नः॑ स्तु॒तो वी॒रव॑द्धातु॒ गोम॑द्वि॒द्यामे॒षं वृ॒जनं॑ जी॒रदा॑नुम्
"So hath Br̥ihaspati, great, strong and mighty, the God exceeding powerful, been brought hither. May he thus lauded give us kine and horses. May we find strengthening food in full abundance."