DharmaPragya
Mandala 2, Hymn 40
Containing 6 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 2, Hymn 40, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
सोमा॑पूषणा॒ जन॑ना रयी॒णां जन॑ना दि॒वो जन॑ना पृथि॒व्याः जा॒तौ विश्व॑स्य॒ भुव॑नस्य गो॒पौ दे॒वा अ॑कृण्वन्न॒मृत॑स्य॒ नाभि॑म्
"SOMA and Pûshan, Parents of all riches, Parents of earth and Parents of high heaven, You Twain, brought forth as the whole world's protectors, the Gods have made centre of life eternal."
Mandala 2, Hymn 40, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
इ॒मौ दे॒वौ जाय॑मानौ जुषन्ते॒मौ तमां॑सि गूहता॒मजु॑ष्टा आ॒भ्यामिन्द्रः॑ प॒क्वमा॒मास्व॒न्तः सो॑मापू॒षभ्यां॑ जनदु॒स्रिया॑सु
"At birth of these two Gods all Gods are joyful: they have caused darkness, which we hate, to vanish. With these, with Soma and with Pûshan, India generates ripe warm milk in the raw milch-cows."
Mandala 2, Hymn 40, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
सोमा॑पूषणा॒ रज॑सो वि॒मानं॑ स॒प्तच॑क्रं॒ रथ॒मवि॑श्वमिन्वम् वि॒षू॒वृतं॒ मन॑सा यु॒ज्यमा॑नं॒ तं जि॑न्वथो वृषणा॒ पञ्च॑रश्मिम्
"Soma and Pûshan, urge your chariot hither, the seven-wheeIed car that measures out the region, That stirs not all, that moves to every quarter, fivc-reined and harnessed by the thought, ye Mighty."
Mandala 2, Hymn 40, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
दि॒व्य१॒॑न्यः सद॑नं च॒क्र उ॒च्चा पृ॑थि॒व्याम॒न्यो अध्य॒न्तरि॑क्षे ताव॒स्मभ्यं॑ पुरु॒वारं॑ पुरु॒क्षुं रा॒यस्पोषं॒ वि ष्य॑तां॒ नाभि॑म॒स्मे
"One in the heaven on high hath made his dwelling, on earth and in the firmament the other. May they disclose to us great store of treasure, much-longed for, rich in food, source of enjoyment."
Mandala 2, Hymn 40, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
विश्वा॑न्य॒न्यो भुव॑ना ज॒जान॒ विश्व॑म॒न्यो अ॑भि॒चक्षा॑ण एति सोमा॑पूषणा॒वव॑तं॒ धियं॑ मे यु॒वाभ्यां॒ विश्वाः॒ पृत॑ना जयेम
"One of you Twain is Parent of all creatures, the otherjourneys onward all-beholding. Soma and Pûshan, aid my thought with favour: with you may we o'ercome in all encounters."
Mandala 2, Hymn 40, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
धियं॑ पू॒षा जि॑न्वतु विश्वमि॒न्वो र॒यिं सोमो॑ रयि॒पति॑र्दधातु अव॑तु दे॒व्यदि॑तिरन॒र्वा बृ॒हद्व॑देम वि॒दथे॑ सु॒वीराः॑
"May Pûshan stir our thought, the all-impelling, may Soma Lord of riches grant us riches. May Aditi the perfect Goddess aid us. Loud may we speak, with heroes, in assembly."