DharmaPragya
Mandala 4, Hymn 56
Containing 7 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 4, Hymn 56, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
म॒ही द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी इ॒ह ज्येष्ठे॑ रु॒चा भ॑वतां शु॒चय॑द्भिर॒र्कैः यत्सीं॒ वरि॑ष्ठे बृह॒ती वि॑मि॒न्वन्रु॒वद्धो॒क्षा प॑प्रथा॒नेभि॒रेवैः॑
"MAY mighty Heaven and Earth, most meet for honour, be present here with light and gleaming splendours; When, fixing them apart, vast, most extensive, the Steer roars loudly in far-reaching courses."
Mandala 4, Hymn 56, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
दे॒वी दे॒वेभि॑र्यज॒ते यज॑त्रै॒रमि॑नती तस्थतुरु॒क्षमा॑णे ऋ॒ताव॑री अ॒द्रुहा॑ दे॒वपु॑त्रे य॒ज्ञस्य॑ ने॒त्री शु॒चय॑द्भिर॒र्कैः
"The Goddesses with Gods, holy with holy, the Two stand pouring out their rain, exhaustless: Faithful and guileless, having Gods for children, leaders of sacrifice with shining splendours."
Mandala 4, Hymn 56, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
स इत्स्वपा॒ भुव॑नेष्वास॒ य इ॒मे द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी ज॒जान॑ उ॒र्वी ग॑भी॒रे रज॑सी सु॒मेके॑ अवं॒शे धीरः॒ शच्या॒ समै॑रत्
"Sure in the worlds he was a skilful Craftsman, he who produced these Twain the Earth and Heaven. Wise, with his power he brought both realms, together spacious and deep, wellfashioned, unsupported."
Mandala 4, Hymn 56, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
नू रो॑दसी बृ॒हद्भि॑र्नो॒ वरू॑थैः॒ पत्नी॑वद्भिरि॒षय॑न्ती स॒जोषाः॑ उ॒रू॒ची विश्वे॑ यज॒ते नि पा॑तं धि॒या स्या॑म र॒थ्यः॑ सदा॒साः
"O Heaven and Earth, with one accord promoting, with high protection as of Queens, our welfare, Far-reaching, universal, holy, guard us. May we, car-borne, through song be victors ever."
Mandala 4, Hymn 56, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
प्र वां॒ महि॒ द्यवी॑ अ॒भ्युप॑स्तुतिं भरामहे शुची॒ उप॒ प्रश॑स्तये
"To both of you, O Heaven and Earth, we bring our lofty song of praise, Pure Ones! to glorify you both."
Mandala 4, Hymn 56, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
पु॒ना॒ने त॒न्वा॑ मि॒थः स्वेन॒ दक्षे॑ण राजथः ऊ॒ह्याथे॑ स॒नादृ॒तम्
"Ye sanctify each other's form, by your own proper might ye rule, And from of old observe the Law."
Mandala 4, Hymn 56, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
म॒ही मि॒त्रस्य॑ साधथ॒स्तर॑न्ती॒ पिप्र॑ती ऋ॒तम् परि॑ य॒ज्ञं नि षे॑दथुः
"Furthering and fulfilling, ye, O Mighty, perfect Mitra's Law. Ye sit around our sacrifice."