DharmaPragya
Mandala 4, Hymn 57
Containing 8 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 4, Hymn 57, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
क्षेत्र॑स्य॒ पति॑ना व॒यं हि॒तेने॑व जयामसि गामश्वं॑ पोषयि॒त्न्वा स नो॑ मृळाती॒दृशे॑
"WE through the Master of the Field, even as through a friend, obtain What nourisheth our kine and steeds. In such may he be good to us."
Mandala 4, Hymn 57, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
क्षेत्र॑स्य पते॒ मधु॑मन्तमू॒र्मिं धे॒नुरि॑व॒ पयो॑ अ॒स्मासु॑ धुक्ष्व म॒धु॒श्चुतं॑ घृ॒तमि॑व॒ सुपू॑तमृ॒तस्य॑ नः॒ पत॑यो मृळयन्तु
"As the cow yieldeth milk, pour for us freely, Lord of the Field, the wave that beareth sweetness, Distilling meath, well-purified like butter, and let the. Lords of holy Law be gracious."
Mandala 4, Hymn 57, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
मधु॑मती॒रोष॑धी॒र्द्याव॒ आपो॒ मधु॑मन्नो भवत्व॒न्तरि॑क्षम् क्षेत्र॑स्य॒ पति॒र्मधु॑मान्नो अ॒स्त्वरि॑ष्यन्तो॒ अन्वे॑नं चरेम
"Sweet be the plants for us. the heavens, the waters, and full of sweets for us be air's mid-region. May the Field's Lord for us be full of sweetness, and may we follow after him uninjured."
Mandala 4, Hymn 57, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
शु॒नं वा॒हाः शु॒नं नरः॑ शु॒नं कृ॑षतु॒ लाङ्ग॑लम् शु॒नं व॑र॒त्रा ब॑ध्यन्तां शु॒नमष्ट्रा॒मुदि॑ङ्गय
"Happily work our steers and men, may the plough furrow happily. Happily be the traces bound; happily may he ply the goad."
Mandala 4, Hymn 57, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
शुना॑सीरावि॒मां वाचं॑ जुषेथां॒ यद्दि॒वि च॒क्रथुः॒ पयः॑ तेने॒मामुप॑ सिञ्चतम्
"Ṣuna and Sîra, welcome ye this laud, and with the milk which ye have made in heaven Bedew ye both this earth of ours."
Mandala 4, Hymn 57, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒र्वाची॑ सुभगे भव॒ सीते॒ वन्दा॑महे त्वा यथा॑ नः सु॒भगास॑सि॒ यथा॑ नः सु॒फलास॑सि
"Auspicious Sita, come thou near: we venerate and worship thee That thou mayst bless and prosper us and bring us fruits abundantly."
Mandala 4, Hymn 57, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
इन्द्रः॒ सीतां॒ नि गृ॑ह्णातु॒ तां पू॒षानु॑ यच्छतु सा नः॒ पय॑स्वती दुहा॒मुत्त॑रामुत्तरां॒ समा॑म्
"May Indra press the furrow down, may Pûshan guide its course aright. May she, as rich in milk, be drained for us through each succeeding year."
Mandala 4, Hymn 57, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
शु॒नं नः॒ फाला॒ वि कृ॑षन्तु॒ भूमिं॑ शु॒नं की॒नाशा॑ अ॒भि य॑न्तु वा॒हैः शु॒नं प॒र्जन्यो॒ मधु॑ना॒ पयो॑भिः॒ शुना॑सीरा शु॒नम॒स्मासु॑ धत्तम्
"Happily let the shares turn up the ploughland, happily go the ploughers with the oxen. With meath and milk Parjanya make us happy. Grant us prosperity, Ṣuna and Sîra."