DharmaPragya
Mandala 6, Hymn 61
Containing 14 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 6, Hymn 61, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 14
SANSKRIT TEXT
इ॒यम॑ददाद्रभ॒समृ॑ण॒च्युतं॒ दिवो॑दासं वध्र्य॒श्वाय॑ दा॒शुषे॑ या शश्व॑न्तमाच॒खादा॑व॒सं प॒णिं ता ते॑ दा॒त्राणि॑ तवि॒षा स॑रस्वति
"To Vadhryaṣva when. be worshipped her with gifts she gave fierce Divodâsa, canceller of debts. Consumer of the churlish niggard, one and all, thine, O Sarasvatî, are these effectual boons."
Mandala 6, Hymn 61, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 14
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इ॒यं शुष्मे॑भिर्बिस॒खा इ॑वारुज॒त्सानु॑ गिरी॒णां त॑वि॒षेभि॑रू॒र्मिभिः॑ पा॒रा॒व॒त॒घ्नीमव॑से सुवृ॒क्तिभिः॒ सर॑स्वती॒मा वि॑वासेम धी॒तिभिः॑
"She with her might, like one who digs for lotus-stems, hath burst with her strong waves the ridges of the hills. Let us invite with songs and holy hymns for help Sarasvatî who slayeth the Pârâvatas."
Mandala 6, Hymn 61, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 14
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सर॑स्वति देव॒निदो॒ नि ब॑र्हय प्र॒जां विश्व॑स्य॒ बृस॑यस्य मा॒यिनः॑ उ॒त क्षि॒तिभ्यो॒ऽवनी॑रविन्दो वि॒षमे॑भ्यो अस्रवो वाजिनीवति
"Thou castest down, Sarasvatî, those who scorned the Gods, the brood of every Br̥isaya skilled in magic arts. Thou hast discovered rivers for the tribes of men, and, rich in wealth! made poison flow away from them."
Mandala 6, Hymn 61, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 14
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प्र णो॑ दे॒वी सर॑स्वती॒ वाजे॑भिर्वा॒जिनी॑वती धी॒नाम॑वि॒त्र्य॑वतु
"May the divine Sarasvatî, rich in her wealth, protect us well, Furthering all our thoughts with might"
Mandala 6, Hymn 61, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 14
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यस्त्वा॑ देवि सरस्वत्युपब्रू॒ते धने॑ हि॒ते इन्द्रं॒ न वृ॑त्र॒तूर्ये॑
"Whoso, divine Sarasvatî, invokes thee where the prize is set, Like Indra when he smites the foe."
Mandala 6, Hymn 61, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 14
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त्वं दे॑वि सरस्व॒त्यवा॒ वाजे॑षु वाजिनि रदा॑ पू॒षेव॑ नः स॒निम्
"Aid us, divine Sarasvad, thou who art strong in wealth and power Like Pûshan, give us opulence."
Mandala 6, Hymn 61, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 14
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उ॒त स्या नः॒ सर॑स्वती घो॒रा हिर॑ण्यवर्तनिः वृ॒त्र॒घ्नी व॑ष्टि सुष्टु॒तिम्
"Yea, this divine Sarasvatî, terrible with her golden path, Foe-slayer, claims our eulogy."
Mandala 6, Hymn 61, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 14
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यस्या॑ अन॒न्तो अह्रु॑तस्त्वे॒षश्च॑रि॒ष्णुर॑र्ण॒वः अम॒श्चर॑ति॒ रोरु॑वत्
"Whose limitless unbroken flood, swift-moving with a rapid rush, Comes onward with tempestuous roar."
Mandala 6, Hymn 61, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 14
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सा नो॒ विश्वा॒ अति॒ द्विषः॒ स्वसॄ॑र॒न्या ऋ॒ताव॑री अत॒न्नहे॑व॒ सूर्यः॑
"She hath spread us beyond all foes, beyond her Sisters, Holy One, As Sûrya spreadeth out the days."
Mandala 6, Hymn 61, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 14
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उ॒त नः॑ प्रि॒या प्रि॒यासु॑ स॒प्तस्व॑सा॒ सुजु॑ष्टा सर॑स्वती॒ स्तोम्या॑ भूत्
"Yea, she most dear amid dear stream, Seven-sistered, graciously inclined, Sarasvatî hath earned our praise."
Mandala 6, Hymn 61, Verse 11
Verse 11 of 14
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आ॒प॒प्रुषी॒ पार्थि॑वान्यु॒रु रजो॑ अ॒न्तरि॑क्षम् सर॑स्वती नि॒दस्पा॑तु
"Guard us from hate Sarasvatî, she who hath filled the realms of earth, And that wide tract, the firmament!"
Mandala 6, Hymn 61, Verse 12
Verse 12 of 14
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त्रि॒ष॒धस्था॑ स॒प्तधा॑तुः॒ पञ्च॑ जा॒ता व॒र्धय॑न्ती वाजे॑वाजे॒ हव्या॑ भूत्
"Seven-sistered, sprung from threefold source, the Five Tribes' prosperer, she must be Invoked in every deed of might."
Mandala 6, Hymn 61, Verse 13
Verse 13 of 14
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प्र या म॑हि॒म्ना म॒हिना॑सु॒ चेकि॑ते द्यु॒म्नेभि॑र॒न्या अ॒पसा॑म॒पस्त॑मा रथ॑ इव बृह॒ती वि॒भ्वने॑ कृ॒तोप॒स्तुत्या॑ चिकि॒तुषा॒ सर॑स्वती
"Marked out by majesty among the Mighty Ones, in glory swifter than the other rapid Streams, Created vast for victory like a chariot, Sarasvatî must be extolled by every sage."
Mandala 6, Hymn 61, Verse 14
Verse 14 of 14
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सर॑स्वत्य॒भि नो॑ नेषि॒ वस्यो॒ माप॑ स्फरीः॒ पय॑सा॒ मा न॒ आ ध॑क् जु॒षस्व॑ नः स॒ख्या वे॒श्या॑ च॒ मा त्वत्क्षेत्रा॒ण्यर॑णानि गन्म
"Guide us, Sarasvatî, to glorious treasure: refuse us not thy milk, nor spurn us from thee. Gladly accept our friendship and obedience: let us not go from thee to distant countries."