DharmaPragya
Mandala 7, Hymn 37
Containing 8 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 7, Hymn 37, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ वो॒ वाहि॑ष्ठो वहतु स्त॒वध्यै॒ रथो॑ वाजा ऋभुक्षणो॒ अमृ॑क्तः अ॒भि त्रि॑पृ॒ष्ठैः सव॑नेषु॒ सोमै॒र्मदे॑ सुशिप्रा म॒हभिः॑ पृणध्वम्
"LET your best-bearing car that must be lauded, ne'er injured, bring you Vâjas and R̥ibhukshans. Fill you, fair-helmeted! with mighty Soma, thrice-mixed, at our libations to delight you."
Mandala 7, Hymn 37, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
यू॒यं ह॒ रत्नं॑ म॒घव॑त्सु धत्थ स्व॒र्दृश॑ ऋभुक्षणो॒ अमृ॑क्तम् सं य॒ज्ञेषु॑ स्वधावन्तः पिबध्वं॒ वि नो॒ राधां॑सि म॒तिभि॑र्दयध्वम्
"Ye who behold the light of heaven, R̥ibhukshans, give our rich patrons unmolested riches. Drink, heavenly-natured. at our sacrifices, and give us bounties for the hymns we sing you."
Mandala 7, Hymn 37, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
उ॒वोचि॑थ॒ हि म॑घवन्दे॒ष्णं म॒हो अर्भ॑स्य॒ वसु॑नो विभा॒गे उ॒भा ते॑ पू॒र्णा वसु॑ना॒ गभ॑स्ती॒ न सू॒नृता॒ नि य॑मते वस॒व्या॑
"For thou, O Bounteous One, art used to giving, at parting treasure whether small or ample. Filled full are both thine arms with great possessions: thy goodness keeps thee not from granting riches."
Mandala 7, Hymn 37, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
त्वमि॑न्द्र॒ स्वय॑शा ऋभु॒क्षा वाजो॒ न सा॒धुरस्त॑मे॒ष्यृक्वा॑ व॒यं नु ते॑ दा॒श्वांसः॑ स्याम॒ ब्रह्म॑ कृ॒ण्वन्तो॑ हरिवो॒ वसि॑ष्ठाः
"Indra, high-famed, as Vâja and R̥ibhukshans, thou goest working, singing to the dwelling. Lord of Bay Steeds, this day may we Vasishṭhas offer our prayers to thee and bring oblations."
Mandala 7, Hymn 37, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
सनि॑तासि प्र॒वतो॑ दा॒शुषे॑ चि॒द्याभि॒र्विवे॑षो हर्यश्व धी॒भिः व॒व॒न्मा नु ते॒ युज्या॑भिरू॒ती क॒दा न॑ इन्द्र रा॒य आ द॑शस्येः
"Thou winnest swift advancement for thy servant, through hymns, Lord of Bay Steeds, which thou hast favoured. For thee with friendly succour have we battled, and when, O Indra, wilt thou grant us riches?"
Mandala 7, Hymn 37, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
वा॒सय॑सीव वे॒धस॒स्त्वं नः॑ क॒दा न॑ इन्द्र॒ वच॑सो बुबोधः अस्तं॑ ता॒त्या धि॒या र॒यिं सु॒वीरं॑ पृ॒क्षो नो॒ अर्वा॒ न्यु॑हीत वा॒जी
"To us thy priests a home, as 'twere, thou givest: when, Indra wilt thou recognize our praises? May thy strong Steed, through our ancestral worship, bring food and wealth with heroes to our dwelling."
Mandala 7, Hymn 37, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒भि यं दे॒वी निर्ऋ॑तिश्चि॒दीशे॒ नक्ष॑न्त॒ इन्द्रं॑ श॒रदः॑ सु॒पृक्षः॑ उप॑ त्रिब॒न्धुर्ज॒रद॑ष्टिमे॒त्यस्व॑वेशं॒ यं कृ॒णव॑न्त॒ मर्ताः॑
"Though Nirr̥iti the Goddess reigneth round him, Autumns with food in plenty come to Indra. With three close Friends to length of days he cometh, he whom men let not rest at home in quiet."
Mandala 7, Hymn 37, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ नो॒ राधां॑सि सवितः स्त॒वध्या॒ आ रायो॑ यन्तु॒ पर्व॑तस्य रा॒तौ सदा॑ नो दि॒व्यः पा॒युः सि॑षक्तु यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभिः॒ सदा॑ नः
"Promise us gifts, O Savitar: may riches come unto us in Parvata's full bounty. May the Celestial Guardian still attend us. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings."