DharmaPragya
Mandala 7, Hymn 70
Containing 7 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 7, Hymn 70, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ वि॑श्ववाराश्विना गतं नः॒ प्र तत्स्थान॑मवाचि वां पृथि॒व्याम् अश्वो॒ न वा॒जी शु॒नपृ॑ष्ठो अस्था॒दा यत्से॒दथु॑र्ध्रु॒वसे॒ न योनि॑म्
"RICH in all blessings, Aṣvins come ye hither: this place on earth is called your own possession, Like a strong horse with a fair back it standeth, whereon, as in a lap, ye seat you firmly."
Mandala 7, Hymn 70, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
सिष॑क्ति॒ सा वां॑ सुम॒तिश्चनि॒ष्ठाता॑पि घ॒र्मो मनु॑षो दुरो॒णे यो वां॑ समु॒द्रान्त्स॒रितः॒ पिप॒र्त्येत॑ग्वा चि॒न्न सु॒युजा॑ युजा॒नः
"This most delightful eulogy awaits you in the man's house drink-offering hath been heated, Which bringeth you over the seas and rivers, yoking as'twere two well-matched shining horses."
Mandala 7, Hymn 70, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
यानि॒ स्थाना॑न्यश्विना द॒धाथे॑ दि॒वो य॒ह्वीष्वोष॑धीषु वि॒क्षु नि पर्व॑तस्य मू॒र्धनि॒ सद॒न्तेषं॒ जना॑य दा॒शुषे॒ वह॑न्ता
"Whatever dwellings ye possess, O Aṣvins, in fields of men or in the streams of heaven, Resting upon the summit of the mountain, or bringing food to him who gives oblation,"
Mandala 7, Hymn 70, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
च॒नि॒ष्टं दे॑वा॒ ओष॑धीष्व॒प्सु यद्यो॒ग्या अ॒श्नवै॑थे॒ ऋषी॑णाम् पु॒रूणि॒ रत्ना॒ दध॑तौ॒ न्य१॒॑स्मे अनु॒ पूर्वा॑णि चख्यथुर्यु॒गानि॑
"Delight yourselves, ye Gods, in plants and waters when R̥ishis give them and ye find they suit You. Enriching us with treasures in abundance ye have looked back to former generations."
Mandala 7, Hymn 70, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
शु॒श्रु॒वांसा॑ चिदश्विना पु॒रूण्य॒भि ब्रह्मा॑णि चक्षाथे॒ ऋषी॑णाम् प्रति॒ प्र या॑तं॒ वर॒मा जना॑या॒स्मे वा॑मस्तु सुम॒तिश्चनि॑ष्ठा
"Aṣvins, though ye have heard them oft aforetime, regard the many prayers which R̥ishis offer. Come to the man even as his heart desireth: may we enjoy your most delightful favour."
Mandala 7, Hymn 70, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
यो वां॑ य॒ज्ञो ना॑सत्या ह॒विष्मा॑न्कृ॒तब्र॑ह्मा सम॒र्यो॒३॒॑ भवा॑ति उप॒ प्र या॑तं॒ वर॒मा वसि॑ष्ठमि॒मा ब्रह्मा॑ण्यृच्यन्ते यु॒वभ्या॑म्
"Come to the sacrifice offered you, Nâsatyas, with men, oblations, and prayer duly uttered. Come to Vasishṭha as his heart desireth, for unto you these holy hymns are chanted."
Mandala 7, Hymn 70, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
इ॒यं म॑नी॒षा इ॒यम॑श्विना॒ गीरि॒मां सु॑वृ॒क्तिं वृ॑षणा जुषेथाम् इ॒मा ब्रह्मा॑णि युव॒यून्य॑ग्मन्यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभिः॒ सदा॑ नः
"This is the thought, this is the song, O Aṣvins: accept this hymn of ours, ye Steers, with favour. May these our prayers addressed to you come nigh you. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings."