Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 1 — Chapter 185

RV 1 185.1

कतरा पूर्वा कतरापरायोः कथा जाते कवयः को वि वेद । विश्वꣳ त्मना बिभृतो यद् ध नाम वि वर्तेते अहनी चक्रियेव

katarā pūrvā katarāparāyoḥ kathā jāte kavayaḥ ko vi veda | viśvaṁ tmanā bibhṛto yad dha nāma vi vartete ahanī cakriyeva

Which of these two is the earlier, which the later? How were they born? O poets, who understands it? They bear the whole (world) by themselves, whatever there is by name; the two days (day and night) roll round like two wheels.

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RV 1 185.2

भूरिꣳ द्वे अचरन्ती चरन्तम् पद्वन्तꣳ गर्भम् अपदी दधाते । नित्यꣳ न सूनुम् पित्रोर् उपस्थे द्यावा रक्षतम् पृथिवी नो अभ्वात्

bhūriṁ dve acarantī carantam padvantaṁ garbham apadī dadhāte | nityaṁ na sūnum pitror upasthe dyāvā rakṣatam pṛthivī no abhvāt

The two that do not move have taken up (as their) abundant embryo one that moves and has feet — themselves footless; like an own son in the lap of his parents. O Heaven and Earth, protect us from the monstrous (power).

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RV 1 185.3

अनेहो दात्रम् अदितेर् अनर्वꣳ हुवे स्वर्वद् अवधꣳ नमस्वत् । तद् रोदसी जनयतꣳ जरित्रे द्यावा रक्षतम् पृथिवी नो अभ्वात्

aneho dātram aditer anarvaṁ huve svarvad avadhaṁ namasvat | tad rodasī janayataṁ jaritre dyāvā rakṣatam pṛthivī no abhvāt

I call upon the faultless, unassailable gift of Aditi, the one that brings light, inviolable, attended by homage. That, O you two worlds, generate for the singer. O Heaven and Earth, protect us from the monstrous (power).

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RV 1 185.4

अतप्यमाने अवसावन्ती अनु ष्याम रोदसी देवपुत्रे । उभे देवानाम् उभयेभिर् अह्नाꣳ द्यावा रक्षतम् पृथिवी नो अभ्वात्

atapyamāne avasāvantī anu ṣyāma rodasī devaputre | ubhe devānām ubhayebhir ahnāṁ dyāvā rakṣatam pṛthivī no abhvāt

May we follow the two unscorched ones, aiding with help, the two worlds whose sons are the gods, both (mothers) of the gods with both (kinds) of days. O Heaven and Earth, protect us from the monstrous (power).

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RV 1 185.5

सꣳगच्छमाने युवती समन्ते स्वसारा जामी पित्रोर् उपस्थे । अभिजिघ्रन्ती भुवनस्य नाभिꣳ द्यावा रक्षतम् पृथिवी नो अभ्वात्

saṁgacchamāne yuvatī samante svasārā jāmī pitror upasthe | abhijighrantī bhuvanasya nābhiṁ dyāvā rakṣatam pṛthivī no abhvāt

Coming together, the two youthful ones with common borders, sisters, kin, in the lap of their parents, kissing the navel of the world — O Heaven and Earth, protect us from the monstrous (power).

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RV 1 185.6

उर्वी सद्मनी बृहती ऋतेन हुवे देवानाम् अवसा जनित्री । दधाते ये अमृतꣳ सुप्रतीके द्यावा रक्षतम् पृथिवी नो अभ्वात्

urvī sadmanī bṛhatī ṛtena huve devānām avasā janitrī | dadhāte ye amṛtaṁ supratīke dyāvā rakṣatam pṛthivī no abhvāt

The two broad seats, lofty by ṛta, I invoke with the aid of the gods, the two mothers, who, fair of face, hold the immortal. O Heaven and Earth, protect us from the monstrous (power).

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RV 1 185.7

उर्वी पृथ्वी बहुले दूरेअन्ते उप ब्रुवे नमसा यज्ञे अस्मिन् । दधाते ये सुभगे सुप्रतूर्ती द्यावा रक्षतम् पृथिवी नो अभ्वात्

urvī pṛthvī bahule dūreante upa bruve namasā yajñe asmin | dadhāte ye subhage supratūrtī dyāvā rakṣatam pṛthivī no abhvāt

The wide, broad, ample two whose limits are far away — I address (them) with homage at this sacrifice, the two fortunate ones who hold (all) with good advance. O Heaven and Earth, protect us from the monstrous (power).

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RV 1 185.8

देवान् वा यच् चकृमा कच् चिद् आगः सखायꣳ वा सदम् इज् जास्पतिꣳ वा । इयꣳ धीर् भूया अवयानम् एषाꣳ द्यावा रक्षतम् पृथिवी नो अभ्वात्

devān vā yac cakṛmā kac cid āgaḥ sakhāyaṁ vā sadam ij jāspatiṁ vā | iyaṁ dhīr bhūyā avayānam eṣāṁ dyāvā rakṣatam pṛthivī no abhvāt

Whatever offence we have committed against the gods, or against a friend, or ever against the master of the house — may this hymn be an appeasement of these (offences). O Heaven and Earth, protect us from the monstrous (power).

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RV 1 185.9

उभा शꣳसा नर्या माम् अविष्टाम् उभे माम् ऊती अवसा सचेताम् । भूरि चिद् अर्यः सुदास्तरायेषा मदन्त इषयेम देवाः

ubhā śaṁsā naryā mām aviṣṭām ubhe mām ūtī avasā sacetām | bhūri cid aryaḥ sudāstarāyeṣā madanta iṣayema devāḥ

May both manly praises help me; may both aids attend me with succour. Much indeed from the stranger for the most generous giver — rejoicing in refreshment, may we be vigorous, O gods.

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RV 1 185.10

ऋतꣳ दिवे तद् अवोचम् पृथिव्या अभिश्रावाय प्रथमꣳ सुमेधाः । पाताम् अवद्याद् दुरिताद् अभीके पिता माता च रक्षताम् अवोभिः

ṛtaṁ dive tad avocam pṛthivyā abhiśrāvāya prathamaṁ sumedhāḥ | pātām avadyād duritād abhīke pitā mātā ca rakṣatām avobhiḥ

This truth I spoke to Heaven and to Earth, as the first (word), for (them) to hear, being of good wisdom. May the two guard (us) from blame and from ill going in the encounter; may father and mother protect (us) with their aids.

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RV 1 185.11

इदꣳ द्यावापृथिवी सत्यम् अस्तु पितर् मातर् यद् इहोपब्रुवे वाम् । भूतꣳ देवानाम् अवमे अवोभिर् विद्यामेषꣳ वृजनꣳ जीरदानुम्

idaṁ dyāvāpṛthivī satyam astu pitar mātar yad ihopabruve vām | bhūtaṁ devānām avame avobhir vidyāmeṣaṁ vṛjanaṁ jīradānum

O Heaven and Earth, may this be true, father and mother, what I here declare to you. Be the nearest of the gods with your aids — may we find refreshment, a strong company, quick-flowing (bounty).

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