Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 10 — Chapter 17

RV 10 17.1

त्वष्टा दुहित्रे वहतुꣳ कृणोतीतीदꣳ विश्वम् भुवनꣳ सम् एति । यमस्य माता पर्युह्यमाना महो जाया विवस्वतो ननाश

tvaṣṭā duhitre vahatuṁ kṛṇotītīdaṁ viśvam bhuvanaṁ sam eti | yamasya mātā paryuhyamānā maho jāyā vivasvato nanāśa

"Tvaṣṭar is making a wedding for his daughter" — at this word all this world comes together. The mother of Yama, being led home as a bride, the wife of great Vivasvat, vanished.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 10 17.2

अपागूहन्न् अमृताम् मर्त्येभ्यः कृत्वी सवर्णाम् अददुर् विवस्वते । उताश्विनाव् अभरद् यत् तद् आसीद् अजहाद् उ द्वा मिथुना सरण्यूः

apāgūhann amṛtām martyebhyaḥ kṛtvī savarṇām adadur vivasvate | utāśvināv abharad yat tad āsīd ajahād u dvā mithunā saraṇyūḥ

They hid away the immortal one from mortals; having made one of like colour, they gave her to Vivasvat. And she bore the two Aśvins when that came to pass, and Saraṇyū abandoned the two who were a pair.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

RV 10 17.3

पूषा त्वेतश् च्यावयतु प्र विद्वान् अनष्टपशुर् भुवनस्य गोपाः । स त्वैतेभ्यः परि ददत् पितृभ्यो ऽग्निर् देवेभ्यः सुविदत्रियेभ्यः

pūṣā tvetaś cyāvayatu pra vidvān anaṣṭapaśur bhuvanasya gopāḥ | sa tvaitebhyaḥ pari dadat pitṛbhyo 'gnir devebhyaḥ suvidatriyebhyaḥ

Let Pūṣan, the knowing one, set you forth from here, he whose cattle are never lost, the herdsman of the world. Let him hand you over to these Fathers, and Agni to the gods who are bountiful.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 10 17.4

आयुर् विश्वायुः परि पासति त्वा पूषा त्वा पातु प्रपथे पुरस्तात् । यत्रासते सुकृतो यत्र ते ययुस् तत्र त्वा देवः सविता दधातु

āyur viśvāyuḥ pari pāsati tvā pūṣā tvā pātu prapathe purastāt | yatrāsate sukṛto yatra te yayus tatra tvā devaḥ savitā dadhātu

Let life, life in its fullness, guard you round about; let Pūṣan guard you in front on the long path. Where the doers of good sit, where they have gone — there let the god Savitar set you.

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RV 10 17.5

पूषेमा आशा अनु वेद सर्वाः सो अस्माꣳ अभयतमेन नेषत् । स्वस्तिदा आघृणिः सर्ववीरो ऽप्रयुच्छन् पुर एतु प्रजानन्

pūṣemā āśā anu veda sarvāḥ so asmām̐ abhayatamena neṣat | svastidā āghṛṇiḥ sarvavīro 'prayucchan pura etu prajānan

Pūṣan knows all these regions; let him lead us by the one most free of fear. Giver of well-being, glowing, with all his heroes whole, never slackening, let him go before us, knowing the way.

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RV 10 17.6

प्रपथे पथाम् अजनिष्ट पूषा प्रपथे दिवः प्रपथे पृथिव्याः । उभे अभि प्रियतमे सधस्थे आ च परा च चरति प्रजानन्

prapathe pathām ajaniṣṭa pūṣā prapathe divaḥ prapathe pṛthivyāḥ | ubhe abhi priyatame sadhasthe ā ca parā ca carati prajānan

On the far path of paths was Pūṣan born, on the far path of heaven, on the far path of earth. To both the dearest gathering-places he travels hither and away, knowing the way.

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RV 10 17.7

सरस्वतीꣳ देवयन्तो हवन्ते सरस्वतीम् अध्वरे तायमाने । सरस्वतीꣳ सुकृतो अह्वयन्त सरस्वती दाशुषे वार्यꣳ दात्

sarasvatīṁ devayanto havante sarasvatīm adhvare tāyamāne | sarasvatīṁ sukṛto ahvayanta sarasvatī dāśuṣe vāryaṁ dāt

Those who seek the gods call upon Sarasvatī; upon Sarasvatī while the rite is being stretched out. The doers of good have called upon Sarasvatī; let Sarasvatī give what is choice to the worshipper.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 10 17.8

सरस्वति या सरथꣳ ययाथ स्वधाभिर् देवि पितृभिर् मदन्ती । आसद्यास्मिन् बर्हिषि मादयस्वानमीवा इष आ धेह्य् अस्मे

sarasvati yā sarathaṁ yayātha svadhābhir devi pitṛbhir madantī | āsadyāsmin barhiṣi mādayasvānamīvā iṣa ā dhehy asme

Sarasvatī, you who have journeyed in the same chariot with the Fathers, rejoicing with the offerings, O goddess — having sat down on this barhis, take your pleasure; set among us refreshments free of sickness.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 10 17.9

सरस्वतीꣳ याम् पितरो हवन्ते दक्षिणा यज्ञम् अभिनक्षमाणाः । सहस्रार्घम् इऴो अत्र भागꣳ रायस् पोषꣳ यजमानेषु धेहि

sarasvatīṁ yām pitaro havante dakṣiṇā yajñam abhinakṣamāṇāḥ | sahasrārgham iḻo atra bhāgaṁ rāyas poṣaṁ yajamāneṣu dhehi

Sarasvatī, whom the Fathers call, approaching the sacrifice from the south — grant here a portion of nourishment worth a thousand, and a thriving of wealth among the sacrificers.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 10 17.10

आपो अस्मान् मातरः शुन्धयन्तु घृतेन नो घृतप्वः पुनन्तु । विश्वꣳ हि रिप्रम् प्रवहन्ति देवीर् उद् इद् आभ्यः शुचिर् आ पूत एमि

āpo asmān mātaraḥ śundhayantu ghṛtena no ghṛtapvaḥ punantu | viśvaṁ hi ripram pravahanti devīr ud id ābhyaḥ śucir ā pūta emi

Let the waters, the mothers, make us clean; let those who purify with ghee purify us with ghee; for the goddesses carry away all foulness — up out of them I come, bright and purified.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 10 17.11

द्रप्सश् चस्कन्द प्रथमाꣳ अनु द्यून् इमꣳ च योनिम् अनु यश् च पूर्वः । समानꣳ योनिम् अनु सꣳचरन्तꣳ द्रप्सꣳ जुहोम्य् अनु सप्त होत्राः

drapsaś caskanda prathamām̐ anu dyūn imaṁ ca yonim anu yaś ca pūrvaḥ | samānaṁ yonim anu saṁcarantaṁ drapsaṁ juhomy anu sapta hotrāḥ

The drop has leapt out along the first days, along this womb and along the one that was before. The drop that moves along the common womb I offer with the seven priestly offices.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

RV 10 17.12

यस् ते द्रप्सः स्कन्दति यस् ते अꣳशुर् बाहुच्युतो धिषणाया उपस्थात् । अध्वर्योर् वा परि वा यः पवित्रात् तꣳ ते जुहोमि मनसा वषट्कृतम्

yas te drapsaḥ skandati yas te aṁśur bāhucyuto dhiṣaṇāyā upasthāt | adhvaryor vā pari vā yaḥ pavitrāt taṁ te juhomi manasā vaṣaṭkṛtam

Whatever drop of yours falls, whatever stalk of yours slips from the hand or from the lap of Dhiṣaṇā, or (falls) from the adhvaryu or from around the filter — that I offer up for you, hallowed with the cry vaṣaṭ by the mind.

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RV 10 17.13

यस् ते द्रप्सः स्कन्नो यस् ते अꣳशुर् अवश् च यः परः स्रुचा । अयꣳ देवो बृहस्पतिः सꣳ तꣳ सिञ्चतु राधसे

yas te drapsaḥ skanno yas te aṁśur avaś ca yaḥ paraḥ srucā | ayaṁ devo bṛhaspatiḥ saṁ taṁ siñcatu rādhase

Whatever drop of yours has fallen, whatever stalk of yours is below and whatever is beyond the ladle — let this god Bṛhaspati pour it all together for our bounty.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 10 17.14

पयस्वतीर् ओषधयः पयस्वन् मामकꣳ वचः । अपाम् पयस्वद् इत् पयस् तेन मा सह शुन्धत

payasvatīr oṣadhayaḥ payasvan māmakaṁ vacaḥ | apām payasvad it payas tena mā saha śundhata

Milk-rich are the plants, milk-rich is my speech, and milk-rich indeed is the milk of the waters: with that, cleanse me utterly.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition