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Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 6 — Chapter 61

RV 6 61.1

इयम् अददाद् रभसम् ऋणच्युतꣳ दिवोदासꣳ वध्र्यश्वाय दाशुषे । या शश्वन्तम् आचखादावसम् पणिꣳ ता ते दात्राणि तविषा सरस्वति

iyam adadād rabhasam ṛṇacyutaṁ divodāsaṁ vadhryaśvāya dāśuṣe | yā śaśvantam ācakhādāvasam paṇiṁ tā te dātrāṇi taviṣā sarasvati

She gave the impetuous, debt-shaking Divodāsa to Vadhryaśva the worshipper—she who chewed up every greedy Paṇi: those gifts of yours are mighty, Sarasvatī.

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

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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.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 6 61.2

इयꣳ शुष्मेभिर् बिसखा इवारुजत् सानु गिरीणाꣳ तविषेभिर् ऊर्मिभिः । पारावतघ्नीम् अवसे सुवृक्तिभिः सरस्वतीम् आ विवासेम धीतिभिः

iyaṁ śuṣmebhir bisakhā ivārujat sānu girīṇāṁ taviṣebhir ūrmibhiḥ | pārāvataghnīm avase suvṛktibhiḥ sarasvatīm ā vivāsema dhītibhiḥ

She with her blasts, like one digging out lotus-roots, broke the ridge of the mountains with her mighty waves; slayer of the Pārāvatas—her, Sarasvatī, may we invite with fine hymns, with thoughts, for help.

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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.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 6 61.3

सरस्वति देवनिदो नि बर्हय प्रजाꣳ विश्वस्य बृसयस्य मायिनः । उत क्षितिभ्यो ऽवनीर् अविन्दो विषम् एभ्यो अस्रवो वाजिनीवति

sarasvati devanido ni barhaya prajāṁ viśvasya bṛsayasya māyinaḥ | uta kṣitibhyo 'vanīr avindo viṣam ebhyo asravo vājinīvati

Sarasvatī, lay low the revilers of the gods, the brood of every wily Bṛsaya. And you found riverbeds for the settlements; you made poison flow away from them, O rich in prize-mares.

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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.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 6 61.4

प्र णो देवी सरस्वती वाजेभिर् वाजिनीवती । धीनाम् अवित्र्य् अवतु

pra ṇo devī sarasvatī vājebhir vājinīvatī | dhīnām avitry avatu

May the goddess Sarasvatī, rich in prizes, help us forward with prizes, she the helper of (our) thoughts.

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May the divine Sarasvatî, rich in her wealth, protect us well, Furthering all our thoughts with might

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 6 61.5

यस् त्वा देवि सरस्वत्य् उपब्रूते धने हिते । इन्द्रꣳ न वृत्रतूर्ये

yas tvā devi sarasvaty upabrūte dhane hite | indraṁ na vṛtratūrye

Whoever calls upon you, goddess Sarasvatī, when the stake is set—as (one calls) upon Indra in the overcoming of Vṛtra...

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Whoso, divine Sarasvatî, invokes thee where the prize is set, Like Indra when he smites the foe.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 6 61.6

त्वꣳ देवि सरस्वत्य् अवा वाजेषु वाजिनि । रदा पूषेव नः सनिम्

tvaṁ devi sarasvaty avā vājeṣu vājini | radā pūṣeva naḥ sanim

You, goddess Sarasvatī, help (us) in the prize-contests, O prize-winning one; cut out gain for us, as Pūṣan does.

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Aid us, divine Sarasvad, thou who art strong in wealth and power Like Pûshan, give us opulence.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 6 61.7

उत स्या नः सरस्वती घोरा हिरण्यवर्तनिः । वृत्रघ्नी वष्टि सुष्टुतिम्

uta syā naḥ sarasvatī ghorā hiraṇyavartaniḥ | vṛtraghnī vaṣṭi suṣṭutim

And that Sarasvatī of ours, formidable, of golden course, slayer of Vṛtra, desires (our) good praise.

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Yea, this divine Sarasvatî, terrible with her golden path, Foe-slayer, claims our eulogy.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 6 61.8

यस्या अनन्तो अह्रुतस् त्वेषश् चरिष्णुर् अर्णवः । अमश् चरति रोरुवत्

yasyā ananto ahrutas tveṣaś cariṣṇur arṇavaḥ | amaś carati roruvat

Whose endless, unswerving, glittering, ever-moving flood—(her) onrush moves along, roaring.

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Whose limitless unbroken flood, swift-moving with a rapid rush, Comes onward with tempestuous roar.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 6 61.9

सा नो विश्वा अति द्विषः स्वसॄर् अन्या ऋतावरी । अतन्न् अहेव सूर्यः

sā no viśvā ati dviṣaḥ svasṝr anyā ṛtāvarī | atann aheva sūryaḥ

May she (carry) us past all hostilities, she who unlike her sisters keeps ṛta—she has traversed (them) as the sun the days.

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

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She hath spread us beyond all foes, beyond her Sisters, Holy One, As Sûrya spreadeth out the days.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 6 61.10

उत नः प्रिया प्रियासु सप्तस्वसा सुजुष्टा । सरस्वती स्तोम्या भूत्

uta naḥ priyā priyāsu saptasvasā sujuṣṭā | sarasvatī stomyā bhūt

And may Sarasvatī, dear to us among the dear ones, having seven sisters, well cherished, be worthy of our praise.

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Yea, she most dear amid dear stream, Seven-sistered, graciously inclined, Sarasvatî hath earned our praise.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 6 61.11

आपप्रुषी पार्थिवान्य् उरु रजो अन्तरिक्षम् । सरस्वती निदस् पातु

āpapruṣī pārthivāny uru rajo antarikṣam | sarasvatī nidas pātu

Having filled the earthly (regions), the wide space, the midair—may Sarasvatī protect (us) from scorn.

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Guard us from hate Sarasvatî, she who hath filled the realms of earth, And that wide tract, the firmament!

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 6 61.12

त्रिषधस्था सप्तधातुः पञ्च जाता वर्धयन्ती । वाजे-वाजे हव्या भूत्

triṣadhasthā saptadhātuḥ pañca jātā vardhayantī | vāje-vāje havyā bhūt

Having three seats, of seven elements, making the five (peoples) increase—at every prize-contest she is to be invoked.

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Seven-sistered, sprung from threefold source, the Five Tribes' prosperer, she must be Invoked in every deed of might.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 6 61.13

प्र या महिम्ना महिनासु चेकिते द्युम्नेभिर् अन्या अपसाम् अपस्तमा । रथ इव बृहती विभ्वने कृतोपस्तुत्या चिकितुषा सरस्वती

pra yā mahimnā mahināsu cekite dyumnebhir anyā apasām apastamā | ratha iva bṛhatī vibhvane kṛtopastutyā cikituṣā sarasvatī

Sarasvatī, who by her greatness is conspicuous among the great ones, beyond the others by her brilliances, most active of the active; broad like a chariot, made for wide extension, she is to be lauded by one who discerns.

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

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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.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 6 61.14

सरस्वत्य् अभि नो नेषि वस्यो माप स्फरीः पयसा मा न आ धक् । जुषस्व नः सख्या वेश्या च मा त्वत् क्षेत्राण्य् अरणानि गन्म

sarasvaty abhi no neṣi vasyo māpa spharīḥ payasā mā na ā dhak | juṣasva naḥ sakhyā veśyā ca mā tvat kṣetrāṇy araṇāni ganma

Sarasvatī, lead us toward something better; do not thrust (us) away, do not scorch us (withholding) your milk; take pleasure in our friendship and our settlement—let us not go from you to alien fields.

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

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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.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)