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Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 1.160

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  1. Ṛgveda 1.160.1, English THESE, Heaven and Earth, bestow prosperity on all, sustainers of the region, Holy Ones and wise, Two Bowls of noble kind: between these Goddesses the God, the fulgent Sun, travels by fixed decree. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  2. Ṛgveda 1.160.2, English Widely-capacious Pair, mighty, that never fail, the Father and the Mother keep all creatures safe: The two world-halves, the spirited, the beautiful, because the Father hath clothed them in goodly forms. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  3. Ṛgveda 1.160.3, English Son of these Parents, he the Priest with power to cleanse, Sage, sanctifies the worlds with his surpassing power. Thereto for his bright milk he milked through all the days the party-coloured Cow and the prolific Bull. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  4. Ṛgveda 1.160.4, English Among the skilful Gods most skilled is he, who made the two world-halves which bring prosperity to all; Who with great wisdom measured both the regions out, and stablished them with pillars that shall ne'er decay. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  5. Ṛgveda 1.160.5, English Extolled in song, O Heaven and Earth, bestow on us, ye mighty Pair, great glory and high lordly sway, Whereby we may extend ourselves ever over the folk; and send us strength that shall deserve the praise of men. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  1. 1.160.1ते हि द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी वि॒श्वश॑म्भुव ऋ॒ताव॑री॒ रज॑सो धार॒यत्क॑वी । सु॒जन्म॑नी धि॒षणे॑ अ॒न्तरी॑यते दे॒वो दे॒वी धर्म॑णा॒ सूर्य॒ः शुचि॑ः ॥
  2. 1.160.2उ॒रु॒व्यच॑सा म॒हिनी॑ अस॒श्चता॑ पि॒ता मा॒ता च॒ भुव॑नानि रक्षतः । सु॒धृष्ट॑मे वपु॒ष्ये॒३॒॑ न रोद॑सी पि॒ता यत्सी॑म॒भि रू॒पैरवा॑सयत् ॥
  3. 1.160.3स वह्नि॑ः पु॒त्रः पि॒त्रोः प॒वित्र॑वान्पु॒नाति॒ धीरो॒ भुव॑नानि मा॒यया॑ । धे॒नुं च॒ पृश्निं॑ वृष॒भं सु॒रेत॑सं वि॒श्वाहा॑ शु॒क्रं पयो॑ अस्य दुक्षत ॥
  4. 1.160.4अ॒यं दे॒वाना॑म॒पसा॑म॒पस्त॑मो॒ यो ज॒जान॒ रोद॑सी वि॒श्वश॑म्भुवा । वि यो म॒मे रज॑सी सुक्रतू॒यया॒जरे॑भि॒ः स्कम्भ॑नेभि॒ः समा॑नृचे ॥
  5. 1.160.5ते नो॑ गृणा॒ने म॑हिनी॒ महि॒ श्रव॑ः क्ष॒त्रं द्या॑वापृथिवी धासथो बृ॒हत् । येना॒भि कृ॒ष्टीस्त॒तना॑म वि॒श्वहा॑ प॒नाय्य॒मोजो॑ अ॒स्मे समि॑न्वतम् ॥