सनातनSanatanश्रुति · स्मृति · भाष्य · an open reading room

Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 2.5

8 verses

Listen

No recitation by a named reciter exists for this verse yet. Around eleven śākhās are still recited by an unbroken chain of teachers, and recording them is the most time-critical work in this project. If you recite, please get in touch.

  1. Ṛgveda 2.5.1, English HERALD and teacher was he born, a guardian for our patrons' help, Earner by rites of noble wealth. That Strong One may we grasp and guide; Ralph T.H. Griffith
  2. Ṛgveda 2.5.2, English In whom, Leader of sacrifice, the seven reins, far extended, meet; Who furthers, man-like, eighth in place, as Cleanser, all the work divine. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  3. Ṛgveda 2.5.3, English When swift he follows this behest, bird-like he chants the holy prayers. He holds all knowledge in his grasp even as the felly rounds the wheel. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  4. Ṛgveda 2.5.4, English Together with pure mental power, pure, as Director, was he born. Skilled in his own unchanging laws he waxes like the growing boughs. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  5. Ṛgveda 2.5.5, English Clothing them in his hues, the kine of him the Leader wait on him. Is he not better than the Three, the Sisters who have come to us? Ralph T.H. Griffith
  6. Ṛgveda 2.5.6, English When, laden with the holy oil, the Sister [sic] by the Mother stands, The Priest delights in their approach, as corn at coming of the rain. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  7. Ṛgveda 2.5.7, English For his support let him perform as ministrant his priestly task; Yea, song of praise and sacrifice: we have bestowed, let us obtain. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  8. Ṛgveda 2.5.8, English That so this man well skilled, may pay worship to all the Holy Ones. And, Agni, this our sacrifice which we have here prepared, to thee. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  1. 2.5.1होता॑जनिष्ट॒ चेत॑नः पि॒ता पि॒तृभ्य॑ ऊ॒तये॑ । प्र॒यक्ष॒ञ्जेन्यं॒ वसु॑ श॒केम॑ वा॒जिनो॒ यम॑म् ॥
  2. 2.5.2आ यस्मि॑न्स॒प्त र॒श्मय॑स्त॒ता य॒ज्ञस्य॑ ने॒तरि॑ । म॒नु॒ष्वद्दैव्य॑मष्ट॒मं पोता॒ विश्वं॒ तदि॑न्वति ॥
  3. 2.5.3द॒ध॒न्वे वा॒ यदी॒मनु॒ वोच॒द्ब्रह्मा॑णि॒ वेरु॒ तत् । परि॒ विश्वा॑नि॒ काव्या॑ ने॒मिश्च॒क्रमि॑वाभवत् ॥
  4. 2.5.4सा॒कं हि शुचि॑ना॒ शुचि॑ः प्रशा॒स्ता क्रतु॒नाज॑नि । वि॒द्वाँ अ॑स्य व्र॒ता ध्रु॒वा व॒या इ॒वानु॑ रोहते ॥
  5. 2.5.5ता अ॑स्य॒ वर्ण॑मा॒युवो॒ नेष्टु॑ः सचन्त धे॒नव॑ः । कु॒वित्ति॒सृभ्य॒ आ वरं॒ स्वसा॑रो॒ या इ॒दं य॒युः ॥
  6. 2.5.6यदी॑ मा॒तुरुप॒ स्वसा॑ घृ॒तं भर॒न्त्यस्थि॑त । तासा॑मध्व॒र्युराग॑तौ॒ यवो॑ वृ॒ष्टीव॑ मोदते ॥
  7. 2.5.7स्वः स्वाय॒ धाय॑से कृणु॒तामृ॒त्विगृ॒त्विज॑म् । स्तोमं॑ य॒ज्ञं चादरं॑ व॒नेमा॑ ररि॒मा व॒यम् ॥
  8. 2.5.8यथा॑ वि॒द्वाँ अरं॒ कर॒द्विश्वे॑भ्यो यज॒तेभ्य॑ः । अ॒यम॑ग्ने॒ त्वे अपि॒ यं य॒ज्ञं च॑कृ॒मा व॒यम् ॥