Sukta 70
Complete Rigveda Sukta with 6 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.
Complete Rigveda Sukta with 6 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.
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Complete Rigveda Sukta with 6 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.
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घृतवती भुवनानामभिश्रियोर्वी पृथ्वी मधुदुघे सुपेशसा। द्यावापृथिवी वरुणस्य धर्मणा विष्कभिते अजरे भूरिरेतसा॥
Transliterationghṛtavatī bhuvanānāmabhiśriyorvī pṛthvī madhudughe supeśasā | dyāvāpṛthivī varuṇasya dharmaṇā viṣkabhite ajare bhūriretasā ||
TranslationFILLED full of fatness, compassing all things that be, wide, spacious, dropping meath, beautiful in their form, The Heaven and the Earth by Varuna's decree, unwasting, rich in germs, stand parted each from each.
English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.असश्चन्ती भूरिधारे पयस्वती घृतं दुहाते सुकृते शुचिव्रते। राजन्ती अस्य भुवनस्य रोदसी अस्मे रेतः सिञ्चतं यन्मनुर्हितम्॥
Transliterationasaścantī bhūridhāre payasvatī ghṛtaṁ duhāte sukṛte śucivrate | rājantī asya bhuvanasya rodasī asme retaḥ siñcataṁ yanmanurhitam ||
TranslationThe Everlasting Pair, with full streams, rich in milk, in their pure rule pour fatness for the pious man. Ye who are Regents of this world, O Earth and Heaven, pour into us the genial flow that prospers meit.
English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.यो वामृजवे क्रमणाय रोदसी मर्तो ददाश धिषणे स साधति। प्र प्रजाभिर्जायते धर्मणस्परि युवोः सिक्ता विषुरूपाणि सव्रता॥
Transliterationyo vāmṛjave kramaṇāya rodasī marto dadāśa dhiṣaṇe sa sādhati | pra prajābhirjāyate dharmaṇaspari yuvoḥ siktā viṣurūpāṇi savratā ||
TranslationWhoso, for righteous life, pours offerings to you, O Heaven and Earth, ye Hemispheres, that man succeeds. He in his seed is born again and spreads by Law: from you flow things diverse in form, but ruled alike.
English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.घृतेन द्यावापृथिवी अभीवृते घृतश्रिया घृतपृचा घृतावृधा। उर्वी पृथ्वी होतृवूर्ये पुरोहिते ते इद्विप्रा ईळते सुम्नमिष्टये॥
Transliterationghṛtena dyāvāpṛthivī abhīvṛte ghṛtaśriyā ghṛtapṛcā ghṛtāvṛdhā | urvī pṛthvī hotṛvūrye purohite te idviprā īḻate sumnamiṣṭaye ||
TranslationEnclosed in fatness, Heaven and Earth are bright therewith: they mingle with the fatness which they still increase. Wide, broad, set foremost at election of the priest, to them the singers pray for bliss to further them.
English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.मधु नो द्यावापृथिवी मिमिक्षतां मधुश्चुता मधुदुघे मधुव्रते। दधाने यज्ञं द्रविणं च देवता महि श्रवो वाजमस्मे सुवीर्यम्॥
Transliterationmadhu no dyāvāpṛthivī mimikṣatāṁ madhuścutā madhudughe madhuvrate | dadhāne yajñaṁ draviṇaṁ ca devatā mahi śravo vājamasme suvīryam ||
TranslationMay Heaven and Earth pour down the balmy rain for us, balm-dropping, yielding balm, with balm upon your path, Bestowing by your Godhead sacrifice and wealth, great fame and strength for us and good heroic might.
English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.ऊर्जं नो द्यौश्च पृथिवी च पिन्वतां पिता माता विश्वविदा सुदंससा। संरराणे रोदसी विश्वशम्भुवा सनिं वाजं रयिमस्मे समिन्वताम्॥
Transliterationūrjaṁ no dyauśca pṛthivī ca pinvatāṁ pitā mātā viśvavidā sudaṁsasā | saṁrarāṇe rodasī viśvaśambhuvā saniṁ vājaṁ rayimasme saminvatām ||
TranslationMay Heaven and Earth make food swell plenteously for us, all-knowing Father, jother, wondrous in their works. Pouring out bounties, may, in union, both the Worlds, all beneficial, send us gain, and power, and wealth.
English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.Sukta 70 is a node in the Sanatan Dharma knowledge map. This page places it within its scriptural, philosophical, or living-tradition context and links to its branches, sources, and related paths.