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Sukta 70

Complete Rigveda Sukta with 6 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.

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Sukta 70

Complete Rigveda Sukta with 6 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.

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Rigveda 6.70.1

Rigveda 6.70.1
Source text

घृतवती भुवनानामभिश्रियोर्वी पृथ्वी मधुदुघे सुपेशसा। द्यावापृथिवी वरुणस्य धर्मणा विष्कभिते अजरे भूरिरेतसा॥

Transliteration

ghṛtavatī bhuvanānāmabhiśriyorvī pṛthvī madhudughe supeśasā | dyāvāpṛthivī varuṇasya dharmaṇā viṣkabhite ajare bhūriretasā ||

Translation

FILLED 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.

Rigveda 6.70.2

Rigveda 6.70.2
Source text

असश्चन्ती भूरिधारे पयस्वती घृतं दुहाते सुकृते शुचिव्रते। राजन्ती अस्य भुवनस्य रोदसी अस्मे रेतः सिञ्चतं यन्मनुर्हितम्॥

Transliteration

asaścantī bhūridhāre payasvatī ghṛtaṁ duhāte sukṛte śucivrate | rājantī asya bhuvanasya rodasī asme retaḥ siñcataṁ yanmanurhitam ||

Translation

The 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.

Rigveda 6.70.3

Rigveda 6.70.3
Source text

यो वामृजवे क्रमणाय रोदसी मर्तो ददाश धिषणे स साधति। प्र प्रजाभिर्जायते धर्मणस्परि युवोः सिक्ता विषुरूपाणि सव्रता॥

Transliteration

yo vāmṛjave kramaṇāya rodasī marto dadāśa dhiṣaṇe sa sādhati | pra prajābhirjāyate dharmaṇaspari yuvoḥ siktā viṣurūpāṇi savratā ||

Translation

Whoso, 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.

Rigveda 6.70.4

Rigveda 6.70.4
Source text

घृतेन द्यावापृथिवी अभीवृते घृतश्रिया घृतपृचा घृतावृधा। उर्वी पृथ्वी होतृवूर्ये पुरोहिते ते इद्विप्रा ईळते सुम्नमिष्टये॥

Transliteration

ghṛtena dyāvāpṛthivī abhīvṛte ghṛtaśriyā ghṛtapṛcā ghṛtāvṛdhā | urvī pṛthvī hotṛvūrye purohite te idviprā īḻate sumnamiṣṭaye ||

Translation

Enclosed 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.

Rigveda 6.70.5

Rigveda 6.70.5
Source text

मधु नो द्यावापृथिवी मिमिक्षतां मधुश्चुता मधुदुघे मधुव्रते। दधाने यज्ञं द्रविणं च देवता महि श्रवो वाजमस्मे सुवीर्यम्॥

Transliteration

madhu no dyāvāpṛthivī mimikṣatāṁ madhuścutā madhudughe madhuvrate | dadhāne yajñaṁ draviṇaṁ ca devatā mahi śravo vājamasme suvīryam ||

Translation

May 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.

Rigveda 6.70.6

Rigveda 6.70.6
Source text

ऊर्जं नो द्यौश्च पृथिवी च पिन्वतां पिता माता विश्वविदा सुदंससा। संरराणे रोदसी विश्वशम्भुवा सनिं वाजं रयिमस्मे समिन्वताम्॥

Transliteration

ūrjaṁ no dyauśca pṛthivī ca pinvatāṁ pitā mātā viśvavidā sudaṁsasā | saṁrarāṇe rodasī viśvaśambhuvā saniṁ vājaṁ rayimasme saminvatām ||

Translation

May 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.

Sources and editorial record

  1. Rig Veda, Book 6, Hymn 70, translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)RV 6.70Internet Sacred Text Archive
  2. Rigveda Mandala 6, machine-readable Sanskrit and Roman textMandala 6Sanskrit Documents
  3. Rigveda Shakala Samhita, Mandala 6, Sukta 70RV 6.70Vedic Heritage Portal, Ministry of Culture, Government of India
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