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Sukta 62

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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Rigveda 7.62.1

Rigveda 7.62.1
Source text

उत्सूर्यो बृहदर्चींष्यश्रेत्पुरु विश्वा जनिम मानुषाणाम्। समो दिवा ददृशे रोचमानः क्रत्वा कृतः सुकृतः कर्तृभिर्भूत्॥

Transliteration

utsūryo bṛhadarcīṁṣyaśretpuru viśvā janima mānuṣāṇām | samo divā dadṛśe rocamānaḥ kratvā kṛtaḥ sukṛtaḥ kartṛbhirbhūt ||

Translation

SURYA hath sent aloft his beams of splendour o'er all the tribes of men in countless places. Together with the heaven he shines apparent, formed by his Makers well with power and wisdom.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Rigveda 7.62.2

Rigveda 7.62.2
Source text

स सूर्य प्रति पुरो न उद्गा एभिः स्तोमेभिरेतशेभिरेवैः। प्र नो मित्राय वरुणाय वोचोऽनागसो अर्यम्णे अग्नये च॥

Transliteration

sa sūrya prati puro na udgā ebhiḥ stomebhiretaśebhirevaiḥ | pra no mitrāya varuṇāya voco'nāgaso aryamṇe agnaye ca ||

Translation

So hast thou mounted up before us, Surya, through these our praises, with fleet dappled horses. Declare us free from all offence to Mitra, and Varuna, and Aryaman, and Agni.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Rigveda 7.62.3

Rigveda 7.62.3
Source text

वि नः सहस्रं शुरुधो रदन्त्वृतावानो वरुणो मित्रो अग्निः। यच्छन्तु चन्द्रा उपमं नो अर्कमा नः कामं पूपुरन्तु स्तवानाः॥

Transliteration

vi naḥ sahasraṁ śurudho radantvṛtāvāno varuṇo mitro agniḥ | yacchantu candrā upamaṁ no arkamā naḥ kāmaṁ pūpurantu stavānāḥ ||

Translation

May holy Agni, Varuna, and Mitra send down their riches upon us in thousands. May they, the Bright Ones, make our praise-song perfect, and, when we laud them, grant us all our wishes.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Rigveda 7.62.4

Rigveda 7.62.4
Source text

द्यावाभूमी अदिते त्रासीथां नो ये वां जज्ञुः सुजनिमान ऋष्वे। मा हेळे भूम वरुणस्य वायोर्मा मित्रस्य प्रियतमस्य नृणाम्॥

Transliteration

dyāvābhūmī adite trāsīthāṁ no ye vāṁ jajñuḥ sujanimāna ṛṣve | mā heḻe bhūma varuṇasya vāyormā mitrasya priyatamasya nṛṇām ||

Translation

O undivided Heaven and Earth, preserve us, us, Lofty Ones! your nobIy-born descendants. Let us not anger Varuna, nor Vayu, nor him, the dearest Friend of mortals, Mitra.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Rigveda 7.62.5

Rigveda 7.62.5
Source text

प्र बाहवा सिसृतं जीवसे न आ नो गव्यूतिमुक्षतं घृतेन। आ नो जने श्रवयतं युवाना श्रुतं मे मित्रावरुणा हवेमा॥

Transliteration

pra bāhavā sisṛtaṁ jīvase na ā no gavyūtimukṣataṁ ghṛtena | ā no jane śravayataṁ yuvānā śrutaṁ me mitrāvaruṇā havemā ||

Translation

Stretch forth your arms and let our lives be lengthened: with fatness dew the pastures of our cattle. Ye Youthful, make us famed among the people: hear, Mitra-Varuna, these mine invocations.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Rigveda 7.62.6

Rigveda 7.62.6
Source text

नू मित्रो वरुणो अर्यमा नस्त्मने तोकाय वरिवो दधन्तु। सुगा नो विश्वा सुपथानि सन्तु यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः॥

Transliteration

nū mitro varuṇo aryamā nastmane tokāya varivo dadhantu | sugā no viśvā supathāni santu yūyaṁ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||

Translation

Now Mitra, Varuna, Aryaman vouchsafe us freedom and room, for us and for our children. May we find paths all fair and good to travel. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Sources and editorial record

  1. Rig Veda, Book 7, Hymn 62, translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)RV 7.62Internet Sacred Text Archive
  2. Rigveda Mandala 7, machine-readable Sanskrit and Roman textMandala 7Sanskrit Documents
  3. Rigveda Shakala Samhita, Mandala 7, Sukta 62RV 7.62Vedic Heritage Portal, Ministry of Culture, Government of India
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