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Sukta 27

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

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Sukta 27

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

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Rigveda 9.27.1

Rigveda 9.27.1
Source text

एष कविरभिष्टुतः पवित्रे अधि तोशते। पुनानो घ्नन्नप स्रिधः॥

Transliteration

eṣa kavirabhiṣṭutaḥ pavitre adhi tośate | punāno ghnannapa sridhaḥ ||

Translation

THIS Sage, exalted by our lauds, flows to the purifying cloth, Scattering foes as he is cleansed.

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

Rigveda 9.27.2

Rigveda 9.27.2
Source text

एष इन्द्राय वायवे स्वर्जित्परि षिच्यते। पवित्रे दक्षसाधनः॥

Transliteration

eṣa indrāya vāyave svarjitpari ṣicyate | pavitre dakṣasādhanaḥ ||

Translation

As giving power and winning light, for Indra and for Vayu he Is poured upon the filtering-cloth.

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

Rigveda 9.27.3

Rigveda 9.27.3
Source text

एष नृभिर्वि नीयते दिवो मूर्धा वृषा सुतः। सोमो वनेषु विश्ववित्॥

Transliteration

eṣa nṛbhirvi nīyate divo mūrdhā vṛṣā sutaḥ | somo vaneṣu viśvavit ||

Translation

The men conduct him, Soma, Steer, Omniscient, and the Head of Heaven, Effused into the vats of wood.

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

Rigveda 9.27.4

Rigveda 9.27.4
Source text

एष गव्युरचिक्रदत्पवमानो हिरण्ययुः। इन्दुः सत्राजिदस्तृतः॥

Transliteration

eṣa gavyuracikradatpavamāno hiraṇyayuḥ | induḥ satrājidastṛtaḥ ||

Translation

Longing for kine, longing for gold hath Indu Pavamana lowed, Still Conqueror, never overcome.

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

Rigveda 9.27.5

Rigveda 9.27.5
Source text

एष सूर्येण हासते पवमानो अधि द्यवि। पवित्रे मत्सरो मदः॥

Transliteration

eṣa sūryeṇa hāsate pavamāno adhi dyavi | pavitre matsaro madaḥ ||

Translation

This Pavamana, gladdening draught, drops on the filtering cloth, and then Mounts up with Surya to the sky.

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

Rigveda 9.27.6

Rigveda 9.27.6
Source text

एष शुष्म्यसिष्यददन्तरिक्षे वृषा हरिः। पुनान इन्दुरिन्द्रमा॥

Transliteration

eṣa śuṣmyasiṣyadadantarikṣe vṛṣā hariḥ | punāna indurindramā ||

Translation

To Indra in the firmament this mighty tawny Steer hath flowed, This Indu, being purified.

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

Sources and editorial record

  1. Rig Veda, Book 9, Hymn 27, translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)RV 9.27Internet Sacred Text Archive
  2. Rigveda Mandala 9, machine-readable Sanskrit and Roman textMandala 9Sanskrit Documents
  3. Rigveda Shakala Samhita, Mandala 9, Sukta 27RV 9.27Vedic Heritage Portal, Ministry of Culture, Government of India
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