Rigveda 1.17

HYMN XVII. INDRA-VARUṆA · ९ मेधातिथिः काण्वः। इन्द्रावरुणौ। गायत्री, ४-५ पादनिचृत् (५ ह्रसीयसी वा) गायत्री।

1.17.1

इन्द्रा॒वरु॑णयोर॒हं स॒म्राजो॒रव॒ आ वृ॑णे | ता नो॑ मृळात ई॒दृशे॑ ||

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1.17.1

इन्द्रा॒वरु॑णयोर॒हं स॒म्राजो॒रव॒ आ वृ॑णे | ता नो॑ मृळात ई॒दृशे॑ ||

I CRAVE help from the Imperial Lords, from Indra-Varuṇa; may they Both favour one of us like me.

1.17.2

गन्ता॑रा॒ हि स्थोऽव॑से॒ हवं॒ विप्र॑स्य॒ माव॑तः | ध॒र्तारा॑ चर्षणी॒नाम् ||

Guardians of men, ye ever come with ready succour at the call Of every singer such as I.

1.17.3

अ॒नु॒का॒मं त॑र्पयेथा॒मिन्द्रा॑वरुण रा॒य आ | ता वां॒ नेदि॑ष्ठमीमहे ||

Sate you, according to your wish, O Indra-Varuṇa, with wealth: Fain would we have you nearest us.

1.17.4

यु॒वाकु॒ हि शची॑नां यु॒वाकु॑ सुमती॒नाम् | भू॒याम॑ वाज॒दाव्ना॑म् ||

May we be sharers of the powers, sharers of the benevolence Of you who give strength bounteously.

1.17.5

इन्द्र॑: सहस्र॒दाव्नां॒ वरु॑ण॒: शंस्या॑नाम् | क्रतु॑र्भवत्यु॒क्थ्य॑: ||

Indra and Varuṇa, among givers of thousands, meet for praise, Are Powers who merit highest laud.

1.17.6

तयो॒रिदव॑सा व॒यं स॒नेम॒ नि च॑ धीमहि | स्यादु॒त प्र॒रेच॑नम् ||

Through their protection may we gain great store of wealth, and heap it up Enough and still to spare, be ours.

1.17.7

इन्द्रा॑वरुण वाम॒हं हु॒वे चि॒त्राय॒ राध॑से | अ॒स्मान्त्सु जि॒ग्युष॑स्कृतम् ||

O Indra-Varuṇa, on you for wealth in many a form I call: Still keep ye us victorious.

1.17.8

इन्द्रा॑वरुण॒ नू नु वां॒ सिषा॑सन्तीषु धी॒ष्वा | अ॒स्मभ्यं॒ शर्म॑ यच्छतम् ||

O Indra-Varuṇa, through our songs that seek to win you to ourselves, Give us at once your sheltering help.

1.17.9

प्र वा॑मश्नोतु सुष्टु॒तिरिन्द्रा॑वरुण॒ यां हु॒वे | यामृ॒धाथे॑ स॒धस्तु॑तिम् ||

O Indra-Varuṇa, to you may fair praise which I offer come, Joint eulogy which ye dignify.