Rigveda 1.83

HYMN LXXXIII. INDRA. · ६ गोतमो राहूगणः। इन्द्रः। जगती।

1.83.1

अश्वा॑वति प्रथ॒मो गोषु॑ गच्छति सुप्रा॒वीरि॑न्द्र॒ मर्त्य॒स्तवो॒तिभि॑: | तमित् पृ॑णक्षि॒ वसु॑ना॒ भवी॑यसा॒ सिन्धु॒मापो॒ यथा॒भितो॒ विचे॑तसः ||

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1.83.1

अश्वा॑वति प्रथ॒मो गोषु॑ गच्छति सुप्रा॒वीरि॑न्द्र॒ मर्त्य॒स्तवो॒तिभि॑: | तमित् पृ॑णक्षि॒ वसु॑ना॒ भवी॑यसा॒ सिन्धु॒मापो॒ यथा॒भितो॒ विचे॑तसः ||

INDRA, the mortal man well guarded by thine aid goes foremost in the wealth of horses and of kine. With amplest wealth thou fillest him, as round about the waters clearly seen afar fill Sindhu full.

1.83.2

आपो॒ न दे॒वीरुप॑ यन्ति हो॒त्रिय॑म॒वः प॑श्यन्ति॒ वित॑तं॒ यथा॒ रज॑: | प्रा॒चैर्दे॒वास॒: प्र ण॑यन्ति देव॒युं ब्र॑ह्म॒प्रियं॑ जोषयन्ते व॒रा इ॑व ||

The heavenly Waters come not nigh the priestly bowl: they but look down and see how far mid-air is spread: The Deities conduct the pious man to them: like suitors they delight in him who loveth prayer.

1.83.3

अधि॒ द्वयो॑रदधा उ॒क्थ्यं १ वचो॑ य॒तस्रु॑चा मिथु॒ना या स॑प॒र्यत॑: | असं॑यत्तो व्र॒ते ते॑ क्षेति॒ पुष्य॑ति भ॒द्रा श॒क्तिर्यज॑मानाय सुन्व॒ते ||

Praiseworthy blessing hast thou laid upon the pair who with uplifted ladle serve thee, man and wife. Unchecked he dwells and prospers in thy law: thy power brings blessing to the sacrificer pouring gifts.

1.83.4

आदङ्गि॑राः प्रथ॒मं द॑धिरे॒ वय॑ इ॒द्धाग्न॑य॒: शम्या॒ ये सु॑कृ॒त्यया॑ | सर्वं॑ प॒णेः सम॑विन्दन्त॒ भोज॑न॒मश्वा॑वन्तं॒ गोम॑न्त॒मा प॒शुं नर॑: ||

First the Aṅgirases won themselves vital power, whose fires were kindled through good deeds and sacrifice. The men together found the Paṇi's hoarded wealth, the cattle, and the wealth in horses and in kine.

1.83.5

य॒ज्ञैरथ॑र्वा प्रथ॒मः प॒थस्त॑ते॒ तत॒: सूर्यो॑ व्रत॒पा वे॒न आज॑नि | आ गा आ॑जदु॒शना॑ का॒व्यः सचा॑ य॒मस्य॑ जा॒तम॒मृतं॑ यजामहे ||

Atharvan first by sacrifices laid the paths then, guardian of the Law, sprang up the loving Sun. Uśanā Kāvya straightway hither drove the kine. Let us with offerings honour Yama's deathless birth.

1.83.6

ब॒र्हिर्वा॒ यत् स्व॑प॒त्याय॑ वृ॒ज्यते॒ ऽर्को वा॒ श्लोक॑मा॒घोष॑ते दि॒वि | ग्रावा॒ यत्र॒ वद॑ति का॒रुरु॒क्थ्य १ स्तस्येदिन्द्रो॑ अभिपि॒त्वेषु॑ रण्यति ||

When sacred grass is trimmed to aid the auspicious work, or the hymn makes its voice of praise sound to the sky. Where the stone rings as ’twere a singer skilled in laud,—Indra in truth delights when these come near to him.