Rigveda 10.136

HYMN CXXXVI. KESINS. · १ जूतिः, २ वातजूतिः, ३ विप्रजूतिः, ४ वृषाणकः, ५ करिक्रतः, ६ एतशः ७ ऋष्यश्रृंगः (एते वातरशना मुनयः)। केशिनः = अग्नि-सूर्य-वायवः। अनुष्टुप्।

10.136.1

के॒श्य१ग्निं के॒शी वि॒षं के॒शी बि॑भर्ति॒ रोद॑सी | के॒शी विश्वं॒ स्व॑र्दृ॒शे के॒शीदं ज्योति॑रुच्यते ||

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10.136.1

के॒श्य१ग्निं के॒शी वि॒षं के॒शी बि॑भर्ति॒ रोद॑सी | के॒शी विश्वं॒ स्व॑र्दृ॒शे के॒शीदं ज्योति॑रुच्यते ||

HE with the long loose locks supports Agni, and moisture, heaven, and earth: He is all sky to look upon: he with long hair is called this light.

10.136.2

मुन॑यो॒ वात॑रशनाः पि॒शङ्गा॑ वसते॒ मला॑ | वात॒स्यानु॒ ध्राजिं॑ यन्ति॒ यद्दे॒वासो॒ अवि॑क्षत ||

The Munis, girdled with the wind, wear garments soiled of yellow hue. They, following the wind's swift course go where the Gods have gone before.

10.136.3

उन्म॑दिता॒ मौने॑येन॒ वाताँ॒ आ त॑स्थिमा व॒यम् | शरी॒रेद॒स्माकं॑ यू॒यं मर्ता॑सो अ॒भि प॑श्यथ ||

Transported with our Munihood we have pressed on into the winds: You therefore, mortal men. behold our natural bodies and no more.

10.136.4

अ॒न्तरि॑क्षेण पतति॒ विश्वा॑ रू॒पाव॒चाक॑शत् | मुनि॑र्दे॒वस्य॑देवस्य॒ सौकृ॑त्याय॒ सखा॑ हि॒तः ||

The Muni, made associate in the holy work of every God, Looking upon all varied forms flies through the region of the air.

10.136.5

वात॒स्याश्वो॑ वा॒योः सखाथो॑ दे॒वेषि॑तो॒ मुनि॑: | उ॒भौ स॑मु॒द्रावा क्षे॑ति॒ यश्च॒ पूर्व॑ उ॒ताप॑रः ||

The Steed of Vāta, Vāyu's friend, the Muni, by the Gods impelled, In both the oceans hath his home, in eastern and in western sea.

10.136.6

अ॒प्स॒रसां॑ गन्ध॒र्वाणां॑ मृ॒गाणां॒ चर॑णे॒ चर॑न् | के॒शी केत॑स्य वि॒द्वान्त्सखा॑ स्वा॒दुर्म॒दिन्त॑मः ||

Treading the path of sylvan beasts, Gandharvas, and Apsarases, He with long locks, who knows the wish, is a sweet most delightful friend

10.136.7

वा॒युर॑स्मा॒ उपा॑मन्थत्पि॒नष्टि॑ स्मा कुनन्न॒मा | के॒शी वि॒षस्य॒ पात्रे॑ण॒ यद्रु॒द्रेणापि॑बत्स॒ह ||

Vāyu hath churned for him: for him he poundeth things most hard to bend, When he with long loose locks hath drunk, with Rudra, water from the cup.