Rigveda 3.59

HYMN LIX. MITRA. · ९ गाथिनो विश्वामित्रः। मित्रः। त्रिष्टुप्, ६-९ गायत्री।

3.59.1

मि॒त्रो जना॑न् यातयति ब्रुवा॒णो मि॒त्रो दा॑धार पृथि॒वीमु॒त द्याम् | मि॒त्रः कृ॒ष्टीरनि॑मिषा॒भि च॑ष्टे मि॒त्राय॑ ह॒व्यं घृ॒तव॑ज्जुहोत ||

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3.59.1

मि॒त्रो जना॑न् यातयति ब्रुवा॒णो मि॒त्रो दा॑धार पृथि॒वीमु॒त द्याम् | मि॒त्रः कृ॒ष्टीरनि॑मिषा॒भि च॑ष्टे मि॒त्राय॑ ह॒व्यं घृ॒तव॑ज्जुहोत ||

MITRA, when speaking, stirreth men to labour: Mitra sustaineth both the earth and heaven. Mitra beholdeth men with eyes that close not. To Mitra bring, with holy oil, oblation.

3.59.2

प्र स मि॑त्र॒ मर्तो॑ अस्तु॒ प्रय॑स्वा॒न् यस्त॑ आदित्य॒ शिक्ष॑ति व्र॒तेन॑ | न ह॑न्यते॒ न जी॑यते॒ त्वोतो॒ नैन॒मंहो॑ अश्नो॒त्यन्ति॑तो॒ न दू॒रात् ||

Foremost be he who brings thee food, O Mitra, who strives to keep thy sacred Law, Āditya. He whom thou helpest ne’er is slain or conquered, on him, from near or far, falls no affliction.

3.59.3

अ॒न॒मी॒वास॒ इळ॑या॒ मद॑न्तो मि॒तज्ञ॑वो॒ वरि॑म॒न्ना पृ॑थि॒व्याः | आ॒दि॒त्यस्य॑ व्र॒तमु॑पक्षि॒यन्तो॑ व॒यं मि॒त्रस्य॑ सुम॒तौ स्या॑म ||

joying in sacred food and free from sickness, with knees bent lowly on the earth's broad surface, Following closely the Āditya's statute, may we remain in Mitra's gracious favour.

3.59.4

अ॒यं मि॒त्रो न॑म॒स्य॑: सु॒शेवो॒ राजा॑ सुक्ष॒त्रो अ॑जनिष्ट वे॒धाः | तस्य॑ व॒यं सु॑म॒तौ य॒ज्ञिय॒स्याऽपि॑ भ॒द्रे सौ॑मन॒से स्या॑म ||

Auspicious and adorable, this Mitra was born with fair dominion, King, Disposer. May we enjoy the grace of him the Holy, yea, rest in his propitious loving-kindness.

3.59.5

म॒हाँ आ॑दि॒त्यो नम॑सोप॒सद्यो॑ यात॒यज्ज॑नो गृण॒ते सु॒शेव॑: | तस्मा॑ ए॒तत्पन्य॑तमाय॒ जुष्ट॑म॒ग्नौ मि॒त्राय॑ ह॒विरा जु॑होत ||

The great Āditya, to be served with wor. ship, who stirreth men, is gracious to the singer. To Mitra, him most highly to be lauded, offer in fire oblation that he loveth.

3.59.6

मि॒त्रस्य॑ चर्षणी॒धृतोऽवो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ सान॒सि | द्यु॒म्नं चि॒त्रश्र॑वस्तमम् ||

The gainful grace of Mitra,. God, supporter of the race of man, Gives splendour of most.glorious fame.

3.59.7

अ॒भि यो म॑हि॒ना दिवं॑ मि॒त्रो ब॒भूव॑ स॒प्रथा॑: | अ॒भि श्रवो॑भिः पृथि॒वीम् ||

Mitra whose glory spreads afar, he who in might surpasses heaven, Surpasses earth in his renown.

3.59.8

मि॒त्राय॒ पञ्च॑ येमिरे॒ जना॑ अ॒भिष्टि॑शवसे | स दे॒वान् विश्वा॑न् बिभर्ति ||

All the Five Races have repaired to Mitra, ever strong to aid, For he sustaineth all the Gods.

3.59.9

मि॒त्रो दे॒वेष्वा॒युषु॒ जना॑य वृ॒क्तब॑र्हिषे | इष॑ इ॒ष्टव्र॑ता अकः ||

Mitra to Gods, to living men, to him who strews the holy grass, Gives food fulfilling sacred Law.