8.56.1
प्रति॑ ते दस्यवे वृक॒ राधो॑ अद॒र्श्यह्र॑यम् | द्यौर्न प्र॑थि॒ना शव॑: ||
Now pray we to these Ksatriyas, to the Ādityas for their aid, These who are gracious to assist.
Rigveda 8.56
HYMN LVI. ĀDITYAS. · ५ पृषध्र: काण्व:। इन्द्र:, प्रस्कण्वश्च ५ अग्निसूर्यौ । गायत्री , ५ पंक्ति:।
8.56.1
प्रति॑ ते दस्यवे वृक॒ राधो॑ अद॒र्श्यह्र॑यम् | द्यौर्न प्र॑थि॒ना शव॑: ||
Now pray we to these Ksatriyas, to the Ādityas for their aid, These who are gracious to assist.
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8.56.2
दश॒ मह्यं॑ पौतक्र॒तः स॒हस्रा॒ दस्य॑वे॒ वृक॑: | नित्या॑द्रा॒यो अ॑मंहत ||
May Mitra bear us o’er distress, and Varuṇa and Aryaman, Yea, the Ādityas, as they know.
8.56.3
श॒तं मे॑ गर्द॒भानां॑ श॒तमूर्णा॑वतीनाम् | श॒तं दा॒साँ अति॒ स्रज॑: ||
For wonderful and meet for praise is these Ādityas’ saving help To him who offers and prepares.
8.56.4
तत्रो॒ अपि॒ प्राणी॑यत पू॒तक्र॑तायै॒ व्य॑क्ता | अश्वा॑ना॒मिन्न यू॒थ्या॑म् ||
The mighty aid of you, the Great, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman, We claim to be our sure defence.
8.56.5
अचे॑त्य॒ग्निश्चि॑कि॒तुर्ह॑व्य॒वाट् स सु॒मद्र॑थः | अ॒ग्निः शु॒क्रेण॑ शो॒चिषा॑ बृ॒हत्सूरो॑ अरोचत दि॒वि सूर्यो॑ अरोचत ||
Guard us, Ādityas, still alive, before the deadly weapon strike: Are yc not they who hear our call?