Mandala 1

Sukta 43: Rudra the healer, and Soma

Rishi: कण्वो घौरः · Devata: रुद्रः, ३ रुद्रः, मित्रावरुणौ च, ७-९ सोमः · Metre: गायत्री, ९ अनुष्टुप्

9 verses · 43 of 191

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Rudra the healer, and Soma

What shall we sing to Rudra, the wise, the most bountiful, the mighty, that will be dearest to his heart? Kanva Ghaura asks, in gayatri, that Aditi grant Rudra's blessing to our animals, our people, our cows and our children. Rudra is lord of songs and of yajnas, holder of jalasha, the healing remedy, and from him we seek well-being. He shines like the bright sun, like gold, best and kindest of the gods. Let him bring health to horse, ram and ewe, to men, women and cows. The last three verses turn to Soma, asking for glory, fame and protection from those who would hinder.

43.1

कद्रु॒द्राय॒ प्रचे॑तसे मी॒ळ्हुष्ट॑माय॒ तव्य॑से ।
वो॒चेम॒ शंत॑मं हृ॒दे

kadrudrāya pracetase mīḻhuṣṭamāya tavyase |
vocema śaṃtamaṃ hṛde

43.2

यथा॑ नो॒ अदि॑ति॒ः कर॒त्पश्वे॒ नृभ्यो॒ यथा॒ गवे॑ ।
यथा॑ तो॒काय॑ रु॒द्रिय॑म्

yathā no aditiḥ karatpaśve nṛbhyo yathā gave |
yathā tokāya rudriyam

43.3

यथा॑ नो मि॒त्रो वरु॑णो॒ यथा॑ रु॒द्रश्चिके॑तति ।
यथा॒ विश्वे॑ स॒जोष॑सः

yathā no mitro varuṇo yathā rudraściketati |
yathā viśve sajoṣasaḥ

43.4

गा॒थप॑तिं मे॒धप॑तिं रु॒द्रं जला॑षभेषजम् ।
तच्छं॒योः सु॒म्नमी॑महे

gāthapatiṃ medhapatiṃ rudraṃ jalāṣabheṣajam |
tacchaṃyoḥ sumnamīmahe