सूर्यो॑ नो दि॒वस्पा॑तु॒ वातो॑ अ॒न्तरि॑क्षात् ।
अ॒ग्निर्न॒ः पार्थि॑वेभ्यः
sūryo no divaspātu vāto antarikṣāt |
agnirnaḥ pārthivebhyaḥ
Mandala 10
Sukta 158: A prayer to Surya for sight
Rishi: चक्षुः सौर्यः · Devata: सूर्यः · Metre: गायत्री, २ स्वराट्
5 verses · 158 of 191
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A prayer to Surya for sight
Chakshu Saurya, whose name means the eye, prays to Surya in gayatri. May Surya guard us from heaven, Vata from the mid-air, Agni from earthly harms. Savitar, whose flame is worth a hundred offerings, be pleased and guard us from the falling lightning. May the deva Savitar give us sight, the mountain give us sight, and Dhatar give us sight. Give sight to our eye, sight to our bodies to see clearly, so that we may see this world both together and in its parts. May we look on you, Surya, fair to see, and see far, you who watch over men.
जोषा॑ सवित॒र्यस्य॑ ते॒ हर॑ः श॒तं स॒वाँ अर्ह॑ति ।
पा॒हि नो॑ दि॒द्युत॒ः पत॑न्त्याः
joṣā savitaryasya te haraḥ śataṃ savām̐ arhati |
pāhi no didyutaḥ patantyāḥ
चक्षु॑र्नो दे॒वः स॑वि॒ता चक्षु॑र्न उ॒त पर्व॑तः ।
चक्षु॑र्धा॒ता द॑धातु नः
cakṣurno devaḥ savitā cakṣurna uta parvataḥ |
cakṣurdhātā dadhātu naḥ
चक्षु॑र्नो धेहि॒ चक्षु॑षे॒ चक्षु॑र्वि॒ख्यै त॒नूभ्य॑ः ।
सं चे॒दं वि च॑ पश्येम
cakṣurno dhehi cakṣuṣe cakṣurvikhyai tanūbhyaḥ |
saṃ cedaṃ vi ca paśyema
सु॒सं॒दृशं॑ त्वा व॒यं प्रति॑ पश्येम सूर्य ।
वि प॑श्येम नृ॒चक्ष॑सः
susaṃdṛśaṃ tvā vayaṃ prati paśyema sūrya |
vi paśyema nṛcakṣasaḥ
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