महि॑ त्री॒णामवो॑ऽस्तु द्यु॒क्षं मि॒त्रस्या॑र्य॒म्णः ।
दु॒रा॒धर्षं॒ वरु॑णस्य
mahi trīṇāmavo'stu dyukṣaṃ mitrasyāryamṇaḥ |
durādharṣaṃ varuṇasya
Mandala 10
Sukta 185: The safe-going protection of the Adityas
Rishi: सत्यधृतिर्वारुणिः · Devata: आदित्यः(स्वस्त्ययनम्)/अदितिः · Metre: गायत्री
3 verses · 185 of 191
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The safe-going protection of the Adityas
Satyadhriti Varuni speaks to the Adityas, or Aditi, in gayatri; the sukta is a svastyayana, a prayer for safe going. Great, heavenly and hard to overcome be the protection of the three, Mitra, Aryaman and Varuna. Over those whom they guard, no evil-speaking foe has power, neither at home nor on the roads nor in hard places. To the mortal man whom the sons of Aditi lead forward to live, they give unfailing light. Three verses, recited before setting out.
न॒हि तेषा॑म॒मा च॒न नाध्व॑सु वार॒णेषु॑ ।
ईशे॑ रि॒पुर॒घशं॑सः
nahi teṣāmamā cana nādhvasu vāraṇeṣu |
īśe ripuraghaśaṃsaḥ
यस्मै॑ पु॒त्रासो॒ अदि॑ते॒ः प्र जी॒वसे॒ मर्त्या॑य ।
ज्योति॒र्यच्छ॒न्त्यज॑स्रम्
yasmai putrāso aditeḥ pra jīvase martyāya |
jyotiryacchantyajasram
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