Mandala 10

Sukta 57: Let not our minds stray from the path

Rishi: बन्धुः श्रुतबन्धुर्विप्रबन्धुर्गौपायनाः · Devata: विश्वे देवाः · Metre: गायत्री

6 verses · 57 of 191

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Let not our minds stray from the path

The Gaupayana brothers Bandhu, Shrutabandhu and Viprabandhu pray to the Vishvedevas in six short Gayatri verses. Let us not stray from the path, Indra, nor from the Soma sacrifice; let no enemies stand among us. May we reach the thread of sacrifice that is stretched among the devas. We call back the mind with the Soma of Narashamsa and the thoughts of the fathers. Let your mind come back to you for will, for strength, for life, to see the sun long. May the fathers and the divine folk give us back the mind, and may we, Soma, holding the mind in our bodies, keep your vow with our offspring.

57.1

मा प्र गा॑म प॒थो व॒यं मा य॒ज्ञादि॑न्द्र सो॒मिन॑ः ।
मान्तः स्थु॑र्नो॒ अरा॑तयः

mā pra gāma patho vayaṃ mā yajñādindra sominaḥ |
māntaḥ sthurno arātayaḥ

57.2

यो य॒ज्ञस्य॑ प्र॒साध॑न॒स्तन्तु॑र्दे॒वेष्वात॑तः ।
तमाहु॑तं नशीमहि

yo yajñasya prasādhanastanturdeveṣvātataḥ |
tamāhutaṃ naśīmahi

57.3

मनो॒ न्वा हु॑वामहे नाराशं॒सेन॒ सोमे॑न ।
पि॒तॄ॒णां च॒ मन्म॑भिः

mano nvā huvāmahe nārāśaṃsena somena |
pitṝṇāṃ ca manmabhiḥ

57.4

आ त॑ एतु॒ मन॒ः पुन॒ः क्रत्वे॒ दक्षा॑य जी॒वसे॑ ।
ज्योक्च॒ सूर्यं॑ दृ॒शे

ā ta etu manaḥ punaḥ kratve dakṣāya jīvase |
jyokca sūryaṃ dṛśe