ब॒भ्रुरेको॒ विषु॑णः सू॒नरो॒ युवा॒ञ्ज्य॑ङ्क्ते हिर॒ण्यय॑म्
babhrureko viṣuṇaḥ sūnaro yuvāñjyaṅkte hiraṇyayam
Mandala 8
Sukta 29: A riddle of the gods unnamed
Rishi: मनुर्वैवस्वतः, कश्यपो वा मारीचः · Devata: विश्वे देवाः · Metre: द्विपदा विराट्
10 verses · 29 of 103
What happens in this chapter
A riddle of the gods unnamed
Manu Vaivasvata, or Kashyapa Maricha, describes the gods in ten short verses without naming them. One sits bright in his womb among the gods. One holds an iron axe in his hand. One holds the vajra and strikes the Vritras. One, bright and fierce, holds a sharp weapon. One watches the paths as a thief knows where treasure lies. One, the wide-strider, took three steps where the gods rejoice. Two travel with birds, with one woman. Two sovereigns have made their seat in the highest heaven. Some sing a great saman and by it made the sun shine.
योनि॒मेक॒ आ स॑साद॒ द्योत॑नो॒ऽन्तर्दे॒वेषु॒ मेधि॑रः
yonimeka ā sasāda dyotano'ntardeveṣu medhiraḥ
वाशी॒मेको॑ बिभर्ति॒ हस्त॑ आय॒सीम॒न्तर्दे॒वेषु॒ निध्रु॑विः
vāśīmeko bibharti hasta āyasīmantardeveṣu nidhruviḥ
वज्र॒मेको॑ बिभर्ति॒ हस्त॒ आहि॑तं॒ तेन॑ वृ॒त्राणि॑ जिघ्नते
vajrameko bibharti hasta āhitaṃ tena vṛtrāṇi jighnate
ति॒ग्ममेको॑ बिभर्ति॒ हस्त॒ आयु॑धं॒ शुचि॑रु॒ग्रो जला॑षभेषजः
tigmameko bibharti hasta āyudhaṃ śucirugro jalāṣabheṣajaḥ
प॒थ एक॑ः पीपाय॒ तस्क॑रो यथाँ ए॒ष वे॑द निधी॒नाम्
patha ekaḥ pīpāya taskaro yathām̐ eṣa veda nidhīnām
त्रीण्येक॑ उरुगा॒यो वि च॑क्रमे॒ यत्र॑ दे॒वासो॒ मद॑न्ति
trīṇyeka urugāyo vi cakrame yatra devāso madanti
विभि॒र्द्वा च॑रत॒ एक॑या स॒ह प्र प्र॑वा॒सेव॑ वसतः
vibhirdvā carata ekayā saha pra pravāseva vasataḥ
सदो॒ द्वा च॑क्राते उप॒मा दि॒वि स॒म्राजा॑ स॒र्पिरा॑सुती
sado dvā cakrāte upamā divi samrājā sarpirāsutī
अर्च॑न्त॒ एके॒ महि॒ साम॑ मन्वत॒ तेन॒ सूर्य॑मरोचयन्
arcanta eke mahi sāma manvata tena sūryamarocayan
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