Mandala 9

Sukta 41: Thunder of Rain, Lightning in Heaven

Rishi: मेधातिथिः काण्वः · Devata: पवमानः सोमः · Metre: गायत्री

6 verses · 41 of 114

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Thunder of Rain, Lightning in Heaven

Medhatithi Kanva sings in gayatri. The swift, blazing drops have gone forth like restless cattle, driving away the black skin. The rishi prays to cross the hard bridge to well-being, overcoming the dasyu who keeps no vrata. The sound of the mighty Pavamana is heard like the noise of rain, and lightnings move in heaven. He is asked to flow great nourishment with cattle, gold, horses and strength. Far-seeing, let him fill both great worlds as the dawn and sun fill them with rays. Let him flow round us with a sheltering stream, as the Rasa river flows round the land.

41.1

प्र ये गावो॒ न भूर्ण॑यस्त्वे॒षा अ॒यासो॒ अक्र॑मुः ।
घ्नन्त॑ः कृ॒ष्णामप॒ त्वच॑म्

pra ye gāvo na bhūrṇayastveṣā ayāso akramuḥ |
ghnantaḥ kṛṣṇāmapa tvacam

41.2

सु॒वि॒तस्य॑ मनाम॒हेऽति॒ सेतुं॑ दुरा॒व्य॑म् ।
सा॒ह्वांसो॒ दस्यु॑मव्र॒तम्

suvitasya manāmahe'ti setuṃ durāvyam |
sāhvāṃso dasyumavratam

41.3

शृ॒ण्वे वृ॒ष्टेरि॑व स्व॒नः पव॑मानस्य शु॒ष्मिण॑ः ।
चर॑न्ति वि॒द्युतो॑ दि॒वि

śṛṇve vṛṣṭeriva svanaḥ pavamānasya śuṣmiṇaḥ |
caranti vidyuto divi

41.4

आ प॑वस्व म॒हीमिषं॒ गोम॑दिन्दो॒ हिर॑ण्यवत् ।
अश्वा॑व॒द्वाज॑वत्सु॒तः

ā pavasva mahīmiṣaṃ gomadindo hiraṇyavat |
aśvāvadvājavatsutaḥ