तं त्वा॑ नृ॒म्णानि॒ बिभ्र॑तं स॒धस्थे॑षु म॒हो दि॒वः ।
चारुं॑ सुकृ॒त्यये॑महे
taṃ tvā nṛmṇāni bibhrataṃ sadhastheṣu maho divaḥ |
cāruṃ sukṛtyayemahe
Mandala 9
Sukta 48: The Eagle Brought Soma From Heaven
Rishi: कविर्भार्गवः · Devata: पवमानः सोमः · Metre: गायत्री
5 verses · 48 of 114
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The Eagle Brought Soma From Heaven
Kavi Bhargava's second gayatri sukta. With good work the singers approach Soma, who carries manly powers in the seats of great heaven. He is praised as the joy of great vratas, who breaks down a hundred strongholds. From heaven the unfaltering eagle, suparna, brought him here as king for wealth. The bird bore him as guardian of rita, shared by all who see the light, swift through the air. Then, urged on, Soma reached his higher greatness, fit for Indra, far-seeing, fulfilling the wish of the worshipper.
संवृ॑क्तधृष्णुमु॒क्थ्यं॑ म॒हाम॑हिव्रतं॒ मद॑म् ।
श॒तं पुरो॑ रुरु॒क्षणि॑म्
saṃvṛktadhṛṣṇumukthyaṃ mahāmahivrataṃ madam |
śataṃ puro rurukṣaṇim
अत॑स्त्वा र॒यिम॒भि राजा॑नं सुक्रतो दि॒वः ।
सु॒प॒र्णो अ॑व्य॒थिर्भ॑रत्
atastvā rayimabhi rājānaṃ sukrato divaḥ |
suparṇo avyathirbharat
विश्व॑स्मा॒ इत्स्व॑र्दृ॒शे साधा॑रणं रज॒स्तुर॑म् ।
गो॒पामृ॒तस्य॒ विर्भ॑रत्
viśvasmā itsvardṛśe sādhāraṇaṃ rajasturam |
gopāmṛtasya virbharat
अधा॑ हिन्वा॒न इ॑न्द्रि॒यं ज्यायो॑ महि॒त्वमा॑नशे ।
अ॒भि॒ष्टि॒कृद्विच॑र्षणिः
adhā hinvāna indriyaṃ jyāyo mahitvamānaśe |
abhiṣṭikṛdvicarṣaṇiḥ
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