Sukta 81
सूक्तम् 81
Hymn 81 of Rigveda Mandala 10.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 81 · Verse 10.81.1
य इ॒मा विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि॒ जुह्व॒दृषि॒र्होता॒ न्यसी॑दत्पि॒ता नः॑ । स आ॒शिषा॒ द्रवि॑णमि॒च्छमा॑नः प्रथम॒च्छदव॑रा॒ँ आ वि॑वेश
ya imā viśvā bhuvanāni juhvadṛṣirhotā nyasīdatpitā naḥ sa āśiṣā draviṇamicchamānaḥ prathamacchadavarām̐ ā viveśa
He who offers all these worlds, the sacrificer, the seer and priest, became our father and sat down. He, desiring blessings and wealth, first entered by the covering flood.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 81 · Verse 10.81.2
किं स्वि॑दासीदधि॒ष्ठान॑मा॒रम्भ॑णं कत॒मत्स्वि॑त्क॒थासी॑त् । यतो॒ भूमिं॑ ज॒नय॑न्वि॒श्वक॑र्मा॒ वि द्यामौर्णो॑न्महि॒ना वि॒श्वच॑क्षाः
kiṃ svidāsīdadhiṣṭhānamārambhaṇaṃ katamatsvitkathāsīt yato bhūmiṃ janayanviśvakarmā vi dyāmaurṇonmahinā viśvacakṣāḥ
What indeed was the established beginning? Who spoke of the self-born undertaking? From whom did the all-worker produce the earth? The mighty-eyed and universal seer pervaded the great month.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 81 · Verse 10.81.3
वि॒श्वत॑श्चक्षुरु॒त वि॒श्वतो॑मुखो वि॒श्वतो॑बाहुरु॒त वि॒श्वत॑स्पात् । सं बा॒हुभ्यां॒ धम॑ति॒ सं पत॑त्रै॒र्द्यावा॒भूमी॑ ज॒नय॑न्दे॒व एकः॑
viśvataścakṣuruta viśvatomukho viśvatobāhuruta viśvataspāt saṃ bāhubhyāṃ dhamati saṃ patatrairdyāvābhūmī janayandeva ekaḥ
The eye looked from all sides, the face from all sides, the arms from all sides, the pace from all sides. With both arms he upheld the heavens and earth; one god produced sky and earth together.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 81 · Verse 10.81.4
किं स्वि॒द्वनं॒ क उ॒ स वृ॒क्ष आ॑स॒ यतो॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी नि॑ष्टत॒क्षुः । मनी॑षिणो॒ मन॑सा पृ॒च्छतेदु॒ तद्यद॒ध्यति॑ष्ठ॒द्भुव॑नानि धा॒रय॑न्
kiṃ svidvanaṃ ka u sa vṛkṣa āsa yato dyāvāpṛthivī niṣṭatakṣuḥ manīṣiṇo manasā pṛcchatedu tadyadadhyatiṣṭhadbhuvanāni dhārayan
What is this forest? What tree is this, from which the sky and earth received their fixed gaze? The thoughtful ask with mind: that which upholds the worlds by its dwelling.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 81 · Verse 10.81.5
या ते॒ धामा॑नि पर॒माणि॒ याव॒मा या म॑ध्य॒मा वि॑श्वकर्मन्नु॒तेमा । शिक्षा॒ सखि॑भ्यो ह॒विषि॑ स्वधावः स्व॒यं य॑जस्व त॒न्वं॑ वृधा॒नः
yā te dhāmāni paramāṇi yāvamā yā madhyamā viśvakarmannutemā śikṣā sakhibhyo haviṣi svadhāvaḥ svayaṃ yajasva tanvaṃ vṛdhānaḥ
Those abodes of yours that are the highest, those that are middling—O Vishvakarman, these are yours. Provide the offering, friends; with oblation make your own sacrifice: be vigorous, O elders.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 81 · Verse 10.81.6
विश्व॑कर्मन्ह॒विषा॑ वावृधा॒नः स्व॒यं य॑जस्व पृथि॒वीमु॒त द्याम् । मुह्य॑न्त्व॒न्ये अ॒भितो॒ जना॑स इ॒हास्माकं॑ म॒घवा॑ सू॒रिर॑स्तु
viśvakarmanhaviṣā vāvṛdhānaḥ svayaṃ yajasva pṛthivīmuta dyām muhyantvanye abhito janāsa ihāsmākaṃ maghavā sūrirastu
Vishvakarman, with offerings, O elders, perform your own sacrifice; sacrifice earth and yonder sky. Let other peoples be stunned around us; may the glorious one be our generous friend.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 81 · Verse 10.81.7
वा॒चस्पतिं॑ वि॒श्वक॑र्माणमू॒तये॑ मनो॒जुवं॒ वाजे॑ अ॒द्या हु॑वेम । स नो॒ विश्वा॑नि॒ हव॑नानि जोषद्वि॒श्वश॑म्भू॒रव॑से सा॒धुक॑र्मा
vācaspatiṃ viśvakarmāṇamūtaye manojuvaṃ vāje adyā huvema sa no viśvāni havanāni joṣadviśvaśambhūravase sādhukarmā
O Vachaspati Vishvakarman, we invoke with mind and strength today; may he fill for us all the sacrificial rites with gladness and righteous works—may he be of universal support.