Sukta 72
सूक्तम् 72
Hymn 72 of Rigveda Mandala 9.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 9, Sukta 72 · Verse 9.72.1
हरिं॑ मृजन्त्यरु॒षो न यु॑ज्यते॒ सं धे॒नुभिः॑ क॒लशे॒ सोमो॑ अज्यते । उद्वाच॑मी॒रय॑ति हि॒न्वते॑ म॒ती पु॑रुष्टु॒तस्य॒ कति॑ चित्परि॒प्रियः॑
hariṃ mṛjantyaruṣo na yujyate saṃ dhenubhiḥ kalaśe somo ajyate udvācamīrayati hinvate matī puruṣṭutasya kati citparipriyaḥ
The farmers anoint Hari, not to be yoked; Soma is poured with milky vessels among the herds. He spoke: the mind rejoices, he harms little the praising man, how dear he is.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 9, Sukta 72 · Verse 9.72.2
सा॒कं व॑दन्ति ब॒हवो॑ मनी॒षिण॒ इन्द्र॑स्य॒ सोमं॑ ज॒ठरे॒ यदा॑दु॒हुः । यदी॑ मृ॒जन्ति॒ सुग॑भस्तयो॒ नरः॒ सनी॑ळाभिर्द॒शभिः॒ काम्यं॒ मधु॑
sākaṃ vadanti bahavo manīṣiṇa indrasya somaṃ jaṭhare yadāduhuḥ yadī mṛjanti sugabhastayo naraḥ sanīḷābhirdaśabhiḥ kāmyaṃ madhu
Many wise men speak together when Indra milks Soma into his belly. If the two fair ones make him bright, the man desires honey with tenfold shafts.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 9, Sukta 72 · Verse 9.72.3
अर॑ममाणो॒ अत्ये॑ति॒ गा अ॒भि सूर्य॑स्य प्रि॒यं दु॑हि॒तुस्ति॒रो रव॑म् । अन्व॑स्मै॒ जोष॑मभरद्विनंगृ॒सः सं द्व॒यीभिः॒ स्वसृ॑भिः क्षेति जा॒मिभिः॑
aramamāṇo atyeti gā abhi sūryasya priyaṃ duhitustiro ravam anvasmai joṣamabharadvinaṃgṛsaḥ saṃ dvayībhiḥ svasṛbhiḥ kṣeti jāmibhiḥ
They, moving toward the beloved of Surya, milked the broad light. May the mighty, shining Bharadvaja‑born bring joy to us with twin‑formed, fertile kine, with progeny.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 9, Sukta 72 · Verse 9.72.4
नृधू॑तो॒ अद्रि॑षुतो ब॒र्हिषि॑ प्रि॒यः पति॒र्गवां॑ प्र॒दिव॒ इन्दु॑रृ॒त्वियः॑ । पुरं॑धिवा॒न्मनु॑षो यज्ञ॒साध॑नः॒ शुचि॑र्धि॒या प॑वते॒ सोम॑ इन्द्र ते
nṛdhūto adriṣuto barhiṣi priyaḥ patirgavāṃ pradiva indurṛtviyaḥ puraṃdhivānmanuṣo yajñasādhanaḥ śucirdhiyā pavate soma indra te
The lord, exultant, unseen on the heights, favoured in the chant, gives the cows like a loving husband; like a bright moon he bestows. The householder‑man, devoted to sacred rites, pure in thought and action—may Soma and Indra protect him.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 9, Sukta 72 · Verse 9.72.5
नृबा॒हुभ्यां॑ चोदि॒तो धार॑या सु॒तो॑ऽनुष्व॒धं प॑वते॒ सोम॑ इन्द्र ते । आप्राः॒ क्रतू॒न्सम॑जैरध्व॒रे म॒तीर्वेर्न द्रु॒षच्च॒म्वो॒३॒॑रास॑द॒द्धरिः॑
nṛbāhubhyāṃ codito dhārayā suto'nuṣvadhaṃ pavate soma indra te āprāḥ kratūnsamajairadhvare matīrverna druṣaccamvo3rāsadaddhariḥ
With mighty arms he was urged by the stream; by his sustaining strength Soma protects you. The waters, assembled with sacred power, brought thoughts; the bearer could not see, the chariot‑driver bore it.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 9, Sukta 72 · Verse 9.72.6
अं॒शुं दु॑हन्ति स्त॒नय॑न्त॒मक्षि॑तं क॒विं क॒वयो॒ऽपसो॑ मनी॒षिणः॑ । समी॒ गावो॑ म॒तयो॑ यन्ति सं॒यत॑ ऋ॒तस्य॒ योना॒ सद॑ने पुन॒र्भुवः॑
aṃśuṃ duhanti stanayantamakṣitaṃ kaviṃ kavayo'paso manīṣiṇaḥ samī gāvo matayo yanti saṃyata ṛtasya yonā sadane punarbhuvaḥ
They milk the beam, pressing the teats; poets, wise in waters, contemplate the seer. The herds come close—minds go to the ordered truth; the womb becomes the dwelling again on earth.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 9, Sukta 72 · Verse 9.72.7
नाभा॑ पृथि॒व्या ध॒रुणो॑ म॒हो दि॒वो॒३॒॑ऽपामू॒र्मौ सिन्धु॑ष्व॒न्तरु॑क्षि॒तः । इन्द्र॑स्य॒ वज्रो॑ वृष॒भो वि॒भूव॑सुः॒ सोमो॑ हृ॒दे प॑वते॒ चारु॑ मत्स॒रः
nābhā pṛthivyā dharuṇo maho divo3'pāmūrmau sindhuṣvantarukṣitaḥ indrasya vajro vṛṣabho vibhūvasuḥ somo hṛde pavate cāru matsaraḥ
The mid‑air and the great earth, the wide vault of heaven and the depths of waters are held between. Indra’s thunderbolt, the mighty bull, became puissant; Soma dwells in the heart—pleasing envy.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 9, Sukta 72 · Verse 9.72.8
स तू प॑वस्व॒ परि॒ पार्थि॑वं॒ रजः॑ स्तो॒त्रे शिक्ष॑न्नाधून्व॒ते च॑ सुक्रतो । मा नो॒ निर्भा॒ग्वसु॑नः सादन॒स्पृशो॑ र॒यिं पि॒शङ्गं॑ बहु॒लं व॑सीमहि
sa tū pavasva pari pārthivaṃ rajaḥ stotre śikṣannādhūnvate ca sukrato mā no nirbhāgvasunaḥ sādanaspṛśo rayiṃ piśaṅgaṃ bahulaṃ vasīmahi
May he pour forth his power around the earthly realm, cleansing the dust; he trains praise, upholds the holy rites and the gracious one. Let not our wealthless son be without share; let him touch the ordered realm, the fertile, abundant dwelling for us.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 9, Sukta 72 · Verse 9.72.9
आ तू न॑ इन्दो श॒तदा॒त्वश्व्यं॑ स॒हस्र॑दातु पशु॒मद्धिर॑ण्यवत् । उप॑ मास्व बृह॒ती रे॒वती॒रिषोऽधि॑ स्तो॒त्रस्य॑ पवमान नो गहि
ā tū na indo śatadātvaśvyaṃ sahasradātu paśumaddhiraṇyavat upa māsva bṛhatī revatīriṣo'dhi stotrasya pavamāna no gahi
May Indra not grant us a hundred horses only, but a thousand, like abundant cattle. Grant us the strong marvellous one for many months; may the sung praise of the rite hold the purifier for us.