Rigveda 1.185.10
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 185 · Verse 1.185.10
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
ऋ॒तं दि॒वे तद॑वोचं पृथि॒व्या अ॑भिश्रा॒वाय॑ प्रथ॒मं सु॑मे॒धाः । पा॒ताम॑व॒द्याद्दु॑रि॒ताद॒भीके॑ पि॒ता मा॒ता च॑ रक्षता॒मवो॑भिः
ṛtaṃ dive tadavocaṃ pṛthivyā abhiśrāvāya prathamaṃ sumedhāḥ pātāmavadyādduritādabhīke pitā mātā ca rakṣatāmavobhiḥ
Righteousness announced that which the sky and earth heard at first for the well-minded. Let father and mother defend from evil and hardship; may they preserve us both.
Endowed with understanding, I repeat to Heaven and Earth this initial praise, to be heard around; may paternal (heaven) and maternal (earth) preserve us from reprehensible iniquity; and ever nigh defend us with their protection.
Endowed with understanding, I have uttered this truth, for all to hear, to Earth and Heaven. Be near us, keep us from reproach and trouble. Father and Mother, with your help preserve us.