Rigveda 10.042.11
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 42 · Verse 10.42.11
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
बृह॒स्पति॑र्नः॒ परि॑ पातु प॒श्चादु॒तोत्त॑रस्मा॒दध॑रादघा॒योः । इन्द्रः॑ पु॒रस्ता॑दु॒त म॑ध्य॒तो नः॒ सखा॒ सखि॑भ्यो॒ वरि॑वः कृणोतु
bṛhaspatirnaḥ pari pātu paścādutottarasmādadharādaghāyoḥ indraḥ purastāduta madhyato naḥ sakhā sakhibhyo varivaḥ kṛṇotu
Brihaspati protect us around — from behind, from above, from below, from front; Indra be our guardian in front and midst; be bountiful to our friends and allies.
May Bṛhaspati defend us from a malignant (foe) coming from behind, from above, or from below; mayIndra defend us from foes in front and in the middle; may he, our friend, bestow wealth upon (us) his friends.
Brhaspati protect us from the rearward, and from above, and from below, from sinners! May Indra from the front, and from the centre, as Friend to friends, vouchsafe us room and freedom.