Rigveda 3.059.01
Rigveda · Mandala 3, Sukta 59 · Verse 3.59.1
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
मि॒त्रो जना॑न्यातयति ब्रुवा॒णो मि॒त्रो दा॑धार पृथि॒वीमु॒त द्याम् । मि॒त्रः कृ॒ष्टीरनि॑मिषा॒भि च॑ष्टे मि॒त्राय॑ ह॒व्यं घृ॒तव॑ज्जुहोत
mitro janānyātayati bruvāṇo mitro dādhāra pṛthivīmuta dyām mitraḥ kṛṣṭīranimiṣābhi caṣṭe mitrāya havyaṃ ghṛtavajjuhota
Mitra measures the peoples, speaking; Mitra upheld the earth and the heavens. Mitra, the tiller, with tireless energy, is invoked—may he accept the libation of ghee and oblation for Mitra.
Mitra, when praised, animates men to exertion; Indra sustains both the earth and heaven; Mitra looks upon men with unclosing eyes; offer to Mitra the oblations of clarified butter.
MITRA, when speaking, stirreth men to labour: Mitra sustaineth both the earth and heaven. Mitra beholdeth men with eyes that close not. To Mitra bring, with holy oil, oblation.