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Rigveda 5.040.08

Rigveda · Mandala 5, Sukta 40 · Verse 5.40.8

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Rishi (Seer)
Devatā (Deity)
Chandas (Meter)
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Sanskrit Original

ग्राव्णो॑ ब्र॒ह्मा यु॑युजा॒नः स॑प॒र्यन्की॒रिणा॑ दे॒वान्नम॑सोप॒शिक्ष॑न् । अत्रिः॒ सूर्य॑स्य दि॒वि चक्षु॒राधा॒त्स्व॑र्भानो॒रप॑ मा॒या अ॑घुक्षत्

grāvṇo brahmā yuyujānaḥ saparyankīriṇā devānnamasopaśikṣan atriḥ sūryasya divi cakṣurādhātsvarbhānorapa māyā aghukṣat

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🤖 AI GeneratedAI Generated

Brahma, the herd‑leader, led the troupe chanting hymns with the staff; the Atri of the sun fixed the heavenly eye—may not Svārbhānu's illusion injure (us).

📖 Book ReferenceWisdomLibRig Veda English TranslationSource ↗

Then the Brahman, (Atri), applying the stones together, propitiating the gods with praise, and adoring them with reverence, plural ced the eye of Sūrya in the sky; he dispersed the delusions of Svarbhānu.

📖 Book ReferenceRalph T.H. GriffithThe Rig Veda, 1896Source ↗

The Brahman Atri, as he set the press-stones, serving the Gods with praise and adoration, Established in the heaven the eye of Surya, and caused Svarbhanu's magic arts to vanish.