Rigveda 7.078.02
Rigveda · Mandala 7, Sukta 78 · Verse 7.78.2
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
प्रति॑ षीम॒ग्निर्ज॑रते॒ समि॑द्धः॒ प्रति॒ विप्रा॑सो म॒तिभि॑र्गृ॒णन्तः॑ । उ॒षा या॑ति॒ ज्योति॑षा॒ बाध॑माना॒ विश्वा॒ तमां॑सि दुरि॒ताप॑ दे॒वी
prati ṣīmagnirjarate samiddhaḥ prati viprāso matibhirgṛṇantaḥ uṣā yāti jyotiṣā bādhamānā viśvā tamāṃsi duritāpa devī
To the burning fire, the radiant one grows; sages accept its counsels. Dawn who comes with light, goddess removing harm, dispels all darkness and suffering.
The kindled fire increases everywhere, (and) the priests, glorifying (the dawn) with hymns; the divineUṣas comes, driving away all the evil glooms by her lustre.
The fire well-kindIed sings aloud to greet her, and with their hymns the priests are chaming welcome. Usas approaches in her splendour, driving all evil darkness far away, the Goddess.