Rigveda 8.018.16

Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 18 · Verse 8.18.16

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Vedic Classification

Rishi (Seer)

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Devatā (Deity)

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Chandas (Meter)

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Sanskrit Original

आ शर्म॒ पर्व॑ताना॒मोतापां वृ॑णीमहे । द्यावा॑क्षामा॒रे अ॒स्मद्रप॑स्कृतम्

ā śarma parvatānāmotāpāṃ vṛṇīmahe dyāvākṣāmāre asmadrapaskṛtam

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We chose the shelter of the mountainous folds; the heavens and earth are our safeguard, made by our forces.

📖 Book ReferenceWisdomLibRig Veda English TranslationSource ↗

We solicit the happiness of the mountains and of the waters; heaven and earth, remove sin far from us.

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

Fain would we have the sheltering aid of mountains and of water-floods: Keep far from us iniquity, O Heaven and Earth.

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