Rigveda 9.097.17
Rigveda · Mandala 9, Sukta 97 · Verse 9.97.17
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
वृ॒ष्टिं नो॑ अर्ष दि॒व्यां जि॑ग॒त्नुमिळा॑वतीं शं॒गयीं॑ जी॒रदा॑नुम् । स्तुके॑व वी॒ता ध॑न्वा विचि॒न्वन्बन्धू॑ँरि॒माँ अव॑राँ इन्दो वा॒यून्
vṛṣṭiṃ no arṣa divyāṃ jigatnumiḷāvatīṃ śaṃgayīṃ jīradānum stukeva vītā dhanvā vicinvanbandhūm̐rimām̐ avarām̐ indo vāyūn
Grant us divine rain, O generous one, victorious and full of treasure, the horned bringer of plenty. The chariot-bearing archer seeks kin and waters; Indra drives away the winds.
Sending us rain from heaven, quick-falling, food-giving, giving health to our home, promptly munificent; flow, Indu, seeking these lower winds your kinsmen as (one seeking his) beloved infants.
Pour on us rain celestial, quickly streaming, refreshing, fraught with health and ready bounty. Flow, Indu, send these Winds thy lower kinsmen, setting them free like locks of hair unbraided.