Ṛgveda · Sūkta 3.55
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3.55.1
उ॒षसः॒ पूर्वा॒ अध॒ यद्व्यू॒षुर्म॒हद्वि ज॑ज्ञे अ॒क्षरं॑ प॒दे गोः ।
व्र॒ता दे॒वाना॒मुप॒ नु प्र॒भूष॑न्म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
When the first dawns shone forth, the great imperishable syllable arose in the station of the cow. Now adorning the ordinances of the gods, the one great asuratva (divine wisdom-power) of the gods was revealed.
3.55.2
मो षू णो॒ अत्र॑ जुहुरन्त दे॒वा मा पूर्वे॑ अग्ने पि॒तरः॑ पद॒ज्ञाः ।
पु॒रा॒ण्योः सद्म॑नोः के॒तुर॒न्तर्म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
May the gods not abandon us here; O Agni, neither the ancient fathers nor the knowers of the path abandon me. Between the two ancient abodes stands the banner of light; there is the one great asuratva (divine wisdom-power) of the gods.
3.55.3
वि मे॑ पुरु॒त्रा प॑तयन्ति॒ कामाः॒ शम्यच्छा॑ दीद्ये पू॒र्व्याणि॑ ।
समि॑द्धे अ॒ग्नावृ॒तमिद्व॑देम म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
My many desires fly in all directions; I kindle myself toward the east with the śamī-stick. In the kindled fire let us speak only truth; there is the one great asuratva (divine wisdom-power) of the gods.
3.55.4
स॒मा॒नो राजा॒ विभृ॑तः पुरु॒त्रा शये॑ श॒यासु॒ प्रयु॑तो॒ वनानु॑ ।
अ॒न्या व॒त्सं भर॑ति॒ क्षेति॑ मा॒ता म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
One king spreads out in many forms; he lies on the resting-beds, joined to the forests. One mother bears and nourishes the calf; there is the one great asuratva (divine wisdom-power) of the gods.
3.55.5
आ॒क्षित्पूर्वा॒स्वप॑रा अनू॒रुत्स॒द्यो जा॒तासु॒ तरु॑णीष्व॒न्तः ।
अ॒न्तर्व॑तीः सुवते॒ अप्र॑वीता म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
Among the first ones, one is distinct; among the later ones, the unripe. Among the young who were just born, pregnant, they bear without reproach; there is the one great asuratva (divine wisdom-power) of the gods.
3.55.6
श॒युः प॒रस्ता॒दध॒ नु द्वि॑मा॒ताब॑न्ध॒नश्च॑रति व॒त्स एकः॑ ।
मि॒त्रस्य॒ ता वरु॑णस्य व्र॒तानि॑ म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
The calf, reposing afar, now having two mothers and unbound, roams alone. Those are the ordinances of Mitra and of Varuṇa; there is the one great asuratva (divine wisdom-power) of the gods.
3.55.7
द्वि॒मा॒ता होता॑ वि॒दथे॑षु स॒म्राळन्वग्रं॒ चर॑ति॒ क्षेति॑ बु॒ध्नः ।
प्र रण्या॑नि रण्य॒वाचो॑ भरन्ते म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
The Hotṛ, twice-born, sovereign in the rites, goes forward; the root abides behind him. The singers bring delightful songs; the great lordly power of the gods is one.
3.55.8
शूर॑स्येव॒ युध्य॑तो अन्त॒मस्य॑ प्रती॒चीनं॑ ददृशे॒ विश्व॑मा॒यत् ।
अ॒न्तर्म॒तिश्च॑रति नि॒ष्षिधं॒ गोर्म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
As a hero fighting looks upon his last foe, so all came into view. Insight moves within, seeking the hidden secret of the cows; the great lordly power of the gods is one.
3.55.9
नि वे॑वेति पलि॒तो दू॒त आ॑सु अ॒न्तर्म॒हांश्च॑रति रोच॒नेन॑ ।
वपूं॑षि॒ बिभ्र॑द॒भि नो॒ वि च॑ष्टे म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
The grey-haired messenger enters down among these; the great one moves in between with his brightness. Taking on many forms, he looks out upon us; the great lordly power of the gods is one.
3.55.10
विष्णु॑र्गो॒पाः प॑र॒मं पा॑ति॒ पाथः॑ प्रि॒या धामा॑न्य॒मृता॒ दधा॑नः ।
अ॒ग्निष्टा विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि वेद म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
Viṣṇu the guardian protects the highest paths, holding the immortal beloved abodes. Agni knows all those worlds; the great lordly power of the gods is one.
3.55.11
नाना॑ चक्राते य॒म्या॑ वपूं॑षि॒ तयो॑र॒न्यद्रोच॑ते कृ॒ष्णम॒न्यत् ।
श्यावी॑ च॒ यदरु॑षी च॒ स्वसा॑रौ म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
These twin sisters make varied forms: one shines, the other is dark. When the dark night and the ruddy dawn, two sisters, come together; the great lordly power of the gods is one.
3.55.12
मा॒ता च॒ यत्र॑ दुहि॒ता च॑ धे॒नू स॑ब॒र्दुघे॑ धा॒पये॑ते समी॒ची ।
ऋ॒तस्य॒ ते सद॑सीळे अ॒न्तर्म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
Where the mother and the daughter, two milch cows, suckle together and nourish, in the two seats of cosmic order I praise; the great lordly power of the gods is one.
3.55.13
अ॒न्यस्या॑ व॒त्सं रि॑ह॒ती मि॑माय॒ कया॑ भु॒वा नि द॑धे धे॒नुरूधः॑ ।
ऋ॒तस्य॒ सा पय॑सापिन्व॒तेळा॑ म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
One cow, licking another's calf, lows; in what form and in what state does she set down her udder? She fills Iḷā with milk from the course of cosmic order (ṛta). This is the great, single lordship (asuratva) of the gods.
3.55.14
पद्या॑ वस्ते पुरु॒रूपा॒ वपूं॑षि ऊ॒र्ध्वा त॑स्थौ॒ त्र्यविं॒ रेरि॑हाणा ।
ऋ॒तस्य॒ सद्म॒ वि च॑रामि वि॒द्वान्म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
The many-formed one puts on garments and many bodies with his feet; standing high, licking the threefold wool, he stands. Knowing, I move through the abode of cosmic order (ṛta) — this is the great, single lordship (asuratva) of the gods.
3.55.15
प॒दे इ॑व॒ निहि॑ते द॒स्मे अ॒न्तस्तयो॑र॒न्यद्गुह्य॑मा॒विर॒न्यत् ।
स॒ध्री॒ची॒ना प॒थ्या॑ सा विषू॑ची म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
As if two feet were set down within the subduer; of those two, one is hidden and the other manifest. These are converging paths, and these two spread in different directions — this is the great, single lordship (asuratva) of the gods.
3.55.16
आ धे॒नवो॑ धुनयन्ता॒मशि॑श्वीः सब॒र्दुघाः॑ शश॒या अप्र॑दुग्धाः ।
नव्या॑नव्या युव॒तयो॒ भव॑न्तीर्म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
Let the cows without calves, yielding milk on every side, lying down and unmilked, rise up — becoming ever-new young women. This is the great, single lordship (asuratva) of the gods.
3.55.17
यद॒न्यासु॑ वृष॒भो रोर॑वीति॒ सो अ॒न्यस्मि॑न्यू॒थे नि द॑धाति॒ रेतः॑ ।
स हि क्षपा॑वा॒न्त्स भगः॒ स राजा॑ म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
When the bull roars among the others, he deposits his seed in another herd; he is indeed lord of the night, he is Bhaga, he is king — this is the great, single lordship (asuratva) of the gods.
3.55.18
वी॒रस्य॒ नु स्वश्व्यं॑ जनासः॒ प्र नु वो॑चाम वि॒दुर॑स्य दे॒वाः ।
षो॒ळ्हा यु॒क्ताः पञ्च॑प॒ञ्चा व॑हन्ति म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
Now let us proclaim the excellent horses of the hero, O people; the gods know him. Six yoked, five-fives (twenty-five) they carry — this is the great, single lordship (asuratva) of the gods.
3.55.19
दे॒वस्त्वष्टा॑ सवि॒ता वि॒श्वरू॑पः पु॒पोष॑ प्र॒जाः पु॑रु॒धा ज॑जान ।
इ॒मा च॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नान्यस्य म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
The god Tvaṣṭar and Savitar, of many forms, has nourished the creatures and brought them forth in many ways. All these worlds are his; the great one essence of the gods is their asuratva.
3.55.20
म॒ही समै॑रच्च॒म्वा॑ समी॒ची उ॒भे ते अ॑स्य॒ वसु॑ना॒ न्यृ॑ष्टे ।
शृ॒ण्वे वी॒रो वि॒न्दमा॑नो॒ वसू॑नि म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
Great Heaven and Earth, joined together, have spread out; these two vessels are established by his wealth. The hero is heard as he wins treasures; the great one essence of the gods is their asuratva.
3.55.21
इ॒मां च॑ नः पृथि॒वीं वि॒श्वधा॑या॒ उप॑ क्षेति हि॒तमि॑त्रो॒ न राजा॑ ।
पु॒रः॒सदः॑ शर्म॒सदो॒ न वी॒रा म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
This broad earth, all-supporting, dwells near him like a king who is a benevolent friend, like heroes sitting in front, like heroes sitting in shelter; the great one essence of the gods is their asuratva.
3.55.22
नि॒ष्षिध्व॑रीस्त॒ ओष॑धीरु॒तापो॑ र॒यिं त॑ इन्द्र पृथि॒वी बि॑भर्ति ।
सखा॑यस्ते वाम॒भाजः॑ स्याम म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म् ॥
Your plants are beneficent, and so are the waters; O Indra, the earth bears your wealth. May we be your friends and sharers of your portion; the great one essence of the gods is their asuratva.