HYMN CLX. HEAVEN AND EARTH.


तेte हिhi दयावाप्र्थिवीdyāvāpṛthivī विश्वशम्भुवviśvaśambhuva रतावरीṛtāvarī रजसोrajaso धारयत्कवीdhārayatkavī |

सुजन्मनीsujanmanī धिषणेdhiṣaṇe अन्तरीयतेantarīyate देवोdevo देवीdevī धर्मणाdharmaṇā सूर्यःsūryaḥ शुचिःśuciḥ ||

THESE, Heaven and Earth, bestow prosperity on all, sustainers of the region, Holy Ones and wise,
Two Bowls of noble kind: between these Goddesses the God, the fulgent Sun, travels by fixed decree.
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उरुव्यचसाuruvyacasā महिनीmahinī असश्चताasaścatā पिताpitā माताmātā चca भुवनानिbhuvanāni रक्षतःrakṣataḥ |

सुध्र्ष्टमेsudhṛṣṭame वपुष्येvapuṣye नna रोदसीrodasī पिताpitā यतyat सीमभिsīmabhi रूपैरवासयतrūpairavāsayat ||

Widely-capacious Pair, mighty, that never fail, the Father and the Mother keep all creatures safe:
The two world-halves, the spirited, the beautiful, because the Father hath clothed them in goodly forms.
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सsa वह्निःvahniḥ पुत्रःputraḥ पित्रोःpitroḥ पवित्रवानpavitravān पुनातिpunāti धीरोdhīro भुवनानिbhuvanāni माययाmāyayā |

धेनुंdhenuṃ चca पर्श्निंpṛśniṃ वर्षभंvṛṣabhaṃ सुरेतसंsuretasaṃ विश्वाहाviśvāhā शुक्रंśukraṃ पयोpayo अस्यasya दुक्षतdukṣata ||

Son of these Parents, he the Priest with power to cleanse, Sage, sanctifies the worlds with his surpassing power.
Thereto for his bright milk he milked through all the days the party-coloured Cow and the prolific Bull.
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अयंayaṃ देवानामपसामपस्तमोdevānāmapasāmapastamo योyo जजानjajāna रोदसीrodasī विश्वशम्भुवाviśvaśambhuvā |

विvi योyo ममेmame रजसीrajasī सुक्रतूययाजरेभिsukratūyayājarebhi सकम्भनेभिःसमान्र्चेskambhanebhiḥsamānṛce ||

Among the skilful Gods most skilled is he, who made the two world-halves which bring prosperity to all;
Who with great wisdom measured both the regions out, and stablished them with pillars that shall ne’er decay.
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तेte नोno गर्णानेghṛṇāne महिनीmahinī महिmahi शरवःśravaḥ कषत्रंkṣatraṃ दयावाप्र्थिवीdyāvāpṛthivī धासथोdhāsatho बर्हतbṛhat |

येनाभिyenābhi कर्ष्टीस्ततनामkṛṣṭīstatanāma विश्वहाviśvahā पनाय्यमोजोpanāyyamojo अस्मेasme समिन्वतमsaminvatam ||

Extolled in song, O Heaven and Earth, bestow on us, ye mighty Pair, great glory and high lordly sway,
Whereby we may extend ourselves ever over the folk; and send us strength that shall deserve the praise of men.
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