HYMN CXLIX. SAVITAR.


सविताsavitā यन्त्रैःyantraiḥ पर्थिवीमरम्णादस्कम्भनेpṛthivīmaramṇādaskambhane सविताsavitā दयामद्रंहतdyāmadṛṃhat |

अश्वमिवाधुक्षदaśvamivādhukṣad धुनिमन्तरिक्षमतूर्तेबद्धंdhunimantarikṣamatūrtebaddhaṃ सविताsavitā समुद्रमsamudram ||

SAVITAR fixed the earth with bands to bind it, and made heaven stedfast where no prop supported.
Savitar milked, as ’twere a restless courser, air, sea bound fast to what no foot had trodden.
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यत्राyatrā समुद्रsamudra सकभितोskabhito वयौनदपांvyaunadapāṃ नपातnapāt सविताsavitā तस्यवेदtasyaveda |

अतोato भूरतbhūrata आā उत्थितंutthitaṃ रजो.अतोrajo.ato दयावाप्र्थिवीप्रथेतामdyāvāpṛthivīaprathetām ||

Well knoweth Savitar, O Child of Waters, where ocean, firmly fixt, o’erflowed its limit.
Thence sprang the world, from that uprose the region: thence heaven spread out and the wide earth expanded.
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पश्चेदमन्यदभवदpaścedamanyadabhavad यजत्रममर्त्यस्यyajatramamartyasya भुवनस्यbhuvanasya भूनाbhūnā |

सुपर्णोsuparṇo अङगaṅgha सवितुर्गरुत्मानsaviturgharutmān पूर्वोpūrvo जातःjātaḥ सsa उu अस्यानुधर्मasyānudharma ||

Then, with a full crowd of Immortal Beings, this other realm came later, high and holy.
First, verily, Savitar's strong-pinioned Eagle was born: and he obeys his law for ever.
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गावghāva इवiva गरामंghrāmaṃ यूयुधिरिवाश्वानyūyudhirivāśvān वाश्रेवvāśreva वत्संसुमनाvatsaṃsumanā दुहानाduhānā |

पतिरिवpatiriva जायामभिjāyāmabhi नोno नयेतुnyetu धर्तादिवःdhartādivaḥ सविताsavitā विश्ववारःviśvavāraḥ ||

As warriors to their steeds, kine to their village, as fond milk giving cows approach their youngling,
As man to wife, let Savitar come downward to us, heaven's bearer, Lord of every blessing.
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हिरण्यस्तूपःhiraṇyastūpaḥ सवितर्यथाsavitaryathā तवाङगिरसोtvāṅghiraso जुह्वेjuhve वाजेvāje अस्मिनasmin |

एवाevā तवार्चन्नवसेtvārcannavase वन्दमानःvandamānaḥ सोमस्येवाण्शुंsomasyevāṇśuṃ परतिजागराहमpratijāgharāham ||

Like the Aṅgirasa Hiranvastupa, I call thee, Savitar, to this achievement:
So worshipping and lauding thee for favour I watch for thee as for the stalk of Soma.
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