Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·10·10.121
हिरण्यगर्भः सम् अवर्तताग्रे भूतस्य जातः पतिर् एक आसीत् । स दाधार पृथिवीं द्याम् उतेमां कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम ॥
hiraṇyagarbhaḥ sam avartatāgre bhūtasya jātaḥ patir eka āsīt | sa dādhāra pṛthivīṃ dyām utemāṃ kasmai devāya haviṣā vidhema ||
In the beginning rose Hiranyagarbha, born Only Lord of all created beings. He fixed and holdeth up this earth and heaven. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
य आत्मदा बलदा यस्य विश्व उपासते प्रशिषं यस्य देवाः । यस्य छायामृतं यस्य मृत्युः कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम ॥
ya ātmadā baladā yasya viśva upāsate praśiṣaṃ yasya devāḥ | yasya chāyāmṛtaṃ yasya mṛtyuḥ kasmai devāya haviṣā vidhema ||
Giver of vital breath, of power and vigour, he whose commandments all the Gods acknowledge -. The Lord of death, whose shade is life immortal. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यः प्राणतो निमिषतो महित्वैक इद् राजा जगतो बभूव । य ईशे अस्य द्विपदश् चतुष्पदः कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम ॥
yaḥ prāṇato nimiṣato mahitvaika id rājā jagato babhūva | ya īśe asya dvipadaś catuṣpadaḥ kasmai devāya haviṣā vidhema ||
Who by his grandeur hath become Sole Ruler of all the moving world that breathes and slumbers; He who is Lord of men and Lord of cattle. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यस्येमे हिमवन्तो महित्वा यस्य समुद्रं रसया सहाहुः । यस्येमाः प्रदिशो यस्य बाहू कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम ॥
yasyeme himavanto mahitvā yasya samudraṃ rasayā sahāhuḥ | yasyemāḥ pradiśo yasya bāhū kasmai devāya haviṣā vidhema ||
His, through his might, are these snow-covered mountains, and men call sea and Rasa his possession: His arms are these, his are these heavenly regions. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
येन द्यौर् उग्रा पृथिवी च दृळ्हा येन स्व स्तभितं येन नाकः । यो अन्तरिक्षे रजसो विमानः कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम ॥
yena dyaur ugrā pṛthivī ca dṛḷhā yena sva stabhitaṃ yena nākaḥ | yo antarikṣe rajaso vimānaḥ kasmai devāya haviṣā vidhema ||
By him the heavens are strong and earth is steadfast, by him light's realm and sky-vault are supported: By him the regions in mid-air were measured. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यं क्रन्दसी अवसा तस्तभाने अभ्य् ऐक्षेताम् मनसा रेजमाने । यत्राधि सूर उदितो विभाति कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम ॥
yaṃ krandasī avasā tastabhāne abhy aikṣetām manasā rejamāne | yatrādhi sūra udito vibhāti kasmai devāya haviṣā vidhema ||
To him, supported by his help, two armies embattled look while trembling in their spirit, When over them the risen Sun is shining. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
आपो ह यद् बृहतीर् विश्वम् आयन् गर्भं दधाना जनयन्तीर् अग्निम् । ततो देवानां सम् अवर्ततासुर् एकः कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम ॥
āpo ha yad bṛhatīr viśvam āyan garbhaṃ dadhānā janayantīr agnim | tato devānāṃ sam avartatāsur ekaḥ kasmai devāya haviṣā vidhema ||
What time the mighty waters came, containing the universal germ, producing Agni, Thence sprang the Gods' one spirit into being. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यश् चिद् आपो महिना पर्यपश्यद् दक्षं दधाना जनयन्तीर् यज्ञम् । यो देवेष्व् अधि देव एक आसीत् कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम ॥
yaś cid āpo mahinā paryapaśyad dakṣaṃ dadhānā janayantīr yajñam | yo deveṣv adhi deva eka āsīt kasmai devāya haviṣā vidhema ||
He in his might surveyed the floods containing productive force and generating Worship. He is the God of gods, and none beside him. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
मा नो हिंसीज् जनिता यः पृथिव्या यो वा दिवं सत्यधर्मा जजान । यश् चापश् चन्द्रा बृहतीर् जजान कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम ॥
mā no hiṃsīj janitā yaḥ pṛthivyā yo vā divaṃ satyadharmā jajāna | yaś cāpaś candrā bṛhatīr jajāna kasmai devāya haviṣā vidhema ||
Neer may he harm us who is earth's Begetter, nor he whose laws are sure, the heavens' Creator, He who brought forth the great and lucid waters. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
प्रजापते न त्वद् एतान्य् अन्यो विश्वा जातानि परि ता बभूव । यत्कामास् ते जुहुमस् तन् नो अस्तु वयं स्याम पतयो रयीणाम् ॥
prajāpate na tvad etāny anyo viśvā jātāni pari tā babhūva | yatkāmās te juhumas tan no astu vayaṃ syāma patayo rayīṇām ||
Prajapati! thou only comprehendest all these created things, and none beside thee. Grant us our hearts' desire when we invoke thee: may we have store of riches in possession.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)