Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·6·6.61
इयम् अददाद् रभसम् ऋणच्युतं दिवोदासं वध्र्यश्वाय दाशुषे । या शश्वन्तम् आचखादावसम् पणिं ता ते दात्राणि तविषा सरस्वति ॥
iyam adadād rabhasam ṛṇacyutaṃ divodāsaṃ vadhryaśvāya dāśuṣe | yā śaśvantam ācakhādāvasam paṇiṃ tā te dātrāṇi taviṣā sarasvati ||
To Vadhryasva when. be worshipped her with gifts she gave fierce Divodasa, canceller of debts. Consumer of the churlish niggard, one and all, thine, O Sarasvati, are these effectual boons.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इयं शुष्मेभिर् बिसखा इवारुजत् सानु गिरीणां तविषेभिर् ऊर्मिभिः । पारावतघ्नीम् अवसे सुवृक्तिभिः सरस्वतीम् आ विवासेम धीतिभिः ॥
iyaṃ śuṣmebhir bisakhā ivārujat sānu girīṇāṃ taviṣebhir ūrmibhiḥ | pārāvataghnīm avase suvṛktibhiḥ sarasvatīm ā vivāsema dhītibhiḥ ||
She with her might, like one who digs for lotus-stems, hath burst with her strong waves the ridges of the hills. Let us invite with songs and holy hymns for help Sarasvati who slayeth the Paravatas.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
सरस्वति देवनिदो नि बर्हय प्रजां विश्वस्य बृसयस्य मायिनः । उत क्षितिभ्यो ऽवनीर् अविन्दो विषम् एभ्यो अस्रवो वाजिनीवति ॥
sarasvati devanido ni barhaya prajāṃ viśvasya bṛsayasya māyinaḥ | uta kṣitibhyo 'vanīr avindo viṣam ebhyo asravo vājinīvati ||
Thou castest down, Sarasvati, those who scorned the Gods, the brood of every Brsaya skilled in magic arts. Thou hast discovered rivers for the tribes of men, and, rich in wealth! made poison flow away from them.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
प्र णो देवी सरस्वती वाजेभिर् वाजिनीवती । धीनाम् अवित्र्य् अवतु ॥
pra ṇo devī sarasvatī vājebhir vājinīvatī | dhīnām avitry avatu ||
May the divine Sarasvati, rich in her wealth, protect us well, Furthering all our thoughts with might
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यस् त्वा देवि सरस्वत्य् उपब्रूते धने हिते । इन्द्रं न वृत्रतूर्ये ॥
yas tvā devi sarasvaty upabrūte dhane hite | indraṃ na vṛtratūrye ||
Whoso, divine Sarasvati, invokes thee where the prize is set, Like Indra when he smites the foe.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
त्वं देवि सरस्वत्य् अवा वाजेषु वाजिनि । रदा पूषेव नः सनिम् ॥
tvaṃ devi sarasvaty avā vājeṣu vājini | radā pūṣeva naḥ sanim ||
Aid us, divine Sarasvad, thou who art strong in wealth and power Like Pusan, give us opulence.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
उत स्या नः सरस्वती घोरा हिरण्यवर्तनिः । वृत्रघ्नी वष्टि सुष्टुतिम् ॥
uta syā naḥ sarasvatī ghorā hiraṇyavartaniḥ | vṛtraghnī vaṣṭi suṣṭutim ||
Yea, this divine Sarasvati, terrible with her golden path, Foe-slayer, claims our eulogy.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यस्या अनन्तो अह्रुतस् त्वेषश् चरिष्णुर् अर्णवः । अमश् चरति रोरुवत् ॥
yasyā ananto ahrutas tveṣaś cariṣṇur arṇavaḥ | amaś carati roruvat ||
Whose limitless unbroken flood, swift-moving with a rapid rush, Comes onward with tempestuous roar.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
सा नो विश्वा अति द्विषः स्वसॄर् अन्या ऋतावरी । अतन्न् अहेव सूर्यः ॥
sā no viśvā ati dviṣaḥ svasṝr anyā ṛtāvarī | atann aheva sūryaḥ ||
She hath spread us beyond all foes, beyond her Sisters, Holy One, As Surya spreadeth out the days.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
उत नः प्रिया प्रियासु सप्तस्वसा सुजुष्टा । सरस्वती स्तोम्या भूत् ॥
uta naḥ priyā priyāsu saptasvasā sujuṣṭā | sarasvatī stomyā bhūt ||
Yea, she most dear amid dear stream, Seven-sistered, graciously inclined, Sarasvati hath earned our praise.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
आपप्रुषी पार्थिवान्य् उरु रजो अन्तरिक्षम् । सरस्वती निदस् पातु ॥
āpapruṣī pārthivāny uru rajo antarikṣam | sarasvatī nidas pātu ||
Guard us from hate Sarasvati, she who hath filled the realms of earth, And that wide tract, the firmament!
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
त्रिषधस्था सप्तधातुः पञ्च जाता वर्धयन्ती । वाजे-वाजे हव्या भूत् ॥
triṣadhasthā saptadhātuḥ pañca jātā vardhayantī | vāje-vāje havyā bhūt ||
Seven-sistered, sprung from threefold source, the Five Tribes' prosperer, she must be Invoked in every deed of might.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
प्र या महिम्ना महिनासु चेकिते द्युम्नेभिर् अन्या अपसाम् अपस्तमा । रथ इव बृहती विभ्वने कृतोपस्तुत्या चिकितुषा सरस्वती ॥
pra yā mahimnā mahināsu cekite dyumnebhir anyā apasām apastamā | ratha iva bṛhatī vibhvane kṛtopastutyā cikituṣā sarasvatī ||
Marked out by majesty among the Mighty Ones, in glory swifter than the other rapid Streams, Created vast for victory like a chariot, Sarasvati must be extolled by every sage.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
सरस्वत्य् अभि नो नेषि वस्यो माप स्फरीः पयसा मा न आ धक् । जुषस्व नः सख्या वेश्या च मा त्वत् क्षेत्राण्य् अरणानि गन्म ॥
sarasvaty abhi no neṣi vasyo māpa spharīḥ payasā mā na ā dhak | juṣasva naḥ sakhyā veśyā ca mā tvat kṣetrāṇy araṇāni ganma ||
Guide us, Sarasvati, to glorious treasure: refuse us not thy milk, nor spurn us from thee. Gladly accept our friendship and obedience: let us not go from thee to distant countries.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)