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Rig Veda 10.158: MAY Surya guard us out of heaven, and Vata from the firmament

by The Rishis of the Rig Veda c. 1500–1000 BCE (traditional; uncertain)

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896) · From The Hymns of the Rigveda (1896)

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MAY Surya guard us out of heaven, and Vata from the firmament,
And Agni from terrestrial spots.

Thou Savitar whose flame deserves hundred libations, be thou pleased:
From failing lightning keep us safe.

May Savitar the God, and may Parvata also give us sight;
May the Creator give us sight.

Give sight unto our eye, give thou our bodies sight that they may see:
May we survey, discern this world.

Thus, Surya, may we look on thee, on thee most lovely to behold,
See clearly with the eyes of men.

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MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 10.158: MAY Surya guard us out of heaven, and Vata from the firmament.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/993/.

Chicago

Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 10.158: MAY Surya guard us out of heaven, and Vata from the firmament.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/993/.

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