Ṛgveda · Maṇḍala 1 · Sūkta 22

Ṛk 1.22.7

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Saṃhitā

वि॒भ॒क्तारं॑ हवामहे॒ वसो॑श्चि॒त्रस्य॒ राध॑सः ।
स॒वि॒तारं॑ नृ॒चक्ष॑सं ॥

विभक्तारं हवामहे वसोश् चित्रस्य राधसः |
सवितारं नृचक्षसम् ||

vibhaktā́ram havāmahe vásościtrásya rā́dhasaḥ ǀ
savitā́ram nṛcákṣasam ǁ

vibhaktāraṃ havāmahe vasoś citrasya rādhasaḥ |
savitāraṃ nṛcakṣasam ||

Padapāṭha

वि॒ऽभ॒क्तार॑म् । ह॒वा॒म॒हे॒ । वसोः॑ । चि॒त्रस्य॑ । राध॑सः ।
स॒वि॒तार॑म् । नृ॒ऽचक्ष॑सम् ॥

विऽभक्तारम् । हवामहे । वसोः । चित्रस्य । राधसः ।
सवितारम् । नृऽचक्षसम् ॥

vi-bhaktā́ram ǀ havāmahe ǀ vásoḥ ǀ citrásya ǀ rā́dhasaḥ ǀ
savitā́ram ǀ nṛ-cákṣasam ǁ

vi-bhaktāram ǀ havāmahe ǀ vasoḥ ǀ citrasya ǀ rādhasaḥ ǀ
savitāram ǀ nṛ-cakṣasam ǁ

References

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Devatā देवता
1-4: Aśvins; 5-8: Savitṛ; 9, 10: Agni; 11: Devās; 12: Agnāyī, Indrāṇī, Varuṇānī; 13, 14: Divaḥ, Pṛthivī; 15: Pṛthivī; 16: Viṣṇu Or Devās; 17-21: Viṣṇu
Ṛṣi ऋषि
Medhātithi Kāṇva
Chandas छन्दस्
Gāyatrī
Svara स्वरः
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Text and interpretations from the Ṛgveda database of theveda.org.in.

Ṛgveda 1.22.7

Interpretations

Kapali Shastri

Translation

Tr. We call the distributor of the varied store of wealth, Savitr the seer of men.

Commentary

citrasya of many kinds; rādhasaḥ of treasure of all accomplishments (rādh, sādh to accomplish); vasoḥ of wealth (the substance providing dwelling in the luminous world); vibhaktāram who apportions and gives; savitāram the God who creates; havāmahe we call; of what kind? nșcakşasam seer of men, he who sees men is the seer of men, him (cakştakes the termination as).

Though both vasu and rādha mean wealth, their distinction is to be noted. It has been mentioned earlier in ‘citram rādhaḥ '(varied wealth)', 'vibhu prabhu' (pervading, mastering).