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Ṛk 1.23.13

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Saṃhitā

आ पू॑षंचि॒त्रब॑र्हिष॒माघृ॑णे ध॒रुणं॑ दि॒वः ।
आजा॑ न॒ष्टं यथा॑ प॒शुं ॥

आ पूषञ् चित्रबर्हिषम् आघृणे धरुणं दिवः |
आजा नष्टं यथा पशुम् ||

ā́ pūṣañcitrábarhiṣamā́ghṛṇe dharúṇam diváḥ ǀ
ā́jā naṣṭám yáthā paśúm ǁ

ā pūṣañ citrabarhiṣam āghṛṇe dharuṇaṃ divaḥ |
ājā naṣṭaṃ yathā paśum ||

Padapāṭha

आ । पू॒ष॒न् । चि॒त्रऽब॑र्हिषम् । आघृ॑णे । ध॒रुण॑म् । दि॒वः ।
आ । अ॒ज॒ । न॒ष्टम् । यथा॑ । प॒शुम् ॥

आ । पूषन् । चित्रऽबर्हिषम् । आघृणे । धरुणम् । दिवः ।
आ । अज । नष्टम् । यथा । पशुम् ॥

ā́ ǀ pūṣan ǀ citrá-barhiṣam ǀ ā́ghṛṇe ǀ dharúṇam ǀ diváḥ ǀ
ā́ ǀ aja ǀ naṣṭám ǀ yáthā ǀ paśúm ǁ

ā ǀ pūṣan ǀ citra-barhiṣam ǀ āghṛṇe ǀ dharuṇam ǀ divaḥ ǀ
ā ǀ aja ǀ naṣṭam ǀ yathā ǀ paśum ǁ

References

Maṇḍala · Sūkta · Ṛk
01.023.13
Aṣṭaka · Adhyāya · Varga · Ṛk
1.2.10.03
Maṇḍala · Anuvāka · Ṛk
01.05.066
Devatā देवता
1: Vāyu; 2, 3: Indra, Vāyu; 4-6: Mitra, Varuṇa; 7-9: Indra Marutvat; 10-12: Viśvedevās; 13-15: Pūṣan; 16-22: Apas; 23: Apas (A); Agni (B); 24: Agni
Ṛṣi ऋषि
Medhātithi Kāṇva
Chandas छन्दस्
Gāyatrī, Anuṣṭubh, Pura-Uṣṇih, Pratiṣṭhā
Svara स्वरः
षड्जः

Text and interpretations from the Ṛgveda database of theveda.org.in.

Ṛgveda 1.23.13

Interpretations

Kapali Shastri

Translation

Tr. O luminous Pushan, fetch the sustainer of heaven, of many-hued seat, like a lost animal.

Commentary

Now these are three Riks to Pushan. God Pushan is one of the Adityas. His function will be clearly elaborated in the hymn sampūşan, etc. of Ghora Kanva to Pushan; hence we do not go into detail here.

pūşan O Pushan; āghrne luminous from all sides (ghrniḥ as the ray is well known; or light in the sense of lūminous); citrabarhişam he whose seat is of variegated hue of multiple splendour; divaḥ of the heaven-world, that is of the gods dwelling there; dharuņam upbearer, Soma, the nectarian essence, Soma, being the food of the gods, is their sustainer; 1.2.10 (40) [1.5.23 ā ā aja attain or bring (causal is implied. By the repetition of the preposition, what is said is repeated, aj is a root meaning movement); he cites an illustration -yathā naștam paśum just as the herdsman searches for, finds and brings the animal like goat which is lost to sight, so O Pushan, look for the hidden Soma and bring; this is the sense. By this is declared the ability of Pushan to bring the Soma; further on will be told that he attains to the Soma kept concealed and accomplishes.