Rigveda · Maṇḍala 2

Rigveda Mandala 2 Sukta 38 (Savitar Sukta)

मन्त्र 1

उत्सुप्रतीकः प्रतरणिर्विभावसुः सवितोदेति सवनं सविष्यन् । अनुप्रूनन्त्सविता देव्या धिया सौभाग्यमस्मभ्यं यच्छतु ॥

ut-supratīkaḥ prataraṇir-vibhāvasuḥ savitodeti savanaṃ saviṣyan | anuprūnantsavitā devyā dhiyā saubhāgyamasmabhyaṃ yacchatu ||

अनुवाद: Having a beautiful visage, carrying forward, rich in light, Savitar rises up to impel the sacred rites, intending to stimulate. Inspiring constantly, may Savitar grant us auspicious fortune through divine intellect.

Savitar rises radiant in the morning, driving away darkness and impelling everyone toward righteous and auspicious actions.

मन्त्र 2

वि यो राजा जगतामभूवियं यः पक्षिणामायुजानः पक्षैः । रात्रीं च विश्वं जगतश्च मन्म सवितो देवो विदधे दुरोणे ॥

vi yo rājā jagatāmabhūviyaṃ yaḥ pakṣiṇāmāyujānaḥ pakṣaiḥ | rātrīṃ ca viśvaṃ jagataśca manma savito devo vidadhe duroṇe ||

अनुवाद: He who became king of all moving things, who yokes birds by their wings, the divine Savitar ordains night and the entire world and the thought of the moving universe within our homes.

The divine Savitar regulates all living creatures, birds, and the alternation of day and night, establishing order in every home.