Muni's PlayRudra: The Father of the Maruts
Mandala 2, Hymn 33 (Verses 1, 3, 12)
Rishi: Gṛtsamada Bhārgava | Devata: Rudra | Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Verse 2.33.1
Sanskrit
आ ते पितर्मरुतां सुम्नमेतु मा नः सूर्यस्य संदृशो युयोथाः ।
अभि नो वीरो अर्वति क्षमेत प्र जायेमहि रुद्र प्रजाभिः ॥
Word-by-Word
आ एतु (May it come/approach) | ते (your) | पितः (O Father) | मरुताम् (of the Maruts) | सुम्नम् (benevolence/grace/favor) | मा (not) | नः (us) | सूर्यस्य (of the sun) | संदृशः (from the sight) | युयोथाः (separate/keep away) | अभि क्षमेत (may [he] be gracious/forgive/prosper) | नः (our) | वीरः (hero/son) | अर्वति (on the horse/in the swift race) | प्र जायेमहि (may we be propagated/multiplied) | रुद्र (O Rudra) | प्रजाभिः (with offspring/progeny).
Translation
O Father of the Maruts, may your benevolence reach us; do not keep us from the sight of the sun. May our hero (son) be spared/prosper in the swift race (of life), and may we, O Rudra, increase in numbers through our progeny.
Verse 2.33.3
Sanskrit
श्रेष्ठो जातस्य रुद्र श्रियासि तवस्तमस्तवसां वज्रबाहो ।
पर्षि णः पारमंहसः स्वस्ति विश्वा अभीती रपसो युयोधि ॥
Word-by-Word
श्रेष्ठः (The best/most excellent) | जातस्य (of all that is born/existence) | रुद्र (O Rudra) | श्रिया (in glory/beauty/splendor) | असि (you are) | तवस्तमः (the mightiest/most powerful) | तवसाम् (of the mighty ones) | वज्र-बाहो (O wielder of the thunderbolt in your arms) | पर्षि (carry/lead across) | नः (us) | पारम् (to the further shore) | अंहसः (of distress/sin/narrowness) | स्वस्ति (with safety/well-being) | विश्वाः (all) | अभीती (attacks/assaults) | रपसः (of evil/malady/injury) | युयोधि (ward off/separate).
Translation
O Rudra, you are the most excellent of all beings in your glory; you are the mightiest of the mighty, O Wielder of the Thunderbolt. Lead us safely to the further shore of our distress; ward off all attacks of evil and injury.
Verse 2.33.12
Sanskrit
कुमारश्चित्पितरं वन्दमानं प्रति नानाम रुद्रोपयन्तम् ।
भूरेर्दातारं सत्पतिं गृणीषे स्तुतस्त्वं भेषजा रास्यस्मे ॥
Word-by-Word
कुमारः (A son/youth) | चित् (even/like) | पितरम् (the father) | वन्दमानम् (honoring/saluting) | प्रति नानाम (bows towards/inclines) | रुद्र (O Rudra) | उपयन्तम् (approaching) | भूरेः (of much/abundant) | दातारम् (the giver) | सत्पतिम् (the Lord of the Good/True Lord) | गृणीषे (I praise/extol) | स्तुतः (being praised) | त्वम् (you) | भेषजा (healing medicines/remedies) | रासि (give/bestow) | अस्मे (to us).
Translation
Like a son who bows toward his father who approaches him with a greeting, even so, O Rudra, do I incline toward you. I extol the Giver of Abundance, the Lord of the Good; being thus praised, bestow your healing remedies upon us.
Reference: Rig Veda