
Sukta 7.101
Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-gotra; traditional attribution for RV 7)
Parjanya (Rain/Thundering Power) conceived also as vṛṣabha (the Bull of fertilizing force)
Triṣṭubh
Yeh mantra Parjanya ke liye hai jo barish ke roop mein aate hain. Vashishtha ne unko vrishabh bullock bola hai jo apne beej se dharti ko hari karta hai. Jab Parjanya garajte hain to paani aata hai aur ped-paudhe ugte hain. Yeh paani poori duniya ko meetha aur faldiwar bana deta hai. Is mantra mein Rta aur svasti ki prarthana hai jo insaan ko lambi umar tak rakhein. Parjanya se maanga hai ki woh humesha apne paani se sab kuchh ugaye rakhein.
Mantra 1
तिस्रो वाचः प्र वद ज्योतिरग्रा या एतद्दुह्रे मधुदोघमूधः । स वत्सं कृण्वन्गर्भमोषधीनां सद्यो जातो वृषभो रोरवीति ॥
Teen baatein bolo jinka pehla roshni hai. Unse madhu nikalta hai jaise gaay ka doodh. Woh bail abhi paida hua hai aur turant bolne laga. Yeh paudhon ke beej ko jivan deta hai.
Mantra 2
यो वर्धन ओषधीनां यो अपां यो विश्वस्य जगतो देव ईशे । स त्रिधातु शरणं शर्म यंसत्त्रिवर्तु ज्योतिः स्वभिष्ट्यस्मे ॥
Woh paudhon ko barhata hai, paani ka malik hai, aur saari duniya par raj karta hai. Woh teen cheezon se bana aasra de hume. Woh andar se roshni bhare jo teen taraf ghoomti hai. Humara bhala kare.
Mantra 3
स्तरीरु त्वद्भवति सूत उ त्वद्यथावशं तन्वं चक्र एषः । पितुः पयः प्रति गृभ्णाति माता तेन पिता वर्धते तेन पुत्रः ॥
Yeh duniya tumse bani hai. Tumse hi paida hota hai sab. Jaise tum chaho waise shareer banta hai. Maa baap ka doodh leti hai. Usse baap bhi barhta hai, beta bhi barhta hai.
Mantra 4
यस्मिन्विश्वानि भुवनानि तस्थुस्तिस्रो द्यावस्त्रेधा सस्रुरापः । त्रयः कोशास उपसेचनासो मध्वः श्चोतन्त्यभितो विरप्शम् ॥
Jisme saari duniya tik gayi hai. Teen aasmaan aur paani teen taraf se beh rahe hain. Teen bartan hain jisme meetha ras tapak raha hai. Woh har taraf fail raha hai.
Mantra 5
इदं वचः पर्जन्याय स्वराजे हृदो अस्त्वन्तरं तज्जुजोषत् । मयोभुवो वृष्टयः सन्त्वस्मे सुपिप्पला ओषधीर्देवगोपाः ॥
Yeh baat Parjanya ke liye hai jo khud ka raja hai. Yeh dil mein rahe, woh maan le. Baarish hume khushi de. Paudhon mein ache phal aayein, bhagwan unki raksha karein.
Mantra 6
स रेतोधा वृषभः शश्वतीनां तस्मिन्नात्मा जगतस्तस्थुषश्च । तन्म ऋतं पातु शतशारदाय यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Woh beej rakhta hai, hamesha ke liye mazboot hai. Usme hi sabki jaan hai jo chalta hai aur jo khada hai. Woh mujhe sau saal tak bachaye. Tum humesha humein raksha karo.
Parjanya is the Vedic power of thunder and rain. Here he is praised as a bull whose seed-bearing force makes plants grow and brings sweetness and nourishment to the world.
The sukta uses “threefold” language to show ordered distribution—speech, heavens, and waters moving in structured channels. It suggests rain is not random, but follows Ṛta, a cosmic rule of harmony.
It is recited to seek timely rain, fertility, and prosperity, and to restore balance when conditions feel dry or disordered. The closing prayer asks for long life and continual well-being (svasti) under Ṛta.
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