Mantra 2

Sukta 26

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्र तद् विष्णु स्तवते वीर्याऽणि मृगो न भीमः कुचरो गिरिष्ठाः । परावत आ जगम्यात् परस्याः

IAST Transliteration

prá tád víṣṇu stávate vīryā̀ṇi mṛgó ná bhīmáḥ kucaró giriṣṭhā́ḥ | parāváta ā́ jagamyā́t párasyāḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Forth is that heroic might of Viṣṇu to be praised: like a dread wild beast, roaming at will, mountain-haunting; from the far distance—yea, from the farthermost—may he come hither.

Word by Word

प्रforth, forward (prefix)

तत्that

विष्णुःViṣṇu

स्तवतेpraises, is praised / utters praise

वीर्याणिheroic powers, mighty deeds

मृगःa wild animal; deer

नlike (as)

भीमःterrible, formidable

कुचरःroaming about, wandering

गिरिष्ठाःmountain-dwelling, abiding on mountains

परावतःfrom afar, from a distant place

आtowards, hither (prefix)

जगम्यात्may (he) go/come

परस्याःof the further/other (one); of the farthest

Attribution

Rishi: Ṛgvedic Vaiṣṇava provenance (parallel to RV 1.154.2); AV redaction for applied use.

Devata: Viṣṇu

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (RV-parallel)

Mantra Rasa

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