Sukta 102
Sukta 7.102
Vasiṣṭha (traditional for this Parjanya cluster in RV 7)
Parjanya
Gāyatrī
この短いガーヤトリー詩節の讃歌は、「天の子」パルジャニヤを、寛大な雨のもたらし手として招請し、牧草地と草木を目覚めさせ、牛馬の繁殖力を呼び起こす者として讃える。ついでその生命を与える力を称え、最後に直接の祭式指示へと転じる――甘美な供物をパルジャニヤに捧げ、秩序ある増進（Iḷā）と安寧を授けてもらうように、というのである。
Mantras
Mantra 1
पर्जन्याय प्र गायत दिवस्पुत्राय मीळ्हुषे । स नो यवसमिच्छतु ॥
パルジャニヤに向かって歌え、天の子にして、豊かに施す者に。われらのために牧草（yávasa）を、養いの増益を、彼が望み与えたまえ。
Mantra 2
यो गर्भमोषधीनां गवां कृणोत्यर्वताम् । पर्जन्यः पुरुषीणाम् ॥
薬草の胎芽を、牛の胎を、また馬の胎を形づくる者——豊饒に満ちたパルジャニヤ、衆なる者たちのための。
Mantra 3
तस्मा इदास्ये हविर्जुहोता मधुमत्तमम् । इळां नः संयतं करत् ॥
それゆえ、まことに、その口もとに供物（havis）を注ぎ献げよ、最も甘露に満ちたものを。彼がわれらのためにイラー（Iḷā）—秩序ある配分と増益—を整え成したまえ。
Frequently Asked Questions
Parjanya is the Vedic power of rain and fertility. The hymn praises him as the generous “son of Heaven” who brings growth to plants and prosperity to cattle and horses.
It asks for yavas (pasture/sustaining increase) and for iḷā—meaning well-ordered nourishment, right distribution, and stable prosperity supported by timely rain.
It can be recited during a fire offering when seeking rain, crop growth, or herd well-being. The third verse explicitly directs offering a sweet oblation (madhumat havis) to Parjanya while praying for iḷā.
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