Mantra 4

Sukta 1

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मातादित्यानां दुहिता वसूनां प्राणः प्रजानाममृतस्य नाभिः । हिरण्यवर्णा मधुकशा घृताची महान् गर्भश्चरति मर्त्येषु

IAST Transliteration

mātā́dityā́nāṃ duhitā́ vasū́nāṃ prāṇáḥ prajā́nām amṛ́tasya nā́bhiḥ | híraṇyavarṇā madhukaśā́ ghṛtā́cī mahā́n gárbhaś carati mártyeṣu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Mother of the Ādityas, daughter of the Vasus—breath of creatures, navel-hub of immortality: golden-hued Madhukaśā, ghee-bright, a mighty embryo, moves among mortals.

Word by Word

माताmother

आदित्यानाम्of the Ādityas

दुहिताdaughter

वसूनाम्of the Vasus

प्राणःbreath; life-force

प्रजानाम्of creatures; of progeny

अमृतस्यof immortality; of ambrosia

नाभिःnavel; hub; central bond

हिरण्यवर्णाgolden-coloured

मधुकशाhoney(-like) haired/crested

घृताचीmoving/flowing with ghee; ghee-bright

महान्great

गर्भःembryo; womb; inner germ

चरतिmoves; wanders; goes about

मर्त्येषुamong mortals

Attribution

Rishi: Madhuvidyā tradition (not specified in input)

Devata: Madhukaśā / Prāṇa / Amṛta

Chandas: Mahābṛhatī (per section heading)

Mantra Rasa

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