Sukta 102
Sukta 7.102
Vasiṣṭha (traditional for this Parjanya cluster in RV 7)
Parjanya
Gāyatrī
这首简短的伽耶特丽颂歌祈请“天之子”帕尔贾尼亚——慷慨的降雨者——唤醒牧场与草木，并使牛马繁殖兴旺。颂歌赞美他赐生的力量，继而转为直接的祭仪训示：当以甘美的供献奉献于帕尔贾尼亚，使他赐予有序的增长（Iḷā）与安康。
Mantras
Mantra 1
पर्जन्याय प्र गायत दिवस्पुत्राय मीळ्हुषे । स नो यवसमिच्छतु ॥
当向帕尔贾尼亚歌咏——天之子、丰施的赐予者；愿他为我们欣然赐下牧草与草场（yávasa），作我等维生的增益。
Mantra 2
यो गर्भमोषधीनां गवां कृणोत्यर्वताम् । पर्जन्यः पुरुषीणाम् ॥
他使草木的胚芽成形，使牛群的胚胎成形，也使骏马的胚胎成形——帕尔贾尼亚，丰饶充溢者，众生之所依。
Mantra 3
तस्मा इदास्ये हविर्जुहोता मधुमत्तमम् । इळां नः संयतं करत् ॥
因此，确然，在他口前献上供物（havis），那最充满甘蜜者；愿他为我们整饬并成就伊拉（Iḷā）——有序的分配与增益。
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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