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The Ancient and the Most Loving God!

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Prayer from Rig Veda


ऋषि    :    काण्वः प्रगाथ
दॆवता    :    इन्द्रः
छन्दस्    :    अनुष्टुप्

स पू॒र्व्यॊ म॒हानां॑ वॆ॒नः क्रतु॑भिरानजॆ ।
यस्य॒ द्वारा॒ मनु॑ष्पि॒ता दॆ॒वॆषु॒ धिय॑ आन॒जॆ ॥ ८.६३.१ ॥

Mantra as Romanized text

 
RuShi    :    kANvaH pragAtha
Aspect Hailed:    indraH
Chandas    :    anuShTup

Om

sa pUrvyO mahAnAM vEnaH kratubhirAnajE |
yasya dvArA manuShpitA dEvEShu dhiya AnajE || 8.63.1 ||

(sa pUrvyO mahAnAM vEnaH kratubhir AnajE |
yasya dvArA manuSh pitA dEvEShu dhiya AnajE || )

Om

Meaning of the Prayer Mantra:


 He is the ancient! He is the most loving of all!
He is the omnipotent! At His door, the father of the mankind
comes to offer prayers to the Divine!


 Notes: 


1. pUrvyaH - First; vEnaH - loving; kratubhiH - ability; dhiya - pious/devout.

2. pUrvyaH - c.f. முன்னவன் எங்கள் பிரான் - சுந்தரர்

3. mahAnAm vEnaH - c.f. தீர்ந்த அன்பாய அன்பர்க்கு அவரினும் அன்ப போற்றி - திருவாசகம்

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