Rig Veda 3.62.10 तत्स॑वि॒तुर्वरे॑ण्यं॒ भर्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि । धियो॒ यो न॑: प्रचो॒दया॑त् ॥
तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि । धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥ tat savitur vareṇyam bhargo devasya dhīmahi | dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt || “We meditate on that desirable light of the divine Savitā <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/savita#hinduism>, who influences our pious rites.” Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya Pracodayāt <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/pracodayat#hinduism> = who may animate, or enlighten our intellect; Savitā = the soul <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/soul#hinduism>, as one with the soul of the world, Brahma <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/brahma#hinduism>; when we meditate on the light which is one with Brahma, his own light, which, from its consuming influences on ignorance and its consequences, is termed Bhargas <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/bharga#hinduism>, and is that which is desirable, from its being to be known or worshiped by all (vareṇyam) the property of the supreme being, (parameśvara <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/parameshvara#hinduism>), the creator of the world, and the animator, impeller or urger (savitā), through the internally abiding spirit (antaryām) of all creatures; yaḥ, although masculine, may be relative to the neuter noun bhargas, that light which animates all (dhiyaḥ <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/dhiyah#hinduism>) acts (karmāṇi), or illumes all understanding (buddhiḥ <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/buddhi#hinduism>); again, devasya <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/devasya#hinduism> savituḥ <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/savituh#hinduism> may mean, of the bright or radiant sun, as the progenitor of all, sarvasya prasavitur, and bhargas may be understood as the sphere or orb of light, the consumer of sins, pāpānām tāpakam tejo maṇḍalam; bhargas may also mean food, and the prayer may only implore the sun to provide sustenance, tasya prasādād annādi lakṣaṇam phalam dhīmahi <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/dhimahi#hinduism> tasya ādhārabhūta bhavema, we anticipate from his favour the reward that is characterized by food and the like, that is, may we be supported by him Ṛṣi <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/rishi> (sage/seer): *gopavana ātreyaḥ <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/atreya#hinduism> saptavadhrirvā [gopavana ātreya <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/atreya#hinduism> saptavadhrirvā]*; Devatā <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/devata> (deity/subject-matter): *savitā *; Chandas <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/chandas> (meter): *nicṛdgāyatrī *; Svara <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/svara> (tone/note): *Swar*; तत् । स॒वि॒तुः । वरे॑ण्यम् । भर्गः॑ । दे॒वस्य॑ । धी॒म॒हि॒ । धियः॑ । यः । नः॒ । प्र॒ऽचो॒दया॑त् ॥ tat | savituḥ | vareṇyam | bhargaḥ | devasya | dhīmahi | dhiyaḥ | yaḥ | naḥ | pra-codayāt KR IRS 30323 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZorFhffeeoJEA%3DPB2xUYDKoK%3D-GuwAXZ6DfJbqM99v2ODA%40mail.gmail.com.
