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by Bible or other Sacred Texts

वाक्
Language: Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) 
Our translations:  ENG
अहं राष्ट्री संगमनी वसूनां
चिकितुषी प्रथमा यज्ञियानाम् ।
तां मा देवा व्यदधुः पुरुत्रा
भूरिस्थात्रां भूर्यावेशयन्तीम् ॥ [३] 
 
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मया सो अन्नमत्ति यो विपश्यति
यः प्राणिति य ईं शृणोत्युक्तम् ।
अमन्तवो मां त उपक्षियन्ति
श्रुधि श्रुत श्रद्धिवं ते वदामि ॥ [४]
 
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अहमेव स्वयमिदं वदामि
जुष्टं देवेभिरुत मानुषेभिः ।
यं कामये तंतमुग्रं कृणोमि
तं ब्रह्माणं तमृषिं तं सुमेधाम् ॥ [५]
 
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अहं रुद्राय धनुरा तनोमि
ब्रह्मद्विषे शरवे हन्तवा उ ।
अहं जनाय समदं कृणो-
म्यहं द्यावापृथिवी आ विवेश ॥ [६]
 
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अहं सुवे पितरमस्य मूर्धन्
मम योनिरप्स्वन्तः समुद्रे ।
ततो वि तिष्ठे भुवनानु वि-
श्वोतामूं द्यां वर्ष्मणोप स्पृशामि ॥ [७]
 
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अहमेव वातइव प्र वा-
म्यारभमाणा भुवनानि विश्वा ।
परो दिवा पर एना पृथि-
व्यैतावती महिना सं बभूव ॥ [८]

Text Authorship:

  • by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "वाक्", a Vedic Text from the Rig Veda,  [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in English, a translation by Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934) [an adaptation] ; composed by Gustav Holst.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Dr. Harekrishna Meher) , "Speech", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Dr. Harekrishna Meher

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-23
Line count: 29
Word count: 119

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