Ratri Suktam

(ṛ.10.127)

asya śrī rātrīti sūktasya kuśika ṛṣiḥ rātrirdēvatā, gāyatrīchChandaḥ, śrījagadambā prītyarthē saptaśatīpāṭhādau japē viniyōgaḥ ।

rātrī̠ vya̍khyadāya̠tī pu̍ru̠trā dē̠vya̠1̍kṣabhi̍ḥ । viśvā̠ adhi̠ śriyō̍-'dhita ॥ 1

ōrva̍prā̠ ama̍rtyā ni̠vatō̍ dē̠vyu̠1̍dvata̍ḥ । jyōti̍ṣā bādhatē̠ tama̍ḥ ॥ 2

niru̠ svasā̍ramaskṛtō̠ṣasa̍-ndē̠vyā̍ya̠tī । apēdu̍ hāsatē̠ tama̍ḥ ॥ 3

sā nō̍ a̠dya yasyā̍ va̠ya-nni tē̠ yāma̠nnavi̍kṣmahi । vṛ̠kṣē na va̍sa̠tiṃ vaya̍ḥ ॥ 4

ni grāmā̍sō avikṣata̠ ni pa̠dvantō̠ ni pa̠kṣiṇa̍ḥ । ni śyē̠nāsa̍śchida̠rthina̍ḥ ॥ 5

yā̠vayā̍ vṛ̠kya̠ṃ1̍ vṛka̍ṃ ya̠vaya̍ stē̠namū̍rmyē । athā̍ na-ssu̠tarā̍ bhava ॥ 6

upa̍ mā̠ pēpi̍śa̠ttama̍ḥ kṛ̠ṣṇaṃ vya̍ktamasthita । uṣa̍ ṛ̠ṇēva̍ yātaya ॥ 7