Sukta 97

अप नः शोशुचदघमग्ने शुशुग्ध्या रयिम्। अप नः शोशुचदघम्॥

apa naḥ śośucadaghamagne śuśugdhyā rayim | apa naḥ śośucadagham ||

CHASING with light our sin away, O Agni, shine thou wealth on us. May his light chase our sin away.

सुक्षेत्रिया सुगातुया वसूया च यजामहे। अप नः शोशुचदघम्॥

sukṣetriyā sugātuyā vasūyā ca yajāmahe | apa naḥ śośucadagham ||

For goodly fields, for pleasant homes, for wealth we sacrifice to thee. May his light chase our sin away.

प्र यद्भन्दिष्ठ एषां प्रास्माकासश्च सूरयः। अप नः शोशुचदघम्॥

pra yadbhandiṣṭha eṣāṁ prāsmākāsaśca sūrayaḥ | apa naḥ śośucadagham ||

Best praiser of all these be he; foremost, our chiefs who sacrifice. May his light chase our sin away.

प्र यत्ते अग्ने सूरयो जायेमहि प्र ते वयम्। अप नः शोशुचदघम्॥

pra yatte agne sūrayo jāyemahi pra te vayam | apa naḥ śośucadagham ||

So that thy worshippers and we, thine, Agni, in our sons may live. May his light chase our sin away.

प्र यदग्नेः सहस्वतो विश्वतो यन्ति भानवः। अप नः शोशुचदघम्॥

pra yadagneḥ sahasvato viśvato yanti bhānavaḥ | apa naḥ śośucadagham ||

As ever- conquering Agni's beams of splendour go to every side, May his light chase our sin away.

त्वं हि विश्वतोमुख विश्वतः परिभूरसि। अप नः शोशुचदघम्॥

tvaṁ hi viśvatomukha viśvataḥ paribhūrasi | apa naḥ śośucadagham ||

To every side thy face is turned, thou art triumphant everywhere. May his light chase our sin away.

द्विषो नो विश्वतोमुखाति नावेव पारय। अप नः शोशुचदघम्॥

dviṣo no viśvatomukhāti nāveva pāraya | apa naḥ śośucadagham ||

O thou whose face looks every way, bear us past foes as in a ship. May his light chase our sin away.

स नः सिन्धुमिव नावयाति पर्षा स्वस्तये। अप नः शोशुचदघम्॥

sa naḥ sindhumiva nāvayāti parṣā svastaye | apa naḥ śośucadagham ||

As in a ship, convey thou us for our advantage o'er the flood. May his light chase our sin away.