Sukta 186

आ न इळाभिर्विदथे सुशस्ति विश्वानरः सविता देव एतु। अपि यथा युवानो मत्सथा नो विश्वं जगदभिपित्वे मनीषा॥

ā na iḻābhirvidathe suśasti viśvānaraḥ savitā deva etu | api yathā yuvāno matsathā no viśvaṁ jagadabhipitve manīṣā ||

LOVED of all men, may Savitar, through praises offered as sacred food, come to our synod, That you too, through-our hymn, ye ever-youthful, may gladden, at your visit, all our people.

आ नो विश्व आस्क्रा गमन्तु देवा मित्रो अर्यमा वरुणः सजोषाः। भुवन्यथा नो विश्वे वृधासः करन्सुषाहा विथुरं न शवः॥

ā no viśva āskrā gamantu devā mitro aryamā varuṇaḥ sajoṣāḥ | bhuvanyathā no viśve vṛdhāsaḥ karansuṣāhā vithuraṁ na śavaḥ ||

To us may all the Gods come trooped together, Aryaman, Mitra, Varuna concordant, That all may be promoters of our welfare, and with great might preserve our strength from slackness.

प्रेष्ठं वो अतिथिं गृणीषेऽग्निं शस्तिभिस्तुर्वणिः सजोषाः। असद्यथा नो वरुणः सुकीर्तिरिषश्च पर्षदरिगूर्तः सूरिः॥

preṣṭhaṁ vo atithiṁ gṛṇīṣe'gniṁ śastibhisturvaṇiḥ sajoṣāḥ | asadyathā no varuṇaḥ sukīrtiriṣaśca parṣadarigūrtaḥ sūriḥ ||

Agni I sing, the guest you love most dearly: the Conqueror through our lauds is friendly-minded. That he may be our Varuna rich in glory and send food like a prince praised by the godly.

उप व एषे नमसा जिगीषोषासानक्ता सुदुघेव धेनुः। समाने अहन्विमिमानो अर्कं विषुरूपे पयसि सस्मिन्नूधन्॥

upa va eṣe namasā jigīṣoṣāsānaktā sudugheva dhenuḥ | samāne ahanvimimāno arkaṁ viṣurūpe payasi sasminnūdhan ||

To you I seek with reverence, Night and Morning, like a cow good to milk, with hope to conquer, Preparing on a common day the praise. song with milk of various hues within this udder.

उत नोऽहिर्बुध्न्यो मयस्कः शिशुं न पिप्युषीव वेति सिन्धुः। येन नपातमपां जुनाम मनोजुवो वृषणो यं वहन्ति॥

uta no'hirbudhnyo mayaskaḥ śiśuṁ na pipyuṣīva veti sindhuḥ | yena napātamapāṁ junāma manojuvo vṛṣaṇo yaṁ vahanti ||

May the great Dragon of the Deep rejoice us: as one who nourishes her young comes Sindhu, With whom we will incite the Child of Waters whom vigorous course swift as thought bring hither.

उत न ईं त्वष्टा गन्त्वच्छा स्मत्सूरिभिरभिपित्वे सजोषाः। आ वृत्रहेन्द्रश्चर्षणिप्रास्तुविष्टमो नरां न इह गम्याः॥

uta na īṁ tvaṣṭā gantvacchā smatsūribhirabhipitve sajoṣāḥ | ā vṛtrahendraścarṣaṇiprāstuviṣṭamo narāṁ na iha gamyāḥ ||

Moreover Tvastar also shall approach us, one-minded with the princes at his visit. Hither shall come the Vrtra-slayer Indra, Ruler of men, as strongest of the Heroes.

उत न ईं मतयोऽश्वयोगाः शिशुं न गावस्तरुणं रिहन्ति। तमीं गिरो जनयो न पत्नीः सुरभिष्टमं नरां नसन्त॥

uta na īṁ matayo'śvayogāḥ śiśuṁ na gāvastaruṇaṁ rihanti | tamīṁ giro janayo na patnīḥ surabhiṣṭamaṁ narāṁ nasanta ||

Him too our hymns delight, that yoke swift horses, like mother cows who lick their tender youngling. To him our songs shall yield themselves like spouses, to him the most delightful of the Heroes.

उत न ईं मरुतो वृद्धसेनाः स्मद्रोदसी समनसः सदन्तु। पृषदश्वासोऽवनयो न रथा रिशादसो मित्रयुजो न देवाः॥

uta na īṁ maruto vṛddhasenāḥ smadrodasī samanasaḥ sadantu | pṛṣadaśvāso'vanayo na rathā riśādaso mitrayujo na devāḥ ||

So may the Maruts, armed with mighty weapons, rest here on heaven and earth with hearts in concord, As Gods whose cars have dappled steeds like torrents, destroyers of the foe allies of Mitra.

प्र नु यदेषां महिना चिकित्रे प्र युञ्जते प्रयुजस्ते सुवृक्ति। अध यदेषां सुदिने न शरुर्विश्वमेरिणं प्रुषायन्त सेनाः॥

pra nu yadeṣāṁ mahinā cikitre pra yuñjate prayujaste suvṛkti | adha yadeṣāṁ sudine na śarurviśvameriṇaṁ pruṣāyanta senāḥ ||

They hasten on to happy termination their orders when they are made known by glory. As on a fair bright day the arrow flieth o'er all the barren soil their missiles sparkle.

प्रो अश्विनाववसे कृणुध्वं प्र पूषणं स्वतवसो हि सन्ति। अद्वेषो विष्णुर्वात ऋभुक्षा अच्छा सुम्नाय ववृतीय देवान्॥

pro aśvināvavase kṛṇudhvaṁ pra pūṣaṇaṁ svatavaso hi santi | adveṣo viṣṇurvāta ṛbhukṣā acchā sumnāya vavṛtīya devān ||

Incline the Asvins to show grace, and Pusan, for power and might have they, their own possession. Friendly are Visnu, Vata, and Rbhuksan so may I bring the Gods to make us happy.

इयं सा वो अस्मे दीधितिर्यजत्रा अपिप्राणी च सदनी च भूयाः। नि या देवेषु यतते वसूयुर्विद्यामेषं वृजनं जीरदानुम्॥

iyaṁ sā vo asme dīdhitiryajatrā apiprāṇī ca sadanī ca bhūyāḥ | ni yā deveṣu yatate vasūyurvidyāmeṣaṁ vṛjanaṁ jīradānum ||

This is my reverent thought of you, ye Holy; may it inspire you, make you dwell among us,- Thought, toiling for the Gods and seeking treasure. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.