Sukta 38

उदु ष्य देवः सविता सवाय शश्वत्तमं तदपा वह्निरस्थात्। नूनं देवेभ्यो वि हि धाति रत्नमथाभजद्वीतिहोत्रं स्वस्तौ॥

udu ṣya devaḥ savitā savāya śaśvattamaṁ tadapā vahnirasthāt | nūnaṁ devebhyo vi hi dhāti ratnamathābhajadvītihotraṁ svastau ||

UPRISEN is Savitar, this God, to quicken, Priest who neglects not this most constant duty. To the Gods, verily, he gives rich treasure, and blesses him who calls them to the banquet.

विश्वस्य हि श्रुष्टये देव ऊर्ध्वः प्र बाहवा पृथुपाणिः सिसर्ति। आपश्चिदस्य व्रत आ निमृग्रा अयं चिद्वातो रमते परिज्मन्॥

viśvasya hi śruṣṭaye deva ūrdhvaḥ pra bāhavā pṛthupāṇiḥ sisarti | āpaścidasya vrata ā nimṛgrā ayaṁ cidvāto ramate parijman ||

Having gone up on high, the God broadhanded spreads his arms widely forth that all may mark him. Even the waters bend them to his service: even this wind rests in the circling region.

आशुभिश्चिद्यान्वि मुचाति नूनमरीरमदतमानं चिदेतोः। अह्यर्षूणां चिन्न्ययाँ अविष्यामनु व्रतं सवितुर्मोक्यागात्॥

āśubhiścidyānvi mucāti nūnamarīramadatamānaṁ cidetoḥ | ahyarṣūṇāṁ cinnyayā aviṣyāmanu vrataṁ saviturmokyāgāt ||

Though borne by swift steeds he will yet unyoke them: e'en the fleet chariot hath he stayed from going. He hath checked e'en their haste who glide like serpents. Night closely followed Savitar's dominion.

पुनः समव्यद्विततं वयन्ती मध्या कर्तोर्न्यधाच्छक्म धीरः। उत्संहायास्थाद्व्यृतूँरदर्धररमतिः सविता देव आगात्॥

punaḥ samavyadvitataṁ vayantī madhyā kartornyadhācchakma dhīraḥ | utsaṁhāyāsthādvyṛtūradardhararamatiḥ savitā deva āgāt ||

What was spread out she weaves afresh, re-weaving: the skilful leaves his labour half-completed. He hath arisen from rest, and parted seasons: Savitar hath approached, God, holy-minded.

नानौकांसि दुर्यो विश्वमायुर्वि तिष्ठते प्रभवः शोको अग्नेः। ज्येष्ठं माता सूनवे भागमाधादन्वस्य केतमिषितं सवित्रा॥

nānaukāṁsi duryo viśvamāyurvi tiṣṭhate prabhavaḥ śoko agneḥ | jyeṣṭhaṁ mātā sūnave bhāgamādhādanvasya ketamiṣitaṁ savitrā ||

Tlirough various dwellings, through entire existence, spreads, manifest, the household light of Agni. The Mother gives her Son the goodliest portion, and Savitar hath sped to meet his summons.

समाववर्ति विष्ठितो जिगीषुर्विश्वेषां कामश्चरताममाभूत्। शश्वाँ अपो विकृतं हित्व्यागादनु व्रतं सवितुर्दैव्यस्य॥

samāvavarti viṣṭhito jigīṣurviśveṣāṁ kāmaścaratāmamābhūt | śaśvā apo vikṛtaṁ hitvyāgādanu vrataṁ saviturdaivyasya ||

He comes again, unfolded, fain for conquest: at home was he, the love of all things moving. Each man hath come leaving his evil doings, after the Godlike Savitar's commandment.

त्वया हितमप्यमप्सु भागं धन्वान्वा मृगयसो वि तस्थुः। वनानि विभ्यो नकिरस्य तानि व्रता देवस्य सवितुर्मिनन्ति॥

tvayā hitamapyamapsu bhāgaṁ dhanvānvā mṛgayaso vi tasthuḥ | vanāni vibhyo nakirasya tāni vratā devasya saviturminanti ||

The wild beasts spread through desert places seeking their watery share which thou hast set in waters. The woods are given to the birds. These statutes of the God Savitar none disobeyeth.

याद्राध्यं वरुणो योनिमप्यमनिशितं निमिषि जर्भुराणः। विश्वो मार्ताण्डो व्रजमा पशुर्गात्स्थशो जन्मानि सविता व्याकः॥

yādrādhyaṁ varuṇo yonimapyamaniśitaṁ nimiṣi jarbhurāṇaḥ | viśvo mārtāṇḍo vrajamā paśurgātsthaśo janmāni savitā vyākaḥ ||

With utmost speed, in restless haste at sunset Varuna seeks his watery habitation. Then seeks each bird his nest, each beast his lodging. In due place Savitar hath set each creature.

न यस्येन्द्रो वरुणो न मित्रो व्रतमर्यमा न मिनन्ति रुद्रः। नारातयस्तमिदं स्वस्ति हुवे देवं सवितारं नमोभिः॥

na yasyendro varuṇo na mitro vratamaryamā na minanti rudraḥ | nārātayastamidaṁ svasti huve devaṁ savitāraṁ namobhiḥ ||

Him whose high law not Varuna nor Indra, not Mitra, Aryaman, nor Rudra breaketh, Nor evil-hearted fiends, here for my welfare him I invoke, God Savitar, with worship.

भगं धियं वाजयन्तः पुरंधिं नराशंसो ग्नास्पतिर्नो अव्याः। आये वामस्य संगथे रयीणां प्रिया देवस्य सवितुः स्याम॥

bhagaṁ dhiyaṁ vājayantaḥ puraṁdhiṁ narāśaṁso gnāspatirno avyāḥ | āye vāmasya saṁgathe rayīṇāṁ priyā devasya savituḥ syāma ||

May they who strengthen bliss, and thought and wisdom, and the Dames' Lord and Narasamsa aid us. That good may come to us and wealth be gathered, may we be Savitar the God's beloved.

अस्मभ्यं तद्दिवो अद्भ्यः पृथिव्यास्त्वया दत्तं काम्यं राध आ गात्। शं यत्स्तोतृभ्य आपये भवात्युरुशंसाय सवितर्जरित्रे॥

asmabhyaṁ taddivo adbhyaḥ pṛthivyāstvayā dattaṁ kāmyaṁ rādha ā gāt | śaṁ yatstotṛbhya āpaye bhavātyuruśaṁsāya savitarjaritre ||

So come to us our hearts' desire, the bounty bestowed by thee, from heaven and earth and waters, That it be well with friends and those who praise thee, and, Savitar, with the loud-lauding singer.