Sukta 57

प्र मे विविक्वाँ अविदन्मनीषां धेनुं चरन्तीं प्रयुतामगोपाम्। सद्यश्चिद्या दुदुहे भूरि धासेरिन्द्रस्तदग्निः पनितारो अस्याः॥

pra me vivikvā avidanmanīṣāṁ dhenuṁ carantīṁ prayutāmagopām | sadyaścidyā duduhe bhūri dhāserindrastadagniḥ panitāro asyāḥ ||

MY thought with fine discernment hath discovered the Cow who wanders free without a herdsman, Her who hath straightway poured me food in plenty: Indra and Agni therefore are her praisers.

इन्द्रः सु पूषा वृषणा सुहस्ता दिवो न प्रीताः शशयं दुदुह्रे। विश्वे यदस्यां रणयन्त देवाः प्र वोऽत्र वसवः सुम्नमश्याम्॥

indraḥ su pūṣā vṛṣaṇā suhastā divo na prītāḥ śaśayaṁ duduhre | viśve yadasyāṁ raṇayanta devāḥ pra vo'tra vasavaḥ sumnamaśyām ||

Indra and Pusan, deft of hand and mighty, well-pleased have drained the heaven's exhaustless udder. As in this praise the Gods have all delighted, may I win blessing here from you, O Vasus.

या जामयो वृष्ण इच्छन्ति शक्तिं नमस्यन्तीर्जानते गर्भमस्मिन्। अच्छा पुत्रं धेनवो वावशाना महश्चरन्ति बिभ्रतं वपूंषि॥

yā jāmayo vṛṣṇa icchanti śaktiṁ namasyantīrjānate garbhamasmin | acchā putraṁ dhenavo vāvaśānā mahaścaranti bibhrataṁ vapūṁṣi ||

Fain to lend vigour to the Bull, the siste.. with reverence recognize the germ within him. The Cows come lowing hither to the Youngling, to him endued with great and wondrous beauties.

अच्छा विवक्मि रोदसी सुमेके ग्राव्णो युजानो अध्वरे मनीषा। इमा उ ते मनवे भूरिवारा ऊर्ध्वा भवन्ति दर्शता यजत्राः॥

acchā vivakmi rodasī sumeke grāvṇo yujāno adhvare manīṣā | imā u te manave bhūrivārā ūrdhvā bhavanti darśatā yajatrāḥ ||

Fixing with thought, at sacrifice, the press-stones, I bid the well-formed Heaven and Earth come hither; For these thy flames, which give men boons in plenty, rise up on high, the beautiful, the holy.

या ते जिह्वा मधुमती सुमेधा अग्ने देवेषूच्यत उरूची। तयेह विश्वाँ अवसे यजत्राना सादय पायया चा मधूनि॥

yā te jihvā madhumatī sumedhā agne deveṣūcyata urūcī | tayeha viśvā avase yajatrānā sādaya pāyayā cā madhūni ||

Agni, thy meath-sweet tongue that tastes fair viands, which among Gods is called the far- extended,- Therewith make all the Holy Odes be seated here for our help, and feed them with sweet juices.

या ते अग्ने पर्वतस्येव धारासश्चन्ती पीपयद्देव चित्रा। तामस्मभ्यं प्रमतिं जातवेदो वसो रास्व सुमतिं विश्वजन्याम्॥

yā te agne parvatasyeva dhārāsaścantī pīpayaddeva citrā | tāmasmabhyaṁ pramatiṁ jātavedo vaso rāsva sumatiṁ viśvajanyām ||

Let thy stream give us drink, O God, O Agni, wonderful and exhaustless like the rain-clouds. Thus care for us, O Vasu Jatavedas, show us thy loving-kindness, reaching all men.