Sukta 59

मित्रो जनान्यातयति ब्रुवाणो मित्रो दाधार पृथिवीमुत द्याम्। मित्रः कृष्टीरनिमिषाभि चष्टे मित्राय हव्यं घृतवज्जुहोत॥

mitro janānyātayati bruvāṇo mitro dādhāra pṛthivīmuta dyām | mitraḥ kṛṣṭīranimiṣābhi caṣṭe mitrāya havyaṁ ghṛtavajjuhota ||

MITRA, when speaking, stirreth men to labour: Mitra sustaineth both the earth and heaven. Mitra beholdeth men with eyes that close not. To Mitra bring, with holy oil, oblation.

प्र स मित्र मर्तो अस्तु प्रयस्वान्यस्त आदित्य शिक्षति व्रतेन। न हन्यते न जीयते त्वोतो नैनमंहो अश्नोत्यन्तितो न दूरात्॥

pra sa mitra marto astu prayasvānyasta āditya śikṣati vratena | na hanyate na jīyate tvoto nainamaṁho aśnotyantito na dūrāt ||

Foremost be he who brings thee food, O Mitra, who strives to keep thy sacred Law, Aditya. He whom thou helpest ne'er is slain or conquered, on him, from near or far, falls no affliction.

अनमीवास इळया मदन्तो मितज्ञवो वरिमन्ना पृथिव्याः। आदित्यस्य व्रतमुपक्षियन्तो वयं मित्रस्य सुमतौ स्याम॥

anamīvāsa iḻayā madanto mitajñavo varimannā pṛthivyāḥ | ādityasya vratamupakṣiyanto vayaṁ mitrasya sumatau syāma ||

joying in sacred food and free from sickness, with knees bent lowly on the earth's broad surface, Following closely the Aditya's statute, may we remain in Mitra's gracious favour.

अयं मित्रो नमस्यः सुशेवो राजा सुक्षत्रो अजनिष्ट वेधाः। तस्य वयं सुमतौ यज्ञियस्यापि भद्रे सौमनसे स्याम॥

ayaṁ mitro namasyaḥ suśevo rājā sukṣatro ajaniṣṭa vedhāḥ | tasya vayaṁ sumatau yajñiyasyāpi bhadre saumanase syāma ||

Auspicious and adorable, this Mitra was born with fair dominion, King, Disposer. May we enjoy the grace of him the Holy, yea, rest in his propitious loving-kindness.

महाँ आदित्यो नमसोपसद्यो यातयज्जनो गृणते सुशेवः। तस्मा एतत्पन्यतमाय जुष्टमग्नौ मित्राय हविरा जुहोत॥

mahā ādityo namasopasadyo yātayajjano gṛṇate suśevaḥ | tasmā etatpanyatamāya juṣṭamagnau mitrāya havirā juhota ||

The great Aditya, to be served with wor. ship, who stirreth men, is gracious to the singer. To Mitra, him most highly to be lauded, offer in fire oblation that he loveth.

मित्रस्य चर्षणीधृतोऽवो देवस्य सानसि। द्युम्नं चित्रश्रवस्तमम्॥

mitrasya carṣaṇīdhṛto'vo devasya sānasi | dyumnaṁ citraśravastamam ||

The gainful grace of Mitra,. God, supporter of the race of man, Gives splendour of most.glorious fame.

अभि यो महिना दिवं मित्रो बभूव सप्रथाः। अभि श्रवोभिः पृथिवीम्॥

abhi yo mahinā divaṁ mitro babhūva saprathāḥ | abhi śravobhiḥ pṛthivīm ||

Mitra whose glory spreads afar, he who in might surpasses heaven, Surpasses earth in his renown.

मित्राय पञ्च येमिरे जना अभिष्टिशवसे। स देवान्विश्वान्बिभर्ति॥

mitrāya pañca yemire janā abhiṣṭiśavase | sa devānviśvānbibharti ||

All the Five Races have repaired to Mitra, ever strong to aid, For he sustaineth all the Gods.

मित्रो देवेष्वायुषु जनाय वृक्तबर्हिषे। इष इष्टव्रता अकः॥

mitro deveṣvāyuṣu janāya vṛktabarhiṣe | iṣa iṣṭavratā akaḥ ||

Mitra to Gods, to living men, to him who strews the holy grass, Gives food fulfilling sacred Law.