Sukta 41

को नु वां मित्रावरुणावृतायन्दिवो वा महः पार्थिवस्य वा दे। ऋतस्य वा सदसि त्रासीथां नो यज्ञायते वा पशुषो न वाजान्॥

ko nu vāṁ mitrāvaruṇāvṛtāyandivo vā mahaḥ pārthivasya vā de | ṛtasya vā sadasi trāsīthāṁ no yajñāyate vā paśuṣo na vājān ||

WHO, Mitra-Varuna, is your pious servant to give you gifts from earth or mighty heaven? Preserve us in the seat of holy Order, and give the offerer power that winneth cattle.

ते नो मित्रो वरुणो अर्यमायुरिन्द्र ऋभुक्षा मरुतो जुषन्त। नमोभिर्वा ये दधते सुवृक्तिं स्तोमं रुद्राय मीळ्हुषे सजोषाः॥

te no mitro varuṇo aryamāyurindra ṛbhukṣā maruto juṣanta | namobhirvā ye dadhate suvṛktiṁ stomaṁ rudrāya mīḻhuṣe sajoṣāḥ ||

May Mitra, Varuna, Aryaman, and Ayu, Indra Rbhuksan, and the Maruts, love us, And they who of one mind with bounteous Rudra accept the hymn and laud with adorations.

आ वां येष्ठाश्विना हुवध्यै वातस्य पत्मन्रथ्यस्य पुष्टौ। उत वा दिवो असुराय मन्म प्रान्धांसीव यज्यवे भरध्वम्॥

ā vāṁ yeṣṭhāśvinā huvadhyai vātasya patmanrathyasya puṣṭau | uta vā divo asurāya manma prāndhāṁsīva yajyave bharadhvam ||

You will I call to feed the car-horse, Asvins, with the wind's flight swiftest of those who travel: Or also to the Asura of heaven, Worshipful, bring a hymn as 'twere libation.

प्र सक्षणो दिव्यः कण्वहोता त्रितो दिवः सजोषा वातो अग्निः। पूषा भगः प्रभृथे विश्वभोजा आजिं न जग्मुराश्वश्वतमाः॥

pra sakṣaṇo divyaḥ kaṇvahotā trito divaḥ sajoṣā vāto agniḥ | pūṣā bhagaḥ prabhṛthe viśvabhojā ājiṁ na jagmurāśvaśvatamāḥ ||

The heavenly Victor, he whose priest is Kanva, Trta with Dyaus accordant, Vata, Agni, All-feeding Pusan, Bhaga sought the oblation, as they whose steeds are fleetest seek the contest.

प्र वो रयिं युक्ताश्वं भरध्वं राय एषेऽवसे दधीत धीः। सुशेव एवैरौशिजस्य होता ये व एवा मरुतस्तुराणाम्॥

pra vo rayiṁ yuktāśvaṁ bharadhvaṁ rāya eṣe'vase dadhīta dhīḥ | suśeva evairauśijasya hotā ye va evā marutasturāṇām ||

Bring ye your riches forward borne on horses: let thought be framed for help and gain of treasure. Blest he the priest of Ausija through courses, the courses which are yours the fleet, O Maruts.

प्र वो वायुं रथयुजं कृणुध्वं प्र देवं विप्रं पनितारमर्कैः। इषुध्यव ऋतसापः पुरंधीर्वस्वीर्नो अत्र पत्नीरा धिये धुः॥

pra vo vāyuṁ rathayujaṁ kṛṇudhvaṁ pra devaṁ vipraṁ panitāramarkaiḥ | iṣudhyava ṛtasāpaḥ puraṁdhīrvasvīrno atra patnīrā dhiye dhuḥ ||

Bring hither him who yokes the car, your Vayu, who praises with his songs, the God and Singer; And, praying and devout, noble and prudent, may the Gods' Spouses in their thoughts retain us.

उप व एषे वन्द्येभिः शूषैः प्र यह्वी दिवश्चितयद्भिरर्कैः। उषासानक्ता विदुषीव विश्वमा हा वहतो मर्त्याय यज्ञम्॥

upa va eṣe vandyebhiḥ śūṣaiḥ pra yahvī divaścitayadbhirarkaiḥ | uṣāsānaktā viduṣīva viśvamā hā vahato martyāya yajñam ||

I speed to you with powers that should be honoured, with songs distinguishing Heaven's mighty Daughters, Morning and Night, the Two, as 'twere all-knowing: these bring the sacrifice unto the mortal.

अभि वो अर्चे पोष्यावतो नॄन्वास्तोष्पतिं त्वष्टारं रराणः। धन्या सजोषा धिषणा नमोभिर्वनस्पतीँरोषधी राय एषे॥

abhi vo arce poṣyāvato nṝnvāstoṣpatiṁ tvaṣṭāraṁ rarāṇaḥ | dhanyā sajoṣā dhiṣaṇā namobhirvanaspatīroṣadhī rāya eṣe ||

You I extol, the nourishers of heroes bringing you gifts, Vastospati and Tvastar- Rich Dhisana accords through our obeisance - andTrees and Plants, for the swift gain of riches.

तुजे नस्तने पर्वताः सन्तु स्वैतवो ये वसवो न वीराः। पनित आप्त्यो यजतः सदा नो वर्धान्नः शंसं नर्यो अभिष्टौ॥

tuje nastane parvatāḥ santu svaitavo ye vasavo na vīrāḥ | panita āptyo yajataḥ sadā no vardhānnaḥ śaṁsaṁ naryo abhiṣṭau ||

Ours be the Parvatas, even they, for offspring, free-moving, who are Heroes like the Vasus. May holy Aptya, Friend of man, exalted, strengthen our word for ever and be near us.

वृष्णो अस्तोषि भूम्यस्य गर्भं त्रितो नपातमपां सुवृक्ति। गृणीते अग्निरेतरी न शूषैः शोचिष्केशो नि रिणाति वना॥

vṛṣṇo astoṣi bhūmyasya garbhaṁ trito napātamapāṁ suvṛkti | gṛṇīte agniretarī na śūṣaiḥ śociṣkeśo ni riṇāti vanā ||

Trta praised him, germ of the earthly hero, with pure songs him the Offspring of the Waters. Agn; with might neighs loudly like a charger: he of the flaming hair destroys the forests.

कथा महे रुद्रियाय ब्रवाम कद्राये चिकितुषे भगाय। आप ओषधीरुत नोऽवन्तु द्यौर्वना गिरयो वृक्षकेशाः॥

kathā mahe rudriyāya bravāma kadrāye cikituṣe bhagāya | āpa oṣadhīruta no'vantu dyaurvanā girayo vṛkṣakeśāḥ ||

How shall we speak to the great might of Rudra? How speak to Bhaga who takes thought for riches? May Plants, the Waters, and the Sky preserve us, and Woods and Mountains with their trees for tresses.

शृणोतु न ऊर्जां पतिर्गिरः स नभस्तरीयाँ इषिरः परिज्मा। शृण्वन्त्वापः पुरो न शुभ्राः परि स्रुचो बबृहाणस्याद्रेः॥

śṛṇotu na ūrjāṁ patirgiraḥ sa nabhastarīyā iṣiraḥ parijmā | śṛṇvantvāpaḥ puro na śubhrāḥ pari sruco babṛhāṇasyādreḥ ||

May the swift Wanderer, Lord of refreshments listen to our songs, who speeds throuih cloudy heaven: And may the Waters, bright like castles, hear us, as they flow onward from the cloven mountain.

विदा चिन्नु महान्तो ये व एवा ब्रवाम दस्मा वार्यं दधानाः। वयश्चन सुभ्व आव यन्ति क्षुभा मर्तमनुयतं वधस्नैः॥

vidā cinnu mahānto ye va evā bravāma dasmā vāryaṁ dadhānāḥ | vayaścana subhva āva yanti kṣubhā martamanuyataṁ vadhasnaiḥ ||

We know your ways, ye Mighty Ones receiving choice meed, ye Wonderful, we will proclaim it. Even strong birds descend not to the mortal who strives to reach them with swift blow and weapons.

आ दैव्यानि पार्थिवानि जन्मापश्चाच्छा सुमखाय वोचम्। वर्धन्तां द्यावो गिरश्चन्द्राग्रा उदा वर्धन्तामभिषाता अर्णाः॥

ā daivyāni pārthivāni janmāpaścācchā sumakhāya vocam | vardhantāṁ dyāvo giraścandrāgrā udā vardhantāmabhiṣātā arṇāḥ ||

Celestial and terrestrial generations, and Waters will I summon to the feasting. May days with bright dawns cause my songs to prosper, and may the conquered streams increase their waters.

पदेपदे मे जरिमा नि धायि वरूत्री वा शक्रा या पायुभिश्च। सिषक्तु माता मही रसा नः स्मत्सूरिभिरृजुहस्त ऋजुवनिः॥

padepade me jarimā ni dhāyi varūtrī vā śakrā yā pāyubhiśca | siṣaktu mātā mahī rasā naḥ smatsūribhirṛjuhasta ṛjuvaniḥ ||

Duly to each one hath my laud been offered. Strong be Varutri with her powers to succour. May the great Mother Rasa here befriend us, straight-handed, with the princes, striving forward.

कथा दाशेम नमसा सुदानूनेवया मरुतो अच्छोक्तौ प्रश्रवसो मरुतो अच्छोक्तौ। मा नोऽहिर्बुध्न्यो रिषे धादस्माकं भूदुपमातिवनिः॥

kathā dāśema namasā sudānūnevayā maruto acchoktau praśravaso maruto acchoktau | mā no'hirbudhnyo riṣe dhādasmākaṁ bhūdupamātivaniḥ ||

How may we serve the Liberal Ones with worship, the Maruts swift of course in invocation, the Maruts far-renowned in invocation? Let not the Dragon of the Deep annoy us, and gladly may he welcome our addresses.

इति चिन्नु प्रजायै पशुमत्यै देवासो वनते मर्त्यो व आ देवासो वनते मर्त्यो वः। अत्रा शिवां तन्वो धासिमस्या जरां चिन्मे निरृतिर्जग्रसीत॥

iti cinnu prajāyai paśumatyai devāso vanate martyo va ā devāso vanate martyo vaḥ | atrā śivāṁ tanvo dhāsimasyā jarāṁ cinme nirṛtirjagrasīta ||

Thus thinking, O ye Gods, the mortal wins you to give him increase of his herds of cattle: the mortal wins him, O ye Gods, your favour. Here he wins wholesome food to feed this body: as for mine old age, Nirrti consume it

तां वो देवाः सुमतिमूर्जयन्तीमिषमश्याम वसवः शसा गोः। सा नः सुदानुर्मृळयन्ती देवी प्रति द्रवन्ती सुविताय गम्याः॥

tāṁ vo devāḥ sumatimūrjayantīmiṣamaśyāma vasavaḥ śasā goḥ | sā naḥ sudānurmṛḻayantī devī prati dravantī suvitāya gamyāḥ ||

O Gods, may we obtain from you this favour, strengthening food through the Cow's praise, ye Vasus. May she who gives good gifts, the gracious Goddes. s, come speeding nigh to us for our well-being.

अभि न इळा यूथस्य माता स्मन्नदीभिरुर्वशी वा गृणातु। उर्वशी वा बृहद्दिवा गृणानाभ्यूर्ण्वाना प्रभृथस्यायोः॥

abhi na iḻā yūthasya mātā smannadībhirurvaśī vā gṛṇātu | urvaśī vā bṛhaddivā gṛṇānābhyūrṇvānā prabhṛthasyāyoḥ ||

May Ila, Mother of the herds of cattle, and Urvasi with all the streams accept us; May Urvasi in lofty heaven accepting, as she partakes the oblation of the living,

सिषक्तु न ऊर्जव्यस्य पुष्टेः॥

siṣaktu na ūrjavyasya puṣṭeḥ ||

Visit us while she shares Urjavya's food.