Sukta 45

विदा दिवो विष्यन्नद्रिमुक्थैरायत्या उषसो अर्चिनो गुः। अपावृत व्रजिनीरुत्स्वर्गाद्वि दुरो मानुषीर्देव आवः॥

vidā divo viṣyannadrimukthairāyatyā uṣaso arcino guḥ | apāvṛta vrajinīrutsvargādvi duro mānuṣīrdeva āvaḥ ||

BARDS of approaching Dawn who know the heavens are come with hymns to throw the mountain open. The Sun hath risen and oped the stable portals: the doors of men, too, hath the God thrown open.

वि सूर्यो अमतिं न श्रियं सादोर्वाद्गवां माता जानती गात्। धन्वर्णसो नद्यः खादोअर्णाः स्थूणेव सुमिता दृंहत द्यौः॥

vi sūryo amatiṁ na śriyaṁ sādorvādgavāṁ mātā jānatī gāt | dhanvarṇaso nadyaḥ khādoarṇāḥ sthūṇeva sumitā dṛṁhata dyauḥ ||

Surya hath spread his light as splendour: hither came the Cows' Mother, conscious, from the stable, To streams that flow with biting waves to deserts; and heaven is stablished like a firm-set pillar.

अस्मा उक्थाय पर्वतस्य गर्भो महीनां जनुषे पूर्व्याय। वि पर्वतो जिहीत साधत द्यौराविवासन्तो दसयन्त भूम॥

asmā ukthāya parvatasya garbho mahīnāṁ januṣe pūrvyāya | vi parvato jihīta sādhata dyaurāvivāsanto dasayanta bhūma ||

This laud hath won the burden of the mountain. To aid the ancient birth of mighty waters The mountain parted, Heaven performed his office. The worshippers were worn with constant serving.

सूक्तेभिर्वो वचोभिर्देवजुष्टैरिन्द्रा न्वग्नी अवसे हुवध्यै। उक्थेभिर्हि ष्मा कवयः सुयज्ञा आविवासन्तो मरुतो यजन्ति॥

sūktebhirvo vacobhirdevajuṣṭairindrā nvagnī avase huvadhyai | ukthebhirhi ṣmā kavayaḥ suyajñā āvivāsanto maruto yajanti ||

With hymns and God-loved words will I invoke you, Indra and Agni, to obtain your favour, For verily sages, skilled in sacrificing, worship the Maruts and with lauds invite them.

एतो न्वद्य सुध्यो भवाम प्र दुच्छुना मिनवामा वरीयः। आरे द्वेषांसि सनुतर्दधामायाम प्राञ्चो यजमानमच्छ॥

eto nvadya sudhyo bhavāma pra ducchunā minavāmā varīyaḥ | āre dveṣāṁsi sanutardadhāmāyāma prāñco yajamānamaccha ||

This day approach us: may our thoughts be holy, far from us let us cast away misfortune. Let us keep those who hate us at a distance, and haste to meet the man who sacrifices.

एता धियं कृणवामा सखायोऽप या माताँ ऋणुत व्रजं गोः। यया मनुर्विशिशिप्रं जिगाय यया वणिग्वङ्कुरापा पुरीषम्॥

etā dhiyaṁ kṛṇavāmā sakhāyo'pa yā mātā ṛṇuta vrajaṁ goḥ | yayā manurviśiśipraṁ jigāya yayā vaṇigvaṅkurāpā purīṣam ||

Come, let us carry out, O friends, the purpose wherewith the Mother threw the Cow's stall open, That wherewith Manu conquered Visisipra, wherewith the wandering merchant gained heaven's water.

अनूनोदत्र हस्तयतो अद्रिरार्चन्येन दश मासो नवग्वाः। ऋतं यती सरमा गा अविन्दद्विश्वानि सत्याङ्गिराश्चकार॥

anūnodatra hastayato adrirārcanyena daśa māso navagvāḥ | ṛtaṁ yatī saramā gā avindadviśvāni satyāṅgirāścakāra ||

Here, urged by hands, loudly hath rung the press-stone wherewith Navagvas through ten months sang praises. Sarama went aright and found the cattle. Angiras gave effect to all their labours.

विश्वे अस्या व्युषि माहिनायाः सं यद्गोभिरङ्गिरसो नवन्त। उत्स आसां परमे सधस्थ ऋतस्य पथा सरमा विदद्गाः॥

viśve asyā vyuṣi māhināyāḥ saṁ yadgobhiraṅgiraso navanta | utsa āsāṁ parame sadhastha ṛtasya pathā saramā vidadgāḥ ||

When at the dawning of this mighty Goddess, Angirases all sang forth with the cattle,- Their spring is in the loftiest place of meeting,-Sarama found the kine by Order's pathway.

आ सूर्यो यातु सप्ताश्वः क्षेत्रं यदस्योर्विया दीर्घयाथे। रघुः श्येनः पतयदन्धो अच्छा युवा कविर्दीदयद्गोषु गच्छन्॥

ā sūryo yātu saptāśvaḥ kṣetraṁ yadasyorviyā dīrghayāthe | raghuḥ śyenaḥ patayadandho acchā yuvā kavirdīdayadgoṣu gacchan ||

Borne by his Coursers Seven may Surya visit the field that spreadeth wide for his long journey. Down on the Soma swooped the rapid Falcon. Bright was the young Sage moving mid his cattle.

आ सूर्यो अरुहच्छुक्रमर्णोऽयुक्त यद्धरितो वीतपृष्ठाः। उद्ना न नावमनयन्त धीरा आशृण्वतीरापो अर्वागतिष्ठन्॥

ā sūryo aruhacchukramarṇo'yukta yaddharito vītapṛṣṭhāḥ | udnā na nāvamanayanta dhīrā āśṛṇvatīrāpo arvāgatiṣṭhan ||

Surya hath mounted to the shining ocean when he hath yoked his fair-backed Tawny Horses. The wise have drawn him like a ship through water: the floods obedient have descended hither.

धियं वो अप्सु दधिषे स्वर्षां ययातरन्दश मासो नवग्वाः। अया धिया स्याम देवगोपा अया धिया तुतुर्यामात्यंहः॥

dhiyaṁ vo apsu dadhiṣe svarṣāṁ yayātarandaśa māso navagvāḥ | ayā dhiyā syāma devagopā ayā dhiyā tuturyāmātyaṁhaḥ ||

I lay upon the Floods your hymn, lightwinning, wherewith Navagvas their ten months completed. Through this our hymn may we have Gods to guard us: through this our hymn pass safe beyond affliction.