Sukta 60

ईळे अग्निं स्ववसं नमोभिरिह प्रसत्तो वि चयत्कृतं नः। रथैरिव प्र भरे वाजयद्भिः प्रदक्षिणिन्मरुतां स्तोममृध्याम्॥

īḻe agniṁ svavasaṁ namobhiriha prasatto vi cayatkṛtaṁ naḥ | rathairiva pra bhare vājayadbhiḥ pradakṣiṇinmarutāṁ stomamṛdhyām ||

I LAUD with reverence the gracious Agni: here may he sit and part our meed among us. As with spoil-seeking cars I bring oblation: turned rightward I will swell the Marut's, praise-song.

आ ये तस्थुः पृषतीषु श्रुतासु सुखेषु रुद्रा मरुतो रथेषु। वना चिदुग्रा जिहते नि वो भिया पृथिवी चिद्रेजते पर्वतश्चित्॥

ā ye tasthuḥ pṛṣatīṣu śrutāsu sukheṣu rudrā maruto ratheṣu | vanā cidugrā jihate ni vo bhiyā pṛthivī cidrejate parvataścit ||

The Maruts, yea, the Rudras, who have mounted their famous spotted deer and cars swift-moving,- Before you, fierce Ones! woods bow down in terror: Earth, even the mountain, trembles at your coming.

पर्वतश्चिन्महि वृद्धो बिभाय दिवश्चित्सानु रेजत स्वने वः। यत्क्रीळथ मरुत ऋष्टिमन्त आप इव सध्र्यञ्चो धवध्वे॥

parvataścinmahi vṛddho bibhāya divaścitsānu rejata svane vaḥ | yatkrīḻatha maruta ṛṣṭimanta āpa iva sadhryañco dhavadhve ||

Though vast and tall, the mountain is affrighted, the height of heaven is shaken at your roaring When, armed with lances, ye are sporting, Maruts, and rush along together like the waters.

वरा इवेद्रैवतासो हिरण्यैरभि स्वधाभिस्तन्वः पिपिश्रे। श्रिये श्रेयांसस्तवसो रथेषु सत्रा महांसि चक्रिरे तनूषु॥

varā ivedraivatāso hiraṇyairabhi svadhābhistanvaḥ pipiśre | śriye śreyāṁsastavaso ratheṣu satrā mahāṁsi cakrire tanūṣu ||

They, like young suitors, sons of wealthy houses, have with their golden natures decked their bodies. Strong on their cars, the lordly Ones, for glory, have set their splendours on their forms for ever.

अज्येष्ठासो अकनिष्ठास एते सं भ्रातरो वावृधुः सौभगाय। युवा पिता स्वपा रुद्र एषां सुदुघा पृश्निः सुदिना मरुद्भ्यः॥

ajyeṣṭhāso akaniṣṭhāsa ete saṁ bhrātaro vāvṛdhuḥ saubhagāya | yuvā pitā svapā rudra eṣāṁ sudughā pṛśniḥ sudinā marudbhyaḥ ||

None being eldest, none among them youngest, as brothers they have grown to happy fortune. May their Sire Rudra, young and deft, and Prsni pouring much milk, bring fair days to the Maruts.

यदुत्तमे मरुतो मध्यमे वा यद्वावमे सुभगासो दिवि ष्ठ। अतो नो रुद्रा उत वा न्वस्याग्ने वित्ताद्धविषो यद्यजाम॥

yaduttame maruto madhyame vā yadvāvame subhagāso divi ṣṭha | ato no rudrā uta vā nvasyāgne vittāddhaviṣo yadyajāma ||

Whether, O blessed Maruts, ye be dwelling in highest, midmost, or in lowest heaven, Thence, O ye Rudras, and thou also, Agni, notice the sacrificial food we offer.

अग्निश्च यन्मरुतो विश्ववेदसो दिवो वहध्व उत्तरादधि ष्णुभिः। ते मन्दसाना धुनयो रिशादसो वामं धत्त यजमानाय सुन्वते॥

agniśca yanmaruto viśvavedaso divo vahadhva uttarādadhi ṣṇubhiḥ | te mandasānā dhunayo riśādaso vāmaṁ dhatta yajamānāya sunvate ||

O Maruts, Lords of all, when Agni and when ye drive downward from sublimest heaven along the heights, Shakers of all, rejoicing, slayers of the foe, give riches to the Soma-pressing worshipper.

अग्ने मरुद्भिः शुभयद्भिरृक्वभिः सोमं पिब मन्दसानो गणश्रिभिः। पावकेभिर्विश्वमिन्वेभिरायुभिर्वैश्वानर प्रदिवा केतुना सजूः॥

agne marudbhiḥ śubhayadbhirṛkvabhiḥ somaṁ piba mandasāno gaṇaśribhiḥ | pāvakebhirviśvaminvebhirāyubhirvaiśvānara pradivā ketunā sajūḥ ||

O Agni, with the Maruts as they gleam and sing, gathered in troop, rejoicing drink the Soma juice; With these the living ones who cleanse and further all, joined with thy banner, O Vaisvanara, from of old.