Sukta 35

शं न इन्द्राग्नी भवतामवोभिः शं न इन्द्रावरुणा रातहव्या। शमिन्द्रासोमा सुविताय शं योः शं न इन्द्रापूषणा वाजसातौ॥

śaṁ na indrāgnī bhavatāmavobhiḥ śaṁ na indrāvaruṇā rātahavyā | śamindrāsomā suvitāya śaṁ yoḥ śaṁ na indrāpūṣaṇā vājasātau ||

BEFRIEND us with their aids Indra and Agni, Indra and Varuna who receive oblations! Indra and Soma give health, strength and comfort, Indra and Pusan be our help in battle.

शं नो भगः शमु नः शंसो अस्तु शं नः पुरंधिः शमु सन्तु रायः। शं नः सत्यस्य सुयमस्य शंसः शं नो अर्यमा पुरुजातो अस्तु॥

śaṁ no bhagaḥ śamu naḥ śaṁso astu śaṁ naḥ puraṁdhiḥ śamu santu rāyaḥ | śaṁ naḥ satyasya suyamasya śaṁsaḥ śaṁ no aryamā purujāto astu ||

Auspicious Friends to us be Bhaga, Sathsa, auspicious be Purandhi aid all Riches; The blessing of the true and well-conducted, and Aryaman in many forms apparent.

शं नो धाता शमु धर्ता नो अस्तु शं न उरूची भवतु स्वधाभिः। शं रोदसी बृहती शं नो अद्रिः शं नो देवानां सुहवानि सन्तु॥

śaṁ no dhātā śamu dhartā no astu śaṁ na urūcī bhavatu svadhābhiḥ | śaṁ rodasī bṛhatī śaṁ no adriḥ śaṁ no devānāṁ suhavāni santu ||

Kind unto us he Maker and Sustainer, and the far-reaching Pair with God-like natures. Auspicious unto us be Earth and Heaven, the Mountain, and the Gods' fair invocations.

शं नो अग्निर्ज्योतिरनीको अस्तु शं नो मित्रावरुणावश्विना शम्। शं नः सुकृतां सुकृतानि सन्तु शं न इषिरो अभि वातु वातः॥

śaṁ no agnirjyotiranīko astu śaṁ no mitrāvaruṇāvaśvinā śam | śaṁ naḥ sukṛtāṁ sukṛtāni santu śaṁ na iṣiro abhi vātu vātaḥ ||

Favour us Agni with his face of splendour, and Varuva and Mitra and the Asvins. Favour us noble actions of the pious, impetuous vita blow on us with favour.

शं नो द्यावापृथिवी पूर्वहूतौ शमन्तरिक्षं दृशये नो अस्तु। शं न ओषधीर्वनिनो भवन्तु शं नो रजसस्पतिरस्तु जिष्णुः॥

śaṁ no dyāvāpṛthivī pūrvahūtau śamantarikṣaṁ dṛśaye no astu | śaṁ na oṣadhīrvanino bhavantu śaṁ no rajasaspatirastu jiṣṇuḥ ||

Early invoked, may Heaven and Earth be friendly, and Air's mid-region good for us to look on. To us may Herbs and Forest-Trees be gracious, gracious the Lord Victorious of the region.

शं न इन्द्रो वसुभिर्देवो अस्तु शमादित्येभिर्वरुणः सुशंसः। शं नो रुद्रो रुद्रेभिर्जलाषः शं नस्त्वष्टा ग्नाभिरिह शृणोतु॥

śaṁ na indro vasubhirdevo astu śamādityebhirvaruṇaḥ suśaṁsaḥ | śaṁ no rudro rudrebhirjalāṣaḥ śaṁ nastvaṣṭā gnābhiriha śṛṇotu ||

Be the God Indra with the Vasus friendly, and, with Adityas, Varuna who blesseth. Kind, with the Rudras, be the Healer Rudra, and, with the Dames, may Tvastar kindly listen.

शं नः सोमो भवतु ब्रह्म शं नः शं नो ग्रावाणः शमु सन्तु यज्ञाः। शं नः स्वरूणां मितयो भवन्तु शं नः प्रस्वः शम्वस्तु वेदिः॥

śaṁ naḥ somo bhavatu brahma śaṁ naḥ śaṁ no grāvāṇaḥ śamu santu yajñāḥ | śaṁ naḥ svarūṇāṁ mitayo bhavantu śaṁ naḥ prasvaḥ śamvastu vediḥ ||

Blest unto us be Soma, and devotions, blest be the Sacrifice, the Stones for pressing. Blest be the fixing of the sacred Pillars, blest be the tender Grass and blest the Altar.

शं नः सूर्य उरुचक्षा उदेतु शं नश्चतस्रः प्रदिशो भवन्तु। शं नः पर्वता ध्रुवयो भवन्तु शं नः सिन्धवः शमु सन्त्वापः॥

śaṁ naḥ sūrya urucakṣā udetu śaṁ naścatasraḥ pradiśo bhavantu | śaṁ naḥ parvatā dhruvayo bhavantu śaṁ naḥ sindhavaḥ śamu santvāpaḥ ||

May the far-seeing Sun rise up to bless us: be the four Quarters of the sky auspicious. Auspicious be the firmly-seated Mountains, auspicious be the Rivers and the Waters.

शं नो अदितिर्भवतु व्रतेभिः शं नो भवन्तु मरुतः स्वर्काः। शं नो विष्णुः शमु पूषा नो अस्तु शं नो भवित्रं शम्वस्तु वायुः॥

śaṁ no aditirbhavatu vratebhiḥ śaṁ no bhavantu marutaḥ svarkāḥ | śaṁ no viṣṇuḥ śamu pūṣā no astu śaṁ no bhavitraṁ śamvastu vāyuḥ ||

May Adid through holy works be gracioas, and may the Maruts, loud in song, be friendly. May Visnu give felicity, and Pusan, the Air that cherisheth our life, and Vayu.

शं नो देवः सविता त्रायमाणः शं नो भवन्तूषसो विभातीः। शं नः पर्जन्यो भवतु प्रजाभ्यः शं नः क्षेत्रस्य पतिरस्तु शम्भुः॥

śaṁ no devaḥ savitā trāyamāṇaḥ śaṁ no bhavantūṣaso vibhātīḥ | śaṁ naḥ parjanyo bhavatu prajābhyaḥ śaṁ naḥ kṣetrasya patirastu śambhuḥ ||

Prosper us Savitar, the God who rescues, and let the radiant Mornings be propitious. Auspicious to all creatures be Parjanya, auspicious be the field's benign Protector.

शं नो देवा विश्वदेवा भवन्तु शं सरस्वती सह धीभिरस्तु। शमभिषाचः शमु रातिषाचः शं नो दिव्याः पार्थिवाः शं नो अप्याः॥

śaṁ no devā viśvadevā bhavantu śaṁ sarasvatī saha dhībhirastu | śamabhiṣācaḥ śamu rātiṣācaḥ śaṁ no divyāḥ pārthivāḥ śaṁ no apyāḥ ||

May all the fellowship of Gods befriend us, Sarasvati, with Holy Thoughts, be gracious. Friendly be they, the Liberal Ones who seek us, yea, those who dwell in heaven, on earth, in waters.

शं नः सत्यस्य पतयो भवन्तु शं नो अर्वन्तः शमु सन्तु गावः। शं न ऋभवः सुकृतः सुहस्ताः शं नो भवन्तु पितरो हवेषु॥

śaṁ naḥ satyasya patayo bhavantu śaṁ no arvantaḥ śamu santu gāvaḥ | śaṁ na ṛbhavaḥ sukṛtaḥ suhastāḥ śaṁ no bhavantu pitaro haveṣu ||

May the great Lords of Truth protect and aid us: blest to us be our horses and our cattle. Kind be the pious skilful-handed Rbhus, kind be the Fathers at our invocations.

शं नो अज एकपाद्देवो अस्तु शं नोऽहिर्बुध्न्यः शं समुद्रः। शं नो अपां नपात्पेरुरस्तु शं नः पृश्निर्भवतु देवगोपा॥

śaṁ no aja ekapāddevo astu śaṁ no'hirbudhnyaḥ śaṁ samudraḥ | śaṁ no apāṁ napātperurastu śaṁ naḥ pṛśnirbhavatu devagopā ||

May Aja-Ekapad, the God, be gracious, gracious the Dragon of the Deep, and Ocean. Gracious be he the swelling Child of Waters, gracious be Prsni who hath Gods to guard her.

आदित्या रुद्रा वसवो जुषन्तेदं ब्रह्म क्रियमाणं नवीयः। शृण्वन्तु नो दिव्याः पार्थिवासो गोजाता उत ये यज्ञियासः॥

ādityā rudrā vasavo juṣantedaṁ brahma kriyamāṇaṁ navīyaḥ | śṛṇvantu no divyāḥ pārthivāso gojātā uta ye yajñiyāsaḥ ||

So may the Rudras, Vasus, and Adityas accept the new hymn which we now are making. May all the Holy Ones of earth and heaven, and the Cow's offipring hear our invocation.

ये देवानां यज्ञिया यज्ञियानां मनोर्यजत्रा अमृता ऋतज्ञाः। ते नो रासन्तामुरुगायमद्य यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः॥

ye devānāṁ yajñiyā yajñiyānāṁ manoryajatrā amṛtā ṛtajñāḥ | te no rāsantāmurugāyamadya yūyaṁ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||

They who of Holy Gods are very holy, Immortal, knowing Law, whom man must worship,- May these to-day give us broad paths to travel. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.