Sukta 73

अतारिष्म तमसस्पारमस्य प्रति स्तोमं देवयन्तो दधानाः। पुरुदंसा पुरुतमा पुराजामर्त्या हवते अश्विना गीः॥

atāriṣma tamasaspāramasya prati stomaṁ devayanto dadhānāḥ | purudaṁsā purutamā purājāmartyā havate aśvinā gīḥ ||

WE have o'erpassed the limit of this darkness while, worshipping the Gods, we sang their praises. The song invoketh both Immortal Asvins far-reaching, born of old, great WonderWorkers.

न्यु प्रियो मनुषः सादि होता नासत्या यो यजते वन्दते च। अश्नीतं मध्वो अश्विना उपाक आ वां वोचे विदथेषु प्रयस्वान्॥

nyu priyo manuṣaḥ sādi hotā nāsatyā yo yajate vandate ca | aśnītaṁ madhvo aśvinā upāka ā vāṁ voce vidatheṣu prayasvān ||

And, O Nasatyas, man's dear Priest is seated, who brings to sacrifice and offers worship, Be near and taste the pleasant juice, O Asvins: with food, I call you to the sacrifices.

अहेम यज्ञं पथामुराणा इमां सुवृक्तिं वृषणा जुषेथाम्। श्रुष्टीवेव प्रेषितो वामबोधि प्रति स्तोमैर्जरमाणो वसिष्ठः॥

ahema yajñaṁ pathāmurāṇā imāṁ suvṛktiṁ vṛṣaṇā juṣethām | śruṣṭīveva preṣito vāmabodhi prati stomairjaramāṇo vasiṣṭhaḥ ||

We choosing you, have let our worship follow its course: ye Steers, accept this hymn with favour. Obeying you as your appointed servant, Vasistha singing hath with lauds aroused you.

उप त्या वह्नी गमतो विशं नो रक्षोहणा सम्भृता वीळुपाणी। समन्धांस्यग्मत मत्सराणि मा नो मर्धिष्टमा गतं शिवेन॥

upa tyā vahnī gamato viśaṁ no rakṣohaṇā sambhṛtā vīḻupāṇī | samandhāṁsyagmata matsarāṇi mā no mardhiṣṭamā gataṁ śivena ||

And these Two Priests come nigh unto our people, united, demon-slayers, mighty-handed. The juices that exhilarate are mingled. Injure us not, but come with happy fortune.

आ पश्चातान्नासत्या पुरस्तादाश्विना यातमधरादुदक्तात्। आ विश्वतः पाञ्चजन्येन राया यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः॥

ā paścātānnāsatyā purastādāśvinā yātamadharādudaktāt | ā viśvataḥ pāñcajanyena rāyā yūyaṁ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||

Come from the west, come from the cast, Nasatyas, come, Asvins, from below and from above us. Bring wealth from all sides for the Fivefold People. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.