Sukta 93

शुचिं नु स्तोमं नवजातमद्येन्द्राग्नी वृत्रहणा जुषेथाम्। उभा हि वां सुहवा जोहवीमि ता वाजं सद्य उशते धेष्ठा॥

śuciṁ nu stomaṁ navajātamadyendrāgnī vṛtrahaṇā juṣethām | ubhā hi vāṁ suhavā johavīmi tā vājaṁ sadya uśate dheṣṭhā ||

SLAYERS of enemies, Indra and Agni, accept this day our new-born pure laudation. Again, again I call you prompt to listen, best to give quickly strength to him who craves it.

ता सानसी शवसाना हि भूतं साकंवृधा शवसा शूशुवांसा। क्षयन्तौ रायो यवसस्य भूरेः पृङ्क्तं वाजस्य स्थविरस्य घृष्वेः॥

tā sānasī śavasānā hi bhūtaṁ sākaṁvṛdhā śavasā śūśuvāṁsā | kṣayantau rāyo yavasasya bhūreḥ pṛṅktaṁ vājasya sthavirasya ghṛṣveḥ ||

For ye were strong to gain, exceeding mighty, growing together, waxing in your vigour. Lords of the pasture filled with ample riches, bestow upon us strength both fresh and lasting.

उपो ह यद्विदथं वाजिनो गुर्धीभिर्विप्राः प्रमतिमिच्छमानाः। अर्वन्तो न काष्ठां नक्षमाणा इन्द्राग्नी जोहुवतो नरस्ते॥

upo ha yadvidathaṁ vājino gurdhībhirviprāḥ pramatimicchamānāḥ | arvanto na kāṣṭhāṁ nakṣamāṇā indrāgnī johuvato naraste ||

Yea when the strong have entered our assembly, and singers seeking with their hymns your favour, They are like steeds who come into the race-course, those men who call aloud on Indra-Agni.

गीर्भिर्विप्रः प्रमतिमिच्छमान ईट्टे रयिं यशसं पूर्वभाजम्। इन्द्राग्नी वृत्रहणा सुवज्रा प्र नो नव्येभिस्तिरतं देष्णैः॥

gīrbhirvipraḥ pramatimicchamāna īṭṭe rayiṁ yaśasaṁ pūrvabhājam | indrāgnī vṛtrahaṇā suvajrā pra no navyebhistirataṁ deṣṇaiḥ ||

The singer, seeking with his hymns your favour, begs splendid riches of their first possessor. Further us with new bounties, Indra-Agni, armed with strong thunder, slayers of the foeman.

सं यन्मही मिथती स्पर्धमाने तनूरुचा शूरसाता यतैते। अदेवयुं विदथे देवयुभिः सत्रा हतं सोमसुता जनेन॥

saṁ yanmahī mithatī spardhamāne tanūrucā śūrasātā yataite | adevayuṁ vidathe devayubhiḥ satrā hataṁ somasutā janena ||

When two great hosts, arrayed against each other, meet clothed with brightness, in the fierce encounter Stand ye beside the godly, smite the godless; and still assist the men who press the Soma.

इमामु षु सोमसुतिमुप न एन्द्राग्नी सौमनसाय यातम्। नू चिद्धि परिमम्नाथे अस्माना वां शश्वद्भिर्ववृतीय वाजैः॥

imāmu ṣu somasutimupa na endrāgnī saumanasāya yātam | nū ciddhi parimamnāthe asmānā vāṁ śaśvadbhirvavṛtīya vājaiḥ ||

To this our Soma-pressing, Indra-Agni, come ye prepared to show your loving-kindness, For not at any time have ye despised us. So may I draw you with all strengthenings hither.

सो अग्न एना नमसा समिद्धोऽच्छा मित्रं वरुणमिन्द्रं वोचेः। यत्सीमागश्चकृमा तत्सु मृळ तदर्यमादितिः शिश्रथन्तु॥

so agna enā namasā samiddho'cchā mitraṁ varuṇamindraṁ voceḥ | yatsīmāgaścakṛmā tatsu mṛḻa tadaryamāditiḥ śiśrathantu ||

So Agni, kindled mid this adoration, invite thou Mitra, Varuna, and Indra. Forgive whatever sin we have committed may Aryaman and Aditi remove it.

एता अग्न आशुषाणास इष्टीर्युवोः सचाभ्यश्याम वाजान्। मेन्द्रो नो विष्णुर्मरुतः परि ख्यन्यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः॥

etā agna āśuṣāṇāsa iṣṭīryuvoḥ sacābhyaśyāma vājān | mendro no viṣṇurmarutaḥ pari khyanyūyaṁ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||

While we accelerate these our sacrifices, may we win strength from both of you, O Agni: Ne'er may the Maruts, Indra, Visnu slight us. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.