Sukta 97

यज्ञे दिवो नृषदने पृथिव्या नरो यत्र देवयवो मदन्ति। इन्द्राय यत्र सवनानि सुन्वे गमन्मदाय प्रथमं वयश्च॥

yajñe divo nṛṣadane pṛthivyā naro yatra devayavo madanti | indrāya yatra savanāni sunve gamanmadāya prathamaṁ vayaśca ||

WHERE Heaven and Earth combine in men's assembly, and ttose who love the Gods delight in worship, Where the libations are effused for Indra, may he come first to drink and make him stronger.

आ दैव्या वृणीमहेऽवांसि बृहस्पतिर्नो मह आ सखायः। यथा भवेम मीळ्हुषे अनागा यो नो दाता परावतः पितेव॥

ā daivyā vṛṇīmahe'vāṁsi bṛhaspatirno maha ā sakhāyaḥ | yathā bhavema mīḻhuṣe anāgā yo no dātā parāvataḥ piteva ||

We crave the heavenly grace of Gods to guard us-so may Brhaspati, O friends, exalt us- That he, the Bounteous God, may find us sintess, who giveth from a distance like a father.

तमु ज्येष्ठं नमसा हविर्भिः सुशेवं ब्रह्मणस्पतिं गृणीषे। इन्द्रं श्लोको महि दैव्यः सिषक्तु यो ब्रह्मणो देवकृतस्य राजा॥

tamu jyeṣṭhaṁ namasā havirbhiḥ suśevaṁ brahmaṇaspatiṁ gṛṇīṣe | indraṁ śloko mahi daivyaḥ siṣaktu yo brahmaṇo devakṛtasya rājā ||

That Brahmanaspati, most High and Gracious, I glorify with offerings and with homage. May the great song of praise divine, reach Indra who is the King of prayer the Gods' creation.

स आ नो योनिं सदतु प्रेष्ठो बृहस्पतिर्विश्ववारो यो अस्ति। कामो रायः सुवीर्यस्य तं दात्पर्षन्नो अति सश्चतो अरिष्टान्॥

sa ā no yoniṁ sadatu preṣṭho bṛhaspatirviśvavāro yo asti | kāmo rāyaḥ suvīryasya taṁ dātparṣanno ati saścato ariṣṭān ||

May that Brhaspati who brings all blessings, most dearly loved, be seated by our altar. Heroes and wealth we crave; may he bestow them, and bear us safe beyond the men who vex us.

तमा नो अर्कममृताय जुष्टमिमे धासुरमृतासः पुराजाः। शुचिक्रन्दं यजतं पस्त्यानां बृहस्पतिमनर्वाणं हुवेम॥

tamā no arkamamṛtāya juṣṭamime dhāsuramṛtāsaḥ purājāḥ | śucikrandaṁ yajataṁ pastyānāṁ bṛhaspatimanarvāṇaṁ huvema ||

To us these Deathless Ones, erst born, have granted this laud of ours which gives the Immortal pleasure. Let us invoke Brhaspati, the foeless, the clear-voiced God, the Holy One of households

तं शग्मासो अरुषासो अश्वा बृहस्पतिं सहवाहो वहन्ति। सहश्चिद्यस्य नीलवत्सधस्थं नभो न रूपमरुषं वसानाः॥

taṁ śagmāso aruṣāso aśvā bṛhaspatiṁ sahavāho vahanti | sahaścidyasya nīlavatsadhasthaṁ nabho na rūpamaruṣaṁ vasānāḥ ||

Him, this Brhaspati, his red-hued horses, drawing together, full of strength, bring hither. Robed in red colour like the cloud, they carry the Lord of Might whose friendship gives a dwelling.

स हि शुचिः शतपत्रः स शुन्ध्युर्हिरण्यवाशीरिषिरः स्वर्षाः। बृहस्पतिः स स्वावेश ऋष्वः पुरू सखिभ्य आसुतिं करिष्ठः॥

sa hi śuciḥ śatapatraḥ sa śundhyurhiraṇyavāśīriṣiraḥ svarṣāḥ | bṛhaspatiḥ sa svāveśa ṛṣvaḥ purū sakhibhya āsutiṁ kariṣṭhaḥ ||

For he is pure, with hundred wings, refulgent, with sword of gold, impetuous, winning sunlight. Sublime Brhaspati, easy of access granteth his friends most bountiful refreshment.

देवी देवस्य रोदसी जनित्री बृहस्पतिं वावृधतुर्महित्वा। दक्षाय्याय दक्षता सखायः करद्ब्रह्मणे सुतरा सुगाधा॥

devī devasya rodasī janitrī bṛhaspatiṁ vāvṛdhaturmahitvā | dakṣāyyāya dakṣatā sakhāyaḥ karadbrahmaṇe sutarā sugādhā ||

Both Heaven and Earth, divine, the Deity's Parents, have made Brhaspati increase in grandeur. Glorify him, O friends, who merits glory: may he give prayer fair way and easy passage.

इयं वां ब्रह्मणस्पते सुवृक्तिर्ब्रह्मेन्द्राय वज्रिणे अकारि। अविष्टं धियो जिगृतं पुरंधीर्जजस्तमर्यो वनुषामरातीः॥

iyaṁ vāṁ brahmaṇaspate suvṛktirbrahmendrāya vajriṇe akāri | aviṣṭaṁ dhiyo jigṛtaṁ puraṁdhīrjajastamaryo vanuṣāmarātīḥ ||

This, Brahmanaspati, is your laudation prayer hath been made to thunderwielding Indra. Favour our songs, wake up our thought and spirit: destroy the godless and our foemen's malice.

बृहस्पते युवमिन्द्रश्च वस्वो दिव्यस्येशाथे उत पार्थिवस्य। धत्तं रयिं स्तुवते कीरये चिद्यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः॥

bṛhaspate yuvamindraśca vasvo divyasyeśāthe uta pārthivasya | dhattaṁ rayiṁ stuvate kīraye cidyūyaṁ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||

Ye Twain are Lords of wealth in earth and heaven, thou, O Brhaspati, and thou, O Indra. Mean though he be, give wealth to him who lauds you. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.