Sukta 22

ओ त्यमह्व आ रथमद्या दंसिष्ठमूतये। यमश्विना सुहवा रुद्रवर्तनी आ सूर्यायै तस्थथुः॥

o tyamahva ā rathamadyā daṁsiṣṭhamūtaye | yamaśvinā suhavā rudravartanī ā sūryāyai tasthathuḥ ||

HITHERWARD have I called to-day, for succour, that most wondrous car Which ye ascended, Asvins, ye whose paths are red, swift to give Car, for Surya's sake.

पूर्वायुषं सुहवं पुरुस्पृहं भुज्युं वाजेषु पूर्व्यम्। सचनावन्तं सुमतिभिः सोभरे विद्वेषसमनेहसम्॥

pūrvāyuṣaṁ suhavaṁ puruspṛhaṁ bhujyuṁ vājeṣu pūrvyam | sacanāvantaṁ sumatibhiḥ sobhare vidveṣasamanehasam ||

Car ever young, much longed-for, easily invoked, soon guided, first in deeds of might, Which waits and serves, O Sobhari, with benevolence, without a rival or a foe.

इह त्या पुरुभूतमा देवा नमोभिरश्विना। अर्वाचीना स्ववसे करामहे गन्तारा दाशुषो गृहम्॥

iha tyā purubhūtamā devā namobhiraśvinā | arvācīnā svavase karāmahe gantārā dāśuṣo gṛham ||

These Asvins with our homage, these Two Omnipresent Deities Hitherward will we bring for kind help, these who seek the dwelling of the worshipper.

युवो रथस्य परि चक्रमीयत ईर्मान्यद्वामिषण्यति। अस्माँ अच्छा सुमतिर्वां शुभस्पती आ धेनुरिव धावतु॥

yuvo rathasya pari cakramīyata īrmānyadvāmiṣaṇyati | asmā acchā sumatirvāṁ śubhaspatī ā dhenuriva dhāvatu ||

One of your chariot wheels is moving swiftly round, one speeds for you its onward course. Like a milch-cow, O Lords of splendour, and with haste let your benevolence come to us.

रथो यो वां त्रिवन्धुरो हिरण्याभीशुरश्विना। परि द्यावापृथिवी भूषति श्रुतस्तेन नासत्या गतम्॥

ratho yo vāṁ trivandhuro hiraṇyābhīśuraśvinā | pari dyāvāpṛthivī bhūṣati śrutastena nāsatyā gatam ||

That chariot of yours which hath a triple seat and reins of gold, The famous car that traverseth the heaven and earth, thereon Nasatyas, Asvins, come.

दशस्यन्ता मनवे पूर्व्यं दिवि यवं वृकेण कर्षथः। ता वामद्य सुमतिभिः शुभस्पती अश्विना प्र स्तुवीमहि॥

daśasyantā manave pūrvyaṁ divi yavaṁ vṛkeṇa karṣathaḥ | tā vāmadya sumatibhiḥ śubhaspatī aśvinā pra stuvīmahi ||

Ye with your plough, when favouring Manu with your help, ploughed the first harvest in the sky. As such will we exalt you, Lords of splendour, now, O Asvins, with our prayer and praise.

उप नो वाजिनीवसू यातमृतस्य पथिभिः। येभिस्तृक्षिं वृषणा त्रासदस्यवं महे क्षत्राय जिन्वथः॥

upa no vājinīvasū yātamṛtasya pathibhiḥ | yebhistṛkṣiṁ vṛṣaṇā trāsadasyavaṁ mahe kṣatrāya jinvathaḥ ||

Come to us, Lords of ample wealth, by paths of everlasting Law, Whereby to high dominion ye with mighty strength raised Trksi, Trasadasyu's son.

अयं वामद्रिभिः सुतः सोमो नरा वृषण्वसू। आ यातं सोमपीतये पिबतं दाशुषो गृहे॥

ayaṁ vāmadribhiḥ sutaḥ somo narā vṛṣaṇvasū | ā yātaṁ somapītaye pibataṁ dāśuṣo gṛhe ||

This Soma pressed with stones is yours, ye Heroes, Lords of plenteous wealth. Approach to drink the Soma, come, drink in the worshipper's abode.

आ हि रुहतमश्विना रथे कोशे हिरण्यये वृषण्वसू। युञ्जाथां पीवरीरिषः॥

ā hi ruhatamaśvinā rathe kośe hiraṇyaye vṛṣaṇvasū | yuñjāthāṁ pīvarīriṣaḥ ||

O Asvins, mount the chariot, mount the golden seat, ye who are Lords of plenteous wealth, And bring to us abundant food.

याभिः पक्थमवथो याभिरध्रिगुं याभिर्बभ्रुं विजोषसम्। ताभिर्नो मक्षू तूयमश्विना गतं भिषज्यतं यदातुरम्॥

yābhiḥ pakthamavatho yābhiradhriguṁ yābhirbabhruṁ vijoṣasam | tābhirno makṣū tūyamaśvinā gataṁ bhiṣajyataṁ yadāturam ||

The aids wherewith ye helped Paktha and Adhrigt;, and Babhru severed from his friends,- With those, O Asvins, come hither with speed and soon, and heal whatever is diseased.

यदध्रिगावो अध्रिगू इदा चिदह्नो अश्विना हवामहे। वयं गीर्भिर्विपन्यवः॥

yadadhrigāvo adhrigū idā cidahno aśvinā havāmahe | vayaṁ gīrbhirvipanyavaḥ ||

When we continually invoke the Asvins, the resistless, at this time of day, We lovers of the song, with songs.

ताभिरा यातं वृषणोप मे हवं विश्वप्सुं विश्ववार्यम्। इषा मंहिष्ठा पुरुभूतमा नरा याभिः क्रिविं वावृधुस्ताभिरा गतम्॥

tābhirā yātaṁ vṛṣaṇopa me havaṁ viśvapsuṁ viśvavāryam | iṣā maṁhiṣṭhā purubhūtamā narā yābhiḥ kriviṁ vāvṛdhustābhirā gatam ||

Through these, ye Mighty Ones, come hither to my call which brings all blessings, wears all forms,- Tlirough which, All-present Heroes, lavishest of food ye strengthened Krvi, come through these.

ताविदा चिदहानां तावश्विना वन्दमान उप ब्रुवे। ता उ नमोभिरीमहे॥

tāvidā cidahānāṁ tāvaśvinā vandamāna upa bruve | tā u namobhirīmahe ||

I speak to both of these as such, these Asvins whom I reverence at this time of day: With homage we entreat them both.

ताविद्दोषा ता उषसि शुभस्पती ता यामन्रुद्रवर्तनी। मा नो मर्ताय रिपवे वाजिनीवसू परो रुद्रावति ख्यतम्॥

tāviddoṣā tā uṣasi śubhaspatī tā yāmanrudravartanī | mā no martāya ripave vājinīvasū paro rudrāvati khyatam ||

Ye who are Lords of splendour, ye whose paths are red, at eve, at mom, at sacrifice, Give us not utterly as prey to mortal foe, ye Rudras, Lords of ample wealth.

आ सुग्म्याय सुग्म्यं प्राता रथेनाश्विना वा सक्षणी। हुवे पितेव सोभरी॥

ā sugmyāya sugmyaṁ prātā rathenāśvinā vā sakṣaṇī | huve piteva sobharī ||

For bliss I call. the blissful car, at morn the inseparable Asvins with their car I call, like Sobhari our sire.

मनोजवसा वृषणा मदच्युता मक्षुंगमाभिरूतिभिः। आरात्ताच्चिद्भूतमस्मे अवसे पूर्वीभिः पुरुभोजसा॥

manojavasā vṛṣaṇā madacyutā makṣuṁgamābhirūtibhiḥ | ārāttāccidbhūtamasme avase pūrvībhiḥ purubhojasā ||

Rapid as thought, and strong, and speeding to thejoy, bringing.your swiftly-coming help, Be to us a protection even from far away Lords of great wealth, with many aids.'

आ नो अश्वावदश्विना वर्तिर्यासिष्टं मधुपातमा नरा। गोमद्दस्रा हिरण्यवत्॥

ā no aśvāvadaśvinā vartiryāsiṣṭaṁ madhupātamā narā | gomaddasrā hiraṇyavat ||

Come, Wonder-Workers, to our home, our home, O Asvins, rich in cattle, steeds, and gold, Chief drinkers of the Soma's juice

सुप्रावर्गं सुवीर्यं सुष्ठु वार्यमनाधृष्टं रक्षस्विना। अस्मिन्ना वामायाने वाजिनीवसू विश्वा वामानि धीमहि॥

suprāvargaṁ suvīryaṁ suṣṭhu vāryamanādhṛṣṭaṁ rakṣasvinā | asminnā vāmāyāne vājinīvasū viśvā vāmāni dhīmahi ||

Choice-worthy strength, heroic, firm and excellent, uninjured by the Raksas foe, At this your coming nigh, ye Lords of ample wealth and all good things, may we obtain.