Sukta 89

प्रो स्य वह्निः पथ्याभिरस्यान्दिवो न वृष्टिः पवमानो अक्षाः। सहस्रधारो असदन्न्यस्मे मातुरुपस्थे वन आ च सोमः॥

pro sya vahniḥ pathyābhirasyāndivo na vṛṣṭiḥ pavamāno akṣāḥ | sahasradhāro asadannyasme māturupasthe vana ā ca somaḥ ||

THIS Chariot-horse hath moved along the pathways, and Pavamana flowed like rain from heaven. With us hath Soma with a thousand currents sunk in the wood, upon his Mother's bosom.

राजा सिन्धूनामवसिष्ट वास ऋतस्य नावमारुहद्रजिष्ठाम्। अप्सु द्रप्सो वावृधे श्येनजूतो दुह ईं पिता दुह ईं पितुर्जाम्॥

rājā sindhūnāmavasiṣṭa vāsa ṛtasya nāvamāruhadrajiṣṭhām | apsu drapso vāvṛdhe śyenajūto duha īṁ pitā duha īṁ piturjām ||

King, he hath clothed him in the robe of rivers, mounted the straightest-going ship of Order. Sped by the Hawk the drop hath waxed in waters: the father drains it, drains the Father's offspring.

सिंहं नसन्त मध्वो अयासं हरिमरुषं दिवो अस्य पतिम्। शूरो युत्सु प्रथमः पृच्छते गा अस्य चक्षसा परि पात्युक्षा॥

siṁhaṁ nasanta madhvo ayāsaṁ harimaruṣaṁ divo asya patim | śūro yutsu prathamaḥ pṛcchate gā asya cakṣasā pari pātyukṣā ||

They come to him, red, tawny, Lord of Heaven, the watchful Guardian of the meath, the Lion. First, Hero in the fight, he seeks the cattle, and with his eye the Steer is our protector.

मधुपृष्ठं घोरमयासमश्वं रथे युञ्जन्त्युरुचक्र ऋष्वम्। स्वसार ईं जामयो मर्जयन्ति सनाभयो वाजिनमूर्जयन्ति॥

madhupṛṣṭhaṁ ghoramayāsamaśvaṁ rathe yuñjantyurucakra ṛṣvam | svasāra īṁ jāmayo marjayanti sanābhayo vājinamūrjayanti ||

They harness to the broad-wheeled car the mighty Courser whose back bears meath, unwearied, awful. The twins, the sisters brighten him, and strengthen-these children of one damethe vigorous Racer.

चतस्र ईं घृतदुहः सचन्ते समाने अन्तर्धरुणे निषत्ताः। ता ईमर्षन्ति नमसा पुनानास्ता ईं विश्वतः परि षन्ति पूर्वीः॥

catasra īṁ ghṛtaduhaḥ sacante samāne antardharuṇe niṣattāḥ | tā īmarṣanti namasā punānāstā īṁ viśvataḥ pari ṣanti pūrvīḥ ||

Four pouring out the holy oil attend him, sitting together in the same container. To him they flow, when purified, with homage, and still, from every side, are first about him.

विष्टम्भो दिवो धरुणः पृथिव्या विश्वा उत क्षितयो हस्ते अस्य। असत्त उत्सो गृणते नियुत्वान्मध्वो अंशुः पवत इन्द्रियाय॥

viṣṭambho divo dharuṇaḥ pṛthivyā viśvā uta kṣitayo haste asya | asatta utso gṛṇate niyutvānmadhvo aṁśuḥ pavata indriyāya ||

He is the buttress of the heavens, supporter of earth, and in his hand are all the people. Be the team's Lord a well to thee the singer: cleansed is the sweet plant's stalk for deed of glory.

वन्वन्नवातो अभि देववीतिमिन्द्राय सोम वृत्रहा पवस्व। शग्धि महः पुरुश्चन्द्रस्य रायः सुवीर्यस्य पतयः स्याम॥

vanvannavāto abhi devavītimindrāya soma vṛtrahā pavasva | śagdhi mahaḥ puruścandrasya rāyaḥ suvīryasya patayaḥ syāma ||

Fighting, uninjured come where Gods are feasted; Soma, as Vitra-slayer flow for Indra. Vouchsafe us ample riches very splendid may we be masters of heroic vigour.