Sukta 3

इनो राजन्नरतिः समिद्धो रौद्रो दक्षाय सुषुमाँ अदर्शि। चिकिद्वि भाति भासा बृहतासिक्नीमेति रुशतीमपाजन्॥

ino rājannaratiḥ samiddho raudro dakṣāya suṣumā adarśi | cikidvi bhāti bhāsā bṛhatāsiknīmeti ruśatīmapājan ||

O KING, the potent and terrific envoy, kindled for strength, is manifest in beauty. He shines, all-knowing, with his lotty splendour: chasing black Night he comes with white-rayed Morning.

कृष्णां यदेनीमभि वर्पसा भूज्जनयन्योषां बृहतः पितुर्जाम्। ऊर्ध्वं भानुं सूर्यस्य स्तभायन्दिवो वसुभिररतिर्वि भाति॥

kṛṣṇāṁ yadenīmabhi varpasā bhūjjanayanyoṣāṁ bṛhataḥ piturjām | ūrdhvaṁ bhānuṁ sūryasya stabhāyandivo vasubhiraratirvi bhāti ||

Having o'ercome the glimmering Black with beauty, and bringing forth the dame the Great Sire's Daughter, Holding aloft the radiant light of Surya, as messenger of heaven he shines with treasures.

भद्रो भद्रया सचमान आगात्स्वसारं जारो अभ्येति पश्चात्। सुप्रकेतैर्द्युभिरग्निर्वितिष्ठन्रुशद्भिर्वर्णैरभि राममस्थात्॥

bhadro bhadrayā sacamāna āgātsvasāraṁ jāro abhyeti paścāt | supraketairdyubhiragnirvitiṣṭhanruśadbhirvarṇairabhi rāmamasthāt ||

Attendant on the Blessed Dame the Blessed hath come: the Lover followeth his Sister. Agni, far-spreading with conspicuous lustre, hath compassed Night with whitelyshining garments.

अस्य यामासो बृहतो न वग्नूनिन्धाना अग्नेः सख्युः शिवस्य। ईड्यस्य वृष्णो बृहतः स्वासो भामासो यामन्नक्तवश्चिकित्रे॥

asya yāmāso bṛhato na vagnūnindhānā agneḥ sakhyuḥ śivasya | īḍyasya vṛṣṇo bṛhataḥ svāso bhāmāso yāmannaktavaścikitre ||

His goings-forth kindle as 'twere high voices the goings of the auspicious Friend of Agni. The rays, the bright beams of the strong-jawed, mighty, adorable Steer are visible as he cometh.

स्वना न यस्य भामासः पवन्ते रोचमानस्य बृहतः सुदिवः। ज्येष्ठेभिर्यस्तेजिष्ठैः क्रीळुमद्भिर्वर्षिष्ठेभिर्भानुभिर्नक्षति द्याम्॥

svanā na yasya bhāmāsaḥ pavante rocamānasya bṛhataḥ sudivaḥ | jyeṣṭhebhiryastejiṣṭhaiḥ krīḻumadbhirvarṣiṣṭhebhirbhānubhirnakṣati dyām ||

Whose radiant splendours flow, like sounds, about us, his who is lofty, brilliant, and effulgent, Who reaches heaven with best and brightest lustres, sportive and piercing even to the summit.

अस्य शुष्मासो ददृशानपवेर्जेहमानस्य स्वनयन्नियुद्भिः। प्रत्नेभिर्यो रुशद्भिर्देवतमो वि रेभद्भिररतिर्भाति विभ्वा॥

asya śuṣmāso dadṛśānapaverjehamānasya svanayanniyudbhiḥ | pratnebhiryo ruśadbhirdevatamo vi rebhadbhiraratirbhāti vibhvā ||

His powers, whose chariot fellies gleam and glitter have loudly roared while, as with teams, he hasted. He, the most Godlike, far-extending envoy, shines with flames ancient, resonant, whitely-shining.

स आ वक्षि महि न आ च सत्सि दिवस्पृथिव्योररतिर्युवत्योः। अग्निः सुतुकः सुतुकेभिरश्वै रभस्वद्भी रभस्वाँ एह गम्याः॥

sa ā vakṣi mahi na ā ca satsi divaspṛthivyoraratiryuvatyoḥ | agniḥ sutukaḥ sutukebhiraśvai rabhasvadbhī rabhasvā eha gamyāḥ ||

So bring us ample wealth: seat thee as envoy of the two youthful Matrons, Earth and Heaven. Let Agni rapid with his rapid, horses, impetuous with impetuous Steeds, come hither.