Sukta 35

अबुध्रमु त्य इन्द्रवन्तो अग्नयो ज्योतिर्भरन्त उषसो व्युष्टिषु। मही द्यावापृथिवी चेततामपोऽद्या देवानामव आ वृणीमहे॥

abudhramu tya indravanto agnayo jyotirbharanta uṣaso vyuṣṭiṣu | mahī dyāvāpṛthivī cetatāmapo'dyā devānāmava ā vṛṇīmahe ||

THESE fires associate with Indra are awake, bringing their light when first the Dawn begins to shine. May Heaven and Earth, great Pair, observe our holy work. We claim for us this day the favour of the Gods.

दिवस्पृथिव्योरव आ वृणीमहे मातॄन्सिन्धून्पर्वताञ्छर्यणावतः। अनागास्त्वं सूर्यमुषासमीमहे भद्रं सोमः सुवानो अद्या कृणोतु नः॥

divaspṛthivyorava ā vṛṇīmahe mātṝnsindhūnparvatāñcharyaṇāvataḥ | anāgāstvaṁ sūryamuṣāsamīmahe bhadraṁ somaḥ suvāno adyā kṛṇotu naḥ ||

Yea, for ourselves we claim the grace of Heaven and Earth, of Saryanavan, of the Hills and Mother Streams. For innocence we pray to Surya and to Dawn. So may the flowing Soma bring us bliss to-day.

द्यावा नो अद्य पृथिवी अनागसो मही त्रायेतां सुविताय मातरा। उषा उच्छन्त्यप बाधतामघं स्वस्त्यग्निं समिधानमीमहे॥

dyāvā no adya pṛthivī anāgaso mahī trāyetāṁ suvitāya mātarā | uṣā ucchantyapa bādhatāmaghaṁ svastyagniṁ samidhānamīmahe ||

May the great Twain, the Mothers, Heaven and Earth, this day preserve us free from sin for peace and happiness. May Morning sending forth her light drive sin afar. We pray to kindled Agni for felicity.

इयं न उस्रा प्रथमा सुदेव्यं रेवत्सनिभ्यो रेवती व्युच्छतु। आरे मन्युं दुर्विदत्रस्य धीमहि स्वस्त्यग्निं समिधानमीमहे॥

iyaṁ na usrā prathamā sudevyaṁ revatsanibhyo revatī vyucchatu | āre manyuṁ durvidatrasya dhīmahi svastyagniṁ samidhānamīmahe ||

May this first Dawn bring us the host of gracious Gods: rich, may it richly shine for us who strive for wealth. The wrath of the malignant may we keep afar. We pray to kindled Agni for feilicity.

प्र याः सिस्रते सूर्यस्य रश्मिभिर्ज्योतिर्भरन्तीरुषसो व्युष्टिषु। भद्रा नो अद्य श्रवसे व्युच्छत स्वस्त्यग्निं समिधानमीमहे॥

pra yāḥ sisrate sūryasya raśmibhirjyotirbharantīruṣaso vyuṣṭiṣu | bhadrā no adya śravase vyucchata svastyagniṁ samidhānamīmahe ||

Dawns, who come forward with the bright beams of the Sun, and at your earliest flushing bring to us the light, Shine ye on us to-day auspicious, for renown. We pray to kindled Agni for felicity.

अनमीवा उषस आ चरन्तु न उदग्नयो जिहतां ज्योतिषा बृहत्। आयुक्षातामश्विना तूतुजिं रथं स्वस्त्यग्निं समिधानमीमहे॥

anamīvā uṣasa ā carantu na udagnayo jihatāṁ jyotiṣā bṛhat | āyukṣātāmaśvinā tūtujiṁ rathaṁ svastyagniṁ samidhānamīmahe ||

Free from all sickness may the Mornings come to us, and let our fires mount upward with a lofty blaze. The Asvin Pair have harnessed their swift-moving car. We pray to kindled Agni for felicity.

श्रेष्ठं नो अद्य सवितर्वरेण्यं भागमा सुव स हि रत्नधा असि। रायो जनित्रीं धिषणामुप ब्रुवे स्वस्त्यग्निं समिधानमीमहे॥

śreṣṭhaṁ no adya savitarvareṇyaṁ bhāgamā suva sa hi ratnadhā asi | rāyo janitrīṁ dhiṣaṇāmupa bruve svastyagniṁ samidhānamīmahe ||

Send us to-day a portion choice and excellent, O Savitar, for thou art he who dealeth wealth. I cry to Dhisana, Mother of opulence. We pray to kindled Agni for felicity.

पिपर्तु मा तदृतस्य प्रवाचनं देवानां यन्मनुष्या अमन्महि। विश्वा इदुस्राः स्पळुदेति सूर्यः स्वस्त्यग्निं समिधानमीमहे॥

pipartu mā tadṛtasya pravācanaṁ devānāṁ yanmanuṣyā amanmahi | viśvā idusrāḥ spaḻudeti sūryaḥ svastyagniṁ samidhānamīmahe ||

Further me this declaring of Eternal Law, the Law of Gods, as we mortals acknowledge it! The Sun goes up beholding all the rays of morn. We pray to kindled Agni for felicity.

अद्वेषो अद्य बर्हिषः स्तरीमणि ग्राव्णां योगे मन्मनः साध ईमहे। आदित्यानां शर्मणि स्था भुरण्यसि स्वस्त्यग्निं समिधानमीमहे॥

adveṣo adya barhiṣaḥ starīmaṇi grāvṇāṁ yoge manmanaḥ sādha īmahe | ādityānāṁ śarmaṇi sthā bhuraṇyasi svastyagniṁ samidhānamīmahe ||

This day we pray with innocence in strewing grass, adjusting pressing-stones, and perfecting the hymn. Thou in the Adityas' keeping movest restlessly. We pray to kindled Agni for felicity.

आ नो बर्हिः सधमादे बृहद्दिवि देवाँ ईळे सादया सप्त होतॄन्। इन्द्रं मित्रं वरुणं सातये भगं स्वस्त्यग्निं समिधानमीमहे॥

ā no barhiḥ sadhamāde bṛhaddivi devā īḻe sādayā sapta hotṝn | indraṁ mitraṁ varuṇaṁ sātaye bhagaṁ svastyagniṁ samidhānamīmahe ||

To our great holy grass I bid the Gods at morn to banquet, and will seat them as the seven priests,- Varuna, Indra, Mitra, Bhaga for our gain. We pray to kindled Agni for felicity.

त आदित्या आ गता सर्वतातये वृधे नो यज्ञमवता सजोषसः। बृहस्पतिं पूषणमश्विना भगं स्वस्त्यग्निं समिधानमीमहे॥

ta ādityā ā gatā sarvatātaye vṛdhe no yajñamavatā sajoṣasaḥ | bṛhaspatiṁ pūṣaṇamaśvinā bhagaṁ svastyagniṁ samidhānamīmahe ||

Come hither, O Adityas, for our perfect weal: accordant help our sacrifice that we may thrive. Pusan, Brhaspati, Bhaga, both Asvins, and enkindled Agni we implore for happiness.

तन्नो देवा यच्छत सुप्रवाचनं छर्दिरादित्याः सुभरं नृपाय्यम्। पश्वे तोकाय तनयाय जीवसे स्वस्त्यग्निं समिधानमीमहे॥

tanno devā yacchata supravācanaṁ chardirādityāḥ subharaṁ nṛpāyyam | paśve tokāya tanayāya jīvase svastyagniṁ samidhānamīmahe ||

Adityas, Gods, vouchsafe that this our home may be praise-worthy, prosperous, our heroes' sure defence, For cattle, for our sons, for progeny, for life. We pray to kindled Agni for felicity.

विश्वे अद्य मरुतो विश्व ऊती विश्वे भवन्त्वग्नयः समिद्धाः। विश्वे नो देवा अवसा गमन्तु विश्वमस्तु द्रविणं वाजो अस्मे॥

viśve adya maruto viśva ūtī viśve bhavantvagnayaḥ samiddhāḥ | viśve no devā avasā gamantu viśvamastu draviṇaṁ vājo asme ||

This day may all the Maruts, all he near us with aid: may all our fires be well enkindled. May all Gods come to us with gracious favour. May spoil and wealth he ours, and all possessions.

यं देवासोऽवथ वाजसातौ यं त्रायध्वे यं पिपृथात्यंहः। यो वो गोपीथे न भयस्य वेद ते स्याम देववीतये तुरासः॥

yaṁ devāso'vatha vājasātau yaṁ trāyadhve yaṁ pipṛthātyaṁhaḥ | yo vo gopīthe na bhayasya veda te syāma devavītaye turāsaḥ ||

He whom ye aid, O Deities, in battle, whom ye protect and rescue from affliction, Who fears no danger at your milk-libation, -such may we be to feast the Gods, ye Mighty.