Sukta 92

यज्ञस्य वो रथ्यं विश्पतिं विशां होतारमक्तोरतिथिं विभावसुम्। शोचञ्छुष्कासु हरिणीषु जर्भुरद्वृषा केतुर्यजतो द्यामशायत॥

yajñasya vo rathyaṁ viśpatiṁ viśāṁ hotāramaktoratithiṁ vibhāvasum | śocañchuṣkāsu hariṇīṣu jarbhuradvṛṣā keturyajato dyāmaśāyata ||

I PRAISE your Charioteer of sacrifice, the Lord of men, Priest of the tribes, refulgent, Guest of night. Blazing amid dry plants, snatching amid the green, the Strong, the Holy Herald hath attained to heaven.

इममञ्जस्पामुभये अकृण्वत धर्माणमग्निं विदथस्य साधनम्। अक्तुं न यह्वमुषसः पुरोहितं तनूनपातमरुषस्य निंसते॥

imamañjaspāmubhaye akṛṇvata dharmāṇamagniṁ vidathasya sādhanam | aktuṁ na yahvamuṣasaḥ purohitaṁ tanūnapātamaruṣasya niṁsate ||

Him, Agni, Gods and men have made their chief support, who drinks the fatness and completes the sacrifice. With kisses they caress the Grandson of the Red, like the swift ray of light, the Household Priest of Dawn.

बळस्य नीथा वि पणेश्च मन्महे वया अस्य प्रहुता आसुरत्तवे। यदा घोरासो अमृतत्वमाशतादिज्जनस्य दैव्यस्य चर्किरन्॥

baḻasya nīthā vi paṇeśca manmahe vayā asya prahutā āsurattave | yadā ghorāso amṛtatvamāśatādijjanasya daivyasya carkiran ||

Yea, we discriminate his and the niggard's ways: his branches evermore are sent forth to consume. When his terrific flames have reached the Immortal's world, then men remember and extol the Heavenly Folk.

ऋतस्य हि प्रसितिर्द्यौरुरु व्यचो नमो मह्यरमतिः पनीयसी। इन्द्रो मित्रो वरुणः सं चिकित्रिरेऽथो भगः सविता पूतदक्षसः॥

ṛtasya hi prasitirdyaururu vyaco namo mahyaramatiḥ panīyasī | indro mitro varuṇaḥ saṁ cikitrire'tho bhagaḥ savitā pūtadakṣasaḥ ||

For then the net of Law, Dyaus, and the wide expanse, Earth, Worship, and Devotion meet for highest praise, Varuna, Indra, Mitra were of one accord, and Savitar and Bhaga, Lords of holy might.

प्र रुद्रेण ययिना यन्ति सिन्धवस्तिरो महीमरमतिं दधन्विरे। येभिः परिज्मा परियन्नुरु ज्रयो वि रोरुवज्जठरे विश्वमुक्षते॥

pra rudreṇa yayinā yanti sindhavastiro mahīmaramatiṁ dadhanvire | yebhiḥ parijmā pariyannuru jrayo vi roruvajjaṭhare viśvamukṣate ||

Onward, with ever-roaming Rudra, speed the floods: over Aramati the Mighty have they run. With them Parijman, moving round his vast domain, loud bellowing, bedews all things that are within.

क्राणा रुद्रा मरुतो विश्वकृष्टयो दिवः श्येनासो असुरस्य नीळयः। तेभिश्चष्टे वरुणो मित्रो अर्यमेन्द्रो देवेभिरर्वशेभिरर्वशः॥

krāṇā rudrā maruto viśvakṛṣṭayo divaḥ śyenāso asurasya nīḻayaḥ | tebhiścaṣṭe varuṇo mitro aryamendro devebhirarvaśebhirarvaśaḥ ||

Straightway the Rudras, Maruts visiting all men, Falcons of Dyaus, home-dwellers with the Asura,- Varuna, Mitra, Aryaman look on with these, and the swift-moving Indra with swift-moving Gods.

इन्द्रे भुजं शशमानास आशत सूरो दृशीके वृषणश्च पौंस्ये। प्र ये न्वस्यार्हणा ततक्षिरे युजं वज्रं नृषदनेषु कारवः॥

indre bhujaṁ śaśamānāsa āśata sūro dṛśīke vṛṣaṇaśca pauṁsye | pra ye nvasyārhaṇā tatakṣire yujaṁ vajraṁ nṛṣadaneṣu kāravaḥ ||

With Indra have they found enjoyment, they who toil, in the light's beauty, in the very Strong One's strength; The singers who in men's assemblies forged for him, according to his due, his friend the thunderbolt.

सूरश्चिदा हरितो अस्य रीरमदिन्द्रादा कश्चिद्भयते तवीयसः। भीमस्य वृष्णो जठरादभिश्वसो दिवेदिवे सहुरिः स्तन्नबाधितः॥

sūraścidā harito asya rīramadindrādā kaścidbhayate tavīyasaḥ | bhīmasya vṛṣṇo jaṭharādabhiśvaso divedive sahuriḥ stannabādhitaḥ ||

Even the Sun's Bay Coursers hath lie held in check: each one fears Indra as the mightiest of all. Unhindered, from the air's vault thunders day by day the loud triumphant breathing of the fearful Bull.

स्तोमं वो अद्य रुद्राय शिक्वसे क्षयद्वीराय नमसा दिदिष्टन। येभिः शिवः स्ववाँ एवयावभिर्दिवः सिषक्ति स्वयशा निकामभिः॥

stomaṁ vo adya rudrāya śikvase kṣayadvīrāya namasā didiṣṭana | yebhiḥ śivaḥ svavā evayāvabhirdivaḥ siṣakti svayaśā nikāmabhiḥ ||

With humble adoration show this day your song of praise to mighty Rudra, Ruler of the brave: With whom, the Eager Ones, going their ordered course, he comes from heaven Self-bright, auspicious, strong to guard.

ते हि प्रजाया अभरन्त वि श्रवो बृहस्पतिर्वृषभः सोमजामयः। यज्ञैरथर्वा प्रथमो वि धारयद्देवा दक्षैर्भृगवः सं चिकित्रिरे॥

te hi prajāyā abharanta vi śravo bṛhaspatirvṛṣabhaḥ somajāmayaḥ | yajñairatharvā prathamo vi dhārayaddevā dakṣairbhṛgavaḥ saṁ cikitrire ||

For these have spread abroad the fame of human kind, the Bull Brhaspati and Soma's brotherhood. Atharvan first by sacrifices made men sure: through skill the Bhrgus were esteemed of all as Gods.

ते हि द्यावापृथिवी भूरिरेतसा नराशंसश्चतुरङ्गो यमोऽदितिः। देवस्त्वष्टा द्रविणोदा ऋभुक्षणः प्र रोदसी मरुतो विष्णुरर्हिरे॥

te hi dyāvāpṛthivī bhūriretasā narāśaṁsaścaturaṅgo yamo'ditiḥ | devastvaṣṭā draviṇodā ṛbhukṣaṇaḥ pra rodasī maruto viṣṇurarhire ||

For these, the Earth and Heaven with their abundant seed, four-bodied Narasmsa, Yama, Aditi, God Tvastar Wealth-bestower, the Rbhuksanas, Rodasi, Maruts, Visnu, claim and merit praise.

उत स्य न उशिजामुर्विया कविरहिः शृणोतु बुध्न्यो हवीमनि। सूर्यामासा विचरन्ता दिविक्षिता धिया शमीनहुषी अस्य बोधतम्॥

uta sya na uśijāmurviyā kavirahiḥ śṛṇotu budhnyo havīmani | sūryāmāsā vicarantā divikṣitā dhiyā śamīnahuṣī asya bodhatam ||

And may he too give car, the Sage, from far away, the Dragon of the Deep, to this our yearning call. Ye Sun and Moon who dwell in heaven and move in turn, and with your thought, O Earth and Sky, observe this well.

प्र नः पूषा चरथं विश्वदेव्योऽपां नपादवतु वायुरिष्टये। आत्मानं वस्यो अभि वातमर्चत तदश्विना सुहवा यामनि श्रुतम्॥

pra naḥ pūṣā carathaṁ viśvadevyo'pāṁ napādavatu vāyuriṣṭaye | ātmānaṁ vasyo abhi vātamarcata tadaśvinā suhavā yāmani śrutam ||

Dear to all Gods, may Pasan guard the ways we go, the Waters' child and Vayu help us to success. Sing lauds for your great bliss to Wind, the breath of all: ye Asvins prompt to hear, hear this upon your way.

विशामासामभयानामधिक्षितं गीर्भिरु स्वयशसं गृणीमसि। ग्नाभिर्विश्वाभिरदितिमनर्वणमक्तोर्युवानं नृमणा अधा पतिम्॥

viśāmāsāmabhayānāmadhikṣitaṁ gīrbhiru svayaśasaṁ gṛṇīmasi | gnābhirviśvābhiraditimanarvaṇamaktoryuvānaṁ nṛmaṇā adhā patim ||

With hymns of praise we sing him who is throned as Lord over these fearless tribes, the Self- resplendent One. We praise Night's youthful Lord benevolent to men, the foeless One, the free, with all celestial Dames.

रेभदत्र जनुषा पूर्वो अङ्गिरा ग्रावाण ऊर्ध्वा अभि चक्षुरध्वरम्। येभिर्विहाया अभवद्विचक्षणः पाथः सुमेकं स्वधितिर्वनन्वति॥

rebhadatra januṣā pūrvo aṅgirā grāvāṇa ūrdhvā abhi cakṣuradhvaram | yebhirvihāyā abhavadvicakṣaṇaḥ pāthaḥ sumekaṁ svadhitirvananvati ||

By reason of his birth here Angiras first sang: the pressing-stones upraised bebeld the sacrifice- The stones through which the Sage became exceeding vast, and the sharp axe obtains in fight the beauteous place.