सूक्त ४७

प्रयुञ्जती दिव एति ब्रुवाणा मही माता दुहितुर्बोधयन्ती। आविवासन्ती युवतिर्मनीषा पितृभ्य आ सदने जोहुवाना॥

prayuñjatī diva eti bruvāṇā mahī mātā duhiturbodhayantī | āvivāsantī yuvatirmanīṣā pitṛbhya ā sadane johuvānā ||

URGING to toil and making proclamation, seeking Heaven's Daughter comes the Mighty Mother: She comes, the youthful Hymn, unto the Fathers, inviting to her home and loudly calling.

अजिरासस्तदप ईयमाना आतस्थिवांसो अमृतस्य नाभिम्। अनन्तास उरवो विश्वतः सीं परि द्यावापृथिवी यन्ति पन्थाः॥

ajirāsastadapa īyamānā ātasthivāṁso amṛtasya nābhim | anantāsa uravo viśvataḥ sīṁ pari dyāvāpṛthivī yanti panthāḥ ||

Swift in their motion, hasting to their duty, reaching the central point of life immortal, On every side about the earth and heaven go forth the spacious paths without a limit.

उक्षा समुद्रो अरुषः सुपर्णः पूर्वस्य योनिं पितुरा विवेश। मध्ये दिवो निहितः पृश्निरश्मा वि चक्रमे रजसस्पात्यन्तौ॥

ukṣā samudro aruṣaḥ suparṇaḥ pūrvasya yoniṁ piturā viveśa | madhye divo nihitaḥ pṛśniraśmā vi cakrame rajasaspātyantau ||

Steer, Sea, Red Bird with strong wings, he hath entered the dwelling-place of the Primeval Father. A gay-hued Stone set in the midst of heaven, he hath gone forth and guards mid-air's two limits.

चत्वार ईं बिभ्रति क्षेमयन्तो दश गर्भं चरसे धापयन्ते। त्रिधातवः परमा अस्य गावो दिवश्चरन्ति परि सद्यो अन्तान्॥

catvāra īṁ bibhrati kṣemayanto daśa garbhaṁ carase dhāpayante | tridhātavaḥ paramā asya gāvo divaścaranti pari sadyo antān ||

Four bear him up and give him rest and quiet, and ten invigorate the Babe for travel. His kine most excellent, of threefold nature, pass swiftly round the boundaries of heaven.

इदं वपुर्निवचनं जनासश्चरन्ति यन्नद्यस्तस्थुरापः। द्वे यदीं बिभृतो मातुरन्ये इहेह जाते यम्या सबन्धू॥

idaṁ vapurnivacanaṁ janāsaścaranti yannadyastasthurāpaḥ | dve yadīṁ bibhṛto māturanye iheha jāte yamyā sabandhū ||

Wondrous, O people, is the mystic knowledge that while the waters stand the streams are flowing: That, separate from his Mother, Two support him, closely-united, twins, here made apparent.

वि तन्वते धियो अस्मा अपांसि वस्त्रा पुत्राय मातरो वयन्ति। उपप्रक्षे वृषणो मोदमाना दिवस्पथा वध्वो यन्त्यच्छ॥

vi tanvate dhiyo asmā apāṁsi vastrā putrāya mātaro vayanti | upaprakṣe vṛṣaṇo modamānā divaspathā vadhvo yantyaccha ||

For him they lenghten prayers and acts of worship: the Mothers weave garments for him their offspring. Rejoicing, for the Steer's impregning contact, his Spouses move on paths or heaven to meet him.

तदस्तु मित्रावरुणा तदग्ने शं योरस्मभ्यमिदमस्तु शस्तम्। अशीमहि गाधमुत प्रतिष्ठां नमो दिवे बृहते सादनाय॥

tadastu mitrāvaruṇā tadagne śaṁ yorasmabhyamidamastu śastam | aśīmahi gādhamuta pratiṣṭhāṁ namo dive bṛhate sādanāya ||

Be this our praise, O Varuna and Mitra may this be health and force to us, O Agni. May we obtain firm ground and room for resting: Glory to Heaven, the lofty habitation!