सूक्त ६७

प्रति वां रथं नृपती जरध्यै हविष्मता मनसा यज्ञियेन। यो वां दूतो न धिष्ण्यावजीगरच्छा सूनुर्न पितरा विवक्मि॥

prati vāṁ rathaṁ nṛpatī jaradhyai haviṣmatā manasā yajñiyena | yo vāṁ dūto na dhiṣṇyāvajīgaracchā sūnurna pitarā vivakmi ||

I WITH a holy heart that brings oblation will sing forth praise to meet your car, ye Princes, Which, Much-desired! hath wakened as your envoy. I call you hither as a son his parents.

अशोच्यग्निः समिधानो अस्मे उपो अदृश्रन्तमसश्चिदन्ताः। अचेति केतुरुषसः पुरस्ताच्छ्रिये दिवो दुहितुर्जायमानः॥

aśocyagniḥ samidhāno asme upo adṛśrantamasaścidantāḥ | aceti keturuṣasaḥ purastācchriye divo duhiturjāyamānaḥ ||

Brightly hath Agni shone by us enkindled: the limits even of darkness were apparent. Eastward is seen the Banner of the Morning, the Banner born to give Heaven's Daughter glory.

अभि वां नूनमश्विना सुहोता स्तोमैः सिषक्ति नासत्या विवक्वान्। पूर्वीभिर्यातं पथ्याभिरर्वाक्स्वर्विदा वसुमता रथेन॥

abhi vāṁ nūnamaśvinā suhotā stomaiḥ siṣakti nāsatyā vivakvān | pūrvībhiryātaṁ pathyābhirarvāksvarvidā vasumatā rathena ||

With hymns the deft priest is about you, Asvins, the eloquent priest attends you now, Nasatyas. Come by the paths that ye are wont to travel, on car that finds the light, laden with treasure.

अवोर्वां नूनमश्विना युवाकुर्हुवे यद्वां सुते माध्वी वसूयुः। आ वां वहन्तु स्थविरासो अश्वाः पिबाथो अस्मे सुषुता मधूनि॥

avorvāṁ nūnamaśvinā yuvākurhuve yadvāṁ sute mādhvī vasūyuḥ | ā vāṁ vahantu sthavirāso aśvāḥ pibātho asme suṣutā madhūni ||

When, suppliant for your help, Lovers of Sweetness! I seeking wealth call you to our libation, Hitherward let your vigorous horses bear you: drink ye with us the well-pressed Soma juices.

प्राचीमु देवाश्विना धियं मेऽमृध्रां सातये कृतं वसूयुम्। विश्वा अविष्टं वाज आ पुरंधीस्ता नः शक्तं शचीपती शचीभिः॥

prācīmu devāśvinā dhiyaṁ me'mṛdhrāṁ sātaye kṛtaṁ vasūyum | viśvā aviṣṭaṁ vāja ā puraṁdhīstā naḥ śaktaṁ śacīpatī śacībhiḥ ||

Bring forward, Asvins, Gods, to its fulfilment my never-wearied prayer that asks for riches. Vouchsafe us all high spirit in the combat, and with your powers, O Lords of Power, assist us.

अविष्टं धीष्वश्विना न आसु प्रजावद्रेतो अह्रयं नो अस्तु। आ वां तोके तनये तूतुजानाः सुरत्नासो देववीतिं गमेम॥

aviṣṭaṁ dhīṣvaśvinā na āsu prajāvadreto ahrayaṁ no astu | ā vāṁ toke tanaye tūtujānāḥ suratnāso devavītiṁ gamema ||

Favour us in these prayers of ours, O Asvins. May we have genial vigour, ne'er to fail us. So may we, strong in children and descendants, go, wealthy, to the banquet that awaits you.

एष स्य वां पूर्वगत्वेव सख्ये निधिर्हितो माध्वी रातो अस्मे। अहेळता मनसा यातमर्वागश्नन्ता हव्यं मानुषीषु विक्षु॥

eṣa sya vāṁ pūrvagatveva sakhye nidhirhito mādhvī rāto asme | aheḻatā manasā yātamarvāgaśnantā havyaṁ mānuṣīṣu vikṣu ||

Lovers of Sweetness, we have brought this treasure to you as 'twere an envoy sent for friendship. Come unto us with spirits free from anger, in homes of men enjoying our oblation.

एकस्मिन्योगे भुरणा समाने परि वां सप्त स्रवतो रथो गात्। न वायन्ति सुभ्वो देवयुक्ता ये वां धूर्षु तरणयो वहन्ति॥

ekasminyoge bhuraṇā samāne pari vāṁ sapta sravato ratho gāt | na vāyanti subhvo devayuktā ye vāṁ dhūrṣu taraṇayo vahanti ||

With one, the same, intention, ye swift movers, o'er the Seven Rivers hath your chariot travelled. Yoked by the Gods, your strong steeds never weary while speeding forward at the pole they bear you.

असश्चता मघवद्भ्यो हि भूतं ये राया मघदेयं जुनन्ति। प्र ये बन्धुं सूनृताभिस्तिरन्ते गव्या पृञ्चन्तो अश्व्या मघानि॥

asaścatā maghavadbhyo hi bhūtaṁ ye rāyā maghadeyaṁ junanti | pra ye bandhuṁ sūnṛtābhistirante gavyā pṛñcanto aśvyā maghāni ||

Exhaustless be your bounty to our princes who with their wealth incite the gift of riches, Who further friendship with their noble natures, combining wealth in kine with wealth in herses.

नू मे हवमा शृणुतं युवाना यासिष्टं वर्तिरश्विनाविरावत्। धत्तं रत्नानि जरतं च सूरीन्यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः॥

nū me havamā śṛṇutaṁ yuvānā yāsiṣṭaṁ vartiraśvināvirāvat | dhattaṁ ratnāni jarataṁ ca sūrīnyūyaṁ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||

Now hear, O Youthful Twain, mine invocation: come, Asvins, to the home where food aboundeth. Vouchsafe us wealth, do honour to our nobles. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.