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अयं वेनश्चोदयत्पृश्निगर्भा ज्योतिर्जरायू रजसो विमाने। इममपां संगमे सूर्यस्य शिशुं न विप्रा मतिभी रिहन्ति॥

ayaṁ venaścodayatpṛśnigarbhā jyotirjarāyū rajaso vimāne | imamapāṁ saṁgame sūryasya śiśuṁ na viprā matibhī rihanti ||

SEE, Vena, born in light, hath driven hither, on chariot of the air, the Calves of Prsni. Singers with hymns caress him as an infant there where the waters and the sunlight mingle.

समुद्रादूर्मिमुदियर्ति वेनो नभोजाः पृष्ठं हर्यतस्य दर्शि। ऋतस्य सानावधि विष्टपि भ्राट् समानं योनिमभ्यनूषत व्राः॥

samudrādūrmimudiyarti veno nabhojāḥ pṛṣṭhaṁ haryatasya darśi | ṛtasya sānāvadhi viṣṭapi bhrāṭ samānaṁ yonimabhyanūṣata vrāḥ ||

Vena draws up his wave from out the ocean. mist-born, the fair one's back is made apparent, Brightly he shone aloft on Order's summit: the hosts sang glory to their common birthplace.

समानं पूर्वीरभि वावशानास्तिष्ठन्वत्सस्य मातरः सनीळाः। ऋतस्य सानावधि चक्रमाणा रिहन्ति मध्वो अमृतस्य वाणीः॥

samānaṁ pūrvīrabhi vāvaśānāstiṣṭhanvatsasya mātaraḥ sanīḻāḥ | ṛtasya sānāvadhi cakramāṇā rihanti madhvo amṛtasya vāṇīḥ ||

Full many, lowing to their joint-possession, dwelling together stood the Darling's Mothers. Ascending to the lofty height of Order, the bands of singers 'sip the sweets of Amrta.

जानन्तो रूपमकृपन्त विप्रा मृगस्य घोषं महिषस्य हि ग्मन्। ऋतेन यन्तो अधि सिन्धुमस्थुर्विदद्गन्धर्वो अमृतानि नाम॥

jānanto rūpamakṛpanta viprā mṛgasya ghoṣaṁ mahiṣasya hi gman | ṛtena yanto adhi sindhumasthurvidadgandharvo amṛtāni nāma ||

Knowing his form, the sages yearned to meet him: they have come nigh to hear the wild Bull's bellow. Performing sacrifice they reached the river: for the Gandharva found the immortal waters.

अप्सरा जारमुपसिष्मियाणा योषा बिभर्ति परमे व्योमन्। चरत्प्रियस्य योनिषु प्रियः सन्सीदत्पक्षे हिरण्यये स वेनः॥

apsarā jāramupasiṣmiyāṇā yoṣā bibharti parame vyoman | caratpriyasya yoniṣu priyaḥ sansīdatpakṣe hiraṇyaye sa venaḥ ||

The Apsaras, the Lady, sweetly smiling, supports her Lover in sublimest heaven. In his Friend's dwelling as a Friend he wanders: he, Vena, rests him on his golden pinion.

नाके सुपर्णमुप यत्पतन्तं हृदा वेनन्तो अभ्यचक्षत त्वा। हिरण्यपक्षं वरुणस्य दूतं यमस्य योनौ शकुनं भुरण्युम्॥

nāke suparṇamupa yatpatantaṁ hṛdā venanto abhyacakṣata tvā | hiraṇyapakṣaṁ varuṇasya dūtaṁ yamasya yonau śakunaṁ bhuraṇyum ||

They gaze on thee with longing in their spirit, as on a strong-winged bird that mounteth sky-ward; On thee with wings of gold, Varuna's envoy, the Bird that hasteneth to the home of Yama.

ऊर्ध्वो गन्धर्वो अधि नाके अस्थात्प्रत्यङ्चित्रा बिभ्रदस्यायुधानि। वसानो अत्कं सुरभिं दृशे कं स्वर्ण नाम जनत प्रियाणि॥

ūrdhvo gandharvo adhi nāke asthātpratyaṅcitrā bibhradasyāyudhāni | vasāno atkaṁ surabhiṁ dṛśe kaṁ svarṇa nāma janata priyāṇi ||

Erect, to heaven hath the Gandharva mounted, pointing at us his many-coloured weapons; Clad in sweet raiment beautiful to look on, for he, as light, produceth forms that please us.

द्रप्सः समुद्रमभि यज्जिगाति पश्यन्गृध्रस्य चक्षसा विधर्मन्। भानुः शुक्रेण शोचिषा चकानस्तृतीये चक्रे रजसि प्रियाणि॥

drapsaḥ samudramabhi yajjigāti paśyangṛdhrasya cakṣasā vidharman | bhānuḥ śukreṇa śociṣā cakānastṛtīye cakre rajasi priyāṇi ||

When as a spark he cometh near the ocean, still looking with a vulture's eye to heaven, His lustre, joying in its own bright splendour, maketh dear glories in the lowest region.