Rig Veda
prati va enā namasāham emi sūktena bhikṣe sumatiṃ turāṇām rarāṇatā maruto vedyābhir ni heﾱo dhatta vi mucadhvam aśvān
To you I come with this mine adoration, and with a hymn I crave the Strong Ones' favour A hymn that truly makes you joyful, Maruts. Suppress your anger and unyoke your horses.
eṣa va stomo maruto namasvān hṛdā taṣṭo manasā dhāyi devāḥ upem ā yāta manasā juṣāṇā yūyaṃ hi ṣṭhā namasa id vṛdhāsaḥ
Maruts, to you this laud with prayer and worship, formed in the mind and heart, ye Gods, is offered. Come ye to us, rejoicing in your spirit, for ye are they who make our prayer effective.
stutāso no maruto mṛﾱayantūta stuto maghavā śambhaviṣṭhaḥ ūrdhvā naḥ santu komyā vanāny ahāni viśvā maruto jigīṣā
The Maruts, praised by us, shall show us favour; Maghavan, lauded, shall be most propitious. Maruts,, may all our days that are to follow be very pleasant, lovely and triumphant.
asmād ahaṃ taviṣād īṣamāṇa indrād bhiyā maruto rejamānaḥ yuṣmabhyaṃ havyā niśitāny āsan tāny āre cakṛmā mṛﾱatā naḥ
I fled in terror from this mighty Indra, my body trembling in alarm, O Maruts. Oblations meant for you had been made ready; these have we set aside: for this forgive us.
yena mānāsaś citayanta usrā vyuṣṭiṣu śavasā śaśvatīnām sa no marudbhir vṛṣabha śravo dhā ugra ugrebhi sthaviraḥ sahodāḥ
By whom the Manas recognize the day-springs, by whose strength at the dawn of endless mornings, Give us, thou Mighty, glory with Maruts. fierce with the fierce, the Strong who givest triumph.
tvam pāhīndra sahīyaso nṝn bhavā marudbhir avayātaheﾱāḥ supraketebhiḥ sāsahir dadhāno vidyāmeṣaṃ vṛjanaṃ jīradānum
Do thou, O Indra, guard the conquering Heroes, and rid thee of thy wrath against the Maruts, With them, the wise, victorious and bestowing. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.