Rig Veda
ā na iﾱābhir vidathe suśasti viśvānaraḥ savitā deva etu api yathā yuvāno matsathā no viśvaṃ jagad abhipitve manīṣā
Loved of all men, may Savitar, through praises offered as sacred food, come to our synod, That you too, through-our hymn, ye ever-youthful, may gladden, at your visit, all our people.
ā no viśva āskrā gamantu devā mitro aryamā varuṇaḥ sajoṣāḥ bhuvan yathā no viśve vṛdhāsaḥ karan suṣāhā vithuraṃ na śavaḥ
To us may all the Gods come trooped together, Aryaman, Mitra, Varuna concordant, That all may be promoters of our welfare, and with great might preserve our strength from slackness.
preṣṭhaṃ vo atithiṃ gṛṇīṣe 'gniṃ śastibhis turvaṇiḥ sajoṣāḥ asad yathā no varuṇaḥ sukīrtir iṣaś ca parṣad arigūrtaḥ sūriḥ
Agni I sing, the guest you love most dearly: the Conqueror through our lauds is friendly-minded. That he may be our Varuna rich in glory and send food like a prince praised by the godly.
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To you I seek with reverence, Night and Morning, like a cow good to milk, with hope to conquer, Preparing on a common day the praise. song with milk of various hues within this udder.
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May the great Dragon of the Deep rejoice us: as one who nourishes her young comes Sindhu, With whom we will incite the Child of Waters whom vigorous course swift as thought bring hither.
uta na īṃ tvaṣṭā gantv acchā smat sūribhir abhipitve sajoṣāḥ ā vṛtrahendraś carṣaṇiprās tuviṣṭamo narāṃ na iha gamyāḥ
Moreover Tvashtar also shall approach us, one-minded with the princes at his visit. Hither shall come the Vritra-slayer Indra, Ruler of men, as strongest of the Heroes.
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Him too our hymns delight, that yoke swift horses, like mother cows who lick their tender youngling. To him our songs shall yield themselves like spouses, to him the most delightful of the Heroes.
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So may the Maruts, armed with mighty weapons, rest here on heaven and earth with hearts in concord, As Gods whose cars have dappled steeds like torrents, destroyers of the foe allies of Mitra.
pra nu yad eṣām mahinā cikitre pra yuñjate prayujas te suvṛkti adha yad eṣāṃ sudine na śarur viśvam eriṇam pruṣāyanta senāḥ
They hasten on to happy termination their orders when they are made known by glory. As on a fair bright day the arrow flieth o'er all the barren soil their missiles sparkle.
pro aśvināv avase kṛṇudhvam pra pūṣaṇaṃ svatavaso hi santi adveṣo viṣṇur vāta ṛbhukṣā acchā sumnāya vavṛtīya devān
Incline the Asvins to show grace, and Pushan, for power and might have they, their own possession. Friendly are Vishnu, Vata, and Ribhukshan so may I bring the Gods to make us happy.
iyaṃ sā vo asme dīdhitir yajatrā apiprāṇī ca sadanī ca bhūyāḥ ni yā deveṣu yatate vasūyur vidyāmeṣaṃ vṛjanaṃ jīradānum
This is my reverent thought of you, ye Holy; may it inspire you, make you dwell among us,— Thought, toiling for the Gods and seeking treasure. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.