sam pūṣann adhvanas tira vy aṃho vimuco napāt sakṣvā deva pra ṇas puraḥ
Shorten our ways, O Pushan, move aside obstruction in the path: Go close before us, cloud-born God.
Rig Veda
sam pūṣann adhvanas tira vy aṃho vimuco napāt sakṣvā deva pra ṇas puraḥ
Shorten our ways, O Pushan, move aside obstruction in the path: Go close before us, cloud-born God.
yo naḥ pūṣann agho vṛko duḥśeva ādideśati apa sma tam patho jahi
Drive, Pushan, from our road the wolf, the wicked inauspicious wolf, Who lies in wait to injure us.
apa tyam paripanthinam muṣīvāṇaṃ huraścitam dūram adhi sruter aja
Who lurks about the path we take, the robber with a guileful heart: Far from the road chase him away.
tvaṃ tasya dvayāvino 'ghaśaṃsasya kasyacit padābhi tiṣṭha tapuṣim
Tread with thy foot and trample out the firebrand of the wicked one, The double-tongued, whoe'er he be.
ā tat te dasra mantumaḥ pūṣann avo vṛṇīmahe yena pitṝn acodayaḥ
Wise Pushan, Wonder-Worker, we claim of thee now the aid wherewith Thou furtheredst our sires of old.
adhā no viśvasaubhaga hiraṇyavāśīmattama dhanāni suṣaṇā kṛdhi
So, Lord of all prosperity, best wielder of the golden sword, Make riches easy to be won.
ati naḥ saścato naya sugā naḥ supathā kṛṇu pūṣann iha kratuṃ vidaḥ
Past all pursuers lead us, make pleasant our path and fair to tread: O Pushan, find thou power for this.
abhi sūyavasaṃ naya na navajvāro adhvane pūṣann iha kratuṃ vidaḥ
Lead us to meadows rich in grass: send on our way no early heat: O Pushan, find thou power for this.
śagdhi pūrdhi pra yaṃsi ca śiśīhi prāsy udaram pūṣann iha kratuṃ vidaḥ
Be gracious to us, fill us full, give, feed us, and invigorate: O Pushan, find thou power for this.
na pūṣaṇam methāmasi sūktair abhi gṛṇīmasi vasūni dasmam īmahe
No blame have we for Pushan; him we magnify with songs of praise: We seek the Mighty One for wealth.