Rig Veda
ubhā u nūnaṃ tad id arthayethe vi tanvāthe dhiyo vastrāpaseva sadhrīcīnā yātave prem ajīgaḥ sudineva pṛkṣa ā taṃsayethe
This very thing ye Twain hold as your object: ye weave your songs as skillful men weave garments. That ye may come united have I waked you: ye spread out food like days of lovely weather.
uṣṭāreva pharvareṣu śrayethe prāyogeva śvātryā śāsur ethaḥ dūteva hi ṣṭho yaśasā janeṣu māpa sthātam mahiṣevāvapānāt
Like two plough-bulls ye move along in traces, and seek like eager guests your bidder's banquet. Ye are like glorious envoys mid the people: like bulls, approach the place where ye are watered.
sākaṃyujā śakunasyeva pakṣā paśveva citrā yajur ā gamiṣṭam agnir iva devayor dīdivāṃsā parijmāneva yajathaḥ purutrā
Like the two pinions of a bird, connected, like two choice animals, ye have sought our worship. Bright as the fire the votary hath kindled, ye sacrifice in many a spot as roamers.
iryeva puṣṭyai kiraṇeva bhujyai śruṣṭīvāneva havam ā gamiṣṭam
Ye are our kinsmen, like two sons, two fathers, strong in your splendour and like kings for conquest; Like rays for our enjoyment, Lords to feed us, ye, like quick bearers, have obeyed our calling.
vaṃsageva pūṣaryā śimbātā mitreva ṛtā śatarā śātapantā vājevoccā vayasā gharmyeṣṭhā meṣeveṣā saparyā purīṣā
You are like two pleasantly moving well-fed (hills) like Mitra and Varuna, the two bestowers of felicity, veracious, possessors of infinite wealth, happy, like two horses plump with fodder, abiding in the firmament, like two rams (are you) to be nourished with sacrificial food, to be cherished (with oblations).
sṛṇyeva jarbharī turpharītū naitośeva turpharī parpharīkā udanyajeva jemanā maderū tā me jarāyv ajaram marāyu
You are like two mad elephants bending their forequarters and smiting the foe, like the two sons of Nitosa destroying (foes), and cherishing (friends); you are bright as two water-born (jewels), do you, who are victorious, (render) my decaying mortal body free from decay.
pajreva carcaraṃ jāram marāyu kṣadmevārtheṣu tartarītha ugrā ṛbhū nāpat kharamajrā kharajrur vāyur na parpharat kṣayad rayīṇām
Fierce (Asvins), like two powerful (heroes), you enable this moving, perishable mortal (frame) to cross over to the objects (of its destination) as over water; extremely strong, like the Ribhus, your chariot, attained its destination swift as the wind, it pervaded (everywhere), it dispensed riches.
gharmeva madhu jaṭhare sanerū bhagevitā turpharī phārivāram patareva cacarā candranirṇiṅ manaṛṅgā mananyā na jagmī
With your bellies full of the Soma, like two saucepans, preservers of wealth, destroyers of enemies. (you are) armed with hatchets, moving like two flying (birds) with forms like the moon, attaining success through the mind, like two laudable beings, (you are) approaching (the sacrifice).
bṛhanteva gambhareṣu pratiṣṭhām pādeva gādhaṃ tarate vidāthaḥ karṇeva śāsur anu hi smarātho 'ṃśeva no bhajataṃ citram apnaḥ
Like giants, ye will find firm ground to stand on in depths, like feet for one who fords a shallow. Like cars ye will attend to him who orders: ye Two enjoy our wondrous work as sharers.
āraṅgareva madhv erayethe sāragheva gavi nīcīnabāre kīnāreva svedam āsiṣvidānā kṣāmevorjā sūyavasāt sacethe
Like toiling bees ye bring to us your honey, as bees into the hide that opens downward.
ṛdhyāma stomaṃ sanuyāma vājam ā no mantraṃ sarathehopa yātam yaśo na pakvam madhu goṣv antar ā bhūtāṃśo aśvinoḥ kāmam aprāḥ
May we increase the laud and gain us vigour: come to our song, ye whom one chariot carries. Filled be our kine with ripened meath like glory: Bhutamsa hath fulfilled the Asvins' longing.