Rig Veda
ā yātv indraḥ svapatir madāya yo dharmaṇā tūtujānas tuviṣmān pratvakṣāṇo ati viśvā sahāṃsy apāreṇa mahatā vṛṣṇyena
May Sovran Indra come to the carousal, he who by Holy Law is strong and active, The overcomer of all conquering forces with his great steer-like power that hath no limit.
suṣṭhāmā rathaḥ suyamā harī te mimyakṣa vajro nṛpate gabhastau śībhaṃ rājan supathā yāhy arvāṅ vardhāma te papuṣo vṛṣṇyāni
Firm-seated is thy car, thy Steeds are docile; thy hand, O King, holds, firmly grasped, the thunder. On thy fair path, O Lord of men, come quickly: we will increase thy powers when thou hast drunken.
endravāho nṛpatiṃ vajrabāhum ugram ugrāsas taviṣāsa enam pratvakṣasaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ satyaśuṣmam em asmatrā sadhamādo vahantu
Let strong and mighty Steeds who bear this Mighty Indra, the Lord of men, whose arm wields thunder, Bring unto us, as sharers of our banquet, the Steer of conquering might, of real vigour.
evā patiṃ droṇasācaṃ sacetasam ūrja skambhaṃ dharuṇa ā vṛṣāyase ojaḥ kṛṣva saṃ gṛbhāya tve apy aso yathā kenipānām ino vṛdhe
So like a Bull thou rushest to the Lord who loves the trough, the Sage, the prop of vigour, in the vat, Prepare thine energies, collect them in thyself: be for our profit as the Master of the wise.
gamann asme vasūny ā hi śaṃsiṣaṃ svāśiṣam bharam ā yāhi sominaḥ tvam īśiṣe sāsminn ā satsi barhiṣy anādhṛṣyā tava pātrāṇi dharmaṇā
May precious treasures come to us-so will I pray. Come to the votary's gift offered with beauteous laud. Thou art the Lord, as such sit on this holy grass: thy vessels are inviolate as Law commands.
pṛthak prāyan prathamā devahūtayo 'kṛṇvata śravasyāni duṣṭarā na ye śekur yajñiyāṃ nāvam āruham īrmaiva te ny aviśanta kepayaḥ
Far went our earliest invocation of the Gods, and won us glories that can never be surpassed. They who could not ascend the ship of sacrifice, sink down in desolation, trembling with alarm.
evaivāpāg apare santu dūḍhyo 'śvā yeṣāṃ duryuja ā yuyujre itthā ye prāg upare santi dāvane purūṇi yatra vayunāni bhojanā
So be the others, evil-hearted, far away, whose horses, difficult to harness, have been yoked. Here in advance men stand anear to offer gifts, by whom full many a work that brings reward is done.
girīṃr ajrān rejamānāṁ adhārayad dyauḥ krandad antarikṣāṇi kopayat samīcīne dhiṣaṇe vi ṣkabhāyati vṛṣṇaḥ pītvā mada ukthāni śaṃsati
He firmly fixed the plains and mountains as they shook. Dyaus thundered forth and made the air's mid-region quake. He stays apart the two confronting bowls; he sings lauds in the potent Soma's joy when he hath drunk.
imam bibharmi sukṛtaṃ te aṅkuśaṃ yenārujāsi maghavañchaphārujaḥ asmin su te savane astv okyaṃ suta iṣṭau maghavan bodhy ābhagaḥ
I bear this deftly-fashioned goad of thine, wherewith thou, Maghavan, shalt break the strikers with the hoof. At this libation mayst thou be well satisfied. Partake the juice, partake the worship, Maghavan.
gobhiṣ ṭaremāmatiṃ durevāṃ yavena kṣudham puruhūta viśvām vayaṃ rājabhiḥ prathamā dhanāny asmākena vṛjanenā jayema
O Much-invoked, may we subdue all famine and evil want with store of grain and cattle. May we allied, as first in rank, with princes obtain possessions by our own exertion.
bṛhaspatir naḥ pari pātu paścād utottarasmād adharād aghāyoḥ indraḥ purastād uta madhyato naḥ sakhā sakhibhyo varivaḥ kṛṇotu
Brihaspati protect us from the rearward, and from above, and from below, from sinners. May Indra from the front and from the centre, as Friend to friends, vouchsafe us room and freedom.