Rig Veda
prayajyavo maruto bhrājadṛṣṭayo bṛhad vayo dadhire rukmavakṣasaḥ īyante aśvaiḥ suyamebhir āśubhiḥ śubhaṃ yātām anu rathā avṛtsata
With gleaming lances, with their breasts adorned with gold, the Maruts, rushing onward, hold high power of life. They hasten with swift steeds easy to be controlled. Their cars moved onward as they went to victory.
utāntarikṣam mamire vy ojasā śubhaṃ yātām anu rathā avṛtsata
Ye, as ye wist, have gained of your own selves your power: high, O ye Mighty Ones, and wide ye shine abroad. They with their strength have even measured out the sky. Their cars moved onward as they went to victory.
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Strong, born together, they together have waxed great: the Heroes more and more have grown to majesty Resplendent as the Sun's beams in their light are they. Their cars moved onward as they went to victory.
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Maruts, your mightiness deserves to be adored, sight to be longed for like the shining of the Sun. So lead us with your aid to immortality. Their cars moved onward as they went to victory.
ud īrayathā marutaḥ samudrato yūyaṃ vṛṣṭiṃ varṣayathā purīṣiṇaḥ na vo dasrā upa dasyanti dhenavaḥ śubhaṃ yātām anu rathā avṛtsata
O Maruts, from the Ocean ye uplift the rain, and fraught with vaporous moisture pour the torrents down. Never, ye Wonder-Workers, are your Milch-kine dry. Their cars moved onward as they went to victory.
yad aśvān dhūrṣu pṛṣatīr ayugdhvaṃ hiraṇyayān praty atkāṁ amugdhvam viśvā it spṛdho maruto vy asyatha śubhaṃ yātām anu rathā avṛtsata
When to your car-poles ye have yoked your spotted deer to be your steeds, and put your golden mantles on, O Maruts, ye disperse all enemies abroad. Their cars moved onward as they went to victory.
na parvatā na nadyo varanta vo yatrācidhvam maruto gacchathed u tat uta dyāvāpṛthivī yāthanā pari śubhaṃ yātām anu rathā avṛtsata
Neither the mountains nor the rivers keep you back: whither ye have resolved thither ye, Maruts, go. Ye compass round about even the heaven and earth. Their cars moved onward as they went to victory.
yat pūrvyam maruto yac ca nūtanaṃ yad udyate vasavo yac ca śasyate viśvasya tasya bhavathā navedasaḥ śubhaṃ yātām anu rathā avṛtsata
Whate'er is ancient, Maruts, what of recent time, whate'er is spoken, Vasus, what is chanted forth, They who take cognizance of all of this are ye. Their cars moved onward as they went to victory.
mṛﾱata no maruto mā vadhiṣṭanāsmabhyaṃ śarma bahulaṃ vi yantana adhi stotrasya sakhyasya gātana śubhaṃ yātām anu rathā avṛtsata
Be gracious unto us, ye Maruts, slay us not extend ye unto us shelter of many a sort. Pay due regard unto our friendship and our praise. Their cars moved onward as they went to victory.
yūyam asmān nayata vasyo acchā nir aṃhatibhyo maruto gṛṇānāḥ juṣadhvaṃ no havyadātiṃ yajatrā vayaṃ syāma patayo rayīṇām
O Maruts, lead us on to higher fortune deliver us, when lauded, from afflictions. Accept, ye Holy Ones, the gifts we bring you. May we be masters of abundant riches.