Rig Veda
śukraṃ te anyad yajataṃ te anyad viṣurūpe ahanī dyaur ivāsi viśvā hi māyā avasi svadhāvo bhadrā te pūṣann iha rātir astu
Like heaven art thou: one form is bright, one holy, like Day and Night dissimilar in colour. All magic powers thou aidest, self-depen. dent! Auspicious be thy bounty here, O Pushan.
ajāśvaḥ paśupā vājapastyo dhiyañjinvo bhuvane viśve arpitaḥ aṣṭrām pūṣā śithirām udvarīvṛjat saṃcakṣāṇo bhuvanā deva īyate
Goat-borne, the guard of cattle, he whose home is strength, inspirer of the hymn, set over all the world; Brandishing here and there his lightly. moving goad, beholding every creature, Pushan, God, goes forth.
yās te pūṣan nāvo antaḥ samudre hiraṇyayīr antarikṣe caranti tābhir yāsi dūtyāṃ sūryasya kāmena kṛta śrava icchamānaḥ
O Pushan, with thy golden ships that travel across the ocean, in the air's mid-region, Thou goest on an embassy to Surya, subdued by love, desirous of the glory.
pūṣā subandhur diva ā pṛthivyā iﾱas patir maghavā dasmavarcāḥ yaṃ devāso adaduḥ sūryāyai kāmena kṛtaṃ tavasaṃ svañcam
Near kinsman of the heaven and earth is Pushan, liberal, Lord of food, of wondrous iustre, Whom strong and vigorous and swiftlymoving, subdued by love, the Deities gave to Surya.