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kaditthā nṝm̐ḥ pātraṃ devayatāṃ śravadgiro aṅgirasāṃ turaṇyan । pra yadānaḍviśa ā harmyasyoru kraṃsate adhvare yajatraḥ ॥१॥ stambhīddha dyāṃ sa dharuṇaṃ pruṣāyadṛbhurvājāya draviṇaṃ naro goḥ । anu svajāṃ mahiṣaścakṣata vrāṃ menāmaśvasya pari mātaraṃ goḥ ॥२॥ nakṣaddhavamaruṇīḥ pūrvyaṃ rāṭ turo viśāmaṅgirasāmanu dyūn । takṣadvajraṃ niyutaṃ tastambhaddyāṃ catuṣpade naryāya dvipāde ॥३॥ asya made svaryaṃ dā ṛtāyāpīvṛtamusriyāṇāmanīkam । yaddha prasarge trikakumnivartadapa druho mānuṣasya duro vaḥ ॥४॥ tubhyaṃ payo yatpitarāvanītāṃ rādhaḥ suretasturaṇe bhuraṇyū । śuci yatte rekṇa āyajanta sabardughāyāḥ paya usriyāyāḥ ॥५॥ adha pra jajñe taraṇirmamattu pra rocyasyā uṣaso na sūraḥ । induryebhirāṣṭa sveduhavyaiḥ sruveṇa siñcañjaraṇābhi dhāma ॥६॥ svidhmā yadvanadhitirapasyātsūro adhvare pari rodhanā goḥ । yaddha prabhāsi kṛtvyām̐ anu dyūnanarviśe paśviṣe turāya ॥७॥ aṣṭā maho diva ādo harī iha dyumnāsāhamabhi yodhāna utsam । hariṃ yatte mandinaṃ dukṣanvṛdhe gorabhasamadribhirvātāpyam ॥८॥ tvamāyasaṃ prati vartayo gordivo aśmānamupanītamṛbhvā । kutsāya yatra puruhūta vanvañchuṣṇamanantaiḥ pariyāsi vadhaiḥ ॥९॥ purā yatsūrastamaso apītestamadrivaḥ phaligaṃ hetimasya । śuṣṇasya citparihitaṃ yadojo divaspari sugrathitaṃ tadādaḥ ॥१०॥ anu tvā mahī pājasī acakre dyāvākṣāmā madatāmindra karman । tvaṃ vṛtramāśayānaṃ sirāsu maho vajreṇa siṣvapo varāhum ॥११॥ tvamindra naryo yām̐ avo nṝntiṣṭhā vātasya suyujo vahiṣṭhān । yaṃ te kāvya uśanā mandinaṃ dādvṛtrahaṇaṃ pāryaṃ tatakṣa vajram ॥१२॥ tvaṃ sūro harito rāmayo nṝnbharaccakrametaśo nāyamindra । prāsya pāraṃ navatiṃ nāvyānāmapi kartamavartayo'yajyūn ॥१३॥ tvaṃ no asyā indra durhaṇāyāḥ pāhi vajrivo duritādabhīke । pra no vājānrathyo aśvabudhyāniṣe yandhi śravase sūnṛtāyai ॥१४॥ mā sā te asmatsumatirvi dasadvājapramahaḥ samiṣo varanta । ā no bhaja maghavangoṣvaryo maṃhiṣṭhāste sadhamādaḥ syāma ॥१५॥

“Hymn to Indra (or the Viśvedevas), asking when men's guardians will hear the Aṅgiras' song — 15 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

pra vaḥ pāntaṃ raghumanyavo'ndho yajñaṃ rudrāya mīḷhuṣe bharadhvam । divo astoṣyasurasya vīrairiṣudhyeva maruto rodasyoḥ ॥१॥ patnīva pūrvahūtiṃ vāvṛdhadhyā uṣāsānaktā purudhā vidāne । starīrnātkaṃ vyutaṃ vasānā sūryasya śriyā sudṛśī hiraṇyaiḥ ॥२॥ mamattu naḥ parijmā vasarhā mamattu vāto apāṃ vṛṣaṇvān । śiśītamindrāparvatā yuvaṃ nastanno viśve varivasyantu devāḥ ॥३॥ uta tyā me yaśasā śvetanāyai vyantā pāntauśijo huvadhyai । pra vo napātamapāṃ kṛṇudhvaṃ pra mātarā rāspinasyāyoḥ ॥४॥ ā vo ruvaṇyumauśijo huvadhyai ghoṣeva śaṃsamarjunasya naṃśe । pra vaḥ pūṣṇe dāvana ām̐ acchā voceya vasutātimagneḥ ॥५॥ śrutaṃ me mitrāvaruṇā havemota śrutaṃ sadane viśvataḥ sīm । śrotu naḥ śroturātiḥ suśrotuḥ sukṣetrā sindhuradbhiḥ ॥६॥ stuṣe sā vāṃ varuṇa mitra rātirgavāṃ śatā pṛkṣayāmeṣu pajre । śrutarathe priyarathe dadhānāḥ sadyaḥ puṣṭiṃ nirundhānāso agman ॥७॥ asya stuṣe mahimaghasya rādhaḥ sacā sanema nahuṣaḥ suvīrāḥ । jano yaḥ pajrebhyo vājinīvānaśvāvato rathino mahyaṃ sūriḥ ॥८॥ jano yo mitrāvaruṇāvabhidhrugapo na vāṃ sunotyakṣṇayādhruk । svayaṃ sa yakṣmaṃ hṛdaye ni dhatta āpa yadīṃ hotrābhirṛtāvā ॥९॥ sa vrādhato nahuṣo daṃsujūtaḥ śardhastaro narāṃ gūrtaśravāḥ । visṛṣṭarātiryāti bāḷhasṛtvā viśvāsu pṛtsu sadamicchūraḥ ॥१०॥ adha gmantā nahuṣo havaṃ sūreḥ śrotā rājāno amṛtasya mandrāḥ । nabhojuvo yanniravasya rādhaḥ praśastaye mahinā rathavate ॥११॥ etaṃ śardhaṃ dhāma yasya sūrerityavocandaśatayasya naṃśe । dyumnāni yeṣu vasutātī rāranviśve sanvantu prabhṛtheṣu vājam ॥१२॥ mandāmahe daśatayasya dhāserdviryatpañca bibhrato yantyannā । kimiṣṭāśva iṣṭaraśmireta īśānāsastaruṣa ṛñjate nṝn ॥१३॥ hiraṇyakarṇaṃ maṇigrīvamarṇastanno viśve varivasyantu devāḥ । aryo giraḥ sadya ā jagmuṣīrosrāścākantūbhayeṣvasme ॥१४॥ catvāro mā maśarśārasya śiśvastrayo rājña āyavasasya jiṣṇoḥ । ratho vāṃ mitrāvaruṇā dīrghāpsāḥ syūmagabhastiḥ sūro nādyaut ॥१५॥

“Hymn to the Viśvedevas, bringing sacrifice with Dyaus to the bounteous gods — 15 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

pṛthū ratho dakṣiṇāyā ayojyainaṃ devāso amṛtāso asthuḥ । kṛṣṇādudasthādaryā vihāyāścikitsantī mānuṣāya kṣayāya ॥१॥ pūrvā viśvasmādbhuvanādabodhi jayantī vājaṃ bṛhatī sanutrī । uccā vyakhyadyuvatiḥ punarbhūroṣā aganprathamā pūrvahūtau ॥२॥ yadadya bhāgaṃ vibhajāsi nṛbhya uṣo devi martyatrā sujāte । devo no atra savitā damūnā anāgaso vocati sūryāya ॥३॥ gṛhaṃgṛhamahanā yātyacchā divedive adhi nāmā dadhānā । siṣāsantī dyotanā śaśvadāgādagramagramidbhajate vasūnām ॥४॥ bhagasya svasā varuṇasya jāmiruṣaḥ sūnṛte prathamā jarasva । paścā sa daghyā yo aghasya dhātā jayema taṃ dakṣiṇayā rathena ॥५॥ udīratāṃ sūnṛtā utpuraṃdhīrudagnayaḥ śuśucānāso asthuḥ । spārhā vasūni tamasāpagūḷhāviṣkṛṇvantyuṣaso vibhātīḥ ॥६॥ apānyadetyabhyanyadeti viṣurūpe ahanī saṃ carete । parikṣitostamo anyā guhākaradyauduṣāḥ śośucatā rathena ॥७॥ sadṛśīradya sadṛśīridu śvo dīrghaṃ sacante varuṇasya dhāma । anavadyāstriṃśataṃ yojanānyekaikā kratuṃ pari yanti sadyaḥ ॥८॥ jānatyahnaḥ prathamasya nāma śukrā kṛṣṇādajaniṣṭa śvitīcī । ṛtasya yoṣā na mināti dhāmāharaharniṣkṛtamācarantī ॥९॥ kanyeva tanvā śāśadānām̐ eṣi devi devamiyakṣamāṇam । saṃsmayamānā yuvatiḥ purastādāvirvakṣāṃsi kṛṇuṣe vibhātī ॥१०॥ susaṃkāśā mātṛmṛṣṭeva yoṣāvistanvaṃ kṛṇuṣe dṛśe kam । bhadrā tvamuṣo vitaraṃ vyuccha na tatte anyā uṣaso naśanta ॥११॥ aśvāvatīrgomatīrviśvavārā yatamānā raśmibhiḥ sūryasya । parā ca yanti punarā ca yanti bhadrā nāma vahamānā uṣāsaḥ ॥१२॥ ṛtasya raśmimanuyacchamānā bhadrambhadraṃ kratumasmāsu dhehi । uṣo no adya suhavā vyucchāsmāsu rāyo maghavatsu ca syuḥ ॥१३॥

“Hymn to Uṣas, who ascends the gods' broad chariot to bring light to men's homes — 13 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

uṣā ucchantī samidhāne agnā udyansūrya urviyā jyotiraśret । devo no atra savitā nvarthaṃ prāsāvīddvipatpra catuṣpadityai ॥१॥ aminatī daivyāni vratāni praminatī manuṣyā yugāni । īyuṣīṇāmupamā śaśvatīnāmāyatīnāṃ prathamoṣā vyadyaut ॥२॥ eṣā divo duhitā pratyadarśi jyotirvasānā samanā purastāt । ṛtasya panthāmanveti sādhu prajānatīva na diśo mināti ॥३॥ upo adarśi śundhyuvo na vakṣo nodhā ivāvirakṛta priyāṇi । admasanna sasato bodhayantī śaśvattamāgātpunareyuṣīṇām ॥४॥ pūrve ardhe rajaso aptyasya gavāṃ janitryakṛta pra ketum । vyu prathate vitaraṃ varīya obhā pṛṇantī pitrorupasthā ॥५॥ evedeṣā purutamā dṛśe kaṃ nājāmiṃ na pari vṛṇakti jāmim । arepasā tanvā śāśadānā nārbhādīṣate na maho vibhātī ॥६॥ abhrāteva puṃsa eti pratīcī gartārugiva sanaye dhanānām । jāyeva patya uśatī suvāsā uṣā hasreva ni riṇīte apsaḥ ॥७॥ svasā svasre jyāyasyai yonimāraigapaityasyāḥ praticakṣyeva । vyucchantī raśmibhiḥ sūryasyāñjyaṅkte samanagā iva vrāḥ ॥८॥ āsāṃ pūrvāsāmahasu svasṝṇāmaparā pūrvāmabhyeti paścāt । tāḥ pratnavannavyasīrnūnamasme revaducchantu sudinā uṣāsaḥ ॥९॥ pra bodhayoṣaḥ pṛṇato maghonyabudhyamānāḥ paṇayaḥ sasantu । revaduccha maghavadbhyo maghoni revatstotre sūnṛte jārayantī ॥१०॥ aveyamaśvaidyuvatiḥ purastādyuṅkte gavāmaruṇānāmanīkam । vi nūnamucchādasati pra keturgṛhaṃgṛhamupa tiṣṭhāte agniḥ ॥११॥ utte vayaścidvasaterapaptannaraśca ye pitubhājo vyuṣṭau । amā sate vahasi bhūri vāmamuṣo devi dāśuṣe martyāya ॥१२॥ astoḍhvaṃ stomyā brahmaṇā me'vīvṛdhadhvamuśatīruṣāsaḥ । yuṣmākaṃ devīravasā sanema sahasriṇaṃ ca śatinaṃ ca vājam ॥१३॥

“Hymn to Uṣas, refulgent when the fire is kindled and the Sun rises — 13 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

prātā ratnaṃ prātaritvā dadhāti taṃ cikitvānpratigṛhyā ni dhatte । tena prajāṃ vardhayamāna āyū rāyaspoṣeṇa sacate suvīraḥ ॥१॥ sugurasatsuhiraṇyaḥ svaśvo bṛhadasmai vaya indro dadhāti । yastvāyantaṃ vasunā prātaritvo mukṣījayeva padimutsināti ॥२॥ āyamadya sukṛtaṃ prātaricchanniṣṭeḥ putraṃ vasumatā rathena । aṃśoḥ sutaṃ pāyaya matsarasya kṣayadvīraṃ vardhaya sūnṛtābhiḥ ॥३॥ upa kṣaranti sindhavo mayobhuva ījānaṃ ca yakṣyamāṇaṃ ca dhenavaḥ । pṛṇantaṃ ca papuriṃ ca śravasyavo ghṛtasya dhārā upa yanti viśvataḥ ॥४॥ nākasya pṛṣṭhe adhi tiṣṭhati śrito yaḥ pṛṇāti sa ha deveṣu gacchati । tasmā āpo ghṛtamarṣanti sindhavastasmā iyaṃ dakṣiṇā pinvate sadā ॥५॥ dakṣiṇāvatāmidimāni citrā dakṣiṇāvatāṃ divi sūryāsaḥ । dakṣiṇāvanto amṛtaṃ bhajante dakṣiṇāvantaḥ pra tiranta āyuḥ ॥६॥ mā pṛṇanto duritamena āranmā jāriṣuḥ sūrayaḥ suvratāsaḥ । anyasteṣāṃ paridhirastu kaścidapṛṇantamabhi saṃ yantu śokāḥ ॥७॥

“Hymn in praise of the giver Svānaya, who comes at early morn with treasure — 7 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

amandānstomānpra bhare manīṣā sindhāvadhi kṣiyato bhāvyasya । yo me sahasramamimīta savānatūrto rājā śrava icchamānaḥ ॥१॥ śataṃ rājño nādhamānasya niṣkāñchatamaśvānprayatānsadya ādam । śataṃ kakṣīvām̐ asurasya gonāṃ divi śravo'jaramā tatāna ॥२॥ upa mā śyāvāḥ svanayena dattā vadhūmanto daśa rathāso asthuḥ । ṣaṣṭiḥ sahasramanu gavyamāgātsanatkakṣīvām̐ abhipitve ahnām ॥३॥ catvāriṃśaddaśarathasya śoṇāḥ sahasrasyāgre śreṇiṃ nayanti । madacyutaḥ kṛśanāvato atyānkakṣīvanta udamṛkṣanta pajrāḥ ॥४॥ pūrvāmanu prayatimā dade vastrīnyuktām̐ aṣṭāvaridhāyaso gāḥ । subandhavo ye viśyā iva vrā anasvantaḥ śrava aiṣanta pajrāḥ ॥५॥ āgadhitā parigadhitā yā kaśīkeva jaṅgahe । dadāti mahyaṃ yādurī yāśūnāṃ bhojyā śatā ॥६॥ upopa me parā mṛśa mā me dabhrāṇi manyathāḥ । sarvāhamasmi romaśā gandhārīṇāmivāvikā ॥७॥

“Hymn in praise of Bhavya on the Sindhu's bank and the gifts of Svanaya's sons — 7 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

agniṃ hotāraṃ manye dāsvantaṃ vasuṃ sūnuṃ sahaso jātavedasaṃ vipraṃ na jātavedasam । ya ūrdhvayā svadhvaro devo devācyā kṛpā । ghṛtasya vibhrāṣṭimanu vaṣṭi śociṣājuhvānasya sarpiṣaḥ ॥१॥ yajiṣṭhaṃ tvā yajamānā huvema jyeṣṭhamaṅgirasāṃ vipra manmabhirviprebhiḥ śukra manmabhiḥ । parijmānamiva dyāṃ hotāraṃ carṣaṇīnām । śociṣkeśaṃ vṛṣaṇaṃ yamimā viśaḥ prāvantu jūtaye viśaḥ ॥२॥ sa hi purū cidojasā virukmatā dīdyāno bhavati druhaṃtaraḥ paraśurna druhaṃtaraḥ । vīḷu cidyasya samṛtau śruvadvaneva yatsthiram । niḥṣahamāṇo yamate nāyate dhanvāsahā nāyate ॥३॥ dṛḷhā cidasmā anu duryathā vide tejiṣṭhābhiraraṇibhirdāṣṭyavase'gnaye dāṣṭyavase । pra yaḥ purūṇi gāhate takṣadvaneva śociṣā । sthirā cidannā ni riṇātyojasā ni sthirāṇi cidojasā ॥४॥ tamasya pṛkṣamuparāsu dhīmahi naktaṃ yaḥ sudarśataro divātarādaprāyuṣe divātarāt । ādasyāyurgrabhaṇavadvīḷu śarma na sūnave । bhaktamabhaktamavo vyanto ajarā agnayo vyanto ajarāḥ ॥५॥ sa hi śardho na mārutaṃ tuviṣvaṇirapnasvatīṣūrvarāsviṣṭanirārtanāsviṣṭaniḥ । ādaddhavyānyādadiryajñasya keturarhaṇā । adha smāsya harṣato hṛṣīvato viśve juṣanta panthāṃ naraḥ śubhe na panthām ॥६॥ dvitā yadīṃ kīstāso abhidyavo namasyanta upavocanta bhṛgavo mathnanto dāśā bhṛgavaḥ । agnirīśe vasūnāṃ śuciryo dharṇireṣām । priyām̐ apidhīm̐rvaniṣīṣṭa medhira ā vaniṣīṣṭa medhiraḥ ॥७॥ viśvāsāṃ tvā viśāṃ patiṃ havāmahe sarvāsāṃ samānaṃ dampatiṃ bhuje satyagirvāhasaṃ bhuje । atithiṃ mānuṣāṇāṃ piturna yasyāsayā । amī ca viśve amṛtāsa ā vayo havyā deveṣvā vayaḥ ॥८॥ tvamagne sahasā sahantamaḥ śuṣmintamo jāyase devatātaye rayirna devatātaye । śuṣmintamo hi te mado dyumnintama uta kratuḥ । adha smā te pari carantyajara śruṣṭīvāno nājara ॥९॥ pra vo mahe sahasā sahasvata uṣarbudhe paśuṣe nāgnaye stomo babhūtvagnaye । prati yadīṃ haviṣmānviśvāsu kṣāsu joguve । agre rebho na jarata ṛṣūṇāṃ jūrṇirhota ṛṣūṇām ॥१०॥ sa no nediṣṭhaṃ dadṛśāna ā bharāgne devebhiḥ sacanāḥ sucetunā maho rāyaḥ sucetunā । mahi śaviṣṭha naskṛdhi saṃcakṣe bhuje asyai । mahi stotṛbhyo maghavansuvīryaṃ mathīrugro na śavasā ॥११॥

“Hymn to Agni, the munificent herald and son of strength who knows all that lives — 11 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

ayaṃ jāyata manuṣo dharīmaṇi hotā yajiṣṭha uśijāmanu vratamagniḥ svamanu vratam । viśvaśruṣṭiḥ sakhīyate rayiriva śravasyate । adabdho hotā ni ṣadadiḷaspade parivīta iḷaspade ॥१॥ taṃ yajñasādhamapi vātayāmasyṛtasya pathā namasā haviṣmatā devatātā haviṣmatā । sa na ūrjāmupābhṛtyayā kṛpā na jūryati । yaṃ mātariśvā manave parāvato devaṃ bhāḥ parāvataḥ ॥२॥ evena sadyaḥ paryeti pārthivaṃ muhurgī reto vṛṣabhaḥ kanikradaddadhadretaḥ kanikradat । śataṃ cakṣāṇo akṣabhirdevo vaneṣu turvaṇiḥ । sado dadhāna upareṣu sānuṣvagniḥ pareṣu sānuṣu ॥३॥ sa sukratuḥ purohito damedame'gniryajñasyādhvarasya cetati kratvā yajñasya cetati । kratvā vedhā iṣūyate viśvā jātāni paspaśe । yato ghṛtaśrīratithirajāyata vahnirvedhā ajāyata ॥४॥ kratvā yadasya taviṣīṣu pṛñcate'gneraveṇa marutāṃ na bhojyeṣirāya na bhojyā । sa hi ṣmā dānaminvati vasūnāṃ ca majmanā । sa nastrāsate duritādabhihrutaḥ śaṃsādaghādabhihrutaḥ ॥५॥ viśvo vihāyā aratirvasurdadhe haste dakṣiṇe taraṇirna śiśrathacchravasyayā na śiśrathat । viśvasmā idiṣudhyate devatrā havyamohiṣe । viśvasmā itsukṛte vāramṛṇvatyagnirdvārā vyṛṇvati ॥६॥ sa mānuṣe vṛjane śaṃtamo hito'gniryajñeṣu jenyo na viśpatiḥ priyo yajñeṣu viśpatiḥ । sa havyā mānuṣāṇāmiḷā kṛtāni patyate । sa nastrāsate varuṇasya dhūrtermaho devasya dhūrteḥ ॥७॥ agniṃ hotāramīḷate vasudhitiṃ priyaṃ cetiṣṭhamaratiṃ nyerire havyavāhaṃ nyerire । viśvāyuṃ viśvavedasaṃ hotāraṃ yajataṃ kavim । devāso raṇvamavase vasūyavo gīrbhī raṇvaṃ vasūyavaḥ ॥८॥

“Hymn to Agni, born by Manu's law, the priest most skilled — 8 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

yaṃ tvaṃ rathamindra medhasātaye'pākā santamiṣira praṇayasi prānavadya nayasi । sadyaścittamabhiṣṭaye karo vaśaśca vājinam । sāsmākamanavadya tūtujāna vedhasāmimāṃ vācaṃ na vedhasām ॥१॥ sa śrudhi yaḥ smā pṛtanāsu kāsu ciddakṣāyya indra bharahūtaye nṛbhirasi pratūrtaye nṛbhiḥ । yaḥ śūraiḥ svaḥ sanitā yo viprairvājaṃ tarutā । tamīśānāsa iradhanta vājinaṃ pṛkṣamatyaṃ na vājinam ॥२॥ dasmo hi ṣmā vṛṣaṇaṃ pinvasi tvacaṃ kaṃ cidyāvīrararuṃ śūra martyaṃ parivṛṇakṣi martyam । indrota tubhyaṃ taddive tadrudrāya svayaśase । mitrāya vocaṃ varuṇāya saprathaḥ sumṛḷīkāya saprathaḥ ॥३॥ asmākaṃ va indramuśmasīṣṭaye sakhāyaṃ viśvāyuṃ prāsahaṃ yujaṃ vājeṣu prāsahaṃ yujam । asmākaṃ brahmotaye'vā pṛtsuṣu kāsu cit । nahi tvā śatru starate stṛṇoṣi yaṃ viśvaṃ śatruṃ stṛṇoṣi yam ॥४॥ ni ṣū namātimatiṃ kayasya cittejiṣṭhābhiraraṇibhirnotibhirugrābhirugrotibhiḥ । neṣi ṇo yathā purānenāḥ śūra manyase । viśvāni pūrorapa parṣi vahnirāsā vahnirno accha ॥५॥ pra tadvoceyaṃ bhavyāyendave havyo na ya iṣavānmanma rejati rakṣohā manma rejati । svayaṃ so asmadā nido vadhairajeta durmatim । ava sravedaghaśaṃso'vataramava kṣudramiva sravet ॥६॥ vanema taddhotrayā citantyā vanema rayiṃ rayivaḥ suvīryaṃ raṇvaṃ santaṃ suvīryam । durmanmānaṃ sumantubhiremiṣā pṛcīmahi । ā satyābhirindraṃ dyumnahūtibhiryajatraṃ dyumnahūtibhiḥ ॥७॥ praprā vo asme svayaśobhirūtī parivarga indro durmatīnāṃ darīmandurmatīnām । svayaṃ sā riṣayadhyai yā na upeṣe atraiḥ । hatemasanna vakṣati kṣiptā jūrṇirna vakṣati ॥८॥ tvaṃ na indra rāyā parīṇasā yāhi pathām̐ anehasā puro yāhyarakṣasā । sacasva naḥ parāka ā sacasvāstamīka ā । pāhi no dūrādārādabhiṣṭibhiḥ sadā pāhyabhiṣṭibhiḥ ॥९॥ tvaṃ na indra rāyā tarūṣasograṃ cittvā mahimā sakṣadavase mahe mitraṃ nāvase । ojiṣṭha trātaravitā rathaṃ kaṃ cidamartya । anyamasmadririṣeḥ kaṃ cidadrivo ririkṣantaṃ cidadrivaḥ ॥१०॥ pāhi na indra suṣṭuta sridho'vayātā sadamiddurmatīnāṃ devaḥ sandurmatīnām । hantā pāpasya rakṣasastrātā viprasya māvataḥ । adhā hi tvā janitā jījanadvaso rakṣohaṇaṃ tvā jījanadvaso ॥११॥

“Hymn to Indra, who brings near his car and the light for the service of the gods — 11 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

endra yāhyupa naḥ parāvato nāyamacchā vidathānīva satpatirastaṃ rājeva satpatiḥ । havāmahe tvā vayaṃ prayasvantaḥ sute sacā । putrāso na pitaraṃ vājasātaye maṃhiṣṭhaṃ vājasātaye ॥१॥ pibā somamindra suvānamadribhiḥ kośena siktamavataṃ na vaṃsagastātṛṣāṇo na vaṃsagaḥ । madāya haryatāya te tuviṣṭamāya dhāyase । ā tvā yacchantu harito na sūryamahā viśveva sūryam ॥२॥ avindaddivo nihitaṃ guhā nidhiṃ verna garbhaṃ parivītamaśmanyanante antaraśmani । vrajaṃ vajrī gavāmiva siṣāsannaṅgirastamaḥ । apāvṛṇodiṣa indraḥ parīvṛtā dvāra iṣaḥ parīvṛtāḥ ॥३॥ dādṛhāṇo vajramindro gabhastyoḥ kṣadmeva tigmamasanāya saṃ śyadahihatyāya saṃ śyat । saṃvivyāna ojasā śavobhirindra majmanā । taṣṭeva vṛkṣaṃ vanino ni vṛścasi paraśveva ni vṛścasi ॥४॥ tvaṃ vṛthā nadya indra sartave'cchā samudramasṛjo rathām̐ iva vājayato rathām̐ iva । ita ūtīrayuñjata samānamarthamakṣitam । dhenūriva manave viśvadohaso janāya viśvadohasaḥ ॥५॥ imāṃ te vācaṃ vasūyanta āyavo rathaṃ na dhīraḥ svapā atakṣiṣuḥ sumnāya tvāmatakṣiṣuḥ । śumbhanto jenyaṃ yathā vājeṣu vipra vājinam । atyamiva śavase sātaye dhanā viśvā dhanāni sātaye ॥६॥ bhinatpuro navatimindra pūrave divodāsāya mahi dāśuṣe nṛto vajreṇa dāśuṣe nṛto । atithigvāya śambaraṃ girerugro avābharat । maho dhanāni dayamāna ojasā viśvā dhanānyojasā ॥७॥ indraḥ samatsu yajamānamāryaṃ prāvadviśveṣu śatamūtirājiṣu svarmīḷheṣvājiṣu । manave śāsadavratāntvacaṃ kṛṣṇāmarandhayat । dakṣanna viśvaṃ tatṛṣāṇamoṣati nyarśasānamoṣati ॥८॥ sūraścakraṃ pra vṛhajjāta ojasā prapitve vācamaruṇo muṣāyatī'śāna ā muṣāyati । uśanā yatparāvato'jagannūtaye kave । sumnāni viśvā manuṣeva turvaṇirahā viśveva turvaṇiḥ ॥९॥ sa no navyebhirvṛṣakarmannukthaiḥ purāṃ dartaḥ pāyubhiḥ pāhi śagmaiḥ । divodāsebhirindra stavāno vāvṛdhīthā ahobhiriva dyauḥ ॥१०॥

“Hymn to Indra, asked to come from afar conducting the worshippers — 10 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

indrāya hi dyaurasuro anamnatendrāya mahī pṛthivī varīmabhirdyumnasātā varīmabhiḥ । indraṃ viśve sajoṣaso devāso dadhire puraḥ । indrāya viśvā savanāni mānuṣā rātāni santu mānuṣā ॥१॥ viśveṣu hi tvā savaneṣu tuñjate samānamekaṃ vṛṣamaṇyavaḥ pṛthaksvaḥ saniṣyavaḥ pṛthak । taṃ tvā nāvaṃ na parṣaṇiṃ śūṣasya dhuri dhīmahi । indraṃ na yajñaiścitayanta āyava stomebhirindramāyavaḥ ॥२॥ vi tvā tatasre mithunā avasyavo vrajasya sātā gavyasya niḥsṛjaḥ sakṣanta indra niḥsṛjaḥ । yadgavyantā dvā janā svaryantā samūhasi । āviṣkarikradvṛṣaṇaṃ sacābhuvaṃ vajramindra sacābhuvam ॥३॥ viduṣṭe asya vīryasya pūravaḥ puro yadindra śāradīravātiraḥ sāsahāno avātiraḥ । śāsastamindra martyamayajyuṃ śavasaspate । mahīmamuṣṇāḥ pṛthivīmimā apo mandasāna imā apaḥ ॥४॥ āditte asya vīryasya carkiranmadeṣu vṛṣannuśijo yadāvitha sakhīyato yadāvitha । cakartha kāramebhyaḥ pṛtanāsu pravantave । te anyāmanyāṃ nadyaṃ saniṣṇata śravasyantaḥ saniṣṇata ॥५॥ uto no asyā uṣaso juṣeta hyarkasya bodhi haviṣo havīmabhiḥ svarṣātā havīmabhiḥ । yadindra hantave mṛdho vṛṣā vajriñciketasi । ā me asya vedhaso navīyaso manma śrudhi navīyasaḥ ॥६॥ tvaṃ tamindra vāvṛdhāno asmayuramitrayantaṃ tuvijāta martyaṃ vajreṇa śūra martyam । jahi yo no aghāyati śṛṇuṣva suśravastamaḥ । riṣṭaṃ na yāmannapa bhūtu durmatirviśvāpa bhūtu durmatiḥ ॥७॥

“Hymn to Indra, to whom heaven and earth bow down for the winning of light — 7 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

tvayā vayaṃ maghavanpūrvye dhana indratvotāḥ sāsahyāma pṛtanyato vanuyāma vanuṣyataḥ । nediṣṭhe asminnahanyadhi vocā nu sunvate । asminyajñe vi cayemā bhare kṛtaṃ vājayanto bhare kṛtam ॥१॥ svarjeṣe bhara āprasya vakmanyuṣarbudhaḥ svasminnañjasi krāṇasya svasminnañjasi । ahannindro yathā vide śīrṣṇāśīrṣṇopavācyaḥ । asmatrā te sadhryaksantu rātayo bhadrā bhadrasya rātayaḥ ॥२॥ tattu prayaḥ pratnathā te śuśukvanaṃ yasminyajñe vāramakṛṇvata kṣayamṛtasya vārasi kṣayam । vi tadvoceradha dvitāntaḥ paśyanti raśmibhiḥ । sa ghā vide anvindro gaveṣaṇo bandhukṣidbhyo gaveṣaṇaḥ ॥३॥ nū itthā te pūrvathā ca pravācyaṃ yadaṅgirobhyo'vṛṇorapa vrajamindra śikṣannapa vrajam । aibhyaḥ samānyā diśāsmabhyaṃ jeṣi yotsi ca । sunvadbhyo randhayā kaṃ cidavrataṃ hṛṇāyantaṃ cidavratam ॥४॥ saṃ yajjanānkratubhiḥ śūra īkṣayaddhane hite taruṣanta śravasyavaḥ pra yakṣanta śravasyavaḥ । tasmā āyuḥ prajāvadidbādhe arcantyojasā । indra okyaṃ didhiṣanta dhītayo devām̐ acchā na dhītayaḥ ॥५॥ yuvaṃ tamindrāparvatā puroyudhā yo naḥ pṛtanyādapa taṃtamiddhataṃ vajreṇa taṃtamiddhatam । dūre cattāya cchantsadgahanaṃ yadinakṣat । asmākaṃ śatrūnpari śūra viśvato darmā darṣīṣṭa viśvataḥ ॥६॥

“Hymn to Indra (Maghavan), for help in war and victory over foes — 6 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

ubhe punāmi rodasī ṛtena druho dahāmi saṃ mahīranindrāḥ । abhivlagya yatra hatā amitrā vailasthānaṃ pari tṛḷhā aśeran ॥१॥ abhivlagyā cidadrivaḥ śīrṣā yātumatīnām । chindhi vaṭūriṇā padā mahāvaṭūriṇā padā ॥२॥ avāsāṃ maghavañjahi śardho yātumatīnām । vailasthānake armake mahāvailasthe armake ॥३॥ yāsāṃ tisraḥ pañcāśato'bhivlaṅgairapāvapaḥ । tatsu te manāyati takatsu te manāyati ॥४॥ piśaṅgabhṛṣṭimambhṛṇaṃ piśācimindra saṃ mṛṇa । sarvaṃ rakṣo ni barhaya ॥५॥ avarmaha indra dādṛhi śrudhī naḥ śuśoca hi dyauḥ kṣā na bhīṣām̐ adrivo ghṛṇānna bhīṣām̐ adrivaḥ । śuṣmintamo hi śuṣmibhirvadhairugrebhirīyase । apūruṣaghno apratīta śūra satvabhistrisaptaiḥ śūra satvabhiḥ ॥६॥ vanoti hi sunvankṣayaṃ parīṇasaḥ sunvāno hi ṣmā yajatyava dviṣo devānāmava dviṣaḥ । sunvāna itsiṣāsati sahasrā vājyavṛtaḥ । sunvānāyendro dadātyābhuvaṃ rayiṃ dadātyābhuvam ॥७॥

“Hymn to Indra, whose sacrifice purges earth and heaven and burns the godless she-fiends — 7 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

ā tvā juvo rārahāṇā abhi prayo vāyo vahantviha pūrvapītaye somasya pūrvapītaye । ūrdhvā te anu sūnṛtā manastiṣṭhatu jānatī । niyutvatā rathenā yāhi dāvane vāyo makhasya dāvane ॥१॥ mandantu tvā mandino vāyavindavo'smatkrāṇāsaḥ sukṛtā abhidyavo gobhiḥ krāṇā abhidyavaḥ । yaddha krāṇā iradhyai dakṣaṃ sacanta ūtayaḥ । sadhrīcīnā niyuto dāvane dhiya upa bruvata īṃ dhiyaḥ ॥२॥ vāyuryuṅkte rohitā vāyuraruṇā vāyū rathe ajirā dhuri voḷhave vahiṣṭhā dhuri voḷhave । pra bodhayā puraṃdhiṃ jāra ā sasatīmiva । pra cakṣaya rodasī vāsayoṣasaḥ śravase vāsayoṣasaḥ ॥३॥ tubhyamuṣāsaḥ śucayaḥ parāvati bhadrā vastrā tanvate daṃsu raśmiṣu citrā navyeṣu raśmiṣu । tubhyaṃ dhenuḥ sabardughā viśvā vasūni dohate । ajanayo maruto vakṣaṇābhyo diva ā vakṣaṇābhyaḥ ॥४॥ tubhyaṃ śukrāsaḥ śucayasturaṇyavo madeṣūgrā iṣaṇanta bhurvaṇyapāmiṣanta bhurvaṇi । tvāṃ tsārī dasamāno bhagamīṭṭe takvavīye । tvaṃ viśvasmādbhuvanātpāsi dharmaṇāsuryātpāsi dharmaṇā ॥५॥ tvaṃ no vāyaveṣāmapūrvyaḥ somānāṃ prathamaḥ pītimarhasi sutānāṃ pītimarhasi । uto vihutmatīnāṃ viśāṃ vavarjuṣīṇām । viśvā itte dhenavo duhra āśiraṃ ghṛtaṃ duhrata āśiram ॥६॥

“Hymn to Vāyu, asked to come with fleet-footed coursers to the first draught of Soma — 6 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

stīrṇaṃ barhirupa no yāhi vītaye sahasreṇa niyutā niyutvate śatinībhirniyutvate । tubhyaṃ hi pūrvapītaye devā devāya yemire । pra te sutāso madhumanto asthiranmadāya kratve asthiran ॥१॥ tubhyāyaṃ somaḥ paripūto adribhi spārhā vasānaḥ pari kośamarṣati śukrā vasāno arṣati । tavāyaṃ bhāga āyuṣu somo deveṣu hūyate । vaha vāyo niyuto yāhyasmayurjuṣāṇo yāhyasmayuḥ ॥२॥ ā no niyudbhiḥ śatinībhiradhvaraṃ sahasriṇībhirupa yāhi vītaye vāyo havyāni vītaye । tavāyaṃ bhāga ṛtviyaḥ saraśmiḥ sūrye sacā । adhvaryubhirbharamāṇā ayaṃsata vāyo śukrā ayaṃsata ॥३॥ ā vāṃ ratho niyutvānvakṣadavase'bhi prayāṃsi sudhitāni vītaye vāyo havyāni vītaye । pibataṃ madhvo andhasaḥ pūrvapeyaṃ hi vāṃ hitam । vāyavā candreṇa rādhasā gatamindraśca rādhasā gatam ॥४॥ ā vāṃ dhiyo vavṛtyuradhvarām̐ upemaminduṃ marmṛjanta vājinamāśumatyaṃ na vājinam । teṣāṃ pibatamasmayū ā no gantamihotyā । indravāyū sutānāmadribhiryuvaṃ madāya vājadā yuvam ॥५॥ ime vāṃ somā apsvā sutā ihādhvaryubhirbharamāṇā ayaṃsata vāyo śukrā ayaṃsata । ete vāmabhyasṛkṣata tiraḥ pavitramāśavaḥ । yuvāyavo'ti romāṇyavyayā somāso atyavyayā ॥६॥ ati vāyo sasato yāhi śaśvato yatra grāvā vadati tatra gacchataṃ gṛhamindraśca gacchatam । vi sūnṛtā dadṛśe rīyate ghṛtamā pūrṇayā niyutā yātho adhvaramindraśca yātho adhvaram ॥७॥ atrāha tadvahethe madhva āhutiṃ yamaśvatthamupatiṣṭhanta jāyavo'sme te santu jāyavaḥ । sākaṃ gāvaḥ suvate pacyate yavo na te vāya upa dasyanti dhenavo nāpa dasyanti dhenavaḥ ॥८॥ ime ye te su vāyo bāhvojaso'ntarnadī te patayantyukṣaṇo mahi vrādhanta ukṣaṇaḥ । dhanvañcidye anāśavo jīrāścidagiraukasaḥ । sūryasyeva raśmayo durniyantavo hastayordurniyantavaḥ ॥९॥

“Hymn to Vāyu and Indra-Vāyu, invited to the strewn sacred grass — 9 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

pra su jyeṣṭhaṃ nicirābhyāṃ bṛhannamo havyaṃ matiṃ bharatā mṛḷayadbhyāṃ svādiṣṭhaṃ mṛḷayadbhyām । tā samrājā ghṛtāsutī yajñeyajña upastutā । athainoḥ kṣatraṃ na kutaścanādhṛṣe devatvaṃ nū cidādhṛṣe ॥१॥ adarśi gātururave varīyasī panthā ṛtasya samayaṃsta raśmibhiścakṣurbhagasya raśmibhiḥ । dyukṣaṃ mitrasya sādanamaryamṇo varuṇasya ca । athā dadhāte bṛhadukthyaṃ vaya upastutyaṃ bṛhadvayaḥ ॥२॥ jyotiṣmatīmaditiṃ dhārayatkṣitiṃ svarvatīmā sacete divedive jāgṛvāṃsā divedive । jyotiṣmatkṣatramāśāte ādityā dānunaspatī । mitrastayorvaruṇo yātayajjano'ryamā yātayajjanaḥ ॥३॥ ayaṃ mitrāya varuṇāya śaṃtamaḥ somo bhūtvavapāneṣvābhago devo deveṣvābhagaḥ । taṃ devāso juṣerata viśve adya sajoṣasaḥ । tathā rājānā karatho yadīmaha ṛtāvānā yadīmahe ॥४॥ yo mitrāya varuṇāyāvidhajjano'narvāṇaṃ taṃ pari pāto aṃhaso dāśvāṃsaṃ martamaṃhasaḥ । tamaryamābhi rakṣatyṛjūyantamanu vratam । ukthairya enoḥ paribhūṣati vrataṃ stomairābhūṣati vratam ॥५॥ namo dive bṛhate rodasībhyāṃ mitrāya vocaṃ varuṇāya mīḷhuṣe sumṛḷīkāya mīḷhuṣe । indramagnimupa stuhi dyukṣamaryamaṇaṃ bhagam । jyogjīvantaḥ prajayā sacemahi somasyotī sacemahi ॥६॥ ūtī devānāṃ vayamindravanto maṃsīmahi svayaśaso marudbhiḥ । agnirmitro varuṇaḥ śarma yaṃsantadaśyāma maghavāno vayaṃ ca ॥७॥

“Hymn to Mitra and Varuṇa, the watchful and bountiful Twain, with adoration and offerings — 7 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

suṣumā yātamadribhirgośrītā matsarā ime somāso matsarā ime । ā rājānā divispṛśāsmatrā gantamupa naḥ । ime vāṃ mitrāvaruṇā gavāśiraḥ somāḥ śukrā gavāśiraḥ ॥१॥ ima ā yātamindavaḥ somāso dadhyāśiraḥ sutāso dadhyāśiraḥ । uta vāmuṣaso budhi sākaṃ sūryasya raśmibhiḥ । suto mitrāya varuṇāya pītaye cārurṛtāya pītaye ॥२॥ tāṃ vāṃ dhenuṃ na vāsarīmaṃśuṃ duhantyadribhiḥ somaṃ duhantyadribhiḥ । asmatrā gantamupa no'rvāñcā somapītaye । ayaṃ vāṃ mitrāvaruṇā nṛbhiḥ sutaḥ soma ā pītaye sutaḥ ॥३॥

“Hymn to Mitra and Varuṇa, asked to come to the pressed Soma blended with milk — 3 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

prapra pūṣṇastuvijātasya śasyate mahitvamasya tavaso na tandate stotramasya na tandate । arcāmi sumnayannahamantyūtiṃ mayobhuvam । viśvasya yo mana āyuyuve makho deva āyuyuve makhaḥ ॥१॥ pra hi tvā pūṣannajiraṃ na yāmani stomebhiḥ kṛṇva ṛṇavo yathā mṛdha uṣṭro na pīparo mṛdhaḥ । huve yattvā mayobhuvaṃ devaṃ sakhyāya martyaḥ । asmākamāṅgūṣāndyumninaskṛdhi vājeṣu dyumninaskṛdhi ॥२॥ yasya te pūṣansakhye vipanyavaḥ kratvā citsanto'vasā bubhujrira iti kratvā bubhujrire । tāmanu tvā navīyasīṃ niyutaṃ rāya īmahe । aheḷamāna uruśaṃsa sarī bhava vājevāje sarī bhava ॥३॥ asyā ū ṣu ṇa upa sātaye bhuvo'heḷamāno rarivām̐ ajāśva śravasyatāmajāśva । o ṣu tvā vavṛtīmahi stomebhirdasma sādhubhiḥ । nahi tvā pūṣannatimanya āghṛṇe na te sakhyamapahnuve ॥४॥

“Hymn to Pūṣan, whose majesty and lordly might are lauded evermore — 4 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

astu śrauṣaṭ puro agniṃ dhiyā dadha ā nu tacchardho divyaṃ vṛṇīmaha indravāyū vṛṇīmahe । yaddha krāṇā vivasvati nābhā saṃdāyi navyasī । adha pra sū na upa yantu dhītayo devām̐ acchā na dhītayaḥ ॥१॥ yaddha tyanmitrāvaruṇāvṛtādadhyādadāthe anṛtaṃ svena manyunā dakṣasya svena manyunā । yuvoritthādhi sadmasvapaśyāma hiraṇyayam । dhībhiścana manasā svebhirakṣabhiḥ somasya svebhirakṣabhiḥ ॥२॥ yuvāṃ stomebhirdevayanto aśvināśrāvayanta iva ślokamāyavo yuvāṃ havyābhyāyavaḥ । yuvorviśvā adhi śriyaḥ pṛkṣaśca viśvavedasā । pruṣāyante vāṃ pavayo hiraṇyaye rathe dasrā hiraṇyaye ॥३॥ aceti dasrā vyu nākamṛṇvatho yuñjate vāṃ rathayujo diviṣṭiṣvadhvasmāno diviṣṭiṣu । adhi vāṃ sthāma vandhure rathe dasrā hiraṇyaye । patheva yantāvanuśāsatā rajo'ñjasā śāsatā rajaḥ ॥४॥ śacībhirnaḥ śacīvasū divā naktaṃ daśasyatam । mā vāṃ rātirupa dasatkadā canāsmadrātiḥ kadā cana ॥५॥ vṛṣannindra vṛṣapāṇāsa indava ime sutā adriṣutāsa udbhidastubhyaṃ sutāsa udbhidaḥ । te tvā mandantu dāvane mahe citrāya rādhase । gīrbhirgirvāha stavamāna ā gahi sumṛḷīko na ā gahi ॥६॥ o ṣū ṇo agne śṛṇuhi tvamīḷito devebhyo bravasi yajñiyebhyo rājabhyo yajñiyebhyaḥ । yaddha tyāmaṅgirobhyo dhenuṃ devā adattana । vi tāṃ duhre aryamā kartarī sacām̐ eṣa tāṃ veda me sacā ॥७॥ mo ṣu vo asmadabhi tāni pauṃsyā sanā bhūvandyumnāni mota jāriṣurasmatpurota jāriṣuḥ । yadvaścitraṃ yugeyuge navyaṃ ghoṣādamartyam । asmāsu tanmaruto yacca duṣṭaraṃ didhṛtā yacca duṣṭaram ॥८॥ dadhyaṅha me januṣaṃ pūrvo aṅgirāḥ priyamedhaḥ kaṇvo atrirmanurviduste me pūrve manurviduḥ । teṣāṃ deveṣvāyatirasmākaṃ teṣu nābhayaḥ । teṣāṃ padena mahyā name girendrāgnī ā name girā ॥९॥ hotā yakṣadvanino vanta vāryaṃ bṛhaspatiryajati vena ukṣabhiḥ puruvārebhirukṣabhiḥ । jagṛbhmā dūraādiśaṃ ślokamadreradha tmanā । adhārayadararindāni sukratuḥ purū sadmāni sukratuḥ ॥१०॥ ye devāso divyekādaśa stha pṛthivyāmadhyekādaśa stha । apsukṣito mahinaikādaśa stha te devāso yajñamimaṃ juṣadhvam ॥११॥

“Hymn electing the heavenly company — Agni first, then Indra and Vāyu, the Aśvins and others — 11 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

vediṣade priyadhāmāya sudyute dhāsimiva pra bharā yonimagnaye । vastreṇeva vāsayā manmanā śuciṃ jyotīrathaṃ śukravarṇaṃ tamohanam ॥१॥ abhi dvijanmā trivṛdannamṛjyate saṃvatsare vāvṛdhe jagdhamī punaḥ । anyasyāsā jihvayā jenyo vṛṣā nyanyena vanino mṛṣṭa vāraṇaḥ ॥२॥ kṛṣṇaprutau vevije asya sakṣitā ubhā tarete abhi mātarā śiśum । prācājihvaṃ dhvasayantaṃ tṛṣucyutamā sācyaṃ kupayaṃ vardhanaṃ pituḥ ॥३॥ mumukṣvo manave mānavasyate raghudruvaḥ kṛṣṇasītāsa ū juvaḥ । asamanā ajirāso raghuṣyado vātajūtā upa yujyanta āśavaḥ ॥४॥ ādasya te dhvasayanto vṛtherate kṛṣṇamabhvaṃ mahi varpaḥ karikrataḥ । yatsīṃ mahīmavaniṃ prābhi marmṛśadabhiśvasanstanayanneti nānadat ॥५॥ bhūṣanna yo'dhi babhrūṣu namnate vṛṣeva patnīrabhyeti roruvat । ojāyamānastanvaśca śumbhate bhīmo na śṛṅgā davidhāva durgṛbhiḥ ॥६॥ sa saṃstiro viṣṭiraḥ saṃ gṛbhāyati jānanneva jānatīrnitya ā śaye । punarvardhante api yanti devyamanyadvarpaḥ pitroḥ kṛṇvate sacā ॥७॥ tamagruvaḥ keśinīḥ saṃ hi rebhira ūrdhvāstasthurmamruṣīḥ prāyave punaḥ । tāsāṃ jarāṃ pramuñcanneti nānadadasuṃ paraṃ janayañjīvamastṛtam ॥८॥ adhīvāsaṃ pari mātū rihannaha tuvigrebhiḥ satvabhiryāti vi jrayaḥ । vayo dadhatpadvate rerihatsadānu śyenī sacate vartanīraha ॥९॥ asmākamagne maghavatsu dīdihyadha śvasīvānvṛṣabho damūnāḥ । avāsyā śiśumatīradīdervarmeva yutsu parijarbhurāṇaḥ ॥१०॥ idamagne sudhitaṃ durdhitādadhi priyādu cinmanmanaḥ preyo astu te । yatte śukraṃ tanvo rocate śuci tenāsmabhyaṃ vanase ratnamā tvam ॥११॥ rathāya nāvamuta no gṛhāya nityāritrāṃ padvatīṃ rāsyagne । asmākaṃ vīrām̐ uta no maghono janām̐śca yā pārayāccharma yā ca ॥१२॥ abhī no agna ukthamijjuguryā dyāvākṣāmā sindhavaśca svagūrtāḥ । gavyaṃ yavyaṃ yanto dīrghāheṣaṃ varamaruṇyo varanta ॥१३॥

“Hymn to Agni seated by the altar, clothed with the offerings — 13 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

baḷitthā tadvapuṣe dhāyi darśataṃ devasya bhargaḥ sahaso yato jani । yadīmupa hvarate sādhate matirṛtasya dhenā anayanta sasrutaḥ ॥१॥ pṛkṣo vapuḥ pitumānnitya ā śaye dvitīyamā saptaśivāsu mātṛṣu । tṛtīyamasya vṛṣabhasya dohase daśapramatiṃ janayanta yoṣaṇaḥ ॥२॥ niryadīṃ budhnānmahiṣasya varpasa īśānāsaḥ śavasā kranta sūrayaḥ । yadīmanu pradivo madhva ādhave guhā santaṃ mātariśvā mathāyati ॥३॥ pra yatpituḥ paramānnīyate paryā pṛkṣudho vīrudho daṃsu rohati । ubhā yadasya januṣaṃ yadinvata ādidyaviṣṭho abhavadghṛṇā śuciḥ ॥४॥ ādinmātṝrāviśadyāsvā śucirahiṃsyamāna urviyā vi vāvṛdhe । anu yatpūrvā aruhatsanājuvo ni navyasīṣvavarāsu dhāvate ॥५॥ ādiddhotāraṃ vṛṇate diviṣṭiṣu bhagamiva papṛcānāsa ṛñjate । devānyatkratvā majmanā puruṣṭuto martaṃ śaṃsaṃ viśvadhā veti dhāyase ॥६॥ vi yadasthādyajato vātacodito hvāro na vakvā jaraṇā anākṛtaḥ । tasya patmandakṣuṣaḥ kṛṣṇajaṃhasaḥ śucijanmano raja ā vyadhvanaḥ ॥७॥ ratho na yātaḥ śikvabhiḥ kṛto dyāmaṅgebhiraruṣebhirīyate । ādasya te kṛṣṇāso dakṣi sūrayaḥ śūrasyeva tveṣathādīṣate vayaḥ ॥८॥ tvayā hyagne varuṇo dhṛtavrato mitraḥ śāśadre aryamā sudānavaḥ । yatsīmanu kratunā viśvathā vibhurarānna nemiḥ paribhūrajāyathāḥ ॥९॥ tvamagne śaśamānāya sunvate ratnaṃ yaviṣṭha devatātiminvasi । taṃ tvā nu navyaṃ sahaso yuvanvayaṃ bhagaṃ na kāre mahiratna dhīmahi ॥१०॥ asme rayiṃ na svarthaṃ damūnasaṃ bhagaṃ dakṣaṃ na papṛcāsi dharṇasim । raśmīm̐riva yo yamati janmanī ubhe devānāṃ śaṃsamṛta ā ca sukratuḥ ॥११॥ uta naḥ sudyotmā jīrāśvo hotā mandraḥ śṛṇavaccandrarathaḥ । sa no neṣanneṣatamairamūro'gnirvāmaṃ suvitaṃ vasyo accha ॥१२॥ astāvyagniḥ śimīvadbhirarkaiḥ sāmrājyāya prataraṃ dadhānaḥ । amī ca ye maghavāno vayaṃ ca mihaṃ na sūro ati niṣṭatanyuḥ ॥१३॥

“Hymn to Agni, whose fair effulgence was established when he sprang from strength — 13 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

samiddho agna ā vaha devām̐ adya yatasruce । tantuṃ tanuṣva pūrvyaṃ sutasomāya dāśuṣe ॥१॥ ghṛtavantamupa māsi madhumantaṃ tanūnapāt । yajñaṃ viprasya māvataḥ śaśamānasya dāśuṣaḥ ॥२॥ śuciḥ pāvako adbhuto madhvā yajñaṃ mimikṣati । narāśaṃsastrirā divo devo deveṣu yajñiyaḥ ॥३॥ īḷito agna ā vahendraṃ citramiha priyam । iyaṃ hi tvā matirmamācchā sujihva vacyate ॥४॥ stṛṇānāso yatasruco barhiryajñe svadhvare । vṛñje devavyacastamamindrāya śarma saprathaḥ ॥५॥ vi śrayantāmṛtāvṛdhaḥ prayai devebhyo mahīḥ । pāvakāsaḥ puruspṛho dvāro devīrasaścataḥ ॥६॥ ā bhandamāne upāke naktoṣāsā supeśasā । yahvī ṛtasya mātarā sīdatāṃ barhirā sumat ॥७॥ mandrajihvā jugurvaṇī hotārā daivyā kavī । yajñaṃ no yakṣatāmimaṃ sidhramadya divispṛśam ॥८॥ śucirdeveṣvarpitā hotrā marutsu bhāratī । iḷā sarasvatī mahī barhiḥ sīdantu yajñiyāḥ ॥९॥ tannasturīpamadbhutaṃ puru vāraṃ puru tmanā । tvaṣṭā poṣāya vi ṣyatu rāye nābhā no asmayuḥ ॥१०॥ avasṛjannupa tmanā devānyakṣi vanaspate । agnirhavyā suṣūdati devo deveṣu medhiraḥ ॥११॥ pūṣaṇvate marutvate viśvadevāya vāyave । svāhā gāyatravepase havyamindrāya kartana ॥१२॥ svāhākṛtānyā gahyupa havyāni vītaye । indrā gahi śrudhī havaṃ tvāṃ havante adhvare ॥१३॥

“Āprī hymn: Agni kindled, bringing the gods to the offerer of the ladle — 13 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

pra tavyasīṃ navyasīṃ dhītimagnaye vāco matiṃ sahasaḥ sūnave bhare । apāṃ napādyo vasubhiḥ saha priyo hotā pṛthivyāṃ nyasīdadṛtviyaḥ ॥१॥ sa jāyamānaḥ parame vyomanyāviragnirabhavanmātariśvane । asya kratvā samidhānasya majmanā pra dyāvā śociḥ pṛthivī arocayat ॥२॥ asya tveṣā ajarā asya bhānavaḥ susaṃdṛśaḥ supratīkasya sudyutaḥ । bhātvakṣaso atyakturna sindhavo'gne rejante asasanto ajarāḥ ॥३॥ yamerire bhṛgavo viśvavedasaṃ nābhā pṛthivyā bhuvanasya majmanā । agniṃ taṃ gīrbhirhinuhi sva ā dame ya eko vasvo varuṇo na rājati ॥४॥ na yo varāya marutāmiva svanaḥ seneva sṛṣṭā divyā yathāśaniḥ । agnirjambhaistigitairatti bharvati yodho na śatrūnsa vanā nyṛñjate ॥५॥ kuvinno agnirucathasya vīrasadvasuṣkuvidvasubhiḥ kāmamāvarat । codaḥ kuvittutujyātsātaye dhiyaḥ śucipratīkaṃ tamayā dhiyā gṛṇe ॥६॥ ghṛtapratīkaṃ va ṛtasya dhūrṣadamagniṃ mitraṃ na samidhāna ṛñjate । indhāno akro vidatheṣu dīdyacchukravarṇāmudu no yaṃsate dhiyam ॥७॥ aprayucchannaprayucchadbhiragne śivebhirnaḥ pāyubhiḥ pāhi śagmaiḥ । adabdhebhiradṛpitebhiriṣṭe'nimiṣadbhiḥ pari pāhi no jāḥ ॥८॥

“Hymn to Agni, Son of Strength and offspring of the Waters, offered a newer and mightier hymn — 8 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

eti pra hotā vratamasya māyayordhvāṃ dadhānaḥ śucipeśasaṃ dhiyam । abhi srucaḥ kramate dakṣiṇāvṛto yā asya dhāma prathamaṃ ha niṃsate ॥१॥ abhīmṛtasya dohanā anūṣata yonau devasya sadane parīvṛtāḥ । apāmupasthe vibhṛto yadāvasadadha svadhā adhayadyābhirīyate ॥२॥ yuyūṣataḥ savayasā tadidvapuḥ samānamarthaṃ vitaritratā mithaḥ । ādīṃ bhago na havyaḥ samasmadā voḷhurna raśmīnsamayaṃsta sārathiḥ ॥३॥ yamīṃ dvā savayasā saparyataḥ samāne yonā mithunā samokasā । divā na naktaṃ palito yuvājani purū carannajaro mānuṣā yugā ॥४॥ tamīṃ hinvanti dhītayo daśa vriśo devaṃ martāsa ūtaye havāmahe । dhanoradhi pravata ā sa ṛṇvatyabhivrajadbhirvayunā navādhita ॥५॥ tvaṃ hyagne divyasya rājasi tvaṃ pārthivasya paśupā iva tmanā । enī ta ete bṛhatī abhiśriyā hiraṇyayī vakvarī barhirāśāte ॥६॥ agne juṣasva prati harya tadvaco mandra svadhāva ṛtajāta sukrato । yo viśvataḥ pratyaṅṅasi darśato raṇvaḥ saṃdṛṣṭau pitumām̐ iva kṣayaḥ ॥७॥

“Hymn to Agni, the priest who goes forth to sacrifice with wondrous power — 7 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

taṃ pṛcchatā sa jagāmā sa veda sa cikitvām̐ īyate sā nvīyate । tasminsanti praśiṣastasminniṣṭayaḥ sa vājasya śavasaḥ śuṣmiṇaspatiḥ ॥१॥ tamitpṛcchanti na simo vi pṛcchati sveneva dhīro manasā yadagrabhīt । na mṛṣyate prathamaṃ nāparaṃ vaco'sya kratvā sacate apradṛpitaḥ ॥२॥ tamidgacchanti juhvastamarvatīrviśvānyekaḥ śṛṇavadvacāṃsi me । purupraiṣastaturiryajñasādhano'cchidrotiḥ śiśurādatta saṃ rabhaḥ ॥३॥ upasthāyaṃ carati yatsamārata sadyo jātastatsāra yujyebhiḥ । abhi śvāntaṃ mṛśate nāndye mude yadīṃ gacchantyuśatīrapiṣṭhitam ॥४॥ sa īṃ mṛgo apyo vanargurupa tvacyupamasyāṃ ni dhāyi । vyabravīdvayunā martyebhyo'gnirvidvām̐ ṛtaciddhi satyaḥ ॥५॥

“Hymn to Agni, the wise and implored, in whom are admonitions — 5 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

trimūrdhānaṃ saptaraśmiṃ gṛṇīṣe'nūnamagniṃ pitrorupasthe । niṣattamasya carato dhruvasya viśvā divo rocanāpaprivāṃsam ॥१॥ ukṣā mahām̐ abhi vavakṣa ene ajarastasthāvitaūtirṛṣvaḥ । urvyāḥ pado ni dadhāti sānau rihantyūdho aruṣāso asya ॥२॥ samānaṃ vatsamabhi saṃcarantī viṣvagdhenū vi carataḥ sumeke । anapavṛjyām̐ adhvano mimāne viśvānketām̐ adhi maho dadhāne ॥३॥ dhīrāsaḥ padaṃ kavayo nayanti nānā hṛdā rakṣamāṇā ajuryam । siṣāsantaḥ paryapaśyanta sindhumāvirebhyo abhavatsūryo nṝn ॥४॥ didṛkṣeṇyaḥ pari kāṣṭhāsu jenya īḷenyo maho arbhāya jīvase । purutrā yadabhavatsūrahaibhyo garbhebhyo maghavā viśvadarśataḥ ॥५॥

“Hymn to Agni, the seven-rayed, triple-headed, all-perfect in his parents' bosom — 5 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

kathā te agne śucayanta āyordadāśurvājebhirāśuṣāṇāḥ । ubhe yattoke tanaye dadhānā ṛtasya sāmanraṇayanta devāḥ ॥१॥ bodhā me asya vacaso yaviṣṭha maṃhiṣṭhasya prabhṛtasya svadhāvaḥ । pīyati tvo anu tvo gṛṇāti vandāruste tanvaṃ vande agne ॥२॥ ye pāyavo māmateyaṃ te agne paśyanto andhaṃ duritādarakṣan । rarakṣa tānsukṛto viśvavedā dipsanta idripavo nāha debhuḥ ॥३॥ yo no agne ararivām̐ aghāyurarātīvā marcayati dvayena । mantro guruḥ punarastu so asmā anu mṛkṣīṣṭa tanvaṃ duruktaiḥ ॥४॥ uta vā yaḥ sahasya pravidvānmarto martaṃ marcayati dvayena । ataḥ pāhi stavamāna stuvantamagne mākirno duritāya dhāyīḥ ॥५॥

“Hymn to Agni, on whom the radiant ones bestow the vigour of the living — 5 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

mathīdyadīṃ viṣṭo mātariśvā hotāraṃ viśvāpsuṃ viśvadevyam । ni yaṃ dadhurmanuṣyāsu vikṣu svarṇa citraṃ vapuṣe vibhāvam ॥१॥ dadānaminna dadabhanta manmāgnirvarūthaṃ mama tasya cākan । juṣanta viśvānyasya karmopastutiṃ bharamāṇasya kāroḥ ॥२॥ nitye cinnu yaṃ sadane jagṛbhre praśastibhirdadhire yajñiyāsaḥ । pra sū nayanta gṛbhayanta iṣṭāvaśvāso na rathyo rārahāṇāḥ ॥३॥ purūṇi dasmo ni riṇāti jambhairādrocate vana ā vibhāvā । ādasya vāto anu vāti śocirasturna śaryāmasanāmanu dyūn ॥४॥ na yaṃ ripavo na riṣaṇyavo garbhe santaṃ reṣaṇā reṣayanti । andhā apaśyā na dabhannabhikhyā nityāsa īṃ pretāro arakṣan ॥५॥

“Hymn to Agni, whom Mātariśvan formed by friction, herald of all the gods — 5 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

mahaḥ sa rāya eṣate patirdannina inasya vasunaḥ pada ā । upa dhrajantamadrayo vidhannit ॥१॥ sa yo vṛṣā narāṃ na rodasyoḥ śravobhirasti jīvapītasargaḥ । pra yaḥ sasrāṇaḥ śiśrīta yonau ॥२॥ ā yaḥ puraṃ nārmiṇīmadīdedatyaḥ kavirnabhanyo nārvā । sūro na rurukvāñchatātmā ॥३॥ abhi dvijanmā trī rocanāni viśvā rajāṃsi śuśucāno asthāt । hotā yajiṣṭho apāṃ sadhasthe ॥४॥ ayaṃ sa hotā yo dvijanmā viśvā dadhe vāryāṇi śravasyā । marto yo asmai sutuko dadāśa ॥५॥

“Hymn to Agni, king of the mighty, who hastens to the place of treasure — 5 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

puru tvā dāśvānvoce'riragne tava svidā । todasyeva śaraṇa ā mahasya ॥१॥ vyaninasya dhaninaḥ prahoṣe cidararuṣaḥ । kadā cana prajigato adevayoḥ ॥२॥ sa candro vipra martyo maho vrādhantamo divi । praprette agne vanuṣaḥ syāma ॥३॥

“Hymn to Agni, called by his faithful servant with many a gift — 3 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

mitraṃ na yaṃ śimyā goṣu gavyavaḥ svādhyo vidathe apsu jījanan । arejetāṃ rodasī pājasā girā prati priyaṃ yajataṃ januṣāmavaḥ ॥१॥ yaddha tyadvāṃ purumīḷhasya sominaḥ pra mitrāso na dadhire svābhuvaḥ । adha kratuṃ vidataṃ gātumarcata uta śrutaṃ vṛṣaṇā pastyāvataḥ ॥२॥ ā vāṃ bhūṣankṣitayo janma rodasyoḥ pravācyaṃ vṛṣaṇā dakṣase mahe । yadīmṛtāya bharatho yadarvate pra hotrayā śimyā vītho adhvaram ॥३॥ pra sā kṣitirasura yā mahi priya ṛtāvānāvṛtamā ghoṣatho bṛhat । yuvaṃ divo bṛhato dakṣamābhuvaṃ gāṃ na dhuryupa yuñjāthe apaḥ ॥४॥ mahī atra mahinā vāramṛṇvatho'reṇavastuja ā sadmandhenavaḥ । svaranti tā uparatāti sūryamā nimruca uṣasastakvavīriva ॥५॥ ā vāmṛtāya keśinīranūṣata mitra yatra varuṇa gātumarcathaḥ । ava tmanā sṛjataṃ pinvataṃ dhiyo yuvaṃ viprasya manmanāmirajyathaḥ ॥६॥ yo vāṃ yajñaiḥ śaśamāno ha dāśati kavirhotā yajati manmasādhanaḥ । upāha taṃ gacchatho vītho adhvaramacchā giraḥ sumatiṃ gantamasmayū ॥७॥ yuvāṃ yajñaiḥ prathamā gobhirañjata ṛtāvānā manaso na prayuktiṣu । bharanti vāṃ manmanā saṃyatā giro'dṛpyatā manasā revadāśāthe ॥८॥ revadvayo dadhāthe revadāśāthe narā māyābhiritaūti māhinam । na vāṃ dyāvo'habhirnota sindhavo na devatvaṃ paṇayo nānaśurmagham ॥९॥

“Hymn to Mitra and Varuṇa, at whose might and voice heaven and earth trembled — 9 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

yuvaṃ vastrāṇi pīvasā vasāthe yuvoracchidrā mantavo ha sargāḥ । avātiratamanṛtāni viśva ṛtena mitrāvaruṇā sacethe ॥१॥ etaccana tvo vi ciketadeṣāṃ satyo mantraḥ kaviśasta ṛghāvān । triraśriṃ hanti caturaśrirugro devanido ha prathamā ajūryan ॥२॥ apādeti prathamā padvatīnāṃ kastadvāṃ mitrāvaruṇā ciketa । garbho bhāraṃ bharatyā cidasya ṛtaṃ pipartyanṛtaṃ ni tārīt ॥३॥ prayantamitpari jāraṃ kanīnāṃ paśyāmasi nopanipadyamānam । anavapṛgṇā vitatā vasānaṃ priyaṃ mitrasya varuṇasya dhāma ॥४॥ anaśvo jāto anabhīśurarvā kanikradatpatayadūrdhvasānuḥ । acittaṃ brahma jujuṣuryuvānaḥ pra mitre dhāma varuṇe gṛṇantaḥ ॥५॥ ā dhenavo māmateyamavantīrbrahmapriyaṃ pīpayansasminnūdhan । pitvo bhikṣeta vayunāni vidvānāsāvivāsannaditimuruṣyet ॥६॥ ā vāṃ mitrāvaruṇā havyajuṣṭiṃ namasā devāvavasā vavṛtyām । asmākaṃ brahma pṛtanāsu sahyā asmākaṃ vṛṣṭirdivyā supārā ॥७॥

“Hymn to Mitra and Varuṇa, whose robes abound with fatness and whose counsels are uninterrupted — 7 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

yajāmahe vāṃ mahaḥ sajoṣā havyebhirmitrāvaruṇā namobhiḥ । ghṛtairghṛtasnū adha yadvāmasme adhvaryavo na dhītibhirbharanti ॥१॥ prastutirvāṃ dhāma na prayuktirayāmi mitrāvaruṇā suvṛktiḥ । anakti yadvāṃ vidatheṣu hotā sumnaṃ vāṃ sūrirvṛṣaṇāviyakṣan ॥२॥ pīpāya dhenuraditirṛtāya janāya mitrāvaruṇā havirde । hinoti yadvāṃ vidathe saparyansa rātahavyo mānuṣo na hotā ॥३॥ uta vāṃ vikṣu madyāsvandho gāva āpaśca pīpayanta devīḥ । uto no asya pūrvyaḥ patirdanvītaṃ pātaṃ payasa usriyāyāḥ ॥४॥

“Hymn to Mitra and Varuṇa, worshipped with reverence and oblations — 4 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

viṣṇornu kaṃ vīryāṇi pra vocaṃ yaḥ pārthivāni vimame rajāṃsi । yo askabhāyaduttaraṃ sadhasthaṃ vicakramāṇastredhorugāyaḥ ॥१॥ pra tadviṣṇu stavate vīryeṇa mṛgo na bhīmaḥ kucaro giriṣṭhāḥ । yasyoruṣu triṣu vikramaṇeṣvadhikṣiyanti bhuvanāni viśvā ॥२॥ pra viṣṇave śūṣametu manma girikṣita urugāyāya vṛṣṇe । ya idaṃ dīrghaṃ prayataṃ sadhasthameko vimame tribhiritpadebhiḥ ॥३॥ yasya trī pūrṇā madhunā padānyakṣīyamāṇā svadhayā madanti । ya u tridhātu pṛthivīmuta dyāmeko dādhāra bhuvanāni viśvā ॥४॥ tadasya priyamabhi pātho aśyāṃ naro yatra devayavo madanti । urukramasya sa hi bandhuritthā viṣṇoḥ pade parame madhva utsaḥ ॥५॥ tā vāṃ vāstūnyuśmasi gamadhyai yatra gāvo bhūriśṛṅgā ayāsaḥ । atrāha tadurugāyasya vṛṣṇaḥ paramaṃ padamava bhāti bhūri ॥६॥

“Hymn to Viṣṇu, who measured out the earthly regions and propped the highest place — 6 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

pra vaḥ pāntamandhaso dhiyāyate mahe śūrāya viṣṇave cārcata । yā sānuni parvatānāmadābhyā mahastasthaturarvateva sādhunā ॥१॥ tveṣamitthā samaraṇaṃ śimīvatorindrāviṣṇū sutapā vāmuruṣyati । yā martyāya pratidhīyamānamitkṛśānorasturasanāmuruṣyathaḥ ॥२॥ tā īṃ vardhanti mahyasya pauṃsyaṃ ni mātarā nayati retase bhuje । dadhāti putro'varaṃ paraṃ piturnāma tṛtīyamadhi rocane divaḥ ॥३॥ tattadidasya pauṃsyaṃ gṛṇīmasīnasya trāturavṛkasya mīḷhuṣaḥ । yaḥ pārthivāni tribhiridvigāmabhiruru kramiṣṭorugāyāya jīvase ॥४॥ dve idasya kramaṇe svardṛśo'bhikhyāya martyo bhuraṇyati । tṛtīyamasya nakirā dadharṣati vayaścana patayantaḥ patatriṇaḥ ॥५॥ caturbhiḥ sākaṃ navatiṃ ca nāmabhiścakraṃ na vṛttaṃ vyatīm̐ravīvipat । bṛhaccharīro vimimāna ṛkvabhiryuvākumāraḥ pratyetyāhavam ॥६॥

“Hymn to Viṣṇu, with Indra-Viṣṇu, the great heroes who set their minds on worship — 6 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

bhavā mitro na śevyo ghṛtāsutirvibhūtadyumna evayā u saprathāḥ । adhā te viṣṇo viduṣā cidardhya stomo yajñaśca rādhyo haviṣmatā ॥१॥ yaḥ pūrvyāya vedhase navīyase sumajjānaye viṣṇave dadāśati । yo jātamasya mahato mahi bravatsedu śravobhiryujyaṃ cidabhyasat ॥२॥ tamu stotāraḥ pūrvyaṃ yathā vida ṛtasya garbhaṃ januṣā pipartana । āsya jānanto nāma cidvivaktana mahaste viṣṇo sumatiṃ bhajāmahe ॥३॥ tamasya rājā varuṇastamaśvinā kratuṃ sacanta mārutasya vedhasaḥ । dādhāra dakṣamuttamamaharvidaṃ vrajaṃ ca viṣṇuḥ sakhivām̐ aporṇute ॥४॥ ā yo vivāya sacathāya daivya indrāya viṣṇuḥ sukṛte sukṛttaraḥ । vedhā ajinvattriṣadhastha āryamṛtasya bhāge yajamānamābhajat ॥५॥

“Hymn to Viṣṇu, far-shining and widely famed, asked to be helpful — 5 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

abodhyagnirjma udeti sūryo vyuṣāścandrā mahyāvo arciṣā । āyukṣātāmaśvinā yātave rathaṃ prāsāvīddevaḥ savitā jagatpṛthak ॥१॥ yadyuñjāthe vṛṣaṇamaśvinā rathaṃ ghṛtena no madhunā kṣatramukṣatam । asmākaṃ brahma pṛtanāsu jinvataṃ vayaṃ dhanā śūrasātā bhajemahi ॥२॥ arvāṅtricakro madhuvāhano ratho jīrāśvo aśvinoryātu suṣṭutaḥ । trivandhuro maghavā viśvasaubhagaḥ śaṃ na ā vakṣaddvipade catuṣpade ॥३॥ ā na ūrjaṃ vahatamaśvinā yuvaṃ madhumatyā naḥ kaśayā mimikṣatam । prāyustāriṣṭaṃ nī rapāṃsi mṛkṣataṃ sedhataṃ dveṣo bhavataṃ sacābhuvā ॥४॥ yuvaṃ ha garbhaṃ jagatīṣu dhattho yuvaṃ viśveṣu bhuvaneṣvantaḥ । yuvamagniṃ ca vṛṣaṇāvapaśca vanaspatīm̐raśvināvairayethām ॥५॥ yuvaṃ ha stho bhiṣajā bheṣajebhiratho ha stho rathyā rāthyebhiḥ । atho ha kṣatramadhi dhattha ugrā yo vāṃ haviṣmānmanasā dadāśa ॥६॥

“Hymn to the Aśvins, who equip their chariot at dawn as Agni wakes and Sūrya rises — 6 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

vasū rudrā purumantū vṛdhantā daśasyataṃ no vṛṣaṇāvabhiṣṭau । dasrā ha yadrekṇa aucathyo vāṃ pra yatsasrāthe akavābhirūtī ॥१॥ ko vāṃ dāśatsumataye cidasyai vasū yaddhethe namasā pade goḥ । jigṛtamasme revatīḥ puraṃdhīḥ kāmapreṇeva manasā carantā ॥२॥ yukto ha yadvāṃ taugryāya perurvi madhye arṇaso dhāyi pajraḥ । upa vāmavaḥ śaraṇaṃ gameyaṃ śūro nājma patayadbhirevaiḥ ॥३॥ upastutiraucathyamuruṣyenmā māmime patatriṇī vi dugdhām । mā māmedho daśatayaścito dhākpra yadvāṃ baddhastmani khādati kṣām ॥४॥ na mā garannadyo mātṛtamā dāsā yadīṃ susamubdhamavādhuḥ । śiro yadasya traitano vitakṣatsvayaṃ dāsa uro aṃsāvapi gdha ॥५॥ dīrghatamā māmateyo jujurvāndaśame yuge । apāmarthaṃ yatīnāṃ brahmā bhavati sārathiḥ ॥६॥

“Hymn to the Aśvins (Vasus, Rudras), asked for the wealth that Aucathya craves — 6 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

pra dyāvā yajñaiḥ pṛthivī ṛtāvṛdhā mahī stuṣe vidatheṣu pracetasā । devebhirye devaputre sudaṃsasetthā dhiyā vāryāṇi prabhūṣataḥ ॥१॥ uta manye pituradruho mano māturmahi svatavastaddhavīmabhiḥ । suretasā pitarā bhūma cakratururu prajāyā amṛtaṃ varīmabhiḥ ॥२॥ te sūnavaḥ svapasaḥ sudaṃsaso mahī jajñurmātarā pūrvacittaye । sthātuśca satyaṃ jagataśca dharmaṇi putrasya pāthaḥ padamadvayāvinaḥ ॥३॥ te māyino mamire supracetaso jāmī sayonī mithunā samokasā । navyaṃnavyaṃ tantumā tanvate divi samudre antaḥ kavayaḥ sudītayaḥ ॥४॥ tadrādho adya saviturvareṇyaṃ vayaṃ devasya prasave manāmahe । asmabhyaṃ dyāvāpṛthivī sucetunā rayiṃ dhattaṃ vasumantaṃ śatagvinam ॥५॥

“Hymn to Heaven and Earth, the wise strengtheners of Law, praised with sacrifices — 5 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

te hi dyāvāpṛthivī viśvaśambhuva ṛtāvarī rajaso dhārayatkavī । sujanmanī dhiṣaṇe antarīyate devo devī dharmaṇā sūryaḥ śuciḥ ॥१॥ uruvyacasā mahinī asaścatā pitā mātā ca bhuvanāni rakṣataḥ । sudhṛṣṭame vapuṣye na rodasī pitā yatsīmabhi rūpairavāsayat ॥२॥ sa vahniḥ putraḥ pitroḥ pavitravānpunāti dhīro bhuvanāni māyayā । dhenuṃ ca pṛśniṃ vṛṣabhaṃ suretasaṃ viśvāhā śukraṃ payo asya dukṣata ॥३॥ ayaṃ devānāmapasāmapastamo yo jajāna rodasī viśvaśambhuvā । vi yo mame rajasī sukratūyayājarebhi skambhanebhiḥ samānṛce ॥४॥ te no gṛṇāne mahinī mahi śravaḥ kṣatraṃ dyāvāpṛthivī dhāsatho bṛhat । yenābhi kṛṣṭīstatanāma viśvahā panāyyamojo asme saminvatam ॥५॥

“Hymn to Heaven and Earth, bestowers of prosperity and two noble bowls — 5 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

kimu śreṣṭhaḥ kiṃ yaviṣṭho na ājagankimīyate dūtyaṃ kadyadūcima । na nindima camasaṃ yo mahākulo'gne bhrātardruṇa idbhūtimūdima ॥१॥ ekaṃ camasaṃ caturaḥ kṛṇotana tadvo devā abruvantadva āgamam । saudhanvanā yadyevā kariṣyatha sākaṃ devairyajñiyāso bhaviṣyatha ॥२॥ agniṃ dūtaṃ prati yadabravītanāśvaḥ kartvo ratha uteha kartvaḥ । dhenuḥ kartvā yuvaśā kartvā dvā tāni bhrātaranu vaḥ kṛtvyemasi ॥३॥ cakṛvāṃsa ṛbhavastadapṛcchata kvedabhūdyaḥ sya dūto na ājagan । yadāvākhyaccamasāñcaturaḥ kṛtānādittvaṣṭā gnāsvantarnyānaje ॥४॥ hanāmainām̐ iti tvaṣṭā yadabravīccamasaṃ ye devapānamanindiṣuḥ । anyā nāmāni kṛṇvate sute sacām̐ anyairenānkanyā nāmabhi sparat ॥५॥ indro harī yuyuje aśvinā rathaṃ bṛhaspatirviśvarūpāmupājata । ṛbhurvibhvā vājo devām̐ agacchata svapaso yajñiyaṃ bhāgamaitana ॥६॥ niścarmaṇo gāmariṇīta dhītibhiryā jarantā yuvaśā tākṛṇotana । saudhanvanā aśvādaśvamatakṣata yuktvā rathamupa devām̐ ayātana ॥७॥ idamudakaṃ pibatetyabravītanedaṃ vā ghā pibatā muñjanejanam । saudhanvanā yadi tanneva haryatha tṛtīye ghā savane mādayādhvai ॥८॥ āpo bhūyiṣṭhā ityeko abravīdagnirbhūyiṣṭha ityanyo abravīt । vadharyantīṃ bahubhyaḥ praiko abravīdṛtā vadantaścamasām̐ apiṃśata ॥९॥ śroṇāmeka udakaṃ gāmavājati māṃsamekaḥ piṃśati sūnayābhṛtam । ā nimrucaḥ śakṛdeko apābharatkiṃ svitputrebhyaḥ pitarā upāvatuḥ ॥१०॥ udvatsvasmā akṛṇotanā tṛṇaṃ nivatsvapaḥ svapasyayā naraḥ । agohyasya yadasastanā gṛhe tadadyedamṛbhavo nānu gacchatha ॥११॥ sammīlya yadbhuvanā paryasarpata kva svittātyā pitarā va āsatuḥ । aśapata yaḥ karasnaṃ va ādade yaḥ prābravītpro tasmā abravītana ॥१२॥ suṣupvāṃsa ṛbhavastadapṛcchatāgohya ka idaṃ no abūbudhat । śvānaṃ basto bodhayitāramabravītsaṃvatsara idamadyā vyakhyata ॥१३॥ divā yānti maruto bhūmyāgnirayaṃ vāto antarikṣeṇa yāti । adbhiryāti varuṇaḥ samudrairyuṣmām̐ icchantaḥ śavaso napātaḥ ॥१४॥

“Hymn to the Ṛbhus, asked why the Best and the Youngest have come and what embassy they bear — 14 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

mā no mitro varuṇo aryamāyurindra ṛbhukṣā marutaḥ pari khyan । yadvājino devajātasya sapteḥ pravakṣyāmo vidathe vīryāṇi ॥१॥ yannirṇijā rekṇasā prāvṛtasya rātiṃ gṛbhītāṃ mukhato nayanti । suprāṅajo memyadviśvarūpa indrāpūṣṇoḥ priyamapyeti pāthaḥ ॥२॥ eṣa cchāgaḥ puro aśvena vājinā pūṣṇo bhāgo nīyate viśvadevyaḥ । abhipriyaṃ yatpuroḷāśamarvatā tvaṣṭedenaṃ sauśravasāya jinvati ॥३॥ yaddhaviṣyamṛtuśo devayānaṃ trirmānuṣāḥ paryaśvaṃ nayanti । atrā pūṣṇaḥ prathamo bhāga eti yajñaṃ devebhyaḥ prativedayannajaḥ ॥४॥ hotādhvaryurāvayā agnimindho grāvagrābha uta śaṃstā suvipraḥ । tena yajñena svaraṃkṛtena sviṣṭena vakṣaṇā ā pṛṇadhvam ॥५॥ yūpavraskā uta ye yūpavāhāścaṣālaṃ ye aśvayūpāya takṣati । ye cārvate pacanaṃ sambharantyuto teṣāmabhigūrtirna invatu ॥६॥ upa prāgātsumanme'dhāyi manma devānāmāśā upa vītapṛṣṭhaḥ । anvenaṃ viprā ṛṣayo madanti devānāṃ puṣṭe cakṛmā subandhum ॥७॥ yadvājino dāma saṃdānamarvato yā śīrṣaṇyā raśanā rajjurasya । yadvā ghāsya prabhṛtamāsye tṛṇaṃ sarvā tā te api deveṣvastu ॥८॥ yadaśvasya kraviṣo makṣikāśa yadvā svarau svadhitau riptamasti । yaddhastayoḥ śamituryannakheṣu sarvā tā te api deveṣvastu ॥९॥ yadūvadhyamudarasyāpavāti ya āmasya kraviṣo gandho asti । sukṛtā tacchamitāraḥ kṛṇvantūta medhaṃ śṛtapākaṃ pacantu ॥१०॥ yatte gātrādagninā pacyamānādabhi śūlaṃ nihatasyāvadhāvati । mā tadbhūmyāmā śriṣanmā tṛṇeṣu devebhyastaduśadbhyo rātamastu ॥११॥ ye vājinaṃ paripaśyanti pakvaṃ ya īmāhuḥ surabhirnirhareti । ye cārvato māṃsabhikṣāmupāsata uto teṣāmabhigūrtirna invatu ॥१२॥ yannīkṣaṇaṃ mām̐spacanyā ukhāyā yā pātrāṇi yūṣṇa āsecanāni । ūṣmaṇyāpidhānā carūṇāmaṅkāḥ sūnāḥ pari bhūṣantyaśvam ॥१३॥ nikramaṇaṃ niṣadanaṃ vivartanaṃ yacca paḍbīśamarvataḥ । yacca papau yacca ghāsiṃ jaghāsa sarvā tā te api deveṣvastu ॥१४॥ mā tvāgnirdhvanayīddhūmagandhirmokhā bhrājantyabhi vikta jaghriḥ । iṣṭaṃ vītamabhigūrtaṃ vaṣaṭkṛtaṃ taṃ devāsaḥ prati gṛbhṇantyaśvam ॥१५॥ yadaśvāya vāsa upastṛṇantyadhīvāsaṃ yā hiraṇyānyasmai । saṃdānamarvantaṃ paḍbīśaṃ priyā deveṣvā yāmayanti ॥१६॥ yatte sāde mahasā śūkṛtasya pārṣṇyā vā kaśayā vā tutoda । sruceva tā haviṣo adhvareṣu sarvā tā te brahmaṇā sūdayāmi ॥१७॥ catustriṃśadvājino devabandhorvaṅkrīraśvasya svadhitiḥ sameti । acchidrā gātrā vayunā kṛṇota paruṣparuranughuṣyā vi śasta ॥१८॥ ekastvaṣṭuraśvasyā viśastā dvā yantārā bhavatastatha ṛtuḥ । yā te gātrāṇāmṛtuthā kṛṇomi tātā piṇḍānāṃ pra juhomyagnau ॥१९॥ mā tvā tapatpriya ātmāpiyantaṃ mā svadhitistanva ā tiṣṭhipatte । mā te gṛdhnuraviśastātihāya chidrā gātrāṇyasinā mithū kaḥ ॥२०॥ na vā u etanmriyase na riṣyasi devām̐ ideṣi pathibhiḥ sugebhiḥ । harī te yuñjā pṛṣatī abhūtāmupāsthādvājī dhuri rāsabhasya ॥२१॥ sugavyaṃ no vājī svaśvyaṃ puṃsaḥ putrām̐ uta viśvāpuṣaṃ rayim । anāgāstvaṃ no aditiḥ kṛṇotu kṣatraṃ no aśvo vanatāṃ haviṣmān ॥२२॥

“Hymn to the sacrificial Horse, declaring its virtues amid the congregation — 22 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

yadakrandaḥ prathamaṃ jāyamāna udyansamudrāduta vā purīṣāt । śyenasya pakṣā hariṇasya bāhū upastutyaṃ mahi jātaṃ te arvan ॥१॥ yamena dattaṃ trita enamāyunagindra eṇaṃ prathamo adhyatiṣṭhat । gandharvo asya raśanāmagṛbhṇātsūrādaśvaṃ vasavo nirataṣṭa ॥२॥ asi yamo asyādityo arvannasi trito guhyena vratena । asi somena samayā vipṛkta āhuste trīṇi divi bandhanāni ॥३॥ trīṇi ta āhurdivi bandhanāni trīṇyapsu trīṇyantaḥ samudre । uteva me varuṇaśchantsyarvanyatrā ta āhuḥ paramaṃ janitram ॥४॥ imā te vājinnavamārjanānīmā śaphānāṃ saniturnidhānā । atrā te bhadrā raśanā apaśyamṛtasya yā abhirakṣanti gopāḥ ॥५॥ ātmānaṃ te manasārādajānāmavo divā patayantaṃ pataṃgam । śiro apaśyaṃ pathibhiḥ sugebhirareṇubhirjehamānaṃ patatri ॥६॥ atrā te rūpamuttamamapaśyaṃ jigīṣamāṇamiṣa ā pade goḥ । yadā te marto anu bhogamānaḷādidgrasiṣṭha oṣadhīrajīgaḥ ॥७॥ anu tvā ratho anu maryo arvannanu gāvo'nu bhagaḥ kanīnām । anu vrātāsastava sakhyamīyuranu devā mamire vīryaṃ te ॥८॥ hiraṇyaśṛṅgo'yo asya pādā manojavā avara indra āsīt । devā idasya haviradyamāyanyo arvantaṃ prathamo adhyatiṣṭhat ॥९॥ īrmāntāsaḥ silikamadhyamāsaḥ saṃ śūraṇāso divyāso atyāḥ । haṃsā iva śreṇiśo yatante yadākṣiṣurdivyamajmamaśvāḥ ॥१०॥ tava śarīraṃ patayiṣṇvarvantava cittaṃ vāta iva dhrajīmān । tava śṛṅgāṇi viṣṭhitā purutrāraṇyeṣu jarbhurāṇā caranti ॥११॥ upa prāgācchasanaṃ vājyarvā devadrīcā manasā dīdhyānaḥ । ajaḥ puro nīyate nābhirasyānu paścātkavayo yanti rebhāḥ ॥१२॥ upa prāgātparamaṃ yatsadhasthamarvām̐ acchā pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ca । adyā devāñjuṣṭatamo hi gamyā athā śāste dāśuṣe vāryāṇi ॥१३॥

“Hymn to the Horse, springing to life from the sea, with the limbs of a deer and eagle's wings — 13 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

asya vāmasya palitasya hotustasya bhrātā madhyamo astyaśnaḥ । tṛtīyo bhrātā ghṛtapṛṣṭho asyātrāpaśyaṃ viśpatiṃ saptaputram ॥१॥ sapta yuñjanti rathamekacakrameko aśvo vahati saptanāmā । trinābhi cakramajaramanarvaṃ yatremā viśvā bhuvanādhi tasthuḥ ॥२॥ imaṃ rathamadhi ye sapta tasthuḥ saptacakraṃ sapta vahantyaśvāḥ । sapta svasāro abhi saṃ navante yatra gavāṃ nihitā sapta nāma ॥३॥ ko dadarśa prathamaṃ jāyamānamasthanvantaṃ yadanasthā bibharti । bhūmyā asurasṛgātmā kva svitko vidvāṃsamupa gātpraṣṭumetat ॥४॥ pākaḥ pṛcchāmi manasāvijānandevānāmenā nihitā padāni । vatse baṣkaye'dhi sapta tantūnvi tatnire kavaya otavā u ॥५॥ acikitvāñcikituṣaścidatra kavīnpṛcchāmi vidmane na vidvān । vi yastastambha ṣaḷimā rajāṃsyajasya rūpe kimapi svidekam ॥६॥ iha bravītu ya īmaṅga vedāsya vāmasya nihitaṃ padaṃ veḥ । śīrṣṇaḥ kṣīraṃ duhrate gāvo asya vavriṃ vasānā udakaṃ padāpuḥ ॥७॥ mātā pitaramṛta ā babhāja dhītyagre manasā saṃ hi jagme । sā bībhatsurgarbharasā nividdhā namasvanta idupavākamīyuḥ ॥८॥ yuktā mātāsīddhuri dakṣiṇāyā atiṣṭhadgarbho vṛjanīṣvantaḥ । amīmedvatso anu gāmapaśyadviśvarūpyaṃ triṣu yojaneṣu ॥९॥ tisro mātṝstrīnpitṝnbibhradeka ūrdhvastasthau nemava glāpayanti । mantrayante divo amuṣya pṛṣṭhe viśvavidaṃ vācamaviśvaminvām ॥१०॥ dvādaśāraṃ nahi tajjarāya varvarti cakraṃ pari dyāmṛtasya । ā putrā agne mithunāso atra sapta śatāni viṃśatiśca tasthuḥ ॥११॥ pañcapādaṃ pitaraṃ dvādaśākṛtiṃ diva āhuḥ pare ardhe purīṣiṇam । atheme anya upare vicakṣaṇaṃ saptacakre ṣaḷara āhurarpitam ॥१२॥ pañcāre cakre parivartamāne tasminnā tasthurbhuvanāni viśvā । tasya nākṣastapyate bhūribhāraḥ sanādeva na śīryate sanābhiḥ ॥१३॥ sanemi cakramajaraṃ vi vāvṛta uttānāyāṃ daśa yuktā vahanti । sūryasya cakṣū rajasaityāvṛtaṃ tasminnārpitā bhuvanāni viśvā ॥१४॥ sākaṃjānāṃ saptathamāhurekajaṃ ṣaḷidyamā ṛṣayo devajā iti । teṣāmiṣṭāni vihitāni dhāmaśa sthātre rejante vikṛtāni rūpaśaḥ ॥१५॥ striyaḥ satīstām̐ u me puṃsa āhuḥ paśyadakṣaṇvānna vi cetadandhaḥ । kaviryaḥ putraḥ sa īmā ciketa yastā vijānātsa pituṣpitāsat ॥१६॥ avaḥ pareṇa para enāvareṇa padā vatsaṃ bibhratī gaurudasthāt । sā kadrīcī kaṃ svidardhaṃ parāgātkva svitsūte nahi yūthe antaḥ ॥१७॥ avaḥ pareṇa pitaraṃ yo asyānuveda para enāvareṇa । kavīyamānaḥ ka iha pra vocaddevaṃ manaḥ kuto adhi prajātam ॥१८॥ ye arvāñcastām̐ u parāca āhurye parāñcastām̐ u arvāca āhuḥ । indraśca yā cakrathuḥ soma tāni dhurā na yuktā rajaso vahanti ॥१९॥ dvā suparṇā sayujā sakhāyā samānaṃ vṛkṣaṃ pari ṣasvajāte । tayoranyaḥ pippalaṃ svādvattyanaśnannanyo abhi cākaśīti ॥२०॥ yatrā suparṇā amṛtasya bhāgamanimeṣaṃ vidathābhisvaranti । ino viśvasya bhuvanasya gopāḥ sa mā dhīraḥ pākamatrā viveśa ॥२१॥ yasminvṛkṣe madhvadaḥ suparṇā niviśante suvate cādhi viśve । tasyedāhuḥ pippalaṃ svādvagre tannonnaśadyaḥ pitaraṃ na veda ॥२२॥ yadgāyatre adhi gāyatramāhitaṃ traiṣṭubhādvā traiṣṭubhaṃ niratakṣata । yadvā jagajjagatyāhitaṃ padaṃ ya ittadviduste amṛtatvamānaśuḥ ॥२३॥ gāyatreṇa prati mimīte arkamarkeṇa sāma traiṣṭubhena vākam । vākena vākaṃ dvipadā catuṣpadākṣareṇa mimate sapta vāṇīḥ ॥२४॥ jagatā sindhuṃ divyastabhāyadrathaṃtare sūryaṃ paryapaśyat । gāyatrasya samidhastisra āhustato mahnā pra ririce mahitvā ॥२५॥ upa hvaye sudughāṃ dhenumetāṃ suhasto godhuguta dohadenām । śreṣṭhaṃ savaṃ savitā sāviṣanno'bhīddho gharmastadu ṣu pra vocam ॥२६॥ hiṅkṛṇvatī vasupatnī vasūnāṃ vatsamicchantī manasābhyāgāt । duhāmaśvibhyāṃ payo aghnyeyaṃ sā vardhatāṃ mahate saubhagāya ॥२७॥ gauramīmedanu vatsaṃ miṣantaṃ mūrdhānaṃ hiṅṅakṛṇonmātavā u । sṛkvāṇaṃ gharmamabhi vāvaśānā mimāti māyuṃ payate payobhiḥ ॥२८॥ ayaṃ sa śiṅkte yena gaurabhīvṛtā mimāti māyuṃ dhvasanāvadhi śritā । sā cittibhirni hi cakāra martyaṃ vidyudbhavantī prati vavrimauhata ॥२९॥ anacchaye turagātu jīvamejaddhruvaṃ madhya ā pastyānām । jīvo mṛtasya carati svadhābhiramartyo martyenā sayoniḥ ॥३०॥ apaśyaṃ gopāmanipadyamānamā ca parā ca pathibhiścarantam । sa sadhrīcīḥ sa viṣūcīrvasāna ā varīvarti bhuvaneṣvantaḥ ॥३१॥ ya īṃ cakāra na so asya veda ya īṃ dadarśa hiruginnu tasmāt । sa māturyonā parivīto antarbahuprajā nirṛtimā viveśa ॥३२॥ dyaurme pitā janitā nābhiratra bandhurme mātā pṛthivī mahīyam । uttānayoścamvoryonirantaratrā pitā duhiturgarbhamādhāt ॥३३॥ pṛcchāmi tvā paramantaṃ pṛthivyāḥ pṛcchāmi yatra bhuvanasya nābhiḥ । pṛcchāmi tvā vṛṣṇo aśvasya retaḥ pṛcchāmi vācaḥ paramaṃ vyoma ॥३४॥ iyaṃ vediḥ paro antaḥ pṛthivyā ayaṃ yajño bhuvanasya nābhiḥ । ayaṃ somo vṛṣṇo aśvasya reto brahmāyaṃ vācaḥ paramaṃ vyoma ॥३५॥ saptārdhagarbhā bhuvanasya reto viṣṇostiṣṭhanti pradiśā vidharmaṇi । te dhītibhirmanasā te vipaścitaḥ paribhuvaḥ pari bhavanti viśvataḥ ॥३६॥ na vi jānāmi yadivedamasmi niṇyaḥ saṃnaddho manasā carāmi । yadā māganprathamajā ṛtasyādidvāco aśnuve bhāgamasyāḥ ॥३७॥ apāṅprāṅeti svadhayā gṛbhīto'martyo martyenā sayoniḥ । tā śaśvantā viṣūcīnā viyantā nyanyaṃ cikyurna ni cikyuranyam ॥३८॥ ṛco akṣare parame vyomanyasmindevā adhi viśve niṣeduḥ । yastanna veda kimṛcā kariṣyati ya ittadvidusta ime samāsate ॥३९॥ sūyavasādbhagavatī hi bhūyā atho vayaṃ bhagavantaḥ syāma । addhi tṛṇamaghnye viśvadānīṃ piba śuddhamudakamācarantī ॥४०॥ gaurīrmimāya salilāni takṣatyekapadī dvipadī sā catuṣpadī । aṣṭāpadī navapadī babhūvuṣī sahasrākṣarā parame vyoman ॥४१॥ tasyāḥ samudrā adhi vi kṣaranti tena jīvanti pradiśaścatasraḥ । tataḥ kṣaratyakṣaraṃ tadviśvamupa jīvati ॥४२॥ śakamayaṃ dhūmamārādapaśyaṃ viṣūvatā para enāvareṇa । ukṣāṇaṃ pṛśnimapacanta vīrāstāni dharmāṇi prathamānyāsan ॥४३॥ trayaḥ keśina ṛtuthā vi cakṣate saṃvatsare vapata eka eṣām । viśvameko abhi caṣṭe śacībhirdhrājirekasya dadṛśe na rūpam ॥४४॥ catvāri vākparimitā padāni tāni vidurbrāhmaṇā ye manīṣiṇaḥ । guhā trīṇi nihitā neṅgayanti turīyaṃ vāco manuṣyā vadanti ॥४५॥ indraṃ mitraṃ varuṇamagnimāhuratho divyaḥ sa suparṇo garutmān । ekaṃ sadviprā bahudhā vadantyagniṃ yamaṃ mātariśvānamāhuḥ ॥४६॥ kṛṣṇaṃ niyānaṃ harayaḥ suparṇā apo vasānā divamutpatanti । ta āvavṛtransadanādṛtasyādidghṛtena pṛthivī vyudyate ॥४७॥ dvādaśa pradhayaścakramekaṃ trīṇi nabhyāni ka u tacciketa । tasminsākaṃ triśatā na śaṅkavo'rpitāḥ ṣaṣṭirna calācalāsaḥ ॥४८॥ yaste stanaḥ śaśayo yo mayobhūryena viśvā puṣyasi vāryāṇi । yo ratnadhā vasuvidyaḥ sudatraḥ sarasvati tamiha dhātave kaḥ ॥४९॥ yajñena yajñamayajanta devāstāni dharmāṇi prathamānyāsan । te ha nākaṃ mahimānaḥ sacanta yatra pūrve sādhyāḥ santi devāḥ ॥५०॥ samānametadudakamuccaityava cāhabhiḥ । bhūmiṃ parjanyā jinvanti divaṃ jinvantyagnayaḥ ॥५१॥ divyaṃ suparṇaṃ vāyasaṃ bṛhantamapāṃ garbhaṃ darśatamoṣadhīnām । abhīpato vṛṣṭibhistarpayantaṃ sarasvantamavase johavīmi ॥५२॥

“Riddle hymn to the Viśvedevas and many powers, on the benignant Priest, the metres and the cosmic order — 52 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

kayā śubhā savayasaḥ sanīḷāḥ samānyā marutaḥ saṃ mimikṣuḥ । kayā matī kuta etāsa ete'rcanti śuṣmaṃ vṛṣaṇo vasūyā ॥१॥ kasya brahmāṇi jujuṣuryuvānaḥ ko adhvare maruta ā vavarta । śyenām̐ iva dhrajato antarikṣe kena mahā manasā rīramāma ॥२॥ kutastvamindra māhinaḥ sanneko yāsi satpate kiṃ ta itthā । saṃ pṛcchase samarāṇaḥ śubhānairvocestanno harivo yatte asme ॥३॥ brahmāṇi me matayaḥ śaṃ sutāsaḥ śuṣma iyarti prabhṛto me adriḥ । ā śāsate prati haryantyukthemā harī vahatastā no accha ॥४॥ ato vayamantamebhiryujānāḥ svakṣatrebhistanvaḥ śumbhamānāḥ । mahobhiretām̐ upa yujmahe nvindra svadhāmanu hi no babhūtha ॥५॥ kva syā vo marutaḥ svadhāsīdyanmāmekaṃ samadhattāhihatye । ahaṃ hyugrastaviṣastuviṣmānviśvasya śatroranamaṃ vadhasnaiḥ ॥६॥ bhūri cakartha yujyebhirasme samānebhirvṛṣabha pauṃsyebhiḥ । bhūrīṇi hi kṛṇavāmā śaviṣṭhendra kratvā maruto yadvaśāma ॥७॥ vadhīṃ vṛtraṃ maruta indriyeṇa svena bhāmena taviṣo babhūvān । ahametā manave viśvaścandrāḥ sugā apaścakara vajrabāhuḥ ॥८॥ anuttamā te maghavannakirnu na tvāvām̐ asti devatā vidānaḥ । na jāyamāno naśate na jāto yāni kariṣyā kṛṇuhi pravṛddha ॥९॥ ekasya cinme vibhvastvojo yā nu dadhṛṣvānkṛṇavai manīṣā । ahaṃ hyugro maruto vidāno yāni cyavamindra idīśa eṣām ॥१०॥ amandanmā maruta stomo atra yanme naraḥ śrutyaṃ brahma cakra । indrāya vṛṣṇe sumakhāya mahyaṃ sakhye sakhāyastanve tanūbhiḥ ॥११॥ evedete prati mā rocamānā anedyaḥ śrava eṣo dadhānāḥ । saṃcakṣyā marutaścandravarṇā acchānta me chadayāthā ca nūnam ॥१२॥ ko nvatra maruto māmahe vaḥ pra yātana sakhīm̐racchā sakhāyaḥ । manmāni citrā apivātayanta eṣāṃ bhūta navedā ma ṛtānām ॥१३॥ ā yadduvasyādduvase na kārurasmāñcakre mānyasya medhā । o ṣu vartta maruto vipramacchemā brahmāṇi jaritā vo arcat ॥१४॥ eṣa va stomo maruta iyaṃ gīrmāndāryasya mānyasya kāroḥ । eṣā yāsīṣṭa tanve vayāṃ vidyāmeṣaṃ vṛjanaṃ jīradānum ॥१५॥

“Hymn to Indra with the Maruts, asking from what bright beauty and place they have come — 15 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

tannu vocāma rabhasāya janmane pūrvaṃ mahitvaṃ vṛṣabhasya ketave । aidheva yāmanmarutastuviṣvaṇo yudheva śakrāstaviṣāṇi kartana ॥१॥ nityaṃ na sūnuṃ madhu bibhrata upa krīḷanti krīḷā vidatheṣu ghṛṣvayaḥ । nakṣanti rudrā avasā namasvinaṃ na mardhanti svatavaso haviṣkṛtam ॥२॥ yasmā ūmāso amṛtā arāsata rāyaspoṣaṃ ca haviṣā dadāśuṣe । ukṣantyasmai maruto hitā iva purū rajāṃsi payasā mayobhuvaḥ ॥३॥ ā ye rajāṃsi taviṣībhiravyata pra va evāsaḥ svayatāso adhrajan । bhayante viśvā bhuvanāni harmyā citro vo yāmaḥ prayatāsvṛṣṭiṣu ॥४॥ yattveṣayāmā nadayanta parvatāndivo vā pṛṣṭhaṃ naryā acucyavuḥ । viśvo vo ajmanbhayate vanaspatī rathīyantīva pra jihīta oṣadhiḥ ॥५॥ yūyaṃ na ugrā marutaḥ sucetunāriṣṭagrāmāḥ sumatiṃ pipartana । yatrā vo didyudradati krivirdatī riṇāti paśvaḥ sudhiteva barhaṇā ॥६॥ pra skambhadeṣṇā anavabhrarādhaso'lātṛṇāso vidatheṣu suṣṭutāḥ । arcantyarkaṃ madirasya pītaye vidurvīrasya prathamāni pauṃsyā ॥७॥ śatabhujibhistamabhihruteraghātpūrbhī rakṣatā maruto yamāvata । janaṃ yamugrāstavaso virapśinaḥ pāthanā śaṃsāttanayasya puṣṭiṣu ॥८॥ viśvāni bhadrā maruto ratheṣu vo mithaspṛdhyeva taviṣāṇyāhitā । aṃseṣvā vaḥ prapatheṣu khādayo'kṣo vaścakrā samayā vi vāvṛte ॥९॥ bhūrīṇi bhadrā naryeṣu bāhuṣu vakṣassu rukmā rabhasāso añjayaḥ । aṃseṣvetāḥ paviṣu kṣurā adhi vayo na pakṣānvyanu śriyo dhire ॥१०॥ mahānto mahnā vibhvo vibhūtayo dūredṛśo ye divyā iva stṛbhiḥ । mandrāḥ sujihvāḥ svaritāra āsabhiḥ sammiślā indre marutaḥ pariṣṭubhaḥ ॥११॥ tadvaḥ sujātā maruto mahitvanaṃ dīrghaṃ vo dātramaditeriva vratam । indraścana tyajasā vi hruṇāti tajjanāya yasmai sukṛte arādhvam ॥१२॥ tadvo jāmitvaṃ marutaḥ pare yuge purū yacchaṃsamamṛtāsa āvata । ayā dhiyā manave śruṣṭimāvyā sākaṃ naro daṃsanairā cikitrire ॥१३॥ yena dīrghaṃ marutaḥ śūśavāma yuṣmākena parīṇasā turāsaḥ । ā yattatananvṛjane janāsa ebhiryajñebhistadabhīṣṭimaśyām ॥१४॥ eṣa va stomo maruta iyaṃ gīrmāndāryasya mānyasya kāroḥ । eṣā yāsīṣṭa tanve vayāṃ vidyāmeṣaṃ vṛjanaṃ jīradānum ॥१५॥

“Hymn to the Maruts, who publish their primeval might with fire upon their way — 15 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

sahasraṃ ta indrotayo naḥ sahasramiṣo harivo gūrtatamāḥ । sahasraṃ rāyo mādayadhyai sahasriṇa upa no yantu vājāḥ ॥१॥ ā no'vobhirmaruto yāntvacchā jyeṣṭhebhirvā bṛhaddivaiḥ sumāyāḥ । adha yadeṣāṃ niyutaḥ paramāḥ samudrasya ciddhanayanta pāre ॥२॥ mimyakṣa yeṣu sudhitā ghṛtācī hiraṇyanirṇiguparā na ṛṣṭiḥ । guhā carantī manuṣo na yoṣā sabhāvatī vidathyeva saṃ vāk ॥३॥ parā śubhrā ayāso yavyā sādhāraṇyeva maruto mimikṣuḥ । na rodasī apa nudanta ghorā juṣanta vṛdhaṃ sakhyāya devāḥ ॥४॥ joṣadyadīmasuryā sacadhyai viṣitastukā rodasī nṛmaṇāḥ । ā sūryeva vidhato rathaṃ gāttveṣapratīkā nabhaso netyā ॥५॥ āsthāpayanta yuvatiṃ yuvānaḥ śubhe nimiślāṃ vidatheṣu pajrām । arko yadvo maruto haviṣmāngāyadgāthaṃ sutasomo duvasyan ॥६॥ pra taṃ vivakmi vakmyo ya eṣāṃ marutāṃ mahimā satyo asti । sacā yadīṃ vṛṣamaṇā ahaṃyu sthirā cijjanīrvahate subhāgāḥ ॥७॥ pānti mitrāvaruṇāvavadyāccayata īmaryamo apraśastān । uta cyavante acyutā dhruvāṇi vāvṛdha īṃ maruto dātivāraḥ ॥८॥ nahī nu vo maruto antyasme ārāttāccicchavaso antamāpuḥ । te dhṛṣṇunā śavasā śūśuvāṃso'rṇo na dveṣo dhṛṣatā pari ṣṭhuḥ ॥९॥ vayamadyendrasya preṣṭhā vayaṃ śvo vocemahi samarye । vayaṃ purā mahi ca no anu dyūntanna ṛbhukṣā narāmanu ṣyāt ॥१०॥ eṣa va stomo maruta iyaṃ gīrmāndāryasya mānyasya kāroḥ । eṣā yāsīṣṭa tanve vayāṃ vidyāmeṣaṃ vṛjanaṃ jīradānum ॥११॥

“Hymn to Indra and the Maruts, whose thousand helps and refreshments are near — 11 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

yajñāyajñā vaḥ samanā tuturvaṇirdhiyaṃdhiyaṃ vo devayā u dadhidhve । ā vo'rvācaḥ suvitāya rodasyormahe vavṛtyāmavase suvṛktibhiḥ ॥१॥ vavrāso na ye svajāḥ svatavasa iṣaṃ svarabhijāyanta dhūtayaḥ । sahasriyāso apāṃ normaya āsā gāvo vandyāso nokṣaṇaḥ ॥२॥ somāso na ye sutāstṛptāṃśavo hṛtsu pītāso duvaso nāsate । aiṣāmaṃseṣu rambhiṇīva rārabhe hasteṣu khādiśca kṛtiśca saṃ dadhe ॥३॥ ava svayuktā diva ā vṛthā yayuramartyāḥ kaśayā codata tmanā । areṇavastuvijātā acucyavurdṛḷhāni cinmaruto bhrājadṛṣṭayaḥ ॥४॥ ko vo'ntarmaruta ṛṣṭividyuto rejati tmanā hanveva jihvayā । dhanvacyuta iṣāṃ na yāmani purupraiṣā ahanyo naitaśaḥ ॥५॥ kva svidasya rajaso mahasparaṃ kvāvaraṃ maruto yasminnāyaya । yaccyāvayatha vithureva saṃhitaṃ vyadriṇā patatha tveṣamarṇavam ॥६॥ sātirna vo'mavatī svarvatī tveṣā vipākā marutaḥ pipiṣvatī । bhadrā vo rātiḥ pṛṇato na dakṣiṇā pṛthujrayī asuryeva jañjatī ॥७॥ prati ṣṭobhanti sindhavaḥ pavibhyo yadabhriyāṃ vācamudīrayanti । ava smayanta vidyutaḥ pṛthivyāṃ yadī ghṛtaṃ marutaḥ pruṣṇuvanti ॥८॥ asūta pṛśnirmahate raṇāya tveṣamayāsāṃ marutāmanīkam । te sapsarāso'janayantābhvamāditsvadhāmiṣirāṃ paryapaśyan ॥९॥ eṣa va stomo maruta iyaṃ gīrmāndāryasya mānyasya kāroḥ । eṣā yāsīṣṭa tanve vayāṃ vidyāmeṣaṃ vṛjanaṃ jīradānum ॥१०॥

“Hymn to the Maruts, who welcome every song of him who serves the gods — 10 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

mahaścittvamindra yata etānmahaścidasi tyajaso varūtā । sa no vedho marutāṃ cikitvānsumnā vanuṣva tava hi preṣṭhā ॥१॥ ayujranta indra viśvakṛṣṭīrvidānāso niṣṣidho martyatrā । marutāṃ pṛtsutirhāsamānā svarmīḷhasya pradhanasya sātau ॥२॥ amyaksā ta indra ṛṣṭirasme sanemyabhvaṃ maruto junanti । agniściddhi ṣmātase śuśukvānāpo na dvīpaṃ dadhati prayāṃsi ॥३॥ tvaṃ tū na indra taṃ rayiṃ dā ojiṣṭhayā dakṣiṇayeva rātim । stutaśca yāste cakananta vāyo stanaṃ na madhvaḥ pīpayanta vājaiḥ ॥४॥ tve rāya indra tośatamāḥ praṇetāraḥ kasya cidṛtāyoḥ । te ṣu ṇo maruto mṛḷayantu ye smā purā gātūyantīva devāḥ ॥५॥ prati pra yāhīndra mīḷhuṣo nṝnmahaḥ pārthive sadane yatasva । adha yadeṣāṃ pṛthubudhnāsa etāstīrthe nāryaḥ pauṃsyāni tasthuḥ ॥६॥ prati ghorāṇāmetānāmayāsāṃ marutāṃ śṛṇva āyatāmupabdiḥ । ye martyaṃ pṛtanāyantamūmairṛṇāvānaṃ na patayanta sargaiḥ ॥७॥ tvaṃ mānebhya indra viśvajanyā radā marudbhiḥ śurudho goagrāḥ । stavānebhi stavase deva devairvidyāmeṣaṃ vṛjanaṃ jīradānum ॥८॥

“Hymn to Indra, asked to protect the approaching worshippers from great treachery — 8 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”

na nūnamasti no śvaḥ kastadveda yadadbhutam । anyasya cittamabhi saṃcareṇyamutādhītaṃ vi naśyati ॥१॥ kiṃ na indra jighāṃsasi bhrātaro marutastava । tebhiḥ kalpasva sādhuyā mā naḥ samaraṇe vadhīḥ ॥२॥ kiṃ no bhrātaragastya sakhā sannati manyase । vidmā hi te yathā mano'smabhyaminna ditsasi ॥३॥ araṃ kṛṇvantu vediṃ samagnimindhatāṃ puraḥ । tatrāmṛtasya cetanaṃ yajñaṃ te tanavāvahai ॥४॥ tvamīśiṣe vasupate vasūnāṃ tvaṃ mitrāṇāṃ mitrapate dheṣṭhaḥ । indra tvaṃ marudbhiḥ saṃ vadasvādha prāśāna ṛtuthā havīṃṣi ॥५॥

“Hymn to Indra, on the mystery of to-day and to-morrow — 5 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”