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Samaveda Samhita

The Samaveda is the Veda of melodies and chants, transforming Rigvedic verses into musical compositions for ritual performance. Its Samhita consists of structured collections of verses (Arcika) and melodic arrangements (Gana), forming one of the oldest known systems of musical notation and liturgical chanting.

    Editorial Note:

    The Samaveda is the Veda of sound, melody, and chanting.

    Unlike other Vedas, it is not meant to be read as a regular text.
    It is more like a musical score, designed to be:

    • Sung
    • Heard
    • Experienced

    It represents the transformation of sacred words into sacred sound.

    Nature of the Samaveda

    • Derived largely from the Rigveda

    • Out of 1,549 verses, all but about 75 are taken from the Rigveda

    • Often described as:

      “The Rigveda set to music”

    However, it is not just repetition.

    It adds:

    • Melodic structures (Sāman)
    • Musical notation
    • Chanting instructions

    This makes it one of the oldest surviving musical traditions in the world.

    Unique Musical Character

    The Samaveda includes:

    • Notated melodies
    • Markings placed:
      • Above the text
      • Within the text
    • Represented using:
      • Syllabic patterns
      • Numerical notation

    These notations guide how each verse is to be sung during rituals.

    Two Major Divisions

    The Samaveda Samhita is divided into two main parts:

    1. Gāna (Melody Collections)

    These contain the musical patterns.

    Subdivisions:

    • Gramageya Gāna

      • Used for public recitation
      • Performed during rituals and gatherings

    • Aranyageya Gāna

      • Used for private or meditative chanting
      • Traditionally practiced in solitude (e.g., forests)

    2. Ārcika (Verse Collections)

    These contain the textual verses.

    Subdivisions:

    • Purvarcika

      • Contains 585 verses
      • Organized by deities

    • Uttararcika

      • Organized by ritual usage
      • Applied in specific ceremonial contexts

    Relationship Between Gāna and Ārcika

    • Each melody (Gāna) corresponds to a verse (Ārcika)
    • The same verse can be sung in different melodic forms
    • The mapping rules are described in traditional texts such as:
      • Puspasutra

    This creates a system where:

    • Text = Meaning
    • Melody = Expression

    Thematic Flow

    The Samaveda is less about new ideas and more about transformation:

    1. Borrowed Verses - From the Rigveda
    2. Musical Structuring - Assigning melodies
    3. Ritual Application - Use in sacrifices
    4. Meditative Use - Internalization through sound

    Style and Characteristics

    • Musical and Liturgical - Designed for chanting
    • Highly Structured - Precise mapping of text and melody
    • Experiential - Meant to be heard, not just read

    It represents a shift from:

    • Word → Sound → Experience

    Philosophical Significance

    The Samaveda introduces a subtle but powerful idea:

    • Sound as a path to the divine

    It suggests that:

    • Chanting is not just recitation
    • It is a spiritual practice

    Through sound:

    • The mind becomes focused
    • The ritual becomes immersive
    • The experience becomes transformative

    Simple Summary (For Easy Understanding)

    The Samaveda is like a musical version of the Vedas.

    It takes verses (mostly from the Rigveda) and turns them into:

    • Songs
    • Chants
    • Melodies

    It tells us not just:

    • What to say
    • But how to sing it

    It has two main parts:

    • One for melodies (Gāna)
    • One for verses (Ārcika)

    Some chants are for:

    • Public rituals
    • Others for quiet meditation

    This Veda shows that:

    • Sound is powerful
    • Music can be sacred
    • Chanting can lead to deeper awareness

    This edition uses the translation of the Samaveda Kauthuma shaka translated by Dr. Tulsi Ram.

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    ॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥
    || oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ||

    SV 1

    सामवेद संहिता कौथुम शाखा
    पूर्वार्चिकः
    छन्द आर्चिकः
    आग्नेयं काण्डम्
    प्रथमः प्रपाठकः । प्रथमोऽर्धः
    १ १ १ ०१०१a अग्न आ याहि वीतये गृणानो हव्यदातये ।
    १ १ १ ०१०१c नि होता सत्सि बर्हिषि ॥ १
    sāmaveda saṃhitā kauthuma śākhā
    pūrvārcikaḥ
    chanda ārcikaḥ
    āgneyaṃ kāṇḍam
    prathamaḥ prapāṭhakaḥ . prathamo'rdhaḥ
    1 1 1 0101a agna ā yāhi vītaye gṛṇāno havyadātaye .
    1 1 1 0101c ni hotā satsi barhiṣi .. 1
    1. Come Agni, sung and celebrated, to join our feast of enlightenment, accept our homage to create the gifts of life and yajnic performance, and take the honoured seat in the assembly. (Rg. 6-16-10)

    SV 2

    १ १ १ ०१०१a त्वमग्ने यज्ञानाँ होता विश्वेषाँ हितः ।
    १ १ १ ०१०२c देवेभिर्मानुषे जने ॥ २
    1 1 1 0101a tvamagne yajñānām̐ hotā viśveṣām̐ hitaḥ .
    1 1 1 0102c devebhirmānuṣe jane .. 2
    2. Agni, self-refulgent leading light of the universe, you are the chief highpriest of all yajnic developments of nature and of all creative and developmental programmes of humanity for common universal good along with the brilliancies of nature and nobilities of humanity among the human community. (Rg. 6-16-1)

    SV 3

    १ १ १ ०१०३a अग्निं दूतं वृणीमहे होतारं विश्ववेदसम् ।
    १ १ १ ०१०३c अस्य यज्ञस्य सुक्रतुम् ॥ ३
    1 1 1 0103a agniṃ dūtaṃ vṛṇīmahe hotāraṃ viśvavedasam .
    1 1 1 0103c asya yajñasya sukratum .. 3
    3. We choose Agni visible and invisible, and invoke it with faith and holy action, Agni which is the protector of the people, carrier of yajnic fragrance, and favourite of the wise. (Rg. 1-12-1)

    SV 4

    १ १ १ ०१०४a अग्निर्वृत्राणि जङ्घनद्द्रविणस्युर्विपन्यया ।
    १ १ १ ०१०४c समिद्धः शुक्र आहुतः ॥ ४
    1 1 1 0104a agnirvṛtrāṇi jaṅghanaddraviṇasyurvipanyayā .
    1 1 1 0104c samiddhaḥ śukra āhutaḥ .. 4
    4. Agni, leading light and ruler of the world, bright, pure and purifying, invoked, invited and lighted in the seat of yajna, keen on wealth, honour and excellence with self-approbation and public exaltation, should destroy the evils and endeavour to raise the power and prosperity of the human nation. (Rg. 6-16-34)

    SV 5

    १ १ १ ०१०५a प्रेष्ठं वो अतिथिँ स्तुषे मित्रमिव प्रियम् ।
    १ १ १ ०१०५c अग्ने रथं न वेद्यम् ॥ ५
    1 1 1 0105a preṣṭhaṃ vo atithim̐ stuṣe mitramiva priyam .
    1 1 1 0105c agne rathaṃ na vedyam .. 5
    5. I sing and celebrate for you the glories of Agni, lord omniscient, light and leader of the world, dearest and most welcome as an enlightened guest, loving as a friend, who, like a divine harbinger, reveals the light of knowledge to us. (Rg. 8-84-1)

    SV 6

    १ १ १ ०१०६a त्वं नो अग्ने महोभिः पाहि विश्वस्या अरातेः ।
    १ १ १ ०१०६c उत द्विषो मर्त्यस्य ॥ ६
    1 1 1 0106a tvaṃ no agne mahobhiḥ pāhi viśvasyā arāteḥ .
    1 1 1 0106c uta dviṣo martyasya .. 6
    6. Agni, leading light of life, with your mighty powers and grandeur, protect us against all material, moral and social adversity and all mortal jealousy and enmity. (Rg. 8-71-1)

    SV 7

    १ १ १ ०१०७a एह्यू षु ब्रवाणि तेऽग्न इत्थेतरा गिरः ।
    १ १ १ ०१०७c एभिर्वर्धास इन्दुभिः ॥ ७
    1 1 1 0107a ehyū ṣu bravāṇi te'gna itthetarā giraḥ .
    1 1 1 0107c ebhirvardhāsa indubhiḥ .. 7
    7. Agni, leading light and pioneer, come, listen, thus do I speak in honour of you, and listen further to higher words, and rise higher with these words sweet and soothing like rays of the moon and exciting as draughts of soma. (Rg. 6-16-16)

    SV 8

    १ १ १ ०१०८a आ ते वत्सो मनो यमत्परमाच्चित्सधस्थात् ।
    १ १ १ ०१०८c अग्ने त्वां कामये गिरा ॥ ८
    1 1 1 0108a ā te vatso mano yamatparamāccitsadhasthāt .
    1 1 1 0108c agne tvāṃ kāmaye girā .. 8
    8. The dear dedicated sage adores you, Agni, and with words of love and faith prays for your attention from the highest heaven of light. (Rg. 8-11-7)

    SV 9

    १ १ १ ०१०९a त्वामग्ने पुष्करादध्यथर्वा निरमन्थत ।
    १ १ १ ०१०९c मूर्ध्नो विश्वस्य वाघतः ॥ ९
    1 1 1 0109a tvāmagne puṣkarādadhyatharvā niramanthata .
    1 1 1 0109c mūrdhno viśvasya vāghataḥ .. 9
    9. Agni, light of life, the wise scholar and devotee, Atharva, dedicated to love and non-violence, discovers and chums you out without violence from the highest sphere above the skies which supports and sustains the entire universe. (Rg. 6-16-13)

    SV 10

    १ १ १ ०११०a अग्ने विवस्वदा भरास्मभ्यमूतये महे ।
    १ १ १ ०११०c देवो ह्यसि नो दृशे ॥ १०
    1 1 1 0110a agne vivasvadā bharāsmabhyamūtaye mahe .
    1 1 1 0110c devo hyasi no dṛśe .. 10
    10. Agni, lord omniscient and self-refulgent, for our protection, progress and perfection of the highest order, bring us the light so that we may see. For us, you are 5 the light, prime benefactor, first giver.

    SV 11

    १ १ १ ०२०१a नमस्ते अग्न ओजसे गृणन्ति देव कृष्टयः ।
    १ १ १ ०२०१c अमैरमित्रमर्दय ॥ ११
    1 1 1 0201a namaste agna ojase gṛṇanti deva kṛṣṭayaḥ .
    1 1 1 0201c amairamitramardaya .. 11
    11. Salutations to you, Agni, refulgent lord of generosity. The people too adore and exalt you. Pray ward off and throw out the enemies and unfriendly forces by your laws and powers. (Rg. 8-75-10)

    SV 12

    १ १ १ ०२०२a दूतं वो विश्ववेदसँ हव्यवाहममर्त्यम् ।
    १ १ १ ०२०२c यजिष्ठमृञ्जसे गिरा ॥ १२
    1 1 1 0202a dūtaṃ vo viśvavedasam̐ havyavāhamamartyam .
    1 1 1 0202c yajiṣṭhamṛñjase girā .. 12
    12. O scholar and master of the science of fire and energy, with your words and thought you study and develop the power of Agni, carrier of communications, all round operative in the universe, bearer of food and fragrances, imperishable, and most creative, productive, cooperative and valuable catalytic agent of the natural and human world. O men and women of the world, the scientist develops it for you all. (Rg. 4-8-1)

    SV 13

    १ १ १ ०२०३a उप त्वा जामयो गिरो देदिशतीर्हविष्कृतः ।
    १ १ १ ०२०३c वायोरनीके अस्थिरन् ॥ १३
    1 1 1 0203a upa tvā jāmayo giro dediśatīrhaviṣkṛtaḥ .
    1 1 1 0203c vāyoranīke asthiran .. 13
    13. Moving and vibrant adorations of the enlightened celebrant reach you and stay by you in the movements of air in the middle regions. (Rg. 8-102-13)

    SV 14

    १ १ १ ०२०४a उप त्वाग्ने दिवेदिवे दोषावस्तर्धिया वयम् ।
    १ १ १ ०२०४c नमो भरन्त एमसि ॥ १४
    1 1 1 0204a upa tvāgne divedive doṣāvastardhiyā vayam .
    1 1 1 0204c namo bharanta emasi .. 14
    14. Agni, lord omniscient, day by day, night and day, with all our heart and soul we come to you bearing gifts of homage in faith and humility. (Rg. 1-1-7)

    SV 15

    १ १ १ ०२०५a जराबोध तद्विविड्ढि विशेविशे यज्ञियाय ।
    १ १ १ ०२०५c स्तोमँ रुद्राय दृशीकम् ॥ १५
    1 1 1 0205a jarābodha tadviviḍḍhi viśeviśe yajñiyāya .
    1 1 1 0205c stomam̐ rudrāya dṛśīkam .. 15
    15. Hero of high knowledge and wide fame, create and provide for every people and offer to adorable yajnic Rudra, brilliant lord of justice and power, that wealth, honour and celebration which is magnificent and worthy of praise. (Rg. 1-27-10)

    SV 16

    १ १ १ ०२०६a प्रति त्यं चारुमध्वरं गोपीथाय प्र हूयसे ।
    १ १ १ ०२०६c मरुद्भिरग्न आ गहि ॥ १६
    1 1 1 0206a prati tyaṃ cārumadhvaraṃ gopīthāya pra hūyase .
    1 1 1 0206c marudbhiragna ā gahi .. 16
    16. Agni, fire energy of nature, come with the winds, you are invoked and kindled for the preservation and promotion of the beautiful holy yajna (of the earth for her children). (Rg. 1-19-1)

    SV 17

    १ १ १ ०२०७a अश्वं न त्वा वारवन्तं वन्दध्या अग्निं नमोभिः ।
    १ १ १ ०२०७c सम्राजन्तमध्वराणाम् ॥ १७
    1 1 1 0207a aśvaṃ na tvā vāravantaṃ vandadhyā agniṃ namobhiḥ .
    1 1 1 0207c samrājantamadhvarāṇām .. 17
    17. Agni, brilliant and illuminating power and presence of yajnas from the homely agnihotra to the highest programmes of humanity, like a tempestuous horse of flying hair, we praise you and celebrate you with homage and offerings of food and oblations. (Rg. 1-27-1)

    SV 18

    १ १ १ ०२०८a और्वभृगुवच्छुचिमप्नवानवदा हुवे ।
    १ १ १ ०२०८c अग्निँ समुद्रवाससम् ॥ १८
    1 1 1 0208a aurvabhṛguvacchucimapnavānavadā huve .
    1 1 1 0208c agnim̐ samudravāsasam .. 18
    18. Like a mature and self-disciplined sage and scholar of nature and spirit, I invoke and study Agni, the fire energy, concealed in the sea and the sky and the psychic energy abiding in the mind. (Rg. 8-102-4)

    SV 19

    १ १ १ ०२०९a अग्निमिन्धानो मनसा धियँ सचेत मर्त्यः ।
    १ १ १ ०२०९c अग्निमिन्धे विवस्वभिः ॥ १९
    1 1 1 0209a agnimindhāno manasā dhiyam̐ saceta martyaḥ .
    1 1 1 0209c agnimindhe vivasvabhiḥ .. 19
    19. When the mortal starts lighting the fire in the vedi, let him, with his whole mind in concentration, call up all his faculties of perception, thought and action and say:- I light the fire with the sun rays and, all my knowledge, will and awareness, awaken the divine in the soul. (Rg. 8-102-22)

    SV 20

    १ १ १ ०२१०a आदित्प्रत्नस्य रेतसो ज्योतिः पश्यन्ति वासरम् ।
    १ १ १ ०२१०c परो यदिध्यते दिवि ॥ २०
    1 1 1 0210a āditpratnasya retaso jyotiḥ paśyanti vāsaram .
    1 1 1 0210c paro yadidhyate divi .. 20
    20. And then the devotees see like day light the self¬ refulgence of the eternal lord and source of life who shines above and beyond the day through the night of annihilation too. (Rg. 8-6-30)

    SV 21

    १ १ १ ०३०१a अग्निं वो वृधन्तमध्वराणां पुरूतमम् ।
    १ १ १ ०३०१c अच्छा नप्त्रे सहस्वते ॥ २१
    1 1 1 0301a agniṃ vo vṛdhantamadhvarāṇāṃ purūtamam .
    1 1 1 0301c acchā naptre sahasvate .. 21
    21. Well with joint action and yajna, serve Agni, most 9 ancient power of the first order that leads you to advancement of strong familial unity and tolerant but powerful social cooperation for your coming generations for ages. (Rg. 8-102-7)

    SV 22

    १ १ १ ०३०२a अग्निस्तिग्मेन शोचिषा यँसद्विश्वं न्या३त्रिणम् ।
    १ १ १ ०३०२c अग्निर्नो वँसते रयिम् ॥ २२
    1 1 1 0302a agnistigmena śociṣā yam̐sadviśvaṃ nyā3triṇam .
    1 1 1 0302c agnirno vam̐sate rayim .. 22
    22. Agni, with the flaming light of pure refulgence, dries up and burns off all hostility of the world and brings the wealth of life for us, dedicated supplicants and celebrants. (Rg. 6-16-28)

    SV 23

    १ १ १ ०३०३a अग्ने मृड महाँ अस्यय आ देवयुं जनम् ।
    १ १ १ ०३०३c इयेथ बर्हिरासदम् ॥ २३
    1 1 1 0303a agne mṛḍa mahām̐ asyaya ā devayuṃ janam .
    1 1 1 0303c iyetha barhirāsadam .. 23
    23. Agni, be kind and gracious. Great you are as you come to these divinely dedicated people sitting round the fire of yajna and you bless them all round without reserve. (Rg. 4-9-1)

    SV 24

    १ १ १ ०३०४a अग्ने रक्षा णो अँहसः प्रति स्म देव रीषतः ।
    १ १ १ ०३०४c तपिष्ठैरजरो दह ॥ २४
    1 1 1 0304a agne rakṣā ṇo am̐hasaḥ prati sma deva rīṣataḥ .
    1 1 1 0304c tapiṣṭhairajaro daha .. 24
    24. Agni, fiery ruler and generous lord of enlightenment, save us from sin, protect us from the sinful and the destroyers. Lord eternal and unaging, with your blazing law, justice and discipline, bum out evil, evil deeds and evil doers. (Rg. 7-15-13)

    SV 25

    १ १ १ ०३०५a अग्ने युङ्क्ष्वा हि ये तवाश्वासो देव साधवः ।
    १ १ १ ०३०५c अरं वहन्त्याशवः ॥ २५
    1 1 1 0305a agne yuṅkṣvā hi ye tavāśvāso deva sādhavaḥ .
    1 1 1 0305c araṃ vahantyāśavaḥ .. 25
    25. Agni, leading light of knowledge and power, generous creator and giver, yoke those motive powers of yours to the chariot which are best and fastest and which transport you to the destination of your love and passion gracefully without fail. (Rg. 6-16-43)

    SV 26

    १ १ १ ०३०६a नि त्वा नक्ष्य विश्पते द्युमन्तं धीमहे वयम् ।
    १ १ १ ०३०६c सुवीरमग्न आहुत ॥ २६
    1 1 1 0306a ni tvā nakṣya viśpate dyumantaṃ dhīmahe vayam .
    1 1 1 0306c suvīramagna āhuta .. 26
    26. Agni, loving and accessible protector and ruler of the people, brilliant and generous chief of heroic brave, universally honoured and invoked, we love and enshrine you in our heart and home with faith and reverence. (Rg. 7-15-7)

    SV 27

    १ १ १ ०३०७a अग्निर्मूर्धा दिवः ककुत्पतिः पृथिव्या अयम् ।
    १ १ १ ०३०७c अपाँ रेताँसि जिन्वति ॥ २७
    1 1 1 0307a agnirmūrdhā divaḥ kakutpatiḥ pṛthivyā ayam .
    1 1 1 0307c apām̐ retām̐si jinvati .. 27
    27. This Agni is the highest lord and master of all on top of heaven and earth and gives energy and sustenance to the seeds of life in the waters of the universe. (Rg. 8- 44-16)

    SV 28

    १ १ १ ०३०८a इममू षु त्वमस्माकँ सनिं गायत्रं नव्याँसम् ।
    १ १ १ ०३०८c अग्ने देवेषु प्र वोचः ॥ २८
    1 1 1 0308a imamū ṣu tvamasmākam̐ saniṃ gāyatraṃ navyām̐sam .
    1 1 1 0308c agne deveṣu pra vocaḥ .. 28
    28. Agni, eternal lord omniscient, this divine knowledge, blissful, sweet and musical in Gayatri and other musical metres, ever new and giver of new ideas, pray reveal it to the sages and whisper it into our soul. (Rg. 1-27-4)

    SV 29

    १ १ १ ०३०९a तं त्वा गोपवनो गिरा जनिष्ठदग्ने अङ्गरः ।
    १ १ १ ०३०९c स पावक श्रुधी हवम् ॥ २९
    1 1 1 0309a taṃ tvā gopavano girā janiṣṭhadagne aṅgaraḥ .
    1 1 1 0309c sa pāvaka śrudhī havam .. 29
    29. Agni, light of the world, dear as breath of life, all purifier, whom the poet visionary of light and the Word celebrates, pray listen to our invocation and song of adoration. (Rg. 8-74-11)

    SV 30

    १ १ १ ०३१०a परि वाजपतिः कविरग्निर्हव्यान्यक्रमीत् ।
    १ १ १ ०३१०c दधद्रत्नानि दाशुषे ॥ ३०
    1 1 1 0310a pari vājapatiḥ kaviragnirhavyānyakramīt .
    1 1 1 0310c dadhadratnāni dāśuṣe .. 30
    30. Agni, lord of food, energy and the dynamics of life and society, commanding a full poetic vision of corporate life, comprehends the gifts and oblations of the holy fire of the nation, bearing the jewels of life's wealth for the generous giver. (Rg. 4-15-3)

    SV 31

    १ १ १ ०३११a उदु त्यं जातवेदसं देवं वहन्ति केतवः ।
    १ १ १ ०३११c दृशे विश्वाय सूर्यम् ॥ ३१
    1 1 1 0311a udu tyaṃ jātavedasaṃ devaṃ vahanti ketavaḥ .
    1 1 1 0311c dṛśe viśvāya sūryam .. 31
    31. The rays of the sun (like banners of a mighty monarch) carry the brilliance of light, revealing the omnipresence of the omniscient Lord Supreme of the universe. (Rg. 1-50-1)

    SV 32

    १ १ १ ०३१२a कविमग्निमुप स्तुहि सत्यधर्माणमध्वरे ।
    १ १ १ ०३१२c देवममीवचातनम् ॥ ३२
    1 1 1 0312a kavimagnimupa stuhi satyadharmāṇamadhvare .
    1 1 1 0312c devamamīvacātanam .. 32
    32. In the holy acts of yajna, light, serve and adore Agni, brilliant creator of new things of beauty, prosperity 13 and joy, illuminator and observer of the eternal laws, generous giver, and destroyer of evil and disease. (Rg. 1-12-7)

    SV 33

    १ १ १ ०३१३a शं नो देवीरभिष्टये शं नो भवन्तु पीतये ।
    १ १ १ ०३१३c शं योरभि स्रवन्तु नः ॥ ३३
    1 1 1 0313a śaṃ no devīrabhiṣṭaye śaṃ no bhavantu pītaye .
    1 1 1 0313c śaṃ yorabhi sravantu naḥ .. 33
    33. May the divine waters be for our peace and bliss for body, mind and soul and bring us showers of peace, protection and blessedness. (Rg. 10-9-4)

    SV 34

    १ १ १ ०३१४a कस्य नूनं परीणसि धियो जिन्वसि सत्पते ।
    १ १ १ ०३१४c जोषाता यस्य ते गिरः ॥ ३४
    1 1 1 0314a kasya nūnaṃ parīṇasi dhiyo jinvasi satpate .
    1 1 1 0314c joṣātā yasya te giraḥ .. 34
    34. O lord protector of the world of truth as a happy home and shelter for the people, whose sincere and abundant prayers do you accept and fulfil? His, whose prayers to you are enlightened and inspired by knowledge, wisdom and sincere awareness of divinity. (Rg. 8-84-7)

    SV 35

    १ १ १ ०४०१a यज्ञायज्ञा वो अग्नये गिरागिरा च दक्षसे ।
    १ १ १ ०४०१c प्रप्र वयममृतं जातवेदसं प्रियं मित्रं न शँसिषम् ॥ ३५
    1 1 1 0401a yajñāyajñā vo agnaye girāgirā ca dakṣase .
    1 1 1 0401c prapra vayamamṛtaṃ jātavedasaṃ priyaṃ mitraṃ na śam̐siṣam .. 35
    35. In every yajnic programme of your creative and constructive work, in every word of our voice, join and let us honour, appraise and develop agni, imperishable energy pervasive in all things of existence, and adore Agni, omniscient and omnipresent lord giver of knowledge and enlightenment. (Rg. 6-48-1)

    SV 36

    १ १ १ ०४०२a पाहि नो अग्न एकया पाह्यू३त द्वितीयया ।
    १ १ १ ०४०२c पाहि गीर्भिस्तिसृभिरूर्जां पते पाहि चतसृभिर्वसो ॥ ३६
    1 1 1 0402a pāhi no agna ekayā pāhyū3ta dvitīyayā .
    1 1 1 0402c pāhi gīrbhistisṛbhirūrjāṃ pate pāhi catasṛbhirvaso .. 36
    36. Agni, save us by the first voice, and by the second, by three voices, and, O lord of cosmic power, ultimate haven and home of existence, save and promote us by the four. (Rg. 8-60-9) (This is a very simple and yet a most comprehensive verse. The first voice could be the voice of average humanity; second, words of the sages; third, voice of the soul; fourth, the voice of divinity. Another way to understand:- One, two, three or all the four Veda's voice. Yet another:- voice of the soul in the rising sequence of the four matras of Aum as described in the Upanishads. And then the four stages of language in the descending order from divine to the human:- Para, pashyanti, madhyama and Vaikhari)

    SV 37

    १ १ १ ०४०३a बृहद्भिरग्ने अर्चिभिः शुक्रेण देव शोचिषा ।
    १ १ १ ०४०३c भरद्वाजे समिधानो यविष्ठ्य रेवत्पावक दीदिहि ॥ ३७
    1 1 1 0403a bṛhadbhiragne arcibhiḥ śukreṇa deva śociṣā .
    1 1 1 0403c bharadvāje samidhāno yaviṣṭhya revatpāvaka dīdihi .. 37
    37. O resplendent Agni, most youthful unaging power, bright and pure, kindled and rising in the mind and soul of sagely scholars in pursuit of science, energy and progress, shine with mighty flames of light, purity and power, and bring us the wealth of life replete with light and enlightenment. O generous light and fire of life, shine and enlighten us. (Rg. 6-48-7)

    SV 38

    १ १ १ ०४०४a त्वे अग्ने स्वाहुत प्रियासः सन्तु सूरयः ।
    १ १ १ ०४०४c यन्तारो ये मघवानो जनानामूर्वं दयन्त गोनाम् ॥ ३८
    1 1 1 0404a tve agne svāhuta priyāsaḥ santu sūrayaḥ .
    1 1 1 0404c yantāro ye maghavāno janānāmūrvaṃ dayanta gonām .. 38
    38. Agni, ruling light of the world, invoked with reverence and adored, let those brave leaders and eminent scholars commanding wealth and power be dear and closer to you who move forward, and lead, control and protect the defenders and promoters of the people, lands and cows. (Rg. 7-16-7)

    SV 39

    १ १ १ ०४०५a अग्ने जरितर्विश्पतिस्तपानो देव रक्षसः ।
    १ १ १ ०४०५c अप्रोषिवान्गृहपते महाँ असि दिवस्पायुर्दुरोणयुः ॥ ३९
    1 1 1 0405a agne jaritarviśpatistapāno deva rakṣasaḥ .
    1 1 1 0405c aproṣivāngṛhapate mahām̐ asi divaspāyurduroṇayuḥ .. 39
    39. Agni, universally adored, master ruler and protector of the people, scourge of the selfish and wicked, refulgent and generous, supreme protective presence of the home, who never neglect or forsake the inmates, you are great protector of happiness and heavens too, and abide in the heart and home of humanity. (Rg. 8-60-19)

    SV 40

    १ १ १ ०४०६a अग्ने विवस्वदुषसश्चित्रँ राधो अमर्त्य ।
    १ १ १ ०४०६c आ दाशुषे जातवेदो वहा त्वमद्या देवाँ उषर्बुधः ॥ ४०
    1 1 1 0406a agne vivasvaduṣasaścitram̐ rādho amartya .
    1 1 1 0406c ā dāśuṣe jātavedo vahā tvamadyā devām̐ uṣarbudhaḥ .. 40
    40. Agni, lord of life, blazing as the sun, immortal, omniscient of things bom, for the man of charity who has surrendered himself to you, you bring today wonderful wealth of the dawn, and, with yogis and blessings of nature, awake at the dawn. (Rg. 1-44-1)

    SV 41

    १ १ १ ०४०७a त्वं नश्चित्र ऊत्या वसो राधाँसि चोदय ।
    १ १ १ ०४०७c अस्य रायस्त्वमग्ने रथीरसि विदा गाधं तुचे तु नः ॥ ४१
    1 1 1 0407a tvaṃ naścitra ūtyā vaso rādhām̐si codaya .
    1 1 1 0407c asya rāyastvamagne rathīrasi vidā gādhaṃ tuce tu naḥ .. 41
    41. Agni, wonderful lord of versatile action, giver of 17 shelter and security of the home, with protection and advancement, inspire and raise our means and materials for success and achievement. O lord of knowledge and vision, you are the guide and pilot of the chariot and wealth and honours of this generation. Give us the message and inspiration of peace, progress and security for our children. (Rg. 6-48-9)

    SV 42

    १ १ १ ०४०८a त्वमित्सप्रथा अस्यग्ने त्रातरृतः कविः ।
    १ १ १ ०४०८c त्वां विप्रासः समिधान दीदिव आ विवासन्ति वेधसः ॥ ४२
    1 1 1 0408a tvamitsaprathā asyagne trātarṛtaḥ kaviḥ .
    1 1 1 0408c tvāṃ viprāsaḥ samidhāna dīdiva ā vivāsanti vedhasaḥ .. 42
    42. Agni, you are infinitely expansive, boundless, all saviour, eternally right poet of cosmic rectitude, omniscient creator. Self-refulgent ever, light of the universe, the wise sages and masters of law and right action glorify you as the Lord Supreme. (Rg. 8-60-5)

    SV 43

    १ १ १ ०४०९a आ नो अग्ने वयोवृधँ रयिं पावक शँस्यम् ।
    १ १ १ ०४०९c रास्वा च न उपमाते पुरुस्पृहँ सुनीती सुयशस्तरम् ॥ ४३
    1 1 1 0409a ā no agne vayovṛdham̐ rayiṃ pāvaka śam̐syam .
    1 1 1 0409c rāsvā ca na upamāte puruspṛham̐ sunītī suyaśastaram .. 43
    43. Agni, saviour and purifier of life, closest and friendly, give us wealth which is admirable and leads to progress in food, health and age and cattle wealth. Give us the way of life leading to universally loved wealth. honour and excellence, renowned and rising. (Rg. 8-60- )

    SV 44

    १ १ १ ०४१०a यो विश्वा दयते वसु होता मन्द्रो जनानाम् ।
    १ १ १ ०४१०c मधोर्न पात्रा प्रथमान्यस्मै प्र स्तोमा यन्त्वग्नये ॥ ४४
    1 1 1 0410a yo viśvā dayate vasu hotā mandro janānām .
    1 1 1 0410c madhorna pātrā prathamānyasmai pra stomā yantvagnaye .. 44
    44. Like bowls of honey, let our prime songs of adoration reach this Agni who, blissful high priest of existence, gives all the wealths and joys of the world to humanity. (Rg. 8-103-6)

    SV 45

    १ १ १ ०५०१a एना वो अग्निं नमसोर्जो नपातमा हुवे ।
    १ १ १ ०५०१c प्रियं चेतिष्ठमरतिँ स्वाध्वरं विश्वस्य दूतममृतम् ॥ ४५
    1 1 1 0501a enā vo agniṃ namasorjo napātamā huve .
    1 1 1 0501c priyaṃ cetiṣṭhamaratim̐ svādhvaraṃ viśvasya dūtamamṛtam .. 45
    45. Priyam cetistham aratirh svadhvararh visvasya dutam amrtam. O people, for your sake, with food, homage and self-surrender, I invoke and serve Agni, giver of light and fire of life, product as well as the source of unfailing energy, strength and power, cherished and valuable friend, most enlightened and constant agent of the holiest programmes of love and non-violent development, and imperishable carrier and messenger of universal communication. (Rg. 7-16-1) 19

    SV 46

    १ १ १ ०५०२a शेषे वनेषु मातृषु सं त्वा मर्तास इन्धते ।
    १ १ १ ०५०२c अतन्द्रो हव्यं वहसि हविष्कृत आदिद्देवेषु राजसि ॥ ४६
    1 1 1 0502a śeṣe vaneṣu mātṛṣu saṃ tvā martāsa indhate .
    1 1 1 0502c atandro havyaṃ vahasi haviṣkṛta ādiddeveṣu rājasi .. 46
    46. You pervade in the forests and in the earth upto heaven. The mortals light and raise you holily, and, without sloth or delay, you carry the sacred offerings of the devoted celebrants to the divinities over earth and heaven and shine among them. (Rg. 8-60-15)

    SV 47

    १ १ १ ०५०३a अदर्शि गातुवित्तमो यस्मिन्व्रतान्यादधुः ।
    १ १ १ ०५०३c उपो षु जातमार्यस्य वर्धनमग्निं नक्षन्तु नो गिरः ॥ ४७
    1 1 1 0503a adarśi gātuvittamo yasminvratānyādadhuḥ .
    1 1 1 0503c upo ṣu jātamāryasya vardhanamagniṃ nakṣantu no giraḥ .. 47
    47. There is seen the light of Agni, best knower of the ways of life, where people concentrate their vows of piety and discipline. Let our songs of adoration rise and reach Agni, self-revealed, who opens the paths of progress and urges us on to reach the goal of rectitude for noble people. (Rg. 8-103-1)

    SV 48

    १ १ १ ०५०४a अग्निरुक्थे पुरोहितो ग्रावाणो बर्हिरध्वरे ।
    १ १ १ ०५०४c ऋचा यामि मरुतो ब्रह्मणस्पते देवा अवो वरेण्यम् ॥ ४८
    1 1 1 0504a agnirukthe purohito grāvāṇo barhiradhvare .
    1 1 1 0504c ṛcā yāmi maruto brahmaṇaspate devā avo vareṇyam .. 48
    48. In the yajna of love and non-violence, Agni, prime light of life, is the first adorable, then the holy fire, the priest, the soma stone and the holy grass are cherished. Therefore with the chants of Rks, I invoke the Maruts, cosmic energies, Brahmanaspati, giver of the Veda and the vedic scholar, and other venerable divinities for protection and promotion of our choice. (Rg. 8-27-1)

    SV 49

    १ १ १ ०५०५a अग्निमीडिष्वावसे गाथाभिः शीरशोचिषम् ।
    १ १ १ ०५०५c अग्निँ राये पुरुमीढ श्रुतं नरोऽग्निः सुदीतये छर्दिः ॥ ४९
    1 1 1 0505a agnimīḍiṣvāvase gāthābhiḥ śīraśociṣam .
    1 1 1 0505c agnim̐ rāye purumīḍha śrutaṃ naro'gniḥ sudītaye chardiḥ .. 49
    49. Pray to Agni of bright flames with songs and praise for protection and progress. O generous scholar, study and serve Agni for wealth, famous among people, Agni who provides home and happiness for the man of brilliance. (Rg. 8-71-14)

    SV 50

    १ १ १ ०५०६a श्रुधि श्रुत्कर्ण वह्निभिर्देवैरग्ने सयावभिः ।
    १ १ १ ०५०६c आ सीदतु बर्हिषि मित्रो अर्यमा प्रातर्यावभिरध्वरे ॥ ५०
    1 1 1 0506a śrudhi śrutkarṇa vahnibhirdevairagne sayāvabhiḥ .
    1 1 1 0506c ā sīdatu barhiṣi mitro aryamā prātaryāvabhiradhvare .. 50
    50. Listen lord, you have the ear, listen to the constant 21 crackle of the blazing flames of fire within. Come Mitra, friends of humanity, come Aryama, powers of justice, come moving travelers, to the house of yajna, join the sacred cause of love and non-violence and sit on the holy grass around the vedi-fire. (Rg. 1-44-13)

    SV 51

    १ १ १ ०५०७a प्र दैवोदासो अग्निर्देव इन्द्रो न मज्मना ।
    १ १ १ ०५०७c अनु मातरं पृथिवीं वि वावृते तस्थौ नाकस्य शर्मणि ॥ ५१
    1 1 1 0507a pra daivodāso agnirdeva indro na majmanā .
    1 1 1 0507c anu mātaraṃ pṛthivīṃ vi vāvṛte tasthau nākasya śarmaṇi .. 51
    51. Agni, the sun, lover of holy admirers, sitting as if on top of heaven in glory, turns his rays of light in circuit to the mother earth for her children. (Rg. 8-103-2)

    SV 52

    १ १ १ ०५०८a अध ज्मो अध वा दिवो बृहतो रोचनादधि ।
    १ १ १ ०५०८c अया वर्धस्व तन्वा गिरा ममा जाता सुक्रतो पृण ॥ ५२
    1 1 1 0508a adha jmo adha vā divo bṛhato rocanādadhi .
    1 1 1 0508c ayā vardhasva tanvā girā mamā jātā sukrato pṛṇa .. 52
    52. O lord refulgent and orrmipotent, whether on earth or in the regions of light or even beyond the expansive light of heaven, be pleased and exalted by this refined and radiating voice of adoration and, O lord presiding spirit of yajna, bless us and our children with perfect fulfilment. (Rg. 8-1-18)

    SV 53

    १ १ १ ०५०९a कायमानो वना त्वं यन्मातॄरजगन्नपः ।
    १ १ १ ०५०९c न तत्ते अग्ने प्रमृषे निवर्तनं यद्दूरे सन्निहाभुवः ॥ ५३
    1 1 1 0509a kāyamāno vanā tvaṃ yanmātṝrajagannapaḥ .
    1 1 1 0509c na tatte agne pramṛṣe nivartanaṃ yaddūre sannihābhuvaḥ .. 53
    53. Agni, lord and lover of light and knowledge, giver of light and knowledge, when you go to the waters, vibrant mother sources of light and energy, that going away is not to be endured, nor to be forgotten or neglected, because while you are away, you are still near at hand with your light. Hence I have the best that is worthy of love and value from you. (Rg. 3-9-2)

    SV 54

    १ १ १ ०५१०a नि त्वामग्ने मनुर्दधे ज्योतिर्जनाय शश्वते ।
    १ १ १ ०५१०c दीदेथ कण्व ऋतजात उक्षितो यं नमस्यन्ति कृष्टयः ॥ ५४
    1 1 1 0510a ni tvāmagne manurdadhe jyotirjanāya śaśvate .
    1 1 1 0510c dīdetha kaṇva ṛtajāta ukṣito yaṃ namasyanti kṛṣṭayaḥ .. 54
    54. Agni, lord of universal light and power, I, Manu, man of thought and intelligence, enlightened in truth and divine Law, consecrated in the joy of piety, hold on to you in the heart. Shine, eternal light, in the heart of Kanva, man of knowledge, for the sake of humanity. The devotees bow to you in obedience and obeisance. (Rg. 1-36-19)

    SV 55

    प्रथम प्रपाठकः । द्वितीयोऽर्धः
    १ १ २ ०६०१a देवो वो द्रविणोदाः पूर्णां विवष्ट्वासिचम् ।
    १ १ २ ०६०१c उद्वा सिञ्जध्वमुप वा पृणध्वमादिद्वो देव ओहते ॥ ५५
    prathama prapāṭhakaḥ . dvitīyo'rdhaḥ
    1 1 2 0601a devo vo draviṇodāḥ pūrṇāṃ vivaṣṭvāsicam .
    1 1 2 0601c udvā siñjadhvamupa vā pṛṇadhvamādidvo deva ohate .. 55
    55. Agni, self-refulgent lord giver of wealth, honour and excellence, loves to have your fire of yajnic action sprinkled with overflowing ladle of ghrta and the highest refined action. Serve him closely, feed the fire to the full, let the flames rise, and the generous lord refulgent would lead you to the heights of prosperity and excellence. (Rg. 7-16-11)

    SV 56

    १ १ २ ०६०२a प्रैतु ब्रह्मणस्पतिः प्र देव्येतु सूनृता ।
    १ १ २ ०६०२c अच्छा वीरं नर्यं पङ्क्तिराधसं देवा यज्ञं नयन्तु नः ॥ ५६
    1 1 2 0602a praitu brahmaṇaspatiḥ pra devyetu sūnṛtā .
    1 1 2 0602c acchā vīraṃ naryaṃ paṅktirādhasaṃ devā yajñaṃ nayantu naḥ .. 56
    56. May the lord of divine knowledge move forward. May the lady scholar of divine truth and law move forward. May the generous and brilliant men of yajna carry and conduct our yajnas of the achievement of manly heroes for five-fold gifts of wealth and well¬ being. (Rg. 1-40-3)

    SV 57

    १ १ २ ०६०३a ऊर्ध्व ऊ षु ण ऊतये तिष्ठा देवो न सविता ।
    १ १ २ ०६०३c ऊर्ध्वो वाजस्य सनिता यदञ्जिभिर्वाघद्भिर्विह्वयामहे ॥ ५७
    1 1 2 0603a ūrdhva ū ṣu ṇa ūtaye tiṣṭhā devo na savitā .
    1 1 2 0603c ūrdhvo vājasya sanitā yadañjibhirvāghadbhirvihvayāmahe .. 57
    57. Agni, lord of light and life, brilliant as the sun, stay high with grace in glory for our protection and progress. Rise high as the hero of life's battles of honour and prosperity. It is for the reason of your glory and generosity that we invoke and pray to you alongwith the scholars with holy offers of yajna and celebration. (Rg. 1-36-13)

    SV 58

    १ १ २ ०६०४a प्र यो राये निनीषति मर्तो यस्ते वसो दाशत् ।
    १ १ २ ०६०४c स वीरं धत्ते अग्न उक्थशँसिनं त्मना सहस्रपोषिणम् ॥ ५८
    1 1 2 0604a pra yo rāye ninīṣati marto yaste vaso dāśat .
    1 1 2 0604c sa vīraṃ dhatte agna ukthaśam̐sinaṃ tmanā sahasrapoṣiṇam .. 58
    58. O Giver of light, wealth and power of life, Agni, the mortal who offers to serve you with self-surrender and gives in charity and whom you lead on the path of prosperity and rectitude is blest with progeny celebrated in song for his thousandfold generosity. (Rg. 8-103-4)

    SV 59

    १ १ २ ०६०५a प्र वो यह्वं पुरूणां विशां देवयतीनाम् ।
    १ १ २ ०६०५c अग्निँ सूक्तेभिर्वचोभिर्वृणीमहे यँसमिदन्य इन्धते ॥ ५९
    1 1 2 0605a pra vo yahvaṃ purūṇāṃ viśāṃ devayatīnām .
    1 1 2 0605c agnim̐ sūktebhirvacobhirvṛṇīmahe yam̐samidanya indhate .. 59
    59. With songs of praise and words of worship we 25 adore Agni, Lord and light of the universe, whom other devotees too adore in many ways, and we pray to the lord of light and power and instant action, worthy of the love and devotion of many people far and wide who are seekers of divine knowledge and bliss for themselves. (Rg. 1-36-1)

    SV 60

    १ १ २ ०६०६a अयमग्निः सुवीर्यस्येशे हि सौभगस्य ।
    १ १ २ ०६०६c राय ईशे स्वपत्यस्य गोमत ईशे वृत्रहथानाम् ॥ ६०
    1 1 2 0606a ayamagniḥ suvīryasyeśe hi saubhagasya .
    1 1 2 0606c rāya īśe svapatyasya gomata īśe vṛtrahathānām .. 60
    60. Agni, the ruler, rules strength and power, heroes and warriors of the world, rules the greatness and grandeur of good fortune, rules the wealth of nations, rules the families blest with children of noble character, rules the master of cows, land, and knowledge and language, and rules and controls those who destroy the darkness of ignorance and hoarders of wealth. (Rg. 3- 16-1)

    SV 61

    १ १ २ ०६०७a त्वमग्ने गृहपतिस्त्वँ होता नो अध्वरे ।
    १ १ २ ०६०७c त्वं पोता विश्ववार प्रचेता ताक्षि यासि च वार्यम् ॥ ६१
    1 1 2 0607a tvamagne gṛhapatistvam̐ hotā no adhvare .
    1 1 2 0607c tvaṃ potā viśvavāra pracetā tākṣi yāsi ca vāryam .. 61
    61. Agni, fiery and enlightened ruling power of nature and humanity, you are the protective and promotive head of the family and the home land. You are the receiver and giver of every thing in the loving and non-violent business of the nation's governance and administration. You are the purifier, sanctifier and giver of enlightenment universally adored. You organise, accomplish and pervade the yajnic business of life and living together by choice and common will. (Rg. 7-16-5)

    SV 62

    १ १ २ ०६०८a सखायस्त्वा ववृमहे देवं मर्तास ऊतये ।
    १ १ २ ०६०८c अपां नपातँ सुभगँ सुदँससँ सुप्रतूर्तिमनेहसम् ॥ ६२
    1 1 2 0608a sakhāyastvā vavṛmahe devaṃ martāsa ūtaye .
    1 1 2 0608c apāṃ napātam̐ subhagam̐ sudam̐sasam̐ supratūrtimanehasam .. 62
    62. Agni, lord of brilliance, friends we are, human, mortals all. We choose you as our guide and leader for the sake of protection and victory. You are immortal, imperishable in the flow of existence and the flux of karma, treasure home of good fortune, auspicious flame of inspiration, faster than light and free from sin and violence. (Rg. 3-9-1)

    SV 63

    १ १ २ ०७०१a आ जुहोता हविषा मर्जयध्वं नि होतारं गृहपतिं दधिध्वम् ।
    १ १ २ ०७०१c इडस्पदे नमसा रातहव्यँ सपर्यता यजतं पस्त्यानाम् ॥ ६३
    1 1 2 0701a ā juhotā haviṣā marjayadhvaṃ ni hotāraṃ gṛhapatiṃ dadhidhvam .
    1 1 2 0701c iḍaspade namasā rātahavyam̐ saparyatā yajataṃ pastyānām .. 63
    63. Honour and adore Agni with havi, adorn embellish and develop this power of yajna, establish this chief of yajna and presiding spirit of the home in place, and serve this receiver and giver of the gifts of yajna on the vedi with humble submission as the most honoured member of the family.

    SV 64

    १ १ २ ०७०२a चित्र इच्छिशोस्तरुणस्य वक्षथो न यो मातरावन्वेति धातवे ।
    १ १ २ ०७०२c अनूधा यदजीजनदधा चिदा ववक्षत्सद्यो महि दूत्या३ं चरन् ॥ ६४
    1 1 2 0702a citra icchiśostaruṇasya vakṣatho na yo mātarāvanveti dhātave .
    1 1 2 0702c anūdhā yadajījanadadhā cidā vavakṣatsadyo mahi dūtyā3ṃ caran .. 64
    64. Wondrous is the invigorating and sustaining power of the newly risen youthful Agni which never goes to its parental source for food and energy replenishment. And if you say that the udderless creator has given it birth, even so, going on its great ambassadorial mission, it carries the fragrant message of yajna to the divinities immediately on its birth. (Rg. 10-115-1)

    SV 65

    १ १ २ ०७०३a इदं त एकं पर ऊ त एकं तृतीयेन ज्योतिषा सं विशस्व ।
    १ १ २ ०७०३c संवेशनस्तन्वे३ चारुरेधि प्रियो देवानां परमे जनित्रे ॥ ६५
    1 1 2 0703a idaṃ ta ekaṃ para ū ta ekaṃ tṛtīyena jyotiṣā saṃ viśasva .
    1 1 2 0703c saṃveśanastanve3 cāruredhi priyo devānāṃ parame janitre .. 65
    65. This (body, this life time) is one mode of your existence. The one next (mind and karma) is another such. By the third (spiritual and meditative life), O man, join you with life eternal. On merging of the soul, happy and darling of the divinities, be free in the presence of the supreme creator of the world. (Rg. 10-56-1) Another interpretation is that one manifestation of Agni is as fire on the earth, the second is as vayu or electric energy in the middle region, and the third is as light in the solar region.

    SV 66

    १ १ २ ०७०४a इमँ स्तोममर्हते जातवेदसे रथमिव सं महेमा मनीषया ।
    १ १ २ ०७०४c भद्रा हि नः प्रमतिरस्य सँसद्यग्ने सख्ये मा रिषामा वयं तव ॥ ६६
    1 1 2 0704a imam̐ stomamarhate jātavedase rathamiva saṃ mahemā manīṣayā .
    1 1 2 0704c bhadrā hi naḥ pramatirasya sam̐sadyagne sakhye mā riṣāmā vayaṃ tava .. 66
    66. This song of celebration and worship in honour of venerable Jataveda, Agni, omnipresent in the created world and lord omniscient, we sing in praise of his glory with our mind and soul in sincerity and offer it to him as a joyous holiday chariot fit for his majesty. Blessed is our mind in his company, while we sit in the assembly of devotees. Agni, lord of light and knowledge, we pray, may we never come to suffering while we enjoy your company and friendship. (Rg. 1-94-1)

    SV 67

    १ १ २ ०७०५a मूर्धानं दिवो अरतिं पृथिव्या वैश्वानरमृत आ जातमग्निम् ।
    १ १ २ ०७०५c कविँ सम्राजमतिथिं जनानामासन्नाः पात्रं जनयन्त देवाः ॥ ६७
    1 1 2 0705a mūrdhānaṃ divo aratiṃ pṛthivyā vaiśvānaramṛta ā jātamagnim .
    1 1 2 0705c kavim̐ samrājamatithiṃ janānāmāsannāḥ pātraṃ janayanta devāḥ .. 67
    67. The divinities of nature and humanity light the sacred fire:- supreme light of heaven, vital fire of life of the earth, Vaishvanara, leader and energiser of the world, bom of cosmic law and the fire of cosmic yajna. It is the visionary, even the revolutionary, poet, ruler of the world, sacred as a chance visitor, voice of the people, sustainer of life and its order. (Rg. 6-7-1)

    SV 68

    १ १ २ ०७०६a वि त्वदापो न पर्वतस्य पृष्ठादुक्थेभिरग्ने जनयन्त देवाः ।
    १ १ २ ०७०६c तं त्वा गिरः सुष्टुतयो वाजयन्त्याजिं न गिर्ववाहो जिग्युरश्वाः ॥ ६८
    1 1 2 0706a vi tvadāpo na parvatasya pṛṣṭhādukthebhiragne janayanta devāḥ .
    1 1 2 0706c taṃ tvā giraḥ suṣṭutayo vājayantyājiṃ na girvavāho jigyuraśvāḥ .. 68
    68. Agni, lord of beneficence sung and celebrated in hymns of holiness, just as warriors rush to battle for victory, so do joyous holy yajakas and celebrants eager for karmic action and life's victory hasten to you with homage and yajnas performed with these hymns of praise and songs of adoration, and then, just as rain showers pour from the heights of clouds and streams flow down from the top of mountains, so do fmits of piety and gifts of divine grace shower down and flow, from you. (Rg. 6-24-6)

    SV 69

    १ १ २ ०७०७a आ वो राजानमध्वरस्य रुद्रँ होतारँ सत्ययजँ रोदस्योः ।
    १ १ २ ०७०७c अग्निं पुरा तनयित्नोरचित्ताद्धिरण्यरूपमवसे कृणुध्वम् ॥ ६९
    1 1 2 0707a ā vo rājānamadhvarasya rudram̐ hotāram̐ satyayajam̐ rodasyoḥ .
    1 1 2 0707c agniṃ purā tanayitnoracittāddhiraṇyarūpamavase kṛṇudhvam .. 69
    69. All ye people of the land, before the unexpected and inconceivable thunder and lightning, light the fire and, for the protection and advancement of your peaceful, non-violent yajnic social order in the midst of heaven and earth, appoint the golden gloried ruler, a very Rudra, saviour of the good, a terror for the evil, hota, a yajaka and not a grabber or hoarder, but one inviolably dedicated to truth and Dharma. (Rg. 4-3-1)

    SV 70

    १ १ २ ०७०८a इन्धे राजा समर्यो नमोभिर्यस्य प्रतीकमाहुतं घृतेन ।
    १ १ २ ०७०८c नरो हव्येभिरीडते सबाध आग्निरग्रमुषसामशोचि ॥ ७०
    1 1 2 0708a indhe rājā samaryo namobhiryasya pratīkamāhutaṃ ghṛtena .
    1 1 2 0708c naro havyebhirīḍate sabādha āgniragramuṣasāmaśoci .. 70
    70. The spirit of life, Agni, which the ruling leader challenging the battle of life kindles with faith, reverence and fragrant oblations, feeding its physical symbol, the yajnic fire, with ghrta, honour and dignity of life, the leading lights of the nation take over, augment it and celebrate it with the best offers of yajna, and then, just as the light of the sun earlier obstructed by nightly darkness rises and shines with the dawns in advance of the day, so does the spirit of the nation earlier suppressed 31 arise on the clarion call of yajna. (Rg. 7-8-1)

    SV 71

    १ १ २ ०७०९a प्र केतुना बृहता यात्यग्निरा रोदसी वृषभो रोरवीति ।
    १ १ २ ०७०९c दिवश्चिदन्तादुपमामुदानडपामुपस्थे महिषो ववर्ध ॥ ७१
    1 1 2 0709a pra ketunā bṛhatā yātyagnirā rodasī vṛṣabho roravīti .
    1 1 2 0709c divaścidantādupamāmudānaḍapāmupasthe mahiṣo vavardha .. 71
    71. Agni, mighty abundant power and presence, goes forward with lofty lightning force and banner roaring over heaven and earth. It goes to the very heights and bounds of heaven in all directions and sub-directions and pervades in the middle regions in the depth of vapours and the mighty one grows mightier there at the heart of clouds. (Rg. 10-8-1)

    SV 72

    १ १ २ ०७१०a अग्निं नरो दीधितिभिरण्योर्हस्तच्युतं जनयत प्रशस्तम् ।
    १ १ २ ०७१०c दूरेदृशं गृहपतिमथव्युम् ॥ ७२
    1 1 2 0710a agniṃ naro dīdhitibhiraṇyorhastacyutaṃ janayata praśastam .
    1 1 2 0710c dūredṛśaṃ gṛhapatimathavyum .. 72
    72. O leading lights of yajna, let the people produce fire by the heated friction of arani woods done with the manual motion of hands. Fire is an admirable power seen from afar and shining far and wide, sustaining home life like a guardian but otherwise silent, implicit in nature and non-violent. Further create this domestic energy by your acts of research and intelligence. (Rg. 7-1-1)

    SV 73

    १ १ २ ०८०१a अबोध्यग्निः समिधा जनानां प्रति धेनुमिवायतीमुषासम् ।
    १ १ २ ०८०१c यह्वा इव प्र वयामुज्जिहानाः प्र भानवः सस्रते नाकमच्छ ॥ ७३
    1 1 2 0801a abodhyagniḥ samidhā janānāṃ prati dhenumivāyatīmuṣāsam .
    1 1 2 0801c yahvā iva pra vayāmujjihānāḥ pra bhānavaḥ sasrate nākamaccha .. 73
    73. Agni is seen and known while rising by the burning samidhas lighted by the yajakas at dawn coming up like a cow early in the morning, and the flames, like branches of a mighty tree, rise brilliantly and touch the sky where there is no pain, no darkness. (Rg. 5-1-1)

    SV 74

    १ १ २ ०८०२a प्र भूर्जयन्तं महां विपोधां मूरैरमूरं पुरां दर्माणम् ।
    १ १ २ ०८०२c नयन्तं गीर्भिर्वना धियं धा हरिश्मश्रुं न वार्मणा धनर्चिम् ॥ ७४
    1 1 2 0802a pra bhūrjayantaṃ mahāṃ vipodhāṃ mūrairamūraṃ purāṃ darmāṇam .
    1 1 2 0802c nayantaṃ gīrbhirvanā dhiyaṃ dhā hariśmaśruṃ na vārmaṇā dhanarcim .. 74
    74. Earnest men of love, passion and faith, but, being human, limited in intelligence, hold at heart, worship and serve Agni pervading and dominating the world of existence, great, sustainer of the vibrant wise, all knowing and wise, breaker of the strongholds of negativity and darkness, the original seed and source of life, beatific, supremely intelligent, golden flamed and divinely adorable. Men hold at heart, worship and serve this omnipresent Agni being more dynamic than the dynamics of nature, the instant presence that it is. (Rg. 10-46-5)

    SV 75

    १ १ २ ०८०३a शुक्रं ते अन्यद्यजतं ते अन्यद्विषुरूपे अहनी द्यौरिवासि ।
    १ १ २ ०८०३c विश्वा हि माया अवसि स्वधावन्भद्रा ते पूषन्निह रातिरस्तु ॥ ७५
    1 1 2 0803a śukraṃ te anyadyajataṃ te anyadviṣurūpe ahanī dyaurivāsi .
    1 1 2 0803c viśvā hi māyā avasi svadhāvanbhadrā te pūṣanniha rātirastu .. 75
    75. O Pusha, giver of nourishment for body, mind and soul, you are the light of the world as the sun. Two are the forms of your beauty and glory, both different yet alike like the twin forms of the day:- one is bright and inspiring, the other is soothing sweet adorable as the night. Lord of your own essential might, you animate, inspire, preserve and promote all intelligence, energy and powers of the world community. We pray, may your gifts of generosity be good for all in this world. (Rg. 6-58-1)

    SV 76

    १ १ २ ०८०४a इडामग्ने पुरुदँसँ सनिं गोः शश्वत्तमँ हवमानाय साध ।
    १ १ २ ०८०४c स्यान्नः सूनुस्तनयो विजावाग्ने सा ते सुमतिर्भूत्वस्मे ॥ ७६
    1 1 2 0804a iḍāmagne purudam̐sam̐ saniṃ goḥ śaśvattamam̐ havamānāya sādha .
    1 1 2 0804c syānnaḥ sūnustanayo vijāvāgne sā te sumatirbhūtvasme .. 76
    76. Agni, lord of heaven and earth, give us, we pray, the abundance of mother earth which overflows with possibilities of action and achievement. Give us liberal gifts of cows and the universal form of speech and knowledge and lasting wealth. Make it possible for the performer of yajna. Bless us with brave and heroic children and grand children. Bless us with the favour of your kindness and benevolence under your benign eye. (Rg. 3-6-11)

    SV 77

    १ १ २ ०८०५a प्र होता जातो महान्नभोविन्नृषद्मा सीददपां विवर्ते ।
    १ १ २ ०८०५c दधद्यो धायी सुते वयाँसि यन्ता वसूनि विधते तनूपाः ॥ ७७
    1 1 2 0805a pra hotā jāto mahānnabhovinnṛṣadmā sīdadapāṃ vivarte .
    1 1 2 0805c dadhadyo dhāyī sute vayām̐si yantā vasūni vidhate tanūpāḥ .. 77
    77. High priest of the cosmic yajna of creation, universally self-manifested, great and glorious, pervasive in space and things even beyond the senses, abiding in the heart and soul of humanity, Agni rolls at the heart of the dynamics of existence. O man, the omnipresent light of the universe which holds, controls and sustains everything is celebrated in the Vedas and worshipped at heart. It is Agni, sustainer of the individual body and the cosmic form, ruler and controller of everything, that bears and brings you all food and energies and blesses you with all wealth, honour and excellence of life. (Rg. 10-46-1)

    SV 78

    १ १ २ ०८०६a प्र सम्राजमसुरस्य प्रश्स्तं पुँसः कृष्टीनामनुमाद्यस्य ।
    १ १ २ ०८०६c इन्द्रस्येव प्र तवसस्कृतानि वन्दद्वारा वन्दमाना विवष्टु ॥ ७८
    1 1 2 0806a pra samrājamasurasya praśstaṃ pum̐saḥ kṛṣṭīnāmanumādyasya .
    1 1 2 0806c indrasyeva pra tavasaskṛtāni vandadvārā vandamānā vivaṣṭu .. 78
    78. Let us speak in honour of the universal Vaishvanara, leading artist and light of the world:- I honour and celebrate the glory of the self-refulgent, generous, virile, beloved hero of the nations like Indra of mighty exploits, the sun, joy of the world. (Rg. 7-6-1)

    SV 79

    १ १ २ ०८०७a अरण्योर्निहितो जातवेदा गर्भ इवेत्सुभृतो गर्भिणीभिः ।
    १ १ २ ०८०७c दिवेदिव ईड्यो जागृवद्भिर्हविष्मद्भिर्मनुष्येभिरग्निः ॥ ७९
    1 1 2 0807a araṇyornihito jātavedā garbha ivetsubhṛto garbhiṇībhiḥ .
    1 1 2 0807c divediva īḍyo jāgṛvadbhirhaviṣmadbhirmanuṣyebhiragniḥ .. 79
    79. Agni, immanent in everything in existence, it is hidden in the two arani woods (the lower base and the upper chumer), like the embryo neatly nestled in the womb of pregnant mothers. Agni is worthy of love and reverence, and it ought to be generated by people who are alert and awake and possess the right inputs and apparatuses in plenty. (Rg. 3-29-2)

    SV 80

    १ १ २ ०८०८a सनादग्ने मृणसि यातुधानान्न त्वा रक्षाँसि पृतनासु जिग्युः ।
    १ १ २ ०८०८c अनु दह सहमूरान्कयादो मा ते हेत्या मुक्षत दैव्यायाः ॥ ८०
    1 1 2 0808a sanādagne mṛṇasi yātudhānānna tvā rakṣām̐si pṛtanāsu jigyuḥ .
    1 1 2 0808c anu daha sahamūrānkayādo mā te hetyā mukṣata daivyāyāḥ .. 80
    80. Agni, you destroy the oppressors since time immorial. Never can the evil dominate over you in their battles against the good. Let the flesh eaters alongwith the cruel and wicked be destroyed, and may they never escape the strike of your divine punishment and natural retribution. (Rg. 10-87-19)

    SV 81

    १ १ २ ०९०१a अग्न ओजिष्ठमा भर द्युम्नमस्मभ्यमध्रिगो ।
    १ १ २ ०९०१c प्र नो राये पनीयसे रत्सि वाजाय पन्थाम् ॥ ८१
    1 1 2 0901a agna ojiṣṭhamā bhara dyumnamasmabhyamadhrigo .
    1 1 2 0901c pra no rāye panīyase ratsi vājāya panthām .. 81
    81. Pra no rdye paniyase ratsi vdjdya panthdm. Agni, irresistible power of motion and advancement for the aspirants, bring us the most brilliant honour and excellence of life. Bless us with abundant wealth, open the path of progress and guide us on the way. (Rg. 5-10-1)

    SV 82

    १ १ २ ०९०२a यदि वीरो अनु ष्यादग्निमिन्धीत मर्त्यः ।
    १ १ २ ०९०२c आजुह्वद्धव्यमानुषक्षर्म भक्षीत दैव्यम् ॥ ८२
    1 1 2 0902a yadi vīro anu ṣyādagnimindhīta martyaḥ .
    1 1 2 0902c ājuhvaddhavyamānuṣakṣarma bhakṣīta daivyam .. 82
    82. If a person is brave and zealous, lights the fire, then offers havi into the vedi with surrender, the mortal would have the lasting gift of divine peace and prosperity.

    SV 83

    १ १ २ ०९०३a त्वेषस्ते धूम ऋण्वति दिवि सं च्छुक्र आततः ।
    १ १ २ ०९०३c सूरो न हि द्युता त्वं कृपा पावक रोचसे ॥ ८३
    1 1 2 0903a tveṣaste dhūma ṛṇvati divi saṃ cchukra ātataḥ .
    1 1 2 0903c sūro na hi dyutā tvaṃ kṛpā pāvaka rocase .. 83
    83. Shining bright and rising high, your flames and fragrance reach unto the height of heaven. O pure and purifying fire, with light and splendour you shine like the sun. (Rg. 6-2-6)

    SV 84

    १ १ २ ०९०४a त्वँ हि क्षैतवद्यशोऽग्ने मित्रो न पत्यसे ।
    १ १ २ ०९०४c त्वं विचर्षणे श्रवो वसो पुष्टिं न पुष्यसि ॥ ८४
    1 1 2 0904a tvam̐ hi kṣaitavadyaśo'gne mitro na patyase .
    1 1 2 0904c tvaṃ vicarṣaṇe śravo vaso puṣṭiṃ na puṣyasi .. 84
    84. Agni, leading light of life, like an inmate of our earthly home, like a friend for sure you protect, promote and sustain our honour and excellence. O watchful observer of all, our haven and home, you preserve and advance our food and energy, honour and fame, like our body's vitality. (Rg. 6-2-1)

    SV 85

    १ १ २ ०९०५a प्रातरग्निः पुरुप्रियो विष स्तवेतातिथिः ।
    १ १ २ ०९०५c विश्वे यस्मिन्नमर्त्ये हव्यं मर्तास इन्धते ॥ ८५
    1 1 2 0905a prātaragniḥ purupriyo viṣa stavetātithiḥ .
    1 1 2 0905c viśve yasminnamartye havyaṃ martāsa indhate .. 85
    85. Let Agni, beloved of all people, freely roaming around as a visitor, be welcomed and honoured early morning, immortal power into which all the mortals, people of the world, offer homage of fragrant havi. (Rg. 5-18-1)

    SV 86

    १ १ २ ०९०६a यद्वाहिष्ठं तदग्नये बृहदर्च विभावसो ।
    १ १ २ ०९०६c महिषीव त्वद्रयिस्त्वद्वाजा उदीरते ॥ ८६
    1 1 2 0906a yadvāhiṣṭhaṃ tadagnaye bṛhadarca vibhāvaso .
    1 1 2 0906c mahiṣīva tvadrayistvadvājā udīrate .. 86
    86. The fastest transport, fastest communication, lightning adoration is for Agni, lord of light and power. Shine high and wide and intense, blazing power, and as all greatness and grandeur flows from you, so do all wealth, all energy and all victories flow from you. (Rg. - - )

    SV 87

    १ १ २ ०९०७a विशोविशो वो अतिथिं वाजयन्तः पुरुप्रियम् ।
    १ १ २ ०९०७c अग्निं वो दुर्यं वचः स्तुषे शूषस्य मन्मभिः ॥ ८७
    1 1 2 0907a viśoviśo vo atithiṃ vājayantaḥ purupriyam .
    1 1 2 0907c agniṃ vo duryaṃ vacaḥ stuṣe śūṣasya manmabhiḥ .. 87
    87. O people of the world, seekers of light and advancement by every community for every community, for the sake of you all, with sincere thoughts and resounding words, I adore Agni, holy power, your homely friend loved by all for the common good. (Rg. - - )

    SV 88

    १ १ २ ०९०८a बृहद्वयो हि भानवेऽर्चा देवायाग्नये ।
    १ १ २ ०९०८c यं मित्रं न प्रशस्तये मर्तासो दधिरे पुरः ॥ ८८
    1 1 2 0908a bṛhadvayo hi bhānave'rcā devāyāgnaye .
    1 1 2 0908c yaṃ mitraṃ na praśastaye martāso dadhire puraḥ .. 88
    88. For heat and light, energy and power, and for vision and excellence in life, study, develop and revere that mighty inexhaustible Agni with vast and rich inputs, which, like a friend, people have lighted and instituted as a prime and divine power with high praise and celebrations since the earliest times. (Rg. 5-16-1)

    SV 89

    १ १ २ ०९०९a अगन्म वृत्रहन्तमं ज्येष्ठमग्निमानवम् ।
    १ १ २ ०९०९c य स्म श्रुतर्वन्नार्क्षे बृहदनीक इध्यते ॥ ८९
    1 1 2 0909a aganma vṛtrahantamaṃ jyeṣṭhamagnimānavam .
    1 1 2 0909c ya sma śrutarvannārkṣe bṛhadanīka idhyate .. 89
    89. Let us rise and reach Agni, highest divinity, greatest destroyer of evil and darkness and friend of humanity, which shines with mighty blaze in the universal sun in the midst of the stars. (Rg. 8-74-4)

    SV 90

    १ १ २ ०९१०a जातः परेण धर्मणा यत्सवृद्भिः सहाभुवः ।
    १ १ २ ०९१०c पिता यत्कश्यपस्याग्निः श्रद्धा माता मनुः कविः ॥ ९०
    1 1 2 0910a jātaḥ pareṇa dharmaṇā yatsavṛdbhiḥ sahābhuvaḥ .
    1 1 2 0910c pitā yatkaśyapasyāgniḥ śraddhā mātā manuḥ kaviḥ .. 90
    90. Manifested in existence by supreme law of Dharma, coexistent with its highest concomitant natural powers, Agni, father protector of the soul and pranic energy, omniscient visionary and law giver, emerges in human consciousness from Shraddha, inviolable faith, which is the genitor of divine consciousness.

    SV 91

    १ १ २ १००१a सोमँ राजानं वरुणमग्निमन्वारभामहे ।
    १ १ २ १००१c आदित्यं विष्णुँ सूर्यं ब्रह्मानं च बृहस्पतिम् ॥ ९१
    1 1 2 1001a somam̐ rājānaṃ varuṇamagnimanvārabhāmahe .
    1 1 2 1001c ādityaṃ viṣṇum̐ sūryaṃ brahmānaṃ ca bṛhaspatim .. 91
    91. We invoke adore brilliant Soma, Varuna, exhilarating spirit of peace and justice for protection and progress, Agni, spirit of light and warmth of life, with holy words and songs of devotion. We invoke and adore the Adityas, brilliant powers of enlightenment, Vishnu, lord omniscient and omnipresent awareness, Surya, self-refulgent divine source of light, Brahma, Divine and the sage of divinity, and Brhaspati, Lord Infinite and the scholar visionary of divinity. (Rg. 10- 141-3)

    SV 92

    १ १ २ १००२a इत एत उदारुहन्दिवः पृष्ठान्या रुहन् ।
    १ १ २ १००२c प्र भूर्जयो यथा पथोद्यामङ्गिरसो ययुः ॥ ९२
    1 1 2 1002a ita eta udāruhandivaḥ pṛṣṭhānyā ruhan .
    1 1 2 1002c pra bhūrjayo yathā pathodyāmaṅgiraso yayuḥ .. 92
    92. Just as winners of the earth march forward by paths of freedom so do these adventurers of the spirit rise from here by stages to the heights of heaven and 41 reach the realm of freedom and divine bliss in Moksha.

    SV 93

    १ १ २ १००३a राये अग्ने महे त्वा दानाय समिधीमहि ।
    १ १ २ १००३c ईडिष्वा हि महे वृषं द्यावा होत्राय पृथिवी ॥ ९३
    1 1 2 1003a rāye agne mahe tvā dānāya samidhīmahi .
    1 1 2 1003c īḍiṣvā hi mahe vṛṣaṃ dyāvā hotrāya pṛthivī .. 93
    93. Agni, divinity self-refulgent and omnificent, we kindle the yajna fire together for the gift of great wealth, power and excellence. O generous lord of showers, pray inspire, energise and fertilise heaven and earth with abundance of food and energy so that we may continue the yajnic process of creation and production.

    SV 94

    १ १ २ १००४a दधन्वे वा यदीमनु वोचद्ब्रह्मेति वेरु तत् ।
    १ १ २ १००४c परि विश्वानि काव्या नेमिश्चक्रमिवाभुवत् ॥ ९४
    1 1 2 1004a dadhanve vā yadīmanu vocadbrahmeti veru tat .
    1 1 2 1004c pari viśvāni kāvyā nemiścakramivābhuvat .. 94
    94. He holds and controls the waters of life, and He reveals the universal knowledge of existence, the Veda. And He knows that world of existence and comprehends the cosmic system and its working. Thus He holds and controls its working just as the centre-hold of the wheel and the rim hold the structure and control the movement of the wheel. (Rg. 2-5-3)

    SV 95

    १ १ २ १००५a प्रत्यग्ने हरसा हरः श‍ृणाहि विश्वतस्परि ।
    १ १ २ १००५c यातुधानस्य रक्षसो बलं न्युब्जवीर्यम् ॥ ९५
    1 1 2 1005a pratyagne harasā haraḥ śṛṇāhi viśvataspari .
    1 1 2 1005c yātudhānasya rakṣaso balaṃ nyubjavīryam .. 95
    95. Agni, universal spirit of light and fire, creator, protector and destroyer, refulgent ruler of nature, life and society, with your love and passion for life and goodness and with your wrath against evil, sabotage and negativity, seize, cripple and all round destroy the strength, vigour, valour and resistance of the negative and destructive forces of evil and wickedness, lurking, working and persisting in nature, life and society. Save the good and destroy the demons. (Rg. 10-87-25)

    SV 96

    १ १ २ १००६a त्वमग्ने वसूँरिह रुद्राँ आदित्याँ उत ।
    १ १ २ १००६c यजा स्वध्वरं जनं मनुजातं घृतप्रुषम् ॥ ९६
    1 1 2 1006a tvamagne vasūm̐riha rudrām̐ ādityām̐ uta .
    1 1 2 1006c yajā svadhvaraṃ janaṃ manujātaṃ ghṛtapruṣam .. 96
    96. Agni, lord of light and knowledge, sagely scholar of wisdom and piety, bring together into this yajna of love and non-violence the people, children of reflective humanity, who sprinkle the vedi with holy water and offer ghee into the fire. Bring together the celibate scholars of twenty four, thirty six and forty eight years discipline and perform yajna in honour of the Vasus, eight abodes of life in nature, Rudras, eleven vitalities of life, and Adityas, twelve phases of the yearly round of the sun. (Rg. 1-45-1)

    SV 97

    द्वितीय प्रपाठकः । प्रथमोऽर्धः
    १ २ १ ०१०१a पुरु त्वा दाशिवाँ वोचेऽरिरग्ने तव स्विदा ।
    १ २ १ ०१०१c तोदस्येव शरण आ महस्य ॥ ९७
    dvitīya prapāṭhakaḥ . prathamo'rdhaḥ
    1 2 1 0101a puru tvā dāśivām̐ voce'riragne tava svidā .
    1 2 1 0101c todasyeva śaraṇa ā mahasya .. 97
    97. Faithful and dedicated, giving in homage, I sing profusely in honour and celebration of you, and come in to you for shelter and protection, Agni, lord of light as the sun, great and glorious. (Rg. 1-150-1)

    SV 98

    १ २ १ ०१०२a प्र होत्रे पूर्व्यं वचोऽग्नये भरता बृहत् ।
    १ २ १ ०१०२c विपां ज्योतीँषि बिभ्रते न वेधसे ॥ ९८
    1 2 1 0102a pra hotre pūrvyaṃ vaco'gnaye bharatā bṛhat .
    1 2 1 0102c vipāṃ jyotīm̐ṣi bibhrate na vedhase .. 98
    98. O wise saints and scholars, just as you offer fragrant oblations to Agni, lord ordainer of the world who wields the wide spaces and bears the lights of brilliant stars inspired with the spirit of divinity, so offer the gift of the supreme eternal voice of Divinity to the yajamana performer who bears in faith the lights of inspired sages. (Rg. 3-10-5)

    SV 99

    १ २ १ ०१०३a अग्ने वाजस्य गोमत ईशानः सहसो यहो ।
    १ २ १ ०१०३c अस्मे धेहि जातवेदो महि श्रवः ॥ ९९
    1 2 1 0103a agne vājasya gomata īśānaḥ sahaso yaho .
    1 2 1 0103c asme dhehi jātavedo mahi śravaḥ .. 99
    99. Agni, lord of the knowledge of existence, creator and ruler of food, energy and wealths of life and lord of cows and sunbeams, child of omnipotence, bring us the brilliance of knowledge and great splendour of life's victories. (Rg. 1-79-4)

    SV 100

    १ २ १ ०१०४a अग्ने यजिष्ठो अध्वरे देवां देवयते यज ।
    १ २ १ ०१०४c होता मन्द्रो वि राजस्यति स्रिधः ॥ १००
    1 2 1 0104a agne yajiṣṭho adhvare devāṃ devayate yaja .
    1 2 1 0104c hotā mandro vi rājasyati sridhaḥ .. 100
    100. Agni, in the yajna, creative programme of love and non-violence, you are the most adorable. Bring the devas, holy divinities, for the yajamana who loves to be with the divinities. You are the giver and performer, happy giver of happiness, over-shining and over¬ winning the stingy and selfish uncreators. (Rg. 3-10-7)

    SV 101

    १ २ १ ०१०५a जज्ञानः सप्त मातृभिर्मेधामाशासत श्रिये ।
    १ २ १ ०१०५c अयं ध्रुवो रयीणां चिकेतदा ॥ १०१
    1 2 1 0105a jajñānaḥ sapta mātṛbhirmedhāmāśāsata śriye .
    1 2 1 0105c ayaṃ dhruvo rayīṇāṃ ciketadā .. 101
    101. Seven measured motherly orders of existence at the material, pranic and psychic level join, reveal and celebrate Soma manifesting in beauty and glory, this constant unmoved mover who, being omnipresent and pervasive, knows of the wealth and sublimity of the universe. (Rg. 9-102-4)

    SV 102

    १ २ १ ०१०६a उत स्या नो दिवा मतिरदितिरूत्यागमत् ।
    १ २ १ ०१०६c सा शन्ताता मयस्करदप स्रिधः ॥ १०२
    1 2 1 0106a uta syā no divā matiraditirūtyāgamat .
    1 2 1 0106c sā śantātā mayaskaradapa sridhaḥ .. 102
    102. 45 May that beneficent intelligence of the light of divine Mother Nature come to us day by day with her protective faculties, do us good and ward off errors, obstructions, negative values and misbeliefs. (Rg. 8- 18-7)

    SV 103

    १ २ १ ०१०७a ईडिष्वा हि प्रतीव्या३ं यजस्व जातवेदसम् ।
    १ २ १ ०१०७c चरिष्णुधूममगृभीतशोचिषम् ॥ १०३
    1 2 1 0107a īḍiṣvā hi pratīvyā3ṃ yajasva jātavedasam .
    1 2 1 0107c cariṣṇudhūmamagṛbhītaśociṣam .. 103
    103. Study, celebrate and by yajna develop the fire divine, direct, immanent and omnipresent energy, versatile power whose smoke rises freely and whose light of flame no one comprehends, no one can obstruct. (Rg. 8-23-1)

    SV 104

    १ २ १ ०१०८a न तस्य मायया च न रिपुरीशीत मर्त्यः ।
    १ २ १ ०१०८c यो अग्नये ददाश हव्यदातये ॥ १०४
    1 2 1 0108a na tasya māyayā ca na ripurīśīta martyaḥ .
    1 2 1 0108c yo agnaye dadāśa havyadātaye .. 104
    104. Whoever offers homage to Agni with sacred oblations into the holy fire is safe, no mortal enemy even with the worst of his fraudulent power or sorcery can prevail over him or his home. (Rg. 8-23-15)

    SV 105

    १ २ १ ०१०९a अप त्यं वृजिनँ रिपुँ स्तेनमग्ने दुराध्यम् ।
    १ २ १ ०१०९c दविष्ठमस्य सत्पते कृधी सुगम् ॥ १०५
    1 2 1 0109a apa tyaṃ vṛjinam̐ ripum̐ stenamagne durādhyam .
    1 2 1 0109c daviṣṭhamasya satpate kṛdhī sugam .. 105
    105. Agni, O divine leader, cast away that crooked thief, that strenuous enemy, far from the path of the aspirant. O protector and promoter of the good and the true, make it easy for him to follow the course simple and straight. (Rg. 6-51-13)

    SV 106

    १ २ १ ०११०a श्रुष्ट्यग्ने नवस्य मे स्तोमस्य वीर विश्पते ।
    १ २ १ ०११०c नि मायिनस्तपसा रक्षसो दह ॥ १०६
    1 2 1 0110a śruṣṭyagne navasya me stomasya vīra viśpate .
    1 2 1 0110c ni māyinastapasā rakṣaso daha .. 106
    106. Mighty brave Agni, lord of the people, saving spirit of life, hearing my new song of praise and prayer, bum off the destructive wiles of the evil forces with your heat. (Rg. 8-23-14)

    SV 107

    १ २ १ ०२०१a प्र मँहिष्ठाय गायत ऋताव्ने बृहते शुक्रशोचिषे ।
    १ २ १ ०२०१c उपस्तुतासो अग्नये ॥ १०७
    1 2 1 0201a pra mam̐hiṣṭhāya gāyata ṛtāvne bṛhate śukraśociṣe .
    1 2 1 0201c upastutāso agnaye .. 107
    107. O celebrants of divinity, sing songs of adoration in honour of adorable Agni, most generous, leader of the paths of truth, great and glorious, lord of pure light of divinity and fire of action. (Rg. 8-103-8)

    SV 108

    १ २ १ ०२०२a प्र सो अग्ने तवोतिभिः सुवीराभिस्तरति वाजकर्मभिः ।
    १ २ १ ०२०२c यस्य त्वँ सख्यमाविथ ॥ १०८
    1 2 1 0202a pra so agne tavotibhiḥ suvīrābhistarati vājakarmabhiḥ .
    1 2 1 0202c yasya tvam̐ sakhyamāvitha .. 108
    108. Agni, lord of universal love and friendship, he whose love and friendship, devotion and dedication, you accept into your kind care thrives under your protection and promotion and advances in life with noble and heroic progeny, moving from victory to glory. (Rg. 8- 19-30)

    SV 109

    १ २ १ ०२०३a तं गूर्धया स्वर्णरं देवासो देवमरतिं दधन्विरे ।
    १ २ १ ०२०३c देवत्रा हव्यमूहिषे ॥ १०९
    1 2 1 0203a taṃ gūrdhayā svarṇaraṃ devāso devamaratiṃ dadhanvire .
    1 2 1 0203c devatrā havyamūhiṣe .. 109
    109. Praise the self-refulgent lord giver of heavenly bliss whom the divinities of light and enlightenment hold and reflect in all his glory, Agni, the lord adorable, all pervasive yet uninvolved, whom, for success and advancement, noble and learned people perceive, realise and worship as the one worthy of worship. (Rg. 8-19-1)

    SV 110

    १ २ १ ०२०४a मा नो हृणीथा अतिथिं वसुरग्निः पुरुप्रशस्त एशः ।
    १ २ १ ०२०४c यः सुहोता स्वध्वरः ॥ ११०
    1 2 1 0204a mā no hṛṇīthā atithiṃ vasuragniḥ purupraśasta eśaḥ .
    1 2 1 0204c yaḥ suhotā svadhvaraḥ .. 110
    110. May this Agni, welcome as a venerable visitor, shelter home of the world, universally adored who is the noble giver and generous high priest of cosmic yajna, never feel displeased with us, may the lord give us fulfilment. (Rg. 8-103-12)

    SV 111

    १ २ १ ०२०५a भद्रो नो अग्निराहुतो भद्रा रातिः सुभग भद्रो अध्वरः ।
    १ २ १ ०२०५c भद्रा उत प्रशस्तयः ॥ १११
    1 2 1 0205a bhadro no agnirāhuto bhadrā rātiḥ subhaga bhadro adhvaraḥ .
    1 2 1 0205c bhadrā uta praśastayaḥ .. 111
    111. Lord of beauty and glory, may the yajna fire with offers of oblations be auspicious for us. May our charity be auspicious. May our yajna and all other acts of kindness and love free from violence be auspicious. And may all the appreciation and praise of our acts and behaviour be auspicious and fruitful. (Rg. 8-19-19)

    SV 112

    १ २ १ ०२०६a यजिष्ठं त्वा ववृमहे देवं देवत्रा होतारममर्त्यम् ।
    १ २ १ ०२०६c अस्य यज्ञस्य सुक्रतुम् ॥ ११२
    1 2 1 0206a yajiṣṭhaṃ tvā vavṛmahe devaṃ devatrā hotāramamartyam .
    1 2 1 0206c asya yajñasya sukratum .. 112
    112. We choose to worship you, Agni, most adorable, worthy of worship, self-refulgent lord over the divinities of existence, imperishable and eternal creator of the yajna of this universal order of the world. (Rg. 8-19-3)

    SV 113

    १ २ १ ०२०७a तदग्ने द्युम्नमा भर यत्सासाहा सदने कं चिदत्रिणम् ।
    १ २ १ ०२०७c मन्युं जनस्य दूढ्यम् ॥ ११३
    1 2 1 0207a tadagne dyumnamā bhara yatsāsāhā sadane kaṃ cidatriṇam .
    1 2 1 0207c manyuṃ janasya dūḍhyam .. 113
    113. Agni, lord of light and life, give us that splendour of spirit and intelligence which may challenge and overcome any voracious friend at the door, in the heart and home, and counter the wealth of any evil minded person anywhere in life. (Rg. 8-19-15)

    SV 114

    १ २ १ ०२०८a यद्वा उ विश्पतिः शितः सुप्रीतो मनुषो विशे ।
    १ २ १ ०२०८c विश्वेदग्निः प्रति रक्षाँसि सेधति ॥ ११४
    1 2 1 0208a yadvā u viśpatiḥ śitaḥ suprīto manuṣo viśe .
    1 2 1 0208c viśvedagniḥ prati rakṣām̐si sedhati .. 114
    114. When Agni, presiding spirit of human life, is animated, energised and sharpened by yajna, then, active in the human settlements, it counters and dispels all evil influences and forces of negativity. (Rg. 8-23-13) Aindra Kanda

    SV 115

    ॥ इत्याग्नेय पर्वं काण्डम् ॥
    ऐन्द्र काण्डम्
    १ २ १ ०३०१a तद्वो गाय सुते सचा पुरुहूताय सत्वने ।
    १ २ १ ०३०१c शं यद्गवे न शाकिने ॥ ११५
    .. ityāgneya parvaṃ kāṇḍam ..
    aindra kāṇḍam
    1 2 1 0301a tadvo gāya sute sacā puruhūtāya satvane .
    1 2 1 0301c śaṃ yadgave na śākine .. 115
    115. In your soma yajna in the business of the world of the lord's creation, sing together songs of homage in honour of the universally adored, ever true and eternal almighty Indra, songs which may be as pleasing to the mighty lord as to the seeker and the celebrant. (Rg. 6- 45-22)

    SV 116

    १ २ १ ०३०२a यस्ते नूनँ शतक्रतविन्द्र द्युम्नितमो मदः ।
    १ २ १ ०३०२c तेन नूनं मदे मदेः ॥ ११६
    1 2 1 0302a yaste nūnam̐ śatakratavindra dyumnitamo madaḥ .
    1 2 1 0302c tena nūnaṃ made madeḥ .. 116
    116. O lord of a hundred great actions, Indra, ruler of the world, the most generous, brilliant and ecstatic will and pleasure that is yours, by that, pray, inspire us and let us share the joy of divine achievement. (Rg. 8-92-16)

    SV 117

    १ २ १ ०३०३a गाव उप वदावटे महि यज्ञस्य रप्सुदा ।
    १ २ १ ०३०३c उभा कर्णा हिरण्यया ॥ ११७
    1 2 1 0303a gāva upa vadāvaṭe mahi yajñasya rapsudā .
    1 2 1 0303c ubhā karṇā hiraṇyayā .. 117
    117. O mind and senses attended with both knowledge and action of divine character, rise high and reach close to the reservoir of divine grace and win the showers of bliss. (Rg. 8-72-12)

    SV 118

    १ २ १ ०३०४a अरमश्वाय गायत श्रुतकक्षारं गवे ।
    १ २ १ ०३०४c अरमिन्द्रस्य धाम्ने ॥ ११८
    1 2 1 0304a aramaśvāya gāyata śrutakakṣāraṃ gave .
    1 2 1 0304c aramindrasya dhāmne .. 118
    118. The sage, having drunk of the soma of divine love, sings in praise of the dynamics of motion and attainment and the music overflows, he sings of the dynamics of creative production and power of communication such as waves of energy, earth and cows, and he sings profusely of the lord's refulgent forms of wealth, beauty and excellence. (Rg.8-92-25)

    SV 119

    १ २ १ ०३०५a तमिन्द्रं वाजयामसि महे वृत्राय हन्तवे ।
    १ २ १ ०३०५c स वृषा वृषभो भुवत् ॥ ११९
    1 2 1 0305a tamindraṃ vājayāmasi mahe vṛtrāya hantave .
    1 2 1 0305c sa vṛṣā vṛṣabho bhuvat .. 119
    119. That Indra, dynamic and enlightened mind and intelligence, we cultivate and strengthen for the elimination of the great waste, deep ignorance and suffering prevailing in the world. May that light and mind be exuberant and generous for us with showers of enlightenment. (Rg. 8-93-7)

    SV 120

    १ २ १ ०३०६a त्वमिन्द्र बलादधि सहसो जात ओजसः ।
    १ २ १ ०३०६c त्वँ सन्वृषन्वृषेदसि ॥ १२०
    1 2 1 0306a tvamindra balādadhi sahaso jāta ojasaḥ .
    1 2 1 0306c tvam̐ sanvṛṣanvṛṣedasi .. 120
    120. Ruling power, Indra, you have risen high by virtue of your strength, patient courage, and grandeur of personality. Generous as showers of blissful rain, you are mighty, excellent and refulgent as the sun. (Rg. 10- 153-2)

    SV 121

    १ २ १ ०३०७a यज्ञ इन्द्रमवर्धयद्यद्भूमिं व्यवर्तयत् ।
    १ २ १ ०३०७c चक्राण ओपशं दिवि ॥ १२१
    1 2 1 0307a yajña indramavardhayadyadbhūmiṃ vyavartayat .
    1 2 1 0307c cakrāṇa opaśaṃ divi .. 121
    121. Yajna, joint creative endeavour which protects and replenishes the earth and environment, pleases and elevates Indra, the ruler, and creates a place of bliss in the light of heaven for the doer. (Rg. 8-14-5)

    SV 122

    १ २ १ ०३०८a यदिन्द्राहं तथा त्वमीशीय वस्व एक इत् ।
    १ २ १ ०३०८c स्तोता मे गोसखा स्यात् ॥ १२२
    1 2 1 0308a yadindrāhaṃ tathā tvamīśīya vasva eka it .
    1 2 1 0308c stotā me gosakhā syāt .. 122
    122. 53 Indra, lord of universal knowledge, power and prosperity, if I were, like you, the sole master of wealth, wisdom and power in my field, then pray may my dependent and celebrant also be blest with wealth and wisdom of the world. (Let all of us together be blest with abundance of wealth and wisdom under the social dispensation of our system of government and administration.) (Rg.8-14-1)

    SV 123

    १ २ १ ०३०९a पन्यंपन्यमित्सोतार आ धावत मद्याय ।
    १ २ १ ०३०९c सोमं वीराय शूराय ॥ १२३
    1 2 1 0309a panyaṃpanyamitsotāra ā dhāvata madyāya .
    1 2 1 0309c somaṃ vīrāya śūrāya .. 123
    123. O makers of soma, to Indra, offer the drink of soma, brave, ecstatic and heroic, and let each draught be more and more delicious and adorable. (Rg 8-2-25)

    SV 124

    १ २ १ ०३१०a इदं वसो सुतमन्धः पिबा सुपूर्णमुदरम् ।
    १ २ १ ०३१०c अनाभयिन्ररिमा ते ॥ १२४
    1 2 1 0310a idaṃ vaso sutamandhaḥ pibā supūrṇamudaram .
    1 2 1 0310c anābhayinrarimā te .. 124
    124. O lord of the world's treasure of wealth, honour and excellence, here is this exhilarating soma nectar of love and devotion distilled from the heart and soul. Pray drink of it to your heart's content. We offer it to you, lord beyond fear. (Rg. 8-2-1)

    SV 125

    १ २ १ ०४०१a उद्धेदभि श्रुतामघं वृषभं नर्यापसम् ।
    १ २ १ ०४०१c अस्तारमेषि सूर्य ॥ १२५
    1 2 1 0401a uddhedabhi śrutāmaghaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ naryāpasam .
    1 2 1 0401c astārameṣi sūrya .. 125
    125. O Surya, self-refulgent light of the world, you rise and move in the service of Indra, lord of the wealth of revelation, generous and virile, lover of humanity and dispeller of the darkness and negativities of the mind, soul and the universe. (Rg. 8-93-1) (Indra is interpreted in this Sukta as the omnipotent, self-refulgent lord and light of the universe, as the sublime soul, and as the enlightened mind according to the context of meaning reflected by the intra-structure of the mantra.)

    SV 126

    १ २ १ ०४०२a यदद्य कच्च वृत्रहन्नुदगा अभि सूर्य ।
    १ २ १ ०४०२c सर्वं तदिन्द्र ते वशे ॥ १२६
    1 2 1 0402a yadadya kacca vṛtrahannudagā abhi sūrya .
    1 2 1 0402c sarvaṃ tadindra te vaśe .. 126
    126. O sun, dispeller of darkness, whatever the aim and purpose for which you rise today, let that be, O Indra, lord ruler of the world, under your command and control. (Rg. 8-93-4)

    SV 127

    १ २ १ ०४०३a य आनयत्परावतः सुनीती तुर्वशं यदुम् ।
    १ २ १ ०४०३c इन्द्रः स नो युवा सखा ॥ १२७
    1 2 1 0403a ya ānayatparāvataḥ sunītī turvaśaṃ yadum .
    1 2 1 0403c indraḥ sa no yuvā sakhā .. 127
    127. May Indra, that eternal lord omnipotent, that youthful ruler, and that forceful leader, be our friend and companion so that he may lead the man of instant decision and action and the hardworking people on way to wisdom and right living even from far off distance. (Rg. 6-45-1)

    SV 128

    १ २ १ ०४०४a मा न इन्द्राभ्याऽऽ३ दिशः सूरो अक्तुष्वा यमत ।
    १ २ १ ०४०४c त्वा युजा वनेम तत् ॥ १२८
    1 2 1 0404a mā na indrābhyā''3 diśaḥ sūro aktuṣvā yamata .
    1 2 1 0404c tvā yujā vanema tat .. 128
    128. Indra, powerful friend and ally in spirit and conduct, let no force, howsoever strong it may be, from any direction come at night and overtake us by violence. With you as a friend and inspirer, let us counter that attack and win. (Rg. 8-92-31)

    SV 129

    १ २ १ ०४०५a एन्द्र सानसिँ रयिँ सजित्वानँ सदासहम् ।
    १ २ १ ०४०५c वर्षिष्ठमूतये भर ॥ १२९
    1 2 1 0405a endra sānasim̐ rayim̐ sajitvānam̐ sadāsaham .
    1 2 1 0405c varṣiṣṭhamūtaye bhara .. 129
    129. Indra, lord supreme of power and glory, bless us with the wealth of life and well-being that gives us the superiority of action over sufferance, delight and victory, courage and endurance, excellence and generosity, and leads us on way to progress under divine protection. (Rg. 1-8-1)

    SV 130

    १ २ १ ०४०६a इन्द्रं वयं महाधन इन्द्रमर्भे हवामहे ।
    १ २ १ ०४०६c युजं वृत्रेषु वज्रिणम् ॥ १३०
    1 2 1 0406a indraṃ vayaṃ mahādhana indramarbhe havāmahe .
    1 2 1 0406c yujaṃ vṛtreṣu vajriṇam .. 130
    130. In battles great and small, we invoke Indra, lord omnipotent, we call upon sun and wind, mighty breaker of the clouds, friend in darkness, wielder of the thunderbolt. (Rg. 1-7-5)

    SV 131

    १ २ १ ०४०७a अपिबत्कद्रुवः सुतमिन्द्रः सहस्रबाह्वे ।
    १ २ १ ०४०७c तत्राददिष्ट पौँस्यम् ॥ १३१
    1 2 1 0407a apibatkadruvaḥ sutamindraḥ sahasrabāhve .
    1 2 1 0407c tatrādadiṣṭa paum̐syam .. 131
    131. In the thousand armed dynamic battles of the elements in evolution, Indra, as the sun, drinks the soma of the earth and therein shines the potent majesty of the lord. (Rg. 8-45-26)

    SV 132

    १ २ १ ०४०८a वयमिन्द्र त्वायवोऽभि प्र नोनुमो वृषन् ।
    १ २ १ ०४०८c विद्धी त्वा३स्य नो वसो ॥ १३२
    1 2 1 0408a vayamindra tvāyavo'bhi pra nonumo vṛṣan .
    1 2 1 0408c viddhī tvā3sya no vaso .. 132
    132. Indra, generous and valorous lord ruler, giver of 57 settlement, peace and progress, we are your admirers, and we stand for you. O lord, know this of us, for us and for the nation. (Rg.7-31-4)

    SV 133

    १ २ १ ०४०९a आ घा ये अग्निमिन्धते स्तृणन्ति बर्हिरानुषक् ।
    १ २ १ ०४०९c येषामिन्द्रो युवा सखा ॥ १३३
    1 2 1 0409a ā ghā ye agnimindhate stṛṇanti barhirānuṣak .
    1 2 1 0409c yeṣāmindro yuvā sakhā .. 133
    133. Blessed are they for sure who kindle the fire of yajna, Agni, and spread the seats of grass open for all in faith and love and whose friend is Indra, the mighty youthful soul who brooks no nonsense and delay. (8-45-1)

    SV 134

    १ २ १ ०४१०a भिन्धि विश्वा अप द्विषः परि बाधो जही मृधः ।
    १ २ १ ०४१०c वसु स्पार्हं तदा भर ॥ १३४
    1 2 1 0410a bhindhi viśvā apa dviṣaḥ pari bādho jahī mṛdhaḥ .
    1 2 1 0410c vasu spārhaṃ tadā bhara .. 134
    134. Break off all the jealous adversaries, remove all obstacles, eliminate the enemies and violence and fill the world with cherished wealth, honour and prosperity. (Rg. 8-45-40)

    SV 135

    १ २ १ ०५०१a इहेव श‍ृण्व एषां कशा हस्तेषु यद्वदान् ।
    १ २ १ ०५०१c नि यामं चित्रमृञ्जते ॥ १३५
    1 2 1 0501a iheva śṛṇva eṣāṃ kaśā hasteṣu yadvadān .
    1 2 1 0501c ni yāmaṃ citramṛñjate .. 135
    135. Whatever I hear here wherever I am, whatever the stimulation of the nerves and motions of the muscles in the hands, whatever people speak, whatever varied and wonderful they straighten, realise or obtain in the business of life, all that is by the motion of these winds. (Research into the energy, power and uses of the winds.) (Rg. 1-37-3)

    SV 136

    १ २ १ ०५०२a इम उ त्वा वि चक्षते सखाय इन्द्र सोमिनः ।
    १ २ १ ०५०२c पुष्टावन्तो यथा पशुम् ॥ १३६
    1 2 1 0502a ima u tvā vi cakṣate sakhāya indra sominaḥ .
    1 2 1 0502c puṣṭāvanto yathā paśum .. 136
    136. Indra, these friends, celebrants of soma and holiness, holding offerings of precious homage, look and wait for you as the seeker waits for the sight of his wealth. (Rg. 8-45-16)

    SV 137

    १ २ १ ०५०३a समस्य मन्यवे विशो विश्वा नमन्त कृष्टयः ।
    १ २ १ ०५०३c समुद्रायेव सिन्धवः ॥ १३७
    1 2 1 0503a samasya manyave viśo viśvā namanta kṛṣṭayaḥ .
    1 2 1 0503c samudrāyeva sindhavaḥ .. 137
    137. The people, in fact the entire humanity, bow in homage and surrender to this lord of passion, power and splendour just as rivers flow on down and join into the sea. (Rg. 8-6-4)

    SV 138

    १ २ १ ०५०४a देवानामिदवो महत्तदा वृणीमहे वयम् ।
    १ २ १ ०५०४c वृष्णामस्मभ्यमूतये ॥ १३८
    1 2 1 0504a devānāmidavo mahattadā vṛṇīmahe vayam .
    1 2 1 0504c vṛṣṇāmasmabhyamūtaye .. 138
    138. We choose for ourselves the grand patronage and protection of the generous brilliancies of nature and humanity for our safety, security and advancement. (Rg. 8-83-1)

    SV 139

    १ २ १ ०५०५a सोमानाँ स्वरणं कृणुहि ब्रह्मणस्पते ।
    १ २ १ ०५०५c कक्षीवन्तं य औशिजः ॥ १३९
    1 2 1 0505a somānām̐ svaraṇaṃ kṛṇuhi brahmaṇaspate .
    1 2 1 0505c kakṣīvantaṃ ya auśijaḥ .. 139
    139. Brahmanaspati, brilliant lord of Vedic knowledge, zealous for learning I am, bom of learned parents, kindly take me up as a disciple, train me as an expert of soma- yajna, a scholar of language and communication with a vision of the Word and meaning, and as an artist and craftsman of eminence. (Rg. 1-18-1)

    SV 140

    १ २ १ ०५०६a बोधन्मना इदस्तु नो वृत्रहा भूर्यासुतिः ।
    १ २ १ ०५०६c श‍ृणोतु शक्र आशिषम् ॥ १४०
    1 2 1 0506a bodhanmanā idastu no vṛtrahā bhūryāsutiḥ .
    1 2 1 0506c śṛṇotu śakra āśiṣam .. 140
    140. May Indra, lord of universal intelligence, destroyer of darkness, commander of universal success and joy, we pray, know our mind and listen to us for our heart's desire for success. (Rg. 8-93-18)

    SV 141

    १ २ १ ०५०७a अद्य नो देव सवितः प्रजावत्सावीः सौभगम् ।
    १ २ १ ०५०७c परा दुःष्वप्न्यँ सुव ॥ १४१
    1 2 1 0507a adya no deva savitaḥ prajāvatsāvīḥ saubhagam .
    1 2 1 0507c parā duḥṣvapnyam̐ suva .. 141
    141. O generous lord Savita, create for us here and now honour and good fortune full of noble people and progeny. Drive away bad dreams and ward off dreamy ambitions. (Rg. 5-82-4)

    SV 142

    १ २ १ ०५०८a क्वा३स्य वृषभो युवा तुविग्रीवो अनानतः ।
    १ २ १ ०५०८c ब्रह्मा कस्तँ सपर्यति ॥ १४२
    1 2 1 0508a kvā3sya vṛṣabho yuvā tuvigrīvo anānataḥ .
    1 2 1 0508c brahmā kastam̐ saparyati .. 142
    142. Where does the generous lord of showers, ever youthful and eternal, of broad shoulders unbent, reside? Which sage and scholar can ever comprehend and serve him in full knowledge and competence? (Rg. 8-64-7)

    SV 143

    १ २ १ ०५०९a उपह्वरे गिरीणाँ सङ्गमे च नदीनाम् ।
    १ २ १ ०५०९c धिया विप्रो अजायत ॥ १४३
    1 2 1 0509a upahvare girīṇām̐ saṅgame ca nadīnām .
    1 2 1 0509c dhiyā vipro ajāyata .. 143
    143. In seclusion over mountain slopes and in the caves and on the confluence of rivers, the vibrant presence of the lord within reveals itself by illumination 61 in the self. (Rg. 8-6-28)

    SV 144

    १ २ १ ०५१०a प्र सम्राजं चर्षणीनामिन्द्रँ स्तोता नव्यं गीर्भिः ।
    १ २ १ ०५१०c नरं नृषाहं मँहिष्ठम् ॥ १४४
    1 2 1 0510a pra samrājaṃ carṣaṇīnāmindram̐ stotā navyaṃ gīrbhiḥ .
    1 2 1 0510c naraṃ nṛṣāhaṃ mam̐hiṣṭham .. 144
    144. With songs of celebration glorify Indra, refulgent ruler of humanity, worthy of adoration, leader, destroyer of evil people, the greatest and most munificent. (Rg. 8-16-1)

    SV 145

    द्वितीय प्रपाठकः । द्वितीयोऽर्धः
    १ २ २ ०६०१a अपादु शिप्रयन्धसः सुदक्षस्य प्रहोषिणः ।
    १ २ २ ०६०१c इन्द्रोरिन्द्रो यवाशिरः ॥ १४५
    dvitīya prapāṭhakaḥ . dvitīyo'rdhaḥ
    1 2 2 0601a apādu śiprayandhasaḥ sudakṣasya prahoṣiṇaḥ .
    1 2 2 0601c indrorindro yavāśiraḥ .. 145
    145. Let Indra, the ruler, value, protect and promote the soma homage mixed and strengthened with the delicacies of life and offered by the generous and enlightened people. (The mantra points to the circulation of wealth and economy of the nation managed by the tax payers and the ruling powers of the government.) (Rg. 8-92-4)

    SV 146

    १ २ २ ०६०२a इमा उ त्वा पुरुवसोऽभि प्र नोनवुर्गिरः ।
    १ २ २ ०६०२c गावो वत्सं न धेनवः ॥ १४६
    1 2 2 0602a imā u tvā puruvaso'bhi pra nonavurgiraḥ .
    1 2 2 0602c gāvo vatsaṃ na dhenavaḥ .. 146
    146. Indra, lord ruler of the world and guardian of the people, just as mother cows look toward and low out of affection for the calf, so do these people look up to you with love and reverence, and their voices of adoration exalt you, O lord of a hundred acts of kindness and holiness. (Rg. 6-45-25)

    SV 147

    १ २ २ ०६०३a अत्राह गोरमन्वत नाम त्वष्टुरपीच्यम् ।
    १ २ २ ०६०३c इत्था चन्द्रमसो गृहे ॥ १४७
    1 2 2 0603a atrāha goramanvata nāma tvaṣṭurapīcyam .
    1 2 2 0603c itthā candramaso gṛhe .. 147
    147. Just as here on the surface of the earth and in its environment, we know, there is the beautiful light of the sun penetrating and reaching everywhere, similarly, let all know, it is there on the surface of the moon. (Just as the sun holds and illuminates the earth and the moon, so should the ruler with his light of justice and power hold and brighten every home in the land.) (Rg. 1-84-15)

    SV 148

    १ २ २ ०६०४a यदिन्द्रो अनयद्रितो महीरपो वृषन्तमः ।
    १ २ २ ०६०४c तत्र पूषाभुवत्सचा ॥ १४८
    1 2 2 0604a yadindro anayadrito mahīrapo vṛṣantamaḥ .
    1 2 2 0604c tatra pūṣābhuvatsacā .. 148
    148. When most generous Indra moves and brings about heavy showers of rain, then Pusha too is the corporate power of natural energy. (Thus making and 63 breaking, consumption and creation are simultaneous processes of natural metabolism in life.) (Rg. 6-57-4)

    SV 149

    १ २ २ ०६०५a गौर्धयति मरुताँ श्रवस्युर्माता मघोनाम्
    १ २ २ ०६०५c युक्ता वह्नी रथानाम् ॥ १४९
    1 2 2 0605a gaurdhayati marutām̐ śravasyurmātā maghonām
    1 2 2 0605c yuktā vahnī rathānām .. 149
    149. The cow, the earth, nature herself, mother of magnanimous Maruts, mighty men, is committed to provide sustenance and honourable existence for them and, joined with them in piety, bearing lovely gifts for them, provides the food of life and love as a mother suckles her children. (Rg. 8-94-1)

    SV 150

    १ २ २ ०६०६a उप नो हरिभिः सुतं याहि मदानां पते ।
    १ २ २ ०६०६c उप नो हरिभिः सुतम् ॥ १५०
    1 2 2 0606a upa no haribhiḥ sutaṃ yāhi madānāṃ pate .
    1 2 2 0606c upa no haribhiḥ sutam .. 150
    150. O lord and protector of the joys of life, come to us to taste the soma of life prepared by us with our mind, imagination and senses in your honour, come to us for the soma distilled by our heart and mind for you. (Rg. 8-93-31)

    SV 151

    १ २ २ ०६०७a इष्टा होत्रा असृक्षतेन्द्रं वृधन्तो अध्वरे ।
    १ २ २ ०६०७c अच्छावभृथमोजसा ॥ १५१
    1 2 2 0607a iṣṭā hotrā asṛkṣatendraṃ vṛdhanto adhvare .
    1 2 2 0607c acchāvabhṛthamojasā .. 151
    151. Cherished and lovely offers of havi offered into the fire in the yajna of life exalt Indra, and with light and lustre lead the yajamana to the sanctifying bath on the completion of the yajna. (Rg. 8-93-23)

    SV 152

    १ २ २ ०६०८a अहमिद्धि पितुष्परि मेधामृतस्य जग्रह ।
    १ २ २ ०६०८c अहँ सूर्य इवाजनि ॥ १५२
    1 2 2 0608a ahamiddhi pituṣpari medhāmṛtasya jagraha .
    1 2 2 0608c aham̐ sūrya ivājani .. 152
    152. I have received from my father super intelligence of the universal mind and law, I have realise it too in the soul, and I feel reborn like the refulgent sun. (Rg. 8-6-10)

    SV 153

    १ २ २ ०६०९a रेवतीर्नः सधमाद इन्द्रे सन्तु तुविवाजाः ।
    १ २ २ ०६०९c क्षुमन्तो याभिर्मदेम ॥ १५३
    1 2 2 0609a revatīrnaḥ sadhamāda indre santu tuvivājāḥ .
    1 2 2 0609c kṣumanto yābhirmadema .. 153
    153. May our people, wives and children be rich in wealth, knowledge and grace of culture, so that we, abundant and prosperous, may rejoice with them and live with them in happy homes in a state of honour and glory. (Rg. 1-30-13)

    SV 154

    १ २ २ ०६१०a सोमः पूषा च चेततुर्विश्वासाँ सुक्षितीनाम् ।
    १ २ २ ०६१०c देवत्रा रथ्योर्हिता ॥ १५४
    1 2 2 0610a somaḥ pūṣā ca cetaturviśvāsām̐ sukṣitīnām .
    1 2 2 0610c devatrā rathyorhitā .. 154
    154. May Soma and Pusha, divine spirit of peace and creativity, growth and sustenance, both adorable, gracious and all pervasive, inspire and enlighten all people of the world.

    SV 155

    १ २ २ ०७०१a पान्तमा वो अन्धस इन्द्रमभि प्र गायत ।
    १ २ २ ०७०१c विश्वासाहँ शतक्रतुं मँहिष्ठं चर्षणीनाम् ॥ १५५
    1 2 2 0701a pāntamā vo andhasa indramabhi pra gāyata .
    1 2 2 0701c viśvāsāham̐ śatakratuṃ mam̐hiṣṭhaṃ carṣaṇīnām .. 155
    155. ^insb^ Sing in praise and appreciation of Indra, the ruler, protector of your food, sustenance and maintenance, all tolerant, all defender and all challenger, hero of a hundred noble actions and the best, most generous and most brilliant of the people. (Rg. 8-92-1)

    SV 156

    १ २ २ ०७०२a प्र व इन्द्राय मादनँ हर्यश्वाय गायत ।
    १ २ २ ०७०२c सखायः सोमपाव्ने ॥ १५६
    1 2 2 0702a pra va indrāya mādanam̐ haryaśvāya gāyata .
    1 2 2 0702c sakhāyaḥ somapāvne .. 156
    156. O friends, sing exciting songs of celebration in honour of Indra, your leader, commander of dynamic forces who loves the nation's honour and excellence and thirsts to celebrate the grandeur of it. (Rg. 7-31-1)

    SV 157

    १ २ २ ०७०३a वयमु त्वा तदिदर्था इन्द्र त्वायन्तः सखायः ।
    १ २ २ ०७०३c कण्वा उक्थेभिर्जरन्ते ॥ १५७
    1 2 2 0703a vayamu tvā tadidarthā indra tvāyantaḥ sakhāyaḥ .
    1 2 2 0703c kaṇvā ukthebhirjarante .. 157
    157. Indra, we too have the same aims and objectives as you. We are your friends and admirers. We know and wish to achieve, and with all words of praise and appreciation, we adore you as others, wise devotees, do. (Rg. 8-2-16)

    SV 158

    १ २ २ ०७०४a इन्द्राय मद्वने सुतं परि ष्टोभन्तु नो गिरः ।
    १ २ २ ०७०४c अर्कमर्चन्तु कारवः ॥ १५८
    1 2 2 0704a indrāya madvane sutaṃ pari ṣṭobhantu no giraḥ .
    1 2 2 0704c arkamarcantu kāravaḥ .. 158
    158. Let all our voices of admiration flow and intensify the soma for the joy of Indra, and let the poets sing songs of adoration for him and celebrate his achievements. (Rg. 8-92-19)

    SV 159

    १ २ २ ०७०५a अयं त इन्द्र सोमो निपूतो अधि बर्हिषि ।
    १ २ २ ०७०५c एहीमस्य द्रवा पिब ॥ १५९
    1 2 2 0705a ayaṃ ta indra somo nipūto adhi barhiṣi .
    1 2 2 0705c ehīmasya dravā piba .. 159
    159. Indra, this soma pure and sanctified on the holy 67 grass of yajna vedi, is dedicated to you. Come fast, you would love it, drink and enjoy, and protect and promote it for the good of all. (Rg. 8-17-11)

    SV 160

    १ २ २ ०७०६a सुरूपकृत्नुमूतये सुदुघामिव गोदुहे ।
    १ २ २ ०७०६c जुहूमसि द्यविद्यवि ॥ १६०
    1 2 2 0706a surūpakṛtnumūtaye sudughāmiva goduhe .
    1 2 2 0706c juhūmasi dyavidyavi .. 160
    160. Just as the generous mother cow is milked for the person in need of nourishment, so every day for the sake of light and knowledge we invoke and worship Indra, lord omnipotent of light and life, maker of beautiful forms of existence and giver of protection and progress. (Rg. 1-4-1)

    SV 161

    १ २ २ ०७०७a अभि त्वा वृषभा सुते सुतँ सृजामि पीतये ।
    १ २ २ ०७०७c तृम्पा व्यश्नुही मदम् ॥ १६१
    1 2 2 0707a abhi tvā vṛṣabhā sute sutam̐ sṛjāmi pītaye .
    1 2 2 0707c tṛmpā vyaśnuhī madam .. 161
    161. Lord of generous and creative power, when the yajna is on and soma is distilled, I prepare the cup and offer you the drink. Pray accept, drink to your heart's content and enjoy the ecstasy of bliss divine. (Rg. 8- 45-22)

    SV 162

    १ २ २ ०७०८a य इन्द्र चमसेष्वा सोमश्चमूषु ते सुतः ।
    १ २ २ ०७०८c पिबेदस्य त्वमीशिषे ॥ १६२
    1 2 2 0708a ya indra camaseṣvā somaścamūṣu te sutaḥ .
    1 2 2 0708c pibedasya tvamīśiṣe .. 162
    162. Indra, of the soma which is distilled and poured in the cups and ladles of spiritual yajna for you, drink to your heart's desire since you yourself rule over the ecstasy of the nectar. (Rg. 8-82-7)

    SV 163

    १ २ २ ०७०९a योगेयोगे तवस्तरं वाजेवाजे हवामहे ।
    १ २ २ ०७०९c सखाय इन्द्रमूतये ॥ १६३
    1 2 2 0709a yogeyoge tavastaraṃ vājevāje havāmahe .
    1 2 2 0709c sakhāya indramūtaye .. 163
    163. Friends together and friends of Indra ever stronger and mightier, in every act of production and progress and in every battle for protection and preservation, we call upon Indra for defence and victory for well-being. (Rg. 1-30-7)

    SV 164

    १ २ २ ०७१०a आ त्वेता नि षीदतेन्द्रमभि प्र गायत ।
    १ २ २ ०७१०c सखायः स्तोमवाहसः ॥ १६४
    1 2 2 0710a ā tvetā ni ṣīdatendramabhi pra gāyata .
    1 2 2 0710c sakhāyaḥ stomavāhasaḥ .. 164
    164. Friends and celebrants of song divine, come, sit together and join to meditate (on life, divinity, humanity, science and spirituality, and freedom), and sing in thankful praise of Indra, lord of life and energy. (Rg. 1- 5-1) 69

    SV 165

    १ २ २ ०८०१a इदँ ह्यन्वोजसा सुतँ राधानां पते ।
    १ २ २ ०८०१c पिबा त्वा३स्य गिर्वणः ॥ १६५
    1 2 2 0801a idam̐ hyanvojasā sutam̐ rādhānāṃ pate .
    1 2 2 0801c pibā tvā3sya girvaṇaḥ .. 165
    165. O lord and ruler of wealth, power and potential, drink the exciting soma of this generous yajamana, elaborately distilled with vigour and splendour and offered with the voice of homage and reverence. (Rg. 3-51-10)

    SV 166

    १ २ २ ०८०२a महाँ इन्द्रः पुरश्च नो महित्वमस्तु वज्रिणे ।
    १ २ २ ०८०२c द्यौर्न प्रथिना शवः ॥ १६६
    1 2 2 0802a mahām̐ indraḥ puraśca no mahitvamastu vajriṇe .
    1 2 2 0802c dyaurna prathinā śavaḥ .. 166
    166. Indra is great, supreme and transcendent, self- refulgent like the sun, extensive like space and more. May all the power and grandeur be for the lord of justice and the thunderbolt. May all be dedicated to Him. (Rg. 1-8-5)

    SV 167

    १ २ २ ०८०३a आ तू न इन्द्र क्षुमन्तं चित्रं ग्राभँ सं गृभाय ।
    १ २ २ ०८०३c महाहस्ती दक्षिणेन ॥ १६७
    1 2 2 0803a ā tū na indra kṣumantaṃ citraṃ grābham̐ saṃ gṛbhāya .
    1 2 2 0803c mahāhastī dakṣiṇena .. 167
    167. Lord of mighty arms, Indra, gather by your expert right hand abundant riches for us which may be full of nourishment, energy, wonderful beauty and grace worth having as a prize possession. (Rg. 8-81-1)

    SV 168

    १ २ २ ०८०४a अभि प्र गोपतिं गिरेन्द्रमर्च यथा विदे ।
    १ २ २ ०८०४c सूनुँ सत्यस्य सत्पतिम् ॥ १६८
    1 2 2 0804a abhi pra gopatiṃ girendramarca yathā vide .
    1 2 2 0804c sūnum̐ satyasya satpatim .. 168
    168. To the best of your knowledge and culture and with the best of your language, worship and adore Indra, protector of stars and planets, lands and cows, language and culture, creator of the dynamics of existence and protector of its constancy. (Rg. 8-69-4)

    SV 169

    १ २ २ ०८०५a कया नश्चित्र आ भुवदूती सदावृधः सखा ।
    १ २ २ ०८०५c कया शचिष्ठया वृता ॥ १६९
    1 2 2 0805a kayā naścitra ā bhuvadūtī sadāvṛdhaḥ sakhā .
    1 2 2 0805c kayā śaciṣṭhayā vṛtā .. 169
    169. When would the Lord, sublime and wondrous, ever greater, ever friendly, shine in our consciousness and bless us? With what gifts of protection and promotion? What highest favour of our choice? What order of grace? (Rg. 4-31-1)

    SV 170

    १ २ २ ०८०६a त्यमु वः सत्रासाहं विश्वासु गीर्ष्वायतम् ।
    १ २ २ ०८०६c आ च्यावयस्यूतये ॥ १७०
    1 2 2 0806a tyamu vaḥ satrāsāhaṃ viśvāsu gīrṣvāyatam .
    1 2 2 0806c ā cyāvayasyūtaye .. 170
    170. A cydvayasyutaye. O people of the land, that generous and brilliant victor (Sudaksha) in all sessions of the enlightened citizens and celebrated in their universal voices, you elevate to the office of ruler for your defence, protection and progress. (Rg. 8-92-7)

    SV 171

    १ २ २ ०८०७a सदसस्पतिमद्भुतं प्रियमिन्द्रस्य काम्यम् ।
    १ २ २ ०८०७c सनिं मेधामयासिषम् ॥ १७१
    1 2 2 0807a sadasaspatimadbhutaṃ priyamindrasya kāmyam .
    1 2 2 0807c saniṃ medhāmayāsiṣam .. 171
    171. May I realise, I pray, and attain to the direct presence of the Lord of the Universe, wondrous darling love of the soul, with gifts of the divine and discriminative vision of meditative intelligence. (Rg. 1-18-6)

    SV 172

    १ २ २ ०८०८a ये ते पन्था अधो दिवो येभिर्व्यश्वमैरयः ।
    १ २ २ ०८०८c उत श्रोषन्तु नो भुवः ॥ १७२
    1 2 2 0808a ye te panthā adho divo yebhirvyaśvamairayaḥ .
    1 2 2 0808c uta śroṣantu no bhuvaḥ .. 172
    172. Indra let all the pathways below the regions of light by which you ignite, initiate and radiate currents of energy in the firmament be known to us, and let the people all regions of the world listen to our voice.

    SV 173

    १ २ २ ०८०९a भद्रम्भद्रं न आ भरेषमूर्जँ शतक्रतो ।
    १ २ २ ०८०९c यदिन्द्र मृडयासि नः ॥ १७३
    1 2 2 0809a bhadrambhadraṃ na ā bhareṣamūrjam̐ śatakrato .
    1 2 2 0809c yadindra mṛḍayāsi naḥ .. 173
    173. Indra, lord of infinite actions of grace, when you are kind to us and bless us with joy and well being, you give us food, energy, knowledge and enlightenment so that we may rise towards perfection as good human beings. (Rg. 8-93-28)

    SV 174

    १ २ २ ०८१०a अस्ति सोमो अयँ सुतः पिबन्त्यस्य मरुतः ।
    १ २ २ ०८१०c उत स्वराजो अश्विना ॥ १७४
    1 2 2 0810a asti somo ayam̐ sutaḥ pibantyasya marutaḥ .
    1 2 2 0810c uta svarājo aśvinā .. 174
    174. O Maruts, mighty men of honour and action, this soma of glorious life is ready, created by divinity. Lovers of life and adventure, Ashwins, live it and enjoy, those who are self-refulgent, free and self-governed, and who are ever on the move, creating, acquiring, giving, like energies of nature in the cosmic circuit. (Rg. 8-94-4)

    SV 175

    १ २ २ ०९०१a ईङ्खयन्तीरपस्युव इन्द्रं जातमुपासते ।
    १ २ २ ०९०१c वन्वानासः सुवीर्यम् ॥ १७५
    1 2 2 0901a īṅkhayantīrapasyuva indraṃ jātamupāsate .
    1 2 2 0901c vanvānāsaḥ suvīryam .. 175
    175. Active, expressive and eloquent people, conscious of their rights and duties, serve and abide by the ruling power of the system, Indra, as it arises and advances, and while they do so they enjoy good health, honour and prosperity of life for themselves and their progeny. (Rg. 10-153-1)

    SV 176

    १ २ २ ०९०२a न कि देवा इनीमसि न क्या योपयामसि ।
    १ २ २ ०९०२c मन्त्रश्रुत्यं चरामसि ॥ १७६
    1 2 2 0902a na ki devā inīmasi na kyā yopayāmasi .
    1 2 2 0902c mantraśrutyaṃ carāmasi .. 176
    176. O Devas, divinities of nature and nobilities of humanity, we never transgress the law, never frustrate any plan, never violate the order, never act surreptitiously. (We are an open minded people), we follow the law, and act according to the divine mantra, tradition and mantric declaration of the principles and policies of the order. In matters of the social order we love and cooperate with all parties of our view as well as with others whether they are rivals or people on the periphery. (Rg. 10-134-7)

    SV 177

    १ २ २ ०९०३a दोषो आगाद्बृहद्गाय द्युमद्गामन्नाथर्वण ।
    १ २ २ ०९०३c स्तुहि देवँ सवितारम् ॥ १७७
    1 2 2 0903a doṣo āgādbṛhadgāya dyumadgāmannātharvaṇa .
    1 2 2 0903c stuhi devam̐ savitāram .. 177
    177. Stuhi devarh savitdram. O singer of Brhat Samans, scholar of Atharva, passionate seeker celebrant of divinity, Brahma, highpriest, when the night is come, sing of Savita, adore the light of life.

    SV 178

    १ २ २ ०९०४a एषो उषा अपूर्व्या व्युच्छति प्रिया दिवः ।
    १ २ २ ०९०४c स्तुषे वामश्विना बृहत् ॥ १७८
    1 2 2 0904a eṣo uṣā apūrvyā vyucchati priyā divaḥ .
    1 2 2 0904c stuṣe vāmaśvinā bṛhat .. 178
    178. This glorious dawn, darling of the sun, shines forth from heaven and proclaims the day. Ashvins, harbingers of this glory, I admire you immensely - infinitely. (Rg. 1-46-1)

    SV 179

    १ २ २ ०९०५a इन्द्रो दधीचो अस्थभिर्वृत्राण्यप्रतिष्कुतः ।
    १ २ २ ०९०५c जघान नवतीर्नव ॥ १७९
    1 2 2 0905a indro dadhīco asthabhirvṛtrāṇyapratiṣkutaḥ .
    1 2 2 0905c jaghāna navatīrnava .. 179
    179. Indra, lord of light and space, unchallenged and unchallengeable, wields the thunderbolt and, with weapons of winds, light and thunder, breaks the clouds of ninety-nine orders of water and electricity for the sake of humanity and the earth. (Rg. 1-84-13)

    SV 180

    १ २ २ ०९०६a इन्द्रेहि मत्स्यन्धसो विश्वेभिः सोमपर्वभिः ।
    १ २ २ ०९०६c महाँ अभिष्टिरोजसा ॥ १८०
    1 2 2 0906a indrehi matsyandhaso viśvebhiḥ somaparvabhiḥ .
    1 2 2 0906c mahām̐ abhiṣṭirojasā .. 180
    180. Indra, lord of light and life, come with all the soma-celebrations of food, energy and joy, great as you are with majesty, power and splendour omnipresent, and give us the ecstasy of living with enlightenment. (Rg. 1-9-1)

    SV 181

    १ २ २ ०९०७a आ तू न इन्द्र वृत्रहन्नस्माकमर्धमा गहि ।
    १ २ २ ०९०७c महान्महीभिरूतिभिः ॥ १८१
    1 2 2 0907a ā tū na indra vṛtrahannasmākamardhamā gahi .
    1 2 2 0907c mahānmahībhirūtibhiḥ .. 181
    181. Indra, lord and ruler of the world, mighty destroyer of darkness and evil, come with all great powers and protections, join and guide our progress. (Rg. 4-32-1)

    SV 182

    १ २ २ ०९०८a ओजस्तदस्य तित्विष उभे यत्समवर्तयत् ।
    १ २ २ ०९०८c इन्द्रश्चर्मेव रोदसी ॥ १८२
    1 2 2 0908a ojastadasya titviṣa ubhe yatsamavartayat .
    1 2 2 0908c indraścarmeva rodasī .. 182
    182. Indra, lord almighty, pervades and envelops both heaven and earth in the cover of light, the light that shines is only the lord's divine splendour that blazes with glory. (Rg. 8-6-5)

    SV 183

    १ २ २ ०९०९a अयमु ते समतसि कपोत इव गर्भधिम् ।
    १ २ २ ०९०९c वचस्तच्चिन्न ओहसे ॥ १८३
    1 2 2 0909a ayamu te samatasi kapota iva garbhadhim .
    1 2 2 0909c vacastaccinna ohase .. 183
    183. Indra, light and power of existence, this creation is yours for sure. Just as a pigeon flies into the nest to meet its mate so do you pervade and impregnate nature to create the world of forms, and listen to our words of praise and prayer. (Rg. 1-30-4)

    SV 184

    १ २ २ ०९१०a वात आ वातु बेषजँ शम्भु मयोभु नो हृदे ।
    १ २ २ ०९१०c प्र न अयूँषि तारिषत् ॥ १८४
    1 2 2 0910a vāta ā vātu beṣajam̐ śambhu mayobhu no hṛde .
    1 2 2 0910c pra na ayūm̐ṣi tāriṣat .. 184
    184. May the wind of life energy blow for us as harbinger of sanatives, good health and peace for our heart and help us to live a full life beyond all suffering and ailment. (Rg. 10-186-1)

    SV 185

    १ २ २ १००१a यँ रक्षन्ति प्रचेतसो वरुणो मित्रो अर्यमा ।
    १ २ २ १००१c न किः स दभ्यते जनः ॥ १८५
    1 2 2 1001a yam̐ rakṣanti pracetaso varuṇo mitro aryamā .
    1 2 2 1001c na kiḥ sa dabhyate janaḥ .. 185
    185. The man whom Prachetas, men of knowledge and wisdom, Varuna, distinguished and meritorious man, Mitra, friend of all, Aryama, man of justice, all these protect and advance (is really strong). Can he ever be hurt, bullied or suppressed? No! (Rg. 1-41-1)

    SV 186

    १ २ २ १००२a गव्यो षु णो यथा पुराश्वयोत रथया ।
    १ २ २ १००२c वरिवस्या महोनाम् ॥ १८६
    1 2 2 1002a gavyo ṣu ṇo yathā purāśvayota rathayā .
    1 2 2 1002c varivasyā mahonām .. 186
    186. Lord greatest of the great, Indra, come now as ever before and bring us wealth of lands and cows and discipline of the mind and senses, wealth of horses, progress and meaningful attainments, and scientific transports and spiritual adventures of the soul in meditation and yajnic sessions. (Rg. 8-46-10)

    SV 187

    १ २ २ १००३a इमास्त इन्द्र पृश्नयो घृतं दुहत आशिरम् ।
    १ २ २ १००३c एनामृतस्य पिप्युषीः ॥ १८७
    1 2 2 1003a imāsta indra pṛśnayo ghṛtaṃ duhata āśiram .
    1 2 2 1003c enāmṛtasya pipyuṣīḥ .. 187
    187. Indra, these spotted cows of yours, various earths, starry skies which yield and shower honey sweets of milk and life giving soma are augmenters of the divine yajna of universal evolution. (Rg. 8-6-19)

    SV 188

    १ २ २ १००४a अया धिया च गव्यया पुरुणामन्पुरुष्टुत ।
    १ २ २ १००४c यत्सोमेसोम आभुवः ॥ १८८
    1 2 2 1004a ayā dhiyā ca gavyayā puruṇāmanpuruṣṭuta .
    1 2 2 1004c yatsomesoma ābhuvaḥ .. 188
    188. Indra, O higher mind, O soul, O awareness of divinity, who are adored by many, celebrated by many many names in many ways, arise in every person in every soma yajna by with virtue of this intelligence, this knowledge and this awareness which nature has given to every person. (Rg. 8-93-17)

    SV 189

    १ २ २ १००५a पावका नः सरस्वती वाजेभिर्वाजिनीवती ।
    १ २ २ १००५c यज्ञं वष्टु धियावसुः ॥ १८९
    1 2 2 1005a pāvakā naḥ sarasvatī vājebhirvājinīvatī .
    1 2 2 1005c yajñaṃ vaṣṭu dhiyāvasuḥ .. 189
    189. May the mother grace our yajna of arts and sciences and bless us with the light divine. (Rg. 1-3-10)

    SV 190

    १ २ २ १००६a क इमं नाहुषीष्वा इन्द्रँ सोमस्य तर्पयात् ।
    १ २ २ १००६c स नो वसून्या भरात् ॥ १९०
    1 2 2 1006a ka imaṃ nāhuṣīṣvā indram̐ somasya tarpayāt .
    1 2 2 1006c sa no vasūnyā bharāt .. 190
    190. Who in this bounden humanity can regale and surfeit this Indra with the soma of surrender and adoration? None. May the lord of boundless abundance bring us wealth, honour and excellence of life.

    SV 191

    १ २ २ १००७a आ याहि सुषुमा हि त इन्द्र सोमं पिबा इमम् ।
    १ २ २ १००७c एदं बर्हिः सदो मम ॥ १९१
    1 2 2 1007a ā yāhi suṣumā hi ta indra somaṃ pibā imam .
    1 2 2 1007c edaṃ barhiḥ sado mama .. 191
    191. Indra, lord omnipotent and omnipresent, we hold the yajna and distil the soma of life in your service. Come, grace this holy seat of my yajna dedicated to you, watch my performance, enjoy the soma, and protect and promote the yajna for the beauty and joy of life. (Rg. 8-17-1)

    SV 192

    १ २ २ १००८a महि त्रीणामवरस्तु द्युक्षं मित्रस्यार्यम्णः ।
    १ २ २ १००८c दुराधर्षं वरुणस्य ॥ १९२
    1 2 2 1008a mahi trīṇāmavarastu dyukṣaṃ mitrasyāryamṇaḥ .
    1 2 2 1008c durādharṣaṃ varuṇasya .. 192
    192. May the great, refulgent and inviolable protection and promotion of the three, Mitra, Varuna and Aryaman bless the life of nature and humanity. (Mitra, Varuna and Aryaman are explained as prana, apana and heart energy, and as the sun of the summer, winter and spring seasons round the year.) (Rg. 10-185-1)

    SV 193

    १ २ २ १००९a त्वावतः पुरूवसो वयमिन्द्र प्रणेतः ।
    १ २ २ १००९c स्मसि स्थातर्हरीणाम् ॥ १९३
    1 2 2 1009a tvāvataḥ purūvaso vayamindra praṇetaḥ .
    1 2 2 1009c smasi sthātarharīṇām .. 193
    193. Indra, shelter home of the world, leader of humanity, presiding over mutually sustained stars and planets in motion, we are in bond with you and so shall we remain. (Rg. 8-46-1)

    SV 194

    तृतीय प्रपाठकः । प्रथमोऽर्धः
    १ ३ १ ०१०१a उत्त्वा मन्दन्तु सोमाः कृणुष्व राधो अद्रिवः ।
    १ ३ १ ०१०१c अव ब्रह्मद्विषो जहि ॥ १९४
    tṛtīya prapāṭhakaḥ . prathamo'rdhaḥ
    1 3 1 0101a uttvā mandantu somāḥ kṛṇuṣva rādho adrivaḥ .
    1 3 1 0101c ava brahmadviṣo jahi .. 194
    194. Indra, lord almighty, commander, controller and inspirer of clouds, mountains and great men of generosity, may our hymns of adoration win your pleasure. Pray create and provide means and methods of sustenance and progress in life, and cast off jealousies and enmities against divinity, knowledge and prayer, our bond between human and divine. (Rg. 8-64-1)

    SV 195

    १ ३ १ ०१०२a गिर्वणः पाहि नः सुतं मधोर्धाराभिरज्यसे ।
    १ ३ १ ०१०२c इन्द्र त्वादातमिद्यशः ॥ १९५
    1 3 1 0102a girvaṇaḥ pāhi naḥ sutaṃ madhordhārābhirajyase .
    1 3 1 0102c indra tvādātamidyaśaḥ .. 195
    195. Indra, lord of honour, excellence and majesty, honoured by songs of celebration, served and pleased with streams of sweet soma in homage, pray protect and promote our soma-yajna of life and endeavour. By you alone is acknowledged the honour, joy and value of life and karma. (Rg. 3-40-6)

    SV 196

    १ ३ १ ०१०३a सदा व इन्द्रश्चर्कृषदा उपो नु स सपर्यन् ।
    १ ३ १ ०१०३c न देवो वृतः शूर इन्द्रः ॥ १९६
    1 3 1 0103a sadā va indraścarkṛṣadā upo nu sa saparyan .
    1 3 1 0103c na devo vṛtaḥ śūra indraḥ .. 196
    196. Indra, the lord omnipotent, always draws you close to himself, caring for you. Indra, refulgent, brave and generous, is ever free, never bound.

    SV 197

    १ ३ १ ०१०४a आ त्वा विशन्त्विन्दवः समुद्रमिव सिन्धवः ।
    १ ३ १ ०१०४c न त्वामिन्द्राति रिच्यते ॥ १९७
    1 3 1 0104a ā tvā viśantvindavaḥ samudramiva sindhavaḥ .
    1 3 1 0104c na tvāmindrāti ricyate .. 197
    197. All the flows of soma, joys, beauties and graces of life concentrate in you, and thence they flow forth too, Indra, lord supreme, just as all rivers flow and join in the ocean and flow forth from there. O lord no one can comprehend and excel you. (Rg. 8-92-22)

    SV 198

    १ ३ १ ०१०५a इन्द्रमिद्गाथिनो बृहदिन्द्रमर्केभिरर्किणः ।
    १ ३ १ ०१०५c इन्द्रं वाणीरनूषत ॥ १९८
    1 3 1 0105a indramidgāthino bṛhadindramarkebhirarkiṇaḥ .
    1 3 1 0105c indraṃ vāṇīranūṣata .. 198
    198. The singers of Vedic hymns worship Indra, infinite lord of the expansive universe, Indra, the sun, lord of light, Indra, vayu, maruts, currents of energy, and Indra, the universal divine voice, with prayers, mantras, actions and scientific research. (Rg. 1-7-1)

    SV 199

    १ ३ १ ०१०६a इन्द्र इषे ददातु न ऋभुक्षणमृभुँ रयिम् ।
    १ ३ १ ०१०६c वाजी ददातु वाजिनम् ॥ १९९
    1 3 1 0106a indra iṣe dadātu na ṛbhukṣaṇamṛbhum̐ rayim .
    1 3 1 0106c vājī dadātu vājinam .. 199
    199. For food, energy and knowledge, may Indra, lord of creativity, imagination and power, give us wealth, honour and excellence of broad, versatile and expert nature. May the lord of speed and victory grant us sustenance, energy and advanced success in our pursuit of progress. (Rg. 8-93-34)

    SV 200

    १ ३ १ ०१०७a इन्द्रो अङ्ग महद्भयमभी षदप चुच्यवत् ।
    १ ३ १ ०१०७c स हि स्थिरो विचर्षणिः ॥ २००
    1 3 1 0107a indro aṅga mahadbhayamabhī ṣadapa cucyavat .
    1 3 1 0107c sa hi sthiro vicarṣaṇiḥ .. 200
    200. Indra, light of life, dear as breath of vitality, mighty great, blazing as the sun which is stable in its orbit and enlightens and watches us all as it moves, may, we pray, remove ah fear and give us freedom. (Rg. 2-41-10)

    SV 201

    १ ३ १ ०१०८c इमा उ त्वा सुतेसुते नक्षन्ते गिर्वणो गिरः ।
    १ ३ १ ०१०८a गावो वत्सं न धेनवः ॥ २०१
    1 3 1 0108c imā u tvā sutesute nakṣante girvaṇo giraḥ .
    1 3 1 0108a gāvo vatsaṃ na dhenavaḥ .. 201
    201. These words and voices of adoration, O spirit 83 adorable, reach you, in every yajna, in every cycle of creation, like cows rushing to the calf with love. (Rg. 6-45-28)

    SV 202

    १ ३ १ ०१०९a इन्द्रा नु पूषणा वयँ सख्याय स्वस्तये ।
    १ ३ १ ०१०९c हुवेम वाजसातये ॥ २०२
    1 3 1 0109a indrā nu pūṣaṇā vayam̐ sakhyāya svastaye .
    1 3 1 0109c huvema vājasātaye .. 202
    202. We always invoke and call upon Indra, lord commander of power, honour and excellence, and Pusha, giver of nourishment energy and intelligence, for the sake of friendship and all round joy and well being and for the achievement of success and victory in the battles of life. (Rg. 6-57-1)

    SV 203

    १ ३ १ ०११०a न कि इन्द्र त्वदुत्तरं न ज्यायो अस्ति वृत्रहन् ।
    १ ३ १ ०११०c न क्येवं यथा त्वम् ॥ २०३
    1 3 1 0110a na ki indra tvaduttaraṃ na jyāyo asti vṛtrahan .
    1 3 1 0110c na kyevaṃ yathā tvam .. 203
    203. Indra, lord ruler of the world, destroyer of evil and breaker of the cloud like the sun, there is none higher than you, none beyond, none greater, none even equal to you as you are. (Rg. 4-30-1)

    SV 204

    १ ३ १ ०२०१a तरणिं वो जनानां त्रदं वाजस्य गोमतः ।
    १ ३ १ ०२०१c समानमु प्र शँसिषम् ॥ २०४
    1 3 1 0201a taraṇiṃ vo janānāṃ tradaṃ vājasya gomataḥ .
    1 3 1 0201c samānamu pra śam̐siṣam .. 204
    204. I constantly praise the lord saviour of you, people, and the protector of your earthly wealth, power, progress and freedom. (Rg. 8-45-28)

    SV 205

    १ ३ १ ०२०२a असृग्रमिन्द्र ते गिरः प्रति त्वामुदहासत ।
    १ ३ १ ०२०२c सजोषा वृषभं पतिम् ॥ २०५
    1 3 1 0202a asṛgramindra te giraḥ prati tvāmudahāsata .
    1 3 1 0202c sajoṣā vṛṣabhaṃ patim .. 205
    205. Indra, lord of light and splendour, the songs of divinity reveal and manifest you in your glory, protector of the universe and generous rain-giver of favours and kindness. And I too, in response, celebrate your magni¬ ficence and magnanimity without satiety. (Rg. 1-9-4)

    SV 206

    १ ३ १ ०२०३a सुनीथो घा स मर्त्यो यं मरुतो यमर्यमा ।
    १ ३ १ ०२०३c मित्रास्पान्त्यद्रुहः ॥ २०६
    1 3 1 0203a sunītho ghā sa martyo yaṃ maruto yamaryamā .
    1 3 1 0203c mitrāspāntyadruhaḥ .. 206
    206. True it is that that man is morally right, well guided and secure whom the Maruts, vibrant powers of defence and protection, Aryama, power of right conduct and justice, and Mitra, power of love and enlightenment, all free from hate and jealousy, lead and protect on the right path. (Rg. 8-46-4) 85

    SV 207

    १ ३ १ ०२०४a यद्वीडाविन्द्र यत्स्थिरे यत्पर्शाने पराभृतम् ।
    १ ३ १ ०२०४c वसु स्पार्हं तदा भर ॥ २०७
    1 3 1 0204a yadvīḍāvindra yatsthire yatparśāne parābhṛtam .
    1 3 1 0204c vasu spārhaṃ tadā bhara .. 207
    207. Whatever wanted wealth hidden in solid mountains, concealed in secret and trust worthy sources or covered in caverns and deep in the clouds, bring that out in the open for the society. (Rg. 8-45-41)

    SV 208

    १ ३ १ ०२०५a श्रुतं वो वृत्रहन्तमं प्र शर्धं चर्षणीनाम् ।
    १ ३ १ ०२०५c आशिषे राधसे महे ॥ २०८
    1 3 1 0205a śrutaṃ vo vṛtrahantamaṃ pra śardhaṃ carṣaṇīnām .
    1 3 1 0205c āśiṣe rādhase mahe .. 208
    208. O lord of light, refulgent and glorious stars and planets such as sun, earth and moon bear your power and potential and they bear the jewels of life for the generous yajamana. O celebrants, celebrate Indra and pray for the devotees that the lord may bless. (Rg. 8-93-26)

    SV 209

    १ ३ १ ०२०६a अरं त इन्द्र श्रवसे गमेम शूर त्वावतः ।
    १ ३ १ ०२०६c अरँ शक्र परेमणि ॥ २०९
    1 3 1 0206a araṃ ta indra śravase gamema śūra tvāvataḥ .
    1 3 1 0206c aram̐ śakra paremaṇi .. 209
    209. Indra, lord of boundless power and holy action, under your kind care and protection, let us reach close enough to your adorable presence and your divine glory in song and deep meditation.

    SV 210

    १ ३ १ ०२०७a धानावन्तं करम्भिणमपूपवन्तमुक्थिनम् ।
    १ ३ १ ०२०७c इन्द्र प्रातर्जुषस्व नः ॥ २१०
    1 3 1 0207a dhānāvantaṃ karambhiṇamapūpavantamukthinam .
    1 3 1 0207c indra prātarjuṣasva naḥ .. 210
    210. Indra, lord of wealth, honour and excellence, accept and enjoy in the morning our gift of homage and yajna mixed with roasted rice and curds and sanctified and offered with the chant of holy words. (Rg. 3-52-1)

    SV 211

    १ ३ १ ०२०८a अपां फेनेन नमुचेः शिर इन्द्रोदवर्तयः ।
    १ ३ १ ०२०८c विश्वा यदजय स्पृधः ॥ २११
    1 3 1 0208a apāṃ phenena namuceḥ śira indrodavartayaḥ .
    1 3 1 0208c viśvā yadajaya spṛdhaḥ .. 211
    211. When you fight out the adversaries of life and humanity, you crush the head of the demon of drought and famine with the sea mist and the cloud. (Rg. 8-14-13)

    SV 212

    १ ३ १ ०२०९a इमे त इन्द्र सोमाः सुतासो ये च सोत्वाः ।
    १ ३ १ ०२०९c तेषां मत्स्व प्रभूवसो ॥ २१२
    1 3 1 0209a ime ta indra somāḥ sutāso ye ca sotvāḥ .
    1 3 1 0209c teṣāṃ matsva prabhūvaso .. 212
    212. O lord of exuberance, Indra, these somas of purest homage now ripe and ready and those that will be extracted and matured are all for you. Eternal lord of infinite wealth and excellence, accept these, be gracious, and bless us.

    SV 213

    १ ३ १ ०२१०a तुभ्यँ सुतासः सोमाः स्तीर्णं बर्हिर्विभावसो ।
    १ ३ १ ०२१०c स्तोतृभ्य इन्द्र मृडय ॥ २१३
    1 3 1 0210a tubhyam̐ sutāsaḥ somāḥ stīrṇaṃ barhirvibhāvaso .
    1 3 1 0210c stotṛbhya indra mṛḍaya .. 213
    213. O lord of light, Indra, the soma delicacies distilled and seasoned are ready for you. The holy grass seats are spread on the vedi. Pray come in, be gracious, and bring wealth, honour and excellence of life for the celebrants with peace and joy. (Rg. 8-93-25)

    SV 214

    १ ३ १ ०३०१a आ व इन्द्र कृविं यथा वाजयन्तः शतक्रतुम् ।
    १ ३ १ ०३०१c मँहिष्ठँ सिञ्च इन्दुभिः ॥ २१४
    1 3 1 0301a ā va indra kṛviṃ yathā vājayantaḥ śatakratum .
    1 3 1 0301c mam̐hiṣṭham̐ siñca indubhiḥ .. 214
    214. Just as strong winds carry the cloud for rain on the earth, just as men dig the well for irrigating the field, so you serve Indra, most generous and powerful hero of a hundred acts of creation and growth, with each drop of your powers and energies. (Rg. 1-30-1)

    SV 215

    १ ३ १ ०३०२a अतश्चिदिन्द्र न उपा याहि शतवाजया ।
    १ ३ १ ०३०२c इषा सहस्रवाजया ॥ २१५
    1 3 1 0302a ataścidindra na upā yāhi śatavājayā .
    1 3 1 0302c iṣā sahasravājayā .. 215
    215. And from here, Indra, come to us, bring us the food of life for a hundredfold and a thousandfold victory of honour and excellence. (Rg. 8-92-10)

    SV 216

    १ ३ १ ०३०३a आ बुन्दं वृत्रहा ददे जातः पृच्छद्वि मातरम् ।
    १ ३ १ ०३०३c क उग्राः के ह श‍ृण्विरे ॥ २१६
    1 3 1 0303a ā bundaṃ vṛtrahā dade jātaḥ pṛcchadvi mātaram .
    1 3 1 0303c ka ugrāḥ ke ha śṛṇvire .. 216
    216. When the mighty soul, destroyer of evil, bom to self consciousness, takes to the bow and arrow, blazing, fearsome, breaker of foes, he asks the mother, spirit of higher vision and discrimination:- Who are the enemies renowned to be terrible and irresistible? (Rg. 8-45-4)

    SV 217

    १ ३ १ ०३०४a बृबदुक्थँ हवामहे सृप्रकरस्नमूतये ।
    १ ३ १ ०३०४c साधः कृण्वन्तमवसे ॥ २१७
    1 3 1 0304a bṛbaduktham̐ havāmahe sṛprakarasnamūtaye .
    1 3 1 0304c sādhaḥ kṛṇvantamavase .. 217
    217. We invoke the lord divine and master ruler who is highly adorable, of long and supple arms of generosity, and always does good for the protection and promotion of all. (Rg. 8-32-10)

    SV 218

    १ ३ १ ०३०५a ऋजुनीती नो वरुणो मित्रो नयति विद्वान् ।
    १ ३ १ ०३०५c अर्यमा देवैः सजोषाः ॥ २१८
    1 3 1 0305a ṛjunītī no varuṇo mitro nayati vidvān .
    1 3 1 0305c aryamā devaiḥ sajoṣāḥ .. 218
    218. May God, Lord Omniscient, Varuna, lord of justice and worthy of our intelligent choice, Mitra, lord of universal friendship, and the man of knowledge, wisdom and divine vision bless us with a natural simple and honest way of living. May Aryama, lord of justice and dispensation, bless us with a straight way of living without pretence. May He, lord of love who loves us and whom we love bless us with the company of noble, generous and brilliant people in humanity, and may He grant us the benefit of such generous powers of nature. (Rg. 1-90-1)

    SV 219

    १ ३ १ ०३०६a दूरादिहेव यत्सतोऽरुणप्सुरशिश्वितत् ।
    १ ३ १ ०३०६c वि भानुं विश्वथातनत् ॥ २१९
    1 3 1 0306a dūrādiheva yatsato'ruṇapsuraśiśvitat .
    1 3 1 0306c vi bhānuṃ viśvathātanat .. 219
    219. The bright red dawn from far off, which yet appears so close, wraps the world in crimson glory and then spreads it over with the light of the sun. (Rg. 8-5-1)

    SV 220

    १ ३ १ ०३०७a आ नो मित्रावरुणा घृतैर्गव्यूतिमुक्षतम् ।
    १ ३ १ ०३०७c मध्वा रजाँसि सुक्रतू ॥ २२०
    1 3 1 0307a ā no mitrāvaruṇā ghṛtairgavyūtimukṣatam .
    1 3 1 0307c madhvā rajām̐si sukratū .. 220
    220. May Mitra and Varuna, sun and shower, heat and cold, fire and water, and friends of the nation inspired with justice and rectitude, fertilise and energise our lands and environment with waters and yajnic enrichments, protect and promote our cows and other cattle wealth, develop our milk products, and make the earth flow with streams of milk and honey. May all these powers do good to humanity, our lands and our homes. (Rg. 3-62-16)

    SV 221

    १ ३ १ ०३०८a उदु त्ये सूनवो गिरः काष्ठा यज्ञेष्वत्नत ।
    १ ३ १ ०३०८c वाश्रा अभिज्ञु यातवे ॥ २२१
    1 3 1 0308a udu tye sūnavo giraḥ kāṣṭhā yajñeṣvatnata .
    1 3 1 0308c vāśrā abhijñu yātave .. 221
    221. Those children of space, the winds, in their motions, carry and expand the waves of sound and the currents of waters and other energies across the dynamics of space so that they reach their destinations like the mother cows hastening on their legs to their stalls.(Rg. 1-37-10)

    SV 222

    १ ३ १ ०३०९a इदं विष्णुर्वि चक्रमे त्रेधा नि दधे पदम् ।
    १ ३ १ ०३०९c समूढमस्य पाँसुले ॥ २२२
    1 3 1 0309a idaṃ viṣṇurvi cakrame tredhā ni dadhe padam .
    1 3 1 0309c samūḍhamasya pām̐sule .. 222
    222. ^ THf^TF^'ClT^II ^^^11 Idarh visnur vi cakrame tredhd ni dadhe padam. Samudham asya pdmsule. Vishnu created this threefold universe of matter, motion and mind in three steps of evolution through Prakriti, subtle elements and gross elements, shaped the atoms into form and fixed the form in eternal space and time. (Rg. 1-22-17)

    SV 223

    १ ३ १ ०४०१a अतीहि मन्युषाविणँ सुषुवाँसमुपेरय ।
    १ ३ १ ०४०१c अस्य रातौ सुतं पिब ॥ २२३
    1 3 1 0401a atīhi manyuṣāviṇam̐ suṣuvām̐samuperaya .
    1 3 1 0401c asya rātau sutaṃ piba .. 223
    223. Indra, lord of life, ignore the man who offers yajnic soma in a mood of anger, frustration and protest. Ignore the man who offers yajna and soma but in a joyless and conflictive mood. Accept this soma of homage distilled and offered in a state of delight, love and faith. (Rg. 8-32-21)

    SV 224

    १ ३ १ ०४०२a कदु प्रचेतसे महे वचो देवाय शस्यते ।
    १ ३ १ ०४०२c तदिध्यस्य वर्धनम् ॥ २२४
    1 3 1 0402a kadu pracetase mahe vaco devāya śasyate .
    1 3 1 0402c tadidhyasya vardhanam .. 224
    224. Howsoever little, insignificant the word of prayer and adoration offered in honour of omniscient, omnipotent, self-refulgent Indra, that is the exaltation of Indra, elevation of the celebrant too.

    SV 225

    १ ३ १ ०४०३a उक्थं च न शस्यमानं नागो रयिरा चिकेत ।
    १ ३ १ ०४०३c न गायत्रं गीयमानम् ॥ २२५
    1 3 1 0403a ukthaṃ ca na śasyamānaṃ nāgo rayirā ciketa .
    1 3 1 0403c na gāyatraṃ gīyamānam .. 225
    225. Indra, lord of power and piety, the man dedicated to divinity in faith and opposed to doubt and disloyalty knows the words of praise spoken by a man of doubtful faith as much as he knows the songs of adoration sung by a man of faith (and makes a distinction between the two). (Rg. 8-2-14)

    SV 226

    १ ३ १ ०४०४a इन्द्र उक्थेभिर्मन्दिष्ठो वाजानां च वाजपतिः ।
    १ ३ १ ०४०४c हरिवान्त्सुतानाँ सखा ॥ २२६
    1 3 1 0404a indra ukthebhirmandiṣṭho vājānāṃ ca vājapatiḥ .
    1 3 1 0404c harivāntsutānām̐ sakhā .. 226
    226. Indra, happiest and most exalted by songs of adoration, lord of all strength, power, victories and the victorious, commander of all world forces, is the friend of joyous soma celebrants of peace and prosperity.

    SV 227

    १ ३ १ ०४०५a आ याह्युप नः सुतं वाजेभिर्मा हृणीयथाः ।
    १ ३ १ ०४०५c महाँ इव युवजानिः ॥ २२७
    1 3 1 0405a ā yāhyupa naḥ sutaṃ vājebhirmā hṛṇīyathāḥ .
    1 3 1 0405c mahām̐ iva yuvajāniḥ .. 227
    227. Mahdh iva yuvajdnih. Come along with us with all your strength and enthusiasm without hesitation or embarrassment, and go forward like a great hero inspired by a youthful maiden. (Rg. 8-2-19)

    SV 228

    १ ३ १ ०४०६a कदा वसो स्तोत्रँ हर्यत आ अव श्मशा रुधद्वाः ।
    १ ३ १ ०४०६c दीर्घँ सुतम् वाताप्याय ॥ २२८
    1 3 1 0406a kadā vaso stotram̐ haryata ā ava śmaśā rudhadvāḥ .
    1 3 1 0406c dīrgham̐ sutam vātāpyāya .. 228
    228. O Vasu, shelter home of life, when does the spirit inspire, impel and create the joyous song of celebration for Indra? When it controls the various flow of the mind, then the lasting soma is prepared for the ecstatic soul. (Rg. 10-105-1)

    SV 229

    १ ३ १ ०४०७a ब्राह्मणादिन्द्र राधसः पिबा सोममृतूँ रनु ।
    १ ३ १ ०४०७c तवेदँ सख्यमस्तृतम् ॥ २२९
    1 3 1 0407a brāhmaṇādindra rādhasaḥ pibā somamṛtūm̐ ranu .
    1 3 1 0407c tavedam̐ sakhyamastṛtam .. 229
    229. Indra, pranic energy of air, according to the seasons drink the soma juices of nature from the earthly treasuries created by the Supreme Lord of the universe. The vital relation of life with you is universal and inviolable. (Rg. 1-15-5)

    SV 230

    १ ३ १ ०४०८a वयं घा ते अपि स्मसि स्तोतार इन्द्र गिर्वणः ।
    १ ३ १ ०४०८c त्वं नो जिन्व सोमपाः ॥ २३०
    1 3 1 0408a vayaṃ ghā te api smasi stotāra indra girvaṇaḥ .
    1 3 1 0408c tvaṃ no jinva somapāḥ .. 230
    230. Indra, lord celebrated in song, your devoted celebrants as we are, O lord protector and promoter of the beauty, honour and excellence of life, pray give us the food and fulfilment of life we love and aspire for. (Rg. 8-32-7)

    SV 231

    १ ३ १ ०४०९a एन्द्र पृक्षु कासु चिन्नृम्णं तनूषु धेहि नः ।
    १ ३ १ ०४०९c सत्राजिदुग्र पौँस्यम् ॥ २३१
    1 3 1 0409a endra pṛkṣu kāsu cinnṛmṇaṃ tanūṣu dhehi naḥ .
    1 3 1 0409c satrājidugra paum̐syam .. 231
    231. Indra, lustrous lord always victorious in battles, in all the battles of life we face, vest manly strength in our bodies and courage in our hearts.

    SV 232

    १ ३ १ ०४१०a एवा ह्यसि वीरयुरेवा शूर उत स्थिरः ।
    १ ३ १ ०४१०c एवा ते राध्यं मनः ॥ २३२
    1 3 1 0410a evā hyasi vīrayurevā śūra uta sthiraḥ .
    1 3 1 0410c evā te rādhyaṃ manaḥ .. 232
    232. You love and honour the brave, you are brave yourself, you are definite in intention and undisturbed in attitudes. You are now ripe for the perfection of mind to experience the soul's beatitude in, divine presence. (Rg. 8-92-28)

    SV 233

    १ ३ १ ०५०१a अभि त्वा शूर नोनुमोऽदुग्धा इव धेनवः ।
    १ ३ १ ०५०१c ईशानमस्य जगतः स्वर्दृशमीशानमिन्द्र तस्थुषः ॥ २३३
    1 3 1 0501a abhi tvā śūra nonumo'dugdhā iva dhenavaḥ .
    1 3 1 0501c īśānamasya jagataḥ svardṛśamīśānamindra tasthuṣaḥ .. 233
    233. O lord almighty, we adore you and wait for your blessings as lowing cows not yet milked wait for the master. Indra, lord of glory, you are ruler of the moving world and you are ruler of the unmoving world and your vision is bliss. (Rg. 7-32-22)

    SV 234

    १ ३ १ ०५०२a त्वामिद्धि हवामहे सातौ वाजस्य कार्वः ।
    १ ३ १ ०५०२c त्वां वृत्रेष्विन्द्र सत्पतिं नरस्त्वां काष्ठास्वर्वतः ॥ २३४
    1 3 1 0502a tvāmiddhi havāmahe sātau vājasya kārvaḥ .
    1 3 1 0502c tvāṃ vṛtreṣvindra satpatiṃ narastvāṃ kāṣṭhāsvarvataḥ .. 234
    234. Indra, lord of power and advancement, you alone we invoke and call upon for acquisition of food, energy, honour, excellence and progress. All of us, leading people, makers, poets, artists, artisans and architects of the nation, fast advancing in all directions, invoke and exhort you, protector and promoter of universal truth and values in human struggles for light, goodness and generosity, and the wealth of life. (Rg. 6-46-1)

    SV 235

    १ ३ १ ०५०३a अभि प्र वः सुराधसमिन्द्रमर्च यथा विदे ।
    १ ३ १ ०५०३c यो जरितृभ्यो मघवा पुरूवसुः सहस्रेणेव शिक्षति ॥ २३५
    1 3 1 0503a abhi pra vaḥ surādhasamindramarca yathā vide .
    1 3 1 0503c yo jaritṛbhyo maghavā purūvasuḥ sahasreṇeva śikṣati .. 235
    235. To the best of your intention and purpose and for whatever you wish to achieve, pray to Indra, lord of glory, world power and promotion and means of success, who gives a thousandfold wealth, honour and excellence to his celebrants. (Rg. 8-49-1)

    SV 236

    १ ३ १ ०५०४a तं वो दस्ममृतीषहं वसोर्मन्दानमन्धसः ।
    १ ३ १ ०५०४c अभि वत्सं न स्वसरेषु धेनव इन्द्रं गीर्भिर्नवामहे ॥ २३६
    1 3 1 0504a taṃ vo dasmamṛtīṣahaṃ vasormandānamandhasaḥ .
    1 3 1 0504c abhi vatsaṃ na svasareṣu dhenava indraṃ gīrbhirnavāmahe .. 236
    236. We invoke and call upon Indra eagerly as cows call for their calves in the stalls, and with songs of adoration over night and day we glorify him, lord glorious, omnipotent power fighting for truth against evil forces, and exhilarated with the bright soma of worship offered by celebrant humanity. (Rg. 8-88-1)

    SV 237

    १ ३ १ ०५०५a तरोभिर्वो विदद्वसुमिन्द्रँ सबाध ऊतये ।
    १ ३ १ ०५०५c बृहद्गायन्तः सुतसोमे अध्वरे हुवे भरं न कारिणम् ॥ २३७
    1 3 1 0505a tarobhirvo vidadvasumindram̐ sabādha ūtaye .
    1 3 1 0505c bṛhadgāyantaḥ sutasome adhvare huve bharaṃ na kāriṇam .. 237
    237. Brhad gdyantah sutasome adhvare huve bhararh na kdrinam. In the yajna of love and non-violence where everything is perfect and soma is distilled, I invoke Indra like Abundance itself, giver of wealth, honour and fulfilment. Singing songs of adoration with energy and enthusiasm for your protection and progress, O devotees, celebrate Indra who brings wealth, honour and excellence at the earliest by fastest means. (Rg. 8-66-1)

    SV 238

    १ ३ १ ०५०६a तरणिरित्सिषासति वाजं पुरन्ध्या युजा ।
    १ ३ १ ०५०६c आ व इन्द्रं पुरुहूतं नमे गिरा नेमिं तष्टेव सुद्रुवम् ॥ २३८
    1 3 1 0506a taraṇiritsiṣāsati vājaṃ purandhyā yujā .
    1 3 1 0506c ā va indraṃ puruhūtaṃ name girā nemiṃ taṣṭeva sudruvam .. 238
    238. Only the saviour, a person of dynamic will and action joined in the soul with a controlled and dedicated mind, would share wealth and knowledge with the people and distribute it over the deserving. With words of prayer I bow to Indra, the ruler invoked by you all and draw his attention to you just like the carpenter bending flexible wood round as felly of the wheel. (The lord is flexible too, his heart melts with sympathy for the people.) (Rg. 7-32-20)

    SV 239

    १ ३ १ ०५०७a पिबा सुतस्य रसिनो मत्स्वा न इन्द्र गोमतः ।
    १ ३ १ ०५०७c आपिर्नो बोधि सधमाद्ये वृधे३ऽस्माँ अवन्तु ते धियः ॥ २३९
    1 3 1 0507a pibā sutasya rasino matsvā na indra gomataḥ .
    1 3 1 0507c āpirno bodhi sadhamādye vṛdhe3'smām̐ avantu te dhiyaḥ .. 239
    239. Indra, resplendent and mighty, karma yogi, great performer, come and have a drink of our delicious festive soma distilled and mixed with milk and cream, share the ecstasy, enlighten us, your own people, for progress and prosperity, and may your thoughts and wisdom protect, promote and guide us in life. (Rg. 8-3-1)

    SV 240

    १ ३ १ ०५०८a त्वँ ह्येहि चेरवे विदा भगं वसुत्तये ।
    १ ३ १ ०५०८c उद्वावृषस्व मघवन्गविष्टय उदिन्द्राश्वमिष्टये ॥ २४०
    1 3 1 0508a tvam̐ hyehi cerave vidā bhagaṃ vasuttaye .
    1 3 1 0508c udvāvṛṣasva maghavangaviṣṭaya udindrāśvamiṣṭaye .. 240
    240. Come to give gifts of wealth and honour to the devotee so that the people may be happy and prosperous. O lord of honour and majesty, Indra, bring us showers of the wealth of cows, lands, knowledge and culture for the seekers of light, and horses, advancement and achievement for the seekers of progress. (Rg. 8-61-7)

    SV 241

    १ ३ १ ०५०९a न हि वश्चरमं च न वसिष्ठः परिमँस्ते ।
    १ ३ १ ०५०९c अस्माकमद्य मरुतः सुते सचा विश्वे पिबन्तु कामिनः ॥ २४१
    1 3 1 0509a na hi vaścaramaṃ ca na vasiṣṭhaḥ parimam̐ste .
    1 3 1 0509c asmākamadya marutaḥ sute sacā viśve pibantu kāminaḥ .. 241
    241. O Maruts, vibrant givers of light and energy. 99 leading lights of humanity, the celebrated sage best settled and giver of settlement mentally and spiritually does not ignore or neglect even the last of you but honours you all. O lovers and benefactors of the nation, come today now itself, join and enjoy the delicious taste of our achievement in your honour in the structure and order of a great society. (Rg. 7-59-3)

    SV 242

    १ ३ १ ०५१०a मा चिदन्यद्वि शँसत सखायो मा रिषण्यत ।
    १ ३ १ ०५१०c इन्द्रमित्स्तोता वृषणँ सचा सुते मुहुरुक्था च शँसत ॥ २४२
    1 3 1 0510a mā cidanyadvi śam̐sata sakhāyo mā riṣaṇyata .
    1 3 1 0510c indramitstotā vṛṣaṇam̐ sacā sute muhurukthā ca śam̐sata .. 242
    242. O friends, do not worship any other but One, be firm, never remiss, worship only Indra, sole lord absolute, omnipotent and infinitely generous, and when you have realised the bliss of the lord's presence, sing songs of divine adoration spontaneously, profusely, again and again. (Rg. 8-1-1)

    SV 243

    तृतीय प्रपाठकः । द्वितीयोऽर्धः
    १ ३ १ ०६०१a न किष्टं कर्मणा नशद्यश्चकार सदावृधम् ।
    १ ३ १ ०६०१c इन्द्रं न यज्ञैर्विश्वगूर्तमृभ्वसमधृष्टं धृष्णुमोजसा ॥ २४३
    tṛtīya prapāṭhakaḥ . dvitīyo'rdhaḥ
    1 3 1 0601a na kiṣṭaṃ karmaṇā naśadyaścakāra sadāvṛdham .
    1 3 1 0601c indraṃ na yajñairviśvagūrtamṛbhvasamadhṛṣṭaṃ dhṛṣṇumojasā .. 243
    243. No one can equal merely by action, much less hurt even by yajnas, that person who has won the favour and grace of Indra, lord divine who is rising as well as raising his devotees high, who is universally adored, universal genius, redoubtable and invincibly illustrious by his own essential power. (Rg. 8-70-3)

    SV 244

    १ ३ २ ०६०२a य ऋते चिदभिश्रिषः पुरा जत्रुभ्य आतृदः ।
    १ ३ २ ०६०२c सन्धाता सन्धिं मघवा पुरूवसुर्निष्कर्ता विह्रुतं पुनः ॥ २४४
    1 3 2 0602a ya ṛte cidabhiśriṣaḥ purā jatrubhya ātṛdaḥ .
    1 3 2 0602c sandhātā sandhiṃ maghavā purūvasurniṣkartā vihrutaṃ punaḥ .. 244
    244. Indra is that vibrant immanent lord of unbounded natural health and assertive life energy who, without piercing and without ligatures, provides for the original jointure of the series of separate vertebrae and collar bones and then, later, heals and sets the same back into healthy order if they get dislocated or fractured. (Rg. 8-1-12)

    SV 245

    १ ३ २ ०६०३a आ त्वा सहस्रमा शतं युक्ता रथे हिरण्यये ।
    १ ३ २ ०६०३c ब्रह्मयुजो हरय इन्द्र केशिनो वहन्तु सोमपीतये ॥ २४५
    1 3 2 0603a ā tvā sahasramā śataṃ yuktā rathe hiraṇyaye .
    1 3 2 0603c brahmayujo haraya indra keśino vahantu somapītaye .. 245
    245. May the hundreds and thousands of forces of nature and humanity harnessed to the golden chariot of the universe, radiant with light and dedicated to divinity, invoke and invite you hither into the heart so that we may experience the bliss of divine presence. (Rg. 8-1-24)

    SV 246

    १ ३ २ ०६०४a आ मन्द्रैरिन्द्र हरिभिर्याहि मयूररोमभिः ।
    १ ३ २ ०६०४c मा त्वा के चिन्नि येमुरिन्न पाशिनोऽति धन्वेव ताँ इहि ॥ २४६
    1 3 2 0604a ā mandrairindra haribhiryāhi mayūraromabhiḥ .
    1 3 2 0604c mā tvā ke cinni yemurinna pāśino'ti dhanveva tām̐ ihi .. 246
    246. Indra, lord of honour and excellence, come by the rays of light, beautiful and colourful as the feathers of the peacock. May none, as fowlers ensnare birds, catch you. Outskirt the fowlers as a rainbow and come. (Rg. 3-45-1)

    SV 247

    १ ३ २ ०६०५a त्वमङ्ग प्र शँसिषो देवः शविष्ठ मर्त्यम् ।
    १ ३ २ ०६०५c न त्वदन्यो मघवन्नस्ति मर्डितेन्द्र ब्रवीमि ते वचः ॥ २४७
    1 3 2 0605a tvamaṅga pra śam̐siṣo devaḥ śaviṣṭha martyam .
    1 3 2 0605c na tvadanyo maghavannasti marḍitendra bravīmi te vacaḥ .. 247
    247. Anga, dear friend, Indra, dear and saviour, giver of joy, omnipotent lord, self-refulgent and omniscient, reveal the truth for mortal humanity. Lord of universal wealth, none other than you is the giver of peace and bliss. I speak the very word of yours in covenant. (Rg. 1-84-19)

    SV 248

    १ ३ २ ०६०६a त्वमिन्द्र यशा अस्यृजीषी शवसस्पतिः ।
    १ ३ २ ०६०६c त्वं वृत्राणि हँस्यप्रतीन्येक इत्पुर्वनुत्तश्चर्षणीधृतिः ॥ २४८
    1 3 2 0606a tvamindra yaśā asyṛjīṣī śavasaspatiḥ .
    1 3 2 0606c tvaṃ vṛtrāṇi ham̐syapratīnyeka itpurvanuttaścarṣaṇīdhṛtiḥ .. 248
    248. Indra, lord all powerful, ruler of the world, yours is the honour, yours is the creation of wealth and joy. All by yourself, unsubdued, you eliminate irresistible forms of evil and darkness by the power you wield for the people. (Rg. 8-90-5)

    SV 249

    १ ३ २ ०६०७a इन्द्रमिद्देवतातय इन्द्रं प्रयत्यध्वरे ।
    १ ३ २ ०६०७c इन्द्रँ समीके वनिनो हवामह इन्द्रं धनस्य सातये ॥ २४९
    1 3 2 0607a indramiddevatātaya indraṃ prayatyadhvare .
    1 3 2 0607c indram̐ samīke vanino havāmaha indraṃ dhanasya sātaye .. 249
    249. We invoke Indra for our programmes of natural and environmental development. We invite Indra when the yajna of development is inaugurated. Lovers and admirers dedicated to him, we pray for his grace in our struggles of life, and we solicit his favour and guidance for the achievement of wealth, honour and excellence. (Rg. 8-3-5)

    SV 250

    १ ३ २ ०६०८a इमा उ त्वा पुरूवसो गिरो वर्धन्तु या मम ।
    १ ३ २ ०६०८c पावकवर्णाः शुचयो विपश्चितोऽभि स्तोमैरनूषत ॥ २५०
    1 3 2 0608a imā u tvā purūvaso giro vardhantu yā mama .
    1 3 2 0608c pāvakavarṇāḥ śucayo vipaścito'bhi stomairanūṣata .. 250
    250. O lord of universal wealth, O shelter home of the 103 world, may these words of my divine adoration please you and exalt you. The saints and sages of vision and wisdom and fiery heat and purity of light adore you with songs of celebration. (Rg. 8-3-3)

    SV 251

    १ ३ २ ०६०९a उदु त्ये मधुमत्तमा गिर स्तोमास ईरते ।
    १ ३ २ ०६०९c सत्राजितो धनसा अक्षितोतयो वाजयन्तो रथा इव ॥ २५१
    1 3 2 0609a udu tye madhumattamā gira stomāsa īrate .
    1 3 2 0609c satrājito dhanasā akṣitotayo vājayanto rathā iva .. 251
    251. The sweetest of honeyed songs of praise and vibrations of homage rise to you flying like victorious, unviolated and invincible chariots laden with gold heading for higher destinations. (Rg. 8-3-15)

    SV 252

    १ ३ २ ०६१०a यथा गौरो अपा कृतं तृष्यन्नेत्यवेरिणम् ।
    १ ३ २ ०६१०c आपित्वे नः प्रपित्वे तूयमा गहि कण्वेषु सु सचा पिब ॥ २५२
    1 3 2 0610a yathā gauro apā kṛtaṃ tṛṣyannetyaveriṇam .
    1 3 2 0610c āpitve naḥ prapitve tūyamā gahi kaṇveṣu su sacā piba .. 252
    252. Apitve nah prapitve tuyam d gahi kanvesu su sacd piba. Just as a thirsty stag in the desert rushes to a pool full of water so, O friend in family of the wise, come morning, come evening, come fast and drink the soma of love and reverence in joy. (Rg. 8-4-3)

    SV 253

    १ ३ २ ०७०१a शग्ध्यू३षु शचीपत इन्द्र विश्वाभिरूतिभिः ।
    १ ३ २ ०७०१c भगं न हि त्वा यशसं वसुविदमनु शूर चरामसि ॥ २५३
    1 3 2 0701a śagdhyū3ṣu śacīpata indra viśvābhirūtibhiḥ .
    1 3 2 0701c bhagaṃ na hi tvā yaśasaṃ vasuvidamanu śūra carāmasi .. 253
    253. Indra, lord of omnipotent action and infinitely various victories, with all powers, protections and inspirations, strengthen and energise us for excellent works without delay. As the very honour, splendour and treasure-home of the universe, O potent and heroic lord, we live in pursuit of your glory to justify our existence and win our destiny. (Rg. 8-61-5)

    SV 254

    १ ३ २ ०७०२a या इन्द्र भुज आभरः स्वर्वाँ असुरेभ्यः ।
    १ ३ २ ०७०२c स्तोतारमिन्मघवन्नस्य वर्धय ये च त्वे वृक्तबर्हिषः ॥ २५४
    1 3 2 0702a yā indra bhuja ābharaḥ svarvām̐ asurebhyaḥ .
    1 3 2 0702c stotāraminmaghavannasya vardhaya ye ca tve vṛktabarhiṣaḥ .. 254
    254. Indra, lord of bliss and omnipotence, the food, energy and vitality which you bear and bring from the sources of pranic energy such as sun, air, cloud and cosmic intelligence is great and admirable. O lord of power and glory, pray advance the devotees who appreciate, develop and celebrate this energy and spread the holy grass of yajna in gratitude to you, offer homage to you and develop your gifts. (Rg. 8-97-1)

    SV 255

    १ ३ २ ०७०३a प्र मित्राय प्रार्यम्णे सचथ्यमृतावसो ।
    १ ३ २ ०७०३c वरूथ्ये३ वरुणे छन्द्यं वचः स्तोत्रँ राजसु गायत ॥ २५५
    1 3 2 0703a pra mitrāya prāryamṇe sacathyamṛtāvaso .
    1 3 2 0703c varūthye3 varuṇe chandyaṃ vacaḥ stotram̐ rājasu gāyata .. 255
    255. O lover of truth and eternal laws and values of cosmic truth, sing together, sing in the home and sing on joyous occasions collective, homely and celebrative songs in honour of Mitra, lord of love and universal friendship, Aryaman, lord of the paths of rectitude, and Varuna, lord of judgement and wisdom. Sing hymns of adoration for all the refulgent divinities. (Rg. 8-101-5)

    SV 256

    १ ३ २ ०७०४a अभि त्वा पूर्वपीतय इन्द्र स्तोमेभिरायवः ।
    १ ३ २ ०७०४c समीचीनास ऋभवः समस्वरन्रुद्रा गृणन्त पूर्व्यम् ॥ २५६
    1 3 2 0704a abhi tvā pūrvapītaya indra stomebhirāyavaḥ .
    1 3 2 0704c samīcīnāsa ṛbhavaḥ samasvaranrudrā gṛṇanta pūrvyam .. 256
    256. Indra, men in general, learned experts of vision and wisdom, illustrious powers of law and order, and fighting warriors of defence and protection all together, raising a united voice of praise, prayer and appreciation, with songs of holiness and acts of piety, invoke and invite you, ancient, nearest and most excellent lord of power and lustre, to inaugurate their yajnic celebration of the soma session of peaceful and exciting programme of development. (Rg. 8-3-7)

    SV 257

    १ ३ २ ०७०५a प्र व इन्द्राय बृहते मरुतो ब्रह्मार्चत ।
    १ ३ २ ०७०५c वृत्रँ हनति वृत्रहा शतक्रतुर्वज्रेण शतपर्वणा ॥ २५७
    1 3 2 0705a pra va indrāya bṛhate maruto brahmārcata .
    1 3 2 0705c vṛtram̐ hanati vṛtrahā śatakraturvajreṇa śataparvaṇā .. 257
    257. O Maruts, vibrant brilliant leaders of humanity, worship Indra, lord omnipotent beyond all bounds, and study the divine powers immanent in nature, with hymns of Vedic adoration. He is the destroyer of evil, dispels darkness and ignorance, and destroys the negative uncreative forces with his thunderbolt of hundredfold power. (Rg. 8-89-3)

    SV 258

    १ ३ २ ०७०६a बृहदिन्द्राय गायत मरुतो वृत्रहन्तमम् ।
    १ ३ २ ०७०६c येन ज्योतिरजनयन्नृतावृधो देवं देवाय जागृवि ॥ २५८
    1 3 2 0706a bṛhadindrāya gāyata maruto vṛtrahantamam .
    1 3 2 0706c yena jyotirajanayannṛtāvṛdho devaṃ devāya jāgṛvi .. 258
    258. O Maruts, vibrant leaders of humanity in knowledge and action, sing the resounding songs of Sama which, like the sun, dispel the darkness and eliminate evil, the same by which the sagely servants of eternal law and cosmic yajna in the service of God vitalise, recreate and extend that divine inextinguishable light of life which is ever awake in the world of existence. (Rg. 8-89-1)

    SV 259

    १ ३ २ ०७०७a इन्द्र क्रतुं न आ भर पिता पुत्रेभ्यो यथा ।
    १ ३ २ ०७०७c शिक्षा णो अस्मिन्पुरुहूत यामनि जीवा ज्योतिरशीमहि ॥ २५९
    1 3 2 0707a indra kratuṃ na ā bhara pitā putrebhyo yathā .
    1 3 2 0707c śikṣā ṇo asminpuruhūta yāmani jīvā jyotiraśīmahi .. 259
    259. Bring us the divine vision, will and intelligence as father does for his children. O lord universally invoked and worshipped, instruct us as a teacher at this present time so that we, ordinary souls, may have the new light of life and living experience of Divinity. (Rg. 7-32-26)

    SV 260

    १ ३ २ ०७०८a मा न इन्द्र परा वृणग्भवा नः सधमाद्ये ।
    १ ३ २ ०७०८c त्वं न ऊती त्वमिन्न आप्यम् मा न इन्द्र परा वृणक् ॥ २६०
    1 3 2 0708a mā na indra parā vṛṇagbhavā naḥ sadhamādye .
    1 3 2 0708c tvaṃ na ūtī tvaminna āpyam mā na indra parā vṛṇak .. 260
    260. Indra, lord supreme of truth, goodness and beauty, pray forsake us not, be with us as a friend in the great hall of life and joy, you are our protector, you alone are ultimately our end and aim worth attaining, pray do not forsake us. (Rg. 8-97-7)

    SV 261

    १ ३ २ ०७०९a वयं घ त्वा सुतावन्त आपो न वृक्तबर्हिषः ।
    १ ३ २ ०७०९c पवित्रस्य प्रस्रवणेषु वृत्रहन्परि स्तोतार आसते ॥ २६१
    1 3 2 0709a vayaṃ gha tvā sutāvanta āpo na vṛktabarhiṣaḥ .
    1 3 2 0709c pavitrasya prasravaṇeṣu vṛtrahanpari stotāra āsate .. 261
    261. Indra, destroyer of evil, darkness and suffering, we, your celebrants, having distilled the soma, spread and occupied the holy grass, we, sit and wait on the vedi for your presence in the flux of life as holy performers, while the flow of pure immortality continues all round in the dynamics of existence. (Rg. 8-33-1)

    SV 262

    १ ३ २ ०७१०a यदिन्द्र नाहुषीष्वा ओजो नृम्णं च कृष्टिषु ।
    १ ३ २ ०७१०c यद्वा पञ्च क्षितीनां द्युम्नमा भर सत्रा विश्वानि पौँस्या ॥ २६२
    1 3 2 0710a yadindra nāhuṣīṣvā ojo nṛmṇaṃ ca kṛṣṭiṣu .
    1 3 2 0710c yadvā pañca kṣitīnāṃ dyumnamā bhara satrā viśvāni paum̐syā .. 262
    262. Indra, ruler of the world, whatever the lustre and splendour in humanity across history, whatever the power and wealth among communities, whatever the virtue and quality in the five elements of nature or lands of the earth, or whatever the strength and vigour of the world of existence, you bear and symbolise all that. Pray, O lord, bear and bring us all that. (Rg. 6-46-7)

    SV 263

    १ ३ २ ०८०१a सत्यमित्था वृषेदसि वृषजूतिर्नोऽविता ।
    १ ३ २ ०८०१c वृषा ह्युग्र श‍ृण्विषे परावति वृषो अर्वावति श्रुतः ॥ २६३
    1 3 2 0801a satyamitthā vṛṣedasi vṛṣajūtirno'vitā .
    1 3 2 0801c vṛṣā hyugra śṛṇviṣe parāvati vṛṣo arvāvati śrutaḥ .. 263
    263. True it is thus you are our protector, virile and generous yourself and an inspiration and driving force for the virile and the brave, unbound, uncountered, brave and illustrious, harbinger of the showers of peace and joy and known as omnificent and sublime all over the world far and near. (Rg. 8-33-10)

    SV 264

    १ ३ २ ०८०२a यच्छक्रासि परावति यदर्वावति वृत्रहन् ।
    १ ३ २ ०८०२c अतस्त्वा गीर्भिर्द्युगदिन्द्र केशिभिः सुतावाँ आ विवासति ॥ २६४
    1 3 2 0802a yacchakrāsi parāvati yadarvāvati vṛtrahan .
    1 3 2 0802c atastvā gīrbhirdyugadindra keśibhiḥ sutāvām̐ ā vivāsati .. 264
    264. O Shakra, lord of mighty holy action, destroyer of evil and darkness, whether you are far off or close by, the man of creative yajna invokes you and draws your attention and presence from there by words of adoration radiating like rays of light across the spaces of skies and heavens of light. (Rg. 8-97-4)

    SV 265

    १ ३ २ ०८०३a अभि वो वीरमन्धसो मदेषु गाय गिरा महा विचेतसम् ।
    १ ३ २ ०८०३c इन्द्रं नाम श्रुत्यँ शाकिनं वचो यथा ॥ २६५
    1 3 2 0803a abhi vo vīramandhaso madeṣu gāya girā mahā vicetasam .
    1 3 2 0803c indraṃ nāma śrutyam̐ śākinaṃ vaco yathā .. 265
    265. In the ecstasy of your soma celebration, with the best of word and voice, sing in praise of Indra, mighty brave, highly knowledgeable and wise, renowned of name and versatile in power and competence. (Rg. 8-46-14)

    SV 266

    १ ३ २ ०८०४a इन्द्र त्रिधातु शरणं त्रिवरूथँ स्वस्तये ।
    १ ३ २ ०८०४c छर्दिर्यच्छ मघवद्भ्यश्च मह्यं च यावया दिद्युमेभ्यः ॥ २६६
    1 3 2 0804a indra tridhātu śaraṇaṃ trivarūtham̐ svastaye .
    1 3 2 0804c chardiryaccha maghavadbhyaśca mahyaṃ ca yāvayā didyumebhyaḥ .. 266
    266. Indra, lord ruler of the wealth of nations, for the men of wealth, power, honour and generosity of heart, and for me too, give a home made of three metals and materials, comfortable in three seasons of summer, winter and rains, a place of rest, peace and security for complete well being. Give the light for them, keep off the blaze from them. (Rg. 6-46-9)

    SV 267

    १ ३ २ ०८०५a श्रायन्त इव सूर्यं विश्वेदिन्द्रस्य भक्षत ।
    १ ३ २ ०८०५c वसूनि जातो जनिमान्योजसा प्रति भागं न दीधिमः ॥ २६७
    1 3 2 0805a śrāyanta iva sūryaṃ viśvedindrasya bhakṣata .
    1 3 2 0805c vasūni jāto janimānyojasā prati bhāgaṃ na dīdhimaḥ .. 267
    267. Just as the rays of light share and diffuse the radiance of the sun, so you too share and reflect the golden glories of Indra, the cosmic soul. Let us meditate on the divine presence and for our share enjoy the ecstasy of bliss vibrating in the world of past and future creation by virtue of Indra's omnipresent majesty. (Rg. 8-99-3)

    SV 268

    १ ३ २ ०८०६a न सीमदेव आप तदिषं दीर्घायो मर्त्यः ।
    १ ३ २ ०८०६c एतग्वा चिद्या एतशो युयोजत इन्द्रो हरी युयोजते ॥ २६८
    1 3 2 0806a na sīmadeva āpa tadiṣaṃ dīrghāyo martyaḥ .
    1 3 2 0806c etagvā cidyā etaśo yuyojata indro harī yuyojate .. 268
    268. Never can an impious, ungodly mortal find that food and energy in life which that other person can find who yokes those dynamic energies and powers in his search for progress which Indra deploys in his creative and evolutionary programme of existence. (Rg. 8-70-7) 111

    SV 269

    १ ३ २ ०८०७a आ नो विश्वासु हव्यमिन्द्रँ समत्सु भूषत ।
    १ ३ २ ०८०७c उप ब्रह्माणि सवनानि वृत्रहन्परमज्या ऋचीषम ॥ २६९
    1 3 2 0807a ā no viśvāsu havyamindram̐ samatsu bhūṣata .
    1 3 2 0807c upa brahmāṇi savanāni vṛtrahanparamajyā ṛcīṣama .. 269
    269. Indra, lord of universal energy, world power and human forces, is worthy of reverence and invocation in all our joint battles of life. May the lord of strongest bow, destroyer of evil and dispeller of darkness and ignorance, great and glorious as sung in the Rks, grace our songs of adoration and faithful efforts with the beauty and glory of success. (Rg. 8-90-1)

    SV 270

    १ ३ २ ०८०८a तवेदिन्द्रावमं वसु त्वं पुष्यसि मध्यमम् ।
    १ ३ २ ०८०८c सत्रा विश्वस्य परमस्य राजसि न किष्ट्वा गोषु वृण्वते ॥ २७०
    1 3 2 0808a tavedindrāvamaṃ vasu tvaṃ puṣyasi madhyamam .
    1 3 2 0808c satrā viśvasya paramasya rājasi na kiṣṭvā goṣu vṛṇvate .. 270
    270. Indra, you protect, promote and rule over the lower orders of wealth of the world. You promote and rule over the middle order of the world's wealth. And you rule and shine over wealth of the highest order of the world. You are the true and the eternal power. No one can resist you among the lands and lights of the world. Who would not accept you? (Rg. 7-32-16)

    SV 271

    १ ३ २ ०८०९a क्वेयथ क्वेदसि पुरुत्रा चिद्धि ते मनः ।
    १ ३ २ ०८०९c अलर्षि युध्म खजकृत्पुरन्दर प्र गायत्रा अगासिषुः ॥ २७१
    1 3 2 0809a kveyatha kvedasi purutrā ciddhi te manaḥ .
    1 3 2 0809c alarṣi yudhma khajakṛtpurandara pra gāyatrā agāsiṣuḥ .. 271
    271. Where do you move and reach? Where do you reside and abide? No one can say. Your mind and presence is everywhere, universal. O lord of the warlike dynamics of existence, pivot and chumer of the universe, breaker of the citadels of darkness and ignorance, come and bless us, the celebrants and singers of Gayatri hymns invoke and adore you. (Rg. 8-1-7)

    SV 272

    १ ३ २ ०८१०a वयमेनमिदा ह्योपीपेमेह वज्रिणम् ।
    १ ३ २ ०८१०c तस्मा उ अद्य सवने सुतं भरा नूनं भूषत श्रुते ॥ २७२
    1 3 2 0810a vayamenamidā hyopīpemeha vajriṇam .
    1 3 2 0810c tasmā u adya savane sutaṃ bharā nūnaṃ bhūṣata śrute .. 272
    272. Here today as before we have regaled this lord of the thunderbolt. For him, again, now, all of one mind, bear and bring the distilled soma of homage, and worship him who would, for certain for joy of the song, grace the celebrants. (Rg. 8-66-7)

    SV 273

    १ ३ २ ०९०१a यो राजा चर्षणीनां याता रथेभिरध्रिगुः ।
    १ ३ २ ०९०१c विश्वासां तरुता पृतनानां ज्येष्ठं यो वृत्रहा गृणे ॥ २७३
    1 3 2 0901a yo rājā carṣaṇīnāṃ yātā rathebhiradhriguḥ .
    1 3 2 0901c viśvāsāṃ tarutā pṛtanānāṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ yo vṛtrahā gṛṇe .. 273
    273. I adore Indra, lord supreme, who rules the people, and who is the irresistible and universal mover by waves of cosmic energy, saviour of all humanity, supreme warrior and winner of cosmic battles of the elemental forces and who destroys the evil, darkness and poverty of the world. (Rg. 8-70-1)

    SV 274

    १ ३ २ ०९०२a यत इन्द्र भयामहे ततो नो अभयं कृधि ।
    १ ३ २ ०९०२c मघवञ्छग्धि तव तन्न ऊतये वि द्विषो वि मृधो जहि ॥ २७४
    1 3 2 0902a yata indra bhayāmahe tato no abhayaṃ kṛdhi .
    1 3 2 0902c maghavañchagdhi tava tanna ūtaye vi dviṣo vi mṛdho jahi .. 274
    274. Indra, lord indomitable, whoever, whatever and wherever we fear, make us fearless from that. O lord of might and world power, pray strengthen us with your powers and protections of the highest order. Eliminate the jealous, the malignant, the disdainers and contemners. (Rg. 8-61-13)

    SV 275

    १ ३ २ ०९०३a वास्तोष्पते ध्रुवा स्थूणाँ सत्रँ सोम्यानाम् ।
    १ ३ २ ०९०३c द्रप्सः पुरां भेत्ता शश्वतीनामिन्द्रो मुनीनाँ सखा ॥ २७५
    1 3 2 0903a vāstoṣpate dhruvā sthūṇām̐ satram̐ somyānām .
    1 3 2 0903c drapsaḥ purāṃ bhettā śaśvatīnāmindro munīnām̐ sakhā .. 275
    275. O lord of human habitations, creator of the cosmic home of life, may the centre column of our house be firm. May the lord be the protective armour of the makers of soma. May Indra, lover of soma to the last drop, be destroyer of the strongholds of evil which nevertheless persist through time, and may the lord be friends with the sages. (Rg. 8-17-14)

    SV 276

    १ ३ २ ०९०४a बण्महाँ असि सूर्य बडादित्य महाँ असि ।
    १ ३ २ ०९०४c महस्ते सतो महिमा पनिष्टम मह्ना देव महाँ असि ॥ २७६
    1 3 2 0904a baṇmahām̐ asi sūrya baḍāditya mahām̐ asi .
    1 3 2 0904c mahaste sato mahimā paniṣṭama mahnā deva mahām̐ asi .. 276
    276. O Surya, light of life, you are truly great, lord indestructible, you are undoubtedly great. O lord of reality, highest real, great is your glory, most adorable. In truth, you are great, refulgent and generous. (Rg. 8- - )

    SV 277

    १ ३ २ ०९०५a अश्वी रथी सुरूप इद्गोमाँ यदिन्द्र ते सखा ।
    १ ३ २ ०९०५c श्वात्रभाजा वयसा सचते सदा चन्द्रैर्याति सभामुप ॥ २७७
    1 3 2 0905a aśvī rathī surūpa idgomām̐ yadindra te sakhā .
    1 3 2 0905c śvātrabhājā vayasā sacate sadā candrairyāti sabhāmupa .. 277
    277. Indra, lord of light and ruling power, your devoted friend ever blest with the powers of life's progress onwards like a chariot hero of war, enjoying grace of person and culture, wealth of knowledge and riches of the earth, has his full share of good health, full age and 115 gifts of existence, and he goes forward to the assembly of people with the graces of full moon among stars. (Rg. 8-4-9)

    SV 278

    १ ३ २ ०९०६a यद्द्याव इन्द्र ते शतँ शतं भूमीरुत स्युः ।
    १ ३ २ ०९०६c न त्वा वज्रिन्त्सहस्रँ सूर्या अनु न जातमष्ट रोदसी ॥ २७८
    1 3 2 0906a yaddyāva indra te śatam̐ śataṃ bhūmīruta syuḥ .
    1 3 2 0906c na tvā vajrintsahasram̐ sūryā anu na jātamaṣṭa rodasī .. 278
    278. Indra, lord of thunder, if there were a hundred heavens, and if there were a hundred earths, they would not be able to rival you. Not a thousand suns, nor heavens, earths and skies together would match you at the rise in manifestation. (Rg. 8-70-5)

    SV 279

    १ ३ २ ०९०७a यदिन्द्र प्रागपागुदग्न्यग्वा हूयसे नृभिः ।
    १ ३ २ ०९०७c सिमा पुरू नृषूतो अस्यानवेऽसि प्रशर्ध तुर्वशे ॥ २७९
    1 3 2 0907a yadindra prāgapāgudagnyagvā hūyase nṛbhiḥ .
    1 3 2 0907c simā purū nṛṣūto asyānave'si praśardha turvaśe .. 279
    279. Indra, illustrious lord of the world, ruler and commander of human forces, karmayogi, when you are invoked by people anywhere east or west, north or south, up or down, then, O lord of excellence, you feel highly impelled by those many and come and act as the destroyer of many evils for the people of reverence and exceptional strength. (Rg. 8-4-1)

    SV 280

    १ ३ २ ०९०८a कस्तमिन्द्र त्वा वसवा मर्त्यो दधर्षति ।
    १ ३ २ ०९०८c श्रद्धा हि ते मघवन्पार्ये दिवि वाजी वाजँ सिषासति ॥ २८०
    1 3 2 0908a kastamindra tvā vasavā martyo dadharṣati .
    1 3 2 0908c śraddhā hi te maghavanpārye divi vājī vājam̐ siṣāsati .. 280
    280. Indra, lord ruler of the world, who can assail that mortal who wholly lives under the shade and shelter of your protection? O lord of the wealth and power of existence, whoever reposes his faith and dynamism in you as the sole saviour and pilot while he is in action receives his share of victory in the light of divinity. (Rg. 7-32-14)

    SV 281

    १ ३ २ ०९०९a इन्द्राग्नी अपादियं पूर्वागात्पद्वतीभ्यः ।
    १ ३ २ ०९०९c हित्वा शिरो जिह्वया रारपच्चरत्त्रिँशत्पदा न्यक्रमीत् ॥ २८१
    1 3 2 0909a indrāgnī apādiyaṃ pūrvāgātpadvatībhyaḥ .
    1 3 2 0909c hitvā śiro jihvayā rārapaccarattrim̐śatpadā nyakramīt .. 281
    281. Lightning and fire divine, this light of the dawn, shaking up its locks of hair and proclaiming its rise with its flames, radiates before life on the earth is on wheels, and moves on thirty steps of time and space.(Rg.6-59-6)

    SV 282

    १ ३ २ ०९१०a इन्द्र नेदीय एदिहि मितमेधाभिरूतिभिः ।
    १ ३ २ ०९१०c आ शं तम शं तमाभिरभिष्टिभिरा स्वापे स्वापिभिः ॥ २८२
    1 3 2 0910a indra nedīya edihi mitamedhābhirūtibhiḥ .
    1 3 2 0910c ā śaṃ tama śaṃ tamābhirabhiṣṭibhirā svāpe svāpibhiḥ .. 282
    282. Indra, closest power divine, come at the earliest with sure protections of definite resolution of mind. Lord of supreme peace, come with most peaceful fulfilment of desire, come, dear friend, with most friendly powers of protection and progress. (Rg. 8-53-5)

    SV 283

    १ ३ २ १००१a इत ऊती वो अजरं प्रहेतारमप्रहितम् ।
    १ ३ २ १००१c आशुं जेतारँ हेतारँ रथीतममतूर्तं तुग्रियावृधम् ॥ २८३
    1 3 2 1001a ita ūtī vo ajaraṃ prahetāramaprahitam .
    1 3 2 1001c āśuṃ jetāram̐ hetāram̐ rathītamamatūrtaṃ tugriyāvṛdham .. 283
    283. O men and women of the earth, for your protection and progress follow Indra, unaging, all inspirer and mover, himself unmoved and self-inspired, most dynamic, highest victor, thunderer, master of the chariot of life, inviolable augmenter of strength to victory. (Rg. 8-99-7)

    SV 284

    १ ३ २ १००२a मो षु त्वा वाघतश्च नारे अस्मन्नि रीरमन् ।
    १ ३ २ १००२c आरात्ताद्वा सधमादं न आ गहीह वा सन्नुप श्रुधि ॥ २८४
    1 3 2 1002a mo ṣu tvā vāghataśca nāre asmanni rīraman .
    1 3 2 1002c ārāttādvā sadhamādaṃ na ā gahīha vā sannupa śrudhi .. 284
    284. Let not your worshippers be far away from us, nor let them detain you. Come to our house of celebration from the farthest distance even, and when you are here, listen to our songs of celebration and divine adoration. (Rg. 7-32-1)

    SV 285

    १ ३ २ १००३a सुनोत सोमपाव्ने सोममिन्द्राय वज्रिणे ।
    १ ३ २ १००३c पचता पक्तीरवसे कृणुध्वमित्पृणन्नित्पृणते मयः ॥ २८५
    1 3 2 1003a sunota somapāvne somamindrāya vajriṇe .
    1 3 2 1003c pacatā paktīravase kṛṇudhvamitpṛṇannitpṛṇate mayaḥ .. 285
    285. Extract, mature and prepare the nectar of life for the lord, Indra, wielder of the thunderbolt of justice and punishment and destroyer of evil, who loves the soma spirit of life's beauty and joy. Ripen and perfect the drinks and drugs for health care and protection of life, and create the state of comfort and well being, giving success and fulfilment for those who work for the joy and fulfilment of all in general. (Rg. 7-32-8)

    SV 286

    १ ३ २ १००४a यः सत्राहा विचर्षणिरिन्द्रं तँ हूमहे वयम् ।
    १ ३ २ १००४c सहस्रमन्यो तुविनृम्ण सत्पते भवा समत्सु नो वृधे ॥ २८६
    1 3 2 1004a yaḥ satrāhā vicarṣaṇirindraṃ tam̐ hūmahe vayam .
    1 3 2 1004c sahasramanyo tuvinṛmṇa satpate bhavā samatsu no vṛdhe .. 286
    286. We invoke and adore Indra, lord of glory, constant watcher of humanity and human actions, and pray:- O lord protector of truth, commanding infinite passion vitality and flames of fiery forces, master of universal wealth, be with us for our advancement in the struggles 119 of life. (Rg. 6-46-3)

    SV 287

    १ ३ २ १००५a शचीभिर्नः शचीवसू दिवानक्तं दिशस्यतम् ।
    १ ३ २ १००५c मा वाँ रातिरुप दसत्कदा च नास्मद्रातिः कदा च न ॥ २८७
    1 3 2 1005a śacībhirnaḥ śacīvasū divānaktaṃ diśasyatam .
    1 3 2 1005c mā vām̐ rātirupa dasatkadā ca nāsmadrātiḥ kadā ca na .. 287
    287. Ashvins, lords of noble action and givers of wealth by noble action, for the noble actions of ours, bless us with the gifts of wealth day and night. We pray, may your generosity never wear away from us. May our charity too never forsake us. (Rg. 1-139-5)

    SV 288

    १ ३ २ १००६a यदा कदा च मीढुषे स्तोता जरेत मर्त्यः ।
    १ ३ २ १००६c आदिद्वन्देत वरुणं विपा गिरा धर्त्तारं विव्रतानाम् ॥ २८८
    1 3 2 1006a yadā kadā ca mīḍhuṣe stotā jareta martyaḥ .
    1 3 2 1006c ādidvandeta varuṇaṃ vipā girā dharttāraṃ vivratānām .. 288
    288. Whenever a mortal celebrant would appreciate, praise or exhalt the rich, generous and the magnanimous, let him with free and vibrant voice appreciate, exhalt and worship Varuna, universal supporter and sustainer of the people and powers of discipline, resolution and graciousness of generosity.

    SV 289

    १ ३ २ १००७a पाहि गा अन्धसो मद इन्द्राय मेध्यातिथे ।
    १ ३ २ १००७c यः सम्मिश्लो हर्योर्यो हिरण्यय इन्द्रो वज्री हिरण्ययः ॥ २८९
    1 3 2 1007a pāhi gā andhaso mada indrāya medhyātithe .
    1 3 2 1007c yaḥ sammiślo haryoryo hiraṇyaya indro vajrī hiraṇyayaḥ .. 289
    289. O man, you are a visitor and respectable guest on this earth of a golden order of beauty, prosperity and culture. Observe the rules of this order, advance the beauty and prosperity of it, and in the pleasure and ecstasy of its plenty of soma hospitality, sing and celebrate the glory of Indra, lord ruler of vision and action united, commander of the nation's forces, dynamic and creative, friendly and cooperative, wielder of the thunderbolt of justice and retribution, burden bearer and pilot of the golden chariot of humanity. (Rg. 8-33-4)

    SV 290

    १ ३ २ १००८a उभयँ श‍ृणवच्च न इन्द्रो अर्वागिदं वचः ।
    १ ३ २ १००८c सत्राच्या मघवान्त्सोमपीतये धिया शविष्ठ आ गमत् ॥ २९०
    1 3 2 1008a ubhayam̐ śṛṇavacca na indro arvāgidaṃ vacaḥ .
    1 3 2 1008c satrācyā maghavāntsomapītaye dhiyā śaviṣṭha ā gamat .. 290
    290. May Indra, lord omnipotent, master of the world's wealth and power, directly listen to our joint prayer for worldly and spiritual advancement with attentive ear and sympathetic understanding, and may the lord of supreme power come to protect and promote our yajnic programme and prayer and taste the pleasure of success. (Rg. 8-61-1)

    SV 291

    १ ३ २ १००९a महे च न त्वाद्रिवः परा शुल्काय दीयसे ।
    १ ३ २ १००९c न सहस्राय नायुताये वज्रिवो न शताय शतामघ ॥ २९१
    1 3 2 1009a mahe ca na tvādrivaḥ parā śulkāya dīyase .
    1 3 2 1009c na sahasrāya nāyutāye vajrivo na śatāya śatāmagha .. 291
    291. O lord of infinite wealth, power and majesty, wielder of the thunderbolt of justice and punishment, breaker of the clouds and mountains, bless me that I may never give up my devotion to you for the greatest material return, not for a thousand, not for a million, not even for the boundless wealth of the world. (Rg. 8-1-5)

    SV 292

    १ ३ २ १०१०a वस्याँ इन्द्रासि मे पितुरुत भ्रातुरभुञ्जतः ।
    १ ३ २ १०१०c माता च मे छदयथः समा वसो वसुत्वनाय राधसे ॥ २९२
    1 3 2 1010a vasyām̐ indrāsi me pituruta bhrāturabhuñjataḥ .
    1 3 2 1010c mātā ca me chadayathaḥ samā vaso vasutvanāya rādhase .. 292
    292. Only my mother and you are equal to provide me solace and protection, O shelter of the universe, for my wealth and celebrity in success (my mother as individual mother and you as universal mother). (Rg. 8-1-6)

    SV 293

    चतुर्थ प्रपाठकः । प्रथमोऽर्धः
    १ ४ १ ०१०१a इम इन्द्राय सुन्विरे सोमासो दध्याशिरः ।
    १ ४ १ ०१०१c ताँ आ मदाय वज्रहस्त पीतये हरिभ्यां याह्योक आ ॥ २९३
    caturtha prapāṭhakaḥ . prathamo'rdhaḥ
    1 4 1 0101a ima indrāya sunvire somāso dadhyāśiraḥ .
    1 4 1 0101c tām̐ ā madāya vajrahasta pītaye haribhyāṃ yāhyoka ā .. 293
    293. These somas of the nation's honour and excellence energised by the ferment of inspiration and enthusiasm have been distilled to celebrate the dignity and majesty of the land and the ruler Indra. O lord wielder of the thunderbolt, come to our hall of fame for the joy of a drink of them. Come fast by the chariot drawn by horses of the winds. (Rg. 7-32-4)

    SV 294

    १ ४ १ ०१०२a इम इन्द्र मदाय ते सोमाश्चिकित्र उकिथनः ।
    १ ४ १ ०१०२c मधोः पपान उप नो गिरः श‍ृणु रास्व स्तोत्राय गिर्वणः ॥ २९४
    1 4 1 0102a ima indra madāya te somāścikitra ukithanaḥ .
    1 4 1 0102c madhoḥ papāna upa no giraḥ śṛṇu rāsva stotrāya girvaṇaḥ .. 294
    294. Madhoh papdna upa no girah srnu rdsva stotrdya girvanah. Indra, adorable lord of knowledge, these some sanatives of the celebrant are for your joyous appreciation and acceptance. Pray listen to our voice of submission, taste, evaluate and promote this honey sweet of soma, and bless the celebrant with ample reward.

    SV 295

    १ ४ १ ०१०३a आ त्वा३द्य सबर्दुघाँ हुवे गायत्रवेपसम् ।
    १ ४ १ ०१०३c इन्द्रं धेनुँ सुदुघामन्यामिषमुरुधारामरङ्कृतम् ॥ २९५
    1 4 1 0103a ā tvā3dya sabardughām̐ huve gāyatravepasam .
    1 4 1 0103c indraṃ dhenum̐ sudughāmanyāmiṣamurudhārāmaraṅkṛtam .. 295
    295. Today I invoke Indra, I invoke the motherly spirit of the universe, giver of total fulfilment of the heart's desire, pleased and stirred by the chant of Gayatri songs 123 of adoration, omnipotent and omnificent, generous as Mother Nature, giver of ample gifts beyond the earth and the earthly cow, harbinger of showers of the cherished nectar milk of life, all blissful and gracious. (Rg. 8-1-10)

    SV 296

    १ ४ १ ०१०४a न त्वा बृहन्तो अद्रयो वरन्त इन्द्र वीडवः ।
    १ ४ १ ०१०४c यच्छिक्षसि स्तुवते मावते वसु न किष्टदा मिनाति ते ॥ २९६
    1 4 1 0104a na tvā bṛhanto adrayo varanta indra vīḍavaḥ .
    1 4 1 0104c yacchikṣasi stuvate māvate vasu na kiṣṭadā mināti te .. 296
    296. Not the mighty fixed mountains can restrain you, Indra, generous lord, when you come to give wealth to a celebrant like me. No one can stop and frustrate your will. (Rg. 8-88-3)

    SV 297

    १ ४ १ ०१०५a क ईं वेद सुते सचा पिबन्तं कद्वयो दधे ।
    १ ४ १ ०१०५c अयं यः पुरो विभिनत्योजसा मन्दानः शिप्र्यन्धसः ॥ २९७
    1 4 1 0105a ka īṃ veda sute sacā pibantaṃ kadvayo dadhe .
    1 4 1 0105c ayaṃ yaḥ puro vibhinatyojasā mandānaḥ śipryandhasaḥ .. 297
    297. Who would for certain know Indra in this created world of beauty and glory, how much power and force he wields while he rules and sustains it, Indra who wears the helmet and breaks down the strongholds of negativities with his lustrous might, the lord who shares and enjoys the soma of his own creation? (Rg. 8-33-7)

    SV 298

    १ ४ १ ०१०६a यदिन्द्र शासो अव्रतं च्यावया सदसस्परि ।
    १ ४ १ ०१०६c अस्माकमँशुं मघवन्पुरुस्पृहं वसव्ये अधि बर्हय ॥ २९८
    1 4 1 0106a yadindra śāso avrataṃ cyāvayā sadasaspari .
    1 4 1 0106c asmākamam̐śuṃ maghavanpuruspṛhaṃ vasavye adhi barhaya .. 298
    298. Indra, ruler of the commonwealth, as you are ruler of the law and keeper of the discipline of creativity and yajnic production, pray remove from the house of yajna the person who cannot observe the discipline and does not keep the pace of creativity and contribution. O lord of power and wealth, advance and on top promote our soma sanative of universal value and interest for the peace, progress and affluence of the nation.

    SV 299

    १ ४ १ ०१०७a त्वष्टा नो दैव्यं वचः पर्जन्यो ब्रह्मणस्पतिः ।
    १ ४ १ ०१०७c पुत्रैर्भ्रातृभिरदितिर्नु पातु नो दुष्टरं त्रामणं वचः ॥ २९९
    1 4 1 0107a tvaṣṭā no daivyaṃ vacaḥ parjanyo brahmaṇaspatiḥ .
    1 4 1 0107c putrairbhrātṛbhiraditirnu pātu no duṣṭaraṃ trāmaṇaṃ vacaḥ .. 299
    299. May Tvashta, divine spirit of natural evolution of forms and institutions, our divine Word, Parjanaya, soma showers of vitality, Brahmanaspati, sun and divine cosmic protection and inviolable mother Infinity alongwith our brothers and our progeny protect and justify our saviour and inviolable word of promise and resolution for the safety and security of life and the environment.

    SV 300

    १ ४ १ ०१०८a कदा च न स्तरीरसि नेन्द्र सश्चसि दाशुषे ।
    १ ४ १ ०१०८c उपोपेन्नु मघवन्भूय इन्नु ते दानं देवस्य पृच्यते ॥ ३००
    1 4 1 0108a kadā ca na starīrasi nendra saścasi dāśuṣe .
    1 4 1 0108c upopennu maghavanbhūya innu te dānaṃ devasya pṛcyate .. 300
    300. Never are you unfruitful, never uncharitable, you are always with the giver, closer and closer, more and more, again and again, O lord of wealth and honour, and the charity of divinity ever grows higher and promotes the giver. (Rg. 8-51-7)

    SV 301

    १ ४ १ ०१०९a युङ्क्ष्वा हि वृत्रहन्तम हरी इन्द्र परावतः ।
    १ ४ १ ०१०९c अर्वाचीनो मघवन्त्सोमपीतय उग्र ऋष्वेभिरा गहि ॥ ३०१
    1 4 1 0109a yuṅkṣvā hi vṛtrahantama harī indra parāvataḥ .
    1 4 1 0109c arvācīno maghavantsomapītaya ugra ṛṣvebhirā gahi .. 301
    301. O greatest destroyer of darkness, Indra, omnipotent lord of glory and majesty, blazing ruler and controller of the world, take to the chariot, harness the fastest vital forces of radiance and come from the farthest to us right here and now, with brilliant and indefatigable powers of light, wisdom and bravery, to join us in the soma celebrations of our yajnic victory. (Rg. 8-3-17)

    SV 302

    १ ४ १ ०११०a त्वामिदा ह्यो नरोऽपीप्यन्वज्रिन्भूर्णयः ।
    १ ४ १ ०११०c स इन्द्र स्तोमवाहस इह श्रुध्युप स्वसरमा गहि ॥ ३०२
    1 4 1 0110a tvāmidā hyo naro'pīpyanvajrinbhūrṇayaḥ .
    1 4 1 0110c sa indra stomavāhasa iha śrudhyupa svasaramā gahi .. 302
    302. Indra, lord of mind and soul, wielder of adamantine will and energy, zealous celebrants and leading lights serve and adore you today as ever before in the past. Thus adored and contemplated, listen to the prayers of the devotees in meditation, come and arise in your own abode of the sage's heart. (Rg. 8-99-1)

    SV 303

    १ ४ १ ०२०१a प्रत्यु अदर्श्यायत्यू३च्छन्ती दुहिता दिवः ।
    १ ४ १ ०२०१c अपो मही वृणुते चक्षुषा तमो ज्योतिष्कृणोति सूनरि ॥ ३०३
    1 4 1 0201a pratyu adarśyāyatyū3cchantī duhitā divaḥ .
    1 4 1 0201c apo mahī vṛṇute cakṣuṣā tamo jyotiṣkṛṇoti sūnari .. 303
    303. The great and glorious dawn, child of the light of divinity, is seen rising, dispelling mists and darkness, and illuminates with light the world of our actions, brilliant guide as she is for the day. (Rg. 7-81-1)

    SV 304

    १ ४ १ ०२०२a इमा उ वां दिविष्टय उस्रा हवन्ते अश्विना ।
    १ ४ १ ०२०२c अयं वामह्वेऽवसे शचीवसू विशंविशँ हि गच्छथः ॥ ३०४
    1 4 1 0202a imā u vāṃ diviṣṭaya usrā havante aśvinā .
    1 4 1 0202c ayaṃ vāmahve'vase śacīvasū viśaṃviśam̐ hi gacchathaḥ .. 304
    304. Brilliant Ashvins, these yajakas dedicated to life divine invoke and call upon you for light, and I too, O versatile commanders of the wealth of knowledge, power and vision, invite you and pray for protection 127 and advancement since you visit and bless every individual and every community. (Rg. 7-74-1)

    SV 305

    १ ४ १ ०२०३a कु ष्ठः को वामश्विना तपानो देवा मर्त्यः ।
    १ ४ १ ०२०३c घ्नता वामश्मया क्षपमाणोँशुनेत्थमु आदुन्यथा ॥ ३०५
    1 4 1 0203a ku ṣṭhaḥ ko vāmaśvinā tapāno devā martyaḥ .
    1 4 1 0203c ghnatā vāmaśmayā kṣapamāṇom̐śunetthamu ādunyathā .. 305
    305. O divine Ashwins, sun and moon, who on earth is the mortal that can give the refulgence you have? None. And would you abandon the man living on earth, extracting soma and regaling you with the nectar radiating from sun, beaten by thunder, and showered by clouds on earth this way or otherwise?

    SV 306

    १ ४ १ ०२०४a अयं वां मधुमत्तमः सुतः सोमो दिविष्टिषु ।
    १ ४ १ ०२०४c तमश्विना पिबतं तिरो अह्न्यं धत्तँ रत्नानि दाशुषे ॥ ३०६
    1 4 1 0204a ayaṃ vāṃ madhumattamaḥ sutaḥ somo diviṣṭiṣu .
    1 4 1 0204c tamaśvinā pibataṃ tiro ahnyaṃ dhattam̐ ratnāni dāśuṣe .. 306
    306. Ashvins, brilliant powers like the sun and moon, promoters of light and truth, science and industry, this is the sweetest soma distilled for you in morning yajnas so far till yesterday. Taste it and enjoy it and bring the jewels for the generous man of yajnic charity. (Rg. 1-47-1)

    SV 307

    १ ४ १ ०२०५a आ त्वा सोमस्य गल्दया सदा याचन्नहं ज्या ।
    १ ४ १ ०२०५c भूर्णिं मृगं न सवनेषु चुक्रुधं क ईशानं न याचिषत् ॥ ३०७
    1 4 1 0205a ā tvā somasya galdayā sadā yācannahaṃ jyā .
    1 4 1 0205c bhūrṇiṃ mṛgaṃ na savaneṣu cukrudhaṃ ka īśānaṃ na yāciṣat .. 307
    307. O lord, always beseeching you for one thing or another with my words of prayer as with each drop of soma offered to you, I pray, I may not provoke you to anger in yajna, you who are infinite giver and sole ruler of the universe like a lion of the forest. Listen, O lord, who doesn't ask of the ruler and the munificent? (Rg. - - )

    SV 308

    १ ४ १ ०२०६a अध्वर्यो द्रावया त्वँ सोममिन्द्रः पिपासति ।
    १ ४ १ ०२०६c उपो नूनं युयुजे वृष्णा हरी आ च जगाम वृत्रहा ॥ ३०८
    1 4 1 0206a adhvaryo drāvayā tvam̐ somamindraḥ pipāsati .
    1 4 1 0206c upo nūnaṃ yuyuje vṛṣṇā harī ā ca jagāma vṛtrahā .. 308
    308. Hasten, O master of ceremonies, let the soma be prepared and flow forth for service. Indra is thirsty, he has harnessed his mighty chariot forces, indeed the thunderous breaker of clouds has arrived. (Rg. 8-4-11)

    SV 309

    १ ४ १ ०२०७a अभी षतस्तदा भरेन्द्र ज्यायः कनीयसः ।
    १ ४ १ ०२०७c पुरूवसुर्हि मघवन्बभूविथ भरेभरे च हव्यः ॥ ३०९
    1 4 1 0207a abhī ṣatastadā bharendra jyāyaḥ kanīyasaḥ .
    1 4 1 0207c purūvasurhi maghavanbabhūvitha bharebhare ca havyaḥ .. 309
    309. Indra, lord of honour, power and excellence, you are the eternal lord of universal wealth and shelter home of all existence, invoked and worshipped in all challenging situations. Pray bring us the knowledge and experience of that essence of ultimate reality which is smaller than the smallest and greater than the greatest. (Rg. 7-32-24)

    SV 310

    १ ४ १ ०२०८a यदिन्द्र यावतस्त्वमेतावदहमीशीय ।
    १ ४ १ ०२०८c स्तोतारमिद्दधिषे रदावसो न पापत्वाय रँसिषम् ॥ ३१०
    1 4 1 0208a yadindra yāvatastvametāvadahamīśīya .
    1 4 1 0208c stotāramiddadhiṣe radāvaso na pāpatvāya ram̐siṣam .. 310
    310. Indra, lord ruler of the world, giver of wealth and excellence, as much as you grant, so much I wish I should control and rule. I would hold it only to support the devotees of divinity and would not spend it away for those who indulge in sin and evil. (Rg. 7-32-18)

    SV 311

    १ ४ १ ०२०९a त्वमिन्द्र प्रतूर्तिष्वभि विश्वा असि स्पृधः ।
    १ ४ १ ०२०९c अशस्तिहा जनिता वृत्रतूरसि त्वं तूर्य तरुष्यतः ॥ ३११
    1 4 1 0209a tvamindra pratūrtiṣvabhi viśvā asi spṛdhaḥ .
    1 4 1 0209c aśastihā janitā vṛtratūrasi tvaṃ tūrya taruṣyataḥ .. 311
    311. Indra, O inspired soul, in the external conflicts of life and in the internal conflicts of mind, you are the superior over all assailants. You are the destroyer of evil and calumny, creator of goodness and eliminator of impediments. Pray drive off all evil thoughts and oppositions of life and mind. (Rg. 8-99-5)

    SV 312

    १ ४ १ ०२१०a प्र यो रिरिक्ष ओजसा दिवः सदोभ्यस्परि ।
    १ ४ १ ०२१०c न त्वा विव्याच रज इन्द्र पार्थिवमति विश्वं ववक्षिथ ॥ ३१२
    1 4 1 0210a pra yo ririkṣa ojasā divaḥ sadobhyaspari .
    1 4 1 0210c na tvā vivyāca raja indra pārthivamati viśvaṃ vavakṣitha .. 312
    312. You transcend the bounds of heaven by your might. The regions of earth and skies encompass you not. Indra, lord of majesty and omnipotence, bring us food, strength and the divine power of sustenance for life. (Rg.8-88-5)

    SV 313

    १ ४ १ ०३०१a असावि देवं गोऋजीकमन्धो न्यस्मिन्निन्द्रो जनुषेमुवोच ।
    १ ४ १ ०३०१c बोधामसि त्वा हर्यश्व यज्ञैर्बोधा न स्तोममन्धसो मदेषु ॥ ३१३
    1 4 1 0301a asāvi devaṃ goṛjīkamandho nyasminnindro januṣemuvoca .
    1 4 1 0301c bodhāmasi tvā haryaśva yajñairbodhā na stomamandhaso madeṣu .. 313
    313. Distilled is the spirit of life, divine, brilliant, the very essence of earth and nature's energy. Let Indra, the ruling lord of life, by his very nature and origin, join and address the assembly and make it resound. O lord of instant powers and faculties, we invoke and invite 131 you by our yajnic adorations. Join us in the ecstasy of our celebration and inspire our congregation to awake into enlightenment. (Rg. 7-21-1)

    SV 314

    १ ४ १ ०३०२a योनिष्ट इन्द्र सदने अकारि तमा नृभिः पुरूहूत प्र याहि ।
    १ ४ १ ०३०२c असो यथा नोऽविता वृधश्चिद्ददो वसूनि ममदश्च सोमैः ॥ ३१४
    1 4 1 0302a yoniṣṭa indra sadane akāri tamā nṛbhiḥ purūhūta pra yāhi .
    1 4 1 0302c aso yathā no'vitā vṛdhaściddado vasūni mamadaśca somaiḥ .. 314
    314. Indra, lord ruler and commander of the world, the holy seat for you is created and reserved in the house of nations. Elected and invited by all equally, pray come and take it with the leading lights of humanity in the manner that you may be our saviour and protector for advancement, receive and disburse the means and materials of life's wealth and comfort, and be happy and celebrate the joy of life with the soma of the world's excellence. (Rg. 7-24-1)

    SV 315

    १ ४ १ ०३०३a अदर्दरुत्समसृजो वि खानि त्वमर्णवान्बद्बधानाँ अरम्णाः ।
    १ ४ १ ०३०३c महान्तमिन्द्र पर्वतं वि यद्वः सृजद्धारा अव यद्दानवान्हन् ॥ ३१५
    1 4 1 0303a adardarutsamasṛjo vi khāni tvamarṇavānbadbadhānām̐ aramṇāḥ .
    1 4 1 0303c mahāntamindra parvataṃ vi yadvaḥ sṛjaddhārā ava yaddānavānhan .. 315
    315. Indra, maker and breaker of things, you break Open the springs, open the doors, let the streams aflow, and free the bonded to live free and enjoy, you who break the cloud and the mountain, let out the streams to flow into rivers and the sea, having destroyed the demons and broken the cloud. (Rg. 5-32-1)

    SV 316

    १ ४ १ ०३०४a सुष्वाणास इन्द्र स्तुमसि त्वा सनिष्यन्तश्चित्तुविनृम्ण वाजम् ।
    १ ४ १ ०३०४c आ नो भर सुवितं यस्य कोना तना त्मना सह्यामा त्वोताः ॥ ३१६
    1 4 1 0304a suṣvāṇāsa indra stumasi tvā saniṣyantaścittuvinṛmṇa vājam .
    1 4 1 0304c ā no bhara suvitaṃ yasya konā tanā tmanā sahyāmā tvotāḥ .. 316
    316. Indra, lord of abundant wealth and power, creative and expressive devotees with divine gifts of heavenly food and energy, we celebrate and adore you. Pray bless us with that wealth and well being which you please is for our good, so that, under your gracious protection, we may win the power and prosperity of life to live well and enjoy the beauty and goodness of life to the fulfilment of our heart and soul. (Rg. 10-148-1)

    SV 317

    १ ४ १ ०३०५a जगृह्मा ते दक्षिणमिन्द्र हस्तं वसूयवो वसुपते वसूनाम् ।
    १ ४ १ ०३०५c विद्मा हि त्वा गोपतिँ शूर गोनामस्मभ्यं चित्रं वृषणँ रयिन्दाः ॥ ३१७
    1 4 1 0305a jagṛhmā te dakṣiṇamindra hastaṃ vasūyavo vasupate vasūnām .
    1 4 1 0305c vidmā hi tvā gopatim̐ śūra gonāmasmabhyaṃ citraṃ vṛṣaṇam̐ rayindāḥ .. 317
    317. Indra, lord ruler, controller, promoter and giver of the world's wealth, peace, comfort and joy, we, seekers of wealth, honours and excellence, hold on to your liberal hand of generosity. Lord of omnipotence, we know that you are the ruler and controller of the earths, stars, knowledge, wisdom and culture of life. Pray bless us with profuse and wondrous source wealth of the world with honours, excellence and happiness. (Rg. 10-47-1)

    SV 318

    १ ४ १ ०३०६a इन्द्रं नरो नेमधिता हवन्ति यत्पार्या युनजते धियस्ताः ।
    १ ४ १ ०३०६c शूरो नृषाता श्रवसश्च काम आ गोमति व्रजे भजा त्वं नः ॥ ३१८
    1 4 1 0306a indraṃ naro nemadhitā havanti yatpāryā yunajate dhiyastāḥ .
    1 4 1 0306c śūro nṛṣātā śravasaśca kāma ā gomati vraje bhajā tvaṃ naḥ .. 318
    318. Leading people call upon Indra, lord ruler of the world, in their serious struggles of life and pray for those concentrative faculties of mind and intelligence by which they can join the divine presence and win their goal. The lord is the brave, generous and fearless leader of humanity in their corporate life, lover of strength and inspirer of heroic souls. O lord, give us the grace of your divine presence and lead us in our development of lands and cows and in our plans of education, enlightenment and our vision of the divine Word. (Rg. 7-27-1)

    SV 319

    १ ४ १ ०३०७a वयः सुपर्णा उप सेदुरिन्द्रं प्रियमेधा ऋषयो नाधमानाः ।
    १ ४ १ ०३०७c अप ध्वान्तमूर्णुहि पूर्धि चक्षुर्मुमुग्ध्या३स्मान्निधयेव बद्धान् ॥ ३१९
    1 4 1 0307a vayaḥ suparṇā upa sedurindraṃ priyamedhā ṛṣayo nādhamānāḥ .
    1 4 1 0307c apa dhvāntamūrṇuhi pūrdhi cakṣurmumugdhyā3smānnidhayeva baddhān .. 319
    319. Men of vibrant intelligence and flying imagination, seers and sages with love and reason, in a mood of supplication, prayer and faith sit and abide by Indra. O lord, unveil the truth from darkness, perfect our vision for the light of truth, release us for we are bound like birds in snares. (Rg. 10-73-11)

    SV 320

    १ ४ १ ०३०८a नाके सुपर्णमुप यत्पतन्तँ हृदा वेनन्तो अभ्यचक्षत त्वा ।
    १ ४ १ ०३०८c हिरण्यपक्षं वरुणस्य दूतं यमस्य योनौ शकुनं भुरण्युम् ॥ ३२०
    1 4 1 0308a nāke suparṇamupa yatpatantam̐ hṛdā venanto abhyacakṣata tvā .
    1 4 1 0308c hiraṇyapakṣaṃ varuṇasya dūtaṃ yamasya yonau śakunaṃ bhuraṇyum .. 320
    320. O Sun, wrapped in wondrous rays flying around in the highest heaven, loving sages with their heart and soul see and realise you at the closest as a messenger of the supreme lord of love and justice and as a mighty bird blazing and flying with golden wings in the vast space of the lord ordainer of the universe. (Rg. 10-123-6)

    SV 321

    १ ४ १ ०३०९a ब्रह्म जज्ञानं प्रथमं पुरस्ताद्वि सीमतः सुरुचो वेन आवः ।
    १ ४ १ ०३०९c स बुध्न्या उपमा अस्य विष्ठाः सतश्च योनिमसतश्च विवः ॥ ३२१
    1 4 1 0309a brahma jajñānaṃ prathamaṃ purastādvi sīmataḥ suruco vena āvaḥ .
    1 4 1 0309c sa budhnyā upamā asya viṣṭhāḥ sataśca yonimasataśca vivaḥ .. 321
    321. Brahma, first and ultimate self-manifestive self- refulgent reality of existence since eternity, from the law and potential of its own essence, invokes Prakrti, original Nature, mother cause of all past, present and future objects of the universe, and thence creates the great and glorious objects over the vast regions of space which are exemplary revelations of its power of creation and its glory of Being. Brahma is the only object of love and worship.

    SV 322

    १ ४ १ ०३१०a अपूर्व्या पुरुतमान्यस्मै महे वीराय तवसे तुराय ।
    १ ४ १ ०३१०c विरप्शिने वज्रिणे शन्तमानि वचाँस्यास्मै स्थविराय तक्षुः ॥ ३२२
    1 4 1 0310a apūrvyā purutamānyasmai mahe vīrāya tavase turāya .
    1 4 1 0310c virapśine vajriṇe śantamāni vacām̐syāsmai sthavirāya takṣuḥ .. 322
    322. Let me compose an original and comprehensive song of praise in my own words in a state of peace overflowing with reverence in honour of this great hero, Indra, mighty performer of action, admirable wielder of the thunderbolt of justice and punishment, unshakable embodiment of tranquillity. (Rg. 6-32-1)

    SV 323

    १ ४ १ ०४०१a अव द्रप्सो अँशुमतीमतिष्ठदीयानः कृष्णो दशभिः सहस्रैः ।
    १ ४ १ ०४०१c आवत्तमिन्द्रः शच्या धमन्तमप स्नीहितिं नृमणा अधद्राः ॥ ३२३
    1 4 1 0401a ava drapso am̐śumatīmatiṣṭhadīyānaḥ kṛṣṇo daśabhiḥ sahasraiḥ .
    1 4 1 0401c āvattamindraḥ śacyā dhamantamapa snīhitiṃ nṛmaṇā adhadrāḥ .. 323
    323. The dark passion of pride with its ten thousand assistants and associates comes, occupies the affections and suppresses the emotive and creative streams of life, but Indra, noble leader of men, the soul, with its great thought and action, takes this bully over, controls its violence and covers it with sweetness and love. (Rg. 8-96-13)

    SV 324

    १ ४ १ ०४०२a वृत्रस्य त्वा श्वसथादीषमाणा विश्वे देवा अजहुर्ये सखायः ।
    १ ४ १ ०४०२c मरुद्भिरिन्द्र सख्यं ते अस्त्वथेमा विश्वाः पृतना जयासि ॥ ३२४
    1 4 1 0402a vṛtrasya tvā śvasathādīṣamāṇā viśve devā ajahurye sakhāyaḥ .
    1 4 1 0402c marudbhirindra sakhyaṃ te astvathemā viśvāḥ pṛtanā jayāsi .. 324
    324. O soul of man, when at the frightful breath of evil forces of thought and the external world all your noble faculties who are your friends forsake you out of fear and insecurity, at that time, Indra, O soul, of innate power and self-confidence, hold on, be friends with the Maruts, vital pranic powers, and surely you would win in all the battles against evil. (Rg. 8-96-7)

    SV 325

    १ ४ १ ०४०३a विधुं दद्राणँ समने बहूनाँ युवानँ सन्तं पलितो जगार ।
    १ ४ १ ०४०३c देवस्य पश्य काव्यं महित्वाद्या ममार स ह्यः समान ॥ ३२५
    1 4 1 0403a vidhuṃ dadrāṇam̐ samane bahūnām̐ yuvānam̐ santaṃ palito jagāra .
    1 4 1 0403c devasya paśya kāvyaṃ mahitvādyā mamāra sa hyaḥ samāna .. 325
    325. Old age consumes even the youthful man of versatile action whom many fear to face in battle and flee. Look at the inscrutable power of the lord divine by whose inevitable law of mutability the man who was living yesterday is dead today, and the one that dies today would be living to tomorrow. (Rg. 10-55-5)

    SV 326

    १ ४ १ ०४०४a त्वँ ह त्यत्सप्तभ्यो जायमानोऽशत्रुभ्यो अभवः शत्रुरिन्द्र ।
    १ ४ १ ०४०४c गूढे द्यावापृथिवी अन्वविन्दो विभुमद्भ्यो भुवनेभ्यो रणं धाः ॥ ३२६
    1 4 1 0404a tvam̐ ha tyatsaptabhyo jāyamāno'śatrubhyo abhavaḥ śatrurindra .
    1 4 1 0404c gūḍhe dyāvāpṛthivī anvavindo vibhumadbhyo bhuvanebhyo raṇaṃ dhāḥ .. 326
    326. Thus does Indra become a victorious enemy for the seven unrivalled unholy tendencies of sense and mind and emerges a brilliant unrivalled hero. Thus does he find the real joyous heaven and earth otherwise, for him, covered in deep darkness. Thus do you, O soul, bear and bring happiness to the regions of life vested in dignity and excellence. (Rg. 8-96-16)

    SV 327

    १ ४ १ ०४०५a मेडिं न त्वा वज्रिणं भृष्टिमन्तं पुरुधस्मानं वृषभँ स्थिरप्स्नुम् ।
    १ ४ १ ०४०५c करोष्यर्यस्तरुषीर्दुवस्युरिन्द्र द्युक्षं वृत्रहणं गृणीषे ॥ ३२७
    1 4 1 0405a meḍiṃ na tvā vajriṇaṃ bhṛṣṭimantaṃ purudhasmānaṃ vṛṣabham̐ sthirapsnum .
    1 4 1 0405c karoṣyaryastaruṣīrduvasyurindra dyukṣaṃ vṛtrahaṇaṃ gṛṇīṣe .. 327
    327. I, seeker and celebrant, adore you, Indra, like a friend, like a divine Voice, wielder of thunder, fire armed, destroyer of multitudes, virile and generous, stable beyond disturbance, heaven high, and breaker of the clouds. You are the master, you reduce the enemy to dust.

    SV 328

    १ ४ १ ०४०६a प्र वो महे महेवृधे भरध्वं प्रचेतसे प्र सुमतिं कृणुध्वम् ।
    १ ४ १ ०४०६a विशः पूर्वीः प्र चर चर्षणिप्राः ॥ ३२८
    1 4 1 0406a pra vo mahe mahevṛdhe bharadhvaṃ pracetase pra sumatiṃ kṛṇudhvam .
    1 4 1 0406a viśaḥ pūrvīḥ pra cara carṣaṇiprāḥ .. 328
    328. Bear and bring homage, assistance and cooperation and offer positive thoughts and advice to Indra, your leader and ruler. Great is he, promoter of great people and the common wealth, and a leader wide¬ awake with deep and distant foresight. O leader and ruler of the land, be good to the settled ancient people and take care of the farming communities and other professionals so that all feel happy and fulfilled without frustration. (Rg. 7-31-10)

    SV 329

    १ ४ १ ०४०७a शुनँ हुवेम मघवानमिन्द्रमस्मिन्भरे नृतमं वाजसातौ ।
    १ ४ १ ०४०७c श‍ृण्वन्तमुग्रमूतये समत्सु ध्नन्तं वृत्राणि सञ्जितं धनानि ॥ ३२९
    1 4 1 0407a śunam̐ huvema maghavānamindramasminbhare nṛtamaṃ vājasātau .
    1 4 1 0407c śṛṇvantamugramūtaye samatsu dhnantaṃ vṛtrāṇi sañjitaṃ dhanāni .. 329
    329. We invoke, sing and celebrate Indra, lord giver of light and wisdom, commander of honour and prosperity, highest guide and leader of humanity, in this battle of life. Instantly does he listen to our prayers, bright and blazing is he in the battles and contests of life for protection, killer where he must be, breaker of the clouds of darkness, ignorance and poverty, and he is the winner, collector and consolidator of the wealths of life. We invoke him for protection, progress and victory in our battles of life. (Rg. 3-30-22)

    SV 330

    १ ४ १ ०४०८a उदु ब्रह्माण्यैरत श्रवस्येन्द्रँ समर्ये महया वसिष्ठ ।
    १ ४ १ ०४०८c आ यो विश्वानि श्रवसा ततानोपश्रोता म ईवतो वचाँसि ॥ ३३०
    1 4 1 0408a udu brahmāṇyairata śravasyendram̐ samarye mahayā vasiṣṭha .
    1 4 1 0408c ā yo viśvāni śravasā tatānopaśrotā ma īvato vacām̐si .. 330
    330. O brilliant sage of divine vision settled in peace, raise your voice and sing songs of celebration in honour of Indra, mighty ruler of the world. In the battle business of life, glorify him who pervades the wide worlds by his might, and as I approach him he listens close by so that my words of prayer reverberate across the spaces.(Rg.7-23-1)

    SV 331

    १ ४ १ ०४०९a चक्रं यदस्याप्स्वा निषत्तमुतो तदस्मै मध्विच्चच्छद्यात् ।
    १ ४ १ ०४०९c पृथिव्यामतिषितं यदूधः पयो गोष्वदधा ओषधीषु ॥ ३३१
    1 4 1 0409a cakraṃ yadasyāpsvā niṣattamuto tadasmai madhviccacchadyāt .
    1 4 1 0409c pṛthivyāmatiṣitaṃ yadūdhaḥ payo goṣvadadhā oṣadhīṣu .. 331
    331. His wheel of power and presence which operates across the spaces and rules the dynamics of nature and humanity also fills and covers the whole system of existence with honey sweets of joy for life and for the lord's own fulfilment too, the same honey which fertilises the earth and fills the clouds, the nectar that is filled in the cow's udders and sweetens the sap in the herbs. (Rg. 10-73-9)

    SV 332

    १ ४ १ ०५०१a त्यमू षु वाजिनं देवजूतँ सहोवानं तरुतारँ रथानाम् ।
    १ ४ १ ०५०१c अरिष्टनेमिं पृतनाजमाशुँ स्वस्तये तार्क्ष्यमिहा हुवेम ॥ ३३२
    1 4 1 0501a tyamū ṣu vājinaṃ devajūtam̐ sahovānaṃ tarutāram̐ rathānām .
    1 4 1 0501c ariṣṭanemiṃ pṛtanājamāśum̐ svastaye tārkṣyamihā huvema .. 332
    332. For the sake of good and all round well being of life, we invoke and study that wind and electric energy of the middle regions which is fast and victorious, moved by divine nature, powerful, shaker of the clouds and energiser of sound waves, inviolable, war-like heroic and most dynamic, moving at the speed of energy. (Rg.10-178-1)

    SV 333

    १ ४ १ ०५०२a त्रातारमिन्द्रमवितारमिन्द्रँ हवेहवे सुहवँ शूरमिन्द्रम् ।
    १ ४ १ ०५०२c हुवे नु शक्रं पुरुहूतमिन्द्रमिदँ हविर्मघवा वेत्विन्द्रः ॥ ३३३
    1 4 1 0502a trātāramindramavitāramindram̐ havehave suhavam̐ śūramindram .
    1 4 1 0502c huve nu śakraṃ puruhūtamindramidam̐ havirmaghavā vetvindraḥ .. 333
    333. In every battle of life one after another, I invoke Indra, lord giver of wealth, honour and power, saviour Indra, protector Indra, brave Indra invoked with love and devotion, pure and powerful, universally invoked and adored. May Indra bring us the good life and all round well being. (Rg. 6-47-11)

    SV 334

    १ ४ १ ०५०३a यजामह इन्द्रं वज्रदक्षिणँ हरीणाँ रथ्य३ं विव्रतानाम् ।
    १ ४ १ ०५०३c प्र श्मश्रुभिर्दोधुवदूर्ध्वधा भुवद्वि सेनाभिर्भयमानो वि राधसा ॥ ३३४
    1 4 1 0503a yajāmaha indraṃ vajradakṣiṇam̐ harīṇām̐ rathya3ṃ vivratānām .
    1 4 1 0503c pra śmaśrubhirdodhuvadūrdhvadhā bhuvadvi senābhirbhayamāno vi rādhasā .. 334
    334. We join and adore Indra, lord of cosmic energy, who wields the thunder in his right hand and controls the versatile potentials of complementary currents of cosmic energy in the universal circuit, who with energy shakes the earthly vegetation, rises high, and with his forces and implicit potentials acts as catalytic agent and vests us with natural power and success in achievement. (Rg. 10-23-1)

    SV 335

    १ ४ १ ०५०४a सत्राहणं दाधृषिं तुम्रमिन्द्रं महामपारं वृशभँ सुवज्रम् ।
    १ ४ १ ०५०४c हन्ता यो वृत्रँ सनितोत वाजं दाता मघानि मघवा सुराधाः ॥ ३३५
    1 4 1 0504a satrāhaṇaṃ dādhṛṣiṃ tumramindraṃ mahāmapāraṃ vṛśabham̐ suvajram .
    1 4 1 0504c hantā yo vṛtram̐ sanitota vājaṃ dātā maghāni maghavā surādhāḥ .. 335
    335. Hantd yo vrtrarh sanitota vdjarh ddtd maghdni maghavd surddhdh. Accept, honour and exalt Indra, ruler of the world, destroyer of untruth by the rule of truth and righteousness, bold, inspiring, great, unbounded, mighty generous, wielder of the thunderbolt of law and force, who is destroyer of the dark cloud of evil and selfishness, provider of food, energy and advancement, giver of honour and excellence, magnanimous and all-ways successful achiever of glory. (Rg. 4-17-8)

    SV 336

    १ ४ १ ०५०५a यो नो वनुष्यन्नभिदाति मर्त उगणा वा मन्यमानस्तुरो वा ।
    १ ४ १ ०५०५c क्षिधी युधा शवसा वा तमिन्द्राभी ष्याम वृषमणस्त्वोताः ॥ ३३६
    1 4 1 0505a yo no vanuṣyannabhidāti marta ugaṇā vā manyamānasturo vā .
    1 4 1 0505c kṣidhī yudhā śavasā vā tamindrābhī ṣyāma vṛṣamaṇastvotāḥ .. 336
    336. Indra, ruler of the world, whoever the mortal single or commanding a force, proud and impetuous, that faces us with the intent to destroy, pray beat them by your power in battle. May we, brave and advancing under your protection, defeat them and keep them under control.

    SV 337

    १ ४ १ ०५०६a यं वृत्रेषु क्षितय स्पर्धमाना यं युक्तेषु तुरयन्तो हवन्ते ।
    १ ४ १ ०५०६c यँ शूरसातौ यमपामुपज्मन्यं विप्रासो वाजयन्ते स इन्द्रः ॥ ३३७
    1 4 1 0506a yaṃ vṛtreṣu kṣitaya spardhamānā yaṃ yukteṣu turayanto havante .
    1 4 1 0506c yam̐ śūrasātau yamapāmupajmanyaṃ viprāso vājayante sa indraḥ .. 337
    337. Whom people invoke and call in the struggle for light and enlightenment against darkness and evil, that is Indra. Whom they call upon and press forward when the battle is raging, for victory, or when the vision is close to the mind in communion and they yarn for the union, that is Indra. Whom the sages inspire and applaud in the contests of the veterans for scientific achievement, or when the plans for action, water and energy are ripe for the green signal, that is Indra.

    SV 338

    १ ४ १ ०५०७a इन्द्रापर्वता बृहता रथेन वामीरिष आ वहतँ सुवीराः ।
    १ ४ १ ०५०७c वीतँ हव्यान्यध्वरेषु देवा वर्धेथां गीर्भीरिडया मदन्ता ॥ ३३८
    1 4 1 0507a indrāparvatā bṛhatā rathena vāmīriṣa ā vahatam̐ suvīrāḥ .
    1 4 1 0507c vītam̐ havyānyadhvareṣu devā vardhethāṃ gīrbhīriḍayā madantā .. 338
    338. Indra and Parvata, sun and cloud, come on the grand chariot of light, wind and rain, bring us lovely foods and drinks of energy for the heroic people, O powers divine and generous, receive the offerings in the yajnas of love, faith and non-violence, feed on the music of the songs, and wax with the hymns of celebration. (Rg. 3-53-1)

    SV 339

    १ ४ १ ०५०८a इन्द्राय गिरो अनिशितसर्गा अपः प्रैरयत्सगरस्य बुध्नात् ।
    १ ४ १ ०५०८c यो अक्षेणेव चक्रियौ शचीभिर्विष्वक्तस्तम्भ पृथिवीमुत द्याम् ॥ ३३९
    1 4 1 0508a indrāya giro aniśitasargā apaḥ prairayatsagarasya budhnāt .
    1 4 1 0508c yo akṣeṇeva cakriyau śacībhirviṣvaktastambha pṛthivīmuta dyām .. 339
    339. Yo akseneva cakriyau sacibhirvisvaktastambha prthivimuta dydm. Sing songs of praise in honour if Indra who makes incessant streams of water flow from the oceans of space and sky, and, with his cosmic power and actions, sustains the heaven and earth in motion like wheels of a chariot held in balance by the axle. (Rg. 10-89-4)

    SV 340

    १ ४ १ ०५०९a आ त्वा सखायः सख्या ववृत्युस्तिरः पुरू चिदर्णवां जगम्याः ।
    १ ४ १ ०५०९c पितुर्नपातमा दधित वेधा अस्मिन्क्षये प्रतरां दीद्यानः ॥ ३४०
    1 4 1 0509a ā tvā sakhāyaḥ sakhyā vavṛtyustiraḥ purū cidarṇavāṃ jagamyāḥ .
    1 4 1 0509c piturnapātamā dadhita vedhā asminkṣaye pratarāṃ dīdyānaḥ .. 340
    340. With love and devotion, friendly celebrants come to you, Indra, who pervade and transcend the vast spaces of existence a long long way. And I pray that shining self-refulgent in this world and knowing your parental obligation, you bless the father with a son. (Rg. 10-10-1)

    SV 341

    १ ४ १ ०५१०a को अद्य युङ्क्ते धुरि गा ऋतस्य शिमीवतो भामिनो दुर्हृणायून् ।
    १ ४ १ ०५१०c आसन्नेषामप्सुवाहो मयोभून्य एषां भृत्यामृणधत्स जीवात् ॥ ३४१
    1 4 1 0510a ko adya yuṅkte dhuri gā ṛtasya śimīvato bhāmino durhṛṇāyūn .
    1 4 1 0510c āsanneṣāmapsuvāho mayobhūnya eṣāṃ bhṛtyāmṛṇadhatsa jīvāt .. 341
    341. Who joins the bullocks to the front yoke of the chariot of Truth to-day as ever? The Lord Ruler of the universe. And he who joins the men of noble action, heroes of passion and righteousness, maintain peace and joy, may he who joins these to truth and promotes these servants of truth to prosperity live long. (Rg. 1-84-16)

    SV 342

    चतुर्थ प्रपाठकः । द्वितीयोऽर्धः
    १ ४ २ ०६०१a गायन्ति त्वा गायत्रिणोऽर्चन्त्यर्कमर्किणः ।
    १ ४ २ ०६०१c ब्रह्माणस्त्वा शतक्रत उद्वँशमिव येमिरे ॥ ३४२
    caturtha prapāṭhakaḥ . dvitīyo'rdhaḥ
    1 4 2 0601a gāyanti tvā gāyatriṇo'rcantyarkamarkiṇaḥ .
    1 4 2 0601c brahmāṇastvā śatakrata udvam̐śamiva yemire .. 342
    342. The singers of Gayatri celebrate you, Indra, lord of song and joy, with the hymns of Sama-Veda. The devotees of Rgveda worship Indra, lord of light, with Rks. And the sage scholars of all the Vedas, O lord of a hundred noble acts of cosmic yajna, maintain the line of divine worship as the centre-string of the human family. (Rg. 1-10-1)

    SV 343

    १ ४ २ ०६०२a इन्द्रं विश्वा अवीवृधन्त्समुद्रव्यचसं गिरः ।
    १ ४ २ ०६०२c रथीतमँ रथीनां वाजानाँ सत्पतिं पतिम् ॥ ३४३
    1 4 2 0602a indraṃ viśvā avīvṛdhantsamudravyacasaṃ giraḥ .
    1 4 2 0602c rathītamam̐ rathīnāṃ vājānām̐ satpatiṃ patim .. 343
    343. May all the songs of divine love and worship celebrate and glorify Indra, lord infinite and glorious like the expansive oceans of space, highest redeemer, higher than all other saviours, sole true lord victorious of the battles of life between good and evil, ultimate protector and promoter of humanity and ruler of existence. (Rg. 1-11-1)

    SV 344

    १ ४ २ ०६०३a इममिन्द्र सुतं पिब ज्येष्ठममर्त्यं मदम् ।
    १ ४ २ ०६०३c शुक्रस्य त्वाभ्यक्षरन्धारा ऋतस्य सादने ॥ ३४४
    1 4 2 0603a imamindra sutaṃ piba jyeṣṭhamamartyaṃ madam .
    1 4 2 0603c śukrasya tvābhyakṣarandhārā ṛtasya sādane .. 344
    344. Indra, lord ruler, breaker of the cloud, releaser of the waters of life, ride your chariot of the latest design and come. The horses are yoked with the right mantra and necessary stuffs. And may the high-priest of knowledge with his words of knowledge exhilarate you at heart. (Rg. 1-84-3)

    SV 345

    १ ४ २ ०६०४a यदिन्द्र चित्र म इह नास्ति त्वादातमद्रिवः ।
    १ ४ २ ०६०४c राधस्तन्नो विदद्वस उभयाहस्त्या भर ॥ ३४५
    1 4 2 0604a yadindra citra ma iha nāsti tvādātamadrivaḥ .
    1 4 2 0604c rādhastanno vidadvasa ubhayāhastyā bhara .. 345
    345. Indra, O lord of light and power, mysterious and sublime, refulgent ruler of the clouds and mountains, omniscient dispenser of munificence, whatever the rain of blessings showered by you, whatever the wealth and honour of success, give us with both hands. (Rg. 5-39-1) 147

    SV 346

    १ ४ २ ०६०५a श्रुदी हवं तिरश्च्या इन्द्र यस्त्वा सपर्यति ।
    १ ४ २ ०६०५c सुवीर्यस्य गोमतो रायस्पूर्धि महाँ असि ॥ ३४६
    1 4 2 0605a śrudī havaṃ tiraścyā indra yastvā saparyati .
    1 4 2 0605c suvīryasya gomato rāyaspūrdhi mahām̐ asi .. 346
    346. Indra, listen to the invocation of the devotee's voice of deep silence who offers service and homage to you, and bless the devotee with wealth of brave progeny, lands, cows, knowledge and total fulfilment. You are great, unbounded is your munificence. (Rg. 8-95-4)

    SV 347

    १ ४ २ ०६०६a असावि सोम इन्द्र ते शविष्ठ धृष्णवा गहि ।
    १ ४ २ ०६०६c आ त्वा पृणक्त्विन्द्रियँ रजः सूर्यो न रश्मिभिः ॥ ३४७
    1 4 2 0606a asāvi soma indra te śaviṣṭha dhṛṣṇavā gahi .
    1 4 2 0606c ā tvā pṛṇaktvindriyam̐ rajaḥ sūryo na raśmibhiḥ .. 347
    347. Indra, lord ruler of power, strong and resolute, come, this soma has been distilled for you. May it exhilarate and strengthen your mind as the sun fills and brightens the sky with its rays. (Rg. 1-84-1)

    SV 348

    १ ४ २ ०६०७a एन्द्र याहि हरिभिरुप कण्वस्य सुष्टुतिम् ।
    १ ४ २ ०६०७c दिवो अमुष्य शासतो दिवं यय दिवावसो ॥ ३४८
    1 4 2 0607a endra yāhi haribhirupa kaṇvasya suṣṭutim .
    1 4 2 0607c divo amuṣya śāsato divaṃ yaya divāvaso .. 348
    348. Indra, ruler of the world, come with all your powers and perceptions to the sage's adoration and instruction, and from the light and exhortation of the elevating sage, O seeker of enlightenment, go and rise to the heights of divinity. (Rg. 8-34-1)

    SV 349

    १ ४ २ ०६०८a आ त्वा गिरो रथीरिवास्थुः सुतेषु गिर्वणः ।
    १ ४ २ ०६०८c अभि त्वा समनूषत गावो वत्सं न धेनवः ॥ ३४९
    1 4 2 0608a ā tvā giro rathīrivāsthuḥ suteṣu girvaṇaḥ .
    1 4 2 0608c abhi tvā samanūṣata gāvo vatsaṃ na dhenavaḥ .. 349
    349. Indra, adorable lord of glory, when the soma sense of life's beauty and meaning is realised, let our voices of adoration reach you fast as a charioteer, and as mothers out of love incline to their children, so let our voices too closely abide with you. (Rg. 8-95-1)

    SV 350

    १ ४ २ ०६०९a एतो न्विन्द्रँ स्तवाम शुद्धँ शुद्धेन साम्ना ।
    १ ४ २ ०६०९c शुद्धैरुक्थैर्वावृध्वाँसँ शुद्धैराशीर्वान्ममत्तु ॥ ३५०
    1 4 2 0609a eto nvindram̐ stavāma śuddham̐ śuddhena sāmnā .
    1 4 2 0609c śuddhairukthairvāvṛdhvām̐sam̐ śuddhairāśīrvānmamattu .. 350
    350. Come, friends, and, with happy chant of pure holy Sama songs, adore Indra, pure and bright spirit and power of the world, who feels pleased and exalted by honest unsullied songs of adoration. Let the supplicant with a pure heart please and win the favour of Indra and rejoice. (Rg. 8-95-7)

    SV 351

    १ ४ २ ०६१०a यो रयिं वो रयिन्तमो यो द्युम्नैर्द्युम्नवत्तमः ।
    १ ४ २ ०६१०c सोमः सुतः स इन्द्र तेऽस्ति स्वधापते मदः ॥ ३५१
    1 4 2 0610a yo rayiṃ vo rayintamo yo dyumnairdyumnavattamaḥ .
    1 4 2 0610c somaḥ sutaḥ sa indra te'sti svadhāpate madaḥ .. 351
    351. Indra, supreme lord of your own nature, power and law, that soma beauty and bliss of the world of existence created by you, which is most abundant in wealth and brilliance, which is most glorious in splendour and majesty, is all yours, all for yourself, all your own pleasure, passion and ecstasy. (Rg. 6-44-1)

    SV 352

    १ ४ २ ०७०१a प्रत्यस्मै पिपीषते विश्वानि विदुषे भर ।
    १ ४ २ ०७०१c अरङ्गमाय जग्मयेऽपश्चादध्वने नरः ॥ ३५२
    1 4 2 0701a pratyasmai pipīṣate viśvāni viduṣe bhara .
    1 4 2 0701c araṅgamāya jagmaye'paścādadhvane naraḥ .. 352
    352. O people, lovers of yajna, provide all facilities of the world for this Indra, ruler and patron of knowledge and culture, bold and courageous leading scholar thirsting for knowledge and constantly going forward to reach the expansive bounds of his subject, never tarrying, never looking back. (Rg. 6-42-1)

    SV 353

    १ ४ २ ०७०२a आ नो वयोवयःशयं महान्तं गह्वरेष्ठां महान्तं पूर्विनेष्ठाम् ।
    १ ४ २ ०७०२c उग्रं वचो अपावधीः ॥ ३५३
    1 4 2 0702a ā no vayovayaḥśayaṃ mahāntaṃ gahvareṣṭhāṃ mahāntaṃ pūrvineṣṭhām .
    1 4 2 0702c ugraṃ vaco apāvadhīḥ .. 353
    353. Indra, give us a full age of good health, bless our soul vested and rested in existence, raise it to greatness now lying in the depth of the heart cave, and raise our mind and intelligence, bound by previous karma, to purity and efficiency. Cleanse our thoughts and speech of violence and passion.

    SV 354

    १ ४ २ ०७०३a आ त्वा रथं यथोतये सुम्नाय वर्तयामसि ।
    १ ४ २ ०७०३c तुविकूर्मिमृतीषहमिन्द्रँ शविष्ठ सत्पतिम् ॥ ३५४
    1 4 2 0703a ā tvā rathaṃ yathotaye sumnāya vartayāmasi .
    1 4 2 0703c tuvikūrmimṛtīṣahamindram̐ śaviṣṭha satpatim .. 354
    354. India, bravest of the brave, protector of the good and true, just as we turn the chariot, so do we draw your attention and pray you turn to us and come for our protection, welfare and enlightenment, lord of infinite action and conqueror of enemies. (Rg. 8-68-1)

    SV 355

    १ ४ २ ०७०४a स पूर्व्यो महोनां वेनः क्रतुभिरानजे ।
    १ ४ २ ०७०४c यस्य द्वारा मनुः पिता देवेषु धिय आनजे ॥ ३५५
    1 4 2 0704a sa pūrvyo mahonāṃ venaḥ kratubhirānaje .
    1 4 2 0704c yasya dvārā manuḥ pitā deveṣu dhiya ānaje .. 355
    355. He, eternal spirit of the universe, love and desire and indeed the ideal of the great among humanity, is realised through holy acts of prayer and yajna, by the doors of whose grace the thinking man, fatherly man sustainer of life, attains noble knowledge and competence for action among the divinities of nature and humanity. (Rg. 8-63-1)

    SV 356

    १ ४ २ ०७०५a यदी वहन्त्याशवो भ्राजमाना रथेष्वा ।
    १ ४ २ ०७०५c पिबन्तो मदिरं मधु तत्र श्रवाँसि कृण्वते ॥ ३५६
    1 4 2 0705a yadī vahantyāśavo bhrājamānā ratheṣvā .
    1 4 2 0705c pibanto madiraṃ madhu tatra śravām̐si kṛṇvate .. 356
    356. Where the alert and instantly moving Maruts, veteran scholars and achievers brilliant with knowledge and efficiency, take Indra, the ruler, by chariots of dynamic scientific advancement, to yajnic congregations, there enjoying the honey sweets of soma and exciting possibilities they create wealth of food, energy and excellences of art and culture.

    SV 357

    १ ४ २ ०७०६a त्यमु वो अप्रहणं गृणीषे शवसस्पतिम् ।
    १ ४ २ ०७०६c इन्द्रं विश्वासाहं नरँ शचिष्ठं विश्ववेदसम् ॥ ३५७
    1 4 2 0706a tyamu vo aprahaṇaṃ gṛṇīṣe śavasaspatim .
    1 4 2 0706c indraṃ viśvāsāhaṃ naram̐ śaciṣṭhaṃ viśvavedasam .. 357
    357. All ye children of the earth, for you all I praise and celebrate that Indra, lord dispenser of justice and punishment without anger or violence, commander of power and forces of the nation, challenger of all negative forces of the world, leader of humanity, and great and glorious ruler of the men of vision and acts of universal value. (Rg. 6-44-4)

    SV 358

    १ ४ २ ०७०७a दधिक्राव्णो अकारिषं जिष्णोरश्वस्य वाजिनः ।
    १ ४ २ ०७०७c सुरभि नो मुखा करत्प्र न आयूँषि तारिषत् ॥ ३५८
    1 4 2 0707a dadhikrāvṇo akāriṣaṃ jiṣṇoraśvasya vājinaḥ .
    1 4 2 0707c surabhi no mukhā karatpra na āyūm̐ṣi tāriṣat .. 358
    358. We sing in praise of Dadhikra, divine energy, victorious, all achieving spirit and power, who may, we pray, refine our sense of taste and other refinements and may help us live a full and healthy life across the floods of existence. (Rg. 4-39-6)

    SV 359

    १ ४ २ ०७०८a पुरां भिन्दुर्युवा कविरमितौजा अजायत ।
    १ ४ २ ०७०८c इन्द्रो विश्वस्य कर्मणो धर्त्ता वज्री पुरुष्टुतः ॥ ३५९
    1 4 2 0708a purāṃ bhinduryuvā kaviramitaujā ajāyata .
    1 4 2 0708c indro viśvasya karmaṇo dharttā vajrī puruṣṭutaḥ .. 359
    359. Breaker of the enemy forts, youthful, creative and imaginative, hero of boundless strength, sustainer of the acts of the world and disposer, wielder of the thunderbolt, universally acclaimed and celebrated is risen into prominence. (Rg, 1-11-4)

    SV 360

    १ ४ २ ०८०१a प्रप्र वस्त्रिष्टुभमिषं वन्दद्वीरायेन्दवे ।
    १ ४ २ ०८०१c धिया वो मेधसातये पुरन्ध्या विवासति ॥ ३६०
    1 4 2 0801a prapra vastriṣṭubhamiṣaṃ vandadvīrāyendave .
    1 4 2 0801c dhiyā vo medhasātaye purandhyā vivāsati .. 360
    360. For your progress, offer libations of holy fuel and fragrance, triple refined and intensified, with trishtubh hymns of Vedic formulae in the service of Indra, cosmic spirit of energy and power, happy and exciting, who inspires the brave and shines you with versatile creative intellect for the advancement of your science of yajna for further development. (Rg. 8-69-1)

    SV 361

    १ ४ २ ०८०२a कश्यपस्य स्वर्विदो यावाहुः सयुजाविति ।
    १ ४ २ ०८०२c ययोर्विश्वमपि व्रतं यज्ञं धीरा निचाय्य ॥ ३६१
    1 4 2 0802a kaśyapasya svarvido yāvāhuḥ sayujāviti .
    1 4 2 0802c yayorviśvamapi vrataṃ yajñaṃ dhīrā nicāyya .. 361
    361. Veteran self-established sages who know the light of divinity and divine creation, having realized the truth in their mind and vision, say that there are two forces of Kashyapa, divine Intelligence, both simultaneous, whose sole law and purpose is to maintain the cosmic yajna of creative evolution through the operations of nature:- these forces are like twins and complementary:- centrifugal and centripetal versions of the divine cosmic energy.

    SV 362

    १ ४ २ ०८०३a अर्चत प्रार्चता नरः प्रियमेधासो अर्चत ।
    १ ४ २ ०८०३c अर्चन्तु पुत्रका उत पुरमिद्धृष्ण्वर्चत ॥ ३६२
    1 4 2 0803a arcata prārcatā naraḥ priyamedhāso arcata .
    1 4 2 0803c arcantu putrakā uta puramiddhṛṣṇvarcata .. 362
    362. O lovers of Yajna, lovers of union and communion with the divine, adore and worship Indra, adore and worship again, worship again and again. Worship along with your children and grand children, just as the citizens adore and exalt a great city and the glorious ruler of the celestial city. (Rg. 8-69-8)

    SV 363

    १ ४ २ ०८०४a उक्थमिन्द्राय शँस्यं वर्धनं पुरुनिःषिधे ।
    १ ४ २ ०८०४c शक्रो यथा सुतेषु नो रारणत्सख्येषु च ॥ ३६३
    1 4 2 0804a ukthamindrāya śam̐syaṃ vardhanaṃ puruniḥṣidhe .
    1 4 2 0804c śakro yathā suteṣu no rāraṇatsakhyeṣu ca .. 363
    363. Just as a man rejoices with his children and friends and bestows lots of knowledge and wealth on them, so does Shakra, omnipotent Indra, lord of wealth and knowledge, rejoice to bestow admirable mantras of elevating light of Vedic lore on the generous soul for its advancement. (Rg. 1-10-5)

    SV 364

    १ ४ २ ०८०५a विश्वानरस्य वस्पतिमनानतस्य शवसः ।
    १ ४ २ ०८०५c एवैश्च चर्षणीनामूती हुवे रथानाम् ॥ ३६४
    1 4 2 0805a viśvānarasya vaspatimanānatasya śavasaḥ .
    1 4 2 0805c evaiśca carṣaṇīnāmūtī huve rathānām .. 364
    364. I pray to Indra, your lord and father, master controller of the irresistible powers and forces of the universe, for divine protection of the people by the dynamics of his moving powers of nature and humanity. (Rg. 8-68-4)

    SV 365

    १ ४ २ ०८०६a स घा यस्ते दिवो नरो धिया मर्तस्य शमतः ।
    १ ४ २ ०८०६c ऊती स बृहतो दिवो द्विषो अँहो न तरति ॥ ३६५
    1 4 2 0806a sa ghā yaste divo naro dhiyā martasya śamataḥ .
    1 4 2 0806c ūtī sa bṛhato divo dviṣo am̐ho na tarati .. 365
    365. The mortal man at peace who with his intelligence and holy action serves, worships and offers homage to you, Indra, lord and leader of the light of heaven, he enjoys peace and prosperity under protection of the vast heaven and crosses over all hate and jealousy as well as sin and evil. (Rg. 6-2-4)

    SV 366

    १ ४ २ ०८०७a विभोष्ट इन्द्र राधसो विभ्वी रातिः शतक्रतो ।
    १ ४ २ ०८०७c अथा नो विश्वचर्षणे द्युम्नँ सुदत्र मँहय ॥ ३६६
    1 4 2 0807a vibhoṣṭa indra rādhaso vibhvī rātiḥ śatakrato .
    1 4 2 0807c athā no viśvacarṣaṇe dyumnam̐ sudatra mam̐haya .. 366
    366. Indra, hero of a hundred holy actions with insight and counsel, wide and high are your powers and wealth, abundant your gifts. Ultimate watcher and observer of all that is in the world, ruler of the mighty social order, lead us on to wealth, power, honour and excellence and help us rise to the heights. (Rg. 5-38-1)

    SV 367

    १ ४ २ ०८०८a वयश्चित्ते पतत्रिणो द्विपाच्चतुष्पादर्जुनि ।
    १ ४ २ ०८०८c उषः प्रारन्नृतूँरनु दिवो अन्तेभ्यस्परि ॥ ३६७
    1 4 2 0808a vayaścitte patatriṇo dvipāccatuṣpādarjuni .
    1 4 2 0808c uṣaḥ prārannṛtūm̐ranu divo antebhyaspari .. 367
    367. Blessed Dawn, fiery messenger of light and life, may humans and animals as the birds of flight, we pray, rise and reach unto the bounds of heaven in pursuance of the time and seasons of your arrival. (Rg. 1-49-3)

    SV 368

    १ ४ २ ०८०९a अमी ये देवा स्थन मध्य आ रोचने दिवः ।
    १ ४ २ ०८०९c कद्व ऋतं कदमृतं का प्रत्ना व आहुतिः ॥ ३६८
    1 4 2 0809a amī ye devā sthana madhya ā rocane divaḥ .
    1 4 2 0809c kadva ṛtaṃ kadamṛtaṃ kā pratnā va āhutiḥ .. 368
    368. O lords of knowledge, who or what are those divine powers of existence abiding in the light of heaven by their name, identity and state of being in the three regions of the universe? Where is the law of cosmic dynamics of evolution? What is truth and what is untruth? What is eternal and constant? What is existential and mutable? What was the first mutation of Prakrti in the cosmic yajna? What is going to be the last and closing oblation in the cosmic vedi? (May the heaven and earth know and reveal it for us.) (Rg. 1-105-5)

    SV 369

    १ ४ २ ०८१०a ऋचँ साम यजामहे याभ्यां कर्माणि कृण्वते ।
    १ ४ २ ०८१०c वि ते सदसि राजतो यज्ञं देवेषु वक्षतः ॥ ३६९
    1 4 2 0810a ṛcam̐ sāma yajāmahe yābhyāṃ karmāṇi kṛṇvate .
    1 4 2 0810c vi te sadasi rājato yajñaṃ deveṣu vakṣataḥ .. 369
    369. We use and chant Rks and Samans while we perform yajna, (Rks which give us the knowledge of the facts and processes of nature to be applied in programmes of human action, and the Samans which joyously celebrate the successful completion of the programme). By these, all works are initiated, conducted and completed. They shine, resonate, and glorify the yajna in the hall and they conduct the yajna in the divine forces of nature in the universe.

    SV 370

    १ ४ २ ०९०१a विश्वाः पृतना अभिभूतरं नरः सजूस्ततक्षुरिन्द्रं जजनुश्च राजसे ।
    १ ४ २ ०९०१c क्रत्वे वरे स्थेमन्यामुरीमुतोग्रमोजिष्ठं तरसं तरस्विनम् ॥ ३७०
    1 4 2 0901a viśvāḥ pṛtanā abhibhūtaraṃ naraḥ sajūstatakṣurindraṃ jajanuśca rājase .
    1 4 2 0901c kratve vare sthemanyāmurīmutogramojiṣṭhaṃ tarasaṃ tarasvinam .. 370
    370. All the citizens together, in order to elect an equal for the purpose of governance, create and shape Indra, the ruler, the leader who is superior to others in all battles of life, highest by noble creative action, eliminator of negative and frustrative opposition, illustrious, most vigorous and emphatic in expression, courageous and passionate in action. (Rg. 8-97-10)

    SV 371

    १ ४ २ ०९०२a श्रत्ते दधामि प्रथमाय मन्यवेऽहन्यद्दस्युं नर्यं विवेरपः ।
    १ ४ २ ०९०२c उभे यत्वा रोदसी धावतामनु भ्यसात्ते शुष्मात्पृथिवी चिदद्रिवः ॥ ३७१
    1 4 2 0902a śratte dadhāmi prathamāya manyave'hanyaddasyuṃ naryaṃ viverapaḥ .
    1 4 2 0902c ubhe yatvā rodasī dhāvatāmanu bhyasātte śuṣmātpṛthivī cidadrivaḥ .. 371
    371. Indra, potent ruler of nature and humanity, lord of thunder and clouds, mover of mountains, I am all faith, reverence and admiration in truth of commitment for your first and foremost power and passion by which you break the clouds and release the showers of rain for humanity, by virtue of which both heaven and earth abide by your law, the power and force by which the firmament shakes with awe. (Rg. 10-147-1)

    SV 372

    १ ४ २ ०९०३a समेत विश्वा ओजसा पतिं दिवो य एक इद्भूरतिथिर्जनानाम्
    १ ४ २ ०९०३c स पूर्व्यो नूतनमाजिगीषं तं वर्त्तनीरनु वावृत एक इत् ॥ ३७२
    1 4 2 0903a sameta viśvā ojasā patiṃ divo ya eka idbhūratithirjanānām
    1 4 2 0903c sa pūrvyo nūtanamājigīṣaṃ taṃ varttanīranu vāvṛta eka it .. 372
    372. All ye people of the world, come together with all your power and luster under one banner of the sole lord of the universe who, alone by himself, is the one adorable lord of humanity. He, the one eternal absolute lord, by himself alone, initiates and guides the ever new emerging persons and powers keen for success and victory to tread on the paths of action they should follow.

    SV 373

    १ ४ २ ०९०४a इमे त इन्द्र ते वयं पुरुष्टुत ये त्वारभ्य चरामसि प्रभूवसो ।
    १ ४ २ ०९०४c न हि त्वदन्यो गिर्वणो गिरः सघत्क्षोणीरिव प्रति तद्धर्य नो वचः ॥ ३७३
    1 4 2 0904a ime ta indra te vayaṃ puruṣṭuta ye tvārabhya carāmasi prabhūvaso .
    1 4 2 0904c na hi tvadanyo girvaṇo giraḥ saghatkṣoṇīriva prati taddharya no vacaḥ .. 373
    373. Na hi tvadanyo girvano girah saghatksofuriva prati taddharya no vacah. These are yours, Indra, We are yours, lord praised and celebrated by all. Beginning with you we go about the business of living, lord of existence and shelter of life. Other than you there is no one else, lord of holy Word, who would listen to our prayer. Hear our prayer as the voice of earth and humanity and respond with grace. (Rg. 1-57-4)

    SV 374

    १ ४ २ ०९०५a चर्षणीधृतं मघवानमुक्थ्या३मिन्द्रं गिरो बृहतीरभ्यनूषत ।
    १ ४ २ ०९०५c वावृधानं पुरुहूतँ सुवृक्तिभिरमर्त्यं जरमाणं दिवेदिवे ॥ ३७४
    1 4 2 0905a carṣaṇīdhṛtaṃ maghavānamukthyā3mindraṃ giro bṛhatīrabhyanūṣata .
    1 4 2 0905c vāvṛdhānaṃ puruhūtam̐ suvṛktibhiramartyaṃ jaramāṇaṃ divedive .. 374
    374. Address these comprehensive words of prayer and celebration with offers of yajna to Indra, lord ruler and sustainer of the people, munificent, honourable, growing in power and prosperity, universally acclaimed and celebrated, immortal in fame and glory, close and closer day by day in love and exhortation of the people. Let the songs glorify the lord. (Rg. 3-51-1)

    SV 375

    १ ४ २ ०९०६a अच्छा व इन्द्रं मतयः स्वर्युवः सध्रीचीर्विश्वा उशतीरनूषत ।
    १ ४ २ ०९०६c परि ष्वजन्त जनयो यथा पतिं मर्यं न शुन्ध्युं मघवानमूतये ॥ ३७५
    1 4 2 0906a acchā va indraṃ matayaḥ svaryuvaḥ sadhrīcīrviśvā uśatīranūṣata .
    1 4 2 0906c pari ṣvajanta janayo yathā patiṃ maryaṃ na śundhyuṃ maghavānamūtaye .. 375
    375. All my thoughts, words and actions, all together in perfect unison concentrated on the love and light of divinity, ecstatically adore and celebrate Indra, lord almighty of existence. Just as wives with love embrace their human lover, protector and husband, so do my prayers centre on Indra, lord of glory, power and purity, for all round protection, promotion and well being. (Rg. 10-43-1)

    SV 376

    १ ४ २ ०९०७a अभि त्यं मेषं पुरुहूतमृग्मियमिन्द्रं गीर्भिर्मदता वस्वो अर्णवम् ।
    १ ४ २ ०९०७c यस्य द्यावो न विचरन्ति मानुषं भुजे मँहिष्ठमभि विप्रमर्चत ॥ ३७६
    1 4 2 0907a abhi tyaṃ meṣaṃ puruhūtamṛgmiyamindraṃ gīrbhirmadatā vasvo arṇavam .
    1 4 2 0907c yasya dyāvo na vicaranti mānuṣaṃ bhuje mam̐hiṣṭhamabhi vipramarcata .. 376
    376. With holy words and songs of adoration, worship Indra, lord of power and glory, destroyer of enemies. Celebrate and exhilarate Him who is generous and virile, universally invoked and honoured, master of the Riks, wielder of wealth deep as ocean, greatest of the great, and lord of knowledge and wisdom. His gifts and graces for humanity range around like rays of the lights of heaven for the joy of the people. O people of the world, thank and adore the lord all wise and most gracious. (Rg. 1-51-1)

    SV 377

    १ ४ २ ०९०८a त्यँ सु मेषं महया स्वर्विदँ शतं यस्य सुभुवः साकमीरते ।
    १ ४ २ ०९०८c अत्यं न वाजँ हवनस्यदँ रथमेन्द्रं ववृत्यामवसे सुवृक्तिभिः ॥ ३७७
    1 4 2 0908a tyam̐ su meṣaṃ mahayā svarvidam̐ śataṃ yasya subhuvaḥ sākamīrate .
    1 4 2 0908c atyaṃ na vājam̐ havanasyadam̐ rathamendraṃ vavṛtyāmavase suvṛktibhiḥ .. 377
    377. Honour that Indra, lord of glory and virile generosity who takes us high to the skies. Hundreds of noble and creative craftsmen together with their expert performance work on and engineer his glorious chariot which can cover the spatial paths across the skies for the sake of protection and defence. I wish I too could fly by that chariot. (Rg. 1-52-1)

    SV 378

    १ ४ २ ०९०९a घृतवती भुवनानामभिश्रियोर्वी पृथ्वी मधुदुघे सुपेशसा ।
    १ ४ २ ०९०९c द्यावापृथिवी वरुणस्य धर्मणा विष्कभिते अजरे भूरिरेतसा ॥ ३७८
    1 4 2 0909a ghṛtavatī bhuvanānāmabhiśriyorvī pṛthvī madhudughe supeśasā .
    1 4 2 0909c dyāvāpṛthivī varuṇasya dharmaṇā viṣkabhite ajare bhūriretasā .. 378
    378. Radiant and fertile, beauties of the worlds, vast and abundant, extensive, replete with honey sweets, the sun and the earth are sustained by the laws of nature with the immanent will of Varuna, centre-hold of the universe. Undecaying they are, immensely creative and exuberant with the waters of life, beautiful, blissful. (Rg. 6-70-1)

    SV 379

    १ ४ २ ०९१०a उभे यदिन्द्र रोदसी आपप्राथोषा इव ।
    १ ४ २ ०९१०c महान्तं त्वा महीनाँ सम्राजं चर्षणीनाम् ।
    १ ४ २ ०९१०e देवी जनित्र्यजीजनद्भद्रा जनित्र्यजीजनत् ॥ ३७९
    1 4 2 0910a ubhe yadindra rodasī āpaprāthoṣā iva .
    1 4 2 0910c mahāntaṃ tvā mahīnām̐ samrājaṃ carṣaṇīnām .
    1 4 2 0910e devī janitryajījanadbhadrā janitryajījanat .. 379
    379. India, lord of light and glory, ruler of the world, when you fill the earth and the environment with splendour like the dawn, the divine Mother Nature raises you and manifests you as the great ruler of the great people of the world. The gracious mother elevates you in refulgence and majesty as the mighty Indra. (Indra at the cosmic level is the Lord Almighty; at the human level, the world ruler; and at the individual level, Indra is the soul, ruler of the body, senses, mind and intelligence.) (Rg. 10-134-1)

    SV 380

    १ ४ २ ०९११a प्र मन्दिने पितुमदर्चता वचो यः कृष्णगर्भा निरहन्नृजिश्वना ।
    १ ४ २ ०९११c अवस्यवो वृषणं वज्रदक्षिणं मरुत्वन्तँ सख्याय हुवेमहि ॥ ३८०
    1 4 2 0911a pra mandine pitumadarcatā vaco yaḥ kṛṣṇagarbhā nirahannṛjiśvanā .
    1 4 2 0911c avasyavo vṛṣaṇaṃ vajradakṣiṇaṃ marutvantam̐ sakhyāya huvemahi .. 380
    380. All ye men and women of the earth, offer words of welcome and hospitality to joyous Indra, lord giver of the power of knowledge, who, in a simple natural manner, breaks open the secret treasures of the dark womb of nature and makes the streams of knowledge flow. We, seekers of protection and knowledge, invoke Indra, lord of light and power, rich and generous, expert in the use of the thunderbolt of knowledge against the demon of darkness, and commander of the tempestuous Maruts of social dynamics, and we pray for his love and friendship. (Rg. 1-101-1)

    SV 381

    १ ४ २ १००१a इन्द्र सुतेषु सोमेषु क्रतुं पुनीष उक्थ्यम् ।
    १ ४ २ १००१c विदे वृधस्य दक्षस्य महाँ हि षः ॥ ३८१
    1 4 2 1001a indra suteṣu someṣu kratuṃ punīṣa ukthyam .
    1 4 2 1001c vide vṛdhasya dakṣasya mahām̐ hi ṣaḥ .. 381
    381. When a special yajnic programme for the realisation of special knowledge, power and expertise in a particular field is completed with hymns of thanks and praise to divinity, then Indra, lord omnipotent and omniscient, sanctifies the joint endeavour of holiness and blesses the programme with success. Great is he. (Rg. 8-13-1)

    SV 382

    १ ४ २ १००२a तमु अभि प्र गायत पुरुहूतं पुरुष्टुतम् ।
    १ ४ २ १००२c इन्द्रं गीर्भिस्तविषमा विवासत ॥ ३८२
    1 4 2 1002a tamu abhi pra gāyata puruhūtaṃ puruṣṭutam .
    1 4 2 1002c indraṃ gīrbhistaviṣamā vivāsata .. 382
    382. O celebrants, glorify Indra, universally invoked and praised, the lord who blazes with light and power, serve him with words and actions and let him shine forth in your life and achievement. (Rg. 8-15-1)

    SV 383

    १ ४ २ १००३a तं ते मदं गृणीमसि वृषणं पृक्षु सासहिम् ।
    १ ४ २ १००३c उ लोककृत्नुमद्रिवो हरिश्रियम् ॥ ३८३
    1 4 2 1003a taṃ te madaṃ gṛṇīmasi vṛṣaṇaṃ pṛkṣu sāsahim .
    1 4 2 1003c u lokakṛtnumadrivo hariśriyam .. 383
    383. O celebrants, glorify Indra, universally invoked and praised, the lord who blazes with light and power, serve him with words and actions and let him shine forth in your life and achievement. (Rg. 8-15-4)

    SV 384

    १ ४ २ १००४a यत्सोममिन्द्र विष्णवि यद्वा घ त्रित आप्त्ये ।
    १ ४ २ १००४c यद्वा मरुत्सु मन्दसे समिन्दुभिः ॥ ३८४
    1 4 2 1004a yatsomamindra viṣṇavi yadvā gha trita āptye .
    1 4 2 1004c yadvā marutsu mandase samindubhiḥ .. 384
    384. Indra, the soma nectar which you infuse in the sun and in the three worlds of experience, i.e., earth, heaven and firmament and which you infuse in the winds and enjoy to the last drop, we pray for. (Rg. 8-12-16)

    SV 385

    १ ४ २ १००५a एदु मधोर्मदिन्तरँ सिञ्चाध्वर्यो अन्धसः ।
    १ ४ २ १००५c एवा हि वीरस्तवते सदावृधः ॥ ३८५
    1 4 2 1005a edu madhormadintaram̐ siñcādhvaryo andhasaḥ .
    1 4 2 1005c evā hi vīrastavate sadāvṛdhaḥ .. 385
    385. And O high priest of the creative yajna of love and non-violence, offer the most delightful and ever exhilarating of honey sweets of the soma of faith and devotion to Indra, since thus is how the mighty hero is served and worshipped. (Rg. 8-24-16)

    SV 386

    १ ४ २ १००६a एन्दुमिन्द्राय सिञ्चत पिबाति सोम्यं मधु ।
    १ ४ २ १००६c प्र राधाँसि चोदयते महित्वना ॥ ३८६
    1 4 2 1006a endumindrāya siñcata pibāti somyaṃ madhu .
    1 4 2 1006c pra rādhām̐si codayate mahitvanā .. 386
    386. Prepare, offer and regale Indra with the nectar drink of faith and performance. He values, enjoys and promotes the honey sweets of peace, pleasure and progress and with his greatness inspires the people with will and competence and ambition for progress and excellence. (Rg. 8-24-13)

    SV 387

    १ ४ २ १००७a एतो न्विन्द्रँ स्तवाम सखायः स्तोम्यं नरम् ।
    १ ४ २ १००७c कृष्टीर्यो विश्वा अभ्यस्त्येक इत् ॥ ३८७
    1 4 2 1007a eto nvindram̐ stavāma sakhāyaḥ stomyaṃ naram .
    1 4 2 1007c kṛṣṭīryo viśvā abhyastyeka it .. 387
    387. Come friends all together and let us adore Indra, lord and leader worthy of joint worship and exaltation, who, by himself alone, rules over all peoples of the world. (Rg. 8-24-19)

    SV 388

    १ ४ २ १००८a इन्द्राय साम गायत विप्राय बृहते बृहत् ।
    १ ४ २ १००८c ब्रह्मकृते विपश्चिते पनस्यवे ॥ ३८८
    1 4 2 1008a indrāya sāma gāyata viprāya bṛhate bṛhat .
    1 4 2 1008c brahmakṛte vipaścite panasyave .. 388
    388. Sing Brhatsama hymns in adoration of Indra, vibrant spirit of the universe and giver of fulfilment, grand and infinite, source ordainer and keeper of the law of universal Dharma, giver and protector of knowledge and karma, the lord adorable. (Rg. 8-98-1)

    SV 389

    १ ४ २ १००९a य एक इद्विदयते वसु मर्ताय दाशुषे ।
    १ ४ २ १००९c ईशानो अप्रतिष्कुत इन्द्रो अङ्ग ॥ ३८९
    1 4 2 1009a ya eka idvidayate vasu martāya dāśuṣe .
    1 4 2 1009c īśāno apratiṣkuta indro aṅga .. 389
    389. Dear friend, the one sole lord who gives everything in life to the man of charity and generosity is Indra, supreme ruler of the world, who is constant, unmoved and unchallenged. (Rg. 1-84-7)

    SV 390

    १ ४ २ १०१०a सखाय आ शिषामहे ब्रह्मेन्द्राय वज्रिणे ।
    १ ४ २ १०१०c स्तुष ऊ षु वो नृतमाय धृष्णवे ॥ ३९०
    1 4 2 1010a sakhāya ā śiṣāmahe brahmendrāya vajriṇe .
    1 4 2 1010c stuṣa ū ṣu vo nṛtamāya dhṛṣṇave .. 390
    390. Come friends, let us for your sake sing a song of adoration in honour of Indra, lord of power, wielder of the thunderbolt of justice and punishment in order to glorify the noblest leader of resolute will and inviolable command. (Rg. 8-24-1)

    SV 391

    पञ्चम प्रपाठकः । प्रथमोऽर्धः
    १ ५ १ ०१०१a गृणे तदिन्द्र ते शव उपमां देवतातये ।
    १ ५ १ ०१०१c यद्धँसि वृत्रमोजसा शचीपते ॥ ३९१
    pañcama prapāṭhakaḥ . prathamo'rdhaḥ
    1 5 1 0101a gṛṇe tadindra te śava upamāṃ devatātaye .
    1 5 1 0101c yaddham̐si vṛtramojasā śacīpate .. 391
    391. In praise of that admirable power and grandeur of yours, Indra, I sing for the pleasure of divine favour. by which, O lord of mighty noble acts, you destroy the demon of darkness and want by your force and splendour. Great and good are the gifts of Indra. (Rg. 8-62-8)

    SV 392

    १ ५ १ ०१०२a यस्य त्यच्छम्बरं मदे दिवोदासाय रन्धयन् ।
    १ ५ १ ०१०२c अयँ स सोम इन्द्र ते सुतः पिब ॥ ३९२
    1 5 1 0102a yasya tyacchambaraṃ made divodāsāya randhayan .
    1 5 1 0102c ayam̐ sa soma indra te sutaḥ piba .. 392
    392. Indra, lord of power and glory, this is that soma distilled and seasoned for you in the exhilaration and ecstasy of which you, like the sun on high, break down the forces of darkness and evil to promote the spirit of light and generosity. Pray drink of it to your heart's content and protect and promote the spirit of it. (Rg. 6-43-1)

    SV 393

    १ ५ १ ०१०३a एन्द्र नो गधि प्रिय सत्राजिदगोह्य ।
    १ ५ १ ०१०३c गिरिर्न विश्वतः पृथुः पतिर्दिवः ॥ ३९३
    1 5 1 0103a endra no gadhi priya satrājidagohya .
    1 5 1 0103c girirna viśvataḥ pṛthuḥ patirdivaḥ .. 393
    393. Indra, come, take us over as your own. Dear and giver of fulfilment you are, all dominant by nature, character and action, inconceivably open and bright, expansive and unbounded all round like a cloud of vapour, lord and master of the light of heaven. (Rg. 8-98-4)

    SV 394

    १ ५ १ ०१०४a य इन्द्र सोमपातमो मदः शविष्ठ चेतति ।
    १ ५ १ ०१०४c येना हँसि न्या३त्रिणं तमीमहे ॥ ३९४
    1 5 1 0104a ya indra somapātamo madaḥ śaviṣṭha cetati .
    1 5 1 0104c yenā ham̐si nyā3triṇaṃ tamīmahe .. 394
    394. Indra, lord most potent, highest protector and promoter of the beauty and joy of life, that ecstatic passion of yours which universally pervades, manifests and reveals your might and glory and by which you destroy the negative forces of life, we adore and pray for. (Rg. 8-12-1)

    SV 395

    १ ५ १ ०१०५a तुचे तुनाय तत्सु नो द्राधीय आयुर्जीवसे ।
    १ ५ १ ०१०५c आदित्यासः समहसः कृणोतन ॥ ३९५
    1 5 1 0105a tuce tunāya tatsu no drādhīya āyurjīvase .
    1 5 1 0105c ādityāsaḥ samahasaḥ kṛṇotana .. 395
    395. O Adityas, refulgent lords of light and mighty masters of life giving energies, for the joyous living and longevity of our children and their off-spring, create and bring the holy gift of good health and long life of peace and felicity. (Rg. 8-18-18)

    SV 396

    १ ५ १ ०१०६a वेत्था हि निरृतीनां वज्रहस्त परिवृजम् ।
    १ ५ १ ०१०६c अहरहः शुन्ध्युः परिपदामिव ॥ ३९६
    1 5 1 0106a vetthā hi nirṛtīnāṃ vajrahasta parivṛjam .
    1 5 1 0106c aharahaḥ śundhyuḥ paripadāmiva .. 396
    396. O lord of the thunderbolt of justice and right action, you know and wield the counter-active measures against adversities just as the sun, purifier of nature's impurities, has the capacity to counter them day by day. (Rg. 8-24-24)

    SV 397

    १ ५ १ ०१०७a अपामीवामप स्त्रिधमप सेधत दुर्मतिम् ।
    १ ५ १ ०१०७c आदित्यासो युयोतना नो अँहसः ॥ ३९७
    1 5 1 0107a apāmīvāmapa stridhamapa sedhata durmatim .
    1 5 1 0107c ādityāso yuyotanā no am̐hasaḥ .. 397
    397. May the Adityas, powers of light and life in nature and humanity, drive away all disease of body and mind and keep off negativities of thought and intelligence from us. May the children of imperishable divinity keep us safe, far away from the onslaughts of sin and adversity. (Rg. 8-18-10)

    SV 398

    १ ५ १ ०१०८a पिबा सोममिन्द्र मन्दतु त्वा यं ते सुषाव हर्यश्वाद्रिः ।
    १ ५ १ ०१०८c सोतुर्बाहुभ्याँ सुयतो नार्वा ॥ ३९८
    1 5 1 0108a pibā somamindra mandatu tvā yaṃ te suṣāva haryaśvādriḥ .
    1 5 1 0108c soturbāhubhyām̐ suyato nārvā .. 398
    398. Indra, lord ruler and controller of the dynamic forces of the world, drink this soma of ecstasy which, I am sure, would exhilarate you. The cloud, generative power of nature, has distilled it and showered on you. And just as a horse well controlled by the hands and reins of the driver moves to the right destination, so is this soma generated by the hands of the creator meant to exhort you to take the dominion to its destination. (Rg. 7-22-1)

    SV 399

    १ ५ १ ०२०१a अभ्रातृव्यो अना त्वमनापिरिन्द्र जनुषा सनादसि ।
    १ ५ १ ०२०१c युधेदापित्वमिच्छसे ॥ ३९९
    1 5 1 0201a abhrātṛvyo anā tvamanāpirindra januṣā sanādasi .
    1 5 1 0201c yudhedāpitvamicchase .. 399
    399. Indra, lord of absolute might by nature, since birth of the universe, indeed for eternity, you are without a rival, need no leader, no friend and no comrade, but in the dynamics of human life you do want that the human should be your companion in and for his struggle for self-evolution and social progress. (Rg. 8-21-13)

    SV 400

    १ ५ १ ०२०२a यो न इदमिदं पुरा प्र वस्य आनिनाय तमु व स्तुषे ।
    १ ५ १ ०२०२c सखाय इन्द्रमूतये ॥ ४००
    1 5 1 0202a yo na idamidaṃ purā pra vasya ānināya tamu va stuṣe .
    1 5 1 0202c sakhāya indramūtaye .. 400
    400. O friends, for the peace, freedom, progress and protection of you all, I pray to the same Indra, lord almighty, who has provided this beautiful world of joy for us since the very time of creation. (Rg. 8-21-9)

    SV 401

    १ ५ १ ०२०३a आ गन्ता मा रिषण्यत प्रस्थावानो माप स्थात समन्यवः ।
    १ ५ १ ०२०३c दृढा चिद्यमयिष्णवः ॥ ४०१
    1 5 1 0203a ā gantā mā riṣaṇyata prasthāvāno māpa sthāta samanyavaḥ .
    1 5 1 0203c dṛḍhā cidyamayiṣṇavaḥ .. 401
    401. Come Mamts, warriors of nature and humanity. Do not hurt nor destroy the innocent. Already on the move as ever, pray do not tarry any more far away. Heroes of equal passion, will and desire to accomplish your mission, you can bend even the firmest forces of violence and bring them to reason. (Rg. 8-20-1)

    SV 402

    १ ५ १ ०२०४a आ याह्ययमिन्दवेऽश्वपते गोपत उर्वरापते ।
    १ ५ १ ०२०४c सोमँ सोमपते पिब ॥ ४०२
    1 5 1 0204a ā yāhyayamindave'śvapate gopata urvarāpate .
    1 5 1 0204c somam̐ somapate piba .. 402
    402. Come lord of cows, horses and fertile lands, giver and protector of the nation and its glory, knowledge and wisdom and our creative activities, the somas of our success are for you to appreciate. O lord of life and life's joy of soma, come and join the ecstasy of our achievement and its celebration. (Rg. 8-21-3)

    SV 403

    १ ५ १ ०२०५a त्वया ह स्विद्युजा वयं प्रति श्वसन्तं वृषभ ब्रुवीमहि ।
    १ ५ १ ०२०५c सँस्थे जनस्य गोमतः ॥ ४०३
    1 5 1 0205a tvayā ha svidyujā vayaṃ prati śvasantaṃ vṛṣabha bruvīmahi .
    1 5 1 0205c sam̐sthe janasya gomataḥ .. 403
    403. By you alone as our friend and comrade, O lord almighty, generous giver, can we counter a gasping contestant in this settled world order of humanity full of lands and cows, blest as we are with the light of knowledge and culture. (Rg. 8-21-11)

    SV 404

    १ ५ १ ०२०६a गावश्चिद्धा समन्यवः सजात्येन मरुतः सबन्धवः ।
    १ ५ १ ०२०६c रिहते ककुभो मिथः ॥ ४०४
    1 5 1 0206a gāvaściddhā samanyavaḥ sajātyena marutaḥ sabandhavaḥ .
    1 5 1 0206c rihate kakubho mithaḥ .. 404
    404. O Maruts, heroes of equal mind bound in brotherhood, even cows, by virtue of the same species sit together and love each other under your kind care even though they may be moving around in different directions. (Rg. 8-20-21)

    SV 405

    १ ५ १ ०२०७a त्वं न इन्द्रा भर ओजो नृम्णँ शतक्रतो विचर्षणे ।
    १ ५ १ ०२०७c आ वीरं पृतनासहम् ॥ ४०५
    1 5 1 0207a tvaṃ na indrā bhara ojo nṛmṇam̐ śatakrato vicarṣaṇe .
    1 5 1 0207c ā vīraṃ pṛtanāsaham .. 405
    405. Indra, lord of vision and hero of a hundred great actions, bring us abundant and illustrious strength, courage and procreative energy by which we may fight out and win many battles of our life. (Rg. 8-98-10)

    SV 406

    १ ५ १ ०२०८a अधा हीन्द्र गिर्वण उप त्वा काम ईमहे ससृग्महे ।
    १ ५ १ ०२०८c उदेव ग्मन्त उदभिः ॥ ४०६
    1 5 1 0208a adhā hīndra girvaṇa upa tvā kāma īmahe sasṛgmahe .
    1 5 1 0208c udeva gmanta udabhiḥ .. 406
    406. And O lord lover of song and celebration, Indra, we send up vaulting voices of adoration and prayer to you like wave on waves of the flood rolling upon the sea for the fulfillment of our dreams and ambitions. (Rg. 8-98-7)

    SV 407

    १ ५ १ ०२०९a सीदन्तस्ते वयो यथा गोश्रीते मधौ मदिरे विवक्षणे ।
    १ ५ १ ०२०९c अभि त्वामिन्द्र नोनुमः ॥ ४०७
    1 5 1 0209a sīdantaste vayo yathā gośrīte madhau madire vivakṣaṇe .
    1 5 1 0209c abhi tvāmindra nonumaḥ .. 407
    407. Nestled like birds in the nest, in your exuberant, exciting, honey sweet yajnic world of light and joy overflowing with delicacies of food and drink, we bow to you and worship you in thankfulness. (Rg. 8-21-5)

    SV 408

    १ ५ १ ०२१०a वयमु त्वामपूर्व्य स्थूरं न कच्चिद्भरन्तोऽवस्यवः ।
    १ ५ १ ०२१०c वज्रिञ्चित्रँ हवामहे ॥ ४०८
    1 5 1 0210a vayamu tvāmapūrvya sthūraṃ na kaccidbharanto'vasyavaḥ .
    1 5 1 0210c vajriñcitram̐ havāmahe .. 408
    408. O lord sublime, eternal, first and most excellent, we, bearing almost nothing substantial but praying for protection and advancement, invoke you in our battle of life for food, energy, knowledge and ultimate victory. (Rg. 8-21-1)

    SV 409

    १ ५ १ ०३०१a स्वादोरित्था विषूवतो मधोः पिबन्ति गौर्यः ।
    १ ५ १ ०३०१c या इन्द्रेण सयावरीर्वृष्णा मदन्ति शोभथा वस्वीरनु स्वराज्यम् ॥ ४०९
    1 5 1 0301a svādoritthā viṣūvato madhoḥ pibanti gauryaḥ .
    1 5 1 0301c yā indreṇa sayāvarīrvṛṣṇā madanti śobhathā vasvīranu svarājyam .. 409
    409. The golden and brilliant people and forces of the land drink of the delicious, exciting and universal honey sweets of national pride and prestige and joyously celebrate their achievements in the company of generous and valorous Indra for the advancement of the honour and glory of the republic in obedience to the demands and discipline of the freedom and self-government of the nation. (Rg. 1-84-10)

    SV 410

    १ ५ १ ०३०२a इत्था हि सोम इन्मदो ब्रह्म चकार वर्धनम् ।
    १ ५ १ ०३०२c शविष्ठ वज्रिन्नोजसा पृथिव्या निः शशा अहिमर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम् ॥ ४१०
    1 5 1 0302a itthā hi soma inmado brahma cakāra vardhanam .
    1 5 1 0302c śaviṣṭha vajrinnojasā pṛthivyā niḥ śaśā ahimarcannanu svarājyam .. 410
    410. Giving to joyous freedom and self-government an exalted place of honour, Brahma, lord creator, in¬ vested the joy and excitement of life with animation, growth and independence. And for the same reason, Indra, strongest in courage and valour, wielder of the thunderbolt of freedom and self-government, with your might and main, strike off the serpent of evil, suffering and slavery from the earth for all time. (Rg. 1-80-1)

    SV 411

    १ ५ १ ०३०३a इन्द्रो मदाय वावृधे शवसे वृत्रहा नृभिः ।
    १ ५ १ ०३०३c तमिन्महत्स्वाजिषूतिमर्भे हवामहे स वाजेषु प्र नोऽविषत् ॥ ४११
    1 5 1 0303a indro madāya vāvṛdhe śavase vṛtrahā nṛbhiḥ .
    1 5 1 0303c taminmahatsvājiṣūtimarbhe havāmahe sa vājeṣu pra no'viṣat .. 411
    411. Indra, the hero who destroys Vtra, the cloud of want and suffering, and releases the showers of plenty and prosperity, goes forward with the people for the achievement of strength and joy of the land of freedom and self-government. And him we invoke and exhort in the battles of life, great and small, so that he may defend and advance us in all our struggles for progress and lead us to victory. (Rg. 1-81-1)

    SV 412

    १ ५ १ ०३०४a इन्द्र तुभ्यमिदद्रिवोऽनुत्तं वज्रिन्वीर्यम् ।
    १ ५ १ ०३०४c यद्ध त्यं मायिनं मृगं तव त्यन्माययावधीरर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम् ॥ ४१२
    1 5 1 0304a indra tubhyamidadrivo'nuttaṃ vajrinvīryam .
    1 5 1 0304c yaddha tyaṃ māyinaṃ mṛgaṃ tava tyanmāyayāvadhīrarcannanu svarājyam .. 412
    412. To you, Indra, lord of the thunderbolt, mighty ruler of the republic, high as mountain and the cloud, cheers for incomparable excellence of valour since you, doing honour and reverence to the freedom and self- governance of the republic, destroyed that artful roaring demon of a cloud of darkness with your extraordinary power. (Rg. 1-80-7)

    SV 413

    १ ५ १ ०३०५a प्रेह्यभीहि धृष्णुहि न ते वज्रो नि यँसते ।
    १ ५ १ ०३०५c इन्द्र नृम्णँ हि ते शवो हनो वृत्रं जया अपोऽर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम् ॥ ४१३
    1 5 1 0305a prehyabhīhi dhṛṣṇuhi na te vajro ni yam̐sate .
    1 5 1 0305c indra nṛmṇam̐ hi te śavo hano vṛtraṃ jayā apo'rcannanu svarājyam .. 413
    413. Indra, lord of power and brilliance, ruler of the land, go forward. Go forward all round. Shake the evil. Irresistible is your thunderbolt of light and power. Your power and force is the wealth of the nation. Destroy the demon of want and drought, release and win the waters, plenty and prosperity and, in homage and reverence advancing the freedom and self-government of humanity, move ahead and higher. (Rg. 1-80-3)

    SV 414

    १ ५ १ ०३०६a यदुदीरत आजयो धृष्णवे धीयते धनम् ।
    १ ५ १ ०३०६c युङ्क्ष्वा मदच्युता हरी कँ हनः कं वसौ दधोऽस्माँ इन्द्र वसौ दधः ॥ ४१४
    1 5 1 0306a yadudīrata ājayo dhṛṣṇave dhīyate dhanam .
    1 5 1 0306c yuṅkṣvā madacyutā harī kam̐ hanaḥ kaṃ vasau dadho'smām̐ indra vasau dadhaḥ .. 414
    414. When battles confront the nation, means and money are raised and prizes won for the brave. Commander of the forces, yoke the forces exuberant and raging for war. Destroy the enemy. Settle the victorious in wealth and peace. Indra, pray settle us in peace and comfort. (Rg. 1-81-3)

    SV 415

    १ ५ १ ०३०७a अक्षन्नमीमदन्त ह्यव प्रिया अधूषत ।
    १ ५ १ ०३०७c अस्तोषत स्वभानवो विप्रा नविष्ठया मती योजा न्विन्द्र ते हरी ॥ ४१५
    1 5 1 0307a akṣannamīmadanta hyava priyā adhūṣata .
    1 5 1 0307c astoṣata svabhānavo viprā naviṣṭhayā matī yojā nvindra te harī .. 415
    415. Noble men acquiring holy knowledge, rejoicing, dearest favourite saints and sages brilliant with their innate genius and virtue, ward off the evil and pray to Indra with latest words of wisdom and homage. Indra, yoke your horses (on the wing and come to join the yajna). (Rg. 1-82-2)

    SV 416

    १ ५ १ ०३०८a उपो षु श‍ृणुही गिरो मघवन्मातथा इव ।
    १ ५ १ ०३०८c कदा नः सूनृतावतः कर इदर्थयास इद्योजा न्विन्द्र ते हरी ॥ ४१६
    1 5 1 0308a upo ṣu śṛṇuhī giro maghavanmātathā iva .
    1 5 1 0308c kadā naḥ sūnṛtāvataḥ kara idarthayāsa idyojā nvindra te harī .. 416
    416. Indra, lord of wealth and glory, listen to our prayer at the closest, not like one distant or different. And when we pray bless us with a voice of sweetness and the light of holy truth. Lord of speed and motion, yoke your horses (and come to join the yajna). (Rg. 1-82-1)

    SV 417

    १ ५ १ ०३०९a चन्द्रमा अप्स्वा३न्तरा सुपर्णो धावते दिवि ।
    १ ५ १ ०३०९c न वो हिरण्यनेमयः पदं विन्दन्ति विद्युतो वित्तं मे अस्य रोदसी ॥ ४१७
    1 5 1 0309a candramā apsvā3ntarā suparṇo dhāvate divi .
    1 5 1 0309c na vo hiraṇyanemayaḥ padaṃ vindanti vidyuto vittaṃ me asya rodasī .. 417
    417. The moon glides in the middle regions of Antariksha in the midst of waters and pranic energies. So does the sun of wondrous rays run fast in the heaven of light. But the golden-rimmed flashes of lightning reveal themselves not to your state of consciousness. May the heaven and earth know the secret of this mystery and reveal it to men, the ruler and the people. (Rg. 1-105-1)

    SV 418

    १ ५ १ ०३१०a प्रति प्रियतमँ रथं वृषणं वसुवाहनम् ।
    १ ५ १ ०३१०c स्तोता वामश्विनावृशि स्तोमेभिर्भूषति प्रति माध्वी मम श्रुतँ हवम् ॥ ४१८
    1 5 1 0310a prati priyatamam̐ rathaṃ vṛṣaṇaṃ vasuvāhanam .
    1 5 1 0310c stotā vāmaśvināvṛśi stomebhirbhūṣati prati mādhvī mama śrutam̐ havam .. 418
    418. Ashvins, leading lights of humanity, the celebrant visionary of life's reality and mantric meaning, adores your achievement in befitting words of song in response to the beauty of your dearest chariot which is the carrier and harbinger of showers of wealth and well being. O creators and makers of the sweets of existence, the celebrant prays:- Listen to my song of adoration and accept the invitation to live and create the joy of life. (Rg. 5-75-1)

    SV 419

    १ ५ १ ०४०१a आ ते अग्न इधीमहि द्युमन्तं देवाजरम् ।
    १ ५ १ ०४०१c युद्ध स्या ते पनीयसी समिद्दीदयति द्यवीषँ स्तोतृभ्य आ भर ॥ ४१९
    1 5 1 0401a ā te agna idhīmahi dyumantaṃ devājaram .
    1 5 1 0401c yuddha syā te panīyasī samiddīdayati dyavīṣam̐ stotṛbhya ā bhara .. 419
    419. Let us kindle you, light and fire of life, generous divinity, refulgent and unaging so that the wonderfully admirable light of your blaze shines in heaven and you bring food and energy for the celebrants. (Rg. 5-6-4)

    SV 420

    १ ५ १ ०४०२a आग्निं न स्ववृक्तिभिर्होतारं त्वा वृणीमहे ।
    १ ५ १ ०४०२c शीरं पावकशोचिषं वि वो मदे यज्ञेषु स्तीर्णबर्हिषं विवक्षसे ॥ ४२०
    1 5 1 0402a āgniṃ na svavṛktibhirhotāraṃ tvā vṛṇīmahe .
    1 5 1 0402c śīraṃ pāvakaśociṣaṃ vi vo made yajñeṣu stīrṇabarhiṣaṃ vivakṣase .. 420
    420. Like fire for comfort, with our own holy chant for the internal yajna of our spiritual purification and your joy, we fellow yajakas, choose you, Agni, high priest of cosmic yajna, all pervasive purifier by the white heat of his divine radiance. Verily the lord is great and glorious for you. (Rg. 10-21-1)

    SV 421

    १ ५ १ ०४०३a महे नो अद्य बोधयोषो राये दिवित्मती ।
    १ ५ १ ०४०३c यथा चिन्नो अबोधयः सत्यश्रवसि वाय्ये सुजाते अश्वसूनृते ॥ ४२१
    1 5 1 0403a mahe no adya bodhayoṣo rāye divitmatī .
    1 5 1 0403c yathā cinno abodhayaḥ satyaśravasi vāyye sujāte aśvasūnṛte .. 421
    421. O dawn, lady of morning light brilliant with splendour, arouse us and enlighten us today for the achievement of grandeur, wealth and excellence of life as you have been the giver of enlightenment and generosity ever before, O majesty of renown, symbol of life's extension, nobly born, commander of the nation's power, achievement and love of noble truth. (Rg. 5-79-1) (Swami Dayananda interprets this mantra as an address to the lady of the house.)

    SV 422

    १ ५ १ ०४०४a भद्रं नो अपि वातय मनो दक्षमुत क्रतुम् ।
    १ ५ १ ०४०४c अथा ते सख्ये अन्धसो वि वो मदे रणा गावो न यवसे विवक्षसे ॥ ४२२
    1 5 1 0404a bhadraṃ no api vātaya mano dakṣamuta kratum .
    1 5 1 0404c athā te sakhye andhaso vi vo made raṇā gāvo na yavase vivakṣase .. 422
    422. O Soma, lord of peace and bliss, inspire our mind, skill and wisdom, and our yajnic actions to move in the direction of goodness and piety, so that, living in your love and friendship, we may enjoy food and life's delicacies like cows enjoying their favourite grass and thus partake of your divine joy in life here itself. O Soma, you are great and glorious indeed. (Rg. 10-25-1)

    SV 423

    १ ५ १ ०४०५a क्रत्वा महाँ अनुष्वधं भीम आ वावृते शवः ।
    १ ५ १ ०४०५c श्रिय ऋष्व उपाकयोर्नि शिप्री हरिवां दधे हस्तयोर्वज्रमायसम् ॥ ४२३
    1 5 1 0405a kratvā mahām̐ anuṣvadhaṃ bhīma ā vāvṛte śavaḥ .
    1 5 1 0405c śriya ṛṣva upākayorni śiprī harivāṃ dadhe hastayorvajramāyasam .. 423
    423. Great by knowledge, awful by action, in his own right and by his own might, he maintains in power and majesty. Elevated and sublime, blazing brilliant, lord of horses and speed of motion, he wields the golden thunderbolt of power and force in both his hands for the beauty and dignity of life and the republic of humanity. (Rg. 1-81-4)

    SV 424

    १ ५ १ ०४०६a स घा तं वृषणँ रथमधि तिष्ठाति गोविदम् ।
    १ ५ १ ०४०६c यः पात्रँ हारियोजनं पूर्णमिन्द्रा चिकेतति योजा न्विन्द्र ते हरी ॥ ४२४
    1 5 1 0406a sa ghā taṃ vṛṣaṇam̐ rathamadhi tiṣṭhāti govidam .
    1 5 1 0406c yaḥ pātram̐ hāriyojanaṃ pūrṇamindrā ciketati yojā nvindra te harī .. 424
    424. Indra, only that person who knows the science and technology of that horse-powered chariot which is perfect and fully capable of defence and safety against the enemy, would ride that prize-winning chariot of victory which would lead him to the conquest of territory and prosperity. Indra, yoke your horses (and come to join the yajna of defence and protection). (Rg. 1-82-4)

    SV 425

    १ ५ १ ०४०७a अग्निं तं मन्ये यो वसुरस्तं यं यन्ति धेनवः ।
    १ ५ १ ०४०७c अस्तमर्वन्त आशवोऽस्तं नित्यासो वाजिन इषँ स्तोतृभ्य आ भर ॥ ४२५
    1 5 1 0407a agniṃ taṃ manye yo vasurastaṃ yaṃ yanti dhenavaḥ .
    1 5 1 0407c astamarvanta āśavo'staṃ nityāso vājina iṣam̐ stotṛbhya ā bhara .. 425
    425. Agni is that power and presence of energy, I believe, which pervades everything and in which and by which all things abide and function. The cows abide in it, move by it and end up into it. Horses abide in it, move by it and end into it. So do all fast moving streams and objects, permanent forms, and all forms of energy move by it and retire into it. O scholar of Agni, universal energy, produce and bring up food and energy for the celebrants and supplicants for Agni. This energy is originally set in motion by Agni, the Cosmic omnipotent Spirit. (In the mantra agni is described as astam, i.e., set into motion.) (Rg. 5-6-1)

    SV 426

    १ ५ १ ०४०८a न तमँहो न दुरितं देवासो अष्ट मर्त्यम् ।
    १ ५ १ ०४०८c सजोषसो यमर्यमा मित्रो नयति वरुणो अति द्विषः ॥ ४२६
    1 5 1 0408a na tamam̐ho na duritaṃ devāso aṣṭa martyam .
    1 5 1 0408c sajoṣaso yamaryamā mitro nayati varuṇo ati dviṣaḥ .. 426
    426. O devas, divinities of nature, noble scholars and sages, neither sin nor suffering, nor anything vicious can touch the mortal whom Aryama, spirit of enlightened guidance, Mitra, spirit of love and friendship, and Varuna, spirit of judgement and justice, all together with love and care without relent, lead across hate, jealousy and enmity. (Rg. 10-126-1)

    SV 427

    १ ५ १ ०५०१a परि प्र धन्वेन्द्राय सोम स्वादुर्मित्राय पूष्णे भगाय ॥ ४२७
    1 5 1 0501a pari pra dhanvendrāya soma svādurmitrāya pūṣṇe bhagāya .. 427
    427. O Soma, come and inspire as the most delicious psychic and spiritual experience for the soul and the nation, for friends, for the sustaining guardians and for the spirit of honour and glory of humanity. (Rg. 9-109-1)

    SV 428

    १ ५ १ ०५०२a पर्यू षु प्र धन्व वाजसातये परि वृत्राणि सक्षणिः ।
    १ ५ १ ०५०२c द्विषस्तरध्या ऋणया न ईरसे ॥ ४२८
    1 5 1 0502a paryū ṣu pra dhanva vājasātaye pari vṛtrāṇi sakṣaṇiḥ .
    1 5 1 0502c dviṣastaradhyā ṛṇayā na īrase .. 428
    428. O Soma, vibrant Spirit of life, victor over evils and darkness, move on with us, inspiring and energising us for the achievement of food, energy and enlightenment, for elimination of malignity, negativities and contra-dictions, with the obligation that we pay the debts and never overdraw on our karmic account. (Rg. 9-110-1)

    SV 429

    १ ५ १ ०५०३a पवस्व सोम महान्त्समुद्रः पिता देवानां विश्वाभि धाम ॥ ४२९
    1 5 1 0503a pavasva soma mahāntsamudraḥ pitā devānāṃ viśvābhi dhāma .. 429
    429. Flow forth and consecrate, O Soma presence of divinity, as great ocean of life, father, generator and sustainer of divinities and ultimate haven and home of all the worlds of existence. (Rg. 9-109-4)

    SV 430

    १ ५ १ ०५०४a पवस्व सोम महे दक्षायाश्वो न निक्तो वाजी धनाय ॥ ४३०
    1 5 1 0504a pavasva soma mahe dakṣāyāśvo na nikto vājī dhanāya .. 430
    430. O Soma, as victor of life and divine glory, flow, radiate and inspire us like energy itself controlled and consecrated for great creative and productive holy work, expert technique and the production and achievement of wealth. (Rg. 9-109-10)

    SV 431

    १ ५ १ ०५०५a इन्दुः पविष्ट चारुर्मदायापामुपस्थे कविर्भगाय ॥ ४३१
    1 5 1 0505a induḥ paviṣṭa cārurmadāyāpāmupasthe kavirbhagāya .. 431
    431. Indu, Soma spirit of refulgent divinity, blissful and poetically creative is the omniscient highest purifying and saving spirit and power for the sake of honour and joy on the basis of one's own Karmic performance. (Rg. 9-109-13)

    SV 432

    १ ५ १ ०५०६a अनु हि त्वा सुतँ सोम मदामसि महे समर्यराज्ये ।
    १ ५ १ ०५०६c वाजाँ अभि पवमान प्र गाहसे ॥ ४३२
    1 5 1 0506a anu hi tvā sutam̐ soma madāmasi mahe samaryarājye .
    1 5 1 0506c vājām̐ abhi pavamāna pra gāhase .. 432
    432. While you are with us at heart, O Soma, spirit of constant peaceful life, we rejoice with you in the great common-wealth order of governance where, dynamic, pure and purifying, you ever advance to victories in honour, excellence and glory. (Rg. 9-110-2)

    SV 433

    १ ५ १ ०५०७a क ईं व्यक्ता नरः सनीडा रुद्रस्य मर्या अथ स्वश्वाः ॥ ४३३
    1 5 1 0507a ka īṃ vyaktā naraḥ sanīḍā rudrasya maryā atha svaśvāḥ .. 433
    433. What for sure are these individual, specified, kindred, mortal and human life forces of Rudra, cosmic vitality, the soul, the commander, the destroyer of suffering, forces which, for advancemant, ride noble steeds like currents of wind? (Rg. 7-56-1)

    SV 434

    १ ५ १ ०५०८a अग्ने तमद्याश्वं न स्तोमैः क्रतुं न भद्रँ हृदिस्पृशम् ।
    १ ५ १ ०५०८c ऋध्यामा त ओहैः ॥ ४३४
    1 5 1 0508a agne tamadyāśvaṃ na stomaiḥ kratuṃ na bhadram̐ hṛdispṛśam .
    1 5 1 0508c ṛdhyāmā ta ohaiḥ .. 434
    434. Agni, mighty power of light and motion, with songs of praise and prayer and with holy acts of service offered in homage to you today, we augment, celebrate and glorify you, fast as nature's waves of energy, bright as intelligence and blissful as yajna, and dear as love closest to the heart. (Rg. 4-10-1)

    SV 435

    १ ५ १ ०५०९a आविर्मर्या आ वाजं वाजिनो अग्मं देवस्य सवितुः सवम् ।
    १ ५ १ ०५०९c स्वर्गाँ अर्वन्तो जयत ॥ ४३५
    1 5 1 0509a āvirmaryā ā vājaṃ vājino agmaṃ devasya savituḥ savam .
    1 5 1 0509c svargām̐ arvanto jayata .. 435
    435. Dynamic mortals keen to strive and win plunge into the creative yajna of self-refulgent Savita, lord of light and life's inspiration, manifest their power to the last drop of their energy and, relentlessly pressing forward, win the goal of divine felicity.

    SV 436

    १ ५ १ ०५१०a पवस्व सोम द्युम्नी सुधारो महाँ अवीनामनुपूर्व्यः ॥ ४३६
    1 5 1 0510a pavasva soma dyumnī sudhāro mahām̐ avīnāmanupūrvyaḥ .. 436
    436. O Soma, you are the glory and the grandeur, holy stream and shower, the first and eternal of the greatest of the great, pray flow forth in presence, radiate and purify as ever before. (Rg. 9-109-7)

    SV 437

    पञ्चम प्रपाठकः । द्वितीयोऽर्धः
    १ ५ २ ०६०१a विश्वतोदावन्विश्वतो न आ भर यं त्वा शविष्ठमीमहे ॥ ४३७
    pañcama prapāṭhakaḥ . dvitīyo'rdhaḥ
    1 5 2 0601a viśvatodāvanviśvato na ā bhara yaṃ tvā śaviṣṭhamīmahe .. 437
    437. Infinite giver from all sides, shower us with divine blessings from the universe to our complete fulfillment. O lord most potent and beneficent, we pray for your favour and grace.

    SV 438

    १ ५ २ ०६०२a एष ब्रह्मा य ऋत्विय इन्द्रो नाम श्रुतो गृणे ॥ ४३८
    1 5 2 0602a eṣa brahmā ya ṛtviya indro nāma śruto gṛṇe .. 438
    438. This Lord Infinite and Absolute, adored every season, beneficent all seasons, Indra, most potent, I hear by name, I adore, I worship.

    SV 439

    १ ५ २ ०६०३a ब्रह्माण इन्द्रं महयन्तो अर्कैरवर्धयन्नहये हन्तवा उ ॥ ४३९
    1 5 2 0603a brahmāṇa indraṃ mahayanto arkairavardhayannahaye hantavā u .. 439
    439. Scholars of the Veda celebrate Indra, his power and glory with hymns of adoration and exalt him to break the demonic cloud of darkness and want for showers of rain and prosperity. (Rg. 5-31-4)

    SV 440

    १ ५ २ ०६०४a अनवस्ते रथमश्वाय तक्षुस्त्वष्टा वज्रं पुरुहूत द्युमन्तम् ॥ ४४०
    1 5 2 0604a anavaste rathamaśvāya takṣustvaṣṭā vajraṃ puruhūta dyumantam .. 440
    440. Indra, lord of protection, giver of joy invoked and worshipped by all, wise men create modes of divine knowledge and pious action for the attainment of your presence and glory, and Tvashta, maker and destroyer of suffering, makes and provides the blazing thunderbolt to dispel the darkness of evil and suffering.(Rg.5-31-4)

    SV 441

    १ ५ २ ०६०५a शं पदं मघँ रयीषिणो न काममव्रतो हिनोति न स्पृशद्रयिम् ॥ ४४१
    1 5 2 0605a śaṃ padaṃ magham̐ rayīṣiṇo na kāmamavrato hinoti na spṛśadrayim .. 441
    441. The man void of the discipline of liberality does not stir the process of love and charity, not even the circulation of wealth. Wealth and prosperity he does not even touch.

    SV 442

    १ ५ २ ०६०६a सदा गावः शुचयो विश्वधायसः सदा देवा अरेपसः ॥ ४४२
    1 5 2 0606a sadā gāvaḥ śucayo viśvadhāyasaḥ sadā devā arepasaḥ .. 442
    442. Cows are always pure and sinless, they give. The generous are always pure, free from sin, they feed, support and sustain the world.

    SV 443

    १ ५ २ ०६०७a आ याहि वनसा सह गावः सचन्त वर्त्तनिं यदूधभिः ॥ ४४३
    1 5 2 0607a ā yāhi vanasā saha gāvaḥ sacanta varttaniṃ yadūdhabhiḥ .. 443
    443. Come, O Dawn, with holy light, with rays of blissful radiance on the chariot. The cows are on the move with the wealth of milk. (Rg. 10-172-1)

    SV 444

    १ ५ २ ०६०८a उप प्रक्षे मधुमति क्षियन्तः पुष्येम रयिं धीमहे त इन्द्र ॥ ४४४
    1 5 2 0608a upa prakṣe madhumati kṣiyantaḥ puṣyema rayiṃ dhīmahe ta indra .. 444
    444. Indra, omnipotent lord, living close to you in the honey sweet abode of your realm, may we augment our wealth and excellence and meditate on your divine presence.

    SV 445

    १ ५ २ ०६०९a अर्चन्त्यर्कं मरुतः स्वर्क्का आ स्तोभति श्रुतो युवा स इन्द्रः ॥ ४४५
    1 5 2 0609a arcantyarkaṃ marutaḥ svarkkā ā stobhati śruto yuvā sa indraḥ .. 445
    445. Maruts, heroic devotees, chant devotional hymns and present the homage of worship and service to Indra who, youthful and renowned, sustains the world and responds to their devotion with joyous favour and spiritual elevation.

    SV 446

    १ ५ २ ०६१०a प्र व इन्द्राय वृत्रहन्तमाय विप्राय गाथं गायत यं जुजोषते ॥ ४४६
    1 5 2 0610a pra va indrāya vṛtrahantamāya viprāya gāthaṃ gāyata yaṃ jujoṣate .. 446
    446. To Indra, omniscient lord almighty, highest destroyer of evil, sin and darkness, sing and offer your songs of adoration which he loves, enjoys and happily accepts.

    SV 447

    १ ५ २ ०७०१a अचेत्यग्निश्चिकितिर्हव्यवाड्न सुमद्रथः ॥ ४४७
    1 5 2 0701a acetyagniścikitirhavyavāḍna sumadrathaḥ .. 447
    447. Agni is self-conscious, enlightens, and, as a self- conducted power moving on its own waves of radiation, carries the fragrance of yajnic havi as well as the light of knowledge from the vedi all round. (Rg. 8-56-5)

    SV 448

    १ ५ २ ०७०२a अग्ने त्वं नो अन्तम उत त्राता शिवो भुवो वरूथ्यः ॥ ४४८
    1 5 2 0702a agne tvaṃ no antama uta trātā śivo bhuvo varūthyaḥ .. 448
    448. Agni, lord of light, fire of life, you are our closest friend and saviour. Be good and gracious, the very spirit and security of the home for the inmates. (Rg. 5-24-1)

    SV 449

    १ ५ २ ०७०३a भगो न चित्रो अग्निर्महोनां दधाति रत्नम् ॥ ४४९
    1 5 2 0703a bhago na citro agnirmahonāṃ dadhāti ratnam .. 449
    449. Like greatest of the great and munificent, wondrous Agni, Supreme light of life, holds the treasure jewels of existence which he liberally grants to the dedicated souls.

    SV 450

    १ ५ २ ०७०४a विश्वस्य प्र स्तोभ पुरो वा सन्यदि वेह नूनम् ॥ ४५०
    1 5 2 0704a viśvasya pra stobha puro vā sanyadi veha nūnam .. 450
    450. Eternal sustainer of the universe, universal object of world adoration, you are beyond all doubt the same, first and foremost since eternity and the same even here and now.

    SV 451

    १ ५ २ ०७०५a उषा अप स्वसुष्टमः सं वर्त्तयति वर्त्तनिँ सुजातता ॥ ४५१
    1 5 2 0705a uṣā apa svasuṣṭamaḥ saṃ varttayati varttanim̐ sujātatā .. 451
    451. The dawn continuously removes the darkness of its sister night, by circular motion of its rise every morning through the succession of day and night. (Rg. 10-172-4)

    SV 452

    १ ५ २ ०७०६a इमा नु कं भुवना सीषधेमेन्द्रश्च विश्वे च देवाः ॥ ४५२
    1 5 2 0706a imā nu kaṃ bhuvanā sīṣadhemendraśca viśve ca devāḥ .. 452
    452. Let us proceed, study and win our goals, successfully and peacefully, across these regions of the world, study and harness electric energy, and let all divine forces of nature and nobilities of humanity be favourable to us. (Rg. 10-157-1)

    SV 453

    १ ५ २ ०७०७a वि स्रुतयो यथा पथ इन्द्र त्वद्यन्तु रातयः ॥ ४५३
    1 5 2 0707a vi srutayo yathā patha indra tvadyantu rātayaḥ .. 453
    453. Like streams of water flowing by their natural course, O lord munificent, Indra, let your gifts of wealth, honour and excellence flow free for humanity.

    SV 454

    १ ५ २ ०७०८a अया वाजं देवहितँ सनेम मदेम शतहिमाः सुवीराः ॥ ४५४
    1 5 2 0708a ayā vājaṃ devahitam̐ sanema madema śatahimāḥ suvīrāḥ .. 454
    454. Thus do we offer ardent praise and seek to share divine favour and inspiration fit for dedicated humanity and pray we may live happy a full hundred years blest with noble and heroic generations of progeny. (Rg. 6-17-15)

    SV 455

    १ ५ २ ०७०९a ऊर्जा मित्रो वरुणः पिन्वतेडाः पीवरीमिषं कृणुही न इन्द्र ॥ ४५५
    1 5 2 0709a ūrjā mitro varuṇaḥ pinvateḍāḥ pīvarīmiṣaṃ kṛṇuhī na indra .. 455
    455. Indra, lord omnipotent, munificent giver, just as Mitra, the sun, and Vamna, the firmament, shower energy, fertilise the earth and ripen the grains, as the day and night refresh the vital spirit, so, we pray, mature and bring abundant food, energy and intelligence for us.

    SV 456

    १ ५ २ ०७१०a इन्द्रो विश्वस्य राजति ॥ ४५६
    1 5 2 0710a indro viśvasya rājati .. 456
    456. Indra, lord omniscient and omnipotent, rules and enlightens the world. (Yaj. 36, 8)

    SV 457

    १ ५ २ ०८०१a त्रिकद्रुकेषु महिषो यवाशिरं तुविशुष्मस्तृम्पत्सोममपिबद्विष्णुना सुतं यथावशम् ।
    १ ५ २ ०८०१c स ईं ममाद महि कर्म कर्त्तवे महामुरुँ सैनँ सश्चद्देवो देवँ सत्य इन्दुः सत्यमिन्द्रम् ॥ ४५७
    1 5 2 0801a trikadrukeṣu mahiṣo yavāśiraṃ tuviśuṣmastṛmpatsomamapibadviṣṇunā sutaṃ yathāvaśam .
    1 5 2 0801c sa īṃ mamāda mahi karma karttave mahāmurum̐ sainam̐ saścaddevo devam̐ satya induḥ satyamindram .. 457
    457. The great and powerful sun drinks up the soma, essence of vital juices reinforced with herbal elixir, matured in three containers, i.e., the earth, the sky and the heaven of light, and distilled by light and wind while it shines and energises the essences. He who delights in energising this sun, greatest of the great in nature, to do great things, who blesses and continues to bless this blazing power of light is the eternal, ever true, self-refulgent Lord Supreme, blissful as the moon. And he who would love to do great things vast and worthy of the great, he, true and bright as the moon, should serve and meditate on this lord of unbounded light and energy. (Rg. 2-22-1)

    SV 458

    १ ५ २ ०८०२a अयँ सहस्रमानवो दृशः कवीनां मतिर्ज्योतिर्विधर्म ।
    १ ५ २ ०८०२c ब्रध्नः समीचीरुषसः समैरयदरेपसः सोचेतसः स्वसरे मन्युमन्तश्चिता गोः ॥ ४५८
    1 5 2 0802a ayam̐ sahasramānavo dṛśaḥ kavīnāṃ matirjyotirvidharma .
    1 5 2 0802c bradhnaḥ samīcīruṣasaḥ samairayadarepasaḥ socetasaḥ svasare manyumantaścitā goḥ .. 458
    458. This mighty sun, benefactor of vast humanity, glorious, inspiration of poets, light of the world, law bound, radiates the flood of light in unison with dawn, and on the rise of the day, pure, immaculate, enlighted, perceptive people, cows and planets rise to the fresh light of a new day.

    SV 459

    १ ५ २ ०८०३a एन्द्र याह्युप नः परावतो नायमच्छा विदथानीव सत्पतिरस्ता राजेव सत्पतिः ।
    १ ५ २ ०८०३c हवामहे त्वा प्रयस्वन्तः सुतेष्वा पुत्रासो न पितरं वाजसातये मँहिष्ठं वाजसातये ॥ ४५९
    1 5 2 0803a endra yāhyupa naḥ parāvato nāyamacchā vidathānīva satpatirastā rājeva satpatiḥ .
    1 5 2 0803c havāmahe tvā prayasvantaḥ suteṣvā putrāso na pitaraṃ vājasātaye mam̐hiṣṭhaṃ vājasātaye .. 459
    459. Indra, lord of wealth and power, ruler of the world, come graciously from afar to us like this Agni who comes to the yajnic battles of life. Protector and promoter of truth and rectitude, friend and protector of the truthful and righteous, come to our home like the ruler. Joining you faithfully in this yajna of life, dedicated to holy action and endeavour, we invoke and invite you to join us. As children call upon the father to help them to food, sustenance and protection in their course of life and growth, so do we call upon you for safety and protection, great lord of power and prosperity, for victory in our battle of life. (Rg. 1-130-1)

    SV 460

    १ ५ २ ०८०४a तमिन्द्रं जोहवीमि मघवानमुग्रँ सत्रा दधानमप्रतिष्कुतँ श्रवाँसि भूरिः ।
    १ ५ २ ०८०४c मँहिष्ठो गीर्भिरा च यज्ञियो ववर्त्त राये नो विश्वा सुपथा कृणोतु वज्री ॥ ४६०
    1 5 2 0804a tamindraṃ johavīmi maghavānamugram̐ satrā dadhānamapratiṣkutam̐ śravām̐si bhūriḥ .
    1 5 2 0804c mam̐hiṣṭho gīrbhirā ca yajñiyo vavartta rāye no viśvā supathā kṛṇotu vajrī .. 460
    460. That Indra, ruler of the world, I invoke and address, illustrious, pious and true, wielder of unopposed powers, and I pray may the most generous and adorable lord of thunderous power, in response to our voice, turn to us constantly and clear our paths of advancement for the achievement of wealth, power, honour and excellence of the world. (Rg. 8-97-13)

    SV 461

    १ ५ २ ०८०५a अस्तु श्रौष्ट्पुरो अग्निं धिया दध आ नु त्यच्छर्धो दिव्यं वृणीमह इन्द्रवायू वृणीमहे ।
    १ ५ २ ०८०५c यद्ध क्राणा विवस्वते नाभा सन्दाय नव्यसे ।
    १ ५ २ ०८०५e अध प्र नूनमुप यन्ति धीतयो देवाँअच्छा न धीतयः ॥ ४६१
    1 5 2 0805a astu śrauṣṭpuro agniṃ dhiyā dadha ā nu tyacchardho divyaṃ vṛṇīmaha indravāyū vṛṇīmahe .
    1 5 2 0805c yaddha krāṇā vivasvate nābhā sandāya navyase .
    1 5 2 0805e adha pra nūnamupa yanti dhītayo devām̐acchā na dhītayaḥ .. 461
    461. May my voice be heard! I have realised the energy and power of Agni, light and fire, in full with my intellect and understanding. Then we opt for the divine force and power of nature and move on to the study and application of the power of wind and electricity which, active at the centre of the sun, give us the newest and latest form of energy and power. May all our intellectual efforts and intelligential vision reach the forces of nature and analyse and discover their energy and powers. Let us reach there well with all our intellect and imagination and let our efforts benefit the noblest humanity. (Rg. 1-139-1)

    SV 462

    १ ५ २ ०८०६a प्र वो महे मतयो यन्तु विष्णवे मरुत्वते गिरिजा एवयामरुत् ।
    १ ५ २ ०८०६c प्र शर्धाय प्र यज्यवे सुखादये तवसे भन्ददिष्टये धुनिव्रताय शवसे ॥ ४६२
    1 5 2 0806a pra vo mahe matayo yantu viṣṇave marutvate girijā evayāmarut .
    1 5 2 0806c pra śardhāya pra yajyave sukhādaye tavase bhandadiṣṭaye dhunivratāya śavase .. 462
    462. O vibrant man of vision, all ye men and women, let all your songs and flights of thought and vision bom of the voice of the heart reach Vishnu, all pervasive lord, commander of the winds and warriors, indomitable, highly majestic, adorable and cooperative, blissfully appreciative, relentlessly active and absolute in justice and power. (Rg. 5-87-1)

    SV 463

    १ ५ २ ०८०७a अया रुचा हरिण्या पुनानो विश्वा द्वेषाँसि तरति सयुग्वभिः सूरो न सयुग्वभिः ।
    १ ५ २ ०८०७c धारा पृष्ठस्य रोचते पुनानो अरुषो हरिः ।
    १ ५ २ ०८०७e विश्वा यद्रूपा परियास्यृक्वभिः सप्तास्येभिरृक्वभिः ॥ ४६३
    1 5 2 0807a ayā rucā hariṇyā punāno viśvā dveṣām̐si tarati sayugvabhiḥ sūro na sayugvabhiḥ .
    1 5 2 0807c dhārā pṛṣṭhasya rocate punāno aruṣo hariḥ .
    1 5 2 0807e viśvā yadrūpā pariyāsyṛkvabhiḥ saptāsyebhirṛkvabhiḥ .. 463
    463. This Soma spirit of the fighting force of divinity, protecting and purifying by its own victorious lustre of innate powers, overcomes all forces of jealousy and enmity as the sun dispels all darkness with its own rays of light. The stream of its radiance, realised and purifying, shines beautiful and blissful. The lustrous saviour spirit which pervades all existent forms of the world, goes forward pure and purifying with seven notes of its exalting voice and seven rays of light and seven pranic energies expressive of its mighty force. (Rg. 9-111-1)

    SV 464

    १ ५ २ ०८०८a अभि त्यं देवँ सवितारमोण्योः कविक्रतुमर्चामि सत्यसवँ रत्नधामभि प्रियं मतिम्
    १ ५ २ ०८०८c ऊर्ध्वा यस्यामतिर्भा अदिद्युतत्सवीमनि हिरण्यपाणिरमिमीत सुक्रतुः कृपा स्वः ॥ ४६४
    1 5 2 0808a abhi tyaṃ devam̐ savitāramoṇyoḥ kavikratumarcāmi satyasavam̐ ratnadhāmabhi priyaṃ matim
    1 5 2 0808c ūrdhvā yasyāmatirbhā adidyutatsavīmani hiraṇyapāṇiramimīta sukratuḥ kṛpā svaḥ .. 464
    464. I adore this self-refulgent Savita, life and light of existence, creator of heaven and earth, poetic high priest of creation yajna, generator and upholder of truth and law, treasure-hold of life's jewels, universally loved and all-intelligent. Up on his manifest will, inert Prakrti rises and shines into the state of creation. This Savita of golden hands of glory, this holy actor, by his gracious will creates the lights of heaven and bliss.

    SV 465

    १ ५ २ ०८०९a अग्निँ होतारं मन्ये दास्वन्तं वसोः सूनुँ सहसो जातवेदसं विप्रं न जातवेदसम् ।
    १ ५ २ ०८०९c य ऊर्ध्वया स्वध्वरो देवो देवाच्या कृपा ।
    १ ५ २ ०८०९c घृतस्य विभ्राष्टिमनु शुक्रशोचिष आजुह्वानस्य सर्पिषः ॥ ४६५
    1 5 2 0809a agnim̐ hotāraṃ manye dāsvantaṃ vasoḥ sūnum̐ sahaso jātavedasaṃ vipraṃ na jātavedasam .
    1 5 2 0809c ya ūrdhvayā svadhvaro devo devācyā kṛpā .
    1 5 2 0809c ghṛtasya vibhrāṣṭimanu śukraśociṣa ājuhvānasya sarpiṣaḥ .. 465
    465. I worship, serve and meditate on Agni, lord of light and knowledge, spirit of life and heat and inspiration of noble action, yajaka, generous giver, treasure of wealth and universal shelter, inspirer and creator of courage and courageous action like the sun, omniscient lord of all that is bom in existence, master of knowledge as the supreme scholar of the Veda, organiser of yajna with love and non-violence with divine knowledge and awareness, refulgent with heavenly light and power, loving and consuming with flames of fire, and, light the blaze of the purest and most powerful ghrta offered into the fire of yajna, physical, mental and spiritual all.' (Rg.1-127-1)

    SV 466

    १ ५ २ ०८१०a तव त्यन्नर्यं नृतोऽप इन्द्र प्रथमं पूर्व्यं दिवि प्रवाच्यं कृतम् ।
    १ ५ २ ०८१०c यो देवस्य शवसा प्रारिणा असु रिणन्नपः ।
    १ ५ २ ०८१०e भुवो विश्वमभ्यदेवमोजसा विदेदूर्जँ शतक्रतुर्विदेदिषम् ॥ ४६६
    1 5 2 0810a tava tyannaryaṃ nṛto'pa indra prathamaṃ pūrvyaṃ divi pravācyaṃ kṛtam .
    1 5 2 0810c yo devasya śavasā prāriṇā asu riṇannapaḥ .
    1 5 2 0810e bhuvo viśvamabhyadevamojasā videdūrjam̐ śatakraturvidediṣam .. 466
    466. Indra, lord of light, life and generosity, director of the cosmic dance of creation, that original, ancient act of yours admirable in the light and language of heaven performed for the sake of humanity which, by the omnipotence of Divinity, moves the pranic energies and causes the waters of life to flow may, we pray, with the power and splendour of Divinity, inspire the entire world of matter and energy, conquer impiety and bring us, O lord of a hundred yajnic gifts and actions, food and energy for body, mind and soul. (Rg. 2-22-4) Pavamana Kanda

    SV 467

    ॥ इत्यैन्द्रं पर्व काण्डम् ॥
    पावमान काण्डम्
    १ ५ २ ०९०१a उच्चा ते जातमन्धसो दिवि सद्भूम्या ददे ।
    १ ५ २ ०९०१c उग्रँ शर्म महि श्रवः ॥ ४६७
    .. ityaindraṃ parva kāṇḍam ..
    pāvamāna kāṇḍam
    1 5 2 0901a uccā te jātamandhaso divi sadbhūmyā dade .
    1 5 2 0901c ugram̐ śarma mahi śravaḥ .. 467
    467. O Soma, high is your renown, great your peace and pleasure, born and abiding in heaven, and the gift of your energy and vitality, the earth receives as the seed and food of life. (Rg. 9-61-10)

    SV 468

    १ ५ २ ०९०२a स्वादिष्ठया मदिष्ठया पवस्व सोम धारया ।
    १ ५ २ ०९०२c इन्द्राय पातवे सुतः ॥ ४६८
    1 5 2 0902a svādiṣṭhayā madiṣṭhayā pavasva soma dhārayā .
    1 5 2 0902c indrāya pātave sutaḥ .. 468
    468. O Soma, Spirit of Divinity, peace and glory of existence distilled in the essence for the soul's being, flow in the sweetest and most exhilarating streams of ecstasy, cleanse and sanctify us unto purity and constancy, and initiate us into the state of ananda, divine glory. (Rg. 9-1-1) (Soma in the physical sense is an exhilarating drink, in the aesthetic sense it is ecstasy, in the psychic 201 sense it is ananda, and in the spiritual sense it is elevation of the soul to the experience of divinity. It is the peace, purity and glory of life, any power physical, social or divine that leads to satyam (truth), shivam (goodness), and sundaram (beauty) of life, anything, power and person that gives us an experience of sacchidananda, the real, the intelligent and the blissful state of the life divine. In short. Soma is satyam, shivam and sundaram, the sat, the chit and the ananda of life. It is not restricted to a particular herb and a particular drink. The meaning of soma is open-ended on the positive side of life and living joy.)

    SV 469

    १ ५ २ ०९०३a वृषा पवस्व धारया मरुत्वते च मत्सरः ।
    १ ५ २ ०९०३c विश्वा दधान ओजसा ॥ ४६९
    1 5 2 0903a vṛṣā pavasva dhārayā marutvate ca matsaraḥ .
    1 5 2 0903c viśvā dadhāna ojasā .. 469
    469. O lord of absolute abundance and creativity, sustainer of all worlds of existence by absolute power and grandeur, you are all bliss for the people of vibrancy, action and gratitude. Pray bring us showers of peace, purity and power for the good life. (Rg. 9-65-10)

    SV 470

    १ ५ २ ०९०४a यस्ते मदो वरेण्यस्तेना पवस्वान्धसा ।
    १ ५ २ ०९०४c देवावीरघशँसहा ॥ ४७०
    1 5 2 0904a yaste mado vareṇyastenā pavasvāndhasā .
    1 5 2 0904c devāvīraghaśam̐sahā .. 470
    470. The soma ecstasy that's yours, that is the highest love of our choice. Flow on, radiate, and sanctify us beyond satiation with light divine for the soul, protector and saviour as you are of the holy and destroyer of sin and evil for the good. (Rg. 9-61-19)

    SV 471

    १ ५ २ ०९०५a तिस्रो वाच उदीरते गावो मिमन्ति धेनवः ।
    १ ५ २ ०९०५c हरिरेति कनिक्रदत् ॥ ४७१
    1 5 2 0905a tisro vāca udīrate gāvo mimanti dhenavaḥ .
    1 5 2 0905c harireti kanikradat .. 471
    471. Three Vedic voices of knowledge, action and prayer, loud and bold, enlighten, and inspire to goodness, organs of perception and volition, urge to good action, as earth and milch cows are profuse in fertility, and the lord of bliss, destroyer of suffering, manifests bright and blissful as life goes on in a state of prosperity. (Rg. 9-33-4)

    SV 472

    १ ५ २ ०९०६a इन्द्रायेन्दो मरुत्वते पवस्व मधुमत्तमः ।
    १ ५ २ ०९०६c अर्कस्य योनिमासदम् ॥ ४७२
    1 5 2 0906a indrāyendo marutvate pavasva madhumattamaḥ .
    1 5 2 0906c arkasya yonimāsadam .. 472
    472. O Soma, enlightened joy of spiritual purity and bliss, flow into the consciousness of the vibrant soul of the devotee as an offering to Indra, lord of universal power and joy who abides at the heart of universal truth and yajnic law of existence. (Rg. 9-64-22)

    SV 473

    १ ५ २ ०९०७a असाव्यँशुर्मदायाप्सु दक्षो गिरिष्ठाः ।
    १ ५ २ ०९०७c श्येनो न योनिमासदत् ॥ ४७३
    1 5 2 0907a asāvyam̐śurmadāyāpsu dakṣo giriṣṭhāḥ .
    1 5 2 0907c śyeno na yonimāsadat .. 473
    473. The peace and pleasure of life's ecstasy in thought and action, and the expertise well founded on adamantine determination is created by Savita, the creator, like the flying ambition of the soul and it is settled in its seat at the heart's core in the personality. (Rg. 9-62-4)

    SV 474

    १ ५ २ ०९०८a पवस्व दक्षसाधनो देवेभ्यः पीतये हरे ।
    १ ५ २ ०९०८c मरुद्भ्यो वायवे मदः ॥ ४७४
    1 5 2 0908a pavasva dakṣasādhano devebhyaḥ pītaye hare .
    1 5 2 0908c marudbhyo vāyave madaḥ .. 474
    474. O Soma, lord of joy and versatile intelligence of the universe, pure, fluent and all-purifying eliminator of want and suffering, giver of sufficiency, flow, purify and sanctify the powers of noble and generous nature to their full satisfaction, come as ecstasy of life for vibrant humanity, for pranic energy and for the will and intelligence of the seekers of light and dynamism for action. (Rg. 9-25-1)

    SV 475

    १ ५ २ ०९०९a परि स्वानो गिरिष्ठाः पवित्रे सोमो अक्षरत् ।
    १ ५ २ ०९०९c मदेषु सर्वधा असि ॥ ४७५
    1 5 2 0909a pari svāno giriṣṭhāḥ pavitre somo akṣarat .
    1 5 2 0909c madeṣu sarvadhā asi .. 475
    475. O lord, you are Soma, peace, power and bliss, all creative, fertilising and inspiring, all present in thunder of the clouds, roar of the winds and rumble of the mountains, in purest of the pure. You are the sole sustainer of all in bliss divine. (Rg. 9-18-1)

    SV 476

    १ ५ २ ०९१०a परि प्रिया दिवः कविर्वयाँसि नप्त्योर्हितः ।
    १ ५ २ ०९१०c स्वानैर्याति कविक्रतुः ॥ ४७६
    1 5 2 0910a pari priyā divaḥ kavirvayām̐si naptyorhitaḥ .
    1 5 2 0910c svānairyāti kavikratuḥ .. 476
    476. Soma, cosmic soul, darling of the heavens and loved of enlightened people, poetic creator, immanent in his own creations, pervading all regions of the universe, moves around omnipresent, inspiring, creating and doing all those acts which are exclusively worthy of the omniscient and omnipotent creator. (Rg. 9-9-1)

    SV 477

    १ ५ २ १००१a प्र सोमासो मदच्युतः श्रवसे नो मघोनः ।
    १ ५ २ १००१c सुता विदथे अक्रमुः ॥ ४७७
    1 5 2 1001a pra somāso madacyutaḥ śravase no maghonaḥ .
    1 5 2 1001c sutā vidathe akramuḥ .. 477
    477. May the streams of soma, nectar sweet and exhilarating, distilled and sanctified in yajna, flow for the safety, security and fame of our leading lights of honour, power and excellence. (Rg. 9-32-1) 205

    SV 478

    १ ५ २ १००२a प्र सोमासो विपश्चितोऽपो नयन्त ऊर्मयः ।
    १ ५ २ १००२c वनानि महिषा इव ॥ ४७८
    1 5 2 1002a pra somāso vipaścito'po nayanta ūrmayaḥ .
    1 5 2 1002c vanāni mahiṣā iva .. 478
    478. Just as waves of water rise to the moon and great men strive for things of beauty and goodness, so do inspired learned sages, lovers of dynamic peace and goodness, move forward to realise the supreme power and Spirit of the Vedic hymns. (Rg. 9-33-1)

    SV 479

    १ ५ २ १००३a पवस्वेन्दो वृषा सुतः कृधी नो यशसो जने ।
    १ ५ २ १००३c विश्वा अप द्विषो जहि ॥ ४७९
    1 5 2 1003a pavasvendo vṛṣā sutaḥ kṛdhī no yaśaso jane .
    1 5 2 1003c viśvā apa dviṣo jahi .. 479
    479. Soma, lord of purity and generosity, light and splendour, served and realised through yajnic life, protect and purify us, help us join the community of honour and excellence, ward off and eliminate all malignity, jealousy and enmity from our life. (Rg. 9-61-28)

    SV 480

    १ ५ २ १००४a वृषा ह्यसि भानुना द्युमन्तं त्वा हवामहे ।
    १ ५ २ १००४c पवमान स्वर्दृशम् ॥ ४८०
    1 5 2 1004a vṛṣā hyasi bhānunā dyumantaṃ tvā havāmahe .
    1 5 2 1004c pavamāna svardṛśam .. 480
    480. O lord of purity, purifier and sanctifier of heart and soul, you are supremely generous and refulgent by your own light and glory. We, celebrants by our holiest thoughts and words, invoke and adore you for the light and wisdom of your divine glory and generosity. (Rg. 9-65-4)

    SV 481

    १ ५ २ १००५a इन्दुः पविष्ट चेतनः प्रियः कवीनां मतिः ।
    १ ५ २ १००५c सृजदश्वँ रथीरिव ॥ ४८१
    1 5 2 1005a induḥ paviṣṭa cetanaḥ priyaḥ kavīnāṃ matiḥ .
    1 5 2 1005c sṛjadaśvam̐ rathīriva .. 481
    481. Soma, lord of bliss, is self-refulgent and holy, purest and most purifying, omniscient, dearest love of the poets and celebrants, and wisest of the wise. Creating the dynamic world of matter, energy and mind, he abides like the master of the universal chariot. (Rg. 9-64-10)

    SV 482

    १ ५ २ १००६a असृक्षत प्र वाजिनो गव्या सोमासो अश्वया ।
    १ ५ २ १००६c शुक्रासो वीरयाशवः ॥ ४८२
    1 5 2 1006a asṛkṣata pra vājino gavyā somāso aśvayā .
    1 5 2 1006c śukrāso vīrayāśavaḥ .. 482
    482. Vibrant heroes blest with the soma spirit of peace, progress and brilliance, pure and potent, inspired with ambition for lands, cows and culture, horses, advancement and achievement, and advancement of the brave generations of humanity move forward with the spirit of generous creativity. (Rg. 9-64-4) 207

    SV 483

    १ ५ २ १००७a पवस्व देव आयुषगिन्द्रं गच्छतु ते मदः ।
    १ ५ २ १००७c वायुमा रोह धर्मणा ॥ ४८३
    1 5 2 1007a pavasva deva āyuṣagindraṃ gacchatu te madaḥ .
    1 5 2 1007c vāyumā roha dharmaṇā .. 483
    483. O Soma, self-refulgent and self-joyous lord of peace and bliss, let your presence vibrate and purify us. Let your ecstatic bliss reach Indra, the ruler, for the glory of mankind. May you with your divine power and presence emerge and rise in the heart of vibrant devotees. (Rg. 9-63-22)

    SV 484

    १ ५ २ १००८a पवमानो अजीजनद्दिवश्चित्रं न तन्यतुम् ।
    १ ५ २ १००८c ज्योतिर्वैश्वानरं बृहत् ॥ ४८४
    1 5 2 1008a pavamāno ajījanaddivaścitraṃ na tanyatum .
    1 5 2 1008c jyotirvaiśvānaraṃ bṛhat .. 484
    484. Let Soma, progressive, active and zealous power dedicated to humanity and divinity, create the light and culture of universal expansive order from the light of heaven, sublime, awful and beautiful as the light and resounding roar of thunder and lightning. (Rg. 9-61-16)

    SV 485

    १ ५ २ १००९a परि स्वानास इन्दवो मदाय बर्हणा गिरा ।
    १ ५ २ १००९c मधो अर्षन्ति धारया ॥ ४८५
    1 5 2 1009a pari svānāsa indavo madāya barhaṇā girā .
    1 5 2 1009c madho arṣanti dhārayā .. 485
    485. Honey streams of soma distilled and consecrated by the hallowed voice of the Veda flow round for the joy of mankind. (Rg. 9-10-4)

    SV 486

    १ ५ २ १०१०a परि प्रासिष्यदत्कविः सिन्धोरूर्मावधि श्रितः ।
    १ ५ २ १०१०c कारुं बिभ्रत्पुरुस्पृहम् ॥ ४८६
    1 5 2 1010a pari prāsiṣyadatkaviḥ sindhorūrmāvadhi śritaḥ .
    1 5 2 1010c kāruṃ bibhratpuruspṛham .. 486
    486. Pervading and reposing in transcendence over the dynamics of this expansive ocean of the universe, bearing and sustaining this poetic creation, the omniscient poet creator. Soma, lord of peace, joy and bliss, rolls and rules the world with pleasure and grace. (Rg. 9-14-1)

    SV 487

    षष्ठ प्रपाठकः । प्रथमोऽर्धः
    १ ६ १ ०१०१a उपो षु जातमप्तुरं गोभिर्भङ्गं परिष्कृतम् ।
    १ ६ १ ०१०१c इन्दुं देवा अयासिषुः ॥ ४८७
    ṣaṣṭha prapāṭhakaḥ . prathamo'rdhaḥ
    1 6 1 0101a upo ṣu jātamapturaṃ gobhirbhaṅgaṃ pariṣkṛtam .
    1 6 1 0101c induṃ devā ayāsiṣuḥ .. 487
    487. Soma, spirit of beauty, grace and glory, divinely created, nobly bom, zealous, destroyer of negativity, beatified and celebrated in songs of divine voice, the noblest powers of nature and humanity adore, share and enjoy. (Rg. 9-61-13)

    SV 488

    १ ६ १ ०१०२a पुनानो अक्रमीदभि विश्वा मृधो विचर्षणिः ।
    १ ६ १ ०१०२c शुम्भन्ति विप्रं धीतिभिः ॥ ४८८
    1 6 1 0102a punāno akramīdabhi viśvā mṛdho vicarṣaṇiḥ .
    1 6 1 0102c śumbhanti vipraṃ dhītibhiḥ .. 488
    488. Soma, spirit of universal purity and purification, all watching, faces and overcomes all adversaries of the carnal world. Sages celebrate and glorify the vibrant all prevailing spirit with songs of adoration. (Rg. 9-40-1)

    SV 489

    १ ६ १ ०१०३a आविशन्कलशँ सुतो विश्वा अर्षन्नभि श्रियः ।
    १ ६ १ ०१०३c इन्दुरिन्द्राय धीयते ॥ ४८९
    1 6 1 0103a āviśankalaśam̐ suto viśvā arṣannabhi śriyaḥ .
    1 6 1 0103c indurindrāya dhīyate .. 489
    489. Taking over his positions of office, the conscrated leader, pioneer and brilliant ruler presides over lands and affairs of the order moving forward and winning all wealth, honours, excellence and graces of the world for the people, exhorted and exalted by them. (Rg.9-62-19)

    SV 490

    १ ६ १ ०१०४a असर्जि रथ्यो यथा पवित्रे चम्वोः सुतः ।
    १ ६ १ ०१०४c कार्ष्मन्वाजी न्यक्रमीत् ॥ ४९०
    1 6 1 0104a asarji rathyo yathā pavitre camvoḥ sutaḥ .
    1 6 1 0104c kārṣmanvājī nyakramīt .. 490
    490. Just as a passionate champion warrior shoots to the goal straight, so does Soma, potent spirit of peace, purity and glory, invoked and celebrated with devotion in the purity of heart and soul, descends to the centre core of the heart without delay. (Rg. 9-36-1)

    SV 491

    १ ६ १ ०१०५a प्र यद्गावो न भूर्णयस्त्वेषा अयासो अक्रमुः ।
    १ ६ १ ०१०५c घ्नन्तः कृष्णामप त्वचम् ॥ ४९१
    1 6 1 0105a pra yadgāvo na bhūrṇayastveṣā ayāso akramuḥ .
    1 6 1 0105c ghnantaḥ kṛṣṇāmapa tvacam .. 491
    491. We adore the ceaseless radiations of divinity which, like restless rays of the sun, blazing with lustrous glory, move and shower on the earth and dispel the dark cover of the night. (Rg. 9-41-1)

    SV 492

    १ ६ १ ०१०६a अपघ्नन्पवसे मृधः क्रतुवित्सोम मत्सरः ।
    १ ६ १ ०१०६c नुदस्वादेवयुं जनम् ॥ ४९२
    1 6 1 0106a apaghnanpavase mṛdhaḥ kratuvitsoma matsaraḥ .
    1 6 1 0106c nudasvādevayuṃ janam .. 492
    492. O Soma, lord of absolute peace, purity, power and holiness of action, omnipotent and blissful, you vibrate in existence destroying sin and evil. Pray impel the impious people to truth, piety and creative generosity, or punish and eliminate them like hurdles in the creative paths of piety and rectitude. (Rg. 9-63-24)

    SV 493

    १ ६ १ ०१०७a अया पवस्व धारया यया सूर्यमरोचयः ।
    १ ६ १ ०१०७c हिन्वानो मानुषीरपः ॥ ४९३
    1 6 1 0107a ayā pavasva dhārayā yayā sūryamarocayaḥ .
    1 6 1 0107c hinvāno mānuṣīrapaḥ .. 493
    493. Lord of the universe, by the energy with which 211 you give light to the sun, by the same light and energy inspire the will and actions of humanity and purify us. (Rg. 9-63-7)

    SV 494

    १ ६ १ ०१०८a स पवस्व य आविथेन्द्रं वृत्राय हन्तवे ।
    १ ६ १ ०१०८c वव्रिवाँसं महीरपः ॥ ४९४
    1 6 1 0108a sa pavasva ya āvithendraṃ vṛtrāya hantave .
    1 6 1 0108c vavrivām̐saṃ mahīrapaḥ .. 494
    494. Lord of the joy of existence, for constant conversion, elimination and destruction of negativity you protect and promote the creative, structural and developmental forces of nature in great evolutionary dynamics on way to positive growth and progress. (Rg. 9-61-22)

    SV 495

    १ ६ १ ०१०९a अया वीती परि स्रव यस्त इन्दो मदेष्वा ।
    १ ६ १ ०१०९c अवाहन्नवतीर्नव ॥ ४९५
    1 6 1 0109a ayā vītī pari srava yasta indo madeṣvā .
    1 6 1 0109c avāhannavatīrnava .. 495
    495. O Soma, joyous ruler and protector of life, let this creative peace, presence, power and policy of yours prevail and advance, promoting those who join the happy advance, and repelling, dispelling, even destroying ninety-and-nine strongholds of darkness which obstruct the progress. (Rg. 9-61-1)

    SV 496

    १ ६ १ ०११०a परि द्युक्षँ सनद्रायिं भरद्वाजं नो अन्धसा ।
    १ ६ १ ०११०c स्वानो अर्ष पवित्र आ ॥ ४९६
    1 6 1 0110a pari dyukṣam̐ sanadrāyiṃ bharadvājaṃ no andhasā .
    1 6 1 0110c svāno arṣa pavitra ā .. 496
    496. Light of the light of heaven, treasure-hold of world's wealth, with wealth, food and energy for body, mind and soul arise and manifest in the pure heart, inspiring it to a state of peace and benediction. (Rg. 9-52-1)

    SV 497

    १ ६ १ ०२०१a अचिक्रदद्वृषा हरिर्महान्मित्रो न दर्शतः ।
    १ ६ १ ०२०१c सँ सूर्येण दिद्युते ॥ ४९७
    1 6 1 0201a acikradadvṛṣā harirmahānmitro na darśataḥ .
    1 6 1 0201c sam̐ sūryeṇa didyute .. 497
    497. Soma, Spirit of universal peace and bliss, is generous and virile, destroyer of suffering, great, noble guide as a friend, and proclaims his presence everywhere as he shines glorious with the sun. (Rg. 9-2-6)

    SV 498

    १ ६ १ ०२०२a आ ते दक्षं मयोभुवं वह्निमद्या वृणीमहे ।
    १ ६ १ ०२०२c पान्तमा पुरुस्पृहम् ॥ ४९८
    1 6 1 0202a ā te dakṣaṃ mayobhuvaṃ vahnimadyā vṛṇīmahe .
    1 6 1 0202c pāntamā puruspṛham .. 498
    498. Today here and now, we choose for ourselves and pray for your power, peace and bliss, light and fire which is universally loved, all protective, promotive and all sanctifying. (Rg. 9-65-28) 213

    SV 499

    १ ६ १ ०२०३a अध्वर्यो अद्रिभिः सुतँ सोमं पवित्र आ नय ।
    १ ६ १ ०२०३c पुनीहीन्द्राय पातवे ॥ ४९९
    1 6 1 0203a adhvaryo adribhiḥ sutam̐ somaṃ pavitra ā naya .
    1 6 1 0203c punīhīndrāya pātave .. 499
    499. O high priest of soma yajna, create the awareness of Soma, spirit of purity and divinity collected and concentrated by the senses and mind in the heart, and sanctify and intensify it there for exhilaration of the soul. (Rg. 9-51-1)

    SV 500

    १ ६ १ ०२०४a तरत्स मन्दी धावति धारा सुतस्यान्धसः ।
    १ ६ १ ०२०४c तरत्स मन्दी धावति ॥ ५००
    1 6 1 0204a taratsa mandī dhāvati dhārā sutasyāndhasaḥ .
    1 6 1 0204c taratsa mandī dhāvati .. 500
    500. Soma, Spirit of peace, beauty and bliss, saving, rejoicing, fulfilling, flows on. The stream of delight exhilarating for body, mind and soul flows on full of bliss. Crossing over the hurdles of life, delighted all over, the celebrant goes on. (Rg. 9-58-1)

    SV 501

    १ ६ १ ०२०५a आ पवस्व सहस्रिणँ रयिँ सोम सुवीर्यम् ।
    १ ६ १ ०२०५c अस्मे श्रवाँसि धारय ॥ ५०१
    1 6 1 0205a ā pavasva sahasriṇam̐ rayim̐ soma suvīryam .
    1 6 1 0205c asme śravām̐si dhāraya .. 501
    501. Soma, ruling power of creative wealth, joy and fluent energy, let a thousandfold wealth of virility, courage and creativity, pure and purifying, flow to us and vest us with food, energy, fame and excellence of life. (Rg. 9-63-1)

    SV 502

    १ ६ १ ०२०६a अनु प्रत्नास आयवः पदं नवीयो अक्रमुः ।
    १ ६ १ ०२०६c रुचे जनन्त सूर्यम् ॥ ५०२
    1 6 1 0206a anu pratnāsa āyavaḥ padaṃ navīyo akramuḥ .
    1 6 1 0206c ruce jananta sūryam .. 502
    502. In consequence of the will divine, the eternal particles of Prakrti move and assume new forms of existence in evolution, and for the sake of light they create the light of stars. (Rg. 9-23-2)

    SV 503

    १ ६ १ ०२०७a अर्षा सोम द्युमत्तमोऽभि द्रोणानि रोरुवत् ।
    १ ६ १ ०२०७c सीदन्योनौ योनेष्वा ॥ ५०३
    1 6 1 0207a arṣā soma dyumattamo'bhi droṇāni roruvat .
    1 6 1 0207c sīdanyonau yoneṣvā .. 503
    503. Soma, spirit of divine power and peace of purity, most potent and most refulgent, come roaring at the speed and force of thunder and abide in the flames of yajna and heart of the faithful and purify and sanctify the soul. (Rg. 9-65-19)

    SV 504

    १ ६ १ ०२०८a वृषा सोम द्युमाँ असि वृषा देव वृषव्रतः ।
    १ ६ १ ०२०८c वृषा धर्माणि दध्रिषे ॥ ५०४
    1 6 1 0208a vṛṣā soma dyumām̐ asi vṛṣā deva vṛṣavrataḥ .
    1 6 1 0208c vṛṣā dharmāṇi dadhriṣe .. 504
    504. O Soma, divine spirit of peace and prosperity, you are virile, omnipotent and generous, refulgent and abundant giver of light, self-committed to showers of generosity for humanity and all life in existence. O generous and mighty lord, you alone ordain, maintain and sustain the laws of Dharma in nature and humanity. (Rg. 9-64-1)

    SV 505

    १ ६ १ ०२०९a इषे पवस्व धारया मृज्यमानो मनीषिभिः ।
    १ ६ १ ०२०९c इन्दो रुचाभि गा इहि ॥ ५०५
    1 6 1 0209a iṣe pavasva dhārayā mṛjyamāno manīṣibhiḥ .
    1 6 1 0209c indo rucābhi gā ihi .. 505
    505. Shower in streams of purity and power and bless us with food, energy and fulfilment, adored and exalted as you are by sages, scholars and thoughtful devotees. O lord of bliss and beauty, come and, with the light and joy of your presence, sanctify our senses and mind, vision and intelligence. (Rg. 9-64-13)

    SV 506

    १ ६ १ ०२१०a मन्द्रया सोम धारया वृषा पवस्व देवयुः ।
    १ ६ १ ०२१०c अव्यो वारेभिरस्मयुः ॥ ५०६
    1 6 1 0210a mandrayā soma dhārayā vṛṣā pavasva devayuḥ .
    1 6 1 0210c avyo vārebhirasmayuḥ .. 506
    506. O Soma, divine spirit of peace and beatitude, you are the generous power divine, lover of divinities, pervasive in stars and planets in space. You are for us too, pray flow in exciting streams of joy and bless us with peace and purity. (Rg. 9-6-1)

    SV 507

    १ ६ १ ०२११a अया सोम सुकृत्यपा महान्त्सन्नभ्यवर्धथाः ।
    १ ६ १ ०२११c हिन्दान इद्वृषायसे ॥ ५०७
    1 6 1 0211a ayā soma sukṛtyapā mahāntsannabhyavardhathāḥ .
    1 6 1 0211c hindāna idvṛṣāyase .. 507
    507. This Soma, lordly Spirit of peace and joy, feels great by this yajnic act of homage and, happy and exalted, loves to advance and exalt the celebrants. (Rg. 9-47-1)

    SV 508

    १ ६ १ ०२१२a अयं विचर्षणिर्हितः पवमानः स चेतति ।
    १ ६ १ ०२१२c हिन्वान आप्यं बृहत् ॥ ५०८
    1 6 1 0212a ayaṃ vicarṣaṇirhitaḥ pavamānaḥ sa cetati .
    1 6 1 0212c hinvāna āpyaṃ bṛhat .. 508
    508. This Soma, divine spirit of action, honour and joy, is all watching, all beneficent, all inspiring, moving and dynamic, ever wakeful, setting in motion the flow on for attainment of vast achievable success and fulfilment. (Rg. 9-62-10)

    SV 509

    १ ६ १ ०२१३a प्र ण इन्दो महे तु न ऊर्मिं न बिभ्रदर्षसि ।
    १ ६ १ ०२१३c अभि देवाँ अयास्यः ॥ ५०९
    1 6 1 0213a pra ṇa indo mahe tu na ūrmiṃ na bibhradarṣasi .
    1 6 1 0213c abhi devām̐ ayāsyaḥ .. 509
    509. 217 O Soma, vibrant and fast, bearing waves of light and energy of divinity, you radiate to the noble and brilliant divine souls for our great advancement and achievement all round in life. (Rg. 9-44-1)

    SV 510

    १ ६ १ ०२१४a अपघ्नन्पवते मृधोऽप सोमो अराव्णः ।
    १ ६ १ ०२१४c गच्छन्निन्द्रस्य निष्कृतम् ॥ ५१०
    1 6 1 0214a apaghnanpavate mṛdho'pa somo arāvṇaḥ .
    1 6 1 0214c gacchannindrasya niṣkṛtam .. 510
    510. Destroying the destroyers, eliminating the selfish, ungenerous hoarders and parasites. Soma, divine creativity in nature and humanity attains to its yajnic end and aim in the existential order created by omnipotent Indra. (Rg. 9-61-25)

    SV 511

    १ ६ १ ०३०१a पुनानः सोम धारयापो वसानो अर्षसि ।
    १ ६ १ ०३०१c आ रत्नधा योनिमृतस्य सीदस्युत्सो देवो हिरण्ययः ॥ ५११
    1 6 1 0301a punānaḥ soma dhārayāpo vasāno arṣasi .
    1 6 1 0301c ā ratnadhā yonimṛtasya sīdasyutso devo hiraṇyayaḥ .. 511
    511. O Soma, pure and purifying our thought, will and actions, abiding in the heart, you move and flow on in our consciousness. Bearing treasures of jewels, pray come and sit on the seat of yajna vedi and our sense of truth and eternal law. Indeed, O lord refulgent, you are the fountain head of life's golden treasures. (Rg. 9-107-4)

    SV 512

    १ ६ १ ०३०२a परीतो षिञ्चता सुतँ सोमो य उत्तमँ हविः ।
    १ ६ १ ०३०२c दधन्वाँ यो नर्यो अप्स्वा३न्तरा सुषाव सोममद्रिभिः ॥ ५१२
    1 6 1 0302a parīto ṣiñcatā sutam̐ somo ya uttamam̐ haviḥ .
    1 6 1 0302c dadhanvām̐ yo naryo apsvā3ntarā suṣāva somamadribhiḥ .. 512
    512. From here onward sprinkle Soma with love and service, Soma, the spirit of beauty, peace and joy of life. Soma, realised with best of thoughts, effort and determined discipline of meditation. Soma which bears the best materials for creative yajna of personal and social development. Soma which is the leading light of life, realised within in the heart and our Karmas performed in life. (Rg. 9-107-1)

    SV 513

    १ ६ १ ०३०३a आ सोम स्वानो अद्रिभिस्तिरो वाराण्यव्यया ।
    १ ६ १ ०३०३c जनो न पुरि चम्वोर्विशद्धरिः सदो वनेषु दध्रिषे ॥ ५१३
    1 6 1 0303a ā soma svāno adribhistiro vārāṇyavyayā .
    1 6 1 0303c jano na puri camvorviśaddhariḥ sado vaneṣu dadhriṣe .. 513
    513. O Soma, spirit of universal bliss and protection, invoked and stirred by acts of meditation, radiating across the covers of darkness, enter the heart core of the soul as citizens enter their home in town, arise in the depth of heart and intelligence and abide there in the love and faith of the soul, your own cherished seat of existence among the wise. (Rg. 9-107-10) 219

    SV 514

    १ ६ १ ०३०४a प्र सोम देववीतये सिन्धुर्न पिप्ये अर्णसा ।
    १ ६ १ ०३०४c अँशोः पयसा मदिरो न जागृविरच्छा कोशं मधुश्चुतम् ॥ ५१४
    1 6 1 0304a pra soma devavītaye sindhurna pipye arṇasā .
    1 6 1 0304c am̐śoḥ payasā madiro na jāgṛviracchā kośaṃ madhuścutam .. 514
    514. O Soma, be full with the liquid spirit of joy like the sea which is full with the flood of streams and rivers, and, like the very spirit of ecstasy overflowing with delicious exuberance of light divine, ever awake, flow into the devotee's heart blest with the honeyed joy of divinity. (Rg. 9-107-12)

    SV 515

    १ ६ १ ०३०५a सोम उ ष्वाणः सोतृभिरधि ष्णुभिरवीनाम् ।
    १ ६ १ ०३०५c अश्वयेव हरिता याति धारया मन्द्रया याति धारया ॥ ५१५
    1 6 1 0305a soma u ṣvāṇaḥ sotṛbhiradhi ṣṇubhiravīnām .
    1 6 1 0305c aśvayeva haritā yāti dhārayā mandrayā yāti dhārayā .. 515
    515. Soma, invoked by celebrants, manifests with blissful inspiring powers of protection and promotion and, saving, watching, fascinating, goes forward, rushing, compelling, in an impetuous stream like waves of energy, and it also goes forward by a stream of mild motion, soothing and refreshing. (Rg. 9-107-8)

    SV 516

    १ ६ १ ०३०६a तवाहँ सोम रारण सख्य इन्दो दिवेदिवे ।
    १ ६ १ ०३०६c पुरूणि बभ्रो नि चरन्ति मामव परिधीँरति ताँ इहि ॥ ५१६
    1 6 1 0306a tavāham̐ soma rāraṇa sakhya indo divedive .
    1 6 1 0306c purūṇi babhro ni caranti māmava paridhīm̐rati tām̐ ihi .. 516
    516. O Soma, light of life and universal joy of existence, I rejoice in your friendly company day in and day out. O mighty bearer sustainer of the universe, a host of negativities surround me, pray break through their bounds and come and save me. (Rg. 9-107-19)

    SV 517

    १ ६ १ ०३०७a मृज्यमानः सुहस्त्या समुद्रे वाचमिन्वसि ।
    १ ६ १ ०३०७c रयिं पिशङ्गं बहुलं पुरुस्पृहं पवमानाभ्यर्षसि ॥ ५१७
    1 6 1 0307a mṛjyamānaḥ suhastyā samudre vācaminvasi .
    1 6 1 0307c rayiṃ piśaṅgaṃ bahulaṃ puruspṛhaṃ pavamānābhyarṣasi .. 517
    517. O Spirit omnipotent with the world in your generous hands, celebrated and exalted, you stimulate and inspire the song of adoration in the depths of the heart and, pure, purifying, radiating and exalting, set in motion immense wealth of golden graces of universal love and desire for us. (Rg. 9-107-21)

    SV 518

    १ ६ १ ०३०८a अभि सोमास आयवः पवन्ते मद्यं मदम् ।
    १ ६ १ ०३०८c समुद्रस्याधि विष्टपे मनीषिणो मत्सरासो मदच्युतः ॥ ५१८
    1 6 1 0308a abhi somāsa āyavaḥ pavante madyaṃ madam .
    1 6 1 0308c samudrasyādhi viṣṭape manīṣiṇo matsarāso madacyutaḥ .. 518
    518. Intelligent and dedicated lovers of Soma refine and sublimate their pleasurable joy of the heart and 221 emotion, direct it to divinity on top of the existential ocean of daily business and, thoughtful, ecstatic and divinely oriented, experience the heavenly ecstasy of Soma as in samadhi. (Rg. 9-107-14)

    SV 519

    १ ६ १ ०३०९a पुनानः सोम जागृविरव्या वारैः परि प्रियः ।
    १ ६ १ ०३०९c त्वं विप्रो अभवोऽङ्गिरस्तम मध्वा यज्ञं मिमिक्ष णः ॥ ५१९
    1 6 1 0309a punānaḥ soma jāgṛviravyā vāraiḥ pari priyaḥ .
    1 6 1 0309c tvaṃ vipro abhavo'ṅgirastama madhvā yajñaṃ mimikṣa ṇaḥ .. 519
    519. Pure and all purifying, O Soma, spirit of peace and bliss, ever awake and awakening with your eternal consciousness, all protective and promotive, dearest in the heart of the cherished loving soul, you are the vibrant awareness of omniscience and the very life energy of life. O Spirit of peace, joy and divine bliss, pray bless our yajna of life with the honey sweets of existence. (Rg. 9-107-6)

    SV 520

    १ ६ १ ०३१०a इन्द्राय पवते मदः सोमो मरुत्वते सुतः ।
    १ ६ १ ०३१०c सहस्रधारो अत्यव्यमर्षति तमी मृजन्त्यायवः ॥ ५२०
    1 6 1 0310a indrāya pavate madaḥ somo marutvate sutaḥ .
    1 6 1 0310c sahasradhāro atyavyamarṣati tamī mṛjantyāyavaḥ .. 520
    520. Soma, joy of existence, invoked and realised, flows purifying and consecrating for Indra, the vibrant soul, in a thousand streams of ecstasy and overflows the heart and soul of the devotee. That Spirit of the universe, intelligent dedicated yogis realise, exalt and glorify. (Rg. 9-107-17)

    SV 521

    १ ६ १ ०३११a पवस्व वाजसातमोऽभि विश्वानि वार्या ।
    १ ६ १ ०३११c त्वँ समुद्रः प्रथमे विधर्मं देवेभ्यं सोम मत्सरः ॥ ५२१
    1 6 1 0311a pavasva vājasātamo'bhi viśvāni vāryā .
    1 6 1 0311c tvam̐ samudraḥ prathame vidharmaṃ devebhyaṃ soma matsaraḥ .. 521
    521. O Soma, spirit of universal light and joy, you are the harbinger of food, energy and victory. Radiate and move, purifying and inspiring, toward the spirit of universal vision and wealth for the achievement of knowledge and enlightenment. You are the first oceon of the first laws of Dharma who bore the mighty treasure trove of infinite light and joy and let it open to flow for the divine sages. (Rg. 9-107-23)

    SV 522

    १ ६ १ ०३१२a पवमाना असृक्षत पवित्रमति धारया ।
    १ ६ १ ०३१२c मरुत्वन्तो मत्सरा इन्द्रिया हया मेधामभि प्रयाँसि च ॥ ५२२
    1 6 1 0312a pavamānā asṛkṣata pavitramati dhārayā .
    1 6 1 0312c marutvanto matsarā indriyā hayā medhāmabhi prayām̐si ca .. 522
    522. Purifying, energising and inspiring currents of ecstasy and nourishment for the senses, will, intellect and imagination flow by stream and shower at the speed of winds to the holy heart of the sagely celebrant.(Rg. 9-107-25) 223

    SV 523

    १ ६ १ ०४०१a प्र तु द्रव परि कोशं नि षीद नृभिः पुनानो अभि वाजमर्ष ।
    १ ६ १ ०४०१c अश्वं न त्वा वाजिनं मर्जयन्तोऽच्छा बर्ही रशनाभिर्नयन्ति ॥ ५२३
    1 6 1 0401a pra tu drava pari kośaṃ ni ṣīda nṛbhiḥ punāno abhi vājamarṣa .
    1 6 1 0401c aśvaṃ na tvā vājinaṃ marjayanto'cchā barhī raśanābhirnayanti .. 523
    523. O Soma, radiate, flow into the sanctity of the heart and sink into the soul of the devotee. Adored by the yajakas on the vedi, let the showers of joy stream forth. The celebrants, exalting your power and presence, invoke and invite you like energy itself with adorations to the grass seats of the yajna. (Rg. 9-87-1)

    SV 524

    १ ६ १ ०४०२a प्र काव्यमुशनेव ब्रुवाणो देवो देवानां जनिमा विवक्ति ।
    १ ६ १ ०४०२c महिव्रतः शुचिबन्धुः पावकः पदा वराहो अभ्येति रेभन् ॥ ५२४
    1 6 1 0402a pra kāvyamuśaneva bruvāṇo devo devānāṃ janimā vivakti .
    1 6 1 0402c mahivrataḥ śucibandhuḥ pāvakaḥ padā varāho abhyeti rebhan .. 524
    524. The brilliant poet, singing like an inspired fiery power divine, reveals the origin of nature's divinities and the rise of human brilliancies. Great is his commitment, inviolable his discipline, bonded is he with purity as a brother, having chosen light of the sun and shower of clouds for his element, and he goes forward proclaiming the message of his vision by the paths of piety. (Rg. 9-97-7)

    SV 525

    १ ६ १ ०४०३a तिस्रो वाच ईरयति प्र वह्निरृतस्य धीतिं ब्रह्मणो मनीषाम् ।
    १ ६ १ ०४०३c गावो यन्ति गोपतिं पृच्छमानाः सोमं यन्ति मतयो वावशानाः ॥ ५२५
    1 6 1 0403a tisro vāca īrayati pra vahnirṛtasya dhītiṃ brahmaṇo manīṣām .
    1 6 1 0403c gāvo yanti gopatiṃ pṛcchamānāḥ somaṃ yanti matayo vāvaśānāḥ .. 525
    525. Soma inspires three orders of speech:- practical speech that carries on the daily business of life, the thought that conceives of the vibrant immanent divine presence, and the deeper language of silence which is the mode of transcendent reality. The language operations of daily business move in search of the master source of world mystery as in science and philosophy, and the speech of thought and imagination and of love and worship moves to the presence of peace and bliss. Soma. (The three speeches in Vedic language are Ida, Sarasvati, and Mahi or Bharati as described in Rgveda 1, 13, and Yajurveda 21, 19. Explained another way these are the language of the Rks or knowledge, Yajus or karma, and Samans or worship.) (Rg. 9-97-34)

    SV 526

    १ ६ १ ०४०४a अस्य प्रेषा हेमना पूयमानो देवो देवेभिः समपृक्त रसम् ।
    १ ६ १ ०४०४c सुतः पवित्रं पर्येति रेभन्मितेव सद्म पशुमन्ति होता ॥ ५२६
    1 6 1 0404a asya preṣā hemanā pūyamāno devo devebhiḥ samapṛkta rasam .
    1 6 1 0404c sutaḥ pavitraṃ paryeti rebhanmiteva sadma paśumanti hotā .. 526
    526. Divine Soma, moved and energised by the surge of golden impulse, joins its potency with the senses and 225 mind, and thus seasoned and empowered, vibrant with vitality, it moves to the holiness of the heart like a sanative, or as a priest going to a yajnic enclosure, seat and anchor of sensitive visionary powers of humanity. (Rg. 9-97-1)

    SV 527

    १ ६ १ ०४०५a सोमः पवते जनिता मतीनां जनिता दिवो जनिता पृथिव्याः ।
    १ ६ १ ०४०५c जनिताग्नेर्जनिता सूर्यस्य जनितेन्द्रस्य जनितोत विष्णोः ॥ ५२७
    1 6 1 0405a somaḥ pavate janitā matīnāṃ janitā divo janitā pṛthivyāḥ .
    1 6 1 0405c janitāgnerjanitā sūryasya janitendrasya janitota viṣṇoḥ .. 527
    527. Soma, spirit of divine peace, power and generous creativity, flows and purifies universally. It is generator of heavens, maker of the earth and creator of the nobilities of sagely wisdom, generator of fire, maker of the stars, manifester of its own omnipotence, and manifester of the omnipresence of its own self in expansive space. (Rg. 9-96-5)

    SV 528

    १ ६ १ ०४०६a अभि त्रिपृष्ठं वृषणं वयोधामाङ्गोषिणमवावशन्त वाणीः ।
    १ ६ १ ०४०६c वना वसानो वरुणो न सिन्धूर्वि रत्नधा दयते वार्याणि ॥ ५२८
    1 6 1 0406a abhi tripṛṣṭhaṃ vṛṣaṇaṃ vayodhāmāṅgoṣiṇamavāvaśanta vāṇīḥ .
    1 6 1 0406c vanā vasāno varuṇo na sindhūrvi ratnadhā dayate vāryāṇi .. 528
    528. The celebrants' songs of adoration in honour of the generous, virile, adorable and life bearing Soma, sustainer of three worlds arise in homage of love and faith. Holding precious treasures and powers of the world like Varuna, all covering space, and the ocean holding the deep seas, the wielder of world jewels bestows gifts of choice on mankind. (Rg. 9-90-2)

    SV 529

    १ ६ १ ०४०७a अक्रान्त्समुद्रः प्रथमे विधर्मं जनयन्प्रजा भुवनस्य गोपाः ।
    १ ६ १ ०४०७c वृषा पवित्रे अधि सानो अव्ये बृहत्सोमो वावृधे स्वानो अद्रिः ॥ ५२९
    1 6 1 0407a akrāntsamudraḥ prathame vidharmaṃ janayanprajā bhuvanasya gopāḥ .
    1 6 1 0407c vṛṣā pavitre adhi sāno avye bṛhatsomo vāvṛdhe svāno adriḥ .. 529
    529. Soma, prime cause of the laws and world of existence, unfathomable as ocean, taking on by itself countless causes of existence in the vast vault of space and time, roaring and generating the evolving stars, planets and forms of life, is the ruling power of the universe. Potent and generous, infinite, creative and generative, refulgent Soma pervades the immaculate, sacred and protective universe and on top of it expands it and transcends. (Rg. 9-97-40)

    SV 530

    १ ६ १ ०४०८a कनिक्रन्ति हरिरा सृज्यमानः सीदन्वनस्य जठरे पुनानः ।
    १ ६ १ ०४०८c नृभिर्यतः कृणुते निर्णिजं गामतो मतिं जनयत स्वधाभिः ॥ ५३०
    1 6 1 0408a kanikranti harirā sṛjyamānaḥ sīdanvanasya jaṭhare punānaḥ .
    1 6 1 0408c nṛbhiryataḥ kṛṇute nirṇijaṃ gāmato matiṃ janayata svadhābhiḥ .. 530
    530. Soma, divine spirit blithe and blissful, saviour 227 and sustainer, invoked in meditation, abiding in the heart core of the soul, pure and purifying, vibrates loud and bold. Served and adored and celebrated by devotees, it renders the senses, mind and intelligence pure and immaculate and then it gives rise to spontaneous songs of praise offered with complete surrender and self- sacrifice. (Rg. 9-95-1)

    SV 531

    १ ६ १ ०४०९a एष स्य ते मधुमाँ इन्द्र सोमो वृषा वृष्णः परि पवित्रे अक्षाः ।
    १ ६ १ ०४०९c सहस्रदाः शतदा भूरिदावा शश्वत्तमं बर्हिरा वाज्यस्थात् ॥ ५३१
    1 6 1 0409a eṣa sya te madhumām̐ indra somo vṛṣā vṛṣṇaḥ pari pavitre akṣāḥ .
    1 6 1 0409c sahasradāḥ śatadā bhūridāvā śaśvattamaṃ barhirā vājyasthāt .. 531
    531. Indra, omnipotent generous creator and ruler of the universe, this Soma is your honeyed shower of beneficence and grace which profusely flows over and across the immaculate world of life. May this Soma, giving a thousand boons in a hundred forms of infinite values, a mighty victorious divine force, abide by us and bless the universal vedi of human life with eternal grace. (Rg. 9-87-4)

    SV 532

    १ ६ १ ०४१०a पवस्व सोम मधुमाँ ऋतावापो वसानो अधि सानो अव्ये ।
    १ ६ १ ०४१०c अव द्रोणानि घृतवन्ति रोह मदिन्तमो मत्सर इन्द्रपानः ॥ ५३२
    1 6 1 0410a pavasva soma madhumām̐ ṛtāvāpo vasāno adhi sāno avye .
    1 6 1 0410c ava droṇāni ghṛtavanti roha madintamo matsara indrapānaḥ .. 532
    532. Flow, purify and bless, O Soma, rich in the honey sweets of life, high priest of cosmic yajna, reflecting in the cosmic processes of evolution on top of protective nature. Flow and abide in the depth of holy hearts deep in love and faith divine, O spirit most exhilarating, ecstatic and infinite source of fulfilment for Indra, potent vibrant soul, lover of divine glory. (Rg. 9-96-13)

    SV 533

    १ ६ १ ०५०१a प्र सेनानीः शूरो अग्रे रथानां गव्यन्नेति हर्षते अस्य सेना ।
    १ ६ १ ०५०१c भद्रान्कृण्वन्निन्द्रहवान्त्सखिभ्य आ सोमो वस्त्रा रभसानि दत्ते ॥ ५३३
    1 6 1 0501a pra senānīḥ śūro agre rathānāṃ gavyanneti harṣate asya senā .
    1 6 1 0501c bhadrānkṛṇvannindrahavāntsakhibhya ā somo vastrā rabhasāni datte .. 533
    533. Soma, heroic brave leader, warrior and commander, marches at the head of chariots, ardently ambitious for positive gains for the commonalty, his army follows with joyous enthusiasm. Thus nobly fulfilling the divine call of Indra for the advancement and excellence of the friends of humanity. Soma takes on the robe and role of peace and protection and the arms for the defence of humanity. (Rg. 9-96-1)

    SV 534

    १ ६ १ ०५०२a प्र ते धारा मधुमतीरसृग्रन्वारं यत्पूतो अत्येष्यव्यम् ।
    १ ६ १ ०५०२c पवमान पवसे धाम गोनां जनयन्त्सूर्यमपिन्वो अर्कैः ॥ ५३४
    1 6 1 0502a pra te dhārā madhumatīrasṛgranvāraṃ yatpūto atyeṣyavyam .
    1 6 1 0502c pavamāna pavase dhāma gonāṃ janayantsūryamapinvo arkaiḥ .. 534
    534. O Soma, the honeyed showers of your gifts radiate and flow when you, with your power and purity, move to your favourite choice well protective and well protected. Indeed, pure and purifying, you move and bless the treasure homes of light, and, self-manifesting and generative, you vest the sun with the light that illuminates the days. (Rg. 9-97-31)

    SV 535

    १ ६ १ ०५०३a प्र गायताभ्यर्चाम देवान्त्सोमँ हिनोत महते धनाय ।
    १ ६ १ ०५०३c स्वादुः पवतामति वारमव्यमा सीदतु कलशं देव इन्दुः ॥ ५३५
    1 6 1 0503a pra gāyatābhyarcāma devāntsomam̐ hinota mahate dhanāya .
    1 6 1 0503c svāduḥ pavatāmati vāramavyamā sīdatu kalaśaṃ deva induḥ .. 535
    535. Sing and celebrate, let us honour the divinities and exhort Soma for great victory and achievement of wealth, honour and excellence. Sweet and lovable. Soma rises to the protective position of choice and, loving the divinities, it abides in the right position at the centre. (Rg. 9-97-4)

    SV 536

    १ ६ १ ०५०४a प्र हिन्वानो जनिता रोदस्यो रथो न वाजँ सनिषन्नयासीत् ।
    १ ६ १ ०५०४c इन्द्रं गच्छन्नायुधा सँशिशानो विश्वा वसु हस्तयोरादधानः ॥ ५३६
    1 6 1 0504a pra hinvāno janitā rodasyo ratho na vājam̐ saniṣannayāsīt .
    1 6 1 0504c indraṃ gacchannāyudhā sam̐śiśāno viśvā vasu hastayorādadhānaḥ .. 536
    536. Inspiring the celebrants to action and achievement, creator of heaven and earth, winning Strength and victory like a chariot warrior, moving to the karma-yogi, sharpening and calibrating weapons of warlike action, bearing all wealth and power of the world in hands, may the spirit of peace and power come and bless us. (Rg. 9-90-1)

    SV 537

    १ ६ १ ०५०५a तक्षद्यदी मनसो वेनतो वाग्ज्येष्ठस्य धर्मं द्युक्षोरनीके ।
    १ ६ १ ०५०५c आदीमायन्वरमा वावशाना जुष्टं पतिं कलशे गाव इन्दुम् ॥ ५३७
    1 6 1 0505a takṣadyadī manaso venato vāgjyeṣṭhasya dharmaṃ dyukṣoranīke .
    1 6 1 0505c ādīmāyanvaramā vāvaśānā juṣṭaṃ patiṃ kalaśe gāva indum .. 537
    537. If the language of the mind in words of love of the vibrant sage of worshipful devotion, established in the beauty and splendour of the supreme spirit and law of the universe, were to visualise the picture-presence of Soma, ultimate sustenance of life, then all perceptions, thoughts and imaginations, loving and faithful, would move and concentrate into that presence of the choicest, most loved and beatific master vibrating in the heart core of the soul. (Rg. 9-97-22)

    SV 538

    १ ६ १ ०५०६a साकमुक्षो मर्जयन्त स्वसारो दश धीरस्य धीतयो धनुत्रीः ।
    १ ६ १ ०५०६c हरिः पर्यद्रवज्जाः सूर्यस्य द्रोणं ननक्षे अत्यो न वाजी ॥ ५३८
    1 6 1 0506a sākamukṣo marjayanta svasāro daśa dhīrasya dhītayo dhanutrīḥ .
    1 6 1 0506c hariḥ paryadravajjāḥ sūryasya droṇaṃ nanakṣe atyo na vājī .. 538
    538. Ten generous, agile, spontaneous and simultaneous sister faculties of the self-controlled, self- established yogi together concentrate, communicate and glorify Hari, Soma spirit of divine joy that eliminates want and suffering, and the Spirit, pervading the vibrations of divinity, the light bom of the sun, radiates like a constant wave, reaches and settles in the heart core of the blessed soul, the seat of divinity. (The faculties are faculties of perception, thought and will which normally wander over the world of outside reality but which are controlled, concentrated and inverted in meditation and focussed on the presence of divinity within, and then the presence reveals itself in all its refulgent glory.) (Rg. 9-93-1)

    SV 539

    १ ६ १ ०५०७a अधि यदस्मिन्वाजिनीव शुभः स्पर्धन्ते धियः सूरे न विशः ।
    १ ६ १ ०५०७c अपो वृणानः पवते कवीयन्व्रजं न पशुवर्धनाय मन्म ॥ ५३९
    1 6 1 0507a adhi yadasminvājinīva śubhaḥ spardhante dhiyaḥ sūre na viśaḥ .
    1 6 1 0507c apo vṛṇānaḥ pavate kavīyanvrajaṃ na paśuvardhanāya manma .. 539
    539. As people exert themselves for the achievement of light and brilliance and when their mind, thoughts and higher intelligence concentrate on this Soma, divine spirit of peace and inspiring brilliance, for illumination, then the Soma spirit, choosing, loving and enlightening the intelligence, thought and creativity of the devotee, radiates into the mind and spirit of the devotee for the augmentation and elevation of the thought, imagination and sensibility of the celebrant. (Rg. 9-94-1)

    SV 540

    १ ६ १ ०५०८a इन्दुर्वाजी पवते गोन्योघा इन्द्रे सोमः सह इन्वन्मदाय ।
    १ ६ १ ०५०८c हन्ति रक्षो बाधते पर्यरातिं वरिवस्कृण्वन्वृजनस्य राजा ॥ ५४०
    1 6 1 0508a indurvājī pavate gonyoghā indre somaḥ saha invanmadāya .
    1 6 1 0508c hanti rakṣo bādhate paryarātiṃ varivaskṛṇvanvṛjanasya rājā .. 540
    540. Indu, brilliant Soma, energetic and victorious, pure and purifying, vibrant and dynamic, creating strength, patience and endurance for the soul's joy, is ever on the move. It destroys evil, prevents all negativities and opposition and casts them far off, and, giving wealth, honour and excellence of the best order of our choice, rules as the brilliant creator, controller and dispenser of strength, courage, power and life saving vitality in existence. (Rg. 9-97-10)

    SV 541

    १ ६ १ ०५०९a अया पवा पवस्वैना वसूनि माँश्चत्व इन्द्रो सरसि प्र धन्व ।
    १ ६ १ ०५०९c ब्रघ्नश्चिद्यस्य वातो न जूतिं पुरुमेधाश्चित्तकवे नरं धात् ॥ ५४१
    1 6 1 0509a ayā pavā pavasvainā vasūni mām̐ścatva indro sarasi pra dhanva .
    1 6 1 0509c braghnaścidyasya vāto na jūtiṃ purumedhāścittakave naraṃ dhāt .. 541
    541. Bradhnas cid yasya vdto na jutirh purumedhdscittakave nararh dhdt. Generous, refulgent Soma spirit of beauty, peace and glory, sanctify us by these streams of grace. In the ocean depths of this honourable universe, energise and move all forms of wealth and peaceful settlements and consecrate us in the lake divine. Spirit of the expansive 233 universe, dynamic like the stormy winds, high-priest of cosmic yajna for all, bless us with a settled state of humanity in the vibrant system of a volatile world. (Rg. 9-97-52)

    SV 542

    १ ६ १ ०५१०a महत्तत्सोमो महिषश्चकारापां यद्गर्भोऽवृणीत देवान् ।
    १ ६ १ ०५१०c अदधादिन्द्रे पवमान ओजोऽजनयत्सूर्ये ज्योतिरिन्दुः ॥ ५४२
    1 6 1 0510a mahattatsomo mahiṣaścakārāpāṃ yadgarbho'vṛṇīta devān .
    1 6 1 0510c adadhādindre pavamāna ojo'janayatsūrye jyotirinduḥ .. 542
    542. Soma, potent absolute, generated the Mahat mode of Prakrti, Mother Nature, which is the womb of all elements, energies and forms of existence and which comprehends all perceptive, intelligential and psychic powers as well. And then the creative-generative lord of evolutionary action. Soma, vested lustre and energy in Indra, the soul, and, lord of light as it is. Soma vested light in the sun. (Rg. 9-97-41)

    SV 543

    १ ६ १ ०५११a असर्जि वक्वा रथ्ये यथाजौ धिया मनोता प्रथमा मनीष ।
    १ ६ १ ०५११c दश स्वसारो अधि सानो अव्ये मृजन्ति वह्निँ सदनेष्वच्छ ॥ ५४३
    1 6 1 0511a asarji vakvā rathye yathājau dhiyā manotā prathamā manīṣa .
    1 6 1 0511c daśa svasāro adhi sāno avye mṛjanti vahnim̐ sadaneṣvaccha .. 543
    543. As in a chariot race, so in the progressive business of organised society, an eloquent speaker, prominent thinker and manager of imaginative and decisive first order is appointed to take on the business of governance and administration. Ten cooperative persons capable of independent thinking, working in perfect unison like sister powers or ten pranas or ten senses of perception and volition, in the house, assist the leader on top of the protective social order of yajnic sanctity. (Rg. 9-91-1)

    SV 544

    १ ६ १ ०५१२a अपामिवेदूर्मयस्तर्त्तुराणाः प्र मनीषा ईरते सोममच्छ ।
    १ ६ १ ०५१२c नमस्यन्तीरुप च यन्ति सं चाच विशन्त्युशतीरुशन्तम् ॥ ५४४
    1 6 1 0512a apāmivedūrmayastartturāṇāḥ pra manīṣā īrate somamaccha .
    1 6 1 0512c namasyantīrupa ca yanti saṃ cāca viśantyuśatīruśantam .. 544
    544. Like waves of the sea pressing onward with force and speed, the songs of adoration rise and radiate with love to Soma. Expressive of ardent love, faith and reverence, they reach and join the divine presence which too is equally ardent and anxious to receive them. (Rg. 9-95-3)

    SV 545

    षष्ठ प्रपाठकः । द्वितीयोऽर्धः
    १ ६ २ ०६०१a पुरोजिती वो अन्धसः सुताय मादयित्नवे ।
    १ ६ २ ०६०१c अप श्वानँ श्नथिष्टन सखायो दीर्घजिह्व्यम् ॥ ५४५
    ṣaṣṭha prapāṭhakaḥ . dvitīyo'rdhaḥ
    1 6 2 0601a purojitī vo andhasaḥ sutāya mādayitnave .
    1 6 2 0601c apa śvānam̐ śnathiṣṭana sakhāyo dīrghajihvyam .. 545
    545. O friends, for your attainment of the purified and exhilarating Soma bliss of existence, eliminate vociferous disturbances of the mind and concentrate on the deep resounding voice of divinity. (Rg. 9-101-1) 235

    SV 546

    १ ६ २ ०६०२a अयं पूषा रयिर्भगः सोमः पुनानो अर्षति ।
    १ ६ २ ०६०२c पतिर्विश्वस्य भूमनो व्यख्यद्रोदसी उभे ॥ ५४६
    1 6 2 0602a ayaṃ pūṣā rayirbhagaḥ somaḥ punāno arṣati .
    1 6 2 0602c patirviśvasya bhūmano vyakhyadrodasī ubhe .. 546
    546. It is Pusha, life-sustaining and nourishing protector, wealth and honour of the world, power and the glory. Soma that is pure and purifying, ever going forward with the world. It is the master, sustainer and ruler of the vast expansive universe and illuminates both heaven and earth. (Rg. 9-101-7)

    SV 547

    १ ६ २ ०६०३a सुतासो मधुमत्तमाः सोमा इन्द्राय मन्दिनः ।
    १ ६ २ ०६०३c पवित्रवन्तो अक्षरन्देवान्गच्छन्तु वो मदाः ॥ ५४७
    1 6 2 0603a sutāso madhumattamāḥ somā indrāya mandinaḥ .
    1 6 2 0603c pavitravanto akṣarandevāngacchantu vo madāḥ .. 547
    547. Filtered, felt and cleansed, honey sweet soma streams, pure and exhilarating, flow for Indra, the soul, and may the exhilarations reach you, noble favourites of divinity. (Rg. 9-101-4)

    SV 548

    १ ६ २ ०६०४a सोमाः पवन्त इन्दवोऽस्मभ्यं गातुवित्तमाः ।
    १ ६ २ ०६०४c मित्राः स्वाना अरेपसः स्वाध्यः स्वर्विदः ॥ ५४८
    1 6 2 0604a somāḥ pavanta indavo'smabhyaṃ gātuvittamāḥ .
    1 6 2 0604c mitrāḥ svānā arepasaḥ svādhyaḥ svarvidaḥ .. 548
    548. Streams of Soma flow for us, brilliant, eloquent and expansive, friendly, inspiring, free from sin, intellectually creative and spiritually illuminative. (Rg. 9-101-10)

    SV 549

    १ ६ २ ०६०५a अभी नो वाजसातमँ रयिमर्ष शतस्पृहम् ।
    १ ६ २ ०६०५c इन्दो सहस्रभर्णसं तुविद्युम्नं विभासहम् ॥ ५४९
    1 6 2 0605a abhī no vājasātamam̐ rayimarṣa śataspṛham .
    1 6 2 0605c indo sahasrabharṇasaṃ tuvidyumnaṃ vibhāsaham .. 549
    549. Indu, divine spirit of peace, power, beauty and grace, move and bless us to achieve wealth, honour and excellence of high order, universally loved and valued, a thousandfold sustaining, mighty powerful, all challenging bright and finally victorious. (Rg. 9-98-1)

    SV 550

    १ ६ २ ०६०६a अभी नवन्ते अद्रुहः प्रियमिन्द्रस्य काम्यम् ।
    १ ६ २ ०६०६c वत्सं न पूर्व आयुनि जातँ रिहन्ति मातरः ॥ ५५०
    1 6 2 0606a abhī navante adruhaḥ priyamindrasya kāmyam .
    1 6 2 0606c vatsaṃ na pūrva āyuni jātam̐ rihanti mātaraḥ .. 550
    550. Just as young mothers love and caress the first born baby in early age, so do people free from malice and jealousy take to Soma, meditative realisation of divinity, dear favourite love of Indra, the soul. (Rg. 9-100-1)

    SV 551

    १ ६ २ ०६०७a आ हर्यताय धृष्णवे धनुष्टन्वन्ति पौँस्यम् ।
    १ ६ २ ०६०७c शुक्रा वि यन्त्यसुराय निर्णिजे विपामग्रे महीयुवः ॥ ५५१
    1 6 2 0607a ā haryatāya dhṛṣṇave dhanuṣṭanvanti paum̐syam .
    1 6 2 0607c śukrā vi yantyasurāya nirṇije vipāmagre mahīyuvaḥ .. 551
    551. For the lovely bold Soma, devotees wield and stretch the manly bow, and joyous celebrants of heaven and earth before the vibrants create and sing exalting songs of power and purity in honour of the life giving spirit of divinity. (Rg. 9-99-1)

    SV 552

    १ ६ २ ०६०८a परि त्यँ हर्यतँ हरिं बभ्रुं पुनन्ति वारेण ।
    १ ६ २ ०६०८c यो देवान्विश्वाँ इत्परि मदेन सह गच्छति ॥ ५५२
    1 6 2 0608a pari tyam̐ haryatam̐ hariṃ babhruṃ punanti vāreṇa .
    1 6 2 0608c yo devānviśvām̐ itpari madena saha gacchati .. 552
    552. Ten psychic powers with the best of their potential adore and exalt that dear divinity, omniscience itself, who, omnipresent, pervades and rejoices with all divinities of the world with divine ecstasy. (Rg. 9-98-7)

    SV 553

    १ ६ २ ०६०९a प्र सुन्वानास्यान्धसो मर्तो न वष्ट तद्वचः ।
    १ ६ २ ०६०९c अप श्वानमराधसँ हता मखं न भृगवः ॥ ५५३
    1 6 2 0609a pra sunvānāsyāndhaso marto na vaṣṭa tadvacaḥ .
    1 6 2 0609c apa śvānamarādhasam̐ hatā makhaṃ na bhṛgavaḥ .. 553
    553. That silent voice of the generative illuminative Soma of divine food, energy and enlightenment for the dedicated devotee, the ordinary mortal does not perceive. O yajakas, ward off the clamours and noises which disturb the meditative yajna as men of wisdom ward them off to save their yajna. (Rg. 9-101-13)

    SV 554

    १ ६ २ ०७०१a अभि प्रियाणि पवते चनोहितो नामानि यह्वो अधि येषु वर्धते ।
    १ ६ २ ०७०१c आ सूर्यस्य बृहतो बृहन्नधि रथं विष्वञ्चमरुहद्विचक्षणः ॥ ५५४
    1 6 2 0701a abhi priyāṇi pavate canohito nāmāni yahvo adhi yeṣu vardhate .
    1 6 2 0701c ā sūryasya bṛhato bṛhannadhi rathaṃ viṣvañcamaruhadvicakṣaṇaḥ .. 554
    554. Soma, spirit of life and joy of existence, mighty, infinite, omnipresent, pervades and vitalises all dear beautiful systems of waters and light, expansive and exalted therein. Greater than the great, all watching, it rides the grand chariot of the sun which comprehends and illuminates the whole world. (Rg. 9-75-1)

    SV 555

    १ ६ २ ०७०२a अचोदसो नो धन्वन्त्विन्दवः प्र स्वानासो बृहद्देवेषु हरयः ।
    १ ६ २ ०७०२c वि चिदश्नाना इषयो अरातयोऽर्यो नः सन्तु सनिषन्तु नो धियः ॥ ५५५
    1 6 2 0702a acodaso no dhanvantvindavaḥ pra svānāso bṛhaddeveṣu harayaḥ .
    1 6 2 0702c vi cidaśnānā iṣayo arātayo'ryo naḥ santu saniṣantu no dhiyaḥ .. 555
    555. May the bright and blissful soma streams of divinity, self-moved and self-inspired, life-givine, gracious dispellers of darkness and suffering, inspire us to move forward in the vast yajnas of celestial proportions. Let the enemies of our food and energy perish. Let the saboteurs be destroyed. Let our hopes and plans be realised and fulfilled. (Rg. 9-79-1)

    SV 556

    १ ६ २ ०७०३a एष प्र कोशे मधुमाँ अचिक्रददिन्द्रस्य वज्रो वपुषो वपुष्टमः ।
    १ ६ २ ०७०३c अभ्यॄ३तस्य सुदुघा घृतश्चुतो वाश्रा अर्षन्ति पयसा च घेनवः ॥ ५५६
    1 6 2 0703a eṣa pra kośe madhumām̐ acikradadindrasya vajro vapuṣo vapuṣṭamaḥ .
    1 6 2 0703c abhyṝ3tasya sudughā ghṛtaścuto vāśrā arṣanti payasā ca ghenavaḥ .. 556
    556. This soma, blissful spirit of the universe, full of honey sweets of joy, vibrates and reveals itself aloud in the ananda-maya kosha at the heart's core of the soul, potent as thunderbolt of Indra, beauty, power and bliss incarnate, most beautiful and vigorous of all beauty and power itself. All voices of speech replete with the spirit of truth and divinity, generous and overflowing with liquidity of meaning and spirit of divinity and divine law flow from it, about it and to it like milch cows overflowing with milk for the calf. (Rg. 9-77-1)

    SV 557

    १ ६ २ ०७०४a प्रो अयासीदिन्दुरिन्द्रस्य निष्कृतँ सखा सख्युर्न प्र मिनाति सङ्गिरम् ।
    १ ६ २ ०७०४c मर्य इव युवतिभिः समर्षति सोमः कलशे शतयामना पथा ॥ ५५७
    1 6 2 0704a pro ayāsīdindurindrasya niṣkṛtam̐ sakhā sakhyurna pra mināti saṅgiram .
    1 6 2 0704c marya iva yuvatibhiḥ samarṣati somaḥ kalaśe śatayāmanā pathā .. 557
    557. Indu, Soma, light of life and divine ecstasy, goes forward to the sacred heart of the devotee and, like a friend of friends, destroys contradictions, confirms complementarities and advances human growth. Thus, just as youthful mortals go with their lady love, join and protect them, and live a full life with vows kept within the bounds of discretion and the law, so does Soma in the sacred heart inspire the loved soul as a friend in covenant by a hundred paths of human possibilities of growth and advancement within the bounds of Dharma. The Lord does not break the promise ever.(Rg.9-86-16)

    SV 558

    १ ६ २ ०७०५a धर्ता दिवः पवते कृत्व्यो रसो दक्षो देवानामनुमाद्यो नृभिः ।
    १ ६ २ ०७०५c हरिः सृजानो अत्यो न सत्वभिर्वृथा पाजाँसि कृणुषे नदीष्वा ॥ ५५८
    1 6 2 0705a dhartā divaḥ pavate kṛtvyo raso dakṣo devānāmanumādyo nṛbhiḥ .
    1 6 2 0705c hariḥ sṛjāno atyo na satvabhirvṛthā pājām̐si kṛṇuṣe nadīṣvā .. 558
    558. Soma, joyous spirit of the universe, sustainer of the regions of light, constant doer, eternal delight and bliss of divinities, perfect omnipotent power, sole worthy of worship by humanity vibrates omnipresent, purifies and sanctifies the life of existence. Destroyer of want and suffering, ever creative, with its own powers spontaneously, like energy itself creates movement and growth in the channels of existence. (Rg. 9-76-1)

    SV 559

    १ ६ २ ०७०६a वृषा मतीनां पवते विचक्षणः सोमो अह्नां प्रतरीतोषसां दिवः ।
    १ ६ २ ०७०६c प्राणा सिन्धूनां कलशाँ अचिक्रददिन्द्रस्य हार्द्याविशन्मनीषिभिः ॥ ५५९
    1 6 2 0706a vṛṣā matīnāṃ pavate vicakṣaṇaḥ somo ahnāṃ pratarītoṣasāṃ divaḥ .
    1 6 2 0706c prāṇā sindhūnāṃ kalaśām̐ acikradadindrasya hārdyāviśanmanīṣibhiḥ .. 559
    559. Generous inspirer of the intelligent and meditative souls, Soma pervades, flows and purifies. Omniscient and all watching, it is the illuminator of the day, the dawn and the sun. Life energy of floods, rivers, oceans and the seas, it vibrates in all forms of existence. It loves the sacred heart and with love it enters and blesses the heart core of the pious and powerful soul of humanity. Such is Soma celebrated by the sages and wise scholars. (Rg. 9-86-19)

    SV 560

    १ ६ २ ०७०७a त्रिरस्मै सप्त धेनवो दुदुह्रिरे सत्यामाशिरं परमे व्योमनि ।
    १ ६ २ ०७०७c चत्वार्यन्या भुवनानि निर्णिजे चारूणि चक्रे यदृतैरवर्धत ॥ ५६०
    1 6 2 0707a trirasmai sapta dhenavo duduhrire satyāmāśiraṃ parame vyomani .
    1 6 2 0707c catvāryanyā bhuvanāni nirṇije cārūṇi cakre yadṛtairavardhata .. 560
    560. Thrice seven cows, creative powers of natural evolution, generate the milky strain of vitality added to the evolving reality in the service of the creator Soma in the cosmic yajna in absolute time and space, Soma who also created four other beautiful orders of existence for the glory and sanctity of existence which grows by the laws of cosmic dynamics. (Rg. 9-70-1) (The seven cows may be interpreted as the seven evolutes of Prakrti:- mahan, ahankara and five subtle elements of ether or akasha, energy or vayu, fire or agni, water or apah, and earth or prthivi. Three are orders of sattva or thought, rajas or energy, and tamas or matter. This makes the thrice seven, the four other beautiful orders of existence may be interpreted as mana (mind), buddhi (discriminative intelligence), chitta (memory) and ahankara (I-sense or existential personality). Another interpretation could be the four Vedas, knowledge, the corresponding order of existence in terms of awareness and expression.

    SV 561

    १ ६ २ ०७०८a इन्द्राय सोम सुषुतः परि स्रवापामीवा भवतु रक्षसा सह ।
    १ ६ २ ०७०८c मा ते रसस्य मत्सत द्वयाविनो द्रविणस्वन्त इह सन्त्विन्दवः ॥ ५६१
    1 6 2 0708a indrāya soma suṣutaḥ pari sravāpāmīvā bhavatu rakṣasā saha .
    1 6 2 0708c mā te rasasya matsata dvayāvino draviṇasvanta iha santvindavaḥ .. 561
    561. O Soma, divine joy of life, distilled and realised in meditation, flow for the delight of the soul. Let adversities and ailments be far off, give us freedom from negativities, contradictions, adversities and violence. Double dealers would not have the joy of that experience and freedom. May all streams of Soma be abundant in wealth, honour and excellence. (Rg. 9-85-1)

    SV 562

    १ ६ २ ०७०९a असावि सोमो अरुषो वृषा हरी राजेव दस्मो अभि गा अचिक्रदत् ।
    १ ६ २ ०७०९c पुनानो वारमत्येष्यव्ययँ श्येनो न योनिं घृतवन्तमासदत् ॥ ५६२
    1 6 2 0709a asāvi somo aruṣo vṛṣā harī rājeva dasmo abhi gā acikradat .
    1 6 2 0709c punāno vāramatyeṣyavyayam̐ śyeno na yoniṃ ghṛtavantamāsadat .. 562
    562. Soma, self-refulgent supreme creative spirit of the universe, virile and generous, dispeller of darkness and deprivation, regal and gracious like a ruler, self¬ moves, vibrating to the generation of stars and planets. Itself pure, purifying and sanctifying, it moves to manifest in the heart of imperishable Prakrti as it chooses and, like the sun that warms and fertilises, it enlivens the generative centre of life as its own womb of manifestive existence. Thus does Soma create and generate the universe. (Rg. 9-82-1)

    SV 563

    १ ६ २ ०७१०a प्र देवमच्छा मधुमन्त इन्दवोऽसिष्यदन्त गाव आ न धेनवः ।
    १ ६ २ ०७१०c बर्हिषदो वचनावन्त ऊधभिः परिस्रुतमुस्रिया निर्णिजं धिरे ॥ ५६३
    1 6 2 0710a pra devamacchā madhumanta indavo'siṣyadanta gāva ā na dhenavaḥ .
    1 6 2 0710c barhiṣado vacanāvanta ūdhabhiḥ parisrutamusriyā nirṇijaṃ dhire .. 563
    563. Seekers of the light and soma sweetness of divinity, themselves noble and refined with honey sweets of culture, manners and holy language, approach the refulgent and generous divine lord like calves going to mother cows. Sitting on the holy grass of yajna at dawn, eloquent of tongue and clear of understanding, they receive and treasure the nectar stream of soma, peace and bliss of divinity, as calves receive milk streaming from the udders or as dawns receive radiations of light from the sun over the night's darkness. (Rg. 9-68-1)

    SV 564

    १ ६ २ ०७११a अञ्जते व्यञ्जते समञ्जते क्रतुँ रिहन्ति मघ्वाभ्यञ्जते ।
    १ ६ २ ०७११c सिन्धोरुऽच्छ्वासे पतयन्तमुक्षणँ हिरण्यपावाः पशुमप्सु गृभ्णते ॥ ५६४
    1 6 2 0711a añjate vyañjate samañjate kratum̐ rihanti maghvābhyañjate .
    1 6 2 0711c sindhoru'cchvāse patayantamukṣaṇam̐ hiraṇyapāvāḥ paśumapsu gṛbhṇate .. 564
    564. They realise it in the vibrant soul, diversify the presence in various statements of definition and communication, and integrate the experience and the statements in the awareness of its absolute glory. They love and adore the soul of cosmic yajna and worship it with honey sweets of homage in acts of soma yajna. In these ways of awareness, thoughts, words and deeds, do lovers of the golden glory of soma realise and integrate with the all watching universal power and presence vaulting on top of their waves of consciousness with incessant showers of bliss divine. (Rg. 9-86-43)

    SV 565

    १ ६ २ ०७१२a पवित्रं ते विततं ब्रह्मणस्पते प्रभुर्गात्राणि पर्येषि विश्वतः ।
    १ ६ २ ०७१२c अतप्ततनूर्न तदामो अश्नुते श‍ृतास इद्वहन्तः सं तदाशत ॥ ५६५
    1 6 2 0712a pavitraṃ te vitataṃ brahmaṇaspate prabhurgātrāṇi paryeṣi viśvataḥ .
    1 6 2 0712c ataptatanūrna tadāmo aśnute śṛtāsa idvahantaḥ saṃ tadāśata .. 565
    565. Vast and expansive is your holy creation of existence and the voice divine, O Brhaspati, lord of expansive universe. You are the master and supreme controller who pervade and transcend its parts from the particle to the whole. The immature man who has not passed through the crucibles of discipline cannot reach to that presence, but the mature and seasoned ones who still maintain the ordeal of fire and abide by the presence attain to it and the divine joy. (Rg. 9-83-1)

    SV 566

    १ ६ २ ०८०१a इन्द्रमच्छ सुता इमे वृषणं यन्तु हरयः ।
    १ ६ २ ०८०१c श्रुष्टे जातास इन्दवः स्वर्विदः ॥ ५६६
    1 6 2 0801a indramaccha sutā ime vṛṣaṇaṃ yantu harayaḥ .
    1 6 2 0801c śruṣṭe jātāsa indavaḥ svarvidaḥ .. 566
    566. May these realised, cleansed and confirmed, blessed, beautiful and brilliant virtues and sanskars touching the bounds of divine bliss, emerging and risen in the mind, well reach and seep into the heart core of the soul completely and permanently. (Rg. 9-106-1)

    SV 567

    १ ६ २ ०८०२a प्र धन्वा सोम जागृविरिन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ।
    १ ६ २ ०८०२c द्युमन्तँ शुष्ममा भर स्वर्विदम् ॥ ५६७
    1 6 2 0802a pra dhanvā soma jāgṛvirindrāyendo pari srava .
    1 6 2 0802c dyumantam̐ śuṣmamā bhara svarvidam .. 567
    567. Flow on, O Soma, spirit of divine bliss, ever awake, brilliant and enlightening, streaming on and on for Indra, the soul, bear and bring the light and fire of the sun and vision of heaven. (Rg. 9-106-4)

    SV 568

    १ ६ २ ०८०३a सखाय आ नि षीदत पुनानाय प्र गायत ।
    १ ६ २ ०८०३c शिशुं न यज्ञैः परि भूषत श्रिये ॥ ५६८
    1 6 2 0803a sakhāya ā ni ṣīdata punānāya pra gāyata .
    1 6 2 0803c śiśuṃ na yajñaiḥ pari bhūṣata śriye .. 568
    568. Come friends, sit on the yajna vedi, sing and celebrate Soma, pure and purifying spirit of life, and with yajna exalt him like an adorable power for the grace and glory of life. (Rg. 9-104-1)

    SV 569

    १ ६ २ ०८०४a तं वः सखायो मदाय पुनानमभि गायत ।
    १ ६ २ ०८०४c शिशुं न हव्यैः स्वदयन्त गूर्तिभिः ॥ ५६९
    1 6 2 0804a taṃ vaḥ sakhāyo madāya punānamabhi gāyata .
    1 6 2 0804c śiśuṃ na havyaiḥ svadayanta gūrtibhiḥ .. 569
    569. O friends, enjoying together with creative acts of yajna, sing and celebrate Soma, pure and purifying presence of divinity, with songs of praise, and exalt and adorn him as a darling adorable power with best presentations for winning the ioy of life's fulfilment. (Rg. 9-105-1)

    SV 570

    १ ६ २ ०८०५a प्राणा शिशुर्महीनाँ हिन्वन्नृतस्य दीधितिम् ।
    १ ६ २ ०८०५c विश्वा परि प्रिया भुवदध द्विता ॥ ५७०
    1 6 2 0805a prāṇā śiśurmahīnām̐ hinvannṛtasya dīdhitim .
    1 6 2 0805c viśvā pari priyā bhuvadadha dvitā .. 570
    570. Maker of stars and planets, inspiring the light and law of the dynamics of existence, dear adorable giver of fulfilment. Soma rules over both spirit and nature, heaven and earth. (Rg. 9-102-1)

    SV 571

    १ ६ २ ०८०६a पवस्व देववीतय इन्दो धाराभिरोजसा ।
    १ ६ २ ०८०६c आ कलशं मधुमान्त्सोम नः सदः ॥ ५७१
    1 6 2 0806a pavasva devavītaya indo dhārābhirojasā .
    1 6 2 0806c ā kalaśaṃ madhumāntsoma naḥ sadaḥ .. 571
    571. O Soma of divine light and peace, harbinger of honeyed joy, flow in streams with power and lustre for our attainment of the path of divinity and abide in our heart core of the soul. (Rg. 9-106-7)

    SV 572

    १ ६ २ ०८०७a सोमः पुनान ऊर्मिणाव्यं वारं वि धावति ।
    १ ६ २ ०८०७c अग्रे वाचः पवमानः कनिक्रदत् ॥ ५७२
    1 6 2 0807a somaḥ punāna ūrmiṇāvyaṃ vāraṃ vi dhāvati .
    1 6 2 0807c agre vācaḥ pavamānaḥ kanikradat .. 572
    572. Soma, pure and purifying, protective and blissful, flowing by streams and sanctifying, roaring with ancient and original hymns of divine adoration, rushes to the heart core of the distinguished soul. (Rg. 9-106-10)

    SV 573

    १ ६ २ ०८०८a प्र पुनानाय वेधसे सोमाय वच उच्यते ।
    १ ६ २ ०८०८c भृतिं न भरा मतिभिर्जुजोषते ॥ ५७३
    1 6 2 0808a pra punānāya vedhase somāya vaca ucyate .
    1 6 2 0808c bhṛtiṃ na bharā matibhirjujoṣate .. 573
    573. Sing rising songs of adoration in honour of Soma, pure and purifying, omniscient and inspiring ordainer of life, and offer the songs as homage of yajnic gratitude. Soma feels pleased with enlightened songs of love and faith. (Rg. 9-103-1)

    SV 574

    १ ६ २ ०८०९a गोमन्न इन्दो अश्ववत्सुतः सुदक्ष धनिव ।
    १ ६ २ ०८०९c शुचिं च वर्णमधि गोषु धार्य ॥ ५७४
    1 6 2 0809a gomanna indo aśvavatsutaḥ sudakṣa dhaniva .
    1 6 2 0809c śuciṃ ca varṇamadhi goṣu dhārya .. 574
    574. O Soma, refulgent spirit of divine bliss and beauty, manifest every where and realised within, commanding universal power and perfection, pray set in motion for us the flow of wealth full of lands, cows, knowledge and culture, and of horses, movement, progress and achievement. I pray bless me that I may honour and worship your pure divine presence you hear above all, above mind and senses and above the things mind and senses are involved with. (Rg. 9-105-4)

    SV 575

    १ ६ २ ०८१०a अस्मभ्यं त्वा वसुविदमभि वाणीरनूषत ।
    १ ६ २ ०८१०c गोभिष्टे वर्णमभि वासयामसि ॥ ५७५
    1 6 2 0810a asmabhyaṃ tvā vasuvidamabhi vāṇīranūṣata .
    1 6 2 0810c gobhiṣṭe varṇamabhi vāsayāmasi .. 575
    575. Our songs of adoration celebrate and exalt you as creator, knower and giver of peace, power, wealth and honours of the world. Indeed, with thoughts, words and vision, we glorify your power and presence as it emerges in our experience. (Rg. 9-104-4)

    SV 576

    १ ६ २ ०८११a पवते हर्यतो हरिरति ह्वराँसि रँह्या ।
    १ ६ २ ०८११c अभ्यर्ष स्तोतृभ्यो वीरवद्यशः ॥ ५७६
    1 6 2 0811a pavate haryato harirati hvarām̐si ram̐hyā .
    1 6 2 0811c abhyarṣa stotṛbhyo vīravadyaśaḥ .. 576
    576. The beauteous and beatific divine saviour spirit of Soma vibrates, purifies and flows with tremendous force, casting off all crookedness and contradictions, and overflowing with valour, honour and excellence for the celebrants and their heroic progeny for generations. (Rg. 9-106-13)

    SV 577

    १ ६ २ ०८१२a परि कोशं मधुश्चुतँ सोमः पुनानो अर्षति ।
    १ ६ २ ०८१२c अभि वाणीरृषीणाँ सप्ता नूषत ॥ ५७७
    1 6 2 0812a pari kośaṃ madhuścutam̐ somaḥ punāno arṣati .
    1 6 2 0812c abhi vāṇīrṛṣīṇām̐ saptā nūṣata .. 577
    577. In the protected heart core of the blessed soul overflowing with honey joy, the Soma presence vibrates, and hymnal voices of the seer sages in seven Vedic musical metres adore and glorify the divine presence in ecstatic response to the guiding spirit of divinity. (Rg. 9-103-3)

    SV 578

    १ ६ २ ०९०१a पवस्व मधुमत्तम इन्द्राय सोम क्रतुवित्तमो मदः ।
    १ ६ २ ०९०१c महि द्युक्षतमो मदः ॥ ५७८
    1 6 2 0901a pavasva madhumattama indrāya soma kratuvittamo madaḥ .
    1 6 2 0901c mahi dyukṣatamo madaḥ .. 578
    578. O Soma, sweetest honey spirit of light, action and joy, radiate purifying for Indra, the soul. You are the wisest spirit of the knowledge of holy action, greatest and most enlightened spirit of joy. (Rg. 9-108-1)

    SV 579

    १ ६ २ ०९०२a अभि द्युम्नं बृहद्यश इषस्पते दिदीहि देव देवयुम् ।
    १ ६ २ ०९०२c वि कोशं मध्यमं युव ॥ ५७९
    1 6 2 0902a abhi dyumnaṃ bṛhadyaśa iṣaspate didīhi deva devayum .
    1 6 2 0902c vi kośaṃ madhyamaṃ yuva .. 579
    579. O refulgent generous Soma spirit of life, lover of divinities, master of food and energy for body, mind and soul, give us the light to rise to the honour and excellence of higher life towards divinity, and for that pray open the middle cover of the soul and let us rise to the state of divine bliss. (Rg. 9-108-9)

    SV 580

    १ ६ २ ०९०३a आ सोता परि षिञ्चताश्वं न स्तोममप्तुरँ रजस्तुरम् ।
    १ ६ २ ०९०३c वनप्रक्षमुदप्रुतम् ॥ ५८०
    1 6 2 0903a ā sotā pari ṣiñcatāśvaṃ na stomamapturam̐ rajasturam .
    1 6 2 0903c vanaprakṣamudaprutam .. 580
    580. O celebrants, come, realise and all-ways serve Soma like sacred adorable energy impelling as particles of water and rays of light, the spirit pervasive in the universe and deep as the bottomless ocean. (Rg. 9-108-7)

    SV 581

    १ ६ २ ०९०४a एतमु त्यं मदच्युतँ सहस्रधारं वृषभं दिवोदुहम् ।
    १ ६ २ ०९०४c विश्वा वसूनि बिभ्रतम् ॥ ५८१
    1 6 2 0904a etamu tyaṃ madacyutam̐ sahasradhāraṃ vṛṣabhaṃ divoduham .
    1 6 2 0904c viśvā vasūni bibhratam .. 581
    581. This treasure trove of the wealth, honour and excellence of existence, overflowing with honey sweets of ecstasy in a thousand streams, virile, brilliant and generous, the sages worship and they receive the milky grace of divinity for life and joy. (Rg. 9-108-11)

    SV 582

    १ ६ २ ०९०५a स सुन्वे यो वसूनां यो रायामानेता य इडानाम् ।
    १ ६ २ ०९०५c सोमो यः सुक्षितीनाम् ॥ ५८२
    1 6 2 0905a sa sunve yo vasūnāṃ yo rāyāmānetā ya iḍānām .
    1 6 2 0905c somo yaḥ sukṣitīnām .. 582
    582. That Soma which is the generator, harbinger and ruler guide of all forms of wealth, honour and excellence, lands, knowledge and awareness, and of happy homes is thus realised in its divine manifestation. (Rg. 9-108-13)

    SV 583

    १ ६ २ ०९०६a त्वँ ह्या३ङ्ग दैव्या पवमान जनिमानि द्युमत्तमः ।
    १ ६ २ ०९०६c अमृतत्वाय घोषयन् ॥ ५८३
    1 6 2 0906a tvam̐ hyā3ṅga daivyā pavamāna janimāni dyumattamaḥ .
    1 6 2 0906c amṛtatvāya ghoṣayan .. 583
    583. O Soma, dear as life, pure and purifying, most refulgent enlightened spirit, only you can call up bom humanity to holy life and proclaim the path to immortality. (Rg. 9-108-3)

    SV 584

    १ ६ २ ०९०७a एष स्य धारया सुतोऽव्यो वारेभिः पवते मदिन्तमः ।
    १ ६ २ ०९०७c क्रीडन्नूर्मिरपामिव ॥ ५८४
    1 6 2 0907a eṣa sya dhārayā suto'vyo vārebhiḥ pavate madintamaḥ .
    1 6 2 0907c krīḍannūrmirapāmiva .. 584
    584. It is that Soma, most joyous spirit of life's beauty, which, when realised by controlled minds of choice meditative order, flows pure and purifying by the stream of ecstasy, playful and exalting like waves of the sea. (Rg. 9-108-5)

    SV 585

    १ ६ २ ०९०८a य उस्रिया अपि या अन्तरश्मनि निर्गा अकृन्तदोजसा ।
    १ ६ २ ०९०८c अभि व्रजं तत्निषे गव्यमश्व्यं वर्मीव धृष्णवा रुज ।
    १ ६ २ ०९०८e ॐ वर्मीव धृष्णवा रुज ॥ ५८५
    1 6 2 0908a ya usriyā api yā antaraśmani nirgā akṛntadojasā .
    1 6 2 0908c abhi vrajaṃ tatniṣe gavyamaśvyaṃ varmīva dhṛṣṇavā ruja .
    1 6 2 0908e oṃ varmīva dhṛṣṇavā ruja .. 585
    585. You who with your might and lustre break open the cloud and release the streams of water from the womb of the cloud, who pervade and extend your power over the vault of the universe, pray come like a warrior in arms and break open the paths of progress in knowledge and advancement. Spirit omnipotent, break open the paths of light. (Rg. 9-108-6) Aranyaka Kanda

    SV 586

    ॥ इति सौम्यं पावमानं पर्व काण्डम् ॥
    ॥ इति पूर्वार्चिकः ॥
    आरण्य आर्चिकः
    आरण्य काण्डम्
    २ ० ० ०१०१a इन्द्र ज्येष्ठं न आ भर ओजिष्ठं पुपुरि श्रवः ।
    २ ० ० ०१०१c यद्दिधृक्षेम वज्रहस्त रोदसी ओभे सुशिप्र पप्राः ॥ ५८६
    .. iti saumyaṃ pāvamānaṃ parva kāṇḍam ..
    .. iti pūrvārcikaḥ ..
    āraṇya ārcikaḥ
    āraṇya kāṇḍam
    2 0 0 0101a indra jyeṣṭhaṃ na ā bhara ojiṣṭhaṃ pupuri śravaḥ .
    2 0 0 0101c yaddidhṛkṣema vajrahasta rodasī obhe suśipra paprāḥ .. 586
    586. Indra, lord of noblest virtue and knowledge, bear and bring us that best and most lustrous food for the nourishment of body and mind which we cherish and by which, O wondrous hero of golden helmet and wielder of thunder in hand, you fill, fulfil and replenish both the earth and the sky upto heaven. (Rg. 6-46-5)

    SV 587

    २ ० ० ०१०२a इन्द्रो राजा जगतश्चर्षणीनामधिक्षमा विश्वरूपं यदस्य ।
    २ ० ० ०१०२c ततो ददाति दाशुषे वसूनि चोदद्राध उपस्तुतं चिदर्वाक् ॥ ५८७
    2 0 0 0102a indro rājā jagataścarṣaṇīnāmadhikṣamā viśvarūpaṃ yadasya .
    2 0 0 0102c tato dadāti dāśuṣe vasūni codadrādha upastutaṃ cidarvāk .. 587
    587. Indra is the sovereign ruler of the moving world and her people on the earth. Whatever various and manifold wealth there is on the earth, he alone is the master ruler. And therefrom he gives profusely of wealth, honour and excellence to the generous man of charity, inspires our potential strength and success, and when he is closely adored in meditation, he reveals his presence to our direct vision and experience.(Rg.7-27-3)

    SV 588

    २ ० ० ०१०३a यस्येदमा रजोयुजस्तुजे जने वनँ स्वः ।
    २ ० ० ०१०३c इन्द्रस्य रन्त्यं बृहत् ॥ ५८८
    2 0 0 0103a yasyedamā rajoyujastuje jane vanam̐ svaḥ .
    2 0 0 0103c indrasya rantyaṃ bṛhat .. 588
    588. This abundant, vast and gracious charity of Indra, this divine bliss of the self-refulgent lord, is dear and adorable among the generous people. May this charity and grace of the lord flow to us.

    SV 589

    २ ० ० ०१०४a उदुत्तमं वरुण पाशमस्मदवाधमं वि मध्यमँ श्रथाय ।
    २ ० ० ०१०४c अथादित्य व्रते वयं तवानागसो अदितये स्याम ॥ ५८९
    2 0 0 0104a uduttamaṃ varuṇa pāśamasmadavādhamaṃ vi madhyamam̐ śrathāya .
    2 0 0 0104c athāditya vrate vayaṃ tavānāgaso aditaye syāma .. 589
    589. Athdditya vrate vayarh tavdndgaso aditaye sydma. Varuna, dearest lord of our choice, we pray, loosen the highest, middling and the lowest bonds of our sin and slavery so that, O Lord Supreme of light, free from sin and slavery and living within the rules of your law, we may be fit for the attainment of the ultimate freedom of Moksha. (Rg. 1-24-15)

    SV 590

    २ ० ० ०१०५a त्वया वयं पवमानेन सोम भरे कृतं वि चिनुयाम शश्वत् ।
    २ ० ० ०१०५c तन्नो मित्रो वरुणो मामहन्तामदितिः सिन्धुः पृथिवी उत द्यौः ॥ ५९०
    2 0 0 0105a tvayā vayaṃ pavamānena soma bhare kṛtaṃ vi cinuyāma śaśvat .
    2 0 0 0105c tanno mitro varuṇo māmahantāmaditiḥ sindhuḥ pṛthivī uta dyauḥ .. 590
    590. O Soma, spirit of divine peace, power, beauty and glory, in our battle for self-control and divine realisation, let us always choose and abide by paths and performances shown and accomplished by you, pure and purifying power of divinity. And that resolve of ours, we pray, may Mitra, the sun, Varuna, the ocean, Aditi, mother Infinity, Sindhu, divine space and fluent vapour, earth and heaven, help us achieve with credit. (Rg. 9-97-58)

    SV 591

    २ ० ० ०१०६a इमं वृषणं कृणुतैकमिन्माम् ॥ ५९१
    2 0 0 0106a imaṃ vṛṣaṇaṃ kṛṇutaikaminmām .. 591
    591. May the heavenly powers inspire me, this self, to rise to the strength, nobility and generosity of the great.

    SV 592

    २ ० ० ०१०७a स न इन्द्राय यज्यवे वरुणाय मरुद्भ्यः ।
    २ ० ० ०१०७c वरिवोवित्परिस्रव ॥ ५९२
    2 0 0 0107a sa na indrāya yajyave varuṇāya marudbhyaḥ .
    2 0 0 0107c varivovitparisrava .. 592
    592. Soma, lord of peace and purity, power and piety, creator, controller and commander of the entire wealth of life, flow on by the dynamics of nature and bless us for the benefit of power and glory, yajna and unity among the yajakas, judgement and right values and the vibrant forces of law and order. (Rg. 9-61-12) 257

    SV 593

    २ ० ० ०१०८a एना विश्वान्यर्य आ द्युम्नानि मानुषाणाम् ।
    २ ० ० ०१०८c सिषासन्तो वनामहे ॥ ५९३
    2 0 0 0108a enā viśvānyarya ā dyumnāni mānuṣāṇām .
    2 0 0 0108c siṣāsanto vanāmahe .. 593
    593. Soma is the lord of humanity and the earth. By virtue of him and of him, we ask and pray for all food, energy, honour and excellence for humanity, serving him and sharing all the benefits together. (Rg. 9-61-11)

    SV 594

    २ ० ० ०१०९a अहमस्मि प्रथमजा ऋतस्य पूर्वं देवेभ्यो अमृतस्य नाम ।
    २ ० ० ०१०९c यो मा ददाति स इदेवमावदहमन्नमन्नमदन्तमद्मि ॥ ५९४
    2 0 0 0109a ahamasmi prathamajā ṛtasya pūrvaṃ devebhyo amṛtasya nāma .
    2 0 0 0109c yo mā dadāti sa idevamāvadahamannamannamadantamadmi .. 594
    594. I am the food of life for life. I am the first born of the divinities of the eternal yajna of the immortal flow of existence, prime of value for the divinities. He that gives me, i.e., food, to others for sustenance of life thereby protects and promotes life. And I eat up as food the man who eats food only for himself, without caring for others.

    SV 595

    २ ० ० ०२०१a त्वमेतदधारयः कृष्णासु रोहिणीषु च ।
    २ ० ० ०२०१c परुष्णीषु रुशत्पयः ॥ ५९५
    2 0 0 0201a tvametadadhārayaḥ kṛṣṇāsu rohiṇīṣu ca .
    2 0 0 0201c paruṣṇīṣu ruśatpayaḥ .. 595
    595. Only you as mind and electric energy bear, hold and maintain in circulation this bright vital liquid energy as sap and blood in the dark and red life sustaining veins and arteries of living forms. (Rg. 8-93-13)

    SV 596

    २ ० ० ०२०२a अरूरुचदुषसः पृश्निरग्रिय उक्षा मिमेति भुवनेषु वाजयुः ।
    २ ० ० ०२०२c मायाविनो ममिरे अस्य मायया नृचक्षसः पितरो गर्भमादधुः ॥ ५९६
    2 0 0 0202a arūrucaduṣasaḥ pṛśniragriya ukṣā mimeti bhuvaneṣu vājayuḥ .
    2 0 0 0202c māyāvino mamire asya māyayā nṛcakṣasaḥ pitaro garbhamādadhuḥ .. 596
    596. Lighting up the dawns, stars and planets in space, the sun, prime and abundant source of light, warmth of life and waters of sustenance, giver of food and energy shines over the regions of the world. By the light, power and causal effects of it on other objects in existence such as planets and satellites, scholars of science do their astronomical calculations, and parental, kind and studious scholars studying humanity and divinity realise the nature and character of Soma, the original seed of life and source of energy for the world of existence. (Rg. 9-83-3)

    SV 597

    २ ० ० ०२०३a इन्द्र इद्धर्योः सचा सम्मिश्ल आ वचोयुजा ।
    २ ० ० ०२०३c इन्द्रो वज्री हिरण्ययः ॥ ५९७
    2 0 0 0203a indra iddharyoḥ sacā sammiśla ā vacoyujā .
    2 0 0 0203c indro vajrī hiraṇyayaḥ .. 597
    597. Indra, the omnipresent Spirit, Indra, the universal energy of vayu or maruts, and Indra, the solar energy, the bond of unity and sustenance in things, co-existent synthesis of equal and opposite complementarities of positive and negative, activiser of speech, lord of the thunderbolt and the golden light of the day and the year. (Rg. 1-7-2)

    SV 598

    २ ० ० ०२०४a इन्द्र वाजेषु नोऽव सहस्रप्रधनेषु च ।
    २ ० ० ०२०४c उग्र उग्राभिरूतिभिः ॥ ५९८
    2 0 0 0204a indra vājeṣu no'va sahasrapradhaneṣu ca .
    2 0 0 0204c ugra ugrābhirūtibhiḥ .. 598
    598. Indra, lord of light and omnipotence, in a thousand battles of life and prize contests, protect us with bright blazing ways of protection and advancement. (Rg. 1-7-4)

    SV 599

    २ ० ० ०२०५a प्रथश्च यस्य सप्रथश्च नामानुष्टुभस्य हविषो हविर्यत् ।
    २ ० ० ०२०५c धातुर्द्युतानात्सवितुश्च विष्णो रथन्तरमा जभारा वसिष्ठः ॥ ५९९
    2 0 0 0205a prathaśca yasya saprathaśca nāmānuṣṭubhasya haviṣo haviryat .
    2 0 0 0205c dhāturdyutānātsavituśca viṣṇo rathantaramā jabhārā vasiṣṭhaḥ .. 599
    599. Vasishtha, the most brilliant seeker and teacher, a man of versatile mind and boundless possibilities who was gifted with a radiative spirit and passion for enlightenment, received the pure, applied, beatific and life giving Word of the Veda, the first, original and eternal gift of the lord of omniscience into his yajna of cosmic creation, from Agni, sustainer of the light of knowledge, Vayu, vibrant sage with passion and strong will, Savita, i.e., Aditya, brilliant and inspiring like the sun, and Angiras, the sage inspiring as omnipresent Vishnu and breath of life. (Rg. 10-181-1) (This Vasishtha, the brilliant disciple of the four sages, Agni, Vayu, Aditya and Angira, who then became the teacher of the Vedas, was Brahma. Swami Brahmamuni explains this interpretation of this mantra in his commentary on Rgveda and cites authoritative evidence from the Brahmana works. Swami Dayananda explains the cosmic process of creative evolution and Vedic revelation in his Introduction to his Commentary on the Vedas, Rgvedadi Bhashya Bhumika, saying on Vedic and ancient authority that the Vedas were first revealed to four sages:- Rgveda to Agni, Yajurveda to Vayu, Samaveda to Aditya, and Atharva veda to Angira. Brahma, the brilliant disciple and later the inspired teacher, learnt the Veda from these four sages and passed on this knowledge to his disciples.)

    SV 600

    २ ० ० ०२०६a नियुत्वान्वायवा गह्ययँ शुक्रो अयामि ते ।
    २ ० ० ०२०६c गन्तासि सुन्वतो गृहम् ॥ ६००
    2 0 0 0206a niyutvānvāyavā gahyayam̐ śukro ayāmi te .
    2 0 0 0206c gantāsi sunvato gṛham .. 600
    600. Vayu, scholar of the dynamics of the winds, self- controlled with your disciplined mind and senses, drying up the mists of ignorance and confusion with the brilliant light of knowledge, come to the brilliant light of knowledge, come to the house of the yajamana who 261 has distilled the soma. Universally moving you are, I invite you come in person. This soma is for you. (Rg. 2-41-2)

    SV 601

    २ ० ० ०२०७a यज्जायथा अपूर्व्य मघवन्वृत्रहत्याय ।
    २ ० ० ०२०७c तत्पृथिवीमप्रथयस्तदस्तभ्ना उतो दिवम् ॥ ६०१
    2 0 0 0207a yajjāyathā apūrvya maghavanvṛtrahatyāya .
    2 0 0 0207c tatpṛthivīmaprathayastadastabhnā uto divam .. 601
    601. O lord of glory, Indra, matchless without precedent, when you rise for the elimination of darkness, then you manifest the wide space and plan the heaven, earth and sky in their place in the cosmic order. (Rg. 8-89-5)

    SV 602

    २ ० ० ०३०१a मयि वर्चो अथो यशोऽथो यज्ञस्य यत्पयः ।
    २ ० ० ०३०१c परमेष्ठी प्रजापतिर्दिवि द्यामिव दृँहतु ॥ ६०२
    2 0 0 0301a mayi varco atho yaśo'tho yajñasya yatpayaḥ .
    2 0 0 0301c parameṣṭhī prajāpatirdivi dyāmiva dṛm̐hatu .. 602
    602. May Parameshthi Prajapati, highest creator and sustainer of his children, vest and augment in me the honour, glory and life promoting spirit of self-sacrifice and yajnic creativity like the light of the sun in heaven.

    SV 603

    २ ० ० ०३०२a सं ते पयाँसि समु यन्तु वाजाः सं वृष्ण्यान्यभिमातिषाहः ।
    २ ० ० ०३०२c आप्यायमानो अमृताय सोम दिवि श्रवाँस्युत्तमानि धिष्व ॥ ६०३
    2 0 0 0302a saṃ te payām̐si samu yantu vājāḥ saṃ vṛṣṇyānyabhimātiṣāhaḥ .
    2 0 0 0302c āpyāyamāno amṛtāya soma divi śravām̐syuttamāni dhiṣva .. 603
    603. Soma, lord of light, health and energy of life, may all the waters, foods and vitalities of existence, antidotes to the negativities of existence come to you in abundance, and may all those abundant and powerful drinks, foods and energies of yours come to us and augment our vitality to fight out the negative and cancerous forces of life. Lord of life, thus strengthened by nature in the regions of light and blessing us for health and immortality, bear for us the best of foods and energies of life for growth and for victory in the battles of life. (Rg. 1-91-18)

    SV 604

    २ ० ० ०३०३a त्वमिमा ओषधीः सोम विश्वास्त्वमपो अजनयस्त्वं गाः ।
    २ ० ० ०३०३c त्वमातनोरुर्वा३न्तरिक्षं त्वं ज्योतिषा वि तमो ववर्थ ॥ ६०४
    2 0 0 0303a tvamimā oṣadhīḥ soma viśvāstvamapo ajanayastvaṃ gāḥ .
    2 0 0 0303c tvamātanorurvā3ntarikṣaṃ tvaṃ jyotiṣā vi tamo vavartha .. 604
    604. Soma, lord of creation and evolution, you create all these herbs of the world, you create the waters, the mind and senses, the cows, the earths and all else that moves. You create, expand and pervade the skies, and you dispel the dark and cover the spaces with light. (Rg. 1-91-22)

    SV 605

    २ ० ० ०३०४a अग्निमीडे पुरोहितं यज्ञस्य देवमृत्विजम् ।
    २ ० ० ०३०४c होतारं रत्नधातमम् ॥ ६०५
    2 0 0 0304a agnimīḍe purohitaṃ yajñasya devamṛtvijam .
    2 0 0 0304c hotāraṃ ratnadhātamam .. 605
    605. I invoke and worship Agni light of life, self- refulgent lord of the universe, foremost leader and inspirer, blazing light of yajnic creation, high-priest of cosmic dynamics, controller of natural evolution, and most generous giver of the treasures of life. (Rg.1-1-1)

    SV 606

    २ ० ० ०३०५a ते मन्वत प्रथमं नाम गोनां त्रिः सप्त परमं नाम जनान् ।
    २ ० ० ०३०५c ता जानतीरभ्यनूषत क्षा आविर्भुवन्नरुणीर्यशसा गावः ॥ ६०६
    2 0 0 0305a te manvata prathamaṃ nāma gonāṃ triḥ sapta paramaṃ nāma janān .
    2 0 0 0305c tā jānatīrabhyanūṣata kṣā āvirbhuvannaruṇīryaśasā gāvaḥ .. 606
    606. First they study, reflect and meditate on the seven ultimate forms of mother speech and thus realise and know it in the essence through word, meaning and the self-existent reality behind the word. And having realised the content of divine speech, they celebrate the red lights of the dawn bearing and revealing that lord of speech manifesting by the splendour of the dawn of knowledge. (Rg. 4-1-16))

    SV 607

    २ ० ० ०३०६a समन्या यन्त्युपयन्त्यन्याः समानमूर्वं नद्यस्पृणन्ति ।
    २ ० ० ०३०६c तमू शुचिँ शुचयो दीदिवाँसमपान्नपातमुप यन्त्यापः ॥ ६०७
    2 0 0 0306a samanyā yantyupayantyanyāḥ samānamūrvaṃ nadyaspṛṇanti .
    2 0 0 0306c tamū śucim̐ śucayo dīdivām̐samapānnapātamupa yantyāpaḥ .. 607
    607. Some of these streams of water and currents of energy flow together. Some others flow close by them, and all of them together join and flow into the ocean to fullness. And these clear and purest streams of water and water energy all round abide by that pure, bright and blazing child of the waters, imperishable agni, fire and electric energy of the water power. (This mantra describes the dynamic circuit flow of energy and its imperishable form in the state of conservation.) (Rg. 2-35-3)

    SV 608

    २ ० ० ०३०७a आ प्रागाद्भद्रा युवतिरह्नः केतून्त्समीर्त्सति ।
    २ ० ० ०३०७c अभूद्भद्रा निवेशनी विश्वस्य जगतो रात्री ॥ ६०८
    2 0 0 0307a ā prāgādbhadrā yuvatirahnaḥ ketūntsamīrtsati .
    2 0 0 0307c abhūdbhadrā niveśanī viśvasya jagato rātrī .. 608
    608. The night that folds the waking world into sleep has been restful. Now there comes the youthful maiden of the morning, lovely dawn, stirring, radiating and unfurling the flag lights of the day.

    SV 609

    २ ० ० ०३०८a प्रक्षस्य वृष्णो अरुषस्य नू महः प्र नो वचो विदथा जातवेदसे ।
    २ ० ० ०३०८c वैश्वानराय मतिर्नव्यसे शुचिः सोम इव पवते चारुरग्नये ॥ ६०९
    2 0 0 0308a prakṣasya vṛṣṇo aruṣasya nū mahaḥ pra no vaco vidathā jātavedase .
    2 0 0 0308c vaiśvānarāya matirnavyase śuciḥ soma iva pavate cāruragnaye .. 609
    609. Spontaneously I sing and celebrate the knowledge and omnipotence of Jataveda, omniscient lord creator, omnipresent, generous, refulgent and merciful. The holy thoughts and words of the song flow ever fresh, pure, soothing and sanctifying like the streams of soma in honour of the universal lord and leading light of the world. (Rg. 6-8-1)

    SV 610

    २ ० ० ०३०९a विश्वे देवा मम श‍ृण्वन्तु यज्ञमुभे रोदसी अपां नपाच्च मन्म ।
    २ ० ० ०३०९c मा वो वचाँसि परिचक्ष्याणि वोचँ सुम्नेष्विद्वो अन्तमा मदेम ॥ ६१०
    2 0 0 0309a viśve devā mama śṛṇvantu yajñamubhe rodasī apāṃ napācca manma .
    2 0 0 0309c mā vo vacām̐si paricakṣyāṇi vocam̐ sumneṣvidvo antamā madema .. 610
    610. O Vishvedevas, adorable leading lights, protective like both earth and sky, the fire divine, listen to my thought and word. Never shall I speak any words against your life sustaining powers and science worthy of universal celebration. Pray let us rejoice at the closest with you in comfort and joy of all aspects of life. (Rg. 6-52-14)

    SV 611

    २ ० ० ०३१०a यशो मा द्यावापृथिवी यशो मेन्द्रबृहस्पती ।
    २ ० ० ०३१०c यशो भगस्य विन्दतु यशो मा प्रतिमुच्यताम् ।
    २ ० ० ०३१०e यशस्व्या३स्याः सँ सदोऽहं प्रवदिता स्याम् ॥ ६११
    2 0 0 0310a yaśo mā dyāvāpṛthivī yaśo mendrabṛhaspatī .
    2 0 0 0310c yaśo bhagasya vindatu yaśo mā pratimucyatām .
    2 0 0 0310e yaśasvyā3syāḥ sam̐ sado'haṃ pravaditā syām .. 611
    611. May heaven and earth bless me with honour. May Indra and Brhaspati, ruler and the sagely scholar bless me with honour. May the honour and excellence of power and prosperity come to me. Let honour and grace never forsake me. And let me be an honourable speaker of this august assembly.

    SV 612

    २ ० ० ०३११a इन्द्रस्य नु वीर्याणि प्रवोचं यानि चकार प्रथमानि वज्री ।
    २ ० ० ०३११c अहन्नहिमन्वपस्ततर्द प्र वक्षणा अभिनत्पर्वतानाम् ॥ ६१२
    2 0 0 0311a indrasya nu vīryāṇi pravocaṃ yāni cakāra prathamāni vajrī .
    2 0 0 0311c ahannahimanvapastatarda pra vakṣaṇā abhinatparvatānām .. 612
    612. I recite and celebrate the first and highest exploits of Indra, lord of the thunderbolt, refulgent ruler, which he, like the sun, performs with the shooting rays of His light. He breaks down the cloud like an enemy, releases the waters and opens the paths of mountain streams. (The ruler too, similarly, breaks down the enemies holding up the powers of the nation for movement, releases the energies and resources of the nation, and carves out the paths of progress.) (Rg. 1-32-1)

    SV 613

    २ ० ० ०३१२a अग्निरस्मि जन्मना जातवेदा घृतं मे चक्षुरमृतं म आसन् ।
    २ ० ० ०३१२c त्रिधातुरर्को रजसो विमानोऽजस्रं ज्योतिर्हविरस्मि सर्वम् ॥ ६१३
    2 0 0 0312a agnirasmi janmanā jātavedā ghṛtaṃ me cakṣuramṛtaṃ ma āsan .
    2 0 0 0312c tridhāturarko rajaso vimāno'jasraṃ jyotirhavirasmi sarvam .. 613
    613. I am Agni, by birth present in all that is bom in existence. My eye is the light of yajna fed on ghrta, and my mouth is nectar as I speak the Word. I am the refulgence of the sun. I hold the earth and skies and the heavens and three principles of nature, Sattva, Rajas and Tamas of Prakrti. I pervade and transcend the spaces. I am eternal, I am the heat and vitality of life, and I am truly the fragrant havi of the cosmic yajna (since I am in nature and nature is in me). (Rg. 3-26-7)

    SV 614

    २ ० ० ०३१३a पात्यग्निर्विपो अग्रं पदं वेः पाति यह्वश्चरणँ सूर्यस्य ।
    २ ० ० ०३१३c पाति नाभा सप्तशीर्षाणमग्निः ॥ ६१४
    2 0 0 0313a pātyagnirvipo agraṃ padaṃ veḥ pāti yahvaścaraṇam̐ sūryasya .
    2 0 0 0313c pāti nābhā saptaśīrṣāṇamagniḥ .. 614
    614. Agni protects the friend and favourite, it protects the amplitude of the earth in orbit, and the flight of birds. Mighty powerful, it protects the rainbow colours of light in space and the orbit of the sun in the galaxy. Noble, elevated and sublime, it protects the pleasure and amusement of the noble people who are brilliant and generous. (Rg. 3-5-5)

    SV 615

    २ ० ० ०४०१a भ्राजन्त्यग्ने समिधान दीदिवो जिह्वा चरत्यन्तरासनि ।
    २ ० ० ०४०१c स त्वं नो अग्ने पयसा वसुविद्रयिं वर्चो दृशेऽदाः ॥ ६१५
    2 0 0 0401a bhrājantyagne samidhāna dīdivo jihvā caratyantarāsani .
    2 0 0 0401c sa tvaṃ no agne payasā vasuvidrayiṃ varco dṛśe'dāḥ .. 615
    615. Agni, self-refulgent light and splendour of the world, your flames in the vedi, like tongue in the mouth, rise, roll and blaze. O radiant Agni, lord of the world's wealth and excellence, bring us wealth, honour and excellence with the nutriments of life and the light of life that we may see the world and the life divine.

    SV 616

    २ ० ० ०४०२a वसन्त इन्नु रन्त्यो ग्रीष्म इन्नु रन्त्यः ।
    २ ० ० ०४०२c वर्षाण्यनु शरदो हेमन्तः शिशिर इन्नु रन्त्यः ॥ ६१६
    2 0 0 0402a vasanta innu rantyo grīṣma innu rantyaḥ .
    2 0 0 0402c varṣāṇyanu śarado hemantaḥ śiśira innu rantyaḥ .. 616
    616. May spring be pleasant, may summer be pleasant, may the rains be pleasant, may autumn be pleasant, may winter be pleasant and may late winter too be pleasant.

    SV 617

    २ ० ० ०४०३a सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषः सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् ।
    २ ० ० ०४०३c स भूमिँ सर्वतो वृत्वात्यतिष्ठद्दशाङ्गुलम् ॥ ६१७
    2 0 0 0403a sahasraśīrṣā puruṣaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ sahasrapāt .
    2 0 0 0403c sa bhūmim̐ sarvato vṛtvātyatiṣṭhaddaśāṅgulam .. 617
    617. Purusha, the cosmic soul of existence, is Divinity personified, of a thousand heads, a thousand eyes and a thousand feet. It pervades the universe wholly and entirely and, having pervaded and comprehended the universe of ten Prakrtic constituents. It transcends the world of existence. (Rg. 10-90-1) 269

    SV 618

    २ ० ० ०४०४a त्रिपादूर्ध्व उदैत्पुरुषः पदोऽस्येहाभवत्पुनः ।
    २ ० ० ०४०४c तथा विष्वङ् व्यक्रामदशनानशने अभि ॥ ६१८
    2 0 0 0404a tripādūrdhva udaitpuruṣaḥ pado'syehābhavatpunaḥ .
    2 0 0 0404c tathā viṣvaṅ vyakrāmadaśanānaśane abhi .. 618
    618. Three parts higher rises the Purusha above the universe in which only one measure of Its glory manifests again and again, pervading all the material and biological world and thence remains transcendent over the universe. (Rg. 10-90-4)

    SV 619

    २ ० ० ०४०५a पुरुष एवेदँ सर्वं यद्भूतं यच्च भाव्यम् ।
    २ ० ० ०४०५c पादोऽस्य सर्वा भूतानि त्रिपादस्यामृतं दिवि ॥ ६१९
    2 0 0 0405a puruṣa evedam̐ sarvaṃ yadbhūtaṃ yacca bhāvyam .
    2 0 0 0405c pādo'sya sarvā bhūtāni tripādasyāmṛtaṃ divi .. 619
    619. All this that is and was and shall be is Purusha ultimately. The entire worlds of existence are but one fourth of It. Three parts of Its mystery are in the transcendental heaven of immortality beyond the universe. (Rg. 10-90-2 & 3)

    SV 620

    २ ० ० ०४०६a तावानस्य महिमा ततो ज्यायाँश्च पूरुषः ।
    २ ० ० ०४०६c उतामृतत्वस्येशानो यदन्नेनातिरोहति ॥ ६२०
    2 0 0 0406a tāvānasya mahimā tato jyāyām̐śca pūruṣaḥ .
    2 0 0 0406c utāmṛtatvasyeśāno yadannenātirohati .. 620
    620. So great is the grandeur and glory of It, and still the Pumsha is greater, sovereign over immortality and ruler of what expands by living food. (Rg. 10-90-3&2)

    SV 621

    २ ० ० ०४०७a ततो विराडजायत विराजो अधि पूरुषः ।
    २ ० ० ०४०७c स जातो अत्यरिच्यत पश्चाद्भूमिमथो पुरः ॥ ६२१
    2 0 0 0407a tato virāḍajāyata virājo adhi pūruṣaḥ .
    2 0 0 0407c sa jāto atyaricyata paścādbhūmimatho puraḥ .. 621
    621. From Purusha arose Virat, the cosmic idea, the blue-print in terms of Prakrti. The Purusha manifests in the Virat and remains sovereign over it. Though manifested, it exceeds, transcends and then creates the universe and the world regions for forms of existence. (Rg. 10-90-5)

    SV 622

    २ ० ० ०४०८a मन्ये वाँ द्यावापृथिवी सुभोजसौ ये अप्रथेथाममितमभि योजनम् ।
    २ ० ० ०४०८c द्यावापृथिवी भवतँ स्योने ते नो मुञ्चतमँहसः ॥ ६२२
    2 0 0 0408a manye vām̐ dyāvāpṛthivī subhojasau ye aprathethāmamitamabhi yojanam .
    2 0 0 0408c dyāvāpṛthivī bhavatam̐ syone te no muñcatamam̐hasaḥ .. 622
    622. O divine heaven and earth, I know you are both great givers of life's nourishments, and you extend to the boundless borders of existence. O life giving divinities, be kind and gracious and save us from sin and evil.

    SV 623

    २ ० ० ०४०९a हरी त इन्द्र श्मश्रूण्युतो ते हरितौ हरि ।
    २ ० ० ०४०९c तं त्वा स्तुवन्ति कवयः पुरुषासो वनर्गवः ॥ ६२३
    2 0 0 0409a harī ta indra śmaśrūṇyuto te haritau hari .
    2 0 0 0409c taṃ tvā stuvanti kavayaḥ puruṣāso vanargavaḥ .. 623
    623. Indra, self-refulgent lord of power and splendour, your rays of light and your radiant powers of attraction and repulsion are great and blissful. Poets, men of vision and imagination, masters of thought, word and the divine voice adore you as divine.

    SV 624

    २ ० ० ०४१०a यद्वर्चो हिरण्यस्य यद्वा वर्चो गवामुत ।
    २ ० ० ०४१०c सत्यस्य ब्रह्मणो वर्चस्तेन मा सँ सृजामसि ॥ ६२४
    2 0 0 0410a yadvarco hiraṇyasya yadvā varco gavāmuta .
    2 0 0 0410c satyasya brahmaṇo varcastena mā sam̐ sṛjāmasi .. 624
    624. Give us the glory that is in the golden sun, the lustrous vigour that is in the radiant rays, and recreate and rejuvenate us with that light and splendour which abides in the eternal truth and sublimity of Divinity

    SV 625

    २ ० ० ०४११a सहस्तन्न इन्द्र दद्ध्योज ईशे ह्यस्य महतो विरप्शिन् ।
    २ ० ० ०४११c क्रतुं न नृम्णँ स्थविरं च वाजं वृत्रेषु शत्रून्त्सुहना कृधी नः ॥ ६२५
    2 0 0 0411a sahastanna indra daddhyoja īśe hyasya mahato virapśin .
    2 0 0 0411c kratuṃ na nṛmṇam̐ sthaviraṃ ca vājaṃ vṛtreṣu śatrūntsuhanā kṛdhī naḥ .. 625
    625. That courage, patience and fortitude, Indra, give us, that lustre and splendour whose greatness, O lord super-abundant, you rule, control and release in showers. Like our yajnic performance in life, bless us with wealth, honour and excellence and imperishable food, energy and enlightenment for body, mind and soul. And raise us to the height where we may face, fight and subdue our enemies when darkness, sin and evil surround us.

    SV 626

    २ ० ० ०४१२a सहर्षभाः सहवत्सा उदेत विश्वा रूपाणी बिभ्रतीर्द्व्यूद्नीः ।
    २ ० ० ०४१२c उरुः पृथुरयं वो अस्तु लोक इमा आपः सुप्रपाणा इह स्त ॥ ६२६
    2 0 0 0412a saharṣabhāḥ sahavatsā udeta viśvā rūpāṇī bibhratīrdvyūdnīḥ .
    2 0 0 0412c uruḥ pṛthurayaṃ vo astu loka imā āpaḥ suprapāṇā iha sta .. 626
    626. Arise, O cows, radiant rays and green earth, nature's creative and productive powers of all forms of double potential along with abundant virility and fertility for the generation of future progeny. And may this world be exuberant, vast and high for you, and may these waters here flow sweet and energizing for you to drink.

    SV 627

    २ ० ० ०५०१a अग्न आयूँषि पवस आसुवोर्जमिषं च नः ।
    २ ० ० ०५०१c आरे बाधस्व दुच्छुनाम् ॥ ६२७
    2 0 0 0501a agna āyūm̐ṣi pavasa āsuvorjamiṣaṃ ca naḥ .
    2 0 0 0501c āre bādhasva ducchunām .. 627
    627. Agni, heat and energy of life divine, give us good health and long age with purity, create and bring us food. energy and excellence, and throw off and keep away all evils and negativities from us. (Rg. 9-66-19)

    SV 628

    २ ० ० ०५०२a विभ्राङ्बृहत्पिबतु सोम्यं मध्वायुर्दधद्यज्ञपतावविह्रुतम् ।
    २ ० ० ०५०२c वातजूतो यो अभिरक्षति त्मना प्रजाः पिपर्ति बहुधा वि राजति ॥ ६२८
    2 0 0 0502a vibhrāṅbṛhatpibatu somyaṃ madhvāyurdadhadyajñapatāvavihrutam .
    2 0 0 0502c vātajūto yo abhirakṣati tmanā prajāḥ piparti bahudhā vi rājati .. 628
    628. May the mighty refulgent sun hold, shower, protect and promote the honey sweets of life's soma nourishment, and bear and bring untainted health and long life for the performer and promoter of yajna, the sun which, energised by Vayu energy of divine nature protects and sustains all forms of life by its very essence, shines and rules life in many ways. (Rg. 10-170-1)

    SV 629

    २ ० ० ०५०३a चित्रं देवानामुदगादनीकं चक्षुर्मित्रस्य वरुणस्याग्नेः ।
    २ ० ० ०५०३c आप्रा द्यावापृथिवी अन्तरिक्षँ सूर्य आत्मा जगतस्तस्थुषश्च ॥ ६२९
    2 0 0 0503a citraṃ devānāmudagādanīkaṃ cakṣurmitrasya varuṇasyāgneḥ .
    2 0 0 0503c āprā dyāvāpṛthivī antarikṣam̐ sūrya ātmā jagatastasthuṣaśca .. 629
    629. Lo! there rises the sun, wonderful image of Divinity, the very eye of Mitra, heaven, the soothing cool of Varuna, the waters, and the beauty of the moon. It pervades and fills the heaven and earth and the middle regions of the sky. It is indeed the very soul of the moving and the unmoving world. (Rg. 1-115-1)

    SV 630

    २ ० ० ०५०४a आयं गौः पृश्निरक्रमीदसदन्मातरं पुरः ।
    २ ० ० ०५०४c पितरं च प्रयन्त्स्वः ॥ ६३०
    2 0 0 0504a āyaṃ gauḥ pṛśnirakramīdasadanmātaraṃ puraḥ .
    2 0 0 0504c pitaraṃ ca prayantsvaḥ .. 630
    630. This earth moves round and round eastward abiding in its mother waters of the firmament and revolves round and round its father sustainer, the sun in heaven. (Rg. 10-189-1)

    SV 631

    २ ० ० ०५०५a अन्तश्चरति रोचनास्य प्राणादपानती ।
    २ ० ० ०५०५c व्यख्यन्महिषो दिवम् ॥ ६३१
    2 0 0 0505a antaścarati rocanāsya prāṇādapānatī .
    2 0 0 0505c vyakhyanmahiṣo divam .. 631
    631. The light of this sun radiates from morning till evening like the prana and apana of the cosmic body illuminating the mighty heaven and filling the space between heaven and earth. (Rg. 10-189-2)

    SV 632

    २ ० ० ०५०६a त्रिँषद्धाम वि राजति वाक्पतङ्गाय धीयते ।
    २ ० ० ०५०६c प्रति वस्तोरह द्युभिः ॥ ६३२
    2 0 0 0506a trim̐ṣaddhāma vi rājati vākpataṅgāya dhīyate .
    2 0 0 0506c prati vastoraha dyubhiḥ .. 632
    632. Thirty stages of the day from every morning to evening does the sun rule with the rays of its light while songs of adoration are raised and offered to the mighty 'Bird' of heavenly space. (Rg. 10-189-3)

    SV 633

    २ ० ० ०५०७a अप त्ये तायवो यथा नक्षत्रा यन्त्यक्तुभिः ।
    २ ० ० ०५०७c सूराय विश्वचक्षसे ॥ ६३३
    2 0 0 0507a apa tye tāyavo yathā nakṣatrā yantyaktubhiḥ .
    2 0 0 0507c sūrāya viśvacakṣase .. 633
    633. And, as thieves of the night steal away at dawn, so do all those stars steal away alongwith the darkness of the night so that the world may see only the sun, lord supreme of the heavens. (Rg. 1-50-2)

    SV 634

    २ ० ० ०५०८a अदृश्रन्नस्य केतवो वि रश्मयो जनाँ अनु ।
    २ ० ० ०५०८c भ्राजन्तो अग्नयो यथा ॥ ६३४
    2 0 0 0508a adṛśrannasya ketavo vi raśmayo janām̐ anu .
    2 0 0 0508c bhrājanto agnayo yathā .. 634
    634. O that we could see the banners of the Lord of sunbeams, the rays of the sun, alongwith the other people, blazing like the explosions of fire in heaven. (Rg. 1-50-3)

    SV 635

    २ ० ० ०५०९a तरणिर्विश्वदर्शतो ज्योतिष्कृदसि सूर्य ।
    २ ० ० ०५०९c विश्वमाभासि रोचनम् ॥ ६३५
    2 0 0 0509a taraṇirviśvadarśato jyotiṣkṛdasi sūrya .
    2 0 0 0509c viśvamābhāsi rocanam .. 635
    635. O Sun, light of the world, creator of light and Light Itself, it is you alone who light the lights of the universe and reveal the worlds. You are the saviour, you are the redeemer, taking us across the seas of existence. (Rg. 1-50-4)

    SV 636

    २ ० ० ०५१०a प्रत्यङ् देवानां विशः प्रत्यङ्ङुदेषि मानुषान् ।
    २ ० ० ०५१०c प्रत्यङ् विश्वँ स्वर्दृशे ॥ ६३६
    2 0 0 0510a pratyaṅ devānāṃ viśaḥ pratyaṅṅudeṣi mānuṣān .
    2 0 0 0510c pratyaṅ viśvam̐ svardṛśe .. 636
    636. Lord Light of the world, to the noblest powers of nature and humanity, to the people in the business of life, to the people in general, you rise directly and reveal your presence directly in their heart and soul so that the world may see the light divine directly through their experience. (Rg. 1-50-5)

    SV 637

    २ ० ० ०५११a येना पावक चक्षसा भुरण्यन्तं जनाँ अनु ।
    २ ० ० ०५११c त्वं वरुण पश्यसि ॥ ६३७
    2 0 0 0511a yenā pāvaka cakṣasā bhuraṇyantaṃ janām̐ anu .
    2 0 0 0511c tvaṃ varuṇa paśyasi .. 637
    637. Lord purifier and sanctifier, with the eye with which you watch the mighty world of dynamic activity and humanity holding everything in equipoise, with the same kind and benign eye watch and bless us. (Rg. 1-50-6)

    SV 638

    २ ० ० ०५१२a उद्द्यामेषि रजः पृथ्वहा मिमानो अक्तुभिः ।
    २ ० ० ०५१२c पश्यञ्जन्मानि सूर्य ॥ ६३८
    2 0 0 0512a uddyāmeṣi rajaḥ pṛthvahā mimāno aktubhiḥ .
    2 0 0 0512c paśyañjanmāni sūrya .. 638
    638. O sun, watching the species of various forms and traversing and measuring the wide worlds of existence by days and nights, you move to the regions of light and heaven. So may the Lord of Light Supreme, we pray, watch us, guard us and sustain in measure our life and actions through successive lives and births. (Rg. 1-50-7)

    SV 639

    २ ० ० ०५१३a अयुक्त सप्त शुन्ध्युवः सूरो रथस्य नप्त्र्यः ।
    २ ० ० ०५१३c ताभिर्याति स्वयुक्तिभिः ॥ ६३९
    2 0 0 0513a ayukta sapta śundhyuvaḥ sūro rathasya naptryaḥ .
    2 0 0 0513c tābhiryāti svayuktibhiḥ .. 639
    639. The sun, bright and illuminant, yokes the seven pure, immaculate, purifying and infallible sunbeams like horses to his chariot of motion, and with these self-yoked powers moves on across the spaces to the regions of light. So does the Lord of the Universe with His laws and powers of Prakrti move the world like His own chariot of creative manifestation. (Rg. 1-50-9)

    SV 640

    २ ० ० ०५१४a सप्त त्वा हरितो रथे वहन्ति देव सूर्य ।
    २ ० ० ०५१४c शोचिष्केशं विचक्षण ॥ ६४०
    2 0 0 0514a sapta tvā harito rathe vahanti deva sūrya .
    2 0 0 0514c śociṣkeśaṃ vicakṣaṇa .. 640
    640. O sun, self-refulgent lord of blazing flames and universal illumination, seven are the colourful lights of glory which like seven horses draw your chariot of time across the spaces. In the same way, seven are the chhandas, metres, which reveal the light of Divinity in the sacred voice of the Veda. (Rg. 1-50-8) 279 Mahanamnyarchika

    SV 641

    ॥ इत्यारण्यं पर्व काण्डम् ॥
    महानाम्न्य आर्चिकः
    ३ ० ० ०००१a विदा मघवन् विदा गातुमनुशँसिषो दिशः ।
    ३ ० ० ०००१c शिक्षा शचीनां पते पूर्वीणां पुरूवसो ॥ ६४१
    .. ityāraṇyaṃ parva kāṇḍam ..
    mahānāmnya ārcikaḥ
    3 0 0 0001a vidā maghavan vidā gātumanuśam̐siṣo diśaḥ .
    3 0 0 0001c śikṣā śacīnāṃ pate pūrvīṇāṃ purūvaso .. 641
    641. O lord of knowledge, power and glory, you know all, you know the ways of the world of existence. Guide us which direction to take and persue. O ruler, controller and dispenser of infinite wealth, master protector and promoter of universal thoughts, will and actions, pray give us the light, will and strength to act and succeed.

    SV 642

    ३ ० ० ०००२a आभिष्ट्वमभिष्टिभिः स्वाऽ३र्न्नाँशुः ।
    ३ ० ० ०००२c प्रचेतन प्रचेतयेन्द्र द्युम्नाय न इषे ॥ ६४२
    3 0 0 0002a ābhiṣṭvamabhiṣṭibhiḥ svā'3rnnām̐śuḥ .
    3 0 0 0002c pracetana pracetayendra dyumnāya na iṣe .. 642
    642. Omniscient Indra, self-refulgent as the heavenly sun, with protections and promotions of the desirables, pray enlighten us for the achievement of food, energy and knowledge so that we may win the glory of life.

    SV 643

    ३ ० ० ०००३a एवा हि शक्रो राये वाजाय वज्रिवः ।
    ३ ० ० ०००३c शविष्ठ वज्रिन्नृञ्जसे मँहिष्ठ वज्रिन्नृञ्जस ।
    ३ ० ० ०००३e आ याहि पिब मत्स्व ॥ ६४३
    3 0 0 0003a evā hi śakro rāye vājāya vajrivaḥ .
    3 0 0 0003c śaviṣṭha vajrinnṛñjase mam̐hiṣṭha vajrinnṛñjasa .
    3 0 0 0003e ā yāhi piba matsva .. 643
    643. Indra, most potent and glorious of the brave and generous, wielder of the thunderbolt of justice and retribution, give us noble strength and courage and be the guide and protector of our powers and forces of victory as far as we deserve and can achieve to the best of our potential. And this is the way, O lord, you feel pleased and exalted.

    SV 644

    ३ ० ० ०००४a विदा राये सुवीर्यं भवो वाजानां पतिर्वशाँ अनु ।
    ३ ० ० ०००४c मँहिष्ठ वज्रिन्नृञ्जसे यः शविष्ठः शूराणाम् ॥ ६४४
    3 0 0 0004a vidā rāye suvīryaṃ bhavo vājānāṃ patirvaśām̐ anu .
    3 0 0 0004c mam̐hiṣṭha vajrinnṛñjase yaḥ śaviṣṭhaḥ śūrāṇām .. 644
    644. Mahhistha vajrinnrnjase yah savisthah surdndm. Indra, who are omniscient, most generous of the mighty glorious, refulgent as the sun, lead us on to strength and victory. O lord, exalt the man who strives. O man, adore and exalt the lord who leads.

    SV 645

    ३ ० ० ०००५a यो मँहिष्ठो मघोनाम्ँशुर्न्न शोचिः ।
    ३ ० ० ०००५c चिकित्वो अभि नो नयेन्द्रो विदे तमु स्तुहि ॥ ६४५
    3 0 0 0005a yo mam̐hiṣṭho maghonāmm̐śurnna śociḥ .
    3 0 0 0005c cikitvo abhi no nayendro vide tamu stuhi .. 645
    645. Thus, O lord most potent, most adorable, wielder of the thunderbolt, destroyer of the wicked, thus do we celebrate and exalt you for gifts of wealth, honour and progress, thus do you too feel pleased. O lord most glorious of thunderous justice, listen, accept these adorations and be gracious to bless us. 281

    SV 646

    ३ ० ० ०००६a ईशे हि शक्रस्तमूतये हवामहे जेतारमपराजितम् ।
    ३ ० ० ०००६c स नः स्वर्षदति द्विषः क्रतुश्छन्द ऋतं बृहत् ॥ ६४६
    3 0 0 0006a īśe hi śakrastamūtaye havāmahe jetāramaparājitam .
    3 0 0 0006c sa naḥ svarṣadati dviṣaḥ kratuśchanda ṛtaṃ bṛhat .. 646
    646. Only the mighty wins and rules. We invoke and adore the victorious, undaunted, unconquerable lord for guidance, protection and progress. He leads us to victory over our negativities, jealousies and enmities. May yajna, joint creative endeavour, knowledge, universal truth and law abound and rule the world.

    SV 647

    ३ ० ० ०००७a इन्द्रं धनस्य सातये हवामहे जेतारमपराजितम् ।
    ३ ० ० ०००७c स नः स्वर्षदति द्विषः स नः स्वर्षदति द्विषः ॥ ६४७
    3 0 0 0007a indraṃ dhanasya sātaye havāmahe jetāramaparājitam .
    3 0 0 0007c sa naḥ svarṣadati dviṣaḥ sa naḥ svarṣadati dviṣaḥ .. 647
    647. For the achievement of wealth, honour and excellence, we invoke and call upon Indra, conqueror, undaunted, invincible. Indra, help us overthrow the enemies. Indra inspires us to throw out our enemies, negativities and jealousies.

    SV 648

    ३ ० ० ०००८a पूर्वस्य यत्ते अद्रिवोँऽशुर्मदाय ।
    ३ ० ० ०००८c सुम्न आ धेहि नो वसो पूर्तिः शविष्ठ शस्यते ।
    ३ ० ० ०००८e वशी हि शक्रो नूनं तन्नव्यँ संन्यसे ॥ ६४८
    3 0 0 0008a pūrvasya yatte adrivom̐'śurmadāya .
    3 0 0 0008c sumna ā dhehi no vaso pūrtiḥ śaviṣṭha śasyate .
    3 0 0 0008e vaśī hi śakro nūnaṃ tannavyam̐ saṃnyase .. 648
    648. Vasi hi sakro nunarh tan navyarh sarhnyase. Eternal lord of thunder and shower of clouds, a glimpse of your divine light, just a flash, is for the soul's bliss. O blissful shelter of the world, pray establish us in the peace and ecstasy of the divine presence. Omnipotent lord of peace and bliss, that fulfillment is supreme. The Lord omnipotent is the ruler and controller of the universe. Truly that fulfillment is most adorable, the ultimate prize to win.

    SV 649

    ३ ० ० ०००९a प्रभो जनस्य वृत्रहन्त्समर्येषु ब्रवावहै ।
    ३ ० ० ०००९c शूरो यो गोषु गच्छति सखा सुशेवो अद्वयुः ॥ ६४९
    3 0 0 0009a prabho janasya vṛtrahantsamaryeṣu bravāvahai .
    3 0 0 0009c śūro yo goṣu gacchati sakhā suśevo advayuḥ .. 649
    649. O lord destroyer of darkness, sin and evil, in holy congregations of people we talk of divinity and divine peace, the lord omnipotent who pervades and vibrates in stars and planets, the friend, the blissful, sole supreme, unique.

    SV 650

    अथ पञ्च पुरीषपदानि
    ३ ० ० ००१०a एवाह्योऽ३ऽ३ऽ३वा । एवा ह्यग्ने । एवाहीन्द्र ।
    ३ ० ० ००१०c एवा हि पूषन् । एवा हि देवाः ॐ एवाहि देवाः ॥ ६५०
    atha pañca purīṣapadāni
    3 0 0 0010a evāhyo'3'3'3vā . evā hyagne . evāhīndra .
    3 0 0 0010c evā hi pūṣan . evā hi devāḥ oṃ evāhi devāḥ .. 650
    650. Evd hindra. Evd hi pusan. Evd hi devdh. Om evd hi devdh. So It is. So is Divinity. Such is Indra. So is Agni, the same. Such is Pusha, life sustainer, the same. So are you all, divinities, the same. One.

    SV 651

    ॥ इति पञ्च पुरीषपदानि ॥
    ॥ इति महानाम्न्यार्चिकः ॥
    उत्तर आर्चिकः
    प्रथम प्रपाठकः । प्रथमोऽर्धः
    असितः काश्यपो देवलो वा। गायत्री। पवमानः सोमः।
    ४ १ १ ०१ ०१a उपास्मै गायता नरः पवमानायेन्दवे ।
    ४ १ १ ०१ ०१c अभि देवाँ इयक्षते ॥ ६५१
    .. iti pañca purīṣapadāni ..
    .. iti mahānāmnyārcikaḥ ..
    uttara ārcikaḥ
    prathama prapāṭhakaḥ . prathamo'rdhaḥ
    asitaḥ kāśyapo devalo vā. gāyatrī. pavamānaḥ somaḥ.
    4 1 1 01 01a upāsmai gāyatā naraḥ pavamānāyendave .
    4 1 1 01 01c abhi devām̐ iyakṣate .. 651
    651. O leading lights of humanity, to win the wealth of life's joy, work and sing in thanks and adoration for this infinite fount of pure bliss which overflows and yearns to join and inspire the noble creative performers of yajna. (Rg. 9-11-1)

    SV 652

    ४ १ १ ०१ ०२a अभि ते मधुना पयोऽथर्वाणो अशिश्रयुः ।
    ४ १ १ ०१ ०२c देवं देवाय देवयु ॥ ६५२
    4 1 1 01 02a abhi te madhunā payo'tharvāṇo aśiśrayuḥ .
    4 1 1 01 02c devaṃ devāya devayu .. 652
    652. O Soma, you are the lover of the noble and divine, and you love to bless humanity to rise to divinity. The Atharvans, people on the rock-bed foundation of piety, are steadfast, they direct their concentrated mind to you and drink the life giving nectar mixed with honey sweets of divinity. (Rg. 9-11-2)

    SV 653

    ४ १ १ ०१ ०३a स नः पवस्व शं गवे शं जनाय शमर्वते ।
    ४ १ १ ०१ ०३c शँ राजन्नोषधीभ्यः ॥ ६५३
    4 1 1 01 03a sa naḥ pavasva śaṃ gave śaṃ janāya śamarvate .
    4 1 1 01 03c śam̐ rājannoṣadhībhyaḥ .. 653
    653. O Soma, self-refulgent light, life of life, flow free and bring us fertility for the cow, agility for the horse and maturity for the herbs and trees, undisturbed efficiency for the senses, peace and tranquillity for the mind and soul, and peace, prosperity and joy for the people. (Rg. 9-11-3)

    SV 654

    कश्यपो मारीचः। गायत्री। पवमानः सोमः।
    ४ १ १ ०२ ०१a दविद्युतत्या रुचा परिष्टोभन्त्या कृपा ।
    ४ १ १ ०२ ०१c सोमाः शुक्रा गवाशिरः ॥ ६५४
    kaśyapo mārīcaḥ. gāyatrī. pavamānaḥ somaḥ.
    4 1 1 02 01a davidyutatyā rucā pariṣṭobhantyā kṛpā .
    4 1 1 02 01c somāḥ śukrā gavāśiraḥ .. 654
    654. Pure, powerful and heavenly radiations of divinity flow with beauty, glory and shining sublimity of grace, blessing the mind and soul of the supplicants. (Rg. 9-64-28)

    SV 655

    ४ १ १ ०२ ०२a हिन्वानो हेतृभिर्हित आ वाजं वाज्यक्रमीत् ।
    ४ १ १ ०२ ०२c सीदन्तो वनुषो यथा ॥ ६५५
    4 1 1 02 02a hinvāno hetṛbhirhita ā vājaṃ vājyakramīt .
    4 1 1 02 02c sīdanto vanuṣo yathā .. 655
    655. Just as a warrior spurred on by ambition and love of victory rushes to the field and wins the battle, and just as ardent yajakas sit on the vedi and win their object of yajna, so does the soul assisted by senses, mind and intelligential vision win the target of its meditation on Om, the presence of divinity. (Rg. 9-64-29)

    SV 656

    ४ १ १ ०२ ०३a ऋधक्सोम स्वस्तये सञ्जग्मानो दिवा कवे ।
    ४ १ १ ०२ ०३c पवस्व सूर्यो दृशे ॥ ६५६
    4 1 1 02 03a ṛdhaksoma svastaye sañjagmāno divā kave .
    4 1 1 02 03c pavasva sūryo dṛśe .. 656
    656. O Soma, instant and gracious divinity, creative, omniscient and constant radiation of heavenly light, the very sun for the vision of humanity, pray flow on with the radiance and the bliss, purify and sanctify our mind and soul for us to see the reality of life. (Rg. 9-64-30)

    SV 657

    शतं वैखानसाः, गायत्री, पवमानः सोमः।
    ४ १ १ ०३ ०१a पवमानस्य ते कवे वाजिन्त्सर्गा असृक्षते ।
    ४ १ १ ०३ ०१c अर्वन्तो न श्रवस्यवः ॥ ६५७
    śataṃ vaikhānasāḥ, gāyatrī, pavamānaḥ somaḥ.
    4 1 1 03 01a pavamānasya te kave vājintsargā asṛkṣate .
    4 1 1 03 01c arvanto na śravasyavaḥ .. 657
    657. O lord ever flowing in constancy, omniscient poetic creator, omnipotent absolute victor and ruler, streams of creations flow like waves of energy in search of celebrative fulfilment. (Rg. 9-66-10)

    SV 658

    ४ १ १ ०३ ०२a अच्छा कोशं मधुश्चुतमसृग्रं वारे अव्यये ।
    ४ १ १ ०३ ०२c अवावशन्त धीतयः ॥ ६५८
    4 1 1 03 02a acchā kośaṃ madhuścutamasṛgraṃ vāre avyaye .
    4 1 1 03 02c avāvaśanta dhītayaḥ .. 658
    658. The honey sweet nectar of soma ecstasy created and vibrating in the presence of the supreme imperishable eternal spirit, the yogi's thoughts and words exalt in celebration. (Rg. 9-66-11)

    SV 659

    ४ १ १ ०३ ०३a अच्छा समुद्रमिन्दवोऽस्तं गावो न धेनवः ।
    ४ १ १ ०३ ०३c अग्मन्नृतस्य योनिमा ॥ ६५९
    4 1 1 03 03a acchā samudramindavo'staṃ gāvo na dhenavaḥ .
    4 1 1 03 03c agmannṛtasya yonimā .. 659
    659. Just as cows retire into their stall, and words of language retire into the ocean of absolute silence, so do the mental fluctuations of the yogi recede and return into the origin of their flow, into divinity. (Rg. 9-66-12)

    SV 660

    भरद्वाजो बार्हस्पत्यः, गायत्री, अग्निः।
    ४ १ १ ०४ ०१a अग्न आ याहि वीतये गृणानो हव्यदातये ।
    ४ १ १ ०४ ०१c नि होता सत्सि बर्हिषि ॥ ६६०
    bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ, gāyatrī, agniḥ.
    4 1 1 04 01a agna ā yāhi vītaye gṛṇāno havyadātaye .
    4 1 1 04 01c ni hotā satsi barhiṣi .. 660
    660. Come Agni, sung and celebrated, to join our feast of enlightenment, accept our homage to create the gifts of life and yajnic development, and take the honoured seat in the assembly. (Rg. 6-16-10)

    SV 661

    ४ १ १ ०४ ०२a तं त्वा समिद्भिरङ्गिरो घृतेन वर्धयामसि ।
    ४ १ १ ०४ ०२c बृहच्छोचा यविष्ठ्य ॥ ६६१
    4 1 1 04 02a taṃ tvā samidbhiraṅgiro ghṛtena vardhayāmasi .
    4 1 1 04 02c bṛhacchocā yaviṣṭhya .. 661
    661. Angira, breath of life, light of the world, expansive, lustrous pure and most youthful, we honour and exalt you with offers of fuel and ghrta to raise the flames of fire to the heights. (Rg. 6-16-11)

    SV 662

    ४ १ १ ०४ ०३a स नः पृथु श्रवाय्यमच्छा देव विवाससि ।
    ४ १ १ ०४ ०३c बृहदग्ने सुवीर्यम् ॥ ६६२
    4 1 1 04 03a sa naḥ pṛthu śravāyyamacchā deva vivāsasi .
    4 1 1 04 03c bṛhadagne suvīryam .. 662
    662. Agni, lord of light and lustre, mighty expansive power, you bless us graciously with admirable strength and courage worthy of universal honour and fame. (Rg. 6-16-12)

    SV 663

    विश्वामित्रो गाथिनः जमदग्निर्वा, गायत्री, मित्रावरुणौ।
    ४ १ १ ०५ ०१a आ नो मित्रावरुणा घृतैर्गव्यूतिमुक्षतम् ।
    ४ १ १ ०५ ०१c मध्वा रजाँसि सुक्रतू ॥ ६६३
    viśvāmitro gāthinaḥ jamadagnirvā, gāyatrī, mitrāvaruṇau.
    4 1 1 05 01a ā no mitrāvaruṇā ghṛtairgavyūtimukṣatam .
    4 1 1 05 01c madhvā rajām̐si sukratū .. 663
    663. May Mitra and Varuna, sun and shower, heat and cold, fire and water, and friends of the nation inspired with justice and rectitude, fertilise and energise our lands and environment with waters and yajnic enrichments, protect and promote our cows and other cattle wealth, develop our milk products, and make the earth flow with streams of milk and honey. May all these powers do good to humanity, our lands and our homes. (Rg. 3-62-16)

    SV 664

    ४ १ १ ०५ ०२a उरुशँसा नमोवृधा मह्ना दक्षस्य राजथः ।
    ४ १ १ ०५ ०२c द्राघिष्ठाभिः शुचिव्रता ॥ ६६४
    4 1 1 05 02a uruśam̐sā namovṛdhā mahnā dakṣasya rājathaḥ .
    4 1 1 05 02c drāghiṣṭhābhiḥ śucivratā .. 664
    664. Mitra and Varuna, friends of humanity, dedicated to justice and values of rectitude, universally adored and exalted with homage, dedicated to observance of truth and purity of life and conduct, you shine and reign by the strength of your will and vision, dexterity of your art and expertise and the acts of persistent patience and endurance. (Rg. 3-62-17)

    SV 665

    ४ १ १ ०५ ०३a गृणाना जमदग्निना योनावृतस्य सीदतम् ।
    ४ १ १ ०५ ०३c पातँ सोममृतावृधा ॥ ६६५
    4 1 1 05 03a gṛṇānā jamadagninā yonāvṛtasya sīdatam .
    4 1 1 05 03c pātam̐ somamṛtāvṛdhā .. 665
    665. Mitra and Varuna, friends of humanity dedicated to love and justice, exalted by life and acts of truth, exalting universal law and the flow of existence, celebrated by men of vision dedicated to rational and empirical experience of reality, abide in the house of truth and righteousness on the vedi of yajna, protect, promote and enjoy the beauty, peace and ecstasy of life. (Rg. 3-62-18)

    SV 666

    इरीम्बिठिः काण्वः। गायत्री। इन्द्रः।
    ४ १ १ ०६ ०३a आ याहि सुषुमा हि त इन्द्र सोमं पिबा इमम् ।
    ४ १ १ ०६ ०३c एदं बर्हिः सदो मम ॥ ६६६
    irīmbiṭhiḥ kāṇvaḥ. gāyatrī. indraḥ.
    4 1 1 06 03a ā yāhi suṣumā hi ta indra somaṃ pibā imam .
    4 1 1 06 03c edaṃ barhiḥ sado mama .. 666
    666. Indra, lord omnipotent and omnipresent, we hold the yajna and distil the soma of life in your service. Come, grace this holy seat of my yajna dedicated to you, watch my performance, enjoy the soma, and protect and promote the yajna for the beauty and joy of life.

    SV 667

    ४ १ १ ०६ ०३a आ त्वा ब्रह्मयुजा हरी वहतामिन्द्र केशिना ।
    ४ १ १ ०६ ०३c उप ब्रह्माणि नः श‍ृणु ॥ ६६७
    4 1 1 06 03a ā tvā brahmayujā harī vahatāmindra keśinā .
    4 1 1 06 03c upa brahmāṇi naḥ śṛṇu .. 667
    667. Let the radiant waves of cosmic energy engaged in the service of divinity bring you here. Pray listen to our songs of prayer and adoration. (Rg. 8-17-2)

    SV 668

    ४ १ १ ०६ ०३a ब्रह्माणस्त्वा युजा वयँ सोमपामिन्द्र सोमिनः ।
    ४ १ १ ०६ ०३c सुतावन्तो हवामहे ॥ ६६८
    4 1 1 06 03a brahmāṇastvā yujā vayam̐ somapāmindra sominaḥ .
    4 1 1 06 03c sutāvanto havāmahe .. 668
    668. Dedicated to divinity and the divine voice, meditating on the divine presence with concentrated mind and soul, living in truth the beauty of life and ex¬ pressing the ecstasy of soma, we invoke and wait for Indra, original maker and lover of soma, to come and bless us. (Rg. 8-17-3)

    SV 669

    विश्वामित्रो गाथिनः। गायत्री। इन्द्राग्नी।
    ४ १ १ ०७ ०१a इन्द्राग्नी आ गतँ सुतं गीर्भिर्नभो वरेण्यम् ।
    ४ १ १ ०७ ०१c अस्य पातं धियेषिता ॥ ६६९
    viśvāmitro gāthinaḥ. gāyatrī. indrāgnī.
    4 1 1 07 01a indrāgnī ā gatam̐ sutaṃ gīrbhirnabho vareṇyam .
    4 1 1 07 01c asya pātaṃ dhiyeṣitā .. 669
    669. Indra and Agni, lord of might and lord of light, brilliant and blazing like thunder and lightning, come to this child worthy of love and choice, come with voices from the heavens and inspire the darling with intelligence and passion for action. (Rg. 3-12-1)

    SV 670

    ४ १ १ ०७ ०२a इन्द्राग्नी जरितुः सचा यज्ञो जिगाति चेतनः ।
    ४ १ १ ०७ ०२c अया पातमिमँ सुतम् ॥ ६७०
    4 1 1 07 02a indrāgnī jarituḥ sacā yajño jigāti cetanaḥ .
    4 1 1 07 02c ayā pātamimam̐ sutam .. 670
    670. Indra, lord of wealth and power, Agni, lord of light and knowledge, friends of the supplicant celebrant, the child is yajna, worthy of love, dedication and consecration, sensitive and intelligent, and moves forward to learn. Nurture him with the holy voice and the Word. (Rg. 3-12-2)

    SV 671

    ४ १ १ ०७ ०३a इन्द्रमग्निं कविच्छदा यज्ञस्य जूत्या वृणे ।
    ४ १ १ ०७ ०३c ता सोमस्येह तृम्पताम् ॥ ६७१
    4 1 1 07 03a indramagniṃ kavicchadā yajñasya jūtyā vṛṇe .
    4 1 1 07 03c tā somasyeha tṛmpatām .. 671
    671. I choose Indra and Agni, both patrons and promoters of poets, with holy enthusiasm such as the fire of yajna. May they both come here, have a drink of soma, and bless the child. (Rg. 3-12-3)

    SV 672

    अमहीयुराङ्गिरसः। गायत्री। पवमानः सोमः।
    ४ १ १ ०८ ०१a उच्चा ते जातमन्धसो दिवि सद्भूम्या ददे ।
    ४ १ १ ०८ ०१c उग्रँ शर्म महि श्रवः ॥ ६७२
    amahīyurāṅgirasaḥ. gāyatrī. pavamānaḥ somaḥ.
    4 1 1 08 01a uccā te jātamandhaso divi sadbhūmyā dade .
    4 1 1 08 01c ugram̐ śarma mahi śravaḥ .. 672
    672. O Soma, high is your renown, great your peace and pleasure, born and abiding in heaven, and the gift of your energy and vitality, the earth receives as the seed and food of life. (Rg. 9-61-10)

    SV 673

    ४ १ १ ०८ ०२a स न इन्द्राय यज्यवे वरुणाय मरुद्भ्यः ।
    ४ १ १ ०८ ०२c वरिवोवित्परि स्रव ॥ ६७३
    4 1 1 08 02a sa na indrāya yajyave varuṇāya marudbhyaḥ .
    4 1 1 08 02c varivovitpari srava .. 673
    673. Soma, lord of peace and purity, power and piety, creator, controller and commander of the entire wealth of life, flow on by the dynamics of nature and bless us for the benefit of power and glory, yajna and unity among the yajakas, judgement and right values and the vibrant forces of law and order. (Rg. 9-61-12)

    SV 674

    ४ १ १ ०८ ०३a एना विश्वान्यर्य आ द्युम्नानि मानुषाणाम् ।
    ४ १ १ ०८ ०३c सिषासन्तो वनामहे ॥ ६७४
    4 1 1 08 03a enā viśvānyarya ā dyumnāni mānuṣāṇām .
    4 1 1 08 03c siṣāsanto vanāmahe .. 674
    674. Soma is the lord of humanity and the earth. By virtue of him and of him, we ask and pray for all food, energy, honour and excellence for humanity, serving him and sharing all the benefits together. (Rg.9-61-11)

    SV 675

    ४ १ १ ०९ ०१a पुनानः सोम धारयापो वसानो अर्षसि ।
    ४ १ १ ०९ ०१c आ रत्नधा योनिमृतस्य सीदस्युत्सो देवो हिरण्ययः ॥ ६७५
    4 1 1 09 01a punānaḥ soma dhārayāpo vasāno arṣasi .
    4 1 1 09 01c ā ratnadhā yonimṛtasya sīdasyutso devo hiraṇyayaḥ .. 675
    675. O Soma, pure and purifying our thought, will and actions, abiding in the heart, you move and flow on in our consciousness. Bearing treasures of jewels, pray come and sit on the seat of yajna vedi and our sense of truth and eternal law. Indeed, O lord refulgent, you are the fountain head of life's golden treasures.(Rg.9-107-4)

    SV 676

    ४ १ १ ०९ ०२a दुहान ऊधर्दिव्यं मधु प्रियं प्रत्नँ सधस्थमासदत् ।
    ४ १ १ ०९ ०२c आपृच्छ्यं धरुणं वाज्यर्षसि नृभिर्धौतो विचक्षणः ॥ ६७६
    4 1 1 09 02a duhāna ūdhardivyaṃ madhu priyaṃ pratnam̐ sadhasthamāsadat .
    4 1 1 09 02c āpṛcchyaṃ dharuṇaṃ vājyarṣasi nṛbhirdhauto vicakṣaṇaḥ .. 676
    676. Giver of fulfilment, treasure trove of life's sustaining milk, yielding celestial dear honey sweets of living strength and joy, pervasive in its eternal universal loved seat, all conqueror all watching and knowing, when moved by meditative celebrants. Soma radiates and vibrates in the faithful heart of earnest seekers. (Rg. 9-107-5)

    SV 677

    ४ १ १ १० ०१a प्र तु द्रव परि कोशं नि षीद नृभिः पुनानो अभि वाजमर्ष ।
    ४ १ १ १० ०१c अश्वं न त्वा वाजिनं मर्जयन्तोऽच्छा बर्ही रशनाभिर्नयन्ति ॥ ६७७
    4 1 1 10 01a pra tu drava pari kośaṃ ni ṣīda nṛbhiḥ punāno abhi vājamarṣa .
    4 1 1 10 01c aśvaṃ na tvā vājinaṃ marjayanto'cchā barhī raśanābhirnayanti .. 677
    677. O Soma, radiate, flow into the sanctity of the heart and sink into the soul of the devotee. Adored by the yajakas on the vedi, let the showers of joy stream forth. The celebrants, exalting your power and presence, invoke and invite you like energy itself with adorations to the grass seats of the yajna. (Rg. 9-87-1)

    SV 678

    ४ १ १ १० ०२a स्वायुधः पवते देव इन्दुरशस्तिहा वृजना रक्षमाणः ।
    ४ १ १ १० ०२c पिता देवानां जनिता सुदक्षो विष्टम्भो दिवो धरुणः पृथिव्याः ॥ ६७८
    4 1 1 10 02a svāyudhaḥ pavate deva induraśastihā vṛjanā rakṣamāṇaḥ .
    4 1 1 10 02c pitā devānāṃ janitā sudakṣo viṣṭambho divo dharuṇaḥ pṛthivyāḥ .. 678
    678. Divine Indu, light of life, equipped with noble arms, destroyer of scandal and malignity, protector of yajna vedi against crookedness and intrigue, flows pure and purifying. It is the generator and sustainer of the divine powers of nature and humanity, perfect and expert original agent of action, pillar of heaven and foundation support of the earth. (Rg. 9-87-2)

    SV 679

    ४ १ १ १० ०३a ऋषिर्विप्रः पुरएता जनानामृभुर्धीर उशना काव्येन ।
    ४ १ १ १० ०३c स चिद्विवेद निहितं यदासामपीच्या३ं गुह्यं नाम गोनाम् ॥ ६७९
    4 1 1 10 03a ṛṣirvipraḥ puraetā janānāmṛbhurdhīra uśanā kāvyena .
    4 1 1 10 03c sa cidviveda nihitaṃ yadāsāmapīcyā3ṃ guhyaṃ nāma gonām .. 679
    679. Divine seer, vibrant and sagely power, potent maker, stable of will and action. Soma is brilliant with innate vision and wisdom. He alone knows what is the hidden secret and mystery of these stars and planets. (Rg. 9-87-3)

    SV 680

    ४ १ १ ११ ०१a अभि त्वा शूर नोनुमोऽदुग्धा इव धेनवः ।
    ४ १ १ ११ ०१c ईशानमस्य जगतः स्वर्दृशमीशानमिन्द्र तस्थुषः ॥ ६८०
    4 1 1 11 01a abhi tvā śūra nonumo'dugdhā iva dhenavaḥ .
    4 1 1 11 01c īśānamasya jagataḥ svardṛśamīśānamindra tasthuṣaḥ .. 680
    680. Isdnam asya jagatah svardrsam isdnam indra tasthusah. O lord almighty, we adore you and wait for your blessings as lowing cows not yet milked wait for the master. Indra, lord of glory, you are ruler of the moving world and you are ruler of the unmoving world and your vision is bliss. (Rg. 7-32-22)

    SV 681

    ४ १ १ ११ ०२a न त्वावाँ अन्यो दिव्यो न पार्थिवो न जातो न जनिष्यते ।
    ४ १ १ ११ ०२c अश्वायन्तो मघवन्निन्द्र वाजिनो गव्यन्तस्त्वा हवामहे ॥ ६८१
    4 1 1 11 02a na tvāvām̐ anyo divyo na pārthivo na jāto na janiṣyate .
    4 1 1 11 02c aśvāyanto maghavannindra vājino gavyantastvā havāmahe .. 681
    681. There is none other like you, neither heavenly nor earthly, neither bom nor yet to be bom. O lord of power and glory, we invoke you and pray for veteran scholars, dynamic scientists and technologists and the light of the divine Word of knowledge. (Rg. 7-32-23)

    SV 682

    ४ १ १ १२ ०१a कया नश्चित्र आ भुवदूती सदावृधः सखा ।
    ४ १ १ १२ ०१c कया शचिष्ठया वृता ॥ ६८२
    4 1 1 12 01a kayā naścitra ā bhuvadūtī sadāvṛdhaḥ sakhā .
    4 1 1 12 01c kayā śaciṣṭhayā vṛtā .. 682
    682. When would the Lord, sublime and wondrous, ever greater, ever friendly, shine in our consciousness and bless us? With what gifts of protection and promotion? What highest favour of our choice? What order of grace? (Rg. 4-31-1)

    SV 683

    ४ १ १ १२ ०२a कस्त्वा सत्यो मदानां मँहिष्ठो मत्सदन्धसः ।
    ४ १ १ १२ ०२c दृढा चिदारुजे वसु ॥ ६८३
    4 1 1 12 02a kastvā satyo madānāṃ mam̐hiṣṭho matsadandhasaḥ .
    4 1 1 12 02c dṛḍhā cidāruje vasu .. 683
    683. What is the truest and highest of joys and foods for body, mind and soul that may please you? What wealth and value of life to help you break through the limitations and settle on the rock-bed foundation of permanence? (Rg. 4-31-2)

    SV 684

    ४ १ १ १२ ०३a अभी षु णः सखीनामविता जरितॄणाम् ।
    ४ १ १ १२ ०३c शतं भवास्यूतये ॥ ६८४
    4 1 1 12 03a abhī ṣu ṇaḥ sakhīnāmavitā jaritṝṇām .
    4 1 1 12 03c śataṃ bhavāsyūtaye .. 684
    684. Friend of friends and protector of celebrants you are, come and bless us too with a hundred modes of protection and advancement. Be ours, O lord ! (Rg.4-31-3)

    SV 685

    ४ १ १ १३ ०१a तं वो दस्ममृतीषहं वसोर्मन्दानमन्धसः ।
    ४ १ १ १३ ०१c अभि वत्सं न स्वसरेषु धेनव इन्द्रं गीर्भिर्नवामहे ॥ ६८५
    4 1 1 13 01a taṃ vo dasmamṛtīṣahaṃ vasormandānamandhasaḥ .
    4 1 1 13 01c abhi vatsaṃ na svasareṣu dhenava indraṃ gīrbhirnavāmahe .. 685
    685. We invoke and call upon Indra eagerly as cows call for their calves in the stalls, and with songs of adoration over night and day we glorify him, lord glorious, omnipotent power fighting for truth against evil forces, and exhilarated with the bright soma of worship offered by celebrant humanity. (Rg. 8-88-1)

    SV 686

    ४ १ १ १३ ०२a द्युक्षँ सुदानुं तविषीभिरावृतं गिरिं न पुरुभोजसम् ।
    ४ १ १ १३ ०२c क्षुमन्तं वाजँ शतिनँ सहस्रिणं मक्षू गोमन्तमीमहे ॥ ६८६
    4 1 1 13 02a dyukṣam̐ sudānuṃ taviṣībhirāvṛtaṃ giriṃ na purubhojasam .
    4 1 1 13 02c kṣumantaṃ vājam̐ śatinam̐ sahasriṇaṃ makṣū gomantamīmahe .. 686
    686. We pray to Indra, lord of light, omnificent, hallowed with heavenly glory, universally generous like clouds of shower, and we ask for food abounding in strength and nourishment and for hundredfold and thousandfold wealth and prosperity abounding in lands, cows and the graces of literature and culture, and we pray for the gift instantly. (Rg. 8-88-2)

    SV 687

    ४ १ १ १४ ०१a तरोभिर्वो विदद्वसुमिन्द्रँ सबाध ऊतये ।
    ४ १ १ १४ ०१c बृहद्गायन्तः सुतसोमे अध्वरे हुवे भरं न कारिणम् ॥ ६८७
    4 1 1 14 01a tarobhirvo vidadvasumindram̐ sabādha ūtaye .
    4 1 1 14 01c bṛhadgāyantaḥ sutasome adhvare huve bharaṃ na kāriṇam .. 687
    687. Brhad gdyantah sutasome adhvare huve bhararh na kdrinam. In the yajna of love and non-violence where everything is perfect and soma is distilled, I invoke Indra like Abundance itself, giver of wealth, honour and fulfilment. Singing songs of adoration with energy and enthusiasm for your protection and progress, O devotees, celebrate Indra who brings wealth, honour and excellence at the earliest by fastest means. (Rg.8-66-1)

    SV 688

    ४ १ १ १४ ०२a न यं दुध्रा वरन्ते न स्थिरा मुरो मदेषु शिप्रमन्धसः ।
    ४ १ १ १४ ०२c य आदृत्या शशमानाय सुन्वते दाता जरित्र उक्थ्यम् ॥ ६८८
    4 1 1 14 02a na yaṃ dudhrā varante na sthirā muro madeṣu śipramandhasaḥ .
    4 1 1 14 02c ya ādṛtyā śaśamānāya sunvate dātā jaritra ukthyam .. 688
    688. Indra whom none can stop in his state of ecstasy and abundant charity, neither the impetuous, nor the constant, nor demon nor mortal, Indra who is the giver of cherished wealth and joy to the celebrant, the creator of soma and the zealous worshipper with deep reverence and homage. (Rg. 8-66-2)

    SV 689

    ४ १ १ १५ ०१a स्वादिष्ठया मदिष्ठया पवस्व सोम धारया ।
    ४ १ १ १५ ०१c इन्द्राय पातवे सुतः ॥ ६८९
    4 1 1 15 01a svādiṣṭhayā madiṣṭhayā pavasva soma dhārayā .
    4 1 1 15 01c indrāya pātave sutaḥ .. 689
    689. O Soma, Spirit of Divinity, peace and glory of existence distilled in the essence for the soul's being, flow in the sweetest and most exhilarating streams of ecstasy, cleanse and sanctify us unto purity and constancy, and initiate us into the state of ananda, divine glory. (Rg.9-1-1) (Soma in the physical sense is an exhilarating drink, in the aesthetic sense it is ecstasy, in the psychic sense it is ananda, and in the spiritual sense it is elevation of the soul to the experience of divinity. It is the peace. purity and glory of life, any power physical, social or divine that leads to satyam (truth), shivam (goodness), and sundaram (beauty) of life, anything, power and person that gives us an experience of sacchidananda, the real, the intelligent and the blissful state of the life divine. In short. Soma is satyam, shivam and sundaram, the sat, the chit and the ananda of life. It is not restricted to a particular herb and a particular drink. The meaning of soma is open-ended on the positive side of life and living joy.)

    SV 690

    ४ १ १ १५ ०२a रक्षोहा विश्वचर्षणिरभि योनिमयोहते ।
    ४ १ १ १५ ०२c द्रोणे सधस्थमासदत् ॥ ६९०
    4 1 1 15 02a rakṣohā viśvacarṣaṇirabhi yonimayohate .
    4 1 1 15 02c droṇe sadhasthamāsadat .. 690
    690. You are the destroyer of negativity, destructivity and evil and darkness, you are universal watcher and guardian of all that is, you are centre of the origin and end of existence, veiled in impenetrable womb of gold, you are ever on the move yet settled and constant in the house of life. (Soma is Divinity Itself.) (Rg. 9-1-2)

    SV 691

    ४ १ १ १५ ०३a वरिवोधातमो भुवो मँहिष्ठो वृत्रहन्तमः ।
    ४ १ १ १५ ०३c पर्षि राधो मघोनाम् ॥ ६९१
    4 1 1 15 03a varivodhātamo bhuvo mam̐hiṣṭho vṛtrahantamaḥ .
    4 1 1 15 03c parṣi rādho maghonām .. 691
    691. Be the highest giver of the cherished wealth of life, mightiest munificent, and the destroyer of want, suffering and darkness. Sanctify the wealth of the prosperous and powerful with showers of peace, purity and generosity. (Rg. 9-1-3)

    SV 692

    ४ १ १ १६ ०१a पवस्व मधुमत्तम इन्द्राय सोम क्रतुवित्तमो मदः ।
    ४ १ १ १६ ०१c महि द्युक्षतमो मदः ॥ ६९२
    4 1 1 16 01a pavasva madhumattama indrāya soma kratuvittamo madaḥ .
    4 1 1 16 01c mahi dyukṣatamo madaḥ .. 692
    692. O Soma, sweetest honey spirit of light, action and joy, radiate purifying for Indra, the soul. You are the wisest spirit of the knowledge of holy action, greatest and most enlightened spirit of joy. (Rg. 9-108-1)

    SV 693

    ४ १ १ १६ ०२a यस्य ते पीत्वा वृषभो वृषायतेऽस्य पीत्वा स्वर्विदः ।
    ४ १ १ १६ ०२c स सुप्रकेतो अभ्यक्रमीदिषोऽच्छा वाजं नैतशः ॥ ६९३
    4 1 1 16 02a yasya te pītvā vṛṣabho vṛṣāyate'sya pītvā svarvidaḥ .
    4 1 1 16 02c sa supraketo abhyakramīdiṣo'cchā vājaṃ naitaśaḥ .. 693
    693. Having drunk of the Soma spirit of light, action and joy, Indra, the soul, overflows with strength and virile generosity. Having drunk of it, the soul receives the light of heavenly knowledge. And the soul, also, blest with inner light of spiritual awareness, rushes to achieve food, energy and enlightenment as a warrior wins the battle of his challenges. (Rg. 9-108-2)

    SV 694

    ४ १ १ १७ ०१a इन्द्रमच्छ सुता इमे वृषणं यन्तु हरयः ।
    ४ १ १ १७ ०१c श्रुष्टे जातास इन्दवः स्वर्विदः ॥ ६९४
    4 1 1 17 01a indramaccha sutā ime vṛṣaṇaṃ yantu harayaḥ .
    4 1 1 17 01c śruṣṭe jātāsa indavaḥ svarvidaḥ .. 694
    694. Sruste jdtdsa indavah svarvidah. May these realised, cleansed and confirmed, blessed, beautiful and brilliant virtues and sanskars touching the bounds of divine bliss, emerging and risen in the mind, well reach and seep into the heart core of the soul completely and permanently. (Rg. 9-106-1)

    SV 695

    ४ १ १ १७ ०२a अयं भराय सानसिरिन्द्राय पवते सुतः ।
    ४ १ १ १७ ०२c सोमो जैत्रस्य चेतति यथा विदे ॥ ६९५
    4 1 1 17 02a ayaṃ bharāya sānasirindrāya pavate sutaḥ .
    4 1 1 17 02c somo jaitrasya cetati yathā vide .. 695
    695. This Soma, competent and victorious for the battle of life, when realised, flows for Indra, the winning soul, and enlightens it about the world's reality as it is and as it knows. (Rg. 9-106-2)

    SV 696

    ४ १ १ १७ ०३a अस्येदिन्द्रो मदेष्वा ग्राभं गृभ्णाति सानसिम् ।
    ४ १ १ १७ ०३c वज्रं च वृषणं भरत्समप्सुजित् ॥ ६९६
    4 1 1 17 03a asyedindro madeṣvā grābhaṃ gṛbhṇāti sānasim .
    4 1 1 17 03c vajraṃ ca vṛṣaṇaṃ bharatsamapsujit .. 696
    696. Under the inspiration and ecstasy of this soma of divine love, let the soul seize the victorious bow, take on the generous virile and mighty bolt of will and power of faith and win the target of the battle of Karma to the attainment of Divinity. (Rg. 9-106-3)

    SV 697

    ४ १ १ १८ ०१a पुरोजिती वो अन्धसः सुताय मादयित्नवे ।
    ४ १ १ १८ ०१c अप श्वानँ श्नथिष्टन सखायो दीर्घजिह्व्यम् ॥ ६९७
    4 1 1 18 01a purojitī vo andhasaḥ sutāya mādayitnave .
    4 1 1 18 01c apa śvānam̐ śnathiṣṭana sakhāyo dīrghajihvyam .. 697
    697. O friends, for your attainment of the purified and exhilarating Soma bliss of existence, eliminate vociferous disturbances of the mind and concentrate on the deep resounding voice of divinity. (Rg.9-101-1)

    SV 698

    ४ १ १ १८ ०२a यो धारया पावकया परिप्रस्यन्दते सुतः ।
    ४ १ १ १८ ०२c इन्दुरश्वो न कृत्व्यः ॥ ६९८
    4 1 1 18 02a yo dhārayā pāvakayā pariprasyandate sutaḥ .
    4 1 1 18 02c induraśvo na kṛtvyaḥ .. 698
    698. Brilliant and blissful Soma, when, filtered and exhilarated, vibrates and flows in clear purifying streams like waves of energy itself. (Rg. 9-101-2)

    SV 699

    ४ १ १ १८ ०३a तं दुरोषमभी नरः सोमं विश्वाच्या धिया ।
    ४ १ १ १८ ०३c यज्ञाय सन्त्वद्रयः ॥ ६९९
    4 1 1 18 03a taṃ duroṣamabhī naraḥ somaṃ viśvācyā dhiyā .
    4 1 1 18 03c yajñāya santvadrayaḥ .. 699
    699. That blazing unassailable Soma, adorable in yajna, leading lights of rock-bed foundation invoke and impel with universal thought and speech, with controlled mental reflection for self-realisation. (Rg. 9-101-3)

    SV 700

    ४ १ १ १९ ०१a अभि प्रियाणि पवते चनोहितो नामानि यह्वो अधि येषु वर्धते ।
    ४ १ १ १९ ०१c आ सूर्यस्य बृहतो बृहन्नधि रथं विष्वञ्चमरुहद्विचक्षणः ॥ ७००
    4 1 1 19 01a abhi priyāṇi pavate canohito nāmāni yahvo adhi yeṣu vardhate .
    4 1 1 19 01c ā sūryasya bṛhato bṛhannadhi rathaṃ viṣvañcamaruhadvicakṣaṇaḥ .. 700
    700. Soma, spirit of life and joy of existence, mighty, infinite, omnipresent, pervades and vitalises all dear beautiful systems of waters and light, expansive and exalted therein. Greater than the great, all watching, it rides the grand chariot of the sun which comprehends and illuminates the whole world. (Rg. 9-75-1)

    SV 701

    ४ १ १ १९ ०२a ऋतस्य जिह्वा पवते मधु प्रियं वक्ता पतिर्धियो अस्या अदाभ्यः ।
    ४ १ १ १९ ०२c दधाति पुत्रः पित्रोरपीच्या३ं नाम तृतीयमधि रोचनं दिवः ॥ ७०१
    4 1 1 19 02a ṛtasya jihvā pavate madhu priyaṃ vaktā patirdhiyo asyā adābhyaḥ .
    4 1 1 19 02c dadhāti putraḥ pitrorapīcyā3ṃ nāma tṛtīyamadhi rocanaṃ divaḥ .. 701
    701. The flame of yajna as the voice of eternal truth rises and expresses the dear delicious beauty and glory of Soma, spirit of universal light and bliss. The speaker and protector of the acts of yajna and Soma truth of life is fearless, undaunted. Just as progeny is the continuance and illumination of the honour and reverence of parents, so is yajna the progeny and illuminative soma of Soma refulgent in the third and highest region of the light of existence. (Rg. 9-75-2)

    SV 702

    ४ १ १ १९ ०३a अव द्युतानः कलशाँ अचिक्रदन्नृभिर्येमाणः कोश आ हिरण्यये ।
    ४ १ १ १९ ०३c अभी ऋतस्य दोहना अनूषताधि त्रिपृष्ठ उषसो वि राजसि ॥ ७०२
    4 1 1 19 03a ava dyutānaḥ kalaśām̐ acikradannṛbhiryemāṇaḥ kośa ā hiraṇyaye .
    4 1 1 19 03c abhī ṛtasya dohanā anūṣatādhi tripṛṣṭha uṣaso vi rājasi .. 702
    702. Evoked and concentrated in the golden cave of the heart by veteran yogis, leading them to a vision of divinity, illuminating the sacred hearts, it vibrates and speaks loud and bold in the spirit. Those who distil the eternal truth of existence in their yajnic communion with divinity celebrate and exalt it in song as it abides over three regions of earth, heaven and the skies and shines over the glory of dawns. (Rg. 9-75-3)

    SV 703

    ४ १ १ २० ०१a यज्ञायज्ञा वो अग्नये गिरागिरा च दक्षसे ।
    ४ १ १ २० ०१c प्रप्र वयममृतं जातवेदसं प्रियं मित्रं न शँसिषम् ॥ ७०३
    4 1 1 20 01a yajñāyajñā vo agnaye girāgirā ca dakṣase .
    4 1 1 20 01c prapra vayamamṛtaṃ jātavedasaṃ priyaṃ mitraṃ na śam̐siṣam .. 703
    703. In every yajnic programme of your creative and constructive work, in every word of our voice, join and let us honour, appraise and develop agni, imperishable energy pervasive in all things of existence and adore Agni, omniscient and omnipresent lord giver of knowledge and enlightenment. (Rg. 6-48-1)

    SV 704

    ४ १ १ २० ०२a ऊर्जो नपातँ स हिनायमस्मयुर्दाशेम हव्यदातये ।
    ४ १ १ २० ०२c भुवद्वाजेष्वविता भुवद्वृध उत त्राता तनूनाम् ॥ ७०४
    4 1 1 20 02a ūrjo napātam̐ sa hināyamasmayurdāśema havyadātaye .
    4 1 1 20 02c bhuvadvājeṣvavitā bhuvadvṛdha uta trātā tanūnām .. 704
    704. Let us honour and serve Agni, infallible cosmic light and energy, power that is surely our own, lover and benefactor in matters of creation and development. May Agni be our protector and promoter in our struggles for progress and may he be the saviour and cleanser of our health of body, mind and social order. (Rg. 6-48-2)

    SV 705

    ४ १ १ २१ ०१a एह्यू षु ब्रवाणि तेऽग्न इत्थेतरा गिरः ।
    ४ १ १ २१ ०१c एभिर्वर्धास इन्दुभिः ॥ ७०५
    4 1 1 21 01a ehyū ṣu bravāṇi te'gna itthetarā giraḥ .
    4 1 1 21 01c ebhirvardhāsa indubhiḥ .. 705
    705. Agni, leading light and pioneer, come, listen, thus do I speak in honour of you, and listen further to higher words, and rise higher with these words sweet and soothing like rays of the moon and exciting as draughts of soma. (Rg. 6-16-16)

    SV 706

    ४ १ १ २१ ०२a यत्र क्व च ते मनो दक्षं दधस उत्तरम् ।
    ४ १ १ २१ ०२c तत्रा योनिं कृणवसे ॥ ७०६
    4 1 1 21 02a yatra kva ca te mano dakṣaṃ dadhasa uttaram .
    4 1 1 21 02c tatrā yoniṃ kṛṇavase .. 706
    706. O leading light, where, wherever in fact, is your mind, there you hold your efficiency and identity, and there indeed you create your haven and home. (Rg. 6-16-17)

    SV 707

    ४ १ १ २१ ०३a न हि ते पूर्तमक्षिपद्भुवन्नेमानां पते ।
    ४ १ १ २१ ०३c अथा दुवो वनवसे ॥ ७०७
    4 1 1 21 03a na hi te pūrtamakṣipadbhuvannemānāṃ pate .
    4 1 1 21 03c athā duvo vanavase .. 707
    707. Never is the perfection, abundance and fruitfulness of your food and sustenance ever wasted away, instead it increases, O haven and home of life and creator of its sustenance. Hence accept our homage and reverence. (Rg. 6-16-18)

    SV 708

    ४ १ १ २२ ०१a वयमु त्वामपूर्व्य स्थूरं न कच्चिद्भरन्तोऽवस्यवः ।
    ४ १ १ २२ ०१c वज्रिञ्चित्रँ हवामहे ॥ ७०८
    4 1 1 22 01a vayamu tvāmapūrvya sthūraṃ na kaccidbharanto'vasyavaḥ .
    4 1 1 22 01c vajriñcitram̐ havāmahe .. 708
    708. O lord sublime, eternal, first and most excellent, we, bearing almost nothing substantial but praying for protection and advancement, invoke you in our battle of life for food, energy, knowledge and ultimate victory. (Rg. 8-21-1)

    SV 709

    ४ १ १ २२ ०२a उप त्वा कर्मन्नूतये स नो युवोग्रश्चक्राम यो धृषत् ।
    ४ १ १ २२ ०२c त्वामिध्यवितारं ववृमहे सखाय इन्द्र सानसिम् ॥ ७०९
    4 1 1 22 02a upa tvā karmannūtaye sa no yuvograścakrāma yo dhṛṣat .
    4 1 1 22 02c tvāmidhyavitāraṃ vavṛmahe sakhāya indra sānasim .. 709
    709. We approach you for protection and success in every undertaking. O lord youthful and blazing brave who can challenge and subdue any difficulty, pray come to our help. Indra, friends and admirers of yours, we depend on you alone as our sole saviour and victorious lord and choose to pray to you only as the lord supreme. (Rg. 8-21-2)

    SV 710

    ४ १ १ २३ ०१a अधा हीन्द्र गिर्वण उप त्वा काम ईमहे ससृग्महे ।
    ४ १ १ २३ ०१c उदेव ग्मन्त उदभिः ॥ ७१०
    4 1 1 23 01a adhā hīndra girvaṇa upa tvā kāma īmahe sasṛgmahe .
    4 1 1 23 01c udeva gmanta udabhiḥ .. 710
    710. And O lord lover of song and celebration, Indra, we send up vaulting voices of ambition, adoration and prayer to you like wave on waves of the flood rolling upon the sea. (Rg. 8-98-7)

    SV 711

    ४ १ १ २३ ०२a वार्ण त्वा यव्याभिर्वर्धन्ति शूर ब्रह्माणि ।
    ४ १ १ २३ ०२c ववृध्वाँसं चिदद्रिवो दिवेदिवे ॥ ७११
    4 1 1 23 02a vārṇa tvā yavyābhirvardhanti śūra brahmāṇi .
    4 1 1 23 02c vavṛdhvām̐saṃ cidadrivo divedive .. 711
    711. O lord of clouds and oceans of space, munificent and brave, expansive, boundless, infinite, like streams of water augmenting the sea, our songs of adoration exalt you wave on wave of flood day by day, the knowledge about you is unending. (Rg. 8-98-8)

    SV 712

    ४ १ १ २३ ०३a पुञ्जन्ति हरी इषिरस्य गाथयोरौ रथ उरुयुगे वचोयुजा ।
    ४ १ १ २३ ०३c इन्द्रवाहा स्वर्विदा ॥ ७१२
    4 1 1 23 03a puñjanti harī iṣirasya gāthayorau ratha uruyuge vacoyujā .
    4 1 1 23 03c indravāhā svarvidā .. 712
    712. Two motive forces like chariot horses, controlled by word, carry Indra, the soul, in the wide yoked spacious body-chariot by the power of the adorations of the universal blissful mover, Indra, cosmic energy. (Rg. 8-98-9)

    SV 713

    प्रथम प्रपाठकः । द्वितीयोऽर्धः
    ४ १ २ ०१ ०१a पान्तमा वो अन्धस इन्द्रमभि प्र गायत ।
    ४ १ २ ०१ ०१c विश्वासाहँ शत्क्रतुं मँहिष्ठं चर्षणीनाम् ॥ ७१३
    prathama prapāṭhakaḥ . dvitīyo'rdhaḥ
    4 1 2 01 01a pāntamā vo andhasa indramabhi pra gāyata .
    4 1 2 01 01c viśvāsāham̐ śatkratuṃ mam̐hiṣṭhaṃ carṣaṇīnām .. 713
    713. Sing in praise and appreciation of Indra, the ruler, protector of your food, sustenance and maintenance, all tolerant, all defender and all challenger, hero of a hundred noble actions and the best, most generous and most brilliant of the people. (Rg. 8-92-1)

    SV 714

    ४ १ २ ०१ ०२a पुरुहूतं पुरुष्टुतं गाथान्या३ँ सनश्रुतम् ।
    ४ १ २ ०१ ०२c इन्द्र इति ब्रवीतन ॥ ७१४
    4 1 2 01 02a puruhūtaṃ puruṣṭutaṃ gāthānyā3m̐ sanaśrutam .
    4 1 2 01 02c indra iti bravītana .. 714
    714. Call him by the name and title of 'Indra', invoked by many, adored by all, worthy of celebration in story, all time famous who is also a scholar of universal knowledge. (Rg. 8-92-2)

    SV 715

    ४ १ २ ०१ ०३a इन्द्र इन्नो महोनां दाता वाजानां नृतुः ।
    ४ १ २ ०१ ०३c महाँ अभिज्ञ्वा यमत् ॥ ७१५
    4 1 2 01 03a indra inno mahonāṃ dātā vājānāṃ nṛtuḥ .
    4 1 2 01 03c mahām̐ abhijñvā yamat .. 715
    715. Indra is a happy and joyous leader, giver of a high order of living, energy and life's victories. May he, with love, courtesy and humility, lead us to life's greatness and glory. (Rg. 8-92-3)

    SV 716

    ४ १ २ ०२ ०१a प्र व इन्द्राय मादनँ हर्यश्वाय गायत ।
    ४ १ २ ०२ ०१c सखायः सोमपाव्ने ॥ ७१६
    4 1 2 02 01a pra va indrāya mādanam̐ haryaśvāya gāyata .
    4 1 2 02 01c sakhāyaḥ somapāvne .. 716
    716. O friends, sing exciting songs of celebration in honour of Indra, your leader, commander of dynamic forces who loves the nation's honour and excellence and thirsts to celebrate the grandeur of it. (Rg. 7-31-1)

    SV 717

    ४ १ २ ०२ ०२a शँसेदुक्थँ सुदानव उत द्युक्षं यथ नरः ।
    ४ १ २ ०२ ०२c चकृमा सत्यराधसे ॥ ७१७
    4 1 2 02 02a śam̐seduktham̐ sudānava uta dyukṣaṃ yatha naraḥ .
    4 1 2 02 02c cakṛmā satyarādhase .. 717
    717. Say adorable words of praise for Indra, generous giver, and sing heavenly songs for him as leading lights of the nation do. Let us too do the same honour to him, the great accomplisher of truth. (Rg. 7-31-2)

    SV 718

    ४ १ २ ०२ ०३a त्वं न इन्द्र वाजयुस्त्वं गव्युः शतक्रतो ।
    ४ १ २ ०२ ०३c त्वँ हिरण्ययुर्वसो ॥ ७१८
    4 1 2 02 03a tvaṃ na indra vājayustvaṃ gavyuḥ śatakrato .
    4 1 2 02 03c tvam̐ hiraṇyayurvaso .. 718
    718. Indra, glorious ruler, you are giver of peace and settlement, you are accomplisher of a hundred yajnic acts of truth, you are giver of victory and progress to us, you are lover of the land and culture and you are creator of golden wealth, honour and excellence. (Rg. 7-31-3)

    SV 719

    ४ १ २ ०३ ०१a वयमु त्वा तदिदर्था इन्द्र त्वायन्तः सखायः ।
    ४ १ २ ०३ ०१c कण्वा उक्थेभिर्जरन्ते ॥ ७१९
    4 1 2 03 01a vayamu tvā tadidarthā indra tvāyantaḥ sakhāyaḥ .
    4 1 2 03 01c kaṇvā ukthebhirjarante .. 719
    719. Indra, we too have the same aims and objectives as you. We are your friends and admirers. We know and wish to achieve, and with all words of praise and appreciation, we adore you as others, wise devotees, do. (Rg.8-2-16)

    SV 720

    ४ १ २ ०३ ०२a न घेमन्यदा पपन वज्रिन्नपसो नविष्टौ ।
    ४ १ २ ०३ ०२c तवेदु स्तोमैश्चिकेत ॥ ७२०
    4 1 2 03 02a na ghemanyadā papana vajrinnapaso naviṣṭau .
    4 1 2 03 02c tavedu stomaiściketa .. 720
    720. Indra, lord of thunder and justice, in the beginning of a new plan, action or programme of holiness, I adore none else but only you. I know only one song of adoration and that is for you alone. (Rg. 8-2-17)

    SV 721

    ४ १ २ ०३ ०३a इच्छन्ति देवाः सुन्वन्तं न स्वप्नाय स्पृहयन्ति ।
    ४ १ २ ०३ ०३c यन्ति प्रमादमतन्द्राः ॥ ७२१
    4 1 2 03 03a icchanti devāḥ sunvantaṃ na svapnāya spṛhayanti .
    4 1 2 03 03c yanti pramādamatandrāḥ .. 721
    721. Divines of brilliance and holy action love those engaged in creative actions of piety. They care not for dreams and love no dreamers. Active, wakeful and realistic beyond illusion, they achieve the joy of success in life. (Rg. 8-2-18)

    SV 722

    ४ १ २ ०४ ०१a इन्द्राय मद्व्ने सुतं परि ष्टोभन्तु नो गिरः ।
    ४ १ २ ०४ ०१c अर्कमर्च्चन्तु कारवः ॥ ७२२
    4 1 2 04 01a indrāya madvne sutaṃ pari ṣṭobhantu no giraḥ .
    4 1 2 04 01c arkamarccantu kāravaḥ .. 722
    722. Let all our voices of admiration flow and intensify the soma for the joy of Indra, and let the poets sing songs of adoration for him and celebrate his achievements. (Rg. 8-92-19)

    SV 723

    ४ १ २ ०४ ०२a यस्मिन्विश्वा अधि श्रियो रणन्ति सप्त सँसदः ।
    ४ १ २ ०४ ०२c इन्द्रँ सुते हवामहे ॥ ७२३
    4 1 2 04 02a yasminviśvā adhi śriyo raṇanti sapta sam̐sadaḥ .
    4 1 2 04 02c indram̐ sute havāmahe .. 723
    723. In our soma yajna of life, in meditation, and in the holy business of living, we invoke Indra, in whom all beauties and graces abide, whom all the seven seers in yajna adore, in whom all five senses, mind and intelligence subside absorbed, and under whom all the seven assemblies of the world unite, meet and act. (Rg. 8-92-20)

    SV 724

    ४ १ २ ०४ ०३a त्रिकद्रुकेषु चेतनं देवासो यज्ञमत्नत ।
    ४ १ २ ०४ ०३c तमिद्वर्धन्तु नो गिरः ॥ ७२४
    4 1 2 04 03a trikadrukeṣu cetanaṃ devāso yajñamatnata .
    4 1 2 04 03c tamidvardhantu no giraḥ .. 724
    724. In three modes of body, mind and soul, the devas, seven senses, the human consciousness and the noble yogis, concentrate on Indra, divine consciousness. In three regions of the universe, noble souls meditate on the universal consciousness of the divine Indra. Thus they perform the yajna of divinity in communion. May all our songs of adoration glorify that supreme consciousness, Indra. (Rg. 8-92-21)

    SV 725

    ४ १ २ ०५ ०१a अयं त इन्द्र सोमो निपूतो अधि बर्हिषि ।
    ४ १ २ ०५ ०१c एहीमस्य द्रवा पिब ॥ ७२५
    4 1 2 05 01a ayaṃ ta indra somo nipūto adhi barhiṣi .
    4 1 2 05 01c ehīmasya dravā piba .. 725
    725. Indra, this soma pure and sanctified on the holy grass of yajna vedi, is dedicated to you. Come fast, you would love it, drink and enjoy, and protect and promote it for the good of all. (Rg. 8-17-11)

    SV 726

    ४ १ २ ०५ ०२a शाचिगो शाचिपूजनायँ रणाय ते सुतः ।
    ४ १ २ ०५ ०२c आखण्डल प्र हूयसे ॥ ७२६
    4 1 2 05 02a śācigo śācipūjanāyam̐ raṇāya te sutaḥ .
    4 1 2 05 02c ākhaṇḍala pra hūyase .. 726
    726. Lord self-refulgent creator of stars and planets, glorious adorable, this cosmic soma of the universe of your creation is for the joy of life. Therefore, O lord imperishable, you are invoked and adored with love and faith. (Rg. 8-17-12)

    SV 727

    ४ १ २ ०५ ०३a यस्ते श‍ृङ्गवृषो णपात्प्रणपात्कुण्डपाय्यः ।
    ४ १ २ ०५ ०३c न्यस्मिं दध्र आ मनः ॥ ७२७
    4 1 2 05 03a yaste śṛṅgavṛṣo ṇapātpraṇapātkuṇḍapāyyaḥ .
    4 1 2 05 03c nyasmiṃ dadhra ā manaḥ .. 727
    727. O lord, the sun on high which neither falls nor allows others, planets and satellites, to fall is your creation and it is the protector and sustainer of the vault of heaven and the firmament. On this we meditate and concentrate our mind. (Rg. 8-17-13)

    SV 728

    ४ १ २ ०६ ०१a आ तू न इन्द्र क्षुमन्तं चित्रं ग्राभँ सं गृभाय ।
    ४ १ २ ०६ ०१c महाहस्ति दक्षिणेन ॥ ७२८
    4 1 2 06 01a ā tū na indra kṣumantaṃ citraṃ grābham̐ saṃ gṛbhāya .
    4 1 2 06 01c mahāhasti dakṣiṇena .. 728
    728. Lord of mighty arms, Indra, gather by your expert right hand abundant riches for us which may be full of nourishment, energy, wonderful beauty and grace worth having as a prize possession. (Rg. 8-81-1)

    SV 729

    ४ १ २ ०६ ०२a विद्मा हि त्वा तुविकूर्मिं तुविदेष्णं तुवीमघम् ।
    ४ १ २ ०६ ०२c तुविमात्रमवोभिः ॥ ७२९
    4 1 2 06 02a vidmā hi tvā tuvikūrmiṃ tuvideṣṇaṃ tuvīmagham .
    4 1 2 06 02c tuvimātramavobhiḥ .. 729
    729. We know you as lord of universal action, all giving, treasure hold of unbounded wealth and boundless in power and presence with your favour and protections. (Rg. 8-81-2)

    SV 730

    ४ १ २ ०६ ०३a न हि त्वा शूर देवा न मर्तासो दित्सन्तम् ।
    ४ १ २ ०६ ०३c भीमं न गां वारयन्ते ॥ ७३०
    4 1 2 06 03a na hi tvā śūra devā na martāso ditsantam .
    4 1 2 06 03c bhīmaṃ na gāṃ vārayante .. 730
    730. When you give to bless mankind, no one can stop you, O brave lord, neither mortals nor immortals, just as no one can resist the mighty sun. (Rg. 8-81-3)

    SV 731

    ४ १ २ ०७ ०१a अभि त्वा वृषभा सुते सुतँ सृजामि पीतये ।
    ४ १ २ ०७ ०१c तृम्पा व्यश्नुही मदम् ॥ ७३१
    4 1 2 07 01a abhi tvā vṛṣabhā sute sutam̐ sṛjāmi pītaye .
    4 1 2 07 01c tṛmpā vyaśnuhī madam .. 731
    731. Lord of generous and creative power, when the yajna is on and soma is distilled, I prepare the cup and offer you the drink. Pray accept, drink to your heart's content and enjoy the ecstasy of bliss divine. (Rg. 8- 45-22)

    SV 732

    ४ १ २ ०७ ०२a मा त्वा मूरा अविष्यवो मोपहस्वान आ दभन् ।
    ४ १ २ ०७ ०२c मा कीं ब्रह्मद्विषं वनः ॥ ७३२
    4 1 2 07 02a mā tvā mūrā aviṣyavo mopahasvāna ā dabhan .
    4 1 2 07 02c mā kīṃ brahmadviṣaṃ vanaḥ .. 732
    732. Let the fools and scoffers never get round you, even if they profess that they are keen to please you, for protection and support. Never support the negationists of knowledge, piety, existence and divinity. (Rg. 8-45-23)

    SV 733

    ४ १ २ ०७ ०३a इह त्वा गोपरीणसं महे मन्दन्तु राधसे ।
    ४ १ २ ०७ ०३c सरो गौरो यथा पिब ॥ ७३३
    4 1 2 07 03a iha tvā goparīṇasaṃ mahe mandantu rādhase .
    4 1 2 07 03c saro gauro yathā piba .. 733
    733. Here may devotees entertain you Indra, lover of light, with milk and soma for the achievement of great competence and success so that you may drink like the thirsty stag drinking at the pool. (Rg. 8-45-24)

    SV 734

    ४ १ २ ०८ ०१a इदम् वसो सुतमन्धः पिबा सुपूर्णमुदरम् ।
    ४ १ २ ०८ ०१c अनाभयिन्ररिमा ते ॥ ७३४
    4 1 2 08 01a idam vaso sutamandhaḥ pibā supūrṇamudaram .
    4 1 2 08 01c anābhayinrarimā te .. 734
    734. O lord of the world's treasure of wealth, honour and excellence, here is this exhilarating soma nectar of love and devotion distilled from the heart and soul. Pray drink of it to your heart's content. We offer it to you, lord beyond fear. (Rg. 8-2-1)

    SV 735

    ४ १ २ ०८ ०२a नृभिर्धौतः सुतो अश्नैरव्या वारैः परिपूतः ।
    ४ १ २ ०८ ०२c अश्वो न निक्तो नदीषु ॥ ७३५
    4 1 2 08 02a nṛbhirdhautaḥ suto aśnairavyā vāraiḥ paripūtaḥ .
    4 1 2 08 02c aśvo na nikto nadīṣu .. 735
    735. Stirred by best of men, crushed and filtered by men of adamantine character, purified and guarded by best of the brave, it is sparkling like sun rays reflected on the river waters. (Rg. 8-2-2)

    SV 736

    ४ १ २ ०८ ०३a तं ते यवं यथा गोभिः स्वादुमकर्म श्रीणन्तः ।
    ४ १ २ ०८ ०३c इन्द्र त्वास्मिन्त्सधमादे ॥ ७३६
    4 1 2 08 03a taṃ te yavaṃ yathā gobhiḥ svādumakarma śrīṇantaḥ .
    4 1 2 08 03c indra tvāsmintsadhamāde .. 736
    736. That sparkling soma drink of devotion seasoned with barley, mixed with milk and cream, we, blenders, having prepared it, offer to you in this house of celebration. (Rg. 8-2-3)

    SV 737

    ४ १ २ ०९ ०१a इदँ ह्यन्वोजसा सुतँ राधानां पते ।
    ४ १ २ ०९ ०१c पिबा त्वा३स्य गिर्वणः ॥ ७३७
    4 1 2 09 01a idam̐ hyanvojasā sutam̐ rādhānāṃ pate .
    4 1 2 09 01c pibā tvā3sya girvaṇaḥ .. 737
    737. O lord and ruler of wealth, power and potential, drink the exciting soma of this generous yajamana, elaborately distilled with vigour and splendour and offered with the voice of homage and reverence. (Rg. 3-51-10)

    SV 738

    ४ १ २ ०९ ०२a यस्ते अनु स्वधामसत्सुते नि यच्छ तन्वम् ।
    ४ १ २ ०९ ०२c स त्वा ममत्तु सोम्यम् ॥ ७३८
    4 1 2 09 02a yaste anu svadhāmasatsute ni yaccha tanvam .
    4 1 2 09 02c sa tvā mamattu somyam .. 738
    738. Indra, lord ruler of the world, whatever and whoever be in accord with your power and pleasure, pray control, direct, administer and order the body- politic into settled form, and may all that give you pleasure and satisfaction, lover and creator of soma peace as you are. (Rg. 3-51-11)

    SV 739

    ४ १ २ ०९ ०३a प्र ते अश्नोतु कुक्ष्योः प्रेन्द्र ब्रह्मणा शिरः ।
    ४ १ २ ०९ ०३c प्र बाहू शूर राधसा ॥ ७३९
    4 1 2 09 03a pra te aśnotu kukṣyoḥ prendra brahmaṇā śiraḥ .
    4 1 2 09 03c pra bāhū śūra rādhasā .. 739
    739. India, heroic lord ruler of the world, whatever you receive into the body of your treasury for asset and energy, may that wealth and energy inspire your mind with imowledge and enlightenment, and strengthen your arms for potential development of the wealth of nations. (Rg. 3-51-12)

    SV 740

    ४ १ २ १० ०१a आ त्वेता नि षीदतेन्द्रमभि प्र गायत ।
    ४ १ २ १० ०१c सखाय स्तोमवाहसः ॥ ७४०
    4 1 2 10 01a ā tvetā ni ṣīdatendramabhi pra gāyata .
    4 1 2 10 01c sakhāya stomavāhasaḥ .. 740
    740. Friends and celebrants of song divine, come, sit together and join to meditate (on life, divinity, humanity, science and spirituality, and freedom), and sing in thankful praise of Indra, lord of life and energy. (Rg. 1-5-1)

    SV 741

    ४ १ २ १० ०२a पुरूतमं पुरूणामीशानं वार्याणाम् ।
    ४ १ २ १० ०२c इन्द्रँ सोमे सचा सुते ॥ ७४१
    4 1 2 10 02a purūtamaṃ purūṇāmīśānaṃ vāryāṇām .
    4 1 2 10 02c indram̐ some sacā sute .. 741
    741. Friends and comrades in study and meditation, when you have distilled the essence of soma, life and spirit present at the heart of things, then sing in praise of Indra, closest at hand of things in heaven and earth, and ruler dispenser of the fruits of love and desire. (Rg. 1-5-2)

    SV 742

    ४ १ २ १० ०३a स घा नो योग आ भुवत्स राये स पुरन्ध्या ।
    ४ १ २ १० ०३c गमद्वाजेभिरा स नः ॥ ७४२
    4 1 2 10 03a sa ghā no yoga ā bhuvatsa rāye sa purandhyā .
    4 1 2 10 03c gamadvājebhirā sa naḥ .. 742
    742. Indra, life and energy of the universe, is at the heart of our meditation. That is the spirit and secret of the wealth of the world. That is the inspiration at the centre of our thought and intelligence. May that lord of life and energy come and bless us with gifts of knowledge and power in our joint endevours. (Rg. 1-5-3)

    SV 743

    ४ १ २ ११ ०१a योगेयोगे तवस्तरं वाजेवाजे हवामहे ।
    ४ १ २ ११ ०१c सखाय इन्द्रमूतये ॥ ७४३
    4 1 2 11 01a yogeyoge tavastaraṃ vājevāje havāmahe .
    4 1 2 11 01c sakhāya indramūtaye .. 743
    743. Friends together and friends of Indra ever stronger and mightier, in every act of production and progress and in every battle for protection and preservation, we call upon Indra for defence and victory for well-being. (Rg. 1-30-7)

    SV 744

    ४ १ २ ११ ०२a अनु प्रत्नस्यौकसो हुवे तुविप्रतिं नरम् ।
    ४ १ २ ११ ०२c यं ते पूर्वं पिता हुवे ॥ ७४४
    4 1 2 11 02a anu pratnasyaukaso huve tuvipratiṃ naram .
    4 1 2 11 02c yaṃ te pūrvaṃ pitā huve .. 744
    744. I invoke and call upon the Primeval Man, eternal father, who creates this multitudinous existence from the eternal womb of nature, the same whom our original forefathers invoked and worshipped. (Rg. 1-30-9)

    SV 745

    ४ १ २ ११ ०३a आ घा गमद्यदि श्रवत्सहस्रिणीभिरूतिभिः ।
    ४ १ २ ११ ०३c वाजेभिरुप नो हवम् ॥ ७४५
    4 1 2 11 03a ā ghā gamadyadi śravatsahasriṇībhirūtibhiḥ .
    4 1 2 11 03c vājebhirupa no havam .. 745
    745. If Indra hears our call, let Him come, we pray, with a thousand ways of protection and progress of prosperity and well-being. (Rg. 1-30-8)

    SV 746

    ४ १ २ १२ ०१a इन्द्र सुतेषु सोमेषु क्रतुं पुनीष उक्थ्यम् ।
    ४ १ २ १२ ०१c विदे वृधस्य दक्षस्य महाँ हि षः ॥ ७४६
    4 1 2 12 01a indra suteṣu someṣu kratuṃ punīṣa ukthyam .
    4 1 2 12 01c vide vṛdhasya dakṣasya mahām̐ hi ṣaḥ .. 746
    746. When a special yajnic programme for the realisation of special knowledge, power and expertise in a particular field is completed with hymns of thanks and praise to divinity, then Indra, lord omnipotent and omniscient, sanctifies the joint endeavour of holiness and blesses the programme with success. Great is he. (Rg. 8-13-1)

    SV 747

    ४ १ २ १२ ०२a स प्रथमे व्योमनि देवानाँ सदने वृधः ।
    ४ १ २ १२ ०२c सुपारः सुश्रवस्तमः समप्सुजित् ॥ ७४७
    4 1 2 12 02a sa prathame vyomani devānām̐ sadane vṛdhaḥ .
    4 1 2 12 02c supāraḥ suśravastamaḥ samapsujit .. 747
    747. At the first expansive manifestation of space, at the centre of all divine mutations of nature, he is the efficient cause of nature's evolution, supreme pilot, most abundant and most glorious, omnipotent victor over conflicts and negativities in the way of evolution of nature and humanity in relation to will and action. (Rg. 8-13-2)

    SV 748

    ४ १ २ १२ ०३a तमु हुवे वाजसातय इन्द्रं भराय शुष्मिणम् ।
    ४ १ २ १२ ०३c भवा नः सुम्ने अन्तमः सखा वृधे ॥ ७४८
    4 1 2 12 03a tamu huve vājasātaya indraṃ bharāya śuṣmiṇam .
    4 1 2 12 03c bhavā naḥ sumne antamaḥ sakhā vṛdhe .. 748
    748. That Indra, potent and abundant, I invoke for victory in the race for life, for growth and fulfilment. O lord, be our friend, our innermost centre of conscience for our progress, peace and all round well being. (Rg. 8-13-3)

    SV 749

    ४ १ २ १३ ०१a एना वो अग्निं नमसोर्जो नपातमा हुवे ।
    ४ १ २ १३ ०१c प्रियं चेतिष्ठमरतिँ स्वध्वरं विश्वस्य दूतममृतम् ॥ ७४९
    4 1 2 13 01a enā vo agniṃ namasorjo napātamā huve .
    4 1 2 13 01c priyaṃ cetiṣṭhamaratim̐ svadhvaraṃ viśvasya dūtamamṛtam .. 749
    749. O people, for your sake, with food, homage and self-surrender, I invoke and serve Agni, giver of light and fire of life, product as well as the source of unfailing energy, strength and power, cherished and valuable friend, most enlightened and constant agent of the holiest programmes of love and non-violent development, and imperishable carrier and messenger of world communications. (Rg. 7-16-1)

    SV 750

    ४ १ २ १३ ०२a स योजते अरुषा विश्वभोजसा स दुद्रवत्स्वाहुतः ।
    ४ १ २ १३ ०२c सुब्रह्मा यज्ञः सुशमी वसूनां देवँ राधो जनानाम् ॥ ७५०
    4 1 2 13 02a sa yojate aruṣā viśvabhojasā sa dudravatsvāhutaḥ .
    4 1 2 13 02c subrahmā yajñaḥ suśamī vasūnāṃ devam̐ rādho janānām .. 750
    750. That Agni, leading power of nature and humanity, uses bright natural elements of universal value such as sun rays, fire and water, like horses harnessed to the chariot, and, when invoked and raised, would move at the fastest speed. He is the master of natural knowledge and natural materials, adorable, noble and potent worker, and the accomplisher of means, materials and projects of humanity for common success and progress. (Rg. 7-16-2)

    SV 751

    ४ १ २ १४ ०१a प्रत्यु अदर्श्यायत्यू३च्छन्ती दुहिता दिवः ।
    ४ १ २ १४ ०१c अपो मही वृणुते चक्षुषा तमो ज्योतिष्कृणोति सूनरी ॥ ७५१
    4 1 2 14 01a pratyu adarśyāyatyū3cchantī duhitā divaḥ .
    4 1 2 14 01c apo mahī vṛṇute cakṣuṣā tamo jyotiṣkṛṇoti sūnarī .. 751
    751. The great and glorious dawn, child of the light of divinity, is seen rising, dispelling mists and darkness, and illuminates with light the world of our actions. brilliant guide as she is for the day. (Rg. 7-81-1)

    SV 752

    ४ १ २ १४ ०२a उदुस्रियाः सृजते सूर्यः सचा उद्यन्नक्षत्रमर्चिवत् ।
    ४ १ २ १४ ०२c तवेदुषो व्युषि सूर्यस्य च सं भक्तेन गमेमहि ॥ ७५२
    4 1 2 14 02a udusriyāḥ sṛjate sūryaḥ sacā udyannakṣatramarcivat .
    4 1 2 14 02c taveduṣo vyuṣi sūryasya ca saṃ bhaktena gamemahi .. 752
    752. And then the sun, friend and associate together, takes over and, blazing with splendour, sends forth radiations of light and illuminates the planet earth. O dawn, in your original revelation of light divine and in the solar radiations, we pray, let us abide and act with faith and delightful experience of the illumination. (Rg. 7-81-2)

    SV 753

    ४ १ २ १५ ०१a इमा उ वां दिविष्टय उस्रा हवन्ते अश्विना ।
    ४ १ २ १५ ०१c अयं वामह्वेऽवसे शचीवसू विशंविशँ हि गच्छथः ॥ ७५३
    4 1 2 15 01a imā u vāṃ diviṣṭaya usrā havante aśvinā .
    4 1 2 15 01c ayaṃ vāmahve'vase śacīvasū viśaṃviśam̐ hi gacchathaḥ .. 753
    753. Brilliant Ashvins, these yajakas dedicated to life divine invoke and call upon you for light, and I too, O versatile commanders of the wealth of knowledge, power and vision, invite you and pray for protection and advancement since you visit and bless every individual and every community. (Rg. 7-74-1)

    SV 754

    ४ १ २ १५ ०२a युवं चित्रं ददथुर्भोजनं नरा चोदेथाँ सूनृतावते ।
    ४ १ २ १५ ०२c अर्वाग्रथँ समनसा नि यच्छतं पिबतँ सोम्यं मधु ॥ ७५४
    4 1 2 15 02a yuvaṃ citraṃ dadathurbhojanaṃ narā codethām̐ sūnṛtāvate .
    4 1 2 15 02c arvāgratham̐ samanasā ni yacchataṃ pibatam̐ somyaṃ madhu .. 754
    754. O leading lights of humanity, you provide wonderful food for the body, mind and soul, provide inspiration and incentive for the man of truth and rectitude. With an equal mind with us all, bring up your chariot, add to the joy of the community and share the honey sweets of peace and pleasure. (Rg. 7-74-2)

    SV 755

    ४ १ २ १६ ०१a अस्य प्रत्नामनु द्युतँ शुक्रं दुदुह्रे अह्रयः ।
    ४ १ २ १६ ०१c पयः सहस्रसामृषिम् ॥ ७५५
    4 1 2 16 01a asya pratnāmanu dyutam̐ śukraṃ duduhre ahrayaḥ .
    4 1 2 16 01c payaḥ sahasrasāmṛṣim .. 755
    755. Men of vision and science of yajna, in pursuit of the ancient and eternal Vedic tradition of this lord of light, peace and purity, distil the brilliant, pure and powerful and visionary knowledge of a thousandfold nourishing and inspiring gifts of existence.(Rg.9-54-1)

    SV 756

    ४ १ २ १६ ०२a अयँ सूर्य इवोपदृगयँ सराँसि धावति ।
    ४ १ २ १६ ०२c सप्त प्रवत आ दिवम् ॥ ७५६
    4 1 2 16 02a ayam̐ sūrya ivopadṛgayam̐ sarām̐si dhāvati .
    4 1 2 16 02c sapta pravata ā divam .. 756
    756. This Soma, like the sun, all watching and illuminating, sets rivers, seas and energies aflow, pervading therein on earth and in the seven-fold light of the sun upto the regions of light. (Rg. 9-54-2)

    SV 757

    ४ १ २ १६ ०३a अयं विश्वानि तिष्ठति पुनानो भुवनोपरि ।
    ४ १ २ १६ ०३c सोमो देवो न सूर्यः ॥ ७५७
    4 1 2 16 03a ayaṃ viśvāni tiṣṭhati punāno bhuvanopari .
    4 1 2 16 03c somo devo na sūryaḥ .. 757
    757. This Soma, lord of light, peace and power, pure and purifying, pervades all regions of the universe in and above, like the divine light which illuminates all regions of the universe. (Rg. 9-54-3

    SV 758

    ४ १ २ १७ ०१a एष प्रत्नेन जन्मना देवो देवेभ्यः सुतः ।
    ४ १ २ १७ ०१c हरिः पवित्रे अर्षति ॥ ७५८
    4 1 2 17 01a eṣa pratnena janmanā devo devebhyaḥ sutaḥ .
    4 1 2 17 01c hariḥ pavitre arṣati .. 758
    758. This divine spirit since its timeless manifestation, revealed and manifested for the divines, arises in the pure hearts of humanity, eliminating pain and suffering. (Rg. 9-3-9)

    SV 759

    ४ १ २ १७ ०२a एष प्रत्नेन मन्मना देवो देवेभ्यस्परि ।
    ४ १ २ १७ ०२c कविर्विप्रेण वावृधे ॥ ७५९
    4 1 2 17 02a eṣa pratnena manmanā devo devebhyaspari .
    4 1 2 17 02c kavirvipreṇa vāvṛdhe .. 759
    759. This divine Soma, light and vision of the world, self-realised by the sages and glorified with ancient and eternal hymns of the Veda, vibrates for them in the heart and soul and sanctifies them with showers of heavenly bliss. (Rg. 9-42-2)

    SV 760

    ४ १ २ १७ ०३a दुहानः प्रत्नमित्पयः पवित्रे परि षिच्यसे ।
    ४ १ २ १७ ०३c क्रन्दं देवाँ अजीजनः ॥ ७६०
    4 1 2 17 03a duhānaḥ pratnamitpayaḥ pavitre pari ṣicyase .
    4 1 2 17 03c krandaṃ devām̐ ajījanaḥ .. 760
    760. Creating the eternal life-giving food of divine ecstasy for the soul, the presence of blissful Soma vibrates in the heart of the celebrant and, calling out as if loud and bold, awakens the dormant divine potentialities of the devotee to active possibilities. (Rg. 9-42-4)

    SV 761

    ४ १ २ १८ ०१a उप शिक्षापतस्थुषो भियसमा धेहि शत्रवे ।
    ४ १ २ १८ ०१c पवमान विदा रयिम् ॥ ७६१
    4 1 2 18 01a upa śikṣāpatasthuṣo bhiyasamā dhehi śatrave .
    4 1 2 18 01c pavamāna vidā rayim .. 761
    761. O lord of purity, those who stay far off, bring close and instruct; those who are negative, strike with fear; bring wealth, honour and excellence for life.(Rg. 9-19-6)

    SV 762

    ४ १ २ १८ ०२a उषो षु जातमप्तुरं गोभिर्भङ्गं परिष्कृतम् ।
    ४ १ २ १८ ०२c इन्दुं देवा अयासिषुः ॥ ७६२
    4 1 2 18 02a uṣo ṣu jātamapturaṃ gobhirbhaṅgaṃ pariṣkṛtam .
    4 1 2 18 02c induṃ devā ayāsiṣuḥ .. 762
    762. Soma, spirit of beauty, grace and glory, divinely created, nobly bom, zealous, destroyer of negativity, beatified and celebrated in songs of divine voice, the noblest powers of nature and humanity adore, share and enjoy. (Rg.9-61-13)

    SV 763

    ४ १ २ १८ ०३a उपास्मै गायता नरः पवमानायेन्दवे ।
    ४ १ २ १८ ०३c अभि देवाँ इयक्षते ॥ ७६३
    4 1 2 18 03a upāsmai gāyatā naraḥ pavamānāyendave .
    4 1 2 18 03c abhi devām̐ iyakṣate .. 763
    763. O leading lights of humanity, to win the wealth of life's joy, work and sing in thanks and adoration for this infinite fount of pure bliss which overflows and yearns to join and inspire the noble creative performers of yajna. (Rg. 9-11-1)

    SV 764

    ४ १ २ १९ ०१a प्र सोमासो विपश्चितोऽपो नयन्त ऊर्मयः ।
    ४ १ २ १९ ०१c वनानि महिषा इव ॥ ७६४
    4 1 2 19 01a pra somāso vipaścito'po nayanta ūrmayaḥ .
    4 1 2 19 01c vanāni mahiṣā iva .. 764
    764. Just as waves of water rise to the moon and great men strive for things of beauty and goodness, so do inspired learned sages, lovers of dynamic peace and goodness, move forward to realise the supreme power and Spirit of the Vedic hymns. (Rg. 9-33-1)

    SV 765

    ४ १ २ १९ ०२a अभि द्रोणानि बभ्रवः शुक्रा ऋतस्य धारया ।
    ४ १ २ १९ ०२c वाजं गोमन्तमक्षरन् ॥ ७६५
    4 1 2 19 02a abhi droṇāni babhravaḥ śukrā ṛtasya dhārayā .
    4 1 2 19 02c vājaṃ gomantamakṣaran .. 765
    765. Just as pure, powerful, brown nectar streams of soma shower milky energies to fill the casks of exhilarating drink for the aspirants, so do seasoned self- realised scholars and teachers of Vedic knowledge and experience, pure at heart and clairvoyant in vision and intelligence, let flow powerful exhilarating streams of knowledge and enlightenment in channels of truth, law and immortality for competent and conscientious seekers of life's fulfilment. (Rg. 9-33-2)

    SV 766

    ४ १ २ १९ ०३a सुता इन्द्राय वायवे वरुणाय मरुद्भ्यः ।
    ४ १ २ १९ ०३c सोमा अर्षन्तु विष्णवे ॥ ७६६
    4 1 2 19 03a sutā indrāya vāyave varuṇāya marudbhyaḥ .
    4 1 2 19 03c somā arṣantu viṣṇave .. 766
    766. Knowledge, wisdom and expertise, valuable and blissful as soma, collected and refined by sages and scholars of vision and experience, flows on for Indra, the ruling soul, Vayu, the vibrant people, Varuna, powers of judgement and dispensation, Maruts, stormy warriors. and Vishnu, universal sustaining powers of life and humanity. (Rg. 9-33-3)

    SV 767

    ४ १ २ २० ०१a प्र सोम देववीतये सिन्धुर्न पिप्ये अर्णसा ।
    ४ १ २ २० ०१c अँशोः पयसा मदिरो न जागृविरच्छा कोशं मधुश्चुतम् ॥ ७६७
    4 1 2 20 01a pra soma devavītaye sindhurna pipye arṇasā .
    4 1 2 20 01c am̐śoḥ payasā madiro na jāgṛviracchā kośaṃ madhuścutam .. 767
    767. O Soma, be full with the liquid spirit of joy like the sea which is full with the flood of streams and rivers, and, like the very spirit of ecstasy overflowing with delicious exuberance of light divine, ever awake, flow into the devotee's heart blest with the honeyed joy of divinity. (Rg. 9-107-12)

    SV 768

    ४ १ २ २० ०२a आ हर्यतो अर्जुनो अत्के अव्यत प्रियः सूनुर्न मर्ज्यः ।
    ४ १ २ २० ०२c तमीँ हिन्वन्त्यपसो यथा रथं नदीष्वा गभस्त्योः ॥ ७६८
    4 1 2 20 02a ā haryato arjuno atke avyata priyaḥ sūnurna marjyaḥ .
    4 1 2 20 02c tamīm̐ hinvantyapaso yathā rathaṃ nadīṣvā gabhastyoḥ .. 768
    768. Dear, loved and fascinating. Soma emerges in transparent unsullied form, winsome worth refinement like a child's and inspiring as a sanative. Devotees Stimulate it with holy karma, a thing beautiful and inspiring, and let it join and flow in the streams of thought and action between their intellect and emotion and their prana and apana energies. (Rg. 9-107-13)

    SV 769

    ४ १ २ २१ ०१a प्र सोमासो मदच्युतः श्रवसे नो मघोनाम् ।
    ४ १ २ २१ ०१c सुता विदथे अक्रमुः ॥ ७६९
    4 1 2 21 01a pra somāso madacyutaḥ śravase no maghonām .
    4 1 2 21 01c sutā vidathe akramuḥ .. 769
    769. May the streams of soma, nectar sweet and exhilarating, distilled and sanctified in yajna, flow for the safety, security and fame of our leading lights of honour, power and excellence. (Rg. 9-32-1)

    SV 770

    ४ १ २ २१ ०२a आदीँ हँसो यथा गणं विश्वस्यावीवशन्मतिम् ।
    ४ १ २ २१ ०२c अत्यो न गोभिरज्यते ॥ ७७०
    4 1 2 21 02a ādīm̐ ham̐so yathā gaṇaṃ viśvasyāvīvaśanmatim .
    4 1 2 21 02c atyo na gobhirajyate .. 770
    770. And just as a hansa bird joins its flock and just as a horse is controlled by reins to reach the destination, so does the soul, having controlled and concentrated all senses, mind and intelligence, rise and join the presence of Divinity, its ultimate haven and home. (Rg. 9-32-3)

    SV 771

    ४ १ २ २१ ०३a आदीं त्रितस्य योषणो हरिँ हिन्वन्त्यद्रिभिः ।
    ४ १ २ २१ ०३c इन्दुमिन्द्राय पीतये ॥ ७७१
    4 1 2 21 03a ādīṃ tritasya yoṣaṇo harim̐ hinvantyadribhiḥ .
    4 1 2 21 03c indumindrāya pītaye .. 771
    771. And the vibrant thoughts and words of the sage beyond three fold bondage of body, mind and soul, with all perceptions of sense and conceptions of mind concentrated, rise, reach and exalt the lord of peace and joy, destroyer of suffering, for the enlightenment and ecstasy of the human soul. (Rg. 9-32-2)

    SV 772

    ४ १ २ २२ ०१a अया पवस्व देवयु रेभन्पवित्रं पर्येषि विश्वतः ।
    ४ १ २ २२ ०१c मधोर्धारा असृक्षत ॥ ७७२
    4 1 2 22 01a ayā pavasva devayu rebhanpavitraṃ paryeṣi viśvataḥ .
    4 1 2 22 01c madhordhārā asṛkṣata .. 772
    772. Thus vibrate, purify and flow, friend of sages and divines, releasing these honey streams of joy, and go on eloquent to bless the pure heart all round all ways in the world. (Rg. 9-106-14)

    SV 773

    ४ १ २ २२ ०२a पवते हर्यतो हरिरति ह्वराँसि रँह्या ।
    ४ १ २ २२ ०२c अभ्यर्ष स्तोतृभ्यो वीरवद्यशः ॥ ७७३
    4 1 2 22 02a pavate haryato harirati hvarām̐si ram̐hyā .
    4 1 2 22 02c abhyarṣa stotṛbhyo vīravadyaśaḥ .. 773
    773. The beauteous and beatific divine saviour spirit of Soma vibrates, purifies and flows with tremendous force, casting off all crookedness and contradictions, and overflowing with valour, honour and excellence for the celebrants and their heroic progeny for generations. (Rg. 9-106-13)

    SV 774

    ४ १ २ २२ ०३a प्र सुन्वानास्यान्धसो मर्तो न वष्ट तद्वचः ।
    ४ १ २ २२ ०३c अप श्वानमराधसँ हता मखं न भृगवः ॥ ७७४
    4 1 2 22 03a pra sunvānāsyāndhaso marto na vaṣṭa tadvacaḥ .
    4 1 2 22 03c apa śvānamarādhasam̐ hatā makhaṃ na bhṛgavaḥ .. 774
    774. That silent voice of the generative illuminative Soma of divine food, energy and enlightenment for the devotee, the ordinary mortal does not perceive. O yajakas, ward off the clamours and noises which disturb the meditative yajna as men of wisdom ward them off to save their yajna. (Rg. 9-101-13)

    SV 775

    द्वितीय प्रपाठकः । प्रथमोऽर्धः
    ४ २ १ ०१ ०१a पवस्व वाचो अग्रियः सोम चित्राभिरूतिभिः ।
    ४ २ १ ०१ ०१c अभि विश्वानि काव्या ॥ ७७५
    dvitīya prapāṭhakaḥ . prathamo'rdhaḥ
    4 2 1 01 01a pavasva vāco agriyaḥ soma citrābhirūtibhiḥ .
    4 2 1 01 01c abhi viśvāni kāvyā .. 775
    775. O Soma, you are the leading light. With various and wonderful modes of protection and preservation, purify and sanctify the speech of humanity and let it flow free and fine. Be the same preserver, sanctifier and promoter of all the art and literature of the world. (Rg. 9-62-25)

    SV 776

    ४ २ १ ०१ ०२a त्वँ समुद्रिया अपोऽग्रियो वाच ईरयन् ।
    ४ २ १ ०१ ०२c पवस्व विश्वचर्षणे ॥ ७७६
    4 2 1 01 02a tvam̐ samudriyā apo'griyo vāca īrayan .
    4 2 1 01 02c pavasva viśvacarṣaṇe .. 776
    776. O mover, shaker and inspirer of the world, you are the first and foremost leading light, flow forth purifying, sanctifying and energising the oceanic vapours and waters of space, and inspiring and preserving the eternal Word and the speech, manners and cultures of the world of humanity. (Rg. 9-62-26)

    SV 777

    ४ २ १ ०१ ०३a तुभ्येमा भुवना कवे महिम्ने सोम तस्थिरे ।
    ४ २ १ ०१ ०३c तुभ्यं धावन्ति धेनवः ॥ ७७७
    4 2 1 01 03a tubhyemā bhuvanā kave mahimne soma tasthire .
    4 2 1 01 03c tubhyaṃ dhāvanti dhenavaḥ .. 777
    777. O Soma, lord of omniscient vision and creation, these world regions of the universe abide in constant steadiness in homage to you, and the seas on earth and in space roll in honour to you. (Rg. 9-62-27)

    SV 778

    ४ २ १ ०२ ०१a पवस्वेन्दो वृषा सुतः कृधी नो यशसो जने ।
    ४ २ १ ०२ ०१c विश्वा अप द्विषो जहि ॥ ७७८
    4 2 1 02 01a pavasvendo vṛṣā sutaḥ kṛdhī no yaśaso jane .
    4 2 1 02 01c viśvā apa dviṣo jahi .. 778
    778. Soma, lord of purity and generosity, light and splendour, served and realised through yajnic life, protect and purify us, help us join the community of honour and excellence, ward off and eliminate all malignity, jealousy and enmity from our life. (Rg. 9-61-28)

    SV 779

    ४ २ १ ०२ ०२a यस्य ते सख्ये वयँ सासह्याम पृतन्यतः ।
    ४ २ १ ०२ ०२c तवेन्दो द्युम्न उत्तमे ॥ ७७९
    4 2 1 02 02a yasya te sakhye vayam̐ sāsahyāma pṛtanyataḥ .
    4 2 1 02 02c tavendo dyumna uttame .. 779
    779. O lord of truth, beauty and generosity, within the fold of your friendship and in the state of your highest honour and excellence, let us face and win over all the adversaries. (Rg. 9-61-29)

    SV 780

    ४ २ १ ०२ ०३a या ते भीमान्यायुधा तिग्मानि सन्ति धूर्वणे ।
    ४ २ १ ०२ ०३c रक्षा समस्य नो निदः ॥ ७८०
    4 2 1 02 03a yā te bhīmānyāyudhā tigmāni santi dhūrvaṇe .
    4 2 1 02 03c rakṣā samasya no nidaḥ .. 780
    780. Whatever are your sharpest and most awful weapons for the destruction of destroyers, with those weapons, pray, protect us against all maligners and enemies. (Rg. 9-61-30)

    SV 781

    ४ २ १ ०३ ०१a वृषा सोम द्युमाँ असि वृषा देव वृषव्रतः ।
    ४ २ १ ०३ ०१c वृषा धर्माणि दध्रिषे ॥ ७८१
    4 2 1 03 01a vṛṣā soma dyumām̐ asi vṛṣā deva vṛṣavrataḥ .
    4 2 1 03 01c vṛṣā dharmāṇi dadhriṣe .. 781
    781. O Soma, divine spirit of peace and prosperity, you are virile, omnipotent and generous, refulgent and abundant giver of light, self-committed to showers of generosity for humanity and all life in existence. O generous and mighty lord, you alone ordain, maintain and sustain the laws of Dharma in nature and humanity. (Rg. 9-64-1)

    SV 782

    ४ २ १ ०३ ०२a वृष्णस्ते वृष्ण्यँ शवो वृषा वनं वृषा सुतः ।
    ४ २ १ ०३ ०२c स त्वं वृषन्वृषेदसि ॥ ७८२
    4 2 1 03 02a vṛṣṇaste vṛṣṇyam̐ śavo vṛṣā vanaṃ vṛṣā sutaḥ .
    4 2 1 03 02c sa tvaṃ vṛṣanvṛṣedasi .. 782
    782. Generous as you are, your strength rains in showers, generous is your plenitude, generous is the bliss of your joy and ecstasy. Eternal truth, shower of generosity, truly you are the ultimate generous giver of the joy of life. (Rg. 9-64-2)

    SV 783

    ४ २ १ ०३ ०३a अश्वो न चक्रदो वृषा सं गा इन्दो समर्वतः ।
    ४ २ १ ०३ ०३c वि नो राये दुरो वृधि ॥ ७८३
    4 2 1 03 03a aśvo na cakrado vṛṣā saṃ gā indo samarvataḥ .
    4 2 1 03 03c vi no rāye duro vṛdhi .. 783
    783. Like the roar of thunder you are loud and bold in manifestation in existence. O dynamic presence of infinite light and generous flow of energy, you pervade and energise our perceptions and our will for action and advancement. Pray open and widen the doors of wealth, honour and excellence for us all. (Rg. 9-64-3)

    SV 784

    ४ २ १ ०४ ०१a वृषा ह्यसि भानुना द्युमन्तं त्वा हवामहे ।
    ४ २ १ ०४ ०१c पवमान स्वर्दृशम् ॥ ७८४
    4 2 1 04 01a vṛṣā hyasi bhānunā dyumantaṃ tvā havāmahe .
    4 2 1 04 01c pavamāna svardṛśam .. 784
    784. O lord of purity, purifier and sanctifier of heart and soul, you are supremely generous and refulgent by your own light and glory. We, celebrants by our holiest thoughts and words, invoke and adore you for the light and wisdom of your divine glory and generosity. (Rg. 9-65-4)

    SV 785

    ४ २ १ ०४ ०२a यदद्भिः परिशिच्यसे मर्मृज्यमान आयुभिः ।
    ४ २ १ ०४ ०२c द्रोणे सधस्थमश्नुषे ॥ ७८५
    4 2 1 04 02a yadadbhiḥ pariśicyase marmṛjyamāna āyubhiḥ .
    4 2 1 04 02c droṇe sadhasthamaśnuṣe .. 785
    785. O soul of peace and purity, when you are honoured and anointed by yajakas with the waters of divine sanctity, refined with the light of knowledge and tempered by yajnic fire, then by virtue of your own progress you attain to your real, innate and rightful position in society. (Rg. 9-65-6)

    SV 786

    ४ २ १ ०४ ०३a आ पवस्व सुवीर्यं मन्दमानः स्वायुध ।
    ४ २ १ ०४ ०३c इहो ष्विन्दवा गहि ॥ ७८६
    4 2 1 04 03a ā pavasva suvīryaṃ mandamānaḥ svāyudha .
    4 2 1 04 03c iho ṣvindavā gahi .. 786
    786. O divine spirit of peace, purity and abundance, joyous wielder of noble arms, come to us and let pure, creative courage and virility flow in abundance for us. (Rg. 9-65-5)

    SV 787

    ४ २ १ ०५ ०१a पवमानस्य ते वयं पवित्रमभ्युन्दतः ।
    ४ २ १ ०५ ०१c सखित्वमा वृणीमहे ॥ ७८७
    4 2 1 05 01a pavamānasya te vayaṃ pavitramabhyundataḥ .
    4 2 1 05 01c sakhitvamā vṛṇīmahe .. 787
    787. O Soma, pure and purifying lord and ruler of life, the streams of your peace, plenty and piety overflow. We pray for abiding love and friendship with you. (Rg. 9-61-4)

    SV 788

    ४ २ १ ०५ ०२a ये ते पवित्रमूर्मयोऽभिक्षरन्ति धारया ।
    ४ २ १ ०५ ०२c तेभिर्नः सोम मृडय ॥ ७८८
    4 2 1 05 02a ye te pavitramūrmayo'bhikṣaranti dhārayā .
    4 2 1 05 02c tebhirnaḥ soma mṛḍaya .. 788
    788. The streams of your piety, purity, peace and plenty rain in showers for the pure heart and soul in humanity. O Soma, with those showers, pray bless us with happiness, prosperity and all round well being. (Rg. 9-61-5)

    SV 789

    ४ २ १ ०५ ०३a स नः पुनान आ भर रयिं वीरवतीमिषम्
    ४ २ १ ०५ ०३c ईशानः सोम विश्वतः ॥ ७८९
    4 2 1 05 03a sa naḥ punāna ā bhara rayiṃ vīravatīmiṣam
    4 2 1 05 03c īśānaḥ soma viśvataḥ .. 789
    789. O Soma, lord ruler and benefactor of the entire world, pure and purifier of all, bring us food and energy for body, mind and soul, versatile wealth and power abounding in brave and heroic progeny for future generations. (Rg. 9-61-6)

    SV 790

    ४ २ १ ०६ ०१a अग्निं दूतं वृणीमहे होतारं विश्ववेदसम् ।
    ४ २ १ ०६ ०१c अस्य यज्ञस्य सुक्रतुम् ॥ ७९०
    4 2 1 06 01a agniṃ dūtaṃ vṛṇīmahe hotāraṃ viśvavedasam .
    4 2 1 06 01c asya yajñasya sukratum .. 790
    790. We choose Agni, the fire, as prime power of social yajna, which carries the fragrance of yajna universally across the earth, the sky and even to the heavens, and which is the chief creator of prosperity and maker of beautiful forms. (Rg. 1-12-1)

    SV 791

    ४ २ १ ०६ ०२a अग्निमग्निँ हवीमभिः सदा हवन्त विश्पतिम् ।
    ४ २ १ ०६ ०२c हव्यवाहं पुरुप्रियम् ॥ ७९१
    4 2 1 06 02a agnimagnim̐ havīmabhiḥ sadā havanta viśpatim .
    4 2 1 06 02c havyavāhaṃ purupriyam .. 791
    791. We choose Agni visible and invisible, and invoke it with faith and holy action, Agni which is the protector of the people, carrier of yajnic fragrance, and favourite of the wise. (Rg. 1-12-2)

    SV 792

    ४ २ १ ०६ ०३a अग्ने देवाँ इहा वह जज्ञानो वृक्तबर्हिषे ।
    ४ २ १ ०६ ०३c असि होता न ईड्यः ॥ ७९२
    4 2 1 06 03a agne devām̐ ihā vaha jajñāno vṛktabarhiṣe .
    4 2 1 06 03c asi hotā na īḍyaḥ .. 792
    792. Agni, omniscient and omnipresent power, bring us here the brilliant divine gifts of yajna for the pure at heart. You alone are the chief priest and performer of the yajna of creation. You alone are adorable. (Rg. 1-12-3)

    SV 793

    ४ २ १ ०७ ०१a मित्रं वयँ हवामहे वरुणँ सोमपीतये ।
    ४ २ १ ०७ ०१c य जाता पूतदक्षसा ॥ ७९३
    4 2 1 07 01a mitraṃ vayam̐ havāmahe varuṇam̐ somapītaye .
    4 2 1 07 01c ya jātā pūtadakṣasā .. 793
    793. For the creation, preservation and promotion of soma, peace and joy of life, we invoke Mitra and Varuna, life energies of prana and udana in systemic circulation, which are purifying, vitalising and enlightening for the body, mind and soul. (Rg. 1-23-4)

    SV 794

    ४ २ १ ०७ ०२a ऋतेन यावृतावृधावृतस्य ज्योतिषस्पती ।
    ४ २ १ ०७ ०२c ता मित्रावरुणा हुवे ॥ ७९४
    4 2 1 07 02a ṛtena yāvṛtāvṛdhāvṛtasya jyotiṣaspatī .
    4 2 1 07 02c tā mitrāvaruṇā huve .. 794
    794. For our enlightenment and spiritual advancement, we invoke Mitra and Varuna, light of the sun and motive energy of the wind, both guardians of the light of truth and natural laws of Divinity, which, by that very light of truth, extend the operation of that law in the Lord's creation upto the mind and soul of humanity. (Rg. 1-23-5)

    SV 795

    ४ २ १ ०७ ०३a वरुणः प्राविता भुवन्मित्रो विश्वाभिरूतिभिः ।
    ४ २ १ ०७ ०३c करतां नः सुराधसः ॥ ७९५
    4 2 1 07 03a varuṇaḥ prāvitā bhuvanmitro viśvābhirūtibhiḥ .
    4 2 1 07 03c karatāṃ naḥ surādhasaḥ .. 795
    795. Vamna is breath of air, and Mitra, light of the sun, with energies and all the vitalities and immunities of human life and prosperity. May they both help us rise to the noblest wealth of body, mind and soul (Rg. 1-23-6)

    SV 796

    ४ २ १ ०८ ०१a इन्द्रमिद्गाथिनो बृहदिन्द्रमर्केभिरर्किणः ।
    ४ २ १ ०८ ०१c इन्द्रं वाणीरनूषत ॥ ७९६
    4 2 1 08 01a indramidgāthino bṛhadindramarkebhirarkiṇaḥ .
    4 2 1 08 01c indraṃ vāṇīranūṣata .. 796
    796. The singers of Vedic hymns worship Indra, infinite lord of the expansive universe, Indra, the sun, lord of light, Indra, vayu, maruts, currents of energy, and Indra, the universal divine voice, with prayers, mantras, actions and scientific research. (Rg. 1-7-1)

    SV 797

    ४ २ १ ०८ ०२a इन्द्र इद्धर्योः सचा सम्मिश्ल आ वचोयुजा ।
    ४ २ १ ०८ ०२c इन्द्रो वज्री हिरण्ययः ॥ ७९७
    4 2 1 08 02a indra iddharyoḥ sacā sammiśla ā vacoyujā .
    4 2 1 08 02c indro vajrī hiraṇyayaḥ .. 797
    797. Indra, the omnipresent Spirit, Indra, the universal energy of vayu or maruts, and Indra, the solar energy, the bond of unity and sustenance in things, co-existent synthesis of equal and opposite complementarities of positive and negative, activiser of speech, lord of the thunderbolt and the golden light of the day and the year. (Rg. 1-7-2)

    SV 798

    ४ २ १ ०८ ०३a इन्द्र वाजेषु नोऽव सहस्रप्रधनेषु च ।
    ४ २ १ ०८ ०३c उग्र उग्राभिरूतिभिः ॥ ७९८
    4 2 1 08 03a indra vājeṣu no'va sahasrapradhaneṣu ca .
    4 2 1 08 03c ugra ugrābhirūtibhiḥ .. 798
    798. Indra, lord of light and omnipotence, in a thousand battles of life and prize contests, protect us with bright blazing ways of protection and advancement. (Rg. 1-7-4)

    SV 799

    ४ २ १ ०८ ०४a इन्द्रो दीर्धाय चक्षस आ सूर्यँ रोहयद्दिवि ।
    ४ २ १ ०८ ०४c वि गोभिरद्रिमैरयत् ॥ ७९९
    4 2 1 08 04a indro dīrdhāya cakṣasa ā sūryam̐ rohayaddivi .
    4 2 1 08 04c vi gobhiradrimairayat .. 799
    799. Indra, lord omnipotent, raised the sun high up in the heavens for expansive light and vision. With the rays of the sun. He forms and moves the cloud for rain. (Rg. 1-7-3)

    SV 800

    ४ २ १ ०९ ०१a इन्द्रे अग्ना नमो बृहत्सुवृक्तिमेरयामहे ।
    ४ २ १ ०९ ०१c धिया धेना अवस्यवः ॥ ८००
    4 2 1 09 01a indre agnā namo bṛhatsuvṛktimerayāmahe .
    4 2 1 09 01c dhiyā dhenā avasyavaḥ .. 800
    800. oo ii Indre agna namo brhat suvrktimerayamahe. Dhiyd dhend avasyavah. Salutations and high honour to Indra and Agni, leading lights of action and advancement with enlightenment. Let us offer them high praise and gratitude in the best of words with the best of thoughts. We need protection, and they are protectors and guides in our course of progress. (Rg. 7-94-4)

    SV 801

    ४ २ १ ०९ ०२a ता हि शश्वन्त ईडत इत्था विप्रास ऊतये ।
    ४ २ १ ०९ ०२c सबाधो वाजसातये ॥ ८०१
    4 2 1 09 02a tā hi śaśvanta īḍata itthā viprāsa ūtaye .
    4 2 1 09 02c sabādho vājasātaye .. 801
    801. Beset with difficulties, saints and sages, scholars and pioneers always look up to them and thus pray for protection and guidance to move further and win their goal. (Rg. 7-94-5)

    SV 802

    ४ २ १ ०९ ०३a ता वां गीर्भिर्विपन्युवः प्रयस्वन्तो हवामहे ।
    ४ २ १ ०९ ०३c मेधसाता सनिष्यवः ॥ ८०२
    4 2 1 09 03a tā vāṃ gīrbhirvipanyuvaḥ prayasvanto havāmahe .
    4 2 1 09 03c medhasātā saniṣyavaḥ .. 802
    802. With songs of praise, bearing homage and havi for the holy fire, we invoke and invite you to our yajna in search of higher initiative and further self advancement. (Rg. 7-94-6)

    SV 803

    ४ २ १ १० ०१a वृषा पवस्व धारया मरुत्वते च मत्सरः ।
    ४ २ १ १० ०१c दिश्वा दधान ओजसा ॥ ८०३
    4 2 1 10 01a vṛṣā pavasva dhārayā marutvate ca matsaraḥ .
    4 2 1 10 01c diśvā dadhāna ojasā .. 803
    803. O lord of absolute abundance and creativity, sustainer of all worlds of existence by absolute power and grandeur, you are all bliss for the people of vibrancy, action and gratitude. Pray bring us showers of peace, purity and power for the good life. (Rg. 9-65-10)

    SV 804

    ४ २ १ १० ०२a तं त्वा धर्त्तारमोण्यो३ः पवमान स्वर्दृशम् ।
    ४ २ १ १० ०२c हिन्वे वाजेषु वाजिनम् ॥ ८०४
    4 2 1 10 02a taṃ tvā dharttāramoṇyo3ḥ pavamāna svardṛśam .
    4 2 1 10 02c hinve vājeṣu vājinam .. 804
    804. That lord sustainer of earth and heaven, pure and purifying sanctifier, watchful guardian and giver of bliss, absolute victor in the evolutionary battles of existence, we invoke, exalt and glorify for our good and advancement. (Rg. 9-65-11)

    SV 805

    ४ २ १ १० ०३a अया चित्तो विपानया हरिः पवस्व धारया ।
    ४ २ १ १० ०३c युजं वाजेषु चोदय ॥ ८०५
    4 2 1 10 03a ayā citto vipānayā hariḥ pavasva dhārayā .
    4 2 1 10 03c yujaṃ vājeṣu codaya .. 805
    805. Invoked and moved by this earnest and vibrant adoration, pray bless us with this shower of purity, peace and bliss. You are the destroyer of want and suffering. Pray inspire, strengthen and fortify the friend, your instrument, in the battles of life. (Rg. 9-65-12)

    SV 806

    ४ २ १ ११ ०१a वृषा शोणो अभिकनिक्रदद्गा नदयन्नेषि पृथिवीमुत द्याम् ।
    ४ २ १ ११ ०१c इन्द्रस्येव वग्नुरा श‍ृण्व आजौ प्रचोदयन्नर्षसि वाचमेमाम् ॥ ८०६
    4 2 1 11 01a vṛṣā śoṇo abhikanikradadgā nadayanneṣi pṛthivīmuta dyām .
    4 2 1 11 01c indrasyeva vagnurā śṛṇva ājau pracodayannarṣasi vācamemām .. 806
    806. Generous, joyous and refulgent Soma spirit divine pervades the stars and planets and vibrates in the sun rays, making the heaven and earth resound. It is the very voice of Indra, lord omnipotent, heard in the dynamics of existence, awakening the spirit, and it inspires this holy speech to burst forth in adoration. (Rg. 9-97-13)

    SV 807

    ४ २ १ ११ ०२a रसाय्यः पयसा पिन्वमान ईरयन्नेषि मधुमन्तमँशुम् ।
    ४ २ १ ११ ०२c पवमान सन्तनिमेषि कृण्वन्निन्द्राय सोम परिषिच्यमानः ॥ ८०७
    4 2 1 11 02a rasāyyaḥ payasā pinvamāna īrayanneṣi madhumantamam̐śum .
    4 2 1 11 02c pavamāna santanimeṣi kṛṇvannindrāya soma pariṣicyamānaḥ .. 807
    807. O Soma, stream of divine joy exalted with songs of praise, inspiring honey sweets of vital growth and enlightenment, you go forward, pure and purifying, and release continuous showers of ecstasy for the soul for its grandeur and glory when you are honoured and adored by the celebrants. (Rg. 9-97-14)

    SV 808

    ४ २ १ ११ ०३a एवा पवस्व मदिरो मदायोदग्राभस्य नमयन्वधस्नुम् ।
    ४ २ १ ११ ०३c परि वर्णं भरमाणो रुशन्तं गव्युर्नो अर्ष परि सोम सिक्तः ॥ ८०८
    4 2 1 11 03a evā pavasva madiro madāyodagrābhasya namayanvadhasnum .
    4 2 1 11 03c pari varṇaṃ bharamāṇo ruśantaṃ gavyurno arṣa pari soma siktaḥ .. 808
    808. Thus vibrate and flow on, spirit of ecstasy, for joy, bending and breaking the clouds which hold up the rain and radiations of light, and, bearing bright light and illuminative varieties of knowledge, continue to flow on, O Soma, generous and exalted presence, lover of showers and light and bearer of the bolt of power and force to strike down the negativities. (Rg. 9-97-15)

    SV 809

    ४ २ १ १२ ०१a त्वामिद्धि हवामहे सातौ वाजस्य कारवः ।
    ४ २ १ १२ ०१c त्वां वृत्रेष्विन्द्र सत्पतिं नरस्त्वां काष्ठास्वर्वतः ॥ ८०९
    4 2 1 12 01a tvāmiddhi havāmahe sātau vājasya kāravaḥ .
    4 2 1 12 01c tvāṃ vṛtreṣvindra satpatiṃ narastvāṃ kāṣṭhāsvarvataḥ .. 809
    809. Indra, lord of power and advancement, you alone we invoke and call upon for acquisition of food, energy, honour, excellence and progress. All of us, leading people, makers, poets, artists, artisans and architects of the nation, fast advancing in all directions, invoke and exhort you, protector and promoter of universal truth and values in human struggles for light, goodness and generosity, and the wealth of life. (Rg. 6-46-1)

    SV 810

    ४ २ १ १२ ०२a स त्वं नश्चित्र वज्रहस्त धृष्णुया मह स्तवानो अद्रिवः ।
    ४ २ १ १२ ०२c गामश्वँ रथ्यमिन्द्र सं किर सत्रा वाजं न जिग्युषे ॥ ८१०
    4 2 1 12 02a sa tvaṃ naścitra vajrahasta dhṛṣṇuyā maha stavāno adrivaḥ .
    4 2 1 12 02c gāmaśvam̐ rathyamindra saṃ kira satrā vājaṃ na jigyuṣe .. 810
    810. Indra, lord of wondrous powers and performance, wielding the thunderbolt of justice and punishment in hand, great and glorious, breaker of the clouds and shaker of mountains, invoked and adored in song, with truth and science, power and force, collect, organise and win for us the wealth of lands, cows and rays of the sun, horses, transports and chariots like the victories of wealth and glory for the ambitious nation. (Rg. 6-46-2)

    SV 811

    ४ २ १ १३ ०१a अभि प्र वः सुराधसमिन्द्रमर्च यथा विदे ।
    ४ २ १ १३ ०१c यो जरितृभ्यो मघवा पुरूवसुः सहस्रेणेव शिक्षति ॥ ८११
    4 2 1 13 01a abhi pra vaḥ surādhasamindramarca yathā vide .
    4 2 1 13 01c yo jaritṛbhyo maghavā purūvasuḥ sahasreṇeva śikṣati .. 811
    811. To the best of your intention and purpose and for whatever you wish to achieve, pray to Indra, lord of glory, world power and promotion and means of success, who gives a thousandfold wealth, honour and excellence to his celebrants. (Rg. 8-49-1)

    SV 812

    ४ २ १ १३ ०२a शतानीकेव प्र जिगाति धृष्णुया हन्ति वृत्राणि दाशुषे ।
    ४ २ १ १३ ०२c गिरेरिव प्र रसा अस्य पिन्विरे दत्राणि पुरुभोजसः ॥ ८१२
    4 2 1 13 02a śatānīkeva pra jigāti dhṛṣṇuyā hanti vṛtrāṇi dāśuṣe .
    4 2 1 13 02c gireriva pra rasā asya pinvire datrāṇi purubhojasaḥ .. 812
    812. Like the commander of a hundred armies, with his power and force, Indra rushes forward to fight and win, and he destroys the demons of darkness and want for the charitable giver. The gifts of this universal giver of food and sustenance feed and support humanity like streams flowing down from the mountains. (Rg. 8-49-2)

    SV 813

    ४ २ १ १४ ०१a त्वामिदा ह्यो नरोऽपीप्यन्वज्रिन्भूर्णयः ।
    ४ २ १ १४ ०१c स इन्द्र स्तोमवाहस इह श्रुध्युप स्वसरमा गहि ॥ ८१३
    4 2 1 14 01a tvāmidā hyo naro'pīpyanvajrinbhūrṇayaḥ .
    4 2 1 14 01c sa indra stomavāhasa iha śrudhyupa svasaramā gahi .. 813
    813. Indra, lord of mind and soul, wielder of adamantine will and energy, zealous celebrants and leading lights serve and adore you today as ever before in the past. Thus adored and contemplated, listen to the prayers of the devotees in meditation, come and arise in your own abode of the sage's heart. (Rg. 8-99-1)

    SV 814

    ४ २ १ १४ ०२a मत्स्वा सुशिप्रिन्हरिवस्तमीमहे त्वया भूषन्ति वेधसः ।
    ४ २ १ १४ ०२c तव श्रवाँस्युपमान्युक्थ्य सुतेष्विन्द्र गिर्वणः ॥ ८१४
    4 2 1 14 02a matsvā suśiprinharivastamīmahe tvayā bhūṣanti vedhasaḥ .
    4 2 1 14 02c tava śravām̐syupamānyukthya suteṣvindra girvaṇaḥ .. 814
    814. O lord of golden glory, moving and manifesting by vibrations of joyous energy, arise and exult in the heart. You alone, the wise sages exalt and glorify. Indra, lord adorable in song, when the yajnic communion of meditation is fulfilled, the vibrations of your ecstatic presence are ideal and admirable. (Rg. 8-99-2)

    SV 815

    ४ २ १ १५ ०१a यस्ते मदो वरेण्यस्तेना पवस्वान्धसा ।
    ४ २ १ १५ ०१c देवावीरघशँसहा ॥ ८१५
    4 2 1 15 01a yaste mado vareṇyastenā pavasvāndhasā .
    4 2 1 15 01c devāvīraghaśam̐sahā .. 815
    815. The soma ecstasy that's yours, that is the highest love of our choice. Flow on, radiate, and sanctify us beyond satiation with light divine for the soul, protector and saviour as you are of the holy and destroyer of sin and evil for the good. (Rg. 9-61-19)

    SV 816

    ४ २ १ १५ ०२a जघ्निर्वृत्रममित्रियँ सस्निर्वाजं दिवेदिवे ।
    ४ २ १ १५ ०२c गोषातिरश्वसा असि ॥ ८१६
    4 2 1 15 02a jaghnirvṛtramamitriyam̐ sasnirvājaṃ divedive .
    4 2 1 15 02c goṣātiraśvasā asi .. 816
    816. Soma, power and peace of divinity, destroyer of the evil and darkness of negative forces, constant catalytic force of nature in creative evolution day in and day out, you are the giver of earthly life and dynamic motion for onward progress. (Rg. 9-61-20)

    SV 817

    ४ २ १ १५ ०३a सम्मिश्लो अरुषो भुवः सूपस्थाभिर्न धेनुभि ।
    ४ २ १ १५ ०३c सीदं च्छ्येनो न योनिमा ॥ ८१७
    4 2 1 15 03a sammiślo aruṣo bhuvaḥ sūpasthābhirna dhenubhi .
    4 2 1 15 03c sīdaṃ cchyeno na yonimā .. 817
    817. Be bright and blazing, integrated with creative powers of growth, perception and imagination, sojourning over space and time yet resting in your seat at the centre of existence. (Rg. 9-61-21)

    SV 818

    ४ २ १ १६ ०१a अयं पूषा रयिर्भगः सोमः पुनानो अर्षति ।
    ४ २ १ १६ ०१c पतिर्विश्वस्य भूमनो व्यख्यद्रोदसी उभे ॥ ८१८
    4 2 1 16 01a ayaṃ pūṣā rayirbhagaḥ somaḥ punāno arṣati .
    4 2 1 16 01c patirviśvasya bhūmano vyakhyadrodasī ubhe .. 818
    818. It is Pusha, life-sustaining and nourishing protector, wealth and honour of the world, power and the glory. Soma that is pure and purifying, ever going forward with the world. It is the master, sustainer and ruler of the vast expansive universe and illuminates both heaven and earth. (Rg. 9-101-7)

    SV 819

    ४ २ १ १६ ०२a समु प्रिया अनूषत गावो मदाय घृष्वयः ।
    ४ २ १ १६ ०२c सोमासः कृण्वते पथः पवमानास इन्दवः ॥ ८१९
    4 2 1 16 02a samu priyā anūṣata gāvo madāya ghṛṣvayaḥ .
    4 2 1 16 02c somāsaḥ kṛṇvate pathaḥ pavamānāsa indavaḥ .. 819
    819. Dear daring voices exalt and extol Soma for the sheer joy of illumination. Indeed men of Soma vision and courage, blazing brilliant, pure, purifying and pursuing, create and carve their own paths of progress. (Rg. 9-101-8)

    SV 820

    ४ २ १ १६ ०३a य ओजिष्ठस्तमा भर पवमान श्रवाय्यम् ।
    ४ २ १ १६ ०३c यः पञ्च चर्षणीरभि रयिं येन वनामहे ॥ ८२०
    4 2 1 16 03a ya ojiṣṭhastamā bhara pavamāna śravāyyam .
    4 2 1 16 03c yaḥ pañca carṣaṇīrabhi rayiṃ yena vanāmahe .. 820
    820. O pure and purifying Soma, bring us honour and excellence most lustrous and renowned, valued among all the five classes of people by which we may be able to win the real material and spiritual wealth of life. (Rg. 9-101-9)

    SV 821

    ४ २ १ १७ ०१a वृषा मतीनां पवते विचक्षणः सोमो अह्नां प्रतरीतोषसां दिवः ।
    ४ २ १ १७ ०१c प्राणा सिन्धूनां कलशाँ अचिक्रददिन्द्रस्य हार्द्याविशन्मनीषिभिः ॥ ८२१
    4 2 1 17 01a vṛṣā matīnāṃ pavate vicakṣaṇaḥ somo ahnāṃ pratarītoṣasāṃ divaḥ .
    4 2 1 17 01c prāṇā sindhūnāṃ kalaśām̐ acikradadindrasya hārdyāviśanmanīṣibhiḥ .. 821
    821. Generous inspirer of the intelligent and meditative souls. Soma pervades, flows and purifies. Omniscient and all watching, it is the illuminator of the day, the dawn and the sun. Life energy of floods, rivers, oceans and the seas, it vibrates in all forms of existence. It loves the sacred heart and with love it enters and blesses the heart core of the pious and powerful soul of humanity. Such is Soma celebrated by the sages and wise scholars. (Rg. 9-86-19)

    SV 822

    ४ २ १ १७ ०२a मनीषिभिः पवते पूर्व्यः कविर्नृभिर्यतः परि कोशाँ असिष्यदत् ।
    ४ २ १ १७ ०२c त्रितस्य नाम जनयन्मधु क्षरन्निन्द्रस्य वायूँ सख्याय वर्धयन् ॥ ८२२
    4 2 1 17 02a manīṣibhiḥ pavate pūrvyaḥ kavirnṛbhiryataḥ pari kośām̐ asiṣyadat .
    4 2 1 17 02c tritasya nāma janayanmadhu kṣarannindrasya vāyūm̐ sakhyāya vardhayan .. 822
    822. Eternal, all-watchful, poetic creator celebrated by sages and meditated by pious people pervades, energises and holds to the centre all forms of existence from the cell and particle upto the expansive universe, creating from Prakrti and its three modes of sattva, rajas and tamas all forms and names of things, letting streams of honey sweets flow, and releasing the joint, cooperative and friendly activity of Indra and Vayu energy and its flow at the cosmic level, and the soul and mind at the human level. (Rg. 9-86-20)

    SV 823

    ४ २ १ १७ ०३a अयं पुनान उषसो अरोचयदयँ सिन्धुभ्यो अभवदु लोककृत् ।
    ४ २ १ १७ ०३c अयं त्रिः सप्त दुदुहान आशिरँ सोमो हृदे पवते चारु मत्सरः ॥ ८२३
    4 2 1 17 03a ayaṃ punāna uṣaso arocayadayam̐ sindhubhyo abhavadu lokakṛt .
    4 2 1 17 03c ayaṃ triḥ sapta duduhāna āśiram̐ somo hṛde pavate cāru matsaraḥ .. 823
    823. This Soma, illuminating the dawns, became the maker of the worlds from the oceanic flood of particles of Prakrti, the one material cause of the universe. Creating the milk of nourishment and sustenance of life from thrice seven orders of Prakrti, Mother Nature, its own shakti, that is, three modes of sattva, rajas and tamas (mind, motion and matter), two generalities of Mahat and Ahankara (tangible nature from the intangible, and identity from the tangible) and five specificities of basic elements (Akasha, Vayu, Agni, Apah and Prthivi), it flows pure, purifying, beatific and ecstatic in the heart core of the soul. (Rg. 9-86-21)

    SV 824

    ४ २ १ १८ ०१a एवा ह्यसि वीरयुरेवा शूर उत स्थिरह् ।
    ४ २ १ १८ ०१c एवा ते राध्यं मनः ॥ ८२४
    4 2 1 18 01a evā hyasi vīrayurevā śūra uta sthirah .
    4 2 1 18 01c evā te rādhyaṃ manaḥ .. 824
    824. You love and honour the brave, you are brave yourself, you are definite in intention and undisturbed in attitudes. You are now ripe for the perfection of mind to experience the soul's beatitude in, divine presence. (Rg. 8-92-28)

    SV 825

    ४ २ १ १८ ०२a एवा रातिस्तुवीमघ विश्वेभिर्धायि धातृभिः ।
    ४ २ १ १८ ०२c अधा चिदिन्द्र नः सचा ॥ ८२५
    4 2 1 18 02a evā rātistuvīmagha viśvebhirdhāyi dhātṛbhiḥ .
    4 2 1 18 02c adhā cidindra naḥ sacā .. 825
    825. Indra, generous lord of the wealth and glory of the world, thus by practice and meditation, is divine generosity cultivated and achieved by all those who bear and bring the offerings to you. O lord of power and immense generosity, be our friend and companion. (Rg. 8-92-29)

    SV 826

    ४ २ १ १८ ०३a मो षु ब्रह्मेव तदिन्द्रयुर्भुवो वाजानां पते ।
    ४ २ १ १८ ०३c मत्स्वा सुतस्य गोमतः ॥ ८२६
    4 2 1 18 03a mo ṣu brahmeva tadindrayurbhuvo vājānāṃ pate .
    4 2 1 18 03c matsvā sutasya gomataḥ .. 826
    826. O ruler, protector and promoter of the honour and excellence of life, just as a vibrant scholar of divine knowledge never slackens into sloth from wakefulness, so you too should never be slothful and half asleep. Be ever wakeful, enjoy and guard the distilled essence of knowledge and creative achievement of wealth, honour and excellence. (Rg. 8-92-30)

    SV 827

    ४ २ १ १९ ०१a इन्द्रं विश्वा अवीवृधन्त्समुद्रव्यचसं गिरः ।
    ४ २ १ १९ ०१c रथीतमँ रथीनां वाजानाँ सत्पतिं पतिम् ॥ ८२७
    4 2 1 19 01a indraṃ viśvā avīvṛdhantsamudravyacasaṃ giraḥ .
    4 2 1 19 01c rathītamam̐ rathīnāṃ vājānām̐ satpatiṃ patim .. 827
    827. May all the songs of divine love and worship celebrate and glorify Indra, lord infinite and glorious like the expansive oceans of space, highest redeemer, higher than all other saviours, sole true lord victorious of the battles of life between good and evil, ultimate protector and promoter of humanity and ruler of existence. (Rg. 1-11-1)

    SV 828

    ४ २ १ १९ ०२a सख्ये त इन्द्र वाजिनो मा भेम शवसस्पते ।
    ४ २ १ १९ ०२c त्वामभि प्र नोनुमो जेतारमपराजितम् ॥ ८२८
    4 2 1 19 02a sakhye ta indra vājino mā bhema śavasaspate .
    4 2 1 19 02c tvāmabhi pra nonumo jetāramaparājitam .. 828
    828. We are the friends of Indra, we are the fighters of life and humanity. Indra, lord of might, never shall we succumb to fear while we are under the cover of your protective friendship. We offer homage and worship to you, supreme victor, unbeaten since eternity. (Rg. 1- 11-2)

    SV 829

    ४ २ १ १९ ०३a पूर्वीरिन्द्रस्य रातयो न वि दस्यन्त्यूतयः ।
    ४ २ १ १९ ०३c यदा वाजस्य गोमत स्तोतृभ्यो मँहते मघम् ॥ ८२९
    4 2 1 19 03a pūrvīrindrasya rātayo na vi dasyantyūtayaḥ .
    4 2 1 19 03c yadā vājasya gomata stotṛbhyo mam̐hate magham .. 829
    829. The eternal gifts of Indra, lord magnificent, never fail. His favours and protections never fade, nor exhaust, because the munificence of the lord of earth and His bounties of wealth and honour always flow in abundance more and ever more for the devotees. (Rg. 1-11-3)

    SV 830

    द्वितीय प्रपाठकः । द्वितीयोऽर्धः
    ४ २ २ ०१ ०१a एत असृग्रमिन्दवस्तिरः पवित्रमाशवः ।
    ४ २ २ ०१ ०१c विश्वान्यभि सौभगा ॥ ८३०
    dvitīya prapāṭhakaḥ . dvitīyo'rdhaḥ
    4 2 2 01 01a eta asṛgramindavastiraḥ pavitramāśavaḥ .
    4 2 2 01 01c viśvānyabhi saubhagā .. 830
    830. These vibrant forces of humanity dedicated to peace and joy for all, above pettiness and negativities, move on with noble work for humanity toward the achievement of all wealth, honour and excellence. (Rg. 9-62-1)

    SV 831

    ४ २ २ ०१ ०२a विघ्नन्तो दुरिता पुरु सुगा तोकाय वाजिनः ।
    ४ २ २ ०१ ०२c त्मना कृण्वन्तो अर्वतः ॥ ८३१
    4 2 2 01 02a vighnanto duritā puru sugā tokāya vājinaḥ .
    4 2 2 01 02c tmanā kṛṇvanto arvataḥ .. 831
    831. Overcoming and eliminating the many evils and undesirables of life, creating peace and comfort, wealth and honour for vibrant humanity and their progress through future generations, they go on as warriors and pioneers of the human nation. (Rg. 9-62-2)

    SV 832

    ४ २ २ ०१ ०३a कृण्वन्तो वरिवो गवेऽभ्यर्षन्ति सुष्टुतिम् ।
    ४ २ २ ०१ ०३c इडामस्मभ्यँ संयतम् ॥ ८३२
    4 2 2 01 03a kṛṇvanto varivo gave'bhyarṣanti suṣṭutim .
    4 2 2 01 03c iḍāmasmabhyam̐ saṃyatam .. 832
    832. Creating, collecting and preserving noble wealth and strength and sustenance for us and for our lands and cows and the honour and culture of our tradition, they go on winning appreciation and admiration. (Rg. 9-62-3)

    SV 833

    ४ २ २ ०२ ०१a राजा मेधाभिरीयते पवमानो मनावधि ।
    ४ २ २ ०२ ०१c अन्तरिक्षेण यातवे ॥ ८३३
    4 2 2 02 01a rājā medhābhirīyate pavamāno manāvadhi .
    4 2 2 02 01c antarikṣeṇa yātave .. 833
    833. Refulgent Soma, divine spirit of power and peace, pure, purifying and vibrant, is attained through intelligential communion in meditation for reaching the higher stages of existence into the middle sphere between the earth and the highest regions of bliss. (Rg. 9-65-16)

    SV 834

    ४ २ २ ०२ ०२a आ नः सोम सहो जुवो रूपं न वर्चसे भर ।
    ४ २ २ ०२ ०२c सुष्वाणो देववीतये ॥ ८३४
    4 2 2 02 02a ā naḥ soma saho juvo rūpaṃ na varcase bhara .
    4 2 2 02 02c suṣvāṇo devavītaye .. 834
    834. Soma, lord of vital creativity and lustrous vigour, and fluent power and progressive energy, bring us the courage of constancy, forbearance, vibrant vigour and enthusiasm, and an impressive personality for the sake of illuminative lustre of life so that we may follow the path of divinity while living here and after.(Rg.9-65-18)

    SV 835

    ४ २ २ ०२ ०३a आ न इन्दो शतग्विनं गवां पोषँ स्वश्व्यम् ।
    ४ २ २ ०२ ०३c वहा भगत्तिमूतये ॥ ८३५
    4 2 2 02 03a ā na indo śatagvinaṃ gavāṃ poṣam̐ svaśvyam .
    4 2 2 02 03c vahā bhagattimūtaye .. 835
    835. Indu, lord of joy, beauty and prosperity, bring us a hundredfold wealth and pleasure of divine service and dedication, rising prosperity of cows and horses, enlightenment and advancement, progress and achievement, all for peace and security. (Rg. 9-65-17)

    SV 836

    ४ २ २ ०३ ०१a तं त्वा नृम्णानि बिभ्रतँ सधस्थेषु महो दिवः ।
    ४ २ २ ०३ ०१c चारुँ सुकृत्ययेमहे ॥ ८३६
    4 2 2 03 01a taṃ tvā nṛmṇāni bibhratam̐ sadhastheṣu maho divaḥ .
    4 2 2 03 01c cārum̐ sukṛtyayemahe .. 836
    836. O Soma, Spirit of peace, purity and power, with holy acts of homage in the halls of yajna, we invoke, adore and worship you, lord of beauty and bliss, and exalt you in action, harbinger of the jewels of wealth, honour and excellence from the lofty regions of the light of heaven. (Rg. 9-48-1)

    SV 837

    ४ २ २ ०३ ०२a संवृक्तधृष्णुमुक्थ्यं महामहिव्रतं मदम् ।
    ४ २ २ ०३ ०२c शतं पुरो रुरुक्षणिम् ॥ ८३७
    4 2 2 03 02a saṃvṛktadhṛṣṇumukthyaṃ mahāmahivrataṃ madam .
    4 2 2 03 02c śataṃ puro rurukṣaṇim .. 837
    837. We worship you, eliminator of arrogance and pride, adorable, observer of lofty vows of discipline, inspiring, and breaker of a hundred strongholds of darkness. (Rg. 9-48-2)

    SV 838

    ४ २ २ ०३ ०३a अतस्त्वा रयिरभ्ययद्राजानँ सुक्रतो दिवः ।
    ४ २ २ ०३ ०३c सुपर्णो अव्यथी भरत् ॥ ८३८
    4 2 2 03 03a atastvā rayirabhyayadrājānam̐ sukrato divaḥ .
    4 2 2 03 03c suparṇo avyathī bharat .. 838
    838. For this reason of your glory and inspiring nature, O lord of holy action and self-refulgent ruler, controller and dispenser of wealth, honour and excellence, the veteran sage and scholar can invoke you from the heights of heaven without fear and difficulty. (Rg. 9-48-3)

    SV 839

    ४ २ २ ०३ ०४a अधा हिन्वान इन्द्रियं ज्यायो महित्वमानशे ।
    ४ २ २ ०३ ०४c अभिष्टिकृद्विचर्षणिः ॥ ८३९
    4 2 2 03 04a adhā hinvāna indriyaṃ jyāyo mahitvamānaśe .
    4 2 2 03 04c abhiṣṭikṛdvicarṣaṇiḥ .. 839
    839. And so, the inspirer of the power of senses, mind and intelligence, giver of fulfilment to the devotees, all watching Soma, divine Spirit of peace, power and enlightenment, pervades and abides in and over existence as the supreme power of divine glory. (Rg. 9-48-5)

    SV 840

    ४ २ २ ०३ ०५a विश्वस्मा इत्स्वर्दृशे साधारणँ रजस्तुरम् ।
    ४ २ २ ०३ ०५c गोपामृतस्य विर्भरत् ॥ ८४०
    4 2 2 03 05a viśvasmā itsvardṛśe sādhāraṇam̐ rajasturam .
    4 2 2 03 05c gopāmṛtasya virbharat .. 840
    840. The sage and scholar of lofty vision and imagination, in order that all visionaries of the world may perceive your heavenly majesty, communicates his experience of your presence who are present everywhere, who give motion to the energy of nature in the cosmic dynamics and who rule and protect the laws of eternal truth which govern the course of existence. (Rg.9-48-4)

    SV 841

    ४ २ २ ०४ ०१a इषे पवस्व धारया मृज्यमानो मनीषिभिः ।
    ४ २ २ ०४ ०१c इन्दो रुचाभि गा इहि ॥ ८४१
    4 2 2 04 01a iṣe pavasva dhārayā mṛjyamāno manīṣibhiḥ .
    4 2 2 04 01c indo rucābhi gā ihi .. 841
    841. Shower in streams of purity and power and bless us with food, energy and fulfilment, adored and exalted as you are by sages, scholars and thoughtful devotees. O lord of bliss and beauty, come and, with the light and joy of your presence, sanctify our senses and mind, vision and intelligence. (Rg. 9-64-13)

    SV 842

    ४ २ २ ०४ ०२a पुनानो वरिवस्कृध्यूर्जं जनाय गिर्वणः ।
    ४ २ २ ०४ ०२c हरे सृजान आशिरम् ॥ ८४२
    4 2 2 04 02a punāno varivaskṛdhyūrjaṃ janāya girvaṇaḥ .
    4 2 2 04 02c hare sṛjāna āśiram .. 842
    842. Pure and purifying, adorable, adored and exalted, saviour from sin and evil, want and suffering, create the best of wealth, energy and ecstasy for humanity, giving all round joy and well being for body, mind and soul. (Rg. 9-64-14)

    SV 843

    ४ २ २ ०४ ०३a पुनानो देववीतय इन्द्रस्य याहि निष्कृतम् ।
    ४ २ २ ०४ ०३c द्युतानो वाजिभिर्हितः ॥ ८४३
    4 2 2 04 03a punāno devavītaya indrasya yāhi niṣkṛtam .
    4 2 2 04 03c dyutāno vājibhirhitaḥ .. 843
    843. Purified, bright and clear Soma, songs of adoration for service of divinity, go upto the presence of Indra, lord omnipotent. Shining powerful, sent up, inspired by enthusiastic celebrants, rise up to divinity.(Rg. 9-64-15)

    SV 844

    ४ २ २ ०५ ०१a अग्निनाग्निः समिध्यते कविर्गृहपतिर्युवा ।
    ४ २ २ ०५ ०१c हव्यवाड्जुह्वास्यः ॥ ८४४
    4 2 2 05 01a agnināgniḥ samidhyate kavirgṛhapatiryuvā .
    4 2 2 05 01c havyavāḍjuhvāsyaḥ .. 844
    844. Agni is lighted, generated and raised by agni, universal energy. It is the creator of new things, protector and promoter of the home, and ever young-powerful catalytic agent carrying holy materials to the sky and to the heavens across space, and a voracious consumer (and creator) with its mouth ever open to devour (and convert) holy offerings (to divine gifts of joy and prosperity). (Rg. 1-12-6)

    SV 845

    ४ २ २ ०५ ०२a यस्त्वामग्ने हविष्पतिर्दूतं देव सपर्यति ।
    ४ २ २ ०५ ०२c तस्य स्म प्राविता भव ॥ ८४५
    4 2 2 05 02a yastvāmagne haviṣpatirdūtaṃ deva saparyati .
    4 2 2 05 02c tasya sma prāvitā bhava .. 845
    845. Lord omniscient and resplendent, protector and harbinger of the holy gifts and blessings of life, whosoever be the yajnapati of service with holy offering unto you, save, protect and promote. (Rg. 1-12-8)

    SV 846

    ४ २ २ ०५ ०३a यो अग्निं देववीतये हविष्माँ आविवासति ।
    ४ २ २ ०५ ०३c तस्मै पावक मृडय ॥ ८४६
    4 2 2 05 03a yo agniṃ devavītaye haviṣmām̐ āvivāsati .
    4 2 2 05 03c tasmai pāvaka mṛḍaya .. 846
    846. Whosoever offers yajna with holy materials in honour and service to Agni for the gifts of the divine, to him, brilliant power, be kind and gracious with blessings. (Rg. 1-12-9)

    SV 847

    ४ २ २ ०६ ०१a मित्रँ हुवे पूतदक्षं वरुणं च रिशादसम् ।
    ४ २ २ ०६ ०१c धियं घृताचीँ साधन्ता ॥ ८४७
    4 2 2 06 01a mitram̐ huve pūtadakṣaṃ varuṇaṃ ca riśādasam .
    4 2 2 06 01c dhiyaṃ ghṛtācīm̐ sādhantā .. 847
    847. I invoke, with dedication, Mitra the sun, pure, generous and sanctifying, and Varuna, pranic energy of nature, nourishing and immunizing, both divine agents of cosmic intelligence and natural powers of human evolution (in science and art). (Rg. 1-2-7)

    SV 848

    ४ २ २ ०६ ०२a ऋतेन मित्रावरुणावृतावृधावृतस्पृशा ।
    ४ २ २ ०६ ०२c क्रतुं बृहन्तमाशाथे ॥ ८४८
    4 2 2 06 02a ṛtena mitrāvaruṇāvṛtāvṛdhāvṛtaspṛśā .
    4 2 2 06 02c kratuṃ bṛhantamāśāthe .. 848
    848. By virtue of the divine law, Mitra and Varuna, sun and pranic energy, both extend the operation of the natural law of cosmic evolution and inspire the human intelligence to reach unto divine realisation. They both pervade and energize the mighty yajna of the expanding universe. (Rg. 1-2-8)

    SV 849

    ४ २ २ ०६ ०३a कवी नो मित्रावरुणा तुविजाता उरुक्षया ।
    ४ २ २ ०६ ०३c दक्षं दधाते अपसम् ॥ ८४९
    4 2 2 06 03a kavī no mitrāvaruṇā tuvijātā urukṣayā .
    4 2 2 06 03c dakṣaṃ dadhāte apasam .. 849
    849. Creative, illuminative and inspiring, Mitra and Varuna, sun and pranic energy, like the breath of life, are universally pervasive and mighty potent, and both wield the divine power of versatile action. (Rg. 1-2-9)

    SV 850

    ४ २ २ ०७ ०१a इन्द्रेण सँ हि दृक्षसे सञ्जग्मानो अबिभ्युषा ।
    ४ २ २ ०७ ०१c मन्दू समानवर्च्चसा ॥ ८५०
    4 2 2 07 01a indreṇa sam̐ hi dṛkṣase sañjagmāno abibhyuṣā .
    4 2 2 07 01c mandū samānavarccasā .. 850
    850. Marut, wind energy, is seen while moving alongwith the indomitable sun, both beautiful and joyous, divinities coexistent, equal in splendour by virtue of omnipresent Indra, Lord Supreme. (Rg. 1-6-7)

    SV 851

    ४ २ २ ०७ ०२a आदह स्वधामनु पुनर्गर्भत्वमेरिरे ।
    ४ २ २ ०७ ०२c दधाना नाम यज्ञियम् ॥ ८५१
    4 2 2 07 02a ādaha svadhāmanu punargarbhatvamerire .
    4 2 2 07 02c dadhānā nāma yajñiyam .. 851
    851. Bearing the sacred vapours of yajna as is their wont and nature, the winds rise to the sky, hold the clouds in their womb, and after the rain carry on the cycle with the sun-rays and yajna-fire. (Rg. 1-6-4)

    SV 852

    ४ २ २ ०७ ०३a वीडु चिदारुजत्नुभिर्गुहा चिदिन्द्र वह्निभिः ।
    ४ २ २ ०७ ०३c अविन्द उस्रिया अनु ॥ ८५२
    4 2 2 07 03a vīḍu cidārujatnubhirguhā cidindra vahnibhiḥ .
    4 2 2 07 03c avinda usriyā anu .. 852
    852. The mighty sun with its piercing rays breaks down things in the sky, and the wind with its currents after the sunbeams reconstructs and replaces new forms of things in the sky. (Rg. 1-6-5)

    SV 853

    ४ २ २ ०८ ०१a ता हुवे ययोरिदं पप्ने विश्वं पुरा कृतम् ।
    ४ २ २ ०८ ०१c इन्द्राग्नी न मर्धतः ॥ ८५३
    4 2 2 08 01a tā huve yayoridaṃ papne viśvaṃ purā kṛtam .
    4 2 2 08 01c indrāgnī na mardhataḥ .. 853
    853. I invoke, admire and celebrate Indra, cosmic energy, and Agni, cosmic heat and light, both manifestations of divine vision, will and action, by whose power and operation this whole universe has evolved as of eternity. The two do not hurt, injure or destroy us. (Rg. 6-60-4)

    SV 854

    ४ २ २ ०८ ०२a उग्रा विघनिना मृध इन्द्राग्नी हवामहे ।
    ४ २ २ ०८ ०२c ता नो मृडात ईदृशे ॥ ८५४
    4 2 2 08 02a ugrā vighaninā mṛdha indrāgnī havāmahe .
    4 2 2 08 02c tā no mṛḍāta īdṛśe .. 854
    854. We invoke, invite and develop Indra and Agni, divine and blazing powers of nature's energy and light, both destroyers of adversaries and life's negativities. May they protect us and bless us with peace and prosperity in this world of our action and existence. (Rg. 6-60-5)

    SV 855

    ४ २ २ ०८ ०३a हथो वृत्राण्यार्या हथो दासानि सत्पती ।
    ४ २ २ ०८ ०३c हथो विश्वा अप द्विषः ॥ ८५५
    4 2 2 08 03a hatho vṛtrāṇyāryā hatho dāsāni satpatī .
    4 2 2 08 03c hatho viśvā apa dviṣaḥ .. 855
    855. Indra and Agni, divine powers of omnipotent will and vision, of holy nature, character and action, defenders of Truth and Law, destroy evil, darkness and want, destroy pain, suffering and slavery, destroy and eliminate all hate and enmity. (Rg. 6-60-6)

    SV 856

    ४ २ २ ०९ ०१a अभि सोमास आयवः पवन्ते मद्यं मदम् ।
    ४ २ २ ०९ ०१c समुद्रस्याधि विष्टपे मनीषिणो मत्सरासो मदच्युतः ॥ ८५६
    4 2 2 09 01a abhi somāsa āyavaḥ pavante madyaṃ madam .
    4 2 2 09 01c samudrasyādhi viṣṭape manīṣiṇo matsarāso madacyutaḥ .. 856
    856. Intelligent and dedicated lovers of Soma refine and sublimate their pleasurable joy of the heart and emotion, direct it to divinity on top of the existential ocean of daily business and, thoughtful, ecstatic and divinely oriented, experience the heavenly ecstasy of Soma as in samadhi. (Rg. 9-107-14)

    SV 857

    ४ २ २ ०९ ०२a तरत्समुद्रं पवमान ऊर्मिणा राजा देव ऋतं बृहत् ।
    ४ २ २ ०९ ०२c अर्षा मित्रस्य वरुणस्य धर्मणा प्र हिन्वान ऋतं बृहत् ॥ ८५७
    4 2 2 09 02a taratsamudraṃ pavamāna ūrmiṇā rājā deva ṛtaṃ bṛhat .
    4 2 2 09 02c arṣā mitrasya varuṇasya dharmaṇā pra hinvāna ṛtaṃ bṛhat .. 857
    857. Across the ocean of existence, pure, purifying and flowing by waves of ecstasy, refulgent generous divine ruler of life, itself the law of expansive universe, radiating by and with the Dharma of Mitra, spirit of love, and Varuna, spirit of justice, inspiring and stimulating the universal law of truth and advancement, rolls Soma. (Rg. 9-107-15)

    SV 858

    ४ २ २ ०९ ०३a नृभिर्येमाणो हर्यतो विचक्षणो राजा देवः समुद्र्यः ॥ ८५८
    4 2 2 09 03a nṛbhiryemāṇo haryato vicakṣaṇo rājā devaḥ samudryaḥ .. 858
    858. Invoked and impelled by leading lights of intelligent humanity, graciously charming, all watching, self-refulgent divine light of life, omnipresent in the universe, it rolls for Indra, the soul. (Rg. 9-107-16)

    SV 859

    ४ २ २ १० ०१a तिस्रो वाच ईरयति प्र वह्निरृतस्य धीतिं ब्रह्मणो मनीषाम् ।
    ४ २ २ १० ०१c गावो यन्ति गोपतिं पृच्छमानाः सोमं यन्ति मतयो वावशानाः ॥ ८५९
    4 2 2 10 01a tisro vāca īrayati pra vahnirṛtasya dhītiṃ brahmaṇo manīṣām .
    4 2 2 10 01c gāvo yanti gopatiṃ pṛcchamānāḥ somaṃ yanti matayo vāvaśānāḥ .. 859
    859. Soma inspires three orders of speech:- practical speech that carries on the daily business of life, the thought that conceives of the vibrant immanent divine presence, and the deeper language of silence which is the mode of transcendent reality. The language operations of daily business move in search of the master source of world mystery as in science and philosophy, and the speech of thought and imagination and of love and worship moves to the presence of peace and bliss, Soma. (Rg. 9-97-34) (The three speeches in Vedic language are Ida, Sarasvati, and Mahi or Bharati as described in Rgveda 1, 13, and Yajurveda 21, 19. Explained another way these are the language of the Rks or knowledge, Yajus or karma, and Samans or worship.)

    SV 860

    ४ २ २ १० ०२a सोमं गावो धेनवो वावशानाः सोमं विप्रा मतिभिः पृच्छमानाः ।
    ४ २ २ १० ०२c सोमः सुत ऋच्यते पूयमानः सोमे अर्कास्त्रिष्टुभः सं नवन्ते ॥ ८६०
    4 2 2 10 02a somaṃ gāvo dhenavo vāvaśānāḥ somaṃ viprā matibhiḥ pṛcchamānāḥ .
    4 2 2 10 02c somaḥ suta ṛcyate pūyamānaḥ some arkāstriṣṭubhaḥ saṃ navante .. 860
    860. Dynamic and creative languages of love and faith celebrate Soma, the languages of scholars enquiring into reality with thought and analysis concentrate on Soma. It is Soma which, distilled from observation and experience and crystallised in nature and function, is sought to be comprehended or apprehended in the language medium. Indeed all speech media of description, definition, comprehension, apprehension, celebration or adoration arise from Soma and merge into Soma. (Rg. 9-97-35)

    SV 861

    ४ २ २ १० ०३a एवा नः सोम परिषिच्यमान आ पवस्व पूयमानः स्वस्ति ।
    ४ २ २ १० ०३c इन्द्रमा विश बृहता मदेन वर्धया वाचं जनया पुरन्धिम् ॥ ८६१
    4 2 2 10 03a evā naḥ soma pariṣicyamāna ā pavasva pūyamānaḥ svasti .
    4 2 2 10 03c indramā viśa bṛhatā madena vardhayā vācaṃ janayā purandhim .. 861
    861. Thus, O Soma, served, adored and celebrated with your power and purity, let your presence radiate and purify us for our good and all round well being. Come and settle in the soul with the ecstasy of divinity. Generate and exalt the awareness and speech of vision and celebration communicative of high divine realisation. (Rg. 9-97-36)

    SV 862

    ४ २ २ ११ ०१a यद्द्याव इन्द्र ते शतँशतं भूमीरुत स्युः ।
    ४ २ २ ११ ०१c न त्वा वज्रिन्त्सहस्रँ सुर्या अनु न जातमष्ट रोदसी ॥ ८६२
    4 2 2 11 01a yaddyāva indra te śatam̐śataṃ bhūmīruta syuḥ .
    4 2 2 11 01c na tvā vajrintsahasram̐ suryā anu na jātamaṣṭa rodasī .. 862
    862. Indra, lord of thunder, if there were a hundred heavens, and if there were a hundred earths, they would not be able to rival you. Not a thousand suns, nor heavens, earths and skies together would match you at the rise in manifestation. (Rg. 8-70-5)

    SV 863

    ४ २ २ ११ ०२a आ पप्राथ महिना वृष्ण्या वृषन्विश्वा शविष्ठ शवसा ।
    ४ २ २ ११ ०२c अस्माँ अव मघवन्गोमति व्रजे वज्रिञ्चित्राभिरूतिभिः ॥ ८६३
    4 2 2 11 02a ā paprātha mahinā vṛṣṇyā vṛṣanviśvā śaviṣṭha śavasā .
    4 2 2 11 02c asmām̐ ava maghavangomati vraje vajriñcitrābhirūtibhiḥ .. 863
    863. O lord of the thunderbolt, master and controller of world's wealth, honour and power, most potent and lord of showers of generosity, with your generous and creative power and grandeur you pervade the universe. Pray protect, guide and promote us by your various and wondrous modes of protection and progress in our search for development of lands and cows, knowledge, language and culture. (Rg. 8-70-6)

    SV 864

    ४ २ २ १२ ०१a वयं घ त्वा सुतावन्त आपो न वृक्तबर्हिषः ।
    ४ २ २ १२ ०१c पवित्रस्य प्रस्रवणेषु वृत्रहन्परि स्तोतार आसते ॥ ८६४
    4 2 2 12 01a vayaṃ gha tvā sutāvanta āpo na vṛktabarhiṣaḥ .
    4 2 2 12 01c pavitrasya prasravaṇeṣu vṛtrahanpari stotāra āsate .. 864
    864. Indra, destroyer of evil, darkness and suffering, we, your celebrants, having distilled the soma, spread and occupied the holy grass, we, sit and wait on the vedi for your presence in the flux of life as holy performers, while the flow of pure immortality continues all round in the dynamics of existence. (Rg. 8-33-1)

    SV 865

    ४ २ २ १२ ०२a स्वरन्ति त्वा सुते नरो वसो निरेक उक्थिनः ।
    ४ २ २ १२ ०२c कदा सुतं तृषाण ओक आ गम इन्द्र स्वब्दीव वँसगः ॥ ८६५
    4 2 2 12 02a svaranti tvā sute naro vaso nireka ukthinaḥ .
    4 2 2 12 02c kadā sutaṃ tṛṣāṇa oka ā gama indra svabdīva vam̐sagaḥ .. 865
    865. Indra, Vasu, giver of peace and security in self¬ settlement, while the soma of faith and love has been distilled in the heart and the devotees sing and celebrate your honour in hymns of praise, when would you, keen to join us at the celebration, come to the yajnic hall thirsting to meet the people you love and admire. (Rg. 8-33-2)

    SV 866

    ४ २ २ १२ ०३a कण्वेभिर्धृष्णवा धृषद्वाजं दर्षि सहस्रिणम् ।
    ४ २ २ १२ ०३c पिशङ्गरूपं मघवन्विचर्षणे मक्षू गोमन्तमीमहे ॥ ८६६
    4 2 2 12 03a kaṇvebhirdhṛṣṇavā dhṛṣadvājaṃ darṣi sahasriṇam .
    4 2 2 12 03c piśaṅgarūpaṃ maghavanvicarṣaṇe makṣū gomantamīmahe .. 866
    866. Indra, lord of universal vision, resolute will and irresistible action, ruler and commander of the world's wealth, power and force, we pray, conceive, plan and bring about for the intelligent people of action and ambition a social order of golden beauty and progressive achievement, full of a hundred-fold prosperity of lands and cows, education and culture, and invincible will, strength and advancement free from indecision and delay in action. (Rg. 8-33-3)

    SV 867

    ४ २ २ १३ ०१a तरणिरित्सिषासति वाजं पुरन्ध्या युजा ।
    ४ २ २ १३ ०१c आ व इन्द्रं पुरुहूतं नमे गिरा नेमिं तष्टेव सुद्रुवम् ॥ ८६७
    4 2 2 13 01a taraṇiritsiṣāsati vājaṃ purandhyā yujā .
    4 2 2 13 01c ā va indraṃ puruhūtaṃ name girā nemiṃ taṣṭeva sudruvam .. 867
    867. Only the saviour, a person of dynamic will and action joined in the soul with a controlled and dedicated mind, would share wealth and knowledge with the people and distribute it over the deserving. With words of prayer I bow to Indra, the ruler invoked by you all and draw his attention to you just like the carpenter bending flexible wood round as felly of the wheel. (The lord is flexible too, his heart melts with sympathy for the people.) (Rg. 7-32-20)

    SV 868

    ४ २ २ १३ ०२a न दुष्टुतिर्द्रविणोदेषु शस्यते न स्रेधन्तँ रयिर्नशत् ।
    ४ २ २ १३ ०२c सुशक्तिरिन्मघवं तुभ्यं मावते देष्णं यत्पार्ये दिवि ॥ ८६८
    4 2 2 13 02a na duṣṭutirdraviṇodeṣu śasyate na sredhantam̐ rayirnaśat .
    4 2 2 13 02c suśaktirinmaghavaṃ tubhyaṃ māvate deṣṇaṃ yatpārye divi .. 868
    868. By protest and violence the mortal does not win the wealth of life. Nor does wealth oblige the inactive and malevolent. O lord of honour and excellence, right competence dedicated to Divinity is your gift for a person like me which is good on the day of the cross over. (Rg. 7-32-21)

    SV 869

    ४ २ २ १४ ०१a तिस्रो वाच उदीरते गावो मिमन्ति धेनवः ।
    ४ २ २ १४ ०१c हरिरेति कनिक्रदत् ॥ ८६९
    4 2 2 14 01a tisro vāca udīrate gāvo mimanti dhenavaḥ .
    4 2 2 14 01c harireti kanikradat .. 869
    869. Three Vedic voices of knowledge, action and prayer, loud and bold, enlighten and inspire to goodness. organs of perception and volition urge to good action, while earth and milch cows are profuse in fertility, and the lord of bliss, destroyer of suffering, manifests bright and blissful as life goes on in a state of prosperity. (Rg. 9-33-4)

    SV 870

    ४ २ २ १४ ०२a अभि ब्रह्मीरनूषत यह्वीरृतस्य मातरः ।
    ४ २ २ १४ ०२c मर्जयन्तीर्दिवः शिशुम् ॥ ८७०
    4 2 2 14 02a abhi brahmīranūṣata yahvīrṛtasya mātaraḥ .
    4 2 2 14 02c marjayantīrdivaḥ śiśum .. 870
    870. Holy voices, creators and sustainers of the rule of truth and rectitude, ceaselessly flow around strong, refining and doing honour to the teacher, scholar and learner as they enlighten and sanctify the child of heaven, the rising generation. (Rg. 9-33-5)

    SV 871

    ४ २ २ १४ ०३a रायः समुद्राँश्चतुरोऽस्मभ्यँ सोम विश्वतः ।
    ४ २ २ १४ ०३c आ पवस्व सहस्रिणः ॥ ८७१
    4 2 2 14 03a rāyaḥ samudrām̐ścaturo'smabhyam̐ soma viśvataḥ .
    4 2 2 14 03c ā pavasva sahasriṇaḥ .. 871
    871. Flow free, O Soma, divine power, pure and bright, bring us from all around the four oceans of wealth and knowledge a thousandfold. (Rg. 9-33-6)

    SV 872

    ४ २ २ १५ ०१a सुतासो मधुमत्तमाः सोमा इन्द्राय मन्दिनः ।
    ४ २ २ १५ ०१c पवित्रवन्तो अक्षरं देवान्गच्छन्तु वो मदाः ॥ ८७२
    4 2 2 15 01a sutāso madhumattamāḥ somā indrāya mandinaḥ .
    4 2 2 15 01c pavitravanto akṣaraṃ devāngacchantu vo madāḥ .. 872
    872. Filtered, felt and cleansed, honey sweet soma streams, pure and exhilarating, flow for Indra, the soul, and may the exhilarations reach you, noble favourites of divinity. (Rg. 9-101-4)

    SV 873

    ४ २ २ १५ ०२a इन्दुरिन्द्राय पवत इति देवासो अब्रुवन् ।
    ४ २ २ १५ ०२c वाचस्पतिर्मखस्यते विश्वस्येशान ओजसाः ॥ ८७३
    4 2 2 15 02a indurindrāya pavata iti devāso abruvan .
    4 2 2 15 02c vācaspatirmakhasyate viśvasyeśāna ojasāḥ .. 873
    873. Soma, divine, brilliant and blissful, flows for Indra, the soul, say the noble sages, and thus Soma, divine source and master of speech and thought, ruler and sustainer of the entire world by his own lustre and power, is honoured at all yajnas of knowledge, yoga and austerity, for advancement. (Rg. 9-101-5)

    SV 874

    ४ २ २ १५ ०३a सहस्रधारः पवते समुद्रो वाचमीङ्खयः ।
    ४ २ २ १५ ०३c सोमस्पती रयीणाँ सखेन्द्रस्य दिवेदिवे ॥ ८७४
    4 2 2 15 03a sahasradhāraḥ pavate samudro vācamīṅkhayaḥ .
    4 2 2 15 03c somaspatī rayīṇām̐ sakhendrasya divedive .. 874
    874. A thousand streams of Soma joy and enlightenment flow, inspiring and purifying. It is a bottomless ocean that rolls impelling the language and thought of new knowledge. It is the preserver, promoter and sustainer of all wealths and honours and a friend of the soul, inspiring and exalting us day by day. (Rg. 9-101-6)

    SV 875

    ४ २ २ १६ ०१a पवित्रं ते विततं ब्रह्मणस्पते प्रभुर्गात्राणि पर्येषि विश्वतः ।
    ४ २ २ १६ ०१c अतप्ततनूर्न तदामो अश्नुते श‍ृतास इद्वहन्तः सं तदाशत ॥ ८७५
    4 2 2 16 01a pavitraṃ te vitataṃ brahmaṇaspate prabhurgātrāṇi paryeṣi viśvataḥ .
    4 2 2 16 01c ataptatanūrna tadāmo aśnute śṛtāsa idvahantaḥ saṃ tadāśata .. 875
    875. Vast and expansive is your holy creation of existence and the voice divine, O Brhaspati, lord of expansive universe. You are the master and supreme controller who pervade and transcend its parts from the particle to the whole. The immature man who has not passed through the crucibles of discipline cannot reach to that presence, but the mature and seasoned ones who still maintain the ordeal of fire and abide by the presence attain to it and the divine joy. (Rg. 9-83-1)

    SV 876

    ४ २ २ १६ ०२a तपोष्पवित्रं विततं दिवस्पदेऽर्चन्तो अस्य तन्तवो व्यस्थिरन् ।
    ४ २ २ १६ ०२c अवन्त्यस्य पवीतारमाशवो दिवः पृष्ठमधि रोहन्ति तेजसा ॥ ८७६
    4 2 2 16 02a tapoṣpavitraṃ vitataṃ divaspade'rcanto asya tantavo vyasthiran .
    4 2 2 16 02c avantyasya pavītāramāśavo divaḥ pṛṣṭhamadhi rohanti tejasā .. 876
    876. The holy light of the cosmic sun extends and lights the regions of heaven where the rays shine and blaze, radiate all round and abide in constancy. Those instant radiations in heavenly state protect the devotee of holy commitment. Indeed the devotees abide there on top of the state of heavenly light with their mind stabilised in peace and joy. (Rg. 9-83-2)

    SV 877

    ४ २ २ १६ ०३a अरूरुचदुषसः पृश्निरग्रिय उक्षा मिमेति भुवनेषु वाजयुः ।
    ४ २ २ १६ ०३c मायाविनो ममिरे अस्य मायया नृचक्षसः पितरो गर्भमा दधुः ॥ ८७७
    4 2 2 16 03a arūrucaduṣasaḥ pṛśniragriya ukṣā mimeti bhuvaneṣu vājayuḥ .
    4 2 2 16 03c māyāvino mamire asya māyayā nṛcakṣasaḥ pitaro garbhamā dadhuḥ .. 877
    877. Lighting up the dawns, stars and planets in space, the sun, prime and abundant source of light, warmth of life and waters of sustenance, giver of food and energy shines over the regions of the world. By the light, power and causal effects of it on other objects in existence such as planets and satellites, scholars of science do their astronomical calculations, and parental, kind and studious scholars studying humanity and divinity realise the nature and character of Soma, the original seed of life and source of energy for the world of existence. (Rg. 9-83-3)

    SV 878

    ४ २ २ १७ ०१a प्र मँहिष्ठाय गायत ऋताव्ने बृहते शुक्रशोचिषे ।
    ४ २ २ १७ ०१c उपस्तुतासो अग्नये ॥ ८७८
    4 2 2 17 01a pra mam̐hiṣṭhāya gāyata ṛtāvne bṛhate śukraśociṣe .
    4 2 2 17 01c upastutāso agnaye .. 878
    878. O celebrants of divinity, sing songs of adoration in honour of adorable Agni, most generous, leader of the paths of truth, great and glorious, lord of pure light of divinity and fire of action. (Rg. 8-103-8)

    SV 879

    ४ २ २ १७ ०२a आ वँसते मघवा वीरवद्यशः समिद्धो द्युम्न्याहुतः ।
    ४ २ २ १७ ०२c कुविन्नो अस्य सुमतिर्भवीयस्यच्छा वाजेभिरागमत् ॥ ८७९
    4 2 2 17 02a ā vam̐sate maghavā vīravadyaśaḥ samiddho dyumnyāhutaḥ .
    4 2 2 17 02c kuvinno asya sumatirbhavīyasyacchā vājebhirāgamat .. 879
    879. Lord of universal wealth and power, light of life, invoked and lighted, gives us honour and fame worthy of the brave. May his love and good will come and bless us with all possible honours, power and prosperity with progressive success. (Rg. 8-103-9)

    SV 880

    ४ २ २ १८ ०१a तं ते मदं गृणीमसि वृषणं पृक्षु सासहिम् ।
    ४ २ २ १८ ०१c उ लोककृत्नुमद्रिवो हरिश्रियम् ॥ ८८०
    4 2 2 18 01a taṃ te madaṃ gṛṇīmasi vṛṣaṇaṃ pṛkṣu sāsahim .
    4 2 2 18 01c u lokakṛtnumadrivo hariśriyam .. 880
    880. Indra, lord of adamantine will and generous disposition like clouds of rain, we celebrate and glorify that power and heavenly joy of yours which is virile and generous, heroic in battles and steadfast against challenges, creative in the worlds of existence and gracious in advancement and gifts of bliss. (Rg.8-15-4)

    SV 881

    ४ २ २ १८ ०२a येन ज्योतीँष्यायवे मनवे च विवेदिथ ।
    ४ २ २ १८ ०२c मन्दानो अस्य बर्हिषो वि राजसि ॥ ८८१
    4 2 2 18 02a yena jyotīm̐ṣyāyave manave ca viveditha .
    4 2 2 18 02c mandāno asya barhiṣo vi rājasi .. 881
    881. We celebrate and adore that power and divine joy of yours by which you reveal the light of life to the mortals from generation to generation and, exalted by which, you shine and rule over the yajnic dynamics of this universe. (Rg. 8-15-5)

    SV 882

    ४ २ २ १८ ०३a तदद्या चित्त उक्थिनोऽनु ष्टुवन्ति पूर्वथा ।
    ४ २ २ १८ ०३c वृषपत्नीरपो जया दिवेदिवे ॥ ८८२
    4 2 2 18 03a tadadyā citta ukthino'nu ṣṭuvanti pūrvathā .
    4 2 2 18 03c vṛṣapatnīrapo jayā divedive .. 882
    882. That divine power and joyous generosity of yours, today, saints and scholars of the holy Word and song sing and celebrate as ever before. O lord, conquer and control the waters of space collected in the mighty clouds and let them flow day by day. (Rg. 8-15-6)

    SV 883

    ४ २ २ १९ ०१a श्रुधी हवं तिरश्च्या इन्द्र यस्त्वा सपर्यति ।
    ४ २ २ १९ ०१c सुवीर्यस्य गोमतो रायस्पूर्धि महाँ असि ॥ ८८३
    4 2 2 19 01a śrudhī havaṃ tiraścyā indra yastvā saparyati .
    4 2 2 19 01c suvīryasya gomato rāyaspūrdhi mahām̐ asi .. 883
    883. Indra, listen to the invocation of the devotee's voice of deep silence who offers service and homage to you, and bless the devotee with wealth of brave progeny, lands, cows, knowledge and total fulfilment. You are great, unbounded is your munificence. (Rg. 8-95-4)

    SV 884

    ४ २ २ १९ ०२a यस्त इन्द्र नवीयसीं गिरं मन्द्रामजीजनत् ।
    ४ २ २ १९ ०२c चिकित्विन्मनसं धियं प्रत्नामृतस्य पिप्युषीम् ॥ ८८४
    4 2 2 19 02a yasta indra navīyasīṃ giraṃ mandrāmajījanat .
    4 2 2 19 02c cikitvinmanasaṃ dhiyaṃ pratnāmṛtasya pipyuṣīm .. 884
    884. Indra, whoever creates and offers you the latest song of joyous adoration, you bless with a mind and intelligence for eternal illumination, universal understanding and wisdom, and dedication to exuberant awareness of eternal truth and law. (Rg. 8-95-5)

    SV 885

    ४ २ २ १९ ०३a तमु ष्टवाम यं गिर इन्द्रमुक्थानि वावृधुः ।
    ४ २ २ १९ ०३c पुरूण्यस्य नौँस्या सिषासन्तो वनामहे ॥ ८८५
    4 2 2 19 03a tamu ṣṭavāma yaṃ gira indramukthāni vāvṛdhuḥ .
    4 2 2 19 03c purūṇyasya naum̐syā siṣāsanto vanāmahe .. 885
    885. We adore and worship Indra whom hymns and songs of adoration exalt, and we pray to him for the gift of many forms of strength, honour and excellence. (Rg. 8-95-6)

    SV 886

    तृतीय प्रपाठकः । प्रथमोऽर्धः
    ४ ३ १ ०१ ०१a प्र त आश्विनीः पवमान धेनवो दिव्या असृग्रन्पयसा धरीमणि ।
    ४ ३ १ ०१ ०१c प्रान्तरिक्षात्स्थाविरीस्ते असृक्षत ये त्वा मृजन्त्यृषिषाण वेधसः ॥ ८८६
    tṛtīya prapāṭhakaḥ . prathamo'rdhaḥ
    4 3 1 01 01a pra ta āśvinīḥ pavamāna dhenavo divyā asṛgranpayasā dharīmaṇi .
    4 3 1 01 01c prāntarikṣātsthāvirīste asṛkṣata ye tvā mṛjantyṛṣiṣāṇa vedhasaḥ .. 886
    886. O pure and purifying Soma, your divine showers of joy streaming fast at the speed of thought flow on with the milk of grace into the heart cave of the soul, they are the showers of fulfilment in the heart core of the soul within, which the wise sages, realised souls of knowledge, create and exalt in the heart. (Rg. 9-86-4)

    SV 887

    ४ ३ १ ०१ ०२a उभयतः पवमानस्य रश्मयो ध्रुवस्य सतः परि यन्ति केतवः ।
    ४ ३ १ ०१ ०२c यदी पवित्रे अधि मृज्यते हरिः सत्ता नि योनौ कलशेषु सीदति ॥ ८८७
    4 3 1 01 02a ubhayataḥ pavamānasya raśmayo dhruvasya sataḥ pari yanti ketavaḥ .
    4 3 1 01 02c yadī pavitre adhi mṛjyate hariḥ sattā ni yonau kalaśeṣu sīdati .. 887
    887. The rays of the light of Soma, lord existent, immovable, pure and purifying, pervading over both earth and the skies, radiate all round. When it is felt and adored, exalted in the pure heart, then the sanctifier presence settles and abides in the sacred hearts of the celebrants, the real seat of its own love and choice. (Rg. 9-86-6)

    SV 888

    ४ ३ १ ०१ ०३a विश्वा धामानि विश्वचक्ष ऋभ्वसः प्रभोष्टे सतः परि यन्ति केतवः ।
    ४ ३ १ ०१ ०३c व्यानशी पवसे सोम धर्मणा पतिर्विश्वस्य भुवनस्य राजसि ॥ ८८८
    4 3 1 01 03a viśvā dhāmāni viśvacakṣa ṛbhvasaḥ prabhoṣṭe sataḥ pari yanti ketavaḥ .
    4 3 1 01 03c vyānaśī pavase soma dharmaṇā patirviśvasya bhuvanasya rājasi .. 888
    888. O Soma, all seeing lord of existence, the mighty radiations of your power reach and prevail over all regions of the world. All pervasive, you flow and vibrate with the virtues of your own nature, power and function and, O sovereign sustainer of the entire universe, you shine and rule supreme. (Rg. 9-86-5)

    SV 889

    ४ ३ १ ०२ ०१a पवमानो अजीजनद्दिवश्चित्रं न तन्यतुम् ।
    ४ ३ १ ०२ ०१c ज्योतिर्वैश्वानरं बृहत् ॥ ८८९
    4 3 1 02 01a pavamāno ajījanaddivaścitraṃ na tanyatum .
    4 3 1 02 01c jyotirvaiśvānaraṃ bṛhat .. 889
    889. Let Soma, progressive, active and zealous power dedicated to humanity and divinity, create the light and culture of universal expansive order from the light of heaven, sublime, awful and beautiful as the light and resounding roar of thunder and lightning. (Rg.9-61-16)

    SV 890

    ४ ३ १ ०२ ०२a पवमान रसस्तव मदो राजन्नदुच्छुनः ।
    ४ ३ १ ०२ ०२c वि वारमव्यमर्षति ॥ ८९०
    4 3 1 02 02a pavamāna rasastava mado rājannaducchunaḥ .
    4 3 1 02 02c vi vāramavyamarṣati .. 890
    890. O vibrant bliss of the world, the purity, pleasure and ecstasy of yours, versatile and refulgent, radiates over space and time as universal light of divinity for humanity to have a vision of the heaven of bliss. (Rg. 9-61-18)

    SV 891

    ४ ३ १ ०२ ०३a पवमानस्य ते रसो दक्षो वि राजति द्युमान् ।
    ४ ३ १ ०२ ०३c ज्योतिर्विश्वँ स्वर्दृशे ॥ ८९१
    4 3 1 02 03a pavamānasya te raso dakṣo vi rājati dyumān .
    4 3 1 02 03c jyotirviśvam̐ svardṛśe .. 891
    891. O Soma, beauty, grace and joy of life, refulgent power, as you flow, pure and purifying, the pleasure you release, the ecstasy you inspire, and the peace you emanate free from negativities, radiates to the mind and soul of the loved celebrant. (Rg. 9-61-17)

    SV 892

    ४ ३ १ ०३ ०१a प्र यद्गावो न भूर्णयस्त्वेषा अयासो अक्रमुः ।
    ४ ३ १ ०३ ०१c घ्नन्तः कृष्णामप त्वचम् ॥ ८९२
    4 3 1 03 01a pra yadgāvo na bhūrṇayastveṣā ayāso akramuḥ .
    4 3 1 03 01c ghnantaḥ kṛṣṇāmapa tvacam .. 892
    892. We adore the ceaseless radiations of divinity which, like restless rays of the sun, blazing with lustrous glory, move and shower on the earth and dispel the dark cover of the night. (Rg. 9-41-1)

    SV 893

    ४ ३ १ ०३ ०२a सुवितस्य मनामहेऽति सेतुं दुराय्यम् ।
    ४ ३ १ ०३ ०२c साह्याम दस्युमव्रतम् ॥ ८९३
    4 3 1 03 02a suvitasya manāmahe'ti setuṃ durāyyam .
    4 3 1 03 02c sāhyāma dasyumavratam .. 893
    893. Sdhydma dasyumavratam. We honour and adore that divine bridge to peace and prosperity, otherwise difficult to cross, which faces and overcomes selfish, uncreative and destructive elements of life addicted to lawlessness. (Rg. 9-41-2)

    SV 894

    ४ ३ १ ०३ ०३a श‍ृण्वे वृष्टेरिव स्वनः पवमानस्य शुष्मिणः ।
    ४ ३ १ ०३ ०३c चरन्ति विद्युतो दिवि ॥ ८९४
    4 3 1 03 03a śṛṇve vṛṣṭeriva svanaḥ pavamānasya śuṣmiṇaḥ .
    4 3 1 03 03c caranti vidyuto divi .. 894
    894. The music of divinity, pure, purifying and edifying, is heard like showers of rain on earth, like flashes of lightning and roar of thunder which shine and rumble over the sky. This is the reflection of the might, majesty and generosity of Soma. (Rg. 9-41-3)

    SV 895

    ४ ३ १ ०३ ०४a आ पवस्व महीमिषं गोमदिन्दो हिरण्यवत् ।
    ४ ३ १ ०३ ०४c अश्ववत्सोम वीरवत् ॥ ८९५
    4 3 1 03 04a ā pavasva mahīmiṣaṃ gomadindo hiraṇyavat .
    4 3 1 03 04c aśvavatsoma vīravat .. 895
    895. O Soma, divine presence of might, majesty and bliss concentrated in the mind and soul, let showers of great energy and pure prosperity flow, abounding in lands and cows, knowledge and culture, golden beauties of riches, horses, speed and progress of achievement, and then attainment of the ultimate victory of the brave. (Rg. 9-41-4)

    SV 896

    ४ ३ १ ०३ ०५a पवस्व विश्वचर्षण आ मही रोदसी पृण ।
    ४ ३ १ ०३ ०५c उषाः सूर्यो न रश्मिभिः ॥ ८९६
    4 3 1 03 05a pavasva viśvacarṣaṇa ā mahī rodasī pṛṇa .
    4 3 1 03 05c uṣāḥ sūryo na raśmibhiḥ .. 896
    896. O lord all watchful, ever awake, fill the great earth and heaven with prosperity, light and beauty of life like the sun which blesses the dawn with the beauty and glory of its rays of light. (Rg. 9-41-5)

    SV 897

    ४ ३ १ ०३ ०६a परि नः शर्मयन्त्या धारया सोम विश्वतः ।
    ४ ३ १ ०३ ०६c सरा रसेव विष्टपम् ॥ ८९७
    4 3 1 03 06a pari naḥ śarmayantyā dhārayā soma viśvataḥ .
    4 3 1 03 06c sarā raseva viṣṭapam .. 897
    897. O Soma, spirit of beauty, bliss and peace, just as the universe from centre to summit abounds in the beauty and majesty of divinity, so let us all in heart and soul be blest with showers of peace and pleasure of total well-being from all around our life in space and time. (Rg. 9-41-6)

    SV 898

    ४ ३ १ ०४ ०१a आशुरर्ष बृहन्मते परि प्रियेण धाम्ना ।
    ४ ३ १ ०४ ०१c यत्र देवा इति ब्रुवन् ॥ ८९८
    4 3 1 04 01a āśurarṣa bṛhanmate pari priyeṇa dhāmnā .
    4 3 1 04 01c yatra devā iti bruvan .. 898
    898. Yatrd devd iti bruvan. O Soma, spirit of universal joy and infinite light of intelligence, flow fast forward with your own essential and dear light and lustre of form and come where the divines dwell, and proclaim your presence. (Rg. 9-39-1)

    SV 899

    ४ ३ १ ०४ ०२a परिष्कृण्वन्ननिष्कृतं जनाय यातयन्निषः ।
    ४ ३ १ ०४ ०२c वृष्टिं दिवः परि स्रव ॥ ८९९
    4 3 1 04 02a pariṣkṛṇvannaniṣkṛtaṃ janāya yātayanniṣaḥ .
    4 3 1 04 02c vṛṣṭiṃ divaḥ pari srava .. 899
    899. Go forward cleansing, purifying and perfecting the uninitiated, leading people to strive for food, energy and advancement. Indeed, bring the showers of the light of heaven on earth. (Rg. 9-39-2)

    SV 900

    ४ ३ १ ०४ ०३a अयँ स यो दिवस्परि रघुयामा पवित्र आ ।
    ४ ३ १ ०४ ०३c सिन्धोरूर्मा व्यक्षरत् ॥ ९००
    4 3 1 04 03a ayam̐ sa yo divaspari raghuyāmā pavitra ā .
    4 3 1 04 03c sindhorūrmā vyakṣarat .. 900
    900. This Soma is the spirit of joy which, at instant and universal speed, descends and manifests in the devotee's pure soul from the light of divinity and stimulates oceanic waves of ecstasy to roll in the heart. (Rg. 9-39-4)

    SV 901

    ४ ३ १ ०४ ०४a सुत एति पवित्र आ त्विषिं दधान ओजसा ।
    ४ ३ १ ०४ ०४c विचक्षाणो विरोचयन् ॥ ९०१
    4 3 1 04 04a suta eti pavitra ā tviṣiṃ dadhāna ojasā .
    4 3 1 04 04c vicakṣāṇo virocayan .. 901
    901. Soma, universal watchful guardian and light giver of the world, discovered and realised in the self, wearing its celestial light and lustre, manifests and shines in the pure soul of the devotee. (Rg. 9-39-3)

    SV 902

    ४ ३ १ ०४ ०५a आविवासन्परावतो अथो अर्वावतः सुतः ।
    ४ ३ १ ०४ ०५c इन्द्राय सिच्यते मधु ॥ ९०२
    4 3 1 04 05a āvivāsanparāvato atho arvāvataḥ sutaḥ .
    4 3 1 04 05c indrāya sicyate madhu .. 902
    902. Self-manifested, illuminating the soul from far as well as from near, it rains showers of honey sweets of divine ecstasy for the soul. (Rg. 9-39-5)

    SV 903

    ४ ३ १ ०४ ००a समीचीना अनूषत हरिँ हिन्वन्त्यद्रिभिः ।
    ४ ३ १ ०४ ००c इन्दुमिन्द्राय पीतये ॥ ९०३
    4 3 1 04 00a samīcīnā anūṣata harim̐ hinvantyadribhiḥ .
    4 3 1 04 00c indumindrāya pītaye .. 903
    903. Devoted yajakas in faith and perfect form together adore and glorify Soma, eliminator of pain, and with adamantine practice of meditation stimulate its presence to power for the pleasure and ecstasy of the mind and soul. (Rg. 9-39-6)

    SV 904

    ४ ३ १ ०५ ०१a हिन्वन्ति सूरमुस्रयः स्वसारो जामयस्पतिम् ।
    ४ ३ १ ०५ ०१c महामिन्दुं महीयुवः ॥ ९०४
    4 3 1 05 01a hinvanti sūramusrayaḥ svasāro jāmayaspatim .
    4 3 1 05 01c mahāminduṃ mahīyuvaḥ .. 904
    904. Just as lights of the dawn like loving sisters fore¬ run and herald and exalt the sun, so do the senses, mind and intelligence together in service of the great soul reveal the power and presence of the supreme lord of the universe, blissful father sustainer of existence. (Rg. 9-65-1)

    SV 905

    ४ ३ १ ०५ ०२a पवमान रुचारुचा देवो देवेभ्यः सुतः ।
    ४ ३ १ ०५ ०२c विश्वा वसून्या विश ॥ ९०५
    4 3 1 05 02a pavamāna rucārucā devo devebhyaḥ sutaḥ .
    4 3 1 05 02c viśvā vasūnyā viśa .. 905
    905. May the self-refulgent lord supreme over all divinities of nature and humanity, pure and purifying, by his divine beauty and glory bring us all wealth, honour and excellence of the world and bless our heart and soul. (Rg. 9-65-2)

    SV 906

    ४ ३ १ ०५ ०३a आ पवमान सुष्टुतिं वृष्टिं देवेभ्यो दुवः ।
    ४ ३ १ ०५ ०३c इषे पवस्व संयतम् ॥ ९०६
    4 3 1 05 03a ā pavamāna suṣṭutiṃ vṛṣṭiṃ devebhyo duvaḥ .
    4 3 1 05 03c iṣe pavasva saṃyatam .. 906
    906. O lord pure and purifying, come to accept our joint song of adoration and homage and bring us the shower of your kindness and grace, honour and excellence for the sustenance and advancement of the generous nobilities of humanity. (Rg. 9-65-3)

    SV 907

    ४ ३ १ ०६ ०१a जनस्य गोपा अजनिष्ट जागृविरग्निः सुदक्षः सुविताय नव्यसे ।
    ४ ३ १ ०६ ०१c घृतप्रतीको बृहता दिविस्पृषा द्युमद्वि भाति भरतेभ्यः शुचिः ॥ ९०७
    4 3 1 06 01a janasya gopā ajaniṣṭa jāgṛviragniḥ sudakṣaḥ suvitāya navyase .
    4 3 1 06 01c ghṛtapratīko bṛhatā divispṛṣā dyumadvi bhāti bharatebhyaḥ śuciḥ .. 907
    907. Agni, fire energy, friend and protector of man, ever awake, versatile power, it arises for the latest good of humanity. Feeding and rising on the fuel of ghrta, shining pure and magnificent with heat and light touching the skies, it shines and gives light for those who feed and keep the fire burning. (Rg. 5-11-1)

    SV 908

    ४ ३ १ ०६ ०२a त्वामग्ने अङ्गिरसो गुहा हितमन्वविन्दञ्छिश्रियाणं वनेवने ।
    ४ ३ १ ०६ ०२c स जायसे मथ्यमानः सहो महत्वामाहुः सहसस्पुत्रमङ्गिरः ॥ ९०८
    4 3 1 06 02a tvāmagne aṅgiraso guhā hitamanvavindañchiśriyāṇaṃ vanevane .
    4 3 1 06 02c sa jāyase mathyamānaḥ saho mahatvāmāhuḥ sahasasputramaṅgiraḥ .. 908
    908. Angira, life breath of the universe, light and fire of the world, Agni, pervading every forest, every ray of light and every living being, holy yajakas dedicated to you as to the breath of life awaken and realise you through meditation in the cave of the heart when you are hidden as a mysterious flame, and you, stirred through contemplation, concentrated and enkindled, rise as a great power of light and victory. Rightly they call you manifestation of the omnipotent. (Rg. 5-11-6)

    SV 909

    ४ ३ १ ०६ ०३a यज्ञस्य केतुं प्रथमं पुरोहितमग्निं नरस्त्रिषधस्थे समिन्धते ।
    ४ ३ १ ०६ ०३c इन्द्रेण देवैः सरथँ स बर्हिषि सीदन्नि होता यजथाय सुक्रतुः ॥ ९०९
    4 3 1 06 03a yajñasya ketuṃ prathamaṃ purohitamagniṃ narastriṣadhasthe samindhate .
    4 3 1 06 03c indreṇa devaiḥ saratham̐ sa barhiṣi sīdanni hotā yajathāya sukratuḥ .. 909
    909. Agni is the leader, mark of the science of yajna, first highpriest in the process, which the leading lights among people kindle and establish in three stages of life in three departments of the acquisition of knowledge, observance of Dharma and performance of karma, in three regions of earth, sky and the solar sphere. And Agni takes the prime seat on the grass on the vedi with Indra, power, devas, divine givers of nature, as it comes with its chariot which carries it with fragrance to all regions. It is the sanctifier for yajnic initiation, conduct and congregation, and it is the very light, beauty and grace of the holy project. (Rg. 5-11-2)

    SV 910

    ४ ३ १ ०७ ०१a अयं वां मित्रावरुणा सुतः सोम ऋतावृधा ।
    ४ ३ १ ०७ ०१c ममेदिह श्रुतँ हवम् ॥ ९१०
    4 3 1 07 01a ayaṃ vāṃ mitrāvaruṇā sutaḥ soma ṛtāvṛdhā .
    4 3 1 07 01c mamediha śrutam̐ havam .. 910
    910. O Mitra and Vamna, dear as breath of life and soothing as morning mist, eminent in dedication to truth and law, the soma of life is distilled and prepared for you. Listen to this call and invitation of mine and come here and now. (Rg. 2-41-4)

    SV 911

    ४ ३ १ ०७ ०२a राजानावनभिद्रुहा ध्रुवे सदस्युत्तमे ।
    ४ ३ १ ०७ ०२c सहस्रस्थूण आशाते ॥ ९११
    4 3 1 07 02a rājānāvanabhidruhā dhruve sadasyuttame .
    4 3 1 07 02c sahasrasthūṇa āśāte .. 911
    911. Indra and Vayu, power and progress, Mitra and Varuna, love and justice in freedom of choice, all embracing and hating none, abide in the house of inviolable peace and stability firmly resting on a thousand pillars. (Rg. 2-41-5)

    SV 912

    ४ ३ १ ०७ ०३a ता सम्राजा घृतासुती आदित्या दानुनस्पती ।
    ४ ३ १ ०७ ०३c सचेते अनवह्वरम् ॥ ९१२
    4 3 1 07 03a tā samrājā ghṛtāsutī ādityā dānunaspatī .
    4 3 1 07 03c sacete anavahvaram .. 912
    912. The brilliant Adityas, inviolable ruling lords of light and peace, the sun and moon of the world, who distil the very essence of life like ghrta and aqua pura, protect and promote the generous charitable people who follow the simple, straight and natural paths of life free from crookedness. (Rg. 2-41-6)

    SV 913

    ४ ३ १ ०८ ०१a इन्द्रो दधीचो अस्थभिर्वृत्राण्यप्रतिष्कुतः ।
    ४ ३ १ ०८ ०१c जघान नवतीर्नव ॥ ९१३
    4 3 1 08 01a indro dadhīco asthabhirvṛtrāṇyapratiṣkutaḥ .
    4 3 1 08 01c jaghāna navatīrnava .. 913
    913. Indra, lord of light and space, unchallenged and unchallengeable, wields the thunderbolt and, with weapons of winds, light and thunder, breaks the clouds of ninety-nine orders of water and electricity for the sake of humanity and the earth. (Rg. 1-84-13)

    SV 914

    ४ ३ १ ०८ ०२a इच्छन्नश्वस्य यच्छिरः पर्वतेष्वपश्रितम् ।
    ४ ३ १ ०८ ०२c तद्विदच्छर्यणावति ॥ ९१४
    4 3 1 08 02a icchannaśvasya yacchiraḥ parvateṣvapaśritam .
    4 3 1 08 02c tadvidaccharyaṇāvati .. 914
    914. Just as the sun reaches and breaks the densest concentrations of vapours in the clouds fast moving in the regions of the sky, so should the ruler know the best part of his fastest forces stationed on the mountains and of the enemy forces lurking around and in the forests if he desires victory. (Rg. 1-84-14)

    SV 915

    ४ ३ १ ०८ ०३a अत्राह गोरमन्वत नाम त्वष्टुरपीच्यम् ।
    ४ ३ १ ०८ ०३c इत्था चन्द्रमसो गृहे ॥ ९१५
    4 3 1 08 03a atrāha goramanvata nāma tvaṣṭurapīcyam .
    4 3 1 08 03c itthā candramaso gṛhe .. 915
    915. Just as here on the surface of the earth and in its environment, we know, there is the beautiful light of the sun penetrating and reaching everywhere, similarly, let all know, it is there on the surface of the moon. (Just as the sun holds and illuminates the earth and the moon, so should the mler with his light of justice and power hold and brighten every home in the land.) (Rg. 1-84-15)

    SV 916

    ४ ३ १ ०९ ०१a इयं वामस्य मन्मन इन्द्राग्नी पूर्व्यस्तुतिः ।
    ४ ३ १ ०९ ०१c अभ्राद्वृष्टिरिवाजनि ॥ ९१६
    4 3 1 09 01a iyaṃ vāmasya manmana indrāgnī pūrvyastutiḥ .
    4 3 1 09 01c abhrādvṛṣṭirivājani .. 916
    916. Indra and Agni, lords of action and enlightenment, this principal and ancient song of adoration for you from the celebrant flows spontaneously like rain from the cloud. (Rg. 7-94-1)

    SV 917

    ४ ३ १ ०९ ०२a श‍ृणुतं जरितुर्हवमिन्द्राग्नी वनतं गिरः ।
    ४ ३ १ ०९ ०२c ईशाना पिप्यतं धियः ॥ ९१७
    4 3 1 09 02a śṛṇutaṃ jariturhavamindrāgnī vanataṃ giraḥ .
    4 3 1 09 02c īśānā pipyataṃ dhiyaḥ .. 917
    917. Indragni, lords of action and enlightenment, listen to the celebrant's song of adoration, accept and appreciate the words, O sovereign lords, and refine and energise his thought and imagination to flow into expression and action. (Rg. 7-94-2)

    SV 918

    ४ ३ १ ०९ ०३a मा पापत्वाय नो नरेन्द्राग्नी माभिशस्तये ।
    ४ ३ १ ०९ ०३c मा नो रीरधतं निदे ॥ ९१८
    4 3 1 09 03a mā pāpatvāya no narendrāgnī mābhiśastaye .
    4 3 1 09 03c mā no rīradhataṃ nide .. 918
    918. Indragni, leaders of humanity, pioneers of progress and enlightenment, deliver us not to the sinner, not to the tyrant, not to the reviler. Let us be free. (Rg. 7-94-3)

    SV 919

    ४ ३ १ १० ०१a पवस्व दक्षसाधनो देवेभ्यः पीतये हरे ।
    ४ ३ १ १० ०१c मरुद्भ्यो वायवे मदः ॥ ९१९
    4 3 1 10 01a pavasva dakṣasādhano devebhyaḥ pītaye hare .
    4 3 1 10 01c marudbhyo vāyave madaḥ .. 919
    919. O Soma, lord of joy and versatile intelligence of the universe, pure, fluent and all-purifying eliminator of want and suffering, giver of sufficiency, flow, purify and sanctify the powers of noble and generous nature to their full satisfaction, come as ecstasy of life for vibrant humanity, for pranic energy and for the will and intelligence of the seekers of light and dynamism for action. (Rg. 9-25-1)

    SV 920

    ४ ३ १ १० ०२a सं देवैः शोभते वृषा कविर्योनावधि प्रियः ।
    ४ ३ १ १० ०२c पवमानो अदाभ्यः ॥ ९२०
    4 3 1 10 02a saṃ devaiḥ śobhate vṛṣā kaviryonāvadhi priyaḥ .
    4 3 1 10 02c pavamāno adābhyaḥ .. 920
    920. Soma, omniscient poetic creator, generous and dear, dearest of divinities and destroyer of the evil and darkness of life, vibrating in the cave of the heart shines glorious in the soul and reflects beatific with the senses, mind, intelligence and will in the conduct and grace of the human personality in total freedom from suppression and inhibitions. (Rg. 9-25-3)

    SV 921

    ४ ३ १ १० ०३a पवमान धिया हितो३ऽभि योनिं कनिक्रदत् ।
    ४ ३ १ १० ०३c धर्मणा वायुमारुहः ॥ ९२१
    4 3 1 10 03a pavamāna dhiyā hito3'bhi yoniṃ kanikradat .
    4 3 1 10 03c dharmaṇā vāyumāruhaḥ .. 921
    921. O lord of purity and power, let your presence concentrated by senses and mind in awareness, speaking aloud in the heart and soul, abide in the pranic and intelligential vitality of the soul with living consciousness of divine law and virtues of holy life and thus purify and sanctify us. (Rg. 9-25-2)

    SV 922

    ४ ३ १ ११ ०१a तवाहँ सोम रारण सख्य इन्दो दिवेदिवे ।
    ४ ३ १ ११ ०१c पुरूणि बभ्रो नि चरन्ति मामव परिधीँ रति ताँइहि ॥ ९२२
    4 3 1 11 01a tavāham̐ soma rāraṇa sakhya indo divedive .
    4 3 1 11 01c purūṇi babhro ni caranti māmava paridhīm̐ rati tām̐ihi .. 922
    922. O Soma, light of life and universal joy of existence, I rejoice in your friendly company day in and day out. O mighty bearer sustainer of the universe, a host of negativities surround me, pray break through their bounds and come and save me. (Rg. 9-107-19)

    SV 923

    ४ ३ १ ११ ०२a तवाहं नक्तमुत सोम ते दिवा दुहानो बभ्र ऊधनि ।
    ४ ३ १ ११ ०२c घृणा तपन्तमति सूर्यं परः शकुना इव पप्तिम ॥ ९२३
    4 3 1 11 02a tavāhaṃ naktamuta soma te divā duhāno babhra ūdhani .
    4 3 1 11 02c ghṛṇā tapantamati sūryaṃ paraḥ śakunā iva paptima .. 923
    923. And I, O Soma, bearer and sustainer, yearn day and night to abide in your presence for the sake of your love and friendship, and pray that we may rise, flying like birds beyond the sun blazing with its refulgence, and reach you, the Ultimate. (Rg. 9-107-20)

    SV 924

    ४ ३ १ १२ ०१a पुनानो अक्रमीदभि विश्वा मृधो विचर्षणिः ।
    ४ ३ १ १२ ०१c शुम्भन्ति विप्रं धीतिभिः ॥ ९२४
    4 3 1 12 01a punāno akramīdabhi viśvā mṛdho vicarṣaṇiḥ .
    4 3 1 12 01c śumbhanti vipraṃ dhītibhiḥ .. 924
    924. Soma, spirit of universal purity and purification. all watching, faces and overcomes all adversaries of the carnal world. Sages celebrate and glorify the vibrant all prevailing spirit with songs of adoration. (Rg.9-40-1)

    SV 925

    ४ ३ १ १२ ०२a आ योनिमरुणो रुहद्गमदिन्द्रं वृषा सुतम् ।
    ४ ३ १ १२ ०२c ध्रुवे सदसि सीदतु ॥ ९२५
    4 3 1 12 02a ā yonimaruṇo ruhadgamadindraṃ vṛṣā sutam .
    4 3 1 12 02c dhruve sadasi sīdatu .. 925
    925. The glorious light of divinity, self-manifested and self-existent, pervades its natural abode, the world of Prakrti, and the generous spirit pervades the human soul too, and while it seats itself in the unshakable faith of man, the human soul too, purified and sanctified, abides in the eternal presence of divinity. (Rg. 9-40-2)

    SV 926

    ४ ३ १ १२ ०३a नू नो रयिं महामिन्दोऽस्मभ्यँ सोम विश्वतः ।
    ४ ३ १ १२ ०३c आ पवस्व सहस्रिणम् ॥ ९२६
    4 3 1 12 03a nū no rayiṃ mahāmindo'smabhyam̐ soma viśvataḥ .
    4 3 1 12 03c ā pavasva sahasriṇam .. 926
    926. Soma, lord of universal glory, blissful omnipresence, bring us great wealth, honour and excellence of the world from all around, let it flow to us in a thousand streams. (Rg. 9-40-3)

    SV 927

    ४ ३ १ १३ ०१a पिबा सोममिन्द्र मदन्तु त्वा यं ते सुषाव हर्यश्वाद्रिः ।
    ४ ३ १ १३ ०१c सोतुर्बाहुभ्याँ सुयतो नार्वा ॥ ९२७
    4 3 1 13 01a pibā somamindra madantu tvā yaṃ te suṣāva haryaśvādriḥ .
    4 3 1 13 01c soturbāhubhyām̐ suyato nārvā .. 927
    927. Indra, lord ruler and controller of the dynamic forces of the world, drink this soma of ecstasy which, I am sure, would exhilarate you. The cloud, generative power of nature, has distilled it and showered on you. And just as a horse well controlled by the hands and reins of the driver moves to the right destination, so is this soma generated by the hands of the creator meant to exhort you to take the dominion to its destination. (Rg. 7-22-1)

    SV 928

    ४ ३ १ १३ ०२a यस्ते मदो युज्यश्चारुरस्ति येन वृत्राणि हर्यश्व हँसि ।
    ४ ३ १ १३ ०२c स त्वामिन्द्र प्रभूवसो ममत्तु ॥ ९२८
    4 3 1 13 02a yaste mado yujyaścārurasti yena vṛtrāṇi haryaśva ham̐si .
    4 3 1 13 02c sa tvāmindra prabhūvaso mamattu .. 928
    928. That beauty and joy of the governance of your dominion which is agreeable, inspiring and worthy of support and participation, and by which joy, O controller of the dynamic forces of the people, you break the negative forces of darkness, sin and crime, want and ignorance like the sun breaking dark clouds for showers, may that joy, O sovereign lord of power for settlement and prosperity, give you the real pleasure of creative governance and administration. (Rg. 7-22-2)

    SV 929

    ४ ३ १ १३ ०३a बोधा सु मे मघवन्वाचमेमां यां ते वसिष्ठो अर्चति प्रशस्तिम् ।
    ४ ३ १ १३ ०३c इमा ब्रह्म सधमादे जुषस्व ॥ ९२९
    4 3 1 13 03a bodhā su me maghavanvācamemāṃ yāṃ te vasiṣṭho arcati praśastim .
    4 3 1 13 03c imā brahma sadhamāde juṣasva .. 929
    929. O lord of honour, power and magnificence, pray know well this voice of mine which the sage well settled at peace offers you in adoration of your glory. And accept, honour and apply these holy words of vision and wisdom in practice in the assembly house of the wise for governance and administration. (Rg. 7-22-3)

    SV 930

    ४ ३ १ १४ ०१a विश्वाः पृतना अभिभूतरं नरः सजूस्ततक्षुरिन्द्रं जजनुश्च राजसे ।
    ४ ३ १ १४ ०१c क्रत्वे वरे स्थेमन्यामुरीमुतोग्रमोजिष्ठं तरसं तरस्विनम् ॥ ९३०
    4 3 1 14 01a viśvāḥ pṛtanā abhibhūtaraṃ naraḥ sajūstatakṣurindraṃ jajanuśca rājase .
    4 3 1 14 01c kratve vare sthemanyāmurīmutogramojiṣṭhaṃ tarasaṃ tarasvinam .. 930
    930. All the citizens together, in order to elect an equal for the purpose of governance, create and shape Indra, the ruler, the leader who is superior to others in all battles of life, highest by noble creative action, eliminator of negative and frustrative opposition, illustrious, most vigorous and emphatic in expression, courageous and passionate in action. (Rg. 8-97-10)

    SV 931

    ४ ३ १ १४ ०२a नेमिं नमन्ति चक्षसा मेषं विप्रा अभिस्वरे ।
    ४ ३ १ १४ ०२c सुदीतयो वो अद्रुहोऽपि कर्णे तरस्विनः समृक्वभिः ॥ ९३१
    4 3 1 14 02a nemiṃ namanti cakṣasā meṣaṃ viprā abhisvare .
    4 3 1 14 02c sudītayo vo adruho'pi karṇe tarasvinaḥ samṛkvabhiḥ .. 931
    931. Wise and vibrant sages greet the heroic ruler, Indra, giver of showers of peace and joy, and with vision of the future, bow to him as the central power and force of the nation's wheel. O brilliant and inspired people free from jealousy and calumny, smart and bold in action, do him honour with laudable performance for the near. (Rg. 8-97-12)

    SV 932

    ४ ३ १ १४ ०३a समु रेभसो अस्वरन्निन्द्रँ सोमस्य पीतये ।
    ४ ३ १ १४ ०३c स्वःपतिर्यदी वृधे धृतव्रतो ह्योजसा समूतिभिः ॥ ९३२
    4 3 1 14 03a samu rebhaso asvarannindram̐ somasya pītaye .
    4 3 1 14 03c svaḥpatiryadī vṛdhe dhṛtavrato hyojasā samūtibhiḥ .. 932
    932. Let all intelligent people cordially welcome and felicitate Indra for the protection of the honour, integrity, beauty and culture of the nation of humanity, and when they, together, exhort the guardian of their happiness and welfare to advance the beauty of corporate life, then, committed to the values, laws and ideals of the nation, he feels exalted with lustrous courage and positive measures of defence and protection. (Rg. 8-97-11)

    SV 933

    ४ ३ १ १५ ०१a यो राजा चर्षणीनां याता रथेभिरध्रिगुः ।
    ४ ३ १ १५ ०१c विश्वासां तरुता पृतनानां ज्येष्ठं यो वृत्रहा गृणे ॥ ९३३
    4 3 1 15 01a yo rājā carṣaṇīnāṃ yātā rathebhiradhriguḥ .
    4 3 1 15 01c viśvāsāṃ tarutā pṛtanānāṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ yo vṛtrahā gṛṇe .. 933
    933. I adore Indra, lord supreme, who rules the people, and who is the irresistible and universal mover by waves of cosmic energy, saviour of all humanity, supreme warrior and winner of cosmic battles of the elemental forces and who destroys the evil, darkness and poverty of the world. (Rg. 8-70-1)

    SV 934

    ४ ३ १ १५ ०२a इन्द्रं तँ शुम्भ्य पुरुहन्मन्नवसे यस्य द्विता विधर्त्तरि ।
    ४ ३ १ १५ ०२c हस्तेन वज्रः प्रति धायि दर्शतो महां देवो न सूर्यः ॥ ९३४
    4 3 1 15 02a indraṃ tam̐ śumbhya puruhanmannavase yasya dvitā vidharttari .
    4 3 1 15 02c hastena vajraḥ prati dhāyi darśato mahāṃ devo na sūryaḥ .. 934
    934. O man of universal devotion, exalt and glorify that omnipotent Indra for protection and progress in whom, as ruler and controller of the world, both justice and mercy abide simultaneously, who holds the thunderbolt of power in hand, and who is great and glorious like the sun in heaven. (Rg. 8-70-2)

    SV 935

    ४ ३ १ १६ ०१a परि प्रिया दिवः कविर्वयाँसि नप्त्योर्हितः ।
    ४ ३ १ १६ ०१c स्वानैर्याति कविक्रतुः ॥ ९३५
    4 3 1 16 01a pari priyā divaḥ kavirvayām̐si naptyorhitaḥ .
    4 3 1 16 01c svānairyāti kavikratuḥ .. 935
    935. Soma, cosmic soul, darling of the heavens and loved of enlightened people, poetic creator, immanent in his own creations, pervading all regions of the universe, moves around omnipresent, inspiring, creating and doing all those acts which are exclusively worthy of the omniscient and omnipotent creator. (Rg. 9-9-1)

    SV 936

    ४ ३ १ १६ ०२a स सूनुर्मातरा शुचिर्जातो जाते अरोचयत् ।
    ४ ३ १ १६ ०२c महान्मही ऋतावृधा ॥ ९३६
    4 3 1 16 02a sa sūnurmātarā śucirjāto jāte arocayat .
    4 3 1 16 02c mahānmahī ṛtāvṛdhā .. 936
    936. He, creator of the universe, pure and great, self- manifested, illuminates the great and glorious heaven and earth, mothers of the created world which observe and exalt the eternal laws of existence. (Rg. 9-9-3)

    SV 937

    ४ ३ १ १६ ०३a प्रप्र क्षयाय पन्यसे जनाय जुष्टो अद्रुहः ।
    ४ ३ १ १६ ०३c वीत्यर्ष पनिष्टये ॥ ९३७
    4 3 1 16 03a prapra kṣayāya panyase janāya juṣṭo adruhaḥ .
    4 3 1 16 03c vītyarṣa paniṣṭaye .. 937
    937. O Soma, loved and cherished of all, ever move with love and favours of grace to every home and every region of the world for the celebrant and all men free from jealousy and enmity, and bless them all with joy and life's fulfilment. (Rg. 9-9-2)

    SV 938

    ४ ३ १ १७ ०१a त्वँ ह्या३ँङ्ग दैव्या पवमान जनिमानि द्युमत्तमः ।
    ४ ३ १ १७ ०१c अमृतत्वाय घोषयन् ॥ ९३८
    4 3 1 17 01a tvam̐ hyā3m̐ṅga daivyā pavamāna janimāni dyumattamaḥ .
    4 3 1 17 01c amṛtatvāya ghoṣayan .. 938
    938. O Soma, dear as life, pure and purifying, most refulgent enlightened spirit, only you can call up bom humanity to holy life and proclaim the path to immortality. (Rg. 9-108-3)

    SV 939

    ४ ३ १ १७ ०२a येना नवग्वो दध्यङ्ङपोर्णुते येन विप्रास आपिरे ।
    ४ ३ १ १७ ०२c देवानाँ सुम्ने अमृतस्य चारुणो येन श्रवाँस्याशत ॥ ९३९
    4 3 1 17 02a yenā navagvo dadhyaṅṅaporṇute yena viprāsa āpire .
    4 3 1 17 02c devānām̐ sumne amṛtasya cāruṇo yena śravām̐syāśata .. 939
    939. Soma is that spirit of enlightenment by which the meditative sages on way to divinity open up the path to immortality, by which the saints attain to the peace and well being worthy of divinities, and by which the lovers of immortality obtain their desired ambition and fulfilment. (Rg. 9-108-4)

    SV 940

    ४ ३ १ १८ ०१a सोमः पुनान ऊर्मिणाव्यं वारं वि धावति ।
    ४ ३ १ १८ ०१c अग्रे वाचः पवमानः कनिक्रदत् ॥ ९४०
    4 3 1 18 01a somaḥ punāna ūrmiṇāvyaṃ vāraṃ vi dhāvati .
    4 3 1 18 01c agre vācaḥ pavamānaḥ kanikradat .. 940
    940. Soma, pure and purifying, protective and blissful, flowing by streams and sanctifying, roaring with ancient and original hymns of divine adoration, rushes to the heart core of the distinguished soul. (Rg. 9-106-10)

    SV 941

    ४ ३ १ १८ ०२a धीभिर्मृजन्ति वाजिनं वने क्रीडन्तमत्यविम् ।
    ४ ३ १ १८ ०२c अभि त्रिपृष्ठं मतयः समस्वरन् ॥ ९४१
    4 3 1 18 02a dhībhirmṛjanti vājinaṃ vane krīḍantamatyavim .
    4 3 1 18 02c abhi tripṛṣṭhaṃ matayaḥ samasvaran .. 941
    941. Men of distinguished mind, adoring Soma with holy thoughts, words and action, invoke and celebrate all protective Soma, victorious spirit and cosmic energy, playing in the beautiful world over three regions of heaven, earth and the skies. (Rg. 9-106-11)

    SV 942

    ४ ३ १ १८ ०३a असर्जि कलशाँ अभि मीढ्वान्त्सप्तिर्न वाजयुः ।
    ४ ३ १ १८ ०३c पुनानो वाचं जनयन्नसिष्यदत् ॥ ९४२
    4 3 1 18 03a asarji kalaśām̐ abhi mīḍhvāntsaptirna vājayuḥ .
    4 3 1 18 03c punāno vācaṃ janayannasiṣyadat .. 942
    942. Soma, vibrant spirit of divinity, rushes to the heart core of realised souls like instant energy radiating to the centre of its target in the human battle of survival and distinguished search for immortality, there stimulating, creating and sanctifying hymns of adoration, and there in the soul it abides.(Rg.9-106-12)

    SV 943

    ४ ३ १ १९ ०१a सोमः पवते जनिता मतीनां जनिता दिवो जनिता पृथिव्याः ।
    ४ ३ १ १९ ०१c जनिताग्नेर्जनिता सूर्यस्य जनितेन्द्रस्य जनितोत विष्णोः ॥ ९४३
    4 3 1 19 01a somaḥ pavate janitā matīnāṃ janitā divo janitā pṛthivyāḥ .
    4 3 1 19 01c janitāgnerjanitā sūryasya janitendrasya janitota viṣṇoḥ .. 943
    943. Soma, spirit of divine peace, power and generous creativity, flows and purifies universally. It is generator of heavens, maker of the earth and creator of the nobilities of sagely wisdom, generator of fire, maker of the stars, manifester of its own omnipotence, and manifester of the omnipresence of its own self in expansive space. (Rg. 9-96-5)

    SV 944

    ४ ३ १ १९ ०२a ब्रह्मा देवानां पदवीः कवीनां ऋषिर्विप्राणां महिषोमृगाणाम् ।
    ४ ३ १ १९ ०२c श्येनो गृध्राणाँ स्वधितिर्वनानाँ सोमः पवित्रमत्येति रेभन् ॥ ९४४
    4 3 1 19 02a brahmā devānāṃ padavīḥ kavīnāṃ ṛṣirviprāṇāṃ mahiṣomṛgāṇām .
    4 3 1 19 02c śyeno gṛdhrāṇām̐ svadhitirvanānām̐ somaḥ pavitramatyeti rebhan .. 944
    944. Soma is Brahma, supreme over divinities, highest of the poets, divine seer among the wise, lion among the strongest animals, eagle among the birds of power, sword among the killers and, roaring and thundering, it goes forward, excels all others, and blesses the pure heart core of the soul. (Rg. 9-96-6)

    SV 945

    ४ ३ १ १९ ०३a प्रावीविपद्वाच ऊर्मिं न सिन्धुर्गिर स्तोमान्पवमानो मनीषाः ।
    ४ ३ १ १९ ०३c अन्तः पश्यन्वृजनेमावराण्या तिष्ठति वृषभो गोषु जानन् ॥ ९४५
    4 3 1 19 03a prāvīvipadvāca ūrmiṃ na sindhurgira stomānpavamāno manīṣāḥ .
    4 3 1 19 03c antaḥ paśyanvṛjanemāvarāṇyā tiṣṭhati vṛṣabho goṣu jānan .. 945
    945. Soma stirs and inspires the flow of thought into speech as the sea stirs and rolls the waves of the flood. Pure and purifying, it inspires imagination, poetry and adoration. Pervading all within and watching, it abides in the closest intimacies of all yajna within and without and, potent as it is, knowing every thing, it energises all organs of thought and sense. (Rg. 9-96-7)

    SV 946

    ४ ३ १ २० ०१a अग्निं वो वृधन्तमध्वराणां पुरूतमम् ।
    ४ ३ १ २० ०१c अच्छा नप्त्रे सहस्वते ॥ ९४६
    4 3 1 20 01a agniṃ vo vṛdhantamadhvarāṇāṃ purūtamam .
    4 3 1 20 01c acchā naptre sahasvate .. 946
    946. Well with joint action and yajna, serve Agni, most ancient power of the first order that leads you to the advancement of strong familial unity and tolerant but powerful social cooperation for your coming generations for ages. (Rg. 8-102-7)

    SV 947

    ४ ३ १ २० ०२a अयं यथा न आभुवत्त्वष्टा रूपेव तक्ष्या ।
    ४ ३ १ २० ०२c अस्य क्रत्वा यशस्वतः ॥ ९४७
    4 3 1 20 02a ayaṃ yathā na ābhuvattvaṣṭā rūpeva takṣyā .
    4 3 1 20 02c asya kratvā yaśasvataḥ .. 947
    947. Just as the artist creates all possible forms out of his plastic materials, giving them beauty, power and purposeful meaning, so does this Agni, universal artist, work on us, for us, and brings out our potentials and gives us forms of beauty, power and excellence as a family, community and common humanity for a purpose, a meaning and a direction. His actions are great, gracious and glorious. (Rg. 8-102-8)

    SV 948

    ४ ३ १ २० ०३a अयं विश्वा अभि श्रियोऽग्निर्देवेषु पत्यते ।
    ४ ३ १ २० ०३c आ वाजैरुप नो गमत् ॥ ९४८
    4 3 1 20 03a ayaṃ viśvā abhi śriyo'gnirdeveṣu patyate .
    4 3 1 20 03c ā vājairupa no gamat .. 948
    948. This Agni among all the divinities of nature and humanity creates, sustains and rules over all the beauties, graces and grandeurs of life. May the lord come to us and bless us with all kinds of knowledge, power, wealth and honour. (Rg. 8-102-9)

    SV 949

    ४ ३ १ २१ ०१a इममिन्द्र सुतं पिब ज्येष्ठममर्त्यं मदम् ।
    ४ ३ १ २१ ०१c शुक्रस्य त्वाभ्यक्षरन्धारा ऋतस्य सादने ॥ ९४९
    4 3 1 21 01a imamindra sutaṃ piba jyeṣṭhamamartyaṃ madam .
    4 3 1 21 01c śukrasya tvābhyakṣarandhārā ṛtasya sādane .. 949
    949. Indra, lord of light and universal rule, drink of the ecstasy of joy distilled, highest and immortal. The streams of pure and brilliant power and glory flow towards you in the house of Truth and Law. (Rg. 1-84-4)

    SV 950

    ४ ३ १ २१ ०२a न किष्ट्वद्रथीतरो हरी यदिन्द्र यच्छसे ।
    ४ ३ १ २१ ०२c न किष्ट्वानु मज्मना न किः स्वश्व आनशे ॥ ९५०
    4 3 1 21 02a na kiṣṭvadrathītaro harī yadindra yacchase .
    4 3 1 21 02c na kiṣṭvānu majmanā na kiḥ svaśva ānaśe .. 950
    950. Indra, while you yoke and drive the horses, powers of the chariot of your dominion, none could be a better master of the chariot. None could equal you in power, courage and force. None as master of horse and chariot could claim even to approach you in power, efficiency and glory. (Rg. 1-84-6)

    SV 951

    ४ ३ १ २१ ०३a इन्द्राय नूनमर्चतोक्थानि च ब्रवीतन ।
    ४ ३ १ २१ ०३c सुता अमत्सुरिन्दवो ज्येष्ठं नमस्यता सहः ॥ ९५१
    4 3 1 21 03a indrāya nūnamarcatokthāni ca bravītana .
    4 3 1 21 03c sutā amatsurindavo jyeṣṭhaṃ namasyatā sahaḥ .. 951
    951. All ye children of the earth, in truth and sincerity, do reverence and homage to Indra, ruling lord of light and life. Speak words of thanks and praise in appreciation of his dominion. Let the drops of distilled soma give him delight and ecstasy. Bow to him, lord supreme of courage and power. (Rg. 1-84-5)

    SV 952

    ४ ३ १ २२ ०१a इन्द्र जुषस्व प्र वहा याहि शूर हरिह ।
    ४ ३ १ २२ ०१c पिबा सुतस्य मतिर्न मधोश्चकानश्चारुर्मदाय ॥ ९५२
    4 3 1 22 01a indra juṣasva pra vahā yāhi śūra hariha .
    4 3 1 22 01c pibā sutasya matirna madhoścakānaścārurmadāya .. 952
    952. Indra, omnipotent lord of cosmic dynamics, come, join our yajna congregation, drink of honey sweets of homage and soma distilled for divine ecstasy and, intent on fulfillment as you get from soma, march on (over the negativities, jealousies and enmities).

    SV 953

    ४ ३ १ २२ ०२a इन्द्र जठरं नव्यं न पृणस्व मधोर्दिवो न ।
    ४ ३ १ २२ ०२c अस्य सुतस्य स्वा३र्नोप त्वा मदाः सुवाचो अस्थुः ॥ ९५३
    4 3 1 22 02a indra jaṭharaṃ navyaṃ na pṛṇasva madhordivo na .
    4 3 1 22 02c asya sutasya svā3rnopa tvā madāḥ suvāco asthuḥ .. 953
    953. Indra, divine ruler of the world, drink of the adorable honey sweets of soma like heavenly nectar to your heart's content, and may the admirable ecstasy of this soma stay with you like the eternal bliss of heavenly freedom of Moksha.

    SV 954

    ४ ३ १ २२ ०३a इन्द्रस्तुराषाण्मित्रो न जघान वृत्रं यतिर्न ।
    ४ ३ १ २२ ०३c बिभेद वलं भृगुर्न ससाहे शत्रून्मदे सोमस्य ॥ ९५४
    4 3 1 22 03a indrasturāṣāṇmitro na jaghāna vṛtraṃ yatirna .
    4 3 1 22 03c bibheda valaṃ bhṛgurna sasāhe śatrūnmade somasya .. 954
    954. Indra, instant fighter in response, dispels darkness as the sun, like a sage he breaks off negativities, and like a passionate scholar, he removes doubts and ignorance at a stroke, in his passion and enthusiasm of Soma, joyous positive values of life.

    SV 955

    तृतीय प्रपाठकः । द्वितीयोऽर्धः
    ४ ३ २ ०१ ०१a गोवित्पवस्व वसुविद्धिरण्यविद्रेतोधा इन्दो भुवनेष्वर्पितः ।
    ४ ३ २ ०१ ०१c त्वँ सुवीरो असि सोम विश्ववित्तं त्वा नर उप गिरेम आसते ॥ ९५५
    tṛtīya prapāṭhakaḥ . dvitīyo'rdhaḥ
    4 3 2 01 01a govitpavasva vasuviddhiraṇyavidretodhā indo bhuvaneṣvarpitaḥ .
    4 3 2 01 01c tvam̐ suvīro asi soma viśvavittaṃ tvā nara upa girema āsate .. 955
    955. O Soma, Indu, lord of life, beauty and grace, flow, pure and purifying, vibrant omnipresent in all regions of the world. You master and control the wealth of lands and cows, light of knowledge and culture, jewels of peace and settlement, and the beauty of gold and grace. You are virile and command creative energy. You are mighty brave, ruler over the world. We, vibrant and brave devotees, adore you with songs of praise and prayer, and pray we may be close to you. (Rg. 9-86-39)

    SV 956

    ४ ३ २ ०१ ०२a त्वं नृचक्षा असि सोम विश्वतः पवमान वृषभ ता वि धावसि ।
    ४ ३ २ ०१ ०२c स नः पवस्व वसुमद्धिरण्यवद्वयँ स्याम भुवनेषु जीवसे ॥ ९५६
    4 3 2 01 02a tvaṃ nṛcakṣā asi soma viśvataḥ pavamāna vṛṣabha tā vi dhāvasi .
    4 3 2 01 02c sa naḥ pavasva vasumaddhiraṇyavadvayam̐ syāma bhuvaneṣu jīvase .. 956
    956. O Soma, you are constant watchful guardian of humanity all round in all ways. O lord pure and purifying, vigorous and generous, you cleanse us with all those powers of yours. Pray purify and energise us so that we may be prosperous with peaceful settlement and golden graces of wealth, honour and excellence to live happy in the regions of the world. (Rg. 9-86-38)

    SV 957

    ४ ३ २ ०१ ०३a ईशान इमा भुवनानि ईयसे युजान इन्दो हरितः सुपर्ण्यः ।
    ४ ३ २ ०१ ०३c तास्ते क्षरन्तु मधुमद्घृतं पयस्तव व्रते सोम तिष्ठन्तु कृष्टयः ॥ ९५७
    4 3 2 01 03a īśāna imā bhuvanāni īyase yujāna indo haritaḥ suparṇyaḥ .
    4 3 2 01 03c tāste kṣarantu madhumadghṛtaṃ payastava vrate soma tiṣṭhantu kṛṣṭayaḥ .. 957
    957. O Soma, Indu, lord of light and beauty of peaceful life, you rule over all these regions of the world harnessing dynamic forces of nature's energy. May these forces of yours produce and shower on us ghrta and milk of honeyed sweetness and may the people abide by your laws and discipline of life. (Rg. 9-86-37)

    SV 958

    ४ ३ २ ०२ ०१a पवमानस्य विश्ववित्प्र ते सर्गा असृक्षत ।
    ४ ३ २ ०२ ०१c सूर्यस्येव न रश्मयः ॥ ९५८
    4 3 2 02 01a pavamānasya viśvavitpra te sargā asṛkṣata .
    4 3 2 02 01c sūryasyeva na raśmayaḥ .. 958
    958. Lord of the universe, pure, refulgent and purifying, as you manifest in the flux of existence your creations of peace and beauty flow and radiate like rays of the sun. (Rg. 9-64-7)

    SV 959

    ४ ३ २ ०२ ०२a केतुं कृण्वं दिवस्परि विश्वा रूपाभ्यर्षसि ।
    ४ ३ २ ०२ ०२c समुद्रः सोम पिन्वसे ॥ ९५९
    4 3 2 02 02a ketuṃ kṛṇvaṃ divaspari viśvā rūpābhyarṣasi .
    4 3 2 02 02c samudraḥ soma pinvase .. 959
    959. Creating the lights of your existential presence over the regions of heaven above, you reveal your power by the beauty of forms you create, O Soma, universal home of infinite bliss, and expand the possibilities of life's joy. (Rg. 9-64-8)

    SV 960

    ४ ३ २ ०२ ०३a जज्ञानो वाचमिष्यसि पवमान विधर्मणि ।
    ४ ३ २ ०२ ०३c क्रन्दं देवो न सूर्यः ॥ ९६०
    4 3 2 02 03a jajñāno vācamiṣyasi pavamāna vidharmaṇi .
    4 3 2 02 03c krandaṃ devo na sūryaḥ .. 960
    960. Invoked in yajna and inspiring songs of adoration you love, pure, purifying and pervasive in the world of various forms and functions, your voice rolling and revealing, you radiate as the refulgent sun and transcend the world in existence. (Rg. 9-64-9)

    SV 961

    ४ ३ २ ०३ ०१a प्र सोमासो अधन्विषुः पवमानास इन्दवः ।
    ४ ३ २ ०३ ०१c श्रीणाना अप्सु वृञ्जते ॥ ९६१
    4 3 2 03 01a pra somāso adhanviṣuḥ pavamānāsa indavaḥ .
    4 3 2 03 01c śrīṇānā apsu vṛñjate .. 961
    961. Soma currents of purity, power and beauty of divinity, purifying and inspiring streams of life's joy, sparkling, and enlightening humanity, when absorbed, and integrated in human thought, word and action reflect in life and glorify noble people. (Rg. 9-24-1)

    SV 962

    ४ ३ २ ०३ ०२a अभि गावो अधन्विषुरापो न प्रवता यतीः ।
    ४ ३ २ ०३ ०२c पुनाना इन्द्रमाशत ॥ ९६२
    4 3 2 03 02a abhi gāvo adhanviṣurāpo na pravatā yatīḥ .
    4 3 2 03 02c punānā indramāśata .. 962
    962. The ecstasy and power of soma vibrations energise the mind and senses of the celebrant, purifying and perfecting them, and, thus purified, the senses and mind move to the presence of omnipotent all-joyous Indra like streams and rivers flowing, rushing and joining the sea. (Rg. 9-24-2)

    SV 963

    ४ ३ २ ०३ ०३a प्र पवमान धन्वसि सोमेन्द्राय मादनः ।
    ४ ३ २ ०३ ०३c नृभिर्यतो वि नीयसे ॥ ९६३
    4 3 2 03 03a pra pavamāna dhanvasi somendrāya mādanaḥ .
    4 3 2 03 03c nṛbhiryato vi nīyase .. 963
    963. O Soma, universal power and joy of existence, pure and purifying, you vibrate in the universe like an ocean of nectar. Celebrated by men of vision and wisdom, you arise and manifest in your glory in the devotee's experience and inspire him to rise to divinity. (Rg. 9-24-3)

    SV 964

    ४ ३ २ ०३ ०४a इन्दो यदद्रिभिः सुतः पवित्रं परिदीयसे ।
    ४ ३ २ ०३ ०४c अरमिन्द्रस्य धाम्ने ॥ ९६४
    4 3 2 03 04a indo yadadribhiḥ sutaḥ pavitraṃ paridīyase .
    4 3 2 03 04c aramindrasya dhāmne .. 964
    964. O Soma, shower of divine beauty and bliss, perceived, internalised and realised through the mind and vision of the celebrant, you vibrate and shine in sanctified awareness as the absolute beauty, bliss and glory of existence for the human soul (Rg. 9-24-5)

    SV 965

    ४ ३ २ ०३ ०५a त्वँ सोम नृमादनः पवस्व चर्षणीधृतिः ।
    ४ ३ २ ०३ ०५c सस्निर्यो अनुमाद्यः ॥ ९६५
    4 3 2 03 05a tvam̐ soma nṛmādanaḥ pavasva carṣaṇīdhṛtiḥ .
    4 3 2 03 05c sasniryo anumādyaḥ .. 965
    965. O Soma, joyous lover and lord of humanity, let the ecstasy of your presence flow purifying for the protection and fulfilment of humanity, pure, generous and adorable as you are. (Rg. 9-24-4)

    SV 966

    ४ ३ २ ०३ ०६a पवस्व वृत्रहन्तम उक्थेभिरनुमाद्यः ।
    ४ ३ २ ०३ ०६c शुचिः पावको अद्भुतः ॥ ९६६
    4 3 2 03 06a pavasva vṛtrahantama ukthebhiranumādyaḥ .
    4 3 2 03 06c śuciḥ pāvako adbhutaḥ .. 966
    966. Flow into the heart, beatify the soul, O greatest destroyer of the dirt and darkness of life, in response to our songs of adoration. O Spirit of absolute joy, you are pure, sanctifier and absolutely sublime. (Rg. 9-24-6)

    SV 967

    ४ ३ २ ०३ ०७a शुचिः पावक उच्यते सोमः सुतः स मधुमान् ।
    ४ ३ २ ०३ ०७c देवावीरघशँसहा ॥ ९६७
    4 3 2 03 07a śuciḥ pāvaka ucyate somaḥ sutaḥ sa madhumān .
    4 3 2 03 07c devāvīraghaśam̐sahā .. 967
    967. Soma, creator and energiser of existence, ambrosial honey for the enlightened celebrants, is hailed as purifier, sanctifier and protector of the divines and destroyer of sin, scandal, jealousy and enmity. (Rg. 9-24-7)

    SV 968

    ४ ३ २ ०४ ०१a प्र कविर्देववीतयेऽव्या वारेभिरव्यत ।
    ४ ३ २ ०४ ०१c साह्वान्विश्वा अभि स्पृधः ॥ ९६८
    4 3 2 04 01a pra kavirdevavītaye'vyā vārebhiravyata .
    4 3 2 04 01c sāhvānviśvā abhi spṛdhaḥ .. 968
    968. Soma, creative poet and universal visionary, all protective, withstanding all rivalry and opposition, moves on with protection, advancement and choice gifts for the creative souls for their divine fulfilment. (Rg.9-20-1)

    SV 969

    ४ ३ २ ०४ ०२a स हि ष्मा जरितृभ्य आ वाजं गोमन्तमिन्वति ।
    ४ ३ २ ०४ ०२c पवमानः सहस्रिणम् ॥ ९६९
    4 3 2 04 02a sa hi ṣmā jaritṛbhya ā vājaṃ gomantaminvati .
    4 3 2 04 02c pavamānaḥ sahasriṇam .. 969
    969. He alone, pure, purifying and dynamic, brings for the celebrants thousandfold food, energy and advancement with victory inspired and infused with intelligence, knowledge, culture and enlightenment. (Rg. 9-20-2)

    SV 970

    ४ ३ २ ०४ ०३a परि विश्वानि चेतसा मृज्यसे पवसे मती ।
    ४ ३ २ ०४ ०३c स नः सोम श्रवो विदः ॥ ९७०
    4 3 2 04 03a pari viśvāni cetasā mṛjyase pavase matī .
    4 3 2 04 03c sa naḥ soma śravo vidaḥ .. 970
    970. O lord, you give us all good things of the world we love with our heart's desire. You inspire and energise our intellect, understanding and will for action. O Soma, pray bring us the wealth of honour and fame with all forms of life's excellence. (Rg. 9-20-3)

    SV 971

    ४ ३ २ ०४ ०४a अभ्यर्ष बृहद्यशो मघवद्भ्यो ध्रुवँ रयिम् ।
    ४ ३ २ ०४ ०४c इषँ स्तोतृभ्य आ भर ॥ ९७१
    4 3 2 04 04a abhyarṣa bṛhadyaśo maghavadbhyo dhruvam̐ rayim .
    4 3 2 04 04c iṣam̐ stotṛbhya ā bhara .. 971
    971. Bring wide and expansive fame for the men of honour and generosity, bring wealth and power, bring food, energy, knowledge and excellence of mind and soul for the celebrants. (Rg. 9-20-4)

    SV 972

    ४ ३ २ ०४ ०५a त्वँ राजेव सुव्रतो गिरः सोमाविवेशिथ ।
    ४ ३ २ ०४ ०५c पुनानो वह्ने अद्भुत ॥ ९७२
    4 3 2 04 05a tvam̐ rājeva suvrato giraḥ somāviveśitha .
    4 3 2 04 05c punāno vahne adbhuta .. 972
    972. O Soma, you are like a ruler sustainer of the holy laws of existence. You are present in the hymns of the Veda and you inspire the songs of celebrants. Pure and purifying, O wielder and sustainer of the universe, you are wondrous great and sublime, the like of which never was and never shall be, rival there is none. (Rg. 9-20-5)

    SV 973

    ४ ३ २ ०४ ०६a स वह्निरप्सु दुष्टरो मृज्यमानो गभस्त्योः ।
    ४ ३ २ ०४ ०६c सोमश्चमूषु सीदति ॥ ९७३
    4 3 2 04 06a sa vahnirapsu duṣṭaro mṛjyamāno gabhastyoḥ .
    4 3 2 04 06c somaścamūṣu sīdati .. 973
    973. That lord Soma, burden bearer of existence, is the universal inspirer, energiser and enlightener, the very passion and fire of life, pervasive in the waters of space, unconquerable, blazing in the self-circuit of his own refulgence, and he abides in the holy ladles of yajna as much as in the mighty majestic armies of the universe. (Rg. 9-20-6)

    SV 974

    ४ ३ २ ०४ ०७a क्रीडुर्मखो न मँहयुः पवित्रँ सोम गच्छसि ।
    ४ ३ २ ०४ ०७c दधत्स्तोत्रे सुवीर्यम् ॥ ९७४
    4 3 2 04 07a krīḍurmakho na mam̐hayuḥ pavitram̐ soma gacchasi .
    4 3 2 04 07c dadhatstotre suvīryam .. 974
    974. O Soma, you are joyous and playful, generous at heart as the very yajnic creation of the exuberant world, you move to the heart of the celebrants with purity of divinity, and inspire and infuse the hymns of Veda and songs of the devotees with the spirit of divinity and creative exuberance. (Rg. 9-20-7)

    SV 975

    ४ ३ २ ०५ ०१a यवंयवं नो अन्धसा पुष्टंपुष्टं परि स्रव ।
    ४ ३ २ ०५ ०१c विश्वा च सोम सौभगा ॥ ९७५
    4 3 2 05 01a yavaṃyavaṃ no andhasā puṣṭaṃpuṣṭaṃ pari srava .
    4 3 2 05 01c viśvā ca soma saubhagā .. 975
    975. Soma, Spirit of peace, power and plenty, flow forth, vitalise, purify and inspire us with fresh energy, power and grace of culture at every stage of our growth, acquisition and progress, beatify all our good fortune and prosperity of life in the world. (Rg. 9-55-1)

    SV 976

    ४ ३ २ ०५ ०२a इन्दो यथा तव स्तवो यथा ते जातमन्धसः ।
    ४ ३ २ ०५ ०२c नि बर्हिषि प्रिये सदः ॥ ९७६
    4 3 2 05 02a indo yathā tava stavo yathā te jātamandhasaḥ .
    4 3 2 05 02c ni barhiṣi priye sadaḥ .. 976
    976. O lord of beauty and grace, as you pervade your own glory of adoration, your own creation, power and nourishments of food and inspiration, so pray come, bless our vedi of yajna, our life and work through the world. (Rg. 9-55-2)

    SV 977

    ४ ३ २ ०५ ०३a उत नो गोविदश्ववित्पवस्व सोमान्धसा ।
    ४ ३ २ ०५ ०३c मक्षूतमेभिरहभिः ॥ ९७७
    4 3 2 05 03a uta no govidaśvavitpavasva somāndhasā .
    4 3 2 05 03c makṣūtamebhirahabhiḥ .. 977
    977. And O Soma, lord of energy, wealth and advancement, master of knowledge and progress, by the shortest time of the days ahead, bless and beatify us with food for body, mind and soul, rich in lands, cows and culture, horses, advancement and progressive power and achievement. (Rg. 9-55-3)

    SV 978

    ४ ३ २ ०५ ०४a यो जिनाति न जीयते हन्ति शत्रुमभीत्य ।
    ४ ३ २ ०५ ०४c स पवस्व सहस्रजित् ॥ ९७८
    4 3 2 05 04a yo jināti na jīyate hanti śatrumabhītya .
    4 3 2 05 04c sa pavasva sahasrajit .. 978
    978. You, who always excel, win or vanquish, who no one can excel, win or vanquish, who advance and destroy the destructive adversary, pray advance, energise, purify and empower us too, winner of a thousand battles. (Rg. 9-55-4)

    SV 979

    ४ ३ २ ०६ ०१a यास्ते धारा मधुश्चुतोऽसृग्रमिन्द ऊतये ।
    ४ ३ २ ०६ ०१c ताभिः पवित्रमासदः ॥ ९७९
    4 3 2 06 01a yāste dhārā madhuścuto'sṛgraminda ūtaye .
    4 3 2 06 01c tābhiḥ pavitramāsadaḥ .. 979
    979. O Soma, spirit of ambition, action and glory of life, the honey sweet streams of your ecstasy flow for the protection and sanctification of life. With those streams come and flow in the holy yajnic hall of action. (Rg. 9-62-7)

    SV 980

    ४ ३ २ ०६ ०२a सो अर्षेन्द्राय पीतये तिरो वाराण्यव्यया ।
    ४ ३ २ ०६ ०२c सीदन्नृतस्य योनिमा ॥ ९८०
    4 3 2 06 02a so arṣendrāya pītaye tiro vārāṇyavyayā .
    4 3 2 06 02c sīdannṛtasya yonimā .. 980
    980. O Soma, spirit of holy action and life's sanctity, settle in your seat of yajnic action in the nation's heart for the honour and excellence of human values and flow free down the permanent annals of human history and tradition. (Rg. 9-62-8)

    SV 981

    ४ ३ २ ०६ ०३a त्वँ सोम परि स्रव स्वादिष्ठो अङ्गिरोभ्यः ।
    ४ ३ २ ०६ ०३c वरिवोविद्धृतं पयः ॥ ९८१
    4 3 2 06 03a tvam̐ soma pari srava svādiṣṭho aṅgirobhyaḥ .
    4 3 2 06 03c varivoviddhṛtaṃ payaḥ .. 981
    981. O Soma, dynamic spirit of action, joy and glory of life, harbinger of the best of wealth and honour, flow sweet and most delicious for vibrant sages and scholars and release streams of milk and ghrta for humanity. (Rg. 9-62-9)

    SV 982

    ४ ३ २ ०७ ०१a तव श्रियो वर्ष्यस्येव विद्युतोग्नेश्चिकित्र उषसामिवेतयः ।
    ४ ३ २ ०७ ०१c यदोषधीरभिसृष्टो वनानि च परि स्वयं चिनुषे अन्नमासनि ॥ ९८२
    4 3 2 07 01a tava śriyo varṣyasyeva vidyutogneścikitra uṣasāmivetayaḥ .
    4 3 2 07 01c yadoṣadhīrabhisṛṣṭo vanāni ca pari svayaṃ cinuṣe annamāsani .. 982
    982. Your wonderful lustre and beauties shine like lightning flashes of the clouds of rain, like lights of the rising dawns, specially, when, radiating warm and free, you reach and shine upon the herbs and trees and fields of grain and receive them into the shining warmth of your maturing and ripening radiations. (Rg. 10-91-5)

    SV 983

    ४ ३ २ ०७ ०२a वातोपजूत इषितो वशाँ अनु तृषु यदन्ना वेविषद्वितिष्ठसे ।
    ४ ३ २ ०७ ०२c आ ते यतन्ते रथ्यो३ यथा पृथक्षर्धाँस्यग्ने अजरस्य धक्षतः ॥ ९८३
    4 3 2 07 02a vātopajūta iṣito vaśām̐ anu tṛṣu yadannā veviṣadvitiṣṭhase .
    4 3 2 07 02c ā te yatante rathyo3 yathā pṛthakṣardhām̐syagne ajarasya dhakṣataḥ .. 983
    983. When urged and impelled by wind, Agni, you msh fast to objects of your choice love and consumption, then your youthful unaging flames, burning and blazing, rush on like the horses of a monarch's chariot. (Rg. 10-91-7)

    SV 984

    ४ ३ २ ०७ ०३a मेधाकारं विदथस्य प्रसाधनमग्निँ होतारं परिभूतरं मतिम् ।
    ४ ३ २ ०७ ०३c त्वामर्भस्य हविषः समानमित्तवां महो वृणते नान्यं त्वत् ॥ ९८४
    4 3 2 07 03a medhākāraṃ vidathasya prasādhanamagnim̐ hotāraṃ paribhūtaraṃ matim .
    4 3 2 07 03c tvāmarbhasya haviṣaḥ samānamittavāṃ maho vṛṇate nānyaṃ tvat .. 984
    984. Devotees choose to worship Agni alone, none other than Agni, giver of intelligence, accomplisher of yajna and education for knowledge, high priest of yajnic existence, supreme over all, omniscient wise, and equally loving for all, whether the havi offered is small or great, whether the purpose is high or low. O lord of light, they choose none other than you. (Rg. 10-91-8)

    SV 985

    ४ ३ २ ०८ ०१a पुरूरुणा चिद्ध्यस्त्यवो नूनं वां वरुण ।
    ४ ३ २ ०८ ०१c मित्र वँसि वाँ सुमतिम् ॥ ९८५
    4 3 2 08 01a purūruṇā ciddhyastyavo nūnaṃ vāṃ varuṇa .
    4 3 2 08 01c mitra vam̐si vām̐ sumatim .. 985
    985. O Mitra, O Varuna, great and abundant is your protection and wisdom which, O friend, in all sincerity you love to share and extend to us. (Rg. 5-70-1)

    SV 986

    ४ ३ २ ०८ ०२a ता वाँ सम्यगद्रुह्वाणेषमश्याम धाम च ।
    ४ ३ २ ०८ ०२c वयं वां मित्रा स्याम ॥ ९८६
    4 3 2 08 02a tā vām̐ samyagadruhvāṇeṣamaśyāma dhāma ca .
    4 3 2 08 02c vayaṃ vāṃ mitrā syāma .. 986
    986. O Mitra and Varuna, Loving friends of justice and rectitude, free from hate and jealousy and destroyers of violence and injustice, may we receive, we pray, that energy and sustenance, that protection, guidance and wisdom of yours, so that we may internalise it and pursue it in our life and conduct. (Rg. 5-70-2)

    SV 987

    ४ ३ २ ०८ ०३a पातं नो मित्रा पायुभिरुत त्रायेथाँ सुत्रात्रा ।
    ४ ३ २ ०८ ०३c साह्याम दस्यूं तनूभिः ॥ ९८७
    4 3 2 08 03a pātaṃ no mitrā pāyubhiruta trāyethām̐ sutrātrā .
    4 3 2 08 03c sāhyāma dasyūṃ tanūbhiḥ .. 987
    987. O Mitra and Varuna destroyers of hate and violence, lovers and dispensers of justice and rectitude, with all your care and guidance, protect and promote us. Save us, O saviours against evil in our person and social institutions so that we may get over all forces of negativity, crime and destruction. (Rg. 5-70-3)

    SV 988

    ४ ३ २ ०९ ०१a उत्तिष्ठन्नोजसा सह पीत्वा शिप्रे अवेपयः ।
    ४ ३ २ ०९ ०१c सोममिन्द्र चमूसुतम् ॥ ९८८
    4 3 2 09 01a uttiṣṭhannojasā saha pītvā śipre avepayaḥ .
    4 3 2 09 01c somamindra camūsutam .. 988
    988. Indra, lord of the universe, rising with your might and majesty, protect and energise both heaven and earth and promote the soma of life's vitality created in both heaven and earth by nature and humanity by yajna. (Rg. 8-76-10)

    SV 989

    ४ ३ २ ०९ ०२a अनु त्वा रोदसी उभे स्पर्धमानमददेताम् ।
    ४ ३ २ ०९ ०२c इन्द्र यद्दस्युहाभवः ॥ ९८९
    4 3 2 09 02a anu tvā rodasī ubhe spardhamānamadadetām .
    4 3 2 09 02c indra yaddasyuhābhavaḥ .. 989
    989. Indra, when you stimulate and energise the soma vitality of life created by nature and humanity, and when you rise as destroyer of the negativities of the counter¬ force, then both heaven and earth vibrate and celebrate your majesty in awe with admiration. (Rg. 8-76-11)

    SV 990

    ४ ३ २ ०९ ०३a वाचमष्टापदीमहं नवस्रक्तिमृतावृधम् ।
    ४ ३ २ ०९ ०३c इन्द्रात्परितन्वं ममे ॥ ९९०
    4 3 2 09 03a vācamaṣṭāpadīmahaṃ navasraktimṛtāvṛdham .
    4 3 2 09 03c indrātparitanvaṃ mame .. 990
    990. I Study, measure, develop and pray for the advancement of language revealed in eight works, i.e., four Vedas and four Upavedas, spoken across four classes of humanity and through four stages of the individual's development from birth to death, developing over nine blooming branches like flower garlands across nine regions of the earth, ultimately touching the truth of divine reality, the Word Imperishable descended from and ascending to Indra, lord of omniscience across the countless branches of dialects and structures. (Rg. 8-76-12)

    SV 991

    ४ ३ २ १० ०१a इन्द्राग्नी युवामिमे३ऽभि स्तोमा अनूषत ।
    ४ ३ २ १० ०१c पिबतँ शम्भुवा सुतम् ॥ ९९१
    4 3 2 10 01a indrāgnī yuvāmime3'bhi stomā anūṣata .
    4 3 2 10 01c pibatam̐ śambhuvā sutam .. 991
    991. Indra and Agni, powers of will and vision of action in nature and humanity, these songs of adoration celebrate you. O givers of peace, prosperity and well being, drink of the nectar of this joy and bliss distilled. (Rg. 6-60-7)

    SV 992

    ४ ३ २ १० ०२a या वाँ सन्ति पुरुस्पृहो नियुतो दाशुषे नरा ।
    ४ ३ २ १० ०२c इन्द्राग्नी ताभिरा गतम् ॥ ९९२
    4 3 2 10 02a yā vām̐ santi puruspṛho niyuto dāśuṣe narā .
    4 3 2 10 02c indrāgnī tābhirā gatam .. 992
    992. Indra and Agni, leading powers of humanity, come to the generous giver and celebrant yajaka with all those gifts and powers of yours which are loved and cherished by all. (Rg. 6-60-8)

    SV 993

    ४ ३ २ १० ०३a ताभिरा गच्छतं नरोपेदँ सवनँ सुतम् ।
    ४ ३ २ १० ०३c इन्द्राग्नी सोमपीतये ॥ ९९३
    4 3 2 10 03a tābhirā gacchataṃ naropedam̐ savanam̐ sutam .
    4 3 2 10 03c indrāgnī somapītaye .. 993
    993. Indra and Agni, leading lights, with those cherished gifts and powers come and join this yajnic session to drink of the soma of joy distilled.(Rg.6-60-9)

    SV 994

    ४ ३ २ ११ ०१a अर्षा सोम द्युमत्तमोऽभि द्रोणानि रोरुवत् ।
    ४ ३ २ ११ ०१c सीदन्योनौ योनेष्वा ॥ ९९४
    4 3 2 11 01a arṣā soma dyumattamo'bhi droṇāni roruvat .
    4 3 2 11 01c sīdanyonau yoneṣvā .. 994
    994. Soma, spirit of divine power and peace of purity, most potent and most refulgent, come roaring at the speed and force of thunder and abide in the flames of yajna and heart of the faithful celebrant purify and sanctify the soul. (Rg. 9-65-19)

    SV 995

    ४ ३ २ ११ ०२a अप्सा इन्द्राय वायवे वरुणाय मरुद्भ्यः ।
    ४ ३ २ ११ ०२c सोमा अर्षन्तु विष्णवे ॥ ९९५
    4 3 2 11 02a apsā indrāya vāyave varuṇāya marudbhyaḥ .
    4 3 2 11 02c somā arṣantu viṣṇave .. 995
    995. Soma, spirit of the innate peace and power of divinity, by its own will and energy, radiates to the heart and soul of the devotee to vest it with the power of cosmic energy (Indra), the speed of winds (Vayu), pioneering spirit of the storm (Maruts), the depth of space (Varuna), and the love of omnipresent divinity (Vishnu). (Rg. 9-65-20)

    SV 996

    ४ ३ २ ११ ०३a इषं तोकाय नो दधदस्मभ्यँ सोम विश्वतः ।
    ४ ३ २ ११ ०३c आ पवस्व सहस्रिणम् ॥ ९९६
    4 3 2 11 03a iṣaṃ tokāya no dadhadasmabhyam̐ soma viśvataḥ .
    4 3 2 11 03c ā pavasva sahasriṇam .. 996
    996. O Soma, bearing a thousandfold gifts of food, energy, knowledge and will of initiative and assertion from all sides of the world, pray flow to bless us and our future generations with the power and peace of divinity. (Rg. 9-65-21)

    SV 997

    ४ ३ २ १२ ०१a सोम उ ष्वाणः सोतृभिरधि ष्णुभिरवीनाम् ।
    ४ ३ २ १२ ०१c अश्वयेव हरिता याति धारया मन्द्रया याति धारया ॥ ९९७
    4 3 2 12 01a soma u ṣvāṇaḥ sotṛbhiradhi ṣṇubhiravīnām .
    4 3 2 12 01c aśvayeva haritā yāti dhārayā mandrayā yāti dhārayā .. 997
    997. Soma, invoked by celebrants, manifests with blissful inspiring powers of protection and promotion and, saving, watching, fascinating, goes forward, rushing, compelling, in an impetuous stream like waves of energy, and it also goes forward by a stream of mild motion, soothing and refreshing. (Rg. 9-107-8)

    SV 998

    ४ ३ २ १२ ०२a अनूपे गोमान्गोभिरक्षाः सोमो दुग्धाभिरक्षाः ।
    ४ ३ २ १२ ०२c समुद्रं न संवरणान्यग्मन्मन्दी मदाय तोशते ॥ ९९८
    4 3 2 12 02a anūpe gomāngobhirakṣāḥ somo dugdhābhirakṣāḥ .
    4 3 2 12 02c samudraṃ na saṃvaraṇānyagmanmandī madāya tośate .. 998
    998. Soma, divine master of holy speech, emerges in the depth of the heart with the voice of divinity and blesses the devotee with the revelation of the milk of spiritual sustenance. Just as streams of water flow and reach the sea, so is the divine stream and spirit of joy invoked and celebrated for the central bliss of the soul. (Rg. 9-107-9)

    SV 999

    ४ ३ २ १३ ०१a यत्सोम चित्रमुक्थ्यं दिव्यं पार्थिवं वसु ।
    ४ ३ २ १३ ०१c तन्नः पुनान आ भर ॥ ९९९
    4 3 2 13 01a yatsoma citramukthyaṃ divyaṃ pārthivaṃ vasu .
    4 3 2 13 01c tannaḥ punāna ā bhara .. 999
    999. O Soma, lord of peace, purity and power, purify for us the wealth, honour and excellence both worldly and heavenly which is wonderfully versatile, valuable and admirable, pray sanctify it and bless us with the sacred gift. (Rg. 9-19-1)

    SV 1000

    ४ ३ २ १३ ०२a वृषा पुनान आयुँषि स्तनयन्नधि बर्हिषि ।
    ४ ३ २ १३ ०२c हरिः सन्योनिमासदः ॥ १०००
    4 3 2 13 02a vṛṣā punāna āyum̐ṣi stanayannadhi barhiṣi .
    4 3 2 13 02c hariḥ sanyonimāsadaḥ .. 1000
    1000. O Soma, giver of showers of fulfilment to the soul in living forms, purifying and sanctifying the soul of each one among humanity, presiding over the evolving forms of nature with the divine will and voice of thunder, taking on the role of creator through the dynamics of universal law, the divine Spirit abides immanent and pervasive in the womb of nature as the total seed of existence. (Rg. 9-19-3)

    SV 1001

    ४ ३ २ १३ ०३a युवँ हि स्थः स्वःपती इन्द्रश्च सोम गोपती ।
    ४ ३ २ १३ ०३c ईशाना पिप्यतं धियः ॥ १००१
    4 3 2 13 03a yuvam̐ hi sthaḥ svaḥpatī indraśca soma gopatī .
    4 3 2 13 03c īśānā pipyataṃ dhiyaḥ .. 1001
    1001. O Soma, lord of peace and purity, Indra, lord of honour and excellence, both of you are protectors, sustainers and sanctifiers of earth, earthly well being, culture and sacred speech, of heaven and heavenly light and joy. Rulers and sustainers of existence, pray bless us with exuberant intelligence and will for holy thought. action and advancement. (Rg. 9-19-2)

    SV 1002

    ४ ३ २ १४ ०१a इन्द्रो मदाय वावृधे शवसे वृत्रहा नृभिः ।
    ४ ३ २ १४ ०१c तमिन्महत्स्वाजिषूतिमर्भे हवामहे स वाजेषु प्र नोऽविषत् ॥ १००२
    4 3 2 14 01a indro madāya vāvṛdhe śavase vṛtrahā nṛbhiḥ .
    4 3 2 14 01c taminmahatsvājiṣūtimarbhe havāmahe sa vājeṣu pra no'viṣat .. 1002
    1002. Indra, the hero who destroys Vtra, the cloud of want and suffering, and releases the showers of plenty and prosperity, goes forward with the people for the achievement of strength and joy of the land of freedom and self-government. And him we invoke and exhort in the battles of life, great and small, so that he may defend and advance us in all our struggles for progress and lead us to victory. (Rg. 1-81-1)

    SV 1003

    ४ ३ २ १४ ०२a असि हि वीर सेन्योऽसि भूरि पराददिः ।
    ४ ३ २ १४ ०२c असि दभ्रस्य चिद्वृधो यजमानाय शिक्षसि सुन्वते भूरि ते वसु ॥ १००३
    4 3 2 14 02a asi hi vīra senyo'si bhūri parādadiḥ .
    4 3 2 14 02c asi dabhrasya cidvṛdho yajamānāya śikṣasi sunvate bhūri te vasu .. 1003
    1003. Indra, you are the valiant hero. You are the warrior taking on many enemies and oppositions at a time. Even the small, you raise to greatness. You lead the creative and generous yajamana to knowledge and power. Hero of the battles of existence, may your wealth, power and honour grow higher and higher. (Rg. 1-81-2)

    SV 1004

    ४ ३ २ १४ ०३a यदुदीरत आजयो धृष्णवे धीयते धनाम् ।
    ४ ३ २ १४ ०३c युङ्क्ष्वा मदच्युता हरी कं हनः कं वसौ दधोऽस्मां इन्द्र वसौ दधः ॥ १००४
    4 3 2 14 03a yadudīrata ājayo dhṛṣṇave dhīyate dhanām .
    4 3 2 14 03c yuṅkṣvā madacyutā harī kaṃ hanaḥ kaṃ vasau dadho'smāṃ indra vasau dadhaḥ .. 1004
    1004. When battles confront the nation, means and money are raised and prizes won for the brave. Commander of the forces, yoke the forces exuberant and raging for war. Destroy the enemy. Settle the victorious in wealth and peace. Indra, pray settle us in peace and comfort. (Rg. 1-81-3)

    SV 1005

    ४ ३ २ १५ ०१a स्वादोरित्था विषूवतो मध्वः पिबन्ति गौर्यः ।
    ४ ३ २ १५ ०१c या इन्द्रेण सयावरीर्वृष्णा मदन्ति शोभसे वस्वीरनु स्वराज्यम् ॥ १००५
    4 3 2 15 01a svādoritthā viṣūvato madhvaḥ pibanti gauryaḥ .
    4 3 2 15 01c yā indreṇa sayāvarīrvṛṣṇā madanti śobhase vasvīranu svarājyam .. 1005
    1005. The golden and brilliant people and forces of the land drink of the delicious, exciting and universal honey sweets of national pride and prestige and joyously celebrate their achievements in the company of generous and valorous Indra for the advancement of the honour and glory of the republic in obedience to the demands and discipline of the freedom and self-government of the nation. (Rg. 1-84-10)

    SV 1006

    ४ ३ २ १५ ०२a ता अस्य पृशनायुवः सोमँ श्रीणन्ति पृश्नयः ।
    ४ ३ २ १५ ०२c प्रिया इन्द्रस्य धेनवो वज्रँ हिन्वन्ति सायकं वस्वीरनु स्वराज्यम् ॥ १००६
    4 3 2 15 02a tā asya pṛśanāyuvaḥ somam̐ śrīṇanti pṛśnayaḥ .
    4 3 2 15 02c priyā indrasya dhenavo vajram̐ hinvanti sāyakaṃ vasvīranu svarājyam .. 1006
    1006. Those forces of Indra, the ruler, close together in contact and unison, of varied forms and colours, brilliant as sunrays and generous and productive as cows, who are dearest favourites of the ruler, create the soma of joy and national dignity and hurl the missile of the thunderbolt upon the invader as loyal citizens of the land in accordance with the demands and discipline of freedom and self-government. (Rg. 1-84-11)

    SV 1007

    ४ ३ २ १५ ०३a ता अस्य नमसा सहः सपर्यन्ति प्रचेतसः ।
    ४ ३ २ १५ ०३c व्रतान्यस्य सश्चिरे पुरूणि पूर्वचित्तये वस्वीरनु स्वराज्यम् ॥ १००७
    4 3 2 15 03a tā asya namasā sahaḥ saparyanti pracetasaḥ .
    4 3 2 15 03c vratānyasya saścire purūṇi pūrvacittaye vasvīranu svarājyam .. 1007
    1007. Those forces, noble and intelligent, serve and augment the courage and power of this Indra with food, energy and armaments and, as citizens of the land, as a matter of duty to the freedom and discipline of the republic, predictably join many dedicated projects and programmes of his in anticipation of success. (Rg. 1-84-12)

    SV 1008

    ४ ३ २ १६ ०१a असाव्यँशुर्मदायाप्सु दक्षो गिरिष्ठाः ।
    ४ ३ २ १६ ०१c श्येनो न योनिमासदत् ॥ १००८
    4 3 2 16 01a asāvyam̐śurmadāyāpsu dakṣo giriṣṭhāḥ .
    4 3 2 16 01c śyeno na yonimāsadat .. 1008
    1008. The peace and pleasure of life's ecstasy in thought and action, and the expertise well founded on adamantine determination is created by Savita, the creator, like the flying ambition of the soul and it is settled in its seat at the heart's core in the personality. (Rg. 9-62-4)

    SV 1009

    ४ ३ २ १६ ०२a शुभ्रमन्धो देववातमप्सु धौतं नृभिः सुतम् ।
    ४ ३ २ १६ ०२c स्वदन्ति गावः पयोभिः ॥ १००९
    4 3 2 16 02a śubhramandho devavātamapsu dhautaṃ nṛbhiḥ sutam .
    4 3 2 16 02c svadanti gāvaḥ payobhiḥ .. 1009
    1009. The radiant food of ambition created by people, energised by noble leaders, sanctified in action, the people enioy seasoned with delicacies of cow's milk. (Rg. 9-62-5)

    SV 1010

    ४ ३ २ १६ ०३a आदीमश्वं न हेतारमशूशुभन्नमृताय ।
    ४ ३ २ १६ ०३c मधो रसँ सधमादे ॥ १०१०
    4 3 2 16 03a ādīmaśvaṃ na hetāramaśūśubhannamṛtāya .
    4 3 2 16 03c madho rasam̐ sadhamāde .. 1010
    1010. And this ecstasy of the fruit of active ambition. honey sweet of joint achievement in yajnic action, leading lights of the nation like yajakas exalt and glorify as the progressive sociopolitical order of humanity for permanence and immortal honour. (Rg. 9-62-6)

    SV 1011

    ४ ३ २ १७ ०१a अभि द्युभ्नं बृहद्यश इषस्पते दीदिहि देव देवयुम् ।
    ४ ३ २ १७ ०१c वि कोशं मध्यमं युव ॥ १०११
    4 3 2 17 01a abhi dyubhnaṃ bṛhadyaśa iṣaspate dīdihi deva devayum .
    4 3 2 17 01c vi kośaṃ madhyamaṃ yuva .. 1011
    1011. O refulgent generous Soma spirit of life, lover of divinities, master of food and energy for body, mind and soul, give us the light to rise to the honour and excellence of higher life towards divinity, and for that pray open the middle cover of the soul and let us rise to the state of divine bliss. (Rg. 9-108-9)

    SV 1012

    ४ ३ २ १७ ०२a आ वच्यस्व सुदक्ष चम्वोः सुतो विशां वह्निर्न विश्पतिः ।
    ४ ३ २ १७ ०२c वृष्टिं दिवः पवस्व रीतिमपो जिन्वन्गविष्टये धियः ॥ १०१२
    4 3 2 17 02a ā vacyasva sudakṣa camvoḥ suto viśāṃ vahnirna viśpatiḥ .
    4 3 2 17 02c vṛṣṭiṃ divaḥ pavasva rītimapo jinvangaviṣṭaye dhiyaḥ .. 1012
    1012. O Spirit omnipotent of divine action, invoked, adored and vibrant in the internal world of mind and soul and in the external world of nature, sustainer and ruler as burden bearer of humanity, stimulate the radiation of light from heaven, sanctify the shower of bliss, and inspire and illuminate the mind and intelligence for the seeker of enlightenment. (Rg. 9-108-10)

    SV 1013

    ४ ३ २ १८ ०१a प्राणा शिशुर्महीनाँ हिन्वन्नृतस्य दीधितिम् ।
    ४ ३ २ १८ ०१c विश्वा परि प्रिया भुवदध द्विता ॥ १०१३
    4 3 2 18 01a prāṇā śiśurmahīnām̐ hinvannṛtasya dīdhitim .
    4 3 2 18 01c viśvā pari priyā bhuvadadha dvitā .. 1013
    1013. Maker of stars and planets, inspiring the light and law of the dynamics of existence, dear adorable giver of fulfilment. Soma rules over both spirit and nature, heaven and earth. (Rg. 9-102-1)

    SV 1014

    ४ ३ २ १८ ०२a उप त्रितस्य पाष्यो३रभक्त यद्गुहा पदम् ।
    ४ ३ २ १८ ०२c यज्ञस्य सप्त धामभिरध प्रियम् ॥ १०१४
    4 3 2 18 02a upa tritasya pāṣyo3rabhakta yadguhā padam .
    4 3 2 18 02c yajñasya sapta dhāmabhiradha priyam .. 1014
    1014. Close to the adamantine integration of Purusha and Prakrti in human form is the secret seat of heart and clairvoyant intelligence wherein the climactic presence of the master of three orders of Prakrti and super presence of divinity, and there it is shared by seven prakrtic, pranic and psychic orders of existence and adored by seven metres of Vedic hymns as the dearest supreme object of worship. (Rg. 9-102-2)

    SV 1015

    ४ ३ २ १८ ०३a त्रीणि त्रितस्य धारया पृष्टेष्वैरयद्रयिम् ।
    ४ ३ २ १८ ०३c मिमीते अस्य योजना वि सुक्रतुः ॥ १०१५
    4 3 2 18 03a trīṇi tritasya dhārayā pṛṣṭeṣvairayadrayim .
    4 3 2 18 03c mimīte asya yojanā vi sukratuḥ .. 1015
    1015. By three streams of the moving particles of matter, energy and mind does the triple master, Soma, move the dynamics of existence, and thus does the supreme yajaka order and accomplish his cosmic plan. (Rg. 9-102-3)

    SV 1016

    ४ ३ २ १९ ०१a पवस्व वाजसातये पवित्रे धारया सुतः ।
    ४ ३ २ १९ ०१c इन्द्राय सोम विष्णवे देवेभ्यो मधुमत्तरः ॥ १०१६
    4 3 2 19 01a pavasva vājasātaye pavitre dhārayā sutaḥ .
    4 3 2 19 01c indrāya soma viṣṇave devebhyo madhumattaraḥ .. 1016
    1016. Soma, all inspiring spirit of the universe, sweetest presence distilled and realised in the holy heart, flow on purifying by the stream of exhilaration, giving food, energy and fulfilment for the soul, for the universal vibrancy of nature and humanity, and for all the noble, generous and enlightened people. (Rg. 9-100-6)

    SV 1017

    ४ ३ २ १९ ०२a त्वाँ रिहन्ति धीतयो हरिं पवित्रे अद्रुहः ।
    ४ ३ २ १९ ०२c वत्सं जातं न मातरः पवमान विधर्मणि ॥ १०१७
    4 3 2 19 02a tvām̐ rihanti dhītayo hariṃ pavitre adruhaḥ .
    4 3 2 19 02c vatsaṃ jātaṃ na mātaraḥ pavamāna vidharmaṇi .. 1017
    1017. O Soma, pure and purifying saviour spirit of universal sanctity, just as mother cows love and caress a new bom calf, so do the motherly forces of nature and humanity free from the negativities of malice and jealousy love and cherish you arising in the heart and inspiring the soul in various dharmic situations of life. (Rg. 9-100-7)

    SV 1018

    ४ ३ २ १९ ०३a त्वं द्यां च महिव्रत पृथिवीं चाति जभ्रिषे ।
    ४ ३ २ १९ ०३c प्रति द्रापिममुञ्चथाः पवमान महित्वना ॥ १०१८
    4 3 2 19 03a tvaṃ dyāṃ ca mahivrata pṛthivīṃ cāti jabhriṣe .
    4 3 2 19 03c prati drāpimamuñcathāḥ pavamāna mahitvanā .. 1018
    1018. O Soma, universal soul of high commitment of Dharma, pure and purifying energy of omnipresent divine flow, you wear the armour of omnipotence, bear, sustain and edify the heaven and earth by your majesty and transcend. (Rg. 9-100-9)

    SV 1019

    ४ ३ २ २० ०१a इन्दुर्वाजी पवते गोन्योघा इन्द्रे सोमः सह इन्वन्मदाय ।
    ४ ३ २ २० ०१c हन्ति रक्षो बाधते पर्यरातिं वरिवस्कृण्वन्वृजनस्य राजा ॥ १०१९
    4 3 2 20 01a indurvājī pavate gonyoghā indre somaḥ saha invanmadāya .
    4 3 2 20 01c hanti rakṣo bādhate paryarātiṃ varivaskṛṇvanvṛjanasya rājā .. 1019
    1019. Indu, brilliant Soma, energetic and victorious, pure and purifying, vibrant and dynamic, creating Strength, patience and endurance for the soul's joy, is ever on the move. It destroys evil, prevents negativities and opposition and casts them far off, and, giving wealth, honour and excellence of the best order of our choice, rules as the brilliant creator, controller and dispenser of strength, courage, power and life saving vitality in existence. (Rg. 9-97-10)

    SV 1020

    ४ ३ २ २० ०२a अध धारया मध्वा पृचानस्तिरो रोम पवते अद्रिदुग्धः ।
    ४ ३ २ २० ०२c इन्दुरिन्द्रस्य सख्यं जुषाणो देवो देवस्य मत्सरो मदाय ॥ १०२०
    4 3 2 20 02a adha dhārayā madhvā pṛcānastiro roma pavate adridugdhaḥ .
    4 3 2 20 02c indurindrasya sakhyaṃ juṣāṇo devo devasya matsaro madāya .. 1020
    1020. And by streams of honey shower, joining spiritual awareness, overflowing the heart cave. Soma, distilled from the adamantine practice of meditative self-control, flows pure, purifying, wholly fulfilling. The brilliant divine spirit of joy cherishing friendly communion with Indra, the Soul, is the ecstasy meant for the joyous fulfilment of the soul. (Rg. 9-97-11)

    SV 1021

    ४ ३ २ २० ०३a अभि व्रतानि पवते पुनानो देवो देवान्त्स्वेन रसेन पृञ्चन् ।
    ४ ३ २ २० ०३c इन्दुर्धर्माण्यृतुथा वसानो दश क्षिपो अव्यत सानो अव्ये ॥ १०२१
    4 3 2 20 03a abhi vratāni pavate punāno devo devāntsvena rasena pṛñcan .
    4 3 2 20 03c indurdharmāṇyṛtuthā vasāno daśa kṣipo avyata sāno avye .. 1021
    1021. To all dear loving ones flows divine and brilliant Soma, pure, purifying and fulfilling the noble sages with its nectar of ecstasy. May the brilliant joyous divinity, pervading and shining with virtues according to time and season, purify and fulfill us on top of this protective world of ten senses, ten pranas and ten gross and subtle elements. (Rg. 9-97-12)

    SV 1022

    ४ ३ २ २१ ०१a आ ते अग्न इधीमहि द्युमन्तं देवाजरम् ।
    ४ ३ २ २१ ०१c युद्ध स्या ते पनीयसी समिद्दीदयति द्यवीषँ स्तोतृभ्य आ भर ॥ १०२२
    4 3 2 21 01a ā te agna idhīmahi dyumantaṃ devājaram .
    4 3 2 21 01c yuddha syā te panīyasī samiddīdayati dyavīṣam̐ stotṛbhya ā bhara .. 1022
    1022. Let us kindle you, light and fire of life, generous divinity, refulgent and unaging so that the wonderfully admirable light of your blaze shines in heaven and you bring food and energy for the celebrants. (Rg. 5-6-4)

    SV 1023

    ४ ३ २ २१ ०२a आ ते अग्न ऋचा हविः शुक्रस्य ज्योतिषस्पते ।
    ४ ३ २ २१ ०२c सुश्चन्द्र दस्म विश्पते हव्यवाट्तुभ्यँ हूयत इषँ स्तोतृभ्य आ भर ॥ १०२३
    4 3 2 21 02a ā te agna ṛcā haviḥ śukrasya jyotiṣaspate .
    4 3 2 21 02c suścandra dasma viśpate havyavāṭtubhyam̐ hūyata iṣam̐ stotṛbhya ā bhara .. 1023
    1023. Agni, light of life, lord of power, purity and splendour, golden beautiful, generous, sustainer of the people and carrier of fragrant oblations across the spaces, fragrant offers are made to you with the chant of holy verses in praise of your identity, attributes and functions. Generous creative power, create and bring food and energy for the celebrants. (Rg. 5-6-5)

    SV 1024

    ४ ३ २ २१ ०३a ओभे सुश्चन्द्र विश्पते दर्वी श्रीणीष आसनि ।
    ४ ३ २ २१ ०३c उतो न उत्पुपूर्या उक्थेषु शवसस्पत इषँ स्तोतृभ्य आ भर ॥ १०२४
    4 3 2 21 03a obhe suścandra viśpate darvī śrīṇīṣa āsani .
    4 3 2 21 03c uto na utpupūryā uktheṣu śavasaspata iṣam̐ stotṛbhya ā bhara .. 1024
    1024. Agni, mighty lord of golden glory in form, creator and wielder of universal energy, you catalyse two ladlefuls of liquid fuel in your crucible for impulsion and expulsion in cosmic metabolism. Thus, O lord, fulfil us too in holy tasks of yajna and create and bring food and energy for the celebrants. (Rg. 5-6-9)

    SV 1025

    ४ ३ २ २२ ०१a इन्द्राय साम गायत विप्राय बृहते बृहत् ।
    ४ ३ २ २२ ०१c ब्रह्माकृते विपश्चिते पनस्यवे ॥ १०२५
    4 3 2 22 01a indrāya sāma gāyata viprāya bṛhate bṛhat .
    4 3 2 22 01c brahmākṛte vipaścite panasyave .. 1025
    1025. Sing Brhatsama hymns in adoration of Indra, vibrant spirit of the universe and giver of fulfilment, grand and infinite, source ordainer and keeper of the law of universal Dharma, giver and protector of knowledge and karma, the lord adorable. (Rg. 8-98-1)

    SV 1026

    ४ ३ २ २२ ०२a त्वमिन्द्राभिभूरसि त्वँ सूर्यमरोचयः ।
    ४ ३ २ २२ ०२c विश्वकर्मा विश्वदेवो महाँ असि ॥ १०२६
    4 3 2 22 02a tvamindrābhibhūrasi tvam̐ sūryamarocayaḥ .
    4 3 2 22 02c viśvakarmā viśvadevo mahām̐ asi .. 1026
    1026. India, you are the lord supreme dominant over all, you give light to the sun, you are the maker of the universe, you are the one adorable light and spirit of the world, you are the one great and glorious life of the world. (Rg. 8-98-2)

    SV 1027

    ४ ३ २ २२ ०३a विभ्राजं ज्योतिषा त्व३रगच्छो रोचनं दिवः ।
    ४ ३ २ २२ ०३c देवास्त इन्द्र सख्याय येमिरे ॥ १०२७
    4 3 2 22 03a vibhrājaṃ jyotiṣā tva3ragaccho rocanaṃ divaḥ .
    4 3 2 22 03c devāsta indra sakhyāya yemire .. 1027
    1027. Indra, the lights and divinities of the world vye and struggle for friendship with you. (Rg. 8-98-3)

    SV 1028

    ४ ३ २ २३ ०१a असावि सोम इन्द्र ते शविष्ठ धृष्णवा गहि ।
    ४ ३ २ २३ ०१c आ त्वा पृणक्त्विन्द्रियँ रजः सूर्यो न रश्मिभिः ॥ १०२८
    4 3 2 23 01a asāvi soma indra te śaviṣṭha dhṛṣṇavā gahi .
    4 3 2 23 01c ā tvā pṛṇaktvindriyam̐ rajaḥ sūryo na raśmibhiḥ .. 1028
    1028. Indra, lord ruler of power, strong and resolute, come, this soma has been distilled for you. May it exhilarate and strengthen your mind as the sun fills and brightens the sky with its rays. (Rg. 1-84-1)

    SV 1029

    ४ ३ २ २३ ०२a आ तिष्ठ वृत्रहन्रथं युक्ता ते ब्रह्मणा हरी ।
    ४ ३ २ २३ ०२c अर्वाचीनँ सु ते मनो ग्रावा कृणोतु वग्नुना ॥ १०२९
    4 3 2 23 02a ā tiṣṭha vṛtrahanrathaṃ yuktā te brahmaṇā harī .
    4 3 2 23 02c arvācīnam̐ su te mano grāvā kṛṇotu vagnunā .. 1029
    1029. Indra, lord ruler, breaker of the cloud, releaser of the waters of life, ride your chariot of the latest design and come. The horses are yoked with the right mantra and necessary stuffs. And may the high-priest of knowledge with his words of knowledge exhilarate you at heart. (Rg. 1-84-3)

    SV 1030

    ४ ३ २ २३ ०३a इन्द्रमिद्धरी वहतोऽप्रतिधृष्टशवसम् ।
    ४ ३ २ २३ ०३c ऋषीणाँ सुष्टुतीरुप यज्ञं च मानुषाणाम् ॥ १०३०
    4 3 2 23 03a indramiddharī vahato'pratidhṛṣṭaśavasam .
    4 3 2 23 03c ṛṣīṇām̐ suṣṭutīrupa yajñaṃ ca mānuṣāṇām .. 1030
    1030. The horses carry Indra, lord of informidable force and resolution of mind, to the Rshis' songs of praise and yajnic programmes of the people. (Rg. 1-84-2)

    SV 1031

    चतुर्थ प्रपाठकः । प्रथमोऽर्धः
    ४ ४ १ ०१ ०१a ज्योतिर्यज्ञस्य पवते मधु प्रियं पिता देवानां जनिता विभूवसुः ।
    ४ ४ १ ०१ ०१c दधाति रत्नँ स्वधयोरपीच्यं मदिन्तमो मत्सर इन्द्रियो रसः ॥ १०३१
    caturtha prapāṭhakaḥ . prathamo'rdhaḥ
    4 4 1 01 01a jyotiryajñasya pavate madhu priyaṃ pitā devānāṃ janitā vibhūvasuḥ .
    4 4 1 01 01c dadhāti ratnam̐ svadhayorapīcyaṃ madintamo matsara indriyo rasaḥ .. 1031
    1031. Light of human and cosmic yajna, Soma vibrates pure, purifying and omnipresent, dearest most delicious honeyed spirit of life, creator and sustainer of divinities and master of infinite wealth and power. It holds and commands the jewel wealth of its own power and potential hidden in earth and heaven and vibrates in the mysteries of nature and humanity — divinity most joyous, ecstatic, glorious, pure bliss that it is. (Rg. 9- - )

    SV 1032

    ४ ४ १ ०१ ०२a अभिक्रन्दन्कलशं वाज्यर्षति पतिर्दिवः शतधारो विचक्षणः ।
    ४ ४ १ ०१ ०२c हरिर्मित्रस्य सदनेषु सीदति मर्मृजानोऽविभिः सिन्धुभिर्वृषा ॥ १०३२
    4 4 1 01 02a abhikrandankalaśaṃ vājyarṣati patirdivaḥ śatadhāro vicakṣaṇaḥ .
    4 4 1 01 02c harirmitrasya sadaneṣu sīdati marmṛjāno'vibhiḥ sindhubhirvṛṣā .. 1032
    1032. Roaring, the omnipotent pervades in the universe and flows with a thousand streams, all watching sustainer of the light of existence. Beatific, glorious, dispeller of darkness and sufferance, it abides in the homes of love and friendship, cleansing, purifying and consecrating with its protective favours and showers of grace, infinitely potent and generous since it is. (Rg. 9-86-11)

    SV 1033

    ४ ४ १ ०१ ०३a अग्रे सिन्धूनां पवमानो अर्षत्यग्रे वाचो अग्रियो गोषु गच्छसि ।
    ४ ४ १ ०१ ०३c अग्रे वाजस्य भजसे महद्धनँ स्वायुधः सोतृभिः सोम सूयसे ॥ १०३३
    4 4 1 01 03a agre sindhūnāṃ pavamāno arṣatyagre vāco agriyo goṣu gacchasi .
    4 4 1 01 03c agre vājasya bhajase mahaddhanam̐ svāyudhaḥ sotṛbhiḥ soma sūyase .. 1033
    1033. Soma, prime spirit of the world in existence, pure and purifying, moves as the first cause of flowing waters, first cause of the flow of thought and speech, and it moves as the prime cause of the motions of stars and planets. First, before the start of evolution, it takes on the great warlike dynamics of the creative evolutionary flow of existence. The same omnipotent generous power, mighty of arms, is adorned and exalted in yajna by celebrants on the vedi designed by the lord and structured by his Shakti, Prakrti. (Rg. 9-86-12)

    SV 1034

    ४ ४ १ ०२ ०१a असृक्षत प्र वाजिनो गव्या सोमासो अश्वया ।
    ४ ४ १ ०२ ०१c शुक्रासो वीरयाशवः ॥ १०३४
    4 4 1 02 01a asṛkṣata pra vājino gavyā somāso aśvayā .
    4 4 1 02 01c śukrāso vīrayāśavaḥ .. 1034
    1034. Vibrant heroes blest with the soma spirit of peace, progress and brilliance, pure and potent, inspired with ambition for lands, cows and culture, horses, advancement and achievement, and advancement of the brave generations of humanity move forward with the spirit of generous creativity. (Rg. 9-64-4)

    SV 1035

    ४ ४ १ ०२ ०२a शुम्भमानो ऋतायुभिर्मृज्यमाना गभस्त्योः ।
    र्म् ४ ४ १ ०२ ०२c पवन्ते वारे अव्यये ॥ १०३५
    4 4 1 02 02a śumbhamāno ṛtāyubhirmṛjyamānā gabhastyoḥ .
    rm 4 4 1 02 02c pavante vāre avyaye .. 1035
    1035. Blest and beatified by lovers of truth and divine law, seasoned and tempered by light of the sun and heat of fire, heroic men of the soma spirit of peace and prosperity work vibrant on choice positions in the imperishable order of divine existence. (Rg. 9-64-5)

    SV 1036

    ४ ४ १ ०२ ०३a ते विश्वा दाशुषे वसु सोमा दिव्यानि पार्थिवा ।
    ४ ४ १ ०२ ०३c पवन्तामान्तरिक्ष्या ॥ १०३६
    4 4 1 02 03a te viśvā dāśuṣe vasu somā divyāni pārthivā .
    4 4 1 02 03c pavantāmāntarikṣyā .. 1036
    1036. May the soma spirits of nature and humanity initiate, purify and direct all world's wealth, honour and excellence, peace and progress, of earthly, heavenly and middle order of the skies to flow to the generous and creative people of yajna and self-sacrifice. (Rg.9-64-6)

    SV 1037

    ४ ४ १ ०३ ०१a पवस्व देववीरति पवित्रँ सोम रँह्या ।
    ४ ४ १ ०३ ०१c इन्द्रमिन्दो वृषा विश ॥ १०३७
    4 4 1 03 01a pavasva devavīrati pavitram̐ soma ram̐hyā .
    4 4 1 03 01c indramindo vṛṣā viśa .. 1037
    1037. O Soma, spirit of divinity, flow quick, purify our mind and senses, and fulfil our prayers for piety. Spirit of peace and spiritual joy in exuberance, bring us the glory of life and let it sanctify our heart and soul. (Rg. 9-2-1)

    SV 1038

    ४ ४ १ ०३ ०२a आ वच्यस्व महि प्सरो वृषेन्दो द्युम्नवत्तमः ।
    ४ ४ १ ०३ ०२c आ योनिं धर्णसिः सदः ॥ १०३८
    4 4 1 03 02a ā vacyasva mahi psaro vṛṣendo dyumnavattamaḥ .
    4 4 1 03 02c ā yoniṃ dharṇasiḥ sadaḥ .. 1038
    1038. Blissful Spirit of divinity, give us food for the mind and soul, great you are, delightful, generous, most sublime, the origin, wielder and sustainer of the universe and the truth of universal knowledge. (Rg. 9-2-2)

    SV 1039

    ४ ४ १ ०३ ०३a अधुक्षत प्रियं मधु धारा सुतस्य वेधसः ।
    ४ ४ १ ०३ ०३c अपो वसिष्ट सुक्रतुः ॥ १०३९
    4 4 1 03 03a adhukṣata priyaṃ madhu dhārā sutasya vedhasaḥ .
    4 4 1 03 03c apo vasiṣṭa sukratuḥ .. 1039
    1039. The stream of soma purity, bliss and knowledge, distilled and flowing from the omniscient, showers honey sweets of life on us, and the holiness of the noble soma internalised inspires our actions. (Rg. 9-2-3)

    SV 1040

    ४ ४ १ ०३ ०४a महान्तं त्वा महीरन्वापो अर्षन्ति सिन्धवः ।
    ४ ४ १ ०३ ०४c यद्गोभिर्वासयिष्यसे ॥ १०४०
    4 4 1 03 04a mahāntaṃ tvā mahīranvāpo arṣanti sindhavaḥ .
    4 4 1 03 04c yadgobhirvāsayiṣyase .. 1040
    1040. Just as great floods of water, rivers and seas join the great ocean, and the great ocean abides by you, O lord omnipotent, similarly all our will and actions abide in you, lord supreme, since by your word and powers you inspire them. (Rg. 9-2-4)

    SV 1041

    ४ ४ १ ०३ ०५a समुद्रो अप्सु मामृजे विष्टम्भो धरुणो दिवः ।
    ४ ४ १ ०३ ०५c सोमः पवित्रे अस्मयुः ॥ १०४१
    4 4 1 03 05a samudro apsu māmṛje viṣṭambho dharuṇo divaḥ .
    4 4 1 03 05c somaḥ pavitre asmayuḥ .. 1041
    1041. The lord is Samudra, universal space, from which everything follows. He is integrated with our streams of earthly waters, self-sustained and all sustaining, holder and sustainer of the regions of heavenly light. The lord giver of peace and bliss is ours, with us, in the holy business of our life and karma. (Rg. 9-2-5)

    SV 1042

    ४ ४ १ ०३ ०६a अचिक्रदद्वृषा हरिर्महान्मित्रो न दर्शतः ।
    ४ ४ १ ०३ ०६c सँ सूर्येण दिद्युते ॥ १०४२
    4 4 1 03 06a acikradadvṛṣā harirmahānmitro na darśataḥ .
    4 4 1 03 06c sam̐ sūryeṇa didyute .. 1042
    1042. Soma, Spirit of universal peace and bliss, is generous and virile, destroyer of suffering, great, noble guide as a friend, and proclaims his presence everywhere as he shines glorious with the sun. (Rg. 9-2-6)

    SV 1043

    ४ ४ १ ०३ ०७a गिरस्त इन्द ओजसा मर्मृज्यन्ते अपस्युवः ।
    ४ ४ १ ०३ ०७c याभिर्मदाय शुम्भसे ॥ १०४३
    4 4 1 03 07a girasta inda ojasā marmṛjyante apasyuvaḥ .
    4 4 1 03 07c yābhirmadāya śumbhase .. 1043
    1043. Lord giver of peace and grandeur, your voices of the Veda, exponent of karma, by virtue of your divine lustre purify and sanctify the people. By the same voices you shine in divine glory for the joy of humanity. (Rg. 9-2-7)

    SV 1044

    ४ ४ १ ०३ ०८a तं त्वा मदाय घृष्वय उ लोककृत्नुमीमहे ।
    ४ ४ १ ०३ ०८c तव प्रशस्तये महे ॥ १०४४
    4 4 1 03 08a taṃ tvā madāya ghṛṣvaya u lokakṛtnumīmahe .
    4 4 1 03 08c tava praśastaye mahe .. 1044
    1044. For the sake of joy and elimination of the suffering of life, we adore you, creator of the worlds of nature and humanity. O lord, great are your glories sung all round. (Rg. 9-2-8)

    SV 1045

    ४ ४ १ ०३ ०९a गोषा इन्दो नृषा अस्यश्वसा वाजसा उत ।
    ४ ४ १ ०३ ०९c आत्मा यज्ञस्य पूर्व्यः ॥ १०४५
    4 4 1 03 09a goṣā indo nṛṣā asyaśvasā vājasā uta .
    4 4 1 03 09c ātmā yajñasya pūrvyaḥ .. 1045
    1045. O lord of peace and glory, you are the very soul of yajna, original and eternal since you are the foremost fount of all giving. You are the giver of cows, lands and the voices of wisdom and culture. You are the giver of children and grand children over ages of humanity. You are the giver of horses and all advancement and progress in achievements. You are the giver of food, sustenance and all powers and victories of success. Pray be that for us all time. (Rg. 9-2-10)

    SV 1046

    ४ ४ १ ०३ १०a अस्मभ्यमिन्दविन्द्रियं मधोः पवस्व धारया ।
    ४ ४ १ ०३ १०c पर्जन्यो वृष्टिमाँ इव ॥ १०४६
    4 4 1 03 10a asmabhyamindavindriyaṃ madhoḥ pavasva dhārayā .
    4 4 1 03 10c parjanyo vṛṣṭimām̐ iva .. 1046
    1046. For us, O lord of peace and bliss, munificent giver of lustre and grandeur, bring showers of purity and the honey sweets of life as a cloud laden with showers of rain. (Rg. 9-2-9)

    SV 1047

    ४ ४ १ ०४ ०१a सना च सोम जेषि च पवमान महि श्रवः ।
    ४ ४ १ ०४ ०१c अथा नो वस्यसस्कृधि ॥ १०४७
    4 4 1 04 01a sanā ca soma jeṣi ca pavamāna mahi śravaḥ .
    4 4 1 04 01c athā no vasyasaskṛdhi .. 1047
    1047. O Soma, divine spirit of peace and joy, eternal power of love and friendship, most renowned giver of food and sustenance, win over the opponents and make us happy and prosperous, more and ever more. (Rg. 9-4-1)

    SV 1048

    ४ ४ १ ०४ ०२a सना ज्योतिः सना स्वा३र्विश्वा च सोम सौभगा ।
    ४ ४ १ ०४ ०२c अथा नो वस्यसस्कृधि ॥ १०४८
    4 4 1 04 02a sanā jyotiḥ sanā svā3rviśvā ca soma saubhagā .
    4 4 1 04 02c athā no vasyasaskṛdhi .. 1048
    1048. Soma, spirit of divine love and joy, give us eternal light, give us heavenly joy, and give us all good fortunes of the world and make us happy and prosperous more and ever more. (Rg. 9-4-2)

    SV 1049

    ४ ४ १ ०४ ०३a सना दक्षमुत क्रतुमप सोम मृधो जहि ।
    ४ ४ १ ०४ ०३c अथा नो वस्यसस्कृधि ॥ १०४९
    4 4 1 04 03a sanā dakṣamuta kratumapa soma mṛdho jahi .
    4 4 1 04 03c athā no vasyasaskṛdhi .. 1049
    1049. Soma, spirit of peace and excellence, give us strength and efficiency, protect and promote our noble actions, and ward off all sin, violence and evil forces, and thus make us happy and successful, more and ever more. (Rg. 9-4-3)

    SV 1050

    ४ ४ १ ०४ ०४a पवीतारः पुनीतन सोममिन्द्राय पातवे ।
    ४ ४ १ ०४ ०४c अथा नो वस्यसस्कृधि ॥ १०५०
    4 4 1 04 04a pavītāraḥ punītana somamindrāya pātave .
    4 4 1 04 04c athā no vasyasaskṛdhi .. 1050
    1050. O sages, harbingers of purity, purify and enhance the soma spirit of peace and joy for Indra, the growth of power, protection and excellence of the world and thus make us happy and prosperous more and ever more. (Rg. 9-4-4)

    SV 1051

    ४ ४ १ ०४ ०५a त्वँ सूर्ये न आ भज तव क्रत्वा तवोतिभिः ।
    ४ ४ १ ०४ ०५c अथा नो वस्यसस्कृधि ॥ १०५१
    4 4 1 04 05a tvam̐ sūrye na ā bhaja tava kratvā tavotibhiḥ .
    4 4 1 04 05c athā no vasyasaskṛdhi .. 1051
    1051. O Soma take us high to the light of the sun in knowledge and purity by your noble speech and action and by your paths of protection and progress, and thus make us happy and prosperous more and ever more. (Rg. 9-4-5)

    SV 1052

    ४ ४ १ ०४ ०६a तव क्रत्वा तवोतिभिर्ज्योक्पश्येम सूर्यम् ।
    ४ ४ १ ०४ ०६c अथा नो वस्यसस्कृधि ॥ १०५२
    4 4 1 04 06a tava kratvā tavotibhirjyokpaśyema sūryam .
    4 4 1 04 06c athā no vasyasaskṛdhi .. 1052
    1052. Athd no vasyasaskrdhi. By your noble actions, O spirit of peace and piety. and by your protections and promotions, bless us that we may ever see and internalise the eternal light of the sun, and thus make us happy and prosperous more and ever more. (Rg. 9-4-6)

    SV 1053

    ४ ४ १ ०४ ०७a अभ्यर्ष स्वायुध सोम द्विबर्हसँ रयिम् ।
    ४ ४ १ ०४ ०७c अथा नो वस्यसस्कृधि ॥ १०५३
    4 4 1 04 07a abhyarṣa svāyudha soma dvibarhasam̐ rayim .
    4 4 1 04 07c athā no vasyasaskṛdhi .. 1053
    1053. Soma, creative and inspiring spirit of the world, noble wielder and controller of the dynamics of life, bless us with wealth and vision good enough for both this life and the life beyond, and thus make us happy and prosperous for the life divine for ever. (Rg. 9-4-7)

    SV 1054

    ४ ४ १ ०४ ०८a अभ्या३र्षानपच्युतो वाजिन्त्समत्सु सासहिः ।
    ४ ४ १ ०४ ०८c अथा नो वस्यसस्कृधि ॥ १०५४
    4 4 1 04 08a abhyā3rṣānapacyuto vājintsamatsu sāsahiḥ .
    4 4 1 04 08c athā no vasyasaskṛdhi .. 1054
    1054. Soma, spirit of divinity, infallible and victorious in the conflicts of nature and humanity, bring us wealth of imperishable and unconquerable character and make us happy and prosperous for ever. (Rg. 9-4-8)

    SV 1055

    ४ ४ १ ०४ ०९a त्वां यज्ञैरवीवृधन्पवमान विधर्मणि ।
    ४ ४ १ ०४ ०९c अथा नो वस्यसस्कृधि ॥ १०५५
    4 4 1 04 09a tvāṃ yajñairavīvṛdhanpavamāna vidharmaṇi .
    4 4 1 04 09c athā no vasyasaskṛdhi .. 1055
    1055. Soma, spirit of purity and purifying power for all, celebrants exalt you by yajnic performance in order that you protect them to abide within their bounds of Dharma. Pray protect us in our Dharma and make us happy and prosperous more and ever more. (Rg. 9-4-9)

    SV 1056

    ४ ४ १ ०४ १०a रयिं नश्चित्रमश्विनमिन्दो विश्वायुमा भर ।
    ४ ४ १ ०४ १०c अथा नो वस्यसस्कृधि ॥ १०५६
    4 4 1 04 10a rayiṃ naścitramaśvinamindo viśvāyumā bhara .
    4 4 1 04 10c athā no vasyasaskṛdhi .. 1056
    1056. Soma, spirit of divine peace and bliss, bring us wealth, honour and excellence of wonderful, progressive and universal character and thus make us eternally happy and prosperous more and ever more. (Rg. 9-4-10)

    SV 1057

    ४ ४ १ ०५ ०१a तरत्स मन्दी धावति धारा सुतस्यान्धसः ।
    ४ ४ १ ०५ ०१c तरत्स मन्दी धावति ॥ १०५७
    4 4 1 05 01a taratsa mandī dhāvati dhārā sutasyāndhasaḥ .
    4 4 1 05 01c taratsa mandī dhāvati .. 1057
    1057. Soma, Spirit of peace, beauty and bliss, saving, rejoicing, fulfilling, flows on. The stream of delight exhilarating for body, mind and soul flows on full of bliss. Crossing over the hurdles of life, delighted all over, the celebrant goes on. (Rg. 9-58-1)

    SV 1058

    ४ ४ १ ०५ ०२a उस्रा वेद वसूनां मर्त्तस्य देव्यवसः ।
    ४ ४ १ ०५ ०२c तरत्स मन्दी धावति ॥ १०५८
    4 4 1 05 02a usrā veda vasūnāṃ marttasya devyavasaḥ .
    4 4 1 05 02c taratsa mandī dhāvati .. 1058
    1058. Mother source of wealth, honour and enlighten¬ ment, divine power that commands the saving art for the mortals, saviour, delightful, giver of fulfilment flows on. (Rg. 9-58-2)

    SV 1059

    ४ ४ १ ०५ ०३a ध्वस्रयोः पुरुषन्त्योरा सहस्राणि दद्महे ।
    ४ ४ १ ०५ ०३c तरत्स मन्दी धावति ॥ १०५९
    4 4 1 05 03a dhvasrayoḥ puruṣantyorā sahasrāṇi dadmahe .
    4 4 1 05 03c taratsa mandī dhāvati .. 1059
    1059. Let us receive a thousand gifts of the divine soma power that destroys evil and exalts humanity. Saving, delighting and fulfilling, the stream of divine bliss flows on. (Rg. 9-58-3)

    SV 1060

    ४ ४ १ ०५ ०४a आ ययोस्त्रिँशतं तना सहस्राणि च दद्महे ।
    ४ ४ १ ०५ ०४c तरत्स मन्दी धावति ॥ १०६०
    4 4 1 05 04a ā yayostrim̐śataṃ tanā sahasrāṇi ca dadmahe .
    4 4 1 05 04c taratsa mandī dhāvati .. 1060
    1060. The divine Soma energy and power, destroyer of evil and saviour of human good, of which we get thirty virtues and a thousand other gifts, flows on saving. delighting, delightful. (Rg. 9-58-4)

    SV 1061

    ४ ४ १ ०६ ०१a एते सोमा असृक्षत गृणानाः शवसे महे ।
    ४ ४ १ ०६ ०१c मदिन्तमस्य धारया ॥ १०६१
    4 4 1 06 01a ete somā asṛkṣata gṛṇānāḥ śavase mahe .
    4 4 1 06 01c madintamasya dhārayā .. 1061
    1061. These somas of human beauty, culture and graces celebrated in song are created for the great sustenance of power, honour and excellence of life by the stream of the most exciting annals of human history. (Rg. 9-62-22)

    SV 1062

    ४ ४ १ ०६ ०२a अभि गव्यानि वीतये नृम्णा पुनानो अर्षसि ।
    ४ ४ १ ०६ ०२c सनद्वाजः परि स्रव ॥ १०६२
    4 4 1 06 02a abhi gavyāni vītaye nṛmṇā punāno arṣasi .
    4 4 1 06 02c sanadvājaḥ pari srava .. 1062
    1062. O Soma, exciting peace, pleasure and excellence of the human nation, you move forward, pure, purifying and glorified, to achieve the wealth of lands and cows, culture and literature, and the jewels of human excellence for lasting peace and well being. Go on ever forward, creating, winning and giving food and fulfilment for the body, mind and soul of the collective personality. (Rg. 9-62-23)

    SV 1063

    ४ ४ १ ०६ ०३a उत नो गोमतीरिषो विश्वा अर्ष परिष्टुभः ।
    ४ ४ १ ०६ ०३c गृणानो जमदग्निना ॥ १०६३
    4 4 1 06 03a uta no gomatīriṣo viśvā arṣa pariṣṭubhaḥ .
    4 4 1 06 03c gṛṇāno jamadagninā .. 1063
    1063. O Soma, lord of peace, joy and grace, glorified by the sage of vision and lighted fire, bring us all the world's wealth of food, energy and knowledge abundant in lands and cows and graces of culture of permanent and adorable value. (Rg. 9-62-24)

    SV 1064

    ४ ४ १ ०७ ०१a इमँ स्तोममर्हते जातवेदसे रथमिव सं महेमा मनीषया ।
    ४ ४ १ ०७ ०१c भद्रा हि नः प्रमतिरस्य सँसद्यग्ने सख्ये मा रिषामा वयं तव ॥ १०६४
    4 4 1 07 01a imam̐ stomamarhate jātavedase rathamiva saṃ mahemā manīṣayā .
    4 4 1 07 01c bhadrā hi naḥ pramatirasya sam̐sadyagne sakhye mā riṣāmā vayaṃ tava .. 1064
    1064. This song of celebration and worship in honour of venerable Jataveda, Agni, omnipresent in the created world and lord omniscient, we sing in praise of his glory with our mind and soul in sincerity and offer it to him as a joyous holiday chariot fit for his majesty. Blessed is our mind in his company, while we sit in the assembly of devotees. Agni, lord of light and knowledge, we pray, may we never come to suffering while we enjoy your company and friendship. (Rg. 1-94-1)

    SV 1065

    ४ ४ १ ०७ ०२a भरामेध्मं कृणवामा हवीँषि ते चितयन्तः पर्वणापर्वणा वयम् ।
    ४ ४ १ ०७ ०२c जीवातवे प्रतरँ साधया धियोऽग्ने सख्ये म रिषामा वयं तव ॥ १०६५
    4 4 1 07 02a bharāmedhmaṃ kṛṇavāmā havīm̐ṣi te citayantaḥ parvaṇāparvaṇā vayam .
    4 4 1 07 02c jīvātave prataram̐ sādhayā dhiyo'gne sakhye ma riṣāmā vayaṃ tava .. 1065
    1065. Lighting the fire, observing and learning step by step, yajna by yajna, the full and fuller preparation, we collect the fuel and create the inputs of yajna for Agni. Agni, lord of light and fire, refine our mind and intelligence to be more subtle and sophisticated for the sake of better and better life. Agni, we pray we may never suffer a set back or loss of success while we are in your company. (Rg. 1-94-4)

    SV 1066

    ४ ४ १ ०७ ०३a शकेम त्वा समिधँ साधया धियस्त्वे देवा हविरदन्त्याहुतम् ।
    ४ ४ १ ०७ ०३c त्वमादित्याँ आ वह तान्ह्यू३श्मस्यग्ने सख्ये मा रिषामा वयं तव ॥ १०६६
    4 4 1 07 03a śakema tvā samidham̐ sādhayā dhiyastve devā haviradantyāhutam .
    4 4 1 07 03c tvamādityām̐ ā vaha tānhyū3śmasyagne sakhye mā riṣāmā vayaṃ tava .. 1066
    1066. Agni, lord of light and knowledge, we pray, may we be able to kindle and develop the fire power of yajna. Pray refine our intelligence and bless us with success in our intellectual endeavours. Whatever we offer in yajna, the divinities receive and share. Bring over the scholars of the highest order of brilliance and realise the light of the stars on earth. We love them, honour and cherish them. Agni, we pray, may we never suffer any want or misery in your company. (Rg. 1-94-3)

    SV 1067

    ४ ४ १ ०८ ०१a प्रति वाँ सूर उदिते मित्रं गृणीषे वरुणम् ।
    ४ ४ १ ०८ ०१c अर्यमणँ रिशादसम् ॥ १०६७
    4 4 1 08 01a prati vām̐ sūra udite mitraṃ gṛṇīṣe varuṇam .
    4 4 1 08 01c aryamaṇam̐ riśādasam .. 1067
    1067. O self-refulgent and self-governing protectors and light givers, in grateful response to your light and protection, at the dawn of sunrise I praise and celebrate Mitra, Varuna and Aryama, lord Infinite's love, justice and divine light of guidance, all destroyers of sin and darkness. (Rg. 7-66-7)

    SV 1068

    ४ ४ १ ०८ ०२a राया हिरण्यया मतिरियमवृकाय शवसे ।
    ४ ४ १ ०८ ०२c इयं विप्रामेधसातये ॥ १०६८
    4 4 1 08 02a rāyā hiraṇyayā matiriyamavṛkāya śavase .
    4 4 1 08 02c iyaṃ viprāmedhasātaye .. 1068
    1068. O saints and sages of dynamic will and wisdom, let this golden wealth of divinity, this intelligence and the song of praise be for the growth of holy strength free from sin, and for the accomplishment of yajnic acts for human progress and prosperity. (Rg. 7-66-8)

    SV 1069

    ४ ४ १ ०८ ०३a ते स्याम देव वरुण ते मित्र सूरिभिः सह ।
    ४ ४ १ ०८ ०३c इषँ स्वश्च धीमहि ॥ १०६९
    4 4 1 08 03a te syāma deva varuṇa te mitra sūribhiḥ saha .
    4 4 1 08 03c iṣam̐ svaśca dhīmahi .. 1069
    1069. O lord self-refulgent Varuna, lord of justice. Mitra, just friend of humanity, give us the will and wisdom that with all our wise and brave we be dear and dedicated to you and we meditate to achieve the strength and bliss of Divinity. (Rg. 7-66-9)

    SV 1070

    ४ ४ १ ०९ ०१a भिन्धि विश्वा अप द्विषः परि बाधो जही मृधः ।
    ४ ४ १ ०९ ०१c वसु स्पार्हं तदा भर ॥ १०७०
    4 4 1 09 01a bhindhi viśvā apa dviṣaḥ pari bādho jahī mṛdhaḥ .
    4 4 1 09 01c vasu spārhaṃ tadā bhara .. 1070
    1070. Break off all the jealous adversaries, remove all obstacles, eliminate the enemies and violence and fill the world with cherished wealth, honour and prosperity. (Rg. 8-45-40)

    SV 1071

    ४ ४ १ ०९ ०२a यस्य ते विश्वमानुषग्भूरेर्दत्तस्य वेदति ।
    ४ ४ १ ०९ ०२c वसु स्पार्हं तदा भर ॥ १०७१
    4 4 1 09 02a yasya te viśvamānuṣagbhūrerdattasya vedati .
    4 4 1 09 02c vasu spārhaṃ tadā bhara .. 1071
    1071. That immense wealth discovered by you and collected, of which the people of the world know, bring that cherished treasure into the open and fill the world with it for all. (Rg. 8-45-42)

    SV 1072

    ४ ४ १ ०९ ०३a यद्वीडाविन्द्र यत्स्थिरे यत्पर्शाने पराभृतम् ।
    ४ ४ १ ०९ ०३c वसु स्पार्हं तदा भर ॥ १०७२
    4 4 1 09 03a yadvīḍāvindra yatsthire yatparśāne parābhṛtam .
    4 4 1 09 03c vasu spārhaṃ tadā bhara .. 1072
    1072. Whatever wanted wealth hidden in solid mountains, concealed in secret and trust worthy sources or covered in caverns and deep in the clouds, bring that out in the open for the society. (Rg. 8-45-41)

    SV 1073

    ४ ४ १ १० ०१a यज्ञस्य हि स्थ ऋत्विजा सस्नी वाजेषु कर्मसु ।
    ४ ४ १ १० ०१c इन्द्राग्नी तस्य बोधतम् ॥ १०७३
    4 4 1 10 01a yajñasya hi stha ṛtvijā sasnī vājeṣu karmasu .
    4 4 1 10 01c indrāgnī tasya bodhatam .. 1073
    1073. Indra, wielder of power and justice, ruler of the nation, Agni, enlightened sage and scholar, high priest and leading authority on the values of the system of governance, be firmly joined together in the cleanest programme of government in all decisions, actions and developmental plans and their completion for advancement, and know it well that this is the purpose of governance and the social order. You are two leading participants in this sacred yajna. Know this and abide in your position. (Rg. 8-38-1)

    SV 1074

    ४ ४ १ १० ०२a तोशासा रथयावाना वृत्रहणापराजिता ।
    ४ ४ १ १० ०२c इन्द्राग्नी तस्य बोधतम् ॥ १०७४
    4 4 1 10 02a tośāsā rathayāvānā vṛtrahaṇāparājitā .
    4 4 1 10 02c indrāgnī tasya bodhatam .. 1074
    1074. Ruling to the satisfaction of the people, going by chariot and reaching fast wherever needed, destroying the evils of darkness, ignorance, want and demonic injustice and exploitation, never frustrated or defeated but always victorious, Indra and Agni, ruler and enlightened sage and scholar, know this purpose well, follow and never relent. (Rg. 8-38-2)

    SV 1075

    ४ ४ १ १० ०३a इदं वां मदिरं मध्वधुक्षन्नद्रिभिर्नरः ।
    ४ ४ १ १० ०३c इन्द्राग्नी तस्य बोधतम् ॥ १०७५
    4 4 1 10 03a idaṃ vāṃ madiraṃ madhvadhukṣannadribhirnaraḥ .
    4 4 1 10 03c indrāgnī tasya bodhatam .. 1075
    1075. Indra and Agni, ruler and enlightened leader, the people, leading lights and all, create these exhilarating honey sweets of soma with mountainous efforts to felicitate you. Know this, recognise it, and honour them. (Rg. 8-38-3)

    SV 1076

    ४ ४ १ ११ ०१a इन्द्रायेन्दो मरुत्वते पवस्व मधुमत्तमः ।
    ४ ४ १ ११ ०१c अर्कस्य योनिमासदम् ॥ १०७६
    4 4 1 11 01a indrāyendo marutvate pavasva madhumattamaḥ .
    4 4 1 11 01c arkasya yonimāsadam .. 1076
    1076. O Soma, enlightened joy of spiritual purity and bliss, flow into the consciousness of the vibrant soul of the devotee as an offering to Indra, lord of universal power and joy who abides at the heart of universal truth and law of existence. (Rg. 9-64-22)

    SV 1077

    ४ ४ १ ११ ०२a तं त्वा विप्रा वचोविदः परिष्कृण्वन्ति धर्णसिम् ।
    ४ ४ १ ११ ०२c सं त्वा मृजन्त्यायवः ॥ १०७७
    4 4 1 11 02a taṃ tvā viprā vacovidaḥ pariṣkṛṇvanti dharṇasim .
    4 4 1 11 02c saṃ tvā mṛjantyāyavaḥ .. 1077
    1077. O Soma, lord of purity, joy and power of the world, wise sages of the Vedic voice adore, exalt and glorify you as the fount and foundation of the universe, and the people of knowledge concentrate on you as the sole refulgent object of meditation. (Rg. 9-64-23)

    SV 1078

    ४ ४ १ ११ ०३a रसं ते मित्रो अर्यमा पिबन्तु वरुणः कवे ।
    ४ ४ १ ११ ०३c पवमानस्य मरुतः ॥ १०७८
    4 4 1 11 03a rasaṃ te mitro aryamā pibantu varuṇaḥ kave .
    4 4 1 11 03c pavamānasya marutaḥ .. 1078
    1078. O creative poet of existence and omniscience, pure, purifying and ever flowing divinity, Mitra, enlightened all-loving people, Aryama, men of judgement and discrimination, Varuna, people of rectitude worthy of universal choice, Maruts, vibrant warriors of peace and heroes of karmic progress, all drink and enjoy the nectar sweets of your presence in company. (Rg. 9-64-24)

    SV 1079

    ४ ४ १ १२ ०१a मृज्यमानः सुहस्त्य समुद्रे वाचमिन्वसि ।
    ४ ४ १ १२ ०१c रयिं पिशङ्गं बहुलं पुरुस्पृहं पवमानाभ्यर्षसि ॥ १०७९
    4 4 1 12 01a mṛjyamānaḥ suhastya samudre vācaminvasi .
    4 4 1 12 01c rayiṃ piśaṅgaṃ bahulaṃ puruspṛhaṃ pavamānābhyarṣasi .. 1079
    1079. O Spirit omnipotent with the world in your generous hands, celebrated and exalted, you stimulate and inspire the song of adoration in the depths of the heart and, pure, purifying, radiating and exalting, set in motion immense wealth of golden graces of universal love and desire for us. (Rg. 9-107-21)

    SV 1080

    ४ ४ १ १२ ०२a पुनानो वरे पवमनो अव्यये वृषो अचिक्रदद्वने ।
    ४ ४ १ १२ ०२c देवानाँ सोम पवमान निष्कृतं गोभिरञ्जानो अर्षसि ॥ १०८०
    4 4 1 12 02a punāno vare pavamano avyaye vṛṣo acikradadvane .
    4 4 1 12 02c devānām̐ soma pavamāna niṣkṛtaṃ gobhirañjāno arṣasi .. 1080
    1080. O Soma, universal spirit of generosity, cleansing, purifying and radiating in the protected heart of the cherished celebrant, you manifest loud and bold in the deep and beautiful world of existence and, sung and celebrated with songs of adoration, you move and manifest in the holy heart of divinities, pure, purifying, vibrating. (Rg. 9-107-22)

    SV 1081

    ४ ४ १ १३ ०१a एतमु त्यं दश क्षिपो मृजन्ति सिन्धुमातरम् ।
    ४ ४ १ १३ ०१c समादित्येभिरख्यत ॥ १०८१
    4 4 1 13 01a etamu tyaṃ daśa kṣipo mṛjanti sindhumātaram .
    4 4 1 13 01c samādityebhirakhyata .. 1081
    1081. Such as you are, O ruling soul, ten senses, ten pranas, ten subtle and gross modes of Prakrti and ten directions of space, all glorify you, mother source of all fluent streams of world energies shining with the zodiacs of the sun and all other brilliancies of nature and humanity. (Rg. 9-61-7)

    SV 1082

    ४ ४ १ १३ ०२a समिन्द्रेणोत वायुना सुत एति पवित्र आ ।
    ४ ४ १ १३ ०२c सँ सूर्यस्य रश्मिभिः ॥ १०८२
    4 4 1 13 02a samindreṇota vāyunā suta eti pavitra ā .
    4 4 1 13 02c sam̐ sūryasya raśmibhiḥ .. 1082
    1082. O Soma, spirit of peace, plenty and energy of the universe, you flow with the wind and cosmic dynamics and, with the rays of the sun, you shine as the very light of life which, realised and internalised, abides vibrant in the pure heart and soul. (Rg. 9-61-8)

    SV 1083

    ४ ४ १ १३ ०३a स नो भगाय वायवे पूष्णे पवस्व मधुमान् ।
    ४ ४ १ १३ ०३c चारुर्मित्रे वरुणे च ॥ १०८३
    4 4 1 13 03a sa no bhagāya vāyave pūṣṇe pavasva madhumān .
    4 4 1 13 03c cārurmitre varuṇe ca .. 1083
    1083. O Soma, beautiful, blissful, honey spirit of the sweets of existence, flow free and purifying for the glory of life, for vibrant forces, for the power of health and growth, and for the friendly and discriminative people among humanity. (Rg. 9-61-9)

    SV 1084

    ४ ४ १ १४ ०१a रेवतीर्नः सधमाद इन्द्रे सन्तु तुविवाजाः ।
    ४ ४ १ १४ ०१c क्षुमन्तो याभिर्मदेम ॥ १०८४
    4 4 1 14 01a revatīrnaḥ sadhamāda indre santu tuvivājāḥ .
    4 4 1 14 01c kṣumanto yābhirmadema .. 1084
    1084. May our people, wives and children be rich in wealth, knowledge and grace of culture, so that we, abundant and prosperous, may rejoice with them and live with them in happy homes in a state of honour and glory. (Rg. 1-30-13)

    SV 1085

    ४ ४ १ १४ ०२a आ घ त्वावां त्मना युक्तः स्तोतृभ्यो धृष्णवीयानः ।
    ४ ४ १ १४ ०२c ऋणोरक्षं न चक्र्योः ॥ १०८५
    4 4 1 14 02a ā gha tvāvāṃ tmanā yuktaḥ stotṛbhyo dhṛṣṇavīyānaḥ .
    4 4 1 14 02c ṛṇorakṣaṃ na cakryoḥ .. 1085
    1085. Lord of inviolable might, yourself your own definition, omniscient, instantly comprehending all that moves, you manifest your presence to the vision of your celebrants just as the one axle of two chariot wheels (moving, caring yet unmoved). (Rg. 1-30-14)

    SV 1086

    ४ ४ १ १४ ०३a आ यद्दुवः शतक्रतवा कामं जरितॄणाम् ।
    ४ ४ १ १४ ०३c ऋणोरक्षं न शचीभिः ॥ १०८६
    4 4 1 14 03a ā yadduvaḥ śatakratavā kāmaṃ jaritṝṇām .
    4 4 1 14 03c ṛṇorakṣaṃ na śacībhiḥ .. 1086
    1086. Lord of a hundred blissful acts of the yajna of creation, who by the prayers and pious actions of the celebrants come into their vision and experience like the axis of a wheel, you fulfill their love and desire wholly and entirely. (Rg. 1-30-15)

    SV 1087

    ४ ४ १ १५ ०१a सुरूपकृत्नुमूतये सुदुघामिव गोदुहे ।
    ४ ४ १ १५ ०१c जुहूमसि द्यविद्यवि ॥ १०८७
    4 4 1 15 01a surūpakṛtnumūtaye sudughāmiva goduhe .
    4 4 1 15 01c juhūmasi dyavidyavi .. 1087
    1087. Just as the generous mother cow is milked for the person in need of nourishment, so every day for the sake of light and knowledge we invoke and worship Indra, lord omnipotent of light and life, maker of beautiful forms of existence and giver of protection and progress. (Rg. 1-4-1)

    SV 1088

    ४ ४ १ १५ ०२a उप नः सवना गहि सोमस्य सोमपाः पिब ।
    ४ ४ १ १५ ०२c गोदा इद्रेवतो मदः ॥ १०८८
    4 4 1 15 02a upa naḥ savanā gahi somasya somapāḥ piba .
    4 4 1 15 02c godā idrevato madaḥ .. 1088
    1088. Indra, lord of light, protector of yajnic joy, promoter of sense and mind, come to our yajna, accept our homage of soma and give us the light and ecstasy of the soul. (Rg. 1-4-2)

    SV 1089

    ४ ४ १ १५ ०३a अथा ते अन्तमानां विद्याम सुमतीनाम् ।
    ४ ४ १ १५ ०३c मा नो अति ख्य आ गहि ॥ १०८९
    4 4 1 15 03a athā te antamānāṃ vidyāma sumatīnām .
    4 4 1 15 03c mā no ati khya ā gahi .. 1089
    1089. Indra, lord of light and knowledge, come, so that we know you at the closest of those who are established in you and hold you in their heart and vision. Come, lord of life, come close, forsake us not. (Rg. 1-4-3)

    SV 1090

    ४ ४ १ १६ ०१a उभे यदिन्द्र रोदसी आपप्राथोषा इव ।
    ४ ४ १ १६ ०१c महान्तं त्वा महीनाँ सम्राजं चर्षणीनाम् ।
    ४ ४ १ १६ ०१e देवी जनित्र्यजीजनद्भद्रा जनित्र्यजीजनत् ॥ १०९०
    4 4 1 16 01a ubhe yadindra rodasī āpaprāthoṣā iva .
    4 4 1 16 01c mahāntaṃ tvā mahīnām̐ samrājaṃ carṣaṇīnām .
    4 4 1 16 01e devī janitryajījanadbhadrā janitryajījanat .. 1090
    1090. Indra, lord of light and glory, ruler of the world, when you fill the earth and the environment with splendour like the dawn, the divine Mother Nature raises you and manifests you as the great ruler of the great people of the world. The gracious mother elevates you in refulgence and majesty as the mighty Indra. (Indra at the cosmic level is the Lord Almighty; at the human level, the world ruler; and at the individual level, Indra is the soul, ruler of the body, senses, mind and intelligence.) (Rg. 10-134-1)

    SV 1091

    ४ ४ १ १६ ०२a दीर्घँ ह्यङ्कुशं यथा शक्तिं बिभर्षि मन्तुमः ।
    ४ ४ १ १६ ०२c पूर्वेण मघवन्पदा वयामजो यथा यमः ।
    ४ ४ १ १६ ०२e देवी जनित्र्यजीजनद्भद्रा जनित्र्यजीजनत् ॥ १०९१
    4 4 1 16 02a dīrgham̐ hyaṅkuśaṃ yathā śaktiṃ bibharṣi mantumaḥ .
    4 4 1 16 02c pūrveṇa maghavanpadā vayāmajo yathā yamaḥ .
    4 4 1 16 02e devī janitryajījanadbhadrā janitryajījanat .. 1091
    1091. Lord of intelligence, imagination and foresight. as an elephant driver wields the hook to control the strength and direction of the elephant, so you wield your power of far-reaching potential to control the world order, its forces and direction, and as the eternal ruler and controller holds the reins of time, so do you, O lord of might and magnanimity, hold the reins of the social order steps ahead of possibility long before actuality. The divine mother enlightens you, the gracious mother exalts you. (Rg. 10-134-6)

    SV 1092

    ४ ४ १ १६ ०३a अव स्म दुर्हृणायतो मर्त्तस्य तनुहि स्थिरम् ।
    ४ ४ १ १६ ०३c अधस्पदं तमीं कृधि यो अस्माँ अभिदासति ।
    ४ ४ १ १६ ०३e देवी जनित्र्यजीजनद्भद्रा जनित्र्यजीजनत् ॥ १०९२
    4 4 1 16 03a ava sma durhṛṇāyato marttasya tanuhi sthiram .
    4 4 1 16 03c adhaspadaṃ tamīṃ kṛdhi yo asmām̐ abhidāsati .
    4 4 1 16 03e devī janitryajījanadbhadrā janitryajījanat .. 1092
    1092. Strike down the adamantine stubbornness of the mortal enemy who wickedly injures the law and order of the system. Crush him down to naught who suppresses us and enslaves us. The divine mother create you, the gracious mother elevates you in glory as the great ruler. (Rg. 10-134-2)

    SV 1093

    ४ ४ १ १७ ०१a परि स्वानो गिरिष्ठाः पवित्रे सोमो अक्षरत् ।
    ४ ४ १ १७ ०१c मदेषु सर्वधा असि ॥ १०९३
    4 4 1 17 01a pari svāno giriṣṭhāḥ pavitre somo akṣarat .
    4 4 1 17 01c madeṣu sarvadhā asi .. 1093
    1093. O lord, you are Soma, peace, power and bliss, all creative, fertilising and inspiring, all present in thunder of the clouds, roar of the winds and rumble of the mountains, in purest of the pure. You are the sole sustainer of all in bliss divine. (Rg. 9-18-1)

    SV 1094

    ४ ४ १ १७ ०२a त्वं विप्रस्त्वं कविर्मधु प्र जातमन्धसः ।
    ४ ४ १ १७ ०२c मदेषु सर्वधा असि ॥ १०९४
    4 4 1 17 02a tvaṃ viprastvaṃ kavirmadhu pra jātamandhasaḥ .
    4 4 1 17 02c madeṣu sarvadhā asi .. 1094
    1094. You are the vibrant sage of sages, the visionary poet of poets, and the honey sweet of all tastes born of all food. You are the sole sustainer of all in bliss divine. (Rg. 9-18-2)

    SV 1095

    ४ ४ १ १७ ०३a त्वे विश्वे सजोषसो देवासः पीतिमाशत ।
    ४ ४ १ १७ ०३c मदेषु सर्वधा असि ॥ १०९५
    4 4 1 17 03a tve viśve sajoṣaso devāsaḥ pītimāśata .
    4 4 1 17 03c madeṣu sarvadhā asi .. 1095
    1095. All divinities of nature and humanity in love and faith with you yearn to drink of the divine nectar and they are blest with it. You are the sole sustainer of all in bliss divine. (Rg. 9-18-3)

    SV 1096

    ४ ४ १ १८ ०१a स सुन्वे यो वसूनां यो रायामानेता य इडानाम् ।
    ४ ४ १ १८ ०१c सोमो यः सुक्षितीनाम् ॥ १०९६
    4 4 1 18 01a sa sunve yo vasūnāṃ yo rāyāmānetā ya iḍānām .
    4 4 1 18 01c somo yaḥ sukṣitīnām .. 1096
    1096. That Soma which is the generator, harbinger and ruler guide of all forms of wealth, honour and excellence, lands, knowledge and awareness, and of happy homes is thus realised in its divine manifestation. (Rg. 9-108-13)

    SV 1097

    ४ ४ १ १८ ०२a यस्य त इन्द्रः पिबाद्यस्य मरुतो यस्य वार्यमणा भगः ।
    ४ ४ १ १८ ०२c आ येन मित्रावरुणा करामह एन्द्रमवसे महे ॥ १०९७
    4 4 1 18 02a yasya ta indraḥ pibādyasya maruto yasya vāryamaṇā bhagaḥ .
    4 4 1 18 02c ā yena mitrāvaruṇā karāmaha endramavase mahe .. 1097
    1097. Soma is the omniscient and omnipotent divine spirit, whose ecstatic presence, our soul experiences, whose powers, our vibrant forces experience and adore, by whose path and guidance our power and honour moves and moves forward, by whose grace we develop our pranic energies and our sense of love and judgement, and by whose word and grace we anoint and consecrate our ruler for our high level of defence and security. (Rg. 9-108-14)

    SV 1098

    ४ ४ १ १९ ०१a तं वः सखायो मदाय पुनानमभि गायत ।
    ४ ४ १ १९ ०१c शिशुं न हव्यैः स्वदयन्त गूर्तिभिः ॥ १०९८
    4 4 1 19 01a taṃ vaḥ sakhāyo madāya punānamabhi gāyata .
    4 4 1 19 01c śiśuṃ na havyaiḥ svadayanta gūrtibhiḥ .. 1098
    1098. O friends, enjoying together with creative acts of yajna, sing and celebrate Soma, pure and purifying presence of divinity, with songs of praise, and exalt and adorn him as a darling adorable power with best presentations for winning the ioy of life's fulfilment. (Rg. 1, 105, 1)

    SV 1099

    ४ ४ १ १९ ०२a सं वत्स इव मातृभिरिन्दुर्हिन्वानो अज्यते ।
    ४ ४ १ १९ ०२c देवावीर्मदो मतिभिः परिष्कृतः ॥ १०९९
    4 4 1 19 02a saṃ vatsa iva mātṛbhirindurhinvāno ajyate .
    4 4 1 19 02c devāvīrmado matibhiḥ pariṣkṛtaḥ .. 1099
    1099. Holily is Soma, brilliant presence of beauty, peace and power of divinity, protector of sages, ecstasy of life, realised in the essence, and, adorned by devotees as a darling presence, it is invoked and worshipped with creative acts of meditation by the celebrants. (Rg. 9-105-2)

    SV 1100

    ४ ४ १ १९ ०३a अयं दक्षाय साधनोऽयँ शर्धाय वीतये ।
    ४ ४ १ १९ ०३c अयं देवेभ्यो मधुमत्तरः सुतः ॥ ११००
    4 4 1 19 03a ayaṃ dakṣāya sādhano'yam̐ śardhāya vītaye .
    4 4 1 19 03c ayaṃ devebhyo madhumattaraḥ sutaḥ .. 1100
    1100. This is the means to efficiency for perfection, this is for strength and success for fulfilment, and when it is realised, it is the sweetest, most honeyed experience for the divines. (Rg. 9-105-3)

    SV 1101

    ४ ४ १ २० ०१a सोमाः पवन्त इन्दवोऽस्मभ्यं गातुवित्तमाः ।
    ४ ४ १ २० ०१c मित्राः सुवाना अरेपसः स्वाध्यः स्वर्विदः ॥ ११०१
    4 4 1 20 01a somāḥ pavanta indavo'smabhyaṃ gātuvittamāḥ .
    4 4 1 20 01c mitrāḥ suvānā arepasaḥ svādhyaḥ svarvidaḥ .. 1101
    1101. Streams of Soma flows for us, brilliant, eloquent and expansive, friendly, inspiring, free from sin, intellectually creative and spiritually illuminative. (Rg. 9-101-10)

    SV 1102

    ४ ४ १ २० ०२a ते पूतासो विपश्चितः सोमासो दध्याशिरः ।
    ४ ४ १ २० ०२c सूरासो न दर्शतासो जिगत्नवो ध्रुवा घृते ॥ ११०२
    4 4 1 20 02a te pūtāso vipaścitaḥ somāso dadhyāśiraḥ .
    4 4 1 20 02c sūrāso na darśatāso jigatnavo dhruvā ghṛte .. 1102
    1102. These Soma streams, nourishing, energising, illuminating, are bright and beatific as the dawn and, vibrant but unfluctuating, they abide constant in the heart. (Rg. 9-101-12)

    SV 1103

    ४ ४ १ २० ०३a सुष्वाणासो व्यद्रिभिश्चिताना गोरधि त्वचि ।
    ४ ४ १ २० ०३c इषमस्मभ्यमभितः समस्वरन्वसुविदः ॥ ११०३
    4 4 1 20 03a suṣvāṇāso vyadribhiścitānā goradhi tvaci .
    4 4 1 20 03c iṣamasmabhyamabhitaḥ samasvaranvasuvidaḥ .. 1103
    1103. Reflective, inspiring and generative by controlled operations of higher mind in the purified heart core, let the Soma streams, vibrant and vocal, bring us spiritual energy, intelligential illumination and divine awareness all round in the world. (Rg. 9-101-11)

    SV 1104

    ४ ४ १ २१ ०१a अया पवा पवस्वैना वसूनि माँश्चत्व इन्दो सरसि प्र धन्व ।
    ४ ४ १ २१ ०१c ब्रघ्नश्चिद्यस्य वातो न जूतिं पुरुमेधाश्चित्तकवे नरं धात् ॥ ११०४
    4 4 1 21 01a ayā pavā pavasvainā vasūni mām̐ścatva indo sarasi pra dhanva .
    4 4 1 21 01c braghnaścidyasya vāto na jūtiṃ purumedhāścittakave naraṃ dhāt .. 1104
    1104. Generous, refulgent Soma spirit of beauty, peace and glory, sanctify us by these streams of grace. In the ocean depths of this honourable universe, energise and move all forms of wealth and peaceful settlements and consecrate us in the space divine. Spirit of the expansive universe, dynamic like the stormy winds, high-priest of cosmic yajna for all, bless us with a settled state of humanity in the vibrant system of a volatile world. (Rg. 9-97-52)

    SV 1105

    ४ ४ १ २१ ०२a उत न एना पवया पवस्वाधि श्रुते श्रवाय्यस्य तीर्थे ।
    ४ ४ १ २१ ०२c षष्टिँ सहस्रा नैगुतो वसूनि वृक्षं न पक्वं धूनवद्रणाय ॥ ११०५
    4 4 1 21 02a uta na enā pavayā pavasvādhi śrute śravāyyasya tīrthe .
    4 4 1 21 02c ṣaṣṭim̐ sahasrā naiguto vasūni vṛkṣaṃ na pakvaṃ dhūnavadraṇāya .. 1105
    1105. And by this sacred stream of divinity, cleanse and sanctify us in this holy lake of the divine Word worth hearing over and above what has been heard. Master of infinite power and wealth, destroyer of hoards of negativities, give us boundless forms of wealth for our battle of life, shaking, as if, like a tree of ripe fruit this mighty tree of the world. (Rg. 9-97-53)

    SV 1106

    ४ ४ १ २१ ०३a महीमे अस्य वृष नाम शूषे माँश्चत्वे वा पृशने वा वधत्रे ।
    ४ ४ १ २१ ०३c अस्वापयन्निगुतः स्नेहयच्चापामित्राँ अपाचितो अचेतः ॥ ११०६
    4 4 1 21 03a mahīme asya vṛṣa nāma śūṣe mām̐ścatve vā pṛśane vā vadhatre .
    4 4 1 21 03c asvāpayannigutaḥ snehayaccāpāmitrām̐ apācito acetaḥ .. 1106
    1106. These are the mighty great and constructive works of the virile and generous Soma in the battles of life either in social dynamics or close encounters or in fierce conflicts:- sending the destroyers to sleep, separating off the unfriendly and removing the unawake and unaware from here where they are, (by constructive, waking up friendly exercise). (Rg. 9-97-54)

    SV 1107

    ४ ४ १ २२ ०१a अग्ने त्वं नो अन्तम उत त्राता शिवो भुवो वरूथ्यः ॥ ११०७
    4 4 1 22 01a agne tvaṃ no antama uta trātā śivo bhuvo varūthyaḥ .. 1107
    1107. Agni, lord of light, fire of life, you are our closest friend and saviour. Be good and gracious, the very spirit and security of the home for the inmates. (Rg. 5-24-1)

    SV 1108

    ४ ४ १ २२ ०२a वसुरग्निर्वसुश्रवा अच्छा नक्षि द्युमत्तमो रयिं दाः ॥ ११०८
    4 4 1 22 02a vasuragnirvasuśravā acchā nakṣi dyumattamo rayiṃ dāḥ .. 1108
    1108. Pure and purifier, you create and give the food for life and energy, wealth and honour. Give us the food, energy and light of life. Come and pervade this home as the very spirit and security. (Rg. 5-24-2)

    SV 1109

    ४ ४ १ २२ ०३a तं त्वा शोचिष्ठ दीदिवः सुम्नाय नूनमीमहे सखिभ्यः ॥ ११०९
    4 4 1 22 03a taṃ tvā śociṣṭha dīdivaḥ sumnāya nūnamīmahe sakhibhyaḥ .. 1109
    1109. Lord most pure and purifying, light of illumination, with all our friends, for sure, we pray to you for peace and life's well being. (Rg. 5-24-4)

    SV 1110

    ४ ४ १ २३ ०१a इमा नु कं भुवना सीषधेमेन्द्रश्च विश्वे च देवाः ॥ १११०
    4 4 1 23 01a imā nu kaṃ bhuvanā sīṣadhemendraśca viśve ca devāḥ .. 1110
    1110. Let us proceed, study and win our goals, successfully and peacefully, across these regions of the world, study and harness electric energy, and let all divine forces of nature and nobilities of humanity be favourable to us. (Rg. 10-157-1)

    SV 1111

    ४ ४ १ २३ ०२a यज्ञं च नस्तन्वं च प्रजां चादित्यैरिन्द्रः सह सीषधातु ॥ ११११
    4 4 1 23 02a yajñaṃ ca nastanvaṃ ca prajāṃ cādityairindraḥ saha sīṣadhātu .. 1111
    1111. Indra, the sun, the wind, electric energy of the firmament with all year's phases of the sun, supports, strengthens and promotes our yajna, our body's health and our people and future generations. (Rg. 10-157-2)

    SV 1112

    ४ ४ १ २३ ०३a आदित्यैरिन्द्रः सगणो मरुद्भिरस्मभ्यं भेषजा करत् ॥ १११२
    4 4 1 23 03a ādityairindraḥ sagaṇo marudbhirasmabhyaṃ bheṣajā karat .. 1112
    1112. May Indra, ruling power of the world with all its natural and human forces, winds and stormy troops across the sun's rays and over the year, be the protector and promoter of our health of body and social organisations. (Rg. 10-157-3)

    SV 1113

    ४ ४ १ २४ ०१a प्र व इन्द्राय वृत्रहन्तमाय विप्राय गाथं गायत यं जुजोषते ॥ १११३
    4 4 1 24 01a pra va indrāya vṛtrahantamāya viprāya gāthaṃ gāyata yaṃ jujoṣate .. 1113
    1113. To Indra, omniscient lord almighty, highest destroyer of evil, sin and darkness, sing and offer your songs of adoration which he loves, enjoys and happily accepts.

    SV 1114

    ४ ४ १ २४ ०२a अर्चन्त्यर्कं मरुतः स्वर्का आ स्तोभति श्रुतो युवा स इन्द्रः ॥ १११४
    4 4 1 24 02a arcantyarkaṃ marutaḥ svarkā ā stobhati śruto yuvā sa indraḥ .. 1114
    1114. Maruts, heroic devotees, chant devotional hymns and present the homage of worship and service to Indra who, youthful and renowned, sustains the world and responds to their devotion with joyous favour and spiritual elevation.

    SV 1115

    ४ ४ १ २४ ०३a उप प्रक्षे मधुमति क्षियन्तः पुष्येम रयिं धीमहे त इन्द्र ॥ १११५
    4 4 1 24 03a upa prakṣe madhumati kṣiyantaḥ puṣyema rayiṃ dhīmahe ta indra .. 1115
    1115. Indra, omnipotent lord, living close to you in the honey sweet abode of your realm, may we augment our wealth and excellence and mediate on you divine presence.

    SV 1116

    चतुर्थ प्रपाठकः । द्वितीयोऽर्धः
    ४ ४ २ ०१ ०१a प्र काव्यमुशनेव ब्रुवाणो देवो देवानां जनिमा विवक्ति ।
    ४ ४ २ ०१ ०१c महिव्रतः शुचिबन्धुः पावकः पदा वराहो अभ्येति रेभन् ॥ १११६
    caturtha prapāṭhakaḥ . dvitīyo'rdhaḥ
    4 4 2 01 01a pra kāvyamuśaneva bruvāṇo devo devānāṃ janimā vivakti .
    4 4 2 01 01c mahivrataḥ śucibandhuḥ pāvakaḥ padā varāho abhyeti rebhan .. 1116
    1116. The brilliant poet, singing like an inspired fiery power divine, reveals the origin of nature's divinities and the rise of human brilliancies. Great is his commitment, inviolable his discipline, bonded is he with purity as a brother, having chosen light of the sun and shower of clouds for his element, and he goes forward proclaiming the message of his vision by the paths of piety. (Rg. 9-97-7)

    SV 1117

    ४ ४ २ ०१ ०२a प्र हँसासस्तृपला वग्नुमच्छामादस्तं वृषगणा अयासुः ।
    ४ ४ २ ०१ ०२c आङ्गोषिणं पवमानँ सखायो दुर्मर्षं वाणं प्र वदन्ति साकम् ॥ १११७
    4 4 2 01 02a pra ham̐sāsastṛpalā vagnumacchāmādastaṃ vṛṣagaṇā ayāsuḥ .
    4 4 2 01 02c āṅgoṣiṇaṃ pavamānam̐ sakhāyo durmarṣaṃ vāṇaṃ pra vadanti sākam .. 1117
    1117. Like hansa birds of discriminative taste by instinct, judicious poets and scholars spontaneously come home to passion and ardour of thought and imagination free from fear and violence and, together in unison as a band of friends, generous and mighty of power and understanding, sing and celebrate the adorable, pure and purifying unforgettable Soma source of beauty, music and poetry. (Rg. 9-97-8)

    SV 1118

    ४ ४ २ ०१ ०३a स योजत उरुगायस्य जूतिं वृथा क्रीडन्तं मिमते न गावः ।
    ४ ४ २ ०१ ०३c परीणसं कृणुते तिग्मश‍ृङ्गो दिवा हरिर्ददृशे नक्तमृज्रः ॥ १११८
    4 4 2 01 03a sa yojata urugāyasya jūtiṃ vṛthā krīḍantaṃ mimate na gāvaḥ .
    4 4 2 01 03c parīṇasaṃ kṛṇute tigmaśṛṅgo divā harirdadṛśe naktamṛjraḥ .. 1118
    1118. That Soma source of beauty, music and poetry is ever dynamic spontaneously playing the sportive game. The power, force and velocity of that presence, the mind and senses do not comprehend. The spirit of ultimate penetrative and pervasive power reflects infinite possibilities, the beatific saviour manifests its omnipotence day and night. (Rg. 9-97-9)

    SV 1119

    ४ ४ २ ०१ ०४a प्र स्वानासो रथा इवार्वन्तो न अवस्यवः ।
    ४ ४ २ ०१ ०४c सोमासो राये अक्रमुः ॥ १११९
    4 4 2 01 04a pra svānāso rathā ivārvanto na avasyavaḥ .
    4 4 2 01 04c somāso rāye akramuḥ .. 1119
    1119. The seekers of soma in search of food for body, mind and soul rush on like resounding charioteers and warriors of horse, and go forward for the achievement of life's wealth. (Rg. 9-10-1)

    SV 1120

    ४ ४ २ ०१ ०५a हिन्वानासो रथा इव दधन्विरे गभस्त्योः ।
    ४ ४ २ ०१ ०५c भरासः कारिणामिव ॥ ११२०
    4 4 2 01 05a hinvānāso rathā iva dadhanvire gabhastyoḥ .
    4 4 2 01 05c bharāsaḥ kāriṇāmiva .. 1120
    1120. Dynamic are the seekers like heroes commanding superfast chariots laden with riches, holding controls in their hands, their shouts of victory rising like poet's songs of celebration. (Rg. 9-10-2)

    SV 1121

    ४ ४ २ ०१ ०६a राजानो न प्रशस्तिभिः सोमासो गोभिरञ्जते ।
    ४ ४ २ ०१ ०६c यज्ञो न सप्त धातृभिः ॥ ११२१
    4 4 2 01 06a rājāno na praśastibhiḥ somāso gobhirañjate .
    4 4 2 01 06c yajño na sapta dhātṛbhiḥ .. 1121
    1121. Like kings celebrated by songs of praise, like yajna beautified by seven priests, the soma seekers are hallowed by songs of praise as soma is energised by sun-rays. (Rg. 9-10-3)

    SV 1122

    ४ ४ २ ०१ ०७a परि स्वानास इन्दवो मदाय बर्हणा गिरा ।
    ४ ४ २ ०१ ०७c मधो अर्षन्ति धारया ॥ ११२२
    4 4 2 01 07a pari svānāsa indavo madāya barhaṇā girā .
    4 4 2 01 07c madho arṣanti dhārayā .. 1122
    1122. Streams of soma distilled and consecrated by the hallowed voice of the Veda flow round for the joy of mankind. (Rg. 9-10-4)

    SV 1123

    ४ ४ २ ०१ ०८a आपानासो विवस्वतो जिन्वन्त उषसो भगम् ।
    ४ ४ २ ०१ ०८c सूरा अण्वं वि तन्वते ॥ ११२३
    4 4 2 01 08a āpānāso vivasvato jinvanta uṣaso bhagam .
    4 4 2 01 08c sūrā aṇvaṃ vi tanvate .. 1123
    1123. The brave and brilliant seekers of soma, light of divinity, having drunk the glory of the rising sun at dawn and themselves rising in glory, extend and spread the light of subtle knowledge around like light of the sun. (Rg. 9-10-5)

    SV 1124

    ४ ४ २ ०१ ०९a अप द्वारा मतीनां प्रत्ना ऋण्वन्ति कारवः ।
    ४ ४ २ ०१ ०९c वृष्णो हरस आयवः ॥ ११२४
    4 4 2 01 09a apa dvārā matīnāṃ pratnā ṛṇvanti kāravaḥ .
    4 4 2 01 09c vṛṣṇo harasa āyavaḥ .. 1124
    1124. Veteran scholars and artists, blest with the flames and showers of the light and generosity of the omnificent lord of soma, open wide the doors of divine knowledge and will for all humanity over the world. (Rg. 9-10-6)

    SV 1125

    ४ ४ २ ०१ १०a समीचीनास आशत होतारः सप्तजानयः ।
    ४ ४ २ ०१ १०c पदमेकस्य पिप्रतः ॥ ११२५
    4 4 2 01 10a samīcīnāsa āśata hotāraḥ saptajānayaḥ .
    4 4 2 01 10c padamekasya piprataḥ .. 1125
    1125. Seven priests in unison as brothers, happy and dedicated with peace at heart, sit on the vedi and fulfill the yajna in honour of one sole divinity for one sole purpose in the service of humanity and divinity. (Rg. 9-10-7)

    SV 1126

    ४ ४ २ ०१ ११a नाभा नाभिं न आ ददे चक्षुषा सूर्य दृशे ।
    ४ ४ २ ०१ ११c कवेरपत्यमा दुहे ॥ ११२६
    4 4 2 01 11a nābhā nābhiṃ na ā dade cakṣuṣā sūrya dṛśe .
    4 4 2 01 11c kaverapatyamā duhe .. 1126
    1126. In the core of the heart we hold the yajna and the lord of yajna, our eye fixed on the sun with love and reverence, and thereby we distil the light and peace of existence, reflection of omniscient and creative divinity. (Rg. 9-10-8)

    SV 1127

    ४ ४ २ ०१ १२a अभि प्रियं दिवस्पदमध्वर्युभिर्गुहा हितम् ।
    ४ ४ २ ०१ १३c सूरः पस्यति चक्षसा ॥ ११२७
    4 4 2 01 12a abhi priyaṃ divaspadamadhvaryubhirguhā hitam .
    4 4 2 01 13c sūraḥ pasyati cakṣasā .. 1127
    1127. The brave visionary of soma creativity sees the dear heavenly light and the vision of the light giver, distilled, concentrated and treasured in the core of the heart by the performers of soma yajna. (Rg. 9-10-9)

    SV 1128

    ४ ४ २ ०२ ०१a असृग्रमिन्दवः पथा धर्मन्नृतस्य सुश्रियः ।
    ४ ४ २ ०२ ०१c विदाना अस्य योजना ॥ ११२८
    4 4 2 02 01a asṛgramindavaḥ pathā dharmannṛtasya suśriyaḥ .
    4 4 2 02 01c vidānā asya yojanā .. 1128
    1128. Knowing the relevance of their vibrant action in Dharma, wise sages, brilliant and gracious, move by the path of rectitude following the eternal law of existence created by the lord of peace and glory. (Rg. 9-7-1)

    SV 1129

    ४ ४ २ ०२ ०२a प्र धारा मधो अग्रियो महीरपो वि गाहते ।
    ४ ४ २ ०२ ०२c हविर्हविःषु वन्द्यः ॥ ११२९
    4 4 2 02 02a pra dhārā madho agriyo mahīrapo vi gāhate .
    4 4 2 02 02c havirhaviḥṣu vandyaḥ .. 1129
    1129. Most adorable of the adorables, worthy of worship. Soma, lord of peace and joy, first and foremost of the honey streams of life, pervades the dynamics of existence in the eternal law. (Rg. 9-7-2)

    SV 1130

    ४ ४ २ ०२ ०३a प्र युजा वाचो अग्रियो वृषो अचिक्रदद्वने ।
    ४ ४ २ ०२ ०३c सद्माभि सत्यो अध्वरः ॥ ११३०
    4 4 2 02 03a pra yujā vāco agriyo vṛṣo acikradadvane .
    4 4 2 02 03c sadmābhi satyo adhvaraḥ .. 1130
    1130. First and foremost, generous and eternal lord of love. Soma free from violence, proclaims the words of truth relevant to yajnic life and calls up the yajakas to the hall of yajna in peace and bliss. (Rg. 9-7-3)

    SV 1131

    ४ ४ २ ०२ ०४a परि यत्काव्या कविर्नृम्णा पुनानो अर्षति ।
    ४ ४ २ ०२ ०४c स्वर्वाजी सिषासति ॥ ११३१
    4 4 2 02 04a pari yatkāvyā kavirnṛmṇā punāno arṣati .
    4 4 2 02 04c svarvājī siṣāsati .. 1131
    1131. When the poetic spirit of omniscience wrapped in glory moves and inspires the vision and imagination of the poet, the creative spirit flies to the heavens and celebrates divinity in poetry. (Rg. 9-7-4)

    SV 1132

    ४ ४ २ ०२ ०५a पवमानो अभि स्पृधो विशो राजेव सीदति ।
    ४ ४ २ ०२ ०५c यदीमृण्वन्ति वेधसः ॥ ११३२
    4 4 2 02 05a pavamāno abhi spṛdho viśo rājeva sīdati .
    4 4 2 02 05c yadīmṛṇvanti vedhasaḥ .. 1132
    1132. The pure and purifying Soma rises over all rivals and sits on top of people like a ruler when the wise sages pray and move his attention and love. (Rg. 9-7-5)

    SV 1133

    ४ ४ २ ०२ ०६a अव्या वारे परि प्रियो हरिर्वनेषु सीदति ।
    ४ ४ २ ०२ ०६c रेभो वनुष्यते मति ॥ ११३३
    4 4 2 02 06a avyā vāre pari priyo harirvaneṣu sīdati .
    4 4 2 02 06c rebho vanuṣyate mati .. 1133
    1133. Over the regions of light, dear, loved and destroyer of suffering. Soma, Spirit of purity and energy, resides in the heart of happy celebrants and, eloquent and inspiring, illuminates and beatifies their heart and intellect. (Rg. 9-7-6)

    SV 1134

    ४ ४ २ ०२ ०७a स वायुमिन्द्रमश्विना साकं मदेन गच्छति ।
    ४ ४ २ ०२ ०७c रणा यो अस्य धर्मणा ॥ ११३४
    4 4 2 02 07a sa vāyumindramaśvinā sākaṃ madena gacchati .
    4 4 2 02 07c raṇā yo asya dharmaṇā .. 1134
    1134. He who happily abides by the laws of this Soma, spirit of vibrant purity, goes forward in life with powers of ruling strength and excellence and sagely people of noble knowledge and unfailing action. (Rg. 9-7-7)

    SV 1135

    ४ ४ २ ०२ ०८a आ मित्रे वरुणे भगे मधोः पवन्त ऊर्मयः ।
    ४ ४ २ ०२ ०८c विदाना अस्य शक्मभिः ॥ ११३५
    4 4 2 02 08a ā mitre varuṇe bhage madhoḥ pavanta ūrmayaḥ .
    4 4 2 02 08c vidānā asya śakmabhiḥ .. 1135
    1135. Those wise sages of knowledge, whose sweet will and loving emotions abide by divine love and friendship, freedom and justice, and excellence and generosity, live happy and prosperous in a state of vibrancy like waves of sparkling streams, by the love and exhilaration of Soma, spirit of peace and purity. (Rg. 9-7-8)

    SV 1136

    ४ ४ २ ०२ ०९a अस्मभ्यँ रोदसी रयिं मध्वो वाजस्य सातये ।
    ४ ४ २ ०२ ०९c श्रवो वसूनि सञ्जितम् ॥ ११३६
    4 4 2 02 09a asmabhyam̐ rodasī rayiṃ madhvo vājasya sātaye .
    4 4 2 02 09c śravo vasūni sañjitam .. 1136
    1136. May heaven and earth lead us to acquisition of wealth, sweet homes, honour, excellence and fame for winning the higher victories of life. (Rg. 9-7-9)

    SV 1137

    ४ ४ २ ०२ १०a आ ते दक्षं मयोभुवं वह्निमद्या वृणीमहे ।
    ४ ४ २ ०२ १०c पान्तमा पुरुस्पृहम् ॥ ११३७
    4 4 2 02 10a ā te dakṣaṃ mayobhuvaṃ vahnimadyā vṛṇīmahe .
    4 4 2 02 10c pāntamā puruspṛham .. 1137
    1137. Today here and now, we choose for ourselves and pray for your power, peace and bliss, light and fire which is universally loved, all protective, promotive and all sanctifying. (Rg. 9-65-28)

    SV 1138

    ४ ४ २ ०२ ११a आ मन्द्रमा वरेण्यमा विप्रमा मनीषिणम् ।
    ४ ४ २ ०२ ११c पान्तमा पुरुस्पृहम् ॥ ११३८
    4 4 2 02 11a ā mandramā vareṇyamā vipramā manīṣiṇam .
    4 4 2 02 11c pāntamā puruspṛham .. 1138
    1138. We pray for your gift of peace, power and sanctity, delightfully adorable, worthy of choice, stimulating and energising, enlightening, protecting and promoting, universally loved and valued. We pray, let it flow and purify us. (Rg. 9-65-29)

    SV 1139

    ४ ४ २ ०२ १२a आ रयिमा सुचेतुनमा सुक्रतो तनूष्वा ।
    ४ ४ २ ०२ १२c पान्तमा पुरुस्पृहम् ॥ ११३९
    4 4 2 02 12a ā rayimā sucetunamā sukrato tanūṣvā .
    4 4 2 02 12c pāntamā puruspṛham .. 1139
    1139. O lord of holy action, we pray bring us the world's wealth of enlightenment, protective, promotive and valued universally, for our body, mind and soul and vest it in our future generations. (Rg. 9-65-30)

    SV 1140

    ४ ४ २ ०३ ०१a मूर्धानं दिवो अरतिं पृथिव्या वैश्वानरमृत आ जातमग्निम् ।
    ४ ४ २ ०३ ०१c कविँ सम्राजमतिथिं जनानामासन्नः पात्रं जनयन्त देवाः ॥ ११४०
    4 4 2 03 01a mūrdhānaṃ divo aratiṃ pṛthivyā vaiśvānaramṛta ā jātamagnim .
    4 4 2 03 01c kavim̐ samrājamatithiṃ janānāmāsannaḥ pātraṃ janayanta devāḥ .. 1140
    1140. The divinities of nature and humanity light the sacred fire:- supreme light of heaven, vital fire of life of the earth, Vaishvanara, leader and energiser of the world, bom of cosmic law and the fire of cosmic yajna. It is the visionary, even the revolutionary, poet, ruler of the world, sacred as a chance visitor, voice of the people, sustainer of life and its order. (Rg. 6-7-1)

    SV 1141

    ४ ४ २ ०३ ०२a त्वां विश्वे अमृत जायमानँ शिशुं न देवा अभि सं नवन्ते ।
    ४ ४ २ ०३ ०२c तव क्रतुभिरमृतत्वमायन्वैश्वानर यत्पित्रोरदीदेः ॥ ११४१
    4 4 2 03 02a tvāṃ viśve amṛta jāyamānam̐ śiśuṃ na devā abhi saṃ navante .
    4 4 2 03 02c tava kratubhiramṛtatvamāyanvaiśvānara yatpitroradīdeḥ .. 1141
    1141. O Vaishvanara Agni, light and vitality of the world, all brilliant scholars and divines of humanity love you as a baby and celebrate you all round like the rising sun at dawn, or like a young scholar emerging from the home of his parents and teachers like the sun from heaven over the earth. By virtue of your holy acts, the mortals achieve the immortality of holiness and excellence. (Rg. 6-7-4)

    SV 1142

    ४ ४ २ ०३ ०३a नाभिं यज्ञानाँ सदनँ रयीणां महामाहावमभि सं नवन्त ।
    ४ ४ २ ०३ ०३c वैश्वानरँ रथ्यमध्वराणां यज्ञस्य केतुं जनयन्त देवाः ॥ ११४२
    4 4 2 03 03a nābhiṃ yajñānām̐ sadanam̐ rayīṇāṃ mahāmāhāvamabhi saṃ navanta .
    4 4 2 03 03c vaiśvānaram̐ rathyamadhvarāṇāṃ yajñasya ketuṃ janayanta devāḥ .. 1142
    1142. Divines and brilliant people light and sing in praise of Vaishvanara, sacred fire of the world, centre- hold of yajna and creative programmes of development, treasure source of wealths, divine challenge and cherished deity of their service, motive power of non¬ violent projects, the real symbol and the very life of yajna. (Rg. 6-7-2)

    SV 1143

    ४ ४ २ ०४ ०१a प्र वो मित्राय गायत वरुणाय विपा गिरा ।
    ४ ४ २ ०४ ०१c महिक्षत्रावृतं बृहत् ॥ ११४३
    4 4 2 04 01a pra vo mitrāya gāyata varuṇāya vipā girā .
    4 4 2 04 01c mahikṣatrāvṛtaṃ bṛhat .. 1143
    1143. Sing in holy words in honour and praise of Mitra and Varuna, ruling lord of light and dispenser of justice. who hold and sustain the great world order and maintain the universal values of eternal Truth and Law for you. (Rg. 5-68-1)

    SV 1144

    ४ ४ २ ०४ ०२a सम्राजा या घृतयोनी मित्रश्चोभा वरुणश्च ।
    ४ ४ २ ०४ ०२c देवा देवेषु प्रशस्ता ॥ ११४४
    4 4 2 04 02a samrājā yā ghṛtayonī mitraścobhā varuṇaśca .
    4 4 2 04 02c devā deveṣu praśastā .. 1144
    1144. Mitra and Varuna, both brilliant rulers of nature and humanity, sources of the showers of fertility, prosperity and felicity, are eminent and adorable, honoured among the brilliancies of nature and humanity. (Rg. 5-68-2)

    SV 1145

    ४ ४ २ ०४ ०३a ता नः शक्तं पर्थिवस्य महो रायो दिव्यस्य ।
    ४ ४ २ ०४ ०३c महि वां क्षत्रं देवेषु ॥ ११४५
    4 4 2 04 03a tā naḥ śaktaṃ parthivasya maho rāyo divyasya .
    4 4 2 04 03c mahi vāṃ kṣatraṃ deveṣu .. 1145
    1145. Great is your power and potential for us over the wealth and excellence of heavenly and earthly values, culture and conduct and behaviour. Great is your rule and order over the divinities of nature and humanity. (Rg. 5-68-3)

    SV 1146

    ४ ४ २ ०५ ०१a इन्द्रा याहि चित्रभानो सुता इमे त्वायवः ।
    ४ ४ २ ०५ ०१c अण्वीभिस्तना पूतासः ॥ ११४६
    4 4 2 05 01a indrā yāhi citrabhāno sutā ime tvāyavaḥ .
    4 4 2 05 01c aṇvībhistanā pūtāsaḥ .. 1146
    1146. Indra, Lord Supreme of wondrous light and power, come and bless us. All these sacred objects in existence, created, energised and extended over spaces from the subtlest causes by you are sustained in your divine power. (Rg. 1-3-4)

    SV 1147

    ४ ४ २ ०५ ०२a इन्द्रा याहि धियेषितो विप्रजूतः सुतावतः ।
    ४ ४ २ ०५ ०२c उप ब्रह्माणि वाघतः ॥ ११४७
    4 4 2 05 02a indrā yāhi dhiyeṣito viprajūtaḥ sutāvataḥ .
    4 4 2 05 02c upa brahmāṇi vāghataḥ .. 1147
    1147. Indra, Lord Supreme of light and life, meditated by the pure at heart, realised by the enlightened, distilled from the Veda and the world of existence by the visionaries, come and inspire the chant of the dedicated yajakas. (Rg. 1-3-5)

    SV 1148

    ४ ४ २ ०५ ०३a इन्द्रा याहि तूतुजान उप ब्रह्माणि हरिवः ।
    ४ ४ २ ०५ ०३c सुते दधिष्व नश्चनः ॥ ११४८
    4 4 2 05 03a indrā yāhi tūtujāna upa brahmāṇi harivaḥ .
    4 4 2 05 03c sute dadhiṣva naścanaḥ .. 1148
    1148. Indra, lord and breath of life, energy and speech, come fast at the speed of light, vitalise our songs of praise in yajna and bless us with food for the body, mind and soul. (Rg. 1-3-6)

    SV 1149

    ४ ४ २ ०६ ०१a तमीडिष्व यो अर्चिषा वना विश्वा परिष्वजत् ।
    ४ ४ २ ०६ ०१c कृष्णा कृणोति जिह्वया ॥ ११४९
    4 4 2 06 01a tamīḍiṣva yo arciṣā vanā viśvā pariṣvajat .
    4 4 2 06 01c kṛṣṇā kṛṇoti jihvayā .. 1149
    1149. O celebrant, love and adore that power of divinity which with its refulgence pervades all rays of the sun, moves all floods of water, and envelops all forests and makes them green with its radiations. (Rg. 6-60-10)

    SV 1150

    ४ ४ २ ०६ ०२a य इद्ध आविवासति सुम्नमिन्द्रस्य मर्त्यः ।
    ४ ४ २ ०६ ०२c द्युम्नाय सुतरा अपः ॥ ११५०
    4 4 2 06 02a ya iddha āvivāsati sumnamindrasya martyaḥ .
    4 4 2 06 02c dyumnāya sutarā apaḥ .. 1150
    1150. Whoever the mortal that honours and adores the favour and grace of Indra when the fire is burning for the sake of excellence, the waters of his life and the flow of his actions would be blest with fulfilment. (Rg. 6- 60-11)

    SV 1151

    ४ ४ २ ०६ ०३a ता नो वाजवतीरिष आशून्पिपृतमर्वतः ।
    ४ ४ २ ०६ ०३c एन्द्रमग्निं च वोढवे ॥ ११५१
    4 4 2 06 03a tā no vājavatīriṣa āśūnpipṛtamarvataḥ .
    4 4 2 06 03c endramagniṃ ca voḍhave .. 1151
    1151. May the two, Indra and Agni, electricity and fire, give us food and sustenance full of energy and excellence and provide us with modes of travel and transport. Let us too develop the fire and electricity, energy for transport and communication. (Rg. 6-60-12)

    SV 1152

    ४ ४ २ ०७ ०१a प्रो अयासीदिन्दुरिन्द्रस्य निष्कृतँ सखा सख्युर्न प्र मिनाति सङ्गिरम् ।
    ४ ४ २ ०७ ०१c मर्य इव युवतिभिः समर्षति सोमः कलशे शतयाम्ना पथा ॥ ११५२
    4 4 2 07 01a pro ayāsīdindurindrasya niṣkṛtam̐ sakhā sakhyurna pra mināti saṅgiram .
    4 4 2 07 01c marya iva yuvatibhiḥ samarṣati somaḥ kalaśe śatayāmnā pathā .. 1152
    1152. Indu, Soma, light of life and divine ecstasy, goes forward to the sacred heart of the devotee and, like a friend of friends, destroys contradictions, confirms complementarities and advances human growth. Thus, just as youthful mortals go with their lady love, join and protect them, and live a full life with vows kept within the bounds of discretion and the law, so does Soma in the sacred heart inspire the loved soul as a friend in covenant by a hundred paths of human possibilities of growth and advancement within the bounds of Dharma. The Lord does not break the promise ever. (Rg. 9-86-16)

    SV 1153

    ४ ४ २ ०७ ०२a प्र वो धियो मन्द्रयुवो विपन्युवः पनस्युवः संवरणेष्वक्रमुः ।
    ४ ४ २ ०७ ०२c हरिं क्रीडन्तमभ्यनूषत स्तुभोऽभि धेनवः पयसेदशिश्रयुः ॥ ११५३
    4 4 2 07 02a pra vo dhiyo mandrayuvo vipanyuvaḥ panasyuvaḥ saṃvaraṇeṣvakramuḥ .
    4 4 2 07 02c hariṃ krīḍantamabhyanūṣata stubho'bhi dhenavaḥ payasedaśiśrayuḥ .. 1153
    1153. O joyous devotees, celebrants and seekers of divinity, let all your thoughts, actions and prayers converge and concentrate on the omnipresence of Soma, on the universal vedi of Soma yajna. With mental reflections and spiritual meditation, your self wrapped in the beauty and bliss of Soma, adore the joyous divinity. Let all your voices of adoration and songs of prayer be for the master with love and surrender as cows with milk serve their master. (Rg. 9-86-17)

    SV 1154

    ४ ४ २ ०७ ०३a आ नः सोम संयतं पिप्युषीमिषमिन्दो पवस्व पवमान ऊर्मिणा ।
    ४ ४ २ ०७ ०३c या नो दोहते त्रिरहन्नसश्चुषी क्षुमद्वाजवन्मधुमत्सुवीर्यम् ॥ ११५४
    4 4 2 07 03a ā naḥ soma saṃyataṃ pipyuṣīmiṣamindo pavasva pavamāna ūrmiṇā .
    4 4 2 07 03c yā no dohate trirahannasaścuṣī kṣumadvājavanmadhumatsuvīryam .. 1154
    1154. O Soma, lord of light, Indu, spirit of beauty and bliss, pure and purifying divinity, bless us with controlled and well directed ever increasing food and energy, knowledge and culture of imperishable character and value which may for all time past, present and future without error, violence, violation or obstruction bring us and continue to bring for us honour, dignity and heroic courage and forbearance full of energy, excellence and sweetness. (Rg. 9-86-18)

    SV 1155

    ४ ४ २ ०८ ०१a न किष्टं कर्मणा नशद्यश्चकार सदावृधम् ।
    ४ ४ २ ०८ ०१c इन्द्रं न यज्ञैर्विश्वगूर्त्तमृभ्वसमधृष्टं धृष्णुमोजसा ॥ ११५५
    4 4 2 08 01a na kiṣṭaṃ karmaṇā naśadyaścakāra sadāvṛdham .
    4 4 2 08 01c indraṃ na yajñairviśvagūrttamṛbhvasamadhṛṣṭaṃ dhṛṣṇumojasā .. 1155
    1155. No one can equal merely by action, much less hurt even by yajnas, that person who has won the favour and grace of Indra, lord divine who is rising as well as raising his devotees high, who is universally adored, universal genius, redoubtable and invincibly illustrious by his own essential power. (Rg. 8-70-3)

    SV 1156

    ४ ४ २ ०८ ०२a अषाढमुग्रं पृतनासु सासहिं यस्मिन्महीरुरुज्रयः ।
    ४ ४ २ ०८ ०२c सं धेनवो जायमाने अनोनवुर्द्यावः क्षामीरनोनवुः ॥ ११५६
    4 4 2 08 02a aṣāḍhamugraṃ pṛtanāsu sāsahiṃ yasminmahīrurujrayaḥ .
    4 4 2 08 02c saṃ dhenavo jāyamāne anonavurdyāvaḥ kṣāmīranonavuḥ .. 1156
    1156. Unchallengeable, awful, victorious in cosmic dynamics, in whose pervasive presence great and tempestuous stars and planets, earths and heavens, all in unison move in order and do homage in reverence, such is Indra. (Rg. 8-70-4)

    SV 1157

    ४ ४ २ ०९ ०१a सखाय आ नि षीदत पुनानाय प्र गायत ।
    ४ ४ २ ०९ ०१c शिशुं न यज्ञैः परि भूषत श्रिये ॥ ११५७
    4 4 2 09 01a sakhāya ā ni ṣīdata punānāya pra gāyata .
    4 4 2 09 01c śiśuṃ na yajñaiḥ pari bhūṣata śriye .. 1157
    1157. Come friends, sit on the yajna vedi, sing and celebrate Soma, pure and purifying spirit of life, and with yajna exalt him like an adorable power for the grace and glory of life. (Rg. 9-104-1)

    SV 1158

    ४ ४ २ ०९ ०२a समी वत्सं न मातृभिः सृजता गयसाधनम् ।
    ४ ४ २ ०९ ०२c देवाव्या३ं मदमभि द्विशवसम् ॥ ११५८
    4 4 2 09 02a samī vatsaṃ na mātṛbhiḥ sṛjatā gayasādhanam .
    4 4 2 09 02c devāvyā3ṃ madamabhi dviśavasam .. 1158
    1158. As mothers love, adore and adorn a child with beauty and ornaments, so energise and exalt Soma as versatile beauty and grace of life, protector of divinities, source of ecstasy and doubly strong both physically and spiritually. (Rg. 9-104-2)

    SV 1159

    ४ ४ २ ०९ ०३a पुनाता दक्षसाधनं यथा शर्धाय वीतये ।
    ४ ४ २ ०९ ०३c यथा मित्राय वरुणाय शन्तमम् ॥ ११५९
    4 4 2 09 03a punātā dakṣasādhanaṃ yathā śardhāya vītaye .
    4 4 2 09 03c yathā mitrāya varuṇāya śantamam .. 1159
    1159. Realise and exalt Soma in the essential purity of its nature, power and presence as the very foundation of perfection and achievement in life, so that it may be the surest and most peaceful base of strength, power and fulfilment for the spirit of love and friendship as well as for freedom and judgement. (Rg. 9-104-3)

    SV 1160

    ४ ४ २ १० ०१a प्र वाज्यक्षाः सहस्रधारस्तिरः पवित्रं वि वारमव्यम् ॥ ११६०
    4 4 2 10 01a pra vājyakṣāḥ sahasradhārastiraḥ pavitraṃ vi vāramavyam .. 1160
    1160. The mighty Soma spirit of divinity realised and exalted by the celebrant, streaming in a thousand showers, reaches and sanctifies the pure, protected and sanctified heart of its cherished devotee. (Rg.9-109-16)

    SV 1161

    ४ ४ २ १० ०२a स वाज्यक्षाः सहस्ररेता अद्भिर्मृजानो गोभिः श्रीणानः ॥ ११६१
    4 4 2 10 02a sa vājyakṣāḥ sahasraretā adbhirmṛjāno gobhiḥ śrīṇānaḥ .. 1161
    1161. May that victor spirit of Soma divinity of infinite power, realised with meditative Karma and crystallized by perception and awareness, manifest in the heart and bless us. (Rg. 9-109-17)

    SV 1162

    ४ ४ २ १० ०३a प्र सोम याहीन्द्रस्य कुक्षा नृभिर्येमानो अद्रिभिः सुतः ॥ ११६२
    4 4 2 10 03a pra soma yāhīndrasya kukṣā nṛbhiryemāno adribhiḥ sutaḥ .. 1162
    1162. mind and intelligence of the yogis, come and abide in the heart core of the soul. (Rg. 9-109-18)

    SV 1163

    ४ ४ २ ११ ०१a ये सोमासः परावति ये अर्वावति सुन्विरे ।
    ४ ४ २ ११ ०१c ये वादः शर्यणावति ॥ ११६३
    4 4 2 11 01a ye somāsaḥ parāvati ye arvāvati sunvire .
    4 4 2 11 01c ye vādaḥ śaryaṇāvati .. 1163
    1163. Whatever gifts of power and peace for humanity are created in the farthest nature or in this world of existence or in that unknown transcendent source of all that is in existence, all that, O Soma, lord of supreme power and unfathomable peace, bear and bring for us and our future generations. (Rg. 9-65-22)

    SV 1164

    ४ ४ २ ११ ०२a य आर्जीकेषु कृत्वसु ये मध्ये पस्त्यानाम् ।
    ४ ४ २ ११ ०२c ये वा जनेषु पञ्चसु ॥ ११६४
    4 4 2 11 02a ya ārjīkeṣu kṛtvasu ye madhye pastyānām .
    4 4 2 11 02c ye vā janeṣu pañcasu .. 1164
    1164. Whatever powers of peace and energy are created and distilled in active forces, in holy acts, in the homes or among all five peoples of humanity, we pray, may flow and sanctify us. (Rg. 9-65-23)

    SV 1165

    ४ ४ २ ११ ०३a ते नो वृष्टिं दिवस्परि पवन्तामा सुवीर्यम् ।
    ४ ४ २ ११ ०३c स्वाना देवास इन्दवः ॥ ११६५
    4 4 2 11 03a te no vṛṣṭiṃ divaspari pavantāmā suvīryam .
    4 4 2 11 03c svānā devāsa indavaḥ .. 1165
    1165. May the divinities of nature and humanity, pure, vibrant and blissful, activated, seasoned and cultured anywhere, bring us showers of power, virility and creativity from the lights of heaven and energise and sanctify us. (Rg. 9-65-24)

    SV 1166

    ४ ४ २ १२ ०१a आ ते वत्सो मनो यमत्परमाच्चित्सधस्थात् ।
    ४ ४ २ १२ ०१c अग्ने त्वां कामये गिरा ॥ ११६६
    4 4 2 12 01a ā te vatso mano yamatparamāccitsadhasthāt .
    4 4 2 12 01c agne tvāṃ kāmaye girā .. 1166
    1166. The dear dedicated sage adores you and with words of love and faith prays for your attention from the highest heaven of light. (Rg. 8-11-7)

    SV 1167

    ४ ४ २ १२ ०२a पुरुत्रा हि सदृङ्ङसि दिशो विश्वा अनु प्रभुः ।
    ४ ४ २ १२ ०२c समत्सु त्वा हवामहे ॥ ११६७
    4 4 2 12 02a purutrā hi sadṛṅṅasi diśo viśvā anu prabhuḥ .
    4 4 2 12 02c samatsu tvā havāmahe .. 1167
    1167. You are the universal eye watching the entire humanity of the world as master and ruler. As such, O lord, we invoke and call upon you in our battles of life. (Rg. 8-11-8)

    SV 1168

    ४ ४ २ १२ ०३a समत्स्वग्निमवसे वाजयन्तो हवामहे ।
    ४ ४ २ १२ ०३c वाजेषु चित्रराधसम् ॥ ११६८
    4 4 2 12 03a samatsvagnimavase vājayanto havāmahe .
    4 4 2 12 03c vājeṣu citrarādhasam .. 1168
    1168. We, seekers of strength and fighters for victory, invoke and adore Agni, omnipotent power of wondrous munificence and achievement, for protection, defence and advancement in our struggles and contests of life. (Rg. 8-11-9)

    SV 1169

    ४ ४ २ १३ ०१a त्वं न इन्द्रा भर ओजो नृम्णँ शतक्रतो विचर्षणे ।
    ४ ४ २ १३ ०१c आ वीरं पृतनासहम् ॥ ११६९
    4 4 2 13 01a tvaṃ na indrā bhara ojo nṛmṇam̐ śatakrato vicarṣaṇe .
    4 4 2 13 01c ā vīraṃ pṛtanāsaham .. 1169
    1169. Indra, lord of vision and hero of a hundred great actions, bring us abundant and illustrious strength, courage and procreative energy by which we may fight out and win many battles of our life. (Rg. 8-98-10)

    SV 1170

    ४ ४ २ १३ ०२a त्वँ हि नः पिता वसो त्वं माता शतक्रतो बभूविथ ।
    ४ ४ २ १३ ०२c अथा ते सुम्नमीमहे ॥ ११७०
    4 4 2 13 02a tvam̐ hi naḥ pitā vaso tvaṃ mātā śatakrato babhūvitha .
    4 4 2 13 02c athā te sumnamīmahe .. 1170
    1170. O lord of infinite action, shelter home of the world and wealth of existence, you are our father, you our mother, and to you, we pray for love and peace, good will and grace. (Rg. 8-98-11)

    SV 1171

    ४ ४ २ १३ ०३a त्वाँ शुष्मिन्पुरुहूत वाजयन्तमुप ब्रुवे सहस्कृत ।
    ४ ४ २ १३ ०३c स नो रास्व सुवीर्यम् ॥ ११७१
    4 4 2 13 03a tvām̐ śuṣminpuruhūta vājayantamupa bruve sahaskṛta .
    4 4 2 13 03c sa no rāsva suvīryam .. 1171
    1171. O lord of cosmic energy universally invoked, hero of infinite acts of kindness and creation, giver of sustenance and victory, we pray in silent sincerity of conscience, bring us and bless us with noble strength and vitality of body and mind and creativity of vision and imagination. (Rg. 8-98-12)

    SV 1172

    ४ ४ २ १३ ०४a यदिन्द्र चित्र म इह नास्ति त्वादातमद्रिवः ।
    ४ ४ २ १३ ०४c राधस्तन्नो विदद्वस उभयाहस्त्या भर ॥ ११७२
    4 4 2 13 04a yadindra citra ma iha nāsti tvādātamadrivaḥ .
    4 4 2 13 04c rādhastanno vidadvasa ubhayāhastyā bhara .. 1172
    1172. Indra, O lord of light and power, mysterious and sublime, refulgent ruler of the clouds and mountains, omniscient dispenser of munificence, whatever the rain of blessings not yet showered by you, whatever the wealth and honour of success not yet ours, pray give us with both hands. (Rg. 5-39-1)

    SV 1173

    ४ ४ २ १३ ०५a यन्मन्यसे वरेण्यमिन्द्र द्युक्षं तदा भर ।
    ४ ४ २ १३ ०५c विद्याम तस्य ते वयमकूपारस्य दावनः ॥ ११७३
    4 4 2 13 05a yanmanyase vareṇyamindra dyukṣaṃ tadā bhara .
    4 4 2 13 05c vidyāma tasya te vayamakūpārasya dāvanaḥ .. 1173
    1173. India, whatever you think is worthy of choice, bear and bring that brilliant gift of heavenly quality. Let us receive that and let us know that as a blessing of your unbounded generosity worthy to be received and justified with gratitude. (Rg. 5-39-2)

    SV 1174

    ४ ४ २ १३ ०६a यत्ते दिक्षु प्रराध्यं मनो अस्ति श्रुतं बृहत् ।
    ४ ४ २ १३ ०६c तेन दृढा चिदद्रिव आ वाजं दर्षि सातये ॥ ११७४
    4 4 2 13 06a yatte dikṣu prarādhyaṃ mano asti śrutaṃ bṛhat .
    4 4 2 13 06c tena dṛḍhā cidadriva ā vājaṃ darṣi sātaye .. 1174
    1174. Adriva, wielder of thunder arms and ruler of clouds and mountains, with that mind and courage of yours which is great, renowned and magnanimous leading to sure success, break down the strongholds of darkness and scatter the forces of negativity to reveal the light of rectitude for success and victory.(Rg.5-39-3)

    SV 1175

    पञ्चम प्रपाठकः । प्रथमोऽर्धः
    ४ ५ १ ०१ ०१a शिशुं जज्ञानँ हर्यतं मृजन्ति शुम्भन्ति विप्रं मरुतो गणेन ।
    ४ ५ १ ०१ ०१c कविर्गीर्भिः काव्येना कविः सन्त्सोमः पवित्रमत्येति रेभन् ॥ ११७५
    pañcama prapāṭhakaḥ . prathamo'rdhaḥ
    4 5 1 01 01a śiśuṃ jajñānam̐ haryataṃ mṛjanti śumbhanti vipraṃ maruto gaṇena .
    4 5 1 01 01c kavirgīrbhiḥ kāvyenā kaviḥ santsomaḥ pavitramatyeti rebhan .. 1175
    1175. Dedicated celebrants perceive the presence beatific, manifested and expansive in the experience of nature around, cleanse it like a new born baby, discover and distil it in the spirit and adore it in song. As winds in storm raise a spark to blazing fire, bands of admirers celebrate it in its native glory. Omnipresent all-watching sagely divine, exalted to its omniscience and omnipotence in human consciousness by the music of the poetic voice. Soma, divine presence, radiates into the pure human heart loud and bold and transcends the soul to infinite space. (Rg. 9-96-17)

    SV 1176

    ४ ५ १ ०१ ०२a ऋषिमना य ऋषिकृत्स्वर्षाः सहस्रनीथः पदवीः कवीनाम् ।
    ४ ५ १ ०१ ०२c तृतीयं धाम महिषः सिषासन्त्सोमो विराजमनु राजति ष्टुप् ॥ ११७६
    4 5 1 01 02a ṛṣimanā ya ṛṣikṛtsvarṣāḥ sahasranīthaḥ padavīḥ kavīnām .
    4 5 1 01 02c tṛtīyaṃ dhāma mahiṣaḥ siṣāsantsomo virājamanu rājati ṣṭup .. 1176
    1176. Soma is the presence that is the universal seer and poetic creator, maker of poets, exalted by sages, shower streams of bliss, adored a thousand ways for infinite power and glory, ultimate love and desire of poets, awful refulgence radiating to the third blazing space beyond the earthly and paradisal regions of life, the presence that rules and illuminates the heart and soul beyond the state of existential involvement, the one loving, blessing, beatific ultimate object of adoration and worship. (Rg. 9-96-18)

    SV 1177

    ४ ५ १ ०१ ०३a चमूषच्छ्येनः शकुनो विभृत्वा गोविन्दुर्द्रप्स आयुधानि बिभ्रत् ।
    ४ ५ १ ०१ ०३c अपामूर्मिँ सचमानः समुद्रं तुरीयं धाम महिषो विवक्ति ॥ ११७७
    4 5 1 01 03a camūṣacchyenaḥ śakuno vibhṛtvā govindurdrapsa āyudhāni bibhrat .
    4 5 1 01 03c apāmūrmim̐ sacamānaḥ samudraṃ turīyaṃ dhāma mahiṣo vivakti .. 1177
    1177. Pervading every form of life and nature, adorable supreme Soma presence of divinity, abiding with stars and planets in motion, bearing infinite powers, vibrating with the waves of nature's dynamics, vesting the cosmic structure, transcends to the fourth state of absolute bliss. Only the mighty sage speaks of the presence beyond speech. (Rg. 9-96-19)

    SV 1178

    ४ ५ १ ०२ ०१a एते सोमा अभि प्रियमिन्द्रस्य काममक्षरन् ।
    ४ ५ १ ०२ ०१c वर्धन्तो अस्य वीर्यम् ॥ ११७८
    4 5 1 02 01a ete somā abhi priyamindrasya kāmamakṣaran .
    4 5 1 02 01c vardhanto asya vīryam .. 1178
    1178. These soma streams of life flow free and fulfil the cherished desires of humanity and exalt the creative splendour of the soul. (Rg. 9-8-1)

    SV 1179

    ४ ५ १ ०२ ०२a पुनानासश्चमूषदो गच्छन्तो वायुमश्विना ।
    ४ ५ १ ०२ ०२c ते नो धत्त सुवीर्यम् ॥ ११८१
    4 5 1 02 02a punānāsaścamūṣado gacchanto vāyumaśvinā .
    4 5 1 02 02c te no dhatta suvīryam .. 1179
    1179. The same soma streams of life distilled from nature, contained in deep reservoirs, vibrating in human veins and nerves, marshalling in social forces energise and motivate the vibrant scholar and the pursuers of jnana-yoga and karma-yoga in knowledge and action. May they bring us the lustre and vitality of creative splendour and graces of culture, sanctifying as they are.(Rg.9-8-2)

    SV 1180

    ४ ५ १ ०२ ०३a इन्द्रस्य सोम राधसे पुनानो हार्दि चोदय ।
    ४ ५ १ ०२ ०३c देवानां योनिमासदम् ॥ ११८०
    4 5 1 02 03a indrasya soma rādhase punāno hārdi codaya .
    4 5 1 02 03c devānāṃ yonimāsadam .. 1180
    1180. O Soma, peace and power of the divine spirit, puri-fying and sanctifying the life of humanity, inspire and energise the heart and passion of Indra, the human soul settled at the seed centre of the truth of existence. for winning the ultimate success and victory of life. (Rg. 9-8-3)

    SV 1181

    ४ ५ १ ०२ ०४a मृजन्ति त्वा देश क्षिपो हिन्वन्ति सप्त धीतयः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०२ ०४c अनु विप्रा अमादिषुः ॥ ११८१
    4 5 1 02 04a mṛjanti tvā deśa kṣipo hinvanti sapta dhītayaḥ .
    4 5 1 02 04c anu viprā amādiṣuḥ .. 1181
    1181. O Soma, human soul at peace, ten energized and energizing modes of nature, subtle and gross elements, give you the beautiful body form, and seven inspiring faculties of sense and mind inspire and move you to think and act. Thus equipped, let the wise sages provide you pleasure and enlightenment with secular and sacred literature. (Rg. 9-8-4)

    SV 1182

    ४ ५ १ ०२ ०५a देवेभ्यस्त्वा मदाय कँ सृजानमति मेष्यः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०२ ०५c स गोभिर्वासयामसि ॥ ११८२
    4 5 1 02 05a devebhyastvā madāya kam̐ sṛjānamati meṣyaḥ .
    4 5 1 02 05c sa gobhirvāsayāmasi .. 1182
    1182. O Soma, man of peace and joy, while you are creating psychic and spiritual joy for the service and pleasure of nature and noble humanity, we, generous mother powers and sagely scholars, nourish and enlighten you with milk and noble voices of wisdom and vision of divinity. (Rg. 9-8-5)

    SV 1183

    ४ ५ १ ०२ ०६a पुनानः कलशेष्वा वस्त्राण्यरुषो हरिः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०२ ०६c परि गव्यान्यव्यत ॥ ११८३
    4 5 1 02 06a punānaḥ kalaśeṣvā vastrāṇyaruṣo hariḥ .
    4 5 1 02 06c pari gavyānyavyata .. 1183
    1183. Soma, lord of peace and purity, destroyer of suffering, manifests in refulgent forms of existence and pervades all round in stars and planets of the universe. (Rg. 9-8-6)

    SV 1184

    ४ ५ १ ०२ ०७a मघोन आ पवस्व नो जहि विश्वा अप द्विषः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०२ ०७c इन्दो सखायमा विश ॥ ११८४
    4 5 1 02 07a maghona ā pavasva no jahi viśvā apa dviṣaḥ .
    4 5 1 02 07c indo sakhāyamā viśa .. 1184
    1184. Lord of peace and bliss, come and purify the devotees, men of wealth, power and honour, and ward off all our negativities, oppositions, jealousies and enmities from us and bless us all to live together as friends. (Rg. 9-8-7)

    SV 1185

    ४ ५ १ ०२ ०८a नृचक्षसं त्वा वयमिन्द्रपीतँ स्वर्विदम् ।
    ४ ५ १ ०२ ०८c भक्षीमहि प्रजामिषम् ॥ ११८५
    4 5 1 02 08a nṛcakṣasaṃ tvā vayamindrapītam̐ svarvidam .
    4 5 1 02 08c bhakṣīmahi prajāmiṣam .. 1185
    1185. All-watching guardian of humanity, omniscient lord of bliss, adored and self-realised by the soul of humanity, we pray for the gift of food and energy, light and knowledge, and all round happiness for all people of the world, your children. (Rg. 9-8-9)

    SV 1186

    ४ ५ १ ०२ ०९a वृष्टिं दिवः परि स्रव द्युम्नं पृथिव्या अधि ।
    ४ ५ १ ०२ ०९c सहो नः सोम पृत्सु धाः ॥ ११८६
    4 5 1 02 09a vṛṣṭiṃ divaḥ pari srava dyumnaṃ pṛthivyā adhi .
    4 5 1 02 09c saho naḥ soma pṛtsu dhāḥ .. 1186
    1186. O Soma, shower the lights of heaven and wealth, power and glory over the earth. Give us courage, patience and fortitude, hold on to us in battles of life and give us the final victory. (Rg. 9-8-8)

    SV 1187

    ४ ५ १ ०३ ०१a सोमः पुनानो अर्षति सहस्रधारो अत्यविः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०३ ०१c वायोरिन्द्रस्य निष्कृतम् ॥ ११८७
    4 5 1 03 01a somaḥ punāno arṣati sahasradhāro atyaviḥ .
    4 5 1 03 01c vāyorindrasya niṣkṛtam .. 1187
    1187. Soma, beauty, joy, power and divinity of life, pure, and purifying, vibrates every where and flows free in a thousand streams, inspiring, energising and protecting, it is released and sanctified by Vayu, cosmic energy and empowered by Indra, divine omnipotence, distilled by vibrant sages, received by creative humanity and spread abroad by ruling powers. (Rg. 9-13-1)

    SV 1188

    ४ ५ १ ०३ ०२a पवमानमवस्यवो विप्रमभि प्र गायत ।
    ४ ५ १ ०३ ०२c सुष्वाणं देववीतये ॥ ११८८
    4 5 1 03 02a pavamānamavasyavo vipramabhi pra gāyata .
    4 5 1 03 02c suṣvāṇaṃ devavītaye .. 1188
    1188. Susvdnarh devavitaye. O seekers of energy, power and protection, sing and adore the soma of existence, lord creator and energiser, pure and purifying, omniscient giver of knowledge and wisdom, for the sake of divine excellence and felicity in life. (Rg. 9-13-2)

    SV 1189

    ४ ५ १ ०३ ०३a पवन्ते वाजसातये सोमाः सहस्रपाजसः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०३ ०३c गृणाना देववीतये ॥ ११८९
    4 5 1 03 03a pavante vājasātaye somāḥ sahasrapājasaḥ .
    4 5 1 03 03c gṛṇānā devavītaye .. 1189
    1189. The Soma streams of life's felicity flow in a thousand ways of energy, power and divine inspiration, doing honour to the lord of glory and bliss, refining and purifying us for favour of the divinities and for winning victories of honour and excellence in life. (Rg. 9-13-3)

    SV 1190

    ४ ५ १ ०३ ०४a उत नो वाजसातये पवस्व बृहतीरिषः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०३ ०४c द्युमदिन्दो सुवीर्यम् ॥ ११९०
    4 5 1 03 04a uta no vājasātaye pavasva bṛhatīriṣaḥ .
    4 5 1 03 04c dyumadindo suvīryam .. 1190
    1190. O refulgent Soma, lord of peace, power, beauty and glory, flow, purify and empower us for victory in the battles of life and give us abundant food and energy and high order of noble creative courage and rectitude. (Rg. 9-13-4)

    SV 1191

    ४ ५ १ ०३ ०५a अत्या हियाना न हेतृभिरसृग्रं वाजसातये ।
    ४ ५ १ ०३ ०५c वि वारमव्यमाशवः ॥ ११९१
    4 5 1 03 05a atyā hiyānā na hetṛbhirasṛgraṃ vājasātaye .
    4 5 1 03 05c vi vāramavyamāśavaḥ .. 1191
    1191. The showers of soma, blessings of the lord of peace and protection, like fastest forces electrified to omnipresence by urgent masters, reach to places and people that need light and protection against ignorance and darkness. (Rg. 9-13-6)

    SV 1192

    ४ ५ १ ०३ ०६a ते नः सहस्रिणँ रयिं पवन्तामा सुवीर्यम् ।
    ४ ५ १ ०३ ०६c सुवाना देवास इन्दवः ॥ ११९२
    4 5 1 03 06a te naḥ sahasriṇam̐ rayiṃ pavantāmā suvīryam .
    4 5 1 03 06c suvānā devāsa indavaḥ .. 1192
    1192. May those streams of soma, divine showers of beauty and glory, inspiring us, energising us with strength and virility, flow and purify us, and give us a thousand-fold wealth, honour and glory, and high creative potential for further advancement.(Rg.9-13-5)

    SV 1193

    ४ ५ १ ०३ ०७a वाश्रा अर्षन्तीन्दवोऽभि वत्सं न मातरः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०३ ०७c दधन्विरे गभस्त्योः ॥ ११९३
    4 5 1 03 07a vāśrā arṣantīndavo'bhi vatsaṃ na mātaraḥ .
    4 5 1 03 07c dadhanvire gabhastyoḥ .. 1193
    1193. Loving showers of divine light, peace and protection flow to the supplicants as mothers' milk to the child and are held by the dedicated in love and faith. (Rg. 9-13-7)

    SV 1194

    ४ ५ १ ०३ ०८a जुष्ट इन्द्राय मत्सरः पवमान कनिक्रदत् ।
    ४ ५ १ ०३ ०८c विश्वा अप द्विषो जहि ॥ ११९४
    4 5 1 03 08a juṣṭa indrāya matsaraḥ pavamāna kanikradat .
    4 5 1 03 08c viśvā apa dviṣo jahi .. 1194
    1194. Let the pure and purifying showers of soma in divine flow, dedicated to omnipotence and to humanity in love roar as a cloud of rain showers, and, O roaring showers, throw out all jealousies and enmities of the world far away from us. (Rg. 9-13-8)

    SV 1195

    ४ ५ १ ०३ ०९a अपघ्नन्तो अराव्णः पवमानाः स्वर्दृशः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०३ ०९c योनावृतस्य सीदत ॥ ११९५
    4 5 1 03 09a apaghnanto arāvṇaḥ pavamānāḥ svardṛśaḥ .
    4 5 1 03 09c yonāvṛtasya sīdata .. 1195
    1195. O shower of divine light, love and power, warding off and eliminating all unrighteous and uncreating elements of life, pure, purifying and flowing for humanity's good, revealing the light of divinity and illuminating humanity, come and settle in the seat of truth and rectitude in the yajnic hall of humanity. (Rg. 9-13-9)

    SV 1196

    ४ ५ १ ०४ ०१a सोमा असृग्रमिन्दवः सुता ऋतस्य धारया ।
    ४ ५ १ ०४ ०१c इन्द्राय मधुमत्तमाः ॥ ११९६
    4 5 1 04 01a somā asṛgramindavaḥ sutā ṛtasya dhārayā .
    4 5 1 04 01c indrāya madhumattamāḥ .. 1196
    1196. Showers and streams of soma, most inspiring honey sweets of beauty and bliss of the world of divinity created in the house of the cosmic flow of existence and distilled in holy action on the yajna vedi, are created for the soul in the state of excellence. (Rg. 9-12-1)

    SV 1197

    ४ ५ १ ०४ ०२a अभि विप्रा अनूषत गावो वत्सं न धेनवः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०४ ०२c इन्द्रँ सोमस्य पीतये ॥ ११९७
    4 5 1 04 02a abhi viprā anūṣata gāvo vatsaṃ na dhenavaḥ .
    4 5 1 04 02c indram̐ somasya pītaye .. 1197
    1197. Just as mother cows low for the calf so do the sages invoke and glorify Indra, lord of soma, beauty, joy and excellence, so that the lord may bless them with his presence and be happy with their songs of love and adoration. (Rg. 9-12-2)

    SV 1198

    ४ ५ १ ०४ ०३a मदच्युत्क्षेति सादने सिन्धोरूर्मा विपश्चित् ।
    ४ ५ १ ०४ ०३c सोमो गौरी अधि श्रितः ॥ ११९८
    4 5 1 04 03a madacyutkṣeti sādane sindhorūrmā vipaścit .
    4 5 1 04 03c somo gaurī adhi śritaḥ .. 1198
    1198. The joyous waves abide by the sea, the saintly joy of the wise abides in the Vedic voice, and the soma joy that is exuberant in divine ecstasy abides in the hall of yajna. (Rg. 9-12-3)

    SV 1199

    ४ ५ १ ०४ ०४a दिवो नाभा विचक्षणोऽव्यो वारे महीयते ।
    ४ ५ १ ०४ ०४c सोमो यः सुक्रतुः कविः ॥ ११९९
    4 5 1 04 04a divo nābhā vicakṣaṇo'vyo vāre mahīyate .
    4 5 1 04 04c somo yaḥ sukratuḥ kaviḥ .. 1199
    1199. Soma, lord of eternal bliss, omnipotent creator of the noble universe, omniscient visionary, centre of the universe of heavenly beauty, all watching, who transcends the best and highest, is the adorable love of all. (Rg. 9-12-4)

    SV 1200

    ४ ५ १ ०४ ०५a यः सोमः कलशेष्वा अन्तः पवित्र आहितः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०४ ०५c तमिन्दुः परि षस्वजे ॥ १२००
    4 5 1 04 05a yaḥ somaḥ kalaśeṣvā antaḥ pavitra āhitaḥ .
    4 5 1 04 05c taminduḥ pari ṣasvaje .. 1200
    1200. The brilliant, the wise, seek and abide by Soma, joyous lord of the universe, who reflects in all forms of existence and abides in the holy cave of the heart. (Rg. 9-12-5)

    SV 1201

    ४ ५ १ ०४ ०६a प्र वाचमिन्दुरिष्यति समुद्रस्याधि विष्टपि ।
    ४ ५ १ ०४ ०६c जिन्वन्कोशं मधुश्चुतम् ॥ १२०१
    4 5 1 04 06a pra vācaminduriṣyati samudrasyādhi viṣṭapi .
    4 5 1 04 06c jinvankośaṃ madhuścutam .. 1201
    1201. Soma, self-refulgent lord of bliss who pervades unto the bounds of space, augments the treasure-hold of the honey sweets of nature, inspires the holy minds, and the voice of divinity overflows in poetry and ecstasy. (Rg. 9-12-6)

    SV 1202

    ४ ५ १ ०४ ०७a नित्यस्तोत्रो वनस्पतिर्धेनामन्तः सबर्दुघाम् ।
    ४ ५ १ ०४ ०७c हिन्वानो मानुषा युजा ॥ १२०२
    4 5 1 04 07a nityastotro vanaspatirdhenāmantaḥ sabardughām .
    4 5 1 04 07c hinvāno mānuṣā yujā .. 1202
    1202. Soma eternally sung in hymns of adoration, creator, protector and sustainer of nature, indwelling inspirer of mind, intelligence and will, giver of the nectar of nourishment and joy, inspires and fulfils the couples and communities of humanity as a friend and companion. (Rg. 9-12-7)

    SV 1203

    ४ ५ १ ०४ ०८a आ पवमान धारय रयिँ सहस्रवर्चसम् ।
    ४ ५ १ ०४ ०८c अस्मे इन्दो स्वाभुवम् ॥ १२०३
    4 5 1 04 08a ā pavamāna dhāraya rayim̐ sahasravarcasam .
    4 5 1 04 08c asme indo svābhuvam .. 1203
    1203. O Soma, pure, purifying and universally flowing, refulgent and glorious, come, bless and bring us wealth, honour and excellence of thousandfold lustre, self- sustaining and abundant. (Rg. 9-12-9)

    SV 1204

    ४ ५ १ ०४ ०९a अभि प्रिया दिवः कविर्विप्रः स धारया सुतः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०४ ०९c सोमो हिन्वे परावति ॥ १२०४
    4 5 1 04 09a abhi priyā divaḥ kavirvipraḥ sa dhārayā sutaḥ .
    4 5 1 04 09c somo hinve parāvati .. 1204
    1204. Soma, divine poet creator, all peace and bliss, abiding in the heavenly beauty of the universe, inspiring and energising human creativity especially of the wise sage, sends down streams of joy in song overflowing the poetic imagination. (Rg. 9-12-8)

    SV 1205

    ४ ५ १ ०५ ०१a उत्ते शुष्मास ईरते सिन्धोरूर्मेरिव स्वनः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०५ ०१c वाणस्य चोदया पविम् ॥ १२०५
    4 5 1 05 01a utte śuṣmāsa īrate sindhorūrmeriva svanaḥ .
    4 5 1 05 01c vāṇasya codayā pavim .. 1205
    1205. Higher and higher rise and roll your powers, purities and forces, roaring like waves of the sea. Keep up the motion of the wheel of life, let the swell of music rise on with the chant going on. (Rg. 9-50-1)

    SV 1206

    ४ ५ १ ०५ ०२a प्रसवे त उदीरते तिस्रो वाचो मखस्युवः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०५ ०२c यदव्य एषि सानवि ॥ १२०६
    4 5 1 05 02a prasave ta udīrate tisro vāco makhasyuvaḥ .
    4 5 1 05 02c yadavya eṣi sānavi .. 1206
    1206. When you rise and reach the pinnacle of yajna which deserves to be protected and promoted, then as you rise in intensity, the priests' chant of the three voices of Rks, Samans and Yajus also swells to the climax. (Rg. 9-50-2)

    SV 1207

    ४ ५ १ ०५ ०३a अव्या वारैः परि प्रियँ हरिँ हिन्वन्त्यद्रिभिः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०५ ०३c पवमानं मधुश्चुतम् ॥ १२०७
    4 5 1 05 03a avyā vāraiḥ pari priyam̐ harim̐ hinvantyadribhiḥ .
    4 5 1 05 03c pavamānaṃ madhuścutam .. 1207
    1207. The devotees, who are seekers of your protection for advancement in their heart of hearts, intensify their awareness through relentless concentration and meditate on your presence dearer than dearest, eliminator of negative fluctuations of mind, pure and purifying spirit of divinity replete with honey sweets of ecstasy. (Rg. 9-50-3)

    SV 1208

    ४ ५ १ ०५ ०४a आ पवस्व मदिन्तम पवित्रं धारया कवे ।
    ४ ५ १ ०५ ०४c अर्कस्य योनिमासदम् ॥ १२०८
    4 5 1 05 04a ā pavasva madintama pavitraṃ dhārayā kave .
    4 5 1 05 04c arkasya yonimāsadam .. 1208
    1208. Flow in and purify, O poetic visionary and most exhilarating Spirit of ecstasy, the sacred heart of the celebrant in streams of beauty, light and sweetness to join the celebrant at the centre of his faith and devotion. (Rg. 9-50-4)

    SV 1209

    ४ ५ १ ०५ ०५a स पवस्व मदिन्तम गोभिरञ्जानो अक्तुभिः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०५ ०५c एन्द्रस्य जठरं विश ॥ १२०९
    4 5 1 05 05a sa pavasva madintama gobhirañjāno aktubhiḥ .
    4 5 1 05 05c endrasya jaṭharaṃ viśa .. 1209
    1209. Flow on, most exhilarating Spirit, adored and exalted by concentrative mind and senses of the seeker in meditation, flow on for ecstatic experience of the soul. (Rg. 9-50-5)

    SV 1210

    ४ ५ १ ०६ ०१a अया वीती परि स्रव यस्त इन्दो मदेष्वा ।
    ४ ५ १ ०६ ०१c अवाहन्नवतीर्नव ॥ १२१०
    4 5 1 06 01a ayā vītī pari srava yasta indo madeṣvā .
    4 5 1 06 01c avāhannavatīrnava .. 1210
    1210. O Soma, joyous ruler and protector of life, let this creative peace, presence, power and policy of yours prevail and advance, promoting those who join the happy advance, and repelling, dispelling, even destroying ninety-and-nine strongholds of darkness which obstruct the progress. (Rg. 9-61-1)

    SV 1211

    ४ ५ १ ०६ ०२a पुरः सद्य इत्थाधिये दिवोदासाय शम्बरम् ।
    ४ ५ १ ०६ ०२c अध त्यं तुर्वशं यदुम् ॥ १२१च्ल्स्दिर्
    4 5 1 06 02a puraḥ sadya itthādhiye divodāsāya śambaram .
    4 5 1 06 02c adha tyaṃ turvaśaṃ yadum .. 1211
    1211. Go on thus always advancing for the people dedicated to positive good work in thought, policy and action, accelerating, controlling and balancing the forces of peace, progress and restless ambition. (Rg. 9-61-2)

    SV 1212

    ४ ५ १ ०६ ०३a परि नो अश्वमश्वविद्गोमदिन्दो हिरण्यवत् ।
    ४ ५ १ ०६ ०३c क्षरा सहस्रिणीरिषः ॥ १२१२
    4 5 1 06 03a pari no aśvamaśvavidgomadindo hiraṇyavat .
    4 5 1 06 03c kṣarā sahasriṇīriṣaḥ .. 1212
    1212. And for us, let abundant streams of food, energy and wealth of a thousandfold riches and variety flow abounding in horses, transport and progress, lands, cows and beauties of culture and literature, gold and golden graces. O creator, ruler and controller of peace and joy, you know the values and dynamics of evolution and progress. (Rg. 9-61-3)

    SV 1213

    ४ ५ १ ०७ ०१a अपघ्नन्पवते मृधोऽप सोमो अराव्णः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०७ ०१c गच्छन्निन्द्रस्य निष्कृतम् ॥ १२१३
    4 5 1 07 01a apaghnanpavate mṛdho'pa somo arāvṇaḥ .
    4 5 1 07 01c gacchannindrasya niṣkṛtam .. 1213
    1213. Destroying the destroyers, eliminating the selfish, ungenerous hoarders and parasites. Soma, divine creativity in nature and humanity attains to its yajnic end and aim in the existential order created by omnipotent Indra. (Rg. 9-61-25)

    SV 1214

    ४ ५ १ ०७ ०२a महो नो राय आ भर पवमान जही मृधः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०७ ०२c रास्वेन्दो वीरवद्यशः ॥ १२१४
    4 5 1 07 02a maho no rāya ā bhara pavamāna jahī mṛdhaḥ .
    4 5 1 07 02c rāsvendo vīravadyaśaḥ .. 1214
    1214. Lord Supreme of beauty, splendour and grace, pure and purifying, ever awake, bring us wealth of the highest order, eliminate the destructive adversaries and bless us with honour, excellence and fame, and continue the human family with noble and brave generations. (Rg. 9-61-26)

    SV 1215

    ४ ५ १ ०७ ०३a न त्वा शतं च न ह्रुतो राधो दित्सन्तमा मिनन् ।
    ४ ५ १ ०७ ०३c यत्पुनानो मखस्यसे ॥ १२१५
    4 5 1 07 03a na tvā śataṃ ca na hruto rādho ditsantamā minan .
    4 5 1 07 03c yatpunāno makhasyase .. 1215
    1215. Lord of peace and purity, purifier and saviour of the celebrants, when you please to bless the devotee with prosperity and fulfilment in life's yajna, not a hundred adversaries can stop or frustrate you. (Rg. 9-61-27)

    SV 1216

    ४ ५ १ ०८ ०१a अया पवस्व धारया यया सूर्यमरोचयः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०८ ०१c हिन्वानो मानुषीरपः ॥ १२१६
    4 5 1 08 01a ayā pavasva dhārayā yayā sūryamarocayaḥ .
    4 5 1 08 01c hinvāno mānuṣīrapaḥ .. 1216
    1216. Lord of the universe, by the energy with which you give light to the sun, by the same light and energy inspire the will and actions of humanity and purify us. (Rg. 9-63-7)

    SV 1217

    ४ ५ १ ०८ ०२a अयुक्त सूर एतशं पवमानो मनावधि ।
    ४ ५ १ ०८ ०२c अन्तरिक्षेण यातवे ॥ १२१७
    4 5 1 08 02a ayukta sūra etaśaṃ pavamāno manāvadhi .
    4 5 1 08 02c antarikṣeṇa yātave .. 1217
    1217. The light of the world, pure, radiant and inspiring over man and mind, joins the man of super fast intelligence and inspires him to rise and fly over paths of the skies. (Rg. 9-63-8)

    SV 1218

    ४ ५ १ ०८ ०३a उत त्या हरितो रथे सूरो अयुक्त यातवे ।
    ४ ५ १ ०८ ०३c इन्दुरिन्द्र इति ब्रुवन् ॥ १२१८
    4 5 1 08 03a uta tyā harito rathe sūro ayukta yātave .
    4 5 1 08 03c indurindra iti bruvan .. 1218
    1218. And the man of brilliance and superfast intelligence, yoking ten motive forces to go over paths of the skies exclaims:- "Indra is great, kind and gracious!" and he flies over the paths of his holy choice. (Rg. 9-63-9)

    SV 1219

    ४ ५ १ ०९ ०१a अग्निं वो देवमग्निभिः सजोषा यजिष्ठं दूतमध्वरे कृणुध्वम् ।
    ४ ५ १ ०९ ०१c यो मर्त्येषु निध्रुविरृतावा तपुर्मूर्धा घृतान्नः पावकः ॥ १२१९
    4 5 1 09 01a agniṃ vo devamagnibhiḥ sajoṣā yajiṣṭhaṃ dūtamadhvare kṛṇudhvam .
    4 5 1 09 01c yo martyeṣu nidhruvirṛtāvā tapurmūrdhā ghṛtānnaḥ pāvakaḥ .. 1219
    1219. O learned scholars and scientists, in your yajnic programmes of corporate endeavour for human purposes, light and produce that adorable agni, energy, from various forms of heat and sunlight, which is brilliantly useful and universally helpful and which acts as a messenger between region and region and earth and space. It is permanently present in all forms of mortal creation, abides by the laws of nature, is vested with heat and power at the highest, consumes finest food and it is fiery and purifying. (Rg. 7-3-1)

    SV 1220

    ४ ५ १ ०९ ०२a प्रोथदश्वो न यवसेऽविष्यन्यदा महः संवरणाद्व्यस्थात् ।
    ४ ५ १ ०९ ०२c आदस्य वातो अनु वाति शोचिरध स्म ते व्रजनं कृष्णमस्ति ॥ १२२०
    4 5 1 09 02a prothadaśvo na yavase'viṣyanyadā mahaḥ saṃvaraṇādvyasthāt .
    4 5 1 09 02c ādasya vāto anu vāti śociradha sma te vrajanaṃ kṛṣṇamasti .. 1220
    1220. Roaring and consuming its food like a horse exulting in grass, it rises from its source and moves like velocity itself, splitting, protecting, accomplishing. Currents of wind and energy follow the rise of its power. O fiery energy, attraction and repulsion, that's your path of motion. (Rg. 7-3-2)

    SV 1221

    ४ ५ १ ०९ ०३a उद्यस्य ते नवजातस्य वृष्णोऽग्ने चरन्त्यजरा इधानाः ।
    ४ ५ १ ०९ ०३c अच्छा द्यामरुषो धूम एषि सं दूतो अग्न ईयसे हि देवान् ॥ १२२१
    4 5 1 09 03a udyasya te navajātasya vṛṣṇo'gne carantyajarā idhānāḥ .
    4 5 1 09 03c acchā dyāmaruṣo dhūma eṣi saṃ dūto agna īyase hi devān .. 1221
    1221. Agni, abundant energy divine, as your flames arise, new and undecaying, the radiant waves traverse the heights of heaven in space, and thus you move like a messenger to the divinities of nature at the one end and to the brilliant scholars at the other. (Rg. 7-3-3)

    SV 1222

    ४ ५ १ १० ०१a तमिन्द्रं वाजयामसि महे वृत्राय हन्तवे ।
    ४ ५ १ १० ०१c स वृषा वृषभो भुवत् ॥ १२२२
    4 5 1 10 01a tamindraṃ vājayāmasi mahe vṛtrāya hantave .
    4 5 1 10 01c sa vṛṣā vṛṣabho bhuvat .. 1222
    1222. That Indra, dynamic and enlightened mind and intelligence, we cultivate and strengthen for the elimination of the great waste, deep ignorance and suffering prevailing in the world. May that light and mind be exuberant and generous for us with showers of enlightenment. (Rg. 8-93-7)

    SV 1223

    ४ ५ १ १० ०२a इन्द्रः स दामने कृत ओजिष्ठः स बले हितः ।
    ४ ५ १ १० ०२c द्युम्नी श्लोकी स सोम्यः ॥ १२२३
    4 5 1 10 02a indraḥ sa dāmane kṛta ojiṣṭhaḥ sa bale hitaḥ .
    4 5 1 10 02c dyumnī ślokī sa somyaḥ .. 1223
    1223. Indra, mind and intelligence, was created for enlightenment and for giving enlightenment. Most lustrous and powerful, it is engaged in the creation of joy and strength. It is rich in the wealth of knowledge, praise-worthy, and cool, gentle and at peace in the state of enlightenment. (Rg. 8-93-8)

    SV 1224

    ४ ५ १ १० ०३a गिरा वज्रो न सम्भृतः सबलो अनपच्युतः ।
    ४ ५ १ १० ०३c ववक्ष उग्रो अस्तृतः ॥ १२२४
    4 5 1 10 03a girā vajro na sambhṛtaḥ sabalo anapacyutaḥ .
    4 5 1 10 03c vavakṣa ugro astṛtaḥ .. 1224
    1224. Held in and by the voice of divinity like the roar of thunder and the flood of sun-rays, it is powerful, unfallen, irrepressible and lofty with thought, so let it express itself freely. (Rg. 8-93-9)

    SV 1225

    ४ ५ १ ११ ०१a अध्वर्यो अद्रिभिः सुतँ सोमं पवित्र आ नय ।
    ४ ५ १ ११ ०१c पुनाहीन्द्राय पातवे ॥ १२२५
    4 5 1 11 01a adhvaryo adribhiḥ sutam̐ somaṃ pavitra ā naya .
    4 5 1 11 01c punāhīndrāya pātave .. 1225
    1225. O high priest of soma yajna, create the awareness of Soma, spirit of purity and divinity collected and concentrated by the senses and mind in the heart, and sanctify and intensify it there for exhilaration of the soul. (Rg. 9-51-1)

    SV 1226

    ४ ५ १ ११ ०२a तव त्य इन्दो अन्धसो देवा मधोर्व्याशत ।
    ४ ५ १ ११ ०२c पवमानस्य मरुतः ॥ १२२६
    4 5 1 11 02a tava tya indo andhaso devā madhorvyāśata .
    4 5 1 11 02c pavamānasya marutaḥ .. 1226
    1226. Then, O Soma, Spirit of divinity, the noblest, most vibrant generous and brilliant souls have a drink of the elixir of your honey sweet presence flowing exuberantly at the purest. (Rg. 9-51-3)

    SV 1227

    ४ ५ १ ११ ०३a दिवः पीयूषमुत्तमँ सोममिन्द्राय वज्रिणे ।
    ४ ५ १ ११ ०३c सुनोता मधुमत्तमम् ॥ १२२७
    4 5 1 11 03a divaḥ pīyūṣamuttamam̐ somamindrāya vajriṇe .
    4 5 1 11 03c sunotā madhumattamam .. 1227
    1227. Create the highest honey sweet Soma of divine consciousness, highest exhilarating experience of the light of heaven for the soul's awareness, and then rise to adamantine power against all possible violations. (Rg. 9-51-2)

    SV 1228

    ४ ५ १ १२ ०१a धर्त्ता दिवः पवते कृत्व्यो रसो दक्षो देवानामनुमाद्यो नृभिः ।
    ४ ५ १ १२ ०१c हरिः सृजानो अत्यो न सत्वभिर्वृथा पाजाँसि कृणुषे नदीष्वा ॥ १२२८
    4 5 1 12 01a dharttā divaḥ pavate kṛtvyo raso dakṣo devānāmanumādyo nṛbhiḥ .
    4 5 1 12 01c hariḥ sṛjāno atyo na satvabhirvṛthā pājām̐si kṛṇuṣe nadīṣvā .. 1228
    1228. Soma, joyous spirit of the universe, sustainer of the regions of light, constant doer, eternal delight and bliss of divinities, perfect omnipotent power, sole worthy of worship by humanity vibrates omnipresent, purifies and sanctifies the life of existence. Destroyer of want and suffering, ever creative, with its own powers spontaneously, like energy itself creates movement and growth in the channels of existence. (Rg. 9-76-1)

    SV 1229

    ४ ५ १ १२ ०२a शूरो न धत्त आयुधा गभस्त्योः स्वा३ः सिषासन्रथिरो गविष्टिषु ।
    ४ ५ १ १२ ०२c इन्द्रस्य शुष्ममीरयन्नपस्युभिरिन्दुर्हिन्वानो अज्यते मनीषिभिः ॥ १२२९
    4 5 1 12 02a śūro na dhatta āyudhā gabhastyoḥ svā3ḥ siṣāsanrathiro gaviṣṭiṣu .
    4 5 1 12 02c indrasya śuṣmamīrayannapasyubhirindurhinvāno ajyate manīṣibhiḥ .. 1229
    1229. Wielding the powers and instrumentalities of nature, like a warrior and victor in immanent will and omniscience, keen to share the joy of existence with humanity in paths of daily business, commanding the chariot of the universe in micro and macro systems of its dynamics, inspiring and elevating the soul's potential, itself stimulated and energised into manifestation by thinkers and men of yajnic action in meditation, the spirit of universal light and glory is aroused to raise and bless humanity. (Rg. 9-76-2)

    SV 1230

    ४ ५ १ १२ ०३a इन्द्रस्य सोम पवमान ऊर्मिणा तविष्यमाणो जठरेष्वा विश ।
    ४ ५ १ १२ ०३c प्र नः पिन्व विद्युदभ्रेव रोदसी धिया नो वाजाँ उप माहि शश्वतः ॥ १२३०
    4 5 1 12 03a indrasya soma pavamāna ūrmiṇā taviṣyamāṇo jaṭhareṣvā viśa .
    4 5 1 12 03c pra naḥ pinva vidyudabhreva rodasī dhiyā no vājām̐ upa māhi śaśvataḥ .. 1230
    1230. Soma, vigorous spirit of joyous power and generosity, pure, purifying and constantly flowing, brilliant, blazing and advancing in strength, come by the stream and waves of energy and enter in the heart core of the soul. As thunder, lightning and clouds of rain shower and augment heaven and earth, pray strengthen us, and with divine intelligence, as it were, extend our food, energies, progress and victories for all time. You are the creator, you are the maker, you are the giver. (Rg. 9-76-3)

    SV 1231

    ४ ५ १ १३ ०१a यदिन्द्र प्रागपागुदङ्न्यग्वा हूयसे नृभिः ।
    ४ ५ १ १३ ०१c सिमा पुरू नृषूतो अस्यानवेऽसि प्रशर्ध तुर्वशे ॥ १२३१
    4 5 1 13 01a yadindra prāgapāgudaṅnyagvā hūyase nṛbhiḥ .
    4 5 1 13 01c simā purū nṛṣūto asyānave'si praśardha turvaśe .. 1231
    1231. Indra, illustrious lord of the world, ruler and commander of human forces, karmayogi, when you are invoked by people anywhere east or west, north or south, up or down, then, O lord of excellence, you feel highly impelled by those many and come and act as the destroyer of many evils for the people of reverence and exceptional strength. (Rg. 8-4-1)

    SV 1232

    ४ ५ १ १३ ०२a यद्वा रुमे रुशमे श्यावके कृप इन्द्र मादयसे सचा ।
    ४ ५ १ १३ ०२c कण्वासस्त्वा स्तोमेभिर्ब्रह्मवाहस इन्द्रा यच्छन्त्या गहि ॥ १२३२
    4 5 1 13 02a yadvā rume ruśame śyāvake kṛpa indra mādayase sacā .
    4 5 1 13 02c kaṇvāsastvā stomebhirbrahmavāhasa indrā yacchantyā gahi .. 1232
    1232. And since, O lord Indra, you go to the celebrants, illustrious, child-like innocent and the humble and kind alike, sit with them, socialise and enjoy, so the dedicated admirers and learned men of vision and wisdom offer homage and reverence, exalt you with sacred hymns and say :- Come, O lord, and accept our tributes and homage. (Rg. 8-4-2)

    SV 1233

    ४ ५ १ १४ ०१a उभयँ श‍ृणवच्च न इन्द्रो अर्वागिदं वचः ।
    ४ ५ १ १४ ०१c सत्राच्या मघवान्त्सोमपीतये धिया शविष्ठ आ गमत् ॥ १२३३
    4 5 1 14 01a ubhayam̐ śṛṇavacca na indro arvāgidaṃ vacaḥ .
    4 5 1 14 01c satrācyā maghavāntsomapītaye dhiyā śaviṣṭha ā gamat .. 1233
    1233. May Indra, lord omnipotent, master of the world's wealth and power, directly listen to our joint prayer for worldly and spiritual advancement with attentive ear and sympathetic understanding, and may the lord of supreme power come to protect and promote our yajnic programme and prayer and taste the pleasure of success. (Rg. 8-61-1)

    SV 1234

    ४ ५ १ १४ ०२a तँ हि स्वराजं वृषभं तमोजसा धिषणे निष्टतक्षतुः ।
    ४ ५ १ १४ ०२c उतोपमानां प्रथमो नि षीदसि सोमकामँ हि ते मनः ॥ १२३४
    4 5 1 14 02a tam̐ hi svarājaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ tamojasā dhiṣaṇe niṣṭatakṣatuḥ .
    4 5 1 14 02c utopamānāṃ prathamo ni ṣīdasi somakāmam̐ hi te manaḥ .. 1234
    1234. That self-ruled, self-refulgent, brave and generous human character and programme, that human republic, the heaven and earth vested with divine will and intelligence conceive, create and fashion forth for self-realisation of innate glory. O man, among similars and comparables, you stand the first and highest, and your mind is dedicated to the love of soma, peace, pleasure and excellence of life. (Rg. 8-61-2)

    SV 1235

    ४ ५ १ १५ ०१a पवस्व देव आयुषगिन्द्रं गच्छतु ते मदः ।
    ४ ५ १ १५ ०१c वायुमा रोह धर्मणा ॥ १२३५
    4 5 1 15 01a pavasva deva āyuṣagindraṃ gacchatu te madaḥ .
    4 5 1 15 01c vāyumā roha dharmaṇā .. 1235
    1235. O Soma, self-refulgent and self-joyous lord of peace and bliss, let your presence vibrate and purify us. Let your ecstatic bliss reach Indra, the ruler, for the glory of mankind. May you with your divine power and presence emerge and rise in the heart of vibrant devotees. (Rg. 9-63-22)

    SV 1236

    ४ ५ १ १५ ०२a पवमान नि तोशसे रयिँ सोम श्रवाय्यम् ।
    ४ ५ १ १५ ०२c इन्दो समुद्रमा विश ॥ १२३६
    4 5 1 15 02a pavamāna ni tośase rayim̐ soma śravāyyam .
    4 5 1 15 02c indo samudramā viśa .. 1236
    1236. Soma, pure and purifying omnificent lord, you grant ample and praise-worthy wealth, honour and excellence to the devotees. Pray, let your dear and blissful presence arise in the ocean-like time and space of human existence, inspire the depth of the heart and save the supplicant. (Rg. 9-63-23)

    SV 1237

    ४ ५ १ १५ ०३a अपघ्नन्पवसे मृधः क्रतुवित्सोम मत्सरः ।
    ४ ५ १ १५ ०३c नुदस्वादेवयुं जनम् ॥ १२३७
    4 5 1 15 03a apaghnanpavase mṛdhaḥ kratuvitsoma matsaraḥ .
    4 5 1 15 03c nudasvādevayuṃ janam .. 1237
    1237. O Soma, lord of absolute peace, purity, power and holiness of action, omnipotent and blissful, you vibrate in existence destroying sin and evil. Pray impel the impious people to truth, piety and creative generosity, or punish and eliminate them like hurdles in the creative paths of piety and rectitude. (Rg. 9-63-24)

    SV 1238

    ४ ५ १ १६ ०१a अभी नो वाजसातमँ रयिमर्ष शतस्पृहम् ।
    ४ ५ १ १६ ०१c इन्दो सहस्रभर्णसं तुविद्युम्नं विभासहम् ॥ १२३८
    4 5 1 16 01a abhī no vājasātamam̐ rayimarṣa śataspṛham .
    4 5 1 16 01c indo sahasrabharṇasaṃ tuvidyumnaṃ vibhāsaham .. 1238
    1238. Indu, divine spirit of peace, power, beauty and grace, move and bless us to achieve wealth, honour and excellence of high order, universally loved and valued, a thousandfold sustaining, mighty powerful, all challenging and finally victorious. (Rg. 9-98-1)

    SV 1239

    ४ ५ १ १६ ०२a वयं ते अस्य राधसो वसोर्वसो पुरुस्पृहः ।
    ४ ५ १ १६ ०२c नि नेदिष्ठतमा इषः स्याम सुम्ने ते आध्रिगो ॥ १२३९
    4 5 1 16 02a vayaṃ te asya rādhaso vasorvaso puruspṛhaḥ .
    4 5 1 16 02c ni nediṣṭhatamā iṣaḥ syāma sumne te ādhrigo .. 1239
    1239. O spirit of instant mantra movement, lord of world's wealth and shelter home of life, destroyer of evil, darkness and ignorance, let us be closest to you and the all desired world's wealth, let us be closest to your treasure of food, energy, and knowledge and to your divine peace and comfort. (Rg. 9-98-5)

    SV 1240

    ४ ५ १ १६ ०३a परि स्य स्वानो अक्षरिदिन्दुरव्ये मदच्युतः ।
    ४ ५ १ १६ ०३c धारा य ऊर्ध्वो अध्वरे भ्राजा न याति गव्ययुः ॥ १२४०
    4 5 1 16 03a pari sya svāno akṣaridinduravye madacyutaḥ .
    4 5 1 16 03c dhārā ya ūrdhvo adhvare bhrājā na yāti gavyayuḥ .. 1240
    1240. May that Indu, divine Spirit of peace, purity and beauty, inspiring and strengthening, overflowing with the power of ecstasy, flow and reach into the favoured heart of the devotee, that supreme shower of divinity which goes forward like radiations of light into the yajna of love and non-violence with love and desire to reveal the truth of life. (Rg. 9-98-3)

    SV 1241

    ४ ५ १ १६ ०४a पवस्व सोम महान्त्समुद्रः पिता देवानां विश्वाभि धाम ॥ १२४१
    4 5 1 16 04a pavasva soma mahāntsamudraḥ pitā devānāṃ viśvābhi dhāma .. 1241
    1241. Flow forth and consecrate, O Soma presence of divinity, as great ocean of life, father, generator and sustainer of divinities and ultimate haven and home of all the worlds of existence. (Rg. 9-109-4)

    SV 1242

    ४ ५ १ १६ ०५a शुक्रः पवस्व देवेभ्यः सोम दिवे पृथिव्यै शं च प्रजाभ्यः ॥ १२४२
    4 5 1 16 05a śukraḥ pavasva devebhyaḥ soma dive pṛthivyai śaṃ ca prajābhyaḥ .. 1242
    1242. O pure and potent Soma spirit of divinity, consecrate and radiate for the generous brilliant nobilities and divinities and bring showers of peace and joy for heaven and earth and for the human people and all other forms of life. (Rg. 9-109-5)

    SV 1243

    ४ ५ १ १६ ०६a दिवो धर्त्तासि शुक्रः पीयूषः सत्ये विधर्मन्वाजी पवस्व ॥ १२४३
    4 5 1 16 06a divo dharttāsi śukraḥ pīyūṣaḥ satye vidharmanvājī pavasva .. 1243
    1243. You are the sustainer of the heavenly regions of light, most blissful presence for experience in the yajna of truth and divine law, and the ultimate winner of the victory. Flow forth, divine Soma, purify and consecrate us in the presence. (Rg. 9-109-6)

    SV 1244

    ४ ५ १ १८ ०१a प्रेष्ठं वो अतिर्थिँ स्तुषे मित्रमिव प्रियम् ।
    ४ ५ १ १८ ०१c अग्ने रथं न वेद्यम् ॥ १२४४
    4 5 1 18 01a preṣṭhaṃ vo atirthim̐ stuṣe mitramiva priyam .
    4 5 1 18 01c agne rathaṃ na vedyam .. 1244
    1244. I sing and celebrate the glories of Agni, lord omniscient, light and leader of the world, dearest and most welcome as an enlightened guest, loving as a friend, who like a divine harbinger, reveals the light of knowledge to us. (Rg. 8-84-1)

    SV 1245

    ४ ५ १ १८ ०२a कविमिव प्रशँस्यं यं देवास इति द्विता ।
    ४ ५ १ १८ ०२c नि मर्त्येष्वादधुः ॥ १२४५
    4 5 1 18 02a kavimiva praśam̐syaṃ yaṃ devāsa iti dvitā .
    4 5 1 18 02c ni martyeṣvādadhuḥ .. 1245
    1245. I adore Agni whom the divinities established among mortals as the visionary poet and the spirit of enlightenment and awareness, as intelligence and mind, as will and passion, as perception and volition, as male and female and as the yajna fire and the vital heat of the body system, the two ways in which divine vitality expresses itself. (Rg. 8-84-2)

    SV 1246

    ४ ५ १ १८ ०३a त्वं यविष्ठ दाशुषो नॄँपाहि श‍ृणुही गिरः ।
    ४ ५ १ १८ ०३c रक्षा तोकमुत त्मना ॥ १२४६
    4 5 1 18 03a tvaṃ yaviṣṭha dāśuṣo nṝm̐pāhi śṛṇuhī giraḥ .
    4 5 1 18 03c rakṣā tokamuta tmanā .. 1246
    1246. O lord eternal, ever youthful beyond age, pray protect and promote the families of the generous people. listen to their voices of prayer and, by all your will and power, protect and promote the children and grand children of humanity. (Rg. 8-84-3)

    SV 1247

    ४ ५ १ १९ ०१a एन्द्र नो गधि प्रिय सत्राजिदगोह्य ।
    ४ ५ १ १९ ०१c गिरिर्न विश्वतः पृथुः पतिर्दिवः ॥ १२४७
    4 5 1 19 01a endra no gadhi priya satrājidagohya .
    4 5 1 19 01c girirna viśvataḥ pṛthuḥ patirdivaḥ .. 1247
    1247. Indra, come, take us over as your own. Dear and giver of fulfilment you are, all dominant by nature, character and action, inconceivably open and bright, expansive and unbounded all round like a cloud of vapour, lord and master of the light of heaven. (Rg. 8-98-4)

    SV 1248

    ४ ५ १ १९ ०२a अभि हि सत्य सोमपा उभे बभूथ रोदसी ।
    ४ ५ १ १९ ०२c इन्द्रासि सुन्वतो वृधः पतिर्दिवः ॥ १२४८
    4 5 1 19 02a abhi hi satya somapā ubhe babhūtha rodasī .
    4 5 1 19 02c indrāsi sunvato vṛdhaḥ patirdivaḥ .. 1248
    1248. Lord eternal and ever true, lover, protector and promoter of the beauty and joy of existence, you are higher and greater than both heaven and earth. Indra, omnipotent lord and master of the light of heaven, you are the inspirer and giver of advancement to the pursuer of the knowledge, beauty and power of the soma reality of life. (Rg. 8-98-5)

    SV 1249

    ४ ५ १ १९ ०३a त्वँ हि शश्वतीनामिन्द्र धर्त्ता पुरामसि ।
    ४ ५ १ १९ ०३c हन्ता दस्योर्मनोर्वृधः पतिर्दिवः ॥ १२४९
    4 5 1 19 03a tvam̐ hi śaśvatīnāmindra dharttā purāmasi .
    4 5 1 19 03c hantā dasyormanorvṛdhaḥ patirdivaḥ .. 1249
    1249. Indra, you are catalyser, breaker and maker, and sustainer of the eternal forms of existence in cosmic dynamics, destroyer of the destroyer and promoter of thoughtful people. You are the guardian of the light of life, sustainer of the heavens of joy. (Rg. 8-98-6)

    SV 1250

    ४ ५ १ २० ०१a पुरां भिन्दुर्युवा कविरमितौजा अजायत ।
    ४ ५ १ २० ०१c इन्द्रो विश्वस्य कर्मणो धर्त्ता वज्री पुरुष्टुतः ॥ १२५०
    4 5 1 20 01a purāṃ bhinduryuvā kaviramitaujā ajāyata .
    4 5 1 20 01c indro viśvasya karmaṇo dharttā vajrī puruṣṭutaḥ .. 1250
    1250. Breaker of the enemy forts, youthful, creative and imaginative, hero of boundless strength, sustainer of the acts of the world and disposer, wielder of the thunderbolt, universally acclaimed and celebrated is risen into prominence. (Rg. 1-11-4)

    SV 1251

    ४ ५ १ २० ०२a त्वं वलस्य गोमतोऽपावरद्रिवो बिलम् ।
    ४ ५ १ २० ०२c त्वां देवा अबिभ्युषस्तुज्यमानास आविषुः ॥ १२५१
    4 5 1 20 02a tvaṃ valasya gomato'pāvaradrivo bilam .
    4 5 1 20 02c tvāṃ devā abibhyuṣastujyamānāsa āviṣuḥ .. 1251
    1251. Indra, blazing as the sun, wielder of the clouds, you break open the water-hold of the clouds. The devas, planets, fearless seekers of the lord of light and centre- home, moved round in orbit, hold on to their place in the solar family. (Rg. 1-11-5)

    SV 1252

    ४ ५ १ २० ०३a इन्द्रमीशानमोजसाभि स्तोमैरनूषत ।
    ४ ५ १ २० ०३c सहस्रं यस्य रातय उत वा सन्ति भूयसीः ॥ १२५२
    4 5 1 20 03a indramīśānamojasābhi stomairanūṣata .
    4 5 1 20 03c sahasraṃ yasya rātaya uta vā santi bhūyasīḥ .. 1252
    1252. All the hymns of praise celebrate Indra, lord ruler over the universe with His power and splendour. Thousands, uncountable, are His gifts and benedictions, infinitely more indeed. (Rg. 1-11-8)

    SV 1253

    पञ्चम प्रपाठकः । द्वितीयोऽर्धः
    ४ ५ २ ०१ ०१a अक्रान्त्समुद्रः प्रथमे विधर्मं जनयन्प्रजा भुवनस्य गोपाः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०१ ०१c वृषा पवित्रे अधि सानो अव्ये बृहत्सोमो वावृधे स्वानो अद्रिः ॥ १२५३
    pañcama prapāṭhakaḥ . dvitīyo'rdhaḥ
    4 5 2 01 01a akrāntsamudraḥ prathame vidharmaṃ janayanprajā bhuvanasya gopāḥ .
    4 5 2 01 01c vṛṣā pavitre adhi sāno avye bṛhatsomo vāvṛdhe svāno adriḥ .. 1253
    1253. Soma, prime cause of the world and laws of existence, unfathomable as ocean, taking on by itself countless causes of existence in the vast vault of space and time, roaring and generating the evolving stars, planets and forms of life, is the ruling power of the universe. Potent and generous, infinite, creative and generative, refulgent Soma pervades the immaculate, sacred and protective universe and on top of it expands it and transcends. (Rg. 9-97-40)

    SV 1254

    ४ ५ २ ०१ ०२a मत्सि वायुमिष्टये राधसे च मत्सि मित्रावरुणा पूयमानः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०१ ०२c मत्सि शर्धो मारुतं मत्सि देवान्मत्सि द्यावापृथिवी देव सोम ॥ १२५४
    4 5 2 01 02a matsi vāyumiṣṭaye rādhase ca matsi mitrāvaruṇā pūyamānaḥ .
    4 5 2 01 02c matsi śardho mārutaṃ matsi devānmatsi dyāvāpṛthivī deva soma .. 1254
    1254. O self-refulgent Soma, you energise the Vayu for 537 its windy fulfilment and accomplishment of the purpose of creative evolution and, purifying and sanctifying as you are, you energise and fulfil the centripetal and centrifugal modes of energy. You energise the sense of courage, boldness and even defiance of stormy energy, you energise the senses, mind and intelligence, and you energise and fulfil the heaven, earth and the skies of space. (Rg. 9-97-42)

    SV 1255

    ४ ५ २ ०१ ०३a महत्तत्सोमो महिषश्चकारापां यद्गर्भोऽवृणीत देवान् ।
    ४ ५ २ ०१ ०३c अदधादिन्द्रे पवमान ओजोऽजनयत्सूर्ये ज्योतिरिन्दुः ॥ १२५५
    4 5 2 01 03a mahattatsomo mahiṣaścakārāpāṃ yadgarbho'vṛṇīta devān .
    4 5 2 01 03c adadhādindre pavamāna ojo'janayatsūrye jyotirinduḥ .. 1255
    1255. Soma, potent absolute, generated the Mahat mode of Prakrti, Mother Nature, which is the womb of all elements, energies and forms of existence and which comprehends all perceptive, intelligential and psychic powers as well. And then the creative-generative lord of evolutionary action. Soma, vested lustre and energy in Indra, the soul, and, lord of light as it is. Soma vested light in the sun. (Rg. 9-97-41)

    SV 1256

    ४ ५ २ ०२ ०१a एष देवो अमर्त्यः पर्णवीरिव दीयते ।
    ४ ५ २ ०२ ०१c अभि द्रोणान्यासदम् ॥ १२५६
    4 5 2 02 01a eṣa devo amartyaḥ parṇavīriva dīyate .
    4 5 2 02 01c abhi droṇānyāsadam .. 1256
    1256. This Soma, spirit of divinity, eternal and immortal, expands to regions of the universe like soaring energy and pervades there as an immanent presence.(Rg.9-3-l)

    SV 1257

    ४ ५ २ ०२ ०२a एष विप्रैरभिष्टुतोऽपो देवो वि गाहते ।
    ४ ५ २ ०२ ०२c दधद्रत्नानि दाशुषे ॥ १२५७
    4 5 2 02 02a eṣa viprairabhiṣṭuto'po devo vi gāhate .
    4 5 2 02 02c dadhadratnāni dāśuṣe .. 1257
    1257. This spirit, divine, generous and refulgent, adored and exalted by sages and scholars, and holding jewel gifts of life for people of generous charity, watches and controls the actions of humanity and the laws of nature in operation. (Rg. 9-3-6)

    SV 1258

    ४ ५ २ ०२ ०३a एष विश्वानि वार्या शूरो यन्निव सत्वभिः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०२ ०३c पवमानः सिषासति ॥ १२५८
    4 5 2 02 03a eṣa viśvāni vāryā śūro yanniva satvabhiḥ .
    4 5 2 02 03c pavamānaḥ siṣāsati .. 1258
    1258. This divine spirit, pure, purifying and powerful, advancing by its own essential power as a hero, brings and distributes cherished gifts of life among the celebrants. (Rg. 9-3-4)

    SV 1259

    ४ ५ २ ०२ ०४a एष देवो रथर्यति पवमानो दिशस्यति ।
    ४ ५ २ ०२ ०४c आविष्कृणोति वग्वनुम् ॥ १२५९
    4 5 2 02 04a eṣa devo ratharyati pavamāno diśasyati .
    4 5 2 02 04c āviṣkṛṇoti vagvanum .. 1259
    1259. This spirit of divinity going forward like a chariot, pure, purifying, gives the gifts of life and reveals new and latest words of advance knowledge as it moves on. (Rg. 9-3-5)

    SV 1260

    ४ ५ २ ०२ ०५a एष देवो विपन्युभिः पवमान ऋतायुभिः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०२ ०५c हरिर्वाजाय मृज्यते ॥ १२६०
    4 5 2 02 05a eṣa devo vipanyubhiḥ pavamāna ṛtāyubhiḥ .
    4 5 2 02 05c harirvājāya mṛjyate .. 1260
    1260. This refulgent spirit, light of life, saviour and harbinger of joy, glorified by celebrants and poets of rectitude is praised and adored for the achievement of victory and advancement. (Rg. 9-3-3)

    SV 1261

    ४ ५ २ ०२ ०६a एष देवो विपा कृतोऽति ह्वराँसि धावति ।
    ४ ५ २ ०२ ०६c पवमानो अदाभ्यः ॥ १२६१
    4 5 2 02 06a eṣa devo vipā kṛto'ti hvarām̐si dhāvati .
    4 5 2 02 06c pavamāno adābhyaḥ .. 1261
    1261. This refulgent spirit is celebrated by sages and, being undaunted, overtakes all crookedness, purifying and sanctifying everything and every mind. (Rg. 9-3-2)

    SV 1262

    ४ ५ २ ०२ ०७a एष दिवं वि धावति तिरो रजाँसि धारया ।
    ४ ५ २ ०२ ०७c पवमानः कनिक्रदत् ॥ १२६२
    4 5 2 02 07a eṣa divaṃ vi dhāvati tiro rajām̐si dhārayā .
    4 5 2 02 07c pavamānaḥ kanikradat .. 1262
    1262. This spirit with the waves of its power rushes and radiates unto the heavens across the skies and atomic oceans of space, pure, purifying and roaring like thunder. (Rg. 9-3-7)

    SV 1263

    ४ ५ २ ०२ ०८a एष दिवं व्यासरत्तिरो रजाँस्यस्पृतः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०२ ०८c पवमानः स्वध्वरः ॥ १२६३
    4 5 2 02 08a eṣa divaṃ vyāsarattiro rajām̐syaspṛtaḥ .
    4 5 2 02 08c pavamānaḥ svadhvaraḥ .. 1263
    1263. This spirit radiates to the heavens across the atomic oceans of skies and spaces, unhurt and unopposed, pure, purifying, performing the cosmic yajna of love, non-violence and creation of new life in evolution.

    SV 1264

    ४ ५ २ ०२ ०९a एष प्रत्नेन जन्मना देवो देवेभ्यः सुतः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०२ ०९c हरिः पवित्रे अर्षति ॥ १२६४
    4 5 2 02 09a eṣa pratnena janmanā devo devebhyaḥ sutaḥ .
    4 5 2 02 09c hariḥ pavitre arṣati .. 1264
    1264. This divine spirit since its timeless manifestation, revealed and manifested for the divines, arises in the pure hearts of humanity, eliminating pain and suffering. (Rg. 9-3-9)

    SV 1265

    ४ ५ २ ०२ १०a एष उ स्य पुरुव्रतो जज्ञानो जनयन्निषः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०२ १०c धारया पवते सुतः ॥ १२६५
    4 5 2 02 10a eṣa u sya puruvrato jajñāno janayanniṣaḥ .
    4 5 2 02 10c dhārayā pavate sutaḥ .. 1265
    1265. This spirit of divinity, power of infinite law and action, creating and providing food, energy and sustenance for life, flows on in continuum, self- sustained, self-revealed, discovered, self-realised. (Rg. 9-3-10)

    SV 1266

    ४ ५ २ ०३ ०१a एष धिया यात्यण्व्य शूरो रथेभिराशुभिः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०३ ०१c गच्छन्निन्द्रस्य निष्कृतम् ॥ १२६६
    4 5 2 03 01a eṣa dhiyā yātyaṇvya śūro rathebhirāśubhiḥ .
    4 5 2 03 01c gacchannindrasya niṣkṛtam .. 1266
    1266. This Soma, spirit of peace and joy, brave dispeller of darkness, moves with the subtlest intelligence and awareness and comes by the fastest media of psychic communication and comes to the seat of its presence in the mind and soul of man. (Rg. 9-15-1)

    SV 1267

    ४ ५ २ ०३ ०२a एष पुरू धियायते बृहते देवतातये ।
    ४ ५ २ ०३ ०२c यत्रामृतास आशत ॥ १२६७
    4 5 2 03 02a eṣa purū dhiyāyate bṛhate devatātaye .
    4 5 2 03 02c yatrāmṛtāsa āśata .. 1267
    1267. This infinite and eternal Spirit of peace, love and joy is ever keen to bless humanity with boundless piety and divinity in which men of immortal knowledge, karma and divine love abide. (Rg. 9-15-2)

    SV 1268

    ४ ५ २ ०३ ०३a एतं मृजन्ति मर्ज्यमुप द्रोणेष्वायवः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०३ ०३c प्रचक्राणं महीरिषः ॥ १२६८
    4 5 2 03 03a etaṃ mṛjanti marjyamupa droṇeṣvāyavaḥ .
    4 5 2 03 03c pracakrāṇaṃ mahīriṣaḥ .. 1268
    1268. People adore this glorious power closely treasured in the heart, the divine power that creates and gives great food, energy and advancement.(Rg.9-15-7)

    SV 1269

    ४ ५ २ ०३ ०४a एष हितो वि नीयतेऽन्तः शुन्ध्यावता पथा ।
    ४ ५ २ ०३ ०४c यदी तुञ्जन्ति भूर्णयः ॥ १२६९
    4 5 2 03 04a eṣa hito vi nīyate'ntaḥ śundhyāvatā pathā .
    4 5 2 03 04c yadī tuñjanti bhūrṇayaḥ .. 1269
    1269. This divine Spirit is attained and internalised in the core of the heart and soul by the brilliant path of clairvoyance, when the passionate seekers surrender themselves in obedience to it. (Rg. 9-15-3)

    SV 1270

    ४ ५ २ ०३ ०५a एष रुक्मिभिरीयते वाजि शुभ्रेभिरँशुभिः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०३ ०५c पतिः सिन्धूनां भवन् ॥ १२७०
    4 5 2 03 05a eṣa rukmibhirīyate vāji śubhrebhiram̐śubhiḥ .
    4 5 2 03 05c patiḥ sindhūnāṃ bhavan .. 1270
    1270. It pervades every where by its holy brilliance of light and wide creative forces, ruling over the dynamics of the vibrating oceans of space. (Rg. 9-15-5)

    SV 1271

    ४ ५ २ ०३ ०६a एष श‍ृङ्गाणि दोधुवच्छिशीते यूथ्यो३ वृषा ।
    ४ ५ २ ०३ ०६c नृम्णा दधान ओजसा ॥ १२७१
    4 5 2 03 06a eṣa śṛṅgāṇi dodhuvacchiśīte yūthyo3 vṛṣā .
    4 5 2 03 06c nṛmṇā dadhāna ojasā .. 1271
    1271. This Soul, vibrating on top of the highest bounds of the universe, abides in repose in the world of existence, one with all in the multitudinous world, generous and virile, bearing and ruling the entire wealth and powers of the universe by its power and splendour. (Rg. 9-15-4)

    SV 1272

    ४ ५ २ ०३ ०७a एष वसूनि पिब्दनः परुषा ययिवाँ अति ।
    ४ ५ २ ०३ ०७c अव शादेषु गच्छति ॥ १२७२
    4 5 2 03 07a eṣa vasūni pibdanaḥ paruṣā yayivām̐ ati .
    4 5 2 03 07c ava śādeṣu gacchati .. 1272
    1272. It moves and overcomes hard and rough places of hidden hoarded wealth of negative powers and goes over to protect the powers that observe divine discipline in the battles of life. (Rg. 9-15-6)

    SV 1273

    ४ ५ २ ०३ ०८a एतमु त्यं दश क्षिपो हरिँ हिवन्ति यातवे ।
    ४ ५ २ ०३ ०८c स्वायुधं मदिन्तमम् ॥ १२७३
    4 5 2 03 08a etamu tyaṃ daśa kṣipo harim̐ hivanti yātave .
    4 5 2 03 08c svāyudhaṃ madintamam .. 1273
    1273. Ten pranas and ten faculties, of senses and mind, glorify this Soma, lord of peace and joy, who is most ecstatically blissful and wields noble powers of protection for advancement and progress. (Rg. 9-15-8)

    SV 1274

    ४ ५ २ ०४ ०१a एष उ स्य वृषा रथोऽव्या वारेभिरव्यत ।
    ४ ५ २ ०४ ०१c गच्छन्वाजँ सहस्रिणम् ॥ १२७४
    4 5 2 04 01a eṣa u sya vṛṣā ratho'vyā vārebhiravyata .
    4 5 2 04 01c gacchanvājam̐ sahasriṇam .. 1274
    1274. This Soma spirit of joy in existence, mighty generous, all protective omnipresent mover, extremely charming, creating and giving thousandfolds of wealth, honour and excellence, vibrates by its dynamic presence at the highest and brightest in the heart of choice souls and in choice beauties of existence. (Rg. 9-38-1)

    SV 1275

    ४ ५ २ ०४ ०२a एतं त्रितस्य योषणो हरिँ हिन्वन्त्यद्रिभिः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०४ ०२c इन्दुमिन्द्राय पीतये ॥ १२७५
    4 5 2 04 02a etaṃ tritasya yoṣaṇo harim̐ hinvantyadribhiḥ .
    4 5 2 04 02c indumindrāya pītaye .. 1275
    1275. This Spirit of joy, eliminator of suffering, happy voices of the sage past three bondages of body, mind and soul adore, with the intensity of adamantine meditation for the spiritual joy of general humanity. (Rg. 9-38-2)

    SV 1276

    ४ ५ २ ०४ ०३a एष स्य मानुषीष्वा श्येनो न विक्षु सीदति ।
    ४ ५ २ ०४ ०३c गच्छं जारो न योषितम् ॥ १२७६
    4 5 2 04 03a eṣa sya mānuṣīṣvā śyeno na vikṣu sīdati .
    4 5 2 04 03c gacchaṃ jāro na yoṣitam .. 1276
    1276. This Soma pervades and shines in the generality of humanity like the eagle among birds, victorious conqueror of the skies, shining and radiating like the moon, lover and admirer of its darling, the lovely night. (Rg. 9-38-4)

    SV 1277

    ४ ५ २ ०४ ०४a एष स्य मद्यो रसोऽव चष्टे दिवः शिशुः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०४ ०४c य इन्दुर्वारमाविशत् ॥ १२७७
    4 5 2 04 04a eṣa sya madyo raso'va caṣṭe divaḥ śiśuḥ .
    4 5 2 04 04c ya indurvāramāviśat .. 1277
    1277. This ecstatic bliss, honey sweet of life's joy, appears like the rising sun at dawn when, as the beauty and glory of existence, it reflects in the heart of the chosen soul. (Rg. 9-38-5)

    SV 1278

    ४ ५ २ ०४ ०५a एष स्य पीतये सुतो हरिरर्षति धर्णसिः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०४ ०५c क्रन्दन्योनिमभि प्रियम् ॥ १२७८
    4 5 2 04 05a eṣa sya pītaye suto harirarṣati dharṇasiḥ .
    4 5 2 04 05c krandanyonimabhi priyam .. 1278
    1278. This Soma spirit of Ananda, self-manifestive, self-proclaiming, all wielder and sustainer, reflects in and radiates from its darling mother form, the green and golden veil of Nature, roars with thunder and rolls around for the joyous experience of humanity, aliminating pain and sufferance. (Rg. 9-38-6)

    SV 1279

    ४ ५ २ ०४ ०६a एतं त्यँ हरितो दश मर्मृज्यन्ते अपस्युवः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०४ ०६c याभिर्मदाय शुम्भते ॥ १२७९
    4 5 2 04 06a etaṃ tyam̐ harito daśa marmṛjyante apasyuvaḥ .
    4 5 2 04 06c yābhirmadāya śumbhate .. 1279
    1279. This Soma, ten senses and ten pranas of the devotee, well controlled past sufferance and pointed to concentrative meditation, present in uninvolved purity of form, by which experience the bright presence is glorified for the soul's joy. (Rg. 9-38-3)

    SV 1280

    ४ ५ २ ०५ ०१a एष वाजी हितो नृभिर्विश्वविन्मनसस्पतिः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०५ ०१c अव्यो वारं वि धावति ॥ १२८०
    4 5 2 05 01a eṣa vājī hito nṛbhirviśvavinmanasaspatiḥ .
    4 5 2 05 01c avyo vāraṃ vi dhāvati .. 1280
    1280. This supreme all potent soma light and joy of the universe is realised by earnest sages within. It is all aware over the universe, master controller of the universal mind energy, all saviour and protector, and without delay it rises and manifests in the inner self of its favourite blessed devotee. (Rg. 9-28-1)

    SV 1281

    ४ ५ २ ०५ ०२a एष पवित्रे अक्षरत्सोमो देवेभ्यः सुतः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०५ ०२c विश्वा धामान्याविशन् ॥ १२८१
    4 5 2 05 02a eṣa pavitre akṣaratsomo devebhyaḥ sutaḥ .
    4 5 2 05 02c viśvā dhāmānyāviśan .. 1281
    1281. This Soma, divine presence and bliss, emerges and vibrates in holy minds, distilled by them through meditation for the noble souls while it rolls in majesty in and over all regions of the universe. (Rg. 9-28-2)

    SV 1282

    ४ ५ २ ०६ ०३a एष देवः शुभायतेऽधि योनावमर्त्यः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०६ ०३c वृत्रहा देववीतमः ॥ १२८२
    4 5 2 06 03a eṣa devaḥ śubhāyate'dhi yonāvamartyaḥ .
    4 5 2 06 03c vṛtrahā devavītamaḥ .. 1282
    1282. This self-refulgent, immortal divine presence, highest lover of noble and generous souls, pervades and shines all over in the universe through its mode of Prakrti, dispelling darkness and eliminating evil. (Rg. 9-28-3)

    SV 1283

    ४ ५ २ ०७ ०४a एष वृषा कनिक्रदद्दशभिर्जामिभिर्यतः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०७ ०४c अभि द्रोणानि धावति ॥ १२८३
    4 5 2 07 04a eṣa vṛṣā kanikradaddaśabhirjāmibhiryataḥ .
    4 5 2 07 04c abhi droṇāni dhāvati .. 1283
    1283. This omnificent shower of generous divinity vibrating by the dynamics of Prakrti and her tenfold mode of subtle and gross elements proclaims its presence loud and bold in beauteous forms of muta¬ tions and manifestations of nature in the universe. (Rg. 9-28-4)

    SV 1284

    ४ ५ २ ०८ ०५a एष सूर्यमरोचयत्पवमानो अधि द्यवि ।
    ४ ५ २ ०८ ०५c पवित्रे मत्सरो मदः ॥ १२८४
    4 5 2 08 05a eṣa sūryamarocayatpavamāno adhi dyavi .
    4 5 2 08 05c pavitre matsaro madaḥ .. 1284
    1284. This soma illuminates the sun in heaven, pure, purifying and dynamic, joy in the beauty of purity, the very spirit of joy itself. (Rg. 9-28-5)

    SV 1285

    ४ ५ २ ०९ ०६a एष सूर्येण हासते संवसानो विवस्वता ।
    ४ ५ २ ०९ ०६c पतिर्वाचो अदाभ्यः ॥ १२८५
    4 5 2 09 06a eṣa sūryeṇa hāsate saṃvasāno vivasvatā .
    4 5 2 09 06c patirvāco adābhyaḥ .. 1285
    1285. It rises and abides with the sun on top of the regions of light and, internalised in the pure mind and clairvoyant consciousness, it is the divine ecstasy of the celebrant. (Rg. 9-27-5)

    SV 1286

    ४ ५ २ ०६ ०१a एष कविरभिष्टुतः पवित्रे अधि तोशते ।
    ४ ५ २ ०६ ०१c पुनानो घ्नन्नप द्विषः ॥ १२८६
    4 5 2 06 01a eṣa kavirabhiṣṭutaḥ pavitre adhi tośate .
    4 5 2 06 01c punāno ghnannapa dviṣaḥ .. 1286
    1286. This Soma, creative, inspiring and poetic spirit of universal joy, pure and sanctifying, manifests in the pure and pious consciousness of the devotees, elimina¬ ting disturbing negativities when it is contemplated with 549 a concentrated mind. (Rg. 9-27-1)

    SV 1287

    ४ ५ २ ०६ ०२a एष इन्द्राय वायवे स्वर्जित्परि षिच्यते ।
    ४ ५ २ ०६ ०२c पवित्रे दक्षसाधनः ॥ १२८७
    4 5 2 06 02a eṣa indrāya vāyave svarjitpari ṣicyate .
    4 5 2 06 02c pavitre dakṣasādhanaḥ .. 1287
    1287. This all potent and versatile divine spirit of universal joy manifests in the pure consciousness of the karma-yogi and wins the light of heaven for the vibrant meditative soul. (Rg. 9-27-2)

    SV 1288

    ४ ५ २ ०६ ०३a एष नृभिर्वि नीयते दिवो मूर्धा वृषा सुतः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०६ ०३c सोमो वनेषु विश्ववित् ॥ १२८८
    4 5 2 06 03a eṣa nṛbhirvi nīyate divo mūrdhā vṛṣā sutaḥ .
    4 5 2 06 03c somo vaneṣu viśvavit .. 1288
    1288. This Soma, joyous spirit of divinity, is the summit of heaven, infinitely generous, self-existent and omniscient, and with meditation, the ecstasy of it is collected in abundance in the consciousness by the dedicated sages. (Rg. 9-27-3)

    SV 1289

    ४ ५ २ ०६ ०४a एष गव्युरचिक्रदत्पवमानो हिरण्ययुः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०६ ०४c इन्दुः सत्राजिदस्तृतः ॥ १२८९
    4 5 2 06 04a eṣa gavyuracikradatpavamāno hiraṇyayuḥ .
    4 5 2 06 04c induḥ satrājidastṛtaḥ .. 1289
    1289. It loves the earth and earthly joys and loves to give, speaking loud and bold its own eternal Word, it is pure and purifier, it loves the golden beauty and prosperity of life and loves to bless, it is soothing and self-refulgent beautiful, conqueror of all battles of cosmic dynamics, and eternally invincible.(Rg.9-27-4)

    SV 1290

    ४ ५ २ ०६ ०५a एष शुष्म्यसिष्यददन्तरिक्षे वृषा हरिः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०६ ०५c पुनान इन्दुरिन्द्रमा ॥ १२९०
    4 5 2 06 05a eṣa śuṣmyasiṣyadadantarikṣe vṛṣā hariḥ .
    4 5 2 06 05c punāna indurindramā .. 1290
    1290. This Soma Spirit of eternal joy is omnipotent, all pervasive in space, infinitely generous, eliminator of suffering, and, purifying and sanctifying the human soul, it is the ultimate bliss of existence. (Rg. 9-27-6)

    SV 1291

    ४ ५ २ ०६ ०६a एष शुष्म्यदाभ्यः सोमः पुनानो अर्षति ।
    ४ ५ २ ०६ ०६c देवावीरघशँसहा ॥ १२९१
    4 5 2 06 06a eṣa śuṣmyadābhyaḥ somaḥ punāno arṣati .
    4 5 2 06 06c devāvīraghaśam̐sahā .. 1291
    1291. This mighty undauntable Soma, pure and purifying, pervades and rolls in the universe everywhere, protector and promoter of the good and destroyer of sin and scandal. (Rg. 9-28-6)

    SV 1292

    ४ ५ २ ०७ ०१a स सुतः पीतये वृषा सोमः पवित्रे अर्षति ।
    ४ ५ २ ०७ ०१c विघ्नन्रक्षाँसि देवयुः ॥ १२९२
    4 5 2 07 01a sa sutaḥ pītaye vṛṣā somaḥ pavitre arṣati .
    4 5 2 07 01c vighnanrakṣām̐si devayuḥ .. 1292
    1292. Soma, supremely generous Spirit of existence, self-revealed, self-realised by the devotee, lover or divine souls, manifests and vibrates in the pure heart of the devotee, eliminating negativities, sin and evil, for the pleasure and ecstasy of the celebrant. (Rg. 9-37-1)

    SV 1293

    ४ ५ २ ०७ ०२a स पवित्रे विचक्षणो हरिरर्षति धर्णसिः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०७ ०२c अभि योनिं कनिक्रदत् ॥ १२९३
    4 5 2 07 02a sa pavitre vicakṣaṇo harirarṣati dharṇasiḥ .
    4 5 2 07 02c abhi yoniṃ kanikradat .. 1293
    1293. Soma, all watching omniscient, destroyer of suffering, omnipotent wielder and sustainer of the universe, pervades and vibrates in Prakrti, proclaiming its presence loud and bold as thunder. (Rg. 9-37-2)

    SV 1294

    ४ ५ २ ०७ ०३a स वाजी रोचना दिवः पवमानो वि धावति ।
    ४ ५ २ ०७ ०३c रक्षोहा वारमव्ययम् ॥ १२९४
    4 5 2 07 03a sa vājī rocanā divaḥ pavamāno vi dhāvati .
    4 5 2 07 03c rakṣohā vāramavyayam .. 1294
    1294. This dynamic omnipotent Spirit, light of heaven, pure and purifying, vibrates universally and rushes to the chosen imperishable soul of the devotee, destroying negativities, sin and evil. (Rg. 9-37-3)

    SV 1295

    ४ ५ २ ०७ ०४a स त्रितस्याधि सानवि पवमानो अरोचयत् ।
    ४ ५ २ ०७ ०४c जामिभिः सूर्यँ सह ॥ १२९५
    4 5 2 07 04a sa tritasyādhi sānavi pavamāno arocayat .
    4 5 2 07 04c jāmibhiḥ sūryam̐ saha .. 1295
    1295. Soma, pure, purifying, and all pervasive across and ever on top of the three worlds of space and three dimensions of time, shines with the sun and other kindred luminaries. (Rg. 9-37-4)

    SV 1296

    ४ ५ २ ०७ ०५a स वृत्रहा वृषा सुतो वरिवोविददाभ्यः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०७ ०५c सोमो वाजमिवासरत् ॥ १२९६
    4 5 2 07 05a sa vṛtrahā vṛṣā suto varivovidadābhyaḥ .
    4 5 2 07 05c somo vājamivāsarat .. 1296
    1296. Soma, destroyer of darkness, generous, self- manifestive, self-revealed and self discovered, lord giver of the best of wealth and excellence of the world, fearless and undaunted, pervades and vibrates in existence as Shakti, divine omnipotent energy.(Rg. 9-37-5)

    SV 1297

    ४ ५ २ ०७ ०६a स देवः कविनेषितो३ऽभि द्रोणानि धावति ।
    ४ ५ २ ०७ ०६c इन्दुरिन्द्राय मँहयन् ॥ १२९७
    4 5 2 07 06a sa devaḥ kavineṣito3'bhi droṇāni dhāvati .
    4 5 2 07 06c indurindrāya mam̐hayan .. 1297
    1297. Self-refulgent generous Soma divine, celebrated by poets, rushes to manifest, brilliant, blissful and great. 553 in the heart of the devotees exalting the soul.(Rg.9-37-6)

    SV 1298

    ४ ५ २ ०८ ०१a यः पावमानीरध्येत्यृषिभिः सम्भृतँ रसम् ।
    ४ ५ २ ०८ ०१c सर्वँ स पूतमश्नाति स्वदितं मातरिश्वना ॥ १२९८
    4 5 2 08 01a yaḥ pāvamānīradhyetyṛṣibhiḥ sambhṛtam̐ rasam .
    4 5 2 08 01c sarvam̐ sa pūtamaśnāti svaditaṃ mātariśvanā .. 1298
    1298. Whoever studies the sanctifying Rks, nectar preserved by the sages, he tastes the food seasoned and sanctified by the life breath of divinity. (Rg. 9-67-31)

    SV 1299

    ४ ५ २ ०८ ०२a पावमानीर्यो अध्येत्यृषिभिः सम्भृतँ रसम् ।
    ४ ५ २ ०८ ०२c तस्मै सरस्वती दुहे क्षीरँ सर्पिर्मधूदकम् ॥ १२९९
    4 5 2 08 02a pāvamānīryo adhyetyṛṣibhiḥ sambhṛtam̐ rasam .
    4 5 2 08 02c tasmai sarasvatī duhe kṣīram̐ sarpirmadhūdakam .. 1299
    1299. Whoever studies the Rks, sanctifying nectar preserved by the sages, for him, mother Sarasvati, omni¬ scient divinity, herself distils and offers the milk, butter, honey and the nectar essence of life.(Rg.9-67-32)

    SV 1300

    ४ ५ २ ०८ ०३a पावमानीः स्वस्त्ययनीः सुदुघा हि घृतश्चुतः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०८ ०३c ऋषिभिः सम्भृतो रसो ब्राह्मणेष्वमृतँ हितम् ॥ १३००
    4 5 2 08 03a pāvamānīḥ svastyayanīḥ sudughā hi ghṛtaścutaḥ .
    4 5 2 08 03c ṛṣibhiḥ sambhṛto raso brāhmaṇeṣvamṛtam̐ hitam .. 1300
    1300. Flowing, sanctifying, edifying, fructifying and ecstatic is the holy experience of divine vision and message of the Rks received and collected by sagely seers and that is the eternal nectar preserved among the dedicated Brahmanas.

    SV 1301

    ४ ५ २ ०८ ०४a पावमानीर्दधन्तु न इमं लोकमथो अमुम् ।
    ४ ५ २ ०८ ०४c कामान्त्समर्धयन्तु नो देवीर्देवैः समाहृताः ॥ १३०१
    4 5 2 08 04a pāvamānīrdadhantu na imaṃ lokamatho amum .
    4 5 2 08 04c kāmāntsamardhayantu no devīrdevaiḥ samāhṛtāḥ .. 1301
    1301. Divine, vibrant, flowing and sanctifying verses received and preserved by divine sages may, we pray, beautify this world of ours and also that other beyond and fulfill our will and purpose of Purushartha, active living here and the freedom of Nihshreyas, Moksha in the next.

    SV 1302

    ४ ५ २ ०८ ०५a येन देवाः पवित्रेणात्मानं पुनते सदा ।
    ४ ५ २ ०८ ०५c तेन सहस्रधारेण पावमानीः पुनन्तु नः ॥ १३०२
    4 5 2 08 05a yena devāḥ pavitreṇātmānaṃ punate sadā .
    4 5 2 08 05c tena sahasradhāreṇa pāvamānīḥ punantu naḥ .. 1302
    1302. That pure beatitude of divinity by which the holy sages for all time purify and sanctify themselves, by that very sacred thousand streamed shower of celestial light of divinity may the Vedic verses purify and elevate us.

    SV 1303

    ४ ५ २ ०८ ०६a पावमानीः स्वस्त्ययनीस्ताभिर्गच्छति नान्दनम् ।
    ४ ५ २ ०८ ०६c पुण्याँश्च भक्षान्भक्षयत्यमृतत्वं च गच्छति ॥ १३०३
    4 5 2 08 06a pāvamānīḥ svastyayanīstābhirgacchati nāndanam .
    4 5 2 08 06c puṇyām̐śca bhakṣānbhakṣayatyamṛtatvaṃ ca gacchati .. 1303
    1303. Purifying, sanctifying and beautifying are the sacred Vedic verses of divinity by which the soul attains to ultimate freedom and ananda of Mokhsa. By the same it enjoys the pure holy pleasures of life as its rightful share and ultimately attains immortal freedom from the bondage of life and death.

    SV 1304

    ४ ५ २ ०९ ०१a अगन्म महा नमसा यविष्ठं यो दीदाय समिद्धः स्वे दुरोणे ।
    ४ ५ २ ०९ ०१c चित्रभानुँ रोदसी अन्तरुर्वी स्वाहुतं विश्वतः प्रत्यञ्चम् ॥ १३०४
    4 5 2 09 01a aganma mahā namasā yaviṣṭhaṃ yo dīdāya samiddhaḥ sve duroṇe .
    4 5 2 09 01c citrabhānum̐ rodasī antarurvī svāhutaṃ viśvataḥ pratyañcam .. 1304
    1304. With profound homage and reverence, let us move and rise to the most youthful Agni, light, fire and electrical energy, which shines well kindled in its own region, is wondrously bright and forceful between the vast heaven and earth, and when it is well invoked it moves in all directions for all. (Rg. 7-12-1)

    SV 1305

    ४ ५ २ ०९ ०२a स मह्ना विश्वा दुरितानि साह्वानग्नि ष्टवे दम आ जातवेदाः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०९ ०२c स नो रक्षिषद्दुरितादवद्यादस्मान्गृणत उत नो मघोनः ॥ १३०५
    4 5 2 09 02a sa mahnā viśvā duritāni sāhvānagni ṣṭave dama ā jātavedāḥ .
    4 5 2 09 02c sa no rakṣiṣadduritādavadyādasmāngṛṇata uta no maghonaḥ .. 1305
    1305. May that Agni, self refulgent lord of cosmic energy, omnipresent percipient of every thing in existence and destroyer of all negativities and evils by his greatness in the world on prayer, save us all, devotees and celebrants blest with wealth, power and excellence, from sin and scandal. (Rg. 7-12-2)

    SV 1306

    ४ ५ २ ०९ ०३a त्वं वरुण उत मित्रो अग्ने त्वां वर्धन्ति मतिभिर्वसिष्ठाः ।
    ४ ५ २ ०९ ०३c त्वे वसु सुषणनानि सन्तु यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥ १३०६
    4 5 2 09 03a tvaṃ varuṇa uta mitro agne tvāṃ vardhanti matibhirvasiṣṭhāḥ .
    4 5 2 09 03c tve vasu suṣaṇanāni santu yūyaṃ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ .. 1306
    1306. O lord of light and life, Agni, you are the judge, you are the friend. Devotees and celebrants blest with settlement and prosperity exalt you with their will and wisdom. May those who repose their love and faith in you enjoy the gifts of your generosity. And may you all, scholars and leading lights, protect and promote us with 557 peace, prosperity and all round well being of life. (Rg. 7-12-3)

    SV 1307

    ४ ५ २ १० ०१a महाँ इन्द्रो य ओजसा पर्जन्यो वृष्टिमाँ इव ।
    ४ ५ २ १० ०१c स्तोमैर्वत्सस्य वावृधे ॥ १३०७
    4 5 2 10 01a mahām̐ indro ya ojasā parjanyo vṛṣṭimām̐ iva .
    4 5 2 10 01c stomairvatsasya vāvṛdhe .. 1307
    1307. Great is Indra by his power and splendour like the cloud charged with rain and waxes with pleasure in the dear devotee's awareness by his child like hymns of adoration. (Rg. 8-6-1)

    SV 1308

    ४ ५ २ १० ०१a कण्वा इन्द्रं यदक्रत स्तोमैर्यज्ञस्य साधनम् ।
    ४ ५ २ १० ०१c जामि ब्रुवत आयुधा ॥ १३०८
    4 5 2 10 01a kaṇvā indraṃ yadakrata stomairyajñasya sādhanam .
    4 5 2 10 01c jāmi bruvata āyudhā .. 1308
    1308. When the wise sages with their adorations rise to Indra and surrender to him as their yajnic guide as well as destination, they exclaim:- Verily the lord of thunder is our brother, father, mother, sister,everything. (Rg. 8-6-3)

    SV 1309

    ४ ५ २ १० ०१a प्रजामृतस्य पिप्रतः प्र यद्भरन्त वह्नयः ।
    ४ ५ २ १० ०१c विप्रा ऋतस्य वाहसा ॥ १३०९
    4 5 2 10 01a prajāmṛtasya piprataḥ pra yadbharanta vahnayaḥ .
    4 5 2 10 01c viprā ṛtasya vāhasā .. 1309
    1309. When the forces of nature carry on the laws of divinity and sustain the children of creation through evolution, and the enlightened sages too carry on the yajna of divine law of truth in their adorations, Indra, immanent divinity, waxes with pleasure. (Rg. 8-6-2)

    SV 1310

    ४ ५ २ ११ ०१a पवमानस्य जिघ्नतो हरेश्चन्द्रा असृक्षत ।
    ४ ५ २ ११ ०१c जीरा अजिरशोचिषः ॥ १३१०
    4 5 2 11 01a pavamānasya jighnato hareścandrā asṛkṣata .
    4 5 2 11 01c jīrā ajiraśociṣaḥ .. 1310
    1310. Beauteous manifestations and brilliant radiations of eternal light and power of lord creator, destroyer of want and suffering, dispeller of darkness and negation, ever active and constantly flowing, pure and purifying, come into existence and flow according to divine plan and the cosmic model. (Rg. 9-66-25)

    SV 1311

    ४ ५ २ ११ ०२a पवमानो रथीतमः शुभ्रेभिः शुभ्रशस्तमः ।
    ४ ५ २ ११ ०२c हरिश्चन्द्रो मरुद्गणः ॥ १३११
    4 5 2 11 02a pavamāno rathītamaḥ śubhrebhiḥ śubhraśastamaḥ .
    4 5 2 11 02c hariścandro marudgaṇaḥ .. 1311
    1311. Pure and purifying, supreme master of the cosmic chariot and its controller, most refulgent with its light and powers, destroyer of want and suffering, commander and controller of all cosmic powers and forces in action, such is Soma. (Rg. 9-66-26) 559

    SV 1312

    ४ ५ २ ११ ०३a पवमान् व्यश्नुहि रश्मिभिर्वाजसातमः ।
    ४ ५ २ ११ ०३c दधत्स्तोत्रे सुवीर्यम् ॥ १३१२
    4 5 2 11 03a pavamān vyaśnuhi raśmibhirvājasātamaḥ .
    4 5 2 11 03c dadhatstotre suvīryam .. 1312
    1312. Pure and purifying Soma, omnipresent with radiations of self- refulgence, omnipotent giver of strength, power and advancement, inspirer of the celebrants and celebrations with divine bliss and energy, come and bless. (Rg. 9-66-27)

    SV 1313

    ४ ५ २ १२ ०१a परीतो षिञ्चता सुतँ सोमो य उत्तमँ हविः ।
    ४ ५ २ १२ ०१c दधन्वाँ यो नर्यो अप्स्वा३न्तरा सुषाव सोममद्रिभिः ॥ १३१३
    4 5 2 12 01a parīto ṣiñcatā sutam̐ somo ya uttamam̐ haviḥ .
    4 5 2 12 01c dadhanvām̐ yo naryo apsvā3ntarā suṣāva somamadribhiḥ .. 1313
    1313. From here onward sprinkle Soma with love and service. Soma, the spirit of beauty, peace and joy of life. Soma, realised with best of thoughts, effort and determined discipline of meditation. Soma which bears the best materials for creative yajna of personal and social development. Soma which is the leading light of life, realised within in the heart and our Karmas performed in life. (Rg. 9-107-1)

    SV 1314

    ४ ५ २ १२ ०२a नूनं पुनानोऽविभिः परि स्रवादब्धः सुरभिन्तरः ।
    ४ ५ २ १२ ०२c सुते चित्वाप्सु मदामो अन्धसा श्रीणन्तो गोभिरुत्तरम् ॥ १३१४
    4 5 2 12 02a nūnaṃ punāno'vibhiḥ pari sravādabdhaḥ surabhintaraḥ .
    4 5 2 12 02c sute citvāpsu madāmo andhasā śrīṇanto gobhiruttaram .. 1314
    1314. For sure, pure and purifying, flow on with protective and promotive forces, gracious, undaunted, more and more charming and blissful. When you are realised in our actions, mixed as one with our energies, will and senses, then we rejoice and celebrate you in our perceptions with hymns of praise, and later in silent communion. (Rg. 9-107-2)

    SV 1315

    ४ ५ २ १२ ०३a परि स्वानश्चक्षसे देवमादनः क्रतुरिन्दुर्विचक्षणः ॥ १३१५
    4 5 2 12 03a pari svānaścakṣase devamādanaḥ kraturindurvicakṣaṇaḥ .. 1315
    1315. Celebrated in our thoughts and perceptions, joy of the sages, power of holy yajnic action, brilliant and blissful, all intelligent and omniscient, we adore you for the augmentation of our intelligence and enlightenment. (Rg. 9-107-3) 561

    SV 1316

    ४ ५ २ १३ ०१a असावि सोमो अरुषो वृषा हरी राजेव दस्मो अभि गा अचिक्रदत् ।
    ४ ५ २ १३ ०१c पुनानो वारमत्येष्यव्ययँ श्येनो न योनिं घृतवन्तमासदत् ॥ १३१६
    4 5 2 13 01a asāvi somo aruṣo vṛṣā harī rājeva dasmo abhi gā acikradat .
    4 5 2 13 01c punāno vāramatyeṣyavyayam̐ śyeno na yoniṃ ghṛtavantamāsadat .. 1316
    1316. Distilled is Soma, consecrated in the heart, self- refulgent supreme creative spirit of the universe, virile and generous, dispeller of darkness and deprivation, regal and gracious like a ruler, self-moves, vibrating to the generation of stars and planets. Itself pure, purifying and sanctifying, it moves to manifest in the heart of imperishable Prakrti as it chooses and, like the sun that warms and fertilises, it enlivens the generative centre of life as its own womb of manifestive existence. Thus does Soma create and generate the universe. (Rg.9-82-1)

    SV 1317

    ४ ५ २ १३ ०२a पर्जन्यः पिता महिषस्य पर्णिनो नाभा पृथिव्या गिरिषु क्षयं दधे ।
    ४ ५ २ १३ ०२c स्वसार आपो अभि गा उदासरन्त्सं ग्रावभिर्वसते वीते अध्वरे ॥ १३१७
    4 5 2 13 02a parjanyaḥ pitā mahiṣasya parṇino nābhā pṛthivyā giriṣu kṣayaṃ dadhe .
    4 5 2 13 02c svasāra āpo abhi gā udāsarantsaṃ grāvabhirvasate vīte adhvare .. 1317
    1317. Father and sustainer of all great and small, birds and trees, serious realists and flying dreamers, centre hold of the earth and showers of rain, you abide in the mighty clouds and over the mountains. Your waves and vibrations flow and radiate, flow as sister streams and radiate to the stars and planets, and in holy yajna you vibrate with the music of soma stones and the chant of high priests. (Rg. 9-82-3)

    SV 1318

    ४ ५ २ १३ ०३a कविर्वेधस्या पर्येषि माहिनमत्यो न मृष्टो अभि वाजमर्षसि ।
    ४ ५ २ १३ ०३c अपसेधन्दुरिता सोम नो मृड घृता वसानः परि यासि निर्णिजम् ॥ १३१८
    4 5 2 13 03a kavirvedhasyā paryeṣi māhinamatyo na mṛṣṭo abhi vājamarṣasi .
    4 5 2 13 03c apasedhanduritā soma no mṛḍa ghṛtā vasānaḥ pari yāsi nirṇijam .. 1318
    1318. Soma, omniscient visionary and poetic creator, with the desire to enlighten, you radiate to great minds and move to dynamic yajnas of humanity like accelerated energy to its target of achievement. O lord of light and peace, be kind, dispelling all evil to nullity. Wearing the grace of beauty and purity of yajnic love and sweetness, you move and embrace humanity for fulfilment. (Rg. 9-82-2)

    SV 1319

    ४ ५ २ १४ ०१a श्रायन्त इव सूर्यं विश्वेदिन्द्रस्य भक्षत ।
    ४ ५ २ १४ ०१c वसूनि जातो जनिमान्योजसा प्रति भागं न दीधिमः ॥ १३१९
    4 5 2 14 01a śrāyanta iva sūryaṃ viśvedindrasya bhakṣata .
    4 5 2 14 01c vasūni jāto janimānyojasā prati bhāgaṃ na dīdhimaḥ .. 1319
    1319. Just as the rays of light share and diffuse the radiance of the sun, so you too share and reflect the 563 golden glories of Indra, the cosmic soul. Let us meditate on the divine presence and for our share enjoy the ecstasy of bliss vibrating in the world of past and future creation by virtue of Indra's omnipresent majesty. (Rg. 8-99-3)

    SV 1320

    ४ ५ २ १४ ०२a अलर्षिरातिं वसुदामुप स्तुहि भद्रा इन्द्रस्य रातयः ।
    ४ ५ २ १४ ०२c यो अस्य कामं विधतो न रोषति मनो दानाय चोदयन् ॥ १३२०
    4 5 2 14 02a alarṣirātiṃ vasudāmupa stuhi bhadrā indrasya rātayaḥ .
    4 5 2 14 02c yo asya kāmaṃ vidhato na roṣati mano dānāya codayan .. 1320
    1320. Adore and meditate on Indra, giver of wealth, honour, excellence and bliss. Infinite is his generosity, unsatiating, auspicious his gifts. He does not displease the devotee, does not hurt his desire and prayer, he inspires his mind for the reception of divine gifts. (Rg. 8-99-4)

    SV 1321

    ४ ५ २ १५ ०१a यत इन्द्र भयामहे ततो नो अभ्यं कृधि ।
    ४ ५ २ १५ ०१c मघवन्छग्धि तव तन्न ऊतये वि द्विषो वि मृधो जहि ॥ १३२१
    4 5 2 15 01a yata indra bhayāmahe tato no abhyaṃ kṛdhi .
    4 5 2 15 01c maghavanchagdhi tava tanna ūtaye vi dviṣo vi mṛdho jahi .. 1321
    1321. Indra, lord indomitable, whoever, whatever and wherever we fear, make us fearless from that. O lord of might and world power, pray strengthen us with your powers and protections of the highest order for our safety and advancement. Eliminate the jealous, the malignant, the disdainers and contemners. (Rg.8-61-13)

    SV 1322

    ४ ५ २ १५ ०२a त्वँ हि राधस्पते राधसो महः क्षयस्यासि विध्रत्ता ।
    ४ ५ २ १५ ०२c तं त्वा वयं मघवन्निन्द्र गिर्वणः सुतावन्तो हवामहे ॥ १३२२
    4 5 2 15 02a tvam̐ hi rādhaspate rādhaso mahaḥ kṣayasyāsi vidhrattā .
    4 5 2 15 02c taṃ tvā vayaṃ maghavannindra girvaṇaḥ sutāvanto havāmahe .. 1322
    1322. Indra, lord of the world's wealth, munificence and achievement, you alone are the protector, and promoter of the wealth, grandeur, home and honour of the supplicant worshipper. O lord of all power and honour, adored and worshipped in hymns of glory, we invoke, invite and exalt you for the munificence and grandeur of life you grant, protect and advance. (Rg. 8-61-14)

    SV 1323

    ४ ५ २ १६ ०१a त्वँ सोमासि धारयुर्मन्द्र ओजिष्ठो अध्वरे ।
    ४ ५ २ १६ ०१c पवस्व मँहयद्रयिः ॥ १३२३
    4 5 2 16 01a tvam̐ somāsi dhārayurmandra ojiṣṭho adhvare .
    4 5 2 16 01c pavasva mam̐hayadrayiḥ .. 1323
    1323. O Soma, you are the spirit and constant stream of love, life and beauty of the life and flux of existence, sustaining integrative power, joyous and most vigorous in the cosmic yajna of love free from violence, hate and destruction. Flow on, O sustaining stream, pure, purifying and sanctifying life, giving showers of wealth, honour and excellence of life in bliss. (Rg. 9-67-1)

    SV 1324

    ४ ५ २ १६ ०२a त्वँ सुतो मदिन्तमो दधन्वान्मत्सरिन्तमः ।
    ४ ५ २ १६ ०२c इन्दुः सत्राजिदस्तृतः ॥ १३२४
    4 5 2 16 02a tvam̐ suto madintamo dadhanvānmatsarintamaḥ .
    4 5 2 16 02c induḥ satrājidastṛtaḥ .. 1324
    1324. You, self-existent spirit, distilled and realised in meditative yajna, are the giver of joy to humanity, most ecstatic sustaining power of affirmation, brilliant and blissful, all-time winner of success and victory in yajnic sessions (Rg. 9-67-2)

    SV 1325

    ४ ५ २ १६ ०३a त्वँ सुष्वाणो अद्रिभिरभ्यर्ष कनिक्रदत् ।
    ४ ५ २ १६ ०३c द्युमन्तँ शुष्मा भर ॥ १३२५
    4 5 2 16 03a tvam̐ suṣvāṇo adribhirabhyarṣa kanikradat .
    4 5 2 16 03c dyumantam̐ śuṣmā bhara .. 1325
    1325. You, stirred by the brave celebrants in yajna and meditation, arise and sanctify loud and bold, pray bring us showers of bliss, highest and most vigorous strength and power for living a life of purity and happy fulfilment. (Rg. 9-67-3)

    SV 1326

    ४ ५ २ १७ ०१a पवस्व देववीतय इन्दो धाराभिरोजसा ।
    ४ ५ २ १७ ०१c आ कलशं मधुमान्त्सोम नः सदः ॥ १३२६
    4 5 2 17 01a pavasva devavītaya indo dhārābhirojasā .
    4 5 2 17 01c ā kalaśaṃ madhumāntsoma naḥ sadaḥ .. 1326
    1326. O Soma of divine light and peace, harbinger of honeyed joy, flow in streams with power and lustre for our attainment of the path of divinity and abide in our heart core of the soul. (Rg. 9-106-7)

    SV 1327

    ४ ५ २ १७ ०२a तव द्रप्सा उदप्रुत इन्द्रं मदाय वावृधुः ।
    ४ ५ २ १७ ०२c त्वां देवासो अमृताय कं पपुः ॥ १३२७
    4 5 2 17 02a tava drapsā udapruta indraṃ madāya vāvṛdhuḥ .
    4 5 2 17 02c tvāṃ devāso amṛtāya kaṃ papuḥ .. 1327
    1327. The streams of your peace, beauty and bliss swell like streams of water in flood, and the divines drink of the ecstasy for the attainment of immortality. (Rg. 9-106-8)

    SV 1328

    ४ ५ २ १७ ०३a आ नः सुतास इन्दवः पुनाना धावता रयिम् ।
    ४ ५ २ १७ ०३c वृष्टिद्यावो रीत्यापः स्वर्विदः ॥ १३२८
    4 5 2 17 03a ā naḥ sutāsa indavaḥ punānā dhāvatā rayim .
    4 5 2 17 03c vṛṣṭidyāvo rītyāpaḥ svarvidaḥ .. 1328
    1328. O streams of the beauty and bliss of peace and joy filtered from experience, heavenly showers, liquid floods, paradisal bliss pure and purifying, bring us the wealth, honour and excellence of the highest order. (Rg. 9-106-9)

    SV 1329

    ४ ५ २ १८ ०१a परि त्यँ हर्यतँ हरिं बभ्रुं पुनन्ति वारेण ।
    ४ ५ २ १८ ०१c यो देवान्विश्वाँ इत्परि मदेन सह गच्छति ॥ १३२९
    4 5 2 18 01a pari tyam̐ haryatam̐ hariṃ babhruṃ punanti vāreṇa .
    4 5 2 18 01c yo devānviśvām̐ itpari madena saha gacchati .. 1329
    1329. Ten psychic powers with the best of their potential adore and exalt that dear divinity, omniscience itself, who, omnipresent, pervades and rejoices with all divinities of the world with divine ecstasy. (Rg.9-98-7)

    SV 1330

    ४ ५ २ १८ ०२a द्विर्यं पञ्च स्वयशसँ सखायो अद्रिसँहतम् ।
    ४ ५ २ १८ ०२c प्रियमिन्द्रस्य काम्यं प्रस्नापयन्त ऊर्मयः ॥ १३३०
    4 5 2 18 02a dviryaṃ pañca svayaśasam̐ sakhāyo adrisam̐hatam .
    4 5 2 18 02c priyamindrasya kāmyaṃ prasnāpayanta ūrmayaḥ .. 1330
    1330. Soma, dearest love of the soul, innately glorious, the glory intensified by spiritual light, vibrant spirit rolling in the consciousness whom ten psychic powers of mind and sense perceive, conceive and exalt, that spirit we cherish and adore. (Rg. 9-98-6)

    SV 1331

    ४ ५ २ १८ ०३a इन्द्राय सोम पातवे वृत्रघ्ने परि षिच्यसे ।
    ४ ५ २ १८ ०३c नरे च दक्षिणावते वीराय सदनासदे ॥ १३३१
    4 5 2 18 03a indrāya soma pātave vṛtraghne pari ṣicyase .
    4 5 2 18 03c nare ca dakṣiṇāvate vīrāya sadanāsade .. 1331
    1331. O Soma spirit of light and ecstasy of grace, you are adored and served for the soul's experience of divinity, for the man of charity and the brilliant sage on the vedi of yajnic service so that the demon of evil, darkness and ignorance may be expelled from the soul of humanity and destroyed. (Rg. 9-98-10)

    SV 1332

    ४ ५ २ १९ ०१a पवस्व सोम महे दक्षायाश्वो न निक्तो वाजी धनाय ॥ १३३२
    4 5 2 19 01a pavasva soma mahe dakṣāyāśvo na nikto vājī dhanāya .. 1332
    1332. O Soma, as victor of life and divine glory, flow, radiate and inspire us like energy itself controlled and consecrated for great creative and productive holy work, expert technique and the production and achievement of wealth. (Rg. 9-109-10)

    SV 1333

    ४ ५ २ १९ ०२a प्र ते सोतारो रसं मदाय पुनन्ति सोमं महे द्युम्नाय ॥ १३३३
    4 5 2 19 02a pra te sotāro rasaṃ madāya punanti somaṃ mahe dyumnāya .. 1333
    1333. O Soma, spirit of divine energy and peace, your yajnic celebrants create and consecrate that very blissful liquid flow of your ecstatic energy for joy and for the great honour and glory of life. (Rg. 9-109-11)

    SV 1334

    ४ ५ २ १९ ०३a शिशुं जज्ञानँ हरिं मृजन्ति पवित्रे सोमं देवेभ्य इन्दुम् ॥ १३३४
    4 5 2 19 03a śiśuṃ jajñānam̐ hariṃ mṛjanti pavitre somaṃ devebhya indum .. 1334
    1334. They adore and exalt that Soma spirit of divine beauty, peace and glory in their pure heart core, the spirit that is creative and lovable, manifestive, saviour and inspirer, for the achievement of noble virtues worthy of the noble and generous people. (Rg. 9-109-12)

    SV 1335

    ४ ५ २ २० ०१a उषो षु जातमप्तुरं गोभिर्भङ्गं परिष्कृतम् ।
    ४ ५ २ २० ०१c इन्दुं देवा अयासिषुः ॥ १३३५
    4 5 2 20 01a uṣo ṣu jātamapturaṃ gobhirbhaṅgaṃ pariṣkṛtam .
    4 5 2 20 01c induṃ devā ayāsiṣuḥ .. 1335
    1335. Soma, spirit of beauty, grace and glory, divinely created, nobly bom, zealous, destroyer of negativity, beatified and celebrated in songs of divine voice, the noblest powers of nature and humanity adore, share and enjoy. (Rg. 9-61-13)

    SV 1336

    ४ ५ २ २० ०२a तमिद्वर्धन्तु नो गिरो वत्सँ सँशिश्वरीरिव ।
    ४ ५ २ २० ०२c य इन्द्रस्य हृदँसनिः ॥ १३३६
    4 5 2 20 02a tamidvardhantu no giro vatsam̐ sam̐śiśvarīriva .
    4 5 2 20 02c ya indrasya hṛdam̐saniḥ .. 1336
    1336. As mother cows love, cheer and caress the calf, so let our songs of adoration celebrate and exalt Soma, love and grace of the heart of Indra, life's glory on top of existence. (Rg. 9-61-14)

    SV 1337

    ४ ५ २ २० ०३a अर्षा नः सोम शं गवे धुक्षस्व पिप्युषीमिषम् ।
    ४ ५ २ २० ०३c वर्धा समुद्रमुक्थ्यम् ॥ १३३७
    4 5 2 20 03a arṣā naḥ soma śaṃ gave dhukṣasva pipyuṣīmiṣam .
    4 5 2 20 03c vardhā samudramukthyam .. 1337
    1337. O Soma, peaceable ruling powers of the world, rise, move forward and create conditions of peace and progress for the earth, work for nature, animal wealth and environment, advance human culture, create nourishing food and productive energy for comfort and common good and, thus, exalt the grace and glory of human life, rolling like the infinite ocean.(Rg.9-61-15)

    SV 1338

    ४ ५ २ २१ ०१a आ घा ये अग्निमिन्धते स्तृणन्ति बर्हिरानुषक् ।
    ४ ५ २ २१ ०१c येषामिन्द्रो युवा सखा ॥ १३३८
    4 5 2 21 01a ā ghā ye agnimindhate stṛṇanti barhirānuṣak .
    4 5 2 21 01c yeṣāmindro yuvā sakhā .. 1338
    1338. Blessed are they for sure who kindle the fire of yajna, Agni, and spread the seats of grass open for all in faith and love and whose friend is Indra, the mighty youthful soul who brooks no nonsense and delay. (Rg. 8-45-1)

    SV 1339

    ४ ५ २ २१ ०२a बृहन्निदिध्म एषां भूरि शस्त्रं पृथुः स्वरुः ।
    ४ ५ २ २१ ०२c येषामिन्द्रो युवा सखा ॥ १३३९
    4 5 2 21 02a bṛhannididhma eṣāṃ bhūri śastraṃ pṛthuḥ svaruḥ .
    4 5 2 21 02c yeṣāmindro yuvā sakhā .. 1339
    1339. Great is their fuel and fire, profuse their praise and song of adoration, expansive their yajna and high their ensign whose friend is Indra, youthful soul, their ruler and defender. (Rg. 8-45-2)

    SV 1340

    ४ ५ २ २१ ०३a अयुद्ध इद्युधा वृतँ शूर आजति सत्वभिः ।
    ४ ५ २ २१ ०३c येषामिन्द्रो युवा सखा ॥ १३४०
    4 5 2 21 03a ayuddha idyudhā vṛtam̐ śūra ājati satvabhiḥ .
    4 5 2 21 03c yeṣāmindro yuvā sakhā .. 1340
    1340. Unequalled is Indra, irresistible, even when there is no war. The mighty hero by the very force of his presence and character throws off the enemy supported by brave warriors all round. Blessed are they whose friend is Indra, the mighty youthful heroic soul. (Rg. 8-45-3)

    SV 1341

    ४ ५ २ २२ ०१a य एक इद्विदयते वसु मर्त्ताय दाशुषे ।
    ४ ५ २ २२ ०१c ईशानो अप्रतिष्कुत इन्द्रो अङ्ग ॥ १३४१
    4 5 2 22 01a ya eka idvidayate vasu marttāya dāśuṣe .
    4 5 2 22 01c īśāno apratiṣkuta indro aṅga .. 1341
    1341. Dear friend, the one sole lord who gives everything in life to the man of charity and generosity is Indra, supreme ruler of the world, who is constant, unmoved and unchallenged. (Rg. 1-84-7)

    SV 1342

    ४ ५ २ २२ ०२a यश्चिद्धि त्वा बहुभ्य आ सुतावाँ आविवासति ।
    ४ ५ २ २२ ०२c उग्रं तत्पत्यते शव इन्द्रो अङ्ग ॥ १३४२
    4 5 2 22 02a yaściddhi tvā bahubhya ā sutāvām̐ āvivāsati .
    4 5 2 22 02c ugraṃ tatpatyate śava indro aṅga .. 1342
    1342. Ugrarh tat patyate sava indro ahga. Dear friend, it is Indra, creator of energy, vitality and the joy of soma, who, for the sake of many does special favours to you and makes you shine, and it is he, again, who controls violent force, that which could be anywhere. (Rg. 1-84-9)

    SV 1343

    ४ ५ २ २२ ०३a कदा मर्त्तमराधसं पदा क्षुम्पमिव स्फुरत् ।
    ४ ५ २ २२ ०३c कदा नः शुश्रवद्गिर इन्द्रो अङ्ग ॥ १३४३
    4 5 2 22 03a kadā marttamarādhasaṃ padā kṣumpamiva sphurat .
    4 5 2 22 03c kadā naḥ śuśravadgira indro aṅga .. 1343
    1343. Dear friend, when would Indra, lord of wealth, power and justice, shake the miserly, uncreative, ungenerous and selfish person like a weed? Who knows? And would he listen to our prayers? Any time! (Rg. 1-84-8)

    SV 1344

    ४ ५ २ २३ ०१a गायन्ति त्वा गायत्रिणोऽर्चन्त्यर्कमर्किणः ।
    ४ ५ २ २३ ०१c ब्रह्माणस्त्वा शतक्रत उद्वँशमिव येमिरे ॥ १३४४
    4 5 2 23 01a gāyanti tvā gāyatriṇo'rcantyarkamarkiṇaḥ .
    4 5 2 23 01c brahmāṇastvā śatakrata udvam̐śamiva yemire .. 1344
    1344. The singers of Gayatri celebrate you, Indra, lord of song and joy, with the hymns of Sama-Veda. The devotees of Rgveda worship Indra, lord of light, with Rks. And the sage scholars of all the Vedas, O lord of a hundred noble acts of cosmic yajna, maintain the line of divine worship as the centre-string of the human 573 family. (Rg. 1-10-1)

    SV 1345

    ४ ५ २ २३ ०२a यत्सानोः सान्वारुहो भूर्यस्पष्ट कर्त्त्वम् ।
    ४ ५ २ २३ ०२c तदिन्द्रो अर्थं चेतति यूथेन वृष्णिरेजति ॥ १३४५
    4 5 2 23 02a yatsānoḥ sānvāruho bhūryaspaṣṭa karttvam .
    4 5 2 23 02c tadindro arthaṃ cetati yūthena vṛṣṇirejati .. 1345
    1345. As the sun-beams radiate with waves of energy from one peak to another of a mountain illuminating each in succession, similarly when a person rises from one peak of action to another, accomplishing one after another as holy duty, then Indra, lord of light, generously illuminates one meaning of life and mystery after another for him. (Rg. 1-10-2)

    SV 1346

    ४ ५ २ २३ ०३a युङ्क्ष्वा हि केशिना हरी वृषणा कक्ष्यप्रा ।
    ४ ५ २ २३ ०३c अथा न इन्द्र सोमपा गिरामुपश्रुतिं चर ॥ १३४६
    4 5 2 23 03a yuṅkṣvā hi keśinā harī vṛṣaṇā kakṣyaprā .
    4 5 2 23 03c athā na indra somapā girāmupaśrutiṃ cara .. 1346
    1346. Indra, lord of light blazing in the sun, protector and promoter of the soma of life and joy, yoke your team of sunbeams like chariot-horses, equal, opposite and complementary as the positive-negative currents of energy-circuit, beautiful in their operative field, generous, pervasive in the skies all round, listen to our prayer and advance the yajna of knowledge and action on earth. (Rg. 1-10-3)

    SV 1347

    षष्ठ प्रपाठकः । प्रथमोऽर्धः
    ४ ६ १ ०१ ०१a सुषमिद्धो न आ वह देवाँ अग्ने हविष्मते ।
    ४ ६ १ ०१ ०१c होतः पावक यक्षि च ॥ १३४७
    ṣaṣṭha prapāṭhakaḥ . prathamo'rdhaḥ
    4 6 1 01 01a suṣamiddho na ā vaha devām̐ agne haviṣmate .
    4 6 1 01 01c hotaḥ pāvaka yakṣi ca .. 1347
    1347. Agni, invoked, lighted and blazing refulgent, creator and chief agent of cosmic yajna, universal purifier, bring the divine gifts for us and for the yajamana offering holy materials to the fire, and carry on the yajna forever. (Rg. 1-13-1)

    SV 1348

    ४ ६ १ ०१ ०२a मधुमन्तं तनूनपाद्यज्ञं देवेषु नः कवे ।
    ४ ६ १ ०१ ०२c अद्या कृणुय्हूतये ॥ १३४८
    4 6 1 01 02a madhumantaṃ tanūnapādyajñaṃ deveṣu naḥ kave .
    4 6 1 01 02c adyā kṛṇuyhūtaye .. 1348
    1348. Agni, self-refulgent omniscience, lord self- existent and preserver of the body, poetic power of creation and illumination, let the yajna rise to the heights of joy among the divinities of nature and bring the honey-sweets of bliss to the dedicated people of brilliance among us.(Rg. 1-13-2)

    SV 1349

    ४ ६ १ ०१ ०३a नराशँसमिह प्रियमस्मिन्यज्ञ उप ह्वये ।
    ४ ६ १ ०१ ०३c मधुजिह्वँ हविष्कृतम् ॥ १३४९
    4 6 1 01 03a narāśam̐samiha priyamasminyajña upa hvaye .
    4 6 1 01 03c madhujihvam̐ haviṣkṛtam .. 1349
    1349. I invoke Agni, universally adorable lord of light and life, in my heart, and kindle the fire in this dear auspicious yajna with offerings of holy materials to be tasted and consumed by the honey flames of fire for the good of the people. (Rg. 1-13-3)

    SV 1350

    ४ ६ १ ०१ ०४a अग्ने सुखतमे रथे देवाँ ईडित आ वह ।
    ४ ६ १ ०१ ०४c असि होता मनुर्हितः ॥ १३५०
    4 6 1 01 04a agne sukhatame rathe devām̐ īḍita ā vaha .
    4 6 1 01 04c asi hotā manurhitaḥ .. 1350
    1350. Agni, invoked, lighted and honoured by all, you are the lord and agent of yajna for the benefit of humanity. Come and bring the best powers and divinities of nature in the most comfortable chariot. (Rg. 1-13-4)

    SV 1351

    ४ ६ १ ०२ ०१a यदद्य सूर उदितेऽनागा मित्रो अर्यमा ।
    ४ ६ १ ०२ ०१c सुवाति सविता भगः ॥ १३५१
    4 6 1 02 01a yadadya sūra udite'nāgā mitro aryamā .
    4 6 1 02 01c suvāti savitā bhagaḥ .. 1351
    1351. Whatever wealth of energy and blessed light of wisdom today at the dawn of sunrise the lord immaculate and sinless Mitra, universal love and friendship, Aryama, guide and judge on the path of rectitude, Savita, inspirer and generator, and Bhaga, omnipotent and glorious, generate and radiate, that we pray may come and bless us. (Rg. 7-66-4)

    SV 1352

    ४ ६ १ ०२ ०२a सुप्रावीरस्तु स क्षयः प्र नु यामन्त्सुदानवः ।
    ४ ६ १ ०२ ०२c ये नो अँहोऽतिपिप्रति ॥ १३५२
    4 6 1 02 02a suprāvīrastu sa kṣayaḥ pra nu yāmantsudānavaḥ .
    4 6 1 02 02c ye no am̐ho'tipiprati .. 1352
    1352. O self-refulgent Adityas, immortal powers of light, generous givers of wisdom and vision, who protect us from sin and darkness, may that home, homeland and dominion of ours be protected, protective and full of peace throughout our paths of onward progress. (Rg. 7-66-5)

    SV 1353

    ४ ६ १ ०२ ०३a उत स्वराजो अदितिरदब्धस्य व्रतस्य ये ।
    ४ ६ १ ०२ ०३c महो राजान ईशते ॥ १३५३
    4 6 1 02 03a uta svarājo aditiradabdhasya vratasya ye .
    4 6 1 02 03c maho rājāna īśate .. 1353
    1353. And the self-refulgent Adityas, self-governing and great imperishable ruling powers of nature, and mother Infinity, who observe and maintain the great law of existence and disciplines of life, may guide us and protect us over the paths of progress. (Rg. 7-66-6)

    SV 1354

    ४ ६ १ ०३ ०१a उ त्वा मन्दन्तु सोमाः कृणुष्व राधो अद्रिवः ।
    ४ ६ १ ०३ ०१c अव ब्रह्मद्विषो जहि ॥ १३५४
    4 6 1 03 01a u tvā mandantu somāḥ kṛṇuṣva rādho adrivaḥ .
    4 6 1 03 01c ava brahmadviṣo jahi .. 1354
    1354. India, lord almighty, commander, controller and inspirer of clouds, mountains and great men of generosity, may our hymns of adoration win your pleasure. Pray create and provide means and methods of sustenance and progress in life, and cast off jealousies and enmities against divinity, knowledge and prayer, our bond between human and divine. (Rg. 8-64-1)

    SV 1355

    ४ ६ १ ०३ ०२a पदा पणीनराधसो नि बाधस्व महाँ असि ।
    ४ ६ १ ०३ ०२c न हि त्वा कश्च न प्रति ॥ १३५५
    4 6 1 03 02a padā paṇīnarādhaso ni bādhasva mahām̐ asi .
    4 6 1 03 02c na hi tvā kaśca na prati .. 1355
    1355. Keep off under foot the haves who hoard and share not. You are great, simply great, the only one. There is none equal, alike or more. (Rg. 8-64-2)

    SV 1356

    ४ ६ १ ०३ ०३a त्वमीशिषे सुतानामिन्द्र त्वमसुतानाम् ।
    ४ ६ १ ०३ ०३c त्वँ राजा जनानाम् ॥ १३५६
    4 6 1 03 03a tvamīśiṣe sutānāmindra tvamasutānām .
    4 6 1 03 03c tvam̐ rājā janānām .. 1356
    1356. You rule over the creative and cooperative men of positive action. You rule over the uncreative and destructive men of negative action as well. Indra, you are the ruler, the ultimate ordainer of good and evil both. (Rg. 8-64-3)

    SV 1357

    ४ ६ १ ०४ ०१a आ जागृविर्विप्र ऋतां मतीनाँ सोमः पुनानो असदच्चमूषु ।
    ४ ६ १ ०४ ०१c सपन्ति यं मिथुनासो निकामा अध्वर्यवो रथिरासः सुहस्ताः ॥ १३५७
    4 6 1 04 01a ā jāgṛvirvipra ṛtāṃ matīnām̐ somaḥ punāno asadaccamūṣu .
    4 6 1 04 01c sapanti yaṃ mithunāso nikāmā adhvaryavo rathirāsaḥ suhastāḥ .. 1357
    1357. Ever wakeful, all intelligent, ever true, pure, purifying and celebrated. Soma abides in the heart core of the visionary sages, and him, loving yajakas dedicated to yajna of love and non-violence, noble of action commanding their body chariot of personality, together serve, adore and worship with high love and devotion of their mind and soul. (Rg. 9-97-37)

    SV 1358

    ४ ६ १ ०४ ०२a स पुनान उप सूरे दधान ओबे अप्रा रोदसी वि ष आवः ।
    ४ ६ १ ०४ ०२c प्रिया चिद्यस्य प्रियसास ऊती सतो धनं कारिणे न प्र यँसत् ॥ १३५८
    4 6 1 04 02a sa punāna upa sūre dadhāna obe aprā rodasī vi ṣa āvaḥ .
    4 6 1 04 02c priyā cidyasya priyasāsa ūtī sato dhanaṃ kāriṇe na pra yam̐sat .. 1358
    1358. That Soma, pure and purifying, creator and sustainer, pervades and fills the heaven and earth as it abides in the sun and destroys darkness and ignorance. Dearer than dear are its powers for our protection for sure. May Soma give us wealth, honour and excellence as one would give wealth to the artist. (Rg. 9-97-38) PAET-2 (Uttararchika) Chapter-11

    SV 1359

    ४ ६ १ ०४ ०३a स वर्धिता वर्धनः पूयमानः सोमो मीढ्वाँ अभि नो ज्योतिषावीत् ।
    ४ ६ १ ०४ ०३c यत्र नः पूर्वे पितरः पदज्ञाः स्वर्विदो अभि गा अद्रिमिष्णन् ॥ १३५९
    4 6 1 04 03a sa vardhitā vardhanaḥ pūyamānaḥ somo mīḍhvām̐ abhi no jyotiṣāvīt .
    4 6 1 04 03c yatra naḥ pūrve pitaraḥ padajñāḥ svarvido abhi gā adrimiṣṇan .. 1359
    1359. Soma, exalted and exalting, pure and purifying, virile and generous, may, we pray, protect and promote us with the light of knowledge by which our forefathers, knowing the meaning and purpose of life step by step with a passionate desire for knowledge, rising to the sun, attained to the ultimate freedom and bliss of heaven. (Rg. 9-97-39)

    SV 1360

    ४ ६ १ ०५ ०१a मा चिदन्यद्वि शँसत सखायो मा रिषण्यत ।
    ४ ६ १ ०५ ०१c इन्द्रमित्स्तोता वृषणँ सचा सुते मुहुरुक्था च शँसत ॥ १३६०
    4 6 1 05 01a mā cidanyadvi śam̐sata sakhāyo mā riṣaṇyata .
    4 6 1 05 01c indramitstotā vṛṣaṇam̐ sacā sute muhurukthā ca śam̐sata .. 1360
    1360. O friends, do not worship any other but One, be firm, never remiss, worship only Indra, sole lord absolute, omnipotent and infinitely generous, and when you have realised the bliss of the lord's presence, sing songs of divine adoration spontaneously, profusely, again and again. (Rg. 8-1-1)

    SV 1361

    ४ ६ १ ०५ ०२a अवक्रक्षिणं वृषभं यथा जुवं गां न चर्षणीसहम् ।
    ४ ६ १ ०५ ०२c विद्वेषणँ संवननमुभयङ्करं मँहिष्ठमुभयाविनम् ॥ १३६१
    4 6 1 05 02a avakrakṣiṇaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ yathā juvaṃ gāṃ na carṣaṇīsaham .
    4 6 1 05 02c vidveṣaṇam̐ saṃvananamubhayaṅkaraṃ mam̐hiṣṭhamubhayāvinam .. 1361
    1361. Worship Indra only, instant of action, who most spontaneously rushes to the devotee for protection and upon the evil for punishment, correction or destruction. He is profusely and potently generous, patient and forbearing giver of peace and nourishment to people like the meek cow and motherly earth, saviour from hate and jealousy, most adorable, giver of both material well being (abhyudaya) and spiritual freedom (nihshreyas), most munificent and majestic, and lord ruler and protector of both nature and the soul. (Rg. - - )

    SV 1362

    ४ ६ १ ०६ ०१a उदु त्ये मधुमत्तमा गिर स्तोमास ईरते ।
    ४ ६ १ ०६ ०१c सत्राजितो धनसा अक्षितोतयो वाजन्तो रथा इव ॥ १३६२
    4 6 1 06 01a udu tye madhumattamā gira stomāsa īrate .
    4 6 1 06 01c satrājito dhanasā akṣitotayo vājanto rathā iva .. 1362
    1362. The sweetest of honeyed songs of praise and vibrations of homage rise to you flying like victorious, unviolated and invincible chariots laden with gold heading for higher destinations. (Rg. 8-3-15) PAET-2 (Uttararchika) Chapter-11

    SV 1363

    ४ ६ १ ०६ ०२a कण्वा इव भृगवः सूर्या इव विश्वमिद्धीतमाशत ।
    ४ ६ १ ०६ ०२c इन्द्रँ स्तोमेभिर्महयन्त आयवः प्रियमेधासो अस्वरन् ॥ १३६३
    4 6 1 06 02a kaṇvā iva bhṛgavaḥ sūryā iva viśvamiddhītamāśata .
    4 6 1 06 02c indram̐ stomebhirmahayanta āyavaḥ priyamedhāso asvaran .. 1363
    1363. Brilliant scholars and sages as well as brave heroes of the human nation and loving and intelligent citizens of the land, praising and exalting Indra in one vaulting voice, rise and reach the presence of the lord in a world their own like rays of the sun filling the world of space they know. (Rg. 8-3-16)

    SV 1364

    ४ ६ १ ०७ ०१a पर्यू षु प्र धन्व वाजसातये परि वृत्राणि सक्षणिः ।
    ४ ६ १ ०७ ०१c द्विषस्तरध्या ऋणया न ईरसे ॥ १३६४
    4 6 1 07 01a paryū ṣu pra dhanva vājasātaye pari vṛtrāṇi sakṣaṇiḥ .
    4 6 1 07 01c dviṣastaradhyā ṛṇayā na īrase .. 1364
    1364. O Soma, vibrant Spirit of life, victor over evils and darkness, move on with us, inspiring and energising us for the achievement of food, energy and enlightenment, for elimination of malignity, negativities and contra-dictions, with the obligation that we pay the debts and never overdraw on our karmic account. (Rg. 9-110-1)

    SV 1365

    ४ ६ १ ०७ ०२a अजीजनो हि पवमान सूर्यं विधारे शक्मना पयः ।
    ४ ६ १ ०७ ०२c गोजीरया रँहमानः पुरन्ध्या ॥ १३६५
    4 6 1 07 02a ajījano hi pavamāna sūryaṃ vidhāre śakmanā payaḥ .
    4 6 1 07 02c gojīrayā ram̐hamānaḥ purandhyā .. 1365
    1365. Soma, pure, purifying and dynamic by your essential omnipotence, mighty moving with cosmic intelligence and ignition of oceanic particles of Prakrti, you create the sun, generate bio-energy in all containing space and set in motion the stars and planets of the universe. (Rg. 9-110-3)

    SV 1366

    ४ ६ १ ०७ ०३a अनु हि त्वा सुतँ सोम मदामसि महे समर्यराज्ये ।
    ४ ६ १ ०७ ०३c वाजाँ अभि पवमान प्र गाहसे ॥ १३६६
    4 6 1 07 03a anu hi tvā sutam̐ soma madāmasi mahe samaryarājye .
    4 6 1 07 03c vājām̐ abhi pavamāna pra gāhase .. 1366
    1366. While you are with us at heart, O Soma, spirit of constant peaceful life, we rejoice with you in the great common-wealth order of governance where, dynamic, pure and purifying, you ever advance to victories in honour, excellence and glory. (Rg. 9-110-2)

    SV 1367

    ४ ६ १ ०८ ०१a परि प्र धन्वेन्द्राय सोम स्वादुर्मित्राय पूष्णे भगाय ॥ १३६७
    4 6 1 08 01a pari pra dhanvendrāya soma svādurmitrāya pūṣṇe bhagāya .. 1367
    1367. O Soma, come and inspire as the most delicious psychic and spiritual experience for the soul and the nation, for friends, for the sustaining guardians and for the spirit of honour and glory of humanity. (Rg. 9-109-1) PAET-2 (Uttararchika) Chapter-11

    SV 1368

    ४ ६ १ ०८ ०२a एवामृताय महे क्षयाय स शुक्रो अर्ष दिव्यः पीयूषः ॥ १३६८
    4 6 1 08 02a evāmṛtāya mahe kṣayāya sa śukro arṣa divyaḥ pīyūṣaḥ .. 1368
    1368. Thus for immortality, for great dominion and for highest ascension, may that pure, potent and celestial Soma presence flow and radiate as the sweetest taste of life. (Rg. 9-109-3)

    SV 1369

    ४ ६ १ ०८ ०३a इन्द्रस्ते सोम सुतस्य पेयात्क्रत्वे दक्षाय विश्वे च देवाः ॥ १३६९
    4 6 1 08 03a indraste soma sutasya peyātkratve dakṣāya viśve ca devāḥ .. 1369
    1369. Soma, spirit of glory and grandeur, loved, realised and reverenced, let Indra, the ruling soul, experience the ecstasy for noble action and efficiency. Let all divinities of the world enjoy the divine presence. (Rg. 9-109-2)

    SV 1370

    ४ ६ १ ०९ ०१a सूर्यस्येव रश्मयो द्रावयित्नवो मत्सरासः प्रसुतः साकमीरते ।
    ४ ६ १ ०९ ०१c तन्तुं ततं परि सर्गास आशवो नेन्द्रादृते पवते धाम किं चन ॥ १३७०
    4 6 1 09 01a sūryasyeva raśmayo drāvayitnavo matsarāsaḥ prasutaḥ sākamīrate .
    4 6 1 09 01c tantuṃ tataṃ pari sargāsa āśavo nendrādṛte pavate dhāma kiṃ cana .. 1370
    1370. The dynamics of the lord's creation instantly in motion, energising the sleeping existences, joyous and joyously moving everything to ecstatic being, all together move across the web of life conceived and created by the lord omnipotent, Indra. Not without Indra does any particle, any wave, any world, move pure and sacred as it is. (Rg. 9-69-6)

    SV 1371

    ४ ६ १ ०९ ०२a उपो मतिः पृच्यते सिच्यते मधु मन्द्राजनी चोदते अन्तरासनि ।
    ४ ६ १ ०९ ०२c पवमानः सन्तनिः सुन्वतामिव मधुमान्द्रप्सः परि वारमर्षति ॥ १३७१
    4 6 1 09 02a upo matiḥ pṛcyate sicyate madhu mandrājanī codate antarāsani .
    4 6 1 09 02c pavamānaḥ santaniḥ sunvatāmiva madhumāndrapsaḥ pari vāramarṣati .. 1371
    1371. When the mind is joined in concentration with divinity, honey is released and pours forth, divine ecstasy stirs in the heart within, and the continuous stream of soma, overflowing with joy like the uninterrupted ecstasy of the yogis of perfect renunciation, showers upon the blessed soul. (Rg. 9-69-2)

    SV 1372

    ४ ६ १ ०९ ०३a उक्षा मिमेति प्रति यन्ति धेनवो देवस्य देवीरुप यन्ति निष्कृतम् ।
    ४ ६ १ ०९ ०३c अत्यक्रमीदर्जुनं वारमव्ययमत्कं न निक्तं परि सोमो अव्यत ॥ १३७२
    4 6 1 09 03a ukṣā mimeti prati yanti dhenavo devasya devīrupa yanti niṣkṛtam .
    4 6 1 09 03c atyakramīdarjunaṃ vāramavyayamatkaṃ na niktaṃ pari somo avyata .. 1372
    1372. Atyakramid arjunarh vdram avyayam atkam na niktarh pari somo avyata. The generous virile soul overflowing with soma PAET-2 (Uttararchika) Chapter-11 joy vibrates with Infinity, the senses having returned inward like cows to the stall. The enlightened mind and thoughts of the holy soul unite with the hallowed centre of the spirit. The soul breaks through its existential cover, returns to its original imperishable purity, and Soma protects it as a pilgrim cleansed and redeemed. (Rg. 9-69-4)

    SV 1373

    ४ ६ १ १० ०१a अग्निं नरो दीधितिभिररण्योर्हस्तच्युतं जनयत प्रशस्तम् ।
    ४ ६ १ १० ०१c दूरेदृशं गृहपतिमथव्युम् ॥ १३७३
    4 6 1 10 01a agniṃ naro dīdhitibhiraraṇyorhastacyutaṃ janayata praśastam .
    4 6 1 10 01c dūredṛśaṃ gṛhapatimathavyum .. 1373
    1373. O leading lights of yajna, let the people produce fire by the heated friction of arani woods done with the manual motion of hands. Fire is an admirable power seen from afar and shining far and wide, sustaining home life like a guardian, silent, implicit in nature but dynamic. Further create this domestic energy by your acts of research and intelligence. (Rg. 7-1-1)

    SV 1374

    ४ ६ १ १० ०२a तमग्निमस्ते वसवो न्यृण्वन्त्सुप्रतिचक्षमवसे कुतश्चित् ।
    ४ ६ १ १० ०२c दक्षाय्यो यो दम आस नित्यः ॥ १३७४
    4 6 1 10 02a tamagnimaste vasavo nyṛṇvantsupraticakṣamavase kutaścit .
    4 6 1 10 02c dakṣāyyo yo dama āsa nityaḥ .. 1374
    1374. The energy of fire and electricity, scholars of basic science and original vision produce for domestic purpose or for communication and transportation somehow from something they know best. It is of versatile use for defence and protection, universal in nature and character, and an all purpose asset in the home for any service. (Rg. 7-1-2)

    SV 1375

    ४ ६ १ १० ०३a प्रेद्धो अग्ने दीदिहि पुरो नोऽजस्रया सूर्म्या यविष्ठ ।
    ४ ६ १ १० ०३c त्वाँ शश्वन्त उप यन्ति वाजाः ॥ १३७५
    4 6 1 10 03a preddho agne dīdihi puro no'jasrayā sūrmyā yaviṣṭha .
    4 6 1 10 03c tvām̐ śaśvanta upa yanti vājāḥ .. 1375
    1375. O fire divine, ever youthful power and presence, well kindled and raised, shine on, radiate and illuminate us, constantly, through the continuous channel of nature's dynamics. All things in constant motion reach you and flow on in the cosmic cycle. (Rg. 7-1-3)

    SV 1376

    ४ ६ १ ११ ०१a आयं गौः पृश्निरक्रमीदसदन्मातरं पुरः ।
    ४ ६ १ ११ ०१c पितरं च प्रयन्त्स्वः ॥ १३७६
    4 6 1 11 01a āyaṃ gauḥ pṛśnirakramīdasadanmātaraṃ puraḥ .
    4 6 1 11 01c pitaraṃ ca prayantsvaḥ .. 1376
    1376. This earth moves round and round eastward abiding in its mother waters of the firmament and revolves round and round its father sustainer, the sun in heaven. (Rg. 10-189-1)

    SV 1377

    ४ ६ १ ११ ०२a अन्तश्चरति रोचनास्य प्राणादपानती ।
    ४ ६ १ ११ ०२c व्यख्यन्महिषो दिवम् ॥ १३७७
    4 6 1 11 02a antaścarati rocanāsya prāṇādapānatī .
    4 6 1 11 02c vyakhyanmahiṣo divam .. 1377
    1377. The light of this sun radiates from morning till evening like the prana and apana of the cosmic body illuminating the mighty heaven and filling the space between heaven and earth. (Rg. 10-189-2)

    SV 1378

    ४ ६ १ ११ ०३a त्रिँशद्धाम वि राजति वाक्पतङ्गाय धीयते ।
    ४ ६ १ ११ ०३c प्रति वस्तोरह द्युभिः ॥ १३७८
    4 6 1 11 03a trim̐śaddhāma vi rājati vākpataṅgāya dhīyate .
    4 6 1 11 03c prati vastoraha dyubhiḥ .. 1378
    1378. Thirty stages of the day from every morning to evening does the sun rule with the rays of its light while songs of adoration are raised and offered to the mighty 'Bird' of heavenly space. (Rg. 10-189-3)

    SV 1379

    षष्ठ प्रपाठकः । द्वितीयोऽर्धः
    ४ ६ २ ०१ ०१a उपप्रयन्तो अध्वरं मन्त्रं वोचेमाग्नये ।
    ४ ६ २ ०१ ०१c आरे अस्मे च श‍ृण्वते ॥ १३७९
    ṣaṣṭha prapāṭhakaḥ . dvitīyo'rdhaḥ
    4 6 2 01 01a upaprayanto adhvaraṃ mantraṃ vocemāgnaye .
    4 6 2 01 01c āre asme ca śṛṇvate .. 1379
    1379. Moving close to the vedi of the yajna of love and non-violence, let us chant holy words of thought and devotion in praise of Agni, lord of light and yajna who listens to us from far as well as near. (Rg. 1-74-1)

    SV 1380

    ४ ६ २ ०१ ०२a यः स्नीहितीषु पूर्व्यः सञ्जग्मानासु कृष्टिषु ।
    ४ ६ २ ०१ ०२c अरक्षद्दाशुषे गयम् ॥ १३८०
    4 6 2 01 02a yaḥ snīhitīṣu pūrvyaḥ sañjagmānāsu kṛṣṭiṣu .
    4 6 2 01 02c arakṣaddāśuṣe gayam .. 1380
    1380. Agni is the eternal lord of yajna who, in gatherings of people meeting for the purpose of fellowship and yajna of love, protects and promotes the wealth of the generous yajamana. (Rg. 1-74-2)

    SV 1381

    ४ ६ २ ०१ ०३a स नो वेदो अमात्यमग्नी रक्षतु शन्तमः ।
    ४ ६ २ ०१ ०३c उतास्मान्पात्वँहसः ॥ १३८१
    4 6 2 01 03a sa no vedo amātyamagnī rakṣatu śantamaḥ .
    4 6 2 01 03c utāsmānpātvam̐hasaḥ .. 1381
    1381. May Agni, highest giver of peace and comfort, protect our wealth and knowledge and our family and friends of the home and also guard us against all sin and sinners. (Rg. 7-15-3)

    SV 1382

    ४ ६ २ ०१ ०४a उत ब्रुवन्तु जन्तव उदग्निर्वृत्रहाजनि ।
    ४ ६ २ ०१ ०४c धनञ्जयो रणेरणे ॥ १३८२
    4 6 2 01 04a uta bruvantu jantava udagnirvṛtrahājani .
    4 6 2 01 04c dhanañjayo raṇeraṇe .. 1382
    1382. And let the people praise and celebrate Agni who dispels the clouds of darlmess, creates and protects the wealth of the charitable yajamana, and gives us victory in the battles for wealth one after another. (Rg. 1-74-3)

    SV 1383

    ४ ६ २ ०२ ०१a अग्ने युङ्क्ष्वा हि ये तवाश्वासो देव साधवः ।
    ४ ६ २ ०२ ०१c अरं वहन्त्याशवः ॥ १३८३
    4 6 2 02 01a agne yuṅkṣvā hi ye tavāśvāso deva sādhavaḥ .
    4 6 2 02 01c araṃ vahantyāśavaḥ .. 1383
    1383. Agni, leading light of knowledge and power, generous creator and giver, yoke those motive powers of yours to the chariot which are best and fastest and which transport you to the destination of your love and passion gracefully without fail. (Rg. 6-16-43)

    SV 1384

    ४ ६ २ ०२ ०२a अच्छा नो याह्या वहाभि प्रयाँसि वीतये ।
    ४ ६ २ ०२ ०२c आ देवान्त्सोमपीतये ॥ १३८४
    4 6 2 02 02a acchā no yāhyā vahābhi prayām̐si vītaye .
    4 6 2 02 02c ā devāntsomapītaye .. 1384
    1384. Agni, leading light of knowledge, generous pioneer, come fast in all your glory, bring us the dearest powers for sustenance and advancement for the sake of peace and well-being, and bring the noble brilliancies along to celebrate success with the delight of soma. (Rg. 6-16-44)

    SV 1385

    ४ ६ २ ०२ ०३a उदग्ने भारत द्युमदजस्रेण दविद्युतत् ।
    ४ ६ २ ०२ ०३c शोचा वि भाह्यजर ॥ १३८५
    4 6 2 02 03a udagne bhārata dyumadajasreṇa davidyutat .
    4 6 2 02 03c śocā vi bhāhyajara .. 1385
    1385. Agni, unaging sustainer of life, shining with the light of excellence and blazing with glory, rise up with flames of fire and shine on with inexhaustible splendour, and help the shining people too to rise in the light of knowledge and excellence of life. (Rg. 6-16-45)

    SV 1386

    ४ ६ २ ०३०१a प्र सुन्वानायान्धसो मर्त्तो न वष्ट तद्वचः ।
    ४ ६ २ ०३०१c अप श्वानमराधसँ हता मखं न भृगवः ॥ १३८६
    4 6 2 0301a pra sunvānāyāndhaso martto na vaṣṭa tadvacaḥ .
    4 6 2 0301c apa śvānamarādhasam̐ hatā makhaṃ na bhṛgavaḥ .. 1386
    1386. That silent voice of the generative illuminative Soma of divine food, energy and enlightenment for the dedicated devotee, the ordinary mortal does not perceive. O yajakas, ward off the clamours and noises 591 which disturb the meditative yajna as men of wisdom ward them off to save their yajna. (Rg. 9-101-13)

    SV 1387

    ४ ६ २ ०३०२a आ जामिरत्के अव्यत भुजे न पुत्र ओण्योः ।
    ४ ६ २ ०३०२c सरज्जारो न योषणां वरो न योनिमासदम् ॥ १३८७
    4 6 2 0302a ā jāmiratke avyata bhuje na putra oṇyoḥ .
    4 6 2 0302c sarajjāro na yoṣaṇāṃ varo na yonimāsadam .. 1387
    1387. As a child feels secure with joy in the arms of its parents, as the lover goes to the beloved, as the groom sits on the wedding vedi, so does the Soma spirit pervade in the natural form of its choice love. (Rg. 9-101-14)

    SV 1388

    ४ ६ २ ०३०३a स वीरो दक्षसाधनो वि यस्तस्तम्भ रोदसी ।
    ४ ६ २ ०३०३c हरिः पवित्रे अव्यत वेधा न योनिमासदम् ॥ १३८८
    4 6 2 0303a sa vīro dakṣasādhano vi yastastambha rodasī .
    4 6 2 0303c hariḥ pavitre avyata vedhā na yonimāsadam .. 1388
    1388. That potent Soma, master controller of all powers, means and materials of success in existence, who sustains both heaven and earth, is the saviour power of protection and pervades the universe presiding as omniscient high priest over the vedi of cosmic yaina. (Rg. 9-101-15)

    SV 1389

    ४ ६ २ ०४०१a अभ्रातृव्यो अना त्वमनापिरिन्द्र जनुषा सनादसि ।
    ४ ६ २ ०४०१c युधेदापित्वमिच्छसे ॥ १३८९
    4 6 2 0401a abhrātṛvyo anā tvamanāpirindra januṣā sanādasi .
    4 6 2 0401c yudhedāpitvamicchase .. 1389
    1389. Indra, lord of absolute might by nature, since birth of the universe, indeed for eternity, you are without a rival, need no leader, no friend and no comrade, but in the dynamics of human life you do want that the human should be your companion in and for his struggle for self-evolution and social progress. (Rg. 8-21-13)

    SV 1390

    ४ ६ २ ०४०२a न की रेवन्तँ सख्याय विन्दसे पीयन्ति ते सुराश्वः ।
    ४ ६ २ ०४०२c यदा कृणोषि नदनुँ समूहस्यादित्पितेव हूयसे ॥ १३९०
    4 6 2 0402a na kī revantam̐ sakhyāya vindase pīyanti te surāśvaḥ .
    4 6 2 0402c yadā kṛṇoṣi nadanum̐ samūhasyāditpiteva hūyase .. 1390
    1390. You do not just care to choose the rich for companionship, if they are swollen with drink and pride and violate the rules of divine discipline. But when you attend to the poor and alter their fortune for the better, you are invoked like father with gratitude which the voice of thunder acknowledges and approves. (Rg. 8-21-14)

    SV 1391

    ४ ६ २ ०५०१a आ त्वा सहस्रमा शतं युक्ता रथे हिरण्यये ।
    ४ ६ २ ०५०१c ब्रह्मयुजो हरय इन्द्र केशिनो वहन्तु सोमपीतये ॥ १३९१
    4 6 2 0501a ā tvā sahasramā śataṃ yuktā rathe hiraṇyaye .
    4 6 2 0501c brahmayujo haraya indra keśino vahantu somapītaye .. 1391
    1391. May the hundreds and thousands of forces of nature and humanity harnessed to the golden chariot of the universe, radiant with light and dedicated to divinity. invoke and invite you hither into the heart so that we may experience the bliss of divine presence.(Rg.8-l-24)

    SV 1392

    ४ ६ २ ०५०२a आ त्वा रथे हिरण्यये हरी मयूरशेप्या ।
    ४ ६ २ ०५०२c शितिपृष्ठा वहतां मध्वो अन्धसो विवक्षणस्य पीतये ॥ १३९२
    4 6 2 0502a ā tvā rathe hiraṇyaye harī mayūraśepyā .
    4 6 2 0502c śitipṛṣṭhā vahatāṃ madhvo andhaso vivakṣaṇasya pītaye .. 1392
    1392. May the vibrant forces of divine energy, joined to your golden chariot of the universe with rhythmic majesty like the peacock's feather tail and mighty power with circuitous motion of energy currents, radiate your presence here so that you may acknowledge and accept our love and homage and we experience the bliss of divine presence. (Rg. 8-1-25)

    SV 1393

    ४ ६ २ ०५०३a पिबा त्वा३स्य गिर्वणः सुतस्य पूर्वपा इव ।
    ४ ६ २ ०५०३c परिष्कृतस्य रसिन इयमासुतिश्चारुर्मदाय पत्यते ॥ १३९३
    4 6 2 0503a pibā tvā3sya girvaṇaḥ sutasya pūrvapā iva .
    4 6 2 0503c pariṣkṛtasya rasina iyamāsutiścārurmadāya patyate .. 1393
    1393. Like the eternal lord of love fond of the celebrant's homage, come and accept the devotee's love and faith distilled from life's experience. The flow of the ecstatic celebrant's clairvoyance pure and sweet is full of ananda and radiates from the heart for spiritual bliss. (Rg. 8-1-26)

    SV 1394

    ४ ६ २ ०६०१a आ सोता परि षिञ्चताश्वं न स्तोममप्तुरँ रजस्तुरम् ।
    ४ ६ २ ०६०१c वनप्रक्षमुदप्रुतम् ॥ १३९४
    4 6 2 0601a ā sotā pari ṣiñcatāśvaṃ na stomamapturam̐ rajasturam .
    4 6 2 0601c vanaprakṣamudaprutam .. 1394
    1394. O celebrants, come, realise and all-ways serve Soma like sacred adorable energy impelling as particles of water and rays of light, the spirit pervasive in the universe and deep as the bottomless ocean.(Rg.9-108-7)

    SV 1395

    ४ ६ २ ०६०२a सहस्रधारं वृषभं पयोदुहं प्रियं देवाय जन्मने ।
    ४ ६ २ ०६०२c ऋतेन य ऋतजातो विवावृधे राजा देव ऋतं बृहत् ॥ १३९५
    4 6 2 0602a sahasradhāraṃ vṛṣabhaṃ payoduhaṃ priyaṃ devāya janmane .
    4 6 2 0602c ṛtena ya ṛtajāto vivāvṛdhe rājā deva ṛtaṃ bṛhat .. 1395
    1395. For the rise of the self to the state of divine refulgence, let us serve and adore Soma, divine spirit of a thousand streams and showers, potent and generous, creator of the milk of life by universal law, dear as father and friend, who, manifestive in the laws of universal existence, pervades the expansive creativity of divine power and is the self-refulgent ruler, generous divinity and the infinite law, truth and ultimate reality itself. (Rg. 9-108-8)

    SV 1396

    ४ ६ २ ०७०१a अग्निर्वृत्राणि जङ्घनद्द्रविणस्युर्विपन्यया ।
    ४ ६ २ ०७०१c समिद्धः शुक्र आहुतः ॥ १३९६
    4 6 2 0701a agnirvṛtrāṇi jaṅghanaddraviṇasyurvipanyayā .
    4 6 2 0701c samiddhaḥ śukra āhutaḥ .. 1396
    1396. I worship you, lord both immanent and transcendent, with all my knowledge, power and potential. You are the ordainer and sustainer of life. I pray for your gift of peace and well-being and yearn for your company, adorable lord, in the yajna of corporate action. (Rg. 6-16-4)

    SV 1397

    ४ ६ २ ०७०२a गर्भे मातुः पितुष्पिता विदिद्युतानो अक्षरे ।
    ४ ६ २ ०७०२c सीदन्नृतस्य योनिमा ॥ १३९७
    4 6 2 0702a garbhe mātuḥ pituṣpitā vididyutāno akṣare .
    4 6 2 0702c sīdannṛtasya yonimā .. 1397
    1397. Agni, life of life and light of the universe, present in the interior of mother earth, sustainer of the sun, father of earth and her children, shining in his own eternal self, in the individual soul and in the world of imperishable Prakrti, the spirit of the universe, pervades and inspires the ruling laws of eternal truth and the world of existence. (Rg. 6-16-35)

    SV 1398

    ४ ६ २ ०७०३a ब्रह्म प्रजावदा भर जातवेदो विचर्षणे ।
    ४ ६ २ ०७०३c अग्ने यद्दीदयद्दिवि ॥ १३९८
    4 6 2 0703a brahma prajāvadā bhara jātavedo vicarṣaṇe .
    4 6 2 0703c agne yaddīdayaddivi .. 1398
    1398. Agni, lord all knowing, all watching, who shine in the light of the sun, bless us with the food of life that sustains the children of the earth. (Rg. 6-16-36)

    SV 1399

    ४ ६ २ ०८०१a अस्य प्रेषा हेमना पूयमानो देवो देवेभिः समपृक्त रसम् ।
    ४ ६ २ ०८०१c सुतः पवित्रं पर्येति रेभन्मितेव सद्म पशुमन्ति होता ॥ १३९९
    4 6 2 0801a asya preṣā hemanā pūyamāno devo devebhiḥ samapṛkta rasam .
    4 6 2 0801c sutaḥ pavitraṃ paryeti rebhanmiteva sadma paśumanti hotā .. 1399
    1399. Divine Soma, moved and energised by the surge of golden impulse, joins its potency with the senses and mind, and thus seasoned and empowered, vibrant with vitality, it moves to the holiness of the heart like a sanative, or as a priest going to a yajnic enclosure, seat and anchor of sensitive visionary powers of humanity. (Rg. 9-97-1)

    SV 1400

    ४ ६ २ ०८०२a भद्रा वस्त्रा समन्याऽऽ३ वसानो महान्कविर्निवचनानि शँसन् ।
    ४ ६ २ ०८०२c आ वच्यस्व चम्वोः पूयमानो विचक्षणो जागृविर्देववीतौ ॥ १४००
    4 6 2 0802a bhadrā vastrā samanyā''3 vasāno mahānkavirnivacanāni śam̐san .
    4 6 2 0802c ā vacyasva camvoḥ pūyamāno vicakṣaṇo jāgṛvirdevavītau .. 1400
    1400. O holy Soma power, pure, purified and purifying, wearing vestments of a fighting force, great and creative, expressive loud and bold, come, expand and resound between heaven and earth over all things material and spiritual, ever watchful, ever awake, in the service of divinities in yajna. (Rg. 9-97-2) 597

    SV 1401

    ४ ६ २ ०८०३a समु प्रियो मृज्यते सानो अव्ये यशस्तरो यशसां क्षैतो अस्मे ।
    ४ ६ २ ०८०३c अभि स्वर धन्वा पूयमानो यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥ १४०१
    4 6 2 0803a samu priyo mṛjyate sāno avye yaśastaro yaśasāṃ kṣaito asme .
    4 6 2 0803c abhi svara dhanvā pūyamāno yūyaṃ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ .. 1401
    1401. O Soma spirit of power and poetic creativity, exalted on top of protection, defence and advancement, honoured of the honourable, of the earth earthy for our sake, shine and resound across the spaces. O divinities, pray protect and promote us with all round well being and good fortune for all time. (Rg. 9-97-3)

    SV 1402

    ४ ६ २ ०९०१a एतो न्विन्द्रँ स्तवाम शुद्धँ शुद्धेन साम्ना ।
    ४ ६ २ ०९०१c शुद्धैरुक्थैर्वावृध्वाँसँ शुद्धैराशीर्वान्ममत्तु ॥ १४०२
    4 6 2 0901a eto nvindram̐ stavāma śuddham̐ śuddhena sāmnā .
    4 6 2 0901c śuddhairukthairvāvṛdhvām̐sam̐ śuddhairāśīrvānmamattu .. 1402
    1402. Come, friends, and, with happy chant of pure holy Sama songs, adore Indra, pure and bright spirit and power of the world, who feels pleased and exalted by honest unsullied songs of adoration. Let the supplicant with a pure heart please and win the favour of Indra and rejoice. (Rg. 8-95-7)

    SV 1403

    ४ ६ २ ०९०२a इन्द्र शुद्धो न आ गहि शुद्धः शुद्धाभिरूतिभिः ।
    ४ ६ २ ०९०२c शुद्धो रयिं नि धारय शुद्धो ममद्धि सोम्य ॥ १४०३
    4 6 2 0902a indra śuddho na ā gahi śuddhaḥ śuddhābhirūtibhiḥ .
    4 6 2 0902c śuddho rayiṃ ni dhāraya śuddho mamaddhi somya .. 1403
    1403. May Indra, pure and absolute spirit, come to us and bless us. May the pure immaculate spirit come with pure modes of action and protection. May the pure spirit bring us wealth, honour and excellence. May pure divinity, absolute peace and bliss, be pleased and exalted. (Rg. 8-95-8)

    SV 1404

    ४ ६ २ ०९०३a इन्द्र शुद्धो हि नो रयिँ शुद्धो रत्नानि दाशुषे ।
    ४ ६ २ ०९०३c शुद्धो वृत्राणि जिघ्नसे शुद्धो वाजँ सिषाससि ॥ १४०४
    4 6 2 0903a indra śuddho hi no rayim̐ śuddho ratnāni dāśuṣe .
    4 6 2 0903c śuddho vṛtrāṇi jighnase śuddho vājam̐ siṣāsasi .. 1404
    1404. Indra, spirit pure and absolute, may bring us wealth, honour and excellence. The pure may bring jewels of life for the generous yajamana. Indra, the pure, in order to eliminate evil and dispel darkness and suffering, loves to give us strength, sustenance and advancement, the lord pure and blissful that he is. (Rg. 8-95-9)

    SV 1405

    ४ ६ २ १००१a अग्ने स्तोमं मनामहे सिध्रमद्य दिविस्पृशः ।
    ४ ६ २ १००१c देवस्य द्रविणस्यवः ॥ १४०५
    4 6 2 1001a agne stomaṃ manāmahe sidhramadya divispṛśaḥ .
    4 6 2 1001c devasya draviṇasyavaḥ .. 1405
    1405. With desire for the creation and achievement of the wealth and power of brilliant Agni, we study and concentrate on fire energy in focus and structure a joyous song of success in praise of the rich and generous power touching the lights of heaven and for sure that would make the achievement possible. (Rg. 5-13-2)

    SV 1406

    ४ ६ २ १००२a अग्निर्जुषत नो गिरो होता यो मानुषेष्वा ।
    ४ ६ २ १००२c स यक्षद्दैव्यं जनम् ॥ १४०६
    4 6 2 1002a agnirjuṣata no giro hotā yo mānuṣeṣvā .
    4 6 2 1002c sa yakṣaddaivyaṃ janam .. 1406
    1406. May Agni, life and light and fire of the world, yajaka, creator and giver of wealth among the people, hear and accept our prayer, come and join the brilliant creative geniuses and bless us with wealth.(Rg.5-13-3)

    SV 1407

    ४ ६ २ १००३a त्वमग्ने सप्रथा असि जुष्टो होता वरेण्यः ।
    ४ ६ २ १००३c त्वया यज्ञं वि तन्वते ॥ १४०७
    4 6 2 1003a tvamagne saprathā asi juṣṭo hotā vareṇyaḥ .
    4 6 2 1003c tvayā yajñaṃ vi tanvate .. 1407
    1407. By you is the yajna of life and the yajna of the social order enacted and extended. (Rg. 5-13-4)

    SV 1408

    ४ ६ २ ११०१a अभि त्रिपृष्ठं वृषणं वयोधामाङ्गोषिणमवावशन्त वाणीः ।
    ४ ६ २ ११०१c वना वसानो वरुणो न सिन्धूर्वि रत्नधा दयते वार्याणि ॥ १४०८
    4 6 2 1101a abhi tripṛṣṭhaṃ vṛṣaṇaṃ vayodhāmāṅgoṣiṇamavāvaśanta vāṇīḥ .
    4 6 2 1101c vanā vasāno varuṇo na sindhūrvi ratnadhā dayate vāryāṇi .. 1408
    1408. The celebrants' songs of adoration in honour of the generous, virile, adorable and life bearing Soma, sustainer of three worlds arise in homage of love and faith. Holding precious treasures and powers of the world like Varuna, all covering space, and the ocean holding the deep seas, the wielder of world jewels bestows gifts of choice on mankind. (Rg. 9-90-2)

    SV 1409

    ४ ६ २ ११०२a शूरग्रामः सर्ववीरः सहावान्जेता पवस्व सनिता धनानि ।
    ४ ६ २ ११०२c तिग्मायुधः क्षिप्रधन्वा समत्स्वषाढः साह्वान्पृतनासु शत्रून् ॥ १४०९
    4 6 2 1102a śūragrāmaḥ sarvavīraḥ sahāvānjetā pavasva sanitā dhanāni .
    4 6 2 1102c tigmāyudhaḥ kṣipradhanvā samatsvaṣāḍhaḥ sāhvānpṛtanāsu śatrūn .. 1409
    1409. Commander of a multitude of heroes, himself brave in every way, patient and mighty, all time victor, generous giver of all wealth, honour and excellence, wielding weapons of instant light and fire power, unconquerable in contests of values and destroyer of the enemy in battles of arms, may we pray, flow and purify us. (Rg. 9-90-3)

    SV 1410

    ४ ६ २ ११०३a उरुगव्यूतिरभयानि कृण्वन्त्समीचीने आ पवस्वा पुरन्धी ।
    ४ ६ २ ११०३c अपः सिषासन्नुषसः स्वा३र्गाः सं चिक्रदो महो अस्मभ्यं वाजान् ॥ १४१०
    4 6 2 1103a urugavyūtirabhayāni kṛṇvantsamīcīne ā pavasvā purandhī .
    4 6 2 1103c apaḥ siṣāsannuṣasaḥ svā3rgāḥ saṃ cikrado maho asmabhyaṃ vājān .. 1410
    1410. Bountiful bearer of the abundant world of heaven and earth, creating and clearing the wide paths of truth and rectitude, making them free from fear and mutual conflict, enlightening us on the dynamics of karma in the flow of existence, expanding heavenly lights of the dawns of successive days, pray speak loud and bold and clear and bring us great victories of sustenance, power, honour and excellence in the struggle for progress in a state of purity. (Rg. 9-90-4)

    SV 1411

    ४ ६ २ १२०१a त्वमिन्द्र यशा अस्यृजीषी शवसस्पतिः ।
    ४ ६ २ १२०१c त्वं वृत्राणि हँस्यप्रतीन्येक इत्पुर्वनुत्तश्चर्षणीधृतिः ॥ १४११
    4 6 2 1201a tvamindra yaśā asyṛjīṣī śavasaspatiḥ .
    4 6 2 1201c tvaṃ vṛtrāṇi ham̐syapratīnyeka itpurvanuttaścarṣaṇīdhṛtiḥ .. 1411
    1411. Indra, lord all powerful, ruler of the world, yours is the honour, yours is the creation of wealth and joy. All by yourself, unsubdued, you eliminate irresistible forms of evil and darkness by the power you wield for the people. (Rg. 8-90-5)

    SV 1412

    ४ ६ २ १२०२a तमु त्वा नूनमसुर प्रचेतसँ राधो भागमिवेमहे ।
    ४ ६ २ १२०२c महीव कृत्तिः शरणा त इन्द्र प्र ते सुम्ना नो अश्नवन् ॥ १४१२
    4 6 2 1202a tamu tvā nūnamasura pracetasam̐ rādho bhāgamivemahe .
    4 6 2 1202c mahīva kṛttiḥ śaraṇā ta indra pra te sumnā no aśnavan .. 1412
    1412. Indra, lord of vibrant energy and power, we look forward to you as our partner, enlightened ruler and master, and competent giver of reward for our action and endeavour. Your very presence is our shelter, a very home like the great mother earth, and we pray we may ever enioy the favour of your good will and benevolence. (Rg. 8-90-6)

    SV 1413

    ४ ६ २ १३०१a यजिष्ठं त्वा ववृमहे देवं देवत्रा होतारममर्त्यम् ।
    ४ ६ २ १३०१c अस्य यज्ञस्य सुक्रतुम् ॥ १४१३
    4 6 2 1301a yajiṣṭhaṃ tvā vavṛmahe devaṃ devatrā hotāramamartyam .
    4 6 2 1301c asya yajñasya sukratum .. 1413
    1413. We choose to worship you, Agni, most adorable, worthy of worship, self-refulgent lord over the divinities of existence, imperishable and eternal creator of the yajna of this universal order of the world. (Rg. 8-19-3)

    SV 1414

    ४ ६ २ १३०२a अपां नपातँ सुभगँ सुदीदितिमग्निमु श्रेष्ठशोचिषम् ।
    ४ ६ २ १३०२c स नो मित्रस्य वरुणस्य सो अपामा सुम्नं यक्षते दिवि ॥ १४१४
    4 6 2 1302a apāṃ napātam̐ subhagam̐ sudīditimagnimu śreṣṭhaśociṣam .
    4 6 2 1302c sa no mitrasya varuṇasya so apāmā sumnaṃ yakṣate divi .. 1414
    1414. We worship Agni, protector and promoter of water energy and men of energy, lord of grandeur and glory and the holy refulgence of nature that shines bright with the highest flames of fire and light. In the light and fire of cosmic yajna, He is the giver of joy in the light of day and the bliss of peace in the night, and He is the giver of the nectar of pleasure in the liquid run of water and the dynamics of karmic flow. (Rg. 8-19-4)

    SV 1415

    ४ ६ २ १४०१a यमग्ने पृत्सु मर्त्यमवा वाजेषु यं जुनाः ।
    ४ ६ २ १४०१c स यन्ता शश्वतीरिषः ॥ १४१५
    4 6 2 1401a yamagne pṛtsu martyamavā vājeṣu yaṃ junāḥ .
    4 6 2 1401c sa yantā śaśvatīriṣaḥ .. 1415
    1415. Lord of light and power, let the man you protect in fighting armies, whom you inspire to join battles for knowledge and development, who protect these people who have lived free since time immemorial, let him be the leader, ruler and protector of the people and their wealth and power. (Rg. 1-27-7)

    SV 1416

    ४ ६ २ १४०२a न किरस्य सहन्त्य पर्येता कयस्य चित् ।
    ४ ६ २ १४०२c वाजो अस्ति श्रवाय्यः ॥ १४१६
    4 6 2 1402a na kirasya sahantya paryetā kayasya cit .
    4 6 2 1402c vājo asti śravāyyaḥ .. 1416
    1416. No one is his challenger, no vanquisher of the hero whose battle for life and humanity is worthy of praise. (Rg. 1-27-8)

    SV 1417

    ४ ६ २ १४०३a स वाजं विश्वचर्षणिरर्वद्भिरस्तु तरुता ।
    ४ ६ २ १४०३c विप्रेभिरस्तु सनिता ॥ १४१७
    4 6 2 1403a sa vājaṃ viśvacarṣaṇirarvadbhirastu tarutā .
    4 6 2 1403c viprebhirastu sanitā .. 1417
    1417. May he, protector of humanity, be the winner of battle for progress with the horses that run fast and reach the goal. With the scholars and sages, may he be the generous benefactor and saviour of the people. (Rg. 1-27-9)

    SV 1418

    ४ ६ २ १५०१a साकमुक्षो मर्जयन्त स्वसारो दश धीरस्य धीतयो धनुत्रीः ।
    ४ ६ २ १५०१c हरिः पर्यद्रवज्जाः सूर्यस्य द्रोणं ननक्षे अत्यो न वाजी ॥ १४१८
    4 6 2 1501a sākamukṣo marjayanta svasāro daśa dhīrasya dhītayo dhanutrīḥ .
    4 6 2 1501c hariḥ paryadravajjāḥ sūryasya droṇaṃ nanakṣe atyo na vājī .. 1418
    1418. Ten generous, agile, spontaneous and simultaneous sister faculties of the self-controlled, self- established yogi together concentrate, communicate and glorify Hari, Soma spirit of divine joy that eliminates want and suffering, and the Spirit, pervading the vibrations of divinity, the light born of the sun, radiates like a constant wave, reaches and settles in the heart core of the blessed soul, the seat of divinity. (The faculties are faculties of perception, thought and will which normally wander over the world of outside reality but which are controlled, concentrated and inverted in meditation and focussed on the presence of divinity within, and then the presence reveals itself in all its refulgent glory.) (Rg. 9-93-1) 605

    SV 1419

    ४ ६ २ १५०२a सं मातृभिर्न शिशुर्वावशानो वृषा दधन्वे पुरुवारो अद्भिः ।
    ४ ६ २ १५०२c मर्यो न योषामभि निष्कृतं यन्त्सं गच्छते कलश उस्रियाभिः ॥ १४१९
    4 6 2 1502a saṃ mātṛbhirna śiśurvāvaśāno vṛṣā dadhanve puruvāro adbhiḥ .
    4 6 2 1502c maryo na yoṣāmabhi niṣkṛtaṃ yantsaṃ gacchate kalaśa usriyābhiḥ .. 1419
    1419. Like a child fulfilled and secure with mother's and grandmother's love, the loving Soma, generous treasure home of universal gifts of life, fulfils the celebrant with showers of pranic energy and, like a lover meeting his lady love, blesses his consecrated heart, and therein vibrates with the dedicated soul with divine radiations of light in thought, word and deed. (Rg. 9-93-2)

    SV 1420

    ४ ६ २ १५०३a उत प्र पिप्य ऊधरघ्न्याया इन्दुर्धाराभिः सचते सुमेधाः ।
    ४ ६ २ १५०३c मूर्धानं गावः पयसा चमूष्वभि श्रीणन्ति वसुभिर्न निक्तैः ॥ १४२०
    4 6 2 1503a uta pra pipya ūdharaghnyāyā indurdhārābhiḥ sacate sumedhāḥ .
    4 6 2 1503c mūrdhānaṃ gāvaḥ payasā camūṣvabhi śrīṇanti vasubhirna niktaiḥ .. 1420
    1420. Soma, spirit of blessed light and omniscient power, essence of self-refulgent beauty, fills the inviolable receptacles of nature with milky nourishment which the man of enlightenment, joining the milky flow, enjoys. The radiations of light, currents of energy and the words of wisdom all shine and elevate the soul in all situations of life with spiritual food as they shower him with the wealth and honours of immaculate order. (Rg. 9-93-3)

    SV 1421

    ४ ६ २ १६००a पिबा सुतस्य रसिनो मत्स्वा न इन्द्र गोमतः ।
    ४ ६ २ १६००c आपिर्नो बोधि सधमाद्ये वृधे३ऽस्माँ अवन्तु ते धियः ॥ १४२१
    4 6 2 1600a pibā sutasya rasino matsvā na indra gomataḥ .
    4 6 2 1600c āpirno bodhi sadhamādye vṛdhe3'smām̐ avantu te dhiyaḥ .. 1421
    1421. Indra, resplendent and mighty, karma yogi, great performer, come and have a drink of our delicious festive soma distilled and mixed with milk and cream, share the ecstasy in the yajnic halls, enlighten us, your own people, for progress and prosperity, and may your thoughts and wisdom protect, promote and guide us in life. (Rg. 8-3-1)

    SV 1422

    ४ ६ २ १६००a भूयाम ते सुमतौ वाजिनो वयं मा न स्तरभिमातये ।
    ४ ६ २ १६००c अस्मां चित्राभिरवतादभिष्टिभिरा नः सुम्नेषु यामय ॥ १४२२
    4 6 2 1600a bhūyāma te sumatau vājino vayaṃ mā na starabhimātaye .
    4 6 2 1600c asmāṃ citrābhiravatādabhiṣṭibhirā naḥ sumneṣu yāmaya .. 1422
    1422. In your guidance and goodwill may we be prosperous and progressive with vibrancy. Hurt us not lest we fall a prey to an enemy. Protect us and advance us to all kinds of success with fulfilment of our aspirations, and lead us in a life of happiness, refinement and grace. (Rg. 8-3-2) 607

    SV 1423

    ४ ६ २ १७०१a त्रिरस्मै सप्त धेनवो दुदुह्रिरे सत्यामाशिरं परमे व्योमनि ।
    ४ ६ २ १७०१c चत्वार्यन्या भुवनानि निर्णिजे चारूणि चक्रे यदृतैरवर्धत ॥ १४२३
    4 6 2 1701a trirasmai sapta dhenavo duduhrire satyāmāśiraṃ parame vyomani .
    4 6 2 1701c catvāryanyā bhuvanāni nirṇije cārūṇi cakre yadṛtairavardhata .. 1423
    1423. Thrice seven ‘cows’, creative powers of natural evolution, generate the milky strain of vitality added to the evolving reality in the service of the creator Soma in the cosmic yajna in absolute time and space. Soma who also created four other beautiful orders of existence for the glory and sanctity of existence which grows by the laws of cosmic dynamics. (Rg. 9-70-1) (The seven cows may be interpreted as the seven evolutes of Prakrti:- mahan, ahankara and five subtle elements of ether or akasha, energy or vayu, fire or agni, water or apah, and earth or prthivi. Three are orders of sattva or thought, rajas or motion, and tamas or matter. This makes the thrice seven, the four other beautiful orders of existence may be interpreted as mana (mind), buddhi (discriminative intelligence), chitta (memory) and ahankara (I-sense or existential personality). Another interpretation could be the four Vedas, knowledge, the corresponding order of existence in terms of awareness and expression.)

    SV 1424

    ४ ६ २ १७०२a स भक्षमाणो अमृतस्य चारुण उभे द्यावा काव्येना वि शश्रथे ।
    ४ ६ २ १७०२c तेजिष्ठा अपो मँहना परि व्यत यदी देवस्य श्रवसा सदो विदुः ॥ १४२४
    4 6 2 1702a sa bhakṣamāṇo amṛtasya cāruṇa ubhe dyāvā kāvyenā vi śaśrathe .
    4 6 2 1702c tejiṣṭhā apo mam̐hanā pari vyata yadī devasya śravasā sado viduḥ .. 1424
    1424. He, loving, sharing and pervading the immortal beauty of existence, orders and adorns both heaven and earth with his art, intelligence and poetic sublimity, also vesting the vapours of the middle regions with his might and splendour. Those who know the reality of the lord's creation alongwith his power, love and generosity really know and share the bliss. (Rg. 9-70-2)

    SV 1425

    ४ ६ २ १७०३a ते अस्य सन्तु केतवोऽमृत्यवोऽदाभ्यासो जनुषी उभे अनु ।
    ४ ६ २ १७०३c येभिर्नृम्णा च देव्या च पुनत आदिद्राजानं मनना अगृभ्णत ॥ १४२५
    4 6 2 1703a te asya santu ketavo'mṛtyavo'dābhyāso januṣī ubhe anu .
    4 6 2 1703c yebhirnṛmṇā ca devyā ca punata ādidrājānaṃ mananā agṛbhṇata .. 1425
    1425. May those radiations of the light and power of this divine Soma, spirit of bliss, free from mortality, deception or unreality, by which the lord strengthens, purifies and sanctifies acts and virtues both human and natural, be in accord with life, human as well as of other forms, and may humanity receive and internalise that divine spirit of love, peace and refulgence with all their thought, thoughtful action and meditation. (Rg.9-70-3)

    SV 1426

    ४ ६ २ १८०१a अभि वायुं वीत्यर्षा गृणानो३ऽभि मित्रावरुणा पूयमानः ।
    ४ ६ २ १८०१c अभी नरं धीजवनँ रथेष्ठामभीन्द्रं वृषणं वज्रबाहुम् ॥ १४२६
    4 6 2 1801a abhi vāyuṃ vītyarṣā gṛṇāno3'bhi mitrāvaruṇā pūyamānaḥ .
    4 6 2 1801c abhī naraṃ dhījavanam̐ ratheṣṭhāmabhīndraṃ vṛṣaṇaṃ vajrabāhum .. 1426
    1426. O Soma, pure and purifying, resounding across the spaces, flow, sung and celebrated, and bring peace, progress and fulfilment to humanity, to the man of vibrant enthusiasm, to the man of love and judgement. To humanity, bring readiness of intellect and understanding, firm and undisturbed yet dynamic like a master of the chariot sitting at peace, unmoving and undisturbed, while the chariot may be speeding at the velocity of light. So also flow to Indra, master ruler of the arms of thunder, virile and generous, mighty yet calm. (Rg. 9-97-49)

    SV 1427

    ४ ६ २ १८०२a अभि वस्त्रा सुवसनान्यर्षाभि धेनूः सुदुघाः पूयमानः ।
    ४ ६ २ १८०२c अभि चन्द्रा भर्त्तवे नो हिरण्याभ्यश्वान्रथिनो देव सोम ॥ १४२७
    4 6 2 1802a abhi vastrā suvasanānyarṣābhi dhenūḥ sudughāḥ pūyamānaḥ .
    4 6 2 1802c abhi candrā bharttave no hiraṇyābhyaśvānrathino deva soma .. 1427
    1427. O refulgent Soma, pure and purifying, sung and celebrated, bring us vestments of beauty and grace, cows, abundant and fertile, words of knowledge brilliant, deep and creative, bring us golden graces of beauty and soothing vitality for sustenance and success, bring us the energy and motive powers for our chariot of corporate life. (Rg. 9-97-50)

    SV 1428

    ४ ६ २ १८०३a अभी नो अर्ष दिव्या वसून्यभि विश्वा पार्थिवा पूयमानः ।
    ४ ६ २ १८०३c अभि येन द्रविणमश्नवामाभ्यार्षेयं जमदग्निवन्नः ॥ १४२८
    4 6 2 1803a abhī no arṣa divyā vasūnyabhi viśvā pārthivā pūyamānaḥ .
    4 6 2 1803c abhi yena draviṇamaśnavāmābhyārṣeyaṃ jamadagnivannaḥ .. 1428
    1428. O Soma, pure and purifying spirit and power of divinity, bring us celestial honour and excellence and the peaceful shelter of divinity, all materials of the world's wealth and power by which, like people of divine vision, we may attain to the universal wealth and virtue of the universe worthy of the sages of divine imagination. (Rg. 9-97-51)

    SV 1429

    ४ ६ २ १९०१a यज्जायथा अपूर्व्य मघवन्वृत्रहत्याय ।
    ४ ६ २ १९०१c तत्पृथिवीमप्रथयस्तदस्तभ्ना उतो दिवम् ॥ १४२९
    4 6 2 1901a yajjāyathā apūrvya maghavanvṛtrahatyāya .
    4 6 2 1901c tatpṛthivīmaprathayastadastabhnā uto divam .. 1429
    1429. O lord of glory, Indra, matchless without precedent, when you rise for the elimination of darkness, then you manifest the wide space and plan the heaven, earth and sky in their place in the cosmic order. (Rg. 8-89-5)

    SV 1430

    ४ ६ २ १९०२a तत्ते यज्ञो अजायत तदर्क उत हस्कृतिः ।
    ४ ६ २ १९०२c तद्विश्वमभिभूरसि यज्जातं यच्च जन्त्वम् ॥ १४३०
    4 6 2 1902a tatte yajño ajāyata tadarka uta haskṛtiḥ .
    4 6 2 1902c tadviśvamabhibhūrasi yajjātaṃ yacca jantvam .. 1430
    1430. And then proceeds the cosmic yajna, formation of light, sun and the joyous agni and vayu. And thus you remain and rule as the Supreme over what has come into being and what is coming into being. (Rg. 8-89-6)

    SV 1431

    ४ ६ २ १९०३a आमासु पक्वमैरय आ सूर्यँ रोहयो दिवि ।
    ४ ६ २ १९०३c घर्मं न सामं तपता सुवृक्तिभिर्जुष्टं गिर्वणसे बृहत् ॥ १४३१
    4 6 2 1903a āmāsu pakvamairaya ā sūryam̐ rohayo divi .
    4 6 2 1903c gharmaṃ na sāmaṃ tapatā suvṛktibhirjuṣṭaṃ girvaṇase bṛhat .. 1431
    1431. You move the ripening flow of sap in the veins of maturing forms of life. You raise and place the sun in the high heaven. O celebrants, as in the heat of fire, temper and shine your sama songs of adoration and, with noble hymns of praise, sing resounding Brhat samans of worship with love in honour of adorable Indra. (Rg. 8-89-7)

    SV 1432

    ४ ६ २ २००१a मत्स्यपायि ते महः पात्रस्येव हरिवो मत्सरो मदः ।
    ४ ६ २ २००१c वृषा ते वृष्ण इन्दुर्वाजी सहस्रसातमः ॥ १४३२
    4 6 2 2001a matsyapāyi te mahaḥ pātrasyeva harivo matsaro madaḥ .
    4 6 2 2001c vṛṣā te vṛṣṇa indurvājī sahasrasātamaḥ .. 1432
    1432. Indra, lord of energy and paradisal bliss, rejoice. You have drunk of the great and exhilarating soma, the divinity and ecstasy of life fresh from the very flask of existence. Vibrant lord of the knights of horse, that joy of the drink of life is exciting, the very thrill of being. Lord virile and generous, you are the shower of bliss and that soma is soothing like the moon, tempestuous as waves of energy, yes, and a thousand-fold invitation to live, the call of life, for you. (The call of life is the call of existence for the human soul too to be bom into this wonderful world of beauty, joy and peace.) (Rg. 1-175-1)

    SV 1433

    ४ ६ २ २००२a आ नस्ते गन्तु मत्सरो वृषा मदो वरेण्यः ।
    ४ ६ २ २००२c सहावाँ इन्द्र सानसिः पृतनषाडमर्त्यः ॥ १४३३
    4 6 2 2002a ā naste gantu matsaro vṛṣā mado vareṇyaḥ .
    4 6 2 2002c sahāvām̐ indra sānasiḥ pṛtanaṣāḍamartyaḥ .. 1433
    1433. O for a draught of soma, that exciting, energising, ecstatic, cherished, strengthening, invigorating and immortal nectar of yours, Indra, which leads us on to victory over all the antilife forces of the world! May it come to us in plenty! (Rg. 1-175-2)

    SV 1434

    ४ ६ २ २००३a त्वँ हि शूरः सनिता चोदयो मनुषो रथम् ।
    ४ ६ २ २००३c सहावान्दस्युमव्रतमोषः पात्रं न शोचिषा ॥ १४३४
    4 6 2 2003a tvam̐ hi śūraḥ sanitā codayo manuṣo ratham .
    4 6 2 2003c sahāvāndasyumavratamoṣaḥ pātraṃ na śociṣā .. 1434
    1434. Indra, ruler and protector of the world, great you are, valiant and generous, dispenser, disposer, giver and unifier. Inspire and accelerate the chariot of humanity. Heroic and courageous lord of challenges, burn the lawless brute with your light and lustre of justice as the blaze of fire burns an empty vessel on the hearth (because there is nothing in it except its empty self). (Rg. 1-175-3)

    SV 1435

    षष्ठ प्रपाठकः । तृतीयोऽर्धः
    ४ ६ ३ ०१०१a पवस्व वृष्टिमा सु नोऽपामूर्मिं दिवस्परि ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०१०१c अयक्ष्मा बृहतीरिषः ॥ १४३५
    ṣaṣṭha prapāṭhakaḥ . tṛtīyo'rdhaḥ
    4 6 3 0101a pavasva vṛṣṭimā su no'pāmūrmiṃ divaspari .
    4 6 3 0101c ayakṣmā bṛhatīriṣaḥ .. 1435
    1435. Soma, lord of peace and plenty, give us holy showers of waters, wave on wave of the rain, and give us abundant food, energy and knowledge free from pollution and negativities. (Rg. 9-49-1)

    SV 1436

    ४ ६ ३ ०१०२a तया पवस्व धारया यया गाव इहागमन् ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०१०२c जन्यास उप नो गृहम् ॥ १४३६
    4 6 3 0102a tayā pavasva dhārayā yayā gāva ihāgaman .
    4 6 3 0102c janyāsa upa no gṛham .. 1436
    1436. Shower and purify us with that stream of power and purity of peace and plenty by which our senses, mind and intelligence, socially and positively motivated, may be balanced in our personality and we may feel at home with ourselves. (Rg. 9-49-2)

    SV 1437

    ४ ६ ३ ०१०३a घृतं पवस्व धारया यज्ञेषु देववीतमः ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०१०३c अस्मभ्यं वृष्टिमा पव ॥ १४३७
    4 6 3 0103a ghṛtaṃ pavasva dhārayā yajñeṣu devavītamaḥ .
    4 6 3 0103c asmabhyaṃ vṛṣṭimā pava .. 1437
    1437. Let ghrta shower in streams, pure and powerful in our yajnas, O lord and guardian of the noble and divine worshippers. Bring us fulfilment and purify all our intentions, purposes and motivations of life. (Rg. 9- 49-3)

    SV 1438

    ४ ६ ३ ०१०४a स न ऊर्जे व्या३व्ययं पवित्रं धाव धारया ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०१०४c देवासः श‍ृणवन्हि कम् ॥ १४३८
    4 6 3 0104a sa na ūrje vyā3vyayaṃ pavitraṃ dhāva dhārayā .
    4 6 3 0104c devāsaḥ śṛṇavanhi kam .. 1438
    1438. For energy, give us showers in streams of imperishable purity of heart, and let the noble devotees hear the blissful music of the rain. (Rg. 9-49-4)

    SV 1439

    ४ ६ ३ ०१०५a पवमानो असिष्यदद्रक्षाँस्यपजङ्घनत् ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०१०५c प्रत्नवद्रोचयन्रुचः ॥ १४३९
    4 6 3 0105a pavamāno asiṣyadadrakṣām̐syapajaṅghanat .
    4 6 3 0105c pratnavadrocayanrucaḥ .. 1439
    1439. May Soma, pure and purifying, all pervasive, destroy all evils and negativities, and continue to illumine the brilliant regions of the universe, macrocosmic as well as microcosmic, as ever before. (Rg. 9-49-5)

    SV 1440

    ४ ६ ३ ०२०१a प्रत्यस्मै पिपीषते विश्वानि विदुषे भर ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०२०१c अरङ्गमाय जग्मयेऽपश्चादध्वने नरः ॥ १४४०
    4 6 3 0201a pratyasmai pipīṣate viśvāni viduṣe bhara .
    4 6 3 0201c araṅgamāya jagmaye'paścādadhvane naraḥ .. 1440
    1440. O yajakas, O Indra, ruler and patron of knowledge and culture, provide all facilities of the world for this bold and courageous leading scholar thirsting for knowledge and constantly going forward to reach the expansive bounds of his subject, never tarrying, never looking back. (Rg. 6-42-1)

    SV 1441

    ४ ६ ३ ०२०२a एमेनं प्रत्येतन सोमेभिः सोमपातमम् ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०२०२c अमत्रेभिरृजीषिणमिन्द्रँ सुतेभिरिन्दुभिः ॥ १४४१
    4 6 3 0202a emenaṃ pratyetana somebhiḥ somapātamam .
    4 6 3 0202c amatrebhirṛjīṣiṇamindram̐ sutebhirindubhiḥ .. 1441
    1441. In consequence and return, O scholars and citizens of the land, be grateful to this Indra, brilliant ruler, lover of the peace and pleasure of the soma of knowledge and enlightenment and promoter of scholars and men of truth and naturalness. Do all possible homage to him with ample measures of work and knowledge distilled like soma in the essence from your brilliant work and noble conduct. (Rg. 6-42-2)

    SV 1442

    ४ ६ ३ ०२०३a यदी सुतेभिरिन्दुभिः सोमेभिः प्रतिभूषथ ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०२०३c वेदा विश्वस्य मेधिरो धृषत्तन्तमिदेषते ॥ १४४२
    4 6 3 0203a yadī sutebhirindubhiḥ somebhiḥ pratibhūṣatha .
    4 6 3 0203c vedā viśvasya medhiro dhṛṣattantamideṣate .. 1442
    1442. If you honour the lord ruler with the homage of pure and brilliant soma of knowledge and yajnic action in response to his magnanimity, the wise and adorable lord of the world would acknowledge and appreciate each act of homage. (Rg. 6-42-3)

    SV 1443

    ४ ६ ३ ०२०४a अस्मास्मा इदन्धसोऽध्वर्यो प्र भरा सुतम् ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०२०४c कुवित्समस्य जेन्यस्य शर्धतोऽभिशस्तेरवस्वरत् ॥ १४४३
    4 6 3 0204a asmāsmā idandhaso'dhvaryo pra bharā sutam .
    4 6 3 0204c kuvitsamasya jenyasya śardhato'bhiśasteravasvarat .. 1443
    1443. O high priest of the yajnic order, bear and bring an equable share of bright and inspiring food and maintenance for every one. And may the great and wise one, the lord, preserve, protect, promote and defend the rightful constancy of the admirable force and power of the order against violence and calumny. (Rg. 6-42-4)

    SV 1444

    ४ ६ ३ ०३०१a बभ्रवे नु स्वतवसेऽरुणाय दिविस्पृशे ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०३०१c सोमाय गाथमर्चत ॥ १४४४
    4 6 3 0301a babhrave nu svatavase'ruṇāya divispṛśe .
    4 6 3 0301c somāya gāthamarcata .. 1444
    1444. Offer songs of adoration to Soma, lord sustainer of the universe, self-potent and omnipresent, who pervades boundless even to the heights of highest heavens. (Rg. 9-11-4)

    SV 1445

    ४ ६ ३ ०३०२a हस्तच्युतेभिरद्रिभिः सुतँ सोमं पुनीतन ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०३०२c मधावा धावता मधु ॥ १४४५
    4 6 3 0302a hastacyutebhiradribhiḥ sutam̐ somaṃ punītana .
    4 6 3 0302c madhāvā dhāvatā madhu .. 1445
    1445. As soma juice is extracted with stones worked by hands, refined and seasoned with honey and milk, so O lord, let my mind be refined and purified with repeated chants of the sacred voice, and let it be sanctified with the honey of devotion and let it be absorbed in the honey sweet of divinity. (Rg. 9-11-5)

    SV 1446

    ४ ६ ३ ०३०३a नमसेदुप सीदत दध्नेदभि श्रीणीतन ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०३०३c इन्दुमिन्द्रे दधातन ॥ १४४६
    4 6 3 0303a namasedupa sīdata dadhnedabhi śrīṇītana .
    4 6 3 0303c indumindre dadhātana .. 1446
    1446. O Soma, eternal peace and joy, come, listen and abide by our homage at the closest, be one with our prayer and meditation, hold our mind and spirit in concentration within the ecstasy of your divine glory. (Rg. 9-11-6)

    SV 1447

    ४ ६ ३ ०३०४a अमित्रहा विचर्षणिः पवस्व सोम शं गवे ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०३०४c देवेभ्यो अनुकामकृत् ॥ १४४७
    4 6 3 0304a amitrahā vicarṣaṇiḥ pavasva soma śaṃ gave .
    4 6 3 0304c devebhyo anukāmakṛt .. 1447
    1447. O Soma, lord of eternal bliss, you eliminate the disturbance and negativities of the mind, you are the all-watching divine eye, pray flow in streams of joy and bring us peace and tranquillity of senses, mind and soul, O redeemer and giver of fulfilment to the holy and brilliant seekers of divinity. (Rg. 9-11-7)

    SV 1448

    ४ ६ ३ ०३०५a इन्द्राय सोम पातवे मदाय परि षिच्यसे ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०३०५c मनश्चिन्मनसस्पतिः ॥ १४४८
    4 6 3 0305a indrāya soma pātave madāya pari ṣicyase .
    4 6 3 0305c manaścinmanasaspatiḥ .. 1448
    1448. O Soma, shower of divine joy, you are the eternal mind, cosmic master, protector and inspirer of all human mind, and you vibrate and constantly flow for the joy and fulfilment of Indra, the soul in the state of spiritual excellence. (Rg. 9-11-8)

    SV 1449

    ४ ६ ३ ०३०६a पवमान सुवीर्यँ रयिँ सोम रिरीहि नः ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०३०६c इन्दविन्द्रेण नो युजा ॥ १४४९
    4 6 3 0306a pavamāna suvīryam̐ rayim̐ soma rirīhi naḥ .
    4 6 3 0306c indavindreṇa no yujā .. 1449
    1449. O Soma, beauty and joy of life, pure and purifying ever on the flow, our friend united with the mind and soul, we pray bring us courage and creativity of spirit, and wealth, honour and excellence of life, join us with divinity in communion and freedom. (Rg. 9-11-9)

    SV 1450

    ४ ६ ३ ०४०१a उद्धेदभि श्रुतामघं वृषमं नर्यापसम् ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०४०१c अस्तारमेषि सूर्य ॥ १४५०
    4 6 3 0401a uddhedabhi śrutāmaghaṃ vṛṣamaṃ naryāpasam .
    4 6 3 0401c astārameṣi sūrya .. 1450
    1450. O Surya, self-refulgent light of the world, you rise and move in the service of Indra, lord of the wealth of revelation, generous and virile, lover of humanity and dispeller of the darkness and negativities of the mind, soul and the universe. (Rg. 8-93-1) (Indra is interpreted in this Sukta as the omnipotent, self-refulgent lord and light of the universe, as the sublime soul, and as the enlightened mind according to the context of meaning reflected by the intra-structure of the mantra.)

    SV 1451

    ४ ६ ३ ०४०२a नव यो नवतिं पुरो बिभेद बाह्वोजसा ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०४०२c अहिं च वृत्रहावधीत् ॥ १४५१
    4 6 3 0402a nava yo navatiṃ puro bibheda bāhvojasā .
    4 6 3 0402c ahiṃ ca vṛtrahāvadhīt .. 1451
    1451. Indra who breaks off the nine and ninty strongholds of darkness, ignorance and suffering by the force of his lustrous arms and, as the dispeller of darkness, destroys the crooked serpentine evil of the world:- (Rg. 8-93-2)

    SV 1452

    ४ ६ ३ ०४०३a स न इन्द्रः शिवः सखाश्वावद्गोमद्यवमत् ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०४०३c उरुधारेव दोहते ॥ १४५२
    4 6 3 0403a sa na indraḥ śivaḥ sakhāśvāvadgomadyavamat .
    4 6 3 0403c urudhāreva dohate .. 1452
    1452. That same Indra who is blissful, a gracious friend and companion, commands the wealth of cows and horses, nourishment and achievement, knowledge and enlightenment and distils for us power, honour and excellence from nature such as the torrential showers of rain. (Rg. 8-93-3)

    SV 1453

    ४ ६ ३ ०५०१a विभ्राड् बृहत्पिबतु सोम्यं मध्वायुर्दधद्यज्ञपतावविह्रुतम् ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०५०१c वातजूतो यो अभिरक्षति त्मना प्रजाः पिपर्ति बहुधा वि राजति ॥ १४५३
    4 6 3 0501a vibhrāḍ bṛhatpibatu somyaṃ madhvāyurdadhadyajñapatāvavihrutam .
    4 6 3 0501c vātajūto yo abhirakṣati tmanā prajāḥ piparti bahudhā vi rājati .. 1453
    1453. May the mighty refulgent sun hold, shower, protect and promote the honey sweets of life's soma nourishment, and bear and bring untainted health and long life for the performer and promoter of yajna, the sun which, energised by Vayu energy of divine nature protects and sustains all forms of life by its very essence, shines and rules life in many ways. (Rg. 10-170-1)

    SV 1454

    ४ ६ ३ ०५०२a विभ्राड् बृहत्सुभृतं वाजसातमं धर्मं दिवो धरुणे सत्यमर्पितम् ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०५०२c अमित्रहा वृत्रहा दस्युहन्तमं ज्योतिर्जज्ञे असुरहा सपत्नहा ॥ १४५४
    4 6 3 0502a vibhrāḍ bṛhatsubhṛtaṃ vājasātamaṃ dharmaṃ divo dharuṇe satyamarpitam .
    4 6 3 0502c amitrahā vṛtrahā dasyuhantamaṃ jyotirjajñe asurahā sapatnahā .. 1454
    1454. The mighty refulgent sun, destroyer of unfriendly forces, darkness and evil, anti-life elements, adversaries and enemies, rises, bearing the light that is the highest giver of food, energy and growing advancement. Truly vested in the established order of nature in the solar region, blissfully sustained, it is the highest killer of negative and destructive forces prevailing in life and nature. (Rg. 10-170-2)

    SV 1455

    ४ ६ ३ ०५०३a इदँ श्रेष्ठं ज्योतिषां ज्योतिरुत्तमं विश्वजिद्धनजिदुच्यते बृहत् ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०५०३c विश्वभ्राड् भ्राजो महि सूर्यो दृश उरु पप्रथे सह ओजो अच्युतम् ॥ १४५५
    4 6 3 0503a idam̐ śreṣṭhaṃ jyotiṣāṃ jyotiruttamaṃ viśvajiddhanajiducyate bṛhat .
    4 6 3 0503c viśvabhrāḍ bhrājo mahi sūryo dṛśa uru paprathe saha ojo acyutam .. 1455
    1455. This mighty best and highest light of lights is exalted as universally pervasive winner and giver of wealth. This world illuminant light, great sun, is the light for the world's vision. It expands far and wide, undaunted lustre and majesty that it is, imperishable and eternal. (Rg. 10-170-3)

    SV 1456

    ४ ६ ३ ०६०१a इन्द्र क्रतुं न आ भर पिता पुत्रेभ्यो यथा ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०६०१c शिक्षा णो अस्मिन्पुरुहूत यामनि जीव ज्योतिरशीमहि ॥ १४५६
    4 6 3 0601a indra kratuṃ na ā bhara pitā putrebhyo yathā .
    4 6 3 0601c śikṣā ṇo asminpuruhūta yāmani jīva jyotiraśīmahi .. 1456
    1456. Bring us the divine vision, will and intelligence as father does for his children. O lord universally invoked and worshipped, instruct us as a teacher at this present time so that we, ordinary souls, may have the new light of life and living experience of Divinity. (Rg. 7-32-26)

    SV 1457

    ४ ६ ३ ०६०२a मा नो अज्ञाता वृजना दुराध्यो३ माशिवासोऽव क्रमुः ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०६०२c त्वया वयं प्रवतः शश्वतीरपोऽति शूर तरामसि ॥ १४५७
    4 6 3 0602a mā no ajñātā vṛjanā durādhyo3 māśivāso'va kramuḥ .
    4 6 3 0602c tvayā vayaṃ pravataḥ śaśvatīrapo'ti śūra tarāmasi .. 1457
    1457. O lord almighty beyond fear, let not the ignorant and unknown, crooked intriguers, evil designers, and malevolent opponents in ambush attack us on way to you. May we, guided, directed and protected by you, cross the universal streams of life rushing down the slopes of time. (Rg. 7-32-27)

    SV 1458

    ४ ६ ३ ०७०१a अद्याद्या श्वःश्व इन्द्र त्रास्व परे च नः ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०७०१c विश्वा च नो जरितॄन्त्सत्पते अहा दिवा नक्तं च रक्षिषः ॥ १४५८
    4 6 3 0701a adyādyā śvaḥśva indra trāsva pare ca naḥ .
    4 6 3 0701c viśvā ca no jaritṝntsatpate ahā divā naktaṃ ca rakṣiṣaḥ .. 1458
    1458. Day by day every today, day by day every tomorrow and beyond, lord saviour and protector of the good and true, Indra, save and protect us, your celebrants and supplicants, all days, day and night. (Rg. 8-61-17)

    SV 1459

    ४ ६ ३ ०७०२a प्रभङ्गी शूरो मघवा तुवीमघः सम्मिश्लो विर्याय कम् ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०७०२c उभा ते बाहू वृषणा शतक्रतो नि या वज्रं मिमिक्षतुः ॥ १४५९
    4 6 3 0702a prabhaṅgī śūro maghavā tuvīmaghaḥ sammiślo viryāya kam .
    4 6 3 0702c ubhā te bāhū vṛṣaṇā śatakrato ni yā vajraṃ mimikṣatuḥ .. 1459
    1459. A crushing warrior, commanding magnificence, power and universal riches, self-sufficient, virile, joiner of all with karmic destiny, O lord of infinite good actions, both your arms are abundantly generous and hold the thunderbolt of justice, reward and punishment both as deserved. (Rg. 8-61-18)

    SV 1460

    ४ ६ ३ ०८०१a जनीयन्तो न्वग्रवः पुत्रीयन्तः सुदानवः ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०८०१c सरस्वन्तँ हवामहे ॥ १४६०
    4 6 3 0801a janīyanto nvagravaḥ putrīyantaḥ sudānavaḥ .
    4 6 3 0801c sarasvantam̐ havāmahe .. 1460
    1460. Wishing for marriage, or looking forward to good progeny, liberally giving in charity, or meditating to realise the light of divinity, we pray for the living flow of the waters of Sarasvati, radiating light of divinity, the eternal ocean whence flow the light and the waters of life. (Rg. 7-96-4) 625

    SV 1461

    ४ ६ ३ ०९०१a उत नः प्रिया प्रियासु सप्तस्वसा सुजुष्टा ।
    ४ ६ ३ ०९०१c सरस्वती स्तोम्या भूत् ॥ १४६१
    4 6 3 0901a uta naḥ priyā priyāsu saptasvasā sujuṣṭā .
    4 6 3 0901c sarasvatī stomyā bhūt .. 1461
    1461. And may Sarasvati, dynamic stream of light, knowledge and speech, dearest among seven lovely sister streams of knowledge, word, and mind and senses, loving and blissful, be adorable and remain favourable. (Rg. 6-61-10)

    SV 1462

    ४ ६ ३ १००१a तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि ।
    ४ ६ ३ १००१c धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥ १४६२
    4 6 3 1001a tatsaviturvareṇyaṃ bhargo devasya dhīmahi .
    4 6 3 1001c dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt .. 1462
    1462. We concentrate and meditate on the radiant glory of self-refulgent lord Savita, lord giver of light and life, who may, we pray, inspire and energise our mind and intelligence. That glory alone is worthy of choice and meditation. (Rg. 3-62-10)

    SV 1463

    ४ ६ ३ १००२a सोमानाँ स्वरणं कृणुहि ब्रह्मणस्पते ।
    ४ ६ ३ १००२a कक्षीवन्तँ य औशिजः ॥ १४६३
    4 6 3 1002a somānām̐ svaraṇaṃ kṛṇuhi brahmaṇaspate .
    4 6 3 1002a kakṣīvantam̐ ya auśijaḥ .. 1463
    1463. Brahmanaspati, brilliant lord of Vedic knowledge. zealous for learning I am, bom of learned parents, kindly take me up as a disciple, train me as an expert of soma- yajna, a scholar of language and communication with a vision of the Word and meaning, and as an artist and craftsman of eminence. (Rg. 1-18-1)

    SV 1464

    ४ ६ ३ १००३a अग्न आयूँषि पवसे आ सुवोर्जं इषं च नः ।
    ४ ६ ३ १००३a आरे बाधस्व दुच्छुनाम् ॥ १४६४
    4 6 3 1003a agna āyūm̐ṣi pavase ā suvorjaṃ iṣaṃ ca naḥ .
    4 6 3 1003a āre bādhasva ducchunām .. 1464
    1464. Agni, heat and energy of life divine, give us good health and long age with purity, create and bring us food, energy and excellence, and throw off and keep away all evils and negativities from us. (Rg. 9-66-19)

    SV 1465

    ४ ६ ३ ११०१a ता नः शक्तं पार्थिवस्य महो रायो दिव्यस्य ।
    ४ ६ ३ ११०१c महि वा क्षत्रं देवेषु ॥ १४६५
    4 6 3 1101a tā naḥ śaktaṃ pārthivasya maho rāyo divyasya .
    4 6 3 1101c mahi vā kṣatraṃ deveṣu .. 1465
    1465. Great is your power and potential for us over the wealth and excellence of heavenly and earthly values, culture and conduct and behaviour. Great is your rule and order over the divinities of nature and humanity. (Rg. 5-68-3)

    SV 1466

    ४ ६ ३ ११०२a ऋतमृतेन सपन्तेषिरं दक्षमाशाते ।
    ४ ६ ३ ११०२c अद्रुहा देवौ वर्धेते ॥ १४६६
    4 6 3 1102a ṛtamṛtena sapanteṣiraṃ dakṣamāśāte .
    4 6 3 1102c adruhā devau vardhete .. 1466
    1466. They live, serve, strive and search for the realisation of Rtam, eternal and universal values of Truth and Dharma, by their earnest pursuit of truth and Dharma in life and conduct, Rtam, and thus, free from hate, jealousy and violence, achieve the strength and excellence they long for and rise, shining in merit as leading lights of humanity. (Rg. 5-68-4)

    SV 1467

    ४ ६ ३ ११०३a वृष्टिद्यावा रीत्यापेषस्पती दानुमत्याः ।
    ४ ६ ३ ११०३c बृहन्तं गर्त्तमाशाते ॥ १४६७
    4 6 3 1103a vṛṣṭidyāvā rītyāpeṣaspatī dānumatyāḥ .
    4 6 3 1103c bṛhantaṃ garttamāśāte .. 1467
    1467. Harbingers of showers from heaven, making the waters flow on earth, creating, preserving and promoting the energy, fertility and production of the generous earth and environment, ruling and realising the desires and aspirations of humanity, Mitra and Varuna bring about a great and expansive haven of peace, prosperity and felicity on earth. (Rg. 5-68-5)

    SV 1468

    ४ ६ ३ १२०१a युञ्जन्ति ब्रध्नमरुषं चरन्तं परि तस्थुषः ।
    ४ ६ ३ १२०१c रोचन्ते रोचना दिवि ॥ १४६८
    4 6 3 1201a yuñjanti bradhnamaruṣaṃ carantaṃ pari tasthuṣaḥ .
    4 6 3 1201c rocante rocanā divi .. 1468
    1468. Pious souls in meditation commune with the great and gracious lord of existence immanent in the steady universe and transcendent beyond. Brilliant are they with the lord of light and they shine in the heaven of bliss. (Rg. 1-6-1)

    SV 1469

    ४ ६ ३ १२०२a युञ्जन्त्यस्य काम्या हरी विपक्षसा रथे ।
    ४ ६ ३ १२०२c शोणा धृष्णू नृवाहसा ॥ १४६९
    4 6 3 1202a yuñjantyasya kāmyā harī vipakṣasā rathe .
    4 6 3 1202c śoṇā dhṛṣṇū nṛvāhasā .. 1469
    1469. Scholars of science dedicated to Indra study and meditate on the lord's omnipotence of light, fire and wind, and harness the energy like two horses to a chariot, both beautiful, equal and complementary as positive¬ negative currents, fiery red, powerful and carriers of people. (Rg. 1-6-2)

    SV 1470

    ४ ६ ३ १२०३a केतुं कृण्वन्नकेतवे पेशो मर्या अपेशसे ।
    ४ ६ ३ १२०३c समुषद्भिरजायथाः ॥ १४७०
    4 6 3 1203a ketuṃ kṛṇvannaketave peśo maryā apeśase .
    4 6 3 1203c samuṣadbhirajāyathāḥ .. 1470
    1470. Children of the earth, know That who creates light and knowledge for the ignorant in darkness and gives form and beauty to the formless and chaotic, and regenerate yourselves by virtue of the men of knowledge and passion for action. (Rg. 1-6-3)

    SV 1471

    ४ ६ ३ १३०१a अयँ सोम इन्द्र तुभ्यँ सुन्वे तुभ्यं पवते त्वमस्य पाहि ।
    ४ ६ ३ १३०१c त्वँ ह यं चकृषे त्वं ववृष इन्दुं मदाय युज्याय सोमम् ॥ १४७१
    4 6 3 1301a ayam̐ soma indra tubhyam̐ sunve tubhyaṃ pavate tvamasya pāhi .
    4 6 3 1301c tvam̐ ha yaṃ cakṛṣe tvaṃ vavṛṣa induṃ madāya yujyāya somam .. 1471
    1471. Indra, O soul of life, O man, this soma spirit of life and light, this beauty and joy is created for you; it flows, illuminates and sanctifies, for you; take it, live it, protect and advance it, don't destroy it. Indeed you create it, it is your choice to create it. And whatever you do and choose to do is for your mutual joy and indispensable togetherness. O man, enjoy the beauty and vibrancy of life, maintain and advance it for peace in mutual interest in a spirit of interdependence and cooperation. (Rg. 9-88-1)

    SV 1472

    ४ ६ ३ १३०२a स ईँ रथो न भुरिषाडयोजि महः पुरूणि सातये वसूनि ।
    ४ ६ ३ १३०२c आदीं विश्वा नहुष्याणि जाता स्वर्षाता वन ऊर्ध्वा नवन्त ॥ १४७२
    4 6 3 1302a sa īm̐ ratho na bhuriṣāḍayoji mahaḥ purūṇi sātaye vasūni .
    4 6 3 1302c ādīṃ viśvā nahuṣyāṇi jātā svarṣātā vana ūrdhvā navanta .. 1472
    1472. The great exalted soma spirit of life's vibrancy, like a great chariot of abundant comfort, capacity and possibility is enjoined for achieving many kinds of wealth, honours and excellences, and then all things bom, created and achieved, all high ups, giving showers of joy in the exciting field of life honour, adore and celebrate the soma spirit of life divine. (Rg. 9-88-2)

    SV 1473

    ४ ६ ३ १३०३a शुष्मी शर्धो न मारुतं पवस्वानभिशस्ता दिव्या यथा विट् ।
    ४ ६ ३ १३०३c आपो न मक्षू सुमतिर्भवा नः सहस्राप्साः पृतनाषाण्न यज्ञः ॥ १४७३
    4 6 3 1303a śuṣmī śardho na mārutaṃ pavasvānabhiśastā divyā yathā viṭ .
    4 6 3 1303c āpo na makṣū sumatirbhavā naḥ sahasrāpsāḥ pṛtanāṣāṇna yajñaḥ .. 1473
    1473. O mighty power of purity and action like the force of winds, flow and purify, blow away the dead leaves, dry up the roots of negativity so that the nation of humanity may be clean and brilliant, free from malice, hate and fear of misfortune. Be instant cleanser and sanctifier of our will and understanding like holy waters of grace and give us a noble mind. Be like yajna, giver of a thousand noble powers and a victor in conflicts within and outside. (Rg. 9-88-7)

    SV 1474

    ४ ६ ३ १४०१a त्वमग्ने यज्ञानाँ होता विश्वेषाँ हितः ।
    ४ ६ ३ १४०१c देवेभिर्मानुषे जने ॥ १४७४
    4 6 3 1401a tvamagne yajñānām̐ hotā viśveṣām̐ hitaḥ .
    4 6 3 1401c devebhirmānuṣe jane .. 1474
    1474. Agni, self-refulgent leading light of the universe, you are the chief highpriest of all yajnic developments of nature and of all creative and developmental programmes of humanity for common universal good along with the brilliancies of nature and nobilities of humanity among the human community. (Rg. 6-16-1) 631

    SV 1475

    ४ ६ ३ १४०२a स नो मन्द्राभिरध्वरे जिह्वाभिर्यजा महः ।
    ४ ६ ३ १४०२c आ देवान्वक्षि यक्षि च ॥ १४७५
    4 6 3 1402a sa no mandrābhiradhvare jihvābhiryajā mahaḥ .
    4 6 3 1402c ā devānvakṣi yakṣi ca .. 1475
    1475. O lord almighty, with inspiring words of enlightenment and bliss, consecrate our yajna, join us, bring up noble and brilliant divinities and with them make our yajnic programmes fruitful. (Rg. 6-16-2)

    SV 1476

    ४ ६ ३ १४०३a वेत्था हि वेधो अध्वनः पथश्च देवाञ्जसा ।
    ४ ६ ३ १४०३c अग्ने यज्ञेषु सुक्रतो ॥ १४७६
    4 6 3 1403a vetthā hi vedho adhvanaḥ pathaśca devāñjasā .
    4 6 3 1403c agne yajñeṣu sukrato .. 1476
    1476. O refulgent lord of knowledge and wisdom, Agni, you are the prime agent of holy action in corporate programmes, you know the highways and byways of existence, and you command the brilliant powers of nature and humanity by your instant moving presence across time and space. (Rg. 6-16-3)

    SV 1477

    ४ ६ ३ १५०१a होता देवो अमर्त्यः पुरस्तादेति मायया ।
    ४ ६ ३ १५०१c विदथानि प्रचोदयन् ॥ १४७७
    4 6 3 1501a hotā devo amartyaḥ purastādeti māyayā .
    4 6 3 1501c vidathāni pracodayan .. 1477
    1477. The brilliant performers of yajna, immortal and indestructible, goes forward with his innate power and intelligence, inspiring, advancing and accelerating yajnic programmes of creative and productive corporate action. (Rg. 3-27-7)

    SV 1478

    ४ ६ ३ १५०२a वाजी वाजेषु धीयतेऽध्वरेषु प्र णीयते ।
    ४ ६ ३ १५०२c विप्रो यज्ञस्य साधनः ॥ १४७८
    4 6 3 1502a vājī vājeṣu dhīyate'dhvareṣu pra ṇīyate .
    4 6 3 1502c vipro yajñasya sādhanaḥ .. 1478
    1478. Agni, tempestuous power and vibrant accomplisher of yajnic creation, is adopted, lighted and accelerated in top gear in scientific and technological programmes of friendly and cooperative nature. (Rg. 3-27-8)

    SV 1479

    ४ ६ ३ १५०३a धिया चक्रे वरेण्यो भूतानां गर्भमा दधे ।
    ४ ६ ३ १५०३c दक्षस्य पितरं तना ॥ १४७९
    4 6 3 1503a dhiyā cakre vareṇyo bhūtānāṃ garbhamā dadhe .
    4 6 3 1503c dakṣasya pitaraṃ tanā .. 1479
    1479. Agni, lord of our love and choice, as parent and teacher, bears the natural child, seed of evolving humanity, in protective and educational custody and, with expansive intelligence, completes the growth and accomplishment of the child to the future protector and promoter of human expertise and perfection through educational rebirth, into the full man as a 'dvija'. (Rg. 3-27-9)

    SV 1480

    ४ ६ ३ १६०१a आ सुते सिञ्चत श्रियँ रोदस्योरभिश्रियम् ।
    ४ ६ ३ १६०१c रसा दधीत वृषभम् ॥ १४८०
    4 6 3 1601a ā sute siñcata śriyam̐ rodasyorabhiśriyam .
    4 6 3 1601c rasā dadhīta vṛṣabham .. 1480
    1480. O seekers of communion aspiring for divine ecstasy, when the communion is achieved, collect and fill the mind to overflowing with nectar and offer the oblations of ananda to the heavenly glory of Agni rolling across and over heaven and earth. (Rg. 8-72-13)

    SV 1481

    ४ ६ ३ १६०२a ते जानत स्वमोक्या३ँ सं वत्सासो न मातृभिः ।
    ४ ६ ३ १६०२c मिथो नसन्त जामिभिः ॥ १४८१
    4 6 3 1602a te jānata svamokyā3m̐ saṃ vatsāso na mātṛbhiḥ .
    4 6 3 1602c mitho nasanta jāmibhiḥ .. 1481
    1481. The aspirants know the one inmate spirit of their common home and they all abide and move together in and with the one intimate spirit of their own kind as children move around attached with their mothers (each with the one that is his, but all mothers are the same, the one common Soul). (Rg. 8-72-14)

    SV 1482

    ४ ६ ३ १६०३a उप स्रक्वेषु बप्सतः कृण्वते धरुणं दिवि ।
    ४ ६ ३ १६०३c इन्द्रे अग्ना नमः स्वः ॥ १४८२
    4 6 3 1603a upa srakveṣu bapsataḥ kṛṇvate dharuṇaṃ divi .
    4 6 3 1603c indre agnā namaḥ svaḥ .. 1482
    1482. Agni, receiving, kindling and consuming the oblations in the flames, turns the havi into light in heaven as offering in the cup of faith to Indra. (So does the yogi turn his thoughts through contemplation into light and joy in the higher personality to offer it as homage to Indra.) (Rg. 8-72-15)

    SV 1483

    ४ ६ ३ १७०१a तदिदास भुवनेषु ज्येष्टं यतो जज्ञा उग्रस्त्वेषनृम्णः ।
    ४ ६ ३ १७०१c सद्यो जज्ञानो नि रिणाति शत्रूननु यं विश्वे मदन्त्यूमाः ॥ १४८३
    4 6 3 1701a tadidāsa bhuvaneṣu jyeṣṭaṃ yato jajñā ugrastveṣanṛmṇaḥ .
    4 6 3 1701c sadyo jajñāno ni riṇāti śatrūnanu yaṃ viśve madantyūmāḥ .. 1483
    1483. That Indra, Brahma, is the first and highest among all the worlds in existence, of which, as the original cause, is born the blazing, refulgent potent sun which, always rising every moment, destroys the negativities which damage life and by which all positive and protective powers and people of the world rejoice and celebrate life. (Rg. 10-120-1)

    SV 1484

    ४ ६ ३ १७०२a वावृधानः शवसा भूर्योजाः शत्रुर्दासाय भियसं दधाति ।
    ४ ६ ३ १७०२c अव्यनच्च व्यनच्च सस्नि सं ते नवन्त प्रभृता मदेषु ॥ १४८४
    4 6 3 1702a vāvṛdhānaḥ śavasā bhūryojāḥ śatrurdāsāya bhiyasaṃ dadhāti .
    4 6 3 1702c avyanacca vyanacca sasni saṃ te navanta prabhṛtā madeṣu .. 1484
    1484. Growing mighty in strength, immensely lustrous, destroyer of negativities, it strikes fear into the heart of forces causing damage to life and the environment. O 635 Bountiful purifier and sustainer of the breathing and non-breathing world, all the people and powers which receive sustenance from you join to do honour to you in their joy and celebration of life. (Rg. 10-120-2)

    SV 1485

    ४ ६ ३ १७०३a त्वे क्रतुमपि वृञ्जन्ति विश्वे द्विर्यदेते त्रिर्भवन्त्यूमाः ।
    ४ ६ ३ १७०३c स्वादोः स्वादीयः स्वादुना सृजा समदः सु मधु मधुनाभि योधीः ॥ १४८५
    4 6 3 1703a tve kratumapi vṛñjanti viśve dviryadete trirbhavantyūmāḥ .
    4 6 3 1703c svādoḥ svādīyaḥ svādunā sṛjā samadaḥ su madhu madhunābhi yodhīḥ .. 1485
    1485. And they all, celebrants of divinity, surrender all actions and prayers to you when they join in couples and grow to three in the family. O lord sweeter than sweetness itself, join the sweets of life with honey and with divine sweetness and bliss create life overflowing with love and ecstasy. (Rg. 10-120-3)

    SV 1486

    ४ ६ ३ १८०१a त्रिकद्रुकेषु महिषो यवाशिरं तुविशुष्मस्तृम्पत्सोममपिबद्विष्णुना सुतं यथावशम् ।
    ४ ६ ३ १८०१c स ईं ममाद महि कर्म कर्तवे महामुरुँ सैनँ सश्चद्देवो देवँ सत्य इन्दुः सत्यमिन्द्रम् ॥ १४८६
    4 6 3 1801a trikadrukeṣu mahiṣo yavāśiraṃ tuviśuṣmastṛmpatsomamapibadviṣṇunā sutaṃ yathāvaśam .
    4 6 3 1801c sa īṃ mamāda mahi karma kartave mahāmurum̐ sainam̐ saścaddevo devam̐ satya induḥ satyamindram .. 1486
    1486. The great and powerful sun drinks up the soma, essence of vital juices reinforced with herbal elixir. matured in three containers, i.e., the earth, the sky and the heaven of light, and distilled by light and wind while it shines and energises the essences. He who delights in energising this sun, greatest of the great in nature, to do great things, who blesses and continues to bless this blazing power of light is the eternal, ever true, self-refulgent Lord Supreme, blissful as the moon. And he who would love to do great things vast and worthy of the great, he, true and bright as the moon, should serve and meditate on this lord of unbounded light and energy. (Rg. 2-22-1)

    SV 1487

    ४ ६ ३ १८०२a साकं जातः क्रतुना साकमोजसा ववक्षिथ साकं वृद्धो वीर्यैः सासहिर्मृधो विचर्षणिः ।
    ४ ६ ३ १८०२c दाता राध स्तुवते काम्यं वसु प्रचेतन सैनँ सश्चद्देवो देवँ सत्य इन्दुः सत्यमिन्द्रम् ॥ १४८७
    4 6 3 1802a sākaṃ jātaḥ kratunā sākamojasā vavakṣitha sākaṃ vṛddho vīryaiḥ sāsahirmṛdho vicarṣaṇiḥ .
    4 6 3 1802c dātā rādha stuvate kāmyaṃ vasu pracetana sainam̐ saścaddevo devam̐ satya induḥ satyamindram .. 1487
    1487. The jiva, individual soul, bom in human form with the potential to know and act, courage and splendour, carries on the business of life and grows with vigour and valour, challenging, victorious and brilliant with vision and judgement. Indra, lord of life, all giver, provides whatever wealth and power is loved and valued by the pious and worshipful soul. May the soul of man, blessed and tme as the moon, join and serve this supreme lord Indra, self-refulgent, eternal and true, in prayer, worship and meditation. (Rg. 2-22-3)

    SV 1488

    ४ ६ ३ १८०३a अध त्विषीमाँ अभ्योजसा कृविं युधाभवदा रोदसी अपृणदस्य मज्मना प्र वावृधे ।
    ४ ६ ३ १८०३c अधत्तान्यं जठरे प्रेमरिच्यत प्र चेतय सैनँ सश्चद्देवो देवँ सत्य इन्दुः सत्यमिन्द्रम् ॥ १४८८
    4 6 3 1803a adha tviṣīmām̐ abhyojasā kṛviṃ yudhābhavadā rodasī apṛṇadasya majmanā pra vāvṛdhe .
    4 6 3 1803c adhattānyaṃ jaṭhare premaricyata pra cetaya sainam̐ saścaddevo devam̐ satya induḥ satyamindram .. 1488
    1488. The mighty universal energy with its own electric force and its action fills up the heaven and earth with universal water vapours full like a reservoir, and it continues to grow by the omnipotence of the omnipresent lord Indra, the self-refulgent Indra. It holds within its womb the other, wealth of waters, releases the waters and stays larger and mightier. The lord self- refulgent who creates and blesses this mighty bright universal yajnic energy of electricity is Indra, eternal and ever blissful as the moon. Enlighten us, O lord, with energy and bliss. (Rg. 2-22-2)

    SV 1489

    सप्तम प्रपाठकः । प्रथमोऽर्धः
    ४ ७ १ ०१०१a अभि प्र गोपतिं गिरेन्द्रमर्च यथा विदे ।
    ४ ७ १ ०१०१c मूनुँ सत्यस्य सत्पतिम् ॥ १४८९
    saptama prapāṭhakaḥ . prathamo'rdhaḥ
    4 7 1 0101a abhi pra gopatiṃ girendramarca yathā vide .
    4 7 1 0101c mūnum̐ satyasya satpatim .. 1489
    1489. To the best of your knowledge and culture and with the best of your language, worship and adore Indra, protector of stars and planets, lands and cows, language and culture, creator of the dynamics of existence and protector of its constancy. (Rg. 8-69-4)

    SV 1490

    ४ ७ १ ०१०२a आ हरयः ससृज्रिरेऽरुषीरधि बर्हिषि ।
    ४ ७ १ ०१०२c यत्राभि संनवामहे ॥ १४९०
    4 7 1 0102a ā harayaḥ sasṛjrire'ruṣīradhi barhiṣi .
    4 7 1 0102c yatrābhi saṃnavāmahe .. 1490
    1490. Let the vibrations of divinity, like crimson rays of dawn which bring the sun to the earth, bring Indra on to our sacred grass where we humans meet and pray and celebrate the lord in song together. (Rg. 8-69-5)

    SV 1491

    ४ ७ १ ०१०३a इन्द्राय गाव आशिरं दुदुह्रे वज्रिणे मधु ।
    ४ ७ १ ०१०३c यत्सीमुपह्वरे विदत् ॥ १४९१
    4 7 1 0103a indrāya gāva āśiraṃ duduhre vajriṇe madhu .
    4 7 1 0103c yatsīmupahvare vidat .. 1491
    1491. Lands and cows, suns and planets, indeed all objects in motion, exude for Indra, wielder of thunder, the ichor of emotional adoration seasoned with ecstasy like honey sweet milk mixed with soma which he receives close at hand and cherishes.(Rg. 8-69-6)

    SV 1492

    ४ ७ १ ०२०१a आ नो विश्वासु हव्यमिन्द्रँ समत्सु भूषत ।
    ४ ७ १ ०२०१c उप ब्रह्माणि सवनानि वृत्रहन्परमज्या ऋचीषम ॥ १४९२
    4 7 1 0201a ā no viśvāsu havyamindram̐ samatsu bhūṣata .
    4 7 1 0201c upa brahmāṇi savanāni vṛtrahanparamajyā ṛcīṣama .. 1492
    1492. O yajakas, adore and glorify Indra, lord of universal energy, world power and human forces, worthy of reverence and invocation in all our joint battles of life. May the lord of strongest bow, destroyer of evil and dispeller of darkness and ignorance, great and glorious as sung in the Rks, grace our songs of adoration and faithful efforts with the beauty and glory of success. (Rg. 8-90-1)

    SV 1493

    ४ ७ १ ०२०२a त्वं दाता प्रथमो राधसामस्यसि सत्य ईशानकृत् ।
    ४ ७ १ ०२०२c तुविद्युम्नस्य युज्या वृणीमहे पुत्रस्य शवसो महः ॥ १४९३
    4 7 1 0202a tvaṃ dātā prathamo rādhasāmasyasi satya īśānakṛt .
    4 7 1 0202c tuvidyumnasya yujyā vṛṇīmahe putrasya śavaso mahaḥ .. 1493
    1493. You are the original giver of means of effort and success in all fields of life. You are the maker of leaders and giver of the wealth and honours of life. Of such great lord of glory and power, promoter and protector of strength and power, we pray for wealth, honour and excellence worthy of your glory. (Rg. 8-90-2)

    SV 1494

    ४ ७ १ ०३०१a प्रत्नं पीयूषं पूर्व्यं यदुक्थ्यं महो गाहद्दिव आ निरधुक्षत ।
    ४ ७ १ ०३०१c इन्द्रमभि जायमानँ समस्वरन् ॥ १४९४
    4 7 1 0301a pratnaṃ pīyūṣaṃ pūrvyaṃ yadukthyaṃ maho gāhaddiva ā niradhukṣata .
    4 7 1 0301c indramabhi jāyamānam̐ samasvaran .. 1494
    1494. That nectar of divinity, eternal and adorable, which the ancient sages distilled from the mighty great and infinite heaven of light, and which they perceived rising for the soul while they sang in adoration, that same nectar, O Soma, may shower on us too, we pray. (Rg. 9-110-8)

    SV 1495

    ४ ७ १ ०३०२a आदीं के चित्पश्यमानास आप्यं वसुरुचो दिव्या अभ्यनूषत ।
    ४ ७ १ ०३०२c दिवो न वारँ सविता व्यूर्णुते ॥ १४९५
    4 7 1 0302a ādīṃ ke citpaśyamānāsa āpyaṃ vasuruco divyā abhyanūṣata .
    4 7 1 0302c divo na vāram̐ savitā vyūrṇute .. 1495
    1495. And some men of vision who can perceive the adorable presence worthy of attainment, and some divinely blest lovers of the life sustainer Soma who adore and exalt him, these reveal the mystery and majesty of the supreme Soma spirit as the sun reveals the world of physical reality. (Rg. 9-110-6)

    SV 1496

    ४ ७ १ ०३०३a अध यदिमे पवमान रोदसी इमा च विश्वा भुवनाभि मज्मना ।
    ४ ७ १ ०३०३c यूथे न निष्ठा वृषभो वि राजसि ॥ १४९६
    4 7 1 0303a adha yadime pavamāna rodasī imā ca viśvā bhuvanābhi majmanā .
    4 7 1 0303c yūthe na niṣṭhā vṛṣabho vi rājasi .. 1496
    1496. And then, O pure and purifying Soma, as long as these heaven and earth and all these regions of the world you wield with your might abide, you abide as the master in the centre of the multitude. (Rg. 9-110-9)

    SV 1497

    ४ ७ १ ०४०१a इममू षु त्वमस्माकँ सनिं गायत्रं नव्याँसम् ।
    ४ ७ १ ०४०१c अग्ने देवेषु प्र वोचः ॥ १४९७
    4 7 1 0401a imamū ṣu tvamasmākam̐ saniṃ gāyatraṃ navyām̐sam .
    4 7 1 0401c agne deveṣu pra vocaḥ .. 1497
    1497. Agni, eternal lord omniscient, this divine knowledge, blissful, sweet and musical in Gayatri and other musical metres, ever new and giver of new ideas, pray reveal it to the sages and whisper it into our soul. (Rg. 1-27-4)

    SV 1498

    ४ ७ १ ०४०२a विभक्तासि चित्रभानो सिन्धोरूर्मा उपाक आ ।
    ४ ७ १ ०४०२c सद्यो दाशुषे क्षरसि ॥ १४९८
    4 7 1 0402a vibhaktāsi citrabhāno sindhorūrmā upāka ā .
    4 7 1 0402c sadyo dāśuṣe kṣarasi .. 1498
    1498. Versatile lord of wide and various knowledge such as analysis of sea waves and water particles, come soon, you always give a shower of knowledge to the man of faith, reverence and generosity. (Rg. 1-27-6)

    SV 1499

    ४ ७ १ ०४०३a आ नो भज परमेष्वा वाजेषु मध्यमेषु ।
    ४ ७ १ ०४०३c शिक्षा वस्वो अन्तमस्य ॥ १४९९
    4 7 1 0403a ā no bhaja parameṣvā vājeṣu madhyameṣu .
    4 7 1 0403c śikṣā vasvo antamasya .. 1499
    1499. Lord of knowledge and power, in the highest, medium and closest battles and businesses of life, enlighten us and give us the joy and wealth of life both material and spiritual. (Rg. 1-27-5)

    SV 1500

    ४ ७ १ ०५०१a अहमिद्धि पितुष्परि मेधामृतस्य जग्रह ।
    ४ ७ १ ०५०१c अहँ सूर्य इवाजनि ॥ १५००
    4 7 1 0501a ahamiddhi pituṣpari medhāmṛtasya jagraha .
    4 7 1 0501c aham̐ sūrya ivājani .. 1500
    1500. I have received from my father super intelligence of the universal mind and law, I have realise it too in the soul, and I feel reborn like the refulgent sun.(Rg.8-6-10)

    SV 1501

    ४ ७ १ ०५०२a अहं प्रत्नेन जन्मना गिरः शुम्भामि कण्ववत् ।
    ४ ७ १ ०५०२c येनेन्द्रः शुष्ममिद्दधे ॥ १५०१
    4 7 1 0502a ahaṃ pratnena janmanā giraḥ śumbhāmi kaṇvavat .
    4 7 1 0502c yenendraḥ śuṣmamiddadhe .. 1501
    1501. With the realisation of ancient and eternal knowledge and all my thought and will I sanctify and adorn my words and voice in song like a wise sage, and, by that, Indra, lord of light and power, vests me with strength and excellence. (Rg. 8-6-11)

    SV 1502

    ४ ७ १ ०५०३a ये त्वामिन्द्र न तुष्टुवुरृषयो ये च तुष्टुवुः ।
    ४ ७ १ ०५०३c ममेद्वर्धस्व सुष्टुतः ॥ १५०२
    4 7 1 0503a ye tvāmindra na tuṣṭuvurṛṣayo ye ca tuṣṭuvuḥ .
    4 7 1 0503c mamedvardhasva suṣṭutaḥ .. 1502
    1502. There are men who do not adore you, and there are sages who adore you, (both ways you are acknowledged and adored by praise or protest). O lord thus adored by me and pleased, pray accept my adoration and let us rise. (Rg. 8-6-12)

    SV 1503

    ४ ७ १ ०६०१a अग्ने विश्वेभिरग्निभिर्जोषि ब्रह्म सहस्कृत ।
    ४ ७ १ ०६०१c ये देवत्रा य आयुषु तेभिर्नो महया गिरः ॥ १५०३
    4 7 1 0601a agne viśvebhiragnibhirjoṣi brahma sahaskṛta .
    4 7 1 0601c ye devatrā ya āyuṣu tebhirno mahayā giraḥ .. 1503
    1503. Agni, divine fire and spirit of life, bom of divine energy, force and power, you love and accept our songs and havi offered into the yajna vedi. You love and accept our homage along with all other versions of agni, vital energy, present in nature's divinities and in living beings. Pray, along with all these, exalt our homage and songs of adoration.

    SV 1504

    ४ ७ १ ०६०२a प्र स विश्वेभिरग्निभिरग्निः स यस्य वाजिनः ।
    ४ ७ १ ०६०२c तनये तोके अस्मदा सम्यङ्वाजैः परीवृतः ॥ १५०४
    4 7 1 0602a pra sa viśvebhiragnibhiragniḥ sa yasya vājinaḥ .
    4 7 1 0602c tanaye toke asmadā samyaṅvājaiḥ parīvṛtaḥ .. 1504
    1504. May that Agni, along with all other universal forms of heat, whose living versions are passion, creativity and heroic expression, come fully girt about with power, passion and spirit of advancement and bless us and our kith and kin

    SV 1505

    ४ ७ १ ०६०३a त्वं नो अग्ने अग्निभिर्ब्रह्म यज्ञं च वर्धय ।
    ४ ७ १ ०६०३c त्वं नो देवतातये रायो दानाय चोदय ॥ १५०५
    4 7 1 0603a tvaṃ no agne agnibhirbrahma yajñaṃ ca vardhaya .
    4 7 1 0603c tvaṃ no devatātaye rāyo dānāya codaya .. 1505
    1505. Agni, leading light of the world, by the gifts of enlightenment increase and develop our knowledge and corporate action, and inspire and enlighten us for the service of the divinities to win their gifts of wealth, honour and excellence. (Rg. 10-141-6)

    SV 1506

    ४ ७ १ ०७०१a त्वे सोम प्रथमा वृक्तबर्हिषो महे वाजाय श्रवसे धियन् दधुः ।
    ४ ७ १ ०७०१c स त्वं नो वीर वीर्याय चोदय ॥ १५०६
    4 7 1 0701a tve soma prathamā vṛktabarhiṣo mahe vājāya śravase dhiyan dadhuḥ .
    4 7 1 0701c sa tvaṃ no vīra vīryāya codaya .. 1506
    1506. Into you, O Soma, did ancient sages of uninvolved mind with yajnic dedication concentrate and focus their mind and senses for the attainment of a high order of spiritual enlightenment. O Soma spirit of divinity that enlightened the sages, pray inspire and enlighten us too with that same divine manliness of vision and action. (Rg. 9-110-7)

    SV 1507

    ४ ७ १ ०७०२a अभ्यभि हि श्रवसा ततर्दिथोत्सं न कं चिज्जनपानमक्षितम् ।
    ४ ७ १ ०७०२c शर्याभिर्न भरमाणो गभस्त्योः ॥ १५०७
    4 7 1 0702a abhyabhi hi śravasā tatardithotsaṃ na kaṃ cijjanapānamakṣitam .
    4 7 1 0702c śaryābhirna bharamāṇo gabhastyoḥ .. 1507
    1507. Bearing in hands as if, and maintaining in balance by evolutionary powers, you hold and control the means of life sustenance, and release them in constant flow of food and energy like an inexhaustible stream of water for the maintenance and fulfilment of common humanity. (Rg. 9-110-5)

    SV 1508

    ४ ७ १ ०७०३a अजीजनो अमृत मर्त्याय अमृतस्य धर्मन्नमृतस्य चारुणः ।
    ४ ७ १ ०७०३c सदासरो वाजमच्छा सनिष्यदत् ॥ १५०८
    4 7 1 0703a ajījano amṛta martyāya amṛtasya dharmannamṛtasya cāruṇaḥ .
    4 7 1 0703c sadāsaro vājamacchā saniṣyadat .. 1508
    1508. Immortal Soma, for mortal humanity you create peace and pleasure radiating in the operative laws of eternal and immortal blissful dynamics of existence. vesting in mortals the energy and ambition to live, and you move on ever in union with mortals and immortals. (Rg. 9-110-4)

    SV 1509

    ४ ७ १ ०८०१a एन्दुमिन्द्राय सिञ्चत पिबाति सोम्यं मधु ।
    ४ ७ १ ०८०१c प्र राधाँसि चोदयते महित्वना ॥ १५०९
    4 7 1 0801a endumindrāya siñcata pibāti somyaṃ madhu .
    4 7 1 0801c pra rādhām̐si codayate mahitvanā .. 1509
    1509. Prepare, offer and regale Indra with the nectar drink of faith and performance. He values, enjoys and promotes the honey sweets of peace, pleasure and progress and, with his power and grandeur, inspires the people with will and competence and ambition for progress and excellence. (Rg. 8-24-13)

    SV 1510

    ४ ७ १ ०८०२a उपो हरीणां पतिँ राधः पृञ्चन्तमब्रवम् ।
    ४ ७ १ ०८०२c नूनँ श्रुधि स्तुवतो अश्व्यस्य ॥ १५१०
    4 7 1 0802a upo harīṇāṃ patim̐ rādhaḥ pṛñcantamabravam .
    4 7 1 0802c nūnam̐ śrudhi stuvato aśvyasya .. 1510
    1510. I reach the lord protector and controller of the moving worlds, the omnipotent who enjoins the soul with the world of nature, and I closely whisper in prayer:- Listen to the celebrant devotee who is keen to move from humanity to divinity and deserves to be accepted. (Rg. 8-24-14)

    SV 1511

    ४ ७ १ ०८०३a न ह्याङ्३ग पुरा च न जज्ञे वीरतरस्त्वत् ।
    ४ ७ १ ०८०३c न की राया नैवथा न भन्दना ॥ १५११
    4 7 1 0803a na hyāṅ3ga purā ca na jajñe vīratarastvat .
    4 7 1 0803c na kī rāyā naivathā na bhandanā .. 1511
    1511. Pray listen, Indra, dearest lord of life, true it is that no one born ever before or after was greater or mightier than you, none by wealth and power, none by competence and advancement, none by songs of prayer and adoration, none like you. (Rg. 8-24-15)

    SV 1512

    ४ ७ १ ०९०१a नदं व ओदतीनां नदं योयुवतीनाम् ।
    ४ ७ १ ०९०१c पतिं वो अघ्न्यानां धेनूनामिषुध्यसि ॥ १५१२
    4 7 1 0901a nadaṃ va odatīnāṃ nadaṃ yoyuvatīnām .
    4 7 1 0901c patiṃ vo aghnyānāṃ dhenūnāmiṣudhyasi .. 1512
    1512. Indra is the resounding source of fresh energies, roaring expression of maiden youthfulness, protector and promoter of sacred sources of production and nourishment such as cows which must not be killed or hurt, and he is the relentless inexhaustible keeper of your arrows for your targets of defence and development. (Rg. 8-69-2)

    SV 1513

    ४ ७ १ १००१a देवो वो द्रविणोदाः पूर्णां विवष्ट्वासिचम् ।
    ४ ७ १ १००१c उद्वा सिञ्चध्वमुप वा पृणध्वमादिद्वो देव ओहते ॥ १५१३
    4 7 1 1001a devo vo draviṇodāḥ pūrṇāṃ vivaṣṭvāsicam .
    4 7 1 1001c udvā siñcadhvamupa vā pṛṇadhvamādidvo deva ohate .. 1513
    1513. Agni, self-refulgent lord giver of wealth, honour and excellence, loves to have your fire of yajnic action sprinkled with overflowing ladle of ghrta and the highest refined action. Serve him closely, feed the fire to the full, let the flames rise, and the generous lord refulgent would lead you to the heights of prosperity and excellence. (Rg. 7-16-11)

    SV 1514

    ४ ७ १ १००२a तँ होतारमध्वरस्य प्रचेतसं वह्निं देवा अकृण्वत ।
    ४ ७ १ १००२c दधाति रत्नं विधते सुवीर्यमग्निर्जनाय दाशुषे ॥ १५१४
    4 7 1 1002a tam̐ hotāramadhvarasya pracetasaṃ vahniṃ devā akṛṇvata .
    4 7 1 1002c dadhāti ratnaṃ vidhate suvīryamagnirjanāya dāśuṣe .. 1514
    1514. Let the brilliant, noble and generous leaders of humanity choose, sanctify and anoint that intelligent all-aware person as Agni, leader, ruler and high-priest of the yajnic social order of love, peace and non¬ violence, who would create and bear the jewel wealth and values of life and high power and prestige of the noblest order for generous self-sacrificing people dedicated to the yajna of the social system.(Rg.7-16-12)

    SV 1515

    ४ ७ १ ११०१a अदर्शि गातुवित्तमो यस्मिन्व्रतान्यादधुः ।
    ४ ७ १ ११०१c उपोषु जातमार्यस्य वर्धनमग्निं नक्षन्तु नो गिरः ॥ १५१५
    4 7 1 1101a adarśi gātuvittamo yasminvratānyādadhuḥ .
    4 7 1 1101c upoṣu jātamāryasya vardhanamagniṃ nakṣantu no giraḥ .. 1515
    1515. There is seen the light of Agni, best knower of the ways of life, where people direct and concentrate their vows of piety and discipline. Let our songs of adoration rise and reach Agni, self-revealed, who opens 649 the paths of progress and urges us on to reach the goal of rectitude for noble people. (Rg.8-103-1)

    SV 1516

    ४ ७ १ ११०२a यस्माद्रेजन्त कृष्टयश्चर्कृत्यानि कृण्वतः ।
    ४ ७ १ ११०२c सहस्रसां मेधसाताविव त्मनाग्निं धीभिर्नमस्यत ॥ १५१६
    4 7 1 1102a yasmādrejanta kṛṣṭayaścarkṛtyāni kṛṇvataḥ .
    4 7 1 1102c sahasrasāṃ medhasātāviva tmanāgniṃ dhībhirnamasyata .. 1516
    1516. From that gift of light the children of earth shine and continue doing their daily duties. O people, do service in homage to Agni, giver of light and a thousand other gifts as in yajnic generosity. Do so with your heart and soul, adore him sincerely by thought and action. (Rg. 8-103-3)

    SV 1517

    ४ ७ १ ११०३a प्र दैवोदासो अग्निर्देव इन्द्रो न मज्मना ।
    ४ ७ १ ११०३c अनु मातरं पृथिवीं वि वावृते तस्थौ नाकस्य शर्मणि ॥ १५१७
    4 7 1 1103a pra daivodāso agnirdeva indro na majmanā .
    4 7 1 1103c anu mātaraṃ pṛthivīṃ vi vāvṛte tasthau nākasya śarmaṇi .. 1517
    1517. Agni, the sun, lover of holy admirers, sitting as if on top of heaven in glory, turns his rays of light in circuit to the mother earth for her children.(Rg.8-103-2)

    SV 1518

    ४ ७ १ १२०१a अग्न आयूँषि पवसे आसुवोर्जमिषं च नः ।
    ४ ७ १ १२०१c आरे बाधस्व दुच्छुनाम् ॥ १५१८
    4 7 1 1201a agna āyūm̐ṣi pavase āsuvorjamiṣaṃ ca naḥ .
    4 7 1 1201c āre bādhasva ducchunām .. 1518
    1518. Agni, heat and energy of life divine, give us good health and long age with purity, create and bring us food, energy and excellence, and throw off and keep away all evils and negativities from us. (Rg. 9-66-19)

    SV 1519

    ४ ७ १ १२०२a अग्निरृषिः पवमानः पाञ्चजन्यः पुरोहितः ।
    ४ ७ १ १२०२c तमीमहे महागयम् ॥ १५१९
    4 7 1 1202a agnirṛṣiḥ pavamānaḥ pāñcajanyaḥ purohitaḥ .
    4 7 1 1202c tamīmahe mahāgayam .. 1519
    1519. Agni is the light of life and fire of passion, pure and purifying energy ever radiative, universal inspirer of all people on earth and energiser of all five faculties, adorable leader of entire humanity and guiding spirit of the corporate life of all human communities together. We adore, serve and pray for the favour of such generous father of the household of humanity. (Rg. 9-66-20)

    SV 1520

    ४ ७ १ १२०३a अग्ने पवस्व स्वपा अस्मे वर्चः सुवीर्यम् ।
    ४ ७ १ १२०३c दधद्रयिं मयि योषम् ॥ १५२०
    4 7 1 1203a agne pavasva svapā asme varcaḥ suvīryam .
    4 7 1 1203c dadhadrayiṃ mayi yoṣam .. 1520
    1520. Agni, pray radiate and purify us. Lord of holy action, bless us with holy lustre, noble courage and virility. Bear and bring us wealth, honour and excellence with promotive health and nourishment. (Rg. 9-66-21)

    SV 1521

    ४ ७ १ १३०१a अग्ने पावक रोचिषा मन्द्रया देव जिह्वया ।
    ४ ७ १ १३०१c आ देवान्वक्षि यक्षि च ॥ १५२१
    4 7 1 1301a agne pāvaka rociṣā mandrayā deva jihvayā .
    4 7 1 1301c ā devānvakṣi yakṣi ca .. 1521
    1521. Agni, light of Divinity, fire of life, generous and brilliant giver of knowledge and enlightenment, with a sweet and lustrous tongue, bright and blissful, you bear and bring the divinities of nature and nobilities of humanity to the vedi and serve them from here with light and energy. (Rg. 5-26-1)

    SV 1522

    ४ ७ १ १३०२a तं त्वा घृतस्नवीमहे चित्रभानो स्वर्दृशम् ।
    ४ ७ १ १३०२c देवाँ आ वीतये वह ॥ १५२२
    4 7 1 1302a taṃ tvā ghṛtasnavīmahe citrabhāno svardṛśam .
    4 7 1 1302c devām̐ ā vītaye vaha .. 1522
    1522. Agni, pure and purifier, light of fire feeding on ghrta, showerer of life's beauty and grace, shining with manifold lustre, indeed the very light and bliss of heaven, we pray:- With a sweet and lustrous tongue of flame full of bliss, bring for us the nobilities and divinities of nature and humanity for a feast of pleasure and enlightenment and serve them with love and reverence. (Rg. 5-26-2)

    SV 1523

    ४ ७ १ १३०३a वीतिहोत्रं त्वा कवे द्युमन्तँ समिधीमहि ।
    ४ ७ १ १३०३c अग्ने बृहन्तमध्वरे ॥ १५२३
    4 7 1 1303a vītihotraṃ tvā kave dyumantam̐ samidhīmahi .
    4 7 1 1303c agne bṛhantamadhvare .. 1523
    1523. Agni, creative visionary of the light of heaven, in our yajnic project of love and non-violence, we invoke and enkindle you, universally great, self-refulgent and giver of the gifts of peace and enlightenment. (Rg. 5-26-3)

    SV 1524

    ४ ७ १ १४०१a अवा नो अग्न ऊतिभिर्गायत्रस्य प्रभर्मणि ।
    ४ ७ १ १४०१c विश्वासु धीषु वन्द्य ॥ १५२४
    4 7 1 1401a avā no agna ūtibhirgāyatrasya prabharmaṇi .
    4 7 1 1401c viśvāsu dhīṣu vandya .. 1524
    1524. Lord adorable all over the world in the affairs of enlightenment, protect and advance us with your care and powers of defence and development in the transactions of knowledge and happiness of the people with your heart and soul. (Rg. 1-79-7)

    SV 1525

    ४ ७ १ १४०२a आ नो अग्ने रयिं भर सत्रासाहं वरेण्यम् ।
    ४ ७ १ १४०२c विश्वासु पृत्सु दुष्टरम् ॥ १५२५
    4 7 1 1402a ā no agne rayiṃ bhara satrāsāhaṃ vareṇyam .
    4 7 1 1402c viśvāsu pṛtsu duṣṭaram .. 1525
    1525. Agni, lord of wealth and power, bless us with cherished wealth and power, formidable and invincible in all the battles of life, overcoming all and ever. (Rg. 1-79-8)

    SV 1526

    ४ ७ १ १४०३a आ नो अग्ने सुचेतुना रयिं विश्वायुपोषसम् ।
    ४ ७ १ १४०३c मार्डीकं धेहि जीवसे ॥ १५२६
    4 7 1 1403a ā no agne sucetunā rayiṃ viśvāyupoṣasam .
    4 7 1 1403c mārḍīkaṃ dhehi jīvase .. 1526
    1526. Agni, lord of life, light and wealth, bring us and bless us with wealth along with knowledge, science and technology that may provide nourishment and health for all, soothing and joyful for happy living.(Rg. 1-79-9)

    SV 1527

    ४ ७ १ १५०१a अग्निँ हिन्वन्तु नो धियः सप्तिमाशुमिवाजिषु ।
    ४ ७ १ १५०१c तेन जेष्म धनन्धनम् ॥ १५२७
    4 7 1 1501a agnim̐ hinvantu no dhiyaḥ saptimāśumivājiṣu .
    4 7 1 1501c tena jeṣma dhanandhanam .. 1527
    1527. Let our thought, will and actions research and develop fire energy like a fleet or horse spurred to battle for victory so that thereby we may achieve the real wealth of wealths. (Rg. 10-156-1)

    SV 1528

    ४ ७ १ १५०२a यया गा आकरामहै सेनयाग्ने तवोत्या ।
    ४ ७ १ १५०२c तां नो हिन्व मघत्तये ॥ १५२८
    4 7 1 1502a yayā gā ākarāmahai senayāgne tavotyā .
    4 7 1 1502c tāṃ no hinva maghattaye .. 1528
    1528. O leading light of life, energy of fire, with your powers and means of protection by which we acquire our lands and develop our fields and cattle wealth, pray enhance and accelerate that same power for us for acqui¬ sition of wealth, power and honour. (Rg.l0-156-2)

    SV 1529

    ४ ७ १ १५०३a आग्ने स्थूरँ रयिं भर पृथुं गोमन्तमश्विनम् ।
    ४ ७ १ १५०३c अङ्धि खं वर्त्तया पविम् ॥ १५२९
    4 7 1 1503a āgne sthūram̐ rayiṃ bhara pṛthuṃ gomantamaśvinam .
    4 7 1 1503c aṅdhi khaṃ varttayā pavim .. 1529
    1529. O light and fire of life, bring us solid, vast and lasting wealth rich in lands, cows and culture, horses, transport and achievement, fill the firmament with profuse rain and vapour, and turn poverty and indigence into plenty and generosity. (Rg. 10-156-3)

    SV 1530

    ४ ७ १ १५०४a अग्ने नक्षत्रमजरमा सूर्यँ रोहयो दिवि ।
    ४ ७ १ १५०४c दधज्ज्योतिर्जनेभ्यः ॥ १५३०
    4 7 1 1504a agne nakṣatramajaramā sūryam̐ rohayo divi .
    4 7 1 1504c dadhajjyotirjanebhyaḥ .. 1530
    1530. Agni, light of life, ruler of existence, let the unaging sun, star of good fortune, rise high in heaven so that it may bring light and energy for humanity and enhance their well being. (Rg. 10-156-4)

    SV 1531

    ४ ७ १ १५०५a अग्ने केतुर्विशामसि प्रेष्ठः श्रेष्ठ उपस्थसत् ।
    ४ ७ १ १५०५c बोधा स्तोत्रे वयो दधत् ॥ १५३१
    4 7 1 1505a agne keturviśāmasi preṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭha upasthasat .
    4 7 1 1505c bodhā stotre vayo dadhat .. 1531
    1531. Agni, light and fire of life, you are the essential brilliant definition and identity of humanity, blazing ensign of human culture, dearest, best, closest, freest, bearing food, energy and enlightenment for the cele¬ brant. Pray listen, enlighten, and bless.(Rg. 10-156-5)

    SV 1532

    ४ ७ १ १६०१a अग्निर्मूर्धा दिवः ककुत्पतिः पृथिव्या अयम् ।
    ४ ७ १ १६०१c अपाँ रेताँसि जिन्वति ॥ १५३२
    4 7 1 1601a agnirmūrdhā divaḥ kakutpatiḥ pṛthivyā ayam .
    4 7 1 1601c apām̐ retām̐si jinvati .. 1532
    1532. This Agni is the highest lord and master of all on top of heaven and earth and gives energy and sustenance to the seeds of life in the waters of the universe. (Rg. 8-44-16)

    SV 1533

    ४ ७ १ १६०२a ईशिषे वार्यस्य हि दात्रस्याग्ने स्वःपतिः ।
    ४ ७ १ १६०२c स्तोता स्यां तव शर्मणि ॥ १५३३
    4 7 1 1602a īśiṣe vāryasya hi dātrasyāgne svaḥpatiḥ .
    4 7 1 1602c stotā syāṃ tava śarmaṇi .. 1533
    1533. Agni, you are the lord and protector of the peace and bliss of heaven. You rule over the wealth, honour and excellence of the world. I pray that I may adore and celebrate your divine glory and abide in heavenly peace and joy under your divine protection. (Rg. 8-44-18)

    SV 1534

    ४ ७ १ १६०३a उदग्ने शुचयस्तव शुक्रा भ्राजन्त ईरते ।
    ४ ७ १ १६०३c तव ज्योतीँष्यर्चयः ॥ १५३४
    4 7 1 1603a udagne śucayastava śukrā bhrājanta īrate .
    4 7 1 1603c tava jyotīm̐ṣyarcayaḥ .. 1534
    1534. Agni, light and life of the world, your fires and flames, lights and lightnings, pure, white and undefiled, shine and radiate all over spaces. (Rg. 8-44-17)

    SV 1535

    सप्तम प्रपाठकः । द्वितीयोऽर्धः
    ४ ७ २ ०१०१a कस्ते जामिर्जनानामग्ने को दाश्वध्वरः ।
    ४ ७ २ ०१०१c को ह कस्मिन्नसि श्रितः ॥ १५३५
    saptama prapāṭhakaḥ . dvitīyo'rdhaḥ
    4 7 2 0101a kaste jāmirjanānāmagne ko dāśvadhvaraḥ .
    4 7 2 0101c ko ha kasminnasi śritaḥ .. 1535
    1535. Agni, who among people is your brother that knows well? Who is the giver? Who is the yajaka? Who are you? Wherein do you abide. (Rg. 1-75-3)

    SV 1536

    ४ ७ २ ०१०२a त्वं जामिर्जनानामग्ने मित्रो असि प्रियः ।
    ४ ७ २ ०१०२c सखा सखिभ्य ईड्यः ॥ १५३६
    4 7 2 0102a tvaṃ jāmirjanānāmagne mitro asi priyaḥ .
    4 7 2 0102c sakhā sakhibhya īḍyaḥ .. 1536
    1536. Agni, you are the brother and saviour of the people. You are the friend. You are so dear and affectionate a source of fulfilment. You are the friend of friends, adorable for your companions. (Rg. 1-75-4)

    SV 1537

    ४ ७ २ ०१०३a यजा नो मित्रावरुणा यजा देवाँ ऋतं बृहत् ।
    ४ ७ २ ०१०३c अग्ने यक्षि स्वं दमम् ॥ १५३७
    4 7 2 0103a yajā no mitrāvaruṇā yajā devām̐ ṛtaṃ bṛhat .
    4 7 2 0103c agne yakṣi svaṃ damam .. 1537
    1537. Agni, do yajna for Mitra and Varuna, pranic energy of prana and apana. Do yajna for the divine energies of nature. Do yajna for Rtam, promotion of Eternal Knowledge of divine Law. Do yajna for the sake of your own home and for self-control and self-culture. (Rg. 1-75-5)

    SV 1538

    ४ ७ २ ०२०१a ईडेन्यो नमस्यस्तिरस्तमाँसि दर्शतः ।
    ४ ७ २ ०२०१c समग्निरिध्यते वृषा ॥ १५३८
    4 7 2 0201a īḍenyo namasyastirastamām̐si darśataḥ .
    4 7 2 0201c samagniridhyate vṛṣā .. 1538
    1538. Agni, worthy of worship, worthy of reverence and salutations, virile and generous, is beautiful, it conquers the darkness of the world and is lighted and raised in yajnas. (Rg. 3-27-13)

    SV 1539

    ४ ७ २ ०२०२a वृषो अग्निः समिध्यतेऽश्वो न देववाहनः ।
    ४ ७ २ ०२०२c तँ हविष्मन्त ईडते ॥ १५३९
    4 7 2 0202a vṛṣo agniḥ samidhyate'śvo na devavāhanaḥ .
    4 7 2 0202c tam̐ haviṣmanta īḍate .. 1539
    1539. Virile and generous, Agni is lighted and raised, it shines and blazes. It is the carrier of fragrance to the divinities of heaven and earth. Devotees bearing sacred offerings worship it in yajna. (Rg. 3-27-14)

    SV 1540

    ४ ७ २ ०२०३a वृषणं त्वा वयं वृषन्वृषणः समिधीमहि ।
    ४ ७ २ ०२०३c अग्ने दीद्यतं बृहत् ॥ १५४०
    4 7 2 0203a vṛṣaṇaṃ tvā vayaṃ vṛṣanvṛṣaṇaḥ samidhīmahi .
    4 7 2 0203c agne dīdyataṃ bṛhat .. 1540
    1540. Agni, virile and generous as showers of rain, refulgent lord of light and yajna, we, overflowing at heart with faith and generosity, light the fire of yajna rising and shining across the vast spaces. (Rg. 3-27-15)

    SV 1541

    ४ ७ २ ०३०१a उत्ते बृहन्तो अर्चयः समिधानस्य दीदिवः ।
    ४ ७ २ ०३०१c अग्ने शुक्रास ईरते ॥ १५४१
    4 7 2 0301a utte bṛhanto arcayaḥ samidhānasya dīdivaḥ .
    4 7 2 0301c agne śukrāsa īrate .. 1541
    1541. Agni, lord of light and fire, kindled, fed and rising, your lofty and expansive flames, shining and blazing, pure, powerful and purifying, go on rising higher and higher. (Rg. 8-44-4)

    SV 1542

    ४ ७ २ ०३०२a उप त्वा जुह्वो३ मम घृताचीर्यन्तु हर्यत ।
    ४ ७ २ ०३०२c अग्ने हव्या जुषस्व नः ॥ १५४२
    4 7 2 0302a upa tvā juhvo3 mama ghṛtācīryantu haryata .
    4 7 2 0302c agne havyā juṣasva naḥ .. 1542
    1542. Agni, lord of beauty and bliss, let my ladles overflowing with ghrta rise and move close to you. Pray accept and enjoy our oblations and our songs.(Rg.8-44-5)

    SV 1543

    ४ ७ २ ०३०३a मन्द्रँ होतारमृत्विजं चित्रभानुं विभावसुम् ।
    ४ ७ २ ०३०३c अग्निमीडे स उ श्रवत् ॥ १५४३
    4 7 2 0303a mandram̐ hotāramṛtvijaṃ citrabhānuṃ vibhāvasum .
    4 7 2 0303c agnimīḍe sa u śravat .. 1543
    1543. I adore Agni, lord of light and fire, blissful, generous yajaka, high priest of regular seasonal yajna, wondrous illustrious, blazing brilliant lord of wealth and honour, and I pray may the lord listen and bless. (Rg. 8-44-6)

    SV 1544

    ४ ७ २ ०४०१a पाहि नो अग्न एकया पाह्यू३त द्वितीयया ।
    ४ ७ २ ०४०१c पाहि गीर्भिस्तिसृभिरूर्जां पते पाहि चतसृभिर्वसो ॥ १५४४
    4 7 2 0401a pāhi no agna ekayā pāhyū3ta dvitīyayā .
    4 7 2 0401c pāhi gīrbhistisṛbhirūrjāṃ pate pāhi catasṛbhirvaso .. 1544
    1544. Agni, save us by the first voice, and by the second, by three voices, and, O lord of cosmic power, ultimate haven and home of existence, protect and promote us by the four. (Rg. 8-60-9) (This is a very simple and yet a most comprehensive verse. The first voice could be the voice of average humanity; second, words of the sages; third. voice of the soul; fourth, the voice of divinity. Another way to understand:- One, two, three or all the four Veda's voice. Yet another:- voice of the soul in the rising sequence of the four mantras of Aum as described in the Upanishads. And then the four stages of language in the descending order from divine to the human:- Para, Pashyanti, Madhyama and Vaikhari.)

    SV 1545

    ४ ७ २ ०४०२a पाहि विश्वस्माद्रक्षसो अराव्णः प्र स्म वाजेषु नोऽव ।
    ४ ७ २ ०४०२c त्वामिद्धि नेदिष्ठं देवतातय आपिं नक्षामहे वृधे ॥ १५४५
    4 7 2 0402a pāhi viśvasmādrakṣaso arāvṇaḥ pra sma vājeṣu no'va .
    4 7 2 0402c tvāmiddhi nediṣṭhaṃ devatātaya āpiṃ nakṣāmahe vṛdhe .. 1545
    1545. Save us from all evils of the world, from all selfish grabbers. Protect us in our struggles and lead us to victory. We approach you and pray to you, closest to us, our own, for the success of our divine yajna and rising advancement in life. (Rg. 8-60-10)

    SV 1546

    ४ ७ २ ०५०१a इनो राजन्नरतिः समिद्धो रौद्रो दक्षाय सुषुमाँ अदर्शि ।
    ४ ७ २ ०५०१c चिकिद्वि भाति भासा बृहतासिक्नीमेति रुशतीमपाजन् ॥ १५४६
    4 7 2 0501a ino rājannaratiḥ samiddho raudro dakṣāya suṣumām̐ adarśi .
    4 7 2 0501c cikidvi bhāti bhāsā bṛhatāsiknīmeti ruśatīmapājan .. 1546
    1546. Mighty self-refulgent sun, Agni, constant master illuminator of heaven and earth, blazing and comman¬ ding terrible power, abundant with life giving energy, is seen on high, energising life for intelligent and industrious work on earth and shining with boundless light, and then relinquishing the day light and projecting the light far away ahead, passes on to the area of erstwhile darkness of the night. (Then night follows the day here and the day follows night there.) (Rg. 10-3-1)

    SV 1547

    ४ ७ २ ०५०२a कृष्णां यदेनीमभि वर्पसाभूज्जनयन्योषां बृहतः पितुर्जाम् ।
    ४ ७ २ ०५०२c ऊर्ध्वं भानुँ सूर्यस्य स्तभायन्दिवो वसुभिररतिर्वि भाति ॥ १५४७
    4 7 2 0502a kṛṣṇāṃ yadenīmabhi varpasābhūjjanayanyoṣāṃ bṛhataḥ piturjām .
    4 7 2 0502c ūrdhvaṃ bhānum̐ sūryasya stabhāyandivo vasubhiraratirvi bhāti .. 1547
    1547. Then again, overcoming the dark passage of the night with its illumination of light and manifesting the youthful daughter of great and vast heaven bearing the light of the sun up above, the same Agni shines with heavenly light constantly for the day. (Rg. 10-3-2)

    SV 1548

    ४ ७ २ ०५०३a भद्रो भद्रया सचमान आगात्स्वसारं जारो अभ्येति पश्चात् ।
    ४ ७ २ ०५०३c सुप्रकेतैर्द्युभिरग्निर्वितिष्ठन्रुशद्भिर्वर्णैरभि राममस्थात् ॥ १५४८
    4 7 2 0503a bhadro bhadrayā sacamāna āgātsvasāraṃ jāro abhyeti paścāt .
    4 7 2 0503c supraketairdyubhiragnirvitiṣṭhanruśadbhirvarṇairabhi rāmamasthāt .. 1548
    1548. The sun of auspicious light, dispeller of darkness of the night, has come up close at the heels of its love, the beauteous holy dawn now on the run on its own and thus Agni, prevailing with beautiful sun shine of the morning holds off the darkness for the day. (Rg. 10-3-3)

    SV 1549

    ४ ७ २ ०६०१a कया ते अग्ने अङ्गिर ऊर्जो नपादुपस्तुतिम् ।
    ४ ७ २ ०६०१c वराय देव मन्यवे ॥ १५४९
    4 7 2 0601a kayā te agne aṅgira ūrjo napādupastutim .
    4 7 2 0601c varāya deva manyave .. 1549
    1549. O creator, preserver and protector of energy, dear as breath of life and vitality of existence, with words of beauty and bliss, O light of the world, we offer our homage and adoration to you, lord refulgent and great. (Rg. 8-84-4)

    SV 1550

    ४ ७ २ ०६०२a दाशेम कस्य मनसा यज्ञस्य सहसो यहो ।
    ४ ७ २ ०६०२c कदु वोच इदं नमः ॥ १५५०
    4 7 2 0602a dāśema kasya manasā yajñasya sahaso yaho .
    4 7 2 0602c kadu voca idaṃ namaḥ .. 1550
    1550. Agni, to which mighty, potent, adorable power other than you, shall we offer our sincere homage, when and where present these words of prayer? (Rg. 8-84-5)

    SV 1551

    ४ ७ २ ०६०३a अधा त्वँ हि नस्करो विश्वा अस्मभ्यँ सुक्षितीः ।
    ४ ७ २ ०६०३c वाजद्रविणसो गिरः ॥ १५५१
    4 7 2 0603a adhā tvam̐ hi naskaro viśvā asmabhyam̐ sukṣitīḥ .
    4 7 2 0603c vājadraviṇaso giraḥ .. 1551
    1551. And you alone will provide happy homes and peaceful establishment for all our people and bless us with vitality, power, wealth and victory in response to our prayer. (Rg. 8-84-6)

    SV 1552

    ४ ७ २ ०७०१a अग्न आ याह्यग्निभिर्होतारं त्वा वृणीमहे ।
    ४ ७ २ ०७०१c आ त्वामनक्तु प्रयता हविष्मती यजिष्ठं बर्हिरासदे ॥ १५५२
    4 7 2 0701a agna ā yāhyagnibhirhotāraṃ tvā vṛṇīmahe .
    4 7 2 0701c ā tvāmanaktu prayatā haviṣmatī yajiṣṭhaṃ barhirāsade .. 1552
    1552. Agni, universal fire of life, come with other fires such as the sun. We opt to worship you alone, the cosmic yajamana. The yajaka people holding ladlefuls of havi would honour and celebrate you and seat you on the holy grass. (Rg. 8-60-1)

    SV 1553

    ४ ७ २ ०७०२a अच्छा हि त्वा सहसः सूनो अङ्गिरः स्रुचश्चरन्त्यध्वरे ।
    ४ ७ २ ०७०२c ऊर्जो नपातं घृतकेशमीमहेऽग्निं यज्ञेषु पूर्व्यम् ॥ १५५३
    4 7 2 0702a acchā hi tvā sahasaḥ sūno aṅgiraḥ srucaścarantyadhvare .
    4 7 2 0702c ūrjo napātaṃ ghṛtakeśamīmahe'gniṃ yajñeṣu pūrvyam .. 1553
    1553. 665 Agni, creator of energy and power, dear as breath of life omnipresent, the ladles of ghrta feed you well in the holy fire of yajna. We honour and adore the divine fire, prime power, infallible product of cosmic energy and rising in flames in yajnas. (Rg. 8-60-2)

    SV 1554

    ४ ७ २ ०८०१a अच्छा नः शीरशोचिषं गिरो यन्तु दर्शतम् ।
    ४ ७ २ ०८०१c अच्छा यज्ञासो नमसा पुरूवसुं पुरुप्रशस्तमूतये ॥ १५५४
    4 7 2 0801a acchā naḥ śīraśociṣaṃ giro yantu darśatam .
    4 7 2 0801c acchā yajñāso namasā purūvasuṃ purupraśastamūtaye .. 1554
    1554. Let all our songs of adoration rise fast to the refulgent and glorious Agni. Let our yajna with homage and havi move and reach the universally adored and universally honoured Agni for the sake of universal protection. (Rg. 8-71-10)

    SV 1555

    ४ ७ २ ०८०२a अग्निँ सूनुँ सहसो जातवेदसं दानाय वार्याणाम् ।
    ४ ७ २ ०८०२c द्विता यो भूदमृतो मर्त्येष्वा होता मन्द्रतमो विशि ॥ १५५५
    4 7 2 0802a agnim̐ sūnum̐ sahaso jātavedasaṃ dānāya vāryāṇām .
    4 7 2 0802c dvitā yo bhūdamṛto martyeṣvā hotā mandratamo viśi .. 1555
    1555. Let our prayers reach Agni, all pervasive creator of energy, for the gift of cherished wealth and power. Agni is the immortal presence who appears among mortals in both physical and spiritual forms, universal yajaka, happiest and most blissful, arising in every home stead of the people. (Rg. 8-71-11)

    SV 1556

    ४ ७ २ ०९०१a अदाभ्यः पुरएता विशामग्निर्मानुषीणाम् ।
    ४ ७ २ ०९०१c तूर्णी रथः सदा नवः ॥ १५५६
    4 7 2 0901a adābhyaḥ puraetā viśāmagnirmānuṣīṇām .
    4 7 2 0901c tūrṇī rathaḥ sadā navaḥ .. 1556
    1556. Irrepressible and indestructible, going forward in front of the people, fiery leader of the nation, instant starter, torch bearer of humanity and warrior, ever new:- such is Agni, pioneer and leader. (Rg. 3-11-5)

    SV 1557

    ४ ७ २ ०९०२a अभि प्रयाँसि वाहसा दाश्वाँ अश्नोति मर्त्यः ।
    ४ ७ २ ०९०२c क्षयं पावकशोचिषः ॥ १५५७
    4 7 2 0902a abhi prayām̐si vāhasā dāśvām̐ aśnoti martyaḥ .
    4 7 2 0902c kṣayaṃ pāvakaśociṣaḥ .. 1557
    1557. By virtue of the leading light of Agni, the generous man who gives in yajnic action gets his objects of desire, and from the rising flames of holy fire as by virtue of the scholar's brilliance of knowledge, he gets a haven of peace. (Rg. 3-11-7)

    SV 1558

    ४ ७ २ ०९०३a साह्वान्विश्वा अभियुजः क्रतुर्देवानाममृक्तः ।
    ४ ७ २ ०९०३c अग्निस्तुविश्रवस्तमः ॥ १५५८
    4 7 2 0903a sāhvānviśvā abhiyujaḥ kraturdevānāmamṛktaḥ .
    4 7 2 0903c agnistuviśravastamaḥ .. 1558
    1558. Agnis tuvi sravastamah. Patient yet most irresistible of all the front rank people, most enlightened of the noble and generous, inviolable, Agni is well read and most renowned leading light. (Rg. 3-11-6)

    SV 1559

    ४ ७ २ १००१a भद्रो नो अग्निराहुतो भद्रा रातिः सुभग भद्रो अध्वरः ।
    ४ ७ २ १००१c भद्रा उत प्रशस्तयः ॥ १५५९
    4 7 2 1001a bhadro no agnirāhuto bhadrā rātiḥ subhaga bhadro adhvaraḥ .
    4 7 2 1001c bhadrā uta praśastayaḥ .. 1559
    1559. Lord of beauty and glory, may the yajna fire with offers of oblations be auspicious for us. May our charity be auspicious. May our yajna and all other acts of kindness and love free from violence be auspicious. And may all the appreciation and praise of our acts and behaviour be auspicious and fruitful. (Rg. 8-19-19)

    SV 1560

    ४ ७ २ १००२a भद्रं मनः कृणुष्व वृत्रतूर्ये येना समत्सु सासहिः ।
    ४ ७ २ १००२c अव स्थिरा तनुहि भूरि शर्धतां वनेमा ते अभिष्टये ॥ १५६०
    4 7 2 1002a bhadraṃ manaḥ kṛṇuṣva vṛtratūrye yenā samatsu sāsahiḥ .
    4 7 2 1002c ava sthirā tanuhi bhūri śardhatāṃ vanemā te abhiṣṭaye .. 1560
    1560. Agni, leading light of life, turn the mind to gracious goodness, by which you challenge the adversary in battles and win over the forces of darkness. Reduce the many strongholds of the violent adversaries to nullity so that by your kindness and favours we may win what we desire in peace. (Rg. 8-19-20)

    SV 1561

    ४ ७ २ ११०१a अग्ने वाजस्य गोमत ईशानः सहसो यहो ।
    ४ ७ २ ११०१c अस्मे देहि जातवेदो महि श्रवः ॥ १५६१
    4 7 2 1101a agne vājasya gomata īśānaḥ sahaso yaho .
    4 7 2 1101c asme dehi jātavedo mahi śravaḥ .. 1561
    1561. Agni, lord of the knowledge of existence, creator and ruler of food, energy and wealths of life and lord of cows and sunbeams, child of omnipotence, bring us the brilliance of knowledge and great splendour of life's victories. (Rg. 1-79-4)

    SV 1562

    ४ ७ २ ११०२a स इधानो वसुष्कविरग्निरीडेन्यो गिरा ।
    ४ ७ २ ११०२c रेवदस्मभ्यं पुर्वणीक दीदिहि ॥ १५६२
    4 7 2 1102a sa idhāno vasuṣkaviragnirīḍenyo girā .
    4 7 2 1102c revadasmabhyaṃ purvaṇīka dīdihi .. 1562
    1562. Agni, that brilliant lord of light and knowledge, treasure home of wealth and joy, divine visionary of creation, adorable with holy words, lord of wealth, blazing with flames and flaming with forces, may he ever shine and shine us with knowledge. (Rg. 1-79-5)

    SV 1563

    ४ ७ २ ११०३a क्षपो राजन्नुत त्मनाग्ने वस्तोरुतोषसः ।
    ४ ७ २ ११०३c स तिग्मजम्भ रक्षसो दह प्रति ॥ १५६३
    4 7 2 1103a kṣapo rājannuta tmanāgne vastorutoṣasaḥ .
    4 7 2 1103c sa tigmajambha rakṣaso daha prati .. 1563
    1563. Agni, blazing with light and power, creating and ruling over nights, days and the dawns, lord of the mighty order of justice and dispensation, bum up the evil and the wicked. (Rg. 1-79-6)

    SV 1564

    ४ ७ २ १२०१a विशोविशो वो अतिथिं वाजयन्तः पुरुप्रियम् ।
    ४ ७ २ १२०१c अग्निं वो दुर्यं वच स्तुषे शूषस्य मन्मभिः ॥ १५६४
    4 7 2 1201a viśoviśo vo atithiṃ vājayantaḥ purupriyam .
    4 7 2 1201c agniṃ vo duryaṃ vaca stuṣe śūṣasya manmabhiḥ .. 1564
    1564. O people of the world, seekers of light and advancement by every community for every community, for the sake of you all, with sincere thoughts and resounding words, I adore Agni, holy power, your homely friend loved by all for the common good. (Rg. 8-74-1)

    SV 1565

    ४ ७ २ १२०२a यं जनासो हविष्मन्तो मित्रं न सर्पिरासुतिम् ।
    ४ ७ २ १२०२c प्रशँसन्ति प्रशस्तिभिः ॥ १५६५
    4 7 2 1202a yaṃ janāso haviṣmanto mitraṃ na sarpirāsutim .
    4 7 2 1202c praśam̐santi praśastibhiḥ .. 1565
    1565. Adore and exalt Agni whom yajnic people serve as a friend, with havi in hand and oblations of clarified butter, and celebrate with songs of praise. (Rg. 8-74-2)

    SV 1566

    ४ ७ २ १२०३a पन्याँसं जातवेदसं यो देवतात्युद्यता ।
    ४ ७ २ १२०३c हव्यान्यैरयद्दिवि ॥ १५६६
    4 7 2 1203a panyām̐saṃ jātavedasaṃ yo devatātyudyatā .
    4 7 2 1203c havyānyairayaddivi .. 1566
    1566. Havydnyairayad divi. Serve and exalt the adorable Agni, all pervasive, who rises, strengthens all divinities of nature and humanity and raises the oblations to the heavens and heightens their vitality and power. (Rg. 8-74-3)

    SV 1567

    ४ ७ २ १३०१a समिद्धमग्निँ समिधा गिरा गृणे शुचिं पावकं पुरो अध्वरे ध्रुवम् ।
    ४ ७ २ १३०१c विप्रँ होतारं पुरुवारमद्रुहं कविँ सुम्नैरीमहे जातवेदसम् ॥ १५६७
    4 7 2 1301a samiddhamagnim̐ samidhā girā gṛṇe śuciṃ pāvakaṃ puro adhvare dhruvam .
    4 7 2 1301c vipram̐ hotāraṃ puruvāramadruhaṃ kavim̐ sumnairīmahe jātavedasam .. 1567
    1567. I glorify the lighted fire, pure and purifying power, firm and foremost in holy works of love and non-violent development. In our state of peace and comfort, we celebrate and pray to the vibrant light giver of gifts, universally admired, free from jealousy, poetic creator, all knowing and present in all that exists. (Rg. 6-15-7) PAET-2 (Uttararchika) Chapter-15

    SV 1568

    ४ ७ २ १३०२a त्वां दूतमग्ने अमृतं युगेयुगे हव्यवाहं दधिरे पायुमीड्यम्।
    ४ ७ २ १३०२c देवासश्च मर्त्तासश्च जागृविं विभुं विश्पतिं नमसा नि षेदिरे ॥ १५६८
    4 7 2 1302a tvāṃ dūtamagne amṛtaṃ yugeyuge havyavāhaṃ dadhire pāyumīḍyam.
    4 7 2 1302c devāsaśca marttāsaśca jāgṛviṃ vibhuṃ viśpatiṃ namasā ni ṣedire .. 1568
    1568. Agni, life of life, light of existence, brilliant saints and sages and ordinary mortals too for ages and ages have meditated on you, light divine, with homage and self-surrender and found their haven and home in your presence, O lord disseminator of fragrance, receiver of homage and giver of grace, immortal, protector, adorable, ever awake, infinite, ruler and sustainer of humanity. (Rg. 6-15-8)

    SV 1569

    ४ ७ २ १३०३a विभूषन्नग्न उभयाँ अनु व्रता दूतो देवानाँ रजसी समीयसे ।
    ४ ७ २ १३०३c यत्ते धीतिँ सुमतिमावृणीमहेऽध स्मा नस्त्रिवरूथः शिवो भव ॥ १५६९
    4 7 2 1303a vibhūṣannagna ubhayām̐ anu vratā dūto devānām̐ rajasī samīyase .
    4 7 2 1303c yatte dhītim̐ sumatimāvṛṇīmahe'dha smā nastrivarūthaḥ śivo bhava .. 1569
    1569. Agni, lord beatific, purifying fire, gracious to both wise and innocent according to your eternal law, self- refulgent light giver for the brilliant and generous, you pervade heaven and earth with your saving presence. As we meditate on your holy light and vision of knowledge, in consequence by your grace be kind and good to us, O lord of three worlds, omnipresent, omniscient and omnificent. (Rg. 6-15-9)

    SV 1570

    ४ ७ २ १४०१a उप त्वा जामयो गिरो देदिशतीर्हविष्कृतः ।
    ४ ७ २ १४०१c वायोरनीके अस्थिरन् ॥ १५७०
    4 7 2 1401a upa tvā jāmayo giro dediśatīrhaviṣkṛtaḥ .
    4 7 2 1401c vāyoranīke asthiran .. 1570
    1570. Moving and vibrant adorations of the enlightened celebrant reach you and stay by you in the movements of air in the middle regions. (Rg. 8-102-13)

    SV 1571

    ४ ७ २ १४०२a यस्य त्रिधात्ववृतं बर्हिस्तस्थावसन्दिनम् ।
    ४ ७ २ १४०२c आपश्चिन्नि दधा पदम् ॥ १५७१
    4 7 2 1402a yasya tridhātvavṛtaṃ barhistasthāvasandinam .
    4 7 2 1402c āpaścinni dadhā padam .. 1571
    1571. The three-quality mind of the celebrant with sattva, rajas and tamas, open and unfettered, is the seat of Agni where peace and potential for action both have their seat. (Rg. 8-102-14)

    SV 1572

    ४ ७ २ १४०३a पदं देवस्य मीढुषोऽनाधृष्टाभिरूतिभिः ।
    ४ ७ २ १४०३c भद्रा सूर्य इवोपदृक् ॥ १५७२
    4 7 2 1403a padaṃ devasya mīḍhuṣo'nādhṛṣṭābhirūtibhiḥ .
    4 7 2 1403c bhadrā sūrya ivopadṛk .. 1572
    1572. The seat of the refulgent, generous and virile divinity, Agni, with undaunted powers of protection is auspicious and blissful, shining like an inner sun and the second inner eye with inward light and vision. (Rg. 8-102-15)

    SV 1573

    सप्तम प्रपाठकः । तृतीयोऽर्धः
    ४ ७ ३ ०१०१a अभि त्वा पूर्वपीतय इन्द्र स्तोमेभिरायवः ।
    ४ ७ ३ ०१०१c समीचीनास ऋभवः समस्वरन्रुद्रा गृणन्त पूर्व्यम् ॥ १५७३
    saptama prapāṭhakaḥ . tṛtīyo'rdhaḥ
    4 7 3 0101a abhi tvā pūrvapītaya indra stomebhirāyavaḥ .
    4 7 3 0101c samīcīnāsa ṛbhavaḥ samasvaranrudrā gṛṇanta pūrvyam .. 1573
    1573. Indra, men in general, learned experts of vision and wisdom, illustrious powers of law and order, and fighting warriors of defence and protection all together, raising a united voice of praise, prayer and appreciation, with songs of holiness and acts of piety, invoke and invite you, ancient, nearest and most excellent lord of power and lustre, to inaugurate their yajnic celebration of the soma session of peaceful and exciting programme of development. (Rg. 8-3-7)

    SV 1574

    ४ ७ ३ ०१०२a अस्येदिन्द्रो वावृधे वृष्ण्यँ शवो मदे सुतस्य विष्णवि ।
    ४ ७ ३ ०१०२c अद्या तमस्य महिमानमायवोऽनु ष्टुवन्ति पूर्वथा ॥ १५७४
    4 7 3 0102a asyedindro vāvṛdhe vṛṣṇyam̐ śavo made sutasya viṣṇavi .
    4 7 3 0102c adyā tamasya mahimānamāyavo'nu ṣṭuvanti pūrvathā .. 1574
    1574. In the ecstasy of this soma success of achievement through the yajnic programme, Indra augments the strength and enthusiasm of this host and master of the programme, while now as ever before, the people appropriately adore and exalt the greatness of this lord. (Rg. 8-3-8)

    SV 1575

    ४ ७ ३ ०२०१a प्र वामर्चन्त्युक्थिनो नीथाविदो जरितारः ।
    ४ ७ ३ ०२०१c इन्द्राग्नी इष आ वृणे ॥ १५७५
    4 7 3 0201a pra vāmarcantyukthino nīthāvido jaritāraḥ .
    4 7 3 0201c indrāgnī iṣa ā vṛṇe .. 1575
    1575. Indra and Agni, the singers of hymns, pioneers of highways and celebrants honour and worship you. I choose to celebrate you for the sake of sustenance, support and energy. (Rg. 3-12-5)

    SV 1576

    ४ ७ ३ ०२०२a इन्द्राग्नी नवतिं पुरो दासपत्नीरधूनुतम् ।
    ४ ७ ३ ०२०२c साकमेकेन कर्मणा ॥ १५७६
    4 7 3 0202a indrāgnī navatiṃ puro dāsapatnīradhūnutam .
    4 7 3 0202c sākamekena karmaṇā .. 1576
    1576. Indra and Agni, shake up, inspire and arouse with a single clarion call the ninety fortresses yonder of the allied and supporting forces of the benevolent ruler of the republics. (Rg. 3-12-6)

    SV 1577

    ४ ७ ३ ०२०३a इन्द्राग्नी अपसस्पर्युप प्र यन्ति धीतयः ।
    ४ ७ ३ ०२०३c ऋतस्य पथ्याऽऽ३ अनु ॥ १५७७
    4 7 3 0203a indrāgnī apasasparyupa pra yanti dhītayaḥ .
    4 7 3 0203c ṛtasya pathyā''3 anu .. 1577
    1577. Indra and Agni, lord of power and lord of light and law, the pioneer forces of action and reflection go forward, all round, and close to the target, following the paths of truth and law of rectitude. (Swami Dayanand interprets Indra and Agni as wind and electric energy of space, and the movements of this energy in waves directed to the targets of purpose). (Rg. 3-12-7)

    SV 1578

    ४ ७ ३ ०२०४a इन्द्राग्नी तविषाणी वाँ सधस्थानि प्रयाँसि च ।
    ४ ७ ३ ०२०४c युवोरप्तूर्यँ हितम् ॥ १५७८
    4 7 3 0204a indrāgnī taviṣāṇī vām̐ sadhasthāni prayām̐si ca .
    4 7 3 0204c yuvoraptūryam̐ hitam .. 1578
    1578. Indra and Agni, your forces, strategic concentrations of the forces deployed and collective resources, are well disposed, and integrated, and your zeal for making a move is instantaneous, everything being just at hand. (Rg. 3-12-8)

    SV 1579

    ४ ७ ३ ०३०१a शग्ध्यू३ षु शचीपत इन्द्र विश्वाभिरूतिभिः ।
    ४ ७ ३ ०३०१c भगं न हि त्वा यशसं वसुविदमनु शूर चरामसि ॥ १५७९
    4 7 3 0301a śagdhyū3 ṣu śacīpata indra viśvābhirūtibhiḥ .
    4 7 3 0301c bhagaṃ na hi tvā yaśasaṃ vasuvidamanu śūra carāmasi .. 1579
    1579. Indra, lord of omnipotent action and infinitely various victories, with all powers, protections and inspirations, strengthen and energise us for excellent works without delay. As the very honour, splendour and treasure-home of the universe, O potent and heroic lord. we live in pursuit of your glory to justify our existence and win our destiny. (Rg. 8-61-5)

    SV 1580

    ४ ७ ३ ०३०२a पौरो अश्वस्य पुरुकृद्गवामस्युत्सो देव हिरण्ययः ।
    ४ ७ ३ ०३०२c न किर्हि दानं परि मर्धिषत्वे यद्यद्यामि तदा भर ॥ १५८०
    4 7 3 0302a pauro aśvasya purukṛdgavāmasyutso deva hiraṇyayaḥ .
    4 7 3 0302c na kirhi dānaṃ pari mardhiṣatve yadyadyāmi tadā bhara .. 1580
    1580. You are the sole One omnipresent citizen of the universe, creator of all lands, cows, lights and knowledges of the world, maker of the motions, ambitions, advancements and achievements of nature and humanity, fountain head of universal joy, and golden refulgent generous lord supreme. No one can ever impair or obstruct your gifts to humanity. O lord, I pray, bring us whatever we ask for. (Rg. 8-61-6)

    SV 1581

    ४ ७ ३ ०४०१a त्वँ ह्येहि चेरवे विदा भगं वसुत्तये ।
    ४ ७ ३ ०४०१c उद्वावृषस्व मधवन्गविष्टय उदिन्द्राश्वमिष्टये ॥ १५८१
    4 7 3 0401a tvam̐ hyehi cerave vidā bhagaṃ vasuttaye .
    4 7 3 0401c udvāvṛṣasva madhavangaviṣṭaya udindrāśvamiṣṭaye .. 1581
    1581. Come to give gifts of wealth and honour to the devotee so that the people may be happy and prosperous. O lord of honour and majesty, Indra, bring us showers of the wealth of cows, lands, knowledge and culture for the seekers of light, and horses, advancement and achievement for the seekers of progress. (Rg. 8-61-7)

    SV 1582

    ४ ७ ३ ०४०२a त्वं पुरू सहस्राणि शतानि च यूथा दानाय मँहसे ।
    ४ ७ ३ ०४०२c आ पुरन्दरं चकृम विप्रवचस इन्द्रं गायन्तोऽवसे ॥ १५८२
    4 7 3 0402a tvaṃ purū sahasrāṇi śatāni ca yūthā dānāya mam̐hase .
    4 7 3 0402c ā purandaraṃ cakṛma vipravacasa indraṃ gāyanto'vase .. 1582
    1582. Indra, you command and grant many hundreds and thousands of heaps of wealth for gift to the devotees, and as many troops of soldiers for defence and protection. We, poets of holy words of adoration, do service to Indra, breaker of the strongholds of darkness and sing in praise of him and exhort him for the sake of protection and patronage. (Rg. 8-61-8)

    SV 1583

    ४ ७ ३ ०५०१a यो विश्वा दयते वसु होता मन्द्रो जनानाम् ।
    ४ ७ ३ ०५०१c मधोर्न पात्रा प्रथमान्यस्मै प्र स्तोमा यन्त्वग्नये ॥ १५८३
    4 7 3 0501a yo viśvā dayate vasu hotā mandro janānām .
    4 7 3 0501c madhorna pātrā prathamānyasmai pra stomā yantvagnaye .. 1583
    1583. Like bowls of honey let our prime songs of adoration reach this Agni who, blissful high priest of existence, gives all the wealths and joys of the world to humanity. (Rg. 8-103-6)

    SV 1584

    ४ ७ ३ ०५०२a अश्व न गीर्भी रथ्यँ सुदानवो मर्मृज्यन्ते देवयवः ।
    ४ ७ ३ ०५०२c उभे तोके तनये दस्म विस्पते पर्षि राधो मघोनाम् ॥ १५८४
    4 7 3 0502a aśva na gīrbhī rathyam̐ sudānavo marmṛjyante devayavaḥ .
    4 7 3 0502c ubhe toke tanaye dasma vispate parṣi rādho maghonām .. 1584
    1584. Agni, lord of glory, ruler and sustainer of the people, generous devotees dedicated to charity and love of divinity, with voices of adoration and prayer, exalt you like the motive power of the chariot of life, and pray:- Bring us the holy power and prosperity worthy of the magnificent for our children and grand children. (Rg. 8-103-7)

    SV 1585

    ४ ७ ३ ०६०१a इमं मे वरुण श्रुधी हवमद्या च मृडय ।
    ४ ७ ३ ०६०१c त्वामवस्युरा चके ॥ १५८५
    4 7 3 0601a imaṃ me varuṇa śrudhī havamadyā ca mṛḍaya .
    4 7 3 0601c tvāmavasyurā cake .. 1585
    1585. Varuna, Lord Supreme of our highest choice, listen to my prayer to-day, be kind and gracious. In search of love and protection, I come and praise and pray. (Rg. 1-25-19)

    SV 1586

    ४ ७ ३ ०७०१a कया त्वं न ऊत्याभि प्र मन्दसे वृषन् ।
    ४ ७ ३ ०७०१c कया स्तोतृभ्य आ भर ॥ १५८६
    4 7 3 0701a kayā tvaṃ na ūtyābhi pra mandase vṛṣan .
    4 7 3 0701c kayā stotṛbhya ā bhara .. 1586
    1586. Indra, lord of power and prosperity, generous as cloud showers, by which modes of protection and promotion do you bless us with the joys we have, by which methods and graces do you bear and bring the wealth which the celebrants enjoy? (Rg. 8-93-19)

    SV 1587

    ४ ७ ३ ०८०१a इन्द्रमिद्देवतातय इन्द्रं प्रयत्यध्वरे ।
    ४ ७ ३ ०८०१c इन्द्रँ समीके वनिनो हवामह इन्द्रं धनस्य सातये ॥ १५८७
    4 7 3 0801a indramiddevatātaya indraṃ prayatyadhvare .
    4 7 3 0801c indram̐ samīke vanino havāmaha indraṃ dhanasya sātaye .. 1587
    1587. We invoke Indra for our programmes of natural and environmental development. We invite Indra when the yajna of development is inaugurated. Lovers and admirers dedicated to him, we pray for his grace in our struggles of life, and we solicit his favour and guidance for the achievement of wealth, honour and excellence. (Rg. 8-3-5)

    SV 1588

    ४ ७ ३ ०८०२a इन्द्रो मह्ना रोदसी पप्रथच्छव इन्द्रः सूर्यमरोचयत् ।
    ४ ७ ३ ०८०२c इन्द्रे ह विश्वा भुवनानि येमिर इन्द्रे सुवानास इन्दवः ॥ १५८८
    4 7 3 0802a indro mahnā rodasī paprathacchava indraḥ sūryamarocayat .
    4 7 3 0802c indre ha viśvā bhuvanāni yemira indre suvānāsa indavaḥ .. 1588
    1588. Indra, by the power and abundance of his omnipotence, expands and pervades heaven and earth. Indra gives the radiance of light to the sun. All regions of the universe and her children are sustained in life and order in Indra, and in the infinite power, presence and abundance of Indra flow all liquid energies of life's evolution to their perfection and fulfilment. (Rg.8-3-6) 681

    SV 1589

    ४ ७ ३ ०९०१a विश्वकर्मन्हविषा वावृधानः स्वयं यजस्व तन्वा३ँ स्वा हि ते ।
    ४ ७ ३ ०९०१c मुह्यन्त्वन्ये अभितो जनास इहास्माकं मघवा सूरिरस्तु ॥ १५८९
    4 7 3 0901a viśvakarmanhaviṣā vāvṛdhānaḥ svayaṃ yajasva tanvā3m̐ svā hi te .
    4 7 3 0901c muhyantvanye abhito janāsa ihāsmākaṃ maghavā sūrirastu .. 1589
    1589. O Vishvakarman, you yourself guide and perform the yajna of your own creation with the holy materials from within nature itself, yourself exlating in the expansive universe. Here the other people, unaware of the mystery, feel awe-stricken but, we pray, may you. Lord Almighty and omnificent, be the ultimate giver of enlightenment for us. (Rg. 10-81-6)

    SV 1590

    ४ ७ ३ १००१a अया रुचा हरिण्या पुनानो विश्वा द्वेषाँसि तरति सयुग्वभिः सूरो न सयुग्वभिः ।
    ४ ७ ३ १००१c धारा पृष्ठस्य रोचते पुनानो अरुषो हरिः ।
    ४ ७ ३ १००१e विश्वा यद्रूपा परियास्यृक्वभिः सप्तास्येभिरृक्वभिः ॥ १५९०
    4 7 3 1001a ayā rucā hariṇyā punāno viśvā dveṣām̐si tarati sayugvabhiḥ sūro na sayugvabhiḥ .
    4 7 3 1001c dhārā pṛṣṭhasya rocate punāno aruṣo hariḥ .
    4 7 3 1001e viśvā yadrūpā pariyāsyṛkvabhiḥ saptāsyebhirṛkvabhiḥ .. 1590
    1590. This Soma spirit of the fighting force of divinity, protecting and purifying by its own victorious lustre of innate powers, overcomes all forces of jealousy and enmity as the sun dispels all darkness with its own rays of light. The stream of its radiance, on top, shines beautiful and blissful. The lustrous saviour spirit which pervades all existent forms of the world, goes forward pure and purifying with seven notes of its exalting voice and seven rays of light and seven pranic energies expressive of its mighty force. (Rg. 9-111-1)

    SV 1591

    ४ ७ ३ १००२a प्राचीमनु प्रदिशं पाति चेकितत्सँ रश्मिभिर्यतते दर्शतो रथो दैव्यो दर्शतो रथः ।
    ४ ७ ३ १००२c अग्मन्नुक्थानि पौँस्येन्द्रं जैत्राय हर्षयत ।
    ४ ७ ३ १००२e वज्रश्च यद्भवथो अनपच्युता समत्स्वनपच्युता ॥ १५९१
    4 7 3 1002a prācīmanu pradiśaṃ pāti cekitatsam̐ raśmibhiryatate darśato ratho daivyo darśato rathaḥ .
    4 7 3 1002c agmannukthāni paum̐syendraṃ jaitrāya harṣayata .
    4 7 3 1002e vajraśca yadbhavatho anapacyutā samatsvanapacyutā .. 1591
    1591. Intelligent and well aware, Soma warrior goes forward in the line and to the destination in consonance and continuation of living ancient tradition of law and custom, his glorious divine chariot is directed by rays of light and vibrant enthusiasm, thus the glorious chariot goes on. Songs of praise in honour of the brave resound, exalting Indra, the ruling soul of the order, for victory, when the ruling soul and the fighting force both become the one thunderbolt infallible in battles, verily one invincible power in battle. (Rg. 9-111-3)

    SV 1592

    ४ ७ ३ १००३a त्वं ह त्यत्पणीनां विदो वसु सं मातृभिर्मर्जयसि स्व आ दम ऋतस्य धीतिभिर्दमे ।
    ४ ७ ३ १००३c परावतो न साम तद्यत्रा रणन्ति धीतयः ।
    ४ ७ ३ १००३e त्रिधातुभिररुषीभिर्वयो दधे रोचमानो वयो दधे ॥ १५९२
    4 7 3 1003a tvaṃ ha tyatpaṇīnāṃ vido vasu saṃ mātṛbhirmarjayasi sva ā dama ṛtasya dhītibhirdame .
    4 7 3 1003c parāvato na sāma tadyatrā raṇanti dhītayaḥ .
    4 7 3 1003e tridhātubhiraruṣībhirvayo dadhe rocamāno vayo dadhe .. 1592
    1592. You win the wealth of advantage over hard bargainers in exchange and, in trade and commerce, turn deficit into surplus and make it shine with native resources in your own home, yes with open, honest, yajnic transactions of law and truth as on the vedi of yajna. Songs of praise and appreciation from afar are heard where expert organisers and workers rejoice in action. Bright and brilliant Soma spirit of peace holds life and sustenance in hand by shining wealth of matter, mind and motion in open peaceable circulation, yes Soma holds life and sustenance in hand, under control, and provides it freely. (Rg. 9-111-2)

    SV 1593

    ४ ७ ३ ११०१a उत नो गोषणिं धियमश्वसां वाजसामुत ।
    ४ ७ ३ ११०१c नृवत्कृणुह्यूतये ॥ १५९३
    4 7 3 1101a uta no goṣaṇiṃ dhiyamaśvasāṃ vājasāmuta .
    4 7 3 1101c nṛvatkṛṇuhyūtaye .. 1593
    1593. Lord of light and life's development, give us the gift of that knowledge and intelligence which may develop the wealth of cows and horses and create modes and means of success and prosperity. Give us that intelligence inspired with love for people so that we may live in peace and joy. (Rg. 6-53-10)

    SV 1594

    ४ ७ ३ १२०१a शशमानस्य वा नरः स्वेदस्य सत्यशवसः ।
    ४ ७ ३ १२०१c विदा कामस्य वेनतः ॥ १५९४
    4 7 3 1201a śaśamānasya vā naraḥ svedasya satyaśavasaḥ .
    4 7 3 1201c vidā kāmasya venataḥ .. 1594
    1594. Maruts, dynamic powers of action and generosity, know and fulfil the plan and desire of the man truly courageous and powerful, knowledgeable, cultured and graceful who honestly lives by the sweat of his brow. (Rg. 1-86-8)

    SV 1595

    ४ ७ ३ १३०१a उप नः सूनवो गिरः श‍ृण्वन्त्वमृतस्य ये ।
    ४ ७ ३ १३०१c सुमृडीका भवन्तु नः ॥ १५९५
    4 7 3 1301a upa naḥ sūnavo giraḥ śṛṇvantvamṛtasya ye .
    4 7 3 1301c sumṛḍīkā bhavantu naḥ .. 1595
    1595. May the Vishvedevas, eminent brilliancies of humanity, children of immortality and creators of the language of immortality in knowledge, come and listen to the prayers of the seekers and be givers of bliss to us. May the children listen to the voices of the immortals and be givers of joy to us. (Rg. 6-52-9)

    SV 1596

    ४ ७ ३ १४०१a प्र वां महि द्यवी अभ्युपस्तुतिं भरामहे ।
    ४ ७ ३ १४०१c शुची उप प्रशस्तये ॥ १५९६
    4 7 3 1401a pra vāṃ mahi dyavī abhyupastutiṃ bharāmahe .
    4 7 3 1401c śucī upa praśastaye .. 1596
    1596. 685 O resplendent heaven and earth, pure and unsullied, we offer earnest praise in honour to you and approach you with prayers. (Rg. 4-56-5)

    SV 1597

    ४ ७ ३ १४०२a पुनाने तन्वा मिथः स्वेन दक्षेण राजथः ।
    ४ ७ ३ १४०२c ऊह्याथे सनादृतम् ॥ १५९७
    4 7 3 1402a punāne tanvā mithaḥ svena dakṣeṇa rājathaḥ .
    4 7 3 1402c ūhyāthe sanādṛtam .. 1597
    1597. Divine and pure heaven and earth, together in body with your innate power and potential, you shine in glory and observe the laws of eternal truth in existence. (Rg. 4-56-6)

    SV 1598

    ४ ७ ३ १४०३a मही मित्रस्य साधथस्तरन्ती पिप्रती ऋतम् ।
    ४ ७ ३ १४०३c परि यज्ञं नि षेदथुः ॥ १५९८
    4 7 3 1403a mahī mitrasya sādhathastarantī pipratī ṛtam .
    4 7 3 1403c pari yajñaṃ ni ṣedathuḥ .. 1598
    1598. O mighty heaven and earth, helping friends and devotees to cross the hurdles to attainment, fulfilling the laws of truth to bliss, you preside over the yajnas of life to perfection of success. (Rg. 4-56-7)

    SV 1599

    ४ ७ ३ १५०१a अयमु ते समतसि कपोत इव गर्भधिम् ।
    ४ ७ ३ १५०१c वचस्तच्चिन्न ओहसे ॥ १५९९
    4 7 3 1501a ayamu te samatasi kapota iva garbhadhim .
    4 7 3 1501c vacastaccinna ohase .. 1599
    1599. Indra, firmly holding the thunder-bolt in hand, like a forceful jet of water or like a flood of penetrating rays of light to shoot, breaks the cloud and releases the waters of life. Similarly, one with your lustre and valour, like a wood cutter and carver, you fell the strongholds of evil like the trees of a forest, yes, uproot the wicked, striking the blows as with the axe. (Rg. 1-30-4)

    SV 1600

    ४ ७ ३ १५०२a स्तोत्रँ राधानां पते गिर्वाहो वीर यस्य ते ।
    ४ ७ ३ १५०२c विभूतिरस्तु सूनृता ॥ १६००
    4 7 3 1502a stotram̐ rādhānāṃ pate girvāho vīra yasya te .
    4 7 3 1502c vibhūtirastu sūnṛtā .. 1600
    1600. Indra, celebrated in the divine voice of revelation, creator and guardian of the world and its wealth, mighty lord of omnipotence, great and true is your glory, and may our praise and prayer to you be truly realised for our strength and joy of life. (Rg. 1-30-5)

    SV 1601

    ४ ७ ३ १५०३a ऊर्ध्वस्तिष्ठा न ऊतयेऽस्मिन्वाजे शतक्रतो ।
    ४ ७ ३ १५०३c समन्येषु ब्रवावहै ॥ १६०१
    4 7 3 1503a ūrdhvastiṣṭhā na ūtaye'sminvāje śatakrato .
    4 7 3 1503c samanyeṣu bravāvahai .. 1601
    1601. Indra, hero of a hundred great acts of yajnic creation, rise and stay high for our defence and protection in this battle of life. And we would sing your praises in prayer with joy in other battles too together with you. (Rg. 1-30-6)

    SV 1602

    ४ ७ ३ १६०१a गाव उप वदावटे महि यज्ञस्य रप्सुदा ।
    ४ ७ ३ १६०१c उभा कर्णा हिरण्यया ॥ १६०२
    4 7 3 1601a gāva upa vadāvaṭe mahi yajñasya rapsudā .
    4 7 3 1601c ubhā karṇā hiraṇyayā .. 1602
    1602. The psychic base of the devoted seeker of meditative communion is highly creative. O mind and senses attended with both knowledge and action of divine character, rise high and reach close to the reservoir of divine grace and win the showers of bliss. (Rg. 8-72-12)

    SV 1603

    ४ ७ ३ १६०२a अभ्यारमिदद्रयो निषिक्तं पुष्करे मधु ।
    ४ ७ ३ १६०२c अवटस्य विसर्जने ॥ १६०३
    4 7 3 1602a abhyāramidadrayo niṣiktaṃ puṣkare madhu .
    4 7 3 1602c avaṭasya visarjane .. 1603
    1603. When the fount of the divine reservoir is released toward the quiet mind of the devotee, then the lord of clouds and soma fills the lotus of his heart with the honeyed ecstasy of divine grace. (Rg. 8-72-11)

    SV 1604

    ४ ७ ३ १६०३a सिञ्चन्ति नमसावटमुच्चाचक्रं परिज्मानम् ।
    ४ ७ ३ १६०३c नीचीनबारमक्षितम् ॥ १६०४
    4 7 3 1603a siñcanti namasāvaṭamuccācakraṃ parijmānam .
    4 7 3 1603c nīcīnabāramakṣitam .. 1604
    1604. With homage the devotees serve Agni, radiating and vibrating on high, pervading all round, full of peace and joy, just an inverted well, inexhaustible, with release of showers on the down side for the celebrants. (Rg. 8-72-10)

    SV 1605

    ४ ७ ३ १७०१a मा भेम मा श्रमिष्मोग्रस्य सख्ये तव ।
    ४ ७ ३ १७०१c महत्ते वृष्णो अभिचक्ष्यं कृतं पश्येम तुर्वशं यदुम् ॥ १६०५
    4 7 3 1701a mā bhema mā śramiṣmograsya sakhye tava .
    4 7 3 1701c mahatte vṛṣṇo abhicakṣyaṃ kṛtaṃ paśyema turvaśaṃ yadum .. 1605
    1605. Let us never feel afraid, let us never tire or feel depressed under your kind care and friendship, commander of blazing lustre. Admirable is your action and prowess, mighty generous lord. We celebrate you and pray we may see that our people and our progeny be industrious and high achievers. (Rg. 8-4-7)

    SV 1606

    ४ ७ ३ १७०२a सव्यामनु स्फिग्यं वावसे वृष्ना न दानो अस्य रोषति ।
    ४ ७ ३ १७०२c मध्वा सम्पृक्ताः सारघेण धेनवस्तूयमेहि द्रवा पिब ॥ १६०६
    4 7 3 1702a savyāmanu sphigyaṃ vāvase vṛṣnā na dāno asya roṣati .
    4 7 3 1702c madhvā sampṛktāḥ sāragheṇa dhenavastūyamehi dravā piba .. 1606
    1606. The joyous world of soma in relation to the earth, you illuminate and rule with a fraction of your prowess. Whoever plays his part well and renders his share to the refulgent ruler never regrets nor displeases the ruler ever. Come fast, O lord, rush in and drink the soma mixed with sweets of honey and seasoned with milk. (Rg. 8-4-8)

    SV 1607

    ४ ७ ३ १८०१a इमा उ त्वा पुरूवसो गिरो वर्धन्तु या मम ।
    ४ ७ ३ १८०१c पावकवर्णाः शुचयो विपश्चितोऽभि स्तोमैरनूषत ॥ १६०७
    4 7 3 1801a imā u tvā purūvaso giro vardhantu yā mama .
    4 7 3 1801c pāvakavarṇāḥ śucayo vipaścito'bhi stomairanūṣata .. 1607
    1607. O lord of universal wealth, O shelter home of the world, may these words of my divine adoration please you and exalt you. The saints and sages of vision and wisdom and fiery heat and purity of light adore you with songs of celebration. (Rg. 8-3-3)

    SV 1608

    ४ ७ ३ १८०२a अयँ सहस्रमृषिभिः सहस्कृतः समुद्र इव पप्रथे ।
    ४ ७ ३ १८०२c सत्यः सो अस्य महिमा गृणे शवो यज्ञेषु विप्रराज्ये ॥ १६०८
    4 7 3 1802a ayam̐ sahasramṛṣibhiḥ sahaskṛtaḥ samudra iva paprathe .
    4 7 3 1802c satyaḥ so asya mahimā gṛṇe śavo yajñeṣu viprarājye .. 1608
    1608. This Indra, adored and exalted by poets and sages a thousand ways to power and glory, rises like the sea. Ever true and inviolable is he, and I celebrate his might and grandeur expanding in the yajnic programmes of the dominion of the wise. (Rg. 8-3-4)

    SV 1609

    ४ ७ ३ १९०१a यस्यायं विश्व आर्यो दासः शेवधिपा अरिः ।
    ४ ७ ३ १९०१c तिरश्चिदर्ये रुशमे पवीरवि तुभ्येत्सो अज्यते रयिः ॥ १६०९
    4 7 3 1901a yasyāyaṃ viśva āryo dāsaḥ śevadhipā ariḥ .
    4 7 3 1901c tiraścidarye ruśame pavīravi tubhyetso ajyate rayiḥ .. 1609
    1609. This entire world whether it is dynamic and progressive, or reactionary and slavish, whether it guards the wealth of life or destroys it, all this wealth, directly or indirectly, is circulating within the presence of Indra, the master, awfully armed, destroyer of destroyers, to whom it really and ultimately belongs. (Rg. 8-51-9)

    SV 1610

    ४ ७ ३ १९०२a तुरण्यवो मधुमन्तं घृतश्चतं विप्रासो अर्कमानृचुः ।
    ४ ७ ३ १९०२c अस्मे रयिः पप्रथे वृष्ण्यं शवोऽस्मे स्वानास इन्दवः ॥ १६१०
    4 7 3 1902a turaṇyavo madhumantaṃ ghṛtaścataṃ viprāso arkamānṛcuḥ .
    4 7 3 1902c asme rayiḥ paprathe vṛṣṇyaṃ śavo'sme svānāsa indavaḥ .. 1610
    1610. Dynamic scholars and vibrant sages offer to Indra the song of adoration replete with honey sweets and liquid power of exhortation. Let the beauty and prosperity of life increase among us, let generous and virile strength and vitality grow, and let streams of inspiring soma flow for us. (Rg. 8-51-10)

    SV 1611

    ४ ७ ३ २००१a गोमन्न इन्दो अश्ववत्सुतः सुदक्ष धनिव ।
    ४ ७ ३ २००१c शुचिं च वर्णमधि गोषु धार्य ॥ १६११
    4 7 3 2001a gomanna indo aśvavatsutaḥ sudakṣa dhaniva .
    4 7 3 2001c śuciṃ ca varṇamadhi goṣu dhārya .. 1611
    1611. O Soma, refulgent spirit of divine bliss and beauty, manifest every where and realised within, commanding universal power and perfection, pray set 691 in motion for us the flow of wealth full of lands, cows, knowledge and culture, and of horses, movement, progress and achievement. I pray bless me that I may honour and worship your pure divine presence above all, above mind and senses and above the things mind and senses are involved with. (Rg. 9-105-4)

    SV 1612

    ४ ७ ३ २००२a स नो हरीणां पत इन्दो देवप्सरस्तमः ।
    ४ ७ ३ २००२c सखेव सख्ये नर्यो रुचे भव ॥ १६१२
    4 7 3 2002a sa no harīṇāṃ pata indo devapsarastamaḥ .
    4 7 3 2002c sakheva sakhye naryo ruce bhava .. 1612
    1612. O spirit of beauty and universal majesty, controller of all movements, beauties and perfections, divine presence that comprehend all forms of refulgence and generosity, like a friend for friends, be good for our pioneer leadership and brilliance on the vedi. (Rg. 9-105-5)

    SV 1613

    ४ ७ ३ २००३a सनेमि त्वमस्मदा अदेवं कं चिदत्रिणम् ।
    ४ ७ ३ २००३c साह्वाँ इन्दो परि बाधो अप द्वयुम् ॥ १६१३
    4 7 3 2003a sanemi tvamasmadā adevaṃ kaṃ cidatriṇam .
    4 7 3 2003c sāhvām̐ indo pari bādho apa dvayum .. 1613
    1613. O spirit of divine beauty, bliss and brilliance, one with us in all acts and movements, courageous, bold and forbearing, ward off from us all impieties and keep away the impious and ungenerous people wherever they be, whoever is a devouring destroyer, and a double dealer. (Rg. 9-105-6)

    SV 1614

    ४ ७ ३ २१०१a अञ्जते व्यञ्जते समञ्जते क्रतुँ रिहन्ति मध्वाभ्यञ्जते ।
    ४ ७ ३ २१०१c सिन्धोरुऽच्छ्वासे पतयन्तमुक्षणँ हिरण्यपावाः पशुमप्सु गृभ्णते ॥ १६१४
    4 7 3 2101a añjate vyañjate samañjate kratum̐ rihanti madhvābhyañjate .
    4 7 3 2101c sindhoru'cchvāse patayantamukṣaṇam̐ hiraṇyapāvāḥ paśumapsu gṛbhṇate .. 1614
    1614. They realise it in the vibrant soul, diversify the presence in various statements of definition and communication, and integrate the experience and the statements in the awareness of its absolute glory. They love and adore the soul of cosmic yajna and worship it with honey sweets of homage in acts of soma yajna. In these ways of awareness, thoughts, words and deeds, do lovers of the golden glory of soma realise and integrate with the all watching universal power and presence vaulting on top of their waves of consciousness with incessant showers of bliss divine. (Rg. 9-86-43)

    SV 1615

    ४ ७ ३ २१०२a विपश्चिते पवमानाय गायत मही न धारात्यन्धो अर्षति ।
    ४ ७ ३ २१०२c अहिर्न जूर्णामति सर्पति त्वचमत्यो न क्रीडन्नसरद्वृषा हरिः ॥ १६१५
    4 7 3 2102a vipaścite pavamānāya gāyata mahī na dhārātyandho arṣati .
    4 7 3 2102c ahirna jūrṇāmati sarpati tvacamatyo na krīḍannasaradvṛṣā hariḥ .. 1615
    1615. 693 O people, sing in honour of Soma, omniscient spirit of life, pure and purifier that brings us food, energy, honour and excellence in torrential streams. Knowing that, man, free from want, suffering and small mindedness, goes forward with life happy, youthful, playful as a colt and generous as showers of rain, and at the end of life goes on again, having left this body as a snake casts off its old skin and goes free and youthful again. (Rg. 9-86-44)

    SV 1616

    ४ ७ ३ २१०३a अग्रेगो राजाप्यस्तविष्यते विमानो अह्नां भुवनेष्वर्पितः ।
    ४ ७ ३ २१०३c हरिर्घृतस्नुः सुदृशीको अर्णवो ज्योतीरथः पवते राय ओक्यः ॥ १६१६
    4 7 3 2103a agrego rājāpyastaviṣyate vimāno ahnāṃ bhuvaneṣvarpitaḥ .
    4 7 3 2103c harirghṛtasnuḥ sudṛśīko arṇavo jyotīrathaḥ pavate rāya okyaḥ .. 1616
    1616. Soma, foremost pioneer spirit, refulgent ruler, open to all, maker of days and nights, omnipresent in all regions of the universe, is adored and worshipped by all. Soft and sweet, gracious and illuminative as ghrta, destroyer of darkness and suffering, blissful of sight, deep as space, riding the chariot of light, universal haven of all, moves, initiates and consecrates us for the achievement of honour, wealth and excellence. (Rg. 9-86-45)

    SV 1617

    आष्टम प्रपाठकः । प्रथमोऽर्धः
    ४ ८ १ ०१०१a विश्वेभिरग्ने अग्निभिरिमं यज्ञमिदं वचः ।
    ४ ८ १ ०१०१c चनो घाः सहसा यहो ॥ १६१७
    āṣṭama prapāṭhakaḥ . prathamo'rdhaḥ
    4 8 1 0101a viśvebhiragne agnibhirimaṃ yajñamidaṃ vacaḥ .
    4 8 1 0101c cano ghāḥ sahasā yaho .. 1617
    1617. Agni, lord of knowledge, mighty of strength and power, kind and gracious, with all these forms of heat and energy, take on this yajnic programme of ours, fructify our words of prayer, and bless us with the delight of well-being. (Rg. 1-26-10)

    SV 1618

    ४ ८ १ ०१०२a यच्चिद्धि शश्वा तना देवन्देवं यजामहे ।
    ४ ८ १ ०१०२c त्वे इद्धूयते हविः ॥ १६१८
    4 8 1 0102a yacciddhi śaśvā tanā devandevaṃ yajāmahe .
    4 8 1 0102c tve iddhūyate haviḥ .. 1618
    1618. By whichever eternal and extended holy powers of cosmic yajna were the brilliant and generous powers of nature created, to the same divine powers we offer yajna, to one and all. And to the same powers is the holy material of yajna offered for all time. (Rg. 1-26-6)

    SV 1619

    ४ ८ १ ०१०३a प्रियो नो अस्तु विश्पतिर्होता मन्द्रो वरेण्यः ।
    ४ ८ १ ०१०३c प्रियाः स्वग्नयो वयम् ॥ १६१९
    4 8 1 0103a priyo no astu viśpatirhotā mandro vareṇyaḥ .
    4 8 1 0103c priyāḥ svagnayo vayam .. 1619
    1619. May the happy, charming and venerable ruler of the people, worthy of choice, be dear to us. May the venerable people who offer yajna in honour of Agni, eternal lord of cosmic yajna, and the leader of the people, be dear to us. (Rg. 1-26-7)

    SV 1620

    ४ ८ १ ०२०१a इन्द्रं वो विश्वतस्परि हवामहे जनेभ्यः ।
    ४ ८ १ ०२०१c अस्माकमस्तु केवलः ॥ १६२०
    4 8 1 0201a indraṃ vo viśvataspari havāmahe janebhyaḥ .
    4 8 1 0201c asmākamastu kevalaḥ .. 1620
    1620. For the sake of you all of humanity, we invoke and worship Indra, the one lord ruler over the universe, and we pray He may be with us in vision in a state of absolute bliss. (Rg. 1-7-10)

    SV 1621

    ४ ८ १ ०२०२a स नो वृषन्नमुं चरुँ सत्रादावन्नपा वृधि ।
    ४ ८ १ ०२०२c अस्मभ्यमप्रतिष्कुतः ॥ १६२१
    4 8 1 0202a sa no vṛṣannamuṃ carum̐ satrādāvannapā vṛdhi .
    4 8 1 0202c asmabhyamapratiṣkutaḥ .. 1621
    1621. Indra, lord of the universe, light of the world, generous lord of wealth, irresistible wielder of power, generous giver of showers, grant us the yajnic prosperity of life and open the doors of freedom and salvation at the end. (Rg. 1-7-6)

    SV 1622

    ४ ८ १ ०२०३a बृषा यूथेव वँसगः कृष्टीरियर्त्योजसा ।
    ४ ८ १ ०२०३c ईशानो अप्रतिष्कुतः ॥ १६२२
    4 8 1 0203a bṛṣā yūtheva vam̐sagaḥ kṛṣṭīriyartyojasā .
    4 8 1 0203c īśāno apratiṣkutaḥ .. 1622
    1622. As the virile bull leads the herd it rules, so does Indra, generous lord indomitable and ruler of the world, inspire and lead His children to joy and freedom. (Rg. 1-7-8)

    SV 1623

    ४ ८ १ ०३०१a त्वं नश्चित्र ऊत्या वसो राधाँसि चोदय ।
    ४ ८ १ ०३०१c अस्य रायस्त्वमग्ने रथीरसि विदा गाधं तुचे तु नः ॥ १६२३
    4 8 1 0301a tvaṃ naścitra ūtyā vaso rādhām̐si codaya .
    4 8 1 0301c asya rāyastvamagne rathīrasi vidā gādhaṃ tuce tu naḥ .. 1623
    1623. Agni, wonderful lord of versatile action, giver of shelter and security of the home, with protection and advancement, inspire and raise our means and materials for success and achievement. O lord of knowledge and vision, you are the guide and pilot of the chariot and wealth and honours of this generation. Give us the message and inspiration of peace, progress and security for our children. (Rg. 6-48-9)

    SV 1624

    ४ ८ १ ०३०२a पर्षि तोकं तनयं पर्तृभिष्ट्वमदब्धैरप्रयुत्वभिः ।
    ४ ८ १ ०३०२c अग्ने हेडाँसि दैव्या युयोधि नोऽदेवानि हराँसि च ॥ १६२४
    4 8 1 0302a parṣi tokaṃ tanayaṃ partṛbhiṣṭvamadabdhairaprayutvabhiḥ .
    4 8 1 0302c agne heḍām̐si daivyā yuyodhi no'devāni harām̐si ca .. 1624
    1624. Agni, lord of light and culture, you cleanse, refine and enrich our children and teenagers with all nourishments and safeguards for body, mind and soul with unfailing and unchallengeable modes and methods of education and refinement. Resist and overcome the passions and negativities which attract natural wrath and fight out impious temptations from us.(Rg.6-48-10)

    SV 1625

    ४ ८ १ ०४०१a किमित्ते विष्णो परिचक्षि नाम प्र यद्ववक्षे शिपिविष्टो अस्मि ।
    ४ ८ १ ०४०१c मा वर्पो अस्मदप गूह एतद्यदन्यरूपः समिथे बभूथ ॥ १६२५
    4 8 1 0401a kimitte viṣṇo paricakṣi nāma pra yadvavakṣe śipiviṣṭo asmi .
    4 8 1 0401c mā varpo asmadapa gūha etadyadanyarūpaḥ samithe babhūtha .. 1625
    1625. Vishnu, can that manifestive form of your presence be described or ignored? You yourself reveal in the Veda that you are self - refulgent. Pray do not hide off that form of yours from me, nor the other one which manifests in the divine wrath and punishment in the existential battle between good and evil. (Rg. 7-100-6)

    SV 1626

    ४ ८ १ ०४०२a प्र तत्ते अद्य शिपिविष्ट हव्यमर्यः शँसामि वयुनानि विद्वान् ।
    ४ ८ १ ०४०२c तं त्वा गृणामि तवसमतव्यान्क्षयन्तमस्य रजसः पराके ॥ १६२६
    4 8 1 0402a pra tatte adya śipiviṣṭa havyamaryaḥ śam̐sāmi vayunāni vidvān .
    4 8 1 0402c taṃ tvā gṛṇāmi tavasamatavyānkṣayantamasya rajasaḥ parāke .. 1626
    1626. O lord self-refulgent, you that have made this wide world, I adore today, celebrate and glorify your name:- You are the master, lord omniscient of the ways and laws of existence. You are the mighty power, all pervasive far and wide in the moving world, and you are transcendent even beyond. (Rg. 7-100-5)

    SV 1627

    ४ ८ १ ०४०३a वषट् ते विष्णवास आ कृणोमि तन्मे जुषस्व शिपिविष्ट हव्यम् ।
    ४ ८ १ ०४०३c वर्धन्तु त्वा सुष्टुतयो गिरि मे यूयं पात स्वस्तभिः सदा नः ॥ १६२७
    4 8 1 0403a vaṣaṭ te viṣṇavāsa ā kṛṇomi tanme juṣasva śipiviṣṭa havyam .
    4 8 1 0403c vardhantu tvā suṣṭutayo giri me yūyaṃ pāta svastabhiḥ sadā naḥ .. 1627
    1627. Vishnu, lord omnipresent, I do honour to your presence in song and offer it to you as homage in words. O lord of universal light of life, pray accept this offer of homage. May my words of celebration exalt your presence in manifestation. O lord, O divinities of nature and humanity, pray protect and promote us with all means and modes of peace, prosperity and all round well being all ways all time. (Rg. 7-100-7)

    SV 1628

    ४ ८ १ ०५०१a वायो शुक्रो अयामि ते मध्वो अग्रं दिविष्टिषु ।
    ४ ८ १ ०५०१c आ याहि सोमपीतये स्पार्हो देव नियुत्वता ॥ १६२८
    4 8 1 0501a vāyo śukro ayāmi te madhvo agraṃ diviṣṭiṣu .
    4 8 1 0501c ā yāhi somapītaye spārho deva niyutvatā .. 1628
    1628. Vayu, lord omnipotent, self-refulgent and generous centre object of universal love, I come to the top of the honey sweets of yajnic creations of light and joy for the life divine, cleansed and pure as I am now. Come for a drink of soma by the chariot and the team of horses. (Rg. 4-47-1)

    SV 1629

    ४ ८ १ ०५०२a इन्द्रश्च वायवेषाँ सोमानां पीतिमर्हथः ।
    ४ ८ १ ०५०२c युवाँ हि यन्तीन्दवो निम्नमापो न सध्र्यक् ॥ १६२९
    4 8 1 0502a indraśca vāyaveṣām̐ somānāṃ pītimarhathaḥ .
    4 8 1 0502c yuvām̐ hi yantīndavo nimnamāpo na sadhryak .. 1629
    1629. Indra and Vayu, you two love and deserve the drink of these somas distilled in yajnas. Just as waters all together flow to the sea, so do all flows of soma and all movements of dedicated devotees end up when they join you. (Rg. 4-47-2)

    SV 1630

    ४ ८ १ ०५०३a वायविन्द्रश्च शुष्मिणा सरथँ शवसस्पती ।
    ४ ८ १ ०५०३c नियुत्वन्ता न ऊतय आ यातँ सोमपीतये ॥ १६३०
    4 8 1 0503a vāyavindraśca śuṣmiṇā saratham̐ śavasaspatī .
    4 8 1 0503c niyutvantā na ūtaya ā yātam̐ somapītaye .. 1630
    1630. Vayu and Indra, most powerful, commander and ruler of the power and force of existence, controllers of the dynamics of energy, come hither together by the same chariot as two in one for the protection and promotion of our yajna of production, honour and excellence. (Rg. 4-47-3)

    SV 1631

    ४ ८ १ ०६०१a अध क्षपा परिष्कृतो वाजाँ अभि प्र गाहते ।
    ४ ८ १ ०६०१c यदी विवस्वतो धियो हरिँ हिन्वन्ति यातवे ॥ १६३१
    4 8 1 0601a adha kṣapā pariṣkṛto vājām̐ abhi pra gāhate .
    4 8 1 0601c yadī vivasvato dhiyo harim̐ hinvanti yātave .. 1631
    1631. When the thoughts and actions of bright celebrants invoke, invite and inspire Soma to move, initiate and bless, then the divine spirit, exalted by the songs, moves toward battles and inspires, energises and exalts their mind and courage for victory. (Rg. 9-99-2)

    SV 1632

    ४ ८ १ ०६०२a तमस्य मर्जयामसि मदो य इन्द्रपातमः ।
    ४ ८ १ ०६०२c यं गाव आसभिर्दधुः पुरा नूनं च सूरयः ॥ १६३२
    4 8 1 0602a tamasya marjayāmasi mado ya indrapātamaḥ .
    4 8 1 0602c yaṃ gāva āsabhirdadhuḥ purā nūnaṃ ca sūrayaḥ .. 1632
    1632. That power and ecstasy of this Soma, worthiest of the soul's delight, we adore and exalt, which the sense and mind with their perceptions and reflection receive and which, for sure, veteran sages too have experienced for times immemorial. (Rg. 9-99-3)

    SV 1633

    ४ ८ १ ०६०३a तं गाथया पुराण्या पुनानमभ्यनूषत ।
    ४ ८ १ ०६०३c उतो कृपन्त धीतयो देवानां नाम बिभ्रतीः ॥ १६३३
    4 8 1 0603a taṃ gāthayā purāṇyā punānamabhyanūṣata .
    4 8 1 0603c uto kṛpanta dhītayo devānāṃ nāma bibhratīḥ .. 1633
    1633. That spirit of Soma, pure and purifying, the celebrants adore and exalt by songs of old in Vedic voice and, the same, thoughts and actions of veteran sages with the divine name content of the lord supplicate and glorify. (Rg. 9-99-4)

    SV 1634

    ४ ८ १ ०७०१a अश्वं न त्वा वारवन्तं वन्दध्या अग्निं नमोभिः ।
    ४ ८ १ ०७०१c सम्राजन्तमध्वराणाम् ॥ १६३४
    4 8 1 0701a aśvaṃ na tvā vāravantaṃ vandadhyā agniṃ namobhiḥ .
    4 8 1 0701c samrājantamadhvarāṇām .. 1634
    1634. Agni, brilliant and illuminating power and presence of yajnas from the homely agnihotra to the highest programmes of humanity, like a tempestuous horse of flying hair, we praise you and celebrate you with homage and offerings of food and oblations. (Rg. 1-27-1)

    SV 1635

    ४ ८ १ ०७०२a स घा नः सूनुः शवसा पृथुप्रगामा सुशेवः ।
    ४ ८ १ ०७०२c मीढ्वाँ अस्माकं बभूयात् ॥ १६३५
    4 8 1 0702a sa ghā naḥ sūnuḥ śavasā pṛthupragāmā suśevaḥ .
    4 8 1 0702c mīḍhvām̐ asmākaṃ babhūyāt .. 1635
    1635. May our children and successors, travelling far and wide with power and knowledge, be good and kind to us and give us showers of wealth and prosperity. (Rg. 1-27-2)

    SV 1636

    ४ ८ १ ०७०३a स नो दूराच्चासाच्च नि मर्त्यादघायोः ।
    ४ ८ १ ०७०३c पाहि सदमिद्विश्वायुः ॥ १६३६
    4 8 1 0703a sa no dūrāccāsācca ni martyādaghāyoḥ .
    4 8 1 0703c pāhi sadamidviśvāyuḥ .. 1636
    1636. May he, lord of light and knowledge, giver of all joys of life, protect our life, home and industry from far and near against any and every sinful person.(Rg. 1-27-3)

    SV 1637

    ४ ८ १ ०८०१a त्वमिन्द्र प्रतूर्तिष्वभि विश्वा असि स्पृधः ।
    ४ ८ १ ०८०१c अशस्तिहा जनिता वृत्रतूरसि त्वं तूर्य तरुष्यतः ॥ १६३७
    4 8 1 0801a tvamindra pratūrtiṣvabhi viśvā asi spṛdhaḥ .
    4 8 1 0801c aśastihā janitā vṛtratūrasi tvaṃ tūrya taruṣyataḥ .. 1637
    1637. Indra, O inspired soul, in the external conflicts of life and in the internal conflicts of mind, you are the superior over all assailants. You are the destroyer of evil and calumny, creator of goodness and eliminator of impediments. Pray drive off all evil thoughts and oppositions of life and mind. (Rg. 8-99-5)

    SV 1638

    ४ ८ १ ०८०२a अनु ते शुष्मं तुरयन्तमीयतुः क्षोणी शिशुं न मातरा ।
    ४ ८ १ ०८०२c विश्वास्ते स्पृधः श्नथयन्त मन्यवे वृत्रं यदिन्द्र तूर्वसि ॥ १६३८
    4 8 1 0802a anu te śuṣmaṃ turayantamīyatuḥ kṣoṇī śiśuṃ na mātarā .
    4 8 1 0802c viśvāste spṛdhaḥ śnathayanta manyave vṛtraṃ yadindra tūrvasi .. 1638
    1638. Just as mothers follow the desires and interests of children, so do the heaven and earth, all living beings from earth to heaven, think and act in conformity with you, evil destroying power. All oppositions slacken and fall exhausted when you strike and destroy the demons of evil and negativity in the interest of man.(Rg.8-99-6)

    SV 1639

    ४ ८ १ ०९०१a यज्ञ इन्द्रमवर्धयद्यद्भूमिं व्यवर्तयत् ।
    ४ ८ १ ०९०१c चक्राण ओपशं दिवि ॥ १६३९
    4 8 1 0901a yajña indramavardhayadyadbhūmiṃ vyavartayat .
    4 8 1 0901c cakrāṇa opaśaṃ divi .. 1639
    1639. Yajna, joint creative endeavour which protects and replenishes the earth and environment, pleases and elevates Indra, the ruler, and creates a place of bliss in the light of heaven for the doer. (Rg. 8-14-5)

    SV 1640

    ४ ८ १ ०९०२a व्या३न्तरिक्षमतिरन्मदे सोमस्य रोचना ।
    ४ ८ १ ०९०२c इन्द्रो यदभिनद्वलम् ॥ १६४०
    4 8 1 0902a vyā3ntarikṣamatiranmade somasya rocanā .
    4 8 1 0902c indro yadabhinadvalam .. 1640
    1640. When Indra, lord omnipotent and blissful, eliminates all obstructions and negativities from our paths of progress, then we see the entire space in existence shines with light and overflows with the joy of soma bliss. (Rg. 8-14-7)

    SV 1641

    ४ ८ १ ०९०३a उदगा आजदङ्गिरोभ्य आविष्कृण्वन्गुहा सतीः ।
    ४ ८ १ ०९०३c अर्वाञ्चं नुनुदे वलम् ॥ १६४१
    4 8 1 0903a udagā ājadaṅgirobhya āviṣkṛṇvanguhā satīḥ .
    4 8 1 0903c arvāñcaṃ nunude valam .. 1641
    1641. When the lord shakes up our psychic energies to the depths and throws out our darkness and negativities, then he sharpens our senses along with pranic energies and opens out our spiritual potential hidden in the cave of the heart. (Rg. 8-14-8)

    SV 1642

    ४ ८ १ १००१a त्यमु वः सत्रासाहं विश्वासु गीर्ष्वायतम् ।
    ४ ८ १ १००१c आ च्यावयस्यूतये ॥ १६४२
    4 8 1 1001a tyamu vaḥ satrāsāhaṃ viśvāsu gīrṣvāyatam .
    4 8 1 1001c ā cyāvayasyūtaye .. 1642
    1642. O people of the land, that generous and brilliant victor (Sudaksha) in all sessions of the enlightened citizens and celebrated in their universal voices, you elevate to the office of ruler for your defence, protection and progress. (Rg. 8-92-7)

    SV 1643

    ४ ८ १ १००२a युध्मँ सन्तमनर्वाणँ सोमपामनपच्युतम् ।
    ४ ८ १ १००२c नरमवार्यक्रतुम् ॥ १६४३
    4 8 1 1002a yudhmam̐ santamanarvāṇam̐ somapāmanapacyutam .
    4 8 1 1002c naramavāryakratum .. 1643
    1643. The ruler, warrior that hits the target, being irresistible, protector and valuer of life's joy, inviolable and unsurpassable leader in irrevocable action:- such is Indra, elevated ruler. (Rg. 8-92-8)

    SV 1644

    ४ ८ १ १००३a शिक्षा ण इन्द्र राय आ पुरु विद्वाँ ऋचीषम ।
    ४ ८ १ १००३c अवा नः पार्ये धने ॥ १६४४
    4 8 1 1003a śikṣā ṇa indra rāya ā puru vidvām̐ ṛcīṣama .
    4 8 1 1003c avā naḥ pārye dhane .. 1644
    1644. Indra, leader in knowledge and wisdom, pursuer of the path of rectitude, guide and lead us to ample wealth and protect us through our struggle for victory of honour and excellence. (Rg. 8-92-9)

    SV 1645

    ४ ८ १ ११०१a तव त्यदिन्द्रियं बृहत्तव दक्ष्ममुत क्रतुम् ।
    ४ ८ १ ११०१c वज्रँ शिशाति धिषणा वरेण्यम् ॥ १६४५
    4 8 1 1101a tava tyadindriyaṃ bṛhattava dakṣmamuta kratum .
    4 8 1 1101c vajram̐ śiśāti dhiṣaṇā vareṇyam .. 1645
    1645. That grandeur and majesty of yours, that power and potential, that continuous act of divine generosity, that adamantine will and force of natural justice and dispensation of the thunderbolt which overwhelms our will and choice commands our sense of discrimination, and we glorify it, we sharpen it, we accept it with adoration. (Rg. 8-15-7)

    SV 1646

    ४ ८ १ ११०२a तव द्यौरिन्द्र पौँस्यं पृथिवी वर्धति श्रवः ।
    ४ ८ १ ११०२c त्वामापः पर्वतासश्च हिन्विरे ॥ १६४६
    4 8 1 1102a tava dyaurindra paum̐syaṃ pṛthivī vardhati śravaḥ .
    4 8 1 1102c tvāmāpaḥ parvatāsaśca hinvire .. 1646
    1646. The light of heaven glorifies your blazing power, the earth augments your honour and fame, and the rolling floods of water and mighty mountains of majesty do awesome homage to you. (Rg. 8-15-8)

    SV 1647

    ४ ८ १ ११०३a त्वां विष्णुर्बृहन्क्षयो मित्रो गृणाति वरुणः ।
    ४ ८ १ ११०३c त्वाँ शर्धो मदत्यनु मारुतम् ॥ १६४७
    4 8 1 1103a tvāṃ viṣṇurbṛhankṣayo mitro gṛṇāti varuṇaḥ .
    4 8 1 1103c tvām̐ śardho madatyanu mārutam .. 1647
    1647. Vishnu, cosmic dynamics of nature's expansive sustenance, Mitra, loving and life giving sun, Varuna, soothing and energising oceans of the universe, and the power and force of the showers of cosmic energy all exalt you and receive their life and exaltation from you. (Rg. 8-15-9)

    SV 1648

    ४ ८ १ १२०१a नमस्ते अग्न ओजसे गृणन्ति देव कृष्टयः ।
    ४ ८ १ १२०१c अमैरमित्रमर्दय ॥ १६४८
    4 8 1 1201a namaste agna ojase gṛṇanti deva kṛṣṭayaḥ .
    4 8 1 1201c amairamitramardaya .. 1648
    1648. Salutations to you, Agni, refulgent lord of generosity. The people too adore and exalt you. Pray ward off and throw out the enemies and unfriendly forces by your laws and powers. (Rg. 8-75-10)

    SV 1649

    ४ ८ १ १२०२a कुवित्सु नो गविष्टयेऽग्ने संवेषिषो रयिम् ।
    ४ ८ १ १२०२c उरुकृदुरु णस्कृधि ॥ १६४९
    4 8 1 1202a kuvitsu no gaviṣṭaye'gne saṃveṣiṣo rayim .
    4 8 1 1202c urukṛduru ṇaskṛdhi .. 1649
    1649. Agni, refulgent lord, give us ample and high quality wealth for the development and expansion of our lands and cows, and let us too vastly expand and highly rise in life. (Rg. 8-75-11)

    SV 1650

    ४ ८ १ १२०३a मा नो अग्ने महाधने परा वर्ग्भारभृद्यथा ।
    ४ ८ १ १२०३c संवर्गँ सँ रयिं जय ॥ १६५०
    4 8 1 1203a mā no agne mahādhane parā vargbhārabhṛdyathā .
    4 8 1 1203c saṃvargam̐ sam̐ rayiṃ jaya .. 1650
    1650. Agni, do not abandon us in this great battle of life like a tired burden bearer throwing off his burden. Instead, win holy wealth like the yajaka gathering sacred grass for the vedi to perform the yajna. (Rg. 8-75-12)

    SV 1651

    ४ ८ १ १३०१a समस्य मन्यवे विशो विश्वा नमन्त कृष्टयः ।
    ४ ८ १ १३०१c समुद्रायेव सिन्धवः ॥ १६५१
    4 8 1 1301a samasya manyave viśo viśvā namanta kṛṣṭayaḥ .
    4 8 1 1301c samudrāyeva sindhavaḥ .. 1651
    1651. The people, in fact the entire humanity, bow in homage and surrender to this lord of passion, power and splendour just as rivers flow on down and join into the sea. (Rg. 8-6-4)

    SV 1652

    ४ ८ १ १३०२a वि चिद्वृत्रस्य दोधतः शिरो बिभेद वृष्णिना ।
    ४ ८ १ १३०२c वज्रेण शतपर्वणा ॥ १६५२
    4 8 1 1302a vi cidvṛtrasya dodhataḥ śiro bibheda vṛṣṇinā .
    4 8 1 1302c vajreṇa śataparvaṇā .. 1652
    1652. And when the lord of might and munificence with his thunderbolt of showers and a hundred potentials shatters the head of Vrtra, terror striking demon of darkness, drought and despair, the bolt is nothing but the blazing omnipotence of the lord. (Rg. 8-6-6)

    SV 1653

    ४ ८ १ १३०३a ओजस्तदस्य तित्विष उभे यत्समवर्त्तयत् ।
    ४ ८ १ १३०३c इन्द्रश्चर्मेव रोदसी ॥ १६५३
    4 8 1 1303a ojastadasya titviṣa ubhe yatsamavarttayat .
    4 8 1 1303c indraścarmeva rodasī .. 1653
    1653. When Indra, lord almighty, pervades and envelops both heaven and earth in the cover of light, the light that shines is only the lord's divine splendour that blazes with glory. (Rg. 8-6-5)

    SV 1654

    ४ ८ १ १४०१a सुमन्मा वस्वी रन्ती सूनरी ॥ १६५४
    4 8 1 1401a sumanmā vasvī rantī sūnarī .. 1654
    1654. Indra is wise and noble at heart, bright and beneficent, joyous is his love, delightful and persuasive his word.

    SV 1655

    ४ ८ १ १४०२a सरूप वृषन्ना गहीमौ भद्रौ धुर्यावभि ।
    ४ ८ १ १४०२c ताविमा उप सर्पतः ॥ १६५५
    4 8 1 1402a sarūpa vṛṣannā gahīmau bhadrau dhuryāvabhi .
    4 8 1 1402c tāvimā upa sarpataḥ .. 1655
    1655. Pleasing of form universally, generous and abundant as clouds of shower, come Indra, auspicious are these your carriage horses like rays of the sun, like knowledge and action of a mighty soul, and they come close, bearing your Divinity. Lead us on.

    SV 1656

    ४ ८ १ १४०३a नीव शीर्षाणि मृढ्वं मध्य आपस्य तिष्ठति ।
    ४ ८ १ १४०३c श‍ृङ्गेभिर्दशभिर्दिशन् ॥ १६५६
    4 8 1 1403a nīva śīrṣāṇi mṛḍhvaṃ madhya āpasya tiṣṭhati .
    4 8 1 1403c śṛṅgebhirdaśabhirdiśan .. 1656
    1656. O celebrants, cleanse your mind and thoughts, bow down your heads in reverence, Indra abides in the midst of spatial oceans of energy and realms of light pointing to the paths of action and advancement with all the divine words, wisdom and pranic energies.

    SV 1657

    आष्टम प्रपाठकः । द्वितीयोऽर्धः
    ४ ८ २ ०१०१a पन्यंपन्यमित्सोतार आ धावत मद्याय ।
    ४ ८ २ ०१०१c सोमं वीराय शूराय ॥ १६५७
    āṣṭama prapāṭhakaḥ . dvitīyo'rdhaḥ
    4 8 2 0101a panyaṃpanyamitsotāra ā dhāvata madyāya .
    4 8 2 0101c somaṃ vīrāya śūrāya .. 1657
    1657. O makers of soma, to Indra, offer the drink of soma, brave, ecstatic and heroic, and let each draught be more and more delicious and adorable. (Rg. 8-2-25)

    SV 1658

    ४ ८ २ ०१०२a एह हरी ब्रह्मयुजा शग्मा वक्षतः सखायम् ।
    ४ ८ २ ०१०२c इन्द्रं गीर्भिर्गिर्वणसम् ॥ १६५८
    4 8 2 0102a eha harī brahmayujā śagmā vakṣataḥ sakhāyam .
    4 8 2 0102c indraṃ gīrbhirgirvaṇasam .. 1658
    1658. Let the brave veterans of knowledge and yajnic karma, dedicated to Veda Brahma and humanity, with holy songs of divinity, invoke the most venerable and celebrated lord here on the vedi as our friend and companion. (Rg. 8-2-27)

    SV 1659

    ४ ८ २ ०१०३a पाता वृत्रहा सुतमा घा गमन्नारे अस्मत् ।
    ४ ८ २ ०१०३c नि यमते शतमूतिः ॥ १६५९
    4 8 2 0103a pātā vṛtrahā sutamā ghā gamannāre asmat .
    4 8 2 0103c ni yamate śatamūtiḥ .. 1659
    1659. May the connoisseur of distilled soma, destroyer of darkness, dishonour and destitution, come and never be far away from us. The lord who commands a hundred forces of defence, protection and progress rules all, friends and foes. (Rg. 8-2-26)

    SV 1660

    ४ ८ २ ०२०१a आ त्वा विशन्त्विन्दवः समुद्रमिव सिन्धवः ।
    ४ ८ २ ०२०१c न त्वामिन्द्राति रिच्यते ॥ १६६०
    4 8 2 0201a ā tvā viśantvindavaḥ samudramiva sindhavaḥ .
    4 8 2 0201c na tvāmindrāti ricyate .. 1660
    1660. All the flows of soma, joys, beauties and graces of life concentrate in you, and thence they flow forth too, Indra, lord supreme, just as all rivers flow and join in the ocean and flow forth from there. O lord no one can comprehend and excel you. (Rg. 8-92-22)

    SV 1661

    ४ ८ २ ०२०२a विव्यक्थ महिना वृषन्भक्षँ सोमस्य जागृवे ।
    ४ ८ २ ०२०२c य इन्द्र जठरेषु ते ॥ १६६१
    4 8 2 0202a vivyaktha mahinā vṛṣanbhakṣam̐ somasya jāgṛve .
    4 8 2 0202c ya indra jaṭhareṣu te .. 1661
    1661. O lord of universal love and grace as showers of rain, ever awake in the world of existence, your divine bliss pervades all that essence of soma, joy and beauty of life, which is food for the human soul, and it ripples and rolls in the blissful reservoirs of your divine presence. (Rg. 8-92-23)

    SV 1662

    ४ ८ २ ०२०३a अरं त इन्द्र कुक्षये सोमो भवतु वृत्रहन् ।
    ४ ८ २ ०२०३c अरं धामभ्य इन्दवः ॥ १६६२
    4 8 2 0203a araṃ ta indra kukṣaye somo bhavatu vṛtrahan .
    4 8 2 0203c araṃ dhāmabhya indavaḥ .. 1662
    1662. Indra, O lord of power and joy, destroyer of evil and suffering, let there be ample soma to fill the space in the womb of existence, and let the flow of soma be profuse for all the forms of existence. (Rg. 8-92-24)

    SV 1663

    ४ ८ २ ०३०१a जराबोध तद्विविड्ढि विशेविशे यज्ञियाय ।
    ४ ८ २ ०३०१c स्तोमँ रुद्राय दृशीकम् ॥ १६६३
    4 8 2 0301a jarābodha tadviviḍḍhi viśeviśe yajñiyāya .
    4 8 2 0301c stomam̐ rudrāya dṛśīkam .. 1663
    1663. Hero of high knowledge and wide fame, create and provide for every people and offer to adorable yajnic Rudra, brilliant lord of justice and power, that wealth, honour and celebration which is magnificent and worthy of praise. (Rg. 1-27-10)

    SV 1664

    ४ ८ २ ०३०२a स नो महाँ अनिमानो धूमकेतुः पुरुश्चन्द्रः ।
    ४ ८ २ ०३०२c धिये वाजाय हिन्वतु ॥ १६६४
    4 8 2 0302a sa no mahām̐ animāno dhūmaketuḥ puruścandraḥ .
    4 8 2 0302c dhiye vājāya hinvatu .. 1664
    1664. 713 May the yajnic science of fire, great, immeasu¬ rable, universal delight with banners of smoke and flame, call up and inspire us for the achievement of intelligential technology and creative power and progress. (Rg. 1-27-11)

    SV 1665

    ४ ८ २ ०३०३a स रेवाँ इव विश्पतिर्दैव्यः केतुः श‍ृणोतु नः ।
    ४ ८ २ ०३०३c उक्थैरग्निर्बृहद्भानुः ॥ १६६५
    4 8 2 0303a sa revām̐ iva viśpatirdaivyaḥ ketuḥ śṛṇotu naḥ .
    4 8 2 0303c ukthairagnirbṛhadbhānuḥ .. 1665
    1665. That Agni, divine protector and sustainer of humanity, destroyer of disease with rays of light, mighty brilliant, may listen to our prayers and hymns of praise like a generous man of wealth and prosperity. (Rg. 1-27-12)

    SV 1666

    ४ ८ २ ०४०१a तद्वो गाय सुते सचा पुरुहूताय सत्वने ।
    ४ ८ २ ०४०१c शं यद्गवे न शाकिने ॥ १६६६
    4 8 2 0401a tadvo gāya sute sacā puruhūtāya satvane .
    4 8 2 0401c śaṃ yadgave na śākine .. 1666
    1666. In your soma yajna in the business of the world of the lord's creation, sing together songs of homage in honour of the universally adored, ever true and eternal almighty Indra, songs which may be as pleasing to the mighty lord as to the seeker and the celebrant. (Rg. 6-45-22)

    SV 1667

    ४ ८ २ ०४०२a न घा वसुर्नि यमते दानं वाजस्य गोमतः ।
    ४ ८ २ ०४०२c यत्सीमुपश्रवद्गिरः ॥ १६६७
    4 8 2 0402a na ghā vasurni yamate dānaṃ vājasya gomataḥ .
    4 8 2 0402c yatsīmupaśravadgiraḥ .. 1667
    1667. And surely the lord giver of settlement and gifts of knowledge, power and speedy progress does not withhold the gifts since he closely hears the prayers of the devotee and responds. (Rg. 6-45-23)

    SV 1668

    ४ ८ २ ०४०३a कुवित्सस्य प्र हि व्रजं गोमन्तं दस्युहा गमत् ।
    ४ ८ २ ०४०३c शचीभिरप नो वरत् ॥ १६६८
    4 8 2 0403a kuvitsasya pra hi vrajaṃ gomantaṃ dasyuhā gamat .
    4 8 2 0403c śacībhirapa no varat .. 1668
    1668. May the lord destroyer of evil, negativity and poverty visit the homestead of the prayerful devotee blest with lands, cows and divine knowledge and open up the flood gates of wealth, power and divine grace for us with his vision and powers. (Rg. 6-45-24)

    SV 1669

    ४ ८ २ ०५०१a इदं विष्णुर्वि चक्रमे त्रेधा नि दधे पदम् ।
    ४ ८ २ ०५०१c समूढमस्य पाँसुले ॥ १६६९
    4 8 2 0501a idaṃ viṣṇurvi cakrame tredhā ni dadhe padam .
    4 8 2 0501c samūḍhamasya pām̐sule .. 1669
    1669. Vishnu created this threefold universe of matter, motion and mind in three steps of evolution through 715 Prakriti, subtle elements and gross elements, shaped the atoms into form and fixed the form in eternal space and time. (Rg. 1-22-17)

    SV 1670

    ४ ८ २ ०५०२a त्रीणि पदा वि चक्रमे विष्णुर्गोपा अदाभ्यः ।
    ४ ८ २ ०५०२c अतो धर्माणि धारयन् ॥ १६७०
    4 8 2 0502a trīṇi padā vi cakrame viṣṇurgopā adābhyaḥ .
    4 8 2 0502c ato dharmāṇi dhārayan .. 1670
    1670. Vishnu, universal sustainer and unchallengeable protector, fixed the order of the threefold universe of forms, comprehensible, apprehensible and spiritually attainable, and hence the forms abide in and observe the laws of their existence and function. (Rg. 1-22-18)

    SV 1671

    ४ ८ २ ०५०३a विष्णोः कर्माणि पश्यत यतो व्रतानि पस्पशे ।
    ४ ८ २ ०५०३c इन्द्रस्य युज्यः सखा ॥ १६७१
    4 8 2 0503a viṣṇoḥ karmāṇi paśyata yato vratāni paspaśe .
    4 8 2 0503c indrasya yujyaḥ sakhā .. 1671
    1671. Watch the creation and actions of Vishnu. Thence the souls know and observe the law and discipline of their existence. Vishnu is the friend and constant companion of the soul. (Rg. 1-22-19)

    SV 1672

    ४ ८ २ ०५०४a तद्विष्णोः परमं पदँ सदा पश्यन्ति सूरयः ।
    ४ ८ २ ०५०४c दिवीव चक्षुराततम् ॥ १६७२
    4 8 2 0504a tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam̐ sadā paśyanti sūrayaḥ .
    4 8 2 0504c divīva cakṣurātatam .. 1672
    1672. Heroic souls of vision realise the supreme presence of Vishnu in their soul as they see the light of the sun in heaven. (Rg. 1-22-20)

    SV 1673

    ४ ८ २ ०५०५a तद्विप्रासो विपन्युवो जागृवाँसः समिन्धते ।
    ४ ८ २ ०५०५c विष्णोर्यत्परमं पदम् ॥ १६७३
    4 8 2 0505a tadviprāso vipanyuvo jāgṛvām̐saḥ samindhate .
    4 8 2 0505c viṣṇoryatparamaṃ padam .. 1673
    1673. Visionary souls, celebrants of Vishnu, ever awake, invoke, kindle and light up the spirit within and realise that supreme light of Divinity in the soul. (Rg. - - )

    SV 1674

    ४ ८ २ ०५०६a अतो देवा अवन्तु नो यतो विष्णुर्विचक्रमे ।
    ४ ८ २ ०५०६c पृथिव्या अधि सानवि ॥ १६७४
    4 8 2 0506a ato devā avantu no yato viṣṇurvicakrame .
    4 8 2 0506c pṛthivyā adhi sānavi .. 1674
    1674. May the scholars of light and vision favour and protect us with knowledge of the seven stages of creation from earth to Prakrti on top through which Vishnu, lord omnipresent, created the universe (of five elements, Virat and Prakriti). (Rg. 1-22-16)

    SV 1675

    ४ ८ २ ०६०१a मो षु त्वा वाघतश्च नारे अस्मन्नि रीरमन् ।
    ४ ८ २ ०६०१c आरात्ताद्व सधमादं न आ गहीह वा सन्नुप श्रुधि ॥ १६७५
    4 8 2 0601a mo ṣu tvā vāghataśca nāre asmanni rīraman .
    4 8 2 0601c ārāttādva sadhamādaṃ na ā gahīha vā sannupa śrudhi .. 1675
    1675. Let not your worshippers be far away from us, nor let them detain you. Come to our house of celebration from the farthest distance even, and when you are here, listen to our songs of celebration and divine adoration. (Rg. 7-32-1)

    SV 1676

    ४ ८ २ ०६०२a इमे हि ते ब्रह्मकृतः सुते सचा मधौ न मक्ष आसते ।
    ४ ८ २ ०६०२c इन्द्रे कामं जरितारो वसूयवो रथे न पादमा दधुः ॥ १६७६
    4 8 2 0602a ime hi te brahmakṛtaḥ sute sacā madhau na makṣa āsate .
    4 8 2 0602c indre kāmaṃ jaritāro vasūyavo rathe na pādamā dadhuḥ .. 1676
    1676. When the celebrants have distilled and seasoned the soma of homage and worship for Indra, ruler of the social order of governance, they sit together like bees clustering round honey. The celebrants dedicated to the honour and prosperity of the ruling order place their trust and faith in Indra, the ruler and the law of governance, like travellers who place their foot on the step and ride the chariot to reach their goal. (Rg.7-32-2)

    SV 1677

    ४ ८ २ ०७०१a अस्तावि मन्म पूर्व्यं ब्रह्मेन्द्राय वोचत ।
    ४ ८ २ ०७०१c पूर्वीरृतस्य बृहतीरनूषत स्तोतुर्मेधा असृक्षत ॥ १६७७
    4 8 2 0701a astāvi manma pūrvyaṃ brahmendrāya vocata .
    4 8 2 0701c pūrvīrṛtasya bṛhatīranūṣata stoturmedhā asṛkṣata .. 1677
    1677. Eternal and adorable song of divine praise has been presented. Chant that for Indra, the divine soul. Sing the grand old hymns of divine law and glorify the lord. Inspire and augment the mind and soul of the celebrant. (Rg. 8-52-9)

    SV 1678

    ४ ८ २ ०७०२a समिन्द्रो रायो बृहतीरधूनुत सं क्षोणी समु सूर्यम् ।
    ४ ८ २ ०७०२c सँ शुक्रासः शुचयः सं गवाशिरः सोमा इन्द्रममन्दिषुः ॥ १६७८
    4 8 2 0702a samindro rāyo bṛhatīradhūnuta saṃ kṣoṇī samu sūryam .
    4 8 2 0702c sam̐ śukrāsaḥ śucayaḥ saṃ gavāśiraḥ somā indramamandiṣuḥ .. 1678
    1678. Let Indra, divine soul, chant and liberate the grand abundance of spontaneous divine hymns in honour of Indra, let the earth and heaven resound, let the hymns reach the sun. Let the pure, powerful and sanctified soma abundance of divine celebration please Indra, lord omnipotent and omnificent. (Rg. 8-52-10)

    SV 1679

    ४ ८ २ ०८०१a इन्द्राय सोम पातवे वृत्रघ्ने परि षिच्यसे ।
    ४ ८ २ ०८०२c नरे च दक्षिणावते देवाय सदनासदे ॥ १६७९
    4 8 2 0801a indrāya soma pātave vṛtraghne pari ṣicyase .
    4 8 2 0802c nare ca dakṣiṇāvate devāya sadanāsade .. 1679
    1679. O Soma spirit of light and ecstasy of grace, you are adored and served for the soul's experience of divinity, for the man of charity and the brilliant sage on the vedi of yajnic service so that the demon of evil, darkness and ignorance may be expelled from the soul of humanity and destroyed. (Rg. 9-98-10)

    SV 1680

    ४ ८ २ ०८०२a तँ सखायः पुरूरुचं यूयं वयं च सूरयः ।
    ४ ८ २ ०८०२c अश्याम वाजगन्ध्यँ सनेम वाजपस्त्यम् ॥ १६८०
    4 8 2 0802a tam̐ sakhāyaḥ purūrucaṃ yūyaṃ vayaṃ ca sūrayaḥ .
    4 8 2 0802c aśyāma vājagandhyam̐ sanema vājapastyam .. 1680
    1680. Come friends, all of us and all the wise and brave, let us reach that Soma spirit of light and grace and achieve the spirit as a prize and treasure home of peace, fragrance and life's victory. (Rg. 9-98-12)

    SV 1681

    ४ ८ २ ०८०३a परि त्यँ हर्यतँ हरिं बभ्रुं पुनन्ति वारेण ।
    ४ ८ २ ०८०३c यो देवान्विश्वाँ इत्परि मदेन सह गच्छति ॥ १६८१
    4 8 2 0803a pari tyam̐ haryatam̐ hariṃ babhruṃ punanti vāreṇa .
    4 8 2 0803c yo devānviśvām̐ itpari madena saha gacchati .. 1681
    1681. Ten psychic powers with the best of their potential adore and exalt that dear divinity, omniscience itself, who, omnipresent, pervades and rejoices with all divinities of the world with divine ecstasy. (Rg.9-98-7)

    SV 1682

    ४ ८ २ ०९०१a कस्तमिन्द्र त्वावसो मर्त्यो दधर्षति ।
    ४ ८ २ ०९०१c श्रद्धा इत्तेमघवन् पार्ये दिवि वाजी वाजं सिषासति ॥ १६८२
    4 8 2 0901a kastamindra tvāvaso martyo dadharṣati .
    4 8 2 0901c śraddhā ittemaghavan pārye divi vājī vājaṃ siṣāsati .. 1682
    1682. Indra, lord ruler, of the world, who can assail that mortal who wholly lives under the shade and shelter of your protection ? O lord of the wealth and power of existence, whoever reposes his faith and dynamism in you as the sole saviour and pilot while he is in action receives his share of victory in the light of divinity. (Rg. 7-32-14)

    SV 1683

    ४ ८ २ ०९०२a मघोनः स्म वृत्रहत्येषु चोदय ये ददति प्रिया वसु ।
    ४ ८ २ ०९०२c तव प्रणीती हर्यश्व सूरिभिर्विश्वा तरेम दुरिता ॥ १६८३
    4 8 2 0902a maghonaḥ sma vṛtrahatyeṣu codaya ye dadati priyā vasu .
    4 8 2 0902c tava praṇītī haryaśva sūribhirviśvā tarema duritā .. 1683
    1683. O lord commander of world forces, in the battles against darkness, want and evil, inspire those leaders of wealth, honour and power who contribute to world service in the manner dear to you. O ruler of the dynamics of nations, we pray, may we, along with the wise and the fearless, cross over all evils of the world under the guidance of your ethics, morals and policy in matters of universal values. (Rg. 7-32-15)

    SV 1684

    ४ ८ २ १००१a एदु मधोर्मदिन्तरँ सिञ्चाध्वर्यो अन्धसः ।
    ४ ८ २ १००१c एवा हि वीर स्तवते सदावृधः ॥ १६८४
    4 8 2 1001a edu madhormadintaram̐ siñcādhvaryo andhasaḥ .
    4 8 2 1001c evā hi vīra stavate sadāvṛdhaḥ .. 1684
    1684. And O high priest of the creative yajna of love and non-violence, offer the most delightful and ever exhilarating of honey sweets of the soma of faith and devotion to Indra, since thus is how the mighty hero is served and worshipped. (Rg. 8-24-16)

    SV 1685

    ४ ८ २ १००२a इन्द्र स्थातर्हरीणां न किष्टे पूर्व्यस्तुतिम् ।
    ४ ८ २ १००२c उदानँश शवसा न भन्दना ॥ १६८५
    4 8 2 1002a indra sthātarharīṇāṃ na kiṣṭe pūrvyastutim .
    4 8 2 1002c udānam̐śa śavasā na bhandanā .. 1685
    1685. Indra, glorious lord president of the moving worlds of existence, no one ever by might or by commanding adoration has been able to equal, much less excel, the prime worship offered to you. (Rg. 8-24-17)

    SV 1686

    ४ ८ २ १००३a तं वो वाजानां पतिमहूमहि श्रवस्यवः ।
    ४ ८ २ १००३c अप्रायुभिर्ज्ञेभिर्वावृधेन्यम् ॥ १६८६
    4 8 2 1003a taṃ vo vājānāṃ patimahūmahi śravasyavaḥ .
    4 8 2 1003c aprāyubhirjñebhirvāvṛdhenyam .. 1686
    1686. O people we, seekers of honour and fame, invoke and adore the protector and promoter of your food, energies and victories, by assiduous congregations of yajna and thereby exalt the splendour and glory of the lord supreme. (Rg. 8-24-18)

    SV 1687

    ४ ८ २ ११०१a तं गूर्धया स्वर्णरं देवासो देवमरतिं दधन्विरे ।
    ४ ८ २ ११०१c देवत्रा हव्यमूहिषे ॥ १६८७
    4 8 2 1101a taṃ gūrdhayā svarṇaraṃ devāso devamaratiṃ dadhanvire .
    4 8 2 1101c devatrā havyamūhiṣe .. 1687
    1687. Praise the self-refulgent lord giver of heavenly bliss whom the divinities of light and enlightenment hold and reflect in all his glory, Agni, the lord adorable, all pervasive yet uninvolved, whom the noble and learned people perceive, realise and worship as the one worthy of worship for the communication of knowledge and fragrances to the divinities of nature and humanity. (Rg. 8-19-1)

    SV 1688

    ४ ८ २ ११०२a विभूतरातिं विप्र चित्रशोचिषमग्निमीडिष्व यन्तुरम् ।
    ४ ८ २ ११०२c अस्य मेधस्य सोम्यस्य सोभरे प्रेमध्वराय पूर्व्यम् ॥ १६८८
    4 8 2 1102a vibhūtarātiṃ vipra citraśociṣamagnimīḍiṣva yanturam .
    4 8 2 1102c asya medhasya somyasya sobhare premadhvarāya pūrvyam .. 1688
    1688. O vibrant scholar, worship Agni, lord of light and enlightenment, infinitely giving, awfully wondrous and self-refulgent, and the sole leader and controller of the world. Worship Him, the lord eternal, O generous man, in order that you may participate in this yajnic system of the lord's universe which is full of love without violence and overflows with the blissful joy of soma, an inspiring invitation to live and act as the child of divinity. (Rg. 8-19-2)

    SV 1689

    ४ ८ २ १२०१a आ सोम सवानो अद्रिभिस्तिरो वाराण्यव्यया ।
    ४ ८ २ १२०१c जनो न पुरि चम्वोर्विशद्धरिः सदो वनेषु दध्रिषे ॥ १६८९
    4 8 2 1201a ā soma savāno adribhistiro vārāṇyavyayā .
    4 8 2 1201c jano na puri camvorviśaddhariḥ sado vaneṣu dadhriṣe .. 1689
    1689. O Soma, spirit of universal bliss and protection, invoked and stirred by acts of meditation, radiating across the covers of darkness, enter the heart core of the soul as citizens enter their home in town, arise in the depth of heart and intelligence and abide there in the love and faith of the soul, your own cherished seat of existence among the wise. (Rg. 9-107-10)

    SV 1690

    ४ ८ २ १२०२a स मामृजे तिरो अण्वानि मेष्यो मीड्वान्त्सप्तिर्न वाजयुः ।
    ४ ८ २ १२०२c अनुमाद्यः पवमानो मनीषिभिः सोमो विप्रेभिरृक्वभिः ॥ १६९०
    4 8 2 1202a sa māmṛje tiro aṇvāni meṣyo mīḍvāntsaptirna vājayuḥ .
    4 8 2 1202c anumādyaḥ pavamāno manīṣibhiḥ somo viprebhirṛkvabhiḥ .. 1690
    1690. Like a virile war horse in victorious battle. Soma radiates across the fine fluctuations of senses, ecstatic, flowing in exuberant streams, when it is impelled and realised by the wise, vibrant Vedic sages in meditation. (Rg. 9-107-11)

    SV 1691

    ४ ८ २ १३०१a वयमेनमिदा ह्योऽपीपेमेह वज्रिणम् ।
    ४ ८ २ १३०१c तस्मा उ अद्य सवने सुतं भरा नूनं भूषत श्रुते ॥ १६९१
    4 8 2 1301a vayamenamidā hyo'pīpemeha vajriṇam .
    4 8 2 1301c tasmā u adya savane sutaṃ bharā nūnaṃ bhūṣata śrute .. 1691
    1691. Here today as before we have regaled this lord of the thunderbolt. For him, again, now, all of one mind, bear and bring the distilled soma of homage, and worship, him who would, for certain for joy of the song, grace the celebrants. (Rg. 8-66-7)

    SV 1692

    ४ ८ २ १३०२a वृकश्चिदस्य वारण उरामथिरा वयुनेषु भूषति ।
    ४ ८ २ १३०२c सेमं न स्तोमं जुजुषाण आ गहीन्द्र प्र चित्रया धिया ॥ १६९२
    4 8 2 1302a vṛkaścidasya vāraṇa urāmathirā vayuneṣu bhūṣati .
    4 8 2 1302c semaṃ na stomaṃ jujuṣāṇa ā gahīndra pra citrayā dhiyā .. 1692
    1692. The wolf, its counterforce elephant, and the thief all have to accept and follow the laws of this lord Indra. May he, loving and cherishing this our song of adoration, listen and come with gifts of clear and un- illusive intelligence and understanding. (Rg. 8-66-8)

    SV 1693

    ४ ८ २ १४०१a इन्द्राग्नी रोचना दिवः परि वाजेषु भूषथः ।
    ४ ८ २ १४०१c तद्वां चेति प्र वीर्यम् ॥ १६९३
    4 8 2 1401a indrāgnī rocanā divaḥ pari vājeṣu bhūṣathaḥ .
    4 8 2 1401c tadvāṃ ceti pra vīryam .. 1693
    1693. Indra and Agni, you are the light and fire of heaven and you shine all round in the battles of life. 725 And that brilliance proclaims your power and splendour. (Rg. 3-12-9)

    SV 1694

    ४ ८ २ १४०२a इन्द्राग्नी अपसस्परि उप प्र यन्ति धीतयः ।
    ४ ८ २ १४०२c ऋतस्य पथ्या अनु ॥ १६९४
    4 8 2 1402a indrāgnī apasaspari upa pra yanti dhītayaḥ .
    4 8 2 1402c ṛtasya pathyā anu .. 1694
    1694. Indra and Agni, lord of power and lord of light and law, the pioneer forees of action and reflection go forward, all round, and close to the target, following the paths of truth and law of rectitude. (Swami Dayananda interprets Indra and Agni as wind and electric energy of space, and the movements of this energy in waves directed to the targets of purpose). (Rg. 3-12-7)

    SV 1695

    ४ ८ २ १४०३a इन्द्राग्नी तविषाणि वाम् सधस्थानि प्रयाँसि च ।
    ४ ८ २ १४०३c युवोरप्तूर्यं हितम् ॥ १६९५
    4 8 2 1403a indrāgnī taviṣāṇi vām sadhasthāni prayām̐si ca .
    4 8 2 1403c yuvoraptūryaṃ hitam .. 1695
    1695. Indra and Agni, your forces, strategic concentrations of the forces deployed and collective resources, are well disposed, and integrated, and your zeal for making a move is instantaneous, everything being just at hand. (Rg.3-12-8)

    SV 1696

    ४ ८ २ १५०१a क ईं वेद सुते सचा पिबन्तं कद्वयो दधे ।
    ४ ८ २ १५०१c अयं यः पुरो विभिनत्त्योजसा मन्दानः शिप्रयन्धसः ॥ १६९६
    4 8 2 1501a ka īṃ veda sute sacā pibantaṃ kadvayo dadhe .
    4 8 2 1501c ayaṃ yaḥ puro vibhinattyojasā mandānaḥ śiprayandhasaḥ .. 1696
    1696. Who would for certain know Indra in this created world of beauty and glory, how much power and force he wields while he rules and sustains it, Indra who wears the helmet and breaks down the strongholds of negativities with his lustrous might, the lord who shares and enjoys the soma of his own creation? (Rg. 8-33-7)

    SV 1697

    ४ ८ २ १५०२a दाना मृगो न वारणः पुरुत्रा चरथं दधे ।
    ४ ८ २ १५०२c न किष्ट्वा नि यमदा सुते गमो महाँश्चरस्योजसा ॥ १६९७
    4 8 2 1502a dānā mṛgo na vāraṇaḥ purutrā carathaṃ dadhe .
    4 8 2 1502c na kiṣṭvā ni yamadā sute gamo mahām̐ścarasyojasā .. 1697
    1697. Indra is generously giving, preventive, counter¬ active and invincible like a lion, and holds and rules the world of immense variety in motion. O lord of grandeur and majesty, as you move around everywhere by your might and lustre, pray come, bless our yajna and taste the soma of our creation. No one can restrain you, no one counter your will. (Rg. 8-33-8)

    SV 1698

    ४ ८ २ १५०३a य उग्रः सन्ननिष्टृतः स्थिरो रणाय सँस्कृतः ।
    ४ ८ २ १५०३c यदि स्तोतुर्मघवा श‍ृणवद्धवं नेन्द्रो योषत्या गमत् ॥ १६९८
    4 8 2 1503a ya ugraḥ sannaniṣṭṛtaḥ sthiro raṇāya sam̐skṛtaḥ .
    4 8 2 1503c yadi stoturmaghavā śṛṇavaddhavaṃ nendro yoṣatyā gamat .. 1698
    1698. Indra who is blazing strong, uncountered and irresistible, constant and unshakable, is ever in perfect harness for the human's battle of existence, and if he hears the call of the celebrant, the lord of might and majesty never forsakes him, he comes, he saves, he blesses. (Rg. 8-33-9)

    SV 1699

    ४ ८ २ १६०१a पवमाना असृक्षत सोमाः शुक्रास इन्दवः ।
    ४ ८ २ १६०१c अभि विश्वानि काव्या ॥ १६९९
    4 8 2 1601a pavamānā asṛkṣata somāḥ śukrāsa indavaḥ .
    4 8 2 1601c abhi viśvāni kāvyā .. 1699
    1699. Streams of bright energising soma flow, pure and purifying, among the songs of universal poetry of divinity. (Rg. 9-63-25)

    SV 1700

    ४ ८ २ १६०२a पवमाना दिवस्पर्यन्तरिक्षादसृक्षत ।
    ४ ८ २ १६०२c पृथिव्या अधि सानवि ॥ १७००
    4 8 2 1602a pavamānā divasparyantarikṣādasṛkṣata .
    4 8 2 1602c pṛthivyā adhi sānavi .. 1700
    1700. Pure and purifying Somas, evolutionary powers of nature, divinity and humanity, creative, protective and defensive, are created from the regions of light above, the middle regions and the earth and, on top of the course of evolution and progress, they remain ever active for life in the service of divinity. (Rg. 9-63-27)

    SV 1701

    ४ ८ २ १६०३a पवमानास आशवः शुभ्रा असृग्रमिन्दवः ।
    ४ ८ २ १६०३c घ्नन्तो विश्वा अप द्विषः ॥ १७०१
    4 8 2 1603a pavamānāsa āśavaḥ śubhrā asṛgramindavaḥ .
    4 8 2 1603c ghnanto viśvā apa dviṣaḥ .. 1701
    1701. Pure and purifying, instant and effective, bright and blazing streams of soma like warriors of nature flow and advance in action, creating peace and plenty for life, dispelling and eliminating all jealous and destructive forces from society. (Rg. 9-63-26)

    SV 1702

    ४ ८ २ १७०१a तोशा वृत्रहणा हुवे सजित्वानापराजिता ।
    ४ ८ २ १७०१c इन्द्राग्नी वाजसातमा ॥ १७०२
    4 8 2 1701a tośā vṛtrahaṇā huve sajitvānāparājitā .
    4 8 2 1701c indrāgnī vājasātamā .. 1702
    1702. I invoke and invite Indra, commander of the forces, and Agni, leader of the enlightened, both promoters of knowledge, destroyers of evil, victorious, unconquered, winners of the highest order of prizes. (Rg. 3-12-4)

    SV 1703

    ४ ८ २ १७०२a प्र वामर्चन्त्युक्थिनो नीथाविदो जरितारः ।
    ४ ८ २ १७०२c इन्द्राग्नी इष आ वृणे ॥ १७०३
    4 8 2 1702a pra vāmarcantyukthino nīthāvido jaritāraḥ .
    4 8 2 1702c indrāgnī iṣa ā vṛṇe .. 1703
    1703. Indra and Agni, the singers of hymns, pioneers of highways and celebrants honour and worship you. I choose to celebrate you for the sake of sustenance, support and energy. (Rg. 3-12-5) 729

    SV 1704

    ४ ८ २ १७०३a इन्द्राग्नी नवतिं पुरो दासपत्नीरधूनुतम् ।
    ४ ८ २ १७०३c साकमेकेन कर्मणा ॥ १७०४
    4 8 2 1703a indrāgnī navatiṃ puro dāsapatnīradhūnutam .
    4 8 2 1703c sākamekena karmaṇā .. 1704
    1704. Indra and Agni, shake up, inspire and arouse with a single clarion call the ninety fortresses yonder of the allied and supporting forces of the benevolent ruler of the republics. (Rg. 3-12-6)

    SV 1705

    ४ ८ २ १८०१a उप त्वा रण्वसन्दृशं प्रयस्वन्तः सहस्कृत ।
    ४ ८ २ १८०१c अग्ने ससृज्महे गिरः ॥ १७०५
    4 8 2 1801a upa tvā raṇvasandṛśaṃ prayasvantaḥ sahaskṛta .
    4 8 2 1801c agne sasṛjmahe giraḥ .. 1705
    1705. Agni, blazing light of life, lord of bliss and beatific vision, source giver of the power of action and forbearance, blest with the food of life and light of the spirit, we sing songs of adoration and send up our words of gratitude to you. (Rg. 6-16-37)

    SV 1706

    ४ ८ २ १८०२a उप च्छायामिव घृणेरगन्म शर्म ते वयम् ।
    ४ ८ २ १८०२c अग्ने हिरण्यसन्दृशः ॥ १७०६
    4 8 2 1802a upa cchāyāmiva ghṛṇeraganma śarma te vayam .
    4 8 2 1802c agne hiraṇyasandṛśaḥ .. 1706
    1706. Agni, lord of bliss and eternal protection, just as a person runs to the shade for relief from the blazing sun, so may we, shining as pure gold, rise and come to your presence, the blissful shade of divinity, our ultimate haven and home. (Rg. 6-16-38)

    SV 1707

    ४ ८ २ १८०३a य उग्र इव शर्यहा तिग्मश‍ृङ्गो न वँसगः ।
    ४ ८ २ १८०३c अग्ने पुरो रुरोजिथ ॥ १७०७
    4 8 2 1803a ya ugra iva śaryahā tigmaśṛṅgo na vam̐sagaḥ .
    4 8 2 1803c agne puro rurojitha .. 1707
    1707. Agni, lord protector of life, destroyer of killer arrows like a fierce warrior, burning off negativities like the fierce rays of the sun, you destroy the strongholds of the enemies of life. (Rg. 6-16-39)

    SV 1708

    ४ ८ २ १९०१a ऋतावानं वैश्वानरमृतस्य ज्योतिषस्पतिम् ।
    ४ ८ २ १९०१c अजस्रं घर्ममीमहे ॥ १७०८
    4 8 2 1901a ṛtāvānaṃ vaiśvānaramṛtasya jyotiṣaspatim .
    4 8 2 1901c ajasraṃ gharmamīmahe .. 1708
    1708. We adore, exalt and worship Agni, eternal, refulgent, light of yajna, leading life and energy of the world, protector and sustainer of truth and law. (Atharva 6, 36, 1)

    SV 1709

    ४ ८ २ १९०२a य इदं प्रतिपप्रथे यज्ञस्य स्वरुत्तिरन् ।
    ४ ८ २ १९०२c ऋतूनुत्सृजते वशी ॥ १७०९
    4 8 2 1902a ya idaṃ pratipaprathe yajñasya svaruttiran .
    4 8 2 1902c ṛtūnutsṛjate vaśī .. 1709
    1709. Agni, is co-existent and simultaneously expansive with this cosmic yajna of creation, traversing heaven and earth in space and, controlling the world of existence, initiates and furthers the cycle of seasons.

    SV 1710

    ४ ८ २ १९०३a अग्निः प्रियेषु धामसु कामो भूतस्य भव्यस्य ।
    ४ ८ २ १९०३c सभ्राडेको वि राजति ॥ १७१०
    4 8 2 1903a agniḥ priyeṣu dhāmasu kāmo bhūtasya bhavyasya .
    4 8 2 1903c sabhrāḍeko vi rājati .. 1710
    1710. Agni, favourite love adored of all that was and is and shall be, rules and shines self-refulgent in all the lovely worlds of earth, heaven and the firmament.

    SV 1711

    आष्टम प्रपाठकः । तृतीयोऽर्धः
    ४ ८ ३ ०१०१a अग्निः प्रत्नेन जन्मना शुम्भानस्तन्वा३ँ स्वाम् ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०१०१c कविर्विप्रेण ववृधे ॥ १७११
    āṣṭama prapāṭhakaḥ . tṛtīyo'rdhaḥ
    4 8 3 0101a agniḥ pratnena janmanā śumbhānastanvā3m̐ svām .
    4 8 3 0101c kavirvipreṇa vavṛdhe .. 1711
    1711. Agni, omniscient visionary of existence, gracious and refulgent in self-identity by virtue of ancient and eternal light of knowledge and age-old songs of the poet, is exalted along with the celebrant. (Rg. 8-44-12)

    SV 1712

    ४ ८ ३ ०१०२a ऊर्ज्जो नपातमा हुवेऽग्निं पावकशोचिषम् ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०१०२c अस्मिन्यज्ञे स्वध्वरे ॥ १७१२
    4 8 3 0102a ūrjjo napātamā huve'gniṃ pāvakaśociṣam .
    4 8 3 0102c asminyajñe svadhvare .. 1712
    1712. In this noble yajna of love free from violence, I invoke and celebrate the unfailing master and protector of energy, blazing with holy light and fire of purity. (Rg. 8-44-13)

    SV 1713

    ४ ८ ३ ०१०३a स नो मित्रमहस्त्वमग्ने शुक्रेण शोचिषा ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०१०३c देवैरा सत्सि बर्हिषि ॥ १७१३
    4 8 3 0103a sa no mitramahastvamagne śukreṇa śociṣā .
    4 8 3 0103c devairā satsi barhiṣi .. 1713
    1713. 733 Agni, greatest friend of humanity, with pure and purifying flames of fire, you sit on our holy seats of grass on the vedi alongwith the divinities. (All our senses and mind are suffused with the presence of divinity.) (Rg. 8-44-14)

    SV 1714

    ४ ८ ३ ०२०१a उत्ते शुष्मासो अस्थू रक्षो भिन्दन्तो अद्रिवः ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०२०१c नुदस्व याः परिस्पृधः ॥ १७१४
    4 8 3 0201a utte śuṣmāso asthū rakṣo bhindanto adrivaḥ .
    4 8 3 0201c nudasva yāḥ parispṛdhaḥ .. 1714
    1714. O lord of mountains, thunder and clouds, your powers and forces stand high, breaking down the negative and destructive elements of life. Pray impel or compel the adversaries to change or remove them from the paths of progress. (Rg. 9-53-1)

    SV 1715

    ४ ८ ३ ०२०२a अया निजघ्निरोजसा रथसङ्गे धने हिते ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०२०२c स्तवा अबिभ्युषा हृदा ॥ १७१५
    4 8 3 0202a ayā nijaghnirojasā rathasaṅge dhane hite .
    4 8 3 0202c stavā abibhyuṣā hṛdā .. 1715
    1715. By this power and valour of yours you eliminate the negative forces. In this battle of the body chariot on hand in this life, we adore you with a fearless heart, you being the protector and guide. (Rg. 9-53-2)

    SV 1716

    ४ ८ ३ ०२०३a अस्य व्रतानि नाधृषे पवमानस्य दूढ्या ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०२०३c रुज यस्त्वा पृतन्यति ॥ १७१६
    4 8 3 0203a asya vratāni nādhṛṣe pavamānasya dūḍhyā .
    4 8 3 0203c ruja yastvā pṛtanyati .. 1716
    1716. The rules and laws of this mighty creative and dynamic power no one can resist with his adverse force. O Soma, whoever opposes you, break open and destroy. (Rg. 9-53-3)

    SV 1717

    ४ ८ ३ ०२०४a तँ हिन्वन्ति मदच्युतँ हरिं नदीषु वाजिनम् ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०२०४c इन्दुमिन्द्राय मत्सरम् ॥ १७१७
    4 8 3 0204a tam̐ hinvanti madacyutam̐ hariṃ nadīṣu vājinam .
    4 8 3 0204c indumindrāya matsaram .. 1717
    1717. That Soma, giver of showers of sweetness and joy, lord of peace and power, destroyer of suffering, energising and flowing in streams of the universal dynamics of existence, people admire and adore, for the joy and ecstasy of Indra, the living soul.(Rg.9-53-4)

    SV 1718

    ४ ८ ३ ०३०१a आ मन्द्रैरिन्द्र हरिभिर्याहि मयूररोमभिः ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०३०१c मा त्वा के चिन्नि येमुरिन्न पाशिनोऽति धन्वेव ताँ इहि ॥ १७१८
    4 8 3 0301a ā mandrairindra haribhiryāhi mayūraromabhiḥ .
    4 8 3 0301c mā tvā ke cinni yemurinna pāśino'ti dhanveva tām̐ ihi .. 1718
    1718. Indra, lord of honour and excellence, come by the rays of light, beautiful and colourful as the feathers of the peacock. May none, as fowlers ensnare birds, catch you. Outskirt the fowlers as a rainbow and come. (Rg. 3-45-1)

    SV 1719

    ४ ८ ३ ०३०२a वृत्रखादो वलँ रुजः पुरां दर्मो अपामजः ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०३०२c स्थाता रथस्य हर्योरभिस्वर इन्द्रो दृढा चिदारुजः ॥ १७१९
    4 8 3 0302a vṛtrakhādo valam̐ rujaḥ purāṃ darmo apāmajaḥ .
    4 8 3 0302c sthātā rathasya haryorabhisvara indro dṛḍhā cidārujaḥ .. 1719
    1719. Indra is the breaker of the clouds. He shatters the caverns of the demons, routs the cities of sin and releases the flow of waters. Sitting firm in the middle of the chariot behind the horses in the uproar like the sun on the back of the rays, he breaks even the unbreakables. (Rg.3-45-2)

    SV 1720

    ४ ८ ३ ०३०३a गम्भीराँ उदधीँरिव क्रतुं पुष्यसि गा इव ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०३०३c प्र सुगोपा यवसं धेनवो यथा ह्रदं कुल्या इवाशत ॥ १७२०
    4 8 3 0303a gambhīrām̐ udadhīm̐riva kratuṃ puṣyasi gā iva .
    4 8 3 0303c pra sugopā yavasaṃ dhenavo yathā hradaṃ kulyā ivāśata .. 1720
    1720. Indra, lord of life, power and prosperity, you promote and overfill the yajna and bless the yajamana like the deep sea and protect the earths, cows and the grass for them. As a good cowherd protects and feeds the cows and guards the fodder for the cows, so do you, O man, protect and promote the yajna. And as the cows gain the food, and as the rivers and rivulets reach the sea for self-fulfilment, so would you enjoy the delicacies of life and reach the Lord, Indra, for self-fulfilment. (Rg. 3-45-3)

    SV 1721

    ४ ८ ३ ०४०१a यथा गौरो अपा कृतं तृष्यन्नेत्यवेरिणम् ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०४०१c आपित्वे नः प्रपित्वे तूयमा गहि कण्वेषु सु सचा पिब ॥ १७२१
    4 8 3 0401a yathā gauro apā kṛtaṃ tṛṣyannetyaveriṇam .
    4 8 3 0401c āpitve naḥ prapitve tūyamā gahi kaṇveṣu su sacā piba .. 1721
    1721. Just as a thirsty stag in the desert rushes to a pool full of water so, O friend in family of the wise, come morning, come evening, come fast and drink the soma of love and reverence in joy. (Rg. 8-4-3)

    SV 1722

    ४ ८ ३ ०४०२a मन्दन्तु त्वा मघवन्निन्द्रेन्दवो राधोदेयाय सुन्वते ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०४०२c आमुष्या सोममपिबश्चमू सुतं ज्येष्ठं तद्दधिषे सहः ॥ १७२२
    4 8 3 0402a mandantu tvā maghavannindrendavo rādhodeyāya sunvate .
    4 8 3 0402c āmuṣyā somamapibaścamū sutaṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ taddadhiṣe sahaḥ .. 1722
    1722. Indra, lord of power and glory, may these soma drinks exhilarate you for the bestowal of wealth and honour upon the dedicated lover of the soma of honour and enlightenment. Having won over the soma of victory prize in the contests of competing parties, you drank of the soma of ecstasy of the highest order and for that reason you command the courage and confidence of the victor. (Rg. 8-4-4)

    SV 1723

    ४ ८ ३ ०५०१a त्वमङ्ग प्र शुँसिषो देवः शविष्ठ मर्त्यम् ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०५०१c न त्वदन्यो मघवन्नस्ति मर्डितेन्द्र ब्रवीमि ते वचः ॥ १७२३
    4 8 3 0501a tvamaṅga pra śum̐siṣo devaḥ śaviṣṭha martyam .
    4 8 3 0501c na tvadanyo maghavannasti marḍitendra bravīmi te vacaḥ .. 1723
    1723. Anga, dear friend, Indra, dear and saviour, giver of joy, omnipotent lord, self-refulgent and omniscient, reveal the truth for mortal humanity. Lord of universal wealth, none other than you is the giver of peace and bliss. I speak the very word of yours in covenant. (Rg. 1-84-19)

    SV 1724

    ४ ८ ३ ०५०२a मा ते राधाँसि मा त ऊतयो वसोऽस्मान्कदा चना दभन् ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०५०२c विश्वा च न उपमिमीहि मानुष वसूनि चर्षणिभ्य आ ॥ १७२४
    4 8 3 0502a mā te rādhām̐si mā ta ūtayo vaso'smānkadā canā dabhan .
    4 8 3 0502c viśvā ca na upamimīhi mānuṣa vasūni carṣaṇibhya ā .. 1724
    1724. Indra, universal shelter of the world, may all your blessings of wealth and modes of protection never forsake us. Loving father of humanity, grant us all the wealth of knowledge and bliss here and hereafter for all the people of the world. (Rg. 1-84-20)

    SV 1725

    ४ ८ ३ ०६०१a प्रति ष्या सूनरी जनी व्युच्छन्ती परि स्वसुः ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०६०१c दिवो अदर्शि दुहिता ॥ १७२५
    4 8 3 0601a prati ṣyā sūnarī janī vyucchantī pari svasuḥ .
    4 8 3 0601c divo adarśi duhitā .. 1725
    1725. That joyous dawn, pioneer of the sun, harbinger of the new day, shining at the departure of her sister. the night, rises to view every morning as the daughter of heaven, arousing the world to fresh life. (Rg.4-52-1)

    SV 1726

    ४ ८ ३ ०६०२a अश्वेव चित्रारुषी माता गवामृतावरी ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०६०२c सखा भूदश्विनोरुषाः ॥ १७२६
    4 8 3 0602a aśveva citrāruṣī mātā gavāmṛtāvarī .
    4 8 3 0602c sakhā bhūdaśvinoruṣāḥ .. 1726
    1726. Like a graceful mare, crimson red, wondrous bright, mother pioneer of sunrays, shower of nature's light and bliss, the dawn is a friend of the Ashvins, the sun and moon. (Rg. 4-52-2)

    SV 1727

    ४ ८ ३ ०६०३a उत सखास्यश्विनोरुत माता गवामसि ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०६०३c उतोषो वस्व ईशिषे ॥ १७२७
    4 8 3 0603a uta sakhāsyaśvinoruta mātā gavāmasi .
    4 8 3 0603c utoṣo vasva īśiṣe .. 1727
    1727. O Dawn, while you are a friend of the sun and moon and mother of sunrays, you also command the wealths of the world. (Rg. 4-52-3)

    SV 1728

    ४ ८ ३ ०७०१a एषो उषा अपूर्व्य व्युच्छति प्रिया दिवः ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०७०१c स्तुषे वामश्विना बृहत् ॥ १७२८
    4 8 3 0701a eṣo uṣā apūrvya vyucchati priyā divaḥ .
    4 8 3 0701c stuṣe vāmaśvinā bṛhat .. 1728
    1728. This glorious dawn, darling of the sun, shines forth from heaven and proclaims the day. Ashvins, 739 harbingers of this glory, I admire you immensely - infinitely. (Rg. 1-46-1)

    SV 1729

    ४ ८ ३ ०७०२a या दस्रा सिन्धुमातरा मनोतरा रयीणाम् ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०७०२c धिया देवा वसुविदा ॥ १७२९
    4 8 3 0702a yā dasrā sindhumātarā manotarā rayīṇām .
    4 8 3 0702c dhiyā devā vasuvidā .. 1729
    1729. Ashvins, harbingers of the dawn, wonder-workers are they. Bom of the oceans of space, they create the seas of morning mist. Faster than the mind, they bring wealths of the world. With intelligence and inspiration, they reveal the treasures of the Vasus, they are brilliant, generous, divine. (Rg. 1-46-2)

    SV 1730

    ४ ८ ३ ०७०३a वच्यन्ते वां ककुहासो जूर्णायामधि विष्टपि ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०७०३c यद्वाँ रथो विभिष्पतात् ॥ १७३०
    4 8 3 0703a vacyante vāṃ kakuhāso jūrṇāyāmadhi viṣṭapi .
    4 8 3 0703c yadvām̐ ratho vibhiṣpatāt .. 1730
    1730. Ashvins, harbingers of light, knowledge and wealth across the Vasus, scientists and technologists, veterans of vision and wisdom celebrate your achievement when your chariot flies like a bird into the ancient sky over the heavens. (Rg. 1-46-3)

    SV 1731

    ४ ८ ३ ०८०१a उषस्तच्चित्रमा भरास्मभ्यं वाजिनीवति ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०८०१c येन तोकं च तनयं च धामहे ॥ १७३१
    4 8 3 0801a uṣastaccitramā bharāsmabhyaṃ vājinīvati .
    4 8 3 0801c yena tokaṃ ca tanayaṃ ca dhāmahe .. 1731
    1731. O Dawn, harbinger of food, energy and rejuvenation of thought, will and action, bear and bring that health and wealth of wondrous and various kinds for us by which we may be able to beget, maintain and advance our children and grand-children and others, friends and assistants in life. (Rg. 1-92-13)

    SV 1732

    ४ ८ ३ ०८०२a उषो अद्येह गोमत्यश्वावति विभावरि ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०८०२c रेवदस्मे व्युच्छ सूनृतावति ॥ १७३२
    4 8 3 0802a uṣo adyeha gomatyaśvāvati vibhāvari .
    4 8 3 0802c revadasme vyuccha sūnṛtāvati .. 1732
    1732. O Dawn, lady of light, generous with cows and fertility, horses and fast movement, light and knowledge, truth and piety of life with favours of divinity, bear and bless us here and now in this life with wealth of prosperity and a happy home. (Rg. 1-92-14)

    SV 1733

    ४ ८ ३ ०८०३a युङ्क्ष्वा हि वाजिनीवत्यश्वाँ अद्यारुणाँ उषः ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०८०३c अथा नो विश्वा सौभगान्या वह ॥ १७३३
    4 8 3 0803a yuṅkṣvā hi vājinīvatyaśvām̐ adyāruṇām̐ uṣaḥ .
    4 8 3 0803c athā no viśvā saubhagānyā vaha .. 1733
    1733. O Dawn, lady of radiance and the energy and vibrancy of life, yoke the red rays of sunbeams to your celestial chariot and then bear and bring us all the wealths and good fortunes of the world. (Rg. 1-92-15)

    SV 1734

    ४ ८ ३ ०९०१a अश्विना वर्तिरस्मदा गोमद्दस्रा हिरण्यवत् ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०९०१c अर्वाग्रथँ समनसा नि यच्छतम् ॥ १७३४
    4 8 3 0901a aśvinā vartirasmadā gomaddasrā hiraṇyavat .
    4 8 3 0901c arvāgratham̐ samanasā ni yacchatam .. 1734
    1734. Generous scientists of fire and waters, Ashvins, expert technologists working together with equal cooperative mind, bring hither before us a chariot sensitive in reception and communication of signals, golden in quality and extremely fast in motion anywhere on earth, over water and in the sky. (Rg. 1-92-16)

    SV 1735

    ४ ८ ३ ०९०२a एह देवा मयोभुवा दस्रा हिरण्यवर्त्तनी ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०९०२c उषर्बुधो वहन्तु सोमपीतये ॥ १७३५
    4 8 3 0902a eha devā mayobhuvā dasrā hiraṇyavarttanī .
    4 8 3 0902c uṣarbudho vahantu somapītaye .. 1735
    1735. Let the Ashvins, people of divine nature, scientists and technologists, generous experts of fire and water, water and air, creators of comfort and joy, working on the golden sunbeams of the morning dawn, create and bring us energy and vitality for the health, vitality and joy of humanity. (Rg. 1-92-18)

    SV 1736

    ४ ८ ३ ०९०३a यावित्था श्लोकमा दिवो ज्योतिर्जनाय चक्रथुः ।
    ४ ८ ३ ०९०३c आ न ऊर्जं वहतमश्विना युवम् ॥ १७३६
    4 8 3 0903a yāvitthā ślokamā divo jyotirjanāya cakrathuḥ .
    4 8 3 0903c ā na ūrjaṃ vahatamaśvinā yuvam .. 1736
    1736. Ashvins, scientist and technologist of fire and water, both of you thus from the sun create the mantra, light and energy and bring it for us and the people for common use. (Rg. 1-92-17)

    SV 1737

    ४ ८ ३ १००१a अग्निं तं मन्ये यो वसुरस्तं यं यन्ति धेनवः ।
    ४ ८ ३ १००१c अस्तमर्वन्त आशवोस्तं नित्यासो वाजिन इषँ स्तोतृभ्य आ भर ॥ १७३७
    4 8 3 1001a agniṃ taṃ manye yo vasurastaṃ yaṃ yanti dhenavaḥ .
    4 8 3 1001c astamarvanta āśavostaṃ nityāso vājina iṣam̐ stotṛbhya ā bhara .. 1737
    1737. Agni is that power and presence of energy, I believe, which pervades everything and in which and by which all things abide and function. The cows abide in it, move by it and end up into it. Horses abide in it, move by it and end into it. So do all fast moving streams and objects, permanent forms, and all forms of energy move by it and retire into it. O scholar of Agni, universal energy, produce and bring up food and energy for the celebrants and supplicants for Agni. This energy is originally set in motion by Agni, the Cosmic omnipotent Spirit. (In the mantra agni is described as astam, i.e., set into motion.) (Rg.5-6-1)

    SV 1738

    ४ ८ ३ १००२a अग्निर्हि वाजिनं विशे ददाति विश्वचर्षणिः ।
    ४ ८ ३ १००२c अग्नी राये स्वाभुवँ स प्रीतो याति वार्यमिषँ स्तोतृभ्य आ भर ॥ १७३८
    4 8 3 1002a agnirhi vājinaṃ viśe dadāti viśvacarṣaṇiḥ .
    4 8 3 1002c agnī rāye svābhuvam̐ sa prīto yāti vāryamiṣam̐ stotṛbhya ā bhara .. 1738
    1738. Agni, light and energy of existence, alone provides fast modes of transport for the people. Studied and developed for wealth, Agni provides automatic and self-sustaining energy for the people. O scholar scientist, create and bring choice foods and energies for the celebrants and supplicants. (Rg. 5-6-3)

    SV 1739

    ४ ८ ३ १००३a सो अग्निर्यो वसुर्गृणे सं यमायन्ति धेनवः ।
    ४ ८ ३ १००३c समर्वन्तो रघुद्रुवः सँ सुजातासः सूरय इषँ स्तोतृभ्य आ भर ॥ १७३९
    4 8 3 1003a so agniryo vasurgṛṇe saṃ yamāyanti dhenavaḥ .
    4 8 3 1003c samarvanto raghudruvaḥ sam̐ sujātāsaḥ sūraya iṣam̐ stotṛbhya ā bhara .. 1739
    1739. That is Agni which is the abiding power, pervasive and moving force, and that is what I study and celebrate. The cows and horses, stars and planets and the rays of light, and sound and word come from, move by and go unto it, from which and into which and by which the slow moving ones move and function; and by which and toward which brave and eminent scholars rise to fame and create and produce the wealth of food and energy for the celebrants and supplicants. (Rg. 5-6-2)

    SV 1740

    ४ ८ ३ ११०१a महे नो अद्य बोधयोषो राये दिवित्मती ।
    ४ ८ ३ ११०१c यथा चिन्नो अबोधयः सत्यश्रवसि वाय्ये सुजाते अश्वसूनृते ॥ १७४०
    4 8 3 1101a mahe no adya bodhayoṣo rāye divitmatī .
    4 8 3 1101c yathā cinno abodhayaḥ satyaśravasi vāyye sujāte aśvasūnṛte .. 1740
    1740. O dawn, lady of morning light brilliant with Splendour, arouse us and enlighten us today for the achievement of grandeur, wealth and excellence of life as you have been the giver of enlightenment and generosity ever before, O majesty of renown, symbol of life's extension, nobly born, commander of the nation's power, achievement and love of noble truth. (Rg. 5- 79-1) (Swami Dayananda interprets this mantra as an address to the lady of the house.)

    SV 1741

    ४ ८ ३ ११०२a या सुनीथे शौचद्रथे व्यौच्छो दुहितर्दिवः ।
    ४ ८ ३ ११०२c सा व्युच्छ सहीयसि सत्यश्रवसि वाय्ये सुजाते अश्वसूनृते ॥ १७४१
    4 8 3 1102a yā sunīthe śaucadrathe vyauccho duhitardivaḥ .
    4 8 3 1102c sā vyuccha sahīyasi satyaśravasi vāyye sujāte aśvasūnṛte .. 1741
    1741. Daughter of the light of heaven, lady of justice and moral guidance who ride a chariot of pure brilliance, as you have shone before, so may you ever shine now and after in future, O lady, forbearing and challenging, renowned for truth and righteousness, extensive, nobly born and blest with prosperity, achievement and discrimination between truth and untruth of thought and speech. (Rg. 5-79-2)

    SV 1742

    ४ ८ ३ ११०३a सा नो अद्याभरद्वसुर्व्युच्छा दुहितर्दिवः ।
    ४ ८ ३ ११०३c यो व्यौच्छः सहीयसि सत्यश्रवसि याय्ये सुजाते अश्वसूनृते ॥ १७४२
    4 8 3 1103a sā no adyābharadvasurvyucchā duhitardivaḥ .
    4 8 3 1103c yo vyaucchaḥ sahīyasi satyaśravasi yāyye sujāte aśvasūnṛte .. 1742
    1742. May she, daughter of the light of heaven, harbinger of all wealth, establish us today in the light of life. She is most forbearing, dedicated to truth and prosperity, lovable, nobly bom, the enlightened lady of knowledge and eternal truth who herself shines in splendour. (Rg. 5-79-3)

    SV 1743

    ४ ८ ३ १२०१a प्रति प्रियतमँ रथं वृशणं वसुवाहनम् ।
    ४ ८ ३ १२०१c स्तोता वामश्विनावृषि स्तोमेभिर्भूषति प्रति माध्वी मम श्रुतँ हवम् ॥ १७४३
    4 8 3 1201a prati priyatamam̐ rathaṃ vṛśaṇaṃ vasuvāhanam .
    4 8 3 1201c stotā vāmaśvināvṛṣi stomebhirbhūṣati prati mādhvī mama śrutam̐ havam .. 1743
    1743. Ashvins, leading lights of humanity, the celebrant visionary of life's reality and mantric meaning, adores your achievement in befitting words of song in response to the beauty of your dearest chariot which is the carrier and harbinger of showers of wealth and well being. O creators and makers of the sweets of existence, the celebrant prays:- Listen to my song of adoration and accept the invitation to live and create the joy of life. (Rg.5-75-1)

    SV 1744

    ४ ८ ३ १२०२a अत्यायातमश्विना तिरो विश्वा अहँ सना ।
    ४ ८ ३ १२०२c दस्रा हिरण्यवर्त्तनी सुषुम्णा सिन्धुवाहसा माध्वी मम श्रुतँ हवम् ॥ १७४४
    4 8 3 1202a atyāyātamaśvinā tiro viśvā aham̐ sanā .
    4 8 3 1202c dasrā hiraṇyavarttanī suṣumṇā sindhuvāhasā mādhvī mama śrutam̐ havam .. 1744
    1744. Ashvins, leading lights of life in existence, destroyers of suffering, harbingers of peace and prosperity, creators of honey sweets, listen to my prayer:- Come over regions of earth across the spaces, travelling by golden chariots over golden highways, navigating by rivers and oceans, so that I may cross all hurdles of existence and live as the immortal that I am. (Rg. 5-75-2)

    SV 1745

    ४ ८ ३ १२०३a आ नो रत्नानि बिभ्रतावश्विना गच्छतं युवम् ।
    ४ ८ ३ १२०३c रुद्रा हिरण्यवर्त्तनी जुषाणा वाजिनीवसू माध्वी मम श्रुतँ हवम् ॥ १७४५
    4 8 3 1203a ā no ratnāni bibhratāvaśvinā gacchataṃ yuvam .
    4 8 3 1203c rudrā hiraṇyavarttanī juṣāṇā vājinīvasū mādhvī mama śrutam̐ havam .. 1745
    1745. Ashvins, come you both to us, bearing jewel wealths of life; come, O Rudras, dispensers of justice and punishment, travelling by golden chariot over golden highways, loving and listening partners, givers of food, energy and speedy progress, creators of the sweets of life, come in response to our invocation and listen to our prayer. (Rg. 5-75-3)

    SV 1746

    ४ ८ ३ १३०१a अबोध्यग्निः समिधा जनानां प्रति धेनुमिवायतीमुषासम् ।
    ४ ८ ३ १३०१c यह्वा इव प्र वयामुज्जिहानाः प्र भानवः सस्रते नाकमच्छ ॥ १७४६
    4 8 3 1301a abodhyagniḥ samidhā janānāṃ prati dhenumivāyatīmuṣāsam .
    4 8 3 1301c yahvā iva pra vayāmujjihānāḥ pra bhānavaḥ sasrate nākamaccha .. 1746
    1746. Agni is seen and known while rising by the burning samidhas lighted by the yajakas at dawn coming up like a cow early in the morning, and the flames, like branches of a mighty tree, rise brilliantly and touch the sky where there is no pain, no darkness. (Rg. 5-1-1)

    SV 1747

    ४ ८ ३ १३०२a अबोधि होता यजथाय देवानूर्ध्वो अग्निः सुमनाः प्रातरस्थात् ।
    ४ ८ ३ १३०२c समिद्धस्य रुशददर्शि पाजो महान्देवस्तमसो निरमोचि ॥ १७४७
    4 8 3 1302a abodhi hotā yajathāya devānūrdhvo agniḥ sumanāḥ prātarasthāt .
    4 8 3 1302c samiddhasya ruśadadarśi pājo mahāndevastamaso niramoci .. 1747
    1747. The yaj aka Agni, good at heart, is seen to invoke the divinities and noble sages to the yajna and rises high while the fire keeps burning and rising. The light of the burning fire is seen as a blissful divine power and then the great refulgent sun rises from the night's darkness. (Rg. 5-1-2)

    SV 1748

    ४ ८ ३ १३०३a यदीं गणस्य रशनामजीगः शुचिरङ्क्ते शुचिभिर्गोभिरग्निः ।
    ४ ८ ३ १३०३c आद्दक्षिणा युज्यते वाजयन्त्युत्तानामूर्ध्वो अधयज्जुहूभिः ॥ १७४८
    4 8 3 1303a yadīṃ gaṇasya raśanāmajīgaḥ śuciraṅkte śucibhirgobhiragniḥ .
    4 8 3 1303c āddakṣiṇā yujyate vājayantyuttānāmūrdhvo adhayajjuhūbhiḥ .. 1748
    1748. Ad daksind yujyate vdjayantyuttdndm urdhvo adhayaj juhubhih. When the pure and lustrous fire of yajna, as the sun, rises with its pure bright flames and takes over the reins of the conduct of the yajnic world around, then the invigorating and powerful dakshina offering is made with the ladles, the flames of fire rise high, and the fire higher and higher up voraciously consumes the offering. (Rg. 5-1-3)

    SV 1749

    ४ ८ ३ १४०१a इदँ श्रेष्ठं ज्योतिषां ज्योतिरागाच्चित्रः प्रकेतो अजनिष्ट विभ्वा ।
    ४ ८ ३ १४०१c यथा प्रसूता सवितुः सवायैवा रात्र्युषसे योनिमारैक् ॥ १७४९
    4 8 3 1401a idam̐ śreṣṭhaṃ jyotiṣāṃ jyotirāgāccitraḥ praketo ajaniṣṭa vibhvā .
    4 8 3 1401c yathā prasūtā savituḥ savāyaivā rātryuṣase yonimāraik .. 1749
    1749. Here comes this dawn, light of lights, supreme, wonderful, bright and enlightening, rising and expanding. Just as the night comes over for regeneration of the sun, so does it uncover the womb of darkness for the coming of dawn. (Rg. 1-113-1)

    SV 1750

    ४ ८ ३ १४०२a रुशाद्वत्सा रुशती श्वेत्यागादारैगु कृष्णा सदनान्यस्याः ।
    ४ ८ ३ १४०२c समानबन्धू अमृते अनूची द्यावा वर्णं चरत आमिनाने ॥ १७५०
    4 8 3 1402a ruśādvatsā ruśatī śvetyāgādāraigu kṛṣṇā sadanānyasyāḥ .
    4 8 3 1402c samānabandhū amṛte anūcī dyāvā varṇaṃ carata āmināne .. 1750
    1750. The bright dawn comes shining with light, bearing the bright sun new born. The dark night leaves its regions open for the light. Both, like sisters of the same one brother, immortal, assume their own form of light, one bright, the other covered and both come in succession, each retiring and succeeding the other. (Rg. 1-113-2)

    SV 1751

    ४ ८ ३ १४०३a समानो अध्वा स्वस्रोरनन्तस्तमन्यान्या चरतो देवशिष्टे ।
    ४ ८ ३ १४०३c न मेथेते न तस्थतुः सुमेके नक्तोषासा समनसा विरूपे ॥ १७५१
    4 8 3 1403a samāno adhvā svasroranantastamanyānyā carato devaśiṣṭe .
    4 8 3 1403c na methete na tasthatuḥ sumeke naktoṣāsā samanasā virūpe .. 1751
    1751. One and the same is the path of the two sisters, which is space, endless and infinite, existentially speaking, which they follow one after the other as ordained by the Divine. They neither overlap, nor encroach, nor clash, nor stand still for a moment. Fixed and firm, each on its own, and of harmonious nature are they, although the night and the dawn are of different forms which are apparently contradictory as light and darkness. (Rg. 1-113-3)

    SV 1752

    ४ ८ ३ १५०१a आ भात्यग्निरुषसामनीकमुद्विप्राणां देवया वाचो अस्थुः ।
    ४ ८ ३ १५०१c अर्वाञ्चा नूनँ रथ्येह यातं पीपिवाँसमश्विना घर्ममच्छ ॥ १७५२
    4 8 3 1501a ā bhātyagniruṣasāmanīkamudviprāṇāṃ devayā vāco asthuḥ .
    4 8 3 1501c arvāñcā nūnam̐ rathyeha yātaṃ pīpivām̐samaśvinā gharmamaccha .. 1752
    1752. The holy fire of the sun shines here while the splendour of the dawn radiates as advance forces of the solar fire, and the holy voices of the sages arise in adoration. O Ashvins, vitalities of divinity, reach here by chariot of the dawn and join the rising fire of the house-hold yajna of noble men and women.(Rg.5-76-l)

    SV 1753

    ४ ८ ३ १५०२a न सँस्कृतं प्र मिमीतो गमिष्ठान्ति नूनमश्विनोपस्तुतेह ।
    ४ ८ ३ १५०२c दिवाभिपित्वेवसागमिष्ठा प्रत्यवर्त्तिं दाशुषे शम्भविष्ठा ॥ १७५३
    4 8 3 1502a na sam̐skṛtaṃ pra mimīto gamiṣṭhānti nūnamaśvinopastuteha .
    4 8 3 1502c divābhipitvevasāgamiṣṭhā pratyavarttiṃ dāśuṣe śambhaviṣṭhā .. 1753
    1753. Ashvins, divinities of nature and humanity, most auspicious harbingers of peace and joy, invoked and invited to the yajna here, celebrated and adored, coming at the fastest, almost instantly reaching with protection and promotion at the rise of the day, you do not destroy, nor restrict, nor confine what has been refined, seasoned and sanctified by yajna. In fact, you bring safety and security against adversity and self-betrayal for the generous yajamana at his closest. (Rg. 5-76-2)

    SV 1754

    ४ ८ ३ १५०३a उता यातँ सङ्गवे प्रातरह्नो मध्यन्दिन उदिता सूर्यस्य ।
    ४ ८ ३ १५०३c दिवा नक्तमवसा शन्तमेन नेदानीं पीतिरश्विना ततान ॥ १७५४
    4 8 3 1503a utā yātam̐ saṅgave prātarahno madhyandina uditā sūryasya .
    4 8 3 1503c divā naktamavasā śantamena nedānīṃ pītiraśvinā tatāna .. 1754
    1754. And this exuberance of yajnic celebration and joy is not confined to the present moment only, it extends over days and nights. Come Ashvins, divinities of nature 751 and nobilities of men and women, come at the rise of dawn, at mid day when the sun is risen up on high, in the evening when the cows come home. Come all day and night with your gifts of safety and security, peace and joy. (Rg. 5-76-3)

    SV 1755

    ४ ८ ३ १६०१a एता उ त्या उषसः केतुमक्रत पूर्वे अर्धे रजसो भानुमञ्जते ।
    ४ ८ ३ १६०१c निष्कृण्वाना आयुधानीव धृष्णवः प्रति गावोऽरुषीर्यन्ति मातरः ॥ १७५५
    4 8 3 1601a etā u tyā uṣasaḥ ketumakrata pūrve ardhe rajaso bhānumañjate .
    4 8 3 1601c niṣkṛṇvānā āyudhānīva dhṛṣṇavaḥ prati gāvo'ruṣīryanti mātaraḥ .. 1755
    1755. The lights of the dawn over there in the eastern half of the sky over earth reveal the sun and proclaim the day. Like resolute warriors burnishing their swords, the flames of the dawn, shining scarlet red, move forward with the rising sun bringing a fresh breath of life for humanity, like mother cows. (Rg. 1-92-1)

    SV 1756

    ४ ८ ३ १६०२a उदपप्तन्नरुणा भानवो वृथा स्वायुजो अरुषीर्गा अयुक्षत ।
    ४ ८ ३ १६०२c अक्रन्नुषासो वयुनानि पूर्वथा रुशन्तं भानुमरुषीरशिश्रयुः ॥ १७५६
    4 8 3 1602a udapaptannaruṇā bhānavo vṛthā svāyujo aruṣīrgā ayukṣata .
    4 8 3 1602c akrannuṣāso vayunāni pūrvathā ruśantaṃ bhānumaruṣīraśiśrayuḥ .. 1756
    1756. Up rise the red flames of the dawn, naturally and spontaneously like willing red horses yoked to the chariot. The ruddy lights of the dawn awakening humanity to their daily chores as before proclaim the rise of the brilliant sun in obedience to his command. (Rg. 1-92-2)

    SV 1757

    ४ ८ ३ १६०३a अर्चन्ति नारीरपसो न विष्टिभिः समानेन योजनेना परावतः ।
    ४ ८ ३ १६०३c इषं वहन्तीः सुकृते सुदानवे विश्वेदह यजमानाय सुन्वते ॥ १७५७
    4 8 3 1603a arcanti nārīrapaso na viṣṭibhiḥ samānena yojanenā parāvataḥ .
    4 8 3 1603c iṣaṃ vahantīḥ sukṛte sudānave viśvedaha yajamānāya sunvate .. 1757
    1757. The lights of the dawn, like blessed women expert in their noble work, serve and illumine from afar with equal brilliance various regions of the world, bearing vital food and rejuvenating energy for the pious and generous yajamana dedicated to the creative service of life and nature everywhere every day. (Rg. 1-92-3)

    SV 1758

    ४ ८ ३ १७०१a अबोध्यग्निर्ज्म उदेति सूर्यो व्यू३षाश्चन्द्रा मह्यावो अर्चिषा ।
    ४ ८ ३ १७०१c आयुक्षातामश्विना यातवे रथं प्रासावीद्देवः सविता जगत्पृथक् ॥ १७५८
    4 8 3 1701a abodhyagnirjma udeti sūryo vyū3ṣāścandrā mahyāvo arciṣā .
    4 8 3 1701c āyukṣātāmaśvinā yātave rathaṃ prāsāvīddevaḥ savitā jagatpṛthak .. 1758
    1758. The fire of Agni awakes and stirs the world with life afresh. The sun is on the rise over the earth. The great and golden dawn wrapt in beauty waxes on the horizon with the splendour of her glory. The Ashvins, 753 harbingers of new light and knowledge, harness their chariot for the daily round. And the generous lord of light and life, Savita, in his own gracious way, showers and sanctifies the moving world with sunlight and new inspiration for action. (Rg. 1-157-1)

    SV 1759

    ४ ८ ३ १७०२a यद्युञ्जाथे वृषणमश्विना रथं घृतेन नो मधुना क्षत्रमुक्षतम् ।
    ४ ८ ३ १७०२c अस्माकं ब्रह्म पृतनासु जिन्वतं वयं धना शूरसाता भजेमहि ॥ १७५९
    4 8 3 1702a yadyuñjāthe vṛṣaṇamaśvinā rathaṃ ghṛtena no madhunā kṣatramukṣatam .
    4 8 3 1702c asmākaṃ brahma pṛtanāsu jinvataṃ vayaṃ dhanā śūrasātā bhajemahi .. 1759
    1759. Ashvins, harbingers of new light and life, chariot leaders of the world, you harness and ride your chariot of might and victory and sprinkle and inspire the Kshatra order of our defence and governance with exciting spirit of life and honey sweets of power and prosperity. In our struggle for the joy of life, inspire and strengthen our Brahma system of research and education with new knowledge and self-confidence. We pray, may we achieve the prize of success and victory in our battles of the brave. (Rg. 1-157-2)

    SV 1760

    ४ ८ ३ १७०३a अर्वाङ्त्रिचक्रो मधुवाहनो रथो जीराश्वो अश्विनोर्यातु सुष्टुतः ।
    ४ ८ ३ १७०३c त्रिवन्धुरो मघवा विश्वसौभगः शं न आ वक्षद्द्विपदे चतुष्पदे ॥ १७६०
    4 8 3 1703a arvāṅtricakro madhuvāhano ratho jīrāśvo aśvinoryātu suṣṭutaḥ .
    4 8 3 1703c trivandhuro maghavā viśvasaubhagaḥ śaṃ na ā vakṣaddvipade catuṣpade .. 1760
    1760. Here, may the three engined, three staged, honey carrier, superfast chariot of the Ashvins come, the chariot all-acclaimed, mighty, laden with wealth and splendours of the world, and may that chariot, we pray, bring us peace, prosperity and well-being for our humans and for our animal world. (Rg. 1-157-3)

    SV 1761

    ४ ८ ३ १८०१a प्र ते धारा असश्चतो दिवो न यन्ति वृष्टयः ।
    ४ ८ ३ १८०१c अच्छा वाजँ सहस्रिणम् ॥ १७६१
    4 8 3 1801a pra te dhārā asaścato divo na yanti vṛṣṭayaḥ .
    4 8 3 1801c acchā vājam̐ sahasriṇam .. 1761
    1761. O Soma, the ceaseless streams of your inexhaustible ecstasy flow like rains of heavenly light, bringing thousandfold strength, energy and joy for the celebrants. (Rg. 9-57-1)

    SV 1762

    ४ ८ ३ १८०२a अभि प्रियाणि काव्या विश्वा चक्षाणो अर्षति ।
    ४ ८ ३ १८०२c हरिस्तुञ्जान आयुधा ॥ १७६२
    4 8 3 1802a abhi priyāṇi kāvyā viśvā cakṣāṇo arṣati .
    4 8 3 1802c haristuñjāna āyudhā .. 1762
    1762. Soma, spirit of joy, destroyer of suffering, watching all human activity, flows forth for its dear favourites, striking its arms against adverse forces. (Rg. 9-57-2)

    SV 1763

    ४ ८ ३ १८०३a स मर्मृजान आयुभिरिभो राजेव सुव्रतः ।
    ४ ८ ३ १८०३c श्येनो न वँसु षीदति ॥ १७६३
    4 8 3 1803a sa marmṛjāna āyubhiribho rājeva suvrataḥ .
    4 8 3 1803c śyeno na vam̐su ṣīdati .. 1763
    1763. Soma, adored and glorified by people, as a self- controlled, powerful and brilliant ruler ever awake and unfailing power, pervades in the human common-wealth and the entire world of sustenance. (Rg. 9-57-3)

    SV 1764

    ४ ८ ३ १८०४a स नो विश्वा दिवो वसूतो पृथिव्या अधि ।
    ४ ८ ३ १८०४c पुनान इन्दवा भर ॥ १७६४
    4 8 3 1804a sa no viśvā divo vasūto pṛthivyā adhi .
    4 8 3 1804c punāna indavā bhara .. 1764
    1764. Soma, lord of wealth, beauty and excellence, ever pure and sanctifying, may, we pray, bring us all the wealth, honour and fame of life on earth and the light and magnificence of heaven. (Rg. 9-57-4)

    SV 1765

    नवम प्रपाठकः । प्रथमोऽर्धः
    ४ ९ १ ०१०१a प्रास्य धारा अक्षरन्वृष्णः सुतस्यौजसा ।
    ४ ९ १ ०१०१c देवाँ अनु प्रभूषतः ॥ १७६५
    navama prapāṭhakaḥ . prathamo'rdhaḥ
    4 9 1 0101a prāsya dhārā akṣaranvṛṣṇaḥ sutasyaujasā .
    4 9 1 0101c devām̐ anu prabhūṣataḥ .. 1765
    1765. In character with its self-refulgence, and glorifying its divine powers in nature and humanity, the streams of this mighty virile Soma, pure and immaculate, flow forth with the light and lustre of its omnipotence. (Rg. 9-29-1)

    SV 1766

    ४ ९ १ ०१०२a सप्तिं मृजन्ति वेधसो गृणन्तः कारवो गिरा ।
    ४ ९ १ ०१०२c ज्योतिर्जज्ञानमुक्थ्यम् ॥ १७६६
    4 9 1 0102a saptiṃ mṛjanti vedhaso gṛṇantaḥ kāravo girā .
    4 9 1 0102c jyotirjajñānamukthyam .. 1766
    1766. Sages embellish and exalt the might of the omniscient and omnipotent Soma, poets and artists, with the language of their art, celebrate the divine light thus emerging and rising more and more admirable. (Rg. 9-29-2)

    SV 1767

    ४ ९ १ ०१०३a सुषहा सोम तानि ते पुनानाय प्रभूवसो ।
    ४ ९ १ ०१०३c वर्धा समुद्रमुक्थ्यम् ॥ १७६७
    4 9 1 0103a suṣahā soma tāni te punānāya prabhūvaso .
    4 9 1 0103c vardhā samudramukthyam .. 1767
    1767. O Soma, lord of universal wealth, power and honour, those divine showers of generosity, those songs of adoration and lights of glory, are holy and winsome for your celebrant. Let the admirable ocean rise and expand. (Rg. 9-29-3)

    SV 1768

    ४ ९ १ ०२०१a एष ब्रह्मा य ऋत्विय इन्द्रो नाम श्रुतो गृणे ॥ १७६८
    4 9 1 0201a eṣa brahmā ya ṛtviya indro nāma śruto gṛṇe .. 1768
    1768. This lord Infinite and Absolute, adored every season, beneficent all seasons, Indra, most potent, I hear by name, I adore, I worship.

    SV 1769

    ४ ९ १ ०२०२a त्वामिच्छवसस्पते यन्ति गिरो न संयतः ॥ १७६९
    4 9 1 0202a tvāmicchavasaspate yanti giro na saṃyataḥ .. 1769
    1769. O lord omnipotent, Indra, to you rise and reach all voices of adoration, just like the voice of the self- controlled wise.

    SV 1770

    ४ ९ १ ०२०३a वि स्रुतयो यथा पथा इन्द्र त्वद्यन्तु रातयः ॥ १७७०
    4 9 1 0203a vi srutayo yathā pathā indra tvadyantu rātayaḥ .. 1770
    1770. Like streams of water flowing by their natural course, O lord munificent, Indra, let your gifts of wealth, honour and excellence flow free for humanity.

    SV 1771

    ४ ९ १ ०३०१a आ त्वा रथं यथोतये सुम्नाय वर्त्तयामसि ।
    ४ ९ १ ०३०१c तुविकूर्मिमृतीषहमिन्द्रं शविष्ठ सत्पतिम् ॥ १७७१
    4 9 1 0301a ā tvā rathaṃ yathotaye sumnāya varttayāmasi .
    4 9 1 0301c tuvikūrmimṛtīṣahamindraṃ śaviṣṭha satpatim .. 1771
    1771. Indra, bravest of the brave, protector of the good and true, just as we turn the chariot, so do we draw your attention and pray you turn to us and come for our protection, welfare and enlightenment, lord of infinite action and conqueror of enemies. (Rg. 8-68-1)

    SV 1772

    ४ ९ १ ०३०२a तुविशुष्म तुविक्रतो शचीवो विश्वया मते ।
    ४ ९ १ ०३०२c आ पप्राथ महित्वना ॥ १७७२
    4 9 1 0302a tuviśuṣma tuvikrato śacīvo viśvayā mate .
    4 9 1 0302c ā paprātha mahitvanā .. 1772
    1772. Lord omnipotent of infinite action, infinitely helpful, omniscient, with your cosmic power and grandeur you pervade the whole universe. (Rg. 8-68-2)

    SV 1773

    ४ ९ १ ०३०३a यस्य ते महिना महः परि ज्मायन्तमीयतुः ।
    ४ ९ १ ०३०३c हस्ता वज्रँ हिरण्ययम् ॥ १७७३
    4 9 1 0303a yasya te mahinā mahaḥ pari jmāyantamīyatuḥ .
    4 9 1 0303c hastā vajram̐ hiraṇyayam .. 1773
    1773. Indra who are infinitely great by virtue of your omnipotence, your hands wield the thunderbolt of justice and golden grace which reaches everywhere over 759 the universe. (Rg. 8-68-3)

    SV 1774

    ४ ९ १ ०४०१a आ यः पुरं नार्मिणीमदीदेदत्यः कविर्नभन्यो३ नार्व ।
    ४ ९ १ ०४०१c सूरो न रुरुक्वाञ्छतात्मा ॥ १७७४
    4 9 1 0401a ā yaḥ puraṃ nārmiṇīmadīdedatyaḥ kavirnabhanyo3 nārva .
    4 9 1 0401c sūro na rurukvāñchatātmā .. 1774
    1774. Agni, who has illuminated the celestial city of this imperishable soul, who is fast as the winds of space and faster than sunbeams, is the visionary creator of the worlds of eternity, blazing as the very soul of a thousand suns. (Rg. 1-149-3)

    SV 1775

    ४ ९ १ ०४०२a अभि द्विजन्मा त्री रोचनानि विश्वा रजाँसि शुशुचनो अस्थात् ।
    ४ ९ १ ०४०२c होता यजिष्ठो अपाँ सधस्थे ॥ १७७५
    4 9 1 0402a abhi dvijanmā trī rocanāni viśvā rajām̐si śuśucano asthāt .
    4 9 1 0402c hotā yajiṣṭho apām̐ sadhasthe .. 1775
    1775. Twice bom and bom of two, akasha and vayu, manifesting in universal nature and in every distinct form of nature, illuminating three lights, fire of the earth, lightning of the skies and lights of heaven, vitalising all the worlds of the universe, Agni abides all round everywhere. Worthiest universal yajaka, holding the worlds unto itself, it abides coexistent with the universal liquid energy of the cosmos. (Rg. 1-149-4)

    SV 1776

    ४ ९ १ ०४०३a अयँ स होता यो द्विजन्मा विश्वा दधे वार्याणि श्रवस्या ।
    ४ ९ १ ०४०३c मर्तो यो अस्मै सुतुको ददाश ॥ १७७६
    4 9 1 0403a ayam̐ sa hotā yo dvijanmā viśvā dadhe vāryāṇi śravasyā .
    4 9 1 0403c marto yo asmai sutuko dadāśa .. 1776
    1776. Such is this Agni, creative lord of cosmic yajna, wielder of the worlds, born of two and twice bom, who holds the choicest foods, energies and honours of the universe. And the man who, self-sacrificing, twice bom of natural mother and mother Sarasvati, blest with the richest gifts of food, energy and honour, with a noble family gives in homage and surrender to this Agni, he is the real man. (Rg. 1-149-5)

    SV 1777

    ४ ९ १ ०५०१a अग्ने तमद्याष्वं न स्तोमैः क्रतुं न भद्रँ हृदिस्पृषम् ।
    ४ ९ १ ०५०१c ऋध्यामा त ओहैः ॥ १७७७
    4 9 1 0501a agne tamadyāṣvaṃ na stomaiḥ kratuṃ na bhadram̐ hṛdispṛṣam .
    4 9 1 0501c ṛdhyāmā ta ohaiḥ .. 1777
    1777. Agni, mighty power of light and motion, with songs of praise and prayer and with holy acts of service offered in homage to you today, we augment, celebrate and glorify you, fast as nature's waves of energy, bright as intelligence and blissful as yajna, and dear as love closest to the heart. (Rg. 4-10-1)

    SV 1778

    ४ ९ १ ०५०२a अधा ह्यग्ने क्रतोर्भद्रस्य दक्षस्य साधोः ।
    ४ ९ १ ०५०२c रथीरृतस्य बृहतो बभूथ ॥ १७७८
    4 9 1 0502a adhā hyagne kratorbhadrasya dakṣasya sādhoḥ .
    4 9 1 0502c rathīrṛtasya bṛhato babhūtha .. 1778
    1778. And now Agni, O light and ruler of the world, be the rider and commander of the chariot of the plan and programme of our creative and developmental yajna of the human nation, a yajna which is blissfully fruitful, expertly organised and sophisticated, truthfully in consonance with the laws of nature and the environment and positively good, great and far reaching in consequence for life. (Rg. 4-10-2)

    SV 1779

    ४ ९ १ ०५०३a एभिर्नो अर्कैर्भवा नो अर्वाङ्क्स्वा३र्ण ज्योतिः ।
    ४ ९ १ ०५०३c अग्ने विश्वेभिः सुमना अनीकैः ॥ १७७९
    4 9 1 0503a ebhirno arkairbhavā no arvāṅksvā3rṇa jyotiḥ .
    4 9 1 0503c agne viśvebhiḥ sumanā anīkaiḥ .. 1779
    1779. Agni, light and life of the world, majestic as the sun's refulgent glory, good and loving at heart, in response to these our songs of praise and prayer and acts of piety, come straight and bless us with all your forces of protection and promotion and give us, lead us to, the success of our heart's desire. (Rg. 4-10-3)

    SV 1780

    ४ ९ १ ०६०१a अग्ने विवस्वदुषसश्चित्रँ राधो अमर्त्य ।
    ४ ९ १ ०६०१c आ दाशुषे जातवेदो वहा त्वमद्या देवाँ उषर्बुधः ॥ १७८०
    4 9 1 0601a agne vivasvaduṣasaścitram̐ rādho amartya .
    4 9 1 0601c ā dāśuṣe jātavedo vahā tvamadyā devām̐ uṣarbudhaḥ .. 1780
    1780. Agni, lord of life, blazing as the sun, immortal, omniscient of things bom, for the man of charity who has surrendered himself to you, you bring today wonderful wealth of the dawn, and let the yogis and blessings of nature awake at the dawn. (Rg. 1-44-1)

    SV 1781

    ४ ९ १ ०६०२a जुष्टो हि दूतो असि हव्यवाहनोऽग्ने रथीरध्वराणाम् ।
    ४ ९ १ ०६०२c सजूरश्विभ्यामुषसा सुवीर्यमस्मे धेहि श्रवो बृहत् ॥ १७८१
    4 9 1 0602a juṣṭo hi dūto asi havyavāhano'gne rathīradhvarāṇām .
    4 9 1 0602c sajūraśvibhyāmuṣasā suvīryamasme dhehi śravo bṛhat .. 1781
    1781. Agni, ruling lord of light and the world, invoked and lighted, you are the blazing catalyst and carrier of yajnic materials offered and fragrances received. You are the leading chariot hero of the world's yajnic acts of love and creation. Friend of the Ashvins, sun and moon, water and air, working with the complementary powers of nature, friend and companion of ours too, bring us noble strength and valour, bless us with universal honour and fame. (Rg. 1-44-2)

    SV 1782

    ४ ९ १ ०७०१a विधुं दद्राणँ समने बहूनां युवानँ सन्तं पलितो जगार ।
    ४ ९ १ ०७०१c देवस्य पश्य काव्यं महित्वाद्या ममार स ह्यः समान ॥ १७८२
    4 9 1 0701a vidhuṃ dadrāṇam̐ samane bahūnāṃ yuvānam̐ santaṃ palito jagāra .
    4 9 1 0701c devasya paśya kāvyaṃ mahitvādyā mamāra sa hyaḥ samāna .. 1782
    1782. Old age consumes even the youthful man of versatile action whom many fear to face in battle and flee. Look at the inscrutable power of the lord divine by whose inevitable law of mutability the man who was living yesterday is dead today, and the one that dies today would be living to tomorrow. (Rg. 10-55-5) 763

    SV 1783

    ४ ९ १ ०७०२a शाक्मना शाको अरुणः सुपर्ण आ यो महः शूरः सनादनीडः ।
    ४ ९ १ ०७०२c यच्चिकेत सत्यमित्तन्न मोघं वसु स्पार्हमुत जेतोत दाता ॥ १७८३
    4 9 1 0702a śākmanā śāko aruṇaḥ suparṇa ā yo mahaḥ śūraḥ sanādanīḍaḥ .
    4 9 1 0702c yacciketa satyamittanna moghaṃ vasu spārhamuta jetota dātā .. 1783
    1783. He is Almighty by might supreme, blazing lustrous, high flying and all caring, great, brave, eternally unbound by space. What he knows is truth inviolable, never infructuous, he is universal haven, lovable, all conqueror, all giving. (Rg. 10-55-6)

    SV 1784

    ४ ९ १ ०७०३a ऐभिर्ददे वृष्ण्या पौँस्यानि येभिरौक्षद्वृत्रहत्याय वज्री ।
    ४ ९ १ ०७०३c ये कर्मणः क्रियमाणस्य मह्न ऋतेकर्ममुदजायन्त देवाः ॥ १७८४
    4 9 1 0703a aibhirdade vṛṣṇyā paum̐syāni yebhiraukṣadvṛtrahatyāya vajrī .
    4 9 1 0703c ye karmaṇaḥ kriyamāṇasya mahna ṛtekarmamudajāyanta devāḥ .. 1784
    1784. With these potent and positive waves of natural energy, the virile Indra, wielder of thunderbolt, assumes those powers for breaking the clouds of darkness and want by which he brings about the showers of rain for the world of existence, which powers too for bringing about the showers of positive action and creativity arise from the grandeur of the omnipotent original doer of cosmic karma. (Rg. 10-55-7)

    SV 1785

    ४ ९ १ ०८०१a अस्ति सोमो अयँ सुतः पिबन्त्यस्य मरुतः ।
    ४ ९ १ ०८०१c उत स्वराजो अश्विना ॥ १७८५
    4 9 1 0801a asti somo ayam̐ sutaḥ pibantyasya marutaḥ .
    4 9 1 0801c uta svarājo aśvinā .. 1785
    1785. O Maruts, mighty men of honour and action, this soma of glorious life is ready, created by divinity. Lovers of life and adventure, Ashwins, live it and enjoy, those who are self-refulgent, free and self-governed, and who are ever on the move, creating, acquiring, giving, like energies of nature in the cosmic circuit. (Rg. 8-94-4)

    SV 1786

    ४ ९ १ ०८०२a पिबन्ति मित्रो अर्यमा तना पूतस्य वरुणः ।
    ४ ९ १ ०८०२c त्रिषधस्थस्य जावतः ॥ १७८६
    4 9 1 0802a pibanti mitro aryamā tanā pūtasya varuṇaḥ .
    4 9 1 0802c triṣadhasthasya jāvataḥ .. 1786
    1786. Mitra, men of universal love, Aryama, men of adventure on the paths of rectitude, and Varuna, men of judgement and right choice, continuously drink of this soma created and sanctified by the procreative power of divinity pervading in the three regions of the universe, heaven, earth and the sky. (Rg. 8-94-5)

    SV 1787

    ४ ९ १ ०८०३a उतो न्वस्य जोषमा इन्द्रः सुतस्य गोमतः ।
    ४ ९ १ ०८०३c प्रातर्होतेव मत्सति ॥ १७८७
    4 9 1 0803a uto nvasya joṣamā indraḥ sutasya gomataḥ .
    4 9 1 0803c prātarhoteva matsati .. 1787
    1787. And surely the delight and exhilaration of this soma, Indra, the soul, inspirited with the power of brilliance and awareness, like a yajaka at dawn, experiences, and celebrates the ecstasy in dance and song. (Rg. 8-94-6)

    SV 1788

    ४ ९ १ ०९०१a बण्महाँ असि सूर्य बडादित्य महाँ असि ।
    ४ ९ १ ०९०१c महस्ते सतो महिमा पनिष्तम मह्ना देव महाँ असि ॥ १७८८
    4 9 1 0901a baṇmahām̐ asi sūrya baḍāditya mahām̐ asi .
    4 9 1 0901c mahaste sato mahimā paniṣtama mahnā deva mahām̐ asi .. 1788
    1788. O Surya, light of life, you are truly great, lord indestructible, you are undoubtedly great. O lord of reality, highest real, great is your glory, most adorable. In truth, you are gre own grandeur at by your, refulgent and generous. (Rg. 8-101-11)

    SV 1789

    ४ ९ १ ०९०२a बट् सूर्य श्रवसा महाँ असि सत्रा देव महाँ असि ।
    ४ ९ १ ०९०२c मह्ना देवानामसुर्यः पुरोहितो विभु ज्योतिरदाभ्यम् ॥ १७८९
    4 9 1 0902a baṭ sūrya śravasā mahām̐ asi satrā deva mahām̐ asi .
    4 9 1 0902c mahnā devānāmasuryaḥ purohito vibhu jyotiradābhyam .. 1789
    1789. O Surya, lord self-refulgent, by honour and fame you are great. In truth, you are great, generous lord, by your grandeur among the divinities. Lord of pranic energy, destroyer of the evil, prime high priest of creation in cosmic dynamics, omnipresent and infinite, light unsurpassable, eternal. (Rg. 8-101-12)

    SV 1790

    ४ ९ १ १००१a उप नो हरिभिः सुतं याहि मदानां पते ।
    ४ ९ १ १००१c उप नो हरिभिः सुतम् ॥ १७९०
    4 9 1 1001a upa no haribhiḥ sutaṃ yāhi madānāṃ pate .
    4 9 1 1001c upa no haribhiḥ sutam .. 1790
    1790. O lord and protector of the joys of life, come to us to taste the soma of life prepared by us with our mind, imagination and senses in your honour, come to us for the soma distilled by our heart and mind for you. (Rg. 8-93-31)

    SV 1791

    ४ ९ १ १००२a द्विता यो वृत्रहन्तमो विद इन्द्रः शतक्रतुः ।
    ४ ९ १ १००२c उप नो हरिभिः सुतम् ॥ १७९१
    4 9 1 1002a dvitā yo vṛtrahantamo vida indraḥ śatakratuḥ .
    4 9 1 1002c upa no haribhiḥ sutam .. 1791
    1791. Indra, hero of a hundred noble actions, greatest destroyer of darkness who know both the way of knowledge and the way of karma for the good life, come to taste our soma of homage prepared by us with our heart and soul for you. (Rg. 8-93-32)

    SV 1792

    ४ ९ १ १००३a त्वँ हि वृत्रहन्नेषां पाता सोमानामसि ।
    ४ ९ १ १००३c उप नो हरिभिः सुतम् ॥ १७९२
    4 9 1 1003a tvam̐ hi vṛtrahanneṣāṃ pātā somānāmasi .
    4 9 1 1003c upa no haribhiḥ sutam .. 1792
    1792. Indra, O soul, dispeller of darkness and ignorance. 767 you are the experiencer of the joyous soma pleasures of life. Rise and enjoy the knowledge and wisdom collected and offered by the senses, mind and intelligence. (Rg. 8-93-33)

    SV 1793

    ४ ९ १ ११०१a प्र वो महे महेवृधे भरध्वं प्रचेतसे प्र सुमतिं कृणुध्वम् ।
    ४ ९ १ ११०१c विशः पूर्वीः प्र चर चर्षणिप्राः ॥ १७९३
    4 9 1 1101a pra vo mahe mahevṛdhe bharadhvaṃ pracetase pra sumatiṃ kṛṇudhvam .
    4 9 1 1101c viśaḥ pūrvīḥ pra cara carṣaṇiprāḥ .. 1793
    1793. Bear and bring homage, assistance and cooperation and offer positive thoughts and advice to Indra, your leader and ruler. Great is he, promoter of great people and the common wealth, and a leader wide¬ awake with deep and distant foresight. O leader and ruler of the land, be good to the settled ancient people and take care of the farming communities and other professionals so that all feel happy and fulfilled without frustration. (Rg. 7-31-10)

    SV 1794

    ४ ९ १ ११०२a उरुव्यचसे महिने सुवृक्तिमिन्द्राय ब्रह्म जनयन्त विप्राः ।
    ४ ९ १ ११०२c तस्य व्रतानि न मिनन्ति धीराः ॥ १७९४
    4 9 1 1102a uruvyacase mahine suvṛktimindrāya brahma janayanta viprāḥ .
    4 9 1 1102c tasya vratāni na minanti dhīrāḥ .. 1794
    1794. To the great Indra, the ruler widely perceptive and all aware, vibrant people of the land, the learned and the wise with a sense of dynamism, all offer homage. rooting out dead wood, planting new saplings, generating new forms of sustenance and energy, and creating new forms of appreciating and realising the eternal spirit. And they, people of constancy and settled mind, never violate the laws and discipline of the lord's Eternal Law. (Rg. 7-31-11)

    SV 1795

    ४ ९ १ ११०३a इन्द्रं वाणीरनुत्तमन्युमेव सत्रा राजानं दधिरे सहध्यै ।
    ४ ९ १ ११०३c हर्यश्वाय बर्हया समापीन् ॥ १७९५
    4 9 1 1103a indraṃ vāṇīranuttamanyumeva satrā rājānaṃ dadhire sahadhyai .
    4 9 1 1103c haryaśvāya barhayā samāpīn .. 1795
    1795. All voices of the people, all sessions of yajnic programmes of action, uphold and support only the brilliant ruler, Indra of constant vision and passion, in order to maintain the social order of governance without obstruction. O friends and citizens of the land, exhort your people in support of Indra, leader of the dynamic nation of humanity. (Rg. 7-31-12)

    SV 1796

    ४ ९ १ १२०१a यदिन्द्र यावतस्त्वमेतावदहमीशीय ।
    ४ ९ १ १२०१c स्तोतारमिद्दधिषे रदावसो न पापत्वाय रँसिषम् ॥ १७९६
    4 9 1 1201a yadindra yāvatastvametāvadahamīśīya .
    4 9 1 1201c stotāramiddadhiṣe radāvaso na pāpatvāya ram̐siṣam .. 1796
    1796. Indra, lord ruler of the world, giver of wealth and excellence, as much as you grant, so much I wish I should control and rule. I would hold it only to support the devotees of divinity and would not spend it away for those who indulge in sin and evil. (Rg. 7-32-18)

    SV 1797

    ४ ९ १ १२०२a शिक्षेयमिन्महयते दिवेदिवे राय आ कुहचिद्विदे ।
    ४ ९ १ १२०२c न हि त्वदन्यन्मघवन्न आप्यं वस्यो अस्ति पिता च न ॥ १७९७
    4 9 1 1202a śikṣeyaminmahayate divedive rāya ā kuhacidvide .
    4 9 1 1202c na hi tvadanyanmaghavanna āpyaṃ vasyo asti pitā ca na .. 1797
    1797. Every day I would wish to give wealth and support for the person who seeks to rise for enlighten¬ ment wherever he be. O lord of wealth, power and honour, there is none other than you worthy of love and attainment as our own, as father indeed. (Rg. 7-32-19)

    SV 1798

    ४ ९ १ १३०१a श्रुधी हवं विपिपानस्याद्रेर्बोधा विप्रस्यार्चतो मनीषाम् ।
    ४ ९ १ १३०१c कृष्वा दुवाँस्यन्तमा सचेमा ॥ १७९८
    4 9 1 1301a śrudhī havaṃ vipipānasyādrerbodhā viprasyārcato manīṣām .
    4 9 1 1301c kṛṣvā duvām̐syantamā sacemā .. 1798
    1798. Listen to the cloud shower of exhortation from the vibrant sage, joyous participant in the congregation, know the thought and will of the wise scholar in adoration of your honour, and honour these prayers, most sincere and intimate, in action. (Rg. 7-22-4)

    SV 1799

    ४ ९ १ १३०२a न ते गिरो अपि मृष्ये तुरस्य न सुष्टुतिमसुर्यस्य विद्वान् ।
    ४ ९ १ १३०२c सदा ते नाम स्वयशो विवक्मि ॥ १७९९
    4 9 1 1302a na te giro api mṛṣye turasya na suṣṭutimasuryasya vidvān .
    4 9 1 1302c sadā te nāma svayaśo vivakmi .. 1799
    1799. Never shall I forget your words, instant and mighty of action as you are, nor shall I, knowing your power and potential, ever neglect your appreciation and adoration. I value and appreciate the significance of your name and your innate honour and excellence. (Rg. 7-22-5)

    SV 1800

    ४ ९ १ १३०३a भूरि हि ते सवना मानुषेषु भूरि मनीषी हवते त्वामित् ।
    ४ ९ १ १३०३c मारे अस्मन्मघवञ्ज्योक्कः ॥ १८००
    4 9 1 1303a bhūri hi te savanā mānuṣeṣu bhūri manīṣī havate tvāmit .
    4 9 1 1303c māre asmanmaghavañjyokkaḥ .. 1800
    1800. O lord of honour and excellence, many are your acts of generosity and magnificence in the world of humanity. Many are the acts of adoration the dedicated wise offer to you. O lord, never let these be alienated from us. (Rg. 7-22-6)

    SV 1801

    ४ ९ १ १४०१a प्रो ष्वस्मै पुरोरथमिन्द्राय शूषमर्चत ।
    ४ ९ १ १४०१c अभीके चिदु लोककृत्सङ्गे समत्सु वृत्रह ।
    ४ ९ १ १४०१e अस्माकं बोधि चोदिता नभन्तामन्यकेषां ज्याका अधि धन्वसु ॥ १८०१
    4 9 1 1401a pro ṣvasmai purorathamindrāya śūṣamarcata .
    4 9 1 1401c abhīke cidu lokakṛtsaṅge samatsu vṛtraha .
    4 9 1 1401e asmākaṃ bodhi coditā nabhantāmanyakeṣāṃ jyākā adhi dhanvasu .. 1801
    1801. Offer a song of abundant praise in honour of this ruling lord Indra for his mighty force and front rank chariot. He, destroyer of darkness and evil, inspires us in our battles of life at the closest and enlightens us in our struggle for universal freedom. Let the strings of the alien enemy bows be snapped by the strike of the forces of Indra. (Rg. 10-133-1)

    SV 1802

    ४ ९ १ १४०२a त्वँ सिन्धूँरवासृजोऽधराचो अहन्नहिम् ।
    ४ ९ १ १४०२c अशत्रुरिन्द्र जज्ञिषे विश्वं पुष्यसि वार्यम् ।
    ४ ९ १ १४०२e तं त्वा परि ष्वजामहे नभन्तामन्यकेषां ज्याका अधि धन्वसु ॥ १८०२
    4 9 1 1402a tvam̐ sindhūm̐ravāsṛjo'dharāco ahannahim .
    4 9 1 1402c aśatrurindra jajñiṣe viśvaṃ puṣyasi vāryam .
    4 9 1 1402e taṃ tvā pari ṣvajāmahe nabhantāmanyakeṣāṃ jyākā adhi dhanvasu .. 1802
    1802. Indra, you release the floods of rivers to flow down on the earth. You destroy the demon of darkness, evil, want and ignorance. You are bom without an equal, adversary and enemy, and you promote the choicest wealth and excellence of the world. Such as you are we love and embrace you as our closest loving friend and companion. Let the alien strings of the enemy bows snap upon their bows. (Rg. 10-133-2)

    SV 1803

    ४ ९ १ १४०३a वि षु विश्वा अरातयोऽर्यो नशन्त नो धियः ।
    ४ ९ १ १४०३c अस्तासि शत्रवे वधं यो न इन्द्र जिघाँसति ।
    ४ ९ १ १४०३e या ते रातिर्ददिवसु नभन्तामन्यकेषां ज्याका अधि धन्वसु ॥ १८०३
    4 9 1 1403a vi ṣu viśvā arātayo'ryo naśanta no dhiyaḥ .
    4 9 1 1403c astāsi śatrave vadhaṃ yo na indra jighām̐sati .
    4 9 1 1403e yā te rātirdadivasu nabhantāmanyakeṣāṃ jyākā adhi dhanvasu .. 1803
    1803. Indra, may the facts and forces of enmity, adversity and ungenerosity be eliminated from life and the world. May all our thoughts and actions be inspired by love and generosity. You strike the thunderbolt of justice and punishment upon the enemy who wants to destroy us or frustrate our love and generosity. May your grace and generosity bring us wealth, honour and excellence of life. Let the strings of enemy bows snap by the tension of their own negativities. (Rg. 10-133-3)

    SV 1804

    ४ ९ १ १५०१a रेवाँ इद्रेवत स्तोता स्यात्त्वावतो मघोनः ।
    ४ ९ १ १५०१c प्रेदु हरिवः सुतस्य ॥ १८०४
    4 9 1 1501a revām̐ idrevata stotā syāttvāvato maghonaḥ .
    4 9 1 1501c predu harivaḥ sutasya .. 1804
    1804. Indra, master and commander of dynamic forces, may the celebrant of the brilliant, bountiful and renowned like you be brilliant, prosperous and celebrated. That is but natural. (Rg. 8-2-13)

    SV 1805

    ४ ९ १ १५०२a उक्थं च न शस्यमानं नागो रयिरा चिकेत ।
    ४ ९ १ १५०२c न गायत्रं गीयमानम् ॥ १८०५
    4 9 1 1502a ukthaṃ ca na śasyamānaṃ nāgo rayirā ciketa .
    4 9 1 1502c na gāyatraṃ gīyamānam .. 1805
    1805. 773 Indra, lord of power and piety, the man attached to divinity in faith and opposed to doubt and disloyalty knows the words of praise spoken by a man of doubtful faith as much as he knows the songs of adoration sung by a man of faith (and makes a distinction between the two). (Rg. 8-2-14)

    SV 1806

    ४ ९ १ १५०३a मा न इन्द्र पीयत्नवे मा शर्धते परा दाः ।
    ४ ९ १ १५०३c शिक्षा शचीवः शचीभिः ॥ १८०६
    4 9 1 1503a mā na indra pīyatnave mā śardhate parā dāḥ .
    4 9 1 1503c śikṣā śacīvaḥ śacībhiḥ .. 1806
    1806. Indra, lord of refulgent power, give us not away to the scornful abuser nor to the wild tyrant. With your laws and powers, pray discipline, rule, instruct and enlighten us. (Rg. 8-2-15)

    SV 1807

    ४ ९ १ १६०१a एन्द्र याहि हरिभिरुप कण्वस्य सुष्टुतिम् ।
    ४ ९ १ १६०१c दिवो अमुष्य शासतो दिवं यय दिवावसो ॥ १८०७
    4 9 1 1601a endra yāhi haribhirupa kaṇvasya suṣṭutim .
    4 9 1 1601c divo amuṣya śāsato divaṃ yaya divāvaso .. 1807
    1807. Indra, ruler of the world, come with all your powers and perceptions to the sage's adoration and instruction, and from the light and exhortation of the elevating sage, O seeker of enlightenment, go and rise to the heights of divinity. (Rg. 8-34-1)

    SV 1808

    ४ ९ १ १६०२a अत्रा वि नेमिरेषामुरां न धूनुते वृकः ।
    ४ ९ १ १६०२c दिवो अमुष्य शासतो दिवं यय दिवावसो ॥ १८०८
    4 9 1 1602a atrā vi nemireṣāmurāṃ na dhūnute vṛkaḥ .
    4 9 1 1602c divo amuṣya śāsato divaṃ yaya divāvaso .. 1808
    1808. Here the very edge and foundation of these sages of knowledge and wisdom would shake you and reveal you to yourself as thunder shakes the earth and lightning lights it up all over. And then from the light and thunder of these commanders you would rise, liberated, to your own heights of heaven, O lover and ruler of the light of day. (Rg. 8-34-3)

    SV 1809

    ४ ९ १ १६०३a आ त्वा ग्रावा वदनीह सोमी घोषेण वक्षतु ।
    ४ ९ १ १६०३c दिवो अमुष्य शासतो दिवं यय दिवावसो ॥ १८०९
    4 9 1 1603a ā tvā grāvā vadanīha somī ghoṣeṇa vakṣatu .
    4 9 1 1603c divo amuṣya śāsato divaṃ yaya divāvaso .. 1809
    1809. The maker of soma, creator of the joy of a new life, would welcome you here with a loud proclamation and exalt you with the voice of thunder, and from the light and power of the sage's revelation, O lover of light, go and rise to your own essential heaven of freedom. (Rg. 8-34-2)

    SV 1810

    ४ ९ १ १७०१a पवस्व सोम मन्दयन्निन्द्राय मधुमत्तमः ॥ १८१०
    4 9 1 1701a pavasva soma mandayannindrāya madhumattamaḥ .. 1810
    1810. 775 O Soma, creative spirit, highest honey sweet of divine ecstasy, flow abundant, pure and purifying, energising and rejoicing for Indra, the divine soul. (Rg. 9-67-16)

    SV 1811

    ४ ९ १ १७०२a ते सुतासो विपश्चितः शुक्रा वायुमसृक्षत ॥ १८११
    4 9 1 1702a te sutāso vipaścitaḥ śukrā vāyumasṛkṣata .. 1811
    1811. Your creative spirits of imagination, powerful and most ecstatic, give birth to the vibrant poet creator, the karma yogi of imagination. (Rg. 9-67-18)

    SV 1812

    ४ ९ १ १७०३a असृग्रं देववीतये वाजयन्तो रथा इव ॥ १८१२
    4 9 1 1703a asṛgraṃ devavītaye vājayanto rathā iva .. 1812
    1812. Flowing and creating. Soma streams rush forward like victor chariots in the service of divinity.(Rg. 9-67-17)

    SV 1813

    ४ ९ १ १८०१a अग्निँ होतारं मन्ये दास्वन्तं वसोः सूनुँ सहसो जातवेदसं विप्रं न जातवेदसम् ।
    ४ ९ १ १८०१c य ऊर्ध्वरो स्वध्वरो देवो देवाच्या कृपा ।
    ४ ९ १ १८०१e घृतस्य विभ्राष्टिमनु शुक्रशोचिष आजुह्वानस्य सर्पिषः ॥ १८१३
    4 9 1 1801a agnim̐ hotāraṃ manye dāsvantaṃ vasoḥ sūnum̐ sahaso jātavedasaṃ vipraṃ na jātavedasam .
    4 9 1 1801c ya ūrdhvaro svadhvaro devo devācyā kṛpā .
    4 9 1 1801e ghṛtasya vibhrāṣṭimanu śukraśociṣa ājuhvānasya sarpiṣaḥ .. 1813
    1813. I worship, serve and meditate on Agni, lord of light and knowledge, spirit of life and heat and inspiration of noble action, yajaka, generous giver, treasure of wealth and universal shelter, inspirer and creator of courage and courageous action like the sun, omniscient lord of all that is bom in existence, master of knowledge as the supreme scholar of the Veda, organiser of yajna with love and non-violence with divine knowledge and awareness, refulgent with heavenly light and power, loving and consuming with flames of fire and light the blaze of the purest and most powerful ghrta offered into the fire of yajna, physical, mental and spiritual all.' (Rg. 1-127-1)

    SV 1814

    ४ ९ १ १८०२a यजिष्ठं त्वा यजमाना हुवेम ज्येष्ठमङ्गिरसां विप्र मन्मभिर्विप्रेभिः शुक्र मन्मभिः ।
    ४ ९ १ १८०२c परिज्मानमिव द्याँ होतारं चर्षणीनाम् ।
    ४ ९ १ १८०२e शोचिष्केशं वृषणं यमिमा विशः प्रावन्तु जूतये विशः ॥ १८१४
    4 9 1 1802a yajiṣṭhaṃ tvā yajamānā huvema jyeṣṭhamaṅgirasāṃ vipra manmabhirviprebhiḥ śukra manmabhiḥ .
    4 9 1 1802c parijmānamiva dyām̐ hotāraṃ carṣaṇīnām .
    4 9 1 1802e śociṣkeśaṃ vṛṣaṇaṃ yamimā viśaḥ prāvantu jūtaye viśaḥ .. 1814
    1814. Agni, lord most worshipful, we the performers of this yajnic assembly, with all our heart and mind, together with all the saints and scholars with their earnest desire, invoke and invite you, wisest and senior-most of the scholar visionaries of Divinity, pure and immaculate, brilliant as the sun with your reach into the light of heaven, high-priest of humanity, lord of light knowledge, generous as rain showers, whom all these people accept, respect and approach with their desire and prayer for protection and self-fulfilment. (Rg. 1-127-2)

    SV 1815

    ४ ९ १ १८०३a स हि पुरू चिदोजसा विरुक्मता दीद्यानो भवति द्रुहन्तरः परशुर्न द्रुहन्तरः ।
    ४ ९ १ १८०३c वीडु चिद्यस्य समृतौ श्रुवद्वनेव यत्स्थिरम् ।
    ४ ९ १ १८०३e निष्षहमाणो यमते नायते धन्वासहा नायते ॥ १८१५
    4 9 1 1803a sa hi purū cidojasā virukmatā dīdyāno bhavati druhantaraḥ paraśurna druhantaraḥ .
    4 9 1 1803c vīḍu cidyasya samṛtau śruvadvaneva yatsthiram .
    4 9 1 1803e niṣṣahamāṇo yamate nāyate dhanvāsahā nāyate .. 1815
    1815. He surely rises to shine very brilliantly with his own splendid valour and honour who, like the axe which cuts down the trees, mows down the enemies, in whose presence even the strong and firm like the dense forest burst asunder into pieces, and who, commanding brave warriors, dominates and directs the enemies and, like a mighty wielder of the bow and arrow, never wavers but advances in battle against the enemy forces. (Rg. 1- 127-3)

    SV 1816

    नवम प्रपाठकः । द्वितीयोऽर्धः
    ४ ९ २ ०१०१a अग्ने तव श्रवो वयो महि भ्राजन्ते अर्चयो विभावसो ।
    ४ ९ २ ०१०१c बृहद्भानो शवसा वाजमुक्थ्य३ं दधासि दाशुषे कवे ॥ १८१६
    navama prapāṭhakaḥ . dvitīyo'rdhaḥ
    4 9 2 0101a agne tava śravo vayo mahi bhrājante arcayo vibhāvaso .
    4 9 2 0101c bṛhadbhāno śavasā vājamukthya3ṃ dadhāsi dāśuṣe kave .. 1816
    1816. Agni, leading light of life, great is your vigour, power and felicity, shining, inspiring and incessantly flowing. O refulgent lord, your flames rise high and blaze fiercely. Light and fire of Infinity, omniscient poet and creator, by your power, potential and abundance, you bear and bring admirable food, energy and fulfilment with the sense of victory for the generous giver and selfless yajaka. (Rg. 10-140-1)

    SV 1817

    ४ ९ २ ०१०२a पावकवर्चाः शुक्रवर्चा अनूनवर्चा उदियर्षि भानुना ।
    ४ ९ २ ०१०२c पुत्रो मातरा विचरन्नुपावसि पृणक्षि रोदसी उभे ॥ १८१७
    4 9 2 0102a pāvakavarcāḥ śukravarcā anūnavarcā udiyarṣi bhānunā .
    4 9 2 0102c putro mātarā vicarannupāvasi pṛṇakṣi rodasī ubhe .. 1817
    1817. Lord of flames of purity, master of immaculate light and power absolutely free from want and weakness, you rise with self-refulgence and, just as the son closely abides by the parents, serves and protects them, so do you pervade, sustain and protect the heaven and earth. (Rg. 10-140-2)

    SV 1818

    ४ ९ २ ०१०३a ऊर्जो नपाज्जातवेदः सुशस्तिभिर्मन्दस्व धीतिभिर्हितः ।
    ४ ९ २ ०१०३c त्वे इषः सं दधुर्भूरिवर्पसश्चित्रोतयो वामजाताः ॥ १८१८
    4 9 2 0103a ūrjo napājjātavedaḥ suśastibhirmandasva dhītibhirhitaḥ .
    4 9 2 0103c tve iṣaḥ saṃ dadhurbhūrivarpasaścitrotayo vāmajātāḥ .. 1818
    1818. O divine light and fire of life, child as well as protector and sustainer of energy pervasive in the entire 779 world of existence, rise and rejoice as well as exhilarate us, with hymns and noble thoughts and actions as you are invoked and kindled in the vedi and in the heart and soul. Faithful celebrants bring you food in homage, and in you they vest their desires and aspirations of various forms and wondrous efficacy arisen from love of the heart and soul. (Rg. 10-140-3)

    SV 1819

    ४ ९ २ ०१०४a इरज्यन्नग्ने प्रथयस्व जन्तुभिरस्मे रायो अमर्त्य ।
    ४ ९ २ ०१०४c स दर्शतस्य वपुषो वि राजसि पृणक्षि दर्शतं क्रतुम् ॥ १८१९
    4 9 2 0104a irajyannagne prathayasva jantubhirasme rāyo amartya .
    4 9 2 0104c sa darśatasya vapuṣo vi rājasi pṛṇakṣi darśataṃ kratum .. 1819
    1819. Immortal Agni, waxing and exalting with all living beings, develop and expand the wealth and excellence of life for us. Of noble and gracious form as you are and shine and rule as you do, join us with yajnic action and bless us with abundant fruit of success and victory. (Rg. 10-140-4)

    SV 1820

    ४ ९ २ ०१०५a इष्कर्त्तारमध्वरस्य प्रचेतसं क्षयन्तँ राधसो महः ।
    ४ ९ २ ०१०५c रातिं वामस्य सुभगां महीमिषं दधासि सानसिँ रयिम् ॥ १८२०
    4 9 2 0105a iṣkarttāramadhvarasya pracetasaṃ kṣayantam̐ rādhaso mahaḥ .
    4 9 2 0105c rātiṃ vāmasya subhagāṃ mahīmiṣaṃ dadhāsi sānasim̐ rayim .. 1820
    1820. Agni, lord, spirit, and power of the light and fire of life, we celebrate and adore you, inspirer, impeller and promoter of holy yajna of love and non-violence. omniscient treasure giver and controller of the great world's wealth, who bear and bring us abundant gifts of beauty and splendour and the good fortune of life, high energy and food, plenty and prosperity, indeed all wealth, honour and excellence of life. (Rg. 10-140-5)

    SV 1821

    ४ ९ २ ०१०६a ऋतावानं महिषं विश्वदर्शतमग्निँ सुम्नाय दधिरे पुरो जनाः ।
    ४ ९ २ ०१०६c श्रुत्कर्णँ सप्रथस्तमं त्वा गिरा दैव्यं मानुषा युगा ॥ १८२१
    4 9 2 0106a ṛtāvānaṃ mahiṣaṃ viśvadarśatamagnim̐ sumnāya dadhire puro janāḥ .
    4 9 2 0106c śrutkarṇam̐ saprathastamaṃ tvā girā daivyaṃ mānuṣā yugā .. 1821
    1821. Men, first of all since earliest times, worship, adore and inculcate you, Agni, omniscient lord of life, yajna and the law of life, great and glorious, most gracious presence of the world, for the sake of peace, pleasure and prosperity for the good life. O lord of life and grace, mortals singly and in couples and family with holy words celebrate and exalt you, divine, kind listener, infinite presence. (Rg. 10-140-6)

    SV 1822

    ४ ९ २ ०२०१a प्र सो अग्ने तवोतिभिः सुविराभिस्तरति वाजकर्मभिः ।
    ४ ९ २ ०२०१c यस्य त्वँ सख्यमाविथ ॥ १८२२
    4 9 2 0201a pra so agne tavotibhiḥ suvirābhistarati vājakarmabhiḥ .
    4 9 2 0201c yasya tvam̐ sakhyamāvitha .. 1822
    1822. Agni, lord of universal love and friendship, he whose love and friendship, devotion and dedication, you accept into your kind care thrives under your protection 781 and promotion and advances in life with noble and heroic progeny, moving from victory to glory. (Rg. 8-19-30)

    SV 1823

    ४ ९ २ ०२०२a तव द्रप्सो नीलवान्वाश ऋत्विय इन्धानः सिष्णवा ददे ।
    ४ ९ २ ०२०२c त्वं महीनामुषसामसि प्रियः क्षपो वस्तुषु राजसि ॥ १८२३
    4 9 2 0202a tava drapso nīlavānvāśa ṛtviya indhānaḥ siṣṇavā dade .
    4 9 2 0202c tvaṃ mahīnāmuṣasāmasi priyaḥ kṣapo vastuṣu rājasi .. 1823
    1823. Agni, giver of the showers of joy in life, the world of your creation flows on like drops of soma from the press, colourful, crackling voluble, exciting and fresh through the seasons, bright and beautiful, passionately lovable. You are darling of the glory of dawns and you shine ever in the glimmerings of the dusk and reflect in the ripples of water. (Rg. 8-19-31)

    SV 1824

    ४ ९ २ ०३०१a तमोषधीर्दधिरे गर्भमृत्वियं तमापो अग्निं जनयन्त मातरः ।
    ४ ९ २ ०३०१c तमित्समानं वनिनश्च वीरुधोऽन्तर्वतीश्च सुवते च विश्वहा ॥ १८२४
    4 9 2 0301a tamoṣadhīrdadhire garbhamṛtviyaṃ tamāpo agniṃ janayanta mātaraḥ .
    4 9 2 0301c tamitsamānaṃ vaninaśca vīrudho'ntarvatīśca suvate ca viśvahā .. 1824
    1824. That Agni, energy, the herbs and waters receive into them and they bear it as mothers, producing it on maturity as nourishment and energy for life forms. The same Agni, the herbs and trees of the forest receive equally, hold it in the womb and always produce it as the embodiment of energy. (Rg. 10-91-6)

    SV 1825

    ४ ९ २ ०४०१a अग्निरिन्द्राय पवते दिवि शुक्रो वि राजति ।
    ४ ९ २ ०४०१c महिषीव वि जायते ॥ १८२५
    4 9 2 0401a agnirindrāya pavate divi śukro vi rājati .
    4 9 2 0401c mahiṣīva vi jāyate .. 1825
    1825. Agni, fire of yajna and light of the sun, indeed all light and energy of existence, rises, radiates and shines pure and powerful in honour and adoration of Indra, lord omnipotent, unto the heavens. It rises and shines on and on anew in space-time continuum as the ruling power of the omnipotent.

    SV 1826

    ४ ९ २ ०५०१a यो जागार तमृचः कामयन्ते यो जागार तमु सामानि यन्ति ।
    ४ ९ २ ०५०१c यो जागार तमयँ सोम आह तवाहमस्मि सख्ये न्योकाः ॥ १८२६
    4 9 2 0501a yo jāgāra tamṛcaḥ kāmayante yo jāgāra tamu sāmāni yanti .
    4 9 2 0501c yo jāgāra tamayam̐ soma āha tavāhamasmi sakhye nyokāḥ .. 1826
    1826. Yo jdgdra tam ayarh soma dha tavdham asmi sakhye nyokdh. Whoever is awake, the Rks love and bless. Whoever is alert, the Samans move and elevate. Whoever is active without a wink of sleep, this Soma of life's joy and ecstasy addresses and says:- O seeker wide awake, I am for you, a friend and shelter home. (Rg. 5-44-14)

    SV 1827

    ४ ९ २ ०६०१a अग्निर्जागार तमृचः कामयन्तेग्निर्जागार तमु सामानि यन्ति ।
    ४ ९ २ ०६०१c अग्निर्जागार तमयँ सोम आह तवाहमस्मि सख्ये न्योकाः ॥ १८२७
    4 9 2 0601a agnirjāgāra tamṛcaḥ kāmayantegnirjāgāra tamu sāmāni yanti .
    4 9 2 0601c agnirjāgāra tamayam̐ soma āha tavāhamasmi sakhye nyokāḥ .. 1827
    1827. To Agni, soul of life awake, the light of Rks radiates with love. To Agni, light of life awake, the songs of Samans vibrate with love. To Agni, the fire of life aflame, the streams of nectar flow with love, and to the soul of life, the light of awareness and the fire of action, the ecstasy of life says:- I am yours with love, a friend, your very haven and home. (Rg. 5-44-15)

    SV 1828

    ४ ९ २ ०७०१a नमः सखिभ्यः पूर्वसद्भ्यो नमः साकन्निषेभ्यः ।
    ४ ९ २ ०७०१c युञ्जे वाचँ शतपदीम् ॥ १८२८
    4 9 2 0701a namaḥ sakhibhyaḥ pūrvasadbhyo namaḥ sākanniṣebhyaḥ .
    4 9 2 0701c yuñje vācam̐ śatapadīm .. 1828
    1828. Salutations to friends who have been sitting on the vedi earlier. Salutations to those who come now and sit around. Salutations again and again a hundred times, no end.

    SV 1829

    ४ ९ २ ०७०२a युञ्जे वाचँ शतपदीं गाये सहस्रवर्त्तनि ।
    ४ ९ २ ०७०२c गायत्रं त्रैष्टुभं जगत् ॥ १८२९
    4 9 2 0702a yuñje vācam̐ śatapadīṃ gāye sahasravarttani .
    4 9 2 0702c gāyatraṃ traiṣṭubhaṃ jagat .. 1829
    1829. I use language of hundred variations of phrase, sing a thousand versions and variations of Gayatri, Trishtup and Jagati metres of verse in song.

    SV 1830

    ४ ९ २ ०७०३a गायत्रं त्रैष्टुभं जगद्विश्वा रूपाणि सम्भृता ।
    ४ ९ २ ०७०३c देवा ओकाँसि चक्रिरे ॥ १८३०
    4 9 2 0703a gāyatraṃ traiṣṭubhaṃ jagadviśvā rūpāṇi sambhṛtā .
    4 9 2 0703c devā okām̐si cakrire .. 1830
    1830. Gayatri, Trishtup and Jagati metres in all formal variations sanctified in Vedic verses are the sages' love, they have made these their very life and being.

    SV 1831

    ४ ९ २ ०८०१a अग्निर्ज्योतिर्ज्योतिरग्निरिन्द्रो ज्योतिर्ज्योतिरिन्द्रः ।
    ४ ९ २ ०८०१c सूर्यो ज्योतिर्ज्योतिः सूर्यः ॥ १८३१
    4 9 2 0801a agnirjyotirjyotiragnirindro jyotirjyotirindraḥ .
    4 9 2 0801c sūryo jyotirjyotiḥ sūryaḥ .. 1831
    1831. Agni is fire, fire is Agni, both are one and the same. Indra, lightning, is light energy, lightning energy is Indra, both are one and the same. Sun is light and light is the sun, both are one and the same. The master and the master's potential, name and expression are one, the same, inseparable.

    SV 1832

    ४ ९ २ ०८०२a पुनरूर्जा नि वर्त्तस्व पुनरग्न इषायुषा ।
    ४ ९ २ ०८०२c पुनर्नः पाह्यँहसः ॥ १८३२
    4 9 2 0802a punarūrjā ni varttasva punaragna iṣāyuṣā .
    4 9 2 0802c punarnaḥ pāhyam̐hasaḥ .. 1832
    1832. Agni, come energy, again and again in cycle and recycle, come again and again with energy, life and good health, no end. Save us from sin, purify us from sin and evil, again and again. The cycle must go on.

    SV 1833

    ४ ९ २ ०८०३a सह रय्या नि वर्तस्वाग्ने पिन्वस्व धारया ।
    ४ ९ २ ०८०३c विश्वप्स्न्या विश्वतस्परि ॥ १८३३
    4 9 2 0803a saha rayyā ni vartasvāgne pinvasva dhārayā .
    4 9 2 0803c viśvapsnyā viśvataspari .. 1833
    1833. Come, visit, revisit again and again with wealth, honour, excellence and grace, with the universal flow of wealth, honour and excellence of health, age and divinity of the highest of existence, bless us, no end.

    SV 1834

    ४ ९ २ ०९०१a यदिन्द्राहं यथा त्वमीशीय वस्व एक इत् ।
    ४ ९ २ ०९०१c स्तोता मे गोसखा स्यात् ॥ १८३४
    4 9 2 0901a yadindrāhaṃ yathā tvamīśīya vasva eka it .
    4 9 2 0901c stotā me gosakhā syāt .. 1834
    1834. Indra, lord of universal knowledge, power and prosperity, if I were, like you, the sole master of wealth, wisdom and power in my field, then pray may my dependent and celebrant also be blest with wealth and wisdom of the world. (Let all of us together be blest with abundance of wealth and wisdom under the social dispensation of our system of government and administration.) (Rg. 8-14-1)

    SV 1835

    ४ ९ २ ०९०२a शिक्षेयमस्मै दित्सेयँ शचीपते मनीषिणे ।
    ४ ९ २ ०९०२c यदहं गोपतिः स्याम् ॥ १८३५
    4 9 2 0902a śikṣeyamasmai ditseyam̐ śacīpate manīṣiṇe .
    4 9 2 0902c yadahaṃ gopatiḥ syām .. 1835
    1835. O lord and master of world power and prosperity, Indra, if I were master of knowledge and controller of power, I would love to share and give wealth and knowledge to this noble minded person of vision and wisdom. (Rg. 8-14-2)

    SV 1836

    ४ ९ २ ०९०३a धेनुष्ट इन्द्र सूनृता यजमानाय सुन्वते ।
    ४ ९ २ ०९०३c गामश्वं पिप्युषी दुहे ॥ १८३६
    4 9 2 0903a dhenuṣṭa indra sūnṛtā yajamānāya sunvate .
    4 9 2 0903c gāmaśvaṃ pipyuṣī duhe .. 1836
    1836. Indra, the divine voice of your omniscience, omnipotence and bliss overflows with universal truth and rectitude of the law of existence and showers the abundance of prosperity and advancement upon the dedicated yajamana who distils and creates the soma of joy for the world. (Rg. 8-14-3)

    SV 1837

    ४ ९ २ १००१a आपो हि ष्ठा मयोभुवस्ता न ऊर्जे दधातन ।
    ४ ९ २ १००१c महे रणाय चक्षसे ॥ १८३७
    4 9 2 1001a āpo hi ṣṭhā mayobhuvastā na ūrje dadhātana .
    4 9 2 1001c mahe raṇāya cakṣase .. 1837
    1837. Apah, liquid energies of cosmic space, surely you are creators and givers of peace and joy. Pray inspire and energise us for the achievement of food and energy for body, mind and soul so that we may see and enjoy the mighty splendour of divinity. (Rg. 10-9-1)

    SV 1838

    ४ ९ २ १००२a यो वः शिवतमो रसस्तस्य भाजयतेह नः ।
    ४ ९ २ १००२c उशतीरिव मातरः ॥ १८३८
    4 9 2 1002a yo vaḥ śivatamo rasastasya bhājayateha naḥ .
    4 9 2 1002c uśatīriva mātaraḥ .. 1838
    1838. Let us share here in body that nectar sweet taste of yours which is most blissful, be like loving mothers for their children. (Rg. 10-9-2)

    SV 1839

    ४ ९ २ १००३a तस्मा अरं गमाम वो यस्य क्षयाय जिन्वथ ।
    ४ ९ २ १००३c आपो जनयथा च नः ॥ १८३९
    4 9 2 1003a tasmā araṃ gamāma vo yasya kṣayāya jinvatha .
    4 9 2 1003c āpo janayathā ca naḥ .. 1839
    1839. O holy waters, lovers of peace and pleasure of bliss, we come to you without delay for that pleasure, peace and enlightenment for the promotion and stability of which you move and impel people and powers and invigorate us too. Pray bless us with vigour and vitality. (Rg. 10-9-3)

    SV 1840

    ४ ९ २ ११०१a वात आ वातु बेषजँ शम्भु मयोभु नो हृदे ।
    ४ ९ २ ११०१c प्र न अयूँषि तारिषत् ॥ १८४०
    4 9 2 1101a vāta ā vātu beṣajam̐ śambhu mayobhu no hṛde .
    4 9 2 1101c pra na ayūm̐ṣi tāriṣat .. 1840
    1840. May the wind of life energy blow for us as harbinger of sanatives, good health and peace for our heart and help us to live a full life beyond all suffering and ailment. (Rg. 10-186-1)

    SV 1841

    ४ ९ २ ११०२a उत वात पितासि न उत भ्रातोत नः सखा ।
    ४ ९ २ ११०२c स नो जीवातवे कृधि ॥ १८४१
    4 9 2 1102a uta vāta pitāsi na uta bhrātota naḥ sakhā .
    4 9 2 1102c sa no jīvātave kṛdhi .. 1841
    1841. O wind of life energy, you are our fatherly protector and promoter, our brother, our friend. Pray strengthen and inspire us to live a full life.(Rg. 10-186-2)

    SV 1842

    ४ ९ २ ११०३a यददो वात ते गृहे३ऽमृतं निहितं गुहा ।
    ४ ९ २ ११०३c तस्यो नो देहि जीवसे ॥ १८४२
    4 9 2 1103a yadado vāta te gṛhe3'mṛtaṃ nihitaṃ guhā .
    4 9 2 1103c tasyo no dehi jīvase .. 1842
    1842. In your treasure home of inviolable energy, O breath of life energy, Vayu, there is immortal wealth hidden for us. Of that, from that, give us some, our share, so that we may live a full life of good health and joy. (Rg. 10-186-3) 789

    SV 1843

    ४ ९ २ १२०१a अभि वाजी विश्वरूपो जनित्रँ हिरण्ययं बिभ्रदत्कँ सुपर्णः ।
    ४ ९ २ १२०१c सूर्यस्य भानुमृतुथा वसानः परि स्वयं मेधमृज्रो जजान ॥ १८४३
    4 9 2 1201a abhi vājī viśvarūpo janitram̐ hiraṇyayaṃ bibhradatkam̐ suparṇaḥ .
    4 9 2 1201c sūryasya bhānumṛtuthā vasānaḥ pari svayaṃ medhamṛjro jajāna .. 1843
    1843. The potent, non-stop, procreative, all-form eagle- bird of life, bearing its own golden generative principle and form, wearing light of the sun, itself emerges according to the time and season of karma and creates its own yajnic form of existence.

    SV 1844

    ४ ९ २ १२०२a अप्सु रेतः शिश्रिये विश्वरूपं तेजः पृथिव्यामधि यत्सम्बभूव ।
    ४ ९ २ १२०२c अन्तरिक्षे स्वं महिमानं मिमानः कनिक्रन्ति वृष्णो अश्वस्य रेतः ॥ १८४४
    4 9 2 1202a apsu retaḥ śiśriye viśvarūpaṃ tejaḥ pṛthivyāmadhi yatsambabhūva .
    4 9 2 1202c antarikṣe svaṃ mahimānaṃ mimānaḥ kanikranti vṛṣṇo aśvasya retaḥ .. 1844
    1844. The seed of life lay in the waters, universal form, light and lustre of being which emerged on the earth. It established its own potential and power in the firmament. Thus does the seed of potent life raise and realize its voice and will to be in existence (bearing light of sun, lying in space, spatial waters, the oceans, in the firmament and on the earth).

    SV 1845

    ४ ९ २ १२०३a अयँ सहस्रा परि युक्ता वसानः सूर्यस्य भानुं यज्ञो दाधार ।
    ४ ९ २ १२०३c सहस्रदाः शतदा भूरिदावा धर्त्ता दिवो भुवनस्य विश्पतिः ॥ १८४५
    4 9 2 1203a ayam̐ sahasrā pari yuktā vasānaḥ sūryasya bhānuṃ yajño dādhāra .
    4 9 2 1203c sahasradāḥ śatadā bhūridāvā dharttā divo bhuvanasya viśpatiḥ .. 1845
    1845. This Agni, self-refulgent light and life of the existence, pervading infinite forms in union with it, worthy of worship and communion by yajna and meditation, bears and sustains the light of the sun. It is a giver, thousandfold, hundredfold, infinite. It is the sustainer of heavens, the entire universe, and it is the master, fatherly ruler and promoter of the people of the world.

    SV 1846

    ४ ९ २ १३०१a नाके सुपर्णमुप यत्पतन्तँ हृदा वेनन्तो अभ्यचक्षत त्वा ।
    ४ ९ २ १३०१c हिरण्यपक्षं वरुणस्य दूतं यमस्य योनौ शकुनं भुरण्युम् ॥ १८४६
    4 9 2 1301a nāke suparṇamupa yatpatantam̐ hṛdā venanto abhyacakṣata tvā .
    4 9 2 1301c hiraṇyapakṣaṃ varuṇasya dūtaṃ yamasya yonau śakunaṃ bhuraṇyum .. 1846
    1846. O Sun, wrapped in wondrous rays flying around in the highest heaven, loving sages with their heart and soul see and realise you at the closest as a messenger of the supreme lord of love and justice and as a mighty bird blazing and flying with golden wings in the vast space of the lord ordainer of the universe.(Rg.10-123-6) 791

    SV 1847

    ४ ९ २ १३०२a ऊर्ध्वो गन्धर्वो अधि नाके अस्थात्प्रत्यङ्चित्रा बिभ्रदस्यायुधानि ।
    ४ ९ २ १३०२c वसानो अत्कँ सुरभिं दृशे कँ स्व३र्ण नाम जनत प्रियाणि ॥ १८४७
    4 9 2 1302a ūrdhvo gandharvo adhi nāke asthātpratyaṅcitrā bibhradasyāyudhāni .
    4 9 2 1302c vasāno atkam̐ surabhiṃ dṛśe kam̐ sva3rṇa nāma janata priyāṇi .. 1847
    1847. High up over there abides the sun in the region of heavenly light. It bears wondrous weapons of divinity such as thunder and lightning. It wears a beautiful, fragrant form soothing for people to see, and like the light and bliss of heaven creates divine waters and many other dear divine gifts for life. (Rg. 10-123-7)

    SV 1848

    ४ ९ २ १३०३a द्रप्सः समुद्रमभि यज्जिगाति पश्यन्गृध्रस्य चक्षसा विधर्मन् ।
    ४ ९ २ १३०३c भानुः शुक्रेण शोचिषा चकानस्तृतीये चक्रे रजसि प्रियाणि ॥ १८४८
    4 9 2 1303a drapsaḥ samudramabhi yajjigāti paśyangṛdhrasya cakṣasā vidharman .
    4 9 2 1303c bhānuḥ śukreṇa śociṣā cakānastṛtīye cakre rajasi priyāṇi .. 1848
    1848. When the sun in the third, highest, heaven, shining on the oceans and vapours in the skies with the light of its fervent rays reaches the clouds of vapour, then the blazing heat with pure and powerful energy catalyses the clouds and condenses the vapours into dear valuable drops that shower in rain upon the earth. (Rg. 10-123-8)

    SV 1849

    नवम प्रपाठकः । तृतीयोऽर्धः
    ४ ९ ३ ०१०१a आशुः शिशानो वृषभो न भीमो घनाघनः क्षोभणश्चर्षणीनाम् ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०१०१c सङ्क्रन्दनोऽनिमिष एकवीरः शतँ सेना अजयत्साकमिन्द्रः ॥ १८४९
    navama prapāṭhakaḥ . tṛtīyo'rdhaḥ
    4 9 3 0101a āśuḥ śiśāno vṛṣabho na bhīmo ghanāghanaḥ kṣobhaṇaścarṣaṇīnām .
    4 9 3 0101c saṅkrandano'nimiṣa ekavīraḥ śatam̐ senā ajayatsākamindraḥ .. 1849
    1849. Instantly swift, sharp as a lazer beam, terrible like a bull, breaker of the darkest cloud, shaker of mighty men, roaring awful without a wink, sole hero without a second, Indra overthrows a hundred armies together at once. (Rg. I0-I03-1)

    SV 1850

    ४ ९ ३ ०१०२a सङ्क्रन्दनेनानिमिषेण जिष्णुना युत्कारेण दुश्च्यवनेन धृष्णुना ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०१०२c तदिन्द्रेण जयत तत्सहध्वं युधो नर इषुहस्तेन वृष्णा ॥ १८५०
    4 9 3 0102a saṅkrandanenānimiṣeṇa jiṣṇunā yutkāreṇa duścyavanena dhṛṣṇunā .
    4 9 3 0102c tadindreṇa jayata tatsahadhvaṃ yudho nara iṣuhastena vṛṣṇā .. 1850
    1850. O warriors, leading lights of heroes, take up that challenge of antilife forces, fight that war and win with Indra, roaring and terrifying the enemy forces, relentless fighter, ambitious for victory, expert tactician, unshakable, irresistible, generous and brave, and armed with unfailing missiles for victory. (Rg. 10-103-2) 793

    SV 1851

    ४ ९ ३ ०१०३a स इषुहस्तैः स निषङ्गिभिर्वशी सँस्रष्टा स युध इन्द्रो गणेन ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०१०३c सँ सृष्टजित्सोमपा बाहुशर्ध्यू३ग्रधन्वा प्रतिहिताभिरस्ता ॥ १८५१
    4 9 3 0103a sa iṣuhastaiḥ sa niṣaṅgibhirvaśī sam̐sraṣṭā sa yudha indro gaṇena .
    4 9 3 0103c sam̐ sṛṣṭajitsomapā bāhuśardhyū3gradhanvā pratihitābhirastā .. 1851
    1851. Indra is the warrior with bow and arrows in hand, conquers with joint armed forces, multiple enemy hosts, and wins over concentrated forces. Protector and promoter of soma peace and joy of life, strong of arms wielding a terrible bow, he throws out the enemies with the shots of his unfailing arrows. (Rg. 10-103-3)

    SV 1852

    ४ ९ ३ ०२०१a बृहस्पते परि दीया रथेन रक्षोहामित्राँ अपबाधमानः ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०२०१c प्रभञ्जन्सेनाः प्रमृणो युधा जयन्नस्माकमेध्यविता रथानाम् ॥ १८५२
    4 9 3 0201a bṛhaspate pari dīyā rathena rakṣohāmitrām̐ apabādhamānaḥ .
    4 9 3 0201c prabhañjansenāḥ pramṛṇo yudhā jayannasmākamedhyavitā rathānām .. 1852
    1852. Fly by the chariot, Brhaspati, destroyer of demons, repeller of enemies, breaking through and routing their forces. Fighting and conquering by battle, come, defend and save our chariots of the social order. (Rg. 10-103-4)

    SV 1853

    ४ ९ ३ ०२०२a बलविज्ञायः स्थविरः प्रवीरः सहस्वान्वाजी सहमान उग्रः ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०२०२c अभिवीरो अभिसत्वा सहोजा जैत्रमिन्द्र रथमा तिष्ठ गोवित् ॥ १८५३
    4 9 3 0202a balavijñāyaḥ sthaviraḥ pravīraḥ sahasvānvājī sahamāna ugraḥ .
    4 9 3 0202c abhivīro abhisatvā sahojā jaitramindra rathamā tiṣṭha govit .. 1853
    1853. Indra, tactical organiser of deployable forces, venerable, strong, undisturbed and invulnerable, stout and brave, challenging, impetuous, blazing, steadfast, commander of the brave, highly intelligent, valiant, illustrious, pray ascend the chariot of victory over rebellious lands. (Rg. 10-103-5)

    SV 1854

    ४ ९ ३ ०२०३a गोत्रभिदं गोविदं वज्रबाहुं जयन्तमज्म प्रमृणन्तमोजसा ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०२०३c इमँ सजाता अनु वीरयध्वमिन्द्रँ सखायो अनु सँ रभध्वम् ॥ १८५४
    4 9 3 0203a gotrabhidaṃ govidaṃ vajrabāhuṃ jayantamajma pramṛṇantamojasā .
    4 9 3 0203c imam̐ sajātā anu vīrayadhvamindram̐ sakhāyo anu sam̐ rabhadhvam .. 1854
    1854. O friends, unite, prepare and mount the assault with Indra, our friend and comrade, breaker of enemy strongholds, winner of lands, hero of thunder arms and victorious breaker of dark mighty clouds by his valour. Follow the brave and advance. (Rg. 10-103-6)

    SV 1855

    ४ ९ ३ ०३०१a अभि गोत्राणि सहसा गाहमानोऽदयो वीरः शतमन्युरिन्द्रः ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०३०१c दुश्च्यवनः पृतनाषाडयुध्यो३ऽस्माकँ सेना अवतु प्र युत्सु ॥ १८५५
    4 9 3 0301a abhi gotrāṇi sahasā gāhamāno'dayo vīraḥ śatamanyurindraḥ .
    4 9 3 0301c duścyavanaḥ pṛtanāṣāḍayudhyo3'smākam̐ senā avatu pra yutsu .. 1855
    1855. May Indra, breaker of clouds and enemy strongholds, with his courage and valour, unmoved by pity, hero of a hundredfold passion, shaker of the strongest evils, destroyer of enemy forces, irresistible warrior, protect our army in our assaults and advances. (Rg. 10-103-7)

    SV 1856

    ४ ९ ३ ०३०२a इन्द्र आसां नेता बृहस्पतिर्दक्षिणा यज्ञः पुर एतु सोमः ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०३०२c देवसेनानामभिभञ्जतीनां जयन्तीनां मरुतो यन्त्वग्रम् ॥ १८५६
    4 9 3 0302a indra āsāṃ netā bṛhaspatirdakṣiṇā yajñaḥ pura etu somaḥ .
    4 9 3 0302c devasenānāmabhibhañjatīnāṃ jayantīnāṃ maruto yantvagram .. 1856
    1856. Of these armies of the Devas, divine forces of nature and humanity, men of noble intentions and far sight, breaking through and conquering evil and negative elements of life, Indra of lighting power is the leader and commander, Brhaspati, commanding knowledge, tactics and wide vision, is the guide with yajna on his right, and Soma, lover of peace and felicity, is the inspiration, while Maruts, warriors of passion and enthusiasm, march in front. (Rg. 10-103-8)

    SV 1857

    ४ ९ ३ ०३०३a इन्द्रस्य वृष्णो वरुणस्य राज्ञ आदित्यानां मरुताँ शर्ध उग्रम् ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०३०३c महामनसां भुवनच्यवानां घोषो देवानां जयतामुदस्थात् ॥ १८५७
    4 9 3 0303a indrasya vṛṣṇo varuṇasya rājña ādityānāṃ marutām̐ śardha ugram .
    4 9 3 0303c mahāmanasāṃ bhuvanacyavānāṃ ghoṣo devānāṃ jayatāmudasthāt .. 1857
    1857. Great is the valour and passion of victorious and virile Indra, of the ruler Varuna, visionary Adityas and impetuous Maruts, all great and magnanimous at heart who shake the world with their vision and performance, and so let these victorious divinities' tumulluous uproar of victory rise and reverberate in the skies. (Rg. 10-103-9)

    SV 1858

    ४ ९ ३ ०४०१a उद्धर्षय मघवन्नायुधान्युत्सत्वनां मामकानां मनाँसि ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०४०१c उद्वृत्रहन्वाजिनां वाजिनान्युद्रथानां जयतां यन्तु घोषाः ॥ १८५८
    4 9 3 0401a uddharṣaya maghavannāyudhānyutsatvanāṃ māmakānāṃ manām̐si .
    4 9 3 0401c udvṛtrahanvājināṃ vājinānyudrathānāṃ jayatāṃ yantu ghoṣāḥ .. 1858
    1858. Indra, Maghavan, lord of glory, ruler of the land, raise, calibrate and sharpen your weapons, raise the mind and morale of my brave warriors, O breaker of the clouds and darkness of evil, raise the calibre and hitting 797 efficiency of the fast moving forces of cavalry, armour and air force, and let the roar of the victorious warriors rise and rumble in space. (Rg. 10-103-10)

    SV 1859

    ४ ९ ३ ०४०२a अस्माकमिन्द्रः समृतेषु ध्वजेष्वस्माकं या इषवस्ता जयन्तु ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०४०२c अस्माकं वीरा उत्तरे भवन्त्वस्माँ उ देवा अवता हवेषु ॥ १८५९
    4 9 3 0402a asmākamindraḥ samṛteṣu dhvajeṣvasmākaṃ yā iṣavastā jayantu .
    4 9 3 0402c asmākaṃ vīrā uttare bhavantvasmām̐ u devā avatā haveṣu .. 1859
    1859. In international gatherings, let Indra, our leader, raise our flag high in the flag lines, may our shots of arrows hit the targets and win the battles, let our brave progeny and our brave warriors be higher than others in excellence, and may the divinities protect us in the call to action in the battle field. (Rg. 10-103-11)

    SV 1860

    ४ ९ ३ ०४०३a असौ या सेना मरुतः परेषामभ्येति न ओजसा स्पर्धमाना ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०४०३c तां गूहत तमसापव्रतेन यथैतेषामन्यो अन्यं न जानात् ॥ १८६०
    4 9 3 0403a asau yā senā marutaḥ pareṣāmabhyeti na ojasā spardhamānā .
    4 9 3 0403c tāṃ gūhata tamasāpavratena yathaiteṣāmanyo anyaṃ na jānāt .. 1860
    1860. O Maruts, stormy commandos of the defence force, see that army of the aliens comes advancing upon us with their mighty force, cover it with deep paralyzing darkness so that none of them could know and distinguish one from another. (Atharva, 3, 2, 6)

    SV 1861

    ४ ९ ३ ०५०१a अमीषां चित्तं प्रतिलोभयन्ती गृहाणाङ्गान्यप्वे परेहि ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०५०१c अभि प्रेहि निर्दह हृत्सु शोकैरन्धेनामित्रास्तमसा सचन्ताम् ॥ १८६१
    4 9 3 0501a amīṣāṃ cittaṃ pratilobhayantī gṛhāṇāṅgānyapve parehi .
    4 9 3 0501c abhi prehi nirdaha hṛtsu śokairandhenāmitrāstamasā sacantām .. 1861
    1861. Get off schizophrenia, that torment the heart and delude their mind, depart, ill health, that afflict and disable the body system of those who are children of light. Go forward, be there and burn with pain in the heart of those who are negative souls and love to abide with darkness of mind and sloth of body with suffering and unfriendliness as their food of life. (Rg.10-103-12)

    SV 1862

    ४ ९ ३ ०५०२a प्रेता जयता नर इन्द्रो वः शर्म यच्छतु ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०५०२c उग्रा वः सन्तु बाहवोऽनाधृष्या यथासथ ॥ १८६२
    4 9 3 0502a pretā jayatā nara indro vaḥ śarma yacchatu .
    4 9 3 0502c ugrā vaḥ santu bāhavo'nādhṛṣyā yathāsatha .. 1862
    1862. Go forward, leading lights, achieve your goals and win your victories. May Indra, lord omnipotent of honour and glory, bless you with peace and fulfilment. Let your arms be strong and bold so that you may live an active life of irresistible honour and joy without fear. (Rg. 10-103-13)

    SV 1863

    ४ ९ ३ ०५०३a अवसृष्टा परा पत शरव्ये ब्रह्मसँशिते ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०५०३c गच्छामित्रान्प्र पद्यस्व मामीषां कं च नोच्छिषः ॥ १८६३
    4 9 3 0503a avasṛṣṭā parā pata śaravye brahmasam̐śite .
    4 9 3 0503c gacchāmitrānpra padyasva māmīṣāṃ kaṃ ca nocchiṣaḥ .. 1863
    1863. O sharpest and fastest of missiles, tempered and tested by the best of defence scientists, shot and released, fly far, reach the target and fall upon the enemies. Spare none of them whatsoever even at the farthest distance. (Rg. 6-75-16)

    SV 1864

    ४ ९ ३ ०६०१a कङ्काः सुपर्णा अनु यन्त्वेनान्गृध्राणामन्नमसावस्तु सेना ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०६०१c मैषां मोच्यघहारश्च नेन्द्र वयाँस्येनाननुसंयन्तु सर्वान् ॥ १८६४
    4 9 3 0601a kaṅkāḥ suparṇā anu yantvenāngṛdhrāṇāmannamasāvastu senā .
    4 9 3 0601c maiṣāṃ mocyaghahāraśca nendra vayām̐syenānanusaṃyantu sarvān .. 1864
    1864. Let kites and ravens, let deadly arrows, pursue them. Let that army be the food of vultures. Indra commander of the army, spare none of them, let the outrageous robber be destroyed. Let carnivorous birds follow, devour and scavenge them out.

    SV 1865

    ४ ९ ३ ०६०२a अमित्रसेनां मघवन्नस्माञ्छत्रुयतीमभि ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०६०२c उभौ तामिन्द्र वृत्रहन्नग्निश्च दहतं प्रति ॥ १८६५
    4 9 3 0602a amitrasenāṃ maghavannasmāñchatruyatīmabhi .
    4 9 3 0602c ubhau tāmindra vṛtrahannagniśca dahataṃ prati .. 1865
    1865. Indra commander of the mighty defence force, march upon the enemy army that attacks us. Indra, breaker of dark clouds over the land, and Agni, commander of the fire force, both counter, rout and bum them with your fire power.

    SV 1866

    ४ ९ ३ ०६०३a यत्र बाणाः सम्पतन्ति कुमारा विशिखा इव ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०६०३c तत्रा नो ब्रह्मणस्पतिरदितिः शर्म यच्छतु विश्वाहा शर्म यच्छतु ॥ १८६६
    4 9 3 0603a yatra bāṇāḥ sampatanti kumārā viśikhā iva .
    4 9 3 0603c tatrā no brahmaṇaspatiraditiḥ śarma yacchatu viśvāhā śarma yacchatu .. 1866
    1866. O ruler, where the young soldiers with shorn hair fall upon the enemy and showers of missiles rain down upon the targets, there let the controller of nation's wealth provide us total security and let the mother earth provide us a safe and comfortable shelter, a shelter of all round security. (Rg. 6-75-17)

    SV 1867

    ४ ९ ३ ०७०१a वि रक्षो वि मृधो जहि वि वृत्रस्य हनू रुज ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०७०१c वि मन्युमिन्द्र वृत्रहन्नमित्रस्याभिदासतः ॥ १८६७
    4 9 3 0701a vi rakṣo vi mṛdho jahi vi vṛtrasya hanū ruja .
    4 9 3 0701c vi manyumindra vṛtrahannamitrasyābhidāsataḥ .. 1867
    1867. Destroyer of the demon and the destroyer, break the jaws of evil. O Indra, destroyer of evil and darkness, shatter the mind and morale of the enemy who tries to suppress, subdue and enslave us. (Rg. 10-152-3)

    SV 1868

    ४ ९ ३ ०७०२a वि न इन्द्र मृधो जहि नीचा यच्छ पृतन्यतः ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०७०२c यो अस्माँ अभिदासत्यधरं गमया तमः ॥ १८६८
    4 9 3 0702a vi na indra mṛdho jahi nīcā yaccha pṛtanyataḥ .
    4 9 3 0702c yo asmām̐ abhidāsatyadharaṃ gamayā tamaḥ .. 1868
    1868. Indra, throw off those powers and tendencies which seek to destroy us. Subdue those who seek to fight and subdue us. Take those down to deep darkness who seek to subdue and enslave us. (Rg. 10-152-4)

    SV 1869

    ४ ९ ३ ०७०३a इन्द्रस्य बाहू स्थविरौ युवानावनाधृष्यौ सुप्रतीकावसह्यौ ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०७०३c तौ युञ्जीत प्रथमौ योग आगते याभ्यां जितमसुराणाँ सहो महत् ॥ १८६९
    4 9 3 0703a indrasya bāhū sthavirau yuvānāvanādhṛṣyau supratīkāvasahyau .
    4 9 3 0703c tau yuñjīta prathamau yoga āgate yābhyāṃ jitamasurāṇām̐ saho mahat .. 1869
    1869. The two arms of Indra's forces are steady and strong, youthful, redoubtable, undauntable, unchalle¬ ngeable. Let these two first be deployed when the occasion has arisen, since by these is conquered the mighty force of the asuras, warriors of negativity and destruction.

    SV 1870

    ४ ९ ३ ०८०१a मर्माणि ते वर्मणा च्छादयामि सोमस्त्वा राजामृतेनानु वस्ताम् ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०८०१c उरोर्वरीयो वरुणस्ते कृणोतु जयन्तं त्वानु देवा मदन्तु ॥ १८७०
    4 9 3 0801a marmāṇi te varmaṇā cchādayāmi somastvā rājāmṛtenānu vastām .
    4 9 3 0801c urorvarīyo varuṇaste kṛṇotu jayantaṃ tvānu devā madantu .. 1870
    1870. O warrior of the bow, I cover the vital limbs of your body with armour for protection. Let the ruler Soma, immortal spirit of life's vitality, give you close cover against death and mortality. Let the wise and judicious commander of the forces provide you the best and most abundant food and maintenance, and let the excellencies of the nation rejoice with you when you win the battle. (Rg. 6-75-18)

    SV 1871

    ४ ९ ३ ०८०२a अन्धा अमित्रा भवताशीर्षाणोऽहय इव ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०८०२c तेषां वो अग्निनुन्नानामिन्द्रो हन्तु वरंवरम् ॥ १८७१
    4 9 3 0802a andhā amitrā bhavatāśīrṣāṇo'haya iva .
    4 9 3 0802c teṣāṃ vo agninunnānāmindro hantu varaṃvaram .. 1871
    1871. Enemies are blind like cobras with heads and fangs lost. Of these, struck and bruised by fire, Indra should better eliminate every one discreetly. (Atharva 6-67-2)

    SV 1872

    ४ ९ ३ ०८०३a यो नः स्वोऽरणो यश्च निष्ट्यो जिघाँसति ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०८०३c देवास्तँ सर्वे धूर्वन्तु ब्रह्म वर्म ममान्तरँ शर्म वर्म ममान्तरम् ॥ १८७२
    4 9 3 0803a yo naḥ svo'raṇo yaśca niṣṭyo jighām̐sati .
    4 9 3 0803c devāstam̐ sarve dhūrvantu brahma varma mamāntaram̐ śarma varma mamāntaram .. 1872
    1872. Any one, whether our own or a stranger far away non-fighting, or far off and low, that hurts and violates us deserves that the best and enlightened of the nation punish him to nullity. For me, the Lord Almighty and the knowledge within me is my best armour for protection. The Lord Almighty and peace of mind within is the invincible armour for me. (Rg. 6-75-19)

    SV 1873

    ४ ९ ३ ०९०१a मृगो न भीमः कुचरो गिरिष्ठाः परावत आ जगन्था परस्याः ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०९०१c सृकँ सँशाय पविमिन्द्र तिग्मं वि शत्रूं ताढि वि मृधो नुदस्व ॥ १८७३
    4 9 3 0901a mṛgo na bhīmaḥ kucaro giriṣṭhāḥ parāvata ā jaganthā parasyāḥ .
    4 9 3 0901c sṛkam̐ sam̐śāya pavimindra tigmaṃ vi śatrūṃ tāḍhi vi mṛdho nudasva .. 1873
    1873. Terrible like a mountain lion roaming around, pray come from the farthest of far off places and, having sharpened the lazer fiery thunderbolt, destroy the enemies and throw out the violent adversaries. (Rg. 10-180-2)

    SV 1874

    ४ ९ ३ ०९०२a भद्रं कर्णेभिः श‍ृणुयाम देवा भद्रं पश्येमाक्षभिर्यजत्राः ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०९०२c स्थिरैरङ्गैस्तुष्टुवाँ सस्तनूभिर्व्यशेमहि देवहितं यदायुः ॥ १८७४
    4 9 3 0902a bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ śṛṇuyāma devā bhadraṃ paśyemākṣabhiryajatrāḥ .
    4 9 3 0902c sthirairaṅgaistuṣṭuvām̐ sastanūbhirvyaśemahi devahitaṃ yadāyuḥ .. 1874
    1874. Noble people of brilliant, generous and divine nature, help us to hear with our ears what is good and beneficial. Noble people dedicated to yajna, may we, by your favour and kindness see with our eyes what is good and elevating. May we, enjoying with firm and strong bodies and body parts, thanking the Lord Divine and praising the things given by Him live a full life fit for and blest by the divinities. (Rg. 1-89-8)

    SV 1875

    ४ ९ ३ ०९०३a स्वस्ति न इन्द्रो वृद्धश्रवाः स्वस्ति नः पूषा विश्ववेदाः ।
    ४ ९ ३ ०९०३c स्वस्ति नस्तार्क्ष्यो अरिष्टनेमिः स्वस्ति नो बृहस्पतिर्दधातु ॥
    ४ ९ ३ ०९०३e ॐ स्वस्ति नो बृहस्पतिर्दधातु ॥ १८७५
    ॥ इत्युत्तरार्चिकः ॥
    ॥ इति सामवेदसंहिता समाप्ता ॥
    4 9 3 0903a svasti na indro vṛddhaśravāḥ svasti naḥ pūṣā viśvavedāḥ .
    4 9 3 0903c svasti nastārkṣyo ariṣṭanemiḥ svasti no bṛhaspatirdadhātu ..
    4 9 3 0903e oṃ svasti no bṛhaspatirdadhātu .. 1875
    .. ityuttarārcikaḥ ..
    .. iti sāmavedasaṃhitā samāptā ..
    1875. May Indra, lord of power and majesty, abundant in food, energy and honour, be for our good and bless us with favours. May Pusha, lord of universal growth, be for our good and bless us with progress. May Tarkshya, lord worthy of love and friendship, destroyer of suffering, be good for us and bless us with good fortune. And may Brhaspati, lord of universal knowledge and wisdom be good and bless us with knowledge, wisdom and sweet language. (Rg. 1-89-6)
    ॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥
    || oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ||