Rigveda 2.41

2.41.1

वायो॒ ये ते॑ सह॒स्रिणो॒ रथा॑स॒स्तेभि॒रा ग॑हि | नि॒युत्वा॒न्त्सोम॑पीतये ||

O VĀYU, come to us with all the thousand chariots that are thine, Team-borne, to drink the Soma juice.

2.41.2

नि॒युत्वा॑न् वाय॒वा ग॑ह्य॒यं शु॒क्रो अ॑यामि ते | गन्ता॑सि सुन्व॒तो गृ॒हम् ||

Drawn by thy team, O Vāyu, come; to thee is offered this, the pure. Thou visitest the presser's house.

2.41.3

शु॒क्रस्या॒द्य गवा॑शिर॒ इन्द्र॑वायू नि॒युत्व॑तः | आ या॑तं॒ पिब॑तं नरा ||

Indra and Vāyu, drawn by teams, ye Heroes, come today and drink. Of the bright juice when blent with milk.

2.41.4

अ॒यं वां॑ मित्रावरुणा सु॒तः सोम॑ ऋतावृधा | ममेदि॒ह श्रु॑तं॒ हव॑म् ||

This Soma hath been shed for you, Law-strengtheners, Mitra-Varuṇa! Listen ye here to this my call.

2.41.5

राजा॑ना॒वन॑भिद्रुहा ध्रु॒वे सद॑स्युत्त॒मे | स॒हस्र॑स्थूण आसाते ||

Both Kings who never injure aught seat them in their supremest home, The thousand-pillared, firmly-based.

2.41.6

ता स॒म्राजा॑ घृ॒तासु॑ती आदि॒त्या दानु॑न॒स्पती॑ | सचे॑ते॒ अन॑वह्वरम् ||

Fed with oblation, Sovran Kings, Ādityas, Lords of liberal gifts. They wait on him whose life is true.

2.41.7

गोम॑दू॒ षु ना॑स॒त्याश्वा॑वद्यातमश्विना | व॒र्ती रु॑द्रा नृ॒पाय्य॑म् ||

With kine, Nāsatyas, and with steeds, come, Aśvins, Rudras, to the house That will protect its heroes well;

2.41.8

न यत् परो॒ नान्त॑र आद॒धर्ष॑द् वृषण्वसू | दु॒:शंसो॒ मर्त्यो॑ रि॒पुः ||

Such, wealthy Gods! as none afar nor standing nigh to us may harm, Yea, no malicious mortal foe.

2.41.9

ता न॒ आ वो॑ळहमश्विना र॒यिं पि॒शङ्ग॑संदृशम् | धिष्ण्या॑ वरिवो॒विद॑म् ||

As such, O longed-far Aśvins, lead us on to wealth of varied sort, Wealth that shall bring us room and rest.

2.41.10

इन्द्रो॑ अ॒ङ्ग म॒हद् भ॒यम॒भी षदप॑ चुच्यवत् | स हि स्थि॒रो विच॑र्षणिः ||

Verily Indra, conquering all, driveth e’en mighty fear away, For firm is he and swift to act.

2.41.11

इन्द्र॑श्च मृ॒ळया॑ति नो॒ न न॑: प॒श्चाद॒घं न॑शत् | भ॒द्रं भ॑वाति नः पु॒रः ||

Indra be gracious unto us: sin shall not reach us afterward, And good shall be before us still.

2.41.12

इन्द्र॒ आशा॑भ्य॒स्परि॒ सर्वा॑भ्यो॒ अभ॑यं करत् | जेता॒ शत्रू॒न् विच॑र्षणिः ||

From all the regions of the world let Indra send security, The foe-subduer, swift to act.

2.41.13

विश्वे॑ देवास॒ आ ग॑त शृणु॒ता म॑ इ॒मं हव॑म् | एदं ब॒र्हिर्नि षी॑दत ||

O all ye Gods, come hitherward: hear this mine invocation, seat Yourselves upon this sacred grass.

2.41.14

ती॒व्रो वो॒ मधु॑माँ अ॒यं शु॒नहो॑त्रेषु मत्स॒रः | ए॒तं पि॑बत॒ काम्य॑म् ||

Among the Śunahotras strong for you is this sweet gladdening draught. Drink ye of this delightsome juice.

2.41.15

इन्द्र॑ज्येष्ठा॒ मरु॑द्गणा॒ देवा॑स॒: पूष॑रातयः | विश्वे॒ मम॑ श्रुता॒ हव॑म् ||

Ye Maruts led by Indra, Gods with Pūṣan for your bounteousest, Hear all of you this call of mine.

2.41.16

अम्बि॑तमे॒ नदी॑तमे॒ देवि॑तमे॒ सर॑स्वति | अ॒प्र॒श॒स्ता इ॑व स्मसि॒ प्रश॑स्तिमम्ब नस्कृधि ||

Best Mother, best of Rivers, best of Goddesses, Sarasvatī, We are, as ’twere, of no repute and dear Mother, give thou us renown.

2.41.17

त्वे विश्वा॑ सरस्वति श्रि॒तायूं॑षि दे॒व्याम् | शु॒नहो॑त्रेषु मत्स्व प्र॒जां दे॑वि दिदिड्ढि नः ||

In thee, Sarasvatī, divine, all generations have their stay. Be, glad with Śunahotra's sons: O Goddess grant us progeny.

2.41.18

इ॒मा ब्रह्म॑ सरस्वति जु॒षस्व॑ वाजिनीवति | या ते॒ मन्म॑ गृत्सम॒दा ऋ॑तावरि प्रि॒या दे॒वेषु॒ जुह्व॑ति ||

Enriched with sacrifice, accept Sarasvatī, these prayers of ours, Thoughts which Gṛtsamadas beloved of Gods bring, Holy One, to thee.

2.41.19

प्रेतां॑ य॒ज्ञस्य॑ श॒म्भुवा॑ यु॒वामिदा वृ॑णीमहे | अ॒ग्निं च॑ हव्य॒वाह॑नम् ||

Ye who bless sacrifice, go forth, for verily we choose you both, And Agni who conveys our gifts.

2.41.20

द्यावा॑ नः पृथि॒वी इ॒मं सि॒ध्रम॒द्य दि॑वि॒स्पृश॑म् | य॒ज्ञं दे॒वेषु॑ यच्छताम् ||

This our effectual sacrifice, reaching the sky, shall Heaven and Earth Present unto the Gods to-day.

2.41.21

आ वा॑मु॒पस्थ॑मद्रुहा दे॒वाः सी॑दन्तु य॒ज्ञिया॑: | इ॒हाद्य सोम॑पीतये ||

In both your laps, ye guileless Ones, the Holy Gods shall sit them down To-day to drink the Soma here.