Rigveda 4.46

HYMN XLVI. VĀYU. INDRA-VĀYU · ७ वामदेवो गौतमः। इन्द्रवायू, १ वायुः। गायत्री।

4.46.1

अग्रं॑ पिबा॒ मधू॑नां सु॒तं वा॑यो॒ दिवि॑ष्टिषु | त्वं हि पू॑र्व॒पा असि॑ ||

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4.46.1

अग्रं॑ पिबा॒ मधू॑नां सु॒तं वा॑यो॒ दिवि॑ष्टिषु | त्वं हि पू॑र्व॒पा असि॑ ||

DRINK the best draught of Soma-juice, O Vāyu, at our holy rites: For thou art he who drinketh first.

4.46.2

श॒तेना॑ नो अ॒भिष्टि॑भिर्नि॒युत्वाँ॒ इन्द्र॑सारथिः | वायो॑ सु॒तस्य॑ तृम्पतम् ||

Come, team-drawn, with thy hundred helps, with Indra, seated in the car, Vāyu, and drink your fill of juice.

4.46.3

आ वां॑ स॒हस्रं॒ हर॑य॒ इन्द्र॑वायू अ॒भि प्रय॑: | वह॑न्तु॒ सोम॑पीतये ||

May steeds a thousand bring you both, Indra. and Vāyu, hitherward To drink the Soma, to the feast.

4.46.4

रथं॒ हिर॑ण्यवन्धुर॒मिन्द्र॑वायू स्वध्व॒रम् | आ हि स्थाथो॑ दिवि॒स्पृश॑म् ||

For ye, O Indra-Vāyu, mount the golden-seated car that aids The sacrifice, that reaches heaven.

4.46.5

रथे॑न पृथु॒पाज॑सा दा॒श्वांस॒मुप॑ गच्छतम् | इन्द्र॑वायू इ॒हा ग॑तम् ||

On far-refulgent chariot come unto the man who offers gifts: Come, Indra-Vāyu, hitherward.

4.46.6

इन्द्र॑वायू अ॒यं सु॒तस्तं दे॒वेभि॑: स॒जोष॑सा | पिब॑तं दा॒शुषो॑ गृ॒हे ||

Here, Indra-Vāyu, is the juice: drink it, accordant with the Gods, Within the giver's dwelling-place.

4.46.7

इ॒ह प्र॒याण॑मस्तु वा॒मिन्द्र॑वायू वि॒मोच॑नम् | इ॒ह वां॒ सोम॑पीतये ||

Hither, O Indra-Vāyu, be your journey here unyoke your steeds, Here for your draught of Soma juice.