Rigveda 7.74

HYMN I.XXIV. AŚVINS. · ६ मैत्रावरुणिर्वसिष्ठ:। अश्विनौ ।प्रगाथ:=(विषमा बृहती, समा सतोबृहती) ।

7.74.1

इ॒मा उ॑ वां॒ दिवि॑ष्टय उ॒स्रा ह॑वन्ते अश्विना | अ॒यं वा॑म॒ह्वेऽव॑से शचीवसू॒ विशं॑विशं॒ हि गच्छ॑थः ||

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7.74.1

इ॒मा उ॑ वां॒ दिवि॑ष्टय उ॒स्रा ह॑वन्ते अश्विना | अ॒यं वा॑म॒ह्वेऽव॑से शचीवसू॒ विशं॑विशं॒ हि गच्छ॑थः ||

THESE morning sacrifices call you, Aśvins, at the break of day. For help have I invoked you rich in power and might: for, house by house ye visit all.

7.74.2

यु॒वं चि॒त्रं द॑दथु॒र्भोज॑नं नरा॒ चोदे॑थां सू॒नृता॑वते | अ॒र्वाग्रथं॒ सम॑नसा॒ नि य॑च्छतं॒ पिब॑तं सो॒म्यं मधु॑ ||

O Heroes, ye bestow wonderful nourishment. send it to him whose songs are sweet Accordant, both of you, drive your car down to us, and drink the savoury Soma juice.

7.74.3

आ या॑त॒मुप॑ भूषतं॒ मध्व॑: पिबतमश्विना | दु॒ग्धं पयो॑ वृषणा जेन्यावसू॒ मा नो॑ मर्धिष्ट॒मा ग॑तम् ||

Approach ye and be near to us. drink, O ye Aśvins, of the meath. Draw forth the milk, ye Mighty, rich in genuine wealth: injure us not, and come to us.

7.74.4

अश्वा॑सो॒ ये वा॒मुप॑ दा॒शुषो॑ गृ॒हं यु॒वां दीय॑न्ति॒ बिभ्र॑तः | म॒क्षू॒युभि॑र्नरा॒ हये॑भिरश्वि॒ना ऽऽदे॑वा यातमस्म॒यू ||

The horses that convey you in their rapid flight down to the worshipper's abode, With these your speedy coursers, Heroes, Aśvins, come, ye Gods, come well-inclined to us.

7.74.5

अधा॑ ह॒ यन्तो॑ अ॒श्विना॒ पृक्ष॑: सचन्त सू॒रय॑: | ता यं॑सतो म॒घव॑द्भ्यो ध्रु॒वं यश॑श्छ॒र्दिर॒स्मभ्यं॒ नास॑त्या ||

Yea, verily, our princes seek the Aśvins in pursuit of food. These shall give lasting glory to our liberal lords, and, both Nāsatyas, shelter us.

7.74.6

प्र ये य॒युर॑वृ॒कासो॒ रथा॑ इव नृपा॒तारो॒ जना॑नाम् | उ॒त स्वेन॒ शव॑सा शूशुवु॒र्नर॑ उ॒त क्षि॑यन्ति सुक्षि॒तिम् ||

Those who have led the way, like cars, offending none, those who are guardians of the men- Also through their own might the heroes have grown strong, and dwell in safe and happy homes.