Rigveda 9.70

9.70.1

त्रिर॑स्मै स॒प्त धे॒नवो॑ दुदुह्रे स॒त्यामा॒शिरं॑ पू॒र्व्ये व्यो॑मनि | च॒त्वार्य॒न्या भुव॑नानि नि॒र्णिजे॒ चारू॑णि चक्रे॒ यदृ॒तैरव॑र्धत ||

THE three times seven Milch-kine in the eastern heaven have for this Soma poured the genuine milky draught. Four other beauteous Creatures hath he made for his adornment, when he waxed in strength through holy rites.

9.70.2

स भिक्ष॑माणो अ॒मृत॑स्य॒ चारु॑ण उ॒भे द्यावा॒ काव्ये॑ना॒ वि श॑श्रथे | तेजि॑ष्ठा अ॒पो मं॒हना॒ परि॑ व्यत॒ यदी॑ दे॒वस्य॒ श्रव॑सा॒ सदो॑ वि॒दुः ||

Longing for lovely Amṛta, by his wisdom he divided, each apart from other, earth and heaven. He gladly wrapped himself in the most lucid floods, when through their glory they found the God's resting-place.

9.70.3

ते अ॑स्य सन्तु के॒तवोऽमृ॑त्य॒वोऽदा॑भ्यासो ज॒नुषी॑ उ॒भे अनु॑ | येभि॑र्नृ॒म्णा च॑ दे॒व्या॑ च पुन॒त आदिद्राजा॑नं म॒नना॑ अगृभ्णत ||

May those his brilliant rays he ever free from death, inviolate, for both classes of created things,— Rays wherewith powers of men and Gods are purified. Yea, even for this have sageswelcomed him as King.

9.70.4

स मृ॒ज्यमा॑नो द॒शभि॑: सु॒कर्म॑भि॒: प्र म॑ध्य॒मासु॑ मा॒तृषु॑ प्र॒मे सचा॑ | व्र॒तानि॑ पा॒नो अ॒मृत॑स्य॒ चारु॑ण उ॒भे नृ॒चक्षा॒ अनु॑ पश्यते॒ विशौ॑ ||

He, while he is adorned by the ten skilful ones, that he too in the Midmost Mothers may create, While he is watching o’er the lovely Amṛta's ways, looks on both races as Beholder of mankind.

9.70.5

स म॑र्मृजा॒न इ॑न्द्रि॒याय॒ धाय॑स॒ ओभे अ॒न्ता रोद॑सी हर्षते हि॒तः | वृषा॒ शुष्मे॑ण बाधते॒ वि दु॑र्म॒तीरा॒देदि॑शानः शर्य॒हेव॑ शु॒रुध॑: ||

He, while he is adorned to stream forth mighty strength, rejoices in his place between the earth and heaven. The Steer dispels the evil-hearted with his might, aiming at offerings as an archer at the game.

9.70.6

स मा॒तरा॒ न ददृ॑शान उ॒स्रियो॒ नान॑ददेति म॒रुता॑मिव स्व॒नः | जा॒नन्नृ॒तं प्र॑थ॒मं यत्स्व॑र्णरं॒ प्रश॑स्तये॒ कम॑वृणीत सु॒क्रतु॑: ||

Beholding, as it were, Two Mother Cows, the Steer goes roaring on his way even as the Maruts roar. Knowing Eternal Law, the earliest light of heaven, he, passing wise, was chosen out to tell it forth.

9.70.7

रु॒वति॑ भी॒मो वृ॑ष॒भस्त॑वि॒ष्यया॒ शृङ्गे॒ शिशा॑नो॒ हरि॑णी विचक्ष॒णः | आ योनिं॒ सोम॒: सुकृ॑तं॒ नि षी॑दति ग॒व्ययी॒ त्वग्भ॑वति नि॒र्णिग॒व्ययी॑ ||

The fearful Bull is bellowing with violent might, far-sighted, sharpening his yellowcoloured horns. Soma assumes his seat in the well-fashioned place: the cowhide and the sheepskin are his ornament.

9.70.8

शुचि॑: पुना॒नस्त॒न्व॑मरे॒पस॒मव्ये॒ हरि॒र्न्य॑धाविष्ट॒ सान॑वि | जुष्टो॑ मि॒त्राय॒ वरु॑णाय वा॒यवे॑ त्रि॒धातु॒ मधु॑ क्रियते सु॒कर्म॑भिः ||

Bright, making pure his body free from spot and stain, on the sheep's back the Golden-coloured hath flowed down. Acceptable to Mitra, Vāyu, Varuṇa, he is prepared as threefold meal by skilful men.

9.70.9

पव॑स्व सोम दे॒ववी॑तये॒ वृषेन्द्र॑स्य॒ हार्दि॑ सोम॒धान॒मा वि॑श | पु॒रा नो॑ बा॒धाद्दु॑रि॒ताति॑ पारय क्षेत्र॒विद्धि दिश॒ आहा॑ विपृच्छ॒ते ||

Flow on for the God's banquet, Soma, as a Steer, and enter Indra's heart, the Soma's reservoir. Bear us beyond misfortune ere we be oppres. sed. the man who knows the land directs the man who asks.

9.70.10

हि॒तो न सप्ति॑र॒भि वाज॑म॒र्षेन्द्र॑स्येन्दो ज॒ठर॒मा प॑वस्व | ना॒वा न सिन्धु॒मति॑ पर्षि वि॒द्वाञ्छूरो॒ न युध्य॒न्नव॑ नो नि॒दः स्प॑: ||

Urged like a car-steed flow to strength, O Soma: Indu, flow onward to the throat of Indra. Skilled, bear us past, as in a boat o’er water: as battling Hero save us from the foeman.