सोमेनादित्या बलिनः सोमेन पृथिवी मही । अथो नक्षत्राणामेषामुपस्थे सोम आहितः
By Soma the Ādityas are strong, by Soma the great earth is mighty; and among these stars, Soma is placed in their midst.
सोमं मन्यते पपिवान् यत्संपिंषन्त्योषधिम् । सोमं यं ब्रह्माणो विदुर्न तस्याश्नाति पार्थिवः
He who drinks thinks he has consumed Soma when the herbs are pressed; but the Soma known by the Brahmins, no mortal eats of that.
यत्त्वा सोम प्रपिबन्ति तत आ प्यायसे पुनः । वायुः सोमस्य रक्षिता समानां मास आकृतिः
When they drink you, Soma, from that you are filled again; Vāyu is the guardian of Soma, the months are its form.
आच्छद्विधानैर्गुपितो बार्हतैः सोम रक्षितः । ग्राव्णामिच्छृण्वन् तिष्ठसि न ते अश्नाति पार्थिवः
Protected by coverings, guarded by the Barhish, Soma is preserved; you stand listening to the stones, no mortal eats of you.
चित्तिरा उपबर्हणं चक्षुरा अभ्यञ्जनम् । द्यौर्भूमिः कोश आसीद्यदयात्सूर्या पतिम्
Splendid was the bedding, the eye was the ointment; heaven and earth were the covering when Sūryā chose her husband.
रैभ्यासीदनुदेयी नाराशंसी न्योचनी । सूर्याया भद्रमिद्वासो गाथयैति परिष्कृता
Raibhya was the attendant, Nārāśaṃsī the one who spread the seat; the auspicious garment of Sūryā, adorned with song, went forth.
स्तोमा आसन् प्रतिधयः कुरीरं छन्द ओपशः । सूर्याया अश्विना वराग्निरासीत्पुरोगवः
Hymns were the steps, the Kurīra the canopy, the metres the veils; for Sūryā, the Aśvins were the best men, Agni was the leader.
सोमो वधूयुरभवदश्विनास्तामुभा वरा । सूर्यां यत्पत्ये शंसन्तीं मनसा सविताददात्
Soma became the wooer, the Aśvins were both the best men; when Sūryā, praised for her husband, was given by Savitṛ with his mind.
मनो अस्या अन आसीद्द्यौरासीदुत च्छदिः । शुक्रावनड्वाहावास्तां यदयात्सूर्या पतिम्
Her mind was the axle, heaven was the covering; the two bright oxen were the draught animals when Sūryā went to her husband.
{१} ऋक्सामाभ्यामभिहितौ गावौ ते सामनावैताम् । श्रोत्रे ते चक्रे आस्तां दिवि पन्थाश्चराचरः
The two cows, addressed with Ṛc and Sāman, came as your chants; your ears became wheels, the path in heaven was moving and still.
शुची ते चक्रे यात्या व्यानो अक्ष आहतः । अनो मनस्मयं सूर्यारोहत्प्रयती पतिम्
Your shining wheel moves, the axle is firmly fixed; Sūryā ascended the mind-made chariot, striving towards her husband.
सूर्याया वहतुः प्रागात्सविता यमवासृजत्। मघासु हन्यन्ते गावः फल्गुनीषु व्युह्यते
Savitṛ sent forth the draught animal for Sūryā; in Maghā stars the cows are slaughtered, in Phalgunī they are yoked.
यदश्विना पृच्छमानावयातं त्रिचक्रेण वहतुं सूर्यायाः । क्वैकं चक्रं वामासीत्क्व देष्ट्राय तस्थथुः
When you two Aśvins, inquiring, came with the three-wheeled chariot for Sūryā, where was your one wheel, where did you place the yoke?
यदयातं शुभस्पती वरेयं सूर्यामुप । विश्वे देवा अनु तद्वामजानन् पुत्रः पितरमवृणीत पूषा
When you came, O lords of beauty, to choose Sūryā, all the gods knew that for you; Pūṣan, the son, chose the father.
द्वे ते चक्रे सूर्ये ब्रह्माण ऋतुथा विदुः । अथैकं चक्रं यद्गुहा तदद्धातय इद्विदुः
Two of your wheels, O Sūryā, the Brāhmaṇas know according to the seasons; but the one wheel that is hidden, only the wise know that.
अर्यमणं यजामहे सुबन्धुं पतिवेदनम् । उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनात्प्रेतो मुञ्चामि नामुतः
We worship Aryaman, the good friend, the knower of marriage; as a cucumber from its bond, I release you from here, not from there.
प्रेतो मुञ्चामि नामुतः सुबद्धाममुतस्करम् । यथेयमिन्द्र मीढ्वः सुपुत्रा सुभगासति
I release you from here, well-bound, not to be lost; as you, Indra, O gracious one, are blessed with good sons.
प्र त्वा मुञ्चामि वरुणस्य पाशाद्येन त्वाबध्नात्सविता सुशेवाः । ऋतस्य योनौ सुकृतस्य लोके स्योनं ते अस्तु सहसंभलायै
I release you from the noose of Varuṇa, with which Savitṛ, the gracious, bound you; in the womb of truth, in the world of good deeds, may you be happy for strength and support.
भगस्त्वेतो नयतु हस्तगृह्याश्विना त्वा प्र वहतां रथेन । गृहान् गच्छ गृहपत्नी यथासो वशिनी त्वं विदथमा वदासि
May Bhaga lead you here, holding your hand; may the Aśvins carry you forth with their chariot; go to the house as the mistress of the house, speak wisely in the assembly.
{२} इह प्रियं प्रजायै ते समृध्यतामस्मिन् गृहे गार्हपत्याय जागृहि । एना पत्या तन्वं सं स्पृशस्वाथ जिर्विर्विदथमा वदासि
Here may your beloved offspring thrive, in this house keep watch over the sacred fire; touch your body with your husband, then, aged, speak wisely in the assembly.
इहैव स्तं मा वि यौष्टं विश्वमायुर्व्यश्नुतम् । क्रीडन्तौ पुत्रैर्नप्तृभिर्मोदमानौ स्वस्तकौ
Stay here, do not part, enjoy the full span of life; playing with sons and grandsons, rejoicing, blessed with well-being.
पूर्वापरं चरतो माययैतौ शिशू क्रीडन्तौ परि यातोऽर्णवम् । विश्वान्यो भुवना विचष्ट ऋतूंरन्यो विदधज्जायसे नवः
Moving through past and future by their power, these two children, playing, have reached the ocean; one surveys all beings, the other arranges the seasons, you are born anew.
नवोनवो भवसि जायमानोऽह्नां केतुरुषसामेष्यग्रम् । भागं देवेभ्यो वि दधास्यायन् प्र चन्द्रमस्तिरसे दीर्घमायुः
Ever new you become as you are born, the sign of days, you will come first with the dawn; you will distribute the share to the gods, and may you, radiant one, attain long life with brilliance.
परा देहि शामुल्यं ब्रह्मभ्यो वि भजा वसु । कृत्यैषा पद्वती भूत्वा जाया विशते पतिम्
Remove the root of discord, divide the wealth among the priests; having become one with the path of rites, the wife enters her husband.
नीललोहितं भवति कृत्यासक्तिर्व्यज्यते । एधन्ते अस्या ज्ञातयः पतिर्बन्धेषु बध्यते
Attachment to harmful acts becomes dark and red, it is revealed; her kin increase, the husband is bound in bonds.
अश्लीला तनूर्भवति रुशती पापयामुया । पतिर्यद्वध्वो वाससः स्वमङ्गमभ्यूर्णुते
The body becomes improper, stained by evil; when the husband covers his own limb with the wife's garment.
आशसनं विशसनमथो अधिविकर्तनम् । सूर्यायाः पश्य रूपाणि तानि ब्रह्मोत शुम्भति
Expectation, chastisement, and even severe cutting—see these forms of Sūryā; the priest indeed purifies them.
तृष्टमेतत्कटुकमपाष्ठवद्विषवन् नैतदत्तवे । सूर्यां यो ब्रह्मा वेद स इद्वाधूयमर्हति
This is parched, bitter, like a bone without marrow, like poison—this is not to be given; he who knows the Sūryā rite, that priest alone is worthy of the bride.
स इत्तत्स्योनं हरति ब्रह्मा वासः सुमङ्गलम् । प्रायश्चित्तिं यो अध्येति येन जाया न रिष्यति
He alone removes this misfortune, the priest who knows the auspicious garment; he who studies the expiation by which the wife does not suffer harm.
{३} युवं भगं सं भरतं समृद्धमृतं वदन्तावृतोद्येषु । ब्रह्मणस्पते पतिमस्यै रोचय चारु संभलो वदतु वाचमेताम्
You two, bring together fortune, abundance, and immortality, as they say at the wedding; O Lord of Prayer, make her husband pleasing to her, and let the charming companion speak this speech.