Sama Veda

अ प्र वो मित्राय गायत वरुणाय विपा गिरा च् महिक्षत्रावृतं बृहत्

Sing forth to Mitra and Varuṇa with inspired song, for their great and mighty rule, vast and splendid.

अ सम्राजा या घृतयोनी मित्रश्चोभा वरुणश्च च् देवा देवेषु प्रशस्ता

Those two sovereigns, Mitra and Varuṇa, whose origin is in ghee, are praised among the gods as divine among divinities.

अ ता नः शक्तं पर्थिवस्य महो रायो दिव्यस्य च् महि वां क्षत्रं देवेषु

May your power, great on earth and in the heavens, be strong for us; great is your rule among the gods.

अ इन्द्रा याहि चित्रभानो सुता इमे त्वायवः च् अण्वीभिस्तना पूतासः

Indra, come with your shining light; these pressed drinks are purified for you by our hands, in small measures.

अ इन्द्रा याहि धियेषितो विप्रजूतः सुतावतः च् उप ब्रह्माणि वाघतः

Indra, come, inspired by prayer, accompanied by the wise, to the pressed Soma, to the hymns of the singers.

अ इन्द्रा याहि तूतुजान उप ब्रह्माणि हरिवः च् सुते दधिष्व नश्चनः

Indra, come eagerly, O tawny one, to the hymns; place our pressed Soma for our benefit.

अ तमीडिष्व यो अर्चिषा वना विश्वा परिष्वजत् च् कृष्णा कृणोति जिह्वया

Praise him who, with his flame, embraces all things, who with his tongue makes the dark things bright.

अ य इद्ध आविवासति सुम्नमिन्द्रस्य मर्त्यः च् द्युम्नाय सुतरा अपः

He who, kindled, calls for Indra's favor, that mortal finds abundant waters for glory.

अ ता नो वाजवतीरिष आशून्पिपृतमर्वतः च् एन्द्रमग्निं च वोढवे

May those swift, prize-bringing gifts carry us and our horses safely; to Indra and Agni, for our journey.

अ प्रो अयासीदिन्दुरिन्द्रस्य निष्कृतं सखा सख्युर्न प्र मिनाति सङ्गिरम् च् मर्य इव युवतिभिः समर्षति सोमः कलशे शतयाम्ना पथा

The drop has set out to Indra's dwelling; a friend does not abandon a friend, like a youth delights with maidens, Soma rushes in the vessel along a hundredfold path.

अ प्र वो धियो मन्द्रयुवो विपन्युवः पनस्युवः संवरणेष्वक्रमुः च् हरिं क्रीडन्तमभ्यनूषत स्तुभो ऽभि धेनवः पयसेदशिश्रयुः

Your delightful, skillful, praiseworthy thoughts have advanced in the gatherings; they have sought the tawny one at play, the hymns have surrounded him, the cows have settled around the milk.

अ आ नः सोम संयतं पिप्युषीमिषमिन्दो पवस्व पवमान ऊर्मिणा च् या नो दोहते त्रिरहन्नसश्चुषी क्षुमद्वाजवन्मधुमत्सुवीर्यम्

O Soma, come to us, flowing with nourishing essence; Indu, pour forth, purified, in waves. May that which is drawn for us, three times daily, bring fertile land, wealth, honeyed strength, and heroic power.

अ न किष्टं कर्मणा नशद्यश्चकार सदावृधम् च् इन्द्रं न यज्ञैर्विश्वगूर्त्तमृभ्वसमधृष्टं धृष्णुमोजसा

No act is wasted, nor does it perish; it is ever fruitful. Like Indra, through sacrifices, all-encompassing, unassailable, mighty, and powerful.

अ अषाढमुग्रं पृतनासु सासहिं यस्मिन्महीरुरुज्रयः च् सं धेनवो जायमाने अनोनवुर्द्यावः क्षामीरनोनवुः

He is firm, fierce, victorious in battles, in whom great powers are set free. When he is born, the cows come together, and heaven and earth unite without obstruction.

अ सखाय आ नि षीदत पुनानाय प्र गायत च् शिशुं न यज्ञैः परि भूषत श्रिये

Friends, sit down for the purification; sing forth. Like a child adorned by sacrifices, surround him for glory.

अ समी वत्सं न मातृभिः सृजता गयसाधनम् च् देवाव्यां मदमभि द्विशवसम्

Release him, like a calf to its mothers, for the attainment of life. In divine intoxication, let him be praised among the twice-born.

अ पुनाता दक्षसाधनं यथा शर्धाय वीतये च् यथा मित्राय वरुणाय शन्तमम्

Purify that which accomplishes skill, as for the band, for prosperity; as for Mitra and Varuna, for peace.

अ प्र वाज्यक्षाः सहस्रधारस्तिरः पवित्रं वि वारमव्यम्

The mighty one, thousand-streamed, flows forth through the filter, ever fresh and pure.

अ स वाज्यक्षाः सहस्ररेता अद्भिर्मृजानो गोभिः श्रीणानः

He, the mighty one, thousand-seeded, cleansed with waters, adorned with cows, shines forth.

अ प्र सोम याहीन्द्रस्य कुक्षा नृभिर्येमानो अद्रिभिः सुतः

O Soma, go forth to Indra’s belly, pressed by men with stones, prepared for drinking.

अ ये सोमासः परावति ये अर्वावति सुन्विरे च् ये वादः शर्यणावति

Those Somas pressed in the far land, those pressed here, and those pressed in the land of the chariots.

अ य आर्जीकेषु कृत्वसु ये मध्ये पस्त्यानाम् च् ये वा जनेषु पञ्चसु

Those in the Arjika rituals, those in the midst of dwellings, and those among the five peoples.

अ ते नो वृष्टिं दिवस्परि पवन्तामा सुवीर्यम् च् स्वाना देवास इन्दवः

May they pour rain from the sky for us, those divine Somas, bringing heroic strength.

अ आ ते वत्सो मनो यमत्परमाच्चित्सधस्थात् च् अग्ने त्वां कामये गिरा

To you, O calf, the mind goes from the highest abode; Agni, I desire you with my song.

अ पुरुत्रा हि सदृङ्ङसि दिशो विश्वा अनु प्रभुः च् समत्सु त्वा हवामहे

For you are harmonious in many places, master of all directions; in battles, we call upon you.

अ समत्स्वग्निमवसे वाजयन्तो हवामहे च् वाजेषु चित्रराधसम्

In battles, for help, we call Agni, seeking victory, who gives splendid gifts in contests.

अ त्वं न इन्द्रा भर ओजो नृम्णं शतक्रतो विचर्षणे च् आ वीरं पृतनासहम्

You, Indra, bring us strength and heroism, O mighty one, wise, victorious in battles; bring us a warrior who conquers in war.

अ त्वं हि नः पिता वसो त्वं माता शतक्रतो बभूविथ च् अथा ते सुम्नमीमहे

You are our father, O lord; you are our mother, O mighty one. Therefore, we seek your favor.

अ त्वां शुष्मिन्पुरुहूत वाजयन्तमुप ब्रुवे सहस्कृत च् स नो रास्व सुवीर्यम्

To you, O powerful, much-invoked one, victorious, I speak; grant us heroic strength.