Sama Veda

इन्द्र नेदीय एदिहि मितमेधाभिरूतिभिः आ शं तम शं तमाभिरभिष्टिभिरा स्वापे स्वापिभिः

Indra, come nearer, approach with friendly thoughts and aids. With blessings, with most auspicious blessings, with your own powers, come with your own powers.

इत ऊती वो अजरं प्रहेतारमप्रहितम् आशुं जेतारं हेतारं रथीतममतूर्तं तुग्रियावृधम्

From here, may your aid be ageless, the foremost leader, unopposed, swift conqueror, impeller, charioteer, unwearied, increaser of strength for Tugra.

मो षु त्वा वाघतश्च नारे अस्मन्नि रीरमन् आरात्ताद्वा सधमादं न आ गहीह वा सन्नुप श्रुधि

Let not your worshippers or others turn away from us; whether from afar or from the assembly, do not withdraw. Come here, listen to us if you are near.

सुनोत सोमपाव्ने सोममिन्द्राय वज्रिणे पचता पक्तीरवसे कृणुध्वमित्पृणन्नित्पृणते मयः

Press Soma for the drinker of Soma, for Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt. Cook the offerings for help; make ready the food, filling with delight, filling with joy.

यः सत्राहा विचर्षणिरिन्द्रं तं हूमहे वयम् सहस्रमन्यो तुविनृम्ण सत्पते भवा समत्सु नो वृधे

He who is the universal helper, the wise, Indra—we call upon him. O thousand-powered, of mighty strength, lord of the good, be our strength in battles.

शचीभिर्नः शचीवसू दिवानक्तं दिशस्यतम् मा वां रातिरुप दसत्कदा च नास्मद्रातिः कदा च न

With your powers, grant us, day and night, the best directions. May your favor never fail us; may our lack of favor never come, not at any time.

यदा कदा च मीढुषे स्तोता जरेत मर्त्यः आदिद्वन्देत वरुणं विपा गिरा धर्त्तारं विव्रतानाम्

Whenever the mortal singer grows old for the gracious one, then let him praise Varuṇa with wise speech, the upholder of those who have turned away.

पाहि गा अन्धसो मद इन्द्राय मेध्यातिथे यः सम्मिश्लो हर्योर्यो हिरण्यय इन्द्रो वज्री हिरण्ययः

Protect the cows and the exhilarating drink, O Indra, guest at the sacred feast, who is united with the two bays, golden Indra, wielder of the thunderbolt, golden one.

उभयं शृणवच्च न इन्द्रो अर्वागिदं वचः सत्राच्या मघवान्त्सोमपीतये धिया शविष्ठ आ गमत्

Indra, listen to both our words, come near to this speech; the generous one, eager for Soma, let the most mighty come with wisdom to the pressing.

महे च न त्वाद्रिवः परा शुल्काय दीयसे न सहस्राय नायुताये वज्रिवो न शताय शतामघ

For you, O stone-splitter, nothing is given away for a distant price, not for a thousand, not for ten thousand, O thunderer, not for a hundred, O bestower of hundreds.

वस्यां इन्द्रासि मे पितुरुत भ्रातुरभुञ्जतः माता च मे छदयथः समा वसो वसुत्वनाय राधसे

You are the wealth, Indra, of my father and also of my brother who partakes; my mother too you shelter, O treasure-lord, for the sake of wealth and favor.

चतुर्थ प्रथमो ऽर्धः इम इन्द्राय सुन्विरे सोमासो दध्याशिरः तां आ मदाय वज्रहस्त पीतये हरिभ्यां याह्योक आ

The fourth, the first portion, these pressed Somas are for Indra, with curds and clarified butter; come for that exhilaration, O thunder-handed, to drink with your two bays, come to the home.

इम इन्द्र मदाय ते सोमाश्चिकित्र उकिथनः मधोः पपान उप नो गिरः शृणु रास्व स्तोत्राय गिर्वणः

These Somas, O Indra, are for your exhilaration, famous and praised; having drunk the sweetness, hear our songs, accept the praise, O singer-loving one.

आ त्वाद्य सबर्दुघां हुवे गायत्रवेपसम् इन्द्रं धेनुं सुदुघामन्यामिषमुरुधारामरङ्कृतम्

Today I call to you, O Indra, the ever-yielding cow, the Gayatri-metered, the well-yielding, abundant in nourishment, adorned, for food.

न त्वा बृहन्तो अद्रयो वरन्त इन्द्र वीडवः यच्छिक्षसि स्तुवते मावते वसु न किष्टदा मिनाति ते

No great rocks, O Indra, can restrain you in your might; whatever you desire for the praiser, no withholder can diminish your wealth.

क ईं वेद सुते सचा पिबन्तं कद्वयो दधे अयं यः पुरो विभिनत्योजसा मन्दानः शिप्र्यन्धसः

Who knows with what pressed Soma he drinks, whom the wise one has set, who, delighting, shatters the forts with his might, the sharp one, with exhilarating drink?

यदिन्द्र शासो अव्रतं च्यावया सदसस्परि अस्माकमंशुं मघवन्पुरुस्पृहं वसव्ये अधि बर्हय

O Indra, shake off lawlessness from the assembly; seat our most desired Soma, O generous one, for the sake of wealth, on the sacred grass.

त्वष्टा नो दैव्यं वचः पर्जन्यो ब्रह्मणस्पतिः पुत्रैर्भ्रातृभिरदितिर्नु पातु नो दुष्टरं त्रामणं वचः

May Tvaṣṭṛ, the divine speech, Parjanya, and Bṛhaspati protect us; may Aditi with sons and brothers guard us, may she save us from difficult, harmful speech.

कदा च न स्तरीरसि नेन्द्र सश्चसि दाशुषे उपोपेन्नु मघवन्भूय इन्नु ते दानं देवस्य पृच्यते

When, O Indra, will you be our companion, when will you be with the worshipper? Let the generous one come near, let your gift, O god, be sought again.

युङ्क्ष्वा हि वृत्रहन्तम हरी इन्द्र परावतः अर्वाचीनो मघवन्त्सोमपीतय उग्र ऋष्वेभिरा गहि

Yoke your two bays, O slayer of Vṛtra, Indra, from afar; come near, generous one, for the drinking of Soma, mighty one, come with the singers.

त्वामिदा ह्यो नरो ऽपीप्यन्वज्रिन्भूर्णयः स इन्द्र स्तोमवाहस इह श्रुध्युप स्वसरमा गहि

Today these men have filled you, O thunderer, with their offerings; O Indra, bearer of praise, listen here, come to your own sister with favor.

प्रत्यु अदर्श्यायत्यूच्छन्ती दुहिता दिवः अपो मही वृणुते चक्षुषा तमो ज्योतिष्कृणोति सूनरि

Now she has appeared, the dawn, the shining daughter of heaven; she chooses the great waters with her sight, the fair one makes darkness into light.

इमा उ वां दिविष्टय उस्रा हवन्ते अश्विना अयं वामह्वे ऽवसे शचीवसू विशंविशं हि गच्छथः

These dawns in heaven call to you, O Aśvins; I too call you for help, lords of power, for you go from clan to clan.

कु ष्ठः को वामश्विना तपानो देवा मर्त्यः घ्नता वामश्मया क्षपमाणोंशुनेत्थमु आदुन्यथा

Who, O Aśvins, is heated, which god or mortal, whom you two strike with your might, or who, guided by you, passes the night unharmed?

अयं वां मधुमत्तमः सुतः सोमो दिविष्टिषु तमश्विना पिबतं तिरो अह्न्यं धत्तं रत्नानि दाशुषे

This, your sweetest Soma, pressed among the dawns, O Aśvins, drink it beyond the day, bestow treasures on the worshipper.

आ त्वा सोमस्य गल्दया सदा याचन्नहं ज्या भूर्णिं मृगं न सवनेषु चुक्रुधं क ईशानं न याचिषत्

Now I, ever seeking, implore you for the draught of Soma—like a bowstring for the arrow, or a beast for the hunt, you have not failed in the offerings; who would not seek the Lord’s favor?

अध्वर्यो द्रावया त्वं सोममिन्द्रः पिपासति उपो नूनं युयुजे वृष्णा हरी आ च जगाम वृत्रहा

O Adhvaryu, press out the Soma, for Indra thirsts; now indeed the mighty one has yoked his two bay steeds and the slayer of Vṛtra has come near.

अभी षतस्तदा भरेन्द्र ज्यायः कनीयसः पुरूवसुर्हि मघवन्बभूविथ भरेभरे च हव्यः

You have always been the stronger, Indra, among the lesser; O generous one, you have become renowned in every contest, and in every battle you are worthy of the offering.

यदिन्द्र यावतस्त्वमेतावदहमीशीय स्तोतारमिद्दधिषे रदावसो न पापत्वाय रंसिषम्

As far as you, Indra, have power, so far may I have mastery; you bestow favor on the singer—granting wealth, never misfortune.