Sama Veda

इन्द्रस्य नु वीर्याणि प्रवोचं यानि चकार प्रथमानि वज्री अहन्नहिमन्वपस्ततर्द प्र वक्षणा अभिनत्पर्वतानाम्

Now I shall proclaim the heroic deeds of Indra, which he first accomplished as the wielder of the thunderbolt. He slew the serpent, split open the waters, and struck the sides, he smashed the mountains.

अग्निरस्मि जन्मना जातवेदा घृतं मे चक्षुरमृतं म आसन् त्रिधातुरर्को रजसो विमानो ऽजस्रं ज्योतिर्हविरस्मि सर्वम्

I am Agni by birth, the Knower of all beings; clarified butter is my sight, immortality my food. I am the threefold supporter, the sun, the traverser of the firmament, the unceasing light, the offering, and the all.

पात्यग्निर्विपो अग्रं पदं वेः पाति यह्वश्चरणं सूर्यस्य पाति नाभा सप्तशीर्षाणमग्निः

Agni protects the foremost step of the wise; he guards the swift foot of the sun; at the navel, Agni with seven heads preserves.

भ्राजन्त्यग्ने समिधान दीदिवो जिह्वा चरत्यन्तरासनि स त्वं नो अग्ने पयसा वसुविद्रयिं वर्चो दृशे ऽदाः

Shining Agni, when kindled, blazes forth; his tongue moves within, as a spark. You, Agni, grant us wealth with nourishment, brilliance, and vision.

वसन्त इन्नु रन्त्यो ग्रीष्म इन्नु रन्त्यः वर्षाण्यनु शरदो हेमन्तः शिशिर इन्नु रन्त्यः

Spring is here, delightful; summer is here, delightful; the rains follow, then autumn, winter, and the cool season, all are delightful.

सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषः सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् स भूमिं सर्वतो वृत्वात्यतिष्ठद्दशाङ्गुलम्

The Purusha has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet; having pervaded the earth on all sides, he stood above it by ten fingers' breadth.

त्रिपादूर्ध्व उदैत्पुरुषः पदो ऽस्येहाभवत्पुनः तथा विष्वङ् व्यक्रामदशनानशने अभि

Three quarters of the Purusha rose upward; one quarter was born again here. He spread everywhere, into what eats and what does not eat.

पुरुष एवेदं सर्वं यद्भूतं यच्च भाव्यम् पादो ऽस्य सर्वा भूतानि त्रिपादस्यामृतं दिवि

This all is indeed the Purusha—whatever has been and whatever will be. All beings are a quarter of him; three quarters, immortal, are in heaven.

तावानस्य महिमा ततो ज्यायांश्च पूरुषः उतामृतत्वस्येशानो यदन्नेनातिरोहति

Such is his greatness, and the Purusha is greater still. He is the lord of immortality, who grows beyond by food.

ततो विराडजायत विराजो अधि पूरुषः स जातो अत्यरिच्यत पश्चाद्भूमिमथो पुरः

From him was born Virāj, and from Virāj, the Purusha. Once born, he extended beyond, behind the earth and in front.

मन्ये वां द्यावापृथिवी सुभोजसौ ये अप्रथेथाममितमभि योजनम् द्यावापृथिवी भवतं स्योने ते नो मुञ्चतमंहसः

I consider you, Heaven and Earth, to be bountiful, who have spread out boundlessly, joined together. Heaven and Earth, be firm for us; release us from sin.

हरी त इन्द्र श्मश्रूण्युतो ते हरितौ हरि तं त्वा स्तुवन्ति कवयः पुरुषासो वनर्गवः

O Indra, tawny are your beards, and your steeds are tawny. The poets, the men, the singers praise you, O tawny one.

यद्वर्चो हिरण्यस्य यद्वा वर्चो गवामुत सत्यस्य ब्रह्मणो वर्चस्तेन मा सं सृजामसि

Whatever radiance is of gold, or the radiance of cows, or the radiance of truth and sacred utterance, with that radiance may we be united.

सहस्तन्न इन्द्र दद्ध्योज ईशे ह्यस्य महतो विरप्शिन् क्रतुं न नृम्णं स्थविरं च वाजं वृत्रेषु शत्रून्त्सुहना कृधी नः

With that strength, O Indra, grant us power; you are the lord of this great might, wide-seeing. Grant us wisdom, manliness, enduring strength; in battles, make us slayers of foes.

सहर्षभाः सहवत्सा उदेत विश्वा रूपाणी बिभ्रतीर्द्व्यूद्नीः उरुः पृथुरयं वो अस्तु लोक इमा आपः सुप्रपाणा इह स्त

With strong bulls and strong calves, rise up, bearing all forms, O two divine cows. May this wide, broad world be yours; these waters, well-guarded, are here for you.

अग्न आयूंषि पवस आसुवोर्जमिषं च नः आरे बाधस्व दुच्छुनाम्

O Agni, purify our lives, bestow quick strength and food upon us; drive far away the evil-minded.

विभ्राङ्बृहत्पिबतु सोम्यं मध्वायुर्दधद्यज्ञपतावविह्रुतम् वातजूतो यो अभिरक्षति त्मना प्रजाः पिपर्ति बहुधा वि राजति

Let the radiant one drink the great Soma, bearing life and delight for the lord of sacrifice. He who, driven by wind, protects by his own power, nourishes the offspring, and shines in many ways.

चित्रं देवानामुदगादनीकं चक्षुर्मित्रस्य वरुणस्याग्नेः आप्रा द्यावापृथिवी अन्तरिक्षं सूर्य आत्मा जगतस्तस्थुषश्च

A wondrous form of the gods has arisen—the eye of Mitra, Varuna, and Agni. It has filled heaven, earth, and the midspace; the sun is the soul of all that moves and stands.

आयं गौः पृश्निरक्रमीदसदन्मातरं पुरः पितरं च प्रयन्त्स्वः

This spotted cow has stepped forth; she settled before her mother, and approached her father, longing for the dawn.

अन्तश्चरति रोचनास्य प्राणादपानती व्यख्यन्महिषो दिवम्

He moves within, shining, drawing in breath and sending it forth; the great buffalo has revealed the heavens.

त्रिंषद्धाम वि राजति वाक्पतङ्गाय धीयते प्रति वस्तोरह द्युभिः

In thirty abodes he radiates; speech is set for the swift-winged one, in every place, with the luminous ones.

अप त्ये तायवो यथा नक्षत्रा यन्त्यक्तुभिः सूराय विश्वचक्षसे

As birds fly away, so these rays depart; like stars with the nights, they go to the sun, the all-seeing one.

अदृश्रन्नस्य केतवो वि रश्मयो जनां अनु भ्राजन्तो अग्नयो यथा

His signs are unseen, his rays spread out among the people, shining like fires.

तरणिर्विश्वदर्शतो ज्योतिष्कृदसि सूर्य विश्वमाभासि रोचनम्

You are the swift one, all-seeing, maker of light, O Sun; you illumine all the shining realms.

प्रत्यङ् देवानां विशः प्रत्यङ्ङुदेषि मानुषान् प्रत्यङ् विश्वं स्वर्दृशे

You turn back the hosts of the gods, you turn back the hosts of men, you turn back all the world for the seeing of the sun.

येना पावक चक्षसा भुरण्यन्तं जनां अनु त्वं वरुण पश्यसि

With this pure vision, O Varuṇa, you behold all people as they move about.

उद्द्यामेषि रजः पृथ्वहा मिमानो अक्तुभिः पश्यञ्जन्मानि सूर्य

You rise, measuring the wide expanse of the sky with your rays, observing the births, O Sun.

अयुक्त सप्त शुन्ध्युवः सूरो रथस्य नप्त्र्यः ताभिर्याति स्वयुक्तिभिः

The sun has yoked seven swift mares, daughters of the chariot; with these, self-yoked, he journeys.

सप्त त्वा हरितो रथे वहन्ति देव सूर्य शोचिष्केशं विचक्षण

Seven bright ones carry you in the chariot, O god Sun, with flaming hair, all-seeing.