Ṛgveda · Sūkta 10.107
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10.107.1
आ॒विर॑भू॒न्महि॒ माघो॑नमेषां॒ विश्वं॑ जी॒वं तम॑सो॒ निर॑मोचि ।
महि॒ ज्योतिः॑ पि॒तृभि॑र्द॒त्तमागा॑दु॒रुः पन्था॒ दक्षि॑णाया अदर्शि ॥
Through the gift of dakṣiṇā this great light has appeared. Through this generous giver all living beings have been freed from darkness. The great light given by the fathers has come, and the wide path of dakṣiṇā has become visible.
10.107.2
उ॒च्चा दि॒वि दक्षि॑णावन्तो अस्थु॒र्ये अ॑श्व॒दाः स॒ह ते सूर्ये॑ण ।
हि॒र॒ण्य॒दा अ॑मृत॒त्वं भ॑जन्ते वासो॒दाः सो॑म॒ प्र ति॑रन्त॒ आयुः॑ ॥
Those who give dakṣiṇā have stood on high in heaven; those who give horses are with the sun. O Soma, the givers of gold attain immortality, and the givers of garments extend life.
10.107.3
दैवी॑ पू॒र्तिर्दक्षि॑णा देवय॒ज्या न क॑वा॒रिभ्यो॑ न॒हि ते पृ॒णन्ति॑ ।
अथा॒ नरः॒ प्रय॑तदक्षिणासो अवद्यभि॒या ब॒हवः॑ पृणन्ति ॥
Dakṣiṇā is a divine fulfilment, fit for the sacrifice of the gods; it is not for the singers, for they do not fulfil it. But men who offer dakṣiṇā satisfy many through fear of misfortune.
10.107.4
श॒तधा॑रं वा॒युम॒र्कं स्व॒र्विदं॑ नृ॒चक्ष॑स॒स्ते अ॒भि च॑क्षते ह॒विः ।
ये पृ॒णन्ति॒ प्र च॒ यच्छ॑न्ति संग॒मे ते दक्षि॑णां दुहते स॒प्तमा॑तरम् ॥
Those who watch over men look upon the hundred-streamed wind, the song, the heaven-winner, and the oblation. Those who fulfil and offer in the assembly milk forth dakṣiṇā, the seven-mothered one.
10.107.5
दक्षि॑णावान्प्रथ॒मो हू॒त ए॑ति॒ दक्षि॑णावान्ग्राम॒णीरग्र॑मेति ।
तमे॒व म॑न्ये नृ॒पतिं॒ जना॑नां॒ यः प्र॑थ॒मो दक्षि॑णामावि॒वाय॑ ॥
The one rich in dakṣiṇā, first invoked, goes forward; the village leader rich in dakṣiṇā goes at the front. Him I indeed consider the lord of men, he who first obtained dakṣiṇā.
10.107.6
तमे॒व ऋषिं॒ तमु॑ ब्र॒ह्माण॑माहुर्यज्ञ॒न्यं॑ साम॒गामु॑क्थ॒शास॑म् ।
स शु॒क्रस्य॑ त॒न्वो॑ वेद ति॒स्रो यः प्र॑थ॒मो दक्षि॑णया र॒राध॑ ॥
Him they call the seer, him they call the brahman-priest, fit for sacrifice, singer of the Sāman chants, reciter of the ukthas. He knows the three forms of the bright one, he who first was gratified by dakṣiṇā.
10.107.7
दक्षि॒णाश्वं॒ दक्षि॑णा॒ गां द॑दाति॒ दक्षि॑णा च॒न्द्रमु॒त यद्धिर॑ण्यम् ।
दक्षि॒णान्नं॑ वनुते॒ यो न॑ आ॒त्मा दक्षि॑णां॒ वर्म॑ कृणुते विजा॒नन् ॥
Dakṣiṇā gives a horse, dakṣiṇā gives a cow; dakṣiṇā gives a moon-bright ornament and gold too. He who devotes his very self for us wins food through dakṣiṇā; knowing this, he makes dakṣiṇā his armour.
10.107.8
न भो॒जा म॑म्रु॒र्न न्य॒र्थमी॑यु॒र्न रि॑ष्यन्ति॒ न व्य॑थन्ते ह भो॒जाः ।
इ॒दं यद्विश्वं॒ भुव॑नं॒ स्व॑श्चै॒तत्सर्वं॒ दक्षि॑णैभ्यो ददाति ॥
The patrons do not die, nor do they go to a lower state; the patrons are not harmed, nor are they distressed. This whole world and the bright heaven, all of it dakṣiṇā gives to these.
10.107.9
भो॒जा जि॑ग्युः सुर॒भिं योनि॒मग्रे॑ भो॒जा जि॑ग्युर्व॒ध्वं॑ या सु॒वासाः॑ ।
भो॒जा जि॑ग्युरन्तः॒पेयं॒ सुरा॑या भो॒जा जि॑ग्यु॒र्ये अहू॑ताः प्र॒यन्ति॑ ॥
The patrons won the fragrant womb at the beginning; the patrons won the bride well-clothed. The patrons won the inner drinking of soma; the patrons won those who go forth uninvited.
10.107.10
भो॒जायाश्वं॒ सं मृ॑जन्त्या॒शुं भो॒जाया॑स्ते क॒न्या॑ शुम्भ॑माना ।
भो॒जस्ये॒दं पु॑ष्क॒रिणी॑व॒ वेश्म॒ परि॑ष्कृतं देवमा॒नेव॑ चि॒त्रम् ॥
For the patron they adorn the swift horse; for the patron that maiden stands adorning herself. This house of the patron, well-adorned, is like a lotus pool, like the abode of the gods, bright.
10.107.11
भो॒जमश्वाः॑ सुष्ठु॒वाहो॑ वहन्ति सु॒वृद्रथो॑ वर्तते॒ दक्षि॑णायाः ।
भो॒जं दे॑वासोऽवता॒ भरे॑षु भो॒जः शत्रू॑न्त्समनी॒केषु॒ जेता॑ ॥
For the patron the well-yoked horses carry him; the well-running chariot turns for the gift. O gods, protect the patron in the battles; the patron is the victor over foes in the contests.