Ṛgveda · Sūkta 10.19

10.19.1

नि व॑र्तध्वं॒ मानु॑ गाता॒स्मान्त्सि॑षक्त रेवतीः ।
अग्नी॑षोमा पुनर्वसू अ॒स्मे धा॑रयतं र॒यिम् ॥

O wealthy cows, turn back; follow us and join us. O Agni and Soma, O Punarvasu, hold wealth for us.

पुन॑रेना॒ नि व॑र्तय॒ पुन॑रेना॒ न्या कु॑रु ।
इन्द्र॑ एणा॒ नि य॑च्छतु अ॒ग्निरे॑ना उ॒पाज॑तु ॥

Turn these back again, bring these back again. Let Indra hold these back; let Agni bring these near.

पुन॑रे॒ता नि व॑र्तन्ताम॒स्मिन्पु॑ष्यन्तु॒ गोप॑तौ ।
इ॒हैवाग्ने॒ नि धा॑रये॒ह ति॑ष्ठतु॒ या र॒यिः ॥

Let these cows turn back; let them thrive in this herdsman's house. O Agni, hold them here; let the wealth that is here remain here.

यन्नि॒यानं॒ न्यय॑नं सं॒ज्ञानं॒ यत्प॒राय॑णम् ।
आ॒वर्त॑नं नि॒वर्त॑नं॒ यो गो॒पा अपि॒ तं हु॑वे ॥

Him who guards going out, going home, coming together, going beyond, turning back and returning—him, the protector, I also call.

य उ॒दान॒ड्व्यय॑नं॒ य उ॒दान॑ट्प॒राय॑णम् ।
आ॒वर्त॑नं नि॒वर्त॑नं॒ अपि॑ गो॒पा नि व॑र्तताम् ॥

Who rose up and went out, who went beyond—may that protector also turn back.

आ नि॑वर्त॒ नि व॑र्तय॒ पुन॑र्न इन्द्र॒ गा दे॑हि ।
जी॒वाभि॑र्भुनजामहै ॥

Come back here, turn back again; O Indra, give us the cows again. With life, may we enjoy them.

परि॑ वो वि॒श्वतो॑ दध ऊ॒र्जा घृ॒तेन॒ पय॑सा ।
ये दे॒वाः के च॑ य॒ज्ञिया॒स्ते र॒य्या सं सृ॑जन्तु नः ॥

I fill you on every side with strength, with ghee and with milk. May the gods, and those who are worthy of sacrifice, join wealth together for us.

आ नि॑वर्तन वर्तय॒ नि नि॑वर्तन वर्तय ।
भूम्या॒श्चत॑स्रः प्र॒दिश॒स्ताभ्य॑ एना॒ नि व॑र्तय ॥

Turn back here, O you who turn back! Turn back again, O you who turn back! Bring these back from the four directions of the earth.