Ṛgveda · Sūkta 10.26

10.26.1

प्र ह्यच्छा॑ मनी॒षाः स्पा॒र्हा यन्ति॑ नि॒युतः॑ ।
प्र द॒स्रा नि॒युद्र॑थः पू॒षा अ॑विष्टु॒ माहि॑नः ॥

Desired thoughts indeed hasten toward the Niyut steeds. May the two wondrous ones, Pūṣan of the Niyut-chariot, the great one, protect us.

यस्य॒ त्यन्म॑हि॒त्वं वा॒ताप्य॑म॒यं जनः॑ ।
विप्र॒ आ वं॑सद्धी॒तिभि॒श्चिके॑त सुष्टुती॒नाम् ॥

Of whom that greatness and vātāpya-might belong, may this man, the inspired seer, bestow with prayers and come to know the good praises.

स वे॑द सुष्टुती॒नामिन्दु॒र्न पू॒षा वृषा॑ ।
अ॒भि प्सुरः॑ प्रुषायति व्र॒जं न॒ आ प्रु॑षायति ॥

He knows the good praises; Pūṣan, like the bright Soma, is the bull. He drives the herds; he drives them also toward our fold.

मं॒सी॒महि॑ त्वा व॒यम॒स्माकं॑ देव पूषन् ।
म॒ती॒नां च॒ साध॑नं॒ विप्रा॑णां चाध॒वम् ॥

O god Pūṣan, we hold you in mind for ourselves: you are the support of prayers and the refuge of the inspired seers.

प्रत्य॑र्धिर्य॒ज्ञाना॑मश्वह॒यो रथा॑नाम् ।
ऋषिः॒ स यो मनु॑र्हितो॒ विप्र॑स्य यावयत्स॒खः ॥

Rival of the sacrifices, despoiler of the chariot-horses — he is the seer impelled by Manu; he is the friend of the inspired one, who drives away.

आ॒धीष॑माणायाः॒ पतिः॑ शु॒चाया॑श्च शु॒चस्य॑ च ।
वा॒सो॒वा॒योऽवी॑ना॒मा वासां॑सि॒ मर्मृ॑जत् ॥

Lord of the desiring and of the bright one, and of the bright one too; the weaver of garments cleanses the woolen garments of the sheep.

इ॒नो वाजा॑नां॒ पति॑रि॒नः पु॑ष्टी॒नां सखा॑ ।
प्र श्मश्रु॑ हर्य॒तो दू॑धो॒द्वि वृथा॒ यो अदा॑भ्यः ॥

Lord of the prizes, the best friend of nourishments, unharmed Pūṣan shakes his tawny beard forward and shakes off what is vain.

आ ते॒ रथ॑स्य पूषन्न॒जा धुरं॑ ववृत्युः ।
विश्व॑स्या॒र्थिनः॒ सखा॑ सनो॒जा अन॑पच्युतः ॥

Toward your chariot's yoke, Pūṣan, may the goats turn; you are the friend of all who seek, born together with them, not slipping away.

अ॒स्माक॑मू॒र्जा रथं॑ पू॒षा अ॑विष्टु॒ माहि॑नः ।
भुव॒द्वाजा॑नां वृ॒ध इ॒मं नः॑ शृणव॒द्धव॑म् ॥

May Pūṣan with vigor protect our chariot; may he be mighty, increaser of the prizes, and may he hear this our call.