Ṛgveda · Sūkta 10.60

10.60.1

आ जनं॑ त्वे॒षसं॑दृशं॒ माही॑नाना॒मुप॑स्तुतम् ।
अग॑न्म॒ बिभ्र॑तो॒ नमः॑ ॥

We come to that man who looks radiant, praised among the great ones, bearing our homage.

अस॑मातिं नि॒तोश॑नं त्वे॒षं नि॑य॒यिनं॒ रथ॑म् ।
भ॒जेर॑थस्य॒ सत्प॑तिम् ॥

To Asamati, the urger, the brilliant lord of the swiftly driving chariot, protector of the righteous of Bhajeratha.

यो जना॑न्महि॒षाँ इ॑वातित॒स्थौ पवी॑रवान् ।
उ॒ताप॑वीरवान्यु॒धा ॥

He who stands over men like buffaloes, possessing a heroic host, and in battle conquers even the one without a host.

यस्ये॑क्ष्वा॒कुरुप॑ व्र॒ते रे॒वान्म॑रा॒य्येध॑ते ।
दि॒वी॑व॒ पञ्च॑ कृ॒ष्टयः॑ ॥

In whose ordinance the wealthy Ikshvaku and Marayi thrive, like the five peoples in the sky.

इन्द्र॑ क्ष॒त्रास॑मातिषु॒ रथ॑प्रोष्ठेषु धारय ।
दि॒वी॑व॒ सूर्यं॑ दृ॒शे ॥

O Indra, in the contests of Asamati and among the chariot-warriors, hold your powers steady, as the sun is set in the sky for sight.

अ॒गस्त्य॑स्य॒ नद्भ्यः॒ सप्ती॑ युनक्षि॒ रोहि॑ता ।
प॒णीन्न्य॑क्रमीर॒भि विश्वा॑न्राजन्नरा॒धसः॑ ॥

For the streams of Agastya you yoke the two sorrel steeds, and, O King, you stride down upon all the ungenerous Panis.

अ॒यं मा॒तायं पि॒तायं जी॒वातु॒राग॑मत् ।
इ॒दं तव॑ प्र॒सर्प॑णं॒ सुब॑न्ध॒वेहि॒ निरि॑हि ॥

This one is the mother, this one the father; the giver of life has come. O good kinsman, this is your creeping forth; come hither, come out.

यथा॑ यु॒गं व॑र॒त्रया॒ नह्य॑न्ति ध॒रुणा॑य॒ कमे॒वा दा॑धार ते॒ मनो॑ ।
जी॒वात॑वे॒ न मृ॒त्यवेऽथो॑ अरि॒ष्टता॑तये ॥

As a yoke is bound with the strap, so he has held your mind, for living and not for death, and then for freedom from harm.

यथे॒यं पृ॑थि॒वी म॒ही दा॒धारे॒मान्वन॒स्पती॑ने॒वा दा॑धार ते॒ मनो॑ ।
जी॒वात॑वे॒ न मृ॒त्यवेऽथो॑ अरि॒ष्टता॑तये ॥

As this great earth holds these trees, so he has held your mind, for living and not for death, and then for freedom from harm.

य॒माद॒हं वै॑वस्व॒तात्सु॒बन्धो॒र्मन॒ आभ॑रम् ।
जी॒वात॑वे॒ न मृ॒त्यवेऽथो॑ अरि॒ष्टता॑तये ॥

From Yama, from Vaivasvata, I have brought back the mind of the good kinsman, for living and not for death, and then for freedom from harm.

न्य॑ग्वातोऽव॑ वाति॒ न्य॑क्तपति॒ सूर्यः॑ ।
नी॒चीन॑म॒घ्न्या दु॑हे॒ न्य॑ग्भवतु ते॒ रपः॑ ॥

The wind blows downward, the sun heats downward; the Aghnyā milks from the downward-bent udder; let your affliction go downward.

अ॒यं मे॒ हस्तो॒ भग॑वान॒यं मे॒ भग॑वत्तरः ।
अ॒यं मे॑ वि॒श्वभे॑षजो अ॒यं शि॒वाभि॑मर्शनः ॥

This is my hand, blessed and mighty; this is my more blessed hand; this is my all-healing remedy; this is the auspicious touch.