Ṛgveda · Sūkta 6.53

6.53.1

व॒यमु॑ त्वा पथस्पते॒ रथं॒ न वाज॑सातये ।
धि॒ये पू॑षन्नयुज्महि ॥

O lord of the paths, Pūṣan, we yoke you, as one yokes a chariot, for the winning of spoils and for insight.

अ॒भि नो॒ नर्यं॒ वसु॑ वी॒रं प्रय॑तदक्षिणम् ।
वा॒मं गृ॒हप॑तिं नय ॥

Bring to us the wealth fit for men, a generous heroic son, and a dear master of the house.

अदि॑त्सन्तं चिदाघृणे॒ पूष॒न्दाना॑य चोदय ।
प॒णेश्चि॒द्वि म्र॑दा॒ मनः॑ ॥

O radiant Pūṣan, urge on even the one who is unwilling to give to the gift; soften the mind of the Paṇi.

वि प॒थो वाज॑सातये चिनु॒हि वि मृधो॑ जहि ।
साध॑न्तामुग्र नो॒ धियः॑ ॥

Open up the paths for the winning of spoils, smash the strongholds; O fierce one, let our thoughts be accomplished.

परि॑ तृन्धि पणी॒नामार॑या॒ हृद॑या कवे ।
अथे॑म॒स्मभ्यं॑ रन्धय ॥

O seer, strike around the hearts of the Paṇis with the goad; then bring them into our power.

वि पू॑ष॒न्नार॑या तुद प॒णेरि॑च्छ हृ॒दि प्रि॒यम् ।
अथे॑म॒स्मभ्यं॑ रन्धय ॥

O Pūṣan, scatter the Paṇi with the goad; seek out what is dear in his heart; then bring him into our power.

आ रि॑ख किकि॒रा कृ॑णु पणी॒नां हृद॑या कवे ।
अथे॑म॒स्मभ्यं॑ रन्धय ॥

Come here, pierce with the sharp goad the hearts of the Paṇis, O seer; then subdue them for us.

यां पू॑षन्ब्रह्म॒चोद॑नी॒मारां॒ बिभ॑र्ष्याघृणे ।
तया॑ समस्य॒ हृद॑य॒मा रि॑ख किकि॒रा कृ॑णु ॥

O Pūṣan, O radiant one, with that goad which prompts prayer and which you bear, pierce here the heart of everyone; subdue it with the sharp goad.

या ते॒ अष्ट्रा॒ गोओ॑प॒शाघृ॑णे पशु॒साध॑नी ।
तस्या॑स्ते सु॒म्नमी॑महे ॥

O radiant one, of your eight cattle-guarding and cattle-wealth-bringing implements, we seek the favor.

उ॒त नो॑ गो॒षणिं॒ धिय॑मश्व॒सां वा॑ज॒सामु॒त ।
नृ॒वत्कृ॑णुहि वी॒तये॑ ॥

And make our prayer cow-winning, horse-winning, and wealth-winning; make it bring joy with men, for enjoyment.